Chapter 642 Where Are the Good Things in the World?

Li Dan and Concubine Doulu came to check their health. The imperial doctor said that there was nothing wrong with their health.

So they came to Lijiazhuangzi, but the imperial doctor said it was not okay.

When they got up in the morning, the two of them deliberately didn't eat, just checking the process.

After the inspection was completed, there was no problem. Li Dan looked at the farmers in Lijiazhuangzi and felt that the farmers were well fed and clothed.

If the people of the Tang Dynasty were like this, they would be happy.

Li Yi disagreed and said: "The bankers are happier than others because they live a good life compared with other ordinary people."

"Isn't it okay if we don't compare?" Li Dan asked with a smile.

"The imperial court has to take the imperial examination to recruit officials. Students are compared with students, and when they become officials, they are even more competitive. If men and women are beautiful, it will be easier to marry and find a wife."

Li Yi shrugged and gave the simplest example.

Li Dan raised his head and looked at the sky: "Yes, the prince must compete, otherwise he won't be able to sit in that position."

"That position is not interesting at all. I'm busy all day long, and my subordinates don't arrange it well. It leaves me with a bad name."

Li Yi took a look at the direction of Chang'an City.

"How can the people of the Tang Dynasty be as happy as your Zhuangzi farmers?" Li Dan asked a question that he found unanswerable.

"The people of the Tang Dynasty competed with people in other places. Other places did not have enough to eat. The people of the Tang Dynasty were tired of eating meat."

Li Yi said it with a smile, not feeling sad that other people couldn't eat it.

"I want to live until the people of the Tang Dynasty can have enough to eat, and I don't want to get tired of eating meat."

When Li Dan said this, there was a trace of sadness in his expression.

Li Yi looked at him and nodded: "It should be possible, no problem. It is indeed very difficult to let the people of the Tang Dynasty eat meat every day. Eat..."

"How about eating?" Li Dan asked.

"There is a kind of rice that takes two months from planting to harvesting. This kind of rice is drought tolerant and can be grown in any land."

Li Yi looked toward the southwest, making people wonder what he was looking at.

"What kind of rice can be harvested in two months?" Li Dan was shocked by the harvest time.

Harvest once every two months. In the south, wouldn’t it be possible to plant six times a year?

"The rice is not very tasty." Li Yi shook his head.

"Wheat rice is not delicious, and bran is even worse. At least it is rice. How many times can it be ripe in a year?" Li Dan said, glaring at Li Yi.

Are you thinking about deliciousness at this time? The rice grown now is delicious, Japonica rice, but unfortunately the yield is too small.

"It depends on the place. In Jiangnan Road, it can be harvested three times a year and needs top dressing. In Qiongzhou, it can be harvested four times a year. In other places, it can be harvested twice a year."

Li Yi introduced Champa Rice, which is now in... Annan Protectorate.

"Where is the rice?" Li Dan was worried.

"Annan Protector's Mansion is indica rice, not japonica rice. The japonica rice grown on Zhuangzi has many burrs and low yield. Even if it is fertilized hard, it is not as good as indica rice."

Li Yi pointed to the paddy fields on Zhuangzi, where rice had not been planted yet.

He grew rice just for his own consumption. If it had been someone else who had grown rice blindly, he would have been punished by the court.

"Annan Protector's Mansion, there is indica rice that can be harvested in two months, that's good." Li Dan remembered it.

"Let me write a memorial to His Majesty, saying that there is a kind of rice in the Annan Protectorate, and you can get it from Jiangnan Dao there first."

Li Yi told Li Dan about his arrangement, he was an official.

Li Dan nodded: "Yes, I'm writing a letter to His Majesty. You go and write it while I stroll around and read it."

"Okay, take your time and wander around." Li Yi saw that the old man was about to push him and left quickly.

Concubine Doulu came forward, and Li Dan frowned: "This child doesn't forget to take out good things when he has them. He hides them and tucks them in. There is a kind of indica rice..."

