Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 779 Actions Everywhere (Two in One)

Du Jinning nodded.

Mrs. Chen looked at Du Jinning worriedly, but hesitated to speak.

She really struggled all day yesterday.

She wanted to remind Du Jinning not to let Qi Muyuan live in her yard, but thinking about her daughter's difficulties these years, and thinking about the situation she would face in the future, she couldn't bear to say such words again.

Dressing up as a man is a crime of beheading.In case... In case Du Jinning has to bear serious consequences one day, in her short life, she has never experienced the love between a man and a woman, how sad it is?Now someone is willing to love her and give her warmth. As a mother, why stop her?And let her enjoy the best moments of her life.

And she believed in Du Jinning, believed that she had sense of proportion, and believed that she would handle everything well.So after struggling for a while, Mrs. Chen didn't make a sound to interfere with the two of them until the end.

It's just that as a mother, she has to remind her daughter of something.

She said: "Did anything happen to you last night? If so, you have to tell mother, mother is going to get you some Bizi soup."

Du Jinning couldn't laugh or cry, but he felt warm in his heart.

Except for her mother, no one in this world cares about her problems.

She smiled and said, "Mother, don't worry, nothing happened to us."

Chen shi breathed a sigh of relief, but felt a little lost in her heart.

"Then you can discuss, what should we do in the future?" She asked.

Du Jinning looked at Mrs. Chen and said sternly, "Mother, next year, I will arrange for you to go back to Guangxi Province to visit your grandparents. At that time, on the way back to Beijing, you used the excuse of visiting a relative to go elsewhere, and then disappeared halfway. Qin Lao Liu will come to pick you up and settle down elsewhere. You may have to stay in an unfamiliar place for a year or two."

Chen was taken aback for a moment, and said worriedly: "What about you?"

"I have arranged for you so that I can get away."

Du Jinning saw that Chen didn't think about whether she would be afraid of going to a strange place, but her first reaction was to worry about her daughter. Her heart was warm, and her voice slowed down a lot.

"Mother, don't you know my abilities? I've been planning this matter for so many years, and I'm sure it will be properly arranged. Neither you nor I will be in any danger."

Mrs. Chen nodded: "Mother believes in you. But..." She looked at Du Jinning worriedly, "Then what will you and Xiaoyuan do?"

"I will find a way to get the golden book iron certificate, or get the emperor's acquiescence, and then quietly restore my daughter after resigning from the official position. As long as the emperor doesn't pursue it, this matter will be regarded as tacit consent. Then let Grandpa Qi arrange for me to give it to you. An old official who has become an official is the granddaughter, and she will marry into Qi's family in another identity. As long as I don't show up often, even if I look like Du Jinning, no one will dare to think otherwise. At that time, I will take you back Come to the capital."

Du Jinning just tried to coax Mrs. Chen with good words.

Anyway, she has already made arrangements for Chen's place.As long as her crime of bullying the emperor doesn't cause a storm all over the country, so that Zhao Yu has to send troops everywhere to arrest her and Chen Shi, there is no need for Chen Shi to feign death.

If you fake your death, you will never be able to regain your original identity.Du Jinning hoped that even if she died, the three sisters would still have a reason to take Mrs. Chen to their side to take care of Mrs. Chen for the rest of her life.Therefore, she would not arrange Chen's fake death unless she was forced into a corner.

"That's good, that's good." Hearing that Du Jinning said it clearly and logically, and that there were no loopholes in the plan, Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

"Don't worry. It doesn't matter where or how you arrange me. As long as it doesn't hold you back, you can do whatever you want," Chen said.

"Don't worry." Du Jinning said, "It's possible next year or the year after. I won't let you live elsewhere for too long. Not to mention that you don't adapt, it's hard to explain even to others."

"it is good."

"In a few days, I will buy two maids and a boy back. These three are people trained by Qin Lao Liu. No one knows their identities except you and me. You will slow down the two maids this year. Slowly mentioned to be a big maid by your side. When the time comes to visit relatives in Gui Province, they will arrange for you along the way, you just listen to them."

Du Jinning said and added: "I will make them perform better at that time."

"Okay." Mrs. Chen agreed.

Watching his mother leave, Du Jinning wrote a letter and asked Qingmu to send it to Qin Lao Liu, while he still went to Zhuangzi and continued to do her work.

