Chapter 1930: A Man Without Present Worries Is Certain to Have Farsighted Plans! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”Mother, look; I got you a rank-one title!”

Excited, Wang Chong offered the rolled-up golden scroll in his hand.

Madam Zhao was startled by Wang Chong's words, and then her eyes went moist.

She had never hoped for Wang Chong to bring her any glory. All she wanted was for her son to keep himself safe, whether on the political battlefield or the actual battlefield.

Men always aspired to travel far and make their mark, so she had never imagined that her son would be thinking about her while fighting abroad. She felt deeply moved, but she also couldn't help but sigh.

”Good! Good! My excellent son! Your mother is proud of you!” Madam Zhao said, taking the scroll.

”Hurry; your mother has prepared a delicious feast to celebrate your accomplishments!”

Wiping away her tears, Madam Zhao hastily guided Wang Chong inside.

The cheerful expression on his mother's face warmed Wang Chong's heart even more, and he swiftly walked into the estate.

On this night, the entire Wang Family Residence was a place of raucous celebration.

……

Late in the night, all of the realm was still immersed in joy and celebration, but Wang Chong had returned alone to his room.

All was quiet in the Wang Family Residence, everyone in the embrace of sweet sleep. With Arabia defeated in the war of the northwest, the Great Tang no longer had any opponents. Moreover, the King of Foreign Lands and an army of several hundred thousand elites guarded the lands. Truly, they could sleep without worry.

But…

Wang Chong paced in his courtyard, occasionally glancing at the sky with worry in his eyes.

A man without present worries was certain to have farsighted plans. For Wang Chong, there were far too many things seething beneath the surface of prosperity, but there was no one he could talk about them with.

As these thoughts circulated through his mind, Wang Chong entered his study.

What should have been an empty study was actually packed with people. Old Eagle, Zhang Que, Xu Keyi, Young Master Qingyang, Sword Dragon, Xue Qianjun, Guo Ziyi… besides those he had left in Arabia to help hold the area, almost all of Wang Chong's subordinates were here.

The mood was tense. Everyone had received earlier orders to come at this time.

”Milord!”

All of them bowed when they saw Wang Chong.

”What's the progress of the task I entrusted you with?”

Wang Chong placed his hands behind his back and solemnly turned to Zhang Que.

”Milord, while on the way back to the capital, I sent a letter to Jiaozhi asking about the progress on the hybrid rice. At present, there can be three to four harvests in a single year, and we've accumulated a large quantity of grain. In addition, following Milord's orders, we've expanded the use of hybrid rice to Siam. At present, we have accumulated more than five million dan of rice!” Zhang Que firmly declared, a hint of pride in his voice.

Five million dan of rice was enough to feed 1.2 million denizens of the Great Tang for a year, even if they did absolutely nothing!

His liege, relying solely on his own resources and without placing the cost on the empire, had still managed to reach this goal. This was simply incredible!

One had to realize that the empire took grain as tax revenue each year, but even the granaries around the country only held twelve million dan of grain. His liege had managed to reach almost half this number through his own power. This was a miracle that was impossible for an ordinary person to perform.

And from the experimentation to realization, only two years had passed.

But Wang Chong frowned upon hearing Zhang Que's report.

Five million dan of grain really was a lot, enough to feed more than one million people for a year, but the Great Tang had far more than one million people!

If everything went according to his memories, after the ice age would be the calamity. The Central Plains no longer had the time to store grain. Once the calamity began, the earth would begin to collapse and become unusable for growing plants.

It's not enough. There's far from enough time!