Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 410;

Chapter 410;
In the southwestern corner of the Imperial City West Garden:
There is a square five-acre field here for the emperor to use for spring plowing every spring. Since ancient times, food has been the most important thing for the people. Many emperors have to personally cultivate a piece of land to set an example for the people.

Usually few people come to Xiyuan, but today is different, there are more than 200 Nanya imperial guards in armor, standing in four corners, Li Shimin and the six prime ministers are hiding in the corners and don't know what they are talking about.

A group of civil servants formed a circle, chattering as lively as the two cities in the east and the west. Naturally, military generals would not stand with the civil servants, and stood on the other side carelessly, chatting and laughing.

Niu Jinda deliberately lowered his voice for fear of disturbing the emperor and prime minister who were discussing important matters over there;
"Hey, let me tell you, brothers, what are you doing, Brother Shubao, you still haven't come at this time, and it's time to wait for a stick of incense."

Duan Zhixuan, who has the closest relationship with him, explained in time;
"My dear brother, please be safe and don't be impatient. Shubao is still on business in the camp. His Majesty did not inform him beforehand, so he came a bit late, but he has already sent someone to call him. I'm afraid the meeting is on the way. Let's wait with peace of mind. that is."

Niu Jinda is careless to others, but he obeys his brother's words, because Zhixuan saved his life twice during this period,

And every time he made a move, it was his most dangerous moment. The elder brother of the Duan family was seriously injured twice, so he was pulled back from the iron spear of the thief and brought him back to the mortal world. Otherwise, Niu Jinda would have reincarnated a long time ago .

Hearing Duan Zhixuan's comfort, Niu Jinda immediately stopped his flag and drums, and bowed respectfully;
"It's elder brother, younger brother, don't say too much and just wait patiently."

Yuchi Gong, who looked at him with such a cute appearance, was very happy in his heart, and couldn't help saying;
"Brother Duan, you are the only one who can control him. If you were not around, the guy wouldn't see him being arrogant and domineering."

Duan Zhixuan laughed casually;
"My brother is straight-tempered, and he is open-mouthed on weekdays. You old brothers are laughing at me. I hope brother Yuchi will be more sympathetic. Don't be as knowledgeable as him."

A group of military generals looked at Duan Zhixuan clasping his hands, they all raised their hands and clasped their fists in return, and they all said a few words to deal with the situation, Yu Chigong smiled honestly;
"I just said it casually, Brother Duan, why are you saying this, please stop doing this, I'm so ashamed that I can't talk."

Niu Jinda watched Yu Chigong talking to his elder brother, it was not easy to intervene, so he just stared at him and muttered something old...

In the circle surrounded by the civil servants here, there is a strange plowshare lying quietly on the ground. It is quite different from the straight plowshares that everyone has seen. Its biggest feature is that it has a curved arc.

It is said that this plowshare was made by Zhang Laoshi, a famous blacksmith in Bofu, Kaiguo County, Lantian County.

The same is true of this weird plowshare. The coulter at the bottom is similar to the shape of an axe, in the shape of a Mitsubishi, and it gets thicker as it goes up.

Next to the plow share was a wooden case that was half shorter than the two oxen's lever, and another set of normal plow support frames. The civil servants couldn't bear their curiosity about this strange combination of new and old farm tools, and began to whisper .

One of the civil servants asked in a low voice;
"Brother Wang, have you ever seen this kind of plowshare and wooden sheath?"

The officer being questioned shook his head like a rattle;
"Unheard of, unseen."

A fifth-rank official who had a good deed came over mysteriously;
"Just now, my little brother went over there to inquire. This is a new plow made this year. With this wooden set, it is more than ten times faster than the previous two-ox plow. Your Majesty is anxious that I will come here today, just to be on the spot. Check the goods, plow these few acres of land, and if it is feasible, it will be promoted to the world."

After this person finished speaking, the expressions of the surrounding civil servants were all different, which was very exciting;
"Hehe, this is new. I have never heard of a strange thing that can be ten times faster than the two-ox plow that has been passed down for thousands of years. Oh, it seems that I am still ignorant..."

"Isn't it? Brother Cui, don't tell me, I'm also very puzzled. Just now a servant said that this kind of weird plowshare is pulled by an ox.

