According to Li Shimin's temper, he should have waved his hand with a stern look and said, "All the cows in the world belong to me."
As an emperor, it is not wrong for him to say this.
Except for the rebels, basically everyone in the world has to listen to him, at least on the surface.
But at this moment, Li Shimin didn't speak, he just stood there with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at the groups of cattle in the distance.
Hundreds of cows gathered together, a scene he would never tire of.
If every Zhuangzi in the Tang Dynasty had hundreds of cows, he would be able to wake up from his dreams with a smile.
The reason why he didn't get angry was that he didn't understand what Li Yunze was capable of doing overnight.
On the other hand, he hoped that this strange man could produce more cows.
Fang Xuanling could roughly guess the emperor's thoughts, so he no longer dwelled on the ownership of the cow, and instead accused Li Yunze of immoral killing of the cow.
Because cattle are strategic materials, and in farmers’ homes, they are big animals that must be served better than humans. How can we kill them?
Li Yunze's reply left Fang Xuanling and Li Shimin speechless because he said, "I have a lot of cows."
If there are too many cows, of course they have to be used for food.
"Besides, the nobles of the Tang Dynasty often killed cows by throwing them to death at home, so I think they can kill them by throwing them here."
Fang Xuanling couldn't answer these words. He was not Wei Zheng, so he couldn't offend so many colleagues.
After all, beef is delicious.
At this time, Li Shimin turned around and looked at Li Yunze, "Since he fell to death, let's kill him. Let's make a whole cow feast at noon."
He said this as if being able to eat at Li Yunze's place was a huge honor.
Li Yunze curled his lips, not interested in doing anything, and handed over the work to the guards brought by Li Shimin.
Li Shimin, who stood with his hands behind his back, stepped forward and walked into the field, gesturing for Li Yunze to follow him.
The two walked on the deeply plowed land, ignoring the ankle-deep floating soil.
Li Shimin was the first to ask, "Fairy? Monster?"
Li Yunze rolled his eyes, "He is a hero with all five limbs."
"Where did it come from?"
"It's hard to say, just treat me as returning from overseas."
"What do you want to do when you come to Chang'an City?"
"Seeing that the Tang Dynasty's national strength is insufficient, I came here to help."
Li Shimin paused and turned to look at Li Yunze, "Is this really true?"
"Realer than real gold."
After staring at Li Yunze for a while, Li Shimin smiled: "You have a unique demeanor. If you are in troubled times, you will be a hero."
There are so many parallel worlds running rampant, so of course he has the aura of being superior to others.
Both Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling could see this. At least when Li Shimin's identity was almost clear, Li Yunze behaved extremely calmly.
"In that case, I won't ask about your origins." Li Shimin showed his cards, stopped pretending, and directly stated his identity, "I accepted these hundreds of cows with great satisfaction."
"etc."
This rhythm was wrong, so Li Yunze quickly shouted, "Your Majesty, did you misunderstand something? I wanted to help Datang, but I never thought of giving it away for free. Qu Yuuli also received money before."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's face was full of disbelief, "You want more money?"
"That's what I said."
Li Yunze was also amused, "There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. I only provide sufficient supplies, but if Datang wants to get it, it has to pay for it."
"I understand how to contribute money." Li Shimin, whose face darkened again, asked, "What does it mean to contribute?"
"Providing human resources for work, making land available for growing crops, raising livestock, etc. all count."
Li Shimin, with a look of astonishment on his face, raised his leg and kicked the ground under his feet, "What are you growing here? Mizi?"
"What you plant is grass."
"What?"
"Grass."
Li Shimin'(⊙﹏⊙)'
"Are you sick? Don't you want to grow food in such a good land to grow grass?"
"This is not ordinary grass." Li Yunze explained, "The best grass grown here is the best feed for livestock breeding."
He pointed to the huge herd of cattle not far away, "Most of them are cows over there. If the calves are raised and fed with feed, they will soon grow up and provide meat. When people eat meat, it is better than eating carbohydrates... .Much more nutritious than eating rice and noodles.”
Li Shimin's expression became more and more strange. He asked with some uncertainty, "Do you raise so many cows just for food?"
"certainly."
Li Yunze leaned over and grabbed a handful of dirt in his hand. "When the bull is old enough to be sold, it can be sold to the court at a cheap price."
"Is this what you call helping the Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin was so angry that he laughed. This is bullshit help! Isn’t it just business? Who can’t do that?
Sure enough, Li Shimin still didn't understand the importance of local investment promotion. At least he was temporarily angry, and he didn't understand how important it was to first resolve the difference between having and not having it.
Before Li Shimin could get angry, Li Yunze had already rubbed away the soil in his hands and found a brown locust egg.
"Your Majesty, in a few days, these locusts will hatch out and fly all over the sky."
When locusts were mentioned, Li Shimin, who was about to get angry, became even more ugly.
For other natural disasters, it is easy to say that fires can be extinguished, floods can be intercepted and directed, and water conservancy projects can be found for severe droughts.
But the number of locusts that cover the sky and the sun is not to mention, they can still fly!
