Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 66
The weather is getting hotter.

Qin Tian is still making wine, and now he really hopes to drink a bowl of cold beer.

While Qin Tian continued to make wine, Uncle Fu ran over with a sad face.

"Master, there have been more people buying food in recent days, the price of food has been driven up, and it is becoming more and more difficult to buy food."

Hearing this, Qin Tian was not as depressed as Uncle Fu, he had expected this kind of situation.

As more and more officials in the court knew that the Tang Dynasty was going to war again, more and more people wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, and more people bought grain and grass, and the price of grain would naturally be driven up.

However, they have purchased grain and grass a long time in advance, and their current grain is sufficient no matter what they do, so it is becoming more and more difficult to purchase grain, and it has no effect on them.

"Since the food is not easy to buy, let's stop, we have enough food."

Uncle Fu nodded, but did not leave, but looked at the jar of wine curiously and asked: "Master, when can these wines be drunk?"

"It won't take a few days."

Uncle Fu groaned, and wanted to say something more, but it was obvious that Qin Tian was immersed in his work again, so he couldn't say anything more, and bowed and retreated.

Not long after Uncle Fu left, Tang Rong walked in with Xiaoqing.

"Master!"

Seeing that it was Tang Rong, Qin Tian smiled and said, "Why is Madam here?"

"Look at how Xianggong's brewing is going. It's the first time I've heard that wine brewed from grain can relieve summer heat."

"Let my wife taste it after it's brewed, and I'm sure she'll be full of praise."

Tang Rong was a little proud, but she didn't continue the topic: "Just now I heard Uncle Fu say, sir, you won't let me buy any more grain?"

"We have enough food, since the cost is getting bigger and bigger, let's forget it."

Tang Rong let out a groan, and said again: "Master, since we don't buy grain anymore, then we have spare money. There is one thing I want to discuss with you."

"what's up?"

"There is a family in a neighboring village selling land. They are all fertile land, covering more than 200 mu. I want to buy it."

"Buying land?" Qin Tian was stunned for a moment. He had never thought about farming, because in his opinion, if he wanted to make a fortune, he still had to do business.

Farming is hard work, and the money is not much, so it is really unnecessary.

"Yes, our family only has ten acres of land now. If there is a famine or something, the grain income of ten acres of land will not be enough for us to eat. If we have more land, we will grow crops by ourselves. No matter what disasters we encounter , aren't we all afraid?"

Qin Tian hadn't thought about this, but after hearing what Tang Rong said, he felt that what Tang Rong said was also reasonable. In this era when food is relatively scarce, there is land and food, so he doesn't panic.

Otherwise, if something happens, you can’t even buy food with your money, and that’s dangerous, although the chance of this happening is very small.

Moreover, land can be bought and sold, and relatively speaking, it is also an asset that can wait for appreciation.

"Since Madam wants to buy it, I'll go and see how the land is doing sometime."

"Okay, sir, what is this?"

"This, it's..."

The two were chatting in the place where the wine was brewed, feeling very comfortable.
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Qin Ba's manor, Qin Fei's whole body is about to swell.

"Father, I really didn't expect that Qin Tian would be so discerning. I thought he was stupid when he paid a high price for grain before. I didn't expect that the price of grain would increase so much in just a few days. He just needs to change hands. That’s a lot of money in net.”

Regarding Qin Tian's making money, Qin Fei was extremely unbalanced, but Qin Ba glanced at him and said, "You underestimate Qin Tian too much, do you think he's short of the middle price difference? He buys grain, Obviously there are other uses."

"Soup dumplings, steamed buns?"

Qin Ba snorted: "Nowadays there are quite a few people selling these in Chang'an City. Qin Tian still did it at the beginning, but now he makes money entirely from dense ingredients. It is obviously unrealistic to use so much grain to make soup dumplings and steamed buns."

"Then what is he going to do?"

"I saw Xiaodie today. From the little girl's mouth, I deduced that Qin Tian might just want to make wine."

"Brewing wine?" Qin Fei's expression was agitated, and he said quickly, "Father, brewing wine without permission is a serious crime."

Qin Ba nodded: "So, this is an opportunity for us."

"Dad mean?"

"After Qin Tian has brewed the wine, you can file a complaint."

early morning.

The atmosphere of the morning court today seemed a bit dignified. Not long after the beginning, Li Shimin talked about the Turkic plan to use troops in Lingzhou.

Many people have heard the news, and Li Yuan was not too shocked after hearing it, but just nodded: "Lingzhou is very important to my Tang Dynasty, and the Turkic conspiracy must not be allowed to succeed. My Datang must Make a response as soon as possible, do you have anything to say?"

As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, Li Shimin stood up again: "Father, my son is willing to lead the army and repel the Turkic soldiers."

Li Yuan nodded in satisfaction, and was about to come down, Li Jiancheng also stood up: "Father, the Turks invaded our Tang Dynasty, and as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I have the duty to repel them. I will leave this matter to my son." .”

Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Li Yuan and Li Shimin were slightly shocked. They did not expect that Li Jiancheng would take the initiative to lead the army, but soon, Li Shimin understood what Li Jiancheng meant.

In today's Tang Dynasty, he has made great contributions to King Qin and has many famous generals and officials under him. Li Jiancheng obviously sensed the threat and wanted to use this matter to consolidate his position as the crown prince.

However, facing such an opportunity, Li Shimin didn't want to give it up.

No matter how great his achievements are, he is only the king of Qin now. If he wants to compete for the throne, he needs more achievements. Moreover, what is the reason for those generals to take refuge under his command? Isn't it just to make contributions?
I have to fight for the opportunity for them to make contributions.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is the heir of the Tang Dynasty, so how can you take risks so easily, you should leave this matter to your younger brother." Li Shimin did his part, but Li Jiancheng smiled lightly: "King Qin's words are wrong, it is precisely because I am the heir of the Tang Dynasty that I made the decision." We should share our worries for Datang."

The two faced each other tit-for-tat, and neither was willing to give in. People from the two factions in the court also stood up to support their own people. Soon, the entire court was a little chaotic.

Li Yuan can't understand what's going on, but it's difficult for him to make a choice at this time. In terms of commanding ability, Li Shimin is slightly better, but Li Jiancheng's move is obviously to consolidate his position. It is necessary for Li Jiancheng to do this.

After all, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, has too much prestige now.

It was difficult to make a decision for a while, so Li Yuan could only retreat temporarily.

(End of this chapter)