Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 752 Enlightenment Again (Two in One)

After being busy in Dali Temple for a while, he saw that the morning was going back, so he hurried to the palace and reported what Du Jinning had done in the farming affairs of Runzhou.

"Fish farming in rice fields? Corn?" Zhao Wei looked at the notebook written by Du Jinning brought back by Qi Muyuan, raised his eyes, and asked Qi Muyuan with great interest, "How do you raise fish in rice fields? This is not mentioned in "Chang Tian Ji" .”

Now, Zhao Hu's interest in "Chang Tian Ji" is no less than that of book fans among ordinary people outside.

The plot of "Chang Tian Ji" is tortuous and fascinating, the writing is white, and there is no dyslexia.Through the step-by-step struggle of a small character in the storybook, it can give people a great sense of expectation and satisfaction, and resonate with readers.The most rare thing is the fresh agricultural awareness and knowledge revealed everywhere in the book, which is refreshing, and I can't help but try it, and get great harvest from the trial planting.

In the outskirts of the capital, according to the time when only one season of rice was planted in the past, there should still be no greenery to be seen.But now I drive out from the city gate, and along the way, I see not only early rice seedlings that have been transplanted from Champa rice seeds, but also fields full of green manure.

This change allowed Zhao to discover new ways to influence and promote agricultural production.

In the past, officials at all levels always used various tough methods to suppress the common people to carry out agricultural orders if they wanted to promote or implement them.But the people don't know how effective this order is, and they always resist and are unwilling to cooperate.Once it fails, the court and the Ministry of Industry will receive all kinds of complaints, and the emperor will be repeatedly scolded as a fool.

But now, the common people cooperate spontaneously and scramble to farm according to the method in "Chang Tian Ji". Because it is voluntary, they will be very careful when implementing it; even if they fail, while complaining about the author of "Chang Tian Ji", Most of them blamed themselves, but they didn't have any complaints about the court and the Ministry of Industry.

Therefore, every time "Chang Tian Ji" comes out, Zhao Wei will get it as soon as possible, and then take the time to read it carefully.

"Du Jinning said that there are many things to pay attention to in rice field fish farming. If you don't have experience and don't strictly follow what she said, not only will you not be able to increase production, but it will affect production. That's why she didn't write it in "Farming Stories." Qi Muyuan explained. .

Zhao Huo nodded, and asked again: "This corn, is it really as good as what Du Jinning said in the booklet?"

As a new food, the officials of Gui Province must have mentioned it in the booklet, but at that time, the old emperor was in power and lacked energy to pay attention to and promote this new food.Zhao He was not a prince at the time, so it was reasonable to not know about this kind of food.

"It is true that the yield is very high, and the requirements for the land are not high. If it is planted in a large area, it will definitely increase the grain output of Dasong. However, this kind of corn tastes good when it is tender, but tender corn is not resistant to storage and needs to be aged. It is suitable for picking. The old corn has a bad taste."

As a noble son, Qi Muyuan has never eaten corn porridge a few times.But once in a while, it left a deep impression on him.

"Whether it's delicious or not, it's a good thing if it can increase production and keep the people from going hungry, especially in times of famine." Zhao Yu said, "Let Du Jinning plant in Runzhou first, if he can really adapt The climate in Runzhou can go further north. If it can be planted on a large scale across the country, Du Jinning will be of great merit."

"It's the emperor's wisdom. His merit is immeasurable, and it's also the emperor's immeasurable merit." Qi Muyuan said.

Zhao He laughed "hehe", pointed at Qi Muyuan and said, "You have also learned how to flatter."

"I don't dare, I'm telling the truth."

Seeing Qi Muyuan's tone of speaking for his family, Zhao Yu moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but finally shut his mouth.

Although he is an emperor, he can control the sky and the earth, but he can't control other people's foundation.Qi Muyuan and Du Jinning love each other, they don't hinder anyone, and they are conscientious in their official affairs. As the emperor, it's hard for him to say anything.

"Okay, you go down." He simply came out of nowhere and drove Qi Muyuan away.

Qi Muyuan came out of the palace, saw that it was noon, and went to Zhuang Yue's place.

Zhuang Yue was not at home, but in the bookstore. Hearing the notification from the servants, he hurried back and asked, "Is my young master all right in Runzhou?"

"Okay, everything is fine." There was no need to suppress himself in front of Zhuang Yue, and the corners of Qi Muyuan's mouth couldn't help but curl up again.

