After dressing as a villain, I am addicted to farming

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Gong Liang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, asked Qu Zhong to go to the garden to inspect and accept the rice they had planted last year.

In autumn, Qu Zhong had already received the memorial of the good harvest from the Ministry of Industry, but at that time he was busy with house raids and dealing with the imperial examinations, so he had no time to take a look. It was not until the New Year that he finally had a moment of leisure.

So after a batch of this memorial was received, he took Qu Yongsi directly to the rice plantation.

Gong Liang had already followed what Qu Zhong wrote in the booklet. After the grain was harvested, it was piled up in the granary without shells, and in order to prevent the credit for the harvest from being taken away, he directly vacated the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry and used it as a granary. He didn't even dare to go home, and stayed in the yard of the Ministry of Industry all night.

This batch of rice is really special. When harvesting, he almost resisted to show off everywhere. When he heard his subordinates tell Qu Zhong's royal driver had arrived outside the courtyard of the Ministry of Industry, he almost jogged out to pick him up.

"Calm down, let's go directly to see the rice seeds!"

Looking at the sloppy officials kneeling all over the yard, almost everyone had crumpled official robes and the same expectant expression as Gong Liang, which made Qu Zhong lose all intention of encouraging him.

And these people didn't want to listen to any long speeches. As soon as he raised his hand, they were already surrounded by people and walked towards the warehouse.

Qu Zhong: "..."

Even Hanako, who usually makes people shy away, is automatically ignored by these "science and engineering men". They just want to throw this hot potato out quickly, and get the promised reward by the way.

As the warehouse was vacated, Qu Zhongcai found that the yard was full of sundries when he walked out of the yard, and some places were so narrow that only one person could barely pass through.

Hanako's gigantic figure was completely unbearable, so she could only stand helplessly outside the courtyard gate, feeling that she had no sense of existence for the first time.

crunch--

The warehouse door on the west side of the yard was pushed open, and with a crash, a lot of grain piled up into a hill rolled down to Qu Zhong's feet in an instant. He squatted down and grabbed a handle in his hand to observe carefully.

When it was taken out of the space, the rice seeds were still slightly purple, but after planting this crop, the rice has turned slightly yellow, and the color is no different from ordinary rice to the naked eye, but as long as you smell it carefully , you can smell a fragrance that wafts out, which smells like the strong rice fragrance that wafts out the moment the pot lid is opened when the rice is stewed.

"How about the yield per mu?"

Judging from the appearance and taste, the rice should be considered a successful planting. As long as the yield is qualified, the planting can be promoted. Qu Zhong held the rice in his hand and turned to look at Gong Liang.

"Each mu of land can produce about sixteen stones, and this yield surprised me."

"Sixteen stone?"

This is higher than what he had expected before, and according to the planting strategy in the space, the more these grains are planted, the more they should be. It is not until the genes are completely stabilized that a similar fixed yield will be formed.

"Not bad! You have done a lot better than I thought."

After throwing the rice back to the grain pile, Qu Zhong gently patted his palms and stood up. Seeing that the spring plowing was approaching, and the rice was coming in handy, he immediately fulfilled the promised reward and let the officials of the Ministry of Industry They all went directly to the household department to collect the money.

Before leaving, he also took the list of all the officials of the Ministry of Industry, planning to arrange the "technicians" who will be sent to various counties and towns before the New Year.

After being busy for a year, the household department finally had a rare few days of leisure. Weng Yongkang looked at the treasury account books in his hand and felt that this year's hard work was not in vain after all.

Until... a group of sloppy officials rushed into the courtyard of the household department, he really wanted to take back what he had just said immediately.

This Qu Zhong spends money without blinking an eye.

In previous years, he would have closed the door a long time ago and just said that he had no money, but after Hanako's warning last time, how could he dare to make any small calculations now, as soon as people came, he would obediently pay for things.

Of course, Qu Zhong, who returned to the imperial study with the booklet in hand, did not know what was happening in the household department. As soon as he sat down on the chair, he immediately issued an order to summon Jiang Zhengyuan to the palace.

Among the few ministers left by his father, Jiang Zhengyuan is the most loyal, and Qu Zhong still likes to discuss with him the political affairs related to the core of the court.

As soon as Lai Fu led the order to call, the imperial study room immediately became quiet. Qu Zhong glanced down at Hua Zi who was lying beside the dragon chair, saw it sighed suddenly, and asked a little funnyly: "Why? Hua Zi, who are you?" What's bothering you?"

"Phoenix has been in the bag for a long time, I'm a little bored."

"Can you feel the breath of the phoenix?"

"It's very faint, but there is no breath of the original world in it, and I don't know where this guy has gone."

After Fenghuang came back from the hunting ground, he got into the bag and disappeared in front of Qu Zhong. Before he left, he took Sancai and Lingmo Dog with him, and Huazi didn't care because he wanted to stay to protect him. follow along.

But this time, it has been more than a year, and Hanako has changed from being full of joy at the beginning to extremely boring now.

