Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 861 worthy of being a saint

   Reclamation...

   Li Dongyang and Xie Qian looked at each other, both a little confused.

Liu Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "He took his disciples and other households to plant grain everywhere, and opened up hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land. In Jiaozhi, especially in the area of ​​Champa, the grain can be harvested twice a year, and the grain can be harvested for hundreds of thousands of hectares. There are millions of tons of grain, and the grain there is already piled up like a mountain."

   "..."

  Li Dongyang couldn't help but smiled wryly: "In this way, wouldn't it be possible for the soldiers and civilians who migrated to Cochin to alleviate their food problems?"

"It's not just that their problems can be alleviated." Liu Jian said: "The land collapse in Yunnan, the imperial court can act cheaply and urgently transfer the grain of Jiaozhi to Yunnan. In this way, the southwestern provinces can rely on Jiaozhi, a land of fish and rice in the West, to be self-sufficient. , If so, it would be great. Not only that, but it also said that the rubber trees introduced from Xishan have begun to survive in large numbers. Wang Shouren is in Jiaozhi, and he grows grain, wine, and rubber on a large scale. , also planted a large number of sugarcane forests, crushed cane sugar, this memorial written by Wang Shouren is called "Book of Encouraging Farming", wait, I will read it first."

  Persuasion book...

   Everyone is familiar with this persuasion book.

  The imperial court would issue persuasive books every now and then, but a few days ago, Xinxue ridiculed and ridiculed the persuasive books for a long time, thinking they were all bureaucratic articles.

  But now, the most stalwart of this new study has actually published a book on persuading farmers.

Liu Jian lowered his head and looked at the tens of thousands of words in this eloquent memoir word by word. He dared not omit a single word. It was actually a method of promoting agriculture. Manpower reclamation, how to train a group of servants who are proficient in farming and at the same time, how to determine which land is suitable for planting.

  In addition to this, there must be a way to deal with natural disasters and pests in advance.

  Even how to organize manpower, how to find the most popular before the weather changes, how to improve certain agricultural tools, irrigation and seed selection, here are all extremely detailed.

   Among them, what should be paid attention to when planting rubber, and what should be paid attention to when planting rice... I actually wrote it down.

  Liu Jian frowned, and couldn't help asking: "Is this how the grain is grown?"

"what?"

  Liu Jian sent the memorial to Li Dongyang.

  Where did Li Dongyang grow any kind of food? Although he is a gentry family, he has read books all his life. He knows what the rice fields look like. Others... can only be taken for granted.

  He looked carefully... Frowning, but speechless.

  He doesn’t understand.

   Xie Qian also took a look: "It should be like this."

"This guy... is a genius." Liu Jian: "I used to think that I was new and suspected of sensationalism, but look at this Wang Shouren. How many people in this world can do what he does? You think he is just smart. .In the Ming Dynasty, whoever became an official in the court is not a Jinshi, and who is not extremely smart?"

Liu Jian sighed: "Since Emperor Taizu Gao, how many people can say this, they are all scholar-bureaucrats, why... the gap between people is so big, this Wang Shouren...is a high-talented person...he is in cochin , it can be said that Jiaozhi has changed from a war-torn and barren land to a place of etiquette and prosperity..."

  Liu Jian frowned: "Go and see you immediately, Your Majesty should know some good news."

  …

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at the memorabilia in his hand, and he was also very surprised. He couldn't help but said: "Come here, fetch all the edicts from the imperial court to persuade farmers."

  Xiao Jing didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly fetched a stack of petitions.

  Emperor Hongzhi bowed his body and compared these propaganda to persuade farmers with Wang Shouren's memorials.

   This is no better than the comparison, and Emperor Hongzhi's face turned slightly red in comparison.

   "Wang Shouren is Wang Hua's son?"

   "Your Majesty." Liu Jian said, "I'm also Fang Jifan's disciple."

"I know a thing or two about Wang Qing's family. He is Qingliu, um... probably, if he is asked to write the Annunciation Book, it will not be any different from other Hanlin books. It seems that Wang Shouren can do this. , not unrelated to his mentor Fang Jifan."

  Emperor Hongzhi said while thinking.

  Wang Hua couldn't teach such a son.

  Everyone nodded: "That's right, I think so too."

  Emperor Hongzhi immediately frowned: "It can be seen that Fang Jifan's teaching is extraordinary. I have this son, so I have no worries."

As he said that, Emperor Hongzhi became happy: "In the future, the grain of Jiaozhi can be supplied to the southwestern provinces. There is a bumper harvest and high grain production. It is a good thing to have so much cultivated land. The imperial court should move more people there. As for Wang Shouren, he is in Jiaozhi, and he has countless disciples and grandchildren, right?"

   "Yes, it is said that there are three thousand disciples and countless disciples and grandchildren."

  Emperor Hongzhi said with emotion: "With these people, it is enough to stabilize Jiaozhi."

Emperor Hongzhi stood up: "Decree: Wang Shouren has made great contributions to education and cultivation, and he will be transferred back to the capital..." Emperor Hongzhi paused: "Order him to return to the capital temporarily, and there is another important task. I have never seen him well before, although There are also a few encounters, but there is no long talk, such a person, I should meet well."

