My Backyard is the Tang Dynasty Chapter 178

Published at 27th of October 2023 05:55:21 AM

Li Yin's drawings did indeed have quite a few separate courtyards, but they were guest rooms, and they were definitely not prepared for marrying a concubine. Li Yin is really more wronged than Dou E.

"This is a room for guests. If the parents-in-law come to Yizhou, wouldn't these yards be useful? What's going on in your little head?" Li Yin knocked Cui Yingying on the head.

"Ouch!" Li Yin's hand was strong, Cui Yingying let out a soft cry, and pouted.

The person in charge of the construction of the palace is Yang Li, and now he has completely become the construction leader. Whether it is the workshop base of the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Commerce or the construction of Taoyuan, and now it is the new palace. As the saying goes, a long-term illness becomes a doctor. With more, Yang Li has also become a professional architect, and he is familiar with various construction projects.

Li Yin knocked on Cui Yingying, Yang Li only smirked on one side, he was holding the drawing Li Yin gave him, which was the design drawing of the design institute, and the general plan on this drawing marked inland river, garden , Mountain Rock, Martial Arts Field, Study Room, Gym, Entertainment Room, Kitchen, etc. Generally speaking, the new palace is divided into two parts. The front fifty meters is the office area, including the main hall for discussing politics, and the two sides are the office area for the housekeeper and accountant As well as the barracks of the guards, from now on, the title of Nursing Yard in the Palace of Li Yin has been canceled and all of them have been changed to Guards of the Palace. It's just a little bigger.

And within a distance of 350 meters behind is the inner courtyard of the palace, which is full of various facilities, including entertainment, fitness, food and drink. Living in the west courtyard occupies an area of ​​50 by 50. The other large areas are the exclusive area of ​​Li Yin and Cui Yingying. The river and gardens in this area occupy a lot of area. There are even special roads, which can be said to be high-end and elegant.

"When will it be finished?" Li Yin asked when Yang Li was laughing.

Yang Li said solemnly: "It is guaranteed to be completed in June next year."

Li Yin thought for a while, next June is when the weather is hot, and that is the right time to move here, and said: "That's all right, and pay attention to cultivating the professional skills of the craftsmen, the king of the construction team is entrusted to you. You have to be brought out by this king, and I will hand over the construction of Yizhou to you in the future."

When Li Yin mentioned this, Yang Li excitedly said: "Don't worry, Your Highness!" Although Yang Li still bears the name of a servant girl, his food and drink expenses are no different from those of ordinary nobles, so he cherishes this job very much.

walked around the construction site again. Li Yin calculated what he needed to buy. There are still some materials in the palace that need to be purchased from modern times, such as tiles, turf, nails, paint, and fruit trees and flowers in the future. But there is no need for ornamental trees. Thousand-year-old trees from the Tang Dynasty are everywhere, just dig a few.

Everything is going on as normal. After the well was dug, Li Yin and Cui Yingying returned to the palace together.

After all, the affairs of the palace are only Li Yin's personal affairs. He still focuses more on the harvest of sweet potatoes and peanuts. These days, he and Jin Daqian are both running around in the fields of various counties to guide the servants to work. And the people in Yizhou were all very envious when they saw the bumper harvest of sweet potatoes, and regretted not believing Li Yin's words at the beginning.

When the farm had a good harvest, Rongda came to Chang'an again, but this time he was not here to perform magic tricks, but to deliver the sweet potatoes to Li Shimin.

At this time, Li Shimin was in the morning court, and when he heard that Li Min had brought good things again, he happily said to the officials, "Min'er is really filial. Every time I get a good thing, I will never forget you." He was very proud of his words. .

The ministers below look at me and I look at you. A purple-robed minister came out and said: "The filial piety and benevolence of the six princes really moved me. Thinking of the rebellious son of the minister, I feel ashamed. Your majesty, can you let the second son of the minister, Li Hui went to Yizhou as the retainer of the sixth prince, and studied with the sixth prince."

As soon as this person spoke, the whole room was silent. This person was none other than Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian. Li Xiaogong was Li Yuan's nephew, and he and Li Shimin were half brothers. Yin agreed, and even asked his son to be Li Yin's retainer. Although he was the second son, it also meant that Li Xiaogong was very optimistic about Li Yin.

Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why not? I can write a letter to Min'er, but in Yizhou, Li Hui's power of life and death will be in Min'er's hands." , are you not worried?"

Li Xiaogong said: "Your Majesty, instead of letting this rebellious minister idle around all day long, it is better to let him go to Yizhou to see the world. I heard that Yizhou is changing with each passing day, and new things are emerging one after another. He can learn some real skills. I will die." Also rest in peace."

