Datang Ssangyong starts to gain armed domineering color

At this time, it was the darkest moment before dawn. Except for the light from the hanging lanterns, the surroundings were completely dark, and the majestic buildings of the vaguely undulating palace showed a solemn meaning.

In the first position, Song Que, who was wearing a royal robe, stood side by side with Li Yuan.

Suddenly Li Yuan smiled slightly: "Li Yuan never thought that Brother Song also entered the court as an official, waiting for the day when the court will enter the temple."

Before the establishment of Daxia, the Song family Tiandao was a heavenly man admired by the world.

In addition to his martial arts cultivation base comparable to that of Ning Daoqi, he also has military talents that are no less than martial arts. Twenty years ago, tens of thousands of troops from the Sui Dynasty could not set foot in Lingnan.

For decades, the Song clan has occupied Lingnan, overlooking the Central Plains, and the name of Song Que, the Heavenly Sword, is even more amazing and dazzling.

And who could have imagined that this arrogant god would bow his head one day.

In response to Li Yuan's sigh, Song Que said lightly: "Song Mou believes that he is not weaker than others in his life, but the emperor is a god, so what is the regret of Song being under the emperor."

"And in contrast to Song's ambition to control the north from the south and let the Han people become the rulers of the Central Plains, the emperor's goal is to make the Han people stand on the top of the world, and they will never change."

"Such a great undertaking, surpassing all the emperors through the ages, it is not an exaggeration to be respected as the greatest emperor in history once he succeeds. For this reason, Song Mou is willing to die."

Speaking of this, Song Que couldn't help but think of some of the plans that Chen Chuan had revealed to him, and a feeling of soaring heroism surged in his chest. He only felt that it was an honor to participate in such a great cause.

Infected by Song Que, Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, Lin Shihong, Du Fuwei and the others behind them could not help shaking, and their faces showed excitement.

Because the Great Emperor had been preparing for nearly a year of planning, it was finally about to begin.

Woohoo! !

As the sky brightened, the guards who had been waiting on both sides of the palace blew the long horns, and the loud and grand horns sounded throughout the palace.

At the same time, the gate of Taiji Hall was slowly opened by the two guards.

"Enter the palace."

Following the announcement, the civil and military officials and the patriarchs of various clans stepped up the steps and entered the Taiji Hall in turn.

However, although the Taiji Hall is very large, there are too many noble families and patriarchs who came here this time, plus the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Chang'an, it seemed very crowded for a while.

These people have long been prepared for this. They can't stand upright, but they can still stand horizontally.

Therefore, I saw the first-rank officers standing in front, and behind them they were divided into second-rank, third-rank and other officials standing, and the aristocratic families over there stood in the same way.

In this way, even though thousands of people could be accommodated, the 50-meter-long, 40-meter-wide, [-]-square-meter hall didn't look so crowded.

"Your Majesty is here."

"The Empress is here."

"The imperial concubine is here."

"The concubine De is coming..."

Accompanied by a high-pitched shout, Chen Chuan, who was wearing a golden imperial robe, came out of the side hall with an indifferent expression, and he seemed to exude terrifying pressure.

Behind him, there is a woman in a gorgeous phoenix robe, with a myriad of manners, her beautiful face is dignified and dignified, revealing the ultimate luxury.

Then came the concubines, each of them dressed up today, with beautiful faces and outstanding temperament, making the entire hall dimly light up for a while.

Because of the special relationship today, Chen Chuan allowed these concubines who were standing behind the imperial court or various major clan forces to attend.

Just as Chen Chuan sat down on the dragon chair, more than 200 civil and military officials and more than 800 patriarchs of various clans below all bent down to salute and shouted.

"See Your Majesty, Long Live Your Majesty."

"See the Empress."

This is not the era of pig whips, and at the same time, Chen Chuan doesn't like others to kneel when they see him. He feels that his knees are too soft and have no backbone, so he abolished the ceremony of kneeling and worshiping.