And the work that this one cow pulls out can be as good as ten cows, tsk!Tsk!Tsk!The lower official's knowledge is shallow, and he really doesn't know how big an ox is to be able to match the strength of the first ten oxen! "

As soon as this person finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face and very fair skin took the slap in the face;

"Mr. Zheng, you don't understand this. The things made by others may be exaggerated, but the things made by the county uncle of Lantian have never been a sensation in the world. I think this time may really break the old ancestors. The thousand-year-old rules are also unknown."

Member Zheng didn't speak, but he had a dismissive expression on his face. Many people had the same sneering attitude, and one of them came out to smooth things over;

"Colleagues, let's wait patiently. You will know whether it is a mule or a horse. After a while, General Qin will come and get him on the head of the ox. Let's plow him. Maybe an ox can really run when pulling a plow. Maybe Rufeng, ah! Hahahaha..."

After hearing the words of running like the wind, all the officials covered their stomachs with a smile, and a senior official of the fourth grade who couldn't stand up from laughing managed to catch his breath and swallowed a mouthful of spit;
"Brother Cui, your Qinghe Cui family is also a prominent family, and your four houses also have countless lands. Have you ever seen two oxen plowing the land?
You just don’t let the ox plow the field, it can run like the wind, if it can refute the old rules handed down by the ancestors casually, then wouldn’t it be the reincarnation of the great power, and it can run like the wind..."

"Hey everyone, don't talk about it, the Great General Qin is here, and he will know the truth in a moment..."

Following the gazes of everyone, Qin Qiong, dressed in bright black armor, walked like a tiger, and the aura of his whole body came from the inside out, making people daunting.

When a group of generals saw Qin Qiong, they applauded at the top of their voices. Many of them thought in their hearts that in the past two days, they would wear their own outfits and shake themselves up for a few days. This is what generals should look like.

Qin Qiong in armor is quite different from the past. He is majestic and imposing, and the might and dominance of the killer is obvious. Many civil servants can't help but bow their heads, not daring to look at this murderous man who has killed countless people. Qin Qiong and The cultural relics official nodded, and went all the way to stand beside His Majesty;
"Long live my lord, I respectfully ask for blessings, and please forgive me for not being able to fully salute while wearing armor."

Li Shimin looked at his favorite general in surprise;

"Aiqing is free."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"This is not the day of the expedition, nor is it to quell the bandits. Why did Aiqing come here all dressed up?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, although the world is at peace, how can the sharp weapon of a soldier's country be abandoned? I think that if the sons and daughters can maintain their combat power undiminished, when your Majesty is useful, you can pull it out at any time to deter the surroundings and sweep all directions for your Majesty. The road is flat, so in the camp of the minister, there will be a martial arts performance from time to time,
Today, I am forming an army in the wilderness, and most of the sons have taken action, so it is not easy for me to be left behind. I followed the sons and heard His Majesty's call, and did not dare to delay the slightest. It is too late to change, which shocked Your Majesty, please. Your Majesty punishes. "

What Qin Qiong said, the group of generals who followed him nodded frequently, and Li Shimin squinted his eyes, smiling from ear to ear;
"Okay, okay, what is Aiqing's crime? It should be so. Although the world is stable, the barbarians in all directions are dissatisfied. Goguryeo in the Northeast is ready to move, and the Turkic wolves on the grassland are ambitious. military power,

Great generals, don’t dare to slack off, you have to be vigilant at all times to keep your fighting power unrelenting. If it is useful in the future, pull it out and let those thieves know the power of our Han people, which is unstoppable! "

When Li Shimin saw Qin Qiong's armor, the warlike genes in his bones were immediately ignited, and the more he talked, the more he spoke, as if he was going to lead troops to fight in the next moment, hacking and killing the Quartet.

Li Shimin paused, looked at a group of favorite generals under his command, raised his chest and shouted loudly;
"If there are thieves coming, will you old brothers dare to fight?"

Yuchi Gong's beard and hair were all stretched out, and he shouted violently at the top of his voice;

"Your Majesty, the Turkic savages came to attack the year before last, and I haven't had enough of killing them. If Your Majesty has an order, I would like to be the vanguard. First, I will kill a thousand thieves to open the way for Your Majesty."

Niu Jinda didn't want to lose for a moment, so he immediately took a step forward and bowed his hands;

"If your majesty needs it, I will lead my ten thousand sons to sweep all directions for your majesty!"

