Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 329 Technology is the primary productive force

Gong Zhiming rolled his eyes fiercely without looking like an emperor, and said angrily, "Why don't you recruit the cook from your house into the palace?"

Fang Xin hurriedly stopped him and said, "If it doesn't work, Qixi is counting on them to survive. Don't go into the palace every day to grab food."

After finishing speaking, he quickly changed the subject, bent down to pick up the memorial on the ground and asked, "Why are you bickering?"

Gong Zhiming felt a little regretful when he remembered just now, "She accused me of being short-sighted, and as soon as I lost my face, she hugged Brother An and left."

"What? You lost your temper with my sister?" Fang Xin stared, his uncle's posture was full, "Then I must take her out of the palace today."

"How dare you!" Gong Zhiming was fighting against his wife for the first time, and he was really annoyed to hear his friend and brother joke like this endlessly.

Fang Xin shrank his neck in fright, and hurriedly said, "I'm just talking, just talking. Besides, even if I want to pick up a girl, she may not agree."

The latter sentence resolutely appeased the furious Gong Zhiming, and he also regretted it, "I just didn't..."

"Okay, it's like this now. Let's be cold first, go back at night and say a few words to soften it up. My Qixi has to whip a whip all day long, and I haven't seen her really whip me. At least my sister can't swing a whip." Where's the whip!"

"She can pinch people, no better than a whip..." Gong Zhiming stopped in shock when he was halfway through speaking, and it was no surprise that Fang Xin almost fell down laughing.The majestic and invincible general, Dong Hao's emperor, is often pinched by little girls. If it gets out, how many people will be stunned.

Gong Zhiming smiled wryly, but after Fang Xin's gag, he was not as annoyed as before.

At this time, Feng Jiu also brought people to bring up the food and wine.Gong Zhiming kicked everyone out, took off the red dragon crown on his head, took off his outer shirt, and sat cross-legged with his brother on the soft couch, chatting and drinking, rare leisure time.

Fang Xin couldn't resist his curiosity, and asked, "Why did you quarrel?"

Gong Zhiming didn't shy away from it, and explained what happened just now with a few words, and finally said, "She dislikes the low reward, but it has always been like this since the founding of the country in the previous dynasty."

Fang Xin frowned and nodded, but his opening was different.

"The reward for silver is a bit too low, and craftsmen are not valued. If things go on like this, I'm afraid no one will think about improving various tools anymore."

Gong Zhiming was about to respond, but Ding Wei came in with a food box and interjected, "It's not just tools that no one has improved, but also improved seeds, chariots, ships, weapons and medicine. These are the same as the national power and the people's livelihood Closely related!"

Gong Zhiming's eyes lit up. Since Ding Wei was able to take the initiative to come over, she made a gesture of goodwill. Obviously, she still values ​​the relationship between husband and wife.

Ding Wei blushed when he saw him, and while serving the food and drinks, she snorted coldly, "I heard that Big Brother Fang is here, so I made two side dishes."

The corners of Gong Zhiming's mouth turned even higher, and he didn't expose her, he just moved the brocade stool with his own hands, "Since you're here, sit down for a while."

Ding Wei wrinkled her nose and glared at Fang Xin, who was secretly watching the fun, and then sat down, remembering what she said just now, and still feeling a little uncomfortable.

So he raised his hand and poured a glass of wine for himself, drank it up in one gulp, and said, "I have seen people from a country who especially liked the tools improved by these craftsmen. The carts there don't use horses, they only burn one Planting oil can travel thousands of miles a day. There is also a kind of iron bird, with a person sitting in its belly, which can fly in the sky no matter how dark it is. , sow the drought-tolerant wild rice seeds and the rice seeds at home together in the field, wait until the rice is harvested to get full seeds, and then plant them again, and after a few times, you will get drought-tolerant and high-yielding fine varieties. Sea ships can travel tens of millions of miles without human oars and sails. There are also buildings hundreds of meters high, made of soil harder than stones..."

Gong Zhiming and Fang Xin didn't pay much attention to it at first, but the more they listened, the more surprised they became, and they even forgot to drink the wine in their hands.Both of them are people who have read poetry and books and traveled thousands of miles. Their knowledge is definitely far beyond that of ordinary people, but they are iron birds that can fly, cultivate fine seeds, and buildings that are hundreds of feet high. . .

These are simply unheard of. Thinking of Ding Wei's mysterious dream of giving art to the mountain god, is this the world of gods?

Ding Weixu is a little drunk on drinking, and she is facing people close to her, so she no longer has the scruples of the past, so she can simply talk about it.

"There is another kind of thing, but it is only the size of a palm, but it can talk face to face with people thousands of miles away, and it is clearly visible. There is also a square box, not to mention the whole Donghao, almost everyone in the world can talk in it. Inside, you can read and write, talk, watch plays..."

Ding Wei sighed as she spoke, glanced at Gong Zhiming and Fang Xin who were stupefied, and said in a very "haughty" way, "These are all figured out by craftsmen, year after year, generation after generation, and finally Such miraculous things have been produced. And these things have brought endless benefits to the lives of all people. The craftsmen are naturally known, praised, and famous. Naturally, the future generations will work harder to improve. How can you be like you? , Such a major event as improving farm tools is only 20 taels of silver, have you never heard the saying 'science and technology is the primary productive force'?
The most important thing about Donghao is a scholar, but when he is in a hurry, he can't recite a good poem, and the iron bird that leads people to fly appears.Reading to the wheat in the field, the wheat cannot produce a high yield.

