To some extent, the children of the Chen family are the stabilizers of the Chen family.

They were like sand, mixed into all walks of life, and many shopkeepers trained by the Chen family did not dare to act randomly.

As soon as spring comes, it is spring plowing, but a large amount of manpower begins to rush to workshops and projects.

The court was a little worried.

Although new grain species have been promoted and the Tang Dynasty is not crowded yet, the food problem is a fundamental matter.

A large amount of labor left the land means that many lands may be deserted and cannot even be cultivated as carefully as before.

Fang Xuanling was very troubled by this, and the annual persuasion to farmers was about to begin again.

But how could the imperial court and local governments compete with the Chen family for population?

The price they offer is to eat three meals a day, and see meat every meal. In addition, there is also wages.

And you advise people to farm, and on this land, you can only barely make your family full in the whole family. This is it... it depends on God's meal.

Not to mention, the vast majority of people are just tribes of aristocratic tribes or tenants of landlords. Some of the food grown by them are paid for grain taxes, some are collected for rent, and the remaining part is actually very little left.

In this case, even if you shout a hundred times to persuade farmers, no one will listen to you.

Fang Xuanling made many memorials to express his concerns about agriculture. In the long run, how did the Tang Dynasty ensure that the farmland could be cultivated, how did it ensure that there was enough food, how did it store enough food in the barn, how to store enough food in the barn to prepare for disasters.

After sending people to patrol, the Ministry of Revenue also expressed concerns in this regard.

Li Shimin also attached great importance to this matter. No matter how much food is produced in the workshop, no matter how much wealth it creates, it would be a huge thing if there was a problem with the grain. In the past, the people were trying hard to open up land, but now they are trying hard to abandon the land.

So all officials were summoned to ask for advice, and all officials proposed many measures to persuade farmers. Of course, some radical people asked to simply close the workshops and reduce the projects.

This proposal was soon rolled.

Are you closing it if you say it, and you can reduce it immediately if you say it’s reduced?

You know, at this time, the atmosphere has already started, and the projects have been forced to be cancelled, so that those craftsmen and laborers can go back to farm?

Believe it or not, even if the Chen family is willing, the laborers and craftsmen will cause chaos in the world first.

The Chen family opened this hole so that this has become a trend, like a flood peak, and it must not be stopped by humans.

Not to mention, so many workshops and projects also involve the interests of many people.

Nowadays, the aristocratic races are very poor. They can earn a little bit, but the size of mosquitoes is a piece of meat.

Anyway, the land... will soon be no longer owned. The huge loan will definitely not be paid back, and countless lands will be confiscated. At this time, what else does the land income have to do with our family?

After a day of discussion, there was no result, so Li Shimin had to leave Fang Du and the others and continue to discuss privately.

But it was obvious that after talking for a long time, the three of them still couldn't get one. They could only stare at each other, and even if they were dry, they couldn't tell a solution.

Just as everyone was frowning, Zhang Qian came in and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Zhengtai is asking for a meeting."

Li Shimin nodded: "It happened to be the right time to come. I was just about to find him. After all, this matter was actually caused by him. Originally, he built a project to stabilize people's hearts, but he didn't expect that the matter was over, so he would ask him to come in."

Not long after, Chen Zhengtai came in and saluted Li Shimin first.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also saluted each other, and then Chen Zhengtai knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the court is anxious about advocating farmers?"

Li Shimin frowned and said, "It is precisely that engineering and workshops have attracted a lot of young and strong laborers. Even other laborers in the countryside have no intention of farming. Now... the whole world is extremely impetuous. Now that I have changed to new grain to farm, I am not worried that the people are hungry now, but in the long run, it is not a solution. The court always needs to come up with a practical solution."

"What if the beasts replace human power?" Chen Zhengtai suddenly said.

"Animal power?" Li Shimin looked at Chen Zhengtai in confusion: "You continue talking."

