After Shi Ming finished his class at the academy today, he did not go to the greenhouse of the college of agriculture to study the growth of cotton as usual.

I saw him go out of the gate of Guanshishan Academy, directly hailed a carriage, and went to his home.

Although the conditions in Shi Ming's family have improved a lot in the past few years, he usually never calls a carriage when he goes home, and basically relies on two legs and walks for more than an hour before returning home.

However, today he can't wait to see his Aye.

"Ming'er, why did you come back today? Is something wrong? ”

Shi Yang saw his only son return home, and at first he showed a surprised expression, but it soon turned into worry.

Since he went to Guanshishan Academy, Shi Ming has basically gone home once a month, and spent the rest of his time studying in the academy.

It's been less than half a month since he last went home, and today isn't an important holiday, so obviously, this situation is not normal.

He couldn't have done something wrong and was expelled from Guanshishan Academy, right?

Shi Yang thought of this, and his face turned white.

"Aya, it's okay, I just miss you."

As soon as Shi Ming said this, Shi Yang's heart became even more panicked.

Abnormal!

Absolutely not normal!

His own son himself didn't understand, and he would never be able to say this kind of thing before.

Even if he really thinks so in his heart.

"Ming'er, what's wrong, you tell Aya honestly, don't worry, no matter what the situation is, I won't beat you."

Shi Ming: ......

Since you were a child, how many times have you said this, and which time has it not bloomed in the end?

When I peeked at the village widow taking a bath, I didn't admit it at first, but that's what you said.

I used to make the planks of the neighbor's latrine, and the family fell into the manure pit, you said the same.

Right now......

I'm not a three-year-old anymore, so I won't be fooled again.

However, this time, I really didn't do anything bad.

"Ming'er, say it quickly, are you going to kill you in a hurry?"

Seeing Shi Ming standing there without speaking, Shi Yang panicked even more.

"Aye, there's really nothing wrong."

Shi Ming looked at himself with a wry smile.

Although I went home today for a special purpose, I really didn't have an accident.

You can't make this thing up.

"Don't make a fuss, talk about people!"

Shi Ming: ......

"Daddy, what are you talking about, can't you hope that Ming'er will be better?"

At this time, Shi Ming's aunt also came out of the house after hearing the news.

"Ah Niang, Ah Ye, do you remember the Datang Daily before?"

"Of course I remember, aren't the two younger brothers of the Shi Fu family famous there? I heard that their family is considering whether to move the whole family to Xiangyang. Now in the past, the imperial court still has a reward of 100 acres of Yongye field, maybe there will be no more if you go again next year. ”

Shi Ming's eyes showed a hint of envy.

This Shi Fu has a large family, but at the beginning, he ate the last meal but did not have the next meal, and his younger brothers couldn't even marry a daughter-in-law, but now they are developed.

Although the life of his family has become much better than before, it is nothing compared to them.

What this person fears most is comparison.

"Don't, don't, there are better options now, I recommend not putting your eggs in one basket."

Shi Ming's words made Shi Yang and his wife feel strange for a while.

At the beginning, Shi Liang and Shi Wen migrated to Xiangyang, although it was suggested by Shi Yang, but in the final analysis, they were influenced by Shi Ming's words.

Why has his son changed his words now?

"The story of Shi Liang and them in this newspaper is not ...... Is it fake? ”

Shi Yang asked cautiously.

"No, that's absolutely true, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has seen it personally, how can it be fake? Besides, there are not a few farmers who have migrated from Guanzhong Road, and it is easy to know whether the news in the newspaper is true or false. ”

Shi Ming didn't understand how he could have such an idea.

"Then why don't you support Shi Fu and their family to relocate?"

"Didn't I say that there are better options now. Aye, aren't you curious why I'm back today? It's for the sake of immigration. ”

Shi Yang: "Huh? ”

"Ming'er, you...... You won't leave A-Niang Aya behind and follow those students of Guanshishan Academy to Jiangnan Province, right? ”

After Shi Ming A-Niang said this, her eyes turned red.

I only have one son.

