Wang Yuan made meritorious service on the battlefield for the second time and was given a thousand acres of fertile land in the west of the city. The first battlefield meritorious service, given ten acres of fertile land, is in the east of the city.

Ten acres of fertile land in the east of the city have built a chicken farm, which has been raising chickens since last spring.

Later, Wang Yuan transferred some tenants from the west of the city, and the scale of breeding became larger and larger, and the cultivation of earthworms became more convenient, and now it has grown to more than 2,000 chickens.

The rest of the 10 acres of fertile land is also used to grow miscellaneous grains and vegetables - the northern winter is too cold, and it is difficult for the earthworms to survive by all means, so they can only be fed with miscellaneous grains and forage.

The fertilizer for raising earthworms is partly chicken manure and partly from the barracks......

The Praetorian Guards, Jingwei and Border Army in the leopard room added up to more than 10,000 at this time. They were personally supervised and trained by the emperor, and their food was very good, and most of the eggs and chickens needed were purchased from Wang Yuan's chicken farm.

It's a pity that the production capacity of the chicken farm is insufficient, and it can't bear the consumption of the leopard house sergeant. The lieutenant in charge of procurement sighed at this every time, just because the chickens of Mr. Wang's family were cheap, and he could get more rebates if he purchased according to the market price!

The royal house, Gewutang.

"We know that there are three forms of things, from solid to liquid, from liquid to gaseous, all of which need to absorb energy. From gaseous to liquid and from liquid to solid, energy is released. ”

"So, can we make a boiler and boil water to heat it to vaporize the water and absorb the energy into water vapor. What about the expanding force of water vapor to push the lever to move and convert it into mechanical work? ”

This year is the year of the township exam, and the students of Shuntianfu School rarely come to listen to physics classes, and they are all busy reviewing for the exam.

The students of the country have also reduced their extracurricular activities, because half a year after the township exam, it will be next year's general exam!

Now there are only more than a dozen people left in Wang Yuan's laboratory, which is much more deserted than last year.

Bao Chaozhen and Du Jin must be there, regardless of their careers in the imperial examinations, they devote themselves to studying physics and mathematics. Among them, Bao Chaozhen is the best in physics, and Du Jin is the best in mathematics, and can be called the core disciple of the physics school of Wangmen Xinxue.

Gu Yingxiang also came a few times occasionally, but they were all for physics experiments, and he could usually do research at home.

Huang Qiao and Huang E, the brothers and sisters, are also making rapid progress. The former knew that he couldn't get into the exam, so he followed Wang Yuan to engage in physics and Yang Shen to play poetry; The latter is a husband and wife, and Huang Xiaomei doesn't write much poetry anymore, and concentrates on developing on the road of science.

After Wang Yuan explained the principle of the steam engine, he drew a simple schematic diagram.

He had never touched a steam engine himself, it was all imagination, and the things he drew seemed crappy.

After looking at the picture, Bao Chaozhen immediately had an idea: "This thing can replace water power and drive a spinning wheel or loom!" ”

"Yes," Wang Yuan said with a smile, "that's not all. If the hammer can be driven, the steel can be easily made, and the blacksmith does not need to swing the hammer hundreds or thousands of times, as long as the steel is put under the steam hammer to be hammered. ”

Gu Yingxiang's eyes lit up: "If you can quickly hammer and forge hundreds of steels, then this thing is of great use!" ”

Huang E stared at the schematic diagram and frowned: "How to prevent it from leaking?" ”

"Slowly experiment and improve." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Since he was hired, Huang E has come here again, and he has a lot of fun every day.

Moreover, the servants of the Wang family all treated each other with the courtesy of the master mother, and every time they met, they called "madam", and the students naturally respected her as "master and wife".

Only these two titles can make Huang E happy.

Wang Yuan spoke again, and Huang E took the teacup and handed it over: "Second brother, drink tea and moisten your throat." ”

"Thank you, little sister." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Huang E also smiled sweetly, she looked forward to the days being faster, and she could visit the church in autumn as soon as possible.

Yuan Da suddenly ran in: "Second brother, there is a eunuch in the palace." ”

Wang Yuan immediately went out to greet him.

The eunuch smiled and said, "Master Wang, three days later, Your Majesty will hold a banquet in the leopard room, please be sure to be there!" ”

A feast?

What the hell!

The system of sutra feasts was formed in the Song Dynasty, but the form was not fixed.

The founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in mud, but he loves to learn. So he summoned the scholars and gave him lectures and politics from time to time, and the Ming Dynasty also had a tradition of feasts.

Yingzong succeeded to the throne at a young age, and Sanyang Bingzheng deeply felt that the responsibility of educating the young master was heavy. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty feast system was set, with a big lecture every ten days, and a small lecture every day, and the emperor also needed to listen to the lectures every day. As a result, he was stunned to teach a change in the civil fort!

