Today's sudden announcement that the day will be canceled tomorrow has caused an uproar among the courtiers.This is the first unreasonable strike since today's administration.In the past, when the body was unwell and a high-ranking concubine was about to pass away in the palace, it was not uncommon for them to stop the court, but at that time everyone was more or less prepared.

But this time, no one knows the reason!

Of all the scary situations, the unknown is the scariest.So when they heard that the sage was traveling with the crown prince in a simple car the next day, the courtiers were even more in an uproar.Why are father and son traveling together? If there is an accident on the way, wouldn't it be?

No one dared to think about what happened next, but the great scholars of the cabinet and the ministers of various ministries fell behind the current frame.If you don't follow, you can travel as an emperor, and if you say that you are easy to follow, then no one really knows?Can the minister who leads the guards not arrange escorts, or does Taipu Temple not arrange chariots and horses?Therefore, as soon as the crown prince left the palace today, those ministers who should know all knew what was going on today.

Knowing that today's defense cannot be tight, but the loyalty that should be shown still needs to be shown.No matter what, the ministers must pretend to advance and retreat with the saint.I haven't seen most of the people in Beijing. Although they are always paying attention to the movements of the saint, they don't even have the qualifications to advance and retreat with them?While the ministers secretly scolded Jinjin for wanting to come up with it, they had to follow carefully, pretending not to let Jinjin find out.

So life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills.Just as the courtiers know that they will definitely come with them today, everyone just pretends to be ignorant of each other.

But when they saw clearly the whereabouts of today's car, the hearts of the courtiers were not calm again.The courtiers may not know where the Zhuangzi of this family is in this capital, but their servants can remember it very firmly - they are people who often work for the master, and they must know where they can mess with and where they are. Be careful and respectful.Now they all told their masters that the direction of the sage's car seemed to be Zhuangzi who was recovering from illness.

Zhuangzi who was recuperated by Rong Guogong!Some courtiers were secretly worried, while others were secretly happy.However, it was difficult to talk much on the road, so I could only silently follow the sage's car and drive all the way to Zhuangzi where Jia Daishan was.

Jia Daishan obviously knew that he and the crown prince were going to come today, so he took Jia Amnesty to wait at the intersection of Zhuangzi early. Seeing the car driving, everyone ignored the dust on the ground and knelt down early.

As for those powerful officials who fell behind the present day, seeing Jia Daishan greet the present day's car intact, they also felt differently in their hearts.The original worry was replaced by joy, and the one who had secretly agreed, had to curse in his heart that he was old and immortal.Since you can still welcome the saint's car, why do you still alarm the saint to come to visit the sick?

However, he has already reached this boundary, and the courtiers who cannot be regarded as himself still do not exist. After arousing Jia Daishan and others, he turned his head back and said: "Those people have to follow, maybe your Zhuangzi can be prosperous?"

Jia Daishan was also happy: "It's no problem for people to come in, but the chariots and horses can only wait outside the Zhuangzi. And what's more," he said narrowly to the saint, "I'm afraid my lords won't be able to get everyone together soon." I can get a seat."

Today I was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed out loud: "I greeted you first when I came here, they came here uninvited and became bad guests, and they deserve it right for standing."

You are enough.Even if Jia Daishan wanted to make a joke, he couldn't really let these important officials stand for a whole morning.Winking at Li Yao, the latter nodded slightly, and withdrew to go to the main courtyard to prepare.

Now I don't talk too much anymore, and said to Jia Daishan: "Let's go, let's go and have a look together."

Dai Shan stopped him and said, "The sage has been driving for half a day, so he should take a rest." The prince also persuaded him.

The sage shook his head: "Don't talk about it, I haven't closed my eyes all night since I saw your big boy yesterday. If it's true as you said in your brochure, Daishan, you have made great contributions to the country."