Seeing Qi Muyuan's expression, Zhuang Yue felt relieved.

"How about the newspaper?" Qi Muyuan asked.

Speaking of this, Zhuang Yue was in a good mood: "The effect is unexpectedly good. Our young master is really a genius."

He was just about to find someone to talk about this, when Qi Muyuan sent it to his door, he immediately started talking non-stop: "Oh, Master Qi, you didn't see that our "Sheng Shi Min Bao" sold out in just a few days. Tens of thousands of copies have gone out. The students in several academies in the capital almost have one copy. Not only in the capital, but the newspapers in bookstores all over the place are selling well."

In ancient times, when the education rate was not high and the number of literate people was relatively small, tens of thousands of copies were sold in a few days, which is really incredible.

"How did it sell so well?" Qi Muyuan asked curiously.

"Of course it's because of Young Master's "The Story of Farming the Fields." Zhuang Yue said proudly, "The popularity of "The Story of Farming the Fields" and the grand event on the first day of each month, you know about it, Young Master Qi. But "The Story of Farming the Fields" can only be published once a month." One volume, but our newspaper follows the plot of the previous volume "Chang Tian Ji", and it is at the most important and most attractive section that it is disturbed by the situation in the previous volume "Chang Tian Ji" Those who are scratching their lungs will naturally go to the bookstore to buy a newspaper to read. Our newspapers are not expensive, but compared to buying scripts, it is much more cost-effective."

He said with a smile: "There are thousands of people waiting for "Chang Tian Ji" to come out on the first day of each month. Each of these people has a newspaper, which sold thousands of copies; in addition, we also went to major academies to promote it. The masters and students in the academy are very interested in the "Study of the Heart" in the newspaper. I heard that it can be discussed. Whether it is for or against, as long as the article is well written, it can be published in the next issue. In the newspaper, how can those people not buy a newspaper and go back to study it? In this way, thousands of copies of the newspaper have been sold.”

Speaking of this, he felt infinitely emotional: "Our young master is really a genius in business. Whether it is the serialization of the storybook or publicity in the academy, the young master proposed it. The effect is really beyond my expectation."

"That's not true. No one can match your young master's talent and learning." Qi Muyuan immediately agreed with Zhuang Yue's words as if he had met a bosom friend.

"In this world, how many people can accumulate such wealth in just a few years? And she doesn't specialize in business, and occasionally comes up with an idea while studying. What's even more rare is that she not only accumulated wealth , has also accumulated a reputation, and has made some achievements in Confucianism; in agriculture, she is ahead of everyone. Even if double-cropping rice cannot be promoted in the south of the Yangtze River, the agricultural knowledge she spread in "Chang Tian Ji" is still very important. You can leave a place in the agricultural history of the Great Song Dynasty. Your young master is really a genius." Qi Muyuan sighed.

Mentioning these, the feeling in his heart is completely different from before.

In the past, when Du Jinning was treated as a man, he didn't feel much except admiration.Because he knows that there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.In the world, there is always someone who is astonishingly talented and brilliant, even better than him.

But now knowing that Du Jinning is a woman, he is really moved.

Although Du Jinning is a woman, she never settles down to a corner. Like other women, she guards the one-acre three-point land at home and lives a small life of "husband and children on the bed".

With the world in mind, she carried the food and clothing of the people all over the world on her weak shoulders, and worked hard for "there is no hunger in the world".Her lofty aspirations and deeds made all men in the world ashamed of her.

Her business ability makes the officials of the Ministry of Households and the imperial merchants feel ashamed; her talents, her articles, and her achievements in Confucianism, how many people in the world can compare with her at her age?
She seems to be born to stand on the pinnacle of the world, look down on the common people, and look down upon the heroes.

Thinking of this, Qi Muyuan suddenly had a certain feeling in his heart.

He suddenly realized that he was wrong, he was completely wrong.

Ever since he knew Du Jinning was a woman, he wanted to be with her wholeheartedly.Thinking of the three-year period she said, he was looking forward to the time flies, and three years passed with a "swish", and in the blink of an eye, Du Jinning was dressed in women's clothing, worshiping heaven and earth with him, entering the bridal chamber with a smile, and living a fairy life with him couple's life.

