Xun You met Man Chong, Lu Qian, Mao Jie and Cheng Yu one by one. Liu Xuan did not show too much intimacy to them, but because he still admired the abilities of the four people, Xun You followed Liu Xuan's instructions.

, I found the right time and taught those practicing skills to these people.

The others were fine, except for Cheng Yu who encountered some trouble. Because Cheng Yu was older and his body had gone downhill. If he wanted to practice, he would need a long period of time to recuperate his body.

For this reason, Liu Xuan personally used his own dragon energy to sort out his tendons, and then gave him a bottle of elixir to accompany his practice so that he could resolve the hidden dangers in his body earlier.

After all this busy work, Cheng Yu, who was already stronger than the average person, became physically better apart from other things.

Cheng Yu himself was naturally very happy. He did not expect that there would be such benefits after agreeing to the imperial conquest. He was the oldest and had already looked away. He felt that it was God's blessing that he could live for more than twenty years. But

Looking at the current situation, it is not impossible to live for another fifty years.

The older a person gets, the more he hopes to live longer. What's more, a man like Cheng Yu who has great talents and wants to show what he has learned in his heart, how can he be willing to die of old age like this?

Therefore, compared to Man Chong and the three of them, Cheng Yu is the most grateful to today.

Liu Xuan naturally knew this, but he still didn't show much enthusiasm. After some encouragement, he set off on his way home.

After traveling around for several months, it was already autumn when we returned. Sitting on the cart, we could often see the mature fields. Countless farmers were busy harvesting with laughter. Just looking at this harvest, everyone knew that there would be another harvest this year.

You can spend this winter comfortably.

What's more important is that after this year, various counties and counties have popularized the fire pit. Every household has a fire pit. Now, in addition to busy harvesting food, the people are collecting hay and firewood for the winter.

Of course, the most important materials are in the fields, which saves them a lot of trouble.

Good times are just around the corner, and many families still have enough food to buy some daily necessities, and even some meat to come back and have a good year.

Especially when compared with the days of the past few years, many people praised the present day, thinking that the Han Dynasty finally ushered in a wise king, and that this wise king was protected by God, and he was able to make the court happy for several years in a row.

Places under governance will have good harvests.

As soon as he entered Jingzhao, because he had plenty of time and Chang'an was right in front of him, Liu Xuan took three or five followers and walked back and forth among the fields, looking around and listening to the conversations of the people working in the fields.

"If it weren't for God's protection, how could it be like this? Don't you see that when the late emperor was in power, natural disasters continued year after year. Not to mention the harvest, it is not unusual to not see any food in the whole year! Some

At that time, the harvest was finally finished, but there was a locust plague again. All the good food was bitten by the locusts, and we couldn't eat at all."

"Looking at it now, not only can we have enough to eat, but we can also have a lot left over. We can exchange it for some cloth, silk, meat, etc., and we can also have a comfortable New Year!"

Liu Xuan's clothes were not conspicuous, and ordinary people would not shy away from them. Cai Yan on the side felt proud of him when he heard the people commenting on Liu Xuan. But what surprised him was that after hearing this, Liu Xuan came to the side and asked

He said: "Old man, don't you find it troublesome to exchange food for things on weekdays?"

Xun You had been following Liu Xuan, and when he heard Liu Xuan ask this question, he knew what he was thinking.

It's just that the old man didn't seem to buy it very much. He didn't even raise his head when he heard the words. He was busy with his work and replied casually: "It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome. Only when you have food in your hands can you feel at ease... And what you get in exchange is that you can do it."

What’s the trouble with using good food that you can eat?”

This answer made Liu Xuan helpless for a while. It seemed that the promotion of coins should not be too hasty. The people did not have urgent demand for coins and other equivalents. At this time, they preferred to use grain as 'currency' for transactions.

"By the way, when you usually switch to meat, what kind of meat do you switch to?"

This question was answered by a middle-aged man next to him. The man straightened up and took a look, and found that although Liu Xuan and others were not dressed gorgeously, their clothes were not something ordinary people could afford. Knowing that these people in front of them were

A great person, maybe he is a member of the official family.

He was a little nervous for a moment, but Liu Xuan saw it and replied casually: "I am originally from Youzhou. Because Youzhou is not very peaceful now, my family moved to Fufeng to join my relatives!"

Because my hometown is Youzhou, it is obviously unreasonable to go to the west of Chang'an when I go to Chang'an, so I said I was going to Fufeng and passed by here.

After hearing Liu Xuan's words, the man had no doubts. Instead, he smiled and said, "Why are you going to Fufeng? Judging from the young master's clothes, he belongs to a wealthy family. He must have some wealth on his hands. How about settling down near Chang'an?"

It’s much better to go to Fufeng!”

The old man next to him may have been tired, so he straightened up and moved for a while, and then said smoothly: "That's right, it's not the old man's nonsense. Our place has been like this for three consecutive years. There is so much food that we can't finish it.

Fufeng counties can't live such a comfortable life now."

