Don't be a prince

With training, although the height and weight are only slowly increasing, he can already command the iron sword like an arm.Fighting against Li Jing can last more than a dozen rounds.Of course, it's just a counter move in terms of pure skills.If Li Jing is serious, he only needs one sword, and he will throw the sword to save his life.The huge gap in age cannot be made up by skills.

Niu Jinda is still learning boxing skills. Like Li Jing, Niu Jinda also visits the East Palace every day to see him practice before returning home.

The technique of exerting force, the deadly area of ​​the human body, how to see and dismantle a move.So many things cannot be learned in a day or two.

On the second day, Sun Simiao was taken to the Taoist temple by a round man, and he promised the emperor that he would not leave Chang'an for a short time.Every afternoon, after Li Chengqian finished studying the classics, it was time for the two of them to discuss medicine.

The knowledge of the human body's blood composition, digestion, and endocrine system, even from the perspective of Lao Sun, is like listening to heaven for a while.However, this still doesn't affect his crazy note-taking like a good student.Occasionally, when the simple explanation cannot be explained clearly, the two will enter the market in disguise and watch the butcher kill and decompose the pig.

As for autopsies...

During this period of time in Chang'an, it was very peaceful, and there was no chance for him to do anything.

These days lasted until Dongyue. When everything was withering and the freezing weather had just begun, Wei Zheng finally finished recruiting the refugees from the Qinling Mountains.

"Although the Qinling Mountains is huge, it is only a random place in the Tang Dynasty. In other prefectures, I don't know how many refugees are still in the mountains. Your Highness may not know that the refugees who came out of the Qinling Mountains alone have reached There are more than [-] people. After Lantian County was full, most of Wannian County also settled down. At the beginning, officials needed to persuade them. Later, the refugees spontaneously packed up their things and went out to apply for naturalization, which saved a lot of trouble. ah...."

Today was the court meeting, and Wei Zheng, who had left the court, did not go home, but first went to the East Palace to ask for tea.

After listening to Wei Zheng's words, Li Gang said: "It's just that the refugees in the Qinling Mountains have left the mountains. Next, we need to push this policy to the whole Tang Dynasty. Until the refugees all over the country leave the mountains and live and work in peace, the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty will be able to It's really the end."

Because of his personal experience, the old man attached great importance to this catastrophe.

Outside the door, Fang Sheng knocked on the door and asked: "Your Highness, it's time to eat. Is it not just Zheng Guogong who is dining in the East Palace? This servant can let the kitchen prepare more dishes."

Just as Wei Zheng was about to refuse, Li Gang smiled and said, "Since we've caught up, let's eat together. The old man had his pulse checked by Daoist Sun yesterday, and he said that he has fully recovered, so there is no need to avoid food, so he asked the kitchen to prepare shabu-shabu. Xuan Chengruo If you don’t eat it, it’s a big loss!”

Li Gang spoke up, and Wei Zheng had no choice but to stay.

The door was pushed open, and Fang Sheng led the maids in with various dishes.

What surprised Wei Zheng was that no matter it was lettuce or tofu, even the meat was raw.

Are these all eaten raw?

Just when he was wondering, two more eunuchs came in carrying a hot pot.

The bottom of the hot pot is hard charcoal, which burns red, and a long bamboo pipe is connected to the top of the hot pot to ensure that the smoke and dust will not fall into the pot.

This pot is the work of Jiang Zuojian, and ordinary blacksmiths can't make a mandarin duck pot that can ensure that the soup does not leak.

Li Gang, who has eaten several times, immediately put soft things such as tofu and cabbage into the pot with serving chopsticks after the hot pot is firmly placed.

But Li Chengqian put the thin mutton into the red soup. In the absence of chili, using dogwood is nondescript, but it is better than nothing.

It was Wei Zheng's first time eating this food, and he was a little at a loss.

But with Li Gang and Li Chengqian as demonstrations, he also learned to put vegetables into the pot.

Not long after, Li Chengqian took out a piece of mutton, dipped it into the base bowl, and put it in his mouth.

Take a long breath, the real fresh and tender mutton that has been raised on grass is not comparable to those chickens and ducks that have added mutton fat.

The biggest problem with shabu-shabu using hard charcoal as a heat source is that the heat cannot be controlled.

However, it was only eaten by three people, and it barely ended before all the charcoal was extinguished.

Wiping his mouth, Li Chengqian couldn't help looking at Wei Zheng. With this person's temper, even if he ate it, he would probably teach himself a lesson.

