Quick travel: the leisurely life of cannon fodder

A few days later, Lin Ruhai went to Zhuangzi to investigate personally and found that the rice yield was indeed two or three times higher than usual.

So Lin Ruhai went to see the emperor a few days before the emperor was leaving Yangzhou Prefecture.

evening!

Lin Ruhai was waiting anxiously in the yard.

At this time, the emperor came back with several sons.

Lin Ruhai bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty, I wish you the best of health!"

Then Lin Ruhai followed the emperor into the room.

The emperor had been away all day and was a little tired. He spoke without much interest, "Lord Lin, what brought you here today? Why don't you stay at home and recuperate?"

Lin Ruhai still replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I came here today to present a treasure to Your Majesty."

The emperor was not displeased when he heard this, but he was wondering in his heart what treasure this Lin Ruhai guy had. Was he trying to please him and get a good official position after returning to Nanjing?

The princes on the side glanced at Lin Ruhai when they heard this, and their curiosity was aroused.

"Oh, what treasure is that? Let me see it!"

The emperor replied politely.

"Your Majesty, I have cultivated excellent grains in my farm. The yield of rice can reach two to three times that of ordinary rice."

Lin Ruhai replied respectfully.

"really!"

When the emperor heard this, his expression showed obvious joy and he asked back.

When the princes heard this, surprise flashed in their eyes!

Prince: I thought it was another minister who came to offer treasures to please the Emperor and to gain advantage by taking advantage of the situation, but I didn’t expect there really was a treasure!

Fourth Prince: Lord Lin is a good man. If it is really as Lin Ruhai said, it will be a blessing for the people of Qing Dynasty.

Eighth Prince: I wonder who will get this job. Lord Lin is worth winning over.

......

"Your Majesty, I have never lied. The rice in the farm can be harvested now. Your Majesty can go and see it in person."

Lin Ruhai replied calmly.

"Then I will go to your farm tomorrow to take a look. If it is really as you said, I will definitely reward you well." The emperor said happily.

Lin Ruhai said cheerfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift. However, this is not my credit, but the credit of my daughter. These rice plants were cultivated by my eldest daughter."

When the emperor heard this, he became curious and started to speak.

"Oh, Lord Lin's daughter! Then let Lord Lin's daughter take me to see it tomorrow and explain it to me."

Lin Ruhai replied respectfully, "Yes, I will obey your command!"

Afterwards, the emperor asked some more questions about high-yield rice and asked Lin Ruhai to kneel down in greeting.

Wait until Lin Ruhai leaves!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked, "Father, I want to go and see it tomorrow."

"I want to see it, too!"

The Fifth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince also echoed.

The Fourth Prince and the Eighth Prince also looked at the Emperor expectantly!

The emperor said, "In that case, let's go and take a look together. The rest of the matters can be postponed for one day."

Brothers: "Thank you, Father Emperor!"

The emperor said casually, "Stay and have dinner with me tonight!"

When the brothers heard this, they were very happy and stayed.

......

After Lin Ruhai returned to the Lin Mansion, he immediately called Mu Xi to the study to discuss.

"Xi'er, tomorrow the Emperor will bring a few princes to visit your manor. They will probably stay for dinner. Xi'er, do you have any ideas?"

Lin Ruhai looked at Mu Xi seriously and said.

Mu Xi was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said, "Father, I will arrange this matter. As for the meal, let the emperor taste the fresh vegetables and meat in the manor. I will arrange it properly."

"And Xi'er will be accompanying the emperor tomorrow, so be careful with your words and actions and avoid having too much contact with the prince..."

Lin Ruhai started to talk incessantly, fearing that his daughter would be blamed if she was not careful tomorrow.

Mu Xi listened carefully, and then the father and daughter chatted for a while before going back to prepare for accompanying the emperor tomorrow.

......

The next day, Mu Xi brought Lin Daiyu to Zhuangzi early to wait for the emperor's arrival!

After the emperor brought several princes to the manor.

After Mu Xi completed the ceremony respectfully, she secretly glanced at the princes present.

The emperor looked at the little girl who was about ten years old in front of him and the large fields of rice in front of him. He was a little surprised. This girl was quite amazing.

The emperor asked casually, "Girl Muxi, take me to have a good look at your farm and tell me about the rice."

Mu Xi smiled and replied respectfully, "I obey your command!"

"Your Majesty, I rushed to make a brochure introducing the rice grown in the farm last night."

Afterwards, Mu Xi had all the books brought up and handed one to each prince and minister.

"There is a piece of land here that is dedicated to growing rice. There are more than a dozen varieties of rice in it. After hybridization between different varieties, the better ones are selected... and the rest of the land is planted with the best varieties currently cultivated..."

Mu Xi introduced all the rice in the farm one by one, and then took people to the rice that was to be harvested today.

The emperor looked at the rice and saw that the grains were full and the stalks were bent under the weight. He knew at a glance that there would be a good harvest.

The emperor also looked at the rice in the imperial farm, and found that it was not as good as the one here, so he was very happy!

The emperor was very pleased and said, "Miss Muxi is really smart..."

In response to the emperor's praise, other ministers also echoed him.

The Fourth Prince looked at Mu Xi suspiciously, and asked with a hint of appreciation and confusion, "I wonder how Miss Lin came up with the idea of ​​cultivating rice?"

Mu Xi replied respectfully with a smile, "My Lord, these are the things I saw in some travel notes. I was curious, so I asked my servants to cultivate them according to this method. I didn't expect the effect to be so good, so I continued to cultivate them..."

After listening to this, the Fourth Prince nodded, his face still expressionless, it was hard to tell whether he believed it or not. He just looked at Mu Xi, who was about the same age as his daughter, and said gently, "Miss Lin is really knowledgeable and has done a good thing for the people."

The prince congratulated the emperor, "Congratulations, Father Huang. With this grain, the people will surely be better off in the future..."

Upon hearing this, others also began to flatter the emperor.

The emperor was also very happy after hearing this.

Then, Lin Ruhai said respectfully, "Your Majesty, would you like to harvest one acre of rice now and weigh the yield?"

The emperor heard this and was somewhat expectant, so he said, "Harvest!"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince said to the Emperor, "Father, I also want to harvest the rice myself."

"That's right!"

The emperor said calmly.

Afterwards, the other princes were also very excited when they saw the golden ears of rice. They all asked to go down and harvest them with their own hands to show off in front of the emperor.