The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 165
Chen Jingke didn't know what this girl who loved farming was thinking, he was more curious about Zhang Erweng.

For scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, agriculture is ranked second, but don't think that the status of farmers is high.This farmer is not a farmer, but agricultural production, which is food.

The imperial court emphasized agriculture, and it also paid attention to food production, not the people engaged in agricultural production.The emperor personally participated in the spring plowing, but he only expressed his importance to agriculture, not to farmers.

As for the peasants, they are animals with two legs.

To put it bluntly, agriculture is very important, but engaging in agricultural production is a menial job, which has been the case since ancient times.

Therefore, there are very few upper class people who are willing to cultivate the fields themselves and take it as a pleasure.

Although Chen Jingke has not studied biology in depth, he still has a basic understanding of agriculture due to his compulsory education in his previous life and his rural background.

Know some ways to cultivate better seeds and improve food production.

Of course, he only knows what's going on in general, and how to realize it requires a special person to study it.

He asked people to inquire for a long time, but he still didn't find any talents in this field.

The so-called experienced old farmers can only farm step by step based on experience, and they know almost nothing about cultivating improved seeds.

Although I don't know how deeply Zhang Ping's Erweng has studied agriculture, but as long as he is a Taoist and Hao family, as long as he concentrates on doing research in this area, his level will not be bad.

If you bring him over to study together, you should be able to initially establish an agricultural research studio.

We don't expect to be able to develop crops of the level of hybrid rice, as long as we can improve conventional crops.

Even if the yield per mu can only be increased by one kilogram, the sum of all the land in the country is a huge number, which can support several 10 more people.

And he has a longer-term plan. Not all of the fine varieties in North America can produce high yields immediately, and they need to be improved.

For example, the initial yield of potatoes was not high. It took more than 100 years for Europeans to breed cold-resistant and high-yielding varieties.

After being introduced to China, potatoes also received a cold reception. Only a few arid mountainous areas can be planted, and corn and sweet potatoes are more commonly planted.

The reason is simple. The yield of unimproved potato varieties is low, while the daily yield of sweet potatoes and corn is high and does not need to be improved.

If you want to promote potatoes in Datang, you must spend time improving varieties.

Some people may say, there are rice, wheat, sweet potatoes, and corn, so why spend so much effort cultivating potatoes.

Normally, it is really not necessary, but the footsteps of the Chinese nation cannot stay in place forever.For example, when entering the North Sea (Lake Baikal) and even further northern territories in the future, potatoes will become a must.

If these things are prepared in advance, many detours and deaths will be avoided in the future.

Originally, he was still thinking that if he really couldn't find a suitable person, he would ask Li Shimin for it, but he didn't expect someone to come.

But there's no rush, it's a little inappropriate to invite someone to come over and play with the crops when we just met. Let's establish a good relationship first.

So he became even more enthusiastic towards Zhang Ping, and his attitude was extremely good.

As for Zhang Ping, her purpose of contacting Chen Jingke was not pure, but now she felt that the two were confidants, so she had more thoughts.

When she had some ideas, Chen Jingke's overtures naturally changed in her opinion.It can be said that I am shy and happy in my heart.

The two little maids didn't think too much, no matter what purpose Chen Jingke had, they were not qualified to ask.

According to the current etiquette, you don't even have the right to be jealous.

Their expectation now is to obtain the status of a concubine.Only in this way can the rest of life be considered safe, and the children born in the future will also be bastards, instead of having no status as slaves.

The bastard is also a status, and he is the status of a good man, who can study and take the imperial examination to become an official.

If you don't even have the status of a concubine, then you are a slave.Qingju and Linger's mother and daughter are people with no name and no distinction, and they were sold to a dental dealer.

And the bastard is not completely without inheritance rights, it depends on the situation.

"Tang Law Discussion · Household Marriage" contains: If there are no sons and guilty diseases, the grandsons will be established; ; There is no brother from the same mother, and the grandson is established; Zeng and Xuan are allowed to follow this.

In other words, the bastard also has the right to inherit, but the rank is relatively low.

In short, for them, the status of a concubine is the biggest pursuit, which is also a major reason why they try their best to please Chen Jingke.

The few people were chatting and working at a slow pace. They turned over the fields and watered them, and rested in the gazebo for a while. It was already noon.

After eating and having nothing to do, Chen Jingke was going to take a look at the outer courtyard.I asked Zhang Ping, she was also very interested and wanted to go with her.

Walking to the door, Chen Jingke remembered something, and turned back to tell Yi Nu, "Someone will send some retting manure later, and apply it to the field."

Yi Nu said: "Okay, I'll have someone bring it here."

When Chen Jingke walked away, she let out a long sigh of relief, with an unconcealable smile on her face.

Although the empress never gave her any orders, her identity as a spy was like a mountain weighing her down.Now the dawn of escape was in front of her eyes, and she felt unprecedented ease.

