Tibet

Half a year later, the first batch of 3 million jins of silver and 20 million taels of gold shipped from the Cholu Kingdom arrived at Guangzhou Port. At the same time, 3.5 million jins of high-quality pig iron arrived, as well as various rare and exotic treasures. In fact, the eight hundred years of accumulation of the Zhuluo Kingdom finally fulfilled the Tang Dynasty.

The whole of Chang'an was boiling. For this reason, Li Ye specially changed the reign name to Da'an.

In the first two years of Da'an, five batches of pig iron were shipped back from the Zhuluo Kingdom, exceeding 30 million jins, which was three times the annual output of pig iron in the Tang Dynasty. In addition, more than 3 million shi of grain was shipped back from the Zhuluo Kingdom.

In addition, crops were shipped from the American continent and began to be promoted. Corn was the first to be promoted, and corn was planted in large quantities in Liaodong.

Next is American cotton, which is long-staple cotton and is easier to spin. Li Ye attached great importance to this cotton and ordered a comprehensive replacement of the current Gaochang cotton.

Then there is the promotion of sweet potatoes and potatoes in mountainous areas. These two crops have high yields. A small piece of land in mountainous areas can produce hundreds of pounds, allowing poor people in mountainous areas to have enough to eat.

Also promoted are sunflowers, which are very good oil crops.

Then there is the promotion of pumpkins, tomatoes, peanuts and the like.

Another seven years passed in a flash.

In February of the eighth year of Da'an, on this morning, Li Ye and Queen Dugu Mingyue came to the Greenhouse Hall. They came to the single courtyard behind the Greenhouse Hall, which was the residence of the old lady Empress Mu.

I saw a large group of children busy planting vegetables, some carrying water, and some plowing the ground. These are the children of Li Ye's more than twenty concubines. They take turns to accompany Aunt Mu every day, mainly to provide food for them. Crops are watered and fertilized.

Today happened to be the day of plowing. Except for the three daughters who were getting married, everyone else came.

Li Ye's eldest daughter Xingsha married Liu Xiangjing, the third son of Left Prime Minister Liu Yan. Liu Xiangjing won the third prize in the imperial examination and is currently the magistrate of Yunyang County.

The second daughter Yao Guang married Wang Ning, the grandson of Wang Wei, a great scholar, and the third daughter Qiu He married Su Jin, the grandson of Su Zhen. Both of them were Jinshi scholars and are currently serving as officials in the imperial court.

Li Ye's eldest son Li Tan married Guo Ziyi's granddaughter and became the crown prince.

Wei Jiansu died of illness in Da'an five years ago, and Zhang Li also retired from office last year.

Now the second generation of prime ministers and assistants are in charge of politics, including Li Mi, the right prime minister, Liu Yan, the left prime minister, Li Xun, the official minister, Ma Lin, the privy envoy, and so on.

Li Ye's relatives also died of illness. It was his father Li Dai, the Supreme Emperor, who also died of a stroke last year at the age of sixty-three. His temple name was Wuzong.

Queen Mother Pei Sanniang moved into the Daming Palace and lived in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, next to Aunt Mu. Zhang Qian, who originally lived in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, moved to the Pearl Mirror Hall. She gave birth to a daughter seven years ago, and she got her wish and was sealed. For Zhaorong.

Next to the vegetable garden, Aunt Mu was sitting on a wooden bench. She was already over seventy years old and had become a stooped old lady with gray hair and only a few teeth left. She was leaning on a cane and smiling at the children as they were busy.

Her roof is full of pumpkins. Last year's pumpkin harvest was bumper. Aunt Mu harvested 63 large pumpkins in front of and behind her house.

When Li Ye saw that a group of children were busy, he gently pulled his wife and they retreated.

"My husband is going to Fengxiang for inspection tomorrow, will you ask Yuhuan to accompany you?"

Li Ye nodded, "The imperial examination will be held in twenty days. I will be back in ten days at most."

"I heard that Fengxiang built an Iron Bull?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "That's why I went there, but the Tieniu is just a folk name. The official name is a tractor. To be precise, it's a steam tractor."

"What's the use?"

"Plowing the land and transporting goods, but the speed of transporting goods is relatively slow and not as convenient as a horse-drawn carriage. It is mainly used for farming."

"Father, emperor, mother!"

Li Ye heard someone calling them from behind. When he turned around, it turned out to be Prince Li Tan.

He quickly stepped forward to salute his parents, and Li Ye smiled and asked, "What are you planting today?"

“Growing peanuts, sweet potatoes and tomatoes were my great-grandmother’s three favorite foods.”

"Go and get busy! My father will go to Fengxiang tomorrow for about ten days. If you have anything to do, please discuss it with the prime ministers."

"My child obeys the order!"

Prince Li Tan also had a position. He served as the left minister of Huangmen and was in charge of Baihu Hall.

Li Ye said again: "Dad is not here, you should spend more time with the emperor's grandmother, and go to say hello every morning and evening!"

"The children must obey!"

Dugu Xinyue smiled and said, "Go ahead! Are your brothers and sisters waiting for your command?"

