Jiangmen's direct daughter is busy farming

Chapter 263 Taking office (2)
"Hehe, are the adults dissatisfied with the emperor, or are they disdainful of the laws of the Xi Dynasty?" Jingyue went to another seat in the main hall and sat down at the same table with Lord Sun.

Facing Jingyue's salutation before soldiers, Lord Sun squinted, then stood up and respectfully raised his head and cupped his hands and said: "As a minister, he should be loyal to the emperor and patriotic. , The loyalty of the old ministers can be learned from the sky. Hmph, you yellow-mouthed kid wants to slander the ministers of the court, are you guilty?"

"Mr. Sun, where do you start with this? I am a first-rank food official appointed by the emperor. You are all lower in rank than me. According to the law of the Xi Dynasty, shouldn't you kowtow when you see me? You are so neglecting me. Isn't this first-rank official just dissatisfied with the emperor's holy will and the laws of the Xi Dynasty?" Jingyue said sternly.

Mrs. Sun and the others did not expect Jingyue to speak with such authority at such a young age, they were all shocked, although they were still a little bit reluctant, they had no choice but to go to the hall and stand, then turned towards Jingyue began to kowtow to the official ceremony.

"My lords, please hurry up! I don't want to treat my lords like this, but I'm afraid that the behavior of your lords today will be heard by outsiders, and then the emperor will know, it will be difficult!" Jingyue said slowly. Said.

But in the ears of Master Sun and the others, Jingyue's words clearly contained a warning meaning, if they neglected and despised her again, then she might go to the emperor to sue.

Although Master Sun and the others despise Jingyue's behavior, and think that she is a villain who has no great ability and relies on the backing to sue, but no one dares to make mistakes in face, and treats Jingyue with more respect and obedience .

"I don't know why Mr. Tian asked me to wait until the farm in the west of the city?" Mr. Sun's tone of speaking to Jingyue was not as arrogant as before, but he didn't have much awe either.

"It's almost noon now, and the adults must be hungry. After lunch, I will talk to the adults in detail!" Facing these people, Jingyue felt that she had to show some official airs for the time being, otherwise she would not be able to get along with them. They circle around and spend time, not to mention, and there is no need for it.

After a group of people had dinner at the farm, they all gathered in the main hall again.Manager Wu asked someone to serve tea, and then retreated.

Jingyue glanced at the officials sitting on both sides of the hall, and said with a smile on her face: "I am new here, and I am not very comfortable with the adults. Why don't you introduce yourself first, and start with Mr. Sun." !"

"Young official Sun Tong, whose ancestral home is in Lizhou, is in charge of irrigation and water conservancy in central Beijing." Master Sun Tong said coldly.

Jingyue didn't take it seriously, and looked at the thin middle-aged man next to Master Sun. Since Jingyue entered the door, he has always been respectful to Jingyue.

"My subordinate Zhang Yu is a person from the capital, in charge of field crops." Zhang Yu stood up and replied respectfully.

Next, several other adults also made introductions one by one, and Jingyue also took notes carefully.

After each of them had finished introducing themselves, Master Sun asked anxiously, "Master Tian asked me to wait until Tian Zhuang, what is the reason?"

"I didn't expect Mrs. Sun to be impatient, haha!" Jingyue pursed her lips and then became serious again, "As far as I know, there are quite a few officials in charge of agricultural affairs in Beijing, but the emperor only sent a few people here, so it can be seen how many people are there. Your lord is deeply in the heart of the emperor. We are all on business for the emperor, so we should be united. You may have many doubts about me, but it doesn't matter. We will get along for a long time in the future. After getting to know each other slowly, I believe we will have a great time getting along!"

"Master Tian, ​​if you have anything to say, just tell me!" The light in Zhang Yu's eyes flashed, but it did not escape Jingyue's eyes.

"I've lived in the countryside for a long time, and there's one thing I haven't figured out. I hope all the adults can help me answer my questions today." Jingyue said modestly.

"Sir Tian, ​​please tell me!" Mr. Sun thought that Jingyue was just a brat, and the emperor's appointment of her as a grain officer this time was just because the emperor was nostalgic and valued promises. It's not okay to play tricks in the arena. Leading soldiers in battle may be able to gain credit, but if you don't have the ability to work in the fields, the land will be desolate.

"My lords, what is the foundation of the country?" Jingyue asked softly, but the weight of the words was not light.

"This?" Several agricultural officials frowned, not knowing why Jingyue suddenly asked this question.

"My lords, you can speak freely, you can just say what you think in your heart, Mr. Sun, do you know?" When Jingyue encouraged the other adults, she directly pointed the finger at Mr. Sun, who was a bit prickly.

Mr. Sun still had contempt and slight hostility toward Jingyue in his eyes, but Jingyue's question also made him think about it. In fact, he had thought about this question before, but the answer was denied by himself, and it was nothing in the end. result.

However, he would not let Jingyue underestimate him, and said aloud: "Your official believes that the foundation of the country lies in the soldiers. Only the soldiers fight bravely, can we protect the safety of the people of our Xi Dynasty, and can not be bullied by other countries."

"What does Mr. Zhang think?" Jingyue just smiled at Mr. Sun's answer, and then turned the question to Zhang Yu.

"Master Tian, ​​I believe that the foundation of a country lies in talents. If a country is full of talents, civil and military talents, then why worry about the country not prospering and the people not living and working in peace and contentment." When Zhang Yu said these words, he deliberately raised his eyes to look at Jing Yue seemed to confirm that the "talent" in his mouth was Jingyue in front of him.

Jingyue did not see flattery in Zhang Yu's eyes, but only sincerity. This Zhang Yu is a good official who cares about the country and the people, so she has a little more preference for Zhang Yu in her heart.

"The lower officials think that the foundation of the country lies in the emperor, and the emperor will prosper the country. For example, our emperor is a wise emperor through the ages, so our Xi Dynasty will prosper day by day." An official surnamed Hu took this opportunity to sing praises to the emperor. .

After listening to several people's answers, Jingyue frowned slightly, because in the final analysis, these agricultural officials either said that the root of the country lies in the "lord", or that the root of the country lies in the "subject", and no one said it in her heart.

Seeing that Jingyue didn't seem to be very satisfied with their answers, Zhang Yu couldn't help asking, "What do Lord Tian think the foundation of the country is?"

"I believe that the root of a country lies in farming and mulberry. The ancients said: 'A hundred people are farmers and one person lives in the king; Farming, it is impossible to maintain power with the princes, and the power of the people is insufficient. Therefore, the princes are weak, take advantage of their decline, and the land is encroached and weakened, and they will not be able to do so.'My lords, you are the emperor's most trusted farming. The officials in the field, especially in the field of Nongsang, have talents that others cannot match, so I think you can understand the truth I said." Although Jingyue couldn't understand how the adults in front of her treated her, But these few people are the most trusted by the emperor, and they are also very capable in farming. Only by setting their minds first, the next thing will be easy to handle.

(End of this chapter)