Sure enough, after wiping his mouth, Wei Zheng said: "This is the first time I have seen this way of eating. The taste is not comparable to ordinary meals. His Royal Highness does not need to look at me like this. The military expenses and the cold cloth received by the refugees are all money earned by the prince with his own ability. Although the old man hates extravagance and lust the most, he is not a person who hates the rich. The money earned by His Highness, no matter how you spend it , it’s not a humble minister who can talk too much.”

Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought Mr. Zheng was going to reprimand me, so I almost refused you to stay for dinner just now."

After laughing twice, Li Chengqian stood up and helped Li Gang stand up.

Although the old man has an old leg disease, he still insists on walking every day instead of relying on a wheelchair.

Although Li Chengqian advised that it would be better to leave half an hour after a meal, it is not so easy to change the habits that have been developed for decades.

Standing up with the help of the wheelchair, Li Gang asked Wei Zheng: "Xuan Cheng, the old man saw that you have eaten a lot, why don't you go for a walk with the old man and then go home?"

Wei Zheng stood up, looked at the prince with burning eyes, and said, "Speaking of slipping, Your Highness, the bet between you and me has not been paid in cash, how about today?"

Bet?

Li Chengqian thought for a while, and then remembered the matter of drawing a turtle.

Hastily waved his hands, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "The matter of the bet is a joke, Mr. Zheng, don't take it seriously. I didn't mean to humiliate you, it was just a quick talk at the time."

Wei Zheng shook his head, and said firmly: "Even if His Highness is fast-talking for a while, a bet is a bet and cannot be voided at will. If His Highness prevents the old man from fulfilling the bet, wouldn't he be in an unrighteous situation!"

I have seen stubborn ones, but I have never seen such stubborn ones.Is it an honor to paint a turtle on your face and walk around Chang'an?

Li Chengqian wanted to say something more, but Li Gang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since Wei Zheng insists, Chengqian, you can draw a turtle for him. Although it is embarrassing to walk around Chang'an with a turtle painted on his face, but, It is a good talk to realize the bet even though it is shameful. People who pay attention to the agreement, no matter what, others will only respect you. You should do the same from now on. A word of faith is more important than a mountain. You just want to abolish the bet. Forgiveness, but to Xuan Cheng, it is also a kind of disbelief. Therefore, in the future, you should think twice before betting with others!"

Wei Zheng bowed his hands to Li Gang in admiration. The prince is indeed a monster, but behind him, why not also have a competent teacher?Unexpectedly, just such a matter, Grand Master Li could use it to warn the prince.

Seeing Wei Zheng's resolute look, Li Chengqian sighed and could only ask someone to bring a pen and ink.

At first, Li Chengqian just drew a little turtle on his face, but after the painting was finished, Wei Zheng was still dissatisfied with the result, thinking that the crown prince was still perfunctory.

In desperation, Li Chengqian could only draw a big tortoise on one side of his face, with the tail of the tortoise turning and reaching the bottom of him.

This time, Wei Zhengcai was finally satisfied, and walked out with the big turtle on his shoulders.

Serious people are very serious even when they lose face.

While walking with Li Gang, the news that Wei Zheng lost the bet with the crown prince and paraded the public with a turtle painted on his face spread like wildfire, and even spread to the East Palace.

Supporting the walking aid newly made by Jiang Zuojian, Li Gang said with a smile: "This is a person who keeps his word. Some people, for the sake of reputation, sometimes even sacrifice their lives, let alone face."

With Li Chengqian on the side, he could only laugh dryly.

Until now, he didn't believe in the phrase "Three cups of turmoil, the five mountains are lighter", and the existence of those two idiots who cut their shares and drank wine.

In the Tang Dynasty, you really can't make jokes casually!

Especially when facing someone like Wei Zheng, if the bet is the tongue, I am afraid that this bastard will draw a knife and cut off his tongue to make the bet complete.

Chapter 136 I'm Alone Rich....

Ever since Wei Zheng paraded around Chang'an with a tortoise on his face, the prince's reputation of loving the people like a son has spread like wildfire.In addition, when the local officials summarized in the above table, they also brought the so-called "Wanmin Book" by the way, and everyone unanimously hoped that His Majesty the Emperor would reward the prince heavily.

And the image of the Tang court has really taken root in the hearts of the people.The people are very simple, and there is actually one truth summed up in thousands of words-you take me seriously, and I will take you seriously!

Thanks to the relief from the imperial court and the help of the local county government, the refugees who came out of the mountains finally returned to the days of food and clothing for many years, and those children who were born in the mountains finally did not have to suffer in the cold weather.

Under such circumstances, Li Chengqian completely stayed in the East Palace.

