Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 80 Meeting with Li Shimin

After the banquet, the time has come to mid-February, and the busy farming in the north will start in a few days.Luo Yan also packed his things and prepared to go north.

Before leaving, he still asked Feng Chang to keep a low profile as much as possible, and Luo Yan didn't say anything more.Feng Chang would not be so confused about life-threatening matters.

When I returned to Chang'an, it was already the end of February.The journey was tiring, Luo Yan fell asleep without saying anything when he arrived at the Lu residence.

This sleep lasted for a whole day, and when Luo Yan woke up in a daze, he found that his stomach was screaming with hunger.Fortunately, it was noon when he woke up, and he had already caught up with lunch. After wolfing down the meal, Luo Yan began to report to his teacher what he had gained from this trip.When it came to discussing knowledge with a few people at that banquet and gaining a lot, Lu Deming also nodded in agreement.

"That's right, if you study alone without friends, you will be lonely and ignorant. You can have this understanding, and it is really rewarding to return to Luzhou this time."

"Indeed, it seems that after studying hard for three years, after that, you need to go out more."

After a brief conversation with Lu Deming, Luo Yan left.One afternoon, Luo Yan was going to find Li Shimin.

Li Shimin agreed to what Luo Yan asked for years ago.It will be used now, so naturally it is necessary to see the rightful owner, otherwise Luo Yan does not know who to turn to for the delivery of everything.

Goodbye to Li Shimin, he has been haggard a lot.As for the reason, Luo Yan knew it well, Liu Heikai was completely defeated by the army led by Li Jiancheng, and now Li Jiancheng's military achievements are not small.But Li Shimin's own expectations were exhausted by Li Yuan's awards to Li Jiancheng again and again.

So Li Shimin's pressure is much greater than before.

However, fortunately, this guy is also good at using people.Although he was under a lot of pressure, he could barely put on a relaxed face in front of Luo Yan.In this way, the atmosphere of the conversation between Luo Yan and Li Shimin was quite relaxed.

Li Shimin knew Luo Yan's purpose here.After Luo Yan sat down, Li Shimin opened his mouth and said, "The land in Wannian County has been prepared, and the tenants and guards have been sent out. If you don't know what you want to plant or what seeds you need, just ask." Li Shimin was pretending to be generous. After all, the big head was given away, and the seeds and the like were trivial matters.

What really made Li Shimin curious was what exactly Luo Yan was going to plant in the field.He knows very well that if he grows ordinary rice, wheat, and corn, he doesn't need to send dozens of guards, and he even calls for his personal guards by name.

You know, Li Shimin's personal guards have only a few hundred people these years, and they have all walked with him through life and death.Its combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of ordinary soldiers of the Twelfth Army.

Luo Yan knew Li Shimin's intentions, so he could only satisfy his curiosity in advance: "Occasionally I got something whose roots are edible, resistant to drought and flood, and the yield per mu can reach a thousand catties."

After Luo Yan said such a few short words, Li Shimin couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and hurried to Luo Yan, grabbed Luo Yan's hand, as if he was afraid that Luo Yan would run away. "Jinzhi, is what you said true? Can it really withstand droughts and floods, can it really produce a thousand catties per mu?" Li Shimin asked, and his voice was already stern at the end.

Nodding his head, Luo Yan said, "It's true, and it can be planted in any region, regardless of the north or south." Now Li Shimin was even more pleasantly surprised, and squeezed Luo Yan's hand even tighter.

"However, it will take three to five years to grow this kind of thing all over the country. I want those lands for this." Luo Yan said slowly.

"Didn't you say that the yield per mu is [-] catties? Why does it take three to five years? Is it because there is not enough land? If not, I can get more and grow as many as I have." Li Shimin's reaction at the moment was already a little crazy, and he wished he could get rid of it immediately. Planting what Luo Yan said was also to add the most important bargaining chip to his own game.

"It's not that there is not enough land, but that there are not enough seeds. When I discovered this thing, it was three years ago. At that time, there were fifteen edible roots on one plant. I kept one as a seed. It was almost the same size when it grew in the second year. This number. I didn’t touch it. At the beginning of spring in the third year, I found that most of it had been damaged in the soil. The third year was roughly the same number, but I already knew how to cultivate it. From Luzhou to Chang’an, Now there are only ten seeds that are well preserved." Luo Yan happened to check his reputation before coming, but he didn't expect it to have increased by 1000 million.

Resisting the desire to exchange various abilities, Luo Yan saved all the reputation points and exchanged them for potatoes, and the result was ten.It can't be any more.

