The name of the ancient kingdom of Linyi. It was the provincial name of the city of Xianglin. The original place is now in the south of Yuezhou. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was the land of Xianglin County, Xiangjun. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qu Lian, the son of Xianglin Gongcao, became king himself. At the beginning of the historical records of the Heavenly Dynasty, it was called Linyi.
In the Tang Dynasty, Lingnan was divided into five protectorates, namely Guangzhou, Guizhou, Rongzhou, Yongzhou and Jiaozhou, which were referred to as the five governors of Lingnan.
Jiaozhou has jurisdiction over the current Yuezhou and other places. Tang Gaozu Wude seven years renamed Dudu Fu, Tang Gaozong Yifeng four years and changed to Annan Dudu Fu. From then on, Jiaozhou was officially called Annan.
Jiaozhou included the north, south and central parts of Yue, Guangxi and Guangdong of the Chinese Dynasty.
Since he was reborn, even if he couldn't recover his old territory, he would definitely give up his current territory.
Jiaozhou now belonged to the Great Tang, so there was no reason to abandon it.
This was the legacy left behind by their ancestors. If their descendants lost the ancestral land, this country would still cause trouble for the Celestial Dynasty in the future.
As for whether they could recover it?
There was no doubt about it. He had more than a thousand years of wisdom and a powerful golden finger that could buy things from the future. If he could not even do such a small thing well, wouldn't he have come for nothing?
His mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts, and he could not help but feel excited.
"Why did you go to Linyi to look for wild rice?”Li Er and the others were puzzled.
"Our Great Tang is vast and resourceful, how can we not find wild rice?”The cunning old man's mood had also recovered a little. He had also thought it through. With the relationship between the Zhangsun Clan and the Imperial Family, it was not necessary to marry Princess Changle. As long as the next Emperor was born by Empress Zhangsun, the Zhangsun Clan could still enjoy endless glory and favor.
In their eyes, Lin Yi was just a foreign barbarian. Naturally, they did not take a fancy to Lin Yi. Hence, they subconsciously thought that there was nothing in that backward place that could compare to the Tang Empire.
"Your Majesty, do you know the difference between Linyi Kingdom and Great Tang?”Qin Mo asked.
"What's the difference? It's all rice.”Foolish Yuchi picked his nose.
Li Er and the others looked at Qin Mo. They knew that he was not a person who spoke without reason.
"What's the difference?" Old Qin asked. After all, they were all from the Qin family and knew how to warm up for Qin Mo.
Qin Mo sighed." Your Majesty, do you know that the people of Linyi Kingdom are richer than the people of our Tang Empire?”
"How could this be?" Li Er found it hard to believe. The Han Dynasty claimed to be a superior country in the Celestial Empire, the center of the world. How could there be a place more prosperous than the Central Plains?
The cunning old man and the others were also in disbelief.
"Do you know that the rice in Linyi Country can be harvested three times a year?”Qin Mo's words dropped a heavy bomb, setting off a storm in the hearts of Li Er and the others.
"Is there really rice that can be harvested three times a year?”Li Er said excitedly, clenching his fists tightly.
The cunning old man was also shocked." How can there be three crops of rice in a year?”
According to their common knowledge, rice could only be planted for one season. Now that they heard that there was rice that could be planted for three seasons, it was as if they had heard a fantasy.
Qin Mo asked," When have I ever joked about something big?”
Li Er and the others nodded. Although Qin Mo was a little out of tune, he never joked about big things.
"Tell me in detail." Li Er said in a deep voice.
"The people of the Linyi Kingdom can harvest enough food in three seasons a year by throwing a handful of rice into the fields. However, the people of the Tang Empire are facing the yellow soil with their backs to the sky, but they can't even get food and clothing.”Qin Mo's face was as dark as water.
Naturally, he wanted to persuade Li Er to attack Lin Yi, but Lin Yi was a vassal state of the Tang Empire. It was not so easy to persuade them.
Even if Li Er agreed, the old masters in the court would probably oppose it desperately.
Moreover, he knew that before defeating the Turks, Li Er would not have the energy to take care of Lin Yi, so he could only settle for the next best thing and plant a nail in Li Er's place.