Emperor Hongzhi respected civil officials very much, and except for his son Zhu Houzhao, who was sick, he almost never missed the banquet meeting.

When Zhu Houzhao became the emperor, he was quite obedient at first, and he was absent from school for a long time in less than half a year.

Wang Yuan has been in the Hanlin Academy for two years, and his core job is to participate in the sutra feast, but today is the first time he has received an invitation to the sutra feast.

Gu Zhaoyi, wrong, it's the credit of Concubine Zhuang's Gu family!

Of course, Concubine Zhuang Niangniang will not persuade hard, but in her daily chat, she joked: "Brother Emperor, what does the sutra feast look like?" Can you open it for me once? ”

So, after more than three years, the emperor finally had a feast.

When the news came out, the ministers burst into tears when they heard it, and they also respected Concubine Zhuang who suddenly appeared.

Yang Tinghe attaches great importance to this, and specially invited the seventy-three-year-old prince and prince, the British public Zhang Mao, to serve as the knowledge of the scriptures of this feast, and Yang Tinghe himself served as the same knowledge of the scriptures.

All the six Shangshu came to the class and accompanied the emperor to listen to the class.

Cabinet ministers Liang Chu, Fei Hong and others respectively served as exhibition books, waiters and other positions, in fact, they just helped the emperor turn the book and maintain the order of the feast.

The officials above the Hanlin Academy all gathered in the leopard room. Including those who have been transferred to other departments, as long as they still have the title of Hanlin Academy, they must come to study with the emperor today. Coupled with the cabinet, the six ministries and the celebrant supervisor, more than 80 people came at once!

When Wang Yuan arrived, he was taken aback by this battle.

One-third of the examiners at the time of Wang Yuan's examination were here. There were also several Jinshi who were in the same department as Wang Yuan, including Yang Xiu and Yu Ben, the two Bangyan and Tanhua.

The officials greeted each other, greeted each other, and then decided on their seats.

Wang Yuan was surrounded by attendant bachelors and attendant bachelors, followed by attendants and scholars, and revisions and edits were arranged further back.

Suddenly, there was an uproar at the door.

Wang Yuan subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see a man about forty years old coming in.

This gentleman is unkempt and has a messy beard. And the clothes are not very neat, there is a puddle of oil stains on the chest, the hair bun is slanted with a wooden hairpin, and there are even huge pieces of eye feces in the corners of the eyes that have not been cleaned up.

The emperor held a feast for the first time in three years, and some officials came with unkempt hair and unclean clothes. Awesome!

Wang Yuan asked Wen Renhe beside him, "Who is this person?" ”

Wen Renhe said with a smile: "The Hanlin Academy revised He Jiao, the character Cuifu, the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, and participated in the compilation of the "Records of Filial Piety". ”

Wang Yuan was speechless for an instant, he didn't expect that the Hanlin Academy would be so strange.

In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, Shu Jishi participated in the compilation of "Records of Filial Piety", and with his qualifications and resume, he can be a waiter if he mixes well. But eleven years have passed, and he is still working as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, which can only be described as disgusted by people.

Yu Ben, who was sitting in the back row, held his forehead with his hand, and this Tanhualang was extremely embarrassed at the moment, because He Yao was his teacher in the Hanlin Academy. Not long ago, Yu Ben was ordered to study history, and He Yao specially taught the Hanlin Academy how to repair history.

Wang Yuan asked, "How is this person?" ”

Wen Renhe said: "A talent, full of resentment. Incorruptible as water, debauchery. ”

"What's the talent?" Wang Yuan asked again.

Wen Renhe explained: "Among the officials who are still serving in the Hanlin Academy, he is the most knowledgeable, and he is familiar with both scripture and history. Two years ago, when you were just admitted to the top prize, he went to the government to rectify the officials, strictly enforce military discipline, and manage finances. He also presented five articles of "Words of Soldiers", which were devoted to military reform and border defense, but unfortunately they were all blocked by the cabinet. Since then, he has become more and more absurd, often not washing his face and feet for ten and a half days, except for drinking and studying. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "This is a wonderful person, I must make friends!" ”

In the face of everyone's strange eyes, He Jin was unmoved, and swaggered to his seat.

He is here to scold the emperor today, and if the emperor can listen to the scolding, it will naturally be a gratifying thing. If the emperor can't listen to the scolding, then the scolding will be even more fierce, and it is better to let himself go out to be a magistrate. As a local official, at least he can do some practical things for the people, which is much better than cultivating history in the Hanlin Academy, and he doesn't even want to stay for a day in this broken Hanlin Academy!