At this time, in the capital city hundreds of miles away, the mu yield brought back by Eunuch Jin and Wu Shangshu caused a great commotion in the court.If Eunuch Jin and Wu Shangshu hadn't witnessed these production volumes with their own eyes, and one of them is a confidant eunuch next to the emperor, and the other is Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, there is no need for perjury, and everyone would suspect that these figures are false reports.

"People who grow double-cropping rice in the capital have lower per-mu yield than those who grow single-crop rice. This is a common phenomenon, not just one or two, but everyone. How come under the hands of Mr. Du, the yield per mu has not only not decreased, but has increased So many?" Some officials raised objections.

Influenced by "Chang Tian Ji" at the beginning, those who had access to buy Champa rice in the capital planted a few mu or even a dozen mu of double-cropping rice on their own fields.But without exception, although the harvest is good, it is still worse than the yield of only one season.

Wu Shangshu calmly said: "Lord Du is from Gui Province. Gui Province has grown double-cropping rice for many years. He has rich experience. But people in the capital have no experience. There is a difference between experienced and inexperienced. If you don’t believe me, just go to your Zhuangzi and choose two peasants for comparison.”

After hearing this, all the ministers in the court nodded in agreement.

The Song Dynasty is a big agricultural country, and the ministers have to understand some farming no matter what, so they naturally know how important experience is for farming.

"Secondly, Mr. Du raised fish in the rice fields, which increased the food production." Wu Shangshu said again.

"Fish farming in rice fields?" Upon hearing this, some officials became interested, "Is it the fish farming in rice fields written by Mr. Du in "Chang Tian Ji"? Can it really succeed and increase production?"

Hearing the words "Written by Mr. Du in "Chang Tian Ji", some officials widened their eyes in surprise.

At the beginning, people in the Ministry of Industry knew about this matter, and some officials also knew about it.But another part of the uninformed people do not know.But no one knows the name of the story book "Chang Tian Ji".Now that they heard that "Chang Tian Ji" was actually written by the handsome and peaceful champion, everyone was as shocked as when they heard Zhao Wen said that Du Jinning's story would be released to the outside world.

"That's true." Wu Shangshu said, "Master Du has done very rigorous experiments on these. In the same adjacent fields, one farms fish and the other does not. The rice in these two fields was harvested and harvested by myself. Weighed, the difference is about [-]%. That is to say, fish farming in rice fields can not only harvest fish, but also increase grain production by [-]%.”

"In any case, if the late rice is also harvested, the combined grain output of these two seasons will greatly exceed that of one season's rice. Do you have any objection to this point?" Wu Shangshu asked.

"No objection." Everyone said one after another.

Facts speak louder than words.Now the facts are right in front of our eyes, and Eunuch Jin and Wu Shangshu saw it with their own eyes. No one would jump out and deny this kind of thing.

"Thus, I believe that what Mr. Du has done will benefit the present and benefit the future." Wu Shangshu looked at Zhao He.

He couldn't understand what he meant, he just wanted to ask for credit for Du Jinning.As Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, some people increased the grain production by their own efforts, Wu Shangshu felt that no matter what, she should be rewarded well, so as to motivate her to continue to work hard for the Song Dynasty.

Just as Zhao He was about to speak, he saw Qi Bokun come out: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Qi Aiqing, please tell me."

"The late rice hasn't been harvested yet, so I think it's too early to reward Du Jinning. It's better to reward Du Jinning when the late rice is harvested." Qi Bokun said.

After hearing this, the ministers were very surprised.Who doesn't know that Du Jinning is from Qi Bokun's hometown, and when he stood up just now, everyone thought Qi Bokun was here to ask for credit from Du Jinning.

Zhao He nodded and said, "Zuzao."

Qi Bokun's proposal was exactly what he wanted; he also understood Qi Bokun's meaning.

Du Jinning has made a lot of contributions, but the results have not been particularly remarkable.Moreover, Du Jinning has only been an official for less than a year, and the business in Runzhou has not yet been completed.It is inappropriate to promote her to an official position at this time; but if she is not promoted, she will only be rewarded with some gold, silver and silk, which is of little significance, and she will underestimate this contribution that will benefit forever.

Accumulate these credits, promote Du Jinning to the fifth rank or even the fourth rank after three years in office, so that she is eligible to go to court and directly participate in the government. This is Zhao He and Qi Bokun's plan.

After discussing this matter, the courtiers argued again about the navigation.

Qi Muyuan, who hurried back to the capital, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his grandfather explain the matter after he left the office.

