Chapter 162 Ahem...bite the bullet...

Patrolled all the way down.

The current situation in various places is stable, and the students who came with Li Gen are teaching well in various places.

Li Gen spent a whole winter touring all over the Western Regions.

Li Gen had to sigh that this land was really too big.

I also have to lament that in the era without planes, trains and automobiles, traveling far away was really a headache.

After this winter, the strength of his legs has been greatly improved.

When we returned to the Luntai Governor's Mansion, it was already past the beginning of spring, that is, it was already the spring of the fifth year of Zhenguan.

However, after the beginning of spring here, the land is still frozen, and it will take at least two months to completely thaw.

Cotton seeds were finally transported by camels by Hu merchants and Persian merchants.

A whole caravan was carrying cotton seeds.

They don't want money, food or daily necessities.

He insisted that he would exchange the glass beads.

The merchants made a huge profit because of the two glass beads Chumo gave them last year.

Cheng Chumo stayed outside Luntai City, happily completing the transaction with the merchants.

Fortunately, Li Gen built the outer wall of Luntai last year. Otherwise, if this group of businessmen saw it, the current situation in the city would definitely scare them to death.

"I have some glass jewelry here. If you want to do this glass business, you can cooperate with me..."

After the transaction was completed, Cheng Chumo took out a pile of dazzling glass ornaments, which made the merchants' eyes sparkle.

Why go to Chang'an City?

Isn’t it delicious to exchange colored glaze jewelry here and make money back?

After some haggling, all the merchants were very satisfied with the price.

"Next time, bring more gold and silver. I will keep these glass ornaments for you..."

Cheng Chumo's very loyal words made all the businessmen smile all the time.

Watching the Hu merchants and Persian merchants leave, Cheng Chumo asked the following soldiers to load money and cotton seeds into the carriage.

Li Gen felt really happy when he saw more than fifty sacks of cotton seeds.

At this time, the ice and snow have begun to melt, and the land has gradually begun to become softer.

Soak all the cotton seeds in warm water.

And Li Gen reminded everyone to turn and soak the cotton seeds frequently.

After soaking for a whole day, Li Gen grabbed a handful in his hand and scratched lightly with his nails.

The hard shell of cotton seeds is already very soft.

The entire land east of Luntai City has already been divided.

All the well-organized soldiers have their respective areas of responsibility.

Sowing cotton is an unskilled job.

Just plan the row spacing and plant spacing, put the seeds into the soil, and then stamp them firmly with your feet.

The purpose is to let the seeds grow strong and break out of the ground.

Seven days later, more than 10,000 acres of cotton had been sown.

When cotton broke through the ground, Li Gen looked at the land covered with green with joy.

Then organize everyone to plant watermelons in the south of the city.

The watermelon seeds were left over from the watermelons that the soldiers had eaten over the past six months.

There is ample sunshine here, and the watermelons grown naturally have a very high sugar content. Naturally, Li Gen will no longer use glazed greenhouses to grow watermelons.

After the watermelons were planted in the south of the city, soybeans, rice and more than 10,000 acres of sweet potatoes began to be planted in the west of the city.

Then, in the north of Luntai City, pear and apple trees were planted.

A month later, the entire Luntai City was enveloped in the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

Every day when I wake up, all I breathe is extremely fresh air.

Everyone had smiles on their faces. It only took the Governor a few months to make earth-shaking changes happen here.

"Soldiers, you can write letters to your families now. When your family members arrive, it will also be the time for a good harvest here..."

"After the family letter is written, I will send someone directly to the post station outside Tianmen Pass..."

"I will also write to Your Majesty to report the hard work of the soldiers here..."

All the soldiers cheered loudly.

In the following days, city walls began to be built again throughout Luntai City.

City, city!

A place without siege cannot be called a city.

What's more, Li Gen has decided to make this place the political, cultural and economic center of the Western Regions.

Chang'an City has twelve gates, so Li Gen naturally did not dare to let Luntai keep pace with Chang'an City.

Otherwise, his official title will definitely be cut off by Li Er.

Is this Li Er real?

You've made yourself the Governor of the Western Regions, why the hell didn't you even meet him?

Anyway, you should also meet me, the Commander-in-Chief of the Western Regions, right?

At that time, his father said that because of the tight time and the fact that he was in court, Wei Zheng almost made Li Shimin vomit blood.

Now that Li Gen thinks about it, there still seems to be something wrong.

No matter how tight the time is, you have left all the 20,000 troops to me. How can you be so relieved without even seeing me?

Yes, Li Er has seen himself a long time ago!

After his imperial examination, he fainted at the gate of Gongyuan. It was Chumo who carried him into the palace.

It seems that Li Er not only saved himself, but also had a very good impression of himself...

Li Gen could only think this way to explain the confusion in his heart.

In the end Li Gen decided to build eight city gates.

This is also an eight-gate city under Chang'an City, parallel to Luoyang City.

Different from Luoyang City, Luntai City has two gates in the east, west and south.

In order to welcome the upcoming prosperity, there are also three doors and three channels set up.

The most important thing is that after the siege and expansion of Luntai City, the actual area may not be smaller than that of Chang'an City.

As for the design of the fence in Chang'an City, Li Gen thought about it again and again, but still had no decision.

Because it is such a waste of resources.

Throughout the spring and summer, all the soldiers were busy.

A brand new city finally stood on this brand new land.

In Luntai City, all streets are paved with red bricks and bluestone slabs.

The Dudu Mansion is not luxurious, but it is large in area and located in the middle of the north of the city.

Exiting the Dudu's Mansion, there is a wide avenue, echoing the South City Gate.

The soldiers guarding the city are all equipped with clairvoyance.

And now clairvoyance and visual distance have been greatly improved.

All of this is naturally the result of Li Gen's hard thinking and constant exploration.

When the fruits are fragrant and the rice is golden.

The families of the soldiers also came together.

Before arriving at Luntai City, the family members were stunned by the scenery in front of them.

All the family members thought that their men had no idea how miserable they were here.

What they saw in front of them made them realize that this was not hardship, but that they were in a fairyland on earth.

"General, I saw the general's wife..."

The soldiers at the South City Gate, armed with clairvoyants, shouted loudly and instantly detonated the entire Luntai City.

"Xiangxiang..."
To be continued...