The huge tiger head drooped weakly on the armrest of the dragon chair, and the golden tiger eyes were half closed, just lying on its stomach pitifully like a big sick cat.

"Why don't you go out for a walk?"

Qu Zhong's heart softened suddenly, he put down the cinnabar pen and rubbed its ears lightly, since Hanako came to this world, she spent most of her time in the palace not far from him, she was supposed to run wild in the jungle It turned into a captive big cat.

"I want to protect the master and not go anywhere."

The white tiger head caressed Qu Zhong's palm affectionately, Huazi shook her head, and the beard on her face also trembled slightly in satisfaction.

"I'll just stay in the palace and not go anywhere, there won't be any danger." Qu Zhong continued to persuade: "You just go to see the scenery of Zhufeng Dynasty for me, and when I am free, I will take you everywhere Go play."

"Like going to Lingyang Valley to practice?"

As soon as she heard the play, Huazi suddenly raised her head, and one paw directly grabbed Qu Zhong's leg.

"That's right, you go to explore the way first...we will go together then."

"Alright then! Master, you and I have soul seals, and if you are in danger, I will definitely come back."

The memory of her experience in Lingyang Valley finally shook Hanako's attitude. In addition, this mortal palace is indeed the safest place in the world. It wagged its tail and took a step back to stand up. It took a last look at Qu Zhong Then he jumped out of the wide open window.

After a while, the light white figure disappeared from the field of vision, leaving only Qu Zhong shaking his head with a smile, and said that he didn't want to play. This jumping figure really doesn't look like...

Hanako's departure was as usual as if she went out for a walk on weekdays. It was not until more than half a year later that the news of the disappearance of the two patron saints spread throughout the palace.

But now its departure did not attract any attention, Jiang Zhengyuan hurried into the palace after being summoned, and saw Qu Zhongzheng sitting behind the dragon case writing something as soon as he came in.

"Aiqing is here. It just so happens that this is the oral order I just drafted. Take a look."

Seeing that Jiang Zhengyuan was still panting slightly, Qu Zhong first gave him a chair to sit down, then reached out to find a booklet from the pile of memorials on the case and handed it to him.

In the brochure is an oral order that the new grains cultivated this time will be planted experimentally during this spring plowing. A group of farmers selected for this spring plowing are from villages closer to Fenghe County, and a group of them are honoring the imperial examination. rewards when presented.

As for the specific selection criteria, this requires several cabinet ministers to discuss and give specific implementation details.

Jiang Zhengyuan glanced at the brochure, and asked with some doubts: "The new grains, but the ones that the Ministry of Industry is planting?"

"Exactly."

"However, rashly promoting new grain varieties may cause a lot of backlash from the aristocratic family."

"I know what Ai Qing means!"

According to the law of Zhufeng, as long as the people with household registration can buy the specified amount of land at a low price through the government, they can also buy and sell land through money. Many aristocratic families and rich people take advantage of this opportunity to collude with the government to pass Buy a lot of land at a low price. This not only reduces the land that belongs to the common people, but also keeps the price of the land high all year round. The land immediately belonged to him, which is commonly known as the enclosure by the common people.

Now that most of the land has fallen into the hands of these people, the land in the hands of the common people will naturally be much less. Many families cannot support a family with a few acres of Susukida.

In this way, rich people with a lot of land rent their land to farmers who don’t have enough food. They can not only get rent money, but also quickly expand their wealth and rights through the money. It has grown into a local snake, and even the local government cannot be easily shaken.

And these aristocratic families are also intricate and complicated. Through the marriage of many parties, a dense network has almost been formed in Zhufeng Dynasty, which makes everyone who sees it feel creepy.

Now the yield of the rice that Qu Zhong wants to plant is so high that the farmers almost only need a few acres of land to feed their families. Now that they are full... who will rent land? Losing the roots of these aristocratic families will of course cause quite a backlash.

And once these aristocratic families unite to rebound, the economy of the entire Zhufeng Kingdom will cause huge shocks.

Jiang Zhengyuan's words reminded Qu Zhong that he put all his focus on people's livelihood, but he forgot for a moment that these behemoths that had been quiet for several years did not disappear, but just lowered their posture temporarily.

"Under the whole world...could it be the king's land."

"The emperor means..."

"They can enclose land...so can I!"

"Your Majesty, this is wrong!"

Startled by Qu Zhong's words, Jiang Zhengyuan stood up unsteadily leaning on the back of his chair, completely unable to tell whether Qu Zhong's words were out of anger or the truth. He couldn't imagine that if this edict was really carried out, tomorrow How will the entire Zhufeng Dynasty be turbulent.

"Right now, the most important thing I need is money. I am not afraid of anything that can be solved with money."

Pressing the palm of his hand with a smile, Qu Zhong calmly took the booklet and began to write something on it. Of course, he did not make the decision on impulse. This labor pain is what Zhu Fengchao will definitely experience. Messy, it may not be less troublesome in the future.

Besides...he is also the first emperor, so why let these people.

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