Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

Unexpectedly, Li Qiu sent him over this time.

"Meng Shen, meet Ying Guogong!"

"Disciple Meng Shen, pay homage to the teacher."

At this time, Meng Shen paid respectful respect to the warrior Xun, and then respectfully paid respect to Wu Xun with the etiquette of Furong Academy.

At this time, Wu Jue, who is the teacher's wife, directly pulled him to a chair and sat down.

She poured him a glass of water with concern.

"Meng Shen, you are so far away, why are you sent here at such a young age?"

Chapter 264 An Important Business Opportunity

Hearing Wu Jue's question, Meng Shen replied very respectfully: "Reporting to the teacher, my prince sent me here."

"My prince first asked me to deliver some gifts and a letter to you, teacher."

"The rest of the task is to come here to eat delicious..."

Hearing his words, Wu Jue was amused by the child.

"Meng Shen, you said that your dean specially sent you to Jingzhou just to eat delicious food?"

Meng Shen scratched his head, "It's not just eating delicious food, but also looking for various herbs."

"My prince also said that the customs and customs in Jingzhou are very different from those in the north."

"The tea here is delicious, and there are many other fruits and crops."

"So send me here to live for a year."

Meng Shen in history lived to be 93 years old.

The book "Diet Therapy Materia Medica" is the earliest surviving monograph on diet therapy in the world.

Gathering the culmination of ancient dietary therapy, consistent with modern nutrition, it has made great contributions to the development of medicine in my country and the world, and is known as the originator of dietary therapy in the world.

Therefore, Li Qiu also planned not to waste his talent, so he sent this little fat man to Jingzhou.

The most important thing is to find some herbs, ingredients, think about some medicinal food and so on.

After returning to the Hibiscus Garden, it's okay to add some recipes.

More importantly, let him establish the tea drinking culture of Datang.

Nowadays, the so-called tea in the Tang Dynasty is still the cultural style of the Hu people, and it still adds meat oil, goat milk, and a lot of messy things.

The real tea culture has not yet been established, let alone the formal control of the state, such as the heavy taxation of tea imports.

If you make a fortune in this gap, you will make a lot of money.

On the other side, the samurai Xun also asked the two officials sent by Youzhou, but there was no other reason for his trip.

The two officials hurriedly replied: "Back to the governor, this time our prince sent us here, mainly to get acquainted with the route from Jingzhou to our thirteen prefectures."

"My prince also said that the situation in the Central Plains is not very optimistic due to the severe drought this year."

"On the other hand, in the Youzhou area, the rain is abundant and the crops are growing well."

"If there are refugees from the governor's side, it will be very difficult. You can prepare in advance and send some refugees to Youzhou and other thirteen states."

"It's very easy for us to accept and support the people of Jingzhou here."

"This is also the main purpose of our trip to the south."

"At the beginning of last winter, when we led the people north to Youzhou, the two of us were also in the team."

"So I also have some experience. If there is a real need for this, Duke, you only need to hand over the refugees and some guards to us."

Hearing this, the warrior Xun breathed a sigh of relief, "Come on, prepare a banquet!"

"You have traveled a long distance, and now that you are here, you have arrived at your own home."

"Let's eat and talk later!"

At this time, Wu Jue also heard what they said, and he was also happy that Li Qiu helped his father solve this problem.

At the banquet, because there were no outsiders, the warrior Xun also said to them with emotion: "In this land of Jingzhou, most of the people have not yet been educated."

"Agricultural tools, technology, common sense, etc. used in farming land are far behind compared to those in the north."

"Crop yields are also extremely low."

"Living conditions are also extremely poor."

"You can clearly feel these things when you look at the clothes and conversations of the people."

"This year, the imperial court ordered the establishment of Yicang."

"At that time, it took a lot of effort to fill up the righteous warehouse."

"But before it can be used, it has been transferred to the army by the court."

"If you don't come, I really want to find a way out for the people in the whole state."

"However, as far as I know, your Youzhou and Yizhou are no better than Jingzhou."

"Even wars are frequent, the temperature is cold, and the environment is even worse."

"Last year, your prince just picked up [-] refugees, and now he still has the strength to accept more people to migrate?"

Hearing this, the two officials replied respectfully: "Go back to the governor."

"My lord said that after this year's autumn harvest, our thirteen state fiefdoms will be able to feed the people of five or six additional states without any problem."

"Although we don't know the specific situation yet, our prince will never break his promise."

Hearing this, the warrior Xun nodded thoughtfully.

He was aware of the filial piety Li Qiu showed towards him.

But as an elder, he didn't want to pass on such a difficult problem to his son-in-law.

