The little girl of the Jiang family who is loved by the group will learn the fairy method

The Ministry of Households is in charge of money and food throughout the country. In order to recuperate, the imperial court has collected very little tax from the people these years.The country's income is small, but its expenditure is not small.

Every year hundreds of thousands of troops are paid for food and salaries, the salaries of officials at all levels of the imperial court, and water conservancy projects built in various places, etc., all require money.From time to time, we have to provide disaster relief or something.

It can be said that every penny spent has to be calculated carefully. Zhang Xiu has exhausted his efforts for the empty treasury all these years. In his early forties, half of his hair has turned gray.

In this way, many people secretly called him "Zhang Choo".

He is wronged!If you are not in charge, you don't know how expensive firewood is, so can he do it without picking?Can it work?

Now, someone suddenly gave him such a big surprise.Four to five thousand catties of grain per mu. If it is promoted, there will be no hunger in the whole summer, and the national treasury will be filled to the brim.He wished he could kowtow to the man who grew the sweet potato and call him ancestor.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu, who has always been stingy to the extreme, was the first to stand up and say, "Your Majesty, this person should be rewarded."

Of course, there are pros and cons.A potbellied official stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think this matter should be cautious. After all, the grain yield of four to five thousand catties per mu has never existed in ancient times. It is necessary to investigate carefully. If it is true, it will not be too late to reward you." .

The minister is afraid that there will be some daring people who, for some ulterior motives, will deceive the superiors and the inferiors, and try to deceive the emperor.Besides, this Jiang Wenyuan is a county magistrate no matter what, so how could he go to the fields in person.I think it is clearly for the purpose of cheating.Minister, I implore the emperor to investigate clearly. "

As soon as he finished speaking, he was knocked back by a rather ruffian voice.

"Your Majesty Tong is truly awe-inspiring. This matter has not been investigated clearly, and His Majesty has not said anything. As soon as you touch your lips, you will be accused of deceiving the emperor. Is it too arbitrary? "

While speaking, a person came out from the ranks of civil servants. This person was the newly appointed Zuo Shilang Qin Jue (zi Guanzhi), the son of Pingyang Marquis Mansion, the younger brother of Empress Qin, the uncle of Prince Jing Yan, and a serious man. Uncle Guo.

Seeing that it was Qin Jue, Tong Fuqiu gave him a hard look and said, "Is it true that what I said is not true. As we all know, the average yield of grain and wheat is only two or three hundred catties per mu, and beans are slightly higher than three or four hundred catties. Mu Four to five thousand catties of grain are produced, which has never been heard of since ancient times.”

Qin Jue sneered: "A frog at the bottom of a well doesn't know the brilliance of a bright moon. If you can't do it, it doesn't mean others can't do it." After finishing speaking, Qin Yu ignored him.

Instead, he paid obeisance to Emperor Xia Jing and said, "Your Majesty, I have my own performance."

Emperor Xia Jing knew that he had just returned from Qingzhou, so he should know something, so he said kindly: "Tell me!"

"I used to be the magistrate of Qingzhou County before, and had several contacts with Jiang Wenyuan. This son has excellent talent, learning and character, and is well-known in the local area."

Speaking of this, Qin Jue took a meaningful look at Tong Fuqiu and continued: "A few days before I left office, I went to the Jiang family with His Royal Highness, but the Jiang family told me that he went to the fields.

At that time, Chen thought it was strange, what was he doing in the field as a Tanhualang?I asked a servant of his family to take me and the crown prince down.

When he arrived at the place, I saw Jiang Wenyuan, his father and two elder brothers, wearing coarse shorts, rolled up trouser legs, buttocks, sweating profusely and digging the ground with a hoe. "

Speaking of this, Qin Jue paused for a moment and then said: "He is a noble flower hunter, and he can not forget his original intention after blooming flowers. Just because of this, I admire him!"

At that time, I asked him what to plant on the ground?He said grow sweet potatoes.I have been in Qingzhou for three years, and I often patrol the countryside. I know all the common crops, but I don't know this thing.I have to ask what happened.