And things are progressing more smoothly than expected, if he is not still young, he would already be cooking rice by now.

Recalling everything that happened last night, her cheeks became flushed, and her legs were tightly clamped together.

The real person doesn't know a lot when he is young, and he is so good at playing tricks, I really don't know where he learned it.

Thinking of the beauty, she didn't know where her thoughts went.

Are you going to look for him again tonight?

"Dong dong dong." At this moment, a knock on the door woke her up.

After rubbing her face and trying to calm down her fluttering mood, she raised her voice and said, "Who is it?"

"Miss Yi Nu, I am raising Tianlu, come and ask if the real person needs anything." Yang Tianlu's familiar voice came from outside the door.

The only remaining wave in Yi Nu's mind was completely informed, he calmed down, walked over and opened the door and said, "It's just right for Yangduguan to come, the real man asked you to send some retting fertilizer."

Yang Tianlu said: "Fertilizer is a pickled thing. How can a real person touch it? I'll send two people to apply the fertilizer."

Yi Nu said: "No need, the real person has ordered, just bring the fat."

"Okay." Yang Tianlu replied while looking around, seeing no one around, he lowered his voice and said: "Yao Yangyun went to Quanzhou, saying that he was going to investigate a sea merchant named Chen, and it should be related to Chen Zhenren."

Yi Nu frowned slightly and said, "Have you never heard the real person talk about overseas affairs?"

Yang Tianlu said: "No one knows the authenticity of the order issued by this sage himself, and besides... wouldn't it be better not to find out."

If you can't find them, you can keep searching without having to perform other dangerous tasks halfway, which is also an alternative way to survive.

Yi Nu naturally also understood, nodded and shook his head and said: "If you still can't find the news, I'm afraid the saint will think that he is incapable and change a group of people to investigate."

Yang Tianlu sighed: "I can only take one step at a time. By the way, how is your business going?"

A look of shame appeared on Yi Nu's face upon hearing this, and he quickly returned to normal, saying: "Some progress has been made."

This shame was not hidden from Yang Tianlu, he immediately guessed that this progress would not be small, otherwise she would not be shy, so he asked cryptically: "You will not..."

Yi Nu quickly interrupted him and said: "Don't talk nonsense, how can it be possible that the real person is still young. It's just... I slept with him last night."

Yang Tianlu said happily: "That's great. With Chen Zhenren's temperament, as long as he accepts you, he won't change easily, and it will happen without accident. We are relieved that you are finally out of this sea of ​​suffering."

Yi Nu said gratefully: "Thank you, don't worry, I will ask the real person to save you all if I have the chance."

Yang Tianlu hurriedly said: "Don't do this, it's too dangerous. Not only can't save us, but you will also be involved, and even real people will be involved."

Yi Nu said: "But, if I don't do anything, am I still human?"

Yang Tianlu said with relief: "Don't worry, we actually have our own selfishness in helping you, but it's not for you to save us. It's for you to help us take care of the children when you stabilize, so that they can grow up safely."

Yi Nu was surprised and said, "You have children? Why didn't I know?"

Yang Tianlu said with a smile: "If you don't have it now, it doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. Besides, you haven't settled down completely yet, and you can't do anything if you want to take care of our children."

"Now you don't think or care about anything, just take care of yourself."

Yi Nu nodded heavily and said: "Okay, I will definitely take care of them."

Yang Tianlu said: "Of course I believe you. By the way, yesterday someone saw Chen Zhenren and Mrs. Wu jokingly saying that they wanted to propose marriage."

"Being able to make this kind of joke seems to be a bit of sincerity in it. When you meet Miss Wu in the future, you should pay more attention to it, so as not to cause her displeasure."

If the concubine's house displeases the mistress, life will be very difficult, especially when the mistress is still very smart and skilled.

Yi Nu thought of Zhang Ping, the real person seemed very special to her.

Because of the reason of concubine, real people can marry two housewives. Chen's first wife has been determined to be Princess Jinyang, and now only Sun's first wife is left.

Mrs. Wu is the daughter of an aristocratic family and cannot be a concubine; Mrs. Zhang is the daughter of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhushan. Although her status is not as good as that of the Wu family, she will not surrender her status to be a concubine.

But now the real person seems to like both of them, what should we do?
Yi Nu shook his head secretly, thinking: Forget it, this is the real person's own business, she is not qualified to worry about it as a maid.

But if you ask her which lady she wants to be Mrs. Sun, she will definitely choose Lady Zhang.

Mrs. Wu is too smart to be a good match, Mrs. Zhang is very kind, and her concubine's life will be much easier when she is the mistress.

It's a pity that what she doesn't know is that others don't understand what she understands, especially Sun Simiao.

There is no rule without rules, Chen Jingke is an unruly person, how could he find another unruly old woman for him, so that the family will not be in chaos.

　Three thousand words, make up for the day before yesterday.

　　I will try to do more later when I have time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)