The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1596

[1596. Chapter 1517 Harvest]

I was thirsty all the way here. The price of chrysanthemum tea here is twice that of other places. Although it was not pleasant to pay for it, when I drank the tea, I suddenly… felt a refreshing feeling. Deep in his heart, Jiang Wen breathed a sigh of relief and felt refreshed.

“One more drink.”

………

It was even more crowded inside. There were dozens of commercial streets, and the crowds were like tides. In the middle was a huge square. In the square stood a statue of Zhu Houzhao, riding a horse and running under the sun. Youthful. Radiate.

Zhu Houzhao was most satisfied with this statue. It was a work completed after several revisions after the French prisoners had their legs almost broken.

In this square, people are already preparing dry firewood for the night bonfire.

From the wine shop not far away, jars of wine have already begun to arrive.

The aroma of distilled liquor floats in the square.

Jiang Wen smelled the aroma of the wine, curled his lips, and couldn’t help complaining to Zhou again: “Look, look, they waste food like this, hey, extravagant, this makes me smell like King Zhou of Shang, wine pool and meat forest , but I know that wine and meat are the worst wastes of food. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work, such good food…”

Mrs. Zhou had already rushed to the gouache shop not far away.

Jiang Wen stood alone in the square, watching the flow of people around.

People were full of novelty and smiles, but what was left to him was loneliness…

The

Tuntian Guards were already busy.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao had already led a team of people to the experimental field where the harvest was the best.

In this experimental field, the rice ears are golden.

This is the land with the best harvest according to visual inspection.

It took countless efforts and invested countless manpower and material resources.

What Zhu Houzhao got was a stack of records. These data were the most valuable.

The captains have cordoned off the place.

When the time comes, people are allowed to come closer to observe the harvest.

However, from a visual perspective, the harvest is already very gratifying.

Zhu Houzhao was lowering his head and looking at the data attentively. What kind of soil quality, daily irrigation volume, what kind of seeds were used, how much fertilizer was applied, these data… are of great importance, after all, it is related to the The problem of generalizing experience.

Fang Jifan stood aside. The weather was hot. Wang Jinyuan held up an umbrella for Fang Jifan. Wang Jinyuan made a sound of praise: “Master, this grain can be harvested a lot. If it is five or six hundred kilograms, Master can set it.” Great job.”

Under the scorching sun, Fang Jifan only squinted his eyes, thinking about something in his mind.

In fact, five or six hundred kilograms… This is indeed a huge amount.

You know, the current record of rice yield is only three hundred kilograms.

Of course, the unit of measurement in the Ming Dynasty was the Jin.

At this moment, someone came hurriedly not far away, saying: “Your Majesty is here, Your Majesty is here, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Duke of Qi… Your Majesty is here… The news from the palace, Your Majesty has already announced from the palace Come here, we’ll be here soon.”

Fang Jifan was stunned. He didn’t want to report this to the emperor now, but the news was still big, and it was natural for his majesty to know.

Hearing His Majesty’s arrival, Fang Jifan immediately cheered up and said, “What are you still waiting for? Welcome him. You all stay here while I go to greet him.”

…

Emperor Hongzhi came to Xishan with curiosity and entered Everywhere you look, there are scenes of huge crowds of people, and you can’t help but be stunned.

There were too many people on this road, so Xiao Jing did not dare to let Emperor Hongzhi get off the car. However, the carriage and horses were surrounded by people and walked slowly through the endless flow of people.

When he arrived at the ticket office, Xiao Jing stepped forward and said to the ticket seller: “There is a distinguished person sitting in the car. Hurry, open the middle door and let the distinguished person go in first.”

The person at the ticket office looked Xiao Jing up and down, as if he were looking at a fool. He looked at Xiao Jing in the same way: “In this Xishan, there are no noble people. Everyone enters with a ticket. A ticket is a hundred dollars, and not a penny less. This is the rule of Xishan. The King of Heaven is here, Same thing.”

Xiao Jing’s nose was so angry that he was so brave. He pointed at the ticket seller and said angrily: “You…you…you are so brave.”

The ticket seller frowned.

Xiao Jing thought that this was Xishan, so he didn’t immediately get angry. He just gritted his teeth and said, “Just wait.”

After that, he turned around, trotted to the car, and got into the car.

Emperor Hongzhi was sitting in the car, bored. Seeing that the car had been parked for a long time, he asked: “What’s wrong? Why are you still here?”

Xiao Jing said with a bitter face: “Your Majesty, they insist on us buying tickets. He also said that this is Xishan, and the King of Heaven is here, and he wants to buy a ticket. Your Majesty… tell me, how can such a disciple have the courage…”

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi frowned at first, but suddenly burst into laughter. .