When Jia Daishan saw the sage talking like this, he stopped persuading him, and led the sage in a different direction, walking towards the few acres of land he had left unharvested in advance.Leading the way, he said: "The sage's words are serious. In fact, these two things have been planted a long time ago, but some ordinary people planted them randomly, and the yield is not so amazing. My boss also saw it when he was in Jinling. He heard that the yield is good. I also saw that I was bored in Zhuangzi, so I brought it back to relieve my boredom."

This is a word that Jia She had reconciled with Jia She in advance, even Jia She said the same when he met the saint yesterday.However, the sage still sighed, "Your son is caring. Not only because of his filial piety, but also because he has a good eye for things. Otherwise, after so many years, how come no one else has grown things so well? Let him be a big boss." Bing, what a pity."

Jia Daishan quickly shook his head: "The sage just sees his sincerity, so don't let him be deceived. He's just playing the wrong way. Besides, I want him to take the martial arts exam."

Today looked at the prince who was beside him, and said with a smile: "Isn't it good to have such an honest child? I like such an honest one. Besides, if you want to let him take the martial arts exam, you are just trying to grind his temper." .Yesterday, I saw that his temperament is already good. Being a soldier is just learning some rough methods. Why don't you go and be a bodyguard for me."

Seeing that Jia Amnesty must be given grace today, Daishan also understands in his heart.The royal family donated these two kinds of crops, and the royal family was not willing to reward them.However, this credit is a little bigger, so it's not good to just use some gold and silver things as rewards.But he is already a duke of the state, and if he rewards him again, he will be crowned king.

The royal family has a knot in the heart of a king with a different surname.Jia Daishan could only hehe, even if he said that he would be crowned king now, he would have to find a way to refuse it.Now it is a matter of convenience to add this kindness to Jia She, to the royal family, and to the Jia family.

Turning his head and winking at Jia She, Jia She had already knelt down on the side of the road: "Thank you saint for your kindness. Please rest assured, saint, I must step up my martial arts practice, show saint the door and guard the palace."

The prince watched the expression on his face, and helped Jia She up himself.The sage smiled at Jia Amnesty and said, "Say you're honest, you're really here. You're the son of Duke Rong, and you're lower than the third class. Go straight to Qianqing Palace and be a second-class guard."

The corners of Jia She's mouth moved twice, obviously wanting to say something.The sage now had a good impression of the Jia family, and asked with a smile, "Why, are you still not satisfied?"

Jia Amnesty patted his head embarrassingly, that stupid look made Jia Daishan turn his eyes away.Under today's interested gaze, Jia Sheqi said: "If you go back to the saint, my master is only a third-class bodyguard. If you become a second-class bodyguard all of a sudden, the master's face will be disgraceful."

Like Jia Daishan, the prince turned his eyes away.Also talk about the brilliance on the face.How many teachers among the civil servants finally let their disciples surpass them. Could it be that they stopped being officials in order to make their teachers honorable?

On that side, I didn't expect to get such an answer today.Looking around, he actually didn't know a small third-class guard.But now that Jia She has brought it up, there was something to talk about back then, so I have to ask now: "Which one is Jia She's master?"

Because Liu Shiwei also has a grade, he also joined the team to welcome the present just now.Now I hear Jinjin asking himself, although he didn't hear Jinjin's conversation with Jia She because of the distance, he also responded at this time: "Minister, Liu Jian, the third-class guard in the guard camp, see the saint. Long live the saint."

Today, he took a look at Guard Liu who was already kneeling at his feet: "Your apprentice is not in vain. I think he is pleasing to the eye, and I want him to be the second-class guard of Qianqing Palace. He is afraid that your face will not look good, so he wants to resign. Woolen cloth."

Liu Shiwei scolded Jia Amnesty in his heart, how many people in the guard battalion sharpened their heads and wanted to be guards in the Three Great Halls, just because they wanted to show their faces in front of the saint more often.Now that the saint is proclaimed, he actually thought of resigning.So the words came out without thinking: "Sage calm down. Although Jia Amnesty is slow to turn his head, his temper is still straightforward. It's just that sometimes he doesn't talk too much. Please give him another chance."

