"Yo ~! Mang Zi, you're so early today! "
"Da Shun, aren't you early too? Haha, speaking of which, if we're late, what if the White Fold Flower seeds shine? Who am I going to cry to? "
"Hey! Mang Zi, what you said is wrong! Back then, we all went to the county office to register. What kind of person is Marquis? Would he cheat on our seeds? "
"Then why did you wake up so early? Isn't it because you're feeling uneasy? "
"Hey! I'm different! I want to get the seeds earlier and start planting them immediately. It's already the end of April now. Planting one day earlier is one day earlier! I heard that the nutrition bowl that Marquis's family planted in Cloud Mountain has already sprouted and transplanted into the mountain. It's growing vigorously! If my White Fold Seed Flower can grow as well, I'll be burning incense to thank the gods! "
"I feel that as long as we use the method that Marquis taught us, the final growth will definitely not be bad! After all, we're using the same method! After I get the seeds today, I plan to go to Qiqu Pavilion to buy two alms making utensils. It's eighty copper coins for one. If I buy two more, I can turn all these seeds into nutrition bowls two days earlier. Moreover, the utensils can be used next year. It's not a loss! "
"Hey? Mang Zi! Your idea is not bad! After we get the seeds, I'll go with you to buy the utensils. When the time comes, my eldest child and my wife will make the nutrition bowls with me. We can plant all the seeds a few days earlier! "
"Haha! That's right, that's right! That's the logic! "
Early in the morning of the second day, all the villagers of Lantian County woke up early and headed straight for the county seat of Lantian County. Along the way, the villagers had their arms around each other's shoulders as they talked and laughed. Their faces were filled with happiness.
The news that the Lantian County government was going to distribute the White Fold Flower seeds had been spread around yesterday evening. Even the farmers in other counties near Chang 'an knew about it. Those farmers were naturally envious, because now that Li Zexuan had brought back tens of thousands of catties of seeds, the farmers in Lantian County would be able to make a fortune with the White Fold Flower seeds, even if they did nothing this year!
As soon as the city gates opened, the villagers who were guarding the city gates swarmed towards the county yamen. The yamen runners and petty officials of the county yamen were all mobilized today. Some helped to verify the identity of the villagers, some guided them to sign the agreement, some weighed the seeds for the villagers, and some distributed the farming tools to the villagers. In any case, each of them had their own duties and were divided into several groups. They wanted to ensure that all the seeds and farming tools would be distributed before noon!
Speaking of which, each household was given a set of alms bowls for free. In total, there were more than ten thousand sets of alms bowls. The cost was not low either. In the past ten days or so, the workshop had been rushing the production with all its might. Only then could they rush out so many alms bowls.
As for the majority of the farmers, after receiving the seeds and farming tools, they immediately went to Curious Pavilion! This was because the experienced farmers all knew that with an additional alms bowls, there would be one more person to help make the nutrient bowls when they returned. The White Fold Flower seeds could also be planted a day earlier. It was already the end of April. If they did not plant the seeds earlier, they might not be able to make it in time!
Moreover, the alms bowls from Curious Pavilion were not too expensive. One was only eighty copper coins. Most people could still afford it if they gritted their teeth.
Speaking of which, if Li Zexuan had not opened a branch of Curious Pavilion in Lantian County, they would have had to travel all the way to Chang 'an City to buy alms bowls today! Now, not only did they not have to go to Chang 'an City to go to Curious Pavilion, some of the famous shops in Chang' an City had also opened branches in Lantian County. Anything that could be bought in Chang 'an City could also be bought in Lantian County now. This was the convenience that Li Zexuan's "arrival" had brought to the people of Lantian County!
Today, the Curious Pavilion in Lantian County did not disappoint the farmers. Cart after cart of alms bowls were placed in front of the open space in front of the door. The people could line up into more than ten lines to buy alms bowls at the same time. This could be considered as saving a lot of time for the farmers.
"Reporting to my lord, all the registered farmers who have reclaimed the wasteland have all received their seeds and farming tools!"
At noon, it was already past lunchtime, but the ten thousand catties of seeds had all been distributed. The county yamen runner cupped his fists and reported to County Magistrate He, both physically and mentally exhausted.
