Don't be a prince

After finally plowing the field with all kinds of twists and turns, Li Chengqian felt that his body had rebelled, lying on the felt, thinking about which side the planting cart should turn.

"You are fourteen years old, it's time to experience farming for yourself. How about it? It's not easy. Wei Zheng and others always praise the prince for understanding the people's conditions, but if you don't experience it yourself, it's just observation, not experience."

When it was time to rest, the emperor came to the prince without hesitation, and even stretched out his hand to eat.

How dare Zhang Yun be negligent, and quickly took out all the good things that the prince secretly brought.

While eating meatballs, Li Shimin still did not forget to point out: "We have only worked for a whole morning, and we feel that we can't bear to eat some meat. You must know that when the common people are farming, they don't have such preferential treatment. It's just gruel that they usually drink It turned into dry rice. I hope that the common people can eat dry rice every day, but the food in the Tang Dynasty is always not enough. Is the Agricultural Branch cultivating improved seeds?"

Hearing the emperor's father talk about the new seeds, Li Chengqian stood up without hesitation and said: "This year, we will cultivate them on a large scale. Several gentlemen from the Agricultural College took their disciples to Lianghu and Lingnan to prepare for the new seeds. Let’s see what the planting is like in the south. Erchen thinks that it should be no problem to plant two seasons a year in the Lianghu and Lingnan areas, and even if we plant one season in Chang’an, the yield is higher than the previous seeds.”

Li Shimin nodded: "Cultivating fine seeds is indeed a method. As long as it succeeds, it will benefit forever. But tell me, what did you secretly send out the 200 people for? Baiqisi reported that they left Chang'an Afterwards, we went all the way north, crossed the grassland, and entered the territory of Xue Yantuo."

Li Chengqian never thought that the whereabouts of these people would be hidden from the emperor, so he could only answer "truthfully": "It's the same as Feng An's going south to Linyi and other places. My son accidentally got a few ancient books from the Hu people. The ministers who record this god or that god are not interested, but they are very interested in one of them. According to this ancient book, our Tang Dynasty goes east, and after crossing the long ocean, there is still a piece of land. There, there is There are many miraculous crops, some of which are very suitable for farming in the Tang Dynasty. With the idea that they should be trusted, I sent these two hundred people to try their luck."

"You can only try your luck, but it's good that you have this kind of heart. Are you going to tell me about Hou Junji? I have already punished him. Changing generals on the battlefield is no worse than killing him." How much stronger, why did I hear that the coal mine in the East Palace has cut off the supply of coal to the Houjia Baishi Kiln?"

It is rare for the father and son to see each other on weekdays. Even if they greet each other, they pass by in a hurry. There is no leisure time for each other like now.

"Hou Junji beat up the guards of the East Palace and drew his saber at the gate of the East Palace. My servant did not confront him in the hall. Counting his crimes is already enough to save face. Why can't I trip him up in private?"

Speaking of this matter, Li Chengqian was also angry, if he hadn't "disposed" the Sky-Changing Monkey in advance, and the officials were going to deal with the Sky-Changing Monkey together.The impact of the armed confrontation at the gate of the East Palace was too bad. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, it was a thousand bucks, which was their normal method.

"Heh, he has quite a temper. Let me tell you, although Hou Junji is a bit arrogant, he is worthy of our royal family. Back then, he was one of the people who took the initiative to help me bear the infamy. So as long as it is not a big mistake, I will I won’t really deal with him. In the future, don’t always be childish in doing things. If you have a conflict with the minister, you should think about mediation. What’s the matter with playing confrontation? In this way, how do you let other ministers think of you ?”

Hearing what the emperor said, Li Chengqian snickered.Other courtiers?To put it bluntly, they are all fools on the wall, and they play much more tricks than him.They don't care who the prince is in conflict with, or what the prince's attitude is, they only care about how much property the person hit by the prince has, and whether it is enough for the big guys, and they are all like wolves.

This time, with the protection of the emperor, Hou Junji will be safe, otherwise...

"Father, it is difficult for my son to get along peacefully with Hou Junji, so don't worry about it."

With one word from Li Chengqian, the choking emperor had nothing to say.

