No shortage of walls

The emperor began to grow vegetables again, and planted dozens more varieties. There were more than a hundred vegetable varieties in the car in his previous life. They were all used to test the chariot. Many of them were hybrids; All the seeds have been planted. Although there are not many of each kind, it is good to leave them all. I will carefully leave them all to Eunuch Li himself to take care of them.

As for what the hybrid will look like after all, I'm not an agriculturalist after all, so don't care. All the vegetables can be eaten. As for what they will look like after saving the seeds, that is a matter for the future.

No more seeds in the car.

Fortunately, the palace is big, and of course, all the flowers and plants are available.

Perhaps this is something that has never happened to emperors throughout the ages. The palace grows vegetables and corn, but not flowers.

The emperor loved farming, and for a while the entire Song Dynasty followed suit. From the ministers in the court to the common people, everyone took pride in farming and growing vegetables. Even Shi Wenrou planted leeks in flower pots, because he got the leeks from Qian Pingying in the manor through a trust relationship. With the reputation of the old man of the eldest prince's mansion, no one dared to touch his leeks. Cut it once and it's very satisfying. The rich people in the city also allocated flower trays to plant vegetables and fields. But this kind of following the trend is a very good thing for the Song Dynasty.

Rich people have yards and growing vegetables, corn and sweet potatoes is more practical than flowers and plants.

The people in the countryside are doing their best to open up wasteland and cultivate the land, harvesting whatever they can.

Instruct the Imperial Guard to keep an eye on it.

The emperor is going on a tour.

Before the emperor went on patrol, he left Liu Gongquan behind and took only Liu Guo with him. Liu Gongquan was in Beijing to handle the affairs of the Ministry of National Security. Originally, Liu Gongquan was much better than Liu Gongquan in terms of secret matters; but under Prince Jing, Liu Gongquan was of higher rank than Liu Gongquan. , but on the surface, Liu Guo is powerful, so be it.

Before leaving, Song Xing invited Liu Gongquan to the imperial study. Asked:"According to what you said before, the Xia State will delay for at least two years. After two years, the situation will not be good, and then we will conquer Banxia, ​​regardless of whether it is Southern Xia or Northern Xia. The Hu people are not sure? The Qi State heard from the Ministry of War that it is a bit Trouble."

Liu Gongquan said:"Li Yueming has the trust of the seventh prince, and I have sent nearly fifty people to him to inquire about information and analyze the current situation. Every time there is a strange plan, the North and the South are now in opposition. I will try my best to divide Xia into Southern Xia. Northern Xia will never let the Seventh Prince unify the Xia Kingdom, nor can the Third Prince unify the Xia Kingdom, but to that extent, it is really hard to say in that year, but there should be no problem in two years. It is still early, and the current situation cannot It's clear, it's too early to tell, so I don't dare to say for sure. If the situation is good, the Xia Kingdom will not be unified in the future. The current plan is to try to arouse hatred as much as possible; when the thrones of both sides are stable and the people's hearts are settled, unification will be impossible. But The Song Dynasty will take the Xia Kingdom as the Great Xia State of the Song Dynasty. The Northern and Southern Xia will inevitably have long-term wars, which will reduce the military strength and national strength. Secondly, it will cause hardship to the people of the Xia Kingdom. From now on, the Song Dynasty will manage the Xia Kingdom and the world will return to its heart. The talent is quick. I am inquiring about the affairs of the old Xia and the Song Dynasty. I hope that after conquering Xixia, everything will be focused on subduing people's hearts."

Song Xingdao:"If we can divide the northern and southern courts into two, it will be easier to attack in the future. It's just worldly affairs and human affairs. Listen to It's just destiny. Just try to maintain the balance of power in the two Xia. The crime of regicide and patricide should not be unified. There seems to be some movement among the Hu people. Recently, the Ministry of War has occasionally replied to letters. You need to be careful about this."

Liu Gongquan said:"It's just that. The recent smuggling with the third prince of Qi State, his profit is just a little less, there is no doubt; besides, the Xia State is divided internally, and he intends to get involved in the business in Xihu. The Xia State cannot take care of it, and things will get better after a while.."

