The control group of the ancient heroine

Qin Fang opened Du Ke's letter. There were a lot of papers in the letter, but not as thick as the one Du Ke wrote. Du Ke mentioned three things in the letter:

The first thing: Qin Fang's contribution to the discovery of sulfur and saltpeter mines was enough to get Qin Fang promoted. But Qin Fang was a poor boy who had just been promoted to the fifth rank in March. It was not a good thing for a poor boy to be promoted too quickly, so he discussed with the emperor and decided to confer the imperial edict on his mother and grandmother. Because he asked Tao Shan, the old man was still in his hometown, so the imperial edict was sent directly to his hometown.

Seeing this, Qin Fang was happy. Compared with being promoted, he was happier to let his mother and grandmother be conferred the imperial edict. With the imperial edict, it was truly an honor for my mother and grandmother. They no longer had to be humble and bow to other wives with imperial edicts. Even if they came to Yunxiang County, if they didn't have the imperial edict, they would still bow to the wife of County Magistrate Yang, but they didn't have the imperial edict.

So for this, he also thanked Du Ke and the emperor. At the same time, he also understood that although Du Ke implicitly mentioned that he and the emperor had discussed it, in fact, these things were all the emperor's intention. Du Ke was just a minister, how could he be the emperor's? It should be that the emperor didn't want him to be promoted too quickly and attract attention.

No matter what the emperor's purpose is, he cannot deny that the canonization of his mother and grandmother is a real reward to Qin Fang. For this, he is very grateful to the emperor and Mr. Du.

The first thing: about Yang Haiyan's contribution to the military camp land policy and the discovery of saltpeter ice making. If Qin Fang's contribution is to the country, then Yang Haiyan's contribution is to the people. For the emperor, the country and the people are equally important. Qin Fang's contribution is placed on Qin's mother and Qin's grandmother, but Yang Haiyan's contribution is still there, so the emperor conferred Yang Haiyan as Xiangjun, the third grade. Xiangjun has different levels, from the first grade to the fifth grade. Yang Haiyan is now a fifth-rank concubine, and Qin Fang is only ten years old now, so for Yang Haiyan, it is only a matter of time before she is granted a rank imperial decree, so the emperor conferred Yang Haiyan the title of a third-rank lord, which is a relatively moderate rank.

However, for Yang Haiyan, what is really meaningful is not the rank, but the title. Although this title of a lord cannot be passed on to children, it is extraordinary for women. For example, if Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan divorced, then Yang Haiyan would no longer be granted an imperial decree because of the lord. But now the emperor has conferred her the title of a third-rank lord, which is her own honor. Even if she divorces a man, her rank and title are still there, and she enjoys the salary of a third-rank imperial decree. Moreover, this salary is different from the salary of a wife who is honored with an imperial decree. The salary of a wife who is honored with an imperial decree is half of that, while her salary as a county lord is really the salary of a third-rank official.

It has to be said that the emperor is stingy in some places, but as an emperor, he will not take advantage of others. In some places, he will compensate. The emperor suppressed Qin Fang's chance of promotion, but on Yang Haiyan's side, he also compensated generously. It is equivalent to giving all the credit of Qin Fang and Yang Haiyan to Yang Haiyan.

Having said that, it is true that there is a difference between a man's promotion and a woman's title. In feudal society, women's honor is easily ignored because they cannot touch real power, but men's honor is linked to real power.

However, for the Qin family, who came from a poor family, this honor is enough.

Qin Fang felt that his wife would be happy. In the future, he would have to pay respect to his wife in a proper manner.

Lord Du's meaning was also very clear, and Qin Fang had no complaints or anger in his heart. What is the purpose of a man's hard work? It is for the family, for children, wife and parents, and now, the emperor has given his honor to his wife and parents, what does he have to complain about?

Qin Fang was very grateful to Lord Du for analyzing this matter. Even if he would not be angry when he received the imperial edict, and would not care about the merit, it would be meaningless for Qin Fang if Lord Du could write to him and analyze the matter. If it were not for Qin Fang who made Lord Du look up to him, why would Lord Du spend time to tell him these things? For this friendship, Lord Du can be regarded as Qin Fang's teacher.

Some teachers teach knowledge, some teachers teach how to behave in the world, and how to behave in the world and the officialdom are far more important to Qin Fang than the knowledge in books.

The third thing: about the identity of the imperial envoy and the eunuch. The imperial envoy who came was none other than Wei Wu's elder brother Wei Ting. Wei Ting is Wei Wu's eldest brother, and he is a doctor in the Ministry of Works, a fifth-rank official. Although his official position is not as high as Qin Fang, he is not as important as a Beijing official or a local official. The doctor in the Ministry of Works is in charge of all matters related to the construction of the city, and the production of sulphur and saltpeter is also the responsibility of the doctor in the Ministry of Works.

