"Your Majesty, you can wait for a while. Once the harvest is complete, you can weigh it.”
Luo Yuan said. Li Shiming nodded, his eyes filled with excitement.
In the end, he was so anxious that he even called the royal guards over and asked them to work on the fields.
Not long after, the more people there were, the more strength there was. One mu of grain had been harvested.
Looking at the food in front of him, Li Shi Min's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Not long after, under Li Shimin's nervous and expectant expression, the officials from the Ministry of Works directly finished weighing.
"Your Majesty, the yield per mu is 1,300 jin!”
Li Shi Min trembled. Was it really 1300 jin? Unbelievable, this was simply unbelievable.
"Am I right? Was there really nothing wrong? 1300 jin?"
Li Shi Min asked excitedly.
The official bowed and replied.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I have already calculated it many times. It is really 1,300 catties per mu!”
Instantly, the entire place fell silent.
Li Shi Min was stunned for a while before he reacted and shouted excitedly.
"Good! Good! Sure!"
It was no wonder he was so excited, because he knew what this yield of five hundred kilograms of grain meant to the Great Tang.
After all, the destruction of the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty was too serious.
Ever since the founding of the Great Tang, there had been no peace. War had been waged almost every year.
Even if the Sui Dynasty had left behind some foundation, it could not withstand such consumption! Therefore, even though Li Shi Min was ambitious, he had no choice but to rest and recuperate.
At this moment, if the grain harvest was completely real, it would have a huge impact.
After a year of concentration, the Great Tang would have ample food and clothing, and with sufficient rations, it would naturally not lack soldiers.
At that time, the Great Tang would no longer have to worry, and they could attack wherever they wanted.
After that, besides the rice, Luo Yuan also brought Li Shiming to check on the harvest of vegetables and fruits.
The more Li Shiming looked at it, the more excited he became. Especially when he knew that these grains could be fully matured in three months, he became even more excited.
"Luo Yuan, you've done a great service for the Great Tang!”
Li Shiming looked at Luo Yuan and sighed.
It was truly a heaven-shaking merit. It could be said that this merit far exceeded Luo Yuan's merit in destroying Tuyuhun.
After all, destroying Tuyuhun would only remove one enemy from the Great Tang's borders and resolve the crisis.
But to the Great Tang, this yield of a thousand jin of grain was a meritorious service that would last for thousands of years! In fact, if the Great Tang was given two years, it would be able to gain the strength to sweep across the world.
This was not a joke at all. Since ancient times, dynasties had been hindered by food and other resources.
If the people had enough food and clothing, other industries would develop well.
If that was the case, why would they have to worry about not developing their country?
"Tell me, what reward do you want? As long as it's what I have, I can give it to you.”
Li Shi Min said in a deep voice.
Luo Yuan suddenly looked at Li Shiming and said.
"I want Xiang City."
Hearing Luo Yuan's words, Li Shiming rubbed his forehead helplessly. He knew that Luo Yuan would say that.
To be honest, as long as Luo Yuan asked for it, Li Shimin would be willing to marry any princess.
After all, Luo Yuan's contribution was too great.
However, Xiang City was different! Xiang Cheng was the princess of the Tubo Empire. If Xiang Cheng was betrothed to Luo Yuan, how would the Tubo Empire answer to him?
"You really only want Xiang City?"
Li Shi Min asked again.
As expected, Luo Yuan nodded his head firmly. Li Shiming was helpless and began to think about how to do this.
"I have it. It seems that this is the only way.”
Li Shiming suddenly thought of a solution and continued to speak.
"How about this? I'll find a woman from the imperial clan and confer her the title of princess. She'll use Xiang City's name to marry Xiang City.”
"In this case, it should be able to solve the urgent problem. As for the Tibetan people discovering it in the future, we'll just do it directly.”
"At that time, the Great Tang will have nothing to fear.”
Li Shi Min's eyes flashed with a cold light. Even if they had the food, they would still need a year and a half to prepare for the war, right?
Therefore, this delaying tactic was the only way.
In the short term, the Tibetans would not discover this matter. Even if they did, the Great Tang would be able to deal with it and buy some time.
Once the grain was sown throughout the country, the Great Tang would have the capital to go to war. If that was the case, then there was no need to worry about whether the Tibetans would punish them.
Even if he didn't punish them, the Tang Empire would still take the initiative to attack the Tibetans. After all, Li Shimin was not a law-abiding emperor.
Luo Yuan nodded.
This was for the best. It was undoubtedly the best if he could use a gentle method to make Li Shi Min betroth Xiang City to him.
After all, Luo Yuan didn't want to use force. He wanted to continue living in Chang 'an with Xiang City.
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