In the end, he made more pleadings to Hou Junji today, and it was already very rare for a majestic emperor to plead for a courtier.Since the son is unwilling to compromise, any more words will be a drop in price.

Feeling angry and having no place to vent, the emperor could only slap Li Tai and ask him to lean to the side.

Li Tai cautiously stepped aside with the bowl in his hand, and waited until the emperor's father had finished eating to check the fields of other officials, before coming to Li Chengqian's side.

"Brother Huang, what happened to Emperor Father today? And you, you never disobeyed Emperor Father before."

Patting Li Tai's big belly, Li Chengqian warned: "Qingque, remember, you must never contact people like Hou Junji in the future, and cut off any contact as soon as possible. Because a little achievement is pretentious and willful." People who act recklessly will cause catastrophe sooner or later. To be honest, compared to scoundrels like Cheng Yaojin, prudence like Hou Junji is more annoying."

Li Tai nodded, and wrote it down seriously.He knew very well that brother Huang would not talk nonsense, as long as he said something seriously, it would be better for him to write it down.

The plowing ceremony was the same as last year, it only ended in one morning.After the pro-cultivation ended, the officials' holidays continued. Datang's emphasis on farming was not just acting.Like the officials, the relatives will also have holidays during this period to help their families with farming, with the exception of the guards on duty.

After Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace, he did not change his clothes, but came to the garden of the East Palace.The vegetable garden in the East Palace is still preserved. Maybe the watering and other things can be handed over to the court ladies and eunuchs, but the cultivation must be done by yourself.

This year is different from the past. It is no longer Li Chengqian who works alone, but four people, one man, three women.

For some reason, Chang Le had the power to invite Su Yuan, and the power to take her through the palace casually, so he slipped over through the general training gate today.

After all, it is someone who has grown flowers, and Su Yuan planted them very similarly. As for Xiuxiu and Ashina Xue, they were at a loss with the seeds, so they could only help Su Yuan willingly.

Su Yuan knew about the existence of Xiuxiu and Ashina Xue for a long time, but it was the first time they met each other.

There is no shouting from future generations, and Su Yuan doesn't care at all about the prince having two concubines by default before he gets married.

"Sister Su's planting is much better than ours."

Ashina Xue was also convinced, and nodded when she heard Xiuxiu's words.

Seeing that they didn't quarrel, Li Chengqian also breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Changle who was watching: "You, didn't you realize that the queen mother is playing hard to get? Be careful of being reprimanded. In a place like Tongxunmen, you think you can't know it." Unknowingly passed through?"

Chang Le pouted and said: "He is kind enough to help you, but you still reprimand me, be careful that I won't help you next time!"

Seeing Changle's angry look, Li Chengqian couldn't help pinching her face with his muddy hands.

"Your Highness, tell me, does the Empress want us to get married early?"

Su Yuan had wanted to ask this question a long time ago. When things got to this point, even a fool would know what was going on.

But ah...

Stretching out his hand to wash his hands under Zhang Yun's service, Li Chengqian said: "It's human nature for a queen mother to be anxious to hold her grandson, but ah, we can't get married so early. Don't say anything else, having a child too early is not good for you women. Yan is the one who suffers the most. If you don’t believe me, if you inquire about it, most of the people who died in dystocia were young women. Although I also want to marry you into the palace as soon as possible, I have to think about you, right? "

Such blunt words immediately exceeded Su Yuan's tolerance limit, and regardless of the dirt on her hands, she covered her face and ran away, so anxious that Chang Le could only follow behind and shout.

Xiuxiu and Ashina Xue also blushed a little, and slipped away quietly.

You can't get married too early. In the best case, the first few babies should be daughters.Now I am fourteen, and I will be 24 in ten years. Judging from the current situation of the emperor, he will not go west so early. Maybe it is possible to be a prince until he is three or forty years old.It doesn't matter to me, Li Chengqian doesn't guarantee what his son will think.After holding it in for so long before the emperor's grandpa burped his fart, but at the age of 40 or 30, he only became the prince. Such a life might not be easy.

