When it comes to building roads, Luo Yong originally thought that each family would have to share it.
If they had the money and the ability to contribute, they couldn't just wait for others to build the roads for them.
Love novels But now I think about it, instead of forcing everyone to contribute money and effort, how can it be better to let everyone take the initiative to contribute money and effort?
He remembered that in the 21st century, when their small town wanted to do something, in addition to government funding, it mainly relied on everyone to raise funds themselves.
There is no need to impose strict requirements on who must pay how much.
After that, you just need to set up a merit monument and engrave the donors on it.
Everyone will be very happy.
Those who have received benefits will also be very grateful to those who contributed money.
People can also earn a lot of good reputation for themselves, and everyone is happy.
However, while we are still in the midst of the autumn harvest, road construction can be put on hold for the time being.
After everyone has harvested the grain and paid this year's taxes, it will not be too late to consider road construction at that time.
Guo An came here mainly for fermented bean curd.
Although the Guo family also has a farm industry, agricultural income alone is obviously not enough to sustain the expenses of this large family.
And because the family was exterminated during the Northern Wei Dynasty, all the previous accumulation was wiped out.
Although nearly a hundred years have passed, the Guo family's wealth is still not comparable to that of other noble families who have accumulated for hundreds of years.
Under this circumstance, the Guo family wanted to allow more family members to successfully become officials and to establish closer ties with those families with deep roots.
In addition to political and cultural management, money was also indispensable.
In addition to farm real estate, the Guo family also has many shops.
Of course, these shops are not open to the public.
The family members are not involved in these business matters, but arrange trustworthy people to be responsible for the management.
After all, most of the nobles at this time were very noble and no one wanted to be looked down upon.
Moreover, the law at this time also stipulated that court officials were not allowed to do business.
Among the products of the Guo family, there are many restaurants and guest houses.
Earlier, the chef of one of the guest houses discovered the wonderful use of fermented bean curd in barbecue.
After this method was mastered by the Guo family, it was quickly used in other restaurants of the family.
The promotion was launched in the store.
Guo An came to Luo Yong to negotiate a long-term contract this time.
Of course, he would not say the specific purpose of buying fermented bean curd.
He would only discuss the price, transaction time and transaction quantity.
They still refused to spend money to buy them, but exchanged them for the beans produced in their own farm.
They didn't have to worry about using a lot of the beans.
They could make tofu, bean paste, and extract oil.
The extracted soybean oil could be eaten and made into soap. , soybean meal can be used as both feed and fertilizer.
When Guo An came to Lishi County this time, in addition to the attitude of those Chang'an people towards Luo Yong, he also brought news to Luo Yong, that is, about the death of the warrior Yan.
The warrior Yanai was from Wenshui in Bingzhou, which was the old name of Taiyuan Prefecture.
Wenshui was just southwest of Taiyuan City, separated from Lishi County by the Luliang Mountains.
Warrior Yi had a close relationship with Li Yuan.
In his early years, Li Yuan served in Taiyuan, and Warrior Yi served as an official under him.
Later, he followed Li Yuan to raise troops in Taiyuan.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the warrior Yu became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and transferred to the governor of Jingzhou.
He was granted the title of Duke Ying and granted 600 households.
After the Xuanwumen Incident, the situation of Li Yuan's old subordinates became a bit delicate, but the warrior Yi had a reputation for "good governance" and was highly valued by Li Shimin.
Guo An originally just mentioned it a little bit, but Luo Yong's reaction was a bit beyond his expectation.
He wondered in his heart whether Luo Sanlang and the warrior Yan had some connection.
Little did he know that what Luo Yong was caring about was the second daughter of the warrior Yi, who was the empress Wu Zetian in later history.
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As a generation of emperors, Wu Zetian's background was not as humble as described in some later film and television works.
Her father was a serious and well-established founding official with an official position.
Her mother, Yang, was the daughter of Yang Da, a clan member of the Sui Dynasty.
At this time, the Tang Dynasty still paid great attention to family background and inheritance.
The origin of the clan in the previous dynasty meant that she had noble blood.
It will not become a stain in her life, which is also very different from the dynasty changes in later generations.
Luo Yong asked Guo An about the Wu family.
Children of the clan like them are well-informed about the family's great business.
The Guo family is also in Taiyuan Prefecture with the Wu family, so they naturally know more.
"The young man from the Wu family will soon return to his old home in Wenshui.
The saint ordered the governor Li Shi to supervise the funeral.
All expenses will be paid by the court."
Guo An told Luo Yong everything he knew.
Anyway, this is not a big deal.
"Under the Holy Grace, the wives and children of the Wu family should not have to worry about life in the future."
Luo Yong said with emotion, but in fact he was still snooping.
