The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 167 Master Ye's contribution can be played to scold the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's hot face sticks to the soles of his feet!

"My lord, according to your instructions, we will randomly harvest and thresh ten acres of land, so as to achieve the purpose of randomly checking the yield per mu of fertile land in the plain."

"This is the amount of yield per mu of each family, please have a look."

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and others,

An old farmer who appeared to be in his 50s knelt on his knees, and his hands were shaking as he presented the paper.

But they could also see that this old farmer, who was supposed to be the village chief, was actually in good health, and his hands and feet wouldn't tremble when he did anything.

What's more, when he ran in, he could be said to be walking like flying, and when he knelt down, he was even more agile!

Obviously, he was so excited that his voice choked up and his hands trembled!
Looking at this scene, even if Zhu Yuanzhang and the others couldn't see the data in it, they could make a rough guess.

Ye Qing took over the data and said at the same time: "Get up, don't be so happy that you become sad."

The old farmer hurriedly stood up, smiled and nodded.

Ye Qing just glanced at the data casually, and then looked at Master Guo and his party standing beside him with his neck stretched out of the corner of his eye.

"Want to see?"

"Take it and see!"

After Mao Xiang took a piece of thin paper for recording data, everyone flocked to it.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others looked at these poorly written characters, and the further they looked, the wider their eyes widened.

Data content: "Zhang Daudao's random acre of land: the threshing yield is 680 catties per mu, and the estimated sun-dried rice is 550 catties, and the rice yield is 410 catties."

"Liu and his family's random acre of land: the threshing yield is 560 catties per mu, and it is estimated that the sun-dried rice will be 420 catties, and the rice yield will be [-] catties."

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"Chen Laowu random acre of land: threshing yield 750 catties per mu, estimated to be 450 catties of sun-dried rice, yielding [-] catties of rice."

Zhu Yuanzhang and others looked at these data, which was completely equivalent to a miracle for them, and they really wanted to rub their eyes, for fear that they might be wrong.

If the Champa rice that is widely planted in Ming Dynasty is not good in taste, the average yield per mu is only 350 jin, which is still the weight without drying or peeling.

After drying the body, only 210% of the weight is left, which means an average of [-] catties of rice per mu.

And the new rice species that Ye Qing researched is not the best fertile soil, it can produce 410 jin of rice, a slightly better land can directly more than double it.

"Great, if this rice seed is spread throughout Daming, my Daming will never starve to death again."

"If the people have food to eat, they will be willing to have more children, and we will have more soldiers. When the time comes, we can fight whoever we want."

"Don't put it so harshly, we never beat others, we just educate them."

"Yes, yes, the heavenly soldiers have descended to enlighten all the barbarians in the world!"

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The boys in Jinyiwei looked at the data and expressed their thoughts excitedly.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma tried their best to restrain their inner excitement, they also listened to what these young men said.

But what they thought of was much more comprehensive!
There are too many benefits for the common people to eat their stomachs full!

The most obvious benefit is the words Jiangshan Yonggu!
As Ye Qing said, as long as the common people are fed and clothed, and not starved or cold, they will definitely not raise their heads and rebel easily.

Even if someone covets the throne, it will definitely not succeed, because no one will help to create a rebellion against an emperor who can feed and clothe everyone in the world.

Thinking of this, after Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma looked at each other, they all looked at Ye Qing.

Their current idea is very simple, that is to say a few nice words to Ye Qing with a smile, and first give some verbal rewards as Master Guo and Mrs. Guo!

Will he, Ye Qing, take a bite out of the agricultural tax? That's another story!

Judging from the current situation, Ye Qing's achievements in creation are real, as the empresses of the dynasty, they can't stand here indifferent.

Even if you don't intend to reveal your identity now, you should give appropriate verbal awards and praise to the meritorious ministers in your current identity.

But just when they looked at Ye Qing with a smile and were about to speak, they found that Ye Qing didn't take such good news seriously, so much so that they felt a little 'hot face on cold ass' feeling.

But even so, Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't lose his temper.

He still smiled and said, "Congratulations, Master Ye. For such a great achievement, as long as Master Ye develops new rice seedling breeding techniques and new rice planting techniques, His Majesty will definitely be delighted."

