The sky was blue, the sun hung like a fireball, and the clouds seemed to be burned by the sun and disappeared without a trace.

Two basins of ice were placed in the study, but neither of them could dissipate the heat in the room. No matter how much ice there is, Yuxi won't dare to put it, because there is still Qihao in the house! It is also because Qihao is in good health that Yuxi dares to put ice in the house. When Zao Zao and Liu Er were young, she would rather be hot than use ice, for fear that the child would catch a cold.

Yuxi told Tan Tuo about planting artichokes: "Except for the land that has been planted with artichoke in previous years, other crops can be planted, and all the land that has not been planted with artichoke is planted with artichoke." Yuxi didn't discuss with Tan Tuo this time, but gave an order directly.

If this was said by Yunqing, Tan Tuo would definitely refute it in person. The yield of artichoke is high, but this new crop, the people of Northwest China are definitely not used to eating it. If all the potatoes are planted, rice noodles will be rare next year, and the price of rice noodles may double or even more. In this way, it is not conducive to the steady development of the northwest. It's just because it was Yuxi who said this, and now it's not what it used to be, and Yuxi is now very skilled in handling government affairs. What he thought of, Yuxi must have known. Knowing that there would be such a consequence and giving such an order, there must be a reason why he didn't know.

Tan Tuo asked, "Princess, why is this?"

Yuxi had already made full preparations, and said to Tan Tuo: "The old farmer told Han Ji that there may be a big drought in the northwest next year. The artichoke was planted in October this year and harvested in March. Even if there is a major drought next year, it will not affect the harvest of artichoke. "It's just an excuse made by Yuxi. However, this excuse is better than saying that there will be floods in Jiangnan next year. Once there is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, food will be in short supply, and the artichoke that the people in the northwest do not like to eat can save many people's lives at that time. You know, when this man is hungry, he eats even bark and grass roots, not to mention artichokes that can satisfy hunger. However, she will not say that there will be a flood in Jiangnan, if she says this, there will be a flood next year, and then Yan Wushuang will be able to attack her as a demon. She's conspicuous enough that she doesn't need to attract attention anymore.

Tan Tuo was taken aback and asked, "Princess, is this thing confirmed?" If there is a big drought, not only do you have to plant artichokes, but you have to prepare for everything else in advance. For example, in places where drinking water is difficult, water for people and animals to drink must be stockpiled.

Yuxi shook his head and said, "I can't be sure, but what the old farmer said was inferred from the experience he had accumulated over decades. I think it's better to believe it than to believe it. In fact, the old farmer was asked to say so. With Yuxi to protect him, he doesn't have to worry about his life, and this is the benefit of those in power.

Tan Tuo remembered Yuxi's request to build a water cellar before: "Is the princess afraid that there will be a big drought next year, so she let those villages with drinking water difficulties build water cellars?" Obviously, the princess only recently learned that there might be a big drought in the northwest next year, and the order to build a water cellar was given last year, so the timing is not right.

Yuxi shook his head and said, "No." Last year, people in some places had difficulty drinking water, so they thought of building water cellars for them, which also alleviated the problem of drinking water difficulties in a certain way. "The size of the cellars is based on the number of people in the village, and as long as the cellars are filled with water before the drought comes, the water from the cellars in the real drought should be enough for the villagers to drink for two to three months if they are used wisely.

Tan Tuo also thinks that it is: "The princess's approach is very good, but in this way, next year's rice noodles will grow like crazy." "Scarcity is expensive, and rice and noodles are grown in the entire northwest, so the price is naturally high.

Yuxi said: "Don't worry about this, the rice, noodles and beans stored in our granary can meet the normal needs of the people for half a year." In addition, at the beginning of the year, I sent people to Jiangnan to buy grain. "Yuxi took out one million taels to buy grain, one million taels of silver sounds like a lot, but on average, one person only has dozens of catties of grain, which is not much.

Tan Tuo saw that Yuxi had already made a plan, and knew that it would be useless for him to say more: "Has the prince agreed to this?" and got Ji Xuan's money, otherwise where would the princess be so rich.

Tan Tuo really thought about it, even if he didn't get this huge amount of money from Ji Xuanzang, Yuxi would still take out the money to buy food. Since we know that there will be a natural disaster next year, it would be foolish to buy more food.

Yuxi nodded and said, "I discussed this matter with the prince, and the prince agreed." "People who have been hungry like to store food. Yuxi is like this, and Yunqing is no exception. Hearing that there might be a natural disaster next year, Yuxi said that he would take out one million taels of silver to buy grain and store it, Yunqing still felt that it was less, and asked for another million. However, they had already stored a large amount of grain last year, and Yuxi was not ready to buy so much. You can't do anything too much, it's almost done.

Tan Tuo saw that Yunqing agreed, where did he still have objections: "It's the end of July now, and there are only more than two months left until October." This artichoke seed has to be distributed as much as possible. "Most of the seeds of the artichoke are in Yuxi's hands.

Yuxi nodded and said: "These grains are lent to them, and when they have a bumper harvest next year, they will be returned to the government with interest." In addition, when borrowing seeds, tell them that when the potatoes are harvested next year, the government will bid for them, so that they don't have to worry about the sale of potatoes. "With a market, these people will be able to grow energetically, and they will not go against the grain.

Tan Tuo thought for a while and said, "Princess, will such a large-scale planting attract insect pests?" Tan Tuo also had an in-depth understanding of the situation of artichokes.

