Comprehensive Video: Daily life from the courtyard

"Brother, now everyone is discussing the new high-yielding sweet potatoes and potatoes that you have found. I don't know what they look like, what is the taste and the yield." Sheng Hong has benefited from this in Yangzhou. It is a general judgment with some real power,

But it is not particularly disturbed by people, but since the news of the new grain discovered by the eldest brother in Bianjing, both his colleagues in the officialdom of Yangzhou and the local tycoons have come to try to get in touch with him, hoping to get some convenience from him.

After all, everyone wants to have a lot of food in their hands, especially the local tyrants with a large amount of land. It is said that the minimum yield of new grain is eight or nine stones per mu.

Like the remote areas, they will definitely not be able to get the first batch of dividends, but I heard that the elder brother suggested that the government should try planting in various parts of the Song Dynasty, and provide approximate proportions of seeds in different regions to see how the production in each region is. After hearing the news People in remote areas are looking for ways to get grain seeds quickly.

"I think it's okay, but you can try it yourself later." Lin Nan didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, and his voice was hoarse when he talked about it these days.

"Is there any more at home"?Sheng Hong was a little puzzled, didn't it mean that the grain was ripe, and after it was picked up from the field, the officials let the imperial army take it away?
"Isn't the Chinese New Year coming soon? The government gave two catties of potatoes and sweet potatoes to the ministers above the third grade to show the emperor's favor." Lin Nan complained that Song Renzong was stingy, and used the potatoes he offered to pay for his year-end Award, what kind of operation is this.

"So that's how it is." Sheng Hong thought to himself that he should taste it later to see if the taste is as good as rumored, making people want to eat it even after eating it.

"Okay, okay, the two of you brothers will go to the study to talk about the court affairs, let's have dinner first..." Seeing that Sheng Hong wanted to ask something, Sheng's mother quickly changed the subject.

Qin Shi also echoed: "Yes, let's go to eat first, and after the meal, you two brothers go to the study to chat slowly, so that the mother and the children can go back to the house early to rest after the meal. tired……".

"Then let's eat first." Lin Nan nodded in agreement. He also wanted to eat. He was busy with the household department and often had lunch these days, so he didn't have time to eat.

A few days ago, Mr. Han and others had already divided up the benefits, and the household department had gradually returned to its usual idleness, but Mr. Bao suddenly proposed to the emperor to distribute a small amount of seeds to various places.
Let them arrange people to plant it to see if it is true that every place can produce eight or nine stones per mu. If it is true, let the local officials distribute it to the people, so that the people...

Then the officials summoned themselves to ask questions, asking whether there is enough grain now, and whether they can distribute one or two stones of seeds to each prefecture.

How to put it this way, I definitely want to plant it everywhere. Although it was a little less at the beginning, it will benefit the common people in a few years. Regardless of taking it, people in border or remote areas will not even think about getting new grains for ten or eight years.

But the problem is that the whereabouts of the grain seeds have been divided in private, and it is more difficult to get some back from them than to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, so they have been arguing for several days.

In the end, it was decided by the officials to allocate a stone of new grain to each place, plus a person who specializes in growing new grain. This person bought it from Ren Yazi last year.

At that time, I bought hundreds of people to teach them how to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes. When I handed over the new grain seeds, I packed these people together and handed them over to the officials, so that they could be masters for those who don’t know anything. What a waste of seeds.

But I don’t know how it was spread, this matter turned out to be proposed by myself again, although the ministers above the third rank in the imperial court knew that it was not proposed by me, but I just agreed with Lord Bao’s words when both sides asked their thoughts in the end, that’s all. But because those who handed it over to the officials themselves, in the end the pot was turned on their own backs.

Seeing the lord nodding to her mother, she took the maid to serve the dishes. Besides the common delicacies in Bianjing, the new things are boiled potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as steamed buns made of sweet potato flour, and vermicelli made of potato flour...

After the meal, Lin Nan took Sheng Hong, Chang Song, and Chang Bai to the study. Qin Shi and Wang Shi waited for the old lady to wash up before taking their children back to the hospital.

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in the library,
Lin Nan sat in the main seat, followed by Sheng Hong, and the two brothers Changsong and Changbai stood aside and listened.

"When are you going to go to the Ministry of Households to sign the appointment?" Lin Nan read the promotion letter sent to Sheng Hong by the Ministry of Households. There is more time.

"Brother wants to go to the Ministry of Households tomorrow for vacation, let's see how the adults in the Ministry of Households will arrange it." Sheng Hong wanted to finalize the matter early. Although the brother-in-law is the top leader in the Ministry of Households, the competition for official positions in Bianjing is very fierce. , I'm afraid that something will happen if I take office.

"Then you want to go with me tomorrow?" Lin Nan asked with a smile.

"I don't want to delay my elder brother for such a small matter, I can do it myself, but elder brother, do you still remember Zhuang Xuexue, younger brother, I want to invite him to teach Changbai and others..." Sheng Hong originally wanted Changbai to follow him. Song also went to Yingtian Academy, but Changbai has no fame now, and he can't get good resources there, and there will be no great Confucianism to teach Baishen.

After careful consideration, he thought of Zhuang Xuexue. He hoped to save Zhuang Xuexue's mother one day. If he invited Zhuang Xuexue to come to his house as a master, Zhuang Xuexue would definitely come because of his old feelings. This will also allow Changfeng Changdong and the others to learn together.

"It's best to arrange it this way, but Xuexue Zhuang has not accepted students in recent years, are you sure you can invite him?" Lin Nan asked pretending to be puzzled. Of course he knew that Sheng Hong would definitely be able to invite him, but he still had to Ask for specifics.

"My younger brother once saved an old man, and later found out that it was Zhuang Xuejiao's mother..." Sheng Hong simply explained his relationship with Zhuang Xuejiao.

"Okay, I'll let Mrs. Qin prepare gifts in advance, and remember to bring them when you go to invite Xuexue Zhuang. Don't lose courtesy and be rude to Xuexue Zhuang."

Lin Nan is going to ask the Qin family to back up a generous gift. Although Changsong has already worshiped under Xie Daru of Zhuangtian Academy and does not need to come back to take Zhuang's pedantic class, but his youngest daughter Weilan is at the age of enlightenment, so he can't neglect it.

After Sheng Hong got the answer he wanted, he chatted with Lin Nan about the court affairs, and then took Changbai back to the West Courtyard. Only Lin Nan and Changsong were left in the study.

"I'm not going back yet, aren't you tired? Or is there something urgent to tell my father?" Lin Nan asked, looking at Chang Song, who was sitting on his lower seat.