How I Survived in Transmigration with My Ghost Hubby

This time the emperor did not summon Ji Ran in the Imperial Study Room, but in the Imperial Garden.Ji Ran was taken all the way there by Ren Changfu, only to realize that the emperor did not summon him alone. At the same time, two officials had already arrived.

One of them was the prime minister Bai Muyan, who was sitting in the gazebo with the emperor and playing chess. An official standing next to him was a little older. Looking at the official uniform, he was a first-rank official. Ji Ran looked at his face and had no impression. So I don't know.But having said that, Ji Ran went to court so early, except for the two people who found fault, he didn't interact with anyone else, so it's strange to know each other.

Ren Changfu just brought Ji Ran in, then stepped aside and stood there. Just as Ji Ran was about to kneel down to salute, the emperor stopped him.

"Ji Aiqing is here? Can you play chess?" The emperor casually asked while accepting his son.

Ji Ran looked at the chessboard, he was playing Go, he could actually know it, but he didn't want to play against the emperor, and he didn't want to be abused by the ancients who were proficient in this way, so he shook his head.

"No." Ji Ran felt that the emperor asked nonsense. In everyone's perception, Ji Ran was an illiterate peasant who knew how to farm. Such a person would not be able to pretend to be a cultural person even if he put on an official robe. Knowing whether the emperor was intentional or not, he thought of asking him if he could play chess.

However, the emperor didn't bother about whether Ji Ran could play chess. He actually asked casually. After asking, he remembered Ji Ran's background. He knew that he had asked something meaningless. Bulu didn't show it, and just as the game was over, someone put away the chessboard, changed the subject and asked Ji Ran to sit down with another official.

It was also at this time that Ji Ran knew that this official was Xiao Jue, the royal envoy.

Two first-rank officials plus the emperor, and a farmer who is a fourth-rank and fifth-rank official in the middle, Ji Ran felt the pressure inexplicably because of his big heart.Therefore, it is true to say that the first-level official crushes people to death. Although it feels a bit different when used in this situation, the meaning is the same.

"Your Majesty summoned my humble minister, why not?" Ji Ran hesitated for a while, instead of sitting down as he said, he asked directly.Anyway, based on what he knew about the smiling tiger emperor, the other party definitely didn't just ask him for a discussion.

"No hurry." The emperor raised his hand, "Sit down first."

Ji Ran had no choice but to sit down.

"I heard that Aiqing often goes to the countryside recently?" After Ji Ran sat down, the emperor asked.

Ji Ran raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and thought that nothing could be hidden from the emperor's eyes. He just ran around the countryside, but he didn't expect to be able to reach the emperor's ears. If he uses this energy to track down corrupt officials, then the world will be peaceful. too much.

"Yes." Ji Ran nodded, felt a gaze from the side, turned his head and met Bai Muyan's smiling gaze, and nodded politely.

"I heard that Mr. Ji is mobilizing the villagers to plant in greenhouses?" This time it was Xiao Jue, the imperial historian who spoke.

Ji Ran glanced at him, "I would like to mobilize, but the villagers have limited supplies and cannot afford the expenses of the greenhouse. The brackets are fine, and you can cut them yourself, but the cost of the canvas is high, let alone the size of the greenhouse. , just a corner, is enough to offset the annual income of ordinary people."

"Oh?" The emperor raised his eyebrows, "What does Ji Aiqing mean?"

"Your majesty knows that my humble minister is just a villager, and he knows how to farm the land. I'm not good at such mind-boggling things." Seeing the emperor's smile, Ji Ran became vigilant, and immediately pushed two-five-six .

"It's really unrealistic to spread the word about greenhouse planting. Food and clothing is a problem for ordinary poor people. It must be difficult to spare enough money to do this, but it may not be practical." Bai Muyan straightened her cuffs and said suddenly.

Both the emperor and Xiao Jue turned their heads to look at him, and Ji Ran also turned his head curiously.

Bai Muyan and Ji Ran looked at each other for a moment, then turned their eyes away, looked at the emperor and said, "The poor people can't do it, and the landlords and wealthy families are still fine. Once it is implemented, there will definitely be no shortage of people to follow suit in all parts of the country. As long as there is one person doing this in each place, the increase in the demand for materials will inevitably be a big increase, food and clothing will be solved first, and prosperity is only a matter of time."