Chen Zhengtai said: "In the past, manpower was not worth much. I, the Tang Dynasty, lacked everything, but it was not lacking manpower. But now, manpower is finally starting to lack. Why not use oxen and horses on a large scale in this arable land?"

Li Shimin wandered: "I just don't know if it's cost-effective. And where did this cow and horse come from?"

Chen Zhengtai was obviously prepared, so he immediately said: "Xining and Shuofang, some of them, traded with Tubo and other countries a few days ago. I don't know how many cattle and horses I found. In addition, there are a large number of pastures outside the pass, so I'm worried that there is no sales."

"Of course... the court should be based on agriculture. I'm a little confused if I sell cattle and horses outside the pass to enter the pass. Now everyone is in a difficult situation. I might as well do this. I'm a man who can choose 200,000 cattle and 100,000 horses outside the pass to enter the pass. These cattle and horses are distributed to the governments of various places to distribute them to the people to farm. In this way... the land that three people cultivated only requires one person, which can greatly reduce manpower. On the other hand, in order to adapt to the plowing ox and horse farming, I'm a man who asked the workshop to find ways to match relevant farm tools and try to promote the plowing ox and horse farming. Replace manpower with large-scale animal power. The same family can cultivate more land. The harvest of a family is naturally more than before. It's just that it's a little burden to raise cattle and horses, but I think it's much easier than raising more labor."

When Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui heard this, they immediately understood what Chen Zhengtai meant.

If the manpower is insufficient, let the animal power be replaced. The Chen family has cattle and horses and is willing to provide a large number of cattle and horses to enter the pass. In this way... this problem is solved.

Fang Xuanling immediately said: "In the past, there were not many plowing oxen use, and hundreds of acres of land might not be able to have a plowing ox. If the Chen family could bring cattle and horses into the pass at this time, it would have saved a lot of manpower and was enough to alleviate the current lack of labor. But... doing so would have made the Chen family worry."

"Where is it?" Chen Zhengtai shook his head: "Actually... there are too many cattle and horses outside the pass. Those people... want to pay the IOU and trade their cattle and horses everywhere. The Chen family doesn't want it. They give too many. If this is beneficial to the pass, the Chen family can breathe a sigh of relief. These cattle and horses are just given away."

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were moved.

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but say, "This is a feat for the Chen family, which is eye-catching."

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh, Chen Zhengtai really has a conscience.

Hundreds of thousands of cattle and horses are enough to deal with the current agricultural dilemma.

But next, it was the question of how the court distributed cattle and horses. If the distribution was not good, it was the court's responsibility.

So Li Shimin glanced at Fang Xuanling and said, "The Qing family should draft a charter immediately, and it is important not to ruin the Chen family's good intentions. As for Chen Zhengtai's feat, he must issue an edict to express his respects."

Fang Xuanling quickly said yes, and his frown finally stretched a lot.

A big stone in his heart finally landed on the ground, and Fang Xuanling suddenly felt as light as a swallow.

With so much animal power, most of my troubles were solved at once.

Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a lot about it. This is the real son-in-law who rides a dragon. What troubles me is that even if I dozed off, I could always send a pillow.

He couldn't help but look at Chen Zhengtai with relief and said, "I can't just get the Chen family's things for nothing. If the Chen family has any requirements in the future, I can tell me."

Chen Zhengtai smiled and said, "It is the duty of the ministers to share the worries of the king. This is what the Chen family is willing to offer. Even my uncles and other uncles are willing to accept this matter, without any complaints. They say that agriculture is the foundation of the country. How could the Chen family turn a blind eye at this time? The Chen family has been lucky and made some money over the years, but because of this, it is necessary to provide help when the country is in danger."

This is what I say...

This made Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others feel ashamed for a moment.

The surname Chen made money and did good things. It turns out that all the benefits were taken over by their family and they could still gain a good reputation.

But at this moment, I can't care about these details.

