PFC Chapter 130 Letter to the Capital
Chapter 130 Letter to the Capital
Since the late rice planting this time is just for experiment, all the seeds planted are native to Da Qi.
It was already getting chilly in November, and when County Magistrate Lin came to Shenjia Village, there was noticeable cold dew on the carriage.
Although County Magistrate Lin has not been to Shenjia Village during this period, he has not missed any news about Shenjia Village.
After seeing the entire golden wheat field, County Magistrate Lin became more respectful towards Shen Tang than before.
With a thousand kilograms of rice and double-season rice, Shen Tang's position as county marquis will probably be promoted again.
The villagers of Shenjia Village have been excited about the harvest of late rice.
"Who could have imagined that we would have to harvest rice twice this year?"
"That's right! After harvesting the late rice, my family will have several thousand kilograms of grain this year!"
"Hahahaha, if we plant the seeds given by the boss next year, it will be really amazing!"
When the villagers rested on the ridges of the fields, they chatted with each other.
"Anyway, I'll do whatever my boss says from now on."
"If I don't follow someone who is leading me through a good life, I would be really ungrateful."
"Yeah, I just don't know if the boss still needs a long-term worker. I want to work as a long-term worker for the boss!"
"That's right. Shen Dazhuang really doesn't know how to appreciate his blessings."
The village head is right. Without Shen Tang, there would be no such good days.
Living a good life is more important than anything else.
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Shen Tang invited County Magistrate Lin for another matter.
She wanted to buy land, lots of land.
Plant cotton!
County Magistrate Lin was also shocked by Shen Tang's idea of buying land.
"But there aren't a lot of paddy fields in Qingshan Town recently."
County Magistrate Lin naturally thought that what Shen Tang wanted was paddy fields, after all, Shen Tang had hybrid rice seeds.
"I don't need paddy fields, I just need dry land. Or if there's no dry land, wasteland will do. I can find someone to reclaim it myself."
County Magistrate Lin was surprised that they didn't want paddy fields but dry fields.
After agreeing to this matter, Shen Tang asked County Magistrate Lin how to write official documents for the court.
Yes, she was going to report to the emperor.
A letter in exchange for a small package traveled all the way from Jiangnan to the capital.
When the letter arrived in the capital, it was almost the end of the year.
As usual, the letter was sent to the Minister of Revenue.
On the day he received the letter, Minister Zhao hurried into the palace.
In the imperial study, after Emperor Jing read the letter, his brows frowned and then relaxed, his heart already surging with emotion.
"What a man, Shen Tang, the Marquis of Ning'an County!"
Minister Zhao only heard a word of praise from Emperor Jing above.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what the letter from the Marquis of Ning'an County says? Is there any good news?"
"Lord Zhao, Shen Tang is truly a blessing to our Great Qi. Do you know what she wrote in her letter?"
Minister Zhao had a confused look on his face. Could anything be more exciting than the thousand kilograms of rice he had just seen?
"Shen Tang wrote to say that Shenjia Village planted another crop of rice after the autumn harvest this year!"
Minister Zhao exclaimed:
"Another season of planting! Isn't this only planted once a year?"
By the time it was time to plant the second crop of rice, the weather had already turned cold. How could the rice still be planted?
But looking at Emperor Jing's expression, Shen Tang not only planted it, but also succeeded.
"Your Majesty, doesn't that mean there are more seeds for the thousand-jin rice?"
Emperor Jing smiled:
"That's not the case," Shen Tang said in the letter. "Since this is the first time we're trying to grow a second crop of rice, we're still using ordinary seeds."
But, the harvest from this second season of rice is no less than that from the spring season!"
Minister Zhao quickly thought it over in his mind.
In the past, the annual yield of one acre of land was only about 300 kilograms, but if there was a second season of rice, the annual yield of one acre of land would be 600 kilograms.
In a few years, when 1,000-jin rice becomes popular, one acre of rice will produce more than 2,000 jin of rice a year.
Minister Zhao, who understood what was going on, took a deep breath.
What kind of monster is this Shen Tang!
I actually thought of planting another crop of rice!
Sure enough, when Emperor Jing announced the late rice issue at the court meeting the next day, the court was even more excited.
If Qianjindao had let everyone know Shen Tang's name before, then today everyone understood how much weight the two words Shen Tang would have in the future.
From now on, whenever people eat, they will think of Shen Tang.
Shen Tang, she is going to be famous forever!
"Also, Marquis Anle, Minister of the Imperial Guards, Qiu Jijiu, and the Grand Master of the Imperial Household Department are all good parents."
Marquis Anle was standing among the court officials. When he heard Emperor Jing call his name, his heart beat faster.
"The Marquis of Ning'an County sent a letter saying that one of your sons, while traveling south to study, passed by Shenjia Village and helped the villagers build a road and a school. Not only are you loyal ministers, but your younger generations are also truly commendable."
Emperor Jing recalled what Shen Tang had said in the letter, and of course he did not hesitate to praise his ministers.
He had heard something about the situations of the children of these ministers.
When she went to Jiangnan, she actually built roads and schools for the people. This only shows that Shen Tang is very capable. Even the dandy young men in Beijing are willing to listen to her.
When several ministers who were named heard that Emperor Jing actually praised them, they immediately straightened their backs.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Ning'an County first cultivated a rice yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, and now he has found a good opportunity for our Great Qi to grow two crops of rice. He must be rewarded generously!"
The Grand Tutor stood before the ministers and spoke earnestly.
When the "Four Sentences of Hengqu" was first spread to the capital, all the educated people in the capital went crazy.
Whether it was the Imperial College, the academy in Beijing, or the clan schools of the big families, the trend of studying was unprecedentedly high.
There are even many academies and clan schools that have engraved the "Four Sentences of Hengqu" in their academies.
Including the previous collection of poems, Shen Tang has now become a legend in the eyes of scholars and literati.
Many people even wanted to see this legendary woman in person.
Emperor Jing nodded.
The court officials did not have any dissatisfaction this time. Although a small number of people were resentful, they did not dare to express it.
If I reveal it at this time, wouldn't I be going against everyone?
"Since all my beloved ministers feel that a reward is due, then I will not be stingy. For such an achievement, I will promote you to a county marquis!"
Emperor Jing smiled and clapped his hands.
"Minister Zhao, you are familiar with Jiangnan, so you should go this time."
All the ministers were full of envy.
This is a county marquis!
I was hooked by this guy!
After the court meeting ended, several fast horses emerged from the palace.
Ning An Hou and his companions even had smiles on their faces, as if they were afraid that everyone would not know how well they had raised their children.
Everyone was secretly cursing these old foxes in their hearts, thinking of letting their younger generation secretly go to Jiangnan to make friends with Shen Tang.
It's simply despicable!
But at the same time, I was cursing myself in my heart, why didn’t I think of it!
I will go back and teach them well, and after the new year, we will all go to Jiangnan!
Shen Tang was unaware of the turmoil in the capital and was still convening a few managers to discuss matters.