My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 468
There is a folk song widely circulated in Henan, Hebei and Shandong, saying: The red sun is scorching like fire, and the wild fields and rice are half scorched.The farmer's heart is boiling like soup, and the son and grandson shake the fan.

On both sides of the official road from Xiangzhou to Zhendingfu, there are patches of fertile and fertile fields, but now it is a busy and happy harvest scene.

The red sun is still hanging over the roof, and the temperature remains high. Although the farmers working in the fields are sweating profusely from the heat, they feel happy in their hearts.

Laughing and laughing one after another.

The harvested potatoes are piled up on the edge of the field to form a mountain, and the yield per mu is thousands of kilograms. The requirements for planting are not high. In the hearts of farmers in Hebei, a small potato has become a godsend.

It is the greatest symbol of Emperor Dayan's rescue of the people of Li and common people.

Many gray-haired old men knelt down in front of Tudou Hill, kowtowing and shouting "Long live my emperor", tears pouring down.

Potatoes are harvested twice a year. After deducting the payment and tax credit, the rest is more than enough to support the life of the family.

Wang Lin led more than a hundred guards in brocade clothes to walk in front of the large army. During this journey, seeing the farmers in Hebei rejoicing in the harvest, Wang Lin was also very happy.

In fact, ordinary people have very low requirements for food and clothing. As long as they have clothes to wear, food to eat, and starvation, they will sincerely support the imperial court and the government. In my heart, I have given birth to Buddhas for myriad families.

Therefore, in a sense, Wang Lin's military exploits in fighting gold and his literary talents are far less real than a potato.

Wang Lin remembered that a philosopher in his previous life said that whoever can fill the stomachs of the common people will be able to secure the world.

The people's support, sometimes, does not lie in righteousness, but in benefits.

As for whether the surname is Zhao or Wang, Song or Yan in this world, it makes no difference to the people at the bottom.

This year, Hebei and Henan, including Shandong, have good weather and good weather. The two seasons of potatoes this year, together with the normal income from food crops, can guarantee that the people of Great Swallow will not go hungry for at least two years.

Two five or six-year-old children were rolling and playing on the potato hill, having a lot of fun.Next to them, their parents, a young couple in their twenties, roasted two potatoes over a fire during the harvest, and then peeled off the dark outer shell to reveal the pale yellow flesh inside.

Fragrant.

The two children rolled down from the potato mountain again, and took half of the baked potatoes from their parents, laughing and playing while eating.

The couple snuggled together happily, their faces were reddish, and the satisfaction in their eyes was beyond words.

Wang Lin and Jin Yiwei stood on the field ridge not far away, pointing to the young couple and the two playful children and said with emotion: "Xiao Yi, sometimes happiness is as simple as a baked potato .”

Yan Qing and the guards in front of and behind Wang Lin bowed together and said, "Thanks to His Majesty's kindness, the people will no longer be in danger of starvation."

Wang Lin sighed and said: "If in the future, all the people in my big Yan can have food, clothes, and houses to live in, and some spare money to spend freely in their spare time, then I will be content."

After hearing this, Yan Qing and the Jin Yiwei bowed again and said: "Your Majesty's love for the people can be shown every day!"

Everyone has food to eat, clothes to wear, houses to live in, and spare money to live in. It may not be a big deal in modern society, but in this ancient royal society with low productivity, it is close to the unity of the world.

Wang Lin was silent for a while, then walked forward at a leisurely pace, stepped out of the field, got on his horse, and galloped in the direction of Zhending first.

Surely, it is the Shijiazhuang of later generations.

Because the emperor was stationed here, Zhending has become the political, economic and military center of Hebei and even the entire Dayan Dynasty.

Young people who are passionate about serving the country, merchants, and scholars who have contributed to the army are gradually coming to Zhending, and the population of Zhending Mansion is constantly expanding all the time.

The big black coffin on the Zhending City Tower was removed by Lu Xueyou, the new prefect of Zhending Prefecture, because it was too unlucky.When Wang Lin brought people back to Zhending, he didn't see this big coffin, knowing that it was done by the magistrate, he didn't pay much attention to it.

At this moment, he no longer needs such a carrier to unite people's hearts.

As an emperor, he was able to go to the front line in person and sit on the frontier defense of Hebei, which has inspired the people of the world more than anything else.

"I, Great Yan, do not cede land, do not pay compensation, do not make peace, and do not pay tribute. The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the community."

These words are already well known.

Wang Lin fulfilled his promise to the people of the world with practical actions.

The original Yanwang Mansion in Zhendingfu City has been upgraded to a palace.

After Wang Lin led the women to settle in, the defense of the palace was taken over by Yan Qing's Jin Yiwei, and the Imperial Forest Army only guarded the periphery.

Jin Yiwei was built by Wang Lin himself into an army, the best of the best, and the confidant of his confidantes. Only by entrusting the safety of himself and his family members to the hands of Jin Yiwei can Wang Lin sleep peacefully.

Because Wang Lin invented the ice-making technique, the Zhending Palace and the Grand Marshal's Mansion (Military Aircraft Department) also used artificial ice specially prepared by the deacon of the inner palace, which made Zhang Jun and other officials in the scorching heat. In summer, you can also devote yourself to busy work.

There are only four ministers of military aircraft, but Yue Fei still has to serve in the army, so only Zhang Jun, Ma Kuo, and Han Ting are responsible for daily affairs.

