I am engaged in construction in Datang

Since ancient times, the land in the hands of the people has been the easiest to solve.

The hard part is for those at the top.

And when there is no benefit in holding the land any more, it becomes easy to take it back.

According to Li Yin's plan, grain production can increase twice every year, and an exaggerated output can be reached within five years. During this period, new varieties will be continuously introduced until the whole country is covered.

When the ships that go out to sea come back, they bring with them big-ticket items like potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, plus imports from trade with other countries.

She didn't believe that she couldn't support 50 million people in the Tang Dynasty. (By increasing the birth rate and occupying more territory, she should be able to barely reach 50 million.)

By then, at least 70% to 80% of the land can be recovered.

As for Kan Lizhi and the other two, even if they were arrested or killed, we would still have to find reasons to stop the Buddhist community from criticizing them, which would be very troublesome.

The war is imminent, where is the time to deal with it now?

"Brother, there is no need to capture or kill Kan Lizhi and the other two. We just need to prevent them from returning to Gaochang."

The previous envoy from Gaochang was now in charge of trade between the two countries, so he resigned from his post.

Li Shimin took advantage of the change of personnel to make some moves, and later got control of the correspondence between Kan Lizhi and Qu Wentai.

When the content was unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty, it would be appropriately modified, so Qu Wentai could not get any useful information.

"That's easy. Just send a group of bandits to 'hunt down' them." Li Shimin was in a good mood and stuffed two pieces of mung bean cakes into his mouth.

"Brother, there is something we need to prevent in advance."

Li Yin quickly took the last piece of mung bean cake and stuffed it into her mouth. These were the only cakes left from today's cooking, and she was too lazy to ask the farmer to start the fire and redo them.

"From May to August this year, there may be heavy flooding in the Kanto and Huaihai regions." The exact time cannot be determined, but based on the characteristics of the region, the greatest possibility is in the summer.

It’s too late to build a reservoir, but it’s still possible to dig channels and dredge silt.

She continued: "This matter is not difficult to resolve..."

……

Tuyuhun people.

It is now under the jurisdiction of Qinghai Prefecture.

A village.

Mi Ayao got up early, dressed and washed the baby, took some dry food, and carried the baby out.

Her man followed the noble general of the clan to fight in the war and has not returned for more than half a year.

Nowadays, wars are fought with lives, and escaping death is commonplace.

When the man left, he told her to take the baby and hide, and marry her if she met a good man.

She hid herself well, but she didn't want to remarry.

She and the man grew up together and supported each other for nearly twenty years. How could she bear to be separated like this?

"Mother, mother, mother..." The baby squatting in the backpack was drooling and kept calling for his mother.

"Hey, Mom's here."

Hearing the response, the baby in the basket giggled, and soon started calling "A Niang A Niang" again.

He enjoyed the sense of security that came from having his answer answered.

"Ayao, are you going to pick sour thorn fruits today?" The neighbor's lady asked casually when she saw Mi Ayao going out.

"Yes!"

Mi Ayao smiled and said, "Pick some and sell them for some money, and make some vegetables for the kids."

"That's not easy to find. It's dangerous outside. Come back early!"

"know."

Watching Mi Ayao walking away, Auntie sighed and murmured, "How can you survive? It's much easier to find a man. No one will dislike your child."

That's how it is these days.

Wars continued, people lived in hardship, and death was common.

My own mother and children, other people's mother and children, they are gone in an instant, who cares so much?

When you meet a woman with a baby, many men are willing to raise the baby. Your baby is my baby. It's just a matter of a few mouthfuls of food. When you raise the baby, it can also take care of you until you die.

Not long after Mi Ayao left, several fast horses came galloping over.

"Muramasa, how is Mrs. Mi Ayao doing now?" Li Xiaoyang turned his head and asked immediately. He had been traveling in the Tuyuhun area for a long time.

Not only him, but also people from the government were busy.

A group of local men were sent to labor camps inland, leaving many young ladies with their children to live a hard life.

What the emperor and the owner of the manor want is to stabilize people's hearts, not to intensify conflicts.

"It's not very comfortable, but we can barely get by." Muramasa said. This kind of living condition is common throughout Tuyuhun and is not outstanding.

"Muramasa, don't worry. In a while, the higher-ups will send people to teach you how to develop animal husbandry. Animal husbandry... well, it means raising cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock."

Muramasa was silent for a moment, then he said, "We...are short of food."

It is almost impossible to grow crops in their area, but people cannot live without food, and eating only meat will easily make them sick.

If we can be self-sufficient, who would want to provoke the Tang Dynasty's cavalry?

"With grain production increasing year after year, it may be too late this year, but there will be some surplus grain shipped in next year."

Li Xiaoyang said: "The transportation cost is too high. The price is much higher than Chang'an. We need to exchange cattle and sheep."

"How expensive is it?"

If a sheep can't be exchanged for a few kilograms of rice, why should they bother?

"A pound of mutton can only be exchanged for two or three pounds of grain." Li Xiaoyang said stiffly. If this price were in Chang'an, the people would definitely drown in spit.

"Yo!"

“It’s really cheap.”

Muramasa smiled and said, "One sheep can be exchanged for so much food. If we save it, it will be enough for our family to eat for a year."

Besides, no family can be so luxurious as to eat food all day long.

Two or three families sold a sheep and exchanged some grain for it, and they could eat it every three or two days to live a full life.

A lady at the entrance of the village had just hung up the clothes when she looked up and saw several mighty horses running towards her.

Among them is Muramasa!

She stared with her eyes wide open. When would Muramasa have the money to buy a horse?

"Aunt Qi, is Mi Ayao home?"

"I just went out to look for sour thorn fruit." Aunt Qi was dazzled and didn't know whether to look at the horse or the man: "You go northeast, maybe you can catch up."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the team ran towards that direction.

Half an hour later.

Mi Ayao stood in Muramasa's house holding the baby, feeling a little nervous.

She only came to this village half a year ago, and if something happens, the village chief may not help her.

Li Xiaoyang took out a letter from the package and sighed, "Miss Mi, you hid it really well."

"We searched for half a year before we found some clues."

"What do you want from me?" Mi Ayao tightened his arms. The doll in his arms felt the oppression and began to pout.

"I'll bring you something."

Li Xiaoyang took a closer look at Mi Ayao's appearance, which was not much different from the description given by the Tuyuhun soldier: "Do you know Sun Erhei?"

"I don't know him." Mi Ayao shook his head hurriedly.

"So are you getting married again?"

"Get married!" Mi Ayao blurted out, then remembered that Muramasa was still there: "No, get ready to get married!"

"Miss Mi, next time you're going to say 'Sun Erhei? I haven't heard of it.'"

Li Xiaoyang took out a letter and a chain from the cloth bag: "This is the letter from Sun Erhei to you, and the jewelry he asked me to bring to you. He said you can recognize it."

As soon as the necklace was taken out, the panic in Mi Ayao's eyes disappeared, and was then covered with a layer of gloom.

Then, tears began to fall.