So as not to delay Li Qiu's future.

At this time, Wu Jue on the side also smiled and said to him: "Father, brother Li Qiu also said it in my letter."

"This year, special crops are planted in Youzhou."

"And the growth is gratifying."

"After the autumn harvest, Youzhou's own production alone will be enough to feed the people of Thirteen Prefectures."

"So he also asked me to advise my father not to worry too much about him."

"Daddy also knows that brother Li Qiu grows a lot of crops, like the cherry tomatoes before, isn't it something we have never seen before?"

Only then did Samurai Xun nod his head reassuringly.

……

And just like that, another month passed.

Datang has also officially entered the harvest season.

However, in the main grain-producing areas of Datang, the Guanlong area and the Shandong area, it was another year of severe drought.

These people, even the water they drink is a bit difficult, let alone the crops in the fields.

Before I got through this autumn, I was already dying of drought.

In addition, those refugees who were driven down by the Turks from Xiazhou, Suizhou, and Qingzhou in the northwest have already gathered in Ningzhou, Qizhou, and Fangzhou.

If there are no accidents, in a few months, they will all have to pour into the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an City like last year.

The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks was also extremely fierce.

In the territory of Jingzhou, relying on the terrain, the Tang army blocked the attack step by step, delayed the time, and prevented the Turkic army from attacking.

As for the Turkic side, they are also struggling recklessly.

When the Turkic army came to the city of Jingzhou, the Turks had already joined as many as 6 people.

And the loss on Tang Jun's side was even worse, close to [-]!

Chapter 265 Chitu Ma's Happy Horse Life

Afterwards, a more tragic offensive and defensive battle started under the city of Jingzhou.

Because Jingzhou City was an important place for the Tang Dynasty to defend against the Turks.

The city walls and defenses are stronger than Chang'an City.

However, the height is still too short, and the rammed earth structure severely limits the height of the city wall, so that the strong bows and crossbows of the Turks still pose a great threat to the Tang soldiers defending the city.

Here, the battle loss ratio of the two sides has almost reached 1:[-], and even Datang has a slight advantage.

If this were replaced by the previous Jieli Khan, he would never fight Tang Jun recklessly.

But today's Tuli and Zhuan lose their power of thinking, but it is not the case.

As Marshal Li Jing analyzed before, seeing countless casualties of soldiers every day, every general in the Tang army felt pain in the flesh.

Far away in Chang'an, the war in Jingzhou has not yet ended, and a new and bigger problem is in front of Li Shi's people.

Now that autumn is here, but due to the drought, the densely populated and most important grain-producing areas of Guanlong, Luoyang, and Shandong have begun to have refugees.

The situation is very pessimistic.

More importantly, it is different from the past.

Under this year's drought, public grievances are boiling.

At the beginning of the year, the government decreed to confiscate the food stored in the people's homes.

The establishment of righteous warehouses is said to be used for food relief in times of disasters.

But the grain was delivered, and the drought came, but all the grain in the warehouse was taken away and used up.

The people were on the verge of starvation, but they had no food at all.

How can you not scold your mother?

There was no other way, so Li Shimin had no choice but to send Wei Zheng to Shandong and Dai Zhou to Guanlong and the Yellow River Basin to find ways to relieve the disaster and appease the victims.

In Youzhou, Yizhou and other thirteen prefectures managed by Li Qiu, this year's crops have already begun to be harvested.

The output is the same as in previous years, but it is still very low relative to the Yellow River Basin.

But the advantage is that it has not been affected by the drought.

This is already the best result.

After the court's taxes were collected, the common people still had some surplus food.

Enough to survive until next fall.

According to Li Qiu's fief and food town, most of the food collected by the imperial court belonged to Li Qiu.

Li Qiu was also not polite. After deducting the grain, the rest was shipped to Chang'an.

But it is these few grains that have already made Chang'an Household Department and Shangshu Province overjoyed.

In the Chengqing Hall, Fang Xuanling breathed a sigh of relief, and reported to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, Li Qiu Youzhou has delivered the taxes and grain that should be paid this year."

"After having these grains, the refugees around Chang'an City should be able to appease them for the time being."

"It also gave us a chance to breathe!"

Hearing this news, Li Shimin was also surprised.

"Oh, at the beginning of the year, I would never have imagined the situation in Youzhou."

"Not only did they not ask the court for help, but they took the lead in transporting the confiscated grain."

"How about taking a look at these important grain-producing states?"

"Everyone is playing the watch, asking the imperial court for relief money!"

Changsun Wuji said with a smile at this time: "Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

"Li Qiu is a lucky general!"