Fang Xuanling was already cheered up at this time, because the subsequent arrangements needed him as the prime minister to implement them. If it was a bad thing in the middle, so many cattle and horses could not be separated in time would cause complaints from all over the world. On the other hand, the cattle and horse government still needed care. If they starve to death, they would have let down the Chen family's good wishes.

The Chen family is planning ahead. Obviously, they had expected that there would be a shortage of animal power in the pass, and they had already started preparing for it a month ago.

A large number of animals began to enter the pass in a mighty manner under the expulsion of countless shepherds.

Countless cattle and horses... drove all the way to Xiazhou.

In order to show their importance to these cattle and horses, the court had prepared fodder and a large number of people to go to Xiazhou to welcome these animals.

Fang Xuanling was also determined to go there in person, which not only showed the importance of slaughter over farming, but also represented the court, showing the court's concern for the Chen family's gift of cattle and horses.

As the prime minister, since Fang Xuanling went to Xiazhou, all officials had to go to a small amount. When everyone arrived in Xiazhou, it was noon. The local governor of Xiazhou was already suffering. There were so many animals coming at once, and they had to provide them with fodder. They came too many and stepped on many crops. These cattle and horses were not like humans and could be banned. They had to chew a little when they saw them. This was a benefit for everyone in the world, but Xiazhou was only affected.

When Fang Xuanling arrived at the place, he saw countless cattle and horses here for miles, which was spectacular. It was reported that it was only the first batch to be shipped, but it was also shocking.

When he met the governor of Xiazhou, he did not have to worry. The court in Xiazhou had its own money and food to compensate, and then he began to have a headache for these cattle and horses.

So he talked with groups of officials and then ordered one thing after another, but someone came to report in a panic: "The house man...the house man..."

The person who came was Shaoqing of Taipu Temple, which was one of the nine temples of the Tang Dynasty. Its main responsibility was to raise horses.

Of course... their original duty was to raise military horses, which belonged to the Ministry of War. However, this time, in order to welcome and distribute these animal powers, Taipu Temple, a specialist in raising military horses, had to come with Fang Xuanling. No one could escape before solving these animals was disposal.

As soon as he saw this man, Fang Xuanling frowned. He thought something had happened: "What, what happened?"

"This...this is a bit strange. These cattle and horses...they...they..."

Fang Xuanling's expression became even more serious when he heard this. Could it be that these cows and horses had something wrong with them? No, was they caused by plague? Or...

Fang Xuanling said anxiously: "What happened?"

"The officials can't explain clearly, so it's better for the housekeeper to go and see it in person."

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

This matter cannot be wrong.

So... hurriedly led the officials to the herd of cattle and horses.

But when he saw that these cows and horses were not strange, he breathed a sigh of relief. He was very energetic. Look, their bleating and neighing look were almost in good condition than Chen Zhengtai who was jumping around on weekdays.

Moreover, although Chen Zhengtai said that these were old cows and slow horses, in fact, most of these cows and horses were young and strong, which shows that the Chen family was very kind.

Fang Xuanling breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the Shaoqing of Taipu Temple: "Where is the weirdness?"

"Mr. Fang looked at the body of the cow and horse."

Fang Xuanling was suspicious and went up to take a closer look... Most of the cows and horses were hot, like scars. When I carefully identified them, I saw a cow with words burned: "Go to Xining, settle in Xining and get money and grain."

I looked at the other horse again and saw a few words burning on the horse's butt: "The Chen family's farm tools are good, and everyone in the world knows it."

Fang Xuanling was a little confused. When he continued to look, he saw Yi Niu’s butt burning: “Let him, I’ll do engineering and can marry a eldest wife in three years.”

“…”

These burnt words on the body of cows and horses are obviously sold with a soldering iron. In winter, the wounds are not prone to inflammation and are sold directly, so the handwriting on the top will never be removed.

"I just knew... this guy must have something to do." Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking back at the Shaoqing of Taipu Temple.

The Shaoqing also smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Fang thought, what should we do now?"
To be continued...