The ninth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, the last season, winter.
Not a drop of rain or snow fell in Chang'an.
Li Shimin and other civil and military officials stood in front of the main hall and sighed as they looked at the clear sky approaching the New Year's Eve.
"Everyone, let's discuss this. If there is no rain or snow this winter, will there be any impact on next year's food supply?"
After Li Shimin asked this question, all the officials bowed to Li Shimin here.
"Your Majesty is overly worried. The food now is just seedlings. As long as there is rain in spring, they will grow strong and there will be no food shortage."
Someone said this, which made Li Shimin feel a little better, and more people came here to praise Li Shimin's kindness. God must give Li Shimin a chance and not embarrass Li Shimin too much.
Li Shimin looked at this series of civil servants and generals, and they all said that there would be nothing to do next year, but Li Shimin was indeed worried.
"Li Ying, Li Ying, the suggestion you gave me that locusts can be eaten is because of your own feelings, or what happened? You have planned everything in the world, why do you want me to wait for this emperor?"
Li Shimin is now quite speechless about Li Ying's calculations.
At that time, I just thought it was a joke. When there was a locust plague, I took the lead in eating locusts, letting everyone in the world know that locusts are edible. If locusts appear in drought years, it is a delicacy given to me by God.
Come and try it quickly. 】
But what about now?
Seeing how things are getting more and more wrong, is it possible that there are really people who can know astronomy and geography to predict whether the weather will be good or bad in the coming year?
Li Shimin had such an idea in his mind. He waved his hand and told the important officials to do whatever they had to do.
His head is a little messy now, but he can't let this group of civil servants and generals see him at a loss. Although they are his confidants, they can do anything.
But just after everyone left, Li Shimin turned his head and saw Hou Junji standing next to him, and was startled.
"General Hou, you haven't left yet?"
"Your Majesty, I haven't left yet. This is not only the blessing of my daughter, but also the blessing of my humble ministers. Some things have not been discussed properly. Why don't I wait here for Your Majesty?"
When Hou Junji said this, Li Shimin laughed.
"Look at me, I've forgotten such an important thing. My younger sister is getting engaged to Gan'er soon, and the two of us are getting married. It's true that I'm thinking too much about some things here, and I'm too busy. General Hou must not be offended by the delay."
"Your Majesty is joking, who of us is talking to whom? Who doesn't know who's situation, how can he be surprised? Your Majesty doesn't need to think too much, we will never cause any trouble to Your Majesty."
When Li Shimin was polite to Hou Junji here, Hou Junji was also very respectful to Li Shimin, and they had a happy conversation. The two kept discussing various matters regarding the engagement between Li Chengqian and Hou Xiaomei.
Getting married in ancient times was very troublesome, and it would take a year and a half to complete the process.
In the Prince's East Palace, Li Chengqian led Hou Xiaomei to observe.
"How about it, little sister, are you satisfied with this layout?"
Hou Xiaomei and Li Chengqian are also childhood sweethearts. They have played together since childhood. They are very satisfied when they look at this and that.
"Not bad, not bad, I'm very satisfied, but it still needs to be decorated a little bit."
After getting Hou Xiaomei's consent, Li Chengqian was so happy. He looked at the huge east palace and thought about his happy life with Hou Xiaomei in the future. Hou Xiaomei looked at it in a daze, looking like a pig brother, and Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Look at you, I just complimented you a few times and you're now like this. If I had known you were so shameless, I wouldn't have married you."
Hou Xiaomei is using her temper here to make it difficult for Li Chengqian.
This shocked Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian didn't know what to say at this moment. Hou Xiaomei burst out laughing when she saw Li Chengqian looking like this.
"Look at you. You can't say a word, but you're blushing like this. It's really interesting."
It's so embarrassing for Li Chengqian that Hou Xiaomei said this.
"Yes, yes, this is all my fault."
Just seeing Li Chengqian still here, Hou Xiaomei was very curious.
"My Crown Prince, what are you doing? Is there anything else I need you to do? You are the Crown Prince now. As long as you make arrangements, won't everything be done properly?"
