Within the inner residence, Empress Zhangsun was currently accompanying Princess Changle and conversing with her. However, Princess Changle's thoughts were involuntarily focused on the outside world. Her daughter was often by her side. For her daughter to suddenly be carried away, she could not feel at ease. Involuntarily, she craned her neck to look outside.
"Don't worry. With Meton and your Imperial Father here, what are you still worried about?" Empress Zhangsun looked at her absent-minded daughter and naturally knew Princess Changle's thoughts of being a mother. She couldn't help but tease.
"A group of big men with rough hands and feet. What if they hurt my daughter? Liu E, go take a look. "Princess Changle was uneasy. She waved her hand and ordered Liu E.
"Yes! Princess! "
Liu E accepted the order and left. After a while, she hurried back with a joyful expression and reported, "Congratulations, Princess. His Majesty has personally conferred Miss the title of Infanta and also conferred land."
"Conferred land!" Princess Changle couldn't help but be surprised. She raised her head and looked at Empress Zhangsun who didn't bat an eyelid. Only then did she realize that Imperial Mother probably already knew about this.
Liu E nodded and said, "Young Master Xiao proposed to confer Miss's land in Song Jiang Prefecture. The head of the Zheng Clan proposed to confer Miss's land in the grasslands."
"Go and check again. See if it's in the south or the north!" Princess Changle couldn't help but ask curiously.
Liu E quickly left and hurried back to report, "Replying to Princess, Merton chose the north."
"The north is also fine. With a vast grassland, it's just right for grazing and raising cattle and making milk powder." Princess Changle nodded. This was almost the same as what she had thought.
Liu E said with a strange expression, "Replying to Princess, Merton didn't choose a vast grassland, but a million hectares of desert."
"A million hectares of desert." In an instant, even Empress Zhangsun who was unfazed by honor and disgrace exclaimed.
A million hectares of desert! No matter which one it was, it was hard to believe that Mo Jiazi had chosen both of them at the same time.
As Liu E probed further, Meton's plan to control the desert slowly came to her. When Liu E carried Mo Sha and placed her in Princess Changle's arms, the mother and daughter still felt as if they were in a dream.
"Mo Sha!"
"Princess Jinsha!"
"What a blessed child."
Empress Zhangsun looked at the sleeping Mo Sha and couldn't help but smile. With such a father, her granddaughter was probably the happiest person in the world.
As the banquet for the eldest daughter of the Mo family ended, the name of Mo Sha, the Golden Sand Princess, spread throughout Chang 'an City.
"A million hectares of land!"
"The desert has become a green land."
As the explosive news spread, Chang 'an City was once again in an uproar.
"A million hectares of land. She is probably the princess with the most land in history." Many people clicked their tongues and said.
More people snorted and said, "Even the princesses of the past did not have so much land, let alone a princess."
A million hectares of land was so vast that it was almost equivalent to a feudal lord. However, it was in the hands of a one-month-old baby.
"So what if it's a million hectares? Even if the Western Region and the Vast Ocean were to be given to you, what can you do? What really shocked the world was Mo Jiazi's crazy plan to turn the desert into a green land. This is crazier than a madman." A scholar still found it hard to believe.
"If anyone else said this, they would definitely be considered a madman. However, to Mo Jiazi, this is not an impossible miracle." A merchant said firmly.
After all, Mo Jiazi had created countless miracles. Although it was difficult to control the Maowusu Desert, as Mo Jiazi had said, this desert had just been formed and had a lot of precipitation. It was the easiest desert to control. In addition, Mo Jiazi had treated the Maowusu Desert as his daughter's land. This made everyone believe that Mo Jiazi must have a secret technique to control the desert.
"That's a million hectares of desert, not a small sand pile. Perhaps Mo Jiazi can plant a few trees in the desert. However, to turn a million hectares of desert into an oasis is simply a pipe dream." More people expressed their doubts. Mo Jiazi's actions were beyond their imagination. It was no wonder that they found it hard to accept.
"Brat Mo, you really have a secret technique to control the desert!" In the Mo Clan, the Minister of Agriculture, Su Lingnong, said impatiently. Yulin was not the only city in the Tang dynasty that was threatened by the sandstorm. Long-term cultivation had caused the desertification to become very serious. Coupled with the constant invasion of the desert, from the perspective of the farmers, even stopping the desert from expanding would be a great achievement, let alone turning the vast desert into a green land.
Meton nodded and said, "We still need the help of the farmers."
Su Lingnong could not help but smile bitterly and said, "Merton has overestimated the farmers. If they really had a way, they would not have watched the Maowusu Desert grow from nothing."
"To control the desert, the precondition is that the Yulin area cannot be overgrazed and cultivated. Otherwise, the Maowusu Desert will be a lesson. Everything the Mo family has done will be for naught. We still need Minister Su's coordination." Meton said solemnly. Su Lingnong was in charge of the Agricultural Temple and had a great influence on agriculture. With the help of the Agricultural Temple, the overgrazing situation in the Yulin area could be improved.
Su Lingnong nodded slowly and said, "It should be so. The Old Man will order the Agricultural Temple to pay more attention to Yulin County and not let the remaining grassland continue to be desertified."