"At that time, your official career cannot be said to be smooth sailing, and it will definitely go straight to the sky!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang used his identity as Master Guo to give verbal praise and strong hints, Empress Ma continued to follow with a gentle smile.

Ye Qing felt very impatient when he heard this series of compliments and hints that a fool could understand.

That look of disgust was aimed at them very intuitively.

Still want him to rise to the top?

He, Ye Qing, asked this part-time imperial couple to witness all this, is it really for the sake of the sky?
He just wanted them to be his accomplices to promote Zhu Yuanzhang's death.

Now that they have witnessed the yield per mu of fertile plain soil, they will be taken to witness the yield per mu of terraced fields in the mountains in the afternoon.

In the end, they only need to let them know how many acres of plain fertile soil and mountain terraced fields are among the [-] acres of rice fields in Yanmen County, and they can calculate a relatively accurate total output.

He just wants them to tell Zhu Yuanzhang the relatively accurate total output, and then he will add another agricultural tax that will definitely shock Zhu Yuanzhang's jaw, so that Zhu Yuanzhang can know what it means to be "the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment".

In this way, Ye Qing's death decree should be obtained.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing just said lazily: "Qingyun straight up?"

"If I want to go straight to the sky, do I still need to do these things?"

"I can cooperate with Li Shanzhang Hu Weiyong first. It's just a piece of cake to replace them with my talents."

"The reason why I don't cooperate with them is simply that I don't pay attention to these mediocre talents, let alone the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. They don't deserve to be under the same roof with me."

Speaking of this, Ye Qing patted the dust on his clothes in disgust, even though his clothes were spotlessly clean.

Immediately afterwards, he crossed Erlang's legs again, looked down at the good-mouthed Master Guo and said, "Also, in my opinion, Your Majesty is almost meaningless."

"I disdain to be in the court hall and act according to his face!"

"Can't you speak to His Majesty?"

"You can just go back and help me and ask him, the old man, since I have made such great achievements in creation, if I go to be an official in Beijing, can I have such ostentation anytime, anywhere?"

Speaking of this, Ye Qing also added some hand movements.

The movements of his hands are not complicated, just clearly showing off the scene where the beauty on the left is playing the piano, the beauty on the right is making tea, and the beauty on the back is pinching his shoulders.

Zhu Yuanzhang froze when he heard this.

He really has thousands of words to say to Ye Qing now, but the thousands of words can be gathered into one sentence, 'If you have the ability, go to the capital and tell us that, and see how I kill you'.

But the remaining rationality still told him that this was not the capital, and he had to swallow the words that reached his throat forcefully.

But even so, he still said very seriously: "Master Ye, others are proud of their meritorious deeds, but you are so proud of your achievements!"

Ye Qing saw that the part-time imperial envoy in front of him was trying hard to endure, he continued to increase: "Shouldn't I raise my tail to the sky?"

"During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the yield of rice per mu was less than [-] catties!"

"During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the yield of rice per mu was more than 100 catties!"

"During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the yield of rice per mu was barely two hundred catties!"

"The Song Dynasty introduced Champa rice, and the yield per mu was barely [-] catties!"

"Today, the yield per mu is only 350 catties!"

"This official has directly increased the yield per mu from 350 catties to [-] to [-] catties. How many years of detours have been saved, do the math yourself?"

Speaking of this, Ye Qing also asked Shen Wan'er and the two servant girls: "Do you think I am qualified to raise my tail to the sky?"

The answers Zhu Yuanzhang heard were the same, and even the young men from Jinyiwei also echoed in a low voice.

Seeing this scene, Mao Xiang immediately stared, causing them to shut up quickly.

Mao Xiang did this only to save their lives, but in his heart, like the boys, he felt that Ye Qing had the qualifications.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so!

Still the same sentence, as long as Ye Qing is an official under Zhu Yuanzhang, he will never allow this to happen.

It doesn't matter in this border area, if he still talks about pomp at the feet of the emperor, will he have the face of the emperor?
Zhu Yuanzhang, who felt that his hot face was on the soles of his feet, was about to give a strict lecture as Master Guo.

But at this moment, Empress Ma beside him smiled and said to Ye Qing: "In this case, Master Ye should naturally."

"Even if my master is not easy to speak to His Majesty, the empress is relatively easy to talk to."