Cheng Yaojin was the most aggressive, he took two steps forward and shouted in his loud voice;
"Your Majesty, the [-] elite soldiers under my command have practiced every month and never stopped. If you pull them out, you will win. Why are you afraid of the Goguryeo boy? If your Majesty has any troubles, I would like to mention my son-in-law and go first." Cut off his Goguryeo children, one by one caught off guard, share the worries for His Majesty!"

Li Ji, the always prudent servant of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but speak;

"Your Majesty is in need at any time, and I am willing to do my best."

"Your Majesty! The veteran minister is the best at escorting food and grass. If you leave the important matter of grain and grass to the veteran minister, His Majesty will not be disappointed..."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as the left army."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as the right army..."

Li Shimin saw that the group of generals were still the same as before, marching forward bravely, with no less heroism than before, he was so happy that his heart blossomed;
"Good! Good! Good! All Aiqing are still as majestic as before, good..."

There are no civil servants who used to make fun here, and many of them have expressions that they don't want to see, and one of them mutters in a low voice;

"This group of generals are talking passionately, as if they are going to go to war tomorrow. Don't you need money to fight? They know how to fight and kill all day long, hmph!"

"Isn't that right? Brother Wang's words are quite reasonable. As soon as they move their lips, they want to mobilize the army to go out to fight. Don't want food? Don't want Naozhong? Everything costs money, and a random battle can't cost millions? "

"Warrior, how could you know that we are working so hard to organize money, silk, food..."

Dai Zhou, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, interrupted everyone's complaints and said loudly;

"Colleagues, stop talking, go and have a look, Your Majesty has already seen it twice."

A group of civil servants came here shaking their heads, standing on the periphery of the generals, only listening to His Majesty the Emperor still talking;

"This war is not just a mouthful. Without money, silk, silk, food and grass, our army can't be mobilized ten miles away no matter how hard it is. Since ancient times, soldiers and horses have not moved food and grass first. It shows how important food is. Food is the sky, without food, everything is empty talk. Fortunately, a capable person was born and built a new iron plow, which was brought by Shubao.

But I have never seen this thing in the palace, so I don't know how to operate it, so today, I transferred Qin Aiqing from the camp, and our monarchs and ministers will try it on the spot to see how it works, come here!Prepare for sacrifices. "

"promise!"

Following Li Shimin's order, the palace people got busy and worked for a long time before they were ready. Li Shimin led all the civil and military officials to worship the heaven and earth, and then the god of grains. They had been busy for an hour before ending the spring plowing sacrifice.

With a big wave of Li Shimin's hand, the servant next to him raised the plowshare, put on the wooden frame, and two more people led the two strong oxen to the few acres of fields cultivated by the emperor.

Li Shimin led Qin Qiong to the front, talking softly while walking;
"Aiqing, I have brought this plowshare all night. I checked it in the middle of the night, but I didn't see any greatness. Such a weird thing can really be as Aiqing said, much faster than two cows plowing the land. ?”

Qin Qiong knew what the emperor was thinking, and many people looked at it, and if he couldn't help it, he would lose face a lot, and he couldn't blame His Majesty for swaying from side to side, this weird plowshare was bent like this,
He even said that it is better than the plowshare that has been used for thousands of years, and everyone would be in a state of disbelief. At this time, what His Majesty needs is full affirmation, and there must be no slightest hesitation.

"Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true. I believed Li Dalang's words, and I sent a few people to Lantian overnight that night to witness with my own eyes the power of this new plow.
They were all very excited when they came back, saying that they had never seen such a sharp weapon farming before, and they were all terrified, please learn from your Majesty. "

Li Shimin was relieved when he saw Qin Qiong's categorical statement, and sent someone down to look at it;
"I feel relieved when Aiqing says that. How about Aiqing coming to lead the cow this year?"

"This...Your Majesty, in previous years, the six ministers who were the heads of the civil servants took turns leading the cows. I wonder if it is appropriate for a general to be so fast?"

"What's wrong, you and I are old brothers, and those big battles have been fought countless times in coordination, are you afraid of leading the cow once?"

"Your Majesty has learned from you. I think that Your Majesty should ask others to help the plow frame first. It is not too late to go forward after seeing what is going on next to Your Majesty. This new plow is born. Your Majesty does not know the details. I am worried that Your Majesty will not be prepared..."