This is Li Gang's warning. As a young prince, with such a "credit" behind him, what is needed is not publicity, but precipitation.Only by accumulating all the achievements can the foundation be stabilized.

Although he was still somewhat resistant to inheriting the throne, Li Chengqian was horrified to find that the direction of the matter seemed to be out of his control.

Even the emperor would be excited for a while when he got the book of Wanmin, but he got the crown prince, who directly nailed a cement nail on his status as the prince, and smashed it several times with a giant hammer.

Living in the East Palace was not easy. In the morning, Li Jing and Niu Jinda jointly guided martial arts exercises. In the morning, he followed the old man to read books, practice calligraphy, write reading notes, and occasionally play two games of chess.

And the afternoon time that was supposed to belong to him was taken up by that bastard Wei Zheng!

When the old bastard Wei Zheng came to the East Palace, he would explain to him what happened in the court hall, besides being a mess. He was full of interest.The emperor clearly maintained an attitude of support for his actions. After all, letting him go was already support.

Thanks to Wei Zheng's thoughts, Li Chengqian knew more about the court.

It wasn't until the twelfth lunar month was approaching, when Wei Zheng was sent out to inspect the countryside, that Li Chengqian finally had the opportunity to go out of the palace.

Unlike the usual report to the emperor before going out of the palace, this time Li Chengqian only brought Fang Sheng and a few younger eunuchs with him, and they were all dressed up in disguise, mixed with the construction team of the Chongwen Museum, and left the palace through the Yanxi Gate .

Not far from Chang'an is the farm that was ordered to be built before.

Because of the large investment, the scale of the farm is very large. There are leftovers from Li Dahai winery, leftovers from greenhouse vegetables, and grass seeds collected by old maids and old eunuchs. It obviously occupies a large high school farm. Sufficient consumption of chickens, ducks and geese.

It has long been heard that the prince is coming to visit, the person in charge of the farm, the eunuch Liao Zhong who was expelled from the palace, brought everyone to wait at the door.

As soon as the prince jumped out of the carriage, he knelt down and fell to his knees.

Li Chengqian hated the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping the most. Li Chengqian stepped forward to help Liao Zhong: "What are you kneeling for? It's all your own life in exchange for your work. I just provided you with the initial funds. Moreover, I don't care about everything. Don’t do it, why don’t you still take the biggest profit!”

Liao Zhong had tears streaming down his face, and choked with sobs: "This is different, Your Highness, without the money you gave us, even if we wanted to find a way to support ourselves, there was nothing we could do. Some time ago, a few old palace ladies reached the end of their lives. They left with a smile on their face. It is Your Highness who will save us from having a good old age and a decent death!"

Looking sadly at the weeping crowd, Li Chengqian had mixed feelings.

In this era when the superiors are extremely honorable and the lower-ranking people are allowed to live and die, just being able to eat enough and being buried in a coffin after death is already a dreamlike scene for them.

There is no way to say some words of encouragement. Being possessed by the prince is equivalent to being born with a jade spoon in this age.With the identity of the prince, some words of encouragement may sound like sarcasm to the other party.

Patting Liao Zhong on the arm, Li Chengqian followed him to check the scale of the farm.

In just half a year, thanks to their hard work, the farm has grown to a certain scale. Although it has to sell some chickens, ducks, eggs or chicks in exchange for living expenses, the overall scale has not been affected much.

Seeing the pen full of poultry, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

Even in future generations, biological countermeasures must be used when facing locust plagues.Guanzhong is very large, and the scale covers the entire Guanzhong locust plague. With his few chickens and ducks, it is not enough to resist.

However, with so many poultry, it is no problem to shelter the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an.What's more, with so many locusts, there must be a way to deal with them. The saying "The reason why a species is rampant is because it has not studied how to eat it" does not have much market in Datang.Maybe some people in the south can have this taste, but for people in Guanzhong, eating locusts is still too unrestrained.

Since it is not easy for people to eat, let chickens and ducks eat their mouths. If people switch to eating chickens and ducks, isn’t it the same?

Therefore, as long as there is a locust plague, he will prepare to buy locusts on a large scale, feed them in a year, dry them into dried locusts, and process them into animal feed. There are farms and they can always be used.

Seeing the prince meditating facing the chicken coop, Liao Zhong and the others stood at the upper wind to keep out the wind.Although I don't know what the prince is thinking, it must be very important.Recalling the desperation at the time, he couldn't help admiring Wang Sheng's decisiveness in doing things.

