Crossing the Qinghe Landlord gl

The governor of Fuzhou presented the pumpkins, corn and peanuts planted by Zhang He as special products of Fuzhou to the emperor. The emperor was surprised and delighted by the new crops brought by Zhang He. Among the tributes provided, Zhang He's official rank was also promoted along the way.

Someone in the imperial court even wrote a letter to let Zhang He go to the Ministry of Officials to conduct an official selection test, and entrust her with important tasks in the future, or appoint her as a garrison order to specialize in planting these crops.If Zhang He could become an official, it would also be a help to Zhang Tingxuan, but Zhang Tingxuan didn't appreciate it, and bluntly advised the emperor not to appoint officials at will.

Zhang Tingxuan sang with some courtiers, not only to show his selflessness, but also to cooperate with the emperor.The emperor intends to change the status quo of the low barriers to becoming an official in the court, and hopes to select truly talented people through the imperial examination.The emperor has already begun to prepare for changes in the imperial examination system, and if Zhang He is easily given the office, it will be a small blow to the imperial examination system.

There are only loose official ranks but no official ranks, which is nothing more than a kind of honor. If it is really given to a ministerial officer, the nature will change.Therefore, the emperor naturally ignored the memorial to Zhang He as an official, and still promoted her to "Chengwulang" from the eighth rank.

Zhang He didn't know anything about the affairs of the court, and if she found out, he would inevitably panic for a while.Right now, she is devoted to planting new crops, and in addition, she compiles books on farming in her spare time. First, she wants to pass down the cultivation methods of these crops. Second, she also hopes to improve the production conditions under the existing conditions. Try to improve.

However, as her popularity increased rapidly, her home was full of people, and people often visited her.Zhang He asked Xia Jiniang to be in charge, and seeing that the Song family was getting more and more capable, he hired her as an insider to help Xia Jiniang take care of family affairs.Those who have dealt with Zhang He know that Xia Jiniang can decide many things, so even if Zhang He is not around, they will not feel neglected.

From spring to autumn, the Qinghe rice grows and harvests, and the harvest grows again. The rice grows more and more every year, and the number of people busy in the fields is also increasing.

After the road in Qinghe Village was repaired, the number of vehicles and horses passing through Qinghe Village increased day by day, and there were also many peddlers carrying burdens and selling goods at the entrance of Qinghe Village and on both sides of the official road. During festivals, this place is like a village fair, very lively.More and more grain merchants came to Qinghe village to buy grain seeds, because the name of Qinghe rice spread to Jiangzhou, Hongzhou, Raozhou and other neighboring state capitals, and the governments everywhere wanted to use this rice to improve their political achievements. Then vigorously promote Qinghe rice.

It's just that many people are too far away from Qinghe Village, so they can only buy these grains through grain merchants, and the grain merchants also took the opportunity to make a fortune.There are also some grain merchants who are actually reselling aged rice under the name of "Qinghe Rice", and many people have also suffered from it.

The government had no choice but to increase the punishment for cracking down on grain merchants for deceiving the people. After the "Qing'an Rice" came out, the government even sent Yaqian and Yasi to find Zhang He to buy grain.The grain seeds of "Qing'an rice" are also much more expensive than "Qinghe rice", because the output of "Qing'an rice" has reached an unprecedented high of six stones!

In fact, "Qing'an rice" and "Qinghe rice" are both high-quality conventional rice, but Qinghe rice was mixed with other grains when Zhang He first sold it, and the composition is complicated; while Qing'an rice is widely accepted by Zhang He among the people. After achieving the output of four stones per mu, try not to take back most of the rice into the system.

The yield of eight or nine stones per mu is Zhang He’s improved yield in terms of fertilization and production tools, which is close to the actual output in modern times, but most people still can’t keep up with fertilizers, so the yield of six stones per mu is considered a first-class field There is only enough production.

However, this does not prevent the common people from giving it another name "Qing'an rice", which is actually a rice species named after Zhang He.However, after many years of self-planting of Qinghe rice, the output has fallen back to Sanshi, and the people are more targeting Qing'an rice.

Through observation and calculation, Zhang He found that even if high-quality conventional rice is planted by himself, there will still be a yield of four to five shi in four years, which is enough to make the people's lives not less than that on the basis of sweet potatoes, potatoes and other crops. Too much has changed.

Due to the increase in food crops, the number of infanticides in each household has decreased a lot. In the past, the range of raising children for a family was basically three children, but now it is still enough to feed and clothe five children.However, the phenomenon of drowning infants is still common. Zhang He discussed this with Xia Jiniang and decided to set up a relief organization "Anjiyuan" similar to the Salesian Bureau.

