It really deserves to be the Prince's Palace, far away, the glazed tiles on the gatehouse of the second floor are shining with golden light under the illumination of the eyes. One large and two small gates, on both sides of the squatting oversized stone lions majestic, the guards standing on the steps are motionless, wearing vermilion armor and carrying waist knives, so not scary! The downstairs of the gate was full of people waiting for Prince Jing to receive him.

Han Qi stepped forward to hand over the name post, but he didn't expect to be embarrassed, the soldiers guarding the door immediately reported it, and after a while, a second-door housekeeper came out to greet the guests: "Which one is Lin Gongzi?" Come in. The other people who were waiting showed envious eyes, this Prince Jing was notoriously difficult to deal with, some of them had been waiting for two or three days, and they had not yet entered the door, so they could only wait indefinitely.

Han Qi stepped forward and said, "Lord Butler, we still have a gift for the prince in our car, do you want to carry it in together." "Carry it in? The second housekeeper was stunned, there were many people who came to give gifts, and the prince generally wouldn't accept it: "No need, the prince doesn't accept gifts." Lin Zimo said: "Our gift is a bit special, the housekeeper can take a look." As he spoke, Han Qi stepped forward and lifted the curtain, and the second housekeeper gasped, this gift is not valuable, it is just some green vegetables, but the valuable place is also here.

nodded, and waved his hand at the little servants who followed behind him: "Drive the carriage into the second gate, and ask the prince to take a look." ”

When Zhu Rui saw the green vegetables on this platform, he was also taken aback, and patted Lin Zimo on the shoulder: "It's hard for you to come up with this planting method, it's just that the tree is too small." Lin Zimo said with a smile: "This is different from planting on the ground, the time is too short, this is a temporary expedient measure, and it is not impossible to eat fresh vegetables in winter." Zhu Rui glanced at him: "Oh, you have a way?" The nobles in Beijing also have fresh food, which has to be a greenhouse next to the hot spring, which costs a lot, and even there is one in my house, and vegetables are not often eaten. ”

Lin Zimo said: "According to my current method, it is not too complicated, but I have to build a fire wall for the greenhouse, add heat every night, and the others are the same as planting vegetables usually, the prince can go and see it when he has time." It's just that my current shed is also a simple shed. ”

Prince Jing was full of interest: "Then go to your house and have a look." "Zhu Rui is a vigorous and resolute character, according to Lin Zimo's method, then this winter can be completely realized, where can he still sit still? If it is feasible, next year, ordinary people across the country will probably be able to eat some occasionally.

Zhu Rui disliked taking the carriage too slowly, and also prepared a docile jujube red horse for Lin Zimo, ready to go to his farm together. Lin Zimo has also learned to ride a horse in recent years, and his skills are not too high, and jogging is still no problem. Lin Zimo's height has reached 1.73 meters, wearing a dark green robe, covered with a white cloak embroidered with green bamboo, riding on a jujube red horse, which is a bit elegant.

Zhu Rui followed closely behind, looking at Lin Zimo's back and sighing, since the first day he met Lin Zimo, this child has always had this kind of black and yellow skin, otherwise, with his delicate facial features, he must be a handsome young man, it's a pity!

The two farms newly bought by Lin Zimo's family are not far from each other and are very easy to manage, and the farm they came to has more than 2,000 acres of land, which is relatively large as far as the capital is concerned.

Entering the greenhouse, Zhu Rui watched carefully. The oil cloth made of thin cotton zuò does not transmit light very well, and it is only a faint halo when sprinkled on the ground, but it is enough for vegetables that are not too demanding. On the rows of wooden shelves beside the low wall, there are layers of neatly arranged wooden boxes of vegetables, and in the fields of the ground, there are also thin buds popping up.

The temperature in the shed was quite high, Zhu Rui touched the still hot fire wall, looked up at the faint sunlight sprinkled by the guò oilcloth, and smacked his lips: "If only there could be something more translucent than the oilcloth." Lin Zimo said secretly: Yes, I just can't do it first! Glass craftsmanship has rotted on the streets in modern times, but under the conditions here, it is still a difficult technical job.

invited Zhu Rui to the living room of the manor for tea, and Zhu Rui was still discussing with him the feasibility of the winter greenhouse. To be honest, after the contact with Tongguò in the past few years, Lin Zimo still admires the prince of this feudal dynasty very much. These days in the capital, I have seen a few children of the so-called kings and grandsons from afar, who are really eagles and horses, fighting and fighting, and leading a group of people to gallop back and forth on the street all day long, such as Prince Jing, I have really never seen or heard of it.

So, Lin Zimo also knew everything, and said everything: "In the cold winter, this is still not good, you must make a batch of straw curtains, cover them on the roof of the shed in the evening to keep them warm, and uncover them in the morning to let the sun shine in the shed." Just as he was talking about the excitement, the scholar An Le came in to report: "Lord Wang, General Liu is back." Zhu Rui hurriedly raised his head: "Let him in." ”

An Le lifted the door curtain, and a giant-like black man came in, half a head taller than Prince Jing, who was 1.8 meters tall, and before he could speak, he glanced at Lin Zimo first. Lin Zimo knew the opportunity, and hurriedly got up to avoid it, but was pressed down by Zhu Rui: "It's okay, let's say, this is not an outsider, there is no need to avoid." Lin Zimo had no choice but to sit down.

