Chapter 738: Don't appreciate it, agriculture is the foundation

Although this is not the capital, the official study still follows the two words of self-reflection in the Zhangjia study in the capital. At this time, Rong Xi sat under the banner that read "See the virtuous and think together, see the unvirtuous and introspect", and saw Zhang Yue pacing back and forth in the study while reading the letter, and couldn't help but think of his father Rongshan's instructions when he was leaving.

He is now in his thirties. According to the rules of the British public servant, as long as he performs well, he will definitely be able to take over his father's position as chief steward in the future. However, unlike those stewards who are almost pampered as little masters, he has been on an errand since he was eight years old, first as a chorre boy in the front yard, then as a porter, and later as a chorre in the bookkeeper, in the kitchen, as a send-off in the lobby, and even as a flower and tree in the garden. It wasn't until the first family got married and had a son that he was assigned to his father, and this school was another five years. Now he is not only familiar with the nobles, but also familiar with the important points of each person.

After reading the letterhead, Zhang Yue casually folded the paper and put it in the envelope, then turned his head to look at Rong Xi and said with a smile: "There are nearly 8,000 miles from the capital to Guangzhou, and it only took you twenty days to rush here, and it was hard work." I still have a letter for you to take back, and you can rest here for two or three days, and you are not in a hurry to go. ”

"Yes, thank you for your kindness."

"What else does the lobby boss have to tell you besides this letter?"

Rong Xi pondered for a moment, and then said: "Before the little one came out, the British Duke only ordered the letter to be delivered as soon as possible without delay, and two more people were sent with him, and the rest did not give any orders. However, the little father instructed the little one to say to the young master Yue before leaving, saying that the cabinet had added Yang Pu Yang, and now there are more people in it, and the second-ranked Huang Zongyu Huang and the third-ranked Yang Mianren Yang seem to be a little dirty. As long as Bachelor Du and Yang Ge are friends, it shouldn't be a big deal. ”

After nodding, Zhang Yue motioned for Rong Xi to step back and rest. It is inevitable that there will be disputes in the cabinet, there are only four people in the cabinet in the last years of Yongle, Yang Rong is the first, and there are often some confrontations with several other people, and now it has dropped from the first to the third, and it is common to be unhappy in my heart, after all, Yang Rong is a proud character. As for Huang Huai, he has been in prison for nearly ten years, but Zhu Gaochi died overnight, Zhu Zhanji's feelings for the old ministers of the East Palace are not so deep, and this one feels aggrieved. Hengzhu's old father-in-law and Yang Shiqi are both shrewd people, so they should not be involved in this kind of dispute.

It's Zhang Fu's letter...... Sure enough, he is worthy of being a world-famous British duke, and he can guess in advance that Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, has other plans, and specially wrote to remind him. Although it was too late for the letter to be far away, he knew about the changes in the Zhang family in advance and was able to prepare one or two in advance.

It has only been more than a year since the new monarch ascended the throne, and Zhang Fu finally resigned as the governor of the Chinese army!

Although Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, arrived in person, and Xu Zhengping's case was being tried by the Guangzhou Mansion, Zhang Yue, the political envoy of Zuobu, naturally would not put all his spirit on arguing with people and a case that had been handed over to the Mansion. So, for several days, he inquired about the affairs of the city, the water conservancy construction after the disaster, the autumn harvest, and all kinds of miscellaneous matters reported by a group of officials under the political secretary, and never went to the capital to visit Gu Xingzu in the rest of the time, or went to the Guangzhou government to see the trial situation.

I don't know if it was Gu Xingzu's advent that gave the Xu family support, or if they were originally ready to fight hard, the Xu family actually invited a famous lawyer to fight with the presiding judge Li Zhifu and the jury Lu Tuiguan one by one. Although the profession of a lawyer has always been forbidden by the government, Governor Li, who felt that the signs were a little subtle, was not good at taking up the usual official assignment to drive people out, so he simply accompanied people to play Tai Chi with peace of mind.

Zhang Yue didn't care about the days passing by like this, but Gu Xingzu cared. In the five days, except for Zhang Qian from the Shibo Mansion, the rest of the people were nowhere to be seen, and they actually showed him dry. Although he had prepared another hand in advance, in a fit of rage, he still sent all his entourage to the city, while inquiring about the news, and on the other hand, he also spread all kinds of news. But on the sixth day, when Zhang Qian came to the door, he slowly and methodically put a thick pile of paper on the high table. Gu Xingzu only picked it up and glanced at it, and his face changed instantly.

It actually recorded the every move of his own soldiers, except for Jinyiwei, who else has this ability!