When Hou Xiaomei said this, Li Chengqian looked at him and shook his head.
"Although I am His Highness the Crown Prince, I must do my duty as the Crown Prince and cannot overstep the Crown Prince's powers and responsibilities. If I really had the final say, I would have asked my master to come back to attend my wedding."
"Your master?"
Hou Xiaomei has been with Li Chengqian for a long time and knows who the master he is talking about is.
"Uncle Master is indeed a good man, but alas! How should I put it? Why don't you write a letter to your master and see if he can come, but then it's best to tell His Majesty first, but don't write it to my Uncle Master. Your master is causing trouble."
Just as Hou Xiaomei and Li Chengqian were talking like this, another eunuch came to report outside the door.
"Your Highness, Captain Liu Ye has come to pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder if His Highness the Crown Prince is free to meet with you?"
Yes, Liu Ye's position rose rapidly through a series of jobs. From brigade commander to school captain, he still obeyed Li Chengqian's orders.
When Li Chengqian heard that Liu Ye was coming, the first thing he thought of was that his master had sent supplies again.
After muttering like this, he pulled Hou Xiaomei and walked out.
He and Hou Xiaomei were childhood sweethearts, not to mention that Hou Xiaomei was Hou Junji's daughter, so there was no problem knowing about Xu Yunyan's affairs.
When Liu Ye led Li Chengqian and Hou Xiaomei, who had followed Li Chengqian to see Xu Yunyan transport supplies for the first time, arrived at the farm, he saw people coming and going in an inconspicuous warehouse on a hidden high ground, where food was being loaded and unloaded. Can't help but be surprised.
"Rice? Where did you get so much polished rice?"
Looking at the plump rice that had not yet been shelled, Li Chengqian smiled and prepared to give up.
"It's not like you don't know. Even if you tell me, I won't tell anyone, not even my father."
At this time, Hou Xiaomei was here to give Li Chengqian a hard time. Li Chengqian also knew that he had done something wrong. He was here to accompany him, and he was not talking to Hou Xiaomei here.
"This is all my fault, I will tell you now.
The master exchanged part of the lucky fish from Qiongzhou with the people from Annan.
My master was kind to the Annan people and helped them destroy the pirates who brought trouble to Annan. Many people in Annan were willing to do business with my master.
What's more, if Master kills new pirates on his way to Annan, he will get some money to trade for food.
He also helped the local people from time to time, so the local people were willing to give the food to the master. Solve our urgent needs. "
At this moment, Hou Xiaomei said "Oh."
"I wonder how much food we have now? Food?"
"Not much, 300,000 stones."
300,000 stone?
This number surprised Hou Xiaomei. It's not that the number is not as much as the mileage said before, but it is really too much.
One stone of food per person per month is enough for him, and these 300,000 stone are the monthly rations for 300,000 people!
Hou Xiaomei was surprised when she saw the 300,000 stones of grain and grass stored here, but she was even more surprised when she saw the neatly arranged clay pots one after another in some nearby warehouses.
"What is this?"
"This is a can. General Hou should have it."
"Is this it? A few days ago, my father opened some cans of fruits and vegetables at home and asked me to eat and drink well so that I would not be too thin after joining the Eastern Palace and would be an insult to the royal family."
When Hou Xiaomei said this, Li Chengqian laughed.
"I gave some canned fruits and vegetables from the south to General Hou as my filial piety, but my future father-in-law was reluctant to eat them. Why bother? There are so many cans here, is there still a shortage of General Hou?
What's more, what Master has prepared for me is to enable me to have sufficient strength to rescue them if something unexpected happens again, and not to leave them helpless. "
Li Chengqian said this, but Hou Xiaomei was indeed a little worried.
"But I still have to ask some things. My uncle will send everything to you. How about the treasury?"
"rest assured!"
Li Chengxian was not worried about this at all. After explaining it to Hou Xiaomei, Hou Xiaomei finally breathed a sigh of relief after Xu Yunyan turned over more to the treasury.
What's more, many of them were purchased with the trophies Xu Yunyan obtained from killing pirates.
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