"As long as I go back and truthfully explain these things to the empress, and then tell the Lord Ye's request, I believe that the empress will find a way to get His Majesty to agree."

"As for your dissatisfaction with His Majesty, you can directly submit a book to His Majesty. As long as it is reasonable, His Majesty is not the kind of unreasonable person. He will definitely 'change if there is something, or encourage it'!"

As soon as Empress Ma's words fell, Ye Qing and Zhu Yuanzhang immediately looked at her at the same time.

Ye Qing thought to himself: "No way, can this work?"

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly said in his heart: "You prodigal bitch is going to turn the world upside down. You dare to take this kind of thing. If you can persuade me, I will take your surname, and you dare to encourage him to play a copy of Lao Tzu. As long as he dares, I will definitely do it." kill him!"

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was secretly getting angry, Ye Qing found another way home from Mrs. Guo's words in front of him.

That is, Shangzuo scolded Zhu Yuanzhang for doing this or that!

But in his opinion, he should not use this way anymore!
As long as he takes a serious bite on the agricultural tax, he will definitely die. If there is no accident, he doesn't need the road of "scoring the emperor" at all!

Thinking of this, Ye Qing just casually said: "We'll talk about this later."

"It's almost time for dinner. Let's have a farm meal here, and then go to the mountains to see the terraced fields."

lunch time,

The peasant women gave Ye Qing and the others the freshly prepared farm meal, the farm meal is very simple, half of the rice and half of the vegetables in a large pot-shaped bowl.

Although it is not too rich, there are also vegetarian dishes and meat.

For farmers in other parts of Ming Dynasty, it can be said that they may not be able to eat delicious food during the Chinese New Year.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing, his two servant girls, and the housekeeper Shen Wan'er, and the county magistrate Wu Yong sat around the tea table and started eating.

It's delicious only if you eat it!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the way Ye Qing and the others were eating at the moment, and thought of the delicate meals they had in the mansion, and suddenly felt that he, Ye Qing, was also a person who could afford delicacies from mountains and seas, as well as simple meals.

Seeing this scene, the anger in his chest also subsided a little bit.

"Master, let's eat at the side."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his sister's eyes, and immediately realized that his sister should have something to say to him.

Together with Mao Xiang, the two of them took a bowl of food and went to find a place where no one was around.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, his Jinyiwei boys, together with Ye Qing's yamen servants and the peasants here, were squatting under the shade of trees with large basin-shaped bowls, eating food with big mouthfuls.

They ate and chatted with happy smiles on their faces.

Zhu Yuanzhang can be sure that these young men will never have such a genuine smile after they return to the capital.

Thinking of this, he began to think again.

But before he could think about it carefully, Queen Ma found a place that was both shaded and safe to speak.

Empress Ma said softly: "Chongba, when I said that, I knew what you would think."

"I lied to him, how can I really promise him to go to the capital for you, and still be so ostentatious?"

"This man is indeed talented, and he is indeed proud of his talent. He is not flattering when he is eloquent. To put it simply, he has a bit of the style of a local emperor, but this is harmless."

"I can guarantee that as long as you get him to the capital, he will immediately kneel down obediently in front of you."

"The reason why he dares to be so crazy now is because he doesn't know who you and I are, and he is still in Yanmen County, where everyone treats him as a god."

"When he goes to Yingtian alone, that's how crazy he is now,"

Without waiting for Empress Ma to continue speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately added with a smile: "When the time comes, he will kneel so fast!"

"Sister, you are still smart!"

"However, whether he is ordered to kneel down for us in the palace depends on how much tax he pays us!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Yuanzhang's appetite increased immediately, and he squatted down to cook.

"Not bad, fragrant and delicious!"

"This Ye Qing is really a genius. The new rice species he has researched is high-yielding and much tastier than Champa rice."

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It's half past noon,

After eating, drinking and taking a lunch break, it was time to go up the mountain to see the terraced rice fields.

It's just that there are only six light and simple sedan chairs (sliding poles) for mountainous areas that I found.

Ye Qing, Wu Yong, Shen Wan'er and the two maids each sat on a roof, and there was only one roof left.

in the eyes of all,
The bearer looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma and said, "Both of you, who is sitting in the sedan chair and who is walking?".
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