Li Dan and Noble Consort Lu came to have their bodies checked. The imperial physician said that there was nothing wrong with their bodies.
So they came to the Li Family Zhuangzi, but the imperial physician said that they couldn't.
When they got up in the morning, they deliberately didn't eat. They just wanted to check the process.
After the examination, there was nothing wrong. Li Dan looked at the farmers of the Li Family Zhuangzi and felt that they were full and warm.
If all the people of the Tang Dynasty were like this, they would be happy.
Li Yi disagreed and said, "The farmers are happier than others because they have a better life compared to other ordinary people."
"Can't they just not compete?" Li Dan asked with a smile.
"The imperial court needs to take the imperial examination to recruit officials. Students compete with students and officials. Men and women are beautiful, so it's easy for them to get married."
Li Yi shrugged and gave the simplest example.
Li Dan looked up at the sky and said, "Yes, as a prince, I have to compete. Otherwise, I can't sit in that position."
"That position is boring. I'm busy all day and can't arrange my subordinates well. What I leave behind is a bad reputation."
Li Yi looked in the direction of Chang 'an.
"How can the people of the Tang Dynasty be as happy as the farmers of Zhuangzi?" Li Dan asked a question that he felt was inexplicable.
"Compare the people of the Tang Dynasty with the people of other places. The people of other places can't eat enough. The people of the Tang Dynasty are tired of eating meat."
Li Yi said with a smile. He didn't think that there was anything to be sad about other people not being able to eat meat.
"I want to live until the people of the Tang Dynasty can eat enough. I don't want to be tired of eating meat."
When Li Dan said this, there was a trace of sadness on his face.
Li Yi looked at him and nodded. "It should be possible. No problem. It's really hard to let the people of the Tang Dynasty eat meat every meal. Eating …"
"What about eating?" Li Dan asked.
"There's a kind of rice. It takes two months to harvest. This kind of rice is drought resistant and can be planted in any kind of land."
Li Yi looked in the southwest direction. No one knew what he was looking at.
"What kind of rice can be harvested in two months?" Li Dan was shocked by the harvest time.
Harvesting once every two months, in the south, wouldn't they be able to plant it six times a year?
"Rice doesn't taste good." Li Yi shook his head.
"Wheat rice isn't tasty either, and chaff is even worse. At least it's rice, how ripe can it be in a year?" Li Dan stared at Li Yi and said.
At this time, he was thinking about whether it was delicious or not. The rice grown now was delicious. It was japonica. Unfortunately, the yield was too small.
"It depends on the place. In Jiangnan, they can ripen three times a year and need to be fertilized. In Qiongzhou, they can ripen four times a year. In other places, they can ripen two times a year."
Li Yi introduced the Zhancheng Rice. This rice was currently in … the Southern Protectorate Manor.
"Where's Daozi?" Li Dan was anxious.
"The Annan Protectorate Manor grows indica rice, not japonica rice. What Zhuangzi grows is japonica rice. It has many burrs, and its yield is low. Even if we fertilize it, it can't compare to indica rice."
Li Yi pointed to the paddy field in Zhuangzi. He hadn't planted the rice there yet.
He planted the rice for himself. If it was someone else, they would have been dealt with by the Imperial Court.
"The Annan Protectorate Manor has indica rice that can be harvested every two months. Good." Li Dan remembered it.
"I'll write a memorial to His Majesty. I'll say that the Annan Protectorate Manor has a type of rice that can be planted in Jiangnan first."
Li Yi told Li Dan about his arrangements. He was an official.
Li Dan nodded his head, "Yes, write a memorial to His Majesty. Go and write it. I'll take a look at it myself."
"Sure, take your time." Seeing that the old man was about to push him, Li Yi hurriedly left.
Noble Consort Lu came forward. Li Dan frowned, "This child doesn't forget to take good things out. There's a type of indica rice …"
Li Dan told Noble Consort Lu about a type of rice that could be harvested every two months. It wasn't afraid of drought, and it could grow as long as the grass could.
