Looking at the map in front of him, Luo Zhang finally knew what these old guys wanted him to do, but he hadn't decided where to choose yet.
To say that the reserves are naturally as large as the coal mine 200 miles outside Dingxiang City in the north, but in terms of distance, Nanshan is naturally the closest. It is close to Chang'an and has convenient transportation. It is not as far as the coal mines in the north, which require long distances and are invisible. increased costs.
"Luo Zhang, tell me where that place is. We don't remember much. Is it here?" Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands and pointed at the red circle on the map.
Luo Zhang looked at it carefully and said: "It should be further to the left, right here!"
Luo Zhang roughly pointed to a place. The main reason was that this map was too different from that of later generations. He could only see a rough place, and it was impossible to be precise.
"Here?" Cheng Yaojin circled the place pointed by Luo Zhang with cinnabar.
"We have discussed it. Tomorrow His Majesty will ask us about our fiefdom. We will choose this place. According to the size of our fiefdom, we should be able to include this place!" Li Ji said.
Although Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji, and Niu Jinda didn't say anything, they all meant this.
"Luo Zhang, what did you say? Where do you want it?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
Luo Zhang touched his chin, thought for a while and said: "You guys share this land, I don't want it anymore!"
"Huh? What did you say? Don't want it anymore?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Luo Zhang was the one who suggested that everyone get this piece of fat together. Why doesn't Luo Zhang want it now?
"I don't want to choose a place too far away for the time being. I'm different from you. You have many fiefdoms and a prosperous family. My total fiefdom is only a thousand acres, and I am the only male. This time I have such a big fiefdom. , I’d better choose one near Chang’an! It’s also convenient for my family to take care of!” Luo Zhang gave his own explanation.
"We are so embarrassed for you to be like this. You discovered this coal, but you didn't want it. After all, we are all your uncles. How can any elder take advantage of the younger one!" Li Ji shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"That's right, it doesn't make sense for us to take advantage of you even though we are elders!" Cheng Yaojin agreed.
"Otherwise, we can each contribute a piece of land and it will be considered Luo Zhang's. When the time comes, why not just count Luo Zhang's share of the money!" Li Jing suggested.
"Well, this method is good, let's do it like this!" Yuchi Jingde agreed.
"I said uncles, you don't have to do this. You also know that I am not short of money at all. To tell you the truth, I am interested in a piece of coal-producing land near Chang'an, but it is smaller. There is also a little less coal, and if we share it with everyone, I’m afraid it won’t be enough, so I just want you to share the mines in the north, and I won’t participate!” Luo Zhang said truthfully.
Everyone was slightly stunned. Is there one here in Chang'an?
Soon everyone figured out the key, which was distance. Although they thought about it clearly, they didn't ask any more questions. They occupied the mines with more mines, while Luo Zhang occupied the ones with the short distance. In fact, each has its own advantages. In the long run, There are advantages in developing natural mines that can extend the family, while those that are close to each other have the advantage of convenience.
Now that Luo Zhang has said this, everyone can't say anything else. They immediately discuss the issue of who occupies how much.
Without Luo Zhang, a bunch of old guys didn't have any scruples, and they were clamoring for how much they had. It could be said that they would not give in an inch and fight for every inch of land.
They don't really want to do this, but they can't help it. Each represents their own family, and there is a large group of people behind them to support, which is different from Luo Zhang!
Luo Zhang did not participate anymore, bowed his hands to everyone and left.
Early on the next morning, Luo Zhang arrived at the gate of the imperial city. A group of old guys saw Luo Zhang immediately and pulled him over.
"Luo Zhang, why did you run so fast yesterday, were you afraid that we would ask you for wine!" Cheng Yaojin said with some dissatisfaction.
"My dear wife at home is pregnant, so it's inconvenient for her to stay out for a long time. Please forgive me!" Luo Zhanggong cupped his hands and apologized.
Everyone also knew the situation at Luo Zhang's family, so they didn't care when they heard what he said.
"Did you discuss it yesterday?" Luo Zhang looked at everyone with a smile.
Everyone looked at each other and laughed, nodding their heads.
You must know that the value of this coal is extremely great. According to Luo Zhang, there are a lot of reserves in the north. Slowly mining is enough for several families for hundreds of years. This means that even if the family has lost any business in the past few hundred years, only Relying on this coal can make the family rich. You can imagine how excited the big families were when they went back to their families and told them about it. No one could hold it back!
The imperial city gate opened and everyone lined up to enter the main hall.
Yesterday's hustle and bustle did not affect the progress of the morning, but many of them were drunk or drowsy. It was obvious that they drank too much yesterday and have not recovered yet!
As usual, Eunuch Huang said something about starting a memorial and retreating from the court without foundation.
At that moment, the Minister of Household Affairs came out and said: "Your Majesty, this year's autumn harvest has been recorded. Each mu of fertile land can produce four thousand kilograms of potatoes, and each mu of wasteland can produce more than two thousand eight hundred kilograms of potatoes. This year's grain harvest totals eighteen million A pound of potatoes..."
After hearing this figure reported by the Minister of Revenue, everyone in the court took a breath.
This output is so amazing. With so many potatoes, not only can the granary of the Ministry of Revenue be filled to the brim, but the people will no longer be hungry. This is three times the previous grain output, and this It's just an autumn harvest.
Everyone looked at Luo Zhang. These potatoes were contributed by Luo Zhang. This is a great thing that will benefit the people for a long time!
However, Luo Zhang frowned after hearing this number.
Although potatoes are good, there are too many of them. Should we stop growing food in the future and only grow potatoes?
Luo Zhang's scalp went numb when he thought of the mountains of potatoes.
Potatoes are not bad, but they are not good if you keep eating them. Moreover, potatoes will sprout if left for a long time. You cannot eat sprouted potatoes because they are poisonous!
Compared with grain, the storage time of potatoes is much shorter than that of grain. Obviously, the court ignored this matter and only focused on the yield. How could this be!
"Your Majesty, I have the foundation!" Luo Zhang thought that he could no longer sit still, so he stood up and started to play.
"Huh? What do you want to do?" Li Shimin said in a daze.
Everyone also looked at Luo Zhang, wondering what he was going to say today!
"Your Majesty, although the potatoes are good, there are just too many!" Luo Zhang said with a bitter smile.
As soon as this was said, everyone started talking!
"Did Luo Zhang drink too much yesterday and start talking nonsense? Wouldn't it be better to have more potatoes?"
"Except for the ones handed over to the court, all the potatoes in our family are sold at good prices. These potatoes are really good!"
"Luo Zhang still feels that the reward for the potatoes he contributed is too small, so why should he ask for reward from His Majesty here?"
He said everything at once, but I don’t know why Luo Zhang said such things!