"An Jiyuan" was opened in response to the imperial court's response to the relief of the poor, sick elderly, and young children. Although it was opened by Zhang He, part of the relief food was drawn from righteous warehouses, so it also accepted government supervision.

Those who are rescued by the Anjiyuan can not only get part of the grain from the free warehouse, but also have a doctor to treat them and distribute medicinal materials.Those who died of serious illness during the Anjiyuan, Anjiyuan will also contribute to take care of the affairs behind them.In Anjiyuan, young children have nurses who take special care of them, and teachers who teach them how to read and write.

The "Anjiyuan" has a strict system, not everyone can accept the relief and help of the Anjiyuan, which to a certain extent reduces the situation of greedy for profit and deliberately abandoning the elderly and babies.The government will also conduct strict investigations, and anyone who is found to be unfilial who intentionally abandons the elderly will be sentenced directly in accordance with the law.

Zhang He and Xia Jiniang were busy with affairs, while Liu Xiu had nothing to do all day long, except for occasionally asking Zhang He about crops, it seemed very boring.Seeing this, Zhang He asked Liu Xiu to take charge of the management of Anjiyuan, and she agreed without thinking too long.

Anjiyuan was opened in the outskirts of the city, and in order to facilitate Liu Xiu's travels, and to satisfy Zhang He's wish to have a place to stay in Fuzhou, Zhang He deliberately bought a second-class mansion in Fuzhou, and hired two maids to take care of Liu Xiu. embroidered.She and Xia Jiniang still live in Qinghe Village most of the time due to farming reasons.

The books published by Zhang He range from "Potato Biography Xilu" to "Sweet Potato Biography Xilu", and then to special books on pumpkins, corn, peanuts and other crops. Based on the improved "steaming manure method" and "brewing manure method", they were written into the book.

Zhang He also conducted experiments on how to use these crops to grind agricultural and sideline products according to the system instructions. As a result, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn can be ground to produce flour, and peanuts can be used to extract oil.With peanuts, there are other sources of edible oil besides rapeseed, which increases the amount of edible oil to a certain extent, and the oil price is much cheaper in Fuzhou.

While Zhang He was writing these books, a crop in Qinghe Village attracted widespread attention. It was only when Little Peanut ran home crying that Zhang He was surprised to find that chili had already appeared at some point.

Pepper was first discovered by villagers near Qinghe Village when they went to the mountains to collect herbs. Because it grew sharp and red, the villager picked some out of curiosity and took it home, but he was so hot that he couldn't find it.This plant, which is hotter than pepper and not like pepper, has been used as a substitute for pepper after it was confirmed to be non-toxic, and its taste is loved or hated.

When Little Peanut went to play with the potatoes, she was tricked by the potatoes and took a bite. As a result, she cried and ran home.After Zhang He found the pepper in her hand, he remembered that he had sowed some seeds seven or eight years ago, and then ignored it. Many years later, it had already entered the lives of the people near Qinghe Village.

Zhang He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, this could be regarded as an unintentional intervention.She found some milk for Peanut to soothe the spicy food, and then went to inquire about the chili. When she was gradually getting used to the taste of today's dishes, the appearance of these vegetables undoubtedly made her feel nostalgic.

"Peanut, you are from Fuzhou, how can you be afraid of spicy food?!" Zhang He laughed.

Little Peanut held out half of the chili to her mouth: "Father, eat!"

Zhang He took a bite, and burst into tears: I haven't tasted chili for many years, and it's wild chili again, so spicy!

After eating, the big and small felt a fire burning in their bodies, and the chill brought by autumn seemed not so unbearable anymore.

After Little Peanut found out about this, he also gave Xia Jiniang a chili to taste, and as expected, Xia Jiniang was also quite spicy.It's just that after eating, this kind of spiciness is also very refreshing. Xia Jiniang thought that if it was added to other dishes, it might be more suitable than pepper.

Seeing that Zhang He didn't seem to have any plans to grow peppers, Xia Jiniang asked with a smile, "Why isn't Erlang interested in that long red pepper?"

The people named it "Red Long Pepper" based on the fact that pepper is a red and long specialty.Zhang He didn't deliberately change this title, she said: "Why does Ji Niang think I'm interested in 'Red Pepper'?"

"Erlang is very interested in fresh grains, vegetables and spices, isn't he?"

Zhang He opened his mouth, a little dumb.She counted carefully, they had known each other, loved each other and lived together for eight years, and she had revealed a lot of flaws during these eight years, and Xia Jiniang never doubted her strange things except for the first three years. move.