Li Dan told Concubine Doulu about a kind of rice that can be harvested once every two months, is not afraid of drought, and can grow as long as the grass grows.

"There are such good things? The fastest crops in the Tang Dynasty are three crops every two years." Concubine Doulu was surprised.

"Two crops a year, because the land is not rich enough. If you switch to Lijiazhuangzi, Li Yi can grow four crops a year for you, and he can grow it in a greenhouse."

Li Dan didn't consider the actual situation at all, thinking that Lijiazhuangzi was Qiongzhou.

"Where are they? How many seeds are there? How many years will it take to plant a large number of seeds?"

Concubine Doulu is equally anxious. Only when the people have food to eat will the Tang Dynasty be stable.

"Annan Protectorate, if I don't urge him, he won't write the memorial. Tell me about this kid." Li Dan was still angry.

"Didn't I tell you that? With that new rice, we can cross it and breed more varieties. Datang can raise more livestock to eat."

Concubine Doulu protected Li Yi and gave Li Dan a glance.

At the same time, he thought that there was a lot of food and meat, and the people of the Tang Dynasty were very fat.

Li Yi finished writing here, just one sentence. He did not use the paper issued by the court, but used the paper issued by his own Zhuangzi.

He came out and found a Feather Flying Cavalry: "Send it to His Majesty."

"Brothers, come with me." The man took the letter, carefully put it into his arms, called five people, and rode six horses out of Zhuangzi.

Two quarters of an hour later, a horse ran to the giant panda park.

"Prime Minister Yao, Your Majesty summons you urgently." The visitor found three prime ministers.

"Let's go, come back quickly, we haven't seen enough giant pandas yet." Yao Chong said helplessly.

The three people got in the car, returned to the palace in a quarter of an hour, and went straight to the political hall.

Li Longji was correcting the memorial when he heard footsteps and signaled Gao Lishi with his eyes.

Gao Lishi took a piece of paper written by Li Yi and handed it to Yao Chong.

The paper unfolded and the three of them looked at it together.

Zhang Shuo read it out: "Your Majesty, Annan Protectorate has a kind of indica rice that is drought-resistant, not picky about the soil, and can be harvested once every two months in hot weather. It can be planted in Jiangnan Road first."

Just this sentence, simple and simple.

"Annan Protectorate has such good rice? Why don't they report it?" Yao Chong was angry.

"Hurry up and send someone to take a look. If it can be harvested now, ask the locals and bring more seeds back. Most of it will be sent to Jiangnan Road for planting, and a small part will be planted in Jingzhao Prefecture."

Lu Huaishen didn't think about Annan Protectorate. He first saw if there was any. If there was, plant it quickly.

The order was sent down quickly. Report urgently for 600 miles, not 800 miles, wasting horses, and it would be urgent for a few days.

After handling it, Yao Chong said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, I ask Li Yi to write down all the good things we have now."

"I second the motion." Lu Huaishen supported Yao Chong.

"Hmm!" Zhang Shuo gave a nasal sound.

They all felt that other things were fine, but why did Li Yi say such a good rice just now?

If we say something last year, won’t many places have planted it this year?

“He has to remember it first. What’s the point of not remembering it? If we ask him now, does he know everything?”

Li Longji didn’t agree to interrogate Li Yi, because he would lose more.

Li Dan was asking in Lijiazhuang.

“Xiao Yi, is there anything else you think is useful to the Tang Dynasty?” Li Dan spoke to Li Yi as if begging him.

He knew that Li Yi would only speak when he wanted to, and there was nothing he could do if he didn’t.

Li Yi looked at the old man and sighed: “There really is. I used to think about these things all the time, so I had to build a ship and forgot about the indica rice over there.”

“What is it? Where is it?” Li Dan poked his neck.

“Sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, tomatoes, kidney beans, a lot of them. More than 20,000 miles away, across the sea.”

Li Yi told the truth, there is, it is growing there, how can I get it back?