Chapter 247: Joy from Heaven

Ken Deng’s skin color was already bad, after all, he was at sea, so Ben was carrying a bronze.

But today, it’s red with a few shades of black.

He didn’t look like a eunuch, except for the lack of a beard, and the whole man seemed sturdy.

Now he commanded the men and began to get busy.

For test plots, it is very harmful to produce weeds, in addition to controlling pests.

Of course, because people had no prior experience growing these crops, in a sense, everyone was just figuring it out.

Zhang Anshi also has some methods, but these methods, only to circumvent some problems, really want to grow crops, but need to Deng Jian and farmers themselves slowly find their own experience.

They came up with the idea of planting the seedlings in different test plots, some with more irrigation and some with less.

In addition to this, soil from different places was brought from various places and planted separately to observe the effect.

Today there are two acres and harvesting has begun.

Just Deng Jian does not feel relaxed at all, because …… he really does not have much certainty about these crops.

It was something he had brought back from tens of thousands of miles away, and if anything went wrong, there would be nothing left.

Deng Jian carefully observed the growth, though his entire person, was becoming increasingly somber.

Losing his life in the palace, traveling on a ship in the middle of the ocean, and then growing crops here gradually made him unfamiliar with life in the palace.

He sometimes felt sadness in his heart, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Lamenting the injustice of fate, but what of it?

The heavens were only fairer to the favorites, and he, Ken Deng, was not even a complete human being in a sense.

He sometimes looked forward to Zhang Anshi’s visits.

But many times, he was disappointed.

In fact, even when Zhang Anshi came, he was hardly enthusiastic.

After all, the old days of caring for Zhang Anshi’s food, clothing, and shelter were long gone.

Zhang Anshi is now married and has countless slaves and maids at his side, so there is no more room for him, Deng Jian.

Deng Jian is most afraid of, precisely not these, suffering he has been accustomed to, but he can not stand the palace eunuchs gossip, although these gossip, sympathizers mostly, but people are born for the sympathy of the mood of resistance.

As a result, he became more and more severe with the crofters, and seemed to want to vent all his indignation on them.

The crofters were careful, as Deng Jian took care of the crops.

And at that moment, Zhang Anshi came in a flurry of excitement.

With a few brothers, and dozens of guards, the group came flying on horses.

Movement was heard from a distance.

When Zhang Anshi landed on his horse, Deng Jian finally put down the work in hand and personally welcomed him.

When he saw Zhang Anshi, although his teeth were cold, he could not help but be warm-hearted.

After all, it is watched growing up as a child, although sometimes I feel that Zhang Anshi this guy is not something, but Deng Jian is more often reflecting on himself.

After all, I blame myself for not looking after it. If not, how could I have raised someone so cool?

He’s the one who victimized Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi obviously didn’t know what Teng Jian was thinking at this time, he smiled and said, “Go, watch the crops.”

No pleasantries, straight to the point.

Deng Jian originally thought that Zhang Anshi would at least exchange pleasantries for a while, ask him how he was doing, and even he ventriloquized, but now, it was hard to hide the loss in his heart.

But also had to lead the people forward, and so on a potato field, then said: “This piece of crop, has grown well, just the bankers are not sure in their hearts, and do not dare to collect.”

Zhang Anshi gazed at him and said, “It’s ready to be collected, isn’t it?”

Deng Jian nodded, “It should be these two days, you see ……”

Zhang Anshi squatted down, and after taking a closer look, he was overjoyed and said, “There is actually no degradation.”

Degradation is Zhang Anshi’s greatest fear.

It’s tens of thousands of miles of potatoes, and there’s no way to know for sure if they’ll fit the climate and soil here.

It can be seen that this Deng Jian, on these crops, is really put a lot of effort to take good care of.

Zhang Anshi grinned and said, “When will you collect this grain?”

Deng Jian said, “This thing …… Zhuang households do not dare to easily fiddle, or after two days, now first collect a few, try …… to see if you can eat, after all, the guys are not sure if it is really cooked. ”

Zhang Anshi did say seriously, “It’s good to be cautious, and in these few days, it’s going to be hard on these bankers.”