He said: "Grandfather, Du Jinning's place should be quiet and not moving. You tell the emperor that even if the late rice harvest is good, you should suppress her credit. When her research on hybrid rice is successful, the rice yield will be greatly increased again." After being promoted, let the emperor give her another big reward, and it’s best to ask her what she wants before the reward. Jinning has a plan and positioning for her future, just like going from the Imperial Academy to Runzhou, that’s the case.”

Qi Bokun had no doubt about him, nodded in agreement and said, "You are quite right."

He asked: "You go to Runzhou, is Xiao Ning'er okay?"

"Okay." Mentioning Du Jinning, the corners of Qi Muyuan's mouth twitched.

He raised his eyes and looked at Qi Bokun: "Grandfather, Du Jinning's tea garden may become a thorn in the side of the family. I want to buy the tea garden in Du Jinning's hands so that she can do research in Runzhou with peace of mind. She alone She is silently doing boring things in Runzhou, working hard for Da Song. We can't let the aristocratic family bully her. At present, even the emperor can't protect her. If we don't do anything, no one can help her. her."

Qi Bokun nodded: "That's exactly what I mean."

He looked at his handsome and mature grandson who still refused to get married, and sighed secretly: "Whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it. Just go to the cashier to pay the money, and I will tell there. If there is not enough money Just use our shop and fields to pay for it. You can't let Xiao Ning'er suffer."

"Thank you, grandfather." Qi Muyuan said gratefully.

He knew that when he said these few words lightly, his grandfather did not know how much pressure from other families he had to bear.Those people must have thought that the Qi family forced Du Jinning to sell the tea garden to the Qi family in order to take most of Yuanhang's profits, and then there would be a lot of wrangling.And these open and dark arrows will all be aimed at grandfather.

"If some people reach out too much, you tell me. I have a lot of people in my hands, and I will ask Yushi to impeach them. Even if I can't cut off their hands, at least let them know the pain, so that they don't always want to reach out indiscriminately." ” he said.

After a pause, he added: "I think the emperor would be willing to see this."

Qi Bokun laughed and looked at his grandson with relief: "My Xiaoyuan has grown up and can help my grandfather share things."

He nodded and said, "Okay. I'll tell you then."

Qi Muyuan was talking to Qi Bokun here, and a letter sent by Qin Liu to his deputy also arrived in the capital——Qin Liu went to Runzhou, but the deputy he trained stayed in the capital to manage the high officials lurking in the capital. The back house is the subordinate's subordinate.

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Guo Bai has been staying in Zhuangzi recently, not for anything else, just for double grabs.He and his friends were very convinced by the author of "Chang Tian Ji" because of the ratooning rice. Therefore, as soon as "Chang Tian Ji" mentioned the specific method of double-cropping rice, they immediately searched for Champa rice seeds in the market. Everyone took out more than ten acres of fields to plant double-cropping rice.

Now that the early rice harvest is really bumper, he takes "Chang Tian Ji" as a standard more and more, and earnestly urges the people in the village to seize the time to plow the fields and transplant rice seedlings.Fortunately, there are many people in Zhuangzi, and there are not many fields for planting double-cropping rice. All these things were done in a few days.

Guo Bai, who was tanned a few shades, returned to the city, and was laughed at by a friend: "Haha, I think you have to change your name. You can't be called Guo Bai, Guo Hei is the most suitable for you. If you don't know, you can still I thought you rolled in black coal."

Guo Bai didn't take it seriously, took a piece of snack and threw it into his mouth, and asked, "Have you seen anything new in the capital recently?"

"Of course." My friend poured Guo Bai a cup of tea, "You must be most interested in "Chang Tian Ji."

When Guo Bai heard "Chang Tian Ji", he didn't care to swallow his snacks, and asked, "Could it be that "Chang Tian Ji" has a new book?"

"That's not true." The friend shook his head, leaned close to Guo Bai's ear, and said very mysteriously, "Do you know who the author of "Chang Tian Ji" is?"

Guo Bai's eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly, "Who is it?"

"It is said that it is Du Jinning, the new top scholar and current Runzhou Tongzhi."

Guo Bai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "It's impossible. He is the number one scholar, and he is not short of money. How could he write a storybook? Besides, when did "Chang Tian Ji" come out? Before the test. That At that time, Master Du was too nervous to prepare for the exam, so how could he spend time and energy writing the script?"

He picked up the teacup, drank a few sips, wiped his lips and pointed at his friend: "You people can talk nonsense."

　Two in one, that's all for today, see you tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)