There is a specialization in the art industry. If the scholars who are literate but not suitable for the imperial examination have transferred to various crafts, I am afraid that all industries will prosper in a few years.It's hard for Donghao not to be prosperous. . . "

After she said these words, she drank the wine in her hand as tea when she was thirsty. In the end, she had a good time talking, but she was too drunk.

Gong Zhiming's face was flushed, and the drowsy beloved woman's face was always stern, but the lines were distorted in a strange way.Yunying and Fengjiu were guarding the door, and had listened to most of what was said just now, seeing this now, Yunying was afraid that his master would offend the emperor, so he hurried forward to confess his crime, and finally carried Ding Wei back to rest.

Fang Xin and Gong Zhiming remained silent for a long while, and finally raised their heads to look at each other, both of them were a little unbelievable, but yearning.

Fang Xin drank the wine in his glass first, and said, "Although what you said just now sounds too bizarre, it makes sense when you think about it. I usually like weird things. A craftsman in my family tinkered with a wheel a few days ago. Walking on the mountain road can reduce the bumps. It happened that I changed Qixi’s carriage for going out on weekdays. When I rewarded the money, the craftsman said that it was much richer than the reward from the imperial court.

Thinking about it now, maybe there are still many convenient things among the people, but they have not been offered.

If, as the girl said, fame and fortune are rewarded, there must be some unexpected results. "

Gong Zhiming was not a stubborn person, so he nodded in agreement. In the end, he couldn't drink the wine anymore, and directly announced the officials from the Ministry of Industry and Agriculture to enter the palace for questioning.

This question actually revealed some things. The imperial court also has records of "smart people" who promote the development of various industries, but most of them are only a few, and the silver reward has never exceeded the upper limit of 20 taels.The most irritating thing is that all the various tools presented were thrown into the warehouse to sleep, and they were not promoted at all.

Hearing the emperor's inquiry, a servant from the Ministry of Industry actually plausibly said that the laws of the ancestors cannot be changed, and the descendants are just imitating and sending money to cheat.

Needless to say, such an old-fashioned wine bag and rice bag was immediately cleared out of the courtiers' ranks, which made the two ministers and the servants tremble with fear, and they would follow whatever was ordered.

On the second day, there was an announcement ironed to the base of the city wall, as well as villages and towns outside Kyoto, and even various state capitals.As for the families of smart people who had been recorded in the book before, there were documents sent directly.

How could such a big move by the imperial court escape the discussion of the people in Kyoto with their hands and eyes open to the sky.

So the first emperor planned to praise the craftsmen's guesses, and the rumors spread all over the sky.Ordinary people are fine, but the few top aristocratic families among the craftsmen are excited, until God finally heard their voice of hope.

But the good habit of prudence made them calm down quickly, and finally each family picked one of their specialties and brought them into the palace.

In just half a month, the side halls of the entire Guangming Temple were filled with various objects.There are columbine carts that can help sort seeds, four-wheeled carriages, and high-yielding and early-maturing rice seeds. There are hundreds of kinds of varieties.

Some improvements take time to verify, such as new rice varieties, while others can be seen right away.

Ding Wei spent two days in the Palace of Light with great interest, combining what she had seen and heard in her previous life, and proposed more and better ways to improve many things.

Yunying and Danggui followed behind her, taking notes as they walked.Finally, the desk that was sent to Gong Zhiming was a thick book, which aroused the doubts of the elders who were present at that time.

But Gong Zhiming didn't intend to solve their doubts, he directly asked people to copy them separately, attached them to those objects and returned them.

As a result, the gate of the palace was surrounded by craftsmen from a distance on the second day.

Everyone wanted to meet this master who taught them how to improve, and many of their confusions during the production process were suddenly cleared up just because of a few words.

I couldn't vent my excitement, and I couldn't care how solemn and majestic the palace was when I was in a hurry.

Several families of artisans still had some face, so they asked someone to hand over the post to a servant of the Ministry of Industry.

The servant knew more or less the truth, so he didn't dare to be negligent, so he immediately presented it to the emperor.

Gong Zhiming was funny, and asked Feng Jiu to give it to Ding Wei.

Ding Wei was busy rehearsing a new play with the troupe, and when the first snow fell, she invited the officials and family members to the palace to listen to the play and enjoy the snow, and to start a "madam diplomacy" for Gong Zhiming.

Seeing the posted post suddenly, she still hesitated.It's not that she's afraid to stand out, it's just that the weather is getting colder, and laziness has become the enemy of walking around.

But the craftsmen outside the palace gate are just like those scientific researchers in the previous life. They have a single-minded temper and will never give up until the master they are looking forward to appears.

Ding Wei couldn't help it. After informing Gong Zhiming, she set aside a five-entry courtyard on the side of the Taixue, and arranged for these artisans who made contributions to live in it. Then she changed into a man's attire, and walked around once or twice a day. hour. (Not procrastinating, laying the groundwork, preparing for a big reversal.)
(End of this chapter)