Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1961 Breeding Corn
Xue Rengui pondered for a while, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, it's not right to do this...?"

Fang Jun rolled his eyes, and said displeasedly: "What's wrong? A certain person got angry for no reason. Could it be that he couldn't swallow it because he is a prince? Xue Rengui, where are you from?"

Xue Rengui was sweating profusely, and hurriedly said: "Master Hou misunderstood, the general just thought that it was meaningless if it was neither painful nor itchy, so he either didn't do it, or if he wanted to do it, he would make it bigger. You have to let people know the pain, so that you can vent your anger. Bar?"

Fang Jun: "..."

motherfucker!

Xue Rengui, you thick eyebrows and big eyes, are more ruthless than Lao Tzu!

"Okay, you guys discuss it, as long as you don't get caught by others, handle it yourself."

"Here!"

Then Fang Jun got on his horse and ran back to the city. When he arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he called Guo Fushan, Cui Dunli, Liu Shi and others into the guard room, and ordered: "I have just entered the palace to meet your majesty, and I will give you a word of advice to reward you. For the meritorious generals who crossed the ocean to bring back food seeds, His Majesty ordered the Ministry of War to act according to their discretion. I believe that all the soldiers who went to sea this time will be promoted according to the law. What do you guys think of erecting a stone monument at the place where Huating Town enters the sea to commemorate its attack?"

The navy bears the title of the royal family, but the generals are still in the Ministry of War. The army that is outside the system is never allowed in the Tang Dynasty. This is the bottom line, which cannot be violated, and even the emperor cannot change it.But in the end it is a special status, the Ministry of War will not intervene in the selection of rewards and punishments without authorization, the emperor has no objection, Fang Jun personally suggested, who would be stupid to object?
But Le Shi's record of merit is different.

"Fang Shilang, it is still very important to remember the merits of the stone. The officials believe that those seeds must be very precious and important, but now after all, the effect has not been shown. We trust Fang Shilang, and the outside world may not be like this. Leshi is a big deal. That is to be passed down through the ages, and rashly doing so before the merits are revealed will inevitably arouse public opinion. Besides, if it is such a start, if others follow suit in the future, and even trivial things are remembered, wouldn't it be a big deal? The laughingstock of the ages? Since Fang Shilang firmly believes that those seeds are high-yield food, you might as well wait until the meritorious service is outstanding, and it will happen naturally."

After all, Guo Fushan has a calmer temper, thinking that Fang Jun shouldn't be so aggressive, and causing criticism is also a trouble.

Fang Jun thought about it, and felt that it made sense.

In his opinion, this incident is enough to record merits and mark history, and it is not too much to publicize it.But just now His Majesty Li Er's attitude in the palace was obviously disapproving, and he hastily made such a big noise on his side. If the emperor thinks that he is resentful, it will not be beautiful.

That being the case, I have the right to endure it for a while, and when the corn and potatoes are cultivated, the whole world will naturally be shocked. At that time, if I vigorously publicize this matter, it will be enough to cause a wave of expeditions across the sea.

Thinking in his heart, he nodded and said: "Guo Shilang is an old man's words, and this official is a bit abrupt. In this case, we should only reward meritorious deeds within the Ministry of War, especially the compensation for the fallen soldiers. Guan Shui's morale must not be careless."

He is the left servant of the Ministry of War, the de facto leader, and the Royal Navy is under his command. Left and right are matters within the purview of the Ministry of War. Who would object to such a trivial matter?

Everyone naturally agreed quickly.

Fang Jun stood up and said, "In the next few days, my official will be stationed at Lishan Mountain, and I will call on officials from Sinong Temple and experienced old farmers near Guanzhong to cultivate high-yielding grain. As soon as the government office handles affairs, Guo Minister in charge, all of you should work together to ensure the dispatch and transportation of food, fodder and armaments, so as not to delay the Eastern Expedition in the next spring. If there is an unresolved matter, you can send someone to Lishan to find me, and then we can discuss it."

All the officials were taken aback.

Up and down the Tang Dynasty, inside and outside the government and the field, who knows that the Eastern Expedition in the next spring will be a battle for the whole country?

Although the Ministry of War does not have the right to dispatch troops and generals, the logistical affairs are still heavy and should not be ignored at leisure. Otherwise, if there is a slight omission, the consequences will be disastrous. When the emperor blames it, no one will be able to bear it.

However, looking at Fang Jun's posture, is this planning to delegate power to a group of subordinates?

But as an official, there is no one who does not look forward to power. If Fang Jun delegated power like this in normal times, everyone would be happy, but at this juncture, it seems a bit strange to do so...