Yuxi naturally thought of this and said: "When the artichoke is intercropped with soybeans or radish, the probability of insect infestation will be much smaller." "In the past two years, the experienced farmers who have been invited have been experimenting in this area. It was found that interplanting with potatoes had a very good effect.

Tan Tuo saw that Yuxi was thorough, and said with a smile: "That's good." "In the past two years, the government has fulfilled all the promises made to the people. So now in the northwest, the government is still very prestigious. Unlike the imperial court, the official documents issued do not say that the people do not believe it, but many officials do not take it seriously.

Because it is interplanted with soybeans, it is necessary to prepare soybean seeds in addition to artichoke seeds. However, the people of soybean seeds basically have seeds in every family, so they are not worried about the shortage of soybean seeds.

For the sake of planting artichokes, Tan Tuo took An Zike and other officials to get busy. Tan Tuo knows the importance of things, and he didn't reveal a word about the possible drought next year. Tan Tuo's statement to An Zike and others is that Yuxi thinks that the yield of artichoke is high, so he will ask the people to plant artichoke.

Because the yield of artichoke is really high, An Zike wanted to vigorously promote it before, so he didn't think much about it. And because the government promised to buy artichoke next year, the common people are not averse to planting this crop.

The people in the northwest didn't feel anything abnormal, but Yan Wushuang smelled something different. Yan Wushuang asked Meng Nian: "Didn't you find out what the reason is?" Han Yuxi suddenly asked the entire northwest to plant artichokes, there must be a reason.

Meng Nian shook his head and said, "No." The news we found only said that because of the high yield of artichokes, Han should vigorously promote it. ”

Yan Wushuang denied this statement without thinking about it: "Impossible. Han Yuxi is not the first day in power, and it is impossible for her not to know that there will be many drawbacks to letting the entire northwest grow artichokes. "In addition to rice, flour, soybeans and other things, it is not a good thing to grow potatoes for the daily needs of ordinary people. Moreover, such a large-scale planting, once the insect pest is rampant, even the capital will not be recovered. Yan Wushuang also knows about the fact that artichoke is prone to insect pests.

After a pause, Yan Wushuang said again: "And since last year, Han Yuxi has been stockpiling grain. Speaking of this, Yan Wushuang's eyes flashed, and he said: "Han Yuxi has the ability to predict, could it be that she predicted that there will be a natural disaster in the northwest next year." That's why the people of the northwest are planting artichokes, and she is storing grain. ”

Meng Nian still said the same sentence before: "Lord Wang, it is impossible for Han Yuxi to have the ability to predict." Because Yan Wushuang said that Yuxi has the ability to predict, Meng Nian made an in-depth understanding and analysis of Yuxi's experience from childhood to adulthood. The result of the analysis is that Han Yuxi is an unlucky person. When my mother died, my father didn't love my grandmother, and I was often bullied by other sisters, so if it wasn't for Qiu's protection, I would have died a long time ago. After growing up, it was another series of unlucky things, and marrying Yunqing was still life and death. And those who have the ability to predict are the lucky ones who are favored by God, and Han Yuxi has nothing to do with luck at all.

Yan Wushuang knew that Meng Nian had recognized that Han Yuxi had no ability to predict, so it was useless for him to say anything: "Even if she doesn't have the ability to predict, she should have gotten some news from other places." In the year of Meng, it is time for us to store grain. Even if my inference is wrong, storing more food is not a bad thing. ”

Although Meng Nian didn't believe that Han Yuxi had the ability to predict, no one had too much food. Meng Nian said: "But the summer harvest has passed, and if you want to buy a large amount of grain, you can only wait for the autumn harvest." "They also bought a batch of grain during the summer harvest, but the amount was not much, only enough for the officers and men in the army to eat until October, and they must buy more when the autumn harvest comes.

Yan Wushuang nodded.

Meng Nian said another thing: "Lord Wang, I found out a piece of news. When Yu Xiyu was in the nunnery, he once learned to speak Northwest dialect with the maids around him. "Yu Xiyu has been learning Northwest dialect with the maid for so long, even if she is cautious, she inadvertently missed traces and was overheard by a little nun in the nunnery. Because it has been so long, the little nun has forgotten about it. Coincidentally, not long ago, the little nun met a woman from the northwest who went to Lingshan Temple to offer incense, and she remembered this when she spoke northwest dialect to the servant.

Yan Wushuang said with a cold face: "It turned out that I hid in the northwest, no wonder I couldn't find anyone." "The northwest is the territory of Yunqing and Yuxi, and it just so happens that the two of them are not interested in treasures, so they will let this woman escape.

Meng Nian felt that this matter was a little tricky, and said, "Lord Wang, this matter has to be considered in the long run. "They are like fire and water with Han Yuxi, and all the people sent to the northwest are broken except for those who are deeply hidden. If you send someone over again, you will also be sent to death.

Yan Wushuang said with a smile: "What do you want to discuss in the long run, directly tell Sù Yunqing and Han Yuxi, and Yu Xiyu and Zhou Xuan are in the northwest." However, Han's thinking is very different, and we still have to make two preparations. "They must also be searched for in the northwest. However, their people are looking for them, and if they want to find people, they can't do it in March or May.

Meng Nian knew that this was Yan Wushuang's obsession, and he did not object.

ps: There are still three more today, O(∩_∩)O~, continue to ask for tickets. R1148