Chapter 481.

The naysaying has grown to the point where it’s starting to get creepy.

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, was sitting steadily in a fishing boat.

His mind, on the other hand, is now on agriculture.

Henan and Guanzhong, both of which have a large amount of farmland, once the division of land has begun, then the promotion of grain seeds and new agricultural tools becomes the most pressing issue.

And in this regard, Zhang Anshi would have to turn to Deng Jian.

Deng Jian has opened an agricultural school, in Taiping Province.

In addition to recruiting more than 1,700 trainees, he was also responsible for the research of his 10,000-hectare experimental field.

Now Deng Jian’s direction is mainly in two areas, one is to improve the good seed.

On the other hand, it is the cultivation of new crops that come from all over the world.

Whether it was the crops sent by sea to the West, Africa, Tianzhu, Daqi, or America, or even within the territory of the Great Ming, in other climates, he studied them all together.

The theory of agronomy has not really been spread out in this era, but various means with experimental nature have made great progress under Deng Jian’s leadership.

Through different soils, different temperatures and different fertilizers, the final crops cultivated, the daily data entry, and then screened out the good seeds over and over again, has become one of Deng Jian’s main responsibilities.

To do this, the first thing is to need to have great endurance, after all,…… this era has a family, educated people, teach them to face the soil back to the sky for years and years of fiddling with crops, talk about how easy it is.

In ancient times, readers, i.e. intellectuals, could never stoop to crop work.

On top of that, test plots of this size require a huge amount of investment, and without continuous investment, this kind of systematic agricultural research simply cannot continue.

Good thing, now these problems, as far as possible are solved. This agricultural school, recruited a lot of readers, but most of the civilian children of Qixia, those poetic and scholarly readers do not care to study this, but these commoners cultivated through the Taiping government, in fact, do not expect to be able to leap over the dragon door, high school what the scholar and scholar, what merit. What they hoped for was just to be able to live a better life than their fathers.

Moreover, these people are originally from the civilian origin, and many …… are still the children of farmers, for the matter of farming, early common sense, coupled with the books, both theoretical and practical, it is easy to adapt.

As for the issue of funding, it is not Deng Jian to worry about, the annual allocation of money and food from the Taiping government, often the most agricultural school.

So, over the years, Ken Deng has bred and screened crops over and over again, and now, it’s starting to pay off quite a bit.

Knowing that Zhang Anshi was coming, Deng Jian had waited in Minglun Hall early in the morning.

As soon as Zhang Anshi arrived, Teng Jian said with a smile, “Drink tea first.”

“Drinking tea is not necessary, Uncle Deng ……” Zhang Anshi said, “I just want to ask for advice on grain seeding.”

Teng Jian said, “This …… has to come step by step, Henan side, the agricultural academy has also purchased some land, tried to plant some experimental fields. Henan and Guanzhong, these two places, suitable for growing wheat, now …… there are a few varieties, one of them, we feel the most suitable.”

Zhang Anshi said seriously, “I still ask Uncle Deng to enlighten me, I don’t know how many pounds per mu can be produced.”

Deng Jian did not hide it, so he said, “Wheat fields are not the higher the yield the better, although in the experimental fields, there have been high yielding wheat planted, but ultimately in the promotion of the time, but found that the implementation of the implementation does not go on.”

Zhang Anshi was stunned, “Why is this?”

Deng Jian said, “Because of pests and droughts, the wheat fields in the northern part of the country are most worried about this. No matter how high the yield is, when it comes to pests and droughts, the harvest will still be cut off. Once the harvest is cut off, the livelihood of the year will be completely finished. For the people, this is a risk they cannot afford to take.”

When Zhang Anshi heard this, he immediately stood in awe.

That’s professional!

In this era, all kinds of pesticides have not yet been popularized, not to mention all kinds of big drought factors, it is said that farmers are relying on the sky to eat, which is really true, because once suffered a disaster, it is really no harvest.

Teng Jian sipped his tea and added: “In fact, whether it is an increase in production or not is rather secondary, because an increase in production is a good year, and the price of grains in a good year is going to fall. So what the people value most is instead stability.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I see, Uncle Deng means not to pursue production?”

