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Chapter 87

In the palace, Li Shimin hosted a banquet, and all the lords above the Marquis participated in the winter hunting.

Lin Xuan won a seat as Winter Hunting No.1.

Everyone at the banquet has a higher status than him, so he can only be at the bottom.

The top three in Winter Hunting all received rewards. Lin Xuan was No.1 and was rewarded with a belt by Li Shimin.

Although the belt was exquisite, it was not used by Li Shimin, so it meant little to Lin Xuan.

It is worth mentioning that Li Ke, king of Shu, won the Winter Hunting No.2.

Li Shimin praised Li Ke greatly, and it can be seen that he loves Li Ke very much.

Lin Xuan was very curious about this Li Ke who was evaluated as "like me" by Li Shimin.

After taking a closer look, I found that it did resemble Li Shimin's.

But Lin Xuan felt that the reason why Li Shimin felt that Li Ke resembled him should be because Li Ke's behavior was imitating him.

Lin Xuan didn't find it strange that some sons imitated their father's behavior unknowingly.

I just don't know whether Li Ke did it unintentionally or on purpose.

Besides Li Ke, Li Tai was also praised by Li Shimin.

Li Tai only hit one antelope, but with his fat body, it is not bad to be able to hit the prey, no wonder Li Shimin praised him.

But Lin Xuan guessed that Li Tai's prey should not have been shot by himself. It was hard for him to walk like that, and he still shot the prey.

Li Chengqian also caught a lot of prey, but he didn't get any praise from Li Shimin.

Li Ke and Li Tai laughed happily when Li Shimin praised them.

Li Chengqian looked at their smiles, his face was very ugly, and he kept drinking with his head down.

Lin Xuan shook his head. Li Shimin did not blame Li Chengqian for rebelling.

Perhaps in Li Shimin's view, Li Chengqian is the crown prince, and he should do well.

A person is not praised for doing well, but scolded for doing badly. Everyone has other ideas.

What's more, Li Chengqian's position is still so sensitive, it's no wonder he doesn't think too much.

When they left the palace, it was already dark, and Chang'an had already started a curfew.

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The next afternoon, Lin Xuan invited Cheng Chumo and others to Mingyue Pavilion for a drink.

"Come on, let's wish Lin Xuan a triumphant return from the competition with the family tomorrow!" Cheng Chumo said loudly, holding up his cup.

Yuchi Baolin said with a smile: "Lin Xuan will see you tomorrow. If you win, you will get 60 guan. I have never seen so much money."

"It's only 60 yuan, what's all the fuss about, the profit of Zuixianlou next year will definitely be much more than this." Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Cheng Chumo put down his wine glass and said, "I believe this. Lin Xuan, do you want us to buy a few wineries? Many Western Region merchants approached me, wanting to buy immortal drunkenness and transport them to the Western Regions for sale, but our winery's output is too small , even Chang'an is not enough."

Immortal Drunk is distilled from the wine brewed by Cheng's Distillery and the purchased distiller's grains.

But after all, the imperial court has a ban on alcohol, and there are very few distilleries that allow wine making. How much distiller's grains can they buy?

At the beginning, I received a lot of distiller's grains, but now I can't buy much distiller's grains.

Moreover, the aristocratic family is the one that makes the most wine. Although the imperial court has a ban on alcohol, the aristocratic family doesn't care about it.

People in the aristocratic family were happy when they heard that someone was buying distiller's grains. The distiller's grains were of no use to them, so of course they had to sell them.

Later, it was learned that Lin Xuan and the others were collecting it, so the family stopped selling it.

Now Immortal Drunk can only be distilled by brewing in Chengjia Distillery, and the output has dropped a lot.

As a result, the supply of Immortal Drunk is in short supply, let alone sold elsewhere, even Chang'an is not enough.

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't plan to expand the scale of Immortal Drunk. Although I can only produce about 80 catties a month, I still have an income of [-] million yuan a year, which is quite a lot. The imperial court has a ban on alcohol. , We wantonly use grain to make wine, His Majesty will not agree."

It's not that Lin Xuan doesn't want to make this money, ordinary people can't afford it, and he doesn't have any burden to earn money from the rich and aristocratic families.

The production of grain in ancient times was not high, and in addition to the constant natural disasters in the Tang Dynasty in recent years, Li Shimin issued a ban on alcohol.

He believed that if he dared to make wine on a large scale, Li Shimin would definitely punish him.

Unless one day Datang's food can be increased to meet the needs of the people, if there is still a surplus, I believe the court will not ban alcohol.

Lin Xuan was startled suddenly, as long as the grain yield is high, it's all right?
He thought of the famous Champa rice in history.

Zhancheng rice is also called Zhanhe and Zaozhan.It is a fine variety of upland rice.It is characterized by drought tolerance, long ears without awns, small grains, and it grows in any place.And the growth period is short, only more than [-] days from planting to harvesting.

"It's a pity that the money delivered to the door can't be earned." Cheng Chumo said with regret.

"That's not necessarily true. Have you ever heard of a country called Lin Yiguo?" Lin Xuan asked.

He remembered that the place where Champa rice was produced was Lin Yiguo, but he was blinded where Linyi Kingdom was.

Cheng Chumo shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it."

Lin Xuan looked at Yuchi Baolin and the others expectantly, and Yuchi Baolin and the others also expressed that they did not know this country.

Lin Xuan was a little disappointed. Could it be that Lin Yiguo is not called by this name now?Otherwise, Cheng Chumo and the others never heard of it.

"Lin Xuan, what is Lin Yiguo doing?" Cheng Chumo asked curiously.

"I heard that Linyi State has rice seeds that can be harvested twice or even three times a year, and the output is much higher than that of our Tang Dynasty. Do you think that if we get this kind of seeds, the Tang Dynasty will still be short of food? If Tang is not short of food, will His Majesty lift the prohibition on alcohol, and we will be able to make money!" Lin Xuan explained.

Cheng Chumo exclaimed: "What you said is true?"

Yuchi Baolin and the others stared at Lin Xuan, waiting for Lin Xuan's answer.

"Of course what I said is true, but even if you don't know where that country is, it's useless to say it."

Lin Xuan was a little depressed. He finally remembered some things, but they were still half-clear.

Cheng Chumo and the others were a little discouraged, knowing it was there but not knowing where it was, it was really depressing.

Qin Huaidao suddenly said: "We haven't heard of it, but it doesn't mean we can't find it."

"Brother Huai Dao, do you have a solution?" Lin Xuan and the others looked at Qin Huai Dao in surprise.

"The Honglu Temple in the surrounding countries of the Tang Dynasty should all have registrations. Even if they don't, there are many envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty in the Honglu Temple. Someone should know about it." Qin Huaidao said.

That's right, how could I forget Honglu Temple.

Honglu Temple is the central authority of the Tang Dynasty in charge of ethnic affairs, foreign affairs reception activities and funeral ceremonies.

When foreign envoys came to the Tang Dynasty, they were all received by Honglu Temple, and some materials from neighboring countries were registered in Honglu Temple.

Just because Cheng Chumo and the others haven't heard of Lin Yiguo doesn't mean it doesn't exist. After all, Lin Yiguo is a small country and has no friction with Datang. It's not surprising that they haven't heard of it.

"Brother Chumo, it's up to you to go to Honglu Temple to inquire about Lin Yiguo's affairs." Lin Xuan said.

Although he is an earl, Honglu Temple really doesn't want to ignore him, it's best to let Cheng Chumo and the others go.

"Okay, I'll go to Honglu Temple to inquire after you finish your competition with the family tomorrow." Cheng Chumo nodded.

(End of this chapter)