Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 880
Coming out of the palace, Du Jinning saw Qi Muyuan still waiting for her at the gate of the palace.

She was not surprised.

Because men and women were separated, neither of them knew when the two parties would leave, so they made an appointment to leave separately. For this reason, although they came in the same carriage, an empty carriage followed.

But when something like that happened, Qi Muyuan was definitely worried about her and wanted to wait for her to go home together.

Qi Muyuan came up to meet him and asked, "Grandpa hasn't come out yet?"

Du Jinning nodded: "They are discussing how to distribute the hybrid rice."

Qi Muyuan stopped asking, helped her into the carriage, and ordered the carriage to start. Then he put her in his arms and said, "I asked someone to check the whereabouts of Princess Anqing in recent days, and found that the second wife of the Jiang family I'm trying to get close to her."

"The Jiang family?" Du Jinning raised his eyebrows and smiled understandingly, "I see."

After Du Jinning disappeared, he was found in the Jiang family's other courtyard. Because he saw the end of the Zhang family and the Zhao family, the head of the Jiang family directly raised the white flag to Zhao Yu in panic, giving up many rights.

He didn't dare to resent Zhao Wei, but Du Jinning could bully him.Inducing rumors in the city was quickly suppressed, and they wanted to embarrass Du Jinning at the banquet.

Knowing how much Zhao He valued Du Jinning, and also worried about Qi Bokun and Qi Muyuan's revenge, they didn't dare to fight by themselves, so they used Princess Gong of Anqing County who also hated Du Jinning because her sister was beheaded.

Du Jinning asked again: "After I had a quarrel with Mrs. Gong today, did the second wife of the Jiang family tell her anything?"

Qi Muyuan shook his head: "That's not true."

The corner of Du Jinning's mouth curled upwards: "Then these two families are the same, the same breed."

"I have already handed over the evidence that Mrs. Jiang Er intends to get close to the Gong family to King Anqing." Qi Muyuan said.

Du Jinning couldn't help laughing, leaned over and kissed Qi Muyuan on the cheek: "Well done."

People are selfish. Once they make a mistake, they will attribute the reason to others.

The king of Qing'an County had always behaved with his tail between his legs, and he was afraid of becoming the target of liquidation.After what happened today, he naturally hated Gong Shi deeply.Once he learns that Gong's family has been used as a gunman by the Jiang family, he will definitely fight the Jiang family forever.

It's also very good to let their two dogs bite the dog and have a hair on their mouths.

"Oh." Du Jinning sneered, "The head of the Jiang family couldn't figure it out, so he came to provoke me at this time. You report the Jiang family's affairs to the emperor. The emperor must be happy. This is an excuse to put the Jiang family on the long voyage. The share is reduced to the minimum."

As soon as Du Jinning disappeared, the Zhang family and the Zhao family suffered disasters, and the fleet naturally lost their share in the long voyage.The Jiang family lost their most powerful competitor, so honestly, they directly seized the biggest share besides the court.Now that they have successfully gone to sea, they have made a lot of profit.After a few times like this, the strength of the Jiang family can be improved several steps.

If they don't come to provoke Du Jinning, Zhao Huo will turn a blind eye to the Jiang family's struggle for money because they have already conceded a lot in power.But they wanted to do something stupid to provoke Du Jinning.Not to mention Du Jinning's contribution to high-yield rice and the few kilns that were sent to him earlier, just the suggestion he gave Zhao Yu just now can make Zhao Yu not let go of anyone who stretches his claws at Du Jinning.

"I have arranged people." Qi Muyuan said, "As soon as grandfather and the others leave, my subordinates will report this matter to the emperor."

"Okay, let's not talk about them." Du Jinning leaned in his arms, feeling sweet in his heart.

She used to fight alone, but now she doesn't have to speak, and someone will teach others for her. This feeling is really good.

She looked up at Qi Muyuan: "After the seedlings are planted, I plan to go back to Gui Province. My uncle is getting old and not in good health. I want to go back and see him."

Qi Muyuan lowered his head, kissed her, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "Alright."

The two grew up together and have known each other for many years, and they would discuss with each other about anything they encountered.So even though Du Jinning didn't say something just now, he can understand.

It was true that he wanted to go back and visit Du Chensheng, but it was more than that.

High-yielding rice varieties have emerged. Although the yield is not low, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to the rice fields around the capital, let alone the rice fields across the country.

It can be seen from the performance of the ladies at today's banquet that once the news of the sale of rice seeds is released, there will definitely be looting.When the time comes, a familiar official will say hello, will you stay for him?Leave it to him, what about others?Furthermore, who doesn't have a relative or friend?

So it was the best choice for Du Jinning to leave Beijing at this time.

