In the summer of that year, the weather was unusually hot, and on May 25, more than a dozen people entered the palace.

The dozen or so men were dressed in different ways, most of them were men, and only one was a woman.

The leader was dressed as an old peasant, he was very clean and neat, but he was rustic, and he couldn't hide it no matter what. He was visibly nervous, sweating profusely at the moment, and the clothes on his back were completely soaked with sweat.

Behind him was the woman, who looked to be about forty years old, a little fat, dressed in brocade clothes, and looked like she was from a wealthy family. But looking at the dress on her body, she is very red, obviously her taste is very ordinary, even if she is a wealthy family, she is also a rich man in the countryside. At this moment, when she came to this palace, she felt that her breathing was abnormally short, her heart was beating extremely fast, and the scenery in the palace was beautiful, but she did not have the slightest idea of appreciating the scenery.

Behind this woman is another gray-haired old man, this old man is dressed as a Confucian scholar, but his clothes are dirty and torn, and his whole person is also black and thin.

The people in the back are just like these three people, giving people a cramped and nervous feeling.

From the time they entered the palace to the time they entered a side hall, it was only a quarter of an hour, but they felt as if a long time had passed.

The guards sat them down and brought them tea, but now none of them dared to drink it. The woman picked up the tea, but her hands trembled non-stop, only to hear a crisp sound of "bang", the teacup fell down, the woman's face suddenly became extremely pale, she hurriedly knelt down, and cried: "Spare your life!" Spare your life! The villain doesn't dare anymore! ”

"Hurry up!" A gentle voice came from the side, the woman wanted to stand up, but she felt that her body was weak and she couldn't get up at all, and then a pair of strong hands helped her to stand up.

"Thank you, thank you!" The woman said hurriedly.

However, just as the woman thanked her, those who had come in with her knelt down together, and a moment later the voice of "Banzai Banzai Banzai" sounded in the side hall.

The woman stayed there, she looked at the young man in front of her, only to find that the young man was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, and the woman involuntarily knelt down again, and shouted "Long live" together.

At this moment, she knew that the person who helped her up just now was actually the ruler of this empire, the emperor of the dynasty who even surpassed Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong in terms of martial arts, and the hero and saint in the hearts of hundreds of people! She didn't know what she was feeling in her heart, and for a moment a hot current passed through her heart, almost wanting to cry.

"Let's all be flat!" Zhao Chen said.

At this moment, Wang Shu also followed Zhao Chen's side, Wang Shu was looking at these people curiously, he didn't understand why Zhao Chen summoned these people into the palace.

At that moment, more than ten people stood up, but they still lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at Zhao Chen at all.

"Sit down, y'all!" Seeing them so restrained, Zhao Chen couldn't help but laugh.

The more than ten people hesitated for a moment, and then sat down again, but all of them were half-seated, and they didn't dare to sit down as easily as at home.

"Your name is Li Yi?" Zhao Chen looked at the old farmer dressed as a man and said.

"Yes, grass people see Your Majesty!" The old farmer hurriedly knelt down again and said.

"Flat! I heard that you invented the method of sowing rice in two crops a year, but is there such a thing? Zhao Chen helped the old farmer up and said.

"Your Majesty, this year's double-cropping sowing method was not invented by grass people, but was planted by our ancestors! It's just that the villain has promoted the method of sowing seeds twice a year in Suzhou and Hangzhou for decades, so many people think that the villain invented it. The old farmer was at a loss.

"If the method of sowing seeds in two crops this year spreads to the whole country, it can greatly increase the grain harvest of my Great Song Dynasty, which is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and you have made great contributions to the country!" Zhao Chen exclaimed.

In Chinese history, it was not until the Song Dynasty that the rice planting method of two crops a year appeared in Jiangnan, and since then Jiangnan has become the granary of the world! As for who was the first to experiment and promote two crops a year, there has been no record in history! However, as far as Zhao Chen knows, in this era, this old farmer has been committed to promoting this matter for decades, and it does have a great effect! For this old farmer, Zhao Chen really admires it.