“No.” Teng Jian shook his head and said, “It’s to do our best to pursue yield under the premise of disaster prevention, or to prevent pests and drought resistance. We only realized this when we first promoted agricultural seeds in Zhili. As a result, we have been selecting wheat and rice seeds that are pest-proof and drought-resistant. Now, we have selected a few varieties. Yield, indeed not as high as some high-yield grain seeds, but …… the harvest is not bad, Anshi both intend to make a difference in Henan and Guanzhong, we thought, these varieties are suitable.”

Zhang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief and said, “This is very good, with these words from Uncle Deng, I can also rest assured.”

Teng Jian laughed and said, “You, you always take risks, we haven’t finished talking yet.”

Deng Jian’s eyes were soft, in his eyes, no matter how old Zhang Anshi was, he was the same child he had brought up since childhood.

So after a pause, Teng Jian patiently continued, “In addition to grain seed, there is also a need for irrigation means, there have to be various measures, even fertilization, there must be rules and regulations. Of course …… new farming tools …… are also very tight, these links, one is indispensable.”

Zhang Anshi said, “These are rather secondary matters; anyway, if I leave it to Uncle Deng to start it, I will be relieved.”

Teng Jian could not help but smile bitterly and said, “There is no problem with manpower, just money and food …….”

Zhang Anshi revealed a big smile and said, “This is good, give as much as you want.”

He, Zhang Anshi, lacked everything, the least of which was money!

After the business talk, can not help but also talk about some idle matters, and then, Zhang Anshi in this agricultural academy around the circle, but the interest is full.

Time rushes by, and before you know it, it’s the end of the year, and the weather is getting colder and colder, and people are starting to go out as little as possible.

Toward the end of the year, snow drifted from the sky and the land was white.

Zhang Anshi, wrapped in a heavy cotton coat, arrived at the East Palace in a carriage.

First, he met his brother-in-law, who had already returned from Henan, and then he went to see his sister.

Crown Princess Zhang first complained that Zhang Anshi went out wearing too little. And then she mentioned her son, Zhu Junji.

This do mother consort, there are still a few dissatisfaction, then said: “This is going to be the New Year, but also refused to come back from the Hezhou, said there are many things to do, hey ……”

Looking at his own sister’s gentle frown, Zhang Anshi’s heart softened.

So he said, “Why don’t I order this and teach him to return to the capital immediately? Sister, this brat has hardened his wings and has no filial piety at all, unlike me, who is always heartbroken for Sister.”

Zhang immediately shook her head and said: ”Strike, it must not be so! It is not a bad thing for Zhanji’s mind to be focused on this matter. At his age, he is in need of more training. What’s more, he is now responsible for the well-being of the people of a state, it’s only right to do something, I’m just an ordinary mother’s complaint, but I’m both a human mother and a Crown Princess, I know the priorities of things.”

After a pause, with a few moments of concern, she smiled and said, “What is he busy with in Wazu?”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “This …… can not be said. I let him do it, the other things do not ask, lest he feel that I am pointing fingers, in fact, it is also the meaning of sharpening him, if it is really not good, turn back to clean up the mess for him.”

Zhang said, “He’s fine as long as he doesn’t spoil things.”

Zhang Anshi shook his head and said, “Sister, this …… I still have a few points of certainty, on the contrary, I am both his uncle, but also considered his mentor, the so-called master teacher out of a high student, I am pointing to the coming year, he this and the state …… to become the The world’s first state it.”

“The first state in the world ……” Zhang’s eyes opened slightly in surprise.

She is not a woman without insight, and knows that the situation of Hezhou …… is only mediocre in the whole Zhili, sparsely populated, and there is not much good land, both in terms of money and food and other things, it is really lackluster.

Zhu Zhanji was still young, how could he have made Hezhou the No. 1 state in the world in less than a year of his rule?

So Zhang smiled and said, “You, don’t brag about him, even though Zhanji has quite a few good points, he doesn’t have such skills.”

Zhang Anshi lost his smile and said, “Sister doesn’t believe it, so we’ll see.”

Seeing Zhang Anshi’s eagerness to swear, Zhang still only smiled sweetly, but did not continue to pursue the matter.