Prince Li Tan bowed and returned.

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Early the next morning, Li Ye and Yang Yuhuan boarded the dragon boat. Guarded by three thousand cavalry on both sides, they led hundreds of carts toward Fengxiang along the spacious and flat Tang Straight Road.

The Tangzhi Road was completely repaired five years ago and leads all the way to Kucha. After the repair, it only takes one month to go from Chang'an to Kucha. There are five large post stations along the way, where horses can be replaced, ensuring speed.

Trains are also under active development, and it is planned to lay the first railway track between Chang'an and Luoyang in ten years.

The new Guanzhong Canal was only completed last year. It took seven years to dig. It runs from Long County, Longzhou in the west to Huayin County, Huazhou in the east, covering a total distance of more than 700 miles.

It can sail a giant ship of 10,000 stones. Li Ye's dragon boat is a 20,000-stone ship. A square wooden building was built directly on the ship, with 48 double-story rooms. There were more than 140 palace maids and female guards on board.

In the warm imperial study room on the second floor, Yang Yuhuan took off all her coat after entering the room. She only wore a close-fitting translucent silk skirt and nestled lazily in Li Ye's arms. She held a small mirror and looked at the details carefully. Draw your own eyebrows carefully.

Li Ye drank milk tea while flipping through today's "Chang'an Morning News" and yesterday's "Xijing News".

"Chang'an Morning News" is a news newspaper that reports news from various parts of the Tang Dynasty every day. The headline on the front page is "The Iron Bull of Fengxiang Locomotive Factory is born."

This is a great feat after the miniaturization of steam engines.

Another headline stated that the population of Datang exceeded 15 million households.

Li Ye has known all this for a long time. According to the news last month, the total number of households in the Tang Dynasty, excluding overseas, has exceeded 15 million, and the total population is 63 million. It is more than ten years ago when he ascended the throne. an increase of 15 million people.

Of course, Nanda Island and South China have the smallest populations. The two counties of Xinjiang Ningzhou have a population of 180,000, and the three counties of South China have a population of 210,000.

In addition, the total number of Han people in Ceylon Prefecture is 300,000, the population of Zhongnan Prefecture, Jiaozhou Prefecture, and Liuqiu Prefecture have all exceeded 500,000, and the population of Liaodong Prefecture has exceeded one million.

The number of Han people in Suiye Prefecture and Hezhong Prefecture also exceeded 500,000 and 400,000 respectively, and the number of Han people in the most distant Aral Sea County and Jingxi County also exceeded 100,000.

This is the change in Datang’s territory brought about by the demographic dividend.

Li Ye is concerned about today's price changes. These days, one million shi of new rice from the South-Central Delta and two million shi of rice from Tianzhu New Borneo have been shipped to Beijing, and the price of rice has plummeted.

Sure enough, yesterday it was twelve cents per meter, and today it has dropped to ten cents per meter. This is the official minimum protection price and cannot be lowered any further.

Then there is the price of meat. Due to the large-scale planting of corn, the production of pigs has also surged. Together with mutton, these are the two most important meats in Datang.

Pork is slightly more expensive, priced at fifteen cents per catty, while mutton is still ten cents per catty.

For the people of the Tang Dynasty, whose monthly income was generally five guan, food and meat were no longer a problem.

The other "Xijing News" is the newspaper that Yang Yuhuan reads. It is also a daily newspaper. It can also be called a friend of women. It specializes in telling all kinds of interesting things in the streets and alleys, as well as makeup skills, tips on raising children, price changes, fashionable clothes, and delicious food. Wait, these are the content that women are most interested in.

After Li Ye read the newspaper, his eyes turned to Yang Yuhuan, who was drawing eyebrows.

Her skin was as tender as before, her appearance was peerless, and she was still a plump and mature young woman of thirty years old. There was no trace of time on her face or body.

Yang Yupei's glory has completely faded, but Yang Yuhuan is still bright and charming. After following him for more than ten years, not only has he not aged, but he has become younger and younger.

Li Ye was really moved in his heart, he put his arm around her waist and said with a smile: "I finally understand that my beloved concubine is indeed a vixen turned into a witch, Daji's reincarnation..."

Yang Yuhuan put down the mirror, turned around and put her arms around her husband's neck, blew into his ear and said with a smile: "I am a Daji witch, and you are a thousand-year-old witch. A witch and a witch are a perfect match, right?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "I am not a demon. I am Luo Tianxian, who specializes in suppressing demons. Why don't I suppress you, a demon, now!"

Yang Yuhuan smiled charmingly and said: "The demon girl Daji likes Luo Tianshangxian's immortal weapon the most!"

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In the thick spring scenery, the fleet of boats and convoys moved forward by land and water, heading west in a mighty way.

【Complete book】

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It's finally over, and Lao Gao will devote himself to his new book.

The new book "The Chess Game of the Sui Dynasty" has been uploaded with 30,000 words, and it is getting better and better. Everyone is welcome to point out the shortcomings, and Lao Gao will write a better book for everyone.

"Tibet" came to a close. Thanks to the brothers for accompanying us all the way, we moved on to the small stools and switched to reading new books.