Anyway, she doesn't want a penny of the income from the rice seeds, and all of them are handed over to the Ministry of Accounts for special use, so the sale of rice seeds will naturally be a headache for the Ministry of Accounts.Those who bought rice seeds would naturally be grateful to her; if they couldn't buy them, don't complain, this has nothing to do with Du Jinning.

"Don't use the pretense of visiting relatives." Qi Muyuan said, "Don't you need to repair the water conservancy after the rice seeds are sold? You are from Guangxi Province. Now that you are successful, you naturally want to give back to your neighbors. Take the proceeds from this time." Go to Guangxi Province to build a reservoir or something. You are a big farmer, and it is your job to build water conservancy. Go and see for yourself, others can only say that you are dedicated."

"Haha, good idea, I really like it." Du Jinning reached out and rubbed his cheek, "Why are you so smart?"

Qi Muyuan took her troublesome hand in his hand, and said: "When the time comes, I will find a case in Gui Province and go there with you."

"Will the emperor agree?" Du Jinning asked.

Qi Muyuan glanced at her: "You still don't know how important you are to Da Song?" He pointed to the bustling streets as it was getting dark, "You have at least [-]% of the credit for the prosperity."

While Du Jinning was busy on Zhuangzi every day, Zhao Wei had someone get out the bank notes and ID cards, and it took four months to complete the issuance of the first generation ID cards.After promulgating a series of decrees, the entire Song Dynasty released Lu Yin.

Although it only took half a month to let go of Luyin, the capital is really bustling day by day at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Du Jinning is too important to Da Song, if she wants to travel far away, even if Qi Muyuan doesn't say anything, Zhao Yu will send him to protect Du Jinning.

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On the second day, Du Jinning got up early in the morning and put on the court clothes after washing.

"Oh, I have a wife with a higher official rank than me, and I'm under a lot of pressure." Qi Muyuan looked at the patch on Du Jinning's court uniform, feeling very emotional.

Du Jinning laughed out loud, and patted Qi Muyuan's strong chest: "Xiao Qi, if your words spread, you will be beaten to death."

Du Jinning's promotion was as fast as taking a plane, and he jumped from the sixth rank to the third rank in one go; Qi Muyuan, who followed the steps, was not slow in his promotion.

When Du Jinning ended his disappearance, Qi Muyuan was directly promoted to the fifth rank and qualified to go to court because of his meritorious service in the process of clearing the family; some time ago he investigated a case and made meritorious service. His boss moved a position forward, and Zhao Wei overcame the objections of the courtiers, and promoted Qi Muyuan to the top, making him a fourth-rank official, only two ranks lower than Du Jinning.

Guan Jiaze, Fang Shaohua and others who were in the same class as the two were promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank because they were excellent in the evaluation after the three-year period expired.And more people are still standing still.

"My grandfather is under a lot of pressure when I go to court." Du Jinning sighed, "In the future, I'd better go to court less. Next time the emperor wants to promote you, you should also decline it. Don't promote too fast, so that grandfather has the opportunity pressure."

Although Qi Wencong is an idler, he is also a third-rank official.Qi Bokun was the first rank, Du Jinning was the third rank, and Qi Muyuan was the fourth rank. The family of four stood in the court hall, which really didn't conform to the court's rules for employing officials.

"I'm about to tell you about this. My grandfather told me that his position will be changed in the near future, and my father will be released." Qi Muyuan said.

The change of Qi Bokun's position was completely within Du Jinning's expectation.

With Qi Muyuan's qualifications and status in front of Zhao Meng, it is no problem to occupy the position of the three ministers.At that time, the reason why he became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was because he wanted to firmly control the right to assign officials for Zhao Yu.Once such an important position is occupied by the aristocratic family, Zhao He will be constrained if he wants to dispatch and resettle officials. As an emperor, he can't even choose who to serve as an official, and he can only be a puppet for the rest of his life.

If Du Jinning hadn't suddenly become a chief minister, and Qi Muyuan's official position was too low to be worthy of Du Jinning, Zhao Hu would have wanted Qi Bokun to sit in that position.It is better to use Qi Bokun to reassure him than anyone else.

The couple went out and boarded the carriage, ate two pieces of snacks on the carriage to fill their stomachs, and they had already arrived at the palace.Tea is not dared to drink, for fear of trouble when going to court.

Entered the palace and walked all the way in.

Du Jinning is wearing the third-grade men's official uniform today, with a man's bun, dressed like her original men's clothing.At first everyone didn't pay attention.When Du Jinning entered the hall and stood behind Wu Zheng, everyone's eyes widened as if they had discovered a new world.There was a very straightforward one who pointed at Du Jinning and almost yelled.

