The south and the north are the traditional farming model, which has been established for thousands of years. The big river (i.e. the Yellow River, the ancient river was the Yangtze River, and the river was the Yellow River. There are four sects of rivers, rivers, Huai River, and Ji. At the same time, some people call the Yellow River Chinese River) are very rare, while the south of the big river, there are extremely few wheat plantings. This is mainly because compared with rice, wheat has higher cold resistance. For example, winter wheat is sown in autumn and winter, and it will not be harvested in April and May of the next year, and there will be a long winter in the middle.

To be honest, Wang Kuang really doesn't know what to pay attention to when farming wheat, because he never saw what wheat looks like when he was young. Only after studying in Changchun did he know that it turned out to be like this, so let alone the cultivation method. This is why Wang Kuang has been promoting new cultivation methods based on rice over the years, and Wang Kuang really has no way to do it for wheat, so he didn't know it at all. In other words, Wang Kuang is on the same starting line as the current farmers in wheat cultivation.

But now, Li Ke has come to the door. This prince who used to only know how to be slutty was the first time he was seeking Wang Kuang's head because of his people under his rule. Wang Kuang cannot sit idly by. Moreover, if the people of Hebei are not allowed to keep up with the pace of other parts of the Tang Dynasty, there is nothing in a short period of time. But in the long run, regional discrimination will inevitably be caused by different regional wealth. When this discrimination factor slowly takes root in the hearts of the people, it will be too late to eliminate it, and it will take a lot of effort.

"To be honest, I really haven't planted wheat before, and I'm helpless." Wang Kuang sighed. In fact, he should have thought of organizing a fleet to sail around the world. Hebei people would have had a little more choice earlier. But Rome was not built in one day. Before he had no certain influence, he wanted to say sailing? He might be rejected by the big guys as soon as he proposed it. People have unconsciously defended their authority. The first time they were rejected, then they would mention it again the second time, even if they had realized the benefits of going to sea. Otherwise, wouldn't they admit that they were wrong before?

"There is no other way?" Li Ke came excitedly, thinking that he could get a good result from Wang Kuang, but Wang Kuang said this. He really poured a basin of cold water on his head, which made his teeth tremble. At this time, he felt cold and hurriedly greeted the girl who served him: "Go and get a fur robe for someone."

Li Ke is the in-laws of the Wang family, and everyone in the Wang family knows this. Therefore, when Li Ke said that, Wang Kuang didn't need to nod, and the maid quickly went in and took a fox fur cloak to put it on him. Only then did Li Ke feel much better and no longer dared to slap the feather fan. Instead, he called his entourage in and handed it to him for helping to keep it.

"Good? Erlang, where did you get the fox cloak? Don't you like this kind of thing very much, but you have such a warm treasure. You don't wear it yourself, but you've all shrank into a ball." Since Wang Kuang said there was nothing he could do, there was really nothing he could do. Li Ke knew that Wang Kuang had no need to lie to him, so he simply ignored it and instead discussed the origin of the fox fur with Wang Kuang.

"This is something that he gave him. He never wears it. It's strange to say that it's better to wear sheepskin. It's both fur, but it's better to be a fox fur." ​​Changsun Chong, who spoke, was also fast. He ran over again shortly after he went back. Originally, the Changsun family had no good feelings for Li Ke, but after Li Ke and Wang Kuang got to the in-laws, their temperament changed a lot. They no longer said that the Changsun family was so domineering and other remarks all day long, but they learned to look at the problem objectively and no longer gave their own personal feelings to them.

In addition, because Li Ke and Wang Kuang were getting close, Empress Changsun also said a few good words from Concubine Yang in front of Li Shimin in recent years. Concubine Yang's status has improved a lot in the palace. In addition, the return of the brothers Li Daoqian and Li Daoxiang made Concubine Yang and the Li family get married again. Empress Changsun is much more kind to Li Ke, which is a bit like her own child. In so many aspects, the relationship between the Changsun family and Li Ke has eased unknowingly, and it has become increasingly close.

"This is naturally different. Sheep are raised, foxes are wild, sheep want to eat grass, and then they are slaughtered and eaten meat, and naturally they are used to wear fur. What about foxes? What do they eat? They eat small things such as rats and rabbits, but rats and rabbits dig holes in the grassland, not only eating grass, but also eating grass roots! If everyone wears fox fur, more and more hunters will be hunted. One day, foxes will be killed and rats and rabbits are flooded, and the grassland will be over, and the grassland will be gone. Where can the grassland come from?

In the past, Uighurs, Hu people, and the sudden occupation of the grassland, we should not take it seriously, but who is the owner of the grassland now? It is our Tang Dynasty, which is the grassland of our Tang Dynasty. If it is not cared about, the descendants may not be able to eat mutton. The grassland has disappeared, the sand and soil are gone, the strong wind is coming, and the dust is flying, you think about the consequences." Wang Kuang glared at Changsun and rushed. If this guy was from the Wang family, Wang Kuang would have punished him to go to the grassland to release sheep for a few years.