Facts have proved that although the prince is only eight years old, their situation has improved just now.Although the palace maids and eunuchs who are too old to be driven will still inevitably be driven away, but with this farm, it is still possible to prevent them from freezing and starving to death, and to provide them with a safe place without discrimination.

A few minutes later, Li Chengqian continued to walk, ready to look at the residential area.

Just at the first glance, Li Chengqian was furious.

There is such a large farm here, but the residential area is extremely simple.

The house is built, but what's the matter with 200 people crowded in one room?Moreover, he saw with his own eyes that near the innermost stove, there were still a few people lying in bed coughing.

With one kick on Liao Zhong's leg, Li Chengqian said angrily, "Isn't the farm very profitable? Why don't you build a good house?"

The records of the East Palace clearly remember that the farm has sent more than 1 coins to the East Palace in the past six months.

Liao Zhong didn't dare to rub his leg that was so painful from being kicked, so he could only say aggrieved: "The servants also suggested to build the house properly, but they all felt that it would be better to pay back all the money you advanced in before building it. This Although the house is simple and simple, but the stove is turned on, but no one will be frozen to death. In this way, we are already very satisfied."

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Beckoning to Fang Sheng, Li Chengqian said: "It's not that I don't have money to send back the [-] guan. You don't need to worry about paying it back. You are too busy to take care of yourself, but you still have such thoughts. Although this matter is done It is hidden, but Gu still feels ashamed. As a human being, there is no need to humiliate yourself like this. You live in such a densely populated place, although it does not affect your life, but if someone is infected with cold or something, wouldn't one person adopt a piece? Gu is very suspicious, the previous paragraph Did those maids who died in time die from the cold?"

Liao Zhong lowered his head, speechless.

Looking at this dilapidated house, Li Chengqian sighed, and the good mood that was originally raised was suddenly destroyed.

With a bitter face, Liao Zhong silently endured the prince's kicks from time to time.

While Li Chengqian was drinking tea, Fang Sheng pulled Liao Zhong back and said, "Be patient, His Highness often kicks me like this in the East Palace. Pain is pain, but His Highness's concern for us is not mixed with any impurities. I'll send you the [-] guan later, just settle the house issue first. This year, the East Palace has accumulated more than [-] guan in the account, and there is no shortage of your [-] guan."

"Ten... more than a hundred thousand?"

Hearing this number, Liao Zhong was a little dumbfounded.He never imagined that the eight-year-old prince could save so much money.

In fact, Liao Zhong didn't know that apart from the dividends he got as a shareholder, Li Chengqian made the most money from the caravans that entered the East Turks.

Summer is normal, but since autumn, the Turkic people, who know the benefits of high-quality wine, can't help but start hoarding.

Alcohol is a good thing. Even though you will feel dizzy after drinking it, it can make you feel hot all over your body. In previous winters, you would be so cold that you couldn't sleep. Now you only need to drink some wine, and the night will pass in a daze.As for the sequelae of the headache, it was nothing compared to the unbearable cold night.

When the market demand is large, the price will increase, which is a common principle in ancient and modern times.

Therefore, the price of wine in Turkic was raised by a large amount under Li Chengqian's advice.

Li Dahai received an order from the prince and bought a piece of land in a county town on the border.The old cattle and sheep exchanged from the Eastern Turks were slaughtered on the spot, dried or smoked before being sent back to the Central Plains.Lambs and calves were either sold to herdsmen in the Central Plains on the spot, or transported back to the Central Plains.

The cultivated land in the Central Plains has always been short of cattle, so that slaughtering cattle privately is a more serious crime than killing people.

Cattle and sheep that walk everywhere on the grasslands are expensive in the Central Plains.

Things are expensive away from home, which is also a common principle in ancient and modern times.

Relying on cartloads of high-quality wine brewed from low-quality grain, Li Chengqian happily drank his blood in East Turkistan.Thanks to the anesthesia of alcohol, the East Turkic herdsmen do not feel that they have suffered a disadvantage. A transaction that is satisfactory to both parties is not a fraud.

Li Dahai was originally the shopkeeper of a small wine shop. Unlike the big-hearted Zhao Yongsheng, he knew how to position himself well.

He took [-] guan of the money earned by the wine shop, and sent the rest to the East Palace.As for the [-]% members, he wisely chose to forget them.

Ten thousand guan is already a profit beyond the reach of many businessmen. No matter how much it is, it will be a disaster rather than a wealth for him.

Turning the farm around a lot, before leaving, Li Chengqian patted Liao Zhong's kicked leg: "If ten thousand guan is not enough, just tell Gu."

"Lonely, rich..."