"Aye, A-Niang, it's not like this, you listen to me. You all know all the cotton fields by the Weishui River, right? Didn't our family also plant a few acres? You should know better than me how much this cotton field has gained, right? ”

"Of course, I originally thought that Nanyang rice and fish farming together were already the most profitable planting method in the world, but after planting that cotton, I realized that there was more profitable. However, didn't the imperial court say that Guanzhong Dao was not allowed to plant cotton, except for the cotton fields planted by various academies and agricultural colleges for research, all other fertile fields were not allowed to grow cotton. ”

When Shi Yang said this, he felt a little regretful.

I only earned money for one year, and I won't be allowed to plant it next year.

It's a shame.

"Aya, Guanzhong Road is not allowed to grow cotton, but Hedong Road can. The imperial court has published the latest official documents, Hedong Province and Yunzhong Governor's Mansion are allowed to plant cotton, and the people of Guanzhong, as long as they go to the north of Hedong Province, can get a hundred acres of Yongye field issued by the imperial court, and can also buy another 100 acres at a low price of one silver coin per mu. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Shi Ming himself studied cotton planting in the College of Agriculture of Guanshishan Academy, and he was naturally very concerned about promoting cotton planting.

In addition, the imperial court recently published a list of meritorious heroes, and the large amount of land that was awarded to these meritorious heroes, all of which were in the north of Shuozhou, and were allowed to be used to grow cotton.

The intentions of this court are already obvious.

In the Guanshishan Academy, Xu Shenjun had personally held a mobilization meeting in the lecture hall, encouraging everyone to go to Hedong Province and Yunzhong Governor's Mansion to open a medical hall and guide cotton planting.

Shi Ming himself has already signed up.

"This ...... This means that the imperial court allows the cultivation of cotton, but it is only possible to go to Hedong Road? ”

Shi Yang looked at his son in slight surprise.

This situation makes me very entangled.

He knows all too well how profitable cotton farming is.

Although the price of cotton will definitely fall as the scale of cultivation increases, it is still much better than growing corn and rice.

Besides, 100 acres of Yongye field is still available for both men and women, and this attraction is no worse than the promotion of Nanyang rice last year.

"That's right, cotton can be grown in the designated state capital in the northern part of Hedong Province, but not elsewhere. According to Xu Shenjun of our academy, there will be long-distance carriages that regularly travel back and forth between Chang'an City and several states and counties along the cement road of Hedong Road. ”

Shi Ming came back today to persuade himself Aya to follow him to relocate to Hedong Road, naturally he wanted to mention the benefits of this matter more, and then solve everyone's worries.

"Ming'er, you don't want to go to Hedong Road, do you?"

Shi Ming A-Niang suddenly said such a sentence, which startled Shi Yang.

He knew that Guanshishan Academy had the custom of arranging students from all over the country, and it was said that the only son of the county Cheng of Chang'an County was now in Shannan Province.

"Aye, the blessing of His Royal Highness King Tuochu, our family has reached a big step in the past few years, and we no longer have to worry about filling our stomachs. However, the imperial court did not allow the Guanzhong area to grow cotton, and there were also a lot of people who farmed rice and fish, and they couldn't make much money in a year just by renting these fields. In my opinion, it is better for our family to go to Shuozhou and plant a 200-acre cotton field there, and in a few years, we may have a fortune. ”

Shi Ming told the purpose of his return today.

To his surprise, although Aya A-Niang was surprised, she did not immediately deny her proposal.

It seems that what happened to Shi Fu's family has an obvious stimulating effect on them.

"Ming'er, Nashuo Prefecture is next to the steppe, although the Turkic Turks have migrated, but there may be other Hu people invading at any time. Didn't Xue Yantuo do a lot of things there before? ”

A farmer like Shiyang looks at the problem from a different angle than the eldest grandson Wuji.

For them, now that they have a stable day, they want to move their families, so the safety of Shuozhou is the first thing he has to consider, and then the huge benefits of cotton.

"Aye, you can put a hundred hearts. Just Xue Yantuo, how can it be our Datang's opponent? It's not that you don't know that when Xue Rengui led thousands of cavalry, he defeated Xue Yantuo's 100,000 army. Now I heard that the very mysterious Gunpowder Bureau under the Ministry of Industry has developed an even more powerful weapon, and there is no problem at all to deal with Xue Yantuo's people. ”

Shi Ming's education at Guanshishan Academy did not take any Hu people seriously.

