"The temperature is good. Cabbage does not like high temperatures, so it is necessary to control the combustion of fuel. In addition, the soil should not be too humid, otherwise it will easily become ill. When the weather is clear, the straw mats on it should be uncovered and let them bask in the sun more often, so that the leaves of the cabbage will not be so yellow!" Li Xiu held his fur in his hand and talked to Yang Dui and others in the greenhouse.

Time passed quickly, and winter came again in a blink of an eye. The greenhouse behind the Ministry of Agriculture was also built. However, due to limited time, the number of greenhouses was not large. Cabbage, sweet potatoes and corn were planted in various ways, making it easier to observe their growth in the greenhouse.

"Yes, thank you for your advice from Li Jijiu. We will pay more attention in the future!" Yang Dui said respectfully at this time. The more he contacted Li Xiu, the more he felt that Li Xiu was knowledgeable. Sometimes he doubted where did the young man who was a few years younger than him learn these knowledge?

"Okay, you guys are busy. I have something to do at home, so I'll say goodbye first!" Li Xiu stood up and said, "Today I came here to see how the cabbage in the greenhouse grows. He just explained everything he should have explained, so naturally there is no need to stay here again, even if I have only ordered Mao now.

"Okay, if there is anything, I will visit Li Jijiu. I'll take you out!" Yang Dui had become accustomed to Li Xiu's late arrival and early departure, and personally sent him out of the greenhouse, and then went back to continue working.

Li Xiu did not go back immediately after leaving the greenhouse, but went to the greenhouse where corn and sweet potatoes were planted. Although the number of corn and sweet potatoes was limited, the planting here was mainly to study and familiarize themselves with their habits, so the requirements for quantity were not high. In addition, enough corn and sweet potatoes were harvested this fall. The greenhouse in Princess Pingyang was planted with sweet potato seedlings. By the spring next year, the planting scale will expand several times.

Finally, Li Xiu left the Agriculture Department's Office and then went around the market outside. In just a few months, the market had become larger and larger, and some people had even built fixed stalls on the side of the road. Although they were just simple shacks, it was estimated that two rows of real shops might appear here, and then someone would settle here until a small village was formed.

The Chinese New Year will be in another month, and the market is very lively at this time. There are vendors selling New Year’s goods, such as cloth, meat, oil and salt, etc. Li Xiu even saw someone selling "firecrackers", that is, the kind of stuff that stuffs saltpeter into bamboo. Li Chengdao once gave him a lot before, and put it in the fire will make a "crackling" sound, but it is still much worse than the real firecrackers.

In addition to New Year’s goods, the most common food is a variety of foods, especially four stalls selling Hu cakes, and three of them are real Hu people. However, people who often eat Hu cakes know that most of the truly delicious Hu cakes are made by Han people. Hu cakes made by Hu people have only one advantage, that is, they are a big deal, which is also in line with the needs of most villagers. After all, they are not very provocative about the taste, the key is to be hungry.

Li Xiu came to the only Han Hu cake stall, bought the baked Hu cake, cut half a pound of mutton and stuffed it into it. In the morning, the mother-in-law insisted on drinking tofu brain, but Li Xiu didn't like it, either sweet or salty, so she only ate two buns when she went out, and she didn't eat enough.

The hot hu cakes were covered with fresh and salty mutton, and they were full of fragrance when they were sipped down. Li Xiu couldn't help but exclaim that the skill of selling hu cakes was getting better and better. Although there were three Hu stalls next to him, the officials in the government office also liked to come to him to buy hu cakes. Although the portion was smaller, the taste was amazing.

Li Xiu started walking home while eating Hu cakes. When he passed by the old house, he saw a long row of trucks parked in front of the old house. There were a bunch of people of all kinds standing in front of the car. These were merchants who came to purchase tea, and some servants from powerful families, but there were very few. After purchasing tea, these people sold tea to Chang'an, Luoyang and other places. There were even Hu merchants taking tea on the Silk Road where risks and opportunities coexist, and sold it to Central and West Asia and other places farther away.