Deng Jian, however, in his heart, he thought, “Why don’t you work hard for us?

Only this, he did not say.

At this time, Zhang Anshi, who lacked a tendon, and whose entire mind was still on these crops, said again, “What about some of the crops next door?”

Deng Jian said, “over there, there are some crops …… so far also did not see movement, this year the spring is late, died a big half, now can only will be, see how much can be harvested out, and then select and breed a good seed, and so on the next year in the spring, continue to plant a kind of look. Only this kind of earth lump like things, planting the most successful.”

Zhang Anshi is not without regret, it seems that …… compared with other crops, such as corn and so on crops, this potato is simply the crop sector Zhang Anshi, hardworking and enduring, is to beat the undead little strong.

Zhang Anshi said, “There’s no need to be in a hurry, it’s already a pleasant surprise to be able to grow these this year. Haha …… I really have a vision.”

Zhu Yong followed Zhang Anshi and was bored, and at this time, he could not help but plow in the ground, wanting to see what the hell is this thing.

Zhang Anshi, however, was in a hurry, and hurriedly went forward to fly a foot, exclaiming, “Don’t mess around here, if something happens, several of our heads combined won’t be able to pay for it.”

This leg flew off, but Zhu Yong felt that he was mentally injured, after all, is the second brother, also want to face, then whispered and grinned: “Not just a crop field? What’s so great about a crop field? Big brother will only scold me, just now the fourth brother is still muttering, to throw a bomb here it ……”

Qiu Song looked angrily at Zhu Yong.

Zhu Yong then immediately silenced his voice.

Zhang Anshi glared at these two guys, immediately uneasy up, immediately commanded the guards: “From now on, all people, do not need to protect me, all give me to guard this manor, from now on, a fly are not allowed to put in, without my permission, that is, his majesty personally, also not allowed to enter and exit.”

That’s a bold statement.

Deng Jian, however, listened to the urgency, apparently, although he had grievances, but still cared about Zhang Anshi, and hastened to whisper, “Duke ah, you have to be careful with your words, your oldest is not young, some words, can not be said.”

Zhang Anshi, however, stubbornly said, “I dare to say so, and if His Majesty dares to come and destroy this crop, I will turn the other cheek.”

Deng Jian mentally shook his head, still not grown up!

But for Zhang Anshi, it is another matter, I am afraid that the whole world, now do not know, this acre of crop land, for the whole world how important.

To put it another way, even if the emperor, if he learned that there is such a crop in the world, I’m afraid that he would also be willing to at least three or five years less life, in exchange for this.

What’s this?

This means that the kingdom will last for a long time, meaning that the Zhu family’s kingdom can be continued for at least another hundred years or more.

Zhang Anshi thought at this time, said, “I am still not assured, Lao Er, you draw model battalion, stationed in the vicinity of three miles away, within the thousand households, draw a hundred households, in this perimeter control.”

Zhu Yong didn’t talk too much nonsense, only saying, “Oh, big brother, then I’ll go.”

Deng Jian stood on the side, but looked at Zhang Anshi carefully.

Zhang Anshi said very cautiously, “Take good care of it, try the taste of this potato first, now really can’t make sure that it can be eaten, wait for two days, I will come back, and then this acre of land will be harvested.”

Ken Deng nodded.

Zhang Anshi said, “Then I’ll go first.”

He waved his hand, signaling Deng Jian not to send him off, and led Zhang Yoking and Qiu Song away when he did.

Deng Jian stood still and watched Zhang Anshi mount his horse, and then he saw Zhang Anshi lead his men to hastily fly away.

The guards that were left behind began to spread out and set up their defenses here.

Deng Jian’s gaze could no longer hide the loss.

Hey …… also did not ask us how the day is going, really a heartless.

Ken Deng couldn’t help but take his sleeve and wipe the wetness from the corner of his eyes.

The bankers, on the other hand, did not dare to utter a single breath.