County Magistrate He was also exhausted today. His throat was almost smoking from shouting at the side. Hearing this, he let out a sigh of relief and laughed, "Haha! Good! Good! Arrester Sun, immediately get all the officials in the county yamen to pack up. In a while, we will go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant in the county to have a meal. Marquis said that everyone has worked hard and specially prepared a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant to entertain us! "
Arrester Sun was pleasantly surprised, "Marquis is benevolent! This subordinate will go and inform the brothers right away! "
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The registration of the ten thousand farmers and the distribution of the ten thousand catties of White Fold Seed was not an easy task. The officials of Lantian County contributed a lot and almost everyone worked hard. However, in the end, Li Zexuan's banquet reward made everyone feel that their recent hard work was completely worth it. Not only was the wine and food delicious, but the most important thing was that they received recognition from Li Zexuan. In the process, they also received recognition from the people of the county. They were willing to work for Li Zexuan wholeheartedly for the rest of their lives!
The people who received the seeds began to make the nutrient bowls that afternoon. As for the fertile soil used for the nutrient bowls, they had already prepared it. The soil was filled with cow dung, chicken dung, and plant ash to be used as fertilizer. It was completely capable of ensuring the successful germination of the seeds. It was now the end of April. Even at night, it would not be cold. Therefore, there was no need to specially store the nutrient bowls in a large shed. In this way, it saved the farmers a lot of effort!
It was not only the farmers of Lantian County who were busy planting the White Fold Seed. The farmers of the Cheng, Qin, Niu, and Yuchi families, as well as the farmers of the imperial farms, were all busy planting the White Fold Seed.
As Yuchi Jingde was currently leading the army on an expedition to Liangshi, the Yuchi family originally could not catch up with this wonderful matter. However, in the end, Yuchi Jingde's wife stepped forward. With the help of the Qin, Cheng, and Niu families, as well as Li Zexuan, they also caught up with this last train of "getting rich"!
Logically speaking, Li Zexuan's method of using the nutrient bowls to plant the White Fold Seed was no secret. Not only did the people of Lantian County know about it, the people of Chang 'an and the surrounding counties also knew about it. However, there were very few people who imitated it!
Among the people, there were many who believed that Li Zexuan's method could obtain a better harvest and earn a lot of money. However, even if they wanted to imitate it, they did not have the capital to do so! According to the current market price of the White Fold Seed, most people could not even buy a catty of seeds even if they used all their savings!
As for those wealthy families, although they had the capital, there were very few White Fold Seed on the market. If they wanted to buy a large amount of seeds, they could only do what Li Zexuan did and send people to Guangdong to buy from the Nanyang sea merchants. However, they were not willing to invest so much capital and energy to risk following behind Li Zexuan. In this world, those who were willing to be the first to eat crabs were always the brave ones, and they were also the minority!
"Hehe! If more than 70% of these White Fold Seed can survive, not to mention Lantian County, all the people around Chang 'an will probably be able to wear winter clothes made of White Fold Seed this year! "
Yanhuang College, Yamachō office. Ye Guozhong stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling glass window and looked at the people who were busy planting the White Fold Seed at the foot of the mountain. He was full of smiles as he lamented.
"I don't think it will be possible this year! At the very least, it will have to wait until next year! "
Li Zexuan stood behind Ye Guozhong and said faintly, "Just relying on these White Fold Seed in Lantian County, it will be difficult to lower the price of the White Fold Seed. When the time comes, the people of Lantian County will be able to wear winter clothes made of White Fold Seed, but the people of other counties will definitely not be able to afford it! The extra White Fold Seed will probably be bought by the merchants and sold to the officials and nobles! After all, who would like the warmth of this thing!
However, when this batch of White Fold Seed blossoms, we will be able to obtain hundreds of thousands of catties of White Fold Seed. When the time comes, we will really have the conditions to promote the planting of White Fold Seed in all the counties around Chang 'an. It all depends on whether His Majesty has this intention ~! "
Ye Guo Zhong nodded and said, "That's true. Relying on Lantian County alone, it's indeed impossible to suppress the price of the White Stack Tidbits. However, Little Xuan, you've truly benefited the people. Grandfather is very gratified. Your father and mother are also proud of you!"
"Grandfather is too kind! Grandson just doesn't want to see so many people suffer! "
Li Zexuan said honestly.
It wasn't that he was a saint, but that he really didn't like to see the people around him suffer. Although he was now a true Marquis, if he couldn't lead the people in his fief to prosperity, then when he went out, he would only meet pitiful people who couldn't even afford to eat. Then what was the point of him being a high and mighty Marquis?