Hearing the gap between the actual number and his hope was too great, Li Shimin let go of Luo Yan's hand.Sighing, he returned to his seat.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Although there are ten seeds, the number of plants that can be planted is more than ten times that of this bibliography. If the operation is better, I am afraid that the time can be advanced by one or two years. However, by next year, I am afraid that the land will not only increase. , the number of guards should also be multiplied. The sooner people know about this matter, the better. Moreover, I have already thought of a way, maybe at the beginning, it may not be necessary to plant two crops per year. Wait until the scale is large At one point, I will move to Yongzhou, and it will be easier to deal with things then."

Li Shimin was still holding the title of governor of Yongzhou at this time, and Gao Shilian, the uncle of the eldest grandson Wugou, was also appointed as the governor of Yongzhou.Basically, Yongzhou is Li Shimin's rear area, which is relatively safe.

Although this gave Li Shimin a lot of comfort, the sadness on his face did not decrease.

For Li Shimin at this time, Luo Yan was very sympathetic.Hopes failed again and again, and even he wanted to stab him. Li Shimin didn't become angry, which is already quite good.

"Actually, don't be too disappointed, Your Highness. As I said before, the current situation cannot get any worse. What Your Highness needs to do is to continue to hide your strength and bide your time. When this thing is planted, His Highness will surely thank you for the bargaining chip. Here Before, everything was still based on keeping a useful body.”

"There is another thing, just come first, and I discovered it when I was satisfying my appetite. It is also a preparation for the future. I call it chili pepper. It tastes pungent, worse than dogwood. I think it must be from a major restaurant. Treasures." After Luo Yan finished another thing, seeing that Li Shimin was still a little bit lost, Luo Yan could only start to comfort Li Shimin.

"I've been reading "Book of Changes" carefully on the road these days, but I don't understand one sentence. I hope His Highness can clear it up for me." Luo Yan changed the topic to knowledge.

Although Li Shimin is not as diligent as Luo Yan who reads a book every day, one of the functions of the Literature Museum after its establishment is to discuss the classics with these scholars, so Li Shimin's knowledge should not be underestimated.

Seeing that Luo Yan wanted to change the subject, Li Shimin had to follow suit: "Oh. Come and listen to what you said."

"A gentleman takes virtue as his deeds, and his deeds can be seen every day. He who hides his words, hides and does not see them, and deeds but fails to accomplish them, so a gentleman can't use them." Luo Yan read this sentence loudly.

This sentence comes from the Qian Gua in "Book of Changes", which is a sentence that Qianlong should not use in the ninth day of the ninth day.When Luo Yan said this, he meant to tell Li Shimin that when everything is still unclear, you only need to cultivate your own virtue quietly, and don't rush to do other things.

This is not to fool Li Shimin, anyway, Li Shimin is basically an idler now.In terms of war, he has nothing to do.The people under the Prince's subordinates have tasted the benefits of fighting in Shandong this time. With their military achievements and talents, and with the fact that there are many people in the court, they are not afraid of Li Shimin's troubles at all, so they all want to let Li Jiancheng go out a few more times. , Earn more benefits.

Although he understood Luo Yan's meaning, but Li Shimin's mood now is that Luo Yan can say it well with a single sentence.The bachelors of the Literature Museum have done a lot of similar things, but it was useless.

Seeing that Li Shimin was still worrying meaninglessly, now Luo Yan had no choice but to let Li Shimin suffer on his own.Anyway, Luo Yan has done everything that should be done.

Li Shimin arranged for Luo Yan to hand over the farm affairs to the butler of the Qin Palace. This middle-aged man over [-] years old followed Li Shimin, and he was Li Shimin's confidant. Go outside the city.

According to this person, Wannian County is not far away anyway, and after going there, he stayed for one night, and when he recovered enough energy, he just handed over everything to Luo Yan the next day.Of course, the handover mentioned here is not to leave everything to Luo Yan. In fact, bringing Luo Yan over is purely to let the people below know Luo Yan well, and then leave other things to the prepared manager. do it.

Although Li Shimin didn't know what Luo Yan was going to do at that time, he still gave Luo Yan a lot of trust.The farm we found is next to this river, and the soil quality is also good. It is definitely a good field for growing rice.But Luo Yan has nothing to regret, the few potatoes in his hands can't even grow a single piece of land.Just like what he and Li Shimin said, the rice planted outside is purely for the purpose of confusing people.

Looking at the tenants Li Shimin found, they said they were tenants, but in fact, according to Luo Yan's request, they were all slightly injured Qin Wang's personal guards.At this moment, the status has been transferred to tenants, but because of the cold weather and the frozen soil, no residence has been built yet, and these people have not yet brought their family over.And these dozens of people live crowded together in a large courtyard of the farm.

There are also twenty or so guards who have changed from the bright light armor they had when they were personal guards to coarse cloth clothes.What is held in the hand is no longer a knife or gun, but a stick to drive people away.But the majesty of the army is still there. No, I saw idlers wandering around along the way, but I didn't see any near this manor.

Seeing all this, Luo Yan felt very satisfied.

(End of this chapter)