Meton nodded with satisfaction and continued, "As long as there is no overgrazing, it is not difficult to control the desert. It is nothing more than windproof, sand fixation, and grass planting. The real difficulty is that the project is huge and the speed of control cannot keep up with the speed of the sandstorm."
"Windproof, sand fixation, and grass planting! Merton, please enlighten me! "Su Lingnong bowed and asked for guidance.
"The reason why the desert is constantly eroding is that the strong northwest wind keeps blowing the sand southward. To control the desert, we must plant trees to block the wind and fix the sand dunes. Only in this way can we restore the green land." Meton said solemnly.
Su Lingnong couldn't help shaking his head and said, "Everyone knows the theory, but it is extremely difficult to put it into practice. The desert is uninhabited and extremely dry. Without water, not even grass can grow, let alone planting trees."
Meton smiled mysteriously, "Who said that there are no trees in the desert?"
Su Lingnong pondered with rapt attention, and a thought came to his mind: "Could Marquis Mo be talking about Populus Poplar, Sand Willow, Cactus, and similar plants?"
Populus and Desert Willow were common plants in the desert. They were tall and could withstand drought. If they were planted widely, they might have a miraculous effect. Furthermore, it wasn't difficult for farmers who knew how to cultivate saplings.
Meton nodded his head, "Populus and Desert Willow are indeed effective in controlling the desert. However, there is another type of tree that I am more interested in, the haloxylon shuttle."
"Haloxylon shuttle!" Su Lingnong couldn't help being stunned. He pondered for a long time before he recalled the inconspicuous tree in the agricultural book in his mind.
"That's right! If you want to control the desert, the haloxylon shuttle is the most important. "Merton said.
"What's so magical about this tree?" Su Lingnong asked.
Meton laughed and couldn't help but think of the experience of stealing energy in the middle of the night in the future just to plant a haloxylon shuttle in the desert. He immediately said, "First, one of the magical things about the haloxylon shuttle is its seed. The seed of the haloxylon shuttle sprouts the fastest in the world and also has the shortest survival time, only four hours. However, as long as you give it a little water, it will immediately germinate and grow."
"It's so magical!" Su Lingnong couldn't help but be surprised.
"This is just one of the reasons. Second, in order to survive in the desert, the haloxylon shuttle has an extremely developed root system. A small haloxylon shuttle is only ten feet tall, but its root system can reach as much as ten feet in radius. Its sand fixation effect is excellent."
Su Lingnong was slightly puzzled. According to Meton, the haloxylon shuttle was indeed extraordinary, but its sand fixation effect was not much different from that of the Desert Willow.
"Third, there is an even more magical thing about the haloxylon shuttle, that is, its developed root system will be accompanied by a precious Chinese medicinal material, Desert Cistanche," Meton said solemnly.
"Desert ginseng, Desert Cistanche!" Su Lingnong said in surprise. He had heard of Desert Cistanche.
Meton nodded and said, "Yes, as the saying goes, fortune and misfortune depend on each other. It is precisely because the haloxylon shuttle is accompanied by such a precious medicinal material that the haloxylon shuttle was destroyed. In order to get the Desert Cistanche, greedy herdsmen directly dug out all the roots of the haloxylon shuttle and took away the Desert Cistanche, leaving the haloxylon shuttle to wither and die. "
"As Merton said, the spread of the desert is indeed a man-made disaster!" Su Lingnong sighed.
"However, Merton wants to plant the haloxylon shuttle widely. Isn't he afraid of the same thing happening?"
Meton shook his head and said, "The ultimate goal of the Mo family is not the Desert Cistanche, but the haloxylon shuttle to fix the sand and prevent the wind. The Mo family will plant the haloxylon shuttle widely in the Maowusu Desert, and then use the farming method to artificially cultivate the Desert Cistanche. The Mo family doesn't want the benefits of the Desert Cistanche, but they can give it to the herdsmen. However, the herdsmen can't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. After digging up the Desert Cistanche, they need to leave the roots so that they can harvest it next year. At the same time, they have to be responsible for the maintenance of the haloxylon shuttle. Lord Su, you may not know that a haloxylon shuttle, if properly maintained, can survive for a hundred years, and the Desert Cistanche can also be harvested for a hundred years. "
The haloxylon shuttle suffered a calamity because of the Desert Cistanche. Now, because of Merton, this calamity has been turned into a blessing. The haloxylon shuttle can survive for a hundred years because of the Desert Cistanche. In this way, the desert will be green, and the herdsmen will have a harvest. They will no longer destroy the desert, but will take the initiative to plant and maintain the haloxylon shuttle. Such a plan is really amazing. Merton, please accept this Old Man's bow. "Su Lingnong exclaimed.
Meton quickly turned sideways and said, "Lord Su, you flatter me. This is not Meton's plan, but the amazing idea of the seniors of the Mo family. I'm just copying their ideas."
"I admire the wisdom of the Mo family." Su Lingnong sighed.
Meton cupped his hands and said, "Everything still needs the cooperation of the Mo family. I'll have to trouble the Mo family to cultivate the saplings of the haloxylon shuttle and the Desert Cistanche."
Su Lingnong said solemnly, "This is the honor of the Mo family!"
This time, Su Lingnong was really sure that if he followed Mo Jiazi's method, the management of the Maowusu Desert would not be an illusion.
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