Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

The news that His Highness the Crown Prince could command divine beasts and was in sync with them, receiving blessings from the vast ocean of heaven and earth, and was the chosen one destined to unify the world, came during Li Chengqian's inspection of the construction progress in Fukuoka over the next two days.

It had already spread throughout Fukuoka.

Since Li Chengqian did not say that it needed to be kept secret, and the matter was too shocking, Liu Rengui and others felt compelled to speak out.

On the last day, after Li Chengqian inspected the Tang Dynasty estate outside Fukuoka Castle, even Liu Tao, who had been following Li Chengqian, looked at him with a noticeable change in his gaze.

His uncle, Liu Rengui, spoke with great conviction, and the other party was not the kind of fool who would speak carelessly about something that could easily cost him his life.

Therefore, no matter how hard Liu Tao found it, it was still unbelievable.

At this moment, serving Li Chengqian, they couldn't help but become nervous.

He pointed to the Japanese laborers tending to the winter wheat in the fields and introduced them.

“Your Highness, Fukuoka Castle, following the orders of His Highness the Prince of Han, has been making every effort to ensure self-sufficiency and not to put pressure on Dengzhou and the Imperial Court. Therefore, as early as last year, it ordered us to lead these Japanese slaves to cultivate the land.”

"Fortunately, the land here is fertile, and these Japanese devils have no advanced planting experience like those in the Central Plains, which is a boon for us... Now, 50,000 mu of farmland outside Fukuoka Castle have been officially planted with winter wheat."

"In addition, there are 170,000 mu of newly reclaimed land, which are still being used to plant soybeans and improve the soil..."

Li Chengqian nodded and praised Liu Tao and his team for their work.

As for the Japanese slaves, dressed in thin clothes, busy with meticulous farming in the fields... Li Chengqian didn't even glance at them.

Perhaps if someone else were to become the crown prince and possess his current power, they would have to consider whether the Prince of Han and his followers, who are capable of supporting themselves outside, would ultimately pose a threat to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian didn't care about any of that.

Regardless of whether it's the Prince of Han or anyone else, as long as they are loyal to the Tang Dynasty and occupy foreign lands, then they deserve Li Chengqian's approval.

"After I return to the capital, I will speak with the Ministry of War to allow the soldiers stationed at Dengzhou Port to bring their families here, and to allocate them land and houses. There are still too few people from our Great Tang in Fukuoka. We must stabilize this place as soon as possible!"

Liu Tao nodded hurriedly, as if pounding garlic.

The smile on his face carried a hint of flattery.

"Your Highness, rest assured. The soldiers and officials currently serving in Fukuoka Castle all have at least two or three children at home. If you were to order them to be rewarded with land and property, they would definitely work tirelessly to have children with their wives..."

Li Chengqian was speechless.

Before I traveled to this Tang Dynasty world, people in that era did not marry or have children very often.

When asked about it, most people would reply, "Have a child? So that the child will inherit a fortune?"

Unexpectedly, the situation in the Tang Dynasty has truly become like this.

In Gyeonggi Province, when a baby is born safely, the local government will send rice, flour, cooking oil, eggs, and other items as a reward.

The baby is healthy and has reached one month old; he/she has been officially named and registered.

The government would then allocate an additional ten or so acres of land to this family, plus a subsidy for purchasing slaves.

For families that still engage in business, their children are born with shops, stocks, savings, and shares in the chamber of commerce waiting for them to inherit.

Even the Turkic, Xianbei, and Tangut peoples of Zhenbei and Hexi Routes have large numbers of cattle, sheep, and pastures waiting for their children to inherit them...

People are going all out to have children.

Li Chengqian suddenly regretted saying those words.

As the number one stay-at-home dad in the Tang Dynasty, the pressure seems to be getting greater and greater in the future.

His eyes finally fell on the Japanese slaves working in the fields. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke softly.

"Counselor Liu, you can give some rewards to some of these Japanese who have performed well, based on the current situation in Fukuoka Castle. For example, you can give them some clothes or something else."

"Let them cultivate more land, and also... try to see if we can attract people from further away Japan to come to Fukuoka Castle to be our Tang Dynasty tenant farmers."

Liu Tao hurriedly and respectfully agreed.

The very next day, after Li Chengqian finished dealing with matters in Fukuoka, he prepared to set off by boat to Silla to see how that sixth prince was doing.

Ships bearing the flags of the Tang Dynasty suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.

As the ship drew closer, Li Chengqian also spotted the flag of Duke Hou Junji of Lu.

My eyes lit up.

When Duke Hou Junji of Lu, who was personally in charge of escorting the gold and silver ingots, saw the Crown Prince standing on the port dock, he couldn't help but pause for a moment.

Rubbing his eyes, he was overjoyed to confirm that it really was the Crown Prince himself.

Before the boat had even come to a complete stop, he was already waving excitedly and shouting at Li Chengqian from the side of the boat.

"Your Highness! Hahaha, Your Highness, we've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich!!!"

"Gold! There really is gold in that place! Lots of gold ore!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded slightly.

When the boat came to a stop, Hou Junji was the first to run down from it and greeted Li Chengqian with great excitement.

"Your subject, Hou Junji, has lived up to your expectations. Following the directions given by Your Highness, several gold and silver mines have been discovered on Sado Island! The reserves are astonishing!"

A sealed wooden crate was unloaded from the ship.

Open it up to reveal rows of gold bars inside.

The reflected golden light caused Liu Tao, who was accompanying Li Chengqian, and his personal eunuch Wang De to both gasp in surprise.

Li Chengqian picked up one and weighed it in his hand.

A single gold bar weighs over a pound, nearly two pounds.

"Your Highness, this chest of gold was produced in the first month, each piece weighing 18 taels, totaling 50 pieces. In addition, there are about three tons of silver on board!"

Hou Junji spoke excitedly.

More than 30 kilograms of gold and nearly three tons of silver every month...

Li Chengqian took a deep breath. This yield truly lived up to its reputation as a rich mine in later generations.

"Very good. Duke of Lu, and all the soldiers deserve a great reward for this! I will bestow further rewards upon you upon my return to the capital."

Immediately, the generals and soldiers on board were all overjoyed and thanked them loudly.

He instructed the Duke of Lu and his entourage to proceed with the original plan and transport the goods back to the country. Li Chengqian then used a golden eagle to send a message to the sixth prince in advance, informing him that he was about to travel to Busan Port.

.......

"What?! His Highness the Crown Prince is coming?!"

When Prince Li Yin of Liang told Jing Junhong, Wang Xuance and others about this news.

The entire Tang army stationed in Silla was instantly thrown into chaos.

"Your Highness, we must personally greet you! This is His Highness's first visit to Silla. Not only us, but also the nobles and court officials of Silla should come to greet him!"