Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 166

After the lost Xue Lang was rescued by King Qin, he arrived at Xuanzheng Hall smoothly.As soon as he arrived at the gate of Hanyuan Hall, before reaching Xuanzheng Hall, the King of Qin suddenly stopped and said: "Youyang only needs to go in along the steps, either from Rihua Gate or Yuehua Gate, and entering is the Xuanzheng Gate. The hall is there, if you still can't find it, you can ask the servant to take you there."

Xue Lang asked strangely: "Isn't Your Majesty going to court today?"

Qin Wangdao: "As a minister, I will go. However, if people see Youyang going to court with me, I'm afraid I will cause trouble for Youyang again."

It turned out to be for this!

Xue Lang said: "I think the king is worrying too much. If you are afraid of being seen, I will walk with the king from the Xiama Bridge. Along the way, I have seen many people. I will part ways when it is almost time. ? Isn’t this a guilty conscience?”

His Royal Highness Qin Wang coughed immediately after using this word.Before Xue Lang could react, he persuaded the King of Qin: "The lower officials and the King of Qin are selfless and magnanimous, but it's just a coincidence. Why bother to hide it, but make people suspicious! It's better to go in together and be frank!"

King Qin nodded, looked at Xue Lang appreciatively, and said: "Youyang is right. Today, I will go to Xuanzheng Palace with Youyang. Please, Youyang."

Xue Lang cupped his hands: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please!"

The two entered the Xuanzheng Hall together.

It's almost time to go to court, and the ministers in the palace are almost here.After a while, the crown prince and King Qi also came. As soon as the crown prince and King Qi arrived, Xiao Huangmen preached outside: "The sage has arrived!"

The sage Li Yuan walked in, sat on the throne, and all the officials below saluted together: "I have seen the sage."

"Everyone's family is flat, no courtesy, sit down."

All the ministers knelt and sat down in their seats.As soon as he sat down, the sage asked Xiao Huangmen to pick up a recital and asked Xiao Huangmen to read out——

Xue Lang looked familiar with that letter, and when he thought of the sage discussing his letter during the court meeting, he had a bad feeling in his heart!Listen to the beginning of Xiao Huangmen's reading——

Sure enough, it was his play!
Well, anyway, the problem of not knowing how to write classical Chinese will be exposed sooner or later.The so-called early death and early rebirth, the so-called broken cans, in short, whatever he likes, anyway, he just can't write, and now that he is exposed, he will submit a draft in the future, so he doesn't have to be afraid of being rejected by people in the three provinces.

Xiao Huangmen read Xue Lang's melody again, Xue Lang secretly looked at the faces of Man Chao Wenwu, but no one laughed at him... oh, except His Royal Highness Qi Wang.His Royal Highness King Qi gave him a mocking look, but held back his temper, and did not ridicule Xue Lang for being uneducated on the spot.

Xue Lang didn't care about the kid's teasing at all——

Yes, His Royal Highness Li Yuanji, whose beard looks thicker than middle-aged people, is actually still a young man.In Xue Lang's eyes, isn't he just a brat?Although he is already the father of several children, it does not prevent Xue Lang from treating him like a brat.

After Xiaohuangmen finished reading the memorandum, Li Yuan said: "This is Xue Qing's plan and suggested measures on how to promote sweet potatoes. Let's discuss it."

In Xue Lang's melodies, he mainly wrote about the promotion plan and measures of sweet potatoes.Unprocessed sweet potatoes can only be stored for one year at most. This is still a place with a cold climate and a cellar. If it is in the warm south, it is very difficult to store sweet potatoes for one year.

In order to solve the problem of the difference between the north and the south, the method proposed by Xue Lang is to further process it into vermicelli.After that, as long as it is placed in a dry place, let alone a year, it is no problem to store it for two or three years.

However, to process it into vermicelli, a problem of processing method will be involved.How to promote this method can be said to be directly related to the success or failure of sweet potato promotion.

Pei Ji asked: "May I ask Duke Xue, how many catties of sweet potatoes can be made into a catty of vermicelli for this vermicelli?"

Xue Lang said: "About five catties."

Xiao Yu said: "From this point of view, the cost is not too much."

Xue Lang said: "The high yield of sweet potatoes means that the price of sweet potatoes is naturally lower than that of rice grains, not to mention compared with flour. Compared with rice grains, I regard sweet potatoes as a material for famine. Just like soybeans, soybeans and other coarse grains It’s the same. Such a high-yield crop can be processed and stored more easily. Presumably, in order to preserve food, most people will choose to make vermicelli.”

Everyone nodded, Xue Lang continued: "When it comes to promotion, no means can compare to the speed and force of the country's support. It is said that what is done at the top will be followed by the bottom. As long as the measures are appropriate and promoted steadily, the sweet potato It is actually not difficult to promote it, and the speed will not be slow. What I am afraid of is that the processing conditions will not keep up, and the production of sweet potatoes will be wasted and vacant. Therefore, I suggested that the local government offices prepare for the establishment of workshops for processing vermicelli and charge processing fees. to maintain spending."

Xue Lang analyzed the ways of promoting sweet potatoes in the play.Adopt point by point, layer by layer progressive way to promote.Now there are only two places with sweet potato seeds, Chang'an and Weizeguan.

Taking these two places as the starting point, slowly spread the sweet potatoes layer by layer.The state will set up processing workshops, and strive to promote sweet potatoes in places where sweet potatoes have just been planted, and processing workshops must be established.

After the workshop is established, the workshop can be put into operation when the sweet potatoes are harvested. The processing fee can be charged in cash or converted into sweet potatoes.The harvested sweet potatoes, after being made into vermicelli, can also be supplied to the national grain storage, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

Xue Lang said: "Due to the high yield of sweet potatoes, the promotion of sweet potatoes is actually very fast. The first batch of processing workshops in Chang'an and Weizeguan need to be paid by the treasury, and later workshops can use the early profits to pay for construction funds. Come, it can reduce the pressure on government treasury expenditures. It can also avoid the possible negative consequences of too hasty promotion, and it is safe enough.”

With the output of sweet potatoes, even if the processing fee is only one penny per catty, it can make money.It is very simple to build a processing workshop. Where there is water, you can build a water mill, and where there is no water, you can use a donkey.

But now it is not that the population of the later generations is small, it is still the ancient times when the land is vast and the population is sparse, and the land is really not a scarce thing.

Xue Lang's melodies are easy to understand and well-organized. All of you are well-educated, so it's not easy to understand.Xue Lang explained it again just now, and he already has a plan in his chest.

Li Gangdao: "When I was ordered to investigate the auspiciousness at Weizeguan, after hearing about the yield of sweet potatoes, I calculated that with such a high yield of sweet potatoes, a household does not need to plant more varieties, but only needs to plant one mu. The number of households in the Tang Dynasty is also a horrifying output. With such a huge output, plus the ability to grow other grains... not only is it full, but it is not difficult to have surplus food in addition to the full stomach."

Xue Lang said: "Li Shangshu's deduction is correct. However, factors such as planting conditions and technology must also be considered. If it is in a high mountain area, the land fertility is weak, and the farming technology is relatively backward. I am afraid that it will not reach the current production. At that time, it is necessary to breed several acres in these areas."

Li Gangdao: "Even if there are a few acres of planting, it is enough for several families to eat."

Xiao Yu then said: "In this way, at most five years, there will be a question in front of you."

Xue Lang had expected it a long time ago, and said, "The problem of overcapacity!"

(End of this chapter)