PS: I still have it today, I continued to write after dinner, and by the way, I asked for flowers and tickets, brothers. .

Chapter 147

Chen Chuan sat high on the throne, Empress Houhou sat on the lower left hand side, the four concubines Shu and concubines came to the two sides, and sat down on the seats that had been prepared.

And Zhu Yuyan, who was dressed in a gorgeous court dress, stood on the side between the steps and all the civil and military officials because of her status as the governor of the guard in black.

"Flat body."

Accompanied by Chen Chuan's indifferent voice, the civil and military officials and family heads below said respectfully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After getting up, the patriarch of the aristocratic family who had never seen Chen Chuan couldn't help but look up, and suddenly saw a tall and straight figure sitting on the dragon chair.

The gorgeous imperial robe is silver-colored, surrounded by nine dragons made of golden silk, and the waist-length black hair is neatly combed behind, held by a golden ornate imperial crown, faintly windless-automatic.

His face was like a crown of jade, his facial features were three-dimensional and handsome, and he was so perfect that he was not like ordinary people, especially the faint black mark like a sword between his eyebrows, which made him look majestic and domineering.

The pair of eyebrows seem gentle, but in fact, there are flashes of light in the indifferent eyes from time to time, with a stinging vigor, full of dominance overlooking all living beings and looking down on the world.

With just one glance, everyone felt shocked, feeling like they couldn't breathe, and hurriedly lowered their heads not daring to look directly, sighing from the bottom of their hearts.It is worthy of being the first emperor of martial arts through the ages.

Amidst the sighs of these people, Chen Chuan said indifferently: "To announce you to enter the palace today is something related to the fate of our Han people for thousands of years, and it requires your concerted efforts."

Before anyone else could speak, Yuanfei Li Yarou's father, the patriarch of the Li family of Zhaojun, respectfully said: "It is my duty to share the worries of your majesty, and I ask your majesty to give orders, but I have orders, and I will do my best." .”

"That's right, please give your Majesty an order, I'll wait..."

Seeing this, the others also quickly opened their mouths, expressing their loyalty.

Seeing this, Chen Chuan was noncommittal. After they stopped, he nodded slightly, and looked at Li Yuan and the others: "King Tang, tell me about your current situation, and how are you cultivating good seeds?"

Li Yuan came out, saluted Chen Chuan and respectfully said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, according to His Majesty's request, the number of soldiers under my command has expanded to 25."

"Among them 12 elite soldiers, [-] black-armored soldiers, and the remaining [-] soldiers are also fully equipped. After a year of training, they are ready to fight the enemy at any time and serve His Majesty."

After talking about the number of the army, Li Yuan's face became a little excited, and he said excitedly: "According to the improved seeds and planting methods given by His Majesty, my subordinates dare not neglect. After a year of cultivation, the harvest will be rich."

"Among them, two stones are harvested per acre of wheat grain to seal the warehouse."

"The millet (rice) has three stones per mu, so the warehouse is also closed, and people are ordered to guard it strictly."

"What, three stones per acre of millet, how is that possible!?"

As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, the patriarchs of the aristocratic families over there, as well as many civil and military officials behind him exclaimed, looking at him in disbelief.

There was even an old patriarch who rushed out excitedly, tremblingly said: "King Tang, what did you just say? Millet is three stones per mu? Wheat is two stones per mu? Did the old man hear correctly?"

In ancient times, there was a saying that food was the most important thing for the people. It is conceivable how important food was in ancient times, and even modern food is equally important, so I dare not ignore it.

In ancient times, the output of grain production was very low, about one mu (one mu square meter in the Sui and Tang Dynasties) was about one stone (340 catties), which was still in the most developed Sui and Tang Dynasties.

In addition to wheat and rice, other beans and sorghum have lower yields, so more land needs to be cultivated to increase production, and once the weather is dry, rainy and drought, the production will be greatly reduced.