They knew in their hearts that every time the Marquis of Annan came, Eunuch Teng’s bad mood would last for a few days, and in these next few days, I was afraid that everyone would suffer.

As expected, Teng Jian, with a forlorn face, as if he were a bereaved dog, hobbled back to the small manor house not far away, as if he was in a state of delirium, with only a few reminiscences of the past remaining in his mind.

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Zhu Di is using yellow rice.

Meals in the palace, have been cut in half.

Empress Xu, too, had changed out of her flashy dress early on, and in its place, was a cloth garment.

It’s a tradition left over from the time of Emperor Taizu Gao.

It is difficult to fight for the kingdom, and even more difficult to guard the world; so many disasters every year, countless starving corpses, and all kinds of deaths are not at all uncommon.

People are like grass.

Even knowing that there is actually a limit to what the court can do.

Even if there is relief, only a small number of people can be relieved.

But at least …… this time, it should also be sympathetic with the people, with scrimping and saving, to express the attitude of the palace on this.

Empress Xu had studied at the side of Empress Dowager Cixiao Gao for a long time, so she was used to this. What was placed in front of the couple was just four dishes and two bowls of yellow rice.

Zhu has a big appetite, and once upon a time he had to eat a lot of fish and meat, and several cakes, mixed with rice to get full.

Nowadays …… this dish in the court of Emperor Tai Zu Gao in the beginning, but it makes Zhu Di always feel burning in the stomach.

The oil and water was still too little, mainly because there was little meat, Empress Xu tried her best to eat less, and kept on giving Zhu the food.

Zhu Di said, “Well, well, I’m enough to eat, I’m not a gourmand, have to eat so much.”

Empress Xu guffawed and said, “His Majesty has the spirit of a dragon and horse, so naturally he eats an extraordinary amount.”

Although Zhu Di said so, really but as Empress Xu said, raised the chopsticks, head into the bowl, puffing and puffing frantically puffing chopsticks, a few moments later, this rice into the stomach, his stomach bulging, this bowl of rice was eaten by him clean, Zhu Di still feel the intention to lick his mouth, which slowly put the bowl and chopsticks down.

Empress Xu, with a slight hint of heartache in her eyes, said, “If Your Majesty still feels hungry, why don’t you ……”

Zhu Di immediately waved his hand and said, “No need. Taizu high emperor how to do, we will do how to do, hey …… today …… really more and more understanding of Taizu high emperor, he started in the cloth, well aware of the people’s livelihood is difficult, look at us …… such a The meal, placed in the ordinary people’s homes, and New Year’s Eve, we still can not be full, always feel unfulfilled, that the people’s weekday meals and how it is? Needless to say, this has suffered a disaster, I do not know what kind of hardship to.”

“I look at the zhangzhi, see only a catastrophe somewhere, the people are uprooted. But if the Great Ancestor Gao Emperor is alive, he is the most well aware of the suffering of the people, the sonata he saw, but none of them are not when he was a teenager with no clothes, no food and no food, the tragic scene.”

Empress Xu said, “Your Majesty’s words are so good, if the people knew that Your Majesty loves the people so much, they would be grateful.”

“Grateful a bird.” Zhu Di said: “The people see is …… they are hungry without food, cold without clothes, a family of people fleeing the famine, starve to death of parents, brothers, children, where there will be what gratitude? I have heard that people starving to the extreme, they can not care about anything, see what want to eat, they this time if they can still give birth to gratitude to me, that would be really strange.”

Empress Xu hesitated for a moment, but still couldn’t help but say, “Couldn’t Your Majesty take out some silver from the internal coffers to provide relief?”

Zhu Di is a bitter smile: “Silver is useless, you allocate the silver to go, the food in the disaster area still have to rise to the point where people can not afford to buy. On weekdays, silver is worth money, but when it comes to the time of disaster, even the bark on the tree, are more valuable than silver, after all, this thing …… it tops the hunger ah.”

