Chapter 609: News of Rice Seeds

It rained three nights last night, and it was cold for another day.

One stormy night, the lightning and thunder did not stop until early in the morning. The raindrops descended from the corners of the eaves, reflecting the sun's brilliance, streaking a bright trail in the air, and then falling into the stagnant water on the bluestone slabs.

Li Shimin looked up at the towering pointed copper needles on the roof, since they were installed on the roof, no matter how thunder and lightning hit, they had never been struck by lightning again.

Turning around and going back to the study, I sat down and leaned back habitually, and then thought of the chair under me, which was soft and comfortable to sit on, more comfortable to lean, and there were wheels underneath, which was convenient and fun to move.

If you think about it carefully, everything from national guidelines and policies to food and clothing has been affected by this Xia Hongsheng.

As for whether the result of this influence on Datang was good or bad -- Li Shimin leaned back, feeling that it would be better if the dragon chair could be so comfortable -- it was naturally self-evident.

There was a letter on the desktop in front of Li Shimin, which was ajar, revealing the paper inside.

"The world is safe and perfect, and it lives up to its ......," Li Shimin recited a sentence softly in his mouth, and infinite memories suddenly welled up in his heart, accompanied by a clear but vague face, which turned into a trace of helplessness in the end.

I couldn't help but move in my heart, raised my hand and took out the piece of paper from the envelope and unfolded it.

"You know that the concubine has a husband, and the concubine is given a double pearl. Feeling lingering, tied to the red shirt. Zhijun's intentions are like the sun and the moon, and the husband vows to live and die together. Returning Jun Mingzhu's tears, he hated to meet when he was not married. ”

Li Shimin read it silently, sighed, folded the piece of paper in his hand again, and put it in the envelope.

"Wang De." Li Shimin called.

"The old slave is here!" Wang De bowed and agreed.

Li Shimin raised his hand and handed the envelope to Wang De: "Burn it." ”

"Yes, everyone!" Wang De took the envelope, walked out of the study, and burned the envelope and a piece of paper inside into ashes.

went back to report to Li Shimin, Li Shimin nodded, and muttered in his mouth: "Shuangquan Fa ......"

Wang De couldn't hear clearly, and he didn't dare to hear clearly. It's just that he still stands silently on the sidelines, being a transparent person.

Suddenly, a voice from the guard came from outside: "Your Majesty, Commander Duan Zan is asking to see you outside the courtyard!" ”

Duan Zhan? Li Shimin knew that he must have come to deliver the information, but he didn't know where the information was, so he was stunned for a moment, and then his temperament changed suddenly, and he said lightly: "Let him in." ”

An emperor is an emperor after all, and he must be majestic in front of others. A moment of amazement and sorrow, only the emperor himself can know.

Duan Zan entered the study and bowed. But Li Shimin could see that Duan Zhan's body and expression had an irrepressible excitement and excitement, and he was relieved in his heart.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Duan Zhan's expression, Li Shimin was also very curious, so he asked.

Duan Zhan held a piece of paper tightly in his hand, and his voice trembled slightly with excitement, and replied, "Your Majesty!" Rice, rice seeds...... The rice seed has found His Majesty! Lin Yi really has rice seeds that can be harvested three times a year! ”

"What?!" Li Shimin stood up suddenly: "Quick, tell me the details!" ”

"Your Majesty, after the spies we sent arrived in Linyi, it didn't take much effort to find the three crops of rice. Just to confirm this matter, those spies personally stayed in Linyi Kingdom, followed the old farmers of Linyi Country to farm, learned how to plant three crops of rice, and then planted it for another year, from cultivation to harvest, verified what Xiahou said, and then reported to His Majesty, and has begun to try to buy a large number of rice seeds in Linyi Kingdom, the first batch of 2,000 catties of rice seeds has set off by sea and will dock in Fuzhou! Duan Zan said as he handed over a few pieces of letter paper in his hand to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin immediately took it and looked at it carefully, and when he saw the intelligence collected by the spies about Linyi Kingdom, he was immediately taken aback, and couldn't help but exclaim: "In a small country of Linyi, the annual harvest of grain can actually exceed the total number of several major grain-producing provinces in the Tang Dynasty combined, which is ...... As far south as the coast and west as Tianzhu, most areas only have one summer season a year, and they can be cultivated all year round. ”

The more Li Shimin looked at it, the more unhappy he felt in his heart, and then looked back, that Linyi country was rich in a variety of rare gems, and there were countless gold mines......

Li Shimin's eyes were very warm, and he turned his head to Duan Zan and asked, "How long will it take for the first batch of rice seeds to arrive in Fuzhou?" ”

Duan Zan thought for a while and replied, "Taking a sea boat away, Wei Chen estimates that it will be at least more than a month." When this letter was sent, the ship had already departed, and it was only by the middle of next month that it would arrive. ”

"Good!" Li Shimin excitedly slapped the letter on the table with one hand: "Quickly send the ministers of the three provinces to the Liangyi Hall to see me!" ”

Wang De bowed and immediately went out to deliver the decree.

When Wang De walked to the door, Li Shimin spoke up again: "The matter of rice planting was promoted by Xia Qing, and he knew it very well, so he sent someone to pass on Xia Qing to meet him immediately." ”

"Xiahou has been in Jingyang recently, but I'm afraid I won't be able to arrive for a while." Duan Zan said to Li Shimin: "Weichen, let's go to Jingyang immediately!" ”

Li Shimin nodded, and Duan Zan retired and left.

Looking at the news sent by Duan Zan on the table, the smile on Li Shimin's face gradually put away. The rice seeds that are cropped three times a year have been found, which proves that what Xia Hongsheng said last year is correct. If this year's three-cropping rice varieties can be popularized in Datang, if Xia Hongsheng said, some southernmost areas can be harvested three times a year, Lingnan can be double-cropped a year, and even the north can be harvested at least once a year, and the yield per mu is much higher than today's yield, then even if Datang cannot completely solve the grain problem, it can be greatly alleviated. This is another immortal achievement.

I don't know what else he knows!

Every time, when others think that what Xia Hongsheng shows is amazing enough, Xia Hongsheng will always show more amazing things again.

Immortals, immortals! Could it be that Xia Hongsheng really descended from heaven to be an immortal? Otherwise, how could he understand so many things at such a young age? Speak and do things, behave like an old man?

Is a person with such ability really willing to be just a lazy and idle official? And without a glimmer of ambition?

Li Shimin took a deep breath.

In any case, Li Lizhen must marry Xia Hongsheng!

This ability must be used by me! If it doesn't work for me......

Li Shimin stared coldly, quickly spread out a piece of paper, put down the pen without a trace of hesitation, and started to write. (To be continued.) )