Even though Li Shimin was a talented person, he couldn't think of any way to put an end to the locust plague.
Thinking of this, he looked at Li Yunze with confusion, "Do you have any way to deal with the locust plague?"
"Um."
Li Yunze, who looked indifferently, nodded, "You can kill the locusts, but you have to spend money to buy them."
This time it was Li Shimin's turn to feel uneasy. He frowned and said, "These words are not nonsense. Once the locusts are everywhere and you are unable to quell the locust plague, you will be punished!"
This method is of course useless to Li Yunze.
He simply spread his hands, "I can only guarantee that it will be effective. As for whether it is used or not, that is His Majesty's business. Besides, if I don't do anything, the Tang Dynasty will have a way to eliminate the locust plague. There is nothing you can do." When I gave you a solution, you should be grateful to me
That's right. "
What he said made Li Shimin wish he could...
"snort."
The emperor's trick did not work, and Li Shimin, who was unhappy, turned around and went to Zhuangzi's threshing floor.
At this time, the slaughter of the cattle had been completed on the threshing floor, and Li Shimin's guards were still happily lighting a fire and setting up pots to prepare for the meal.
"I just know how to cook!"
When Li Yunze came back and saw this scene, he immediately stepped forward and pushed everyone away, "The only meat that is cooked is the soup, and all the delicious food is wasted. Get out of the way and see what I do."
He brought the roasting pan and cut off the best meat from the bull with a carving knife. After a brief cleaning, he dropped the pieces into the roasting pan.
Amidst the sound of "sizzling~~~", the aroma of beef begins to float away.
Li Shimin, who was standing aside, curled his lips and said, "It's just frying."
Stir-fried vegetables did not exist in the Tang Dynasty, and it was not until the Northern Song Dynasty that it gradually became popular.
When eating, they usually steam, cook and fry.
Li Shimin heard Li Yunze talk about how powerful he was, but when he really started to do it, it was just frying meat.
Li Yunze smiled when he heard this and didn't argue with the country bumpkin.
Then he took out various seasonings and started sprinkling them to add flavor.
When the first set was ready, Fang Xuanling took it over directly, but was snatched away by Li Shimin before he could test the poison.
Li Shimin, who had a look of satisfaction on his face after eating a piece of beef, said, "It's just more spices."
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During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, merchants on the Silk Road sent many spices to the Tang Dynasty for sale, but they were expensive and could not be afforded by wealthy families.
Too lazy to pay attention to him, Li Yunze fried himself a plate of beef, took it away and ignored it.
"Go and call some of the workers back for dinner." Li Yunze did not forget the refugees who were planting grass in the fields and knocking on the fence.
As for the guards who were busy cutting beef to eat, Li Yunze didn't bother to say anything.
A carnivorous bull weighs less than two thousand pounds, and even Li Shimin and his hundreds of people would not be able to eat much even if they died. Unless all the hiding guards outside are called in.
Everyone who was working in the fields was quickly called back. After washing their hands and feet, they all waited on the threshing floor, waiting for the knights to eat before they came forward to feast.
For ordinary people, it is extremely rare to be able to eat meat every day. Under normal circumstances, they can only taste a few bites during festivals and busy farming periods.
Not only is it open to eating now, but what’s even more exaggerated is that this is beef!
Li Shimin, who was already full, first asked the knights to collect cowhide, beef tendons and other items and take them away. These were all strategic materials.
Then he saw the tools in the hands of the refugees, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
The various tools used by these people are all iron!
In an era of low productivity, iron was a precious commodity, and it was even used to cast money.
At this time in the Tang Dynasty, there were still many places using wooden and stone agricultural tools. For example, the entire Zhuangzi in front of us used iron tools, which was extremely rare.
The emperor walked up to Li Yunze and said, "We will wait until the locust plague starts to exterminate the locusts. I don't think this year's locust plague will be serious. Since you are willing to provide materials to Datang, how about you first provide some iron tools."
"How much?"
Li Shimin was slightly startled by this question, and then asked while holding his breath, "How many do you have?"
"You can have as much as you want."
Li Shimin'(￣_,￣)'
"Okay, let's get a thousand sets of bent-shaft plows first. Sickles, rakes, hoes, shovels, guillotines, axes... Ten thousand pieces each, all made of iron."
"No problem." Li Yunze said, "We will send someone to pick up the goods at noon tomorrow. The price will be 20% off the market price. Please pay a deposit first."
"I don't care about money." Li Shimin waved his hand and signaled to Fang Xuanling, who was about to escape, "ask him for money."
Fang Xuanling over there was really depressed.
I had known this to be the case, but there was nothing I could do.
What he regrets most now is that he took Li Yunze's ten thousand taels of gold and sold this village to him.
Judging from the current situation, the emperor will never spend any money from the treasury unless he spends all the 10,000 taels of gold.
But as a minister, he could only donate generously at this time, and also thank the emperor for giving him the opportunity to contribute to the court.
This feeling...
At this time, Fang Xuanling just wanted to go to the temple of Confucius and ask the saint if he could teach him any insulting words!