Jia Daishan and the prince looked at each other, and a word came out of their hearts: like attract like.This one said that Jia She could not talk with his head, and he himself seemed to be in no better shape.

The saint was amused by the guard Liu: "You master and apprentice are so united. But you are really not afraid that he will retaliate against you if he is second-class? Or your old colleagues know that your apprentice has done it. Second class, and you are still wandering in third class, laughing at you?"

Liu Jian kowtowed and said: "Jia She was born with supernatural power, and his martial arts foundation is not bad. It is not too much for him to be second-class. It is a minister who can teach an apprentice who is better than himself. If he speaks out, he will only save face. Who would dare to laugh at him?" ?” This second-class guard was sealed by your old man himself, who would use this to make fun of others.It was Jia Amnesty, a stickler who didn't understand the rules of officialdom, who felt that as a master, he would lose face.

The sage was very satisfied with Liu Jian's words. He looked at Jia She, who still had his head down and didn't know what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "The apprentice respects the master in his heart, and the master doesn't feel sorry for himself because the apprentice surpasses himself. Both of them are good-natured." You are acting as a guarantee for Jia She, it seems that it is a bit low for him to be a second-class. How about it, Jia She is a first-class, and you are also a first-class, and the medical examination report is on duty in the Qianqing Palace."

Before Liu Jian could thank you, Jia Amnesty had already thumped and knelt down again: "Thank you, saint. You are still wise old man. In this way, Master and I are equal, and no one is superior or inferior."

The crown prince looked at Jia She who knelt down to thank him in surprise. No one present could understand that what is being said today is that Jia She is a first-class bodyguard, and his master is promoted to a first-class bodyguard instead of being a first-class bodyguard directly. bodyguard.Could it be that I heard it wrong?The prince, who began to doubt his life, looked at his father for help.Seek to explain.

The sage himself slapped his face.Looking at his bewildered son, he suddenly didn't want to change his words, so let the prince think that he misunderstood what he meant just now. It has been many years since he has lost his composure.It's just a first-class guard, just give it.

"Okay, even if you masters and apprentices have all received first-class guards, then I will leave the Qianqing Palace to you." While talking, the saint watched his son's face getting more and more dazed, and his heart ached. The words are funny, but the words are serious.

Just now Liu Jian heard that Jia Amnesty was going to be a guard of the Qianqing Palace, so he knew that he would not take the martial arts test again, and he was afraid that he would follow suit if he wanted to be second-class.Who knew that this apprentice of himself would make a fortune, and he would actually make himself a first-class man!Now the crown prince is not the only one who is at a loss, Liu Jian has followed in his footsteps.

Jia Daishan also felt that it was too sudden: "A saint?"

Jinjin shook his head indifferently: "Whatever I say, do what I say. As long as your boss is good at working as an errand, that's it. With his temper, it's good for him, the master, to look at him."

It can be considered a reason.Dai Shan yelled at Jia She, "Hurry up and lead the way."

Jia Amnesty had already got up, bowed his body and led the way for everyone, looking like a dog.The saint couldn't help smiling.The prince also woke up from the daze just now, and felt that his father's last words were very reasonable, and whispered to the saint: "Father is wise. This Jia Amnesty must be watched by his master."

The sage immediately felt complacent, and felt that his emperor's skills were unfathomable, and it was difficult for the prince to understand the true meaning.

Fortunately, at the time of harvest, Jia Daishan was afraid that he would get the news now, so he wanted to see it in person, and the few acres of land left were not far from the yard.It's time to talk.I saw that the surrounding fields had been harvested, and only these few acres still had crops.One of the crops that has never been seen before is as tall as a person. On the thick stalks, there are huge fruits halfway up the road. They are all one foot long. .

There are still two acres of land, and the crops on it have also been wilted, but there are no fruits, and I don't know why they haven't been harvested.The sage asked: "What are those, they look different, why are they confiscated?"

Jia Amnesty said from the side: "Back to the words of the saint. The tall ones are corn, and the low ones here are potatoes. Those potatoes grow under the ground and cannot be seen from the outside."