Although Bai Muyan's words sounded like he was drawing a meaningless pie, they were actually very reasonable.

As far as Ji Ran knows, after his greenhouse vegetables became famous, there are many people who want to follow suit. The reason why there is no such thing is that one is lack of financial ability, and the other is lack of experience. A certain landlord’s house is in charge, but this kind of thing is not like other things. It is not something that can be put into practice after just a glance or two. That’s why no one has succeeded in imitating it so far.However, once this technology is widely promoted, it will be another matter.

And what Bai Muyan said was exactly what Ji Ran had thought about before.From the very beginning, he never naively hoped to popularize greenhouse cultivation, not to mention the lack of backward ancient times, even modern times. This technology is not popular in every family across the country, and most of them are still traditional farming methods.

"What Bai Aiqing said is reasonable." The emperor weighed it up and nodded in agreement, but then he looked at Ji Ran again, "As far as I know, the family of the Wan surname is rich or poor, and they probably can't afford to grow in a greenhouse." is the……"

"The emperor deliberately mentioned this matter. Could it be that he wants to fill in the gaps for the ministers and return the money lent by the ministers to make up for the leaks? That would be great!" Ji Ran said deliberately, "Originally, this matter is for the public, and mobilization It’s really not right for a person to try greenhouse planting to serve the public and pay for it out of his own pocket.”

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched, "You make up for the lack of silver, how can you be such a miser?"

"Living in this world, food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything needs money." Ji Ran said calmly.

These words are so reasonable, the emperor was stunned speechless.

"Hey!" The emperor looked at Ji Ran quietly for a while, and said in a rather emotional tone, "Ji Aiqing, your temper and your mouth are really not suitable for being an official in the court."

This is true.

Ji Ran nodded, quite agreeing, and then looked at the emperor with hope, "Yes, the emperor is really wise, so in that case, are you ready to resign?"

The emperor's face darkened, "It's a beautiful idea!"

Ji Ran had expected this reaction a long time ago, but he was not disappointed when he curled his lips, he just felt that the emperor was so upright.To put it bluntly, hypocrisy!

Bai Muyan didn't respond to the conversation between the two, but Xiao Jue almost choked on the tea. Looking at the emperor and then at Ji Ran, a smile rarely appeared on his usually serious face.

"Master Su Wenji is a straightforward and funny person. When I saw him today, what he said is indeed true!" After a while, Xiao Jue sighed after recovering from his breath.

Straightforward and funny?

Ji Ran raised his eyebrows in confusion, he was talking about himself, he had this attribute, why didn't he know it?

Ji Ran was just muttering in his heart, but he didn't answer Xiao Jue's criticism, and looked at the emperor with a smile.However, as soon as he looked over, the emperor looked over with a perceptive expression, and his eyes met.Ji Ran could clearly see a playful smile from the emperor's eyes.

Tsk, why such an expression?What I'm going to say next is a very serious thing, okay?

"Ji Aiqing has something to say?" Seeing Ji Ran's vivid expression, the smile in the emperor's eyes grew stronger, even Bai Muyan clenched his fist to cover up the corner of his upturned mouth.

"I do have something to say." Ji Ran glanced at Bai Muyan, without going around the corner, watching the emperor straight to the point, "What I want to talk about is about seeds."

"Oh?"

Not only the emperor, Bai Muyan and Xiao Jue sat upright at the same time, and the three pairs of eyes looked at Ji Ran.

Ji Ran rationalized his thinking, and then continued, "Danan's lack of supplies is actually not all caused by natural disasters. A large part of it is the lack of types, and many things are missing."

In fact, it's not just Da Nan, it should be that this era is in this status quo, not that the things needed don't exist, but that people in this era don't have any knowledge of those things at all. Take my own seeds as an example, most of them are Li. Kui found it in the deep mountains and old forests, but there is no such thing in the market, and no one knows about it. I don’t know its efficacy. Really, my wife is too wasteful.

"Like those ginger and peppers grown in your hometown?" Not to mention ordinary people, even the emperor knew about it at that time, and he didn't know it before that.

