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Chapter 88 Big Grain Farmers

The Eastern Palace cannot be said to be dilapidated, but the eaves of the palace walls and corridors are very old. The moss on the base of the corridor columns must be half an inch thick, which is a situation that has only been unattended for years.

What’s even more bizarre is that there is a small garden near the East Palace, where peonies, peonies, etc. were originally planted, and then there was a cluster of green bamboos.

As a result, so many years have passed, I don’t know if there is any peony or not. Anyway, there are a lot of green bamboos... The entire bamboo garden is full of bamboo shoots that are springing everywhere.

The thickest bamboo is nearly half a foot, and it is a typical southern bamboo. It actually has roots and sprouts here, and it grows quite well.

In addition to mosaic bamboo, nanmu, dianthus, green bamboo, etc., there are also slender bitter bamboos. There are actually dried bitter bamboos in one of Li Chengqian's warehouses...

The harvest of the East Palace is very good.

"The house is a little messy, Brother Cang is casual."

The prince of the empire, the whole country bumpkin who checked in and then went home, was stuffed with at least twenty farm tools of different shapes at the gatehouse at the east gate.

What are hoes, rakes, picks, shovels, big shovels, deep shovels... and even serrated sickles, Zhang Cang was stunned.

The entire East Palace said it was messy, but it was actually very neatly cleaned up. The reason why it felt uncomfortable was because the pavilions and towers became warehouses.

It was originally a patio, with seven or eight hanging barns placed on it. There were also big red characters on it, either "grain" or "breeding". If you weren't sure you were right, Zhang Cang would have thought this was a wealthy home in Hedong or Hebei.

Beans, peppers, rice, peppers, millets, barley... Li Chengqian's home has the things that can be produced in the Tang Dynasty. The Guanzhong Plain has a very suitable climate these days, and it is excellent for bamboo to grow so well, and the rain and heat conditions are excellent.

Only talk about rice. When Li Chengqian asked someone to cook and brought it out, Zhang Cang only smelled it and knew that it was good rice. It was better than the rice in Jiangnan, and not as good as rice in Taihu rice.

The rice grains in the rice bucket are like oiled, and the "rice oil" is very moisturized. This kind of rice is used to make rice balls, even if it is cool for a long time, it is extremely delicious.

This shows how fertility the land in Guanzhong is.

Although Chang'an has been overdeveloped since the Han Dynasty, the groundwater system of the entire Chang'an City has been greatly improved after more than ten years of relief because it imitates the Wuhan urban system.

With the special geographical location of Chang'an, when camel caravans came down from Qinghai, they often carried bat dung, and this is pure natural high-quality fertilizer.

During the meal, Li Chengqian proudly told Zhang Cang that the rice he served could produce a per mu of rice that reached five stones, which was the highest yield since the north had counted per mu.

The dishes in the East Palace are not rich, but they are not simple. They have chicken, duck, fish and meat, and they are raised by the East Palace themselves. Even Li Chengqian's regular clothes are also made by organizing people from the East Palace to plant hemp outside the city and then tanning and woven by themselves.

On the basis of ensuring "pastoral songs", the entire East Palace can maintain a financial balance. As for the need to have additional income, the power granted by the East Palace in the law of the State and the Dynasties cannot be used.

The typical one is the Eastern Palace Court, which is now completely burping and has no hope at all.

In the early years, Li Chengqian still had so many possessions for the two classes of the Eastern Palace. He could not say that life was hard, and he was more than enough to compare with the best.

What can be considered a big income now is the sales of grain from the East Palace farming. The staple food is 6,000 to 7,000 acres of land, and the profit is actually limited, and the grain price can never rise. If the bulk purchase is not the China Resources account, most of the grain can only be divided into the East Palace staff themselves.

The most profitable ones are greenhouse vegetables and mushrooms. The East Palace can produce mushrooms, mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, and fungus all year round. This is a big profit because all the high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing like to eat them, and relying solely on the mountain products cannot withstand the consumption gap.

Due to the increase in the output of glass in the off-season vegetables, even though they are still expensive in winter, they have finally reached the point where the powerful can consume them widely.

In short, all the more, in Zhang Cang's view, the prince of the Tang Dynasty did not look like the crown prince, but rather like a large grain grower of the Tang Dynasty...

"Eat fish, eat fish, don't be polite when you come to your house, they are all your own people."

When Zhang Cang was invited to have dinner, Li Chengqian called out while shouting a few boys, "Have you washed your hands? Have you washed your hands and have dinner quickly."

"Bare, Aye."

"Let's have dinner..."

"Don't run!"

"Wow, there is a buckle!"

"This crucian carp is so big. Did you catch it today?"

"Don't even make a noise anymore, hurry up and take your seat!"

The older brother scolded, and the younger brothers immediately became honest, and then crawled to their own position with a laugh.

The Eastern Palace was kneeling in his early years, but now it is the same as in Wuhan, with a large round table with long chopsticks and short chopsticks placed.

"Aye, I want to drink soup."

"Okay, I'll help you."

Li Chengqian got up and served a bowl of crucian carp soup for a boy. The soup was very good, milky white, and very fresh and thick.

Putting the soup in front of the boy, Li Chengqian said to Zhang Cang: "This is the third brother, named Li Jun. He originally wanted to send him to Hanyang to study, but he got sick, but he couldn't walk far away."

"I can't tell you how lively and powerful Saburo is."

"He is just a slut. When he is tired of playing, he falls asleep completely and doesn't wake up even if he takes a bath."

After saying that, Li Chengqian picked up the wine pot and poured a glass for Zhang Cang. Zhang Cang quickly got up and picked up the wine glass. After receiving it, he said to Li Chengqian first: "Your Highness, please."

"please."

After drinking some wine, Li Chengqian, who had "don't eat or sleep" in his early years, had no rules. He ate while chatting. He smiled and said to Zhang Cang: "When I was a teenager, the Wenxuan King Temple had not collapsed yet. I almost fell off a horse when I was riding outside the city. If you weren't for your Aye riding skills and came to save me, maybe Brother Cang wouldn't have seen me."

"And there is such a story?"

Zhang Cang was very surprised. Obviously he did not expect that his father actually had a strong riding skill.

"Didn't you tell you? You are like him."

Seeing Zhang Cang's expression like this, Li Chengqian nodded slightly and was very happy. If it were someone else, everyone who wanted to announce such a thing was known to everyone.

"When I was young, I didn't live in Wuhan with my adults, but lived in Jiangyin for a long time. When I was remembering, I followed my mother to Wuhan to meet me, and then I got off for several years..."

“…”

Li Chengqian was speechless for a moment, looked at Zhang Cang, and then at his sons.

Comparing this way... Haha, my sons seem to be quite happy.

"I asked you to come to your house just to ask you what your Aye has to say about the Li Tang Dynasty?"

"this……"

Zhang Cang looked a little embarrassed. He really couldn't take what Li Chengqian had sold.
Chapter completed!
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