  Liu Jian and others were taken aback.

   They suddenly realize that a person's fate has changed.

   You must know that Wang Shouren was transferred to Jiaozhi as an academic officer. Even though his promotion was rapid, at most, he did not have long-term Hanlin qualifications, and his future prospects, at most, were just a minister.

  But it is different now. Once transferred back to the capital, he may be appointed and dismissed again. Could it be possible that this person... may also step into the cabinet in the future?

   Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others looked at each other.

  People of their age are extremely important to their successors.

  They will retire sooner or later. In the future, it is possible for anyone to succeed them.

   After all, after you become an official, the tea is cold.

  For example, in history, Li Dongyang and Yang Yiqing were from the same hometown. Li Dongyang became an official. After a few years, he became seriously ill and the court began to discuss his posthumous title. Yang Yiqing asked the emperor to posthumously be named Wen Zhenggong.

The emperor agreed, and Yang Yiqing ran to find Li Dongyang without saying a word. Li Dongyang was still on the sickbed, dying. As soon as he heard Wen Zhenggong, he knew that this was strongly recommended by Yang Yiqing, the cabinet scholar at this time. Li Dongyang was excited. Unbelievably, he got up from the sick bed and wanted to salute Yang Yiqing to thank him.

  This Mr. Wen Zheng is the pinnacle of his subjects. It is said that he was born as a grand tutor and died as Wen Zheng. To get this posthumous title, Li Dongyang is willing to die immediately.

  But it would be embarrassing if the cabinet scholars of later generations did not deal with themselves. Don't think about Wen Zhenggong. It would be good if he didn't counterattack.

  Ouyang Zhi and Liu Jian are extremely at ease. This is a loyal and honest man. If he can join the cabinet in the future, even if he doesn't treat the three old fellows favorably, there is absolutely no possibility of making trouble.

  But Wang Shouren, his temper...is not very good, and I don't usually see him say hello.

   Can it work?

  Of course, only Li Dongyang is happy to see this happen. He and Wang Shouren have known each other for a long time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they grew up watching them.

   "Follow the order!"

The three of them still saluted obediently. At this time, it is imminent for the officials and gentry to pay the food together. At that time, God knows, what kind of troubles will arise, and Wang Shouren will be called back. One of Fang Jifan's disciples counts as one, at least, there will be no bad thing.

   "Ouyang Zhi, have you gone to Dingxing County?"

  Emperor Hongzhi asked the case: "I'm really not used to him not driving by my side."

   As he spoke, Emperor Hongzhi looked at a Hanlin waiting for imperial edict standing in the distance.

  The Hanlin waiting for the edict, lowered his head, pretending that he didn't hear anything.

  Liu Jian couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, I don't know why."

  Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while, then lowered his voice a bit, as if he was afraid of hurting the self-esteem of the Hanlin waiting for imperial edict: "I always feel that they talk too much."

   "..."

  This... there is no way at all.

  We can't shut them up.

Emperor Hongzhi lowered his head again, and glanced at Wang Shouren's memorial: "Fang Jifan still has a few students, one Xu Jing, go to sea, why didn't Fang Jifan mention it again. There is also Tang Yin, who is training sailors in Ningbo. It's also impressive, he's outside, he's experienced enough, I'm thinking..."

  Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Now is the time for employing people, let's call them back, and ask his other disciple, Qi Jingtong, to take his place temporarily. There is another one...Is it Jiang Chen?"

   "Yes." Liu Jian said.

   "All come back!" Emperor Hongzhi said with a smile: "I just look at Wang Shouren, and I know that his disciples are all talents. At this time, I need to rely on them."

  Emperor Hongzhi paused: "They are all in Beijing, so I can rest assured."

   "The ministers and others obey the order."

  Emperor Hongzhi sat down: "It's time for me to give these Fang Jifan's disciples a chance."

  This is not a chance.

  Once there is a commotion in Dingxing County, how many people are available around His Majesty?

  ...

   "What? Are you all coming back?" Fang Jifan was amused after listening.

   "This is news from the palace." Zhu Houzhao said excitedly: "I have always been well-informed about the news from the palace. Haha, congratulations, congratulations."

  Fang Jifan was also very emotional: "This is great, except for Qi Jingtong, our master and apprentice can finally be reunited."

  Thinking about it...

   It seems that something is missing: "Yes, besides Xu Jing, I like Xu Jing the most. When I think of him drifting overseas, my heart hurts!"

Zhu Houzhao was beaming. He came here excitedly after hearing the news: "I heard that Wang Shouren has made great contributions this time. He is in Jiaozhi, and his political achievements are outstanding. Mr. Liu wrote an article himself and put it in the mansion newspaper. Appreciate it."

   "Really?" Fang Jifan said, "Bring me the newspaper, let me have a look."

  Zhu Houzhao had been prepared for a long time, and took out a piece of article from his arms: "The Dibao hasn't been circulated yet, but I have ordered someone to transcribe it, take a look."

  Fang Jifan didn't hesitate, and looked carefully.

  Cultivate the place, and then lead people to reclaim it.

  This guy... really has some skills.

   Sure enough, he is worthy of being a sage king.

  (end of this chapter)