Ye Guozhong looked at Li Zexuan with appreciation. The more he looked at this grandson, the more he liked him! After a long time, Ye Guozhong sighed with emotion.
"The Ye Family has also benefited from you, Little Xuan. 1500 catties of seeds is enough for the Ye Family's farmers to work hard! Last time when Guan City quelled the rebellion, Fashan received your help and made a great contribution. However, in the end, this child still insisted on going to the South to seek Dao. Sigh, this old man doesn't know if it's good or bad to indulge Fashan like this! "
Obviously, Ye Fashan had made a great contribution in Guan City but gave up on receiving the reward. This had shaken Ye Guozhong's conviction that he had always held on to!
He had always supported Ye Fashan's study of Dao. However, this time, Ye Fashan had given up on his official career to seek Dao. This made Ye Guozhong a little uncertain! After all, Ye Fashan now had a promising cousin like Li Zexuan to look after him in the imperial court. As long as Ye Fashan was willing to accept Li Zexuan's reward and enter the official career, his future achievements would not be bad. It seemed more reliable than pursuing the illusory Dao!
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Grandfather, you don't have to worry about personal gains and losses. Fashan is determined to seek Dao and has a pure heart. In the future, his achievements will not be worse than mine!"
Ye Guozhong smiled. He thought that Li Zexuan had chosen some nice words to comfort him. However, he did not know that Li Zexuan was stating the truth!
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"Yamachō, Li Shilang requests an audience!"
After sending Ye Guozhong off, Li Zexuan sat alone in his office and quietly began to draw. About half an hour later, Mo Zhong walked in and bowed to report.
Li Zexuan usually did not like to be disturbed when he was seriously drawing or working. Therefore, whenever this time came, Mo Zhong would be very considerate to guard the door.
Li Zexuan was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Assistant Minister Li? Which Assistant Minister Li? "
Mo Zhong quickly explained, "Yamachō, it's the Minister of Imperial History, Li Daozhang!"
"Oh! So it's Daozhang Li! Why didn't you say so earlier! Quickly, invite Daozhang Li in! "
Li Zexuan helplessly stared at Mo Zhong. He thought to himself, Daozhang Li is so nice, why did he have to call him Li Shilang? It's easy to mishear, okay?
Li Chunfeng was considered a special existence in Yanhuang College. He was not a student of the college, nor was he a teacher or an employee of the college. He belonged to the Imperial History Bureau, but he often stayed in the Yanhuang College's faculty dormitory and often occupied the college's astronomical telescope. He was given such special treatment because Li Zexuan appreciated Li Chunfeng's character and talent. That was why he was given such special treatment!
Previously, Li Chunfeng overheard from Li Zexuan that the astronomical telescope could be modified and upgraded. Therefore, he often asked Mo Lingwei for help to upgrade the telescope. However, Mo Lingwei was busy with the generator and microscope at that time and did not care about Li Chunfeng. Li Zexuan thought that Li Chunfeng might have come to him today to upgrade the telescope!
Mo Zhong answered pitifully and then went out to pass the order.
After a while, Li Chunfeng pushed the door open and entered. Li Zexuan stood up to greet him warmly. Before they could exchange a few words, Li Chunfeng could not wait to get to the point. "Marquis, bad news! Last night when I was observing the sky at night in the academy, I discovered that Jupiter entered from the south gate of the Supreme Palace Enclosure and exited from the east gate. Moreover, the Big Dipper was dim and lightless. All these signs are signs of a drought! "
Drought!
Li Zexuan's heart skipped a beat. According to history, there would be a drought this year in Tang Dynasty, but he did not expect Li Chunfeng to be able to predict this year's drought just by looking at the stars. It seemed like Li Chunfeng was really something to be able to create a divine book like the Push Back Chart!
Oh! No! It was definitely not just something to be able to do, it should be many things!
"My master has done a lot of research on the study of astrology, but I'm ashamed to say that I haven't received half of his teachings in this aspect. The astrology that Taoist Priest mentioned just now, is it really an omen of a great drought?"
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment. He quickly hid the shock on his face and asked politely.
Li Chunfeng nodded seriously and said, "It's absolutely true! Based on these stars, I can conclude that a drought is coming to Tang Dynasty. I plan to return to Chang 'an and report this to His Majesty! So that His Majesty can be prepared! "
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