Du Jinning had a calm expression on his face, and he cupped his hands to say hello to his acquaintances: "Good morning, Mr. Wu. Good morning, Mr. Chen..."

"Haha, good morning, Mr. Du." As if he didn't know that she was coming to court, Mr. Chen, Minister of the Household Department, smiled back and asked, "Mr. Du, the high-yield rice has been harvested, and he is free to go to court. gone?"

Such a sentence explains why Du Jinning did not go to court before, but is standing here again today.

"That's not true." Before Du Jinning could answer, Wu Zheng snatched the conversation away, "Didn't you see that Wu didn't have time to go to court a while ago? Standing here with Mrs. Du today, it is natural that the early rice harvest is over. .”

As soon as the word "high-yielding rice" came out, everyone's attention was drawn there, and no one was thinking about Du Jinning's going to court.

"Lord Du, how many grains of rice have you harvested in total for your five hundred acres of land?"

"Four thousand stones." Du Jinning said.The number will be reported in a while, so there is nothing to say.

Everyone exclaimed.

"Can late rice be planted on an expanded area?" Someone asked.

"The time can't catch up, and it can only be expanded tomorrow spring." Du Jinning repeated the reason he explained to the ladies yesterday.

It is a pity for everyone.Just as she was about to ask her how to get the rice seeds, she heard the eunuch shout loudly, and Zhao Hu came out from inside.Everyone quickly fell silent.

After everyone saluted, the eunuch's high voice sounded again: "If you have something to play, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do."

Before his voice fell, Zhao Wen raised his hand to stop the ministers who were about to go out, and looked at Du Jinning: "Du Aiqing, has the high-yield rice yield come out?" The eagerness was palpable, which shows that he attaches great importance to this matter.

Du Jinning hurriedly came out: "After the weight of the wet rice is removed, the yield per mu is [-] shi. The [-]-mu field yields a total of [-] shi of rice."

There was a sudden gasp in the hall.

Rao knew that the yield per mu was eight shi, but now everyone was shocked to hear that five hundred mu of land produced four thousand shi.

Zhao Yuyou thought it was not enough, and asked: "Four thousand shi, is this just the output of early rice? Adding in late rice, wouldn't the grain output of this [-]-mu field be able to reach [-] shi?"

"If the weather is good, the Eight Thousand Stones will be fine." Du Jinning said.

The yield of late rice is higher than that of high rice, so Du Jinning is still sure of this yield.

Sure enough, as soon as the words "eight thousand stones" came out, there was another gasp in the hall.

In ancient times, mulberry farming was emphasized, and the emperor would pretend to go to the field to hoe twice to show that he valued it. Even if the officials were not familiar with common affairs, they also knew how much grain a [-]-acre field could produce.Calculated based on the yield of two shi per mu, [-] mu of double-cropping rice is [-] shi of grain.

Now, it has increased by four times.

Thinking about the piles of grain piled up like hills, every official felt that Song Dynasty would never starve to death again.

"There is no hunger in the world", the dreams of all people from ancient times to the present have come true in their era, and everyone is so excited that they can't help themselves.

Those who had complained about Du Jinning and a group of women standing in the hall, especially standing in front of them, all shut their mouths and were convinced.

Du Jinning is not qualified, who is qualified?
Agriculture is the foundation of the country.Food is abundant, people live and work in peace and contentment, and prosperity is not far away.Who can make an era a prosperous one with his own power?No one dared to say this in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, but Du Jinning did it!

Zhao He thought that Du Jinning would present the proposal of road construction in the memorial immediately, but he didn't want Du Jinning to finish his sentence, saluted and then backed away.

After the two ministers discussed other matters, and Honglu Temple Minister Cao Hongsheng gave the report of the smooth return of the long voyage, Du Jinning came forward to propose road construction.

At first everyone didn't take it seriously.Everyone knows that road construction is good, but road construction requires money.But as soon as the method of erecting a monument and providing relief with work came out, everyone's eyes on Du Jinning changed.

"I feel that the method of substituting work for relief is extremely feasible. I agree with Mr. Du's proposal." Wu Zheng was the first to stand up and support it.

"Master Du's method is very clever, and I think it is feasible." Lord Chen said immediately.

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

Before a few old ministers stood up to support Du Jinning, a bunch of people came forward to support Du Jinning.

Just kidding, this kind of thing does not harm their interests.Supporting Mr. Du in court, at least he can save face when buying rice seeds, right?If you don't second the proposal at this time, when will you wait?

Hong Huazhong and the others were dumbfounded, and hurriedly came out to second the proposal.Otherwise, they become outliers.

　Merry Christmas!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)