Professional Ethics of a Concubine

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness's Concubine."

When Zhou Shutian saw Xie Jin and Ye Qingzhi coming, he quickly stood up and saluted, with excitement in his voice.

"Mr. Zhou, please take a seat." Xie Jin looked at him and said with a smile.

"It looks like the harvest is good. Lord Zhou is such a steady person, and he is also very happy."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Highness." Zhou Shutian grinned and said happily,

“Your Highness, the grain output of the experimental fields is nearly double that of ordinary fields.

Of course, this is not only achieved by intercropping, but also through various means such as selecting good varieties, adding fertilizers, ensuring irrigation, etc. However, the results are so gratifying! "

"Nearly double the increase?! This is indeed cause for celebration!" Xie Jin also smiled, "Master Zhou, you have worked hard."

"I dare not say that I have worked hard. The experimental fields, the selection of good varieties, the method of intercropping, and the method of composting were all suggested by Concubine Ye. Concubine Ye is the one who has made the greatest contribution."

Zhou Shutian bowed hurriedly, then kowtowed respectfully to Ye Qingzhi, expressing his sincere respect for her.

Ye Qingzhi also stood up quickly and behaved modestly.

After Xie Jin and the other two had finished their courtesy, he continued, "Sir Zhou, besides the good news, is there any bad news?"

"Your Highness, the results of the experimental fields are indeed exciting, but the number of experimental fields is too small and the conditions are a bit harsh. It is difficult to promote them!"

"Mr. Zhou is right. This is a long and arduous task that cannot be accomplished in one or two years.

However, the court has the responsibility to educate the people and teach them how to plant better and increase production. Currently, the court is almost blank in this area and has never paid attention to it. "

Xie Jin said,

“Moreover, few people have studied how to select seeds, how to make compost, and how to intercrop, and there is no corresponding talent selection mechanism.

Therefore, I will implement a new policy to specifically select talents in agriculture, provide them with financial support, let them help farmers, and strive to increase per mu yield. Once they make achievements, they will be rewarded with promotions.

I hope that with the stimulus of this new policy, in a few years, grain production in all parts of the country will be improved, and better varieties can be cultivated and promoted throughout the country. "

"Your Highness cares about the people and pays attention to people's livelihood. This is a blessing for the people!" Zhou Shutian was deeply moved after hearing this. He knelt down and kowtowed to Xie Jin to express his loyalty.

"I will do my best to help Your Highness in this regard."

If I meet a wise leader, I would just devote myself to his work until my death.

"I also hope that a genius in agriculture will emerge, who can solve the food problem for tens of millions of people," Xie Jin sighed.

Why did Xie Jin say this and attach so much importance to this area? Because he had heard Ye Qingzhi tell the story of Grandpa Yuan, knew what hybrid rice was, and understood the importance of good varieties to per-acre yield.

Although all dynasties attached importance to agriculture and believed that agriculture was the foundation of the dynasty, they paid little attention to agricultural research and investment was also low.

Some agricultural planting experiences are accumulated by farmers and passed down by word of mouth. There is a lack of systematic learning and they are rarely promoted on a large scale because the focus of the entire upper class is not in this area.

As for the scholars, they aspired to take the imperial examinations and become officials, and the children of wealthy families seldom pursued this goal.

For children from poor families, they spend money to attend private schools, not to farm or engage in agriculture.

The only people who can do this are the officials in charge of agriculture. It's like being assigned to this department after work. If you're not interested, you can only understand about it.

Even if there are agricultural works, the knowledge contained in these works cannot be spread to farmers due to cultural barriers.

What Xie Jin needs to do is to cultivate talents and break down this barrier.

The cultivation of talents requires corresponding policy soil. Only when the superiors pay attention to it and give corresponding support (money) and rewards (official positions) can talents in this area continue to emerge.

When Zhou Shutian heard the Crown Prince's ambition, he was moved and kowtowed to him again.

What His Highness thinks is also what he wishes!

"By the way, Mr. Zhou, there is one more thing I need you to do." Xie Jin said.

"I need you to take Lord Su, the envoy of Gulan, to see the experimental fields that have not yet been harvested. Let him see our grain production and make him interested in our planting technology."

"Your Highness, although we are going to form an alliance with Gulan, shouldn't we avoid each other in this regard?"

Zhou Shutian said with some concern.

"For allies like Gulan, there is no need to keep agricultural technology to ourselves, but we can't give it to them for free either."

Xie Jin said, "I want to use this as a bargaining chip in exchange for their war horses."

Zhou Shutian understood and said that he would take Su Ting to the fields to take a look tomorrow.

Xie Jin felt that Zhou Shutian was too rigid, so he said to Ye Qingzhi,

"Master Ye, can you teach Lord Zhou what to say when we meet Su Ting tomorrow? How to attract his attention? How to make him feel that our agricultural technology is very valuable and he will be eager to agree to my proposal?"

To put it bluntly, it was to let Ye Qingzhi teach Zhou Shutian some words so that he could learn how to make promises to Su Ting.

Ye Qingzhi smiled slightly, opened her mouth, and drew a big cake.

"Master Zhou, you can tell Master Su that our experimental field is not an ordinary field. It is the soil of hope and a magical land. Its yield per mu will definitely not just double, but will double, triple, or even tenfold in the future!

Because our Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attach great importance to the research in this area and will issue policies and provide key support.

Now, all you have to do is pay some war horses, and you can continuously enjoy these advanced planting methods to increase food production. You don’t need to invest a lot of money in research in the early stages, you can just pick the fruits and eat them directly.

We also sent technical personnel to Gulan to provide hands-on instruction and improve and perfect the planting techniques according to local conditions.

It is only because our Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a close relationship with your Empress that we have made such a big concession.

Countries like Chu and Dayan can’t even dream of such a good thing…”

Zhou Shutian,……

He was a little overwhelmed after hearing that!

He now had only one thought: if he didn't seize this good opportunity, he would be the biggest fool.

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The next day, Su Ting was invited to check out the experimental field. After seeing it, he was extremely envious.

He had never heard of such a high yield per mu in Gulan.

Moreover, the cultivated land in Gulan is even more scarce. If they can increase the yield per mu, it will be very important for them.

After listening to Zhou Shutian's words, Su Ting also felt his blood boiling and wanted to nod in agreement immediately.

Isn't this just exchanging war horses for food?

Moreover, it is a large amount of food. Even though it may not be accomplished overnight, it is worth it!

It is said that teaching a man to fish is worse than teaching him to fish.

However, he has always been cautious, and even if he is extremely moved, he will not show it immediately.

Especially since the two countries are still negotiating, if you show interest, you lose and can only be manipulated.

At this time, someone from the delegation came over in a hurry.

"Master Su, the Third Prince sent someone to find you, saying that he had spent all his money and owed a lot of money. He asked you to take the money to the Royal Manor to redeem him."

Lord Su, "???"

What the hell? !