After getting this answer, Li Rusong's resentment and haze in his heart were swept away, replaced by full of longing.

However, the two did not discuss this issue in depth, and kept a proper distance, and some things can only be understood but not spoken.

However, Li Rusong couldn't wait, he first went to the court to deal with the formalities, and then went directly to the barracks, and planned to move his family to the barracks.

However, firearms can only be said to make the Ming military to a higher level, food is always the basis of everything, whether it is war, or commerce, without food to talk about war, that is pure hooliganism.

From this point of view, it is not unreasonable for civil officials to pursue cultivation and recuperation, the imperial court's grain reserves are so much, it is almost the same to fight a big war, and then you have to increase taxes, of course, if you can, you will not fight.

There are ten acres of land in the north of Luwangfu, which is different from other cultivated land, other fields are already green, and these ten acres of land are almost bare, only two small square fields have green seedlings.

And there were no farmers who were bent down to work, only a young man of twenty-three or fourteen years old squatting in the field with a few old farmers talking.

"Xu Guangqi."

I heard a shout.

The young man looked back and saw a pair of handsome men and beautiful women standing on the edge of the field, he hurriedly got up, came to the edge of the field, bowed his hand, and said, "Xu Guangqi has seen Captain Guo." ”

Guo nodded with a smile and asked, "I've been here for a few days, why don't you look for me?" ”

Xu Guangqi was slightly stunned, and his expression was a little embarrassed.

Of course, he knew that Guo Dan had come to Weihui Mansion, but he was not good at socializing, and he had been studying the cultivation of sweet potatoes here recently, so he didn't have the time to think about these things.

"I'm just kidding."

Guo Dan laughed and said, "I spend so much money on you, of course I want you to stay here and work all the time, instead of going around." ”

After a pause, he asked again, "How are you growing this melon?" ”

When it came to the pumpkin, Xu Guangqi's expression immediately changed, and he said very rigorously: "At present, it is still the first time to try planting, mainly to observe some habits of the pumpkin, and there is no progress yet." ”

Guo Dan was very satisfied with Xu Guangqi's attitude, this kind of research needs to be rigorous, and it will be over, nodding and smiling: "This is how it should be, such as agriculture, this kind of thing cannot be achieved overnight, let's take our time, don't worry." ”

Xu Guangqi nodded, and then Guo Dan tested the small farm on the edge of the field, and on the way, Xu Guangqi reported to him about the trial planting of sweet potatoes.

Because the climate of Henan is still very different from that of Luzon and Fujian, it cannot be said that it can grow out of the land, but it is still necessary to conduct many trials to understand the habits of this sweet potato, so as to cultivate sweet potatoes suitable for planting in Henan Province according to these data.

Guo Dan didn't understand this, he was more encouraging Xu Guangqi, so that he didn't have to worry, step by step.

After coming to the small courtyard and sitting down, Guo Dan asked casually, "I heard that your parents and wife have come to Weihui Mansion?" ”

Xu Guangqi nodded and said, "Yes, they have already come a year ago." ”

Guo Dan asked, "I wonder how they live here?" ”

Xu Guangqi hurriedly said: "They all like Weihui Mansion very much, and they are also very happy here. ”

Speaking of this, he only felt that his nose was slightly sour, "This is thanks to Captain Guo for giving me this opportunity, so that I have the ability to honor my parents." In fact, before that, my father, mother, and Naiko suffered a lot in order to let me study with peace of mind, and I have always felt deeply guilty about this. ”

At the beginning, he saw that his mother was so old that he had to do heavy work in the fields in order to provide him with education, so he went down to the fields to help his mother work. But after all, he was a scholar, and he would look for a lot of information about farming, and if the yield per mu was higher, then he would make more money, which slowly cultivated his interest in agriculture.

This is actually a kind of providence, if he was in a rich family, he would not have had the opportunity to engage in agricultural production at all, and he would not be interested in it.

Guo Dan nodded slightly, and then asked, "Speaking of this imperial examination, should you hurry up and take the exam now, or have you changed your mind?" ”

Xu Guangqi hesitated a little and said: "My parents still have high hopes for me, hoping that I can pass the imperial examination, but they also feel that being a man still has to know how to report Entu, and Captain Guo is very kind to our whole family, so they allowed me to plant this melon first and then take the exam." ”

Guo Dan said: "I want to know what you think?" ”

"I'm ......!"

Xu Guangqi hesitated for a while before saying, "I... I can't tell, I'm very happy with my life now, and I like what I'm doing, but... But if I don't go to the imperial examination, I don't think it's right. ”

"I can understand that."

Guo Dan nodded, "The imperial examination and the first are the dreams of all scholars, and I just ask, not to interfere with your thoughts, you still have to make your own decisions about this matter." However, I heard that you have put forward some very good suggestions on river construction and urban defense construction. ”

Xu Guangqi said embarrassedly: "I'm just talking nonsense, I can't take it seriously, I can't take it seriously." ”

"It's a pity you're not a person who talks nonsense."