"Yes." Ji Ran nodded, "There are many things in mine that are unknown to the public, but they are indispensable. The reason why we humans are higher than animals is because we are at the top of the food chain. Some things may not be in short supply when you don’t know how to use them, but if you have them, you can change our cognition and needs.”

With these words, the emperor and Xiao Jue all looked at Ji Ran in bewilderment, but Bai Muyan's eyes were deep and meaningful.

"So, Ji Aiqing, what do you want to say?" Those who were twisting and turning made the emperor dizzy, and asked straightforwardly.

"I want to set up a seed base in my hometown, mainly to cultivate seedlings." Ji Ran coughed twice, then glanced at the emperor, and then said, "Seeds are not sold to the outside world, only to the imperial court, and then The Department of Agricultural Education sets up a seed sales department, which will be sold separately, and the proceeds from the seeds of this department will belong to the imperial court."

The three were silent for a while.

It was the emperor who came back to his senses first, and looked at Ji Ran helplessly, "You... you really don't forget to seek profit for yourself at all times, you are so open and aboveboard when you are greedy for money, you Ji Ran It's the first one, and the only one!"

Bai Muyan and Xiao Jue also meant the same thing, they looked at Ji Ran quite hard to explain.

"The emperor's words are wrong." Ji Ran did not agree with the emperor's words, "I use my labor to obtain the benefits I deserve. I don't fill my own pockets, and I don't search for the people's fat and anointing. How can I be greedy? The emperor's words, I don't agree. A minister loves money, but a gentleman loves money and obtains it in a proper way, and he thinks he has no regrets in his heart."

"You, you!" The emperor pointed at Ji Ran, but he was speechless.

It was Bai Muyan who broke the weird atmosphere in time, "In my opinion, Master Ji's plan is feasible."

Ji Ran immediately cast an appreciative glance at Bai Muyan, "That's right, enriching the variety of materials, opening up agricultural resources and filling the treasury at the same time, why not do it?"

"Then why don't you just set up a seed base here in the name of the court?" The emperor was also an individual, and immediately questioned Ji Ran's words.

"Yes, yes." Ji Ran resisted the urge to roll his eyes, "Then who will be responsible for raising the seeds? Since the base is run in the name of the imperial court, shouldn't the imperial court be responsible for it? Raising new species will cost money, right? The more scarce something is, the more money and energy will be invested. The cultivation of seedlings requires manpower, material and financial resources. Once the public is involved, these things cannot be handled by one person alone. There are too many people in charge. There will be people who will enrich their own pockets with false public donations, and it will be hard to say whether the national treasury will be filled or withdrawn.”

As soon as Ji Ran said this, the three of them fell silent.

Ji Ran looked at them, "And once something is profit-making, it will inevitably make people feel excited and move some thoughts that shouldn't be there. Once it becomes like this... I don't need to explain the consequences, right? And I, He is just a farmer, if he is not valued by the emperor, he will not set foot in the officialdom at all. Apart from his own lack of ability, the main reason is that he is not good at intrigue in the officialdom. People will die if they are trapped, I might as well go home and farm the land to live a happy life.”

Ji Ran's words were somewhat indiscriminately threatening, and he would not dare to say so directly if he had to change to a foolish emperor, but it was precisely because he knew that the emperor was still a wise emperor that he dared to speak so bluntly.Moreover, although what he said was not pleasant to listen to, it pointed directly at the core, not to mention Bai Muyan and Xiao Jue, even the emperor himself could not say anything to question or refute, because this was the truth.

The emperor just looked at Ji Ran, feeling a headache for Ji Ran's mouth, but he couldn't find a place to reprimand him, and finally sighed helplessly, "I am very pleased with Ji Aiqing's courage to speak out, no matter what, you are right. , then do as you say."

Headed by Ji Ran, Bai Xiao and the two also stood up and retreated together, knelt down and said in unison, "Your Majesty is wise!"

The emperor looked at this, and then at that, his face turned red and he didn't know what he was holding back.So much so that when Ji Ran brought up the matter of asking for leave and returning to his hometown, the emperor didn't even bother to talk about it, and he gave it to him as soon as Jinkou opened his mouth.