It was only Zhang Anshi’s words that still caused ripples in Zhang’s heart.

Who doesn’t expect his son to be successful? Zhu Zhanji is the grandson of the emperor, the future is to control the world, if there is really any great political achievements, she did mother consort, but also to raise eyebrows, finally did not give the Zhu family shame.

At that moment, Zhang Anshi accompanied his sister and brother-in-law in the East Palace and had an evening meal together, and was so happy and happy that he returned at midnight.

…………

“Your Majesty ……”

At this time, in the Forbidden City.

Zhu Di put down the Chunqiu in his hands and looked up, “What’s wrong?”

Outside the temple, there was a flurry of snow flakes, which fluttered into the darkness.

And in the candle flame Ran Ran, warm as spring in the cultural building, also lost Ha is careful to stand, slightly bowed and said: “East factory side, there have been some eyebrows.”

“Eyebrows?” Zhu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

“Your Majesty forgot.” Yiluoha said with a joyful smile, “The mastermind of that demagoguery.”

When Zhu Di heard this, he suddenly came to his senses.

This matter has been over for half a year, but Zhu Di has been thinking about it.

It is a pity that the East Factory and the Jin Yiwei, it seems that they are all trying to investigate, looking at so many days, there is no movement, Zhu Di had thought …… that this must be a headless public case.

But what Zhu never expected was that he now had a clue.

And it was the East Chamber that tracked it down first.

It seems to be just as well, so also lost ha full of red.

It s not easy, it s really good …… to steal a step ahead of the brocade guards.

He wanted to shout, “Let’s all look to us, let’s make an announcement.” ……

Zhu said with interest, “How?”

Also lost ha busy said: “slave girl people, etc., checked into the Honglu Temple of a record, found that this person has a different, after that, the fandango stalking for a few days, and then began to enter his home to check the plagiarism, and sure enough …… found a large number of demonic manuscripts … …The slave girl has already taken this person down, and is now being tortured, just waiting for him to confess to his accomplices.”

A small recorder of the Honglu Temple ……

This recorder is only a district official of the seventh grade, and is not conspicuous.

Zhu frowned, “Are you sure he has accomplices?”

Also lost ha said: “slave girl can be sure, because a lot of demonic words, a lot of them are mixed with the secrets of the dynasty. And these secrets, like Recorder such grade, is unable to participate in the knowledge, that is to say, at least there are at least three grades above the court ministers involved in it ……”

Zhu Di’s face stared up, his face could not help but gather a few points of anger, and then said, “Sure enough, the trouble started within the Xiaowei wall, after all …… or I raised a group of white-eyed wolves.”

Also lost ha carefully looked at Zhu Di’s face, only to say again: “Now there are clues on the good, slave girl side, is quietly this recordings captured, is now prying open his mouth, as long as the vine to find melons, soon …… all the truth, will surface. ”

Zhu Di looked at Yilungha with satisfaction, “This time, the East Factory has done a good job, it seems that the East Factory has done its best.”

Yiluoha said humbly, “Where, it’s just that everyone is deeply honored by the emperor, so they are extra expert.”

Zhu Di nodded: “In the past are the jinyiwei have the most captured, this time, the East Chamber is also considered to be a credit, when I have my own reward.”

Yiluoha is busy is to thank the grace, although he desperately want to cover up, but really can not hold back, the mouth is going to laugh crookedly.

After all, for many years, the East Chamber is virtually non-existent, do what not, of course, mainly or the Jin Yiwei is too powerful, the East Chamber this side has not yet begun to work, people have already been out of the water.

And this time, it was a way to raise his eyebrows and prove his worth. Based on this alone, it was enough to make Yiluoha feel a few points of stiffness in his waist.

Zhu Di stood up, at this time he seemed to be in a rather good mood, violently remembered something, so he said, “I heard that my grandson, now still in the state of He ……”

“Yes.” Yilungha said, “The slave girl has heard that this New Year’s Eve, the imperial grandson does not intend to return to the capital either.”

“Hey ……,” Zhu Di lamented, “I have been many days do not see Zhanji this grandson, but it is good, he has such ambition, I am very at ease.”