Zhang He didn't think Xia Jiniang was stupid, on the contrary, she was very smart, and she knew Zhang He's embarrassment, so she didn't go into it, and she trusted Zhang He wholeheartedly.

"Why does Ji Niang think I am so keen on fresh crops?"

"Due to the timing of the sky, Shennong distributed the benefits of the land, made Leisi, taught the people how to do farming, transformed it into gods, and made it suitable for the people, so it is called Shennong."

This is from the description of Shennong in "Bai Hu Tong", and Xia Jiniang's words are also very obvious. She thinks that Zhang He has received some kind of divine help. This is Zhang He's secret, and it is also Xia Jiniang's secret. Fortunately, there is no outsider aware.

Xia Jiniang was surprised that Zhang He had "divine assistance", and Zhang He was relieved. Although she did not explain the existence of the "system", Xia Jiniang said that the system was "divine assistance" based on Xia Jiniang's current understanding ability. "Actually, it's almost the same.

With Xia Jiniang's understanding and support, Zhang He chose a piece of land to grow peppers.No other crops can be planted on the land where chili peppers have been grown, otherwise it will also have a spicy taste.After planting the first batch of chili peppers, Zhang He not only made it into chili sauce, but also sent a lot to Liu Jinxin.

The relationship between Zhang He and the Zhang family has never been salty or warm these years, but she has not forgotten that she is a member of the Zhang family and will give some convenience.Now everyone in the Zhang family has long forgotten her status as a concubine, and she also has a certain right to speak in the family meeting.

Zhang Yan didn't deliberately fight against Zhang He anymore. Firstly, Zhang He carried the name of a loose official, and secondly, Liu Jinxin was getting older. Zhang Yan didn't want to do anything to make her sad and disappointed.

Liu Jinxin is 50 years old this year, a few white hairs have grown on her temples, and the wrinkles around her eyes are becoming more and more obvious.Zhang Yan and Zhang He held a birthday banquet for her, and she asked her maid to do makeup for her to make her wrinkles look less and lighter before going out to meet the guests who came to celebrate her birthday.

After the birthday banquet, Liu Jinxin handed over the management of the Zhang family to Mrs. Xiaoliu. She no longer had the energy to manage the family's affairs, and her focus was on doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

On the way back to Qinghe Village from Fuzhou, Zhang He was lying in the carriage. At Liu Jinxin's birthday banquet, too many people toasted her. She drank so much that she was a little dizzy now.Xia Jiniang rubbed her temples, while Little Peanut was too noisy, so he fell asleep on Zhang He's stomach when he was tired.

Zhang He suddenly felt the pressure on his temples, and she called out in pain, "Ji Niang, it hurts!"

"It's useless if you don't use force." Xia Jiniang increased her strength.

Zhang He jumped up and sat up, and Little Peanut who was lying on her stomach was almost woken up by fright. Only when Zhang He could slow down his movements, she fell asleep peacefully again.

"I'm not dizzy anymore!" Zhang He said hurriedly.

Xia Jiniang looked at her with a half-smile, and reached out to transfer the little peanut into her arms.Zhang He rubbed his temples, and looked at Xia Jiniang strangely: "It was fine at the banquet, why are you unhappy when you come back?"

"I'm not unhappy." Xia Jiniang said.

"..." Zhang He scratched his ears and temples, and suddenly remembered what happened at the banquet. She knew it in her heart, and said, "Jiangnu is Sun Ning's prostitute, and Sun Ning brought the prostitute to her mother's birthday banquet. Playing to add to the fun is Sun Ning's idea and has nothing to do with me."

"I know." Xia Jiniang said.

"You know you're not happy?"

"Huh?" Xia Jiniang passed her dangerous eyes, and Zhang He said, "Understood, you are not unhappy."

"It's better to be Erlang when he was young." Xia Jiniang sighed again.

"Aren't I young now?" Zhang He objected, she was only 26, still very young!But soon she realized that Xia Jiniang's intentions were not here, and said, "Why am I not feeling well now?"

"When Erlang was young, he didn't attract mad bees and butterflies like this."

This made Zhang He speechless. Xia Jiniang naturally said that she was attractive, but it also meant that she had more luck.For Xia Jiniang, this matter is nothing to be happy about.

Zhang He thought for a while and said, "I'm still me. It's not me who attracts others, but fame, status and money."

Xia Ji Niang said: "What Erlang said is that I will go to meet Jiang Nu some other day too!"

Little Peanut just woke up and heard these words. She has always loved to cling to the two of them. Hearing the words, she eagerly said, "Where are you going, Peanut will also meet Jiang Nu!"

"..." Ji Niang, do you know that you will spoil Peanut?

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