The army to conquer Gaochang has finally set off, and the [-] elite troops from Longyou and Guanzhong have been assembled, which is more than enough to deal with a small country like Gaochang.

When people are free and have nothing to do, they feel that time passes sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly. When the weather becomes hot and the by-product of purifying saltpeter in the Gunpowder Workshop—ice is placed on the desk, the results of the Gu family's investigation also come out.

Just like the internal eyeliner's report, the loss of [-] Guan was because Gu Mingyue's youngest son secretly took it out of the public account in order to wrap his head around a popular singing girl when money was tight.Twenty pennies is a small number in front of the bank's huge system. From the perspective of this young man named Gu Zhangze, even if there is such a wrong account, no one will care.After all, it wasn't once or twice that their family got confused.

However, he still underestimated the new accounting method, especially after Li Chengqian created the decimal point, the bank's accounts are accurate to one decimal place, that is to say, the error of a copper coin will be invisible, let alone two. ten times.

Gu Mingyue is also considered to have tricks. When he was furious, he chopped off one of his youngest son's hands, and was willing to pay [-] guan as a fine, which immediately made the other families who were watching the excitement speechless.To achieve this step, even if someone made a mistake first, they have to be dealt with lightly.

But Zhang Wei didn't intend to take it lightly, and ordered someone to pickle Gu Zhangze's hand with lime, and spread it to various banks for everyone to see.The youngest son of the Patriarch of the Gu family still couldn't escape the fate of beheading his hands, let alone others.As a result, the account books in various places are self-taught to two decimal places, and no one dares to slack off.

After a slap, a sweet date will be given, so Li Chengqian made the decision to add a year-end bonus system to everyone in the banking system. The people who were originally terrified became quiet again because of this.Strict rules are not a problem, as long as the treatment is good, it is not a problem to have your head tied to your belt.

Chapter 291 Someone imitated my bank?

When the weather is hot, as long as it is related to coolness, it will be very popular.When the gunpowder workshop was purifying saltpeter, a large amount of ice cubes were produced, some of which were kept for personal use, and some were covered with thick quilts, and transported into the palace for use by the royal family.

The army that went to Gaochang took away about 2000 gunpowder weapons that were fully equipped, and the gunpowder workshop that emptied its inventory needed to continue to be equipped.

This year at least in Guanzhong will have a bad harvest. The continuous heat has led to a decrease in grain production. In such a year, troops should not have been sent, but the gradually developing transportation conditions have made it possible to empty Chang'an's granaries and send troops.

It was only after Li Chengqian learned of the situation that he realized how terrible the business development was.Zhou Shuren once said that there are no roads in the world, if there are many people walking, there will be roads.This sentence was originally about a certain thing, but in fact such a situation really appeared.In order to make the transportation of their goods more secure, rich businessmen from all over the country spontaneously started road construction, and some rivers that had grown wildly with water and grass had also been opened up as smooth waterways.In this way, even if there is no harvest in Guanzhong, the grain from the surrounding prefectures can still be transported.

One of the most productive people in the world is the merchant.

The imperial court is still very much in favor of local road construction, and even if they charged for it, they did not interfere.There is no need to make a fuss about things that don't have a few coppers.

However, even if the road from Chang'an to the gunpowder workshop was repaired many times, the ice cubes could not be safely transported to the palace, so the emperor, who enjoyed the benefits of ice cubes, simply moved the process of purifying saltpeter to the imperial city.In this way, it is not only the royal family who enjoy ice cubes, but even some ministers on duty can also get ice cubes.

Once a weapon is easy to use, I always want to make more.After establishing a sufficiently meticulous mechanism for the custody of gunpowder weapons, the arming of the major borders has also been put on the agenda.

Seeing that besides distributing, there is still a lot of ice being wasted, Li Chengqian was moved.

There is no shortage of cows that specialize in milk production, and there is no shortage of farms that are masters of dairy products. As for the method of making ice cream, I have already learned how to make ice cream when I was waiting for the order at the cold drink shop, and I even occasionally help out the familiar shop assistants.

So, after a whole morning of tossing and wasting some materials, delicious ice cream was made.There is no way to shape it, so it can only be packed in a small bowl.