This General Lin said: "The humble post has just returned from the North Road military camp, and the commotion is not big, and it has been suppressed. Zhu Rui sighed: "Because of what?" General Liu said: "It's still caused by the mistreatment of those disabled sergeant villages." Zhu Rui stood up angrily: "Haven't all the food and various supplies been in place in the past two years?" Why are you still cruel to them? ”

Lin Zimo was helpless, he really didn't want to hear this! It can't be a military secret, right? Try to shrink yourself and reduce the sense of saving. Alas! What is this?

General Liu hurriedly bent down and replied: "The prince is angry, the humble position has been investigated, it was the quartermaster of the North Road Military Camp who withheld it privately and exchanged some ordnance for the soldiers of the North Road Military Camp, saying that it was okay not to let them starve to death, and it was better to expand the armament if there was something surplus, in case of emergency." ”

Zhu Rui sat down dejectedly: "It's still not enough to make trouble, but those disabled soldiers are disabled after all, they are loyal to the country, and they shouldn't be treated like this!" General Liu bowed his head and said, "The prince is merciful, but these people are too much of a drag." ”

There was silence in the room for a while, and after a long time, Zhu Ruifang waved his hand, and General Liu slowly retreated. Zhu Rui rubbed his eyebrows and said to Lin Zimo: "These disabled soldiers who do their best for the country have always been a drag on the country, and there have been several troubles in the past few years.

Lin Zimo is also very sympathetic, there are soldiers who have been injured for the country's efforts in ancient and modern times, and the state is also very good in modern times, and will give some living expenses every month, and ordinary people can also do some work on their own and can always live. Lin Zimo asked, "Why don't you let these soldiers be disbanded and return to their hometowns to live?" Zhu Rui smiled bitterly: "Returning to your hometown? I also want to, but these people either have fewer arms or legs, and they can't eat when they return to their hometowns, and the court can't drive them away, so they form their current form. Outside almost every barracks, there was a village where disabled soldiers lived, waiting for relief from the imperial court. ”

Lin Zimo said: "You can let them do some work to help themselves, maybe they don't have to put too much burden on the imperial court." Zhu Rui said: "Some land has been divided for them, but they are still not self-sufficient, and most of them are too laborious to do farm work!" Lin Zimo also has a headache, this damn war has turned good people into disabilities and a burden on society, but they themselves don't want to!

Lin Zimo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said: "The vegetables in this greenhouse in front of you can use them!" Growing vegetables is different from growing food, you don't need to travel in a large area, just grow vegetables and catch insects in the greenhouse, you must be competent. Zhu Rui was overjoyed: "That's right, growing vegetables requires relatively little for the body, and the income is very large, and each state capital has a Zhuangzi, which can not only solve their meals, but also make money for the imperial court, haha" laughed out loud when he thought of the excitement.

But in a blink of an eye, he saw Lin Zimo standing there looking at him, and he was immediately embarrassed, and sneered: "This, this is the method that Zimo came up with, how can it be occupied by the imperial court?" Lin Zimo smiled: "Presumably, the prince will not treat my family badly." "There is no technical content in greenhouse vegetables, and two or three years of hard work will be learned by others, which Lin Zimo can't stop, and with two or three years of input, in exchange for the gratitude of Prince Jing and the court, it is appropriate. And it's not to sell this technology to the royal family, you can still grow it and make money, it's just a little bit.

And Lin Zimo always has a respect for the soldiers, it is because of their efforts that the people have a peaceful life, and now that they are disabled, they can't abandon them.

Zhu Rui nodded: "You can't be treated badly, Zimo is worthy of being a great hero of my dynasty, now you are fifteen years old, with your ability to enter the court as an official, I will guarantee you to the emperor tomorrow." Lin Zimo hurriedly shook his head: "Lord Wang, the credit should still be given to my father, students are really not the material to be officials, and I will be very happy if I can earn some money." Seeing those officials responding to each other and playing officially, Lin Zimo felt uncomfortable, and the officialdom was treacherous, Lin Zimo was also the light of rebirth, and he knew more than ten years of knowledge, if it came to the outfield, he was not even as good as the second brother who didn't like to talk the most.

Zhu Rui pointed at him and smiled: "You kid is too lazy, with your intelligence, you are allowed to do it in the officialdom." That's it, everyone has their own ambitions, since you have no intention of officialdom, then put the credit on your father, presumably when he enters Beijing at the end of the year, he can be promoted to the next level. He glanced at Lin Zimo and said, "Do you want to do business?" This king fulfills you, and in another month, this king will take a boat to the south, and you can also follow the goods at the trafficking point, and when you return, you will be at the trafficking point of silk, tea, etc., which is very profitable. ”

Lin Zimo was overjoyed, no one dared to inspect and collect taxes on the prince's ship, this was a huge profit, and the prince was compensating him in disguise. While happy, he was also a little puzzled: "Does the prince also need to traffic goods back and forth to make a profit?" "Otherwise, why is it so familiar?

Zhu Rui sighed: "You only see the glory of the royal family, the whole country is pilgrimage to the treasury and the inner treasury to ask for money, no one wants to think about where this money comes from?" I am now in charge of the inner treasury for the Holy One, and the rest of the money I earn will be handed over to the Inner Treasury for the Holy Lord's expenses, except for forty percent of the money I earn to meet the needs of my house. ”

Lin Zimo was also silent, too, throughout history, no emperor dared to claim that he was rich, even if he owned a country. Although the emperor has the power of life and death, in Lin Zimo's view, he is also a highest-level worker, and he is super hard-working, capable, courageous, and contributing, and can live for generations; has no ability and no contribution, even if he is put on the throne to be the emperor, he will be notorious. Alas! In Lin Zimo's opinion, this emperor is not a good career.