Li Shimin waved his hand to prevent Qin Qiong from continuing;

"Don't worry about Aiqing. I know Aiqing's good intentions, but why should I be afraid? When I broke the formation back then, I also fought on horseback and broke through from left to right. I was never afraid of the large formation of bandits. Regarding the matter of the plow, and I set an example for the peasants of the world, I must not shrink back, Aiqing will not say anything more, just focus on pulling the oxen."

"Yes, I obey the order."

Li Shimin came to the field and explained it carefully with all the ministers. Only then did they know that General Qin was very familiar with the new plow. This year it was his first trip to lead the oxen. No prime minister felt wronged.

After the palace servants hurriedly put the plow frame on the cow's neck, the rope was tied firmly on this side, and the wooden frame and the plowshare were installed at the back. In the dirt.

Qin Qiong went to the front, walked around the cattle twice, like taming a horse, and got acquainted with the cattle for a while, then turned to ask the emperor;

"Your Majesty, the subject is ready and dare not ask Your Majesty, can we start?"

Li Shimin, who had rolled up his cuffs a long time ago, supported the plow frame behind him with both hands, and let out a long breath;

"Ai Qing can start at any time, and I am ready."

As Qin Qiong yelled, the cattle began to work hard. Li Shimin held the plow frame in his hand, and while looking at the pile of dirt under his feet, he leaned neatly to the other side. Li Shimin's eyes immediately burst into light when the knife fell .

After the cattle found that this year's plow was much easier than before, they withdrew their strength, and the plowing speed of the monarch and his ministers slowed down, and Li Shimin called out loudly from behind;
"Aiqing can lead the cattle faster, I have figured out the way."

Qin Qiong was leading the cattle in front, and slightly turned her head in agreement;
"The minister obeys the order."

Qin Qiong also forgot that it was a farming ox, so he patted the back of the ox's neck twice, and yelled a few times like riding a horse;

"Drive, drive."

A few well-connected generals at the other end of the field burst into laughter. As the cattle began to exert their strength, the two monarchs and ministers walked faster and faster, and plowed from one end to the other in the blink of an eye. The oxen and the plow stand adjusted their orientation and moved towards the first plow.

It was less than half a stick of incense, and the two monarchs and ministers plowed over from the other end. It was supposed to be replaced by the other two prime ministers. After two back and forth, he gave up and stopped, and changed the other two prime ministers to lead the oxen and help the plow.

The civil servants who had been looking at the new plow were stunned. This speed... really beat ten heads to one ox. Everyone was silent. They watched the two prime ministers plow back and forth twice, and then changed people again, until finally Fang Xuanling Du Ruhui The two came out, and everyone came to their senses.

Li Jing, the god of war, spoke first;
"Congratulations to my lord, with this sharp weapon, farmers in the world will never go hungry again."

Li Ji also took a step forward and spoke with a smile;

"Congratulations to my lord, the prosperous age has arrived, and your majesty's reputation will surely be passed down from generation to generation."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

"My loves, please do so without courtesy."

Li Shimin is very satisfied with this sharp farming tool. He is very satisfied. He knows what it means in his heart. With this sharp tool in the world, the prosperous age is indeed not far away. Those thoughts that shocked the world deep in his heart can be realized step by step. , How could he not like it, how could he be unhappy, how could he not be pleased?

Thinking of the robustness of the sixteen guards, and the majesty and might of the war horse that can eat with its belly open, the place Li Tang Bing pointed at was like a gust of wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and it was flat in all directions, forcing all the foreign nations to bow their heads and come to court. Li Shimin was in a good mood Under this, he looked up to the sky and laughed wildly.

"Hahahaha! Ahhahahahaha..."

All the ministers of civil and military affairs are old fritters. Seeing His Majesty so happy, none of them want to foolishly fall behind.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"My dear friends, hurry up and get rid of the courtesy!"

A group of civil and military ministers watched with great interest the last two prime ministers coming and going to plow the fields. Of all the people present, which family does not have a pile of land?
If such a sharp weapon is born, of course you have to look carefully, get it back home as soon as possible, and start farming in large quantities to grow food is a serious matter.

Qin Qiong gently came to the emperor and winked, Li Shimin walked aside calmly;
"What's the matter with Aiqing, but you want to go back and continue training soldiers and horses? If Aiqing wants to go back, just go. I am very happy today, so I won't hinder Aiqing's serious business..."

(End of this chapter)