The Military Aircraft Department not only has to coordinate and dispatch military affairs and logistics, but also needs to connect with the imperial center in Tokyo. As Wang Lin's command center and general headquarters of the entire Dayan remote control, one can imagine the heavy workload.

There are several yamen under the military aircraft department, and hundreds of officials of the ninth rank and above.

Wang Lin didn't even realize that Li Qingzhao's younger brother, Li Hui, was also a member of the Military Aircraft Department.

To a certain extent, Zhang Jun assumed the responsibility of the head and assistant of the Zhending small court.

Ma Kuo and Han Ting are equivalent to deputy prime ministers.

Therefore, Zhang Jun, who was in his early thirties, hadn't slept soundly for almost three days and three nights since he entered Zhending.

Zhang Jun was under a lot of pressure.

It wasn't until the soldiers came to report that Gu Qingchuan, the former prefect of Hangzhou Prefecture, the deputy envoy of Hou Jingdong East Road, and the right to know Jinan Prefecture, had arrived in Zhending, Zhang Jun was relieved, and together with Ma Kuo and Han Ting greeted him out of the Military Aircraft Office.

Gu Qingchuan was also one of the ministers of military aircraft designated by Wang Lin.

So far, the small team of five members of the Military Aircraft Department, the future central team of the Dayan court, has been built.

These five people are all young and vigorous talents.

With these five people around, Wang Lin can basically return to the previous state of throwing his hands away as a shopkeeper.

……

Including Han Ting, the five military ministers are rare workaholics.

When Wang Lin was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and strode into the military hall, all four of them were buried in the files, and one of them occupied a partition of the military hall. No one noticed Wang Lin's arrival.

Wang Lin coughed twice.

Only then did Zhang Jun raise his head and catch a glimpse of Wang Lin, and quickly got up and knelt down on the ground: "I pay my respects to my emperor, long live, long live!"

The other three also immediately stood up to worship.

Wang Lin looked at Gu Qingchuan at the back with a smile, and said with a smile, "Master Gu, are you here all right?"

Gu Qingchuan kowtowed to the ground: "I have received the emperor's great favor, and since I received the imperial edict, I have traveled day and night to Zhending, and I will arrive today."

Wang Lin and Gu Qingchuan are also old acquaintances.

But that day, he was still the King of Bohai County, and now he is the Emperor of Dayan.

Wang Lin smiled and motioned the four of them to get up, looked around the crowd and said, "The four lovers are all talented for the world, and they are in the prime of life. You should be loyal to the king's affairs, but you must also combine work and rest. Don't work too hard, and your body will be exhausted." .”

Wang Lin waved his hand, and the internal officer quickly brought in two round iced watermelons.

"I let someone chill the watermelon, a few lovers, let's try it out."

Zhang Jun and Ma Kuo Han Ting bowed to thank each other, but Gu Qingchuan frowned and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, the cost of spending too much on ice this summer, how can we waste the state money just to enjoy it?"

Wang Lin smiled and glanced at Gu Qingchuan. This person was still as upright as before.

Wang Lin smiled and glanced at Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty Gu just came here. I don't know yet. Your Majesty has an ancient recipe that can be used to make ice with saltpeter, which greatly reduces the cost of making ice. It doesn't cost much money. But because saltpeter is not easy to come by, I haven't given it to the people yet. Promote."

Gu Qingchuan was shocked: "Really?"

Yan Qing behind Wang Lin said coldly: "Master Gu, don't you know that you are not joking?"

Gu Qingchuan took a deep breath, bowed and said, "I am guilty!"

Wang Lin smiled: "I came across this ancient method by chance. Although it is easy to make ice, but because saltpeter is not easy to obtain, this method has become a tasteless method. It cannot be used in the world for the time being, and it will benefit all people. However, the proceeds will be used by several military ministers. , is more than enough.”

Getting ice in summer is almost a miracle for Gu Qingchuan.

Gu Qingchuan couldn't imagine where the emperor came from such an ancient recipe for a while, but when he thought of the potato fetish that Wang Lin personally promoted, he was emotional for a while, bowed and said: "Your Majesty is really a holy king from heaven, such a method of making ice in summer, If it can be sold in the world, it will be a blessing to all people!"

Wang Lin nodded slightly. To obtain a large amount of saltpeter, one must dig saltpeter mines.However, if it is really to be used by the people of the world, the amount of saltpeter required is an astronomical figure, and one or two saltpeter mines will not help.

Therefore, Wang Lin has no plan to promote it on a large scale, that is, to use it in the inner palace to reduce the heat, and by the way, to give some benefits to the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department.

Wang Lin didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he ordered someone to cut up the iced watermelon, and chatted with Zhang Jun and the others for a while while eating.

Jin Yiwei hurriedly came to report: "Report to the emperor, my lords, the Northern Liao mission has arrived in Zhending, please see the emperor."

"Northern Liao?" Wang Lin frowned, "The small court of the Liao people established by Yeluding?"

Zhang Jun got up and saluted, "Your Majesty, Yeluding led the remnants of the Liao people to ascend the throne in the Hunyuan River Valley and proclaim themselves emperor. They came to Zhending to worship the emperor, and they wanted to discuss the alliance with my Dayan."

Wang Lin's face was light: "Just relying on the tens of thousands of Khitan remnants, you dare to form an alliance with my Dayan? I won't see him, and my lovers will see him. If you sincerely join me, I don't think I can't tolerate tens of thousands of Khitans. People, but if they want to use me, Dayan, to restore the country, then they are wishful thinking."

(End of this chapter)