On the hillside behind the tea workshop is the new tea garden that Boss Liu and his friends have reclaimed. However, some tea trees have been transplanted on it, but the number is very small. During this winter, they have to move some weeds and trees on the mountain, as well as some stones, so that after spring, they can plant more tea trees. However, it takes at least a few years for the entire tea garden to produce tea.

Just as Li Xiu was looking at the tea garden on the back mountain, he suddenly saw the door of the workshop being opened. Then he saw the stingy Qiu Niang coming out and took out a note and called a businessman's name. As a result, a fat black businessman immediately ran over with a smile. Then, under Qiu Niang's command, the fat black businessman brought his subordinates into the workshop to carry tea, and quickly filled his carriage. Then he paid for it and did not dare to say anything to Qiu Niang in the whole process.

Seeing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel funny. The tea workshop was full of women. For the sake of safety here, Yuechan transferred Qiuniang here and also recruited several female guards who retreated from Princess Pingyang. Before, there were businessmen who saw Qiuniang being beautiful and wanted to tease her, but they were repaired by Qiuniang and other tigresses. No one cared about it when they sued them. Since then, Qiuniang and the others' notoriety have spread, and the businessmen who came here to do business never dared to cause trouble again.

Qiuniang also saw Li Xiu at this time, but she still had something to do, so she just nodded at Li Xiu, then called the next merchant and supervised their delivery. Li Xiu did not bother her, and then left quietly after watching for a moment.

There are many problems in tea workshops now. The most important thing is that the output cannot be increased. This is caused by two reasons. One is that the workshop is too small, which makes it impossible to recruit more workers. The other is that the raw materials are insufficient and the tea garden cannot be supplied. In fact, there are no raw materials in the tea workshop now. The tea leaves sold are all the teas that were previously reserved. After all, the tea leaves in the north do not grow leaves, so Yuechan told him yesterday that she was going to have a holiday for the female worker.

The Hu cake in his hand was soon finished. Li Xiu hummed a small song and came to the house. The lady Yi was sitting in the inner hall with her big belly. The orthodox Qi Niang and Hen'er and other girls were learning embroidery. Qu Yi also liked to learn embroidery, but now it was cold. She was worried that her daughter would be frozen on the road, so she couldn't come.

Qi Niang is just a person who can't sit still. When she learns embroidery, she looks around. As a result, Li Xiu immediately glared at her after coming in, which attracted Qi Niang's face. Then she pretended to be serious and started learning. But soon she made an old problem again, which made Li Xiu a little helpless. Maybe she really spoiled this sister too much, which made her never become a lady in the traditional sense.

After looking at the sky outside, it was still some time before noon. Li Xiu thought about it seriously, but found that he had nothing to do. If the weather was warm, he could go fishing, but now the river surface was frozen, and he didn't want to sit by the river and blow the cold wind. Apart from that, he only had one thing left to do.

Thinking of this, Li Xiu immediately stepped out the door again and prepared to find Princess Pingyang. It's strange that he had worked hard for so long, but Princess Pingyang still showed no sign of pregnancy. She would not live in Li Xiu's house if she was not pregnant. This made Li Xiu a little depressed. Could it be that his efforts were not enough?

However, just as Li Xiu had just arrived from the inner house to the front yard and had not yet left the gate, he saw Ma rushing in and almost bumping into Li Xiu. When he saw him, he immediately pulled him to the living room, and then said with a serious expression: "The court is about to change the world!"

"What's wrong? The King of Qin has been promoted again?" Li Xiu couldn't help but tease when he saw Ma Master's appearance. After Li Shimin was promoted last time, he thought that the court would be the separation of the Tiance Mansion by the court, but he didn't expect that after waiting for nearly half a year, there was no big noise, which made him doubt his original judgment.

"As a big boss, the Turks are going south!" Mr. Ma said anxiously at this time.

"Turkish people!" Li Xiu was stunned when he heard the news, and then said in confusion, "Come on, come on, anyway, it's not the first time the Turkic people went south. Although our Tang Dynasty is on the defensive position, the Turkic people can't take advantage!"

