The emperor has been away from Lingnan for more than two months, and the political hall is running smoothly. As the autumn harvest is approaching, the entire court is busy non-stop.

The transshipment envoys worked non-stop to arrange tax collectors to go to the villages and towns in the jurisdiction to collect taxes; while the ministers of the political affairs hall raised food and grass for the emperor and resettled tens of thousands of people who had migrated from the Huainan area, they were overwhelmed and had to take care of the collection of autumn taxes.

; The soldiers of the army were worried about the autumn harvest situation at home in the military camp...

All in all, the whole of Lingnan is very busy, even busier than the emperor.

"Has the grain and grass from the Champa Protectorate arrived?" Our Prime Minister Cui Quan asked without touching the ground while reviewing the memorial:

"Tens of thousands of households in Huainan are all crying for food. If you make one mistake, you will become a sinner!"

"A ship has been sent to Champa City to escort it, about one hundred thousand dan, and the next batch will be in half a month. We have already done our best. The Jiaozhou Protectorate also sent tens of thousands of dan of grain today, and the autumn harvest has not yet ended.

, the rest will have to wait a little longer!”

As the most junior prime minister in the political hall, Sun Zhao naturally had a lot of work to do. When the prime minister asked, he had to answer correctly.

"Hainan can also deliver some grain after the autumn harvest, but it only costs ten thousand kilo. But unexpectedly, there is news from Jiuzhou City that only money can deliver tens of thousands of kilo of grain."

"Thanks to the Champa Protectorate, otherwise I don't know how to survive this autumn harvest!" Cui Quan sighed, this period of time was really exhausting both physically and mentally.

Hundreds of thousands of people from 40,000 households in Huainan have all been resettled in Lingnan. Dividing land, borrowing food, and resettling people are extremely busy. Moreover, the food shortage is simply huge.

Fortunately, the Champa Protectorate is located in the South China Sea. There are many merchants and it is very convenient and cheap to purchase grain. The national treasury allocated hundreds of thousands of guan and bought millions of grains to ensure the supply of rations and the food for the army heading north.

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"I heard that all the land in the South China Sea grows a kind of rice called Champa rice, which is upland rice. The land in Fujian has been converted into rice. As for the harvest, it can be harvested in two months. No matter how fertile the land is, it can be cultivated no matter how barren it is. So

There is plenty of food." Sun Zhao couldn't help but say after hearing what the emperor said.

"Can it be collected in two months? But is it true?" Cui Quan suddenly stood up and became excited instantly.

"Now that the people from Huainan have entered Lingnan, they have missed the autumn harvest. If they can harvest in two months, they can survive!"

"Brother Sun knows about Champa Rice, but I wonder how effective it is?"

Looking at the expectant looks of several ministers, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Majesty has foresight and has already planted it in the imperial village. The autumn harvest has not yet come, but at this time, the Champa rice has already been abundantly collected in the treasury. You can go and check it out."

One or two.”

In a manor outside Guangzhou, a large area of ​​golden rice was bent down by its thick ears. Li Chujiu, the steward, looked at all this, and his heart became more and more joyful. This year is another good harvest year.

"We are also officials now. Shaofu Temple came and saw this scene. The treasury is full after the autumn harvest. I am afraid I will be promoted!"

Thinking of the beauty, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Since the power of Shaofu Temple increased greatly, all the imperial palaces were merged into Shaofu. The entire Chengtian Prefecture (Xingwang Palace was renamed, and Panyu was also renamed Guangzhou) has hundreds of imperial palaces and millions of acres of land.

His estate covers six to seven thousand acres and has hundreds of tenant households, so it can be considered medium-sized.

Shaofu Temple divides the imperial village into three grades: lower, middle and upper. The lower grade is from 5,000 acres to 10,000 acres. The middle grade is from 5,000 to 10,000 acres. The upper grade is from 10,000 acres.

Stewards of lower-class estates can enjoy a salary of fifty acres of land per year, with no rank. Stewards of middle-level estates can enjoy a salary of 100 acres of land, starting from the ninth rank. Stewards of upper-class estates can enjoy a salary of 200 acres, which is the ninth rank.