As a result, most of the tens of millions of people in the vast Central Plains were trapped in the fields.

In the case of ensuring both the operation of the national power and the strength of the military, the ratio of military strength in the early Tang Dynasty was 1:25, that is, 25 common people supported a full-time soldier.

However, in the heyday of the later period, the ratio increased to 1:75 instead, and 8000 million people raised 60 to [-] troops in order to avoid the collapse of national power.

When Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, the whole country recruited more than one million soldiers and hundreds of thousands of laborers, resulting in a ratio of 1:20 troops.

However, 200 million people were out of production for a year without production, and most of the war-related diseases and epidemics were outside, resulting in a nationwide labor shortage, and the national strength was shaken and collapsed.

The current population of Great Xia is more than 3000 million, but its military strength has reached 150 million, and the ratio has once again reached a terrifying 1:20 ratio.

If it weren't for the large granaries left by the Sui Dynasty, enough to ensure enough food for ten years, and Chen Chuan's absolute suppression by force, the world would have started to be in turmoil again.

Even so, Chen Chuan's reputation among the people is the same as before, divided into two extremes, some people think that he is the first emperor in ancient and modern times, and he will surely shake the world.

Others thought that he was so overjoyed that he had resorted to militarism, and that if this continued, the day when the Sui Dynasty's food was exhausted would be the day when Great Xia would perish.

The reason is still the problem of insufficient food production and consumption.

However, the most important corn and sweet potato among the five grains in later generations are still outside Nanyang, and they will not be introduced until the Ming Dynasty.

This is also the reason why the Central Plains has been thriving for so many years, and the population has always been limited to less than [-] million. The food is not enough to support the population growth.

Every time the population grows to a limit, chaos erupts.

That's why those aristocratic family heads and officials were so shocked when they heard Li Yuan say that the wheat in his hands yielded two stones per mu and millet yielded three stones per mu.

Of course, they didn't know what the [-] black armored troops represented in the previously reported strength.

That means that [-] have practiced the body training method, and after a year, the minimum strength has broken through the first level of body training, most of the second level, acquired masters with a thousand catties of strength.

In addition, all centurions are at the third level of body training, and thousand commanders are at the lowest level of body training at the fourth level of innate external skills masters.

It can be said that this is a terrifying army that can fight ten against one, and once put on armor and go to the battlefield with heavy weapons, it is invincible enough to break through a million troops.

Facing the excited old man, Li Yuan, who knew him well, said in a deep voice: "Mr. Jiangling, you heard me right, please be quiet. Li Yuan's report to His Majesty is not over yet."

After finishing speaking, Li Yuan bowed to Chen Chuan on the high platform, and continued: "Your Majesty, besides that, because the subordinates and others are not familiar with the grain called corn, the first time it is cultivated, one acre of dry land only produces two stones. "

"But Weichen and others have experience, and they are confident that they will be raised to nearly three stones next year, and they are now dried and sealed."

Then the expression on Li Yuan's face became even more excited: "There is also that species called sweet potato, which not only produces four stones per mu on dry land, but also doubles the yield of two crops a year."

"Furthermore, this food tastes sweet and fills one's stomach. It is indeed a divine thing bestowed upon me by the heavens."

"Once this fetish is spread, my land in the Central Plains will say goodbye to famine from now on, and the population will increase tenfold in less than a hundred years, becoming the most prosperous empire in the world."

After talking about it, Li Yuan became more and more excited as he talked, but those aristocratic family heads and civil and military officials were already shocked and numb. They looked at Li Yuan in disbelief, for fear that what they just heard was hallucinations.

Wheat with two stones per mu, millet with three stones per mu, and a fine variety called "corn" with two stones per mu, and finally the "sweet potato" which is sweet and filling twice a year with four stones per mu. .

This time, not only the people below were shocked, but even the concubines on the stage were the same, except for Wanhou and Zhu Yuyan who knew about this, they all opened their mouths in disbelief.

