Chapter 367 Shock and Playing Stupid
"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"
Ji Song knelt down directly. This was his last chance. Otherwise, he would not have any chance to remonstrate in the future.
He knew that he was sorry for his mother and for You Ning, but this was his responsibility in this world.
He could not watch the scenes of people selling their wives and children just for a bite to eat and remain indifferent.
I can't stand the indifference of seeing elderly parents trying to survive for their children while I starve to death.
Some things are unavoidable. The rich are connected by thick and thin lines, while the poor have no place to stand.
Without the administrative means of later generations, these are unavoidable, and even if the population in the early stage is not large, it can still persist.
But in the later period, after the population exploded and the land was concentrated in the hands of a few people, large-scale uprisings by the people because they did not have enough to eat would be inevitable.
Why were later generations of Tatars able to break the curse of the Hu people that would last for centuries?After the Little Glacier passed, several high-yielding crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn appeared.
With these things, during that time, this land experienced the most violent population explosion in history.
By the end of the dynasty, the number reached [-] million. This was a miracle of the feudal dynasty! Therefore, since he came here, he had a mission to get these things.
Even if I die in the sea, I won’t hesitate!
Li Shimin looked at Ji Song who was kneeling on the ground. He knew clearly what a proud man he was, but now he was kneeling in front of him.
Especially seeing his firm eyes, he almost nodded in agreement.
But he held back at the last moment.
"Get up!"
Li Shimin personally helped Ji Song up, patted his shoulder and said, "I remember when I first saw you, you were only as tall as my chest, but now you are taller than me."
He was a little emotional, but mostly he was happy. He was happy to see a pillar of the Tang Dynasty grow up.
He thought that Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, must have treated Huo Qubing like this!
But the laws of heaven are unpredictable, and Liu Che lost his treasure in the end. Will he lose it too? No, I don't agree!
"Since I started the war, I have never given up easily. Even if I am in a desperate situation, I can still have the courage to make the final desperate charge."
"You have to have confidence in me, and you have to have confidence in Datang and your students. They are all good, and so are the others."
Li Shimin looked at Ji Song and said seriously: "I have never regarded you as an ordinary minister. Your role should not be wasted on an uncertain future."
"But now, as long as our monarchs and ministers work together to build the Tang Dynasty into a powerful empire with a prosperous country and a strong people, then what if we fail?"
"At that time, we will have endless financial, material, and manpower to do this, once rather than twice, twice rather than three times, until we succeed."
"So, put away your compassion. This is not only your responsibility, but also my responsibility. Use all your talents. I am not Liu Bang, so I don't have to worry about my great achievements."
Ji Song stared at the excited Li Shimin dumbfounded. He didn't understand. How could his own advice become the emperor's encouragement to him?
"promise!"
The emperor has already said this, what can he say as a minister? You say you think highly of me, but I am not what you think? That's not how you do death.
If the emperor likes you, then hurry up and don't be shameless. Otherwise, do you really think that the emperor will not dare to chop you?
Liu Che is a hero of his generation, right?Dongfang Shuo is also a good minister, right?
One policy, the "Tianfa Order", completely solved the shortcomings of the vassal states. Even such a capable minister was not killed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in order to calm the anger of the , you have to be cowardly when you should be cowardly.
The more the emperor said that he was not afraid of being overshadowed by his achievements, the more he had to hide his capabilities and bide his time, and the more he had to keep a low profile.
Never overestimate your own importance, the world will continue to turn around without you.
Don't underestimate the jealousy of an emperor. You may say no, but look at what kind of life Li Jing is living now. I didn't dare to close the door in broad daylight, I even lay down in the yard to sleep, for fear of the emperor's suspicion! Seeing Ji Song agreeing, Li Shimin looked very happy and had no idea how this kid planned for him.
Next, the monarch and his ministers staged a drama of "the monarch and his ministers are of the same mind, and their sharpness can break the metal". They picked up the thick manuscript and started a heated discussion.
"What is this?"
Li Shimin pointed to one of the pictures and said.
Ji Song took a look and said indifferently: "This is a whale, some people call it Kun!"
"Kun? Is there really a Kun?" Li Shimin was shocked!
Ji Song said angrily: "Don't think about it. This is not the Kun that Zhuangzi said 'swooped up ninety thousand miles' and turned into a roc. It's just a relatively large fish. Don't make a fuss about it."
"Huh? What kind of fish is this? Why is it still in front of the boat?"
"Oh, this is a dolphin. It has the habit of piloting in the sea. It especially likes to pilot in front of the boat. By the way, he also likes to lift people who have fallen into the water to the shore."
"So if you encounter dolphins, don't hunt them. Maybe they will save your life."
Li Shimin was surprised, is there such a fish in the world? "Well, all things have spirits. This thing should be considered a good kind. Killing it would harm the peace of heaven."
Then he told Chen Shou, who had already opened his mouth wide and could not close it for a long time: "Draw up the decree! If you encounter this kind of thing, don't do any harm."
Ji Song secretly thought that if the Tang Dynasty could continue, maybe the dolphins would really flood in the future.
But what does it matter to me?
Later, Li Shimin pointed to the sketches of two plants and asked, "What plants are these two?"
Ji Song looked at it with a somewhat complicated look and said, "This is the goal of our trip. We just need to bring these few things back."
He bowed to Li Shimin and said: "Whoever brings him back, please make him a marquis!"
Li Shimin did not answer him first, but pointed to them and said, "Tell me a little about these things first. What is so magical about them that it allowed me, the Tang Dynasty, to use half of the country's efforts to obtain them?"
Ji Song pointed to the plant with dark green vines and said: "This thing is called 'sweet potato'. It is sweet and can be used as a staple food. The yield per mu is extremely high."
Then he pointed to another one and said: "This is a 'potato', which is also a good vegetable and food. The yield per acre is at least several times that of current wheat."
Finally, regardless of Li Shimin's horrified eyes, he continued to point to the last plant and said: "This is 'corn'"
Li Shimin looked at the tall plant that looked like sorghum but was different. When he saw the golden cylindrical stick exposed in the middle, he knew it was its fruit.
"Although this product is similar to wheat, its harvest period is very short, so it can be planted without any gap between it and wheat."
Ji Song spoke with great interest, completely unaware of the way Li Shimin looked at him, which was already a bit inexplicable!
"How do you know this?"
He was so excited that he said without thinking: "Of course."
Like a goose caught by the neck, Ji Song turned his head and looked at Li Shimin blankly, wondering: "Who knows what?"
(End of this chapter)