"Master Hou, it's better to be cautious about some things. Our family knows that you and the Xu family are in-laws, and some exchanges on this money are ordinary, even if Xu Zhengping really has any crimes, it will not implicate you, it should be yours and always yours. ”

"Grandpa Zhang is really a good means!" Gu Xingzu was already on the fire, and at this time, he simply tore his face with an iron heart, and he actually threw down this pile of things heavily, and sneered, "Don't you just drag the affairs of the Xu family to Benjue!" Do you think that Benjue is such a rash and reckless person, so he only brought so many dozens of personal soldiers to Guangzhou? Don't think that you are the emperor's cronies and can do whatever you want, if you really conceal the rebellious event, the court will not tolerate you! Even though the Xu family has a thousand sins, it is a great credit to report the rebellion of the Li people! Father-in-law Zhang is self-cherishing, don't think you will win, come and send off! ”

Zhang Qian just wanted to make Gu Xingzu retreat, but at this moment, when he saw that he had eaten the scales, he was immediately annoyed. He didn't look at the two cold-faced soldiers who came forward, and said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Hou for reminding me." Our family also has a sentence to give, you are a hereditary noble, no one can insult you, this is true. However, don't forget, you can't do whatever you want! On that day, the Marquis of Longping was called 'Enzhang' by Emperor Taizong, that is, he forcibly occupied more than 80 miles of Danyang Lianhu and more than 70 hectares of Jiangyin Guantian, and was finally impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, not to mention now? People die for money, birds die for food, if this thing is done by ordinary people, it is not strange, but you are a dignified noble, please think about whether it is worth it or not, farewell! ”

After saying this, he turned around and left. As soon as he stepped out of the hall, he heard a thud behind him, followed by a small crumbling sound. Knowing that Gu Xingzu must have broken the teacup to vent his anger, he just sneered, but his feet didn't stop at all. When he got to the door and got into the car, he crossed his hands in front of him and closed his eyes thoughtfully.

He didn't want to kill them all, so it was easy to say that Zhang Yue was moved yesterday, as long as Gu Xingzu stopped here, he could completely return the Gu family's share of money to him before the Xu family raided the house, and it could be regarded as the face of each other's noble families. But Gu Xingzu, who didn't know what was wrong, didn't appreciate it, and wanted to use his power to make people admit their mistakes, he thought that this was in Guizhou, where their Gu family was in charge? The imperial court will never allow another Mu family to come out, otherwise with the wild land of Guizhou, why do you have to transfer Gu Xingzu back to the dynasty?

"Yongqing, do you know where the political envoy Zhang is now?"

There were only Cao Jixiang and a young man in a short blue cloth coat in the carriage. Hearing this low voice at this time, Cao Jixiang's eyes flashed, and the young man hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "If you go back to your father-in-law, Lord Zhang should be in a courtyard in the west of the city now." The little one inquired, and it was the person who lived in the merchant ship that Qin Huaijin wanted to escape before. Didn't my father-in-law remind Lord Zhang that he was an official of the imperial court, and these businessmen and the like......"

"You don't have to worry about these things." Zhang Qian interrupted him coldly, and then ordered, "Remember, our family let you Jinyi guards take care of him, not let you keep an eye on his whereabouts!" The eldest of his family does not do it as an idle high-ranking official, but he is very good at business, and many of the noble industrial shops such as the British Duke and the Duke of the Kingdom are managed by him, and this ship is also an industry that has crossed the Ming Road, and the East Factory in charge of it has also been recorded. Divert to the other courtyard, and say nothing else. ”

There are only dozens of people up and down the Guangzhou Guard, although the three words of Jinyiwei are quite beautiful, but there are always people who want to climb up, this Yongqing is Tang Le's godson, sent to Zhang Qian, but he has a future. At this time, he was taught such a lesson, and he hurriedly nodded yes again and again, and did not dare to say another word.

In a moment, the carriage stopped in front of the courtyard. Zhang Qian got out of the car, and Cao Jixiang, who was accompanying him, hurriedly stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker. After a few rings, the door opened with a babble, and a middle-aged man with fluffy hair stuck out his head to take a look, and then asked with a suspicious face, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Go and report it, and say that Zhang Qian is visiting."