It was easy to catch someone who knew the inside story.
Naturally, he could dig as deep as he could.
If he and the He could at least know what kind of interactions those people had.
"I heard that the two sons of the Wu family were not very harmonious with the Yang family."
Guo An Bagua said.
"I heard that the Yang family has an extraordinary background, so it's okay to come and accept it," Luo Yong said.
"That's not necessarily the case.
Although the Yang family has a background, the Yang family has lost power now.
The Yang family is the wife of the warrior Yu.
After marriage, she has three daughters for the warrior Yu.
Before her, the warrior Yu also has a first wife.
He gave birth to three sons, one of whom died in infancy, and the remaining two sons are quite old."
Guo An was always a chatterbox, but now that he had finished his business, he was not in a hurry to go back to Taiyuan City.
He spent the whole day eating and drinking at the Xu Family Guesthouse, wandering around Xipo Village, and chatting with him from time to time.
Luo Yong sat together and chatted.
He knew a lot about these short-born people.
Two young men were sitting across from each other in the hall.
The host, Chang Xi, chatted and chatted, which actually looked a bit ridiculous.
However, this kind of thing is not uncommon.
In these days, everyone in the family can even tell each other's eighteen generations of ancestors clearly.
At this time, there is something called a genealogy, and many clan members can memorize it.
While Luo Yongzheng was chatting with Guo An, the corn that had been planted in the royal manor in Chang'an City finally ushered in the harvest season.
"Your Majesty, this is God-given food."
Above the court, a farming official held a handful of corn kernels in both hands.
He walked step by step to His Majesty the Emperor's short couch, knelt on the ground and worshiped, raised his hands high, and offered the handful of corn kernels.
Come before His Majesty the Emperor.
"As Aiqing said, you only need to sow a seed to grow this handful of grain."
Li Shimin picked up a golden corn kernel from his hand and held it in front of his eyes to examine it carefully.
"That's right," the official said respectfully, "Not only that, they also choose the right place to grow.
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They can grow even in dry and barren places."
"What if it is in a dry and barren land?"
His Majesty the Emperor asked.
"There is no hindrance, and it can be productive."
The official replied immediately.
""A pot exploded immediately above the court, as if water was sprinkled on top of a pot of boiling oil.
With just one seed, you can grow such a handful of food, and it can grow normally in drought and barren places.
How is this possible?
Ordinary farmers plant wheat and corn and sow a seed.
When harvested, it is at most a nest in the palm of the hand.
There are more beans, but not so many.
Besides, beans cause bloating.
Everyone knows this. thing.
I just don’t know how this kind of food tastes.
His Majesty the Emperor had obviously thought of this, and immediately ordered someone to steam a pot of corn kernels and bring them to the table.
These corns are old varieties collected by Luo Yong from the Northeast.
They have a sticky texture.
They have just been recovered from the fields and have not been dried.
These people have not thought about boiling the whole corn cobs in the pot.
Carefully pick the corn kernels one by one, and then put them into the pot by hand by the most experienced chef in the palace, and steam them until the skin swells slightly.
By the time the corn was out of the pot, a circle of people in official uniforms had gathered around the big kitchen.
They had just smelled the aroma of steaming corn in the court hall, and then His Majesty the Emperor said a word, and everyone came over.
Today is a great dynasty, and there are so many court officials that such a kitchen cannot fit in.
So all the high-ranking officials went inside, and the low-ranking officials had to stretch their necks outside to smell the smell.
The aroma of the steamed corn was different from any kind of food they had eaten before, making people greedy both in the mouth and in the heart.
"The taste is soft, glutinous and firm.
It should be able to resist hunger and fill you up.
It must be as good as corn flour."
The senior officials there were tasting this brand-new grain variety.
"I heard that livestock also like to eat."
Someone added.
"Are those livestock okay?"
After eating them, I knew I had to ask.
"My dear, please rest assured.
I have long ordered people to feed the roots and leaves of this plant to livestock.
Cattle and sheep like to eat it.
The seeds have also been fed to cows, sheep, chickens and geese.
There is no problem."
His Majesty the Emperor said with a smile.
Came from inside the kitchen.
"Your Majesty, this food is really a gift from heaven," another veteran shouted excitedly.
"It's really God-given food," the ministers also said.
""Exciting songs and praises came from the kitchen from time to time.
Everyone was very excited and said that this corn was God's food.
As for where the bag of grain was found, no one mentioned it.
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Who dares to say this in a public toilet in Dongshi?
Even if His Majesty the Emperor doesn't blame him, these veterans can scold him.
However, in the days that followed, many servants in the homes of high officials saw their husbands burning incense in front of their own toilets, saying that he was worshiping the toilet god. gd1806102: