Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 122
His Majesty the Emperor spoke very seriously, but Sun Kui's face gradually became solemn from the beginning of being inattentive.

Planting, which the scholars despise, can actually do a lot.

Li Ye said: "Sun Shilang was also the chief official of a party. If the output of one mu of land can be [-]% higher, how much more grain can the entire Jingzhao Mansion collect? If it can be planted for two seasons, how much more grain can the Jingzhao Mansion produce?" ?”

"This... is equivalent to using one mu of land as two mu of land..."

But is it really possible?

"Farming is also a university question. I have to try it to know. If there is a result this year, I have to discuss with the prime ministers whether to set up a Ministry of Agriculture to specialize in agriculture."

Sun Kui bowed and said: "Your Majesty is worried about the common people, which is the blessing of the common people!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "When I was young and young, I was displaced into Shu during the Huangchao Disturbance. From what I heard and heard along the way, I knew that the world is prosperous, the people are suffering, and the people are suffering even more when they die.

Taizong said, the king is the boat, the people are the water, the water can carry the boat, and it can also capsize the boat.The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, including me, are all supported by the people, and the people regard food as their heaven. How can they not rely on farming, worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later? "

The emperor's words were deafening, and Sun Kui was dumbfounded at that time.

"When the world prospers, the people suffer; when it perishes, the people suffer even more."

"Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later!"

These are the words of today's son, how lucky we are to be able to assist such a wise king.

"His Majesty!"

Sun Kui didn't care at all, the soil on the ground had just been watered, and he knelt down on the ground.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Li Ye turned his head and saw that Jing Xiang, Concubine He Shu, and Concubine Pei were all kneeling on the ground.

Jing Xiang raised his head, his face was covered with tears.

Thinking of my wife and young son, and thinking of the past ten years, drifting with the tide, having no shelter and no support, and suffering all the way.

If the first emperor had such a heart, how could he suffer such a disaster!

Concubine He Shu followed Li Ye and went into exile in Western Shu. Even as the emperor's younger brother, she suffered from exile.

Sun Kui is naturally the same.

They are all people who have suffered, dreaming of the reappearance of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later. The words of the emperor are also my ministers' self-encouragement."

"Your Majesty misses the people, this is the blessing of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Ye's guards also came to join in the fun at this time, they all knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, we are all willing to die for His Majesty!"

Everyone can see the changes in the Tang Dynasty after His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne. Even if you don't know about the military and state affairs, just look at the changes around you.

If you have land to grow and food to eat, you won't be afraid of looting by soldiers or thinking about fleeing Chang'an every day.

This is a safe day!

The servants Qian Zhong, Zhao Xi and others also knelt down together and said: "Your Majesty, this servant will take good care of these crops, and this servant is also willing to die for His Majesty!"

Li Ye didn't expect that there would be such a big response when he casually recited a famous quote from Fan Gong.

"Get up!"

After everyone got up, Li Ye saw the eager eyes of Sun Kui and Jing Xiang.

"I called my two lovers here to discuss the division of administrative districts. The autumn harvest is only two months away, and many things have to be prepared in advance."

Sun Kui said: "The minister will draw up the regulations within three days and submit them to His Majesty for review."

Li Ye said: "When it comes to people's livelihood, don't be careless. How does Aiqing plan to solve the matter of farming cattle?"

"Your Majesty, this is what I think. It is difficult for a single household to afford a farm cattle. Ten households can be guaranteed one farm, and one farm cattle can be purchased in total for each of the ten households. Moreover, one farm cattle is suitable for ten households with a land of about [-] mu. "

Li Ye said: "The common people have no money, how should they deal with it?"

Sun Kui said: "With grain instead of money, the cattle will be distributed to the insured first, and the farmland will be used as the pledge. Every year the land will be produced, and an extra [-]% of the cattle rent will be paid. After ten years, the cattle will return to the insured, and the imperial court will no longer collect cattle rent."

Li Ye nodded and said: "Although this method is good, it must be carefully considered. If the cow dies of illness or falls to death, it must not take away the people's fields!"

Sun Kui said: "What your majesty said is that I have also considered it. Beef is a best-selling item in Chang'an's major restaurants. If it dies of illness or falls to death, it can be sold as meat.

The minister has also calculated that for a cow, the meat price alone can cover [-]% of the imperial court's rent for the cow, and the remaining [-]% ​​should be taken care of by the people. "

"Can sick and dead cows be eaten?"

It's so fresh, isn't it always like this throughout the ages?
Sun Kui looked at His Majesty the Emperor and said, "Guangjingzhao Mansion reports sickness and death of more than a hundred farm cattle every year, all of which are shared for food!"

Li Ye's face suddenly darkened. A few days ago, he brought Jingxiang and white dragon fish clothes to Chang'an East City. He ate stewed beef and it smelled strange. He thought it was because the weather was hot and the beef was not fresh. due to.

It seems that I can't eat beef casually in the future.

Li Ye poured water all the way, talked to Sun Kui all the way, and then led the two of them to the pig house to have a look.

Sun Kui is not very interested in pigs. When he entered Shu, he once lived in a farmhouse. There were too many snakes and insects on the ground in Shu. He eats them all, no wonder it is called cheap meat, and he has also eaten pork, it is very fishy and tastes very bad.

"That's because they don't know how to raise them. Use my method to ensure that they are delicious and don't let go of cattle or sheep."

"Pigs produce quickly, they are not picky eaters, and they don't need to be taken care of. If the common people raise one or two pigs, they can sell them for money and eat them. Pig manure can also be used to fertilize the fields. People don't eat meat."

Sun Kui looked at His Majesty the Emperor, and felt very moved in his heart. Farming the land and raising pigs, His Majesty is not too vulgar for the sake of the people. Throughout the ages, no emperor in the world can do it.

Li Ye looked at various pig houses, and found that in only four or five months, the big pigs were almost over 100 catties!
"I'll let you taste it today, how does the pig I raise taste like!"

"His Majesty!"

Sun Kui wanted to say forget it, but seeing that His Majesty had a high heart, he didn't say anything.

Forget it, when the time comes, I will forcefully taste a few bites. If His Majesty the Emperor wants me to eat more, what reason should I find to shirk it?

After a while, the two guards took off their armor and picked out a fat pig from the pigsty.

Niu Yunting, commander of the personal guard, was about to chop off the pig's head with a knife, but was stopped by Li Ye.

"Cut the knife from the neck, waiter Qian, take a basin, pig blood is a good thing."

Sun Kui stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, please leave this place for a while, the gentleman stays away from the kitchen!"

Li Ye frowned, there are so many rules in Tang Dynasty.

"I personally go into battle to kill the enemy, and I am not afraid. How can I care about such bloodshed? The benevolence of the emperor is not in the heart, and the way of holy learning is not in the words."

"Heart, liver, lungs, as well as the large intestine, wash well, and use some plant ash."

Stir-fried pork heart and liver tips.

out of gas?Boil some lard for fatty meat, let’s use it first, and pay close attention to vegetable oil.

The onion, ginger, and garlic come together, and there is even icing sugar. A dish of braised pork must be indispensable.

The pig's head must be marinated well. Spices such as pepper, star anise, and cardamom are very precious, and most of them are bought by Hu merchants in the Western Regions.

This is the first time for Li Ye to come to the Imperial Dining Room, so there is no iron pot, so let's make do with clay pots, it's okay to fry meat.

The highlight is braised large intestine, which is a good thing.

"Your Majesty, the spices used can buy ten pigs."

"Spices are so expensive?"

"Your Majesty, for example, this nutmeg can only be bought for three liang of money, and this star anise can only be bought for a catty of money. This tangerine peel..."

"Can't spices be grown?"

Emperor's question, no one knows?

Li Ye thought in his heart: "There are still many things that can be discovered about basic necessities of life!"

(End of this chapter)