After being told by Wang Kuang, Changsun shrank his neck: "It's so scary. If it's really terrible, I will never wear fox fur again, and I will also change to sheep fur fur from now on."

Wang Kuang suddenly felt aroused in his heart and turned to Li Ke and said, "Hehe, there is a way. Isn't there a fox in Hebei? King Wu took the hunter from your subordinates and went to hunt foxes to raise! Then he sold the young foxes to farmers and taught them the breeding methods. Although he could not farm wheat, he could not help the people of Hebei in this regard, but, you think, if you raise foxes, the foxes will be different from those born in the world. How much does a fox skin cost?" Wang Kuang really didn't know the price of fox skin.

"A fox fur with pure fur can be sold for at least 100 cents. If you arrive in a good season, if you are hunted in winter, you will have no trace of color. Only one fox tail can make a profit of 100 cents, especially fiery red and pure white. If the fiery red is not a problem, five or six hundred cents will be the most expensive. If the pure white of a water is the most expensive, it will be a thousand cents." After all, Changsun Chong's understanding of this is much higher than that of Wang Kuang. He also has a beautiful lady at home, and he has to think of ways to please Princess Changle every day. He must put some effort into these markets. The price of fox fur is not a secret, just ask for it casually.

"Why? Haha, I know where there are. There are many north of Goguryeo. It just so happened that after the Goguryeo people were crippled, they could be searched. If a family raises five or six white foxes, in a few years, they will not get more than farming? Not only foxes, but also martens, etc., can they raise them. You think, the whole world is so big, except for Lingnan, Jiangnan and Qiongya, Jiandong and south, Jiannan and west, where is it not cold in winter? Fur is needed." Wang Kuang laughed, "Why are the white foxes? Others don't know where they are, but he knows, the Arctic foxes are white in winter?

The entire Tang Dynasty now has a population of more than 30 million and more than 5 million households, and most of these families are in the Dahe and Dajiang River basins. These two river basins account for more than 60% of the population and families. Hebei is bitter and cold, and more than a dozen states have a population of less than one million and more than 100,000 households. Among them, the southern part of Hebei accounts for half, and the southern part of Hebei has begun to plant rice. Therefore, in fact, what needs to be solved is the population of 200,000 to 300,000 and 50,000 households in the northern part of Hebei. Just count as one household can produce two furs every year, there are less than 100,000 in a year, which is far from enough to consume in the south.

Even if the fur is depreciated due to large amounts of breeding, well, even if it depreciates by half, it will have at least a hundred columns of income, which is comparable to an ordinary family in Jian'an. But you must know that the current level of wealth in Jian'an is the best in the Tang Dynasty.

Breeding can be said to kill two birds with one stone. It not only solves the livelihood problems of the people, but also reduces the income of fox hunting a lot because of the increase in the supply of fur. How can ordinary hunters have such good archery techniques? They can not damage the fur? If you want a complete skin, you can only go into a trap. When a fox is cunning by nature, how can it be so easy to be deceived? Therefore, a hunter can hunt one or two foxes in a year. In addition, even if you catch it in a trap, foxes sometimes will self-harm and sometimes struggle to damage the fur. Therefore, most of the skins you hunt are damaged and have low grades, and cannot sell at a good price. If you can get one hundred coin per picture, you will be laughed at the ear.

The same is true for marten. The skin of marten is more expensive than fox fur, but marten is more cunning and harder to obtain. Similarly, marten also mainly uses rodents such as rats and rabbits as their staple food. If artificially not intervened, the ecology of the entire northern Tang Dynasty would not be destroyed so much in the years to come. With more rats and rabbits, it will naturally stimulate the reproduction of fox marten. The increase in the number of fox marten will reduce the number of rats and rabbits, and there is always a dynamic balance between them.

"I knew Erlang must have a way. Although this marquis cannot be promoted immediately, it at least gave the people of Hebei to have a hope, so that they can have a chance. In this way, the people will be at peace. If the people are at peace, the world will be settled. Dad can also be relaxed. Hey? You just left Erlang just now, why did you run back again? It's still so fast? When I entered Yizhengfang, I saw you running away without a trace, and I didn't hear you. Is there anything good?" Li Ke only remembered that there was a Changsun rushing over. He was also confused just now. He didn't notice that Changsun rushing back. Now that Wang Kuang said that he had a way, his heart became alive again, and he didn't feel cold. He shook his shoulders and took off his fox fur cloak. He asked his followers to bring his feather fan and continue to slut!

"By the way, where is Xiaobian? Why didn't you see him?" Wang Kuang glanced at Li Ke, a little strange.

"Oh? He went to Silla and said he was going to rob the bride, so he gave him a few months off and told him not to come back without robbing people." Li Ke was understated. To be continued...

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