Empress Xu’s face darkened and said quietly, “My concubine is a woman, she doesn’t know anything …… hey ……”

Zhu comforted her, “Men have men’s affairs, women have women’s affairs, if you know everything, what else do you need men for? Well, you don’t have to worry, these years, every year there is a big disaster, the past will be fine.”

Empress Xu, however, knows that the so-called past, its essence, but after the starving people, the rest of the living, and pick up the iron plow, continue to plow, hoping for the next year, the heavens are beautiful, just think of these, can not help but feel suffocated.

It’s just that at this time, it’s not good for her to say anything, after all, it’s just adding some worries to Zhu.

The nicest words really just don’t help.

Zhu Di, on the other hand, called Yiluoha to his side and said, “Is there a court meeting this morning?”

“Yes, it was presided over by Lord Hu and Lord Yang.”

“What was the result of the deliberations?”

“or solve food to go to the disaster area relief, just …… the treasury’s stock of food, and now there is not much more …… gentlemen for this, the lips, some people are worried, if this food are sent to the relief, if this year or the next year to start the spring, and encountered What disaster ……”

Zhu Zhu mused, “What about the final result?”

Also lost Ha said, “Hu Gong and Yang Gong finally made up their minds, first to solve the immediate needs before ……”

Zhu nodded and sighed, “Yes, that’s all that can be done now.”

Yizhuoha, however, said, “But …… in the dynasty, there are a lot of naysayers.”

Zhu frowned, “Noncommittal?”

“Many people think the demagogue should be retained, failing to understand the demagogue ……”

Zhu Di’s face gradually gloomy down, coldly said: “did not understand Jinyin, they lost the backbone, is it?”

Also Lostha said, “This is just some private talk.”

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes, said, “Do not have to pay attention to, but this Wen Yuan Pavilion is out of the vacancy, it is time to see …… who will fill it. Especially at this time, I am worried that Secretary Hu and Secretary Yang are not capable of doing so, and must not delay the big event.”

Wen Yuan Ge University Secretary candidates, is a very sensitive issue, after all, this position, participation in military affairs, nowadays, has been privately claimed that this is equivalent to half of the prime minister.

That is why Yiluoha was very cautious about it, and when His Majesty mentioned it, he had the good sense to choose to remain silent.

Zhu then added, “How is Zhang Anshi now?”

Yiluoha said truthfully, “After the Marquis of Annam he enacted the gold and silver dollars, there were quite a few people, who went to fetch and redeem them.”

Zhu Di seemed to feel that there was finally good news, and finally revealed a little smile, saying, “I didn’t expect the progress to be so speedy, this is a happy thing.”

Yilungha at this time but carefully glanced at Zhu Di: “Slave girl this side, poking around some news.”

Zhu raised his eyes to look at him and said, “Speak.”

“I have heard that some people on the market have taken gold and silver dollars and then …… smelted them into gold and silver ……”

When Zhu Di heard this, he frowned, “What does this mean?”

“This gold and silver dollars have a high color, even if they are melted, they do not suffer, and there are many rumors that this thing is not the outer round and inner square money-making, it is an ominous thing, not to be hidden for a long time, and after melting, it can be used as it is, so there is no need to really want this gold and silver dollars.”

Zhu Di’s eyes were slightly closed, his eyes were bright and dark, and he said under his breath, “You suspect that someone is behind this?”

Yilungha said, “Not to say, perhaps it was spontaneous or not, it seems that some people spontaneously wished that it would be better for this thing not to appear in circulation on the market.”

Zhu Di coldly hummed: “It seems that Zhang Anshi is still too tender, smashing people’s rice bowls, those people, even if they won’t really stand up to hostility, but they will also use all kinds of means to teach Zhang Anshi to plant a heel.”

But also see also lost ha said: “not only so it, slave girl also heard a lot of gossip, some people say, chicken temple hide dirt, Yao Guangxiao master …… in the temple, secretly detained a lot of women, for him to have fun …… ”

Zhu raised an eyebrow, “Master Yao still has this hobby?”