He said that he had accidentally rescued an old Taoist before, and the old Taoist gave him a bag of fruits, saying that the name of this plant was sweet potatoes, which were planted in April and May, and harvested in September and October, with high yields.

I have seen potato seedlings with my own eyes, and the vines and leaves are very lush, but I can't see the flowers and fruits, so I wondered if he was deceived by others.

Jiang Wenyuan said that he had never grown this thing before, but he had to try it no matter what. If it didn't work out, it would be eaten as a vegetable, and if it did, the common people would have another kind of food to wrap their stomachs.

Now it seems that he has really planted it, but he never thought that the fruit would actually grow in the ground. "

At this time, Jing Yan, who was sitting on the small throne next to the throne, spoke: "I can testify that Master Qin's words are true."

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has said so, then this matter is almost inseparable.Thinking of Tong Fuwen's "righteous words" just now, the ministers looked at him with meaningful eyes.This Mr. Tong is targeting Jiang Wenyuan so much, maybe there is something tricky about it?

Tong Fuqiu only felt that his face was swollen from the beating, not to mention whether the sweet potato was really high-yielding, at least the sweet potato was grown by others, and he went to the field to grow it himself.

His Royal Highness saw it with his own eyes, and he couldn't even refute it.I had no choice but to cover the wat board, and retreated to the team in despair.

Emperor Xia Jing nodded: "In this way, this Jiang Wenyuan is indeed quite capable. However, what Tong Qing said is not unreasonable, but you should be more cautious. Who do you think is the right person to send?"

At this time, Jin Yaolin, who had been silent for a long time, came out and said: "I am willing to go and verify."

When Emperor Jing saw him, he was overjoyed: "Yo, this is really the most suitable for you. Your Si Nong Temple is in charge of farming and mulberry, and it is your job to speak of it. In this way, Jin Qing, you can immediately choose a few reliable ones. I will send you another [-] Habayashi guards to accompany you to Qingzhou to find out the matter quickly. If this is true, we must cooperate with Jiang Wenyuan to vigorously promote sweet potatoes next year with Qingzhou County as the main center. There must be no mistakes Just to let the farm officials learn how to grow sweet potatoes."

"Sir, Jin Yaolin leads the order!"

This matter has come to a conclusion for the time being, Emperor Jing ordered the basket of sweet potatoes to be steamed in Yushanfang, and then sent to Qinzheng Hall after steaming, he also wanted to taste what the sweet potatoes tasted like.Is it really as soft, glutinous and sweet as the letter said, with a strong sense of satiety?

After the sweet potato incident, the court discussion continued.Before leaving the court, the inner eunuch brought the steamed sweet potatoes.

But on the tray, there were long strips or oval red fruits, exuding a pleasant fragrance hotly.The inner eunuch picked up one first, the outside was a layer of red skin of Pu Pu, and after peeling off, inside was yellow flesh with an attractive aroma.

The inner eunuch took a bite, his eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded with Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing personally took a medium-sized one and ate it. As Jiang Wenyuan said in his letter, the taste was soft, waxy and sweet, even the toothless elderly and children could eat it.He was already half full after eating just one, and he felt very full as expected.Therefore, Emperor Jing had more confidence in sweet potatoes.

As for what was said in the letter, he didn't take it seriously at all.In the face of a full stomach, such trivial things as farting are almost negligible.

There are not many things, and many ministers share one with two or even one with three.After tasting it, everyone said that this thing is very feasible...

After going to court, Emperor Jing took the letter and read it again, wondering: "This Jiang Wenyuan, if I remember correctly, he seems to be the Tanhua of last year? This good Tanhua Lang is not staying in Hanlin Garden, how can he go to Qingzhou to plant?" to go..."

Let's say Jin Yaolin received the mission, and immediately went back to choose people.

In the early morning of the next day, Jin Yaolin took a few agricultural officials and followers, and twenty forest guards with swords and feathers, and rushed all the way to Qingzhou.