After repeatedly changing the recipe to make the perfect ice cream, Li Chengqian ordered Zhang Yun to wrap the food box in a thick quilt and enter the palace with him.

When the weather is hot, people will also become irritable, especially when dealing with memorials, they will always hold back a fire.Therefore, in summer, the emperor always likes to deal with government affairs in the small pavilion by the pond.

After the emperor stopped writing, Li Chengqian opened the lid of the food box like offering a treasure, took out a bowl of ice cream and put it on the emperor's table.

"what is this?"

I picked up the bowl and looked at it, but I could only smell a faint milky fragrance when I smelt it.

Pushing away Li Jian who was about to try it, Li Shimin touched the spoon without hesitation.

After taking a bite, I felt that the hotness that was about to burst out from the chest and abdomen subsided a lot.

"Good stuff, Fang Zi remember to send it to the imperial dining room, I like this very much."

"It has already been delivered, but although this food is delicious, it should not be used too much, otherwise it will spoil the stomach. Father must pay attention."

Nodding his head, he was about to pick up the memorial. Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian in confusion, and said, "It's not your style to be courteous for nothing. Tell me, do you have something to ask me for?"

Li Chengqian shook his head again and again: "How dare I, my son, this is not the time for the plowing ceremony, I have offended you. Now that I have made delicious ice cream, I naturally have to flatter you."

The emperor who was flattered for the first time laughed loudly: "Okay, I don't take it to heart, I don't care about the relationship between you and Hou Junji, it's hot, this thing is easy to melt, I know you are going Hurry up to your mother's place."

Seeing that the emperor's father really didn't take it seriously, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past few years of getting along, he can be considered to have a thorough understanding of this so-called emperor through the ages.

Arrogant, arrogant, I am number one in the world, whoever refuses to accept will beat him up.

Narcissistic, very happy, doesn't like slander but likes flattery.

He has a dark belly and is full of scheming, even daring to trick his own son.

Thinking of his previous experience, Li Chengqian didn't want to be tricked by him again because of this incident, so he could only come over in a low voice to flatter him.

The word "flattering" would be weird when applied to father and son, but it is correct when applied to the crown prince and the emperor.

Giving things to the emperor's father is called flattery, and giving things to the empress's mother is filial piety.But when he entered the Liangyi Hall and saw Su Yuan, Li Chengqian almost fell to the ground.

"What's the point of staring at other girls so bluntly? Don't you know it's rude? Get out yet."

The most severe words were spoken in his mouth, but the eldest grandson was smiling.

That's nothing to say, although they have met many times in private, kissed, touched, and even slept together, but at least on the surface, the two should still be strangers to each other.Now that he was taken alive, the word embarrassment alone was not enough to describe the current scene.

"Mother, since you already recognize this daughter-in-law, don't try to catch her. If you don't believe me, you don't know what happened before. Didn't you punish my son?"

What Li Chengqian said made the eldest grandson laugh out loud, leaning back and forth.Su Yuan on one side also blushed. In terms of etiquette, it was probably the first time that a wife who hadn't passed the family history was in the same room with the gentleman's mother-in-law and laughed.

Lift the quilt, take out the sorbet, and share a bowl with each person.Fortunately, I brought enough ice cream today, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get my wife's share.

After tasting the sorbet, the eldest grandson who was very satisfied asked, "Where did your father deliver it?"

Seeing Li Chengqian nodding, he enjoyed it with peace of mind.

It's just a bowl of sorbet, and it can be seen that the emperor and queen really love each other deeply.Sad to say, such a situation is really rare in the royal family of all dynasties.

After sitting down, Su Yuan looked around at Changle and the others who were feasting, and asked, "Your Highness, don't you have one yourself? Why don't you eat my share."

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head: "No, I already ate it when I was in the East Palace, but your house is a bit far from the palace, so even if you send it under a quilt, it will melt away. If you want to eat it in the future, you have to go to the palace." Just do it."

"Then let's each have a spoonful. If you don't eat it, I always feel weird."

"Okay, then you feed me."

Seeing his son and his future daughter-in-law flirting with no one else, the eldest grandson finally couldn't help coughing, so surprised that Su Yuan almost stabbed a spoon into Li Chengqian's nose.