Thinking about the life of my mother, Mrs. Su, the biggest thing in the day seems to be what to eat, what clothes to wear, what jewelry to wear, and then go to the garden to enjoy the flowers.Day after day, week after week.Looking at other women, even if their lives are not as comfortable as their mothers, they still revolve around their husbands and children.

In the future, will he really want to confine Du Jinning to the back house and live such a boring life like other women?

Such a person who is world-class, such an amazingly talented person, let her disappear from the crowd like this?
Think about how after Du Jinning knew his feelings for her, he used to evade in every possible way, unwilling to accept his feelings.

At that time, he thought she was a man with a normal sexual orientation, so he didn't want to fall into this unbearable male @& male love with him, so he rejected her.

Thinking about it now, it was because she didn't want to restore women's clothing, she didn't want to confine herself in the back house, and buried her wealth and talent in pots and pans.It's just that in the end she couldn't help it. She was moved by his affection and infatuation, so she was willing to make sacrifices, and said "three years", right?

"Three years, three years..."

After chanting these two words, he only felt that his eyes were astringent and his nose was sour.

He never knew that two simple words could be so heavy.These two words carried Du Jinning's affection for him, which was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

"Master Qi, Master Qi, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Qi Muyuan suddenly close his eyes, his brows were tightly frowned, Zhuang Yue hurriedly called out his name as if in pain.

"I'm fine." Qi Muyuan took a deep breath and opened his eyes forcefully.

His eyes were clear and firm.He made up his mind.

He doesn't want a three-year term.As long as Du Jinning can be in love with him, she can disguise herself as a man for the rest of her life and do what she wants.

As for family, children, getting along with each other day and night, it is nothing before Du Jinning's wish.Back then, when he regarded Du Jinning as a man, didn't he never think about having these?
Just loving each other, as long as they love each other, is enough.

"Are you okay?" Zhuang Yue asked.

"It's okay." Qi Muyuan shook his head, "By the way, where were we talking just now?" Now, he just wants to talk about Du Jinning with others, and it doesn't bother him to talk about it all day and night.

Qi Muyuan has always been taciturn. Although he is usually gentle with others, he always has a sense of distance. He is not as friendly as Du Jinning.Therefore, even though Zhuang Yue had known Qi Muyuan for many years, he had never interacted with him a few times, and his words were limited to greetings.

Seeing that Qi Muyuan was willing to talk and was very interested in this topic, Zhuang Yue hid all his emotions despite his doubts, and continued to chat with Qi Muyuan about what Du Jinning had done, and every major decision made by Du Jinning and the effect of making money They all took it out and said it again.

The more they talked, the happier they were, and the more they chatted, the more speculative they became.

While chatting, Zhuang Yue's affection for Qi Muyuan rose in a straight line, and he only sighed that Qi Muyuan was much stronger than his former boss, Guan Jiaze.

Also from a wealthy family, Guan Jiaze is like a child who doesn't grow up, he doesn't know the hardships of people's livelihood, let alone how to make money.

Qi Muyuan was different, although he didn't put too much energy on making money, but if he really wanted to make money, it wasn't too bad, at least he had this awareness.The business of the two joint restaurants is very good.Qi Muyuan also invested all his money in buying tea grown in the mountains, so he can be regarded as a self-reliant person, not a dandy who only knows how to reach out to his family.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Qi Muyuan got up to leave: "You should pay more attention to the newspaper. If there is anything you can't handle, come to me in time."

"Okay, Master Qi." Zhuang Yue said gratefully.

……

The three of Lu Jiuyuan have been really painful and happy these few days.

Their articles were all published in "Sheng Shi Min Bao", because the prosperity of "Sheng Shi Min Bao" has attracted a lot of attention, and their psychological theory has a much greater influence than before. The literati and scholars who came to visit them these days There is an endless stream.

Some of these people came to express their admiration; some did not agree with their views and came to argue with them in order to refute them; some wanted to make their reputations far by stepping on them. ; Others are purely for closeness.

The three of Lu Jiuyuan have been studying the theory of mind all their lives. Now they have finally established the theory, and it has caused such a big response. If it is refuted before the foundation is stable, the theory collapses suddenly, and the theory of mind will be destroyed. Their whole life was wasted.

It is conceivable how much pressure the three of them have been under these days.

After only a few days of work, the three of them couldn't hold on any longer, so they ran to Zhuang Yue and asked him to send someone to Runzhou to discuss an idea with Du Jinning.

　Come here today, see you tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)