Only now did he nod his head: "This corn looks good, but can it really produce [-] catties?"

"This minister dare not lie to the sage. This is the first year of planting, and I have heard the method from the south, but the tenants are not very proficient. Fortunately, after planting this year, I have almost explored it, and next year's production will increase. Some." Daishan said proudly.

The saint's eyes were already shining: "It's good to keep it like this. Let them accept it. I really want to check it myself. Is it as miraculous as you said."

Seeing Jia Daishan waving to the side, Li Yao had already led a large group of servants and moved chairs over - even if he said he wanted to watch the harvest today, he couldn't really let him watch it standing up.

For a while, I sat down with the prince.Jia Daishan asked the tenants to start harvesting the crops.He greeted the ministers who followed him to get chairs.When those people saw the saint just now, they stopped and stopped, and they didn't dare to go forward to disturb him.Seeing that the saint has already taken his seat, he stepped forward to salute the saint.

Seeing that the courtiers were so careful, the sage said happily: "I wanted to hide it from you, but I didn't want your ears to be so quick. That's fine, let's take a look at the new gadgets Daishan found."

Wang Shangshu of the household department stepped forward and said: "It looks like they are two different crops, but I don't know how much they can produce per mu."

Jia Daishan said: "I already harvested some yesterday, and the yield per mu of corn has reached [-] catties."

Wang Shangshu's eyes widened: "Really?" He thought that if the yield of this thing was small, it would not be alarming. Today he came with the prince, but he really didn't expect it to be so amazing, it scared him .

Dai Shan Yile: "When did Wang Shangshu see me uttering lies? Besides, I'm harvesting in front of you adults. Whether it's serious or not, you'll know after a while."

Wang Shangshu ignored Jia Daishan's ridicule: "Saint! This is a blessing for China. With this thing, countless people can be saved, my lord."

As the Minister of the Household Department, he knew too well the importance of a high-yield crop to the people of the world, so he lost his composure and yelled out on the spot.The sage understood his mood very well, and did not blame him for being disrespectful: "It is true. If this thing is not too important to the country, I would not come here to inspect it personally."

At this time, someone had already brought some corn that had been broken off, and the ministers passed it on to watch, and saw that on the one-foot-long corn cob, the golden-yellow grains grew densely, and they picked it up and pressed their hands heavily.

Jia Daishan was still explaining next to him: "This stuff has all the output, and it can satisfy hunger. But the taste is not as good as wheat, and rich and noble people may only eat one or two fresh meals. But the straw of this stuff can be used as fodder for cattle and horses, and it can also be used as food. Cooking on a fire. It’s the husk on the outside of the corn cob, and some tenants are trying to weave something.”

Wang Shangshu has already bowed to Jia Daishan: "Mr. Rong's move is really a merit for the present and a benefit for the future."

Jia Daishan hurriedly stopped him: "Wang Shangshu can't think about being lazy. I just got this thing by chance because I was greedy for novelty. How to use it and how to promote it has to be done by Wang Shangshu. Saint, what do you think?"

The sage just smiled: "I knew that you handed over this thing, and you wanted to be lazy. But you are right, this matter has to be done by the Ministry of Households. It just so happens that the crown prince is in the Ministry of Households and discussed it with Wang Shangshu." , last fold."

The powerful officials looked at Jia Daishan and the prince with green light in their eyes.Even if this thing is promoted by the Ministry of Household Affairs, no one can erase the credit of the Jia family.From now on, as long as his family does not commit the crime of treason, no one will be able to move him.Even the prince promoted with Wang Shangshu will have a higher reputation.

Just thinking about it, someone brought over the newly dug potatoes.The sage looked at the muddy tuber, and held it in his hands without any distaste: "It's so delicious to make such an inconspicuous thing."

