It's just that the emperor led hundreds of officials to devour locusts, which greatly touched and encouraged the people, but if you want this incentive to really play a role, you still need a series of measures.

After returning to Chang'an, Xia Hongsheng drafted a series of measures. Not only should the prefectures and counties in the locust-stricken areas make a big deal about the emperor throwing down hundreds of officials and devouring locusts, but they should also send special personnel to instruct the people on how to eat locusts correctly and how to burn fires to extinguish locusts. At the same time, there are treatments for hungry people who are dying of starvation to minimize the source of disease.

After completing these things, Xia Hongsheng was free again, and after visiting those uncles in Chang'an City, it was time off.

I slept lazily at home, and as soon as I got up, I heard a report from someone that a large group of people had entered the courtyard, and they were all the gentlemen from the Hongwen Pavilion.

Xia Hongsheng didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so he went to the vestibule and saw that the group of gentlemen had already sat down, and they didn't treat themselves as outsiders at all.

"Brother, today's holiday, we are all specially begging for a glass of wine to drink! Now that you have left our brothers far away, our brothers are all studying in the Hongwen Pavilion, and you have already been made a marquis by Your Majesty, which is a great joy! Li Yexu's goods are the most chattering no matter where they go, and as soon as they saw Xia Hongsheng coming out, they immediately shouted first: "Hurry up, while everyone is free today, the family banquet will be set up quickly!" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "This is easy to say." Even if you don't come, I'm going to invite the big guys. ”

"Tsk...... Founding County Hou! It's really ......" Cheng Chumo shook his head, and said to Xia Hongsheng with envy: "Now my brother is Xiahou, and Brother Duan has the help of my brother." Now it's also a fold. We're still a mere captain. What the fuck...... Let's just quit our current job and follow my brother to do a good job. ”

Xia Hongsheng scratched his head, Xia Hou ...... Why does it sound so weird, no, as soon as I hear this title, I immediately go out of the play, and I immediately think of the Xiahoudun who ate his glasses!

Speaking of which, half of the three kingdoms haven't been touched since they came back. At the beginning, Youji wanted to transfer him, so she packed her bags and packed up the missing half of the Three Kingdoms. Later, they were surrounded by Duan Zan and others, and Youji and they left, where could they still take the package away, so they were taken back by Duan Zan with the heart, which was saved. You'll have to find a time to keep writing it down, and it will be of great use in the future.

"By the way, I heard the shopkeeper Wang say that the matter of the grain in the winery has been solved by Jingshi, and now the grain has begun to be transported to the winery and has been put into production. Next month. Next month, the liquor from our winery will be able to be drunk in the major restaurants in Chang'an City. Li Ke said to Xia Hongsheng.

"Haha, there's more than one piece of good news. Now that I'm back. It's time to start on the kiln. When the glass is burned, I will select those Hu people to sell, squeeze out the Hu people's glass business, so that those Hu people's glass can no longer be sold in Datang in the future, but buy glass from us and sell it back, that is really good! Xia Hongsheng replied with a smile.

In the glass business, everyone has a part in it, so when they heard Xia Hongsheng say this, they immediately became happy, and began to imagine the scene of driving Hu Shang out of the Tang Dynasty. Xia Hongsheng didn't speak, just smiled and listened to their words. But he said in his heart that the business of this Hu businessman can be robbed, but these Hu businessmen can't be driven away by play. They are now the link and bridge between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, and even further west. Europe is at the beginning of the Middle Ages, right? It is the stage when European multiculturalism begins to take shape, and enlightened multiculturalism is conducive to the enlightenment of Datang. And Xia Hongsheng knew that Persia would not last long, at most a few decades, and it would be destroyed by a strong opponent of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Datang's trade route to Europe will be cut off, and countless losses will be made. In history, the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food ended in defeat, and since then it has lost the qualification and opportunity to compete for Central Asia, and the western section of the Silk Road has been destroyed in the next few hundred years.

Although the Hu merchants had no status, they were the only group that could now travel between the two continents, and the benefits of retaining them were far greater than the benefits of expelling them.

Regarding the Western Regions and Central Asia, Xia Hongsheng actually has a very grand idea, but now is not the time to consider this, the time is far from it, and it can only be left for later.

"Glass?!" The young Li Tai ran out: "You said to make me a new telescope!" ”

"I want to ask where your dad hid his binoculars!" Xia Hongsheng-for-tat: "After the previous one was presented to His Majesty by Uncle Cheng, there was no more news!" ”

"But you promised!" Li Tai argued with reason.

Xia Hongsheng shrugged his shoulders: "I didn't say I wouldn't do it for you, I'll make it for you when the glass is burned." Make you something even more powerful, the one that can see the moon above! ”

"What?! See the moon above?! Li Tai was clearly not convinced.

Xia Hongsheng didn't explain, didn't pay attention to Li Tai, and diverted the topic to talk about other things.