As for the imperial envoy who came to announce the imperial edict, he is also the chief steward of the emperor, responsible for all matters around the emperor. Therefore, the announcement of the imperial edict is only secondary, and the real purpose is to observe the sulphur and saltpeter mines. The sulphur and saltpeter mines are so important that the emperor naturally cannot send only Wei Ting.

Oh, the above three things are important things, and Lord Du added one more thing at the end. I hope he will not be so long-winded and long-winded next time he writes a letter, and can be concise.

Qin Fang couldn't help but smile when he saw it. He imagined the serious look on Lord Du's face when he pointed this out.

Then Qin Fang came to the fire and burned the letter directly. "Taoshan, let's go down the mountain. Old Yang, leave this to you. If the chained man wakes up immediately, send someone to call me immediately."

Captain Yang: "Yes, General."

An hour later, Qin Fang and Taoshan arrived at the gate of the East Suburbs Military Camp.

Wei Ting and General Manager Chi were watching the grass and trees in the East Suburbs Military Camp. The East Suburbs Military Camp covers a very large area, and the East Suburbs Military Camp is also very large. However, the East Suburbs Military Camp is large, and it is basically a training ground, which provides soldiers with good training. In addition to the training ground, the fighting field of the East Suburbs Military Camp is also very conspicuous. It has to be said that this is much better than the military camp outside the capital. If the area of ​​the military camp outside the capital is limited, the military camp in the eastern suburbs here has an advantage in area.

Even though Wei Ting didn't know much about the military affairs, he could see that this was a good place. Although he didn't know how poor Yunxiang County was, he didn't enter the county town after all, but thinking that he would live here for a year or two, he could accept it. After all, the mountains are high and the water is far away, and the scenery is good. Especially standing on the Lookout Mountain and looking at the beast mountain, he felt that the mountain was particularly interesting.

Chief Steward Chi is now in his early thirties. When the emperor was still a prince, he served the emperor, so in the palace, even the imperial concubine had to give him some face. He came to Yunxiang County this time to convey the imperial edict for the first time, and he really came to check the sulfur mine and saltpeter mine. Although Wei Ting led people to secretly make the medicine, the emperor ordered him to check the sulfur and saltpeter mines. Meanwhile, observe Qin Fang.

Chief Steward Chi saw Wei Ting showing some satisfaction here, and couldn't help but smile and said: "I didn't expect that General Qin, who was young and came from a poor family, had such luck." The emperor paid little attention to luck, and even privately nagged him, saying that Qin Fang might be sent by God to give him a chance to become famous.

Chief Steward Chi was shocked when he heard these naggings at that time. He understood what this meant very well.

Wei Ting also smiled: "It's not easy for General Qin to get to this point through his own efforts." But he is indeed lucky. At the age of ten, he was promoted to the fifth rank general. Even in the capital, it was rare for him to climb so fast. But looking closely at Qin Fang's experience, he felt that it was nothing unusual. He joined the army on behalf of his father at the age of sixteen, and became a captain of a hundred with his own efforts at the age of nineteen. At the age of ten, he got the opportunity to become a captain of a thousand. At the age of ten, he was selected by the emperor for proposing a plan to settle the surrendered barbarians in pieces, and became the general of Wude who settled the surrendered barbarians.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived in Yunxiang County, sulfur mines and saltpeter mines were discovered. Immediately afterwards, his wife proposed a land policy for military camps and discovered saltpeter ice making.

Speaking of which... Wei Ting paused. Was Qin Fang lucky? Or did his wife bring him luck? When Qin Fang became a captain of a thousand, he had been married not long ago, right?

Thinking of this, Wei Ting suddenly had an idea. Could it be that... his wife is the lucky one?

Thinking of Qin Fang's wife, Wei Ting thought of the Yang family. Yang Taifu was executed, and Yang Haiyan was betrothed to the border. Later, he heard from Wei Wu about the matter of recognizing a sister. Wei Ting subconsciously crossed his hands and put them behind him.

Steward Chi also laughed.

"My lords, the general is here."

Wei Ting and Steward Chi looked at each other, and they said in unison: "Lead the way."

The soldier took them to see Qin Fang, and Qin Fang also came over under the leadership of the soldier. The three people came from far to near and looked at each other. Wei Ting and Steward Chi had only one feeling, that the young man walking in front of them was really tall. With such a tall figure, he is a natural military general.

People always like to analyze people by appearance. For example, if someone looks gentle, people will always think that he is a candidate for the imperial examination. If someone looks tall and mighty, people will always think that he is a candidate for the military examination.

So Wei Ting and Manager Chi had the same idea when they saw Qin Fang for the first time. When they walked closer, they found that this man had clear eyes and a bit of integrity. He looked resolute and cold, and looked like a man of iron.

Qin Fang was a little nervous before facing Wei Ting and Manager Chi, but he was calm after meeting them. It's not that he was not nervous, but that after seeing a big man like Du Ke, he would always feel a little more relaxed when meeting others. In terms of official power and affairs, how could Wei Ting and Manager Chi compare with Du Ke?