Although they had a premonition that Chen Chuan called them to court today, there should be some major event to be announced that shocked the government and the public, but they didn't expect it to be so explosive at the beginning.

Not paying attention to the shock of those people below, Chen Chuan nodded indifferently: "Well, not bad."

Then he looked at Song Que, saw that Song Que had come out, and reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have gathered 30 troops, including 15 elite soldiers, 12 black armor troops, and [-] ordinary soldiers."

As Lingnan, which has been developing steadily and is ready to conquer the world, Song Que originally had [-] elite soldiers in his hands.

Coupled with his own prestige in Lingnan, after the order was issued, there were a lot of people who expanded the recruitment within a year, and the number of troops soared to 30, which is currently the largest force in Daxia.

"In terms of good varieties, Weichen is almost the same as Tang Wang, except that millet can be harvested three times a year because of the fertile land in Lingnan."

"So after the first ripe mu produced three catties of stones, I planted all of them again, plowed 160 mu, harvested [-] stones, and then plowed [-] acres for the third time, harvested [-] stones."

"Now it's all sealed up in the Song family's heavy warehouse, and heavily guarded."

"Cough...cough..."

As soon as Song Que finished speaking, an old man in his fifties was so shocked that he choked on his saliva and almost breathed out.

The others were similar, and the Minister of the Household Department even rushed out of the team, grabbed Song Que's hand and said in horror: "King Song, you are serious, one mu of millet is three crops, and it will grow to eight thousand stones in one year?"

Song Que's hands trembled slightly, and he shook Shangshu's hand away before saying in a deep voice, "Shangshu Yan, do you think Song dares to lie in front of His Majesty?"

In fact, Song Que was able to get more than ten catties of grain seeds in his hands, and he could plant [-] catties per mu. It was exhausting to cultivate [-] mu for the second time, and even [-] mu for the third harvest.

After returning back, he directly summoned all the farming masters in the entire Lingnan to take good care of the rice.

For the people of this era, their most exquisite craft is farming, and the fields in Lingnan are so fertile that they can be harvested three times a year, which is why they have such amazing harvests.

Even Chen Chuan had a slight smile on his face when he heard this result, nodded and said: "King Song did a good job, eight thousand stones, these good seeds are enough to distribute this time."

Next, the other eight princes also reported their achievements in the past year, some with 15 Chen Bing, some with [-] Chen Bing, and at the same time trained at least [-] Black Armored Army.

In addition, the food in their hands is also due to the local climate and land, and Li Yuansong Que and the others are some newcomers, but they have increased by more than ten times.

Chen Chuan sent the collected grain seeds and supporting cultivation methods to Li Yuan and others, with the purpose of planting and expanding production through their hands, so as to grow rapidly.

Anyway, these food seeds will be distributed to the world in the end, there is no need to keep them in your hands and cultivate them quietly.

And his decision did not disappoint him, the two kings and eight princes did their best, especially Song Que's made him a little surprised.

More than ten catties of seeds turned into eight thousand stones in one year, more than 300 tons.

Looking at the many shocking and inexplicable family patriarchs, civil and military officials below who were shocked by the news, Chen Chuan said flatly.

"When I swept across the world and landed in Goguryeo, I discovered that there is a wider world beyond the Central Plains."

"Afterwards, during the battle with the King of Song, during the time when Wu Dao went back to the mountain to retreat, he would occasionally travel thousands of miles a day on the clouds, travel around the world, and see countless strange scenery."

"The fine varieties called corn and sweet potato were discovered by accident in the extreme southern ocean."

"At the same time, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains of Great Xia, there are countless small countries. These people have broken etiquette and lack of civilization, but they occupy vast fertile land and good seeds."

"For example, the wheat and rice in the hands of Li Wang and Song Wang were collected by me."

Thanks to the Silk Road opened during the Han Dynasty, these people are no strangers to the Central Plains and know that there are many barbarian countries outside.