"There's such a good thing? The fastest crop in the Tang dynasty is harvesting three times in two years. "Noble Consort Lu was surprised.
"Two times a year is because the soil isn't fertile enough. If it's the Li Family Zhuangzi, Li Yi can grow four times a year. He can even grow it in a greenhouse."
Li Dan didn't consider the actual situation at all. He thought that the Li Family Zhuangzi was in Qiongzhou.
"What do you mean? How many seeds are there? How many years do we have to wait before we can grow a large number of seeds? "
Noble Consort Lu was also anxious. The Tang dynasty would only be stable if the people had food to eat.
"If I didn't rush him, he wouldn't have written a memorial to the Annan Protectorate Manor. Tell me, this child." Li Dan was still angry.
"Didn't I say it already? With that new type of rice, we can cross breed more varieties. The Tang dynasty can raise more livestock to eat. "
Noble Consort Lu protected Li Yi and rolled her eyes at Li Dan.
At the same time, she thought that the people of the Tang dynasty would eat more food and meat.
Li Yi finished writing. It was only one sentence. He didn't write it on the paper given by the imperial court. Instead, he wrote it on his own paper in Zhuangzi.
He came out and found a Winged Knight. "Send this to His Majesty."
"Brothers, come with me." The person took the letter and carefully put it in his pocket. He called five people and rode out of Zhuangzi.
Half an hour later, a fast horse arrived at the panda park.
"Prime Minister Yao, His Majesty urgently summons you." The person found the three prime ministers.
"Let's go back quickly. I haven't seen enough pandas." Yao Chong was helpless.
The three of them got on the carriage and returned to the palace in half an hour. They went straight to the Political Affairs Hall.
Li Longji was reviewing memorials. When he heard the footsteps, he signaled Gao Lishi with his eyes.
Gao Lishi passed the paper with Li Yi's words on it to Yao Chong.
The three of them unfolded the paper and read it together.
Zhang Shuo read it aloud, "Your Majesty, the Annan Protectorate Manor has a type of drought-resistant rice that can be harvested once every two months in hot weather. You can plant it in Jiangnan first. "
It was just a simple sentence.
"The Annan Protectorate Manor has such good rice? Why didn't they report it? "Yao Chong was furious.
"Quickly send someone to take a look. If it can be harvested now, ask the locals to bring back more seeds. Send most of them to Jiangnan and a small portion to be planted in the capital. "
Lu Huaishen didn't think about the Annan Protectorate Manor. He wanted to see if there was any. If there was, he would plant it quickly.
The order was quickly passed down. There was no need to travel eight hundred miles. It was a waste of horses. No matter how anxious they were, they couldn't rush it for a few days.
After settling the matter, Yao Chong said to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, this subject requests that Li Yi write down all the good things that are currently available."
"This subject agrees." Lu Huaishen supported Yao Chong.
"Un!" Zhang Shuo made a sound.
They all felt that it was fine if it was other things, but why did Li Yi only mention such good rice now?
If he said it last year, didn't he plant it in many places this year?
"He has to remember it first. What's the use if he doesn't? If we ask him now, will he know everything? "
Li Longji didn't agree to interrogate Li Yi. He would lose even more things if he did.
Li Family Zhuangzi. Li Dan was asking.
"Xiao Yi, is there anything else that you think will be useful to the Tang dynasty?" Li Yi pleaded with Li Dan.
He knew that Li Yi would only say it if he wanted to. If he didn't say it, there was nothing he could do.
Li Yi looked at the old man and sighed, "There really is. In the past, I was thinking about these things, so I wanted to build a ship and forgot about the indica rice over there."
"What is it? Where is it? "Li Dan craned his neck.
"Sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, kidney beans, there are many of them. It's … more than twenty thousand li away, across the sea. "
Li Yi spoke the truth. There was, and it was growing there. How could he bring it back?
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