This kind of treatment and ostentation was the first time that the Daxia Secretary of Agriculture went out on business, which showed that Emperor Jing attached great importance to new grains.

After eating and sleeping in the open air all the way, Jin Yaolin and his party finally entered Qingzhou City twelve days later at the gate of the closed city gate.

Jiang Wenyuan had thought that the court would send someone to come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, and it was Mr. Jin, the highest official of Sinong Temple.At the same time astonished, I also feel very relieved in my heart, thinking that His Majesty attaches great importance to this new grain.

Jin Yaolin and his party consisted of nearly 30 people.The county government can't accommodate them at all.Jiang Wenyuan had no choice but to send someone to book an inn nearby, set up wine and meals, and accommodate these guests who came from afar.

Jin Yaolin and a group of agricultural officials were bumped on horseback for more than ten days, and their old bones almost fell apart.But he had to remember his mission this time, and was urged to see Sweet Potatoes early the next morning.Since the adults were not afraid, Jiang Wenyuan, a small county magistrate, would naturally not stop him, so he immediately brought them back to Xijin Ferry.

Although I was prepared when I came here, I was still shocked when I saw the mountains of sweet potatoes in the warehouse.Afterwards, Jiang Wenyuan took them to see the one and a half mu of sweet potato fields.

At this time, there are only some dried sweet potato leaves left in the sweet potato field, and another half acre of soybeans that have not yet been harvested.

Jin Yaolin was lucky, kicked a sweet potato that fell into the soil, picked it up like a busy baby, wiped off the dirt on it, and held it carefully in his hand.

Back at the Jiang family's mansion, Jiang Wenyuan led Jin Yaolin and others to the backyard, where there were still several ridges of sweet potatoes planted later, which were ready to be harvested now.

Hearing that they could harvest the sweet potatoes in person, several agricultural officials were overjoyed.Even the leader of this team of Habayashi guards couldn't help running over to watch the excitement.He also wanted to see the moment when the high-yield grain with a yield of several thousand catties per mu was unearthed.

Jiang Wenyuan ordered people to bring sickles and hoes, and told them that it would be easier to cut off the vines first and then plan them.The several agricultural officials are all practical people who are proficient in farming, and they know everything.Immediately, pick up the guy and start working.

However, the short five ridges of sweet potatoes suffocated a lot of land.After collecting it, I weighed it, six hundred and seven catties.

At this moment, he finally believed that there were high-yielding grain seeds with a yield of five or six thousand catties per mu.An unprecedented pride suddenly rose in his heart!The people of Daxia will never go hungry again.

Jin Yaolin and his party stayed at Jiang's house for two days.Regarding the promotion of sweet potato next year, I have made a detailed plan with Jiang Wenyuan.After that, he hurried back to the capital to report without stopping.

Except for Jin Yaolin, the other three agricultural officials stayed on to assist Jiang Wenyuan in the promotion of sweet potatoes next year.All twenty Habayashi guards stayed behind to guard the sweet potato seeds.

At this point, the Jiang family can finally sleep peacefully.

It was already winter at this time, Jin Yaolin went all the way north, the colder it got as he went north, and there was heavy snowfall near the border of the capital, which almost killed half of his life.Even so, it was already the twelfth of November when we returned to the capital.He didn't care about rest, and entered the palace on the day he returned to Beijing, and told Emperor Jing that it was true that several thousand catties of sweet potatoes were produced per mu, and he even participated in the digging himself.

He described the planing of sweet potatoes that day so vividly that Emperor Jing wished he could dig it himself.

The next day, Emperor Jing announced the matter in the court, and the whole court was immediately stirred up.

The country is based on the people, and the people depend on food. Food is the cornerstone of a country.When the common people can't even eat enough to eat, the country is not far from war.

Therefore, even Zhang Xiu, the Minister of the Household Department who has always been stingy, loudly begged His Majesty to reward this person again.