Xia Hongsheng ordered the cook to prepare a family banquet, and at noon, the gang of gentlemen stayed at home to play.

During the banquet, Xia Hongsheng found a gap and pulled Xu Qixian, and quietly left the vestibule and went to the back while a group of drunken maniacs were drunk.

"How?" Xu Qixian's alcohol consumption is very good, and he is not drunk at this time, and when he got to the back, he asked.

"Brother Xu, the little brother wants to ask you about something!" Xia Hongsheng scratched his head and said to Xu Qixian.

Xu Qixian saw Xia Hongsheng's appearance, but he showed a look of understanding, and said with a teasing smile: "Senior brother wants to know about Sister Hui'er, why don't you go to your uncle's house to have a look, but ask Brother Wei here secretly?" Why, could it be that the junior brother left Chang'an for four months, but he couldn't find the way? ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled wryly: "Brother Xu, don't squeeze me, the truth must have been told by Uncle Xu." Let me ask you, did she really believe those rumors in Chang'an City? ”

"Senior brother is also confused, my cousin is smarter than a brother, how can she believe those nonsense gossip." Xu Qixian shook his head: "It's just that I don't know how to face it." She had always been friendly with the princess, and she was a close friend, but now she ...... Alas, I don't know what my sister has taken a fancy to you! ”

"Hehe, naturally this son is unique, and his character is good!" Xia Hongsheng said a word.

But seeing Xu Qixian, he said to him with a solemn face: "Senior brother, I advise you not to see the two of them for the time being." Think about it carefully, after all, the identity of a princess is not like an ordinary woman, and you can only choose one of the two. It's better to think clearly about who you want first, decide as soon as possible, and isolate yourself from the other, than wait until the love is deep, and the hurt is too deep. ”

"I like Xu Hui!" Xia Hongsheng said solemnly.

Xu Qixian was stunned by Xia Hongsheng's straightforwardness, and then shook his head again: "Don't say it so early." Think about it in your heart, Princess Changle is gentle and virtuous, and her appearance is beautiful, so you really don't like her at all? ”

"This ......" was replaced by Xia Hongsheng stunned.

After a while, he slapped his head heavily and smiled bitterly at himself.

Humans are greedy creatures.

Not only greedy, but also shameless! At this moment, Xia Hongsheng suddenly felt that he was both despicable and ugly.

"The word love is not shallow. I hope you can think it through, don't be casual, and end up hurting others. Xu Qixian patted Xia Hongsheng on the shoulder, and then turned to leave.

Xia Hongsheng sat down in the corridor and let out a long sigh. These truths, Xia Hongsheng, who has more life experience than Xu Qixian, can't understand it, in the final analysis, it's still the dick silk thought in the later generations that is at work, and things that have never been there suddenly appear two that are not divided into two people, and it is inevitable that they all want to have it. It's the same thought.

It's just that it's too selfish to think about yourself like this.

As Xu Qixian said, let's treat it coldly first. I also ask myself who the person I like is.

No one in the future likes to worry, and now there are two people who like themselves, and they are also worried. Either one, it's so good that I can't bear to hurt her, but I don't know what to do after all. There are so many experiences and so many experiences in later generations, but only this one is missing, I have heard a lot, I have seen a lot, but I really put it on myself, but after all, I am still a fan of the authorities.

Hearing footsteps coming, Xia Hongsheng shook his head, and temporarily cleaned up his worries, but when he looked up, he saw that Li Tai had come to look for him.

"I heard that you became my eldest brother's attendant?" Li Tai walked over and asked.

Xia Hongsheng nodded and turned his head to look at Li Tai.

Li Tai was a little anxious: "Then won't I be able to look for you in the future!" ”

Xia Hongsheng was stunned: "Why?" ”

"They say that if you become the prince's attendant, you will become my eldest brother's person, and you will come to deal with me in the future! So I can't go to you! Li Tai frowned and looked very innocent.

"Who said that?" Xia Hongsheng frowned: "Xiao Tai, no matter who said this, after you go back, you will beat him with two hundred sticks first!" Whoever says such things to you again in the future will be uneasy and kind! Not only can you not listen, but you will never trust anyone who says these words again! ”

"Huh? Why? Li Tai looked at Xia Hongsheng in surprise.

"Did I lie to you?" Xia Hongsheng asked rhetorically: "Xiaotai, in the future, you can not only come to me, but also to your eldest brother, even if I become the prince's attendant, I will still answer your questions." ”

Li Tai is still so young, and those people around him have instilled this kind of thinking in him, no wonder Li Tai was so keen to compete with Li Chengqian for the crown prince in history! Li Tai is Xia Hongsheng's desire to train him to become a leader in the Tang Dynasty science community, and his plan must not be ruined in the hands of those profit-hungry staffmen!

Xia Hongsheng's expression became cold. (To be continued......)