Early Tang Dynasty: Tell Li Er I'm a time traveler at the beginning

Chapter 554
after that……

After drinking the tea, Li Zhong suggested again: "It's better not to talk about these unpleasant things, but to talk about things outside of Tang Dynasty."

"For example, the Liao Kingdom, Jiaozhi, and the Western Regions."

Meng Jiao, Li Ao and others couldn't help but look at each other.

Be reasonable!
They may know some news about the Liao Kingdom, Jiaozhi, and the Western Regions, but one thing to say, in the age when news still relies on two legs, even if they know some, how much can they know?

Probably the most, that is to know something about when the price of pepper has risen again.

The reason for the increase is that the pepper harvest this year may not be very good, or...

Because the pepper encountered a storm on the way to be transported, so a lot of losses were lost on the way, so...

This has led to an increase in the price of pepper.

Meng Jiao: "I'm ashamed, I don't know much."

If it is still in Wukang, my hometown, Huzhou, then maybe I can run dozens of kilometers and find someone to inquire about, and I can also inquire about some overseas news.

otherwise……

He didn't know anyone who made a living overseas, he knew so much there.

Li Chong looked at Li Ao again and said, "What about you?"

Li Ao also had a face of shame.

but……

He still wanted to ask: "I don't know... what does His Highness want to know?"

Li Chong also groaned...

Then said: "For example, what is the national strength? Compared with Datang, is it stronger or weaker?"

"Where is the strength and where is the weakness?"

Li Ao: "This..."

Although it is not easy to say, Li Ao still wants to say: "According to my understanding, Liao and Jiaozhi are not weak in national strength, but compared with our Tang Dynasty, there should still be a gap."

"Oh? How to say."

Li Ao said casually: "These two countries, after all, are feudal kingdoms of the Tang Dynasty. Relatively speaking, their household registration is much smaller than that of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, in terms of Wufu Minfeng, they are far behind us."

Li Chong: "Then do you know how many people are there in the two countries?"

Li Ao: "This..."

Then Li Ao couldn't tell.

Li Chong had no choice but to say: "It's normal for you to be unclear, even if someone told you, maybe they will give you a false number."

Not to mention……

He is a doctor of Guozi, and it is estimated that he has never been out of Luoyang, so it is even more difficult to know.

can only say……

It is still a bit difficult for someone who has a comprehensive understanding of Liao Kingdom, Jiaozhi, and the Western Regions to explain these things to me.

of course!

In fact...

He doesn't have to look far away, he can actually ask Aye directly.

simply……

Li Chong also asked next: "Then what are the Liao Kingdom, Jiaozhi and the Western Regions rich in? You should know all of these, right?"

this……

Li Ao is good enough.

then……

Then Li Ao told him.

Of course, the Liao Kingdom made these ships.

original……

It can be said that chili is exclusive to the Liao Kingdom.

But there is one thing to say.

In fact, in the later period, many peppers from the Liao Kingdom were actually grown in the Tang Dynasty.

It is to invite the people of Datang, and then solve employment for the people of Datang.

Of course!
After reaching maturity, the Liao Kingdom will naturally earn a lot of money from Datang.

And because chili is too popular.

In the early stage, it can also be sold at a high price.

therefore……

There are some profiteers who are open to money, right? To be reasonable, they also secretly brought peppers to places like Sichuan to grow them by themselves.

So at this time...

As for the hot pepper, in fact, it can no longer be said who owns it exclusively.

But if it is from the origin, this chili does belong to the Liao Kingdom, but now, it is already a bit rotten.

at the same time!

Due to the prevalence of peppers, some diseases caused by peppers are also very popular.

of course!

I won't say much about this.

Anyway...

If it is about the Liao Kingdom, the first must be shipbuilding, and then some tropical fruits.

For example, pineapples, mangoes, etc.

In addition, the Liao Kingdom was very good at producing wheat, and now it is also producing rice.

Since Li Zhong invented the gasoline engine, it has provided the direction for the production of small automatic rice machines.

The reason why steam tractors could not mechanize rice on a large scale in the past was mainly because steam tractors were too large in size and weight.

Now, the Liao Kingdom has miniaturized all of these.

of course!

After this miniaturization, only the imperial court can use it.

Besides, this commoner couldn't afford a small steam tractor.

When Li Chong learned from Li Ao that the Liao Kingdom was rich in rice production, Li Chong couldn't help guessing that the Songnen Plain and the Sanjiang Plain should have been developed.

really!

When Li Chong asked: "Isn't this Liao country very cold? How can rice be grown?"

Li Ao also had an expression that His Highness you don’t understand, and said patiently: “Your Highness doesn’t know, there are two places in the north of Liao Kingdom that are very suitable for planting rice. The ground is sultry and hot, which can be used to grow rice, although it will be very cold in winter, but the rice has already been harvested by then, so naturally, there is no question of whether it can be planted or not."

"Besides, the fertile land in that place is not comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, so the rice grown there is often better in taste and aroma. If it is transported to the Tang Dynasty for sale, it is often two or three times that of ordinary rice. Price."

Although Li Chong has never bought rice and doesn't know the price of rice, but...

Two or three times, can only be said to be normal.

after all……

Rare things are more expensive!
of course!

Like this kind of rice, only the rich and powerful can eat it.

It is probably not realistic for the people of Datang to buy this kind of rice.

Li Chong said: "Then the Liao Kingdom earns a lot of money from the Tang Dynasty every year?"

Li Ao didn't know why Li Chong expressed such emotion.

But he still said: "You can't say that, because Liao's products are not as rich as ours in Tang Dynasty, so they have to buy a lot of things from Datang, so... they often can only use ships, and return There is rice, come to exchange some of our things."

Li Chong: "For example?"

Li Ao: "For example, like porcelain and silk."

Li Chong: "Didn't Liao have its own silk?"

Li Ao also said: "That's different. Even in the Tang Dynasty, the silk from the south of the Yangtze River is different from the silk from the Shu region, let alone the Tang Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom. What's more, the tea leaves are also different. The Liao Kingdom buys the most. Then... there are all kinds of spices."

(End of this chapter)