Chapter 134 Every family in the Tang Dynasty has a share!
At this time, many officials from the DPRK and China came out to report the situation.
Anyway, Li Er is talking about food now, so he should still talk about business, instead of randomly purging ministers or something.
But of course, it was mainly officials with imperial examination background who performed the memorial.
The officials who came from various aristocratic families didn't say much. After all, the family... Li Er shouldn't pay attention to the number reported?
However, they all know the yield of grain per acre... This is something that officials from any faction are familiar with.
The yield per mu is about one stone!
Seeing everyone describing the situation, Li Er nodded.
"Oh... how many cattle do you have in your family?"
"His Majesty!"
A young man who looked younger and had tanned skin came out to perform the sermon.
A quick look at the sunburn revealed that he was a child from a poor peasant family who had recently been admitted to the imperial court as an official.
"Weichen's family has a total of twelve acres of land. Currently, Weichen's two younger brothers are working on it. As the saying goes, there is one cow for every ten acres, but Weichen's family only has one cow, and Weichen's younger brothers are cultivating the remaining two."
Li Er nodded,
"Sigh... It's not easy to cultivate these two acres of land, isn't it?"
"...Your Majesty, if it were easy, why would we need oxen?" As he spoke, the young official looked slightly gloomy, "But I have no choice but to do this for now because I am poor."
After saying that, he looked up curiously to see Li Er's reaction.
But Li Er seemed to be... smiling.
Then, he said...
"good!"
"One stone per mu requires one cow, and the extra two acres require two young men to cultivate. Then if... I give you two things..."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
The young scholar was immediately startled. He didn't expect that he would be given the imperial conferment not long after he started his career as a seventh-grade official!
"Haha, please listen to me. The first thing is a plow. This plow is different from ordinary plows and has the effect of saving labor. Normally, it requires oxen to cultivate, but with this plow, people can easily do it.
Plowing. If you use plowing oxen, you can plow ten acres of land, but you can plow twenty acres with a plow!"
"His Majesty!"
As soon as Li Er finished speaking, not only the tanned young official was instantly shocked, but the other officials also showed surprised expressions.
Originally, one cow could plow ten acres of land. Now...
Change to twenty acres??
Then... wouldn't this be equivalent to a cow appearing out of thin air?
What kind of plow is this, so magical?
Today's China has just experienced the wars in the late Sui Dynasty, and further back there were the wars in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
The population at this time did not even number in the tens of millions, and the people were often unable to cultivate large areas of wasteland.
If there really was such a plow, it would be amazing.
For a moment, everyone remembered that Li Er had collected various pills and so on, and they whispered among each other and speculated one after another.
They all subconsciously thought that such a magical plow could be some fairy magic weapon or something... But why would Li Er give such a good thing to a low-ranking official from a humble family?
Thinking of this, many officials from aristocratic families began to slander him.
Ma De, this Li Er must have used this good thing to bribe these poor Guizhou people. These mud-legged people have no brains. Just look at Li Er and give you a plow and you will shed tears of gratitude.
Don’t even think about it!
Even if the plow is a magic weapon of the immortal family, it can only allow your family to cultivate ten more acres of land... What's the use of it?
It’s not nonsense!
It's just these idiots who regard this kind of strange skill as a treasure.
This young official from a humble family was very happy. After all, His Majesty had given him rewards just after he became an official, and they were really useful things for his family.
In the court hall with different mentalities,
Li Er suddenly talked about another topic.
Then he said something astonishing.
"Don't be envious, everyone. From today on, every household in the Tang Dynasty has a share of this!"
The whole court suddenly fell silent and was in an uproar!
Did every household in the entire Tang Dynasty have a share?
Isn’t that the cultivated land of the Tang Dynasty?
food?
Annual income?
Meow meow meow?
Explosion, explosion, explosion!
This news is simply explosive, even more explosive than sweet potatoes!
…
Li Er smiled and observed everyone's reactions.
Hahahahaha, I knew these people would be like this.
This curved shaft plow, just one curved shaft plow, greatly increased the total grain output of the Tang Dynasty.
The food that could only feed tens of millions of people in the past can now feed millions more.
Who wouldn't be excited about this kind of thing?
Li Er continued,
"Everyone, this thing is not a treasure made from meteorite iron or black gold. It is just an ordinary plow."
"But it's just an ordinary plow. I met it recently, and I realized how talented and intelligent people are. With just a few changes in details, this plow can be used countless times more easily, and it doesn't consume additional materials.
"
"I plan to reward the inventor of this plow!"
"Right now, my plan in mind is to inherit a hereditary Holy Land Marquis with a settlement of 1,800 households. What do you guys... think?"
After Li Er finished speaking, he then observed the expressions and reactions of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
It didn't surprise him.
The court, which had been extremely excited just now and was whispering around, suddenly became quiet.
…
When Li Er said that every household has a share,
At this moment, whether they were officials from the Tiance Mansion, officials from aristocratic families, or the new generation who had passed the imperial examination, they were all stunned for a moment.
It has to be said that when Li Erdao revealed that he had a share in the Quyuanli family, everyone was excited.
For those who are from a poor family, this Quyuanli can be used immediately to improve their family situation and increase their income.
For officials from aristocratic families, the fertile farmland in their homes is cultivated by tenant farmers, which also increases their incomes for no reason.
It can be said that everyone is happy.
But... now it is said that he will be granted the title of Marquis, and it will be a hereditary Marquis for 1,800 households in the city.
This inevitably made everyone look askance, because the seal was really not low.
In the eyes of most people during this period, being granted a title as a marquis must have military merit no matter what.
I have traveled thousands of miles to search for a title. How can I be granted a title without military merit?
The silence lasted for a moment, and Li Er's face became a little pale.
Even so, some people still came out and gave it up.
"Your Majesty, I think...this matter is really inappropriate!"
"Your Majesty, this... being granted the title of Marquis without military merit, what does this make the princes think?"
"Your Majesty, being able to make a useful rake is certainly a talent, but this person is obviously a craftsman. Since he is a craftsman, how can he be made a marquis??"
"Your Majesty, a mere craftsman should be grateful for a reward of five cows. Why should he be a marquis..."
Everyone spoke against Li Er's decision.
Hearing this, Li Er just smiled softly.
"It seems... you think this credit is not worth mentioning? Each of you, your family income has increased, how much more salary have they given you in disguise?"
"Now I want to treat you kindly, but you have this attitude. Isn't it somewhat inappropriate?"