In his opinion, Datang just doesn't want to clean up the Hu people around him now, otherwise it won't be a problem at all.

Of course, whether this is a kind of self-confidence or arrogance, different people have different opinions.

"Two hundred acres of cotton fields, you and I can't plant them. Besides, it's a long way to go, and it's a question of how to get there. ”

Shi Yang was obviously a little moved.

"This matter must be considered by the imperial court. I listened to Liu Yuan, uh, this Liu Yuan is the eldest disciple of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and also a student of our Guanshishan Academy, I heard him say that when the time comes, the imperial court will set up a special transport convoy to solve the problem of immigrants traveling long distances. It is imperative that we first go to the county government office to register and determine the quota, otherwise the list of the first batch of immigrants is full, and we will have to wait for the next wave. ”

Shi Ming obviously knows more news than ordinary people.

Even many people from the outside need to spend a lot of effort to find out the news, as a student of Guanshishan Academy, it is relatively easy to know.

To some extent, this is also a benefit for the students of Guanshishan Academy.

Why did everyone in later generations pursue prestigious schools from childhood to adulthood?

Teacher education is not the same, but it is only an objective influencing factor, and another far-reaching impact is network resources.

The graduates of Qingbei, compared with the two local listed companies, are not at the same level at all.

When you graduate and want to inquire about something or ask someone to do something, you will find that the gap is really too big.

"This ...... This...... Do you want to make a decision now? ”

Although Shi Yang was a little excited, it was a bit difficult for him to make up his mind immediately for such a big matter.

This is also a common problem for many farmers, who obviously feel that the opportunity in front of them is very good, but they are still hesitant.

"Aye, the 100 acres of land that the imperial court has allocated to everyone in Hedong Road have been selected according to the order of registration. If you sign up early, you can choose a good plot when the time comes, and if you go late, then someone else will pick the rest. ”

"Huh? This...... Wa Ta Dad, the gap between this good field and the bad field is too big. Or...... Or ......"

"Ming'er, although these two hundred acres of land are good, our family can't cultivate them, how can it be good?"

Shi Yang continued to struggle.

"Aye, hasn't the family earned a lot of money in the past few years? If you want me to say, let's just buy two slaves in the human market in the West Market, so you don't have to be so tired. ”

"Huh? Buying a slave? This...... People like us go to buy slaves? ”

Shi Yang has obviously not changed from the role of a poor middle peasant, and he always feels that he is still living the kind of life that eats the last meal but does not have the next meal.

Buying a slave?

In his opinion, this is the only thing that the noble landlords can do.

What does it have to do with yourself?

"Aya, the slave of the West Market, those people you choose from the Wa Kingdom can basically buy one for less than ten silver coins, and the expensive ones are only a dozen silver coins. Buy two and follow us to Hedong Road to plant cotton, and you can earn this money back casually, right? ”

"That's the same, as long as you have a few acres of land, the money will come out. It is...... This is the use of slaves...... I'm not used to it. ”

Hearing Shi Ming say this, Shi Yang also felt very reasonable.

Shi Ming smiled and said, "Aya, when two meals a day was changed to three meals a day, didn't you feel a little unaccustomed to it?" It's not okay now. ”

"It's just that you used to eat porridge all day long, but now you have dry rice every meal, don't you adapt very well? If you want me to say, you still have to listen to Ming'er in this big matter, he has grown up, and it's time to get married. ”

As soon as Shi Ming's words came out, Shi Yang was no longer entangled.

However, the topic was immediately deviated.

"Ming'er, what your aunt said is right, you have also reached the age of marriage. If you want me to say hurry up, the marriage is given, so that Aya also knows in his heart. Otherwise, when the time comes, you will move to Hedong Road, and you are not familiar with the place, what if your marriage is delayed? ”

Shi Ming: ......

Why did this style of painting change so quickly?

Aren't you still struggling with immigration?

How did it become a ...... now?

"Aye, A-Niang, let's go to the county office to report our name first, if we go late, someone else will take the lead!"