"In the sixth year of Wude, the king of Linyi, Fan Fanzhi, sent an envoy to court. Eight years later, he sent messengers to offer special products. The late emperor set up "Nine Music" for him to entertain him and gave him brocade. In the early years of Zhenguan, he sent emissaries to pay tribute to tame rhinoceros. The Great Tang was treating them with sincerity. They knew that the Great Tang was short of grain, so why didn't they offer up the seeds of the three seasons?”
Li Er did not answer Qin Mo's question. He only said in a deep voice," Orange grows in the south of the Huai River and becomes orange. When it grows in the north of the Huai River, it becomes orange. Would the Linyi Kingdom's rice be able to grow three seasons a year in the Great Tang?”
Qin Mo said," There are two seasons in the south of the Yangtze River, but there is only one season in the north of the Yangtze River due to the climate. Yazhou's climate was similar to Linyi's, with three seasons a year.”
"Even if it's just one or two seasons a year, it's enough to make the people rich.”Li Er was tempted.
Yazhou was the current Hainan, a truly wild land, so Li Er automatically ignored it.
This year, there was a drought in Guanzhong, and the grain harvest was poor. The price of rice had risen to a bucket of rice for a roll of silk. A roll of silk was 360 wen, and a bucket of rice was equivalent to 5.9 kilograms today, which was 11.8 catties, which was 30 wen per catty. During the golden age of the Tang Dynasty, rice was worth 4 wen per catty.
Even a year or two was enough to lower the price of grain in the Great Tang.
If they could produce a thousand jin per mu in two seasons, the Great Tang would no longer be in danger of food shortage.
Qin Mo took the opportunity to suggest," Your Majesty, you can order Lin Yi to offer rice seeds. Moreover, the Tang Empire is short of food now. We can also buy rice to alleviate the famine.”
"What if he doesn't give it to me?" The old man asked.
However, Qin Mo looked at Old Foolish Yuchi." Uncle Yuchi, what if Lin Yi doesn't give it to us?”
Foolish Yuchi said murderously," If you dare not give it to me, I am willing to lead an army to help Your Majesty crusade against the rebels.”
Foolish Yuchi could still be relied on at critical moments. Qin Mo silently gave him a thumbs up.
Li Er ignored him and said," I will order people to buy rice seeds and rice from Linyi.”
" If Lin Yi knows that the Tang Empire is short of grain, he will probably raise the price. He might not even be able to sell it.”
An overly powerful Tang Empire was not in Lin Yi's interest, so Lin Yi would naturally make a choice that was beneficial to him.
" I'll bring a division to Linyi to wipe out this bastard for Your Majesty," Yuchi shouted.”
Li Er glared at Old Foolish Yuchi, and the old fool quieted down.
"Do you have any ideas?" Li Er looked at Qin Mo.
"The land of our ancestors cannot be abandoned!" Qin Mo snorted.
"Brat, don't I know?" Li Er scolded," But Lin Yi has always been obedient. What excuse does he have to attack?”
There was no king who did not like to expand his territory, let alone an emperor like Li Er.
"Isn't it easy to find an excuse? As long as Your Majesty is willing, I can find you a hundred.”Qin Mo smiled.
He knew that Li Er had been moved by his description of Linyi's wealth and would definitely take a bite if he had the chance.
"Don't talk about this again." Li Er looked at Kong Yingda as he spoke to Qin Mo.
Old Kong was a descendant of Confucius and a representative of the Confucian school.
Old Kong said leisurely," Your Majesty, I support Uncle Lan Tian's opinion. We cannot abandon our ancestral land.”
Old Kong's attitude surprised Li Er and the others.
He didn't expect Old Kong to be such a nationalist.
Chancellor Kong, I'll light a cigarette for you." Qin Mo took out a cigarette from the box on the table in front of Li Er and lit it for him.
"We'll talk about this later. The Great Tang's greatest enemy is still the Turks.”Li Er was also very satisfied with Kong Yingda's attitude.
Qin Mo was also very satisfied with Li Er's attitude, which meant that this matter had already taken root in his heart.
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