When the middle-aged man heard this strange voice, he glanced Zhang Qian up and down, and hurriedly slammed the door. Hearing that the person inside the door seemed to be running in with a smoke, Cao Jixiang couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "My father-in-law has already reported his name, why is this subordinate so unruly?" ”

Zhang Qian glanced at him, but just stood and didn't speak. Suddenly, the door opened again, and just now the middle-aged man invited Zhang Qian to it with a smile on his face, and apologized all the way: "Father-in-law Zhang forgives me, the little one was just transferred here by the boss, and he didn't know Taishan, so he was just bluffed, and he really didn't think you would come." ”

"Don't talk about you, probably your master didn't expect me to come over. Okay, you go back and settle my carriage and horses, you are not needed here, and there is no need to mention the word forgiveness. ”

After sending away the relieved middle-aged porter, Zhang Qian saw that Zhang Yue had already greeted him at the second gate in person. After the two sides met, he pointed to Yongqing next to him and explained: "This is the person sent to me by Tang Qianhu of Jinyi Guard, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't know that you would be in such a quiet place." I heard that you have been busy in the past few days, and now you have been stealing half a day of leisure, I can't imagine that you have found such a free place, but it is not far from the medicine island where I live! ”

"It's just clean here, and besides, the land is plastered, and there is a big garden, which is suitable for people to live in."

Jin Yiwei should contact and investigate the ways and means Zhang Yue knew it early, so if he really did something secret in person or sent someone to do something, he would directly use the easiest way to bypass Jin Yiwei, and there was nothing to hide in this place, plus he also had some other considerations, so naturally Zhang Qian found a quasi. At this time, he replied with a smile, and when he saw Cao Jixiang untying Zhang Qian's cloak, he raised his hand and said, "Since you are here, how about Father-in-law Zhang go to the garden together to see?" ”

"It's good, it's good, I can't ask for it."

There is no winter in Guangzhou all year round, Zhang Qian originally thought that the garden Zhang Yue said must be a big garden, but who knew that when he went in, he saw a different scene. The vast garden is divided into three parts. To the west against the wall is a row of unknown fruit trees, in the middle is a golden field of ripe rice, and in the easternmost part is planted other crops that he cannot name. In the field, a middle-aged man with a hat on his back and a cane on his back was looking east and west, squatting down from time to time to pinch the soil grains.

"It's ......"

"Father-in-law Zhang should know that the weather in Guangdong is hot and the rainfall is abundant, and there have been examples of double cropping rice planting a long time ago. It's just that because this double-cropping rice is not planted legally, the grain yield is not very high, and it requires double hard work, so it has not been fully popularized. As far as I know, most of the so-called double-cropping rice nowadays is planted in the field in the morning and evening, one is harvested early, and the other is harvested late. However, Zhang Gonggong looked at these rice fields, which was the second time this year that they were ripe. ”

Although Zhang Qian said that he had been in the palace since he was a child, he did not know much about farming, but he had always heard of some figures reported by the household department, and at this time he immediately realized the stakes of this: "So, you plan to promote this double season planting in Guangdong Province?" ”

"Yes, that's exactly what I intended. Not only that, such as Panyu County, Guangzhou Prefecture, is far more than two crops a year, but also three crops! Rice is planted in March and harvested at the end of June every year; Rice planting in July and harvesting at the end of September; This can be followed by another crop of beans or wheat, or even another crop of rice. As long as we always take care of the land and do not exhaust our efforts, with the sufficient sunshine and rain in Guangdong, we can increase our income by two percent a year, and four or five percent a year! ”

"This is the greatest good governance!"

Zhang Qian only felt surprised and happy, and the anger he had just caused because of Gu Xingzu's matter suddenly disappeared. After Liu Da came over, he asked for the details with great interest, and when he learned that this person specially brought rice seeds from Java, and compared them with local rice seeds, and now concluded that local rice seeds can be double-cropped, and he suddenly smiled.

"Guangdong has never been a large grain-producing province, and when a natural disaster occurs, it is often a shortage of food, if this is the case, then the warehouse is full, and there is no longer hunger! Playing this matter to the imperial court, the management and protection from the cabinet to the six ministries are all praise. Compared with the way of opening the sea for profit, those scholars pay the most attention to agriculture and mulberry! To be able to think of this agricultural fundamental, no matter what your other political achievements in Guangdong are, it is enough to stand in an invincible position! ”

Seeing that Zhang Qian was so happy, he strode forward and immediately interrogated Liu Da, Zhang Yue couldn't help but laugh. No matter what era it is, agriculture is important - even in later generations, hasn't the country been trying to support hybrid rice to increase yield per mu? When he first arrived in Guangdong, he thought that the multi-cropping system was very common, but after careful understanding, he learned that there were many fields with two crops in one year in Panyu and other counties in Guangzhou, and the second cropping system in other places was intercropping of rice in the morning and evening, and the difference was only in the different harvest times. As for the three croppings, they have basically never appeared. Guangdong has enough sunshine and rain, so the yield of rice per mu is quite high, but it can't stand the flooding of rain in summer and autumn.

He has to take care of those open and secret fights, but taking agriculture as the foundation and helping industry and commerce is the top priority he has to do now!