Li Xiaogong felt that his body was not getting better day by day. He had two sons, the eldest son Li Chongyi, and the second son Li Hui. At that time, Li Yin was a nest of snakes and rats, and he was once considered one of Li Yin's friends, but later Li Yin went to Xiangzhou, and Li Hui returned to Hejian County, and the two separated since then.

Li Xiaogong had made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty all his life, and his eyes were extremely keen. He was worried that after his death, this second son would not have a good future, so after considering for a while, he decided to send Li Hui to Yizhou. Firstly, Li Yin and Li Hui are acquainted; secondly, both of them belong to the royal family of the Li family, and what Li Yin lacks around him is people from this clan; and the third is Li Xiaogong's intuition. His deeds will certainly accomplish a great cause.

"Well, since you have this thought, I will send a letter to Min'er tomorrow and ask Li Hui to bring it to Yizhou." They are all very friendly, so naturally they will not refuse this small request.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xiaogong coughed a few times and stepped back.

Li Shimin frowned slightly, thinking that Li Xiaogong's health was getting worse, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Recalling Li Yin's gift, he said again: "The morning time is over, if you dear friends have nothing else to do, why don't you join me to see what the sixth prince has brought?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The courtiers responded.

After a while, Rongda brought a pot of steaming sweet potatoes into the hall. Li Yin told him to cook some ahead of time so that people could taste them at any time, but he waited outside for a while, and the sweet potatoes were gone. Just came out so hot.

Putting down the sweet potato, Rong Da said: "Rongda, a lowly slave, join the emperor!"

Li Shimin said no, then stood up and walked in front of Rongda, looked at the red thing in the pot and asked, "What is this?"

"Your Majesty, this is called a sweet potato. It tastes sweet and delicious." Rong Da was not exaggerating. Compared with boiled potatoes, this boiled sweet potato tastes much better.

Li Shimin bent down and took out a sweet potato from the pot. The sweet potato was still warm, obviously freshly cooked. He asked, "How do you eat this?"

"As long as you remove the skin on the surface, you can eat it directly." Rongda pointed to the skin on the sweet potato.

Li Shimin nodded. He tore off the skin of the sweet potato and was about to taste it when Li Chengqian suddenly said, "Father, let the **** try it."

Li Ke said: "Liulang will still murder the emperor, but the emperor does not need eunuchs, and the son will try it for you." After finishing speaking, Li Ke walked over to pick up the sweet potato in the pot and took a bite without peeling the skin.

In an instant, Li Ke's eyes widened, and he chewed faster and faster. After one bite, he took another bite, and said in his mouth, "Father, this thing is really delicious."

After eating one sweet potato, Li Ke went to touch the next one. Li Shimin shook his head, took a bite and chewed carefully, with the same expression as Li Ke, "Well, as Ke'er said, it's very delicious, Wuji, Xuanling, come and taste all the texts."

When Li Shimin said this, several people picked up the sweet potatoes from the pot and started to eat them in a similar manner. Immediately, all three of them gave their thumbs up, feeling that the delicious food they usually ate had faded.

There were still some left in the pot, and Li Shimin distributed them to other courtiers, asking them to taste it too, but there were too few sweet potatoes and too many courtiers, so several people had to share one sweet potato, and those ministers who didn't get any were very greedy.

Cui Shao only ate a small piece, but he was still unsatisfied, but he didn't worry, Li Yin would not lose his father-in-law for such a good thing. Some ministers knew this, and they all stepped forward to make fun of Cui Shao. Shao would not eat alone at that time, but also share some with them, Cui Shao readily agreed.

A pot of sweet potatoes was eaten up, and everyone was talking about it. Li Shimin asked Rongda: "It must be rare for this sweet potato to be so delicious."

"Your Majesty, sweet potatoes are a high-yield product just like potatoes. This year Yizhou harvested a total of 1.2 million shi of sweet potatoes, which is not unusual." Rong Da replied honestly.

"1.2 million stone!"

"The old minister's ears heard right!"

"Nonsense, it is!"

"..."

The court immediately exploded, and the food of 1.2 million shi was enough to feed 200,000 troops for one year and three months. What a huge number.

Li Shimin said movedly, "You remember correctly, it is 1.2 million shi?"

"I don't dare to lie, this is what His Highness said, and this is only a harvest of 40,000 mu of land." Rong Da said respectfully.

Li Shimin was even more excited when he heard the words, paced back and forth, and said in his mouth: "God bless me, Tang Dynasty. With Min'er guarding the Chengdu mansion, why is there no food for the Tang Dynasty? Now, dear friends, you should understand my good intentions." , only Min'er can make Chengdu Mansion the Land of Abundance in the Tang Dynasty."

The courtiers have never seen Li Shimin so happy for so many years. Li Chengqian and Li Tai looked gloomy. The name Li Yin has become a lingering shadow in their hearts. Li Yin is too good at tossing, and every time he tosses, he slaps them in the face severely, and this is what Li Yin shows them, which is called hard power.

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