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty…” Xiao Jing looked at Emperor Hongzhi carefully, but he looked worried: “Your Majesty, please don’t get so angry that you…”

Emperor Hongzhi glared at him: “When did I get so angry? You idiot, do you think I’m angry? This Fang Jifan is my Zhou Yafu. When I came to Xishan, it was like the Emperor of Han came to Xishan. It’s like Liu Ying. I have a lot of shares in Xishan. Since tickets are sold to enter, look at how lively it is. If this heavenly king comes today and wants to get in for free, and another heavenly king comes tomorrow, wouldn’t he also want it? Free? You have to pay money to enter here. This is a rule. If anyone breaks this rule, he will have trouble with me. It is good that the successor can treat everyone equally. I am the only one who dares to say such a thing. Don’t worry. Otherwise

,

Fang Jifan would use them as favors and make friends with so many properties in Xishan, which would make me worried. This article alone is enough to make me feel at ease with him.”

…”

Well, he was speechless in his heart, Fang Jifan won again.

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi glared at Xiao Jing again: “What are you doing here? Why don’t you hurry up and buy a ticket.”

“Yes.” Xiao Jing did not dare to have any further objections and said quickly: “I obey the order.”

That’s the son-in-law .

Son-in-law, Xiao Jing sighed in his heart, everything he does is right, unlike us, nothing is right.

After buying the ticket, the driver immediately drove into Xishan. When they arrived at the square, Fang Jifan hurried over and boarded the bus to see the driver in person.

Emperor Hongzhi was half leaning in the car and said directly: “I came today because I heard about a harvest festival. What is this harvest festival? It’s quite lively here…”

At this point, he saw the clock in the distance. The bells rang from the Drum Tower.

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, the auspicious time is coming, hurry up and go to the experimental field.”

The auspicious time… the experimental field…

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned.

At this time, it seemed that because of hearing the bell, many tourists were heading towards the experimental field.

Emperor Hongzhi’s car approached the experimental field, and then… got off the car, and saw a huge crowd of people outside.

Emperor Hongzhi saw many fields along the way, a scene of abundant harvest.

It has to be said that Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but feel relaxed and happy when he looked at this golden land.

Liu Jian and the other three couldn’t help but catch up.

“Your Majesty, look, this rice harvest is really quite big.”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded, and glanced at Fang Jifan: “Jifan, is this what you planted?”

Fang Jifan took an oil umbrella. , then pushed Xiao Jing away rudely, held an umbrella for Emperor Hongzhi, and said: “Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally presided over this, with his son as deputy, and combined with the farming institute and the research institute to create it. Your Majesty, please Move on, we are about to start harvesting.”

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and nodded.

Others did not think highly of the prince’s cultivation of grain, especially many ministers and scholars, who thought it was not doing his job properly. However, Emperor Hongzhi had no objection to this.

Everyone needs to eat food, so why can’t their own sons grow food?

Emperor Hongzhi said: “Those scholars have always said that food is the foundation, and they also write poems to pity farmers. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work? They know the hard work, but they never farm. The prince does the farming himself, but they There is so much dissatisfaction, what’s the use of talking about pity for the peasants?”

These words had a clear meaning, and they were clearly said to a group of ministers who followed Liu Jian and others with high ambitions and low ambitions.

The accompanying ministers had mixed feelings in their hearts, but none of them made a sound to refute.

Today is different from the past. If you talk too much now, you might not be able to do anything tomorrow.

Emperor Hongzhi said enthusiastically: “I’m afraid the yield in this rice field is quite a lot. Oh, how many kilograms of grain could be grown in rice fields in the past?”

Emperor Hongzhi asked Hanlin who was accompanying him.

The accompanying Han Lin immediately stepped forward and said: “Your Majesty, three hundred catties.”

“Three hundred catties…” Emperor Hongzhi sighed: “Three hundred catties is not small. If a family cultivates ten acres of land, It is three thousand kilograms, and the whole family can not only have enough to eat, but also have some leftover.”

Emperor Hongzhi continued walking along the field ridge.

After a while, he saw Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao became obviously darker and thinner.

Now he is commanding Ruoding, staring at a stick of incense.

When I met Emperor Hongzhi, I just glanced at him, and then my eyes were fixed on the incense.

When the incense slowly burned to a certain level, Zhu Houzhao’s whole face was dancing with joy, and he shouted loudly: “Start harvesting, it’s harvesting! Come, prepare to weigh in.”

With the order, the scythes were already prepared in the field. The guards suddenly became energetic, immediately rolled up their trousers, stepped into the experimental field, and began to wave their sickles.

Zhu Houzhao crossed his hands, but his eyes were looking straight at this piece of golden color, his face became solemn, and his whole body was so nervous that he was trembling.

Emperor Hongzhi did not blame Zhu Houzhao for his rudeness, but he also began to put his mind on this acre of land, and his curiosity became stronger and stronger.

The rice ears in this acre of land are obviously denser and thicker than those in other places. They are densely packed, which is obviously different.

(End of chapter)