Also lost Ha said, “Yes, His Royal Highness …… is also considered to be a diligent government, which is the blessing of my Daming.”

Zhu nodded, his face all pleased.

…………

When the year is over, the weather is still cold and harsh, suddenly …… Chen Li braved the snow and hurriedly arrived at the county king s residence.

“Your Highness …… Your Highness ……”

The voice sounded a little urgent!

And Zhang Anshi at this time, is wearing gun clothes, ready to go to the East Palace.

Seeing Chen Li come in a hurry, he said, “What’s wrong?”

Chen Li said with a few points of anxiety, “The East Factory …… East Factory side …… greetings have not hit, today …… suddenly began to catch people in the capital, I heard that they caught Quite a …… lot.”

When Zhang Anshi heard this, he was shocked, “What kind of people are they catching?”

Chen Li said, “What I have heard is that it is the person behind that demonic talk who is behind the scenes.”

When Zhang Anshi heard this, he was struck by lightning and his face changed greatly, then he said, “What? They …… they found out?”

Chen Li could not help but with a few points of exasperation said: “East Factory eunuchs are not things, years ago, they caught to a Honglu Temple recorders, but afraid of our Jin Yiwei will be the credit to grab, actually will be the news cover up an airtight. Etc. from this record on the body, found a breakthrough, suddenly began to take people around, people say factory guards, factory guards, this factory guards are not divided, who knows …… they also hid private, in order to compete for credit, the face do not want.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

“Your Highness, Your Highness, what’s wrong with you, you squeak ……”

Zhang Anshi old half a day, only to spit out a breath, said: “East factory is not a person, into the heck, this must be also lost ha teach, they want credit, want to be crazy.”

Chen Li was also helpless, so he looked at Zhang Anshi with burning eyes and said, “Your Highness, then …… what do we do about the Jin Yiwei?”

“What to do?” Zhang Anshi said, “They have already taken the people, what else can they do? Can not still teach them to stuff people back, we Jin Yiwei re-arrested once? Hey …… this is also too sudden, why a little sign beforehand.”

Chen Li can not help but grumble, “The main thing is that I am careless, I did not expect the East Chamber to be so unrighteous, and suddenly came so, if I had known this, I should have arranged a few …… in the East Chamber as well.”

Zhang Anshi waved his hand and said, “Well, there’s no use talking about this, I’m going to take a look at the situation, so come with me.”

Chen Li said, “Here.”

At this time …… within the capital, suddenly a large number of fenzi appeared, they blocked several streets and alleys, and then …… began to make a big catch.

And the East Chamber’s governor eunuch Liu Xiong, as well as the lower stalls, a frown and a smile look of joy.

A few of the fanciers, on the other hand, were constantly flying their horses, traveling to and from the palace, delivering the latest news.

This is definitely considered a rare opportunity for the East Chamber to raise its eyebrows.

By the time one Chin prisoner was taken and dug out more and more people, in the palace, waiting for news at any time, to report to Zhu Di’s Yilungha, has been refreshed, people are a few years younger.

“Your Majesty, all of them have been taken down and eliminated in one net.” Yiluoha said with a red face, “This operation was airtight, and not a single Chin prisoner escaped.”

Zhu nodded and said, “Interrogate …… immediately.”

Yilungha said, “It’s already on trial, and the results will be available soon ……”

Zhu Di said, “Fetch the confession quickly.”

As he was speaking, a eunuch came hurriedly, “Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Wuhu County and Chen Li, the Commander of the Brocade Guards, seek an audience.”

Zhu Di smiled and said, “What are they doing here? Call them in.”

The smile on Yiluoha’s face froze a bit.

Although he was happy today, but Zhang Anshi came in such a hurry, it was obvious that he also had quite a high regard for this matter.

This thing to say, the East Factory on the jinyiwei a little hello did not play, is indeed no righteousness, later Zhang Anshi and Chen Li two people to come, also lost ha with the see, I am afraid there will be some …… embarrassment.

Fortunately, Yilungha was also considered to be a person who had mixed with the crowd, and he quickly adjusted his mindset.

In any case, the East Factory is now in urgent need of a great success, and others …… can be put aside.