Yilungha laughed bitterly, “The slave girl also just heard it from outside.”

Zhu Di said, “At first, I gave him a lot of beautiful women, and he refused to accept them, saying that he was a Buddhist, according to me, ah, this is in all likelihood a rumor.”

When he heard the words “eight or nine out of ten”, he realized that since eight or nine of them were false, one or two of them might be true.

After all, that Master Yao was unpredictable, and sometimes even His Majesty didn’t know if the monk had any special fetishes.

Yilostha only laughed dryly and didn’t respond.

Zhu Di said, “Now is not the time to calculate these things, right now or relief is the main, you send more people to the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, especially the disaster is serious, to see the state and county officials around the action, what news, are to be early report.”

Yizhi Lostha said, “The slave girl obeys the order.”

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Every evening, all the hometown halls are full of people.

The ancients valued their hometowns the most, and after arriving in the capital, people from all over the world tended to use their hometowns as a link to expand their connections.

Because of this, for the court ministers, they took advantage of this hometown friendship to discover some talents from the same hometown so that they could take them under their command.

Those of more humble status, on the other hand, took this opportunity to climb the big tree, which is, after all, a good place to be under.

This fellowship hall is full of people.

It’s just that …… also has secluded locations.

Right on the second floor, it was one compartment after another, and only important people were qualified to come here.

Often, if there is a heavy minister coming, many people will get the news in advance and come in an endless stream to ask for advice with their own obeisance, and the articles they have done in their own day, which is very lively.

Today, however, one of the compartments on this second floor was not as lively.

Only some men who had just come off duty and were still in their official uniforms, with winged hats on their heads, gathered together.

“Now the lower head of the state and county, all have letters to, ask this minting thing is not true, as if the sky is going to collapse. Hey …… this kind of mess, really is nonsense, the people do not want to live ah. I heard that …… the money bank itself has begun to issue, which is obviously the authorization of His Majesty, in addition …… to this Annan Marquis and related to the East Palace, could it not be that this is also the meaning of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been lenient before, but now it seems …… as if he has also been misled.”

Someone gnashed his teeth and said: “The most hateful is that demon monk, this two people wreak havoc on the world is not enough? I heard, An Nan Hou out of the palace, went to the demon monk stayed in the small temple to report, this demon monk, at first flirted with the saint to pacify, people say, woe to the world will be this person also, now seems to be really a little bit also right.”

The crowd ranted and raved.

The person at the head of the high, but wearing an imperial gift of the python robe made of large red storage silk rosa, coughed and said: “Well, well, rest to whine, His Majesty did not ultimately decree, things always have room to turn around, that the money bank …… private minting of coins, although they are rumored to be the Palace of the authorization, but the ultimate …… no explicit decree.”

“Everyone rest easy, this private casting of money, can not become the climate, behind us is the world, the district merchant bank, but is a mantis blocking the car, mayfly shake the tree, one person a mouthful of spittle, but also to teach them to die without a burial place, the gentlemen do not panic, I have already set up.”

The crowd fell silent then.

Someone compensated with a smile and said, “With Enfu stepping in, everyone will be relieved.”

“Yeah, yeah ……”

The crowd exchanged nods.

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Early the next morning, Hu Guang and Yang Rong entered the duty of Wen Yuan Pavilion.

Without Jinyin, the place looks much cooler.

Looking at Xie Jin that vacant down the duty room, Hu Guang can not help but sigh.

But what can be done? As Yang Gong said, mind your own business.

Moreover, the current disaster relief, but also because of the failure to understand Jinyin, the ministers have lost restraint, began to impeach each other.

After all, there is a power vacuum, Xie Jin once gone, a large number of his disciples and officials, also began to tense up.

Although the tree toppled rats scattered, but a large group of people …… suddenly no backing, will inevitably trigger everyone to start their own mind, some in order to keep their own seat, some hope to move a move their own position, and suddenly began to attack each other in groups of mutual denunciation.

Hu Guang, full of complaints, took dozens of impeachment petitions and found Yang Rong: “Lord Yang, the disaster is urgent, I don’t know how many people are starving to death, but they have the leisure to do so.”