After a pause, the old man continued to speak: "And our Chang'an is where the emperor is today, and it is more stable than the nearby places where there was war and chaos! Seeing that the young master's family moved from Youzhou to avoid the war,

In that case, why not stay in Chang'an?"

Liu Xuan laughed and nodded to show that he agreed with what the two said.

Seeing that Liu Xuan agreed, the two of them felt happy and started talking more.

Especially the topic that Liu Xuan asked before, the middle-aged man then said: "It doesn't matter what kind of meat I want to replace it with. After all, this is the season now. It's good to have meat to eat, and I don't care what it is."

At this time, large-scale animal husbandry had not yet been formed. The main source of meat, except for some small-scale breeding, was hunting. What you could catch during hunting was completely uncertain. It was not surprising that you could not catch anything at all. You could only

It depends.

For example, this man thought it would be great if he could get something like 'wolf meat, dog meat' in exchange, but he didn't expect anything else.

Beef? This is not something you can eat casually. Moreover, cattle at this time are registered and managed by the government. Where can you eat beef?

Liu Xuan once thought about raising a large number of beef, but his advisers said, "If we can raise a large number of cattle, we should give priority to raising cattle to provide farmers everywhere!" Liu Xuan gave up this idea, but raised a large number of cattle.

Pork was actually approved.

Now the area around Chang'an has begun planning this matter, and is striving to start selling pork in small quantities in the middle of next year to improve people's lives.

I came here to chat with these two people just to see if they have this need.

"If I open a shop in Chang'an, specializing in selling pork... I wonder if this business will be successful?"

Although the man had no education, he still didn't understand what Liu Xuan meant after living for such a long time. He smiled and said: "If you can start this business, I'm sure it will prosper! Not to mention those dignitaries in Chang'an City, just in our village."

Every household has surplus grain to trade for meat, and I’m afraid the young master won’t have so many pigs to kill by then.”

The old man also laughed after hearing this, with a look of approval: "Forget about meat, my family is relatively rich this year, so I'm thinking of getting some drinks to have a drink during the Chinese New Year!"

The common people can now worry about drinks, which proves that the people in the Jingzhao area no longer have any worries in their lives. After all, they must be able to ensure food and clothing before they can consider enjoying it, because the common people are the most practical group of people.

After chatting for a few more words, Liu Xuan walked back. While thinking about the words of the two people on the way, he asked Xun You: "Are the brewing workshops now under the control of the imperial court?"

Xun You shook his head: "In the early days, because of the scarcity of food, the wine-making workshops were mostly at a standstill because they could not find the materials, and there was no need to control them. In the past two years, due to the successive bumper harvests, those workshops have started working again... Originally, I also felt that

It’s better to control the breweries, after all they consume food.”

Liu Xuan nodded. In this era, brewing wine was a troublesome industry for the superiors, especially during times of war. The wine produced from the grain they consumed was an item for enjoyment, so most of them were used when they were nervous.

Prohibition laws will be issued.

But Liu Xuan doesn't have to do this.

"There is a lot of food in the Jingzhao area now, so it doesn't hurt to make some wine. However, although we do not directly control it, we must carry out necessary supervision... Although there is a lot of food, we cannot waste it carelessly."

Xun You nodded and secretly wrote down the matter - he was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he was in charge of all matters related to people's livelihood and other miscellaneous matters.

We returned to the team and set off slowly again. Chang'an was already in front of us, but in the end we were unable to enter Chang'an City before winter.

Just when the group was about to arrive in Chang'an, Liu Xuan and his party encountered the first snow of this winter. The team had to stop and camp on the spot to avoid getting lost in the heavy snow.

Liu Xuan was not too worried. Chang'an was right in front of him anyway. In fact, it was not impossible to move forward in the wind and snow. After all, after nearly a year of patrolling, there were no ordinary people around him anymore - that part of Habayashi Lang was nearby.

With the guidance of Liu Xuan and Huang Zhong, the foundation has now been laid.

However, Liu Xuan was not in a hurry to return to Chang'an. At the same time, the snow-covered sky and white beauty were something that could not be seen in the city.

So he not only stopped the team, but also found a higher place to camp. Without waiting for the wind and snow to stop, he grabbed Cai Yan and Diao Chan and ran out to watch the snow scene.

"How beautiful!"

Although Cai Yan and Diao Chan have lived in the north for a long time, they have never seen a scene where the white snow is connected to the sky. Standing on this small slope, the two women leaned against Liu Xuan and looked at each other for the first time.

Snow scene. Anyway, none of them are afraid of the cold, and they will be fine standing in the wind and snow for a long time.

It's a pity that they couldn't look at it for a while longer. Just as they were looking happily, there was a rush of footsteps behind them. Liu Xuan knew it was Guo Jia without turning around. He knew that Guo Jia was fine and wouldn't bother him, so he went directly

He asked: "What happened?"

"Your Majesty!" Guo Jia stopped not far behind Liu Xuan: "There is an urgent matter from the capital. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, is in urgent need."
Chapter completed!