Seeing Mrs. Su wiping it in a hurry, the eldest grandson said: "Chengqian, originally you and Mrs. Su were as foolish as before, and I wanted to ask you to blame me, but seeing how harmonious you are getting along now, it's fine. However, the Empress of the East Palace Homeless is not good after all, why don't you get married as soon as possible. You know, there are not one or two ministers who urge you to marry. As a prince, you have to have your own descendants to stop their mouths."

Hearing the eldest grandson's words, Li Chengqian sighed: "Mother, you also married your father when you were a teenager. You should know the hardships of early marriage. Children, it's okay to have a later date. Father's age is at its peak, and your son and minister This prince will be in office for many years, why rush for a while."

"Many children are blessings, do you know, do you know that the two of you are going to meet in the future as if you were having an affair? Your father said you don't need to care, and I can pretend not to see my mother, but let outsiders know what it's like! You just have to Married, who dares to talk too much?"

On the matter of urging marriage, it is the same in ancient and modern times, but modern young people still have their own position and can delay it later, but in ancient times, especially in the royal family, the parties concerned have no right to speak in such matters.Therefore, Li Chengqian knew that, most likely, this was already the queen's ultimatum. If she directly announced the prince's wedding, he would have no other choice but to accept it.

However, rushing to hold a grandson may be just an excuse.As long as he gets married, Li Ke can also get married immediately. After getting married, Li Ke will not have the treatment of Li Tai, and he should be a feudal lord.

If you can't resist it, accept it.

Li Chengqian said helplessly: "Since the queen mother thinks this should be the case, let's arrange it. The parents' order and the matchmaker's words, you have already given Erchen enough face by discussing it with Erchen."

Seeing that the prince agreed, the eldest grandson suddenly laughed.

Chang Le also came over and said, "Are you going to marry your sister-in-law? When you get married, remember to wrap me a big red envelope!"

During the Chinese New Year, Chang Le, who was used to receiving red envelopes from the emperor's brother, took it for granted that when the emperor got married, he also had to give red envelopes.

"All right, all right, I'll definitely pack a big one for you."

Hearing the red envelope, Li Zhi twitched his ears and ran over to want it too, but Li Chengqian slapped him to the side.

It's right to spoil your sister, and besides, Changle has helped a lot, so what are you doing here for nothing.

Hearing that they were finally going to get married, Su Yuan's face turned red and she lowered her head, not daring to see anyone.

The eldest grandson also kept his mouth open, and said with a smile: "In this case, I will go to Daoist Yuan to see the day tomorrow."

Parents all over the world are probably the same when they organize their children's weddings. Don't disturb the old lady's elegant mood. After comforting Su Yuan, Li Chengqian got up and prepared to go out of the palace.

It just so happened that Li Ke's daughter-in-law had been found out, and with the matter of the wedding, I had to meet Li Ke anyway and tell him.

Today's Li Ke is only attached to the job of the college's sports coach, and he never even asks about the fief, but leaves it to Chang Shi of the Wu Palace to handle it with full authority, and he waits wholeheartedly to collect the money.For this reason, Li Ke was praised by the emperor for being very talented, and he was regarded as a model for all kings.

Since he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, as long as he doesn't risk his life, he will definitely not lose his wealth in his life.What the emperor wants is for all princes to be honest and honest, and don't always show their desire for power.

Li Ke is different from Li Tai, no matter what it is, he can calm down and do it.

It is rare to come out of the palace to meet once, so the three brothers naturally gather together, and Li Tai is also very interested in the candidate for Li Ke's concubine.

"It's nothing unexpected. It's absolutely impossible for Concubine Mu to find me an outstanding family."

Li Ke was not surprised when he heard that his daughter-in-law was born in the family of a powerless veteran in the Sui Dynasty.However, mothers have painstaking efforts. Although the daughter of the Sui Dynasty veteran's family background is ordinary, she looks beautiful and moving.These are all revealed by Concubine Yang. She herself is glamorous and charming, and the beauty and beauty that comes out of her mouth must be increased by a few percent.