But if they want to break their heads, how can they guess that Fang Jun is actually angry with the emperor again?
After arranging the affairs of the yamen, Fang Jun got up and rushed to the field to transport the soldiers to wait for the soldiers: "Let's go, let's go to Lishan to take a rest, there are plenty of houses over there, and when the bones of the body are healed, return to Huating Town to return to the village. The Navy will take office, and then each officer will be promoted to three ranks, honoring the ancestors!"

"Here!"

A group of sailors and soldiers who have gone through hardships and are accustomed to seeing life and death climbed out of the turbulent sea, all raised their heads and chests, and their morale was high!
Out of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Fang Jun led his troops on horseback, and the wounded soldiers rode in carriages, leaving the city from Chunming Gate, crossing the Baqiao, and proceeding along the official road to Xinfeng, to the foot of Mount Li. , then turned into the cement-paved mountain road and came to Lishan Farm.

After setting up the soldiers, he summoned the old crop handles in the village and ordered: "For all the greenhouses in my house, from now on, all the planted crops will be removed immediately, and the land will be loosened and leveled. I will point out several methods of ridge formation, and wait for the planting of high-yielding crops."

Lu Cheng, the old steward of the Zhuangzi, said distressedly: "Erlang, the melons and fruits in the greenhouse have already bloomed, and they can be picked and marketed in less than two months. If they are all cut off now, the loss will be too great. Why don't you wait a little longer?" , at least less losses?"

It was cold winter, and the fruits and vegetables grown in the warm sheds of the Fangjia farm were the most popular among the nobles in Chang'an. The prices were astonishingly high. There were hundreds of warm sheds in the farm, and at least the income was tens of thousands. It's not a small sum, no wonder the old steward Lu Cheng feels distressed.

No matter how rich the Fang family is, they can't stand such abuse!
Fang Jun said in relief: "Don't worry about those small profits. These seeds are all high-yield crops. The sooner they are cultivated, the sooner they can be popularized in the Tang Dynasty, so that more people who can't eat enough will not suffer a day of hunger. How many people will be saved who are about to starve to death? This is a supreme merit, no matter how much money is lost right now, it must not be delayed."

When Lu Cheng heard this, he quickly agreed.

He knew that his Erlang seemed to be messing around and had a reputation as a "stick" outside, but when he was serious, he never made a mistake.

Dang even led the farmers, tenants, and domestic slaves in the village to clear away the hard-planted fruit trees and vegetables one by one in the greenhouse. The merchants and peddlers who came to the village almost dropped their eyeballs and stepped forward one after another. Watch the fun.

Greenhouse planting technology has existed since ancient times.

But it was after Fang Jun's improvement that this technology, which was originally monopolized by the royal family, spread among the people. The out-of-season vegetables and fruits in winter attracted the royals and nobles, and a very profitable industry was born.

No matter how the greenhouse planting technology spreads, the Fang family is still recognized as authentic, and the supply of vegetables and fruits produced by hundreds of greenhouses exceeds demand every year.Seeing that all the fruit trees and vegetables that had been planted with great difficulty were all uprooted, Fang Erlang couldn't help but marvel at Fang Erlang's courage.

You need to know that this is not a matter of tens of thousands of trees a year. These fruit trees can be profitable for more than ten years if they are planted. How much money is lost all at once?

However, this is not over yet. Immediately afterwards, Fang Jun dropped a battalion of elite soldiers from Youtunwei, drove all the traders out of the range of Lishan Farm, and sent people to post notices on the path up the mountain. , Without permission, no one is allowed to enter the range of the farm without authorization, let alone be within one foot of any greenhouse, and offenders will be punished by military law!
Seeing the soldiers in bright armor and holding horizontal knives aggressively blocking the mountain road, the driven traders suddenly started clamoring.

"Have you heard? The navy has discovered high-yield grains from overseas, and Fang Erlang is planning to cultivate them!"

"Then why block half of the mountain?"

"What you said is that it's winter now, and it's freezing. If someone smashes the glass of the greenhouse, wouldn't all the crops in the greenhouse freeze to death?"

"But even so, isn't that what Sinong Temple should do?"

"Hey! Are you expecting the officials and gentlemen in Sinong Temple who hold the Four Books and Five Classics all day long to do this?"

"Fang Erlang was able to research this greenhouse planting method, which is hundreds of times better than those officials of Sinong Temple. Let's see, the thing that can make Fang Erlang so interested must be extraordinary. If crops can really increase food production, countless people in the world will benefit from it!"

Just when the common people and traders were complaining to each other, Yin Yue, who had just taken over as Secretary of Agriculture, came to Lishan Farm and listened to the discussions of the common people on the roadside, and his face turned dark immediately.

(End of this chapter)