69novels Chapter 203
Chapter 203
After hearing Li Chengqian's reply that there was a pigeon message, Su Chen stood up and said:
"That's easy, Your Highness, send someone back to the palace now. Tell His Majesty to notify those places where sweet potatoes and potatoes are distributed, as long as it has rained recently and the drought is not particularly severe, immediately raise the seedlings and sow the sweet potatoes and potatoes according to the requirements."
Farmers rely on the weather to grow crops. If it doesn't rain for a long time.
Even if the system gives Su Chen artificial rainfall equipment, it will be useless. Workers need conditions to make rain.
First, there must be enough rain clouds condensed with water vapor. Artificial rainfall is just a catalyst. Rain cannot fall out of thin air without water vapor.
What's more, it's not just Chang'an that is suffering from drought. Even if there are conditions for artificial rainfall, transportation is inconvenient now. When you get to the place where rain is needed, you don't know where the clouds have floated.
Therefore, you must take advantage of the natural rainfall to plant the sweet potatoes and potatoes quickly.
"Uh, don't be too excited." Li Chengqian saw Su Chen so excited and hurriedly advised.
"Not all prefectures and provinces can send pigeons to deliver messages at present, but these problems are not big. We can order each prefecture to pass on the news in turn.
You may not know yet, but my father has ordered Fang Pushe and my uncle to do this yesterday." Li Chengqian continued.
Hearing this, Su Chen sat down slowly. He also felt that he was a little puzzled. Why was he so excited!
"Alas! I am not the emperor. Why do I worry so much? Am I really born to be a worker?
For those toilet paper and shampoo? It shouldn't be!"
...
About forty minutes later.
"Your Highness, Marquis, lunch is ready. Do you want to serve it?" The attendant accompanying the prince came to ask.
"Well, just serve it up when it's done. No need to be particular."
"Yes!"
After a while, Master Liu brought two large wooden plates of buns, "Your Highness, Marquis, I made thirty-five buns, and the remaining pork can make another sixty buns for dinner."
Li Chengqian did not answer, he knew the cook was talking to Su Chen.
"More than thirty buns are enough, we only need ten, and the rest are for them."
"Okay, Marquis!" Master Liu picked up twenty buns and sent them to Xue Rengui's table.
Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Su Chen, Princess Changle, four people at one table, Wei Shuyu, Qin Huaiyu, Xue Rengui, Li Qunxian, plus Zhang Long and seven people at one table.
"Your Highness, you haven't eaten buns before? Please!" Su Chen said with a smile.
"Okay, then I won't be polite! Li Zhi, Lao San, you can eat too." Li Chengqian rolled up his sleeves and reached out to take the buns.
"The freshly-made buns are hot!" Princess Changle reached out and patted the back of Li Chengqian's hand, reminding him.
"Oh, oh, I was too impatient." Li Chengqian smiled awkwardly, retracted his hand, and gave Su Chen a fierce look.
"Sorry, I forgot to remind you." Su Chen said apologetically.
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"Su Chen, what are your plans for the future?" Li Chengqian asked after lunch.
Su Chen did not answer immediately, but looked at Qin Huaiyu and Wei Shuyu and asked:
"Huaiyu, where is your construction team working now? How far is it from here?"
"About four or five miles ahead. But there is no place to stay there. This toll station is fifty miles apart according to your previous plan, and it happens to be the first toll station." Qin Huaiyu thought for a moment and answered.
"No need for a place to stay, Your Highness the Crown Prince is only ordered to comfort the workers." Then he asked again: "How do you arrange your daily work and rest time?"
Qin Huaiyu replied: "Start work at the hour of Mao, rest for an hour and a half at noon, and finish work at the hour of You in the evening."
Su Chen nodded when he heard it, 'It's still better to listen to the hours and the time, and arrange watches for them as soon as possible. '
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, we will also rest for two hours, and then start the journey of comforting the people who are building the road.
It just so happens that the accompanying imperial physicians have almost cooked herbal tea.
In this way, we can set off to return to Chang'an early tomorrow morning. What do you think, Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Su Chen suggested to Li Chengqian.
"Okay, you decide everything!" Li Chengqian said immediately.
"You are wrong. I am just accompanying you this afternoon. You should show the dignity of the prince of the Tang Dynasty and show concern for the people. You are here to comfort the victims on behalf of His Majesty."
Su Chen shook his head and said to Li Chengqian earnestly.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said disdainfully: "Tsk! What kind of victims are these? The bandits have all come down the mountain to work."
However, Li Chengqian admired his unruly brother-in-law very much.
When they first heard that a large number of victims were about to pour into Chang'an, all the ministers in the court were as if they were facing a great enemy. His father asked the ministers for advice, but they all kept silent.
Li Shimin also used this to test the prince. Li Chengqian used Yan Ying to build palaces for Duke Jing of Qi to serveWith the help of the workers for disaster relief, Li Shimin was suggested to build a palace for the retired emperor Li Yuan and recruit disaster victims to work.
Li Chengqian also made a very reasonable argument. First, it could show Li Shimin's filial piety, second, it could solve the problem of disaster victims, and third, it could make the retired emperor give up the Taiji Palace.
Li Shimin was very excited after hearing Li Chengqian's method and praised Li Chengqian.
After being excited, Li Shimin kicked Li Chengqian and asked, "Where does the money and food come from, you loser?"
Li Chengqian couldn't answer and ran away in shame.
However, Li Shimin agreed with Li Chengqian's disaster relief method, but Li Shimin was too poor.
Even Su Chen's method of dealing with disaster victims evolved from Yan Ying's work-for-relief, which can be said to be an upgraded version.
The premise of work-for-relief is to have money and food, and the "investment promotion" after Su Chen solved the problem of money and food.
"Su Chen, what do you mean by 'hours'?" Qin Huaiyu asked.
Without waiting for Su Chen to answer, Li Chengqian rolled up his sleeves, "Huaiyu, come here. I'll explain it to you!"
Qin Huaiyu walked to Li Chengqian curiously, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"You're welcome, Shuyu, come here too, I'll tell you what this 'hours' means." Li Chengqian generously and enthusiastically called the two of them to his side.
"Look, this is called a watch, also known as a wristwatch, which is used for timing." Li Chengqian pointed at the watch and said to them.
Qin Huaiyu and the other nodded in confusion, and Li Chengqian continued:
"We often say one hour, which is two hours. Now it is exactly three quarters after noon, that is, eleven forty-five, and this hour..."
Li Chengqian talked for more than ten minutes, and Qin Huaiyu and Wei Shuyu finally understood.
Fortunately, Su Chen and Princess Changle had slept in the carriage, otherwise they would be sleepy listening.
"Li Zhi, are you going with us in the afternoon?" Su Chen looked at Prince Changle and asked.
"Okay! What's the point of staying here alone if I don't go?" Princess Changle asked speechlessly. She didn't bring any palace maids with her this time.
"That's right, I'll take you to find gold mines in the afternoon."
Su Chen was still thinking about the "pyrite" that he didn't know what it was used for.