Song Xing said:"Be careful. East and West Hu join forces. If they attack Bei Xia, there will be some variables."

Liu Gongquan said:"There is no defense in the short term. The price is in our hands. According to Cui Zheng, the Lu people are large." , jam him if necessary, the Hu people cannot do without strong liquor, so first control the erhu and other places through trade. As for the east and west erhu, they have been separated for seven or eight hundred years, and it is difficult for the people to unify."

Song Xing said:"Where is the state of Qi? The ambition of the Qi State is overwhelming."

Liu Gongquan said:"I just feel that we have fewer people in the Song Dynasty. If the Liao people really return to the Song Dynasty and the soldiers use their lives, the Qi people will be able to break the rule. The Qi people are too cruel to govern Yue and Wu. The people are like sons. After three or two years, the people of Yue and Wu have changed their minds. As soon as my king's army arrives, he will establish the territory of Yue and Wu."

Song Xingdao:"I have issued an order to Liu Jingyun. If they win, let them show it to the Liao people. It’s cruel to see Qi Zhi, Qi State governs the people like this, there is no defense; one more thing, if Guan Yunshan changes defense and comes back, I will leave a letter to you, let him rest for three months, go south to change defense, and exchange Longquan back at the end of the year There are few soldiers in the Song Dynasty, so try to replace them as early as possible."

Liu Gongquan said:"Yes."

Song Xing said:"I have asked Taixue and Song Yu to be responsible for the selection of civil and military talents this year. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for the selection of talents for the princess. Find out more about the basics. You sent spies to other countries, don’t let others send spies in."

"yes!"

"I have something that puts me in a dilemma.

Liu Gongquan said:"But what about the harem?" I cannot speak about the affairs of the harem. Song

Xingdao:"The affairs of the harem belong to the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother. I don't care about it. It won't be finished until the New Year, right?""

Liu Gongquan nodded.

Song Xing said:"I want to make mirrors to sell, but I'm afraid of the crystal incident. What should I do?

Liu Gongquan said:"Mirror?" Bronze mirrors are not very profitable. It is not a top-secret craft. It just allows people to make money. Song

Xing said:"The glass mirror is what you call made of crystal. You can see even the smallest details. Looking in the mirror is like looking at you. As long as you don't move, I can even figure out your eyebrows." Liu

Gongquan was overjoyed and said:"That's okay, just say it's a crystal mirror, it's very expensive to sell." Liu Gongquan smiled and said:"The biggest gains are pencil soap and paper. The paper from Song Dynasty is so good." Song Xing said:"

I used to only teach Huada how to make paper from wood. In fact, there are many things in the world that can be used to make paper. Bamboo, grass and reeds are only owned by the state of Wuyue. I'm going to teach you something else. When you are in the capital, just be careful about neighboring countries."

Liu Gongquan said:" I obey the order!""

Song Xing talked with him for a while and then let him go. He told Lu Zhi to pack up and leave when he was ready.

Song Xing touched his beard, which was already a little dark. Suddenly he thought, can the craftsmanship be used to make a blade?

Gong Xing said. All the women in the house were pregnant, except for Dayu and Xiaoyu, so he had to go to them to do something.

Just as he was thinking about it, Eunuch Li came.

Song Xing thought it was about the seeds, so he asked,"What else doesn't he understand about the seeds?"

Eunuch Li said:"It's not about the seeds when we return to the emperor. It's the Empress Dowager who ordered the younger ones to come. It is about the women in the harem who are not favored and should be let out when they are old."

Song Xing originally didn't know that the maids in the harem could be favored at will. When he heard this, he felt a little happy. But thinking that the old emperor was staying, has the old guy slept? He immediately said:"I'm free. I'll go talk to the Queen Mother. Eunuch Li, you are not young anymore. You don’t need to say it in person in the future, just send someone to come."Knowing that he often served grandma in the past, he wanted to take care of her.

Naturally, Eunuch Li also knew about the emperor's favor, but he became increasingly afraid to come forward.