Guo Dan smiled and said: "Since you dare to put it forward, you must have your own ideas, and most of your suggestions have been adopted." If you don't take the exam for a while, I hope to be able to delegate more work to you. ”

When he chatted with Wu Gui, Liang Kui and others these days, these people all mentioned Xu Guangqi intentionally or unintentionally, and they were all in charge of different things, which shows that Xu Guangqi is really one of the few geniuses, and he can put forward very good suggestions for the construction of water conservancy, agricultural irrigation, agricultural tool production, and urban defense construction.

Since there is no deception in the history books, Guo Dan naturally has to let those who are capable work harder.

This is also because the talent Xu Guangqi showed in Weihui Mansion is exactly what the current intellectuals lack the most, and it can even be said that Xu Guangqi is a lone seedling, and it is difficult to find a talent like Xu Guangqi.

Guo Dan didn't want Xu Guangqi to waste time on the imperial examination, he felt that the imperial examination was a misguided child for Xu Guangqi, of course, this was based on his existence, and he was able to let Xu Guangqi's talent be vividly displayed.

Xu Guangqi hurriedly said: "Although Captain Guo commanded, as long as he is within his ability, it is incumbent on him to make up his mind. ”

"There is no need to shirk it, I still hope that you and I are willing, and most of the results of the strong are failures."

Guo Dan hurriedly waved his hand.

Xu Guangqi smiled awkwardly.

Guo Dan said with a straight face: "Regarding the issue of the city gate, you should know better than me, now that I have applied to the imperial court that the city wall can be rebuilt, I hope you can participate in it." There is also about my contracting of Kaifeng, Zhangde, and Huaiqing, which you should have heard about, and there is also a large-scale construction of water conservancy and the production of farm tools, and I also hope that you can manage those things on my behalf. ”

"I... This... I'm afraid I can't, because I don't have experience, and what I know is from books. Xu Guangqi shook his head again and again, panicked.

This is too exaggerated, he didn't even manage the village, and suddenly let him manage the water conservancy of a house.

Guo Dan said: "I am more inexperienced than you, I haven't even read books, you are at least more suitable than me, plus I have found a lot of experienced people, I believe you should be able to accept their opinions with an open mind, then in the future, you can no longer excuse yourself with no experience." ”

Xu Guangqi suddenly realized, it turned out that Guo Dan wanted him to accumulate experience, which was not only moved, but also felt that he really couldn't live up to Guo Dan's kindness, the key is that he was really interested in this matter, because he liked to read books in this area very much, and arched his hand: "Captain Guo can afford to look at it, and he will do his best to never let Captain Guo down." ”

"The most important thing is not to disappoint yourself."

Guo smiled lightly and said, "Regarding the salary, I will give you a thousand taels a year." ”

"I can't do it, I can't do it."

Xu Guangqi was frightened when he heard this amount, he was very simple by nature, he was not very interested in money, as long as he could eat and dress warmly, he now felt that Guo Dan gave him too much money.

"I've already decided."

Guo Dan said: "First of all, you have the ability to take so much money, and it is a matter of course." Secondly, I hope that there will be more Xu Guangqi, and I think this investment is a sure win. ”

Xu Guangqi raised his eyebrows, and suddenly understood Guo Dan's intentions, and he couldn't refuse politely, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "How can you be under the deed, you can get Captain Guo's weight." ”

Guo Dan said seriously: "Isn't it natural for this child's life to show off his talents? ”

"Huh? Oh, hehe......! ”

Xu Guangqi smiled shyly.

Guo Dan is really not joking, he really asked Xu Guangqi to participate in these projects on his behalf, so that he can accumulate experience.

He stayed with Xu Guangqi for most of the day, explained a lot of things, and did not return to his residence until near evening.

When I entered the door, I saw Aunt Xu sitting elegantly in the courtyard reading a book.

"Didn't the layman say that he liked Weihui Mansion very much?"

Guo Dan sat down and asked with a little curiosity.

Aunt Xu was stunned for a moment, put down the book, and said curiously: "I don't know when I showed my dislike?" ”

"I think it's all the time."

Guo Dan half-jokingly said: "Anyway, every time I come back from outside, I find that the layman is sitting in the house reading a book, and he has never gone out, we are about to leave here, and if we don't go out to go out again, it will be late." ”

Aunt Xu smiled: "There are two sides to everything, and the reason why I like it here is precisely the reason why I don't go out." ”

Guo Dan was curious: "How do you say this?" ”

Aunt Xu said: "It is undeniable that this place is more lively than any other place, the people here are also very easy-going, and there are fewer constraints, and women will not be pointed at when they go out, but it is precisely because of this that they can talk nonsense unscrupulously." ”

Guo Dan was stunned, suddenly reacted, and said with a smile: "It seems that the layman still cares about that misunderstanding." ”

Aunt Xu couldn't deny it: "After all, people's words are terrifying, so why bother to increase right and wrong." ”

In fact, she went out once before, but everyone affectionately called her Mrs. Guo when they saw her, because she was so easy to recognize, and now there are rumors outside, anyway, if you see a stunning beauty, it must be Mrs. Guo.

And she didn't feel the need to explain it to those people, so she shouldn't be, she shouldn't be.

She simply didn't go out, which actually made her feel some regrets.