Li Xiu did have the confidence to say this. After all, since Li Shimin defeated the Turks last time, Li Yuan adopted his method of differentiating the Turks, causing internal conflicts to continue and his strength to plummet. In contrast, the strength of the Tang Dynasty has soared. Therefore, although the Turks' southward travel was in crisis for the Tang Dynasty, it was not too serious.

"This time it was not a problem with the Turks themselves, but a problem with the court. You may not know that the court has been arguing about this matter now!" Mr. Ma said anxiously again.

"What's the point of being quarrel? The soldiers come and the generals come and the generals cover the soil. When the Turks come and we just send troops to defend. As long as we can block the Turks from outside the country's gates, it's enough!" Li Xiu said in even more confusion at this time.

"Is that simple?" Ma Ye sat on the chair at this time, picked up the teapot next to him and took a few sips. Then he shook his beard and said, "I'll ask you, when Turks came before, who were sent to resist?"

"Is this still necessary? Of course it's the King of Qin?" Li Xiu replied casually, but after he said that, he reacted and said with a serious expression, "Does the court not plan to send the King of Qin to lead troops this time?"

"That's right, the news of the Turks going south this time came. The King of Qin naturally wanted to take this opportunity to consolidate his power in the army, so he took the initiative to ask for orders to go north to resist the Turks. However, the prince and Pei Ji all opposed it and strongly recommended the King of Qi to lead the troops instead of the King of Qin. I don't need to tell the reason for this?" When Ma Ye said the last time, he also showed a sigh expression on his face.

"So that's the case. When the Turks went south, they naturally had to send elite troops to resist. The most elite troops of the Tang Dynasty were all in the hands of the generals of the Tiance Prefecture. If the King of Qi led his troops, he could naturally seize the military power of the Tiance Prefecture with justification. It would be a plan to remove firewood from the cauldron!" Li Xiu couldn't help but say to himself when he heard this. He thought that Li Yuan had suspended the suppression of Li Shimin, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan would not make any moves, and he would force Li Shimin to death with one move!

"That's right, Your Majesty wants to take this opportunity to support the King of Qi to seize the military power of the King of Qin, and the Turks' going south this time is a bit strange!" Mr. Ma said again at this time, with a conspiracy-filled smile on his face.

"It's strange?" Li Xiu also showed a contemplative expression when he heard Ma's last words. As a result, he quickly understood what he meant, so he looked up and said, "Uncle Ma, what do you mean is that in the past, the Turks went south either during the autumn harvest or after the spring, they could grab a large amount of food during the autumn harvest. After the spring, the Turks were the hungryest time. But now it is winter. If the Turks went south, a heavy snow might cut off their retreat, so it is indeed unreasonable for them to go south at this time!"

"That's right, many of my brothers were sent to the north, but they did not receive any signs of Turkish people going south in advance. As a result, suddenly, the Turks began to gather troops and prepare for going south. But they didn't think about it. Going south in winter was at the risk of being wiped out. Jie Li shouldn't be so reckless, right?" When Ma Ye said the last, he couldn't help laughing a few times. He felt that there was a huge conspiracy in it, and maybe the Turks were all helping Li Yuan to act.

"So, this matter is indeed very strange. We can guess, and the King of Qin can definitely guess it. However, if the court really decides to let the King of Qi lead the troops to fight, he may not be able to stop it, right?" Li Xiu sighed at this time. His relationship with Li Shimin was very strange. Although he did not want to admit that the other party was his friend, he was also very sympathetic to Li Shimin's current situation.

"The King of Qin must have guessed it, so when he was in the court, he was desperately holding on to the military power and refused to let go. Unfortunately, he is now betrayal and relatives. Even some ministers who supported him in the past have changed the direction. ******* is now crowded and powerful. It is impossible to save the situation by relying on the King of Qin alone. For example, although Your Majesty did not make a decision immediately today, anyone with discerning eyes can see that he has already hinted that the King of Qin handed over the military power to the King of Qi!" Ma could not help but show a little sympathy at this time. Who would have thought that the King of Qin, who had made great achievements in the military, would end up like this?

However, what Ma Master did not expect was that after hearing his words, Li Xiu was silent for a long time, and the expression on his face changed. Finally, he suddenly sighed and said a meaningful sentence: "Your Majesty is pushing too hard!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!