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, the sage also talked about the yield of potatoes. Wang Shangshu of the household department looked at Jia Daishan with the same eyes as he looked at the golden doll: "Mr. Rong Guo also knows if there are other crops? Is it similar to these two things?"

who!Jia Daishan looked at the saint helplessly: "My eldest son brought these two things back after he heard about them in the south, but he didn't mention anything else. But I heard that these two things came from Fanbang. If Wang Shangshu is interested, May I let Bosi of that city pay attention, if the people from that country bring any seeds, they can try to plant them."

The sage was also a little helpless towards himself as a courtier: "Daishan is not a person who hides personal interests. If he knows, he will definitely let me know."

Only then did Wang Shangshu realize that what he had raised was an unreasonable request. He apologized to Jia Daishan in embarrassment, and then asked the saint: "The saint is lenient. I want to go to the field to check it out myself."

For such a loyal minister, as long as the emperor has a clear mind, he will appreciate it in his heart.So today he nodded to signal Wang Shangshu to take it easy, and said in a loud voice: "If you still want to see, you can go together." All the ministers sang a promise, whether they wanted to or not, they all followed Wang Shangshu to the ground .

"With these two things, from now on, the common people in the world can eat two more full meals, and the soldiers guarding the border will no longer be hungry to guard the border." Today sighed to Jia Daishan.

Jia Daishan also knew the situation in the frontier.Speaking of which, the Ministry of Households allocates a lot of military expenses to the towns every year, but it is not easy to fill people's stomachs with what can be used on ordinary soldiers after being exploited layer by layer.Now when he heard Jin Jin mention it again, he boldly said: "Speaking of this, I have an idea."

The sage said with great interest, "Say it."

Dai Shandao: "The sage also knows how much I have fought with the Ministry of Industry in the past six months to improve the musket. In fact, from my point of view, although the Ministry of Industry has the heart of life, its ability is still limited. After all Those who work in the Ministry of Industry are all from the imperial examinations over the years, so they don't look down on craftsmen. They have no hands-on skills. And those craftsmen, because of their status, even have some ancestral crafts, in order to protect their descendants I have something to eat, but I cherish it with my broom, and I don’t want to pass it on to outsiders.”

Today is also helpless about this: "As you said. But we can't let those craftsmen over the officials' heads."

Jia Daishan also knows that the theory of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even the royal family uses it to govern the people and is unwilling to change.Yin said: "It's not about letting them overwhelm the officials. But you can also give them some sweetness, so that they are willing to teach others their skills."

The prince admired Jia Daishan for more than half a year, and felt that what he said was very reasonable.Yin asked: "I don't know what Rong Guogong refers to by the little sweetness. How can we ensure that those craftsmen are willing to teach others their skills?"

Dai Shan glanced at the prince, and said: "Those craftsmen, what they want is that their children and grandchildren will not leak their skills in the future, so that they will teach their apprentices to starve to death. For these people, apart from rewarding gold and silver, the sage may wish to stipulate , if it is an exclusive craft, the person who uses his craft, or every year, or every finished product, will give some money to the person who passed on the craft. Wait for two to thirty years before giving up. In this way, those craftsmen still Are you afraid that you will not pass on your craftsmanship?"

The prince said with some doubts: "If this is the case, I am afraid that those who have some special skills will come to ask for rewards, so the court will be unbearably disturbed."

Jia Daishan shook his head: "Whether the craftsmanship is worth it or not depends on whether it can meet the requirements for the Ministry of Industry. If a straw sandal maker also said that his craftsmanship is unique, it would be a joke."

Hearing what he said easily, the sage also smiled: "You just want to come up with ideas, and you are not afraid that the Ministry of Industry will not let you go?" If this matter is really approved, it will naturally be implemented by the Ministry of Industry.

Daishan didn't care too much: "They don't have the ability to let people show their housekeeping skills. I have thought of a good idea for them. It's fine if you don't thank me. Why don't you ask me to trouble you?"

The sage looked at the prince and said: "Have you seen it? I don't know how Jia She grew up, but he didn't learn the appearance of such a rascal. You are more blessed than me." The prince hurriedly said he dared not.

The sage looked at Jia Daishan and said, "You are so anxious to improve your weapons, but you have heard about it?"

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