“There are no fish when the water is clear.” Yang Rong said, “Do your own thing.”

Hu Guang took his seat, “You’re always like this, you’re never slow about anything. ”

Yang Rong raised his head, put down the hand of the zhengzhi, smiled and said: “I would also like to slap the table curse, but useless ah, the most important one off, is to learn one thing, that is, no matter when, in what position, should understand that their own ability is limited, the only way, not only can curb arrogance, recognizing their own deficiencies, but also accept the world of the world this turbid, although not to be in the same stream of dirt, but some things but also has the ability to do something. But there are some things, but also have the heart. ”

Hu Guang thought about it and thought it made sense: “I can’t always talk past you.”

Just saying, a shepherd hurriedly came and said, “Hu Gong, Yang Gong …… merchant bank side, said to donate 50,000 stone grain, sent a boat to Jiangxi Buzhengji relief.”

“Yes?”

Fifty thousand stones wasn’t a small amount, although it was still a drop in the bucket, it wasn’t a small amount.

Hu Guang stood up and said joyfully, “Zhang Anshi that kid, old man see …… is still good, not right, why he does not report to His Majesty, but instead come to report Wen Yuange?”

“It says it is an ungrateful request.” The Sheriff said, “It is to ask the Second Duke, to make a personal trip to Qixia, to see the farms in Qixia.”

Hu Guang and Yang Rong looked at each other.

Why does it sound like there’s a catch?

Hu Guang said, “When?”

“Better now.”

Hu Guang frowned: “Does he not know that Lao Fu and Yang Zheng are on duty?”

The Sheriff said, “It was the lieutenant of the inner thousand house who came to inform, and the student …… did not dare to ask in detail.”

Hu Guang said angrily, “Afraid they’ll check you out one by one?”

Warden: “……”

Yang Rong this time put down the hand of the zhang rustic: “no matter how, there is food is good to do, you and I here, even if look at 10,000 zhang rustic, is not as good as this ready-made food. This way, teach people to go to the palace to play a little, I and Hu Gong it, then immediately into the line, as for the Wen Yuan Pavilion of things, temporarily by the duty of the house people to take care of.”

Hu Guang said, “This Marquis of Annan is arrogant, and actually dares to instruct the Hall of Wen Yuan Pavilion University Sergeant.”

In fact, his feet have begun to move, after all, the temptation of …… food is not small, I don t know how many people can be saved, just in the way of face, deliberately cursed a sentence to find a step for himself.

At that moment, Yang Rong and Hu Guang Cheng line, they only as a walk, but also intend to rush back before noon to dispose of the hands of the zhengshi, so repeatedly urged the horseman.

More than an hour later, after arriving at Qixia, this Yang Rong and Hu Guang felt like their bones were falling apart.

But here, it’s already a sea of people.

Quite a few people were watching.

Yang Rong and Hu Guang looked at each other in dismay as they subconsciously wanted to get back into the carriage and run away in a hurry.

Being an official is like that, out of the limelight, do your best to avoid, like this scene, this is not looking for death? ”

But at that moment, someone shouted, “Oops, Duke Yang and Duke Hu are also here?”

The two of them fixed their eyes on it, but they saw that it was actually Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Household.

Hu Guang: “……”

“How did Lord Xia come?” Yang Rong had always respected Xia Yuanji.

Xia Yuanji laughed bitterly, “It’s not that there is food here, so I came here in a hurry, only to see such a scene, which really scared me!”

However, as Xia Yuanji spoke, he laughed again and said, “But after seeing Duke Yang and Duke Hu, my old man’s heart is at ease, haha ……”

Yes, after all, …… three big grievances are better than one.

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The day changed, the tiger such a nerd, did not realize the change of day, cold, cold, fever, tonsil inflammation, took medicine, all day confused, this chapter was written too late, is the tiger’s fault.

But it will all be updated as usual, it’s just that you’ll forgive me if the updates are erratic.