On top of that, there are many official positions in Shaofu Temple, which are enough to make people salivate, and their salaries are huge and prestigious. Li Chujiu obviously wants to be promoted, so the more grain he produces, the stronger his ability is.

"Seven thousand acres, now with manure irrigated and weeding, the yield per mu will be two stones and seven buckets (about three hundred kilograms), or even three stones. What a good harvest!"

He lamented that he had a salary of 100 acres, half of which was shared with tenants, and he could still get more than 100 dan, but the market price of grain per shi rose to 400 qian, which is 40 qian, which is really a lot of money, and

Two harvests a year, eighty years is stable.

The manor's mill can also be used by the surrounding villagers and they can earn at least dozens of dan per year. Coupled with the filial piety of the tenants and other benefits, they can live more comfortably than the county magistrate every year!

Sitting on the bullock cart and looking at the rice fields, Li Chujiu felt extremely satisfied. Under the sunlight, he even felt a little sleepy and felt very comfortable.

"Steward, get up quickly, get up quickly, Young Supervisor Zhao is here, and he is bringing some senior officials with him!" He was woken up by his attendants while he was half asleep and half awake. When he heard the word "Young Supervisor", he woke up instantly.

"The young prisoner is here? Take me to see him quickly!" He quickly stood up, combed his hair, and left.

No wonder he was so flustered, the Shaofu Temple had one Shaofu eunuch, a third-rank official, three junior eunuchs, and a junior eunuch of the third rank, who could be said to be the top official.

Of the three young eunuchs, one is in charge of Shanze's mineral resources, which can be said to be in charge of gold and silver; one is in charge of commerce, such as fleets, caravans, and textile factories; and this young eunuch Zhang, all the tenants of the farm, and

Everything involving land and manpower, such as the dockyard and pearl pig farm, is under his control, and he is considered his immediate boss.

"I'm late to greet you. I hope the young prisoner will forgive me!" Li Chujiu bowed and saluted. He didn't know what the young prisoner was doing here, and he felt a little flustered. Appointing or removing him as a small manager couldn't be easier.

"Has the Champa rice been put into storage?" the young eunuch asked kindly.

"It has been put into the warehouse. Since I don't pay attention to the land, I planted more than a thousand acres and harvested two stones per acre. It was already put into the warehouse a month ago!" He seemed to see several distinguished people with lower heads next to the young prisoner.

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"My lord, your majesty planted Champa rice in Hainan a few years ago, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres. Now Hainan is no longer short of food and is self-sufficient, and the people do not suffer from food shortages. Thanks to your majesty's wisdom!"

The young supervisor said with emotion.

"Your Majesty clearly sees thousands of miles away, but we can't reach him just in case!" Cui Quan and other prime ministers clasped their fists and bowed to the north, saying with great admiration:

"Now that the people of Huainan have entered the Tang Dynasty, they have missed out on the late rice harvest. Now they can only follow His Majesty's footsteps, learn to walk in Handan, and then occupy the city rice!"

"The people are ignorant, and your majesty is afraid that the rice from the city is not used to the land of Lingnan, so he ordered it to be planted in Huangzhuang. But after the harvest, the ignorant people will know the truth and falsehood. Your majesty has good intentions!" Zhang Shaojian is neither humble nor arrogant to several prime ministers. He is the emperor.

The prime minister could not deal with his servant, which made him extremely proud.

"Go and see Champa Rice!" he said.

"Nuo——" Li Chujiu heard that these were prime ministers and quickly agreed, leading the way fearfully.

Later, the group came to a warehouse and saw piles of Champa rice. Several prime ministers were extremely frightened:

"I never thought that there would be such a thing in this world. What a blessing to your majesty and a blessing to the people!"

Seeing it with his own eyes, Cui Quan truly believed in the existence of Champa rice. It is a pity that such a rice species was only discovered today.

“Is there anything particular about Champa rice?”

"It has never been seen before. It is just like ordinary rice, and more drought-resistant. It doesn't matter the land, and it only takes two months!" Li Chujiu replied.
Chapter completed!