"Your Majesty praises falsely, and the grass people dare not be ashamed." The old farmer was even more apprehensive, and said.

"Your merits are much higher than many generals who have conquered the world!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"This ...... This ...... "The old farmer stammered, unable to speak.

"You're Wang?" Zhao Chen looked at the woman and said.

"Yes, the women of the people see Your Majesty!" The woman hurriedly stood up again, stammering.

"I heard that you made a new spinning wheel that made the weaving speed three times faster, but is there such a thing?" Zhao Chen said.

"There's such a thing, but it's also a lot of people who help." The woman said hurriedly.

"Very good, this is also an invention for the benefit of the country and the people, you sit down!" Zhao Chen said.

Historically, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a spinning wheel driven by a belt for the first time in China, and as for who invented the spinning wheel, there is no record in history at all. Chinese history is dismissive of these craftsmen, and even if they invent epoch-making products, they are not as famous as any of them.

"Your name is Wei Pu, and you have made a new star map?" Zhao Chen looked at the old Confucian who seemed to be a little crazy, and said.

"Yes, it took the villain thirty years to draw the star map, and it was really completed some time ago." The old Confucian also stood up immediately, and said respectfully.

"Did you bring the star map today?" Zhao Chen said.

"Brought." The old Confucian took out the star map from his arms with excited and trembling hands, and handed it to Zhao Chen's hands with both hands.

Zhao Chen took the star map and opened it, only to find that the star map was huge, and several guards helped Zhao Chen spread it out together, and Zhao Chen looked at it carefully.

"Your Majesty, the villain knows that these words are a bit rebellious, but the villain still has to say that the sun in the sky does not revolve around the earth, but the earth under our feet revolves around the sun!" After hesitating for a while, the old Confucian seemed to have made up his mind and said suddenly.

"I understand! You write down all your thoughts and present them to me, and I'm interested! Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Ahh Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty! The old Confucian had an expression of ecstasy on his face, all.

"You are Xue Han, three years ago you made a thunderbolt cannon that can be launched with gunpowder, far better than an ordinary stone thrower, but is there such a thing?" Zhao Chen looked at a middle-aged man who looked unusually honest and had a dark body, and said.

"It's the villain, Your Majesty knows the villain's name, and the villain is fortunate to have three lives!" The middle-aged man was also excited.

Zhao Chen motioned for him to sit down, and then asked one by one, and after half an hour, Zhao Chen stopped.

"Come, read the decree!" Zhao Chen waved his hand and said.

Hearing that the holy decree was to be read, these more than ten people hurriedly knelt down again, but this time Zhao Chen did not let them flatten, only to see a guard walk up and read it out loud......

After the guards finished reciting this holy decree, the side hall became quiet, and more than ten people stayed there!

Not only them, but the rest of the guards in the side hall were also stunned, even the prince stayed there!

"Don't you still receive the decree?" Zhao Chen said.

"Grass people and other leaders!" The more than a dozen people said in unison in trembling voices.

The guards led them out of the palace, but they still felt like a dream, and they felt that everything in front of them seemed to be illusory, when would the farmer and the craftsman be crowned? None of them had ever heard of anything like this!

When he arrived outside the palace, Li Yi slapped him hard in the face, feeling a sharp pain, and then he knew that it was not a dream, but real!

"Your Majesty actually gave us a marquis, this ...... How can it be? I'm just an old peasant, and I've become the marquis of the imperial court! Heavens, is this true? Li Yi muttered.

After a while, he knelt down towards the palace again, with tears of excitement on his face, and the rest of the dozen or so people also knelt down with him!

"Your Majesty said, you have made great contributions to Sheji, he not only wants to give you the title of marquis, but also has ordered someone to record your deeds in the books, and in the future, students all over the world will learn your deeds, and you can live forever!" One of the guards said in an envious tone.

"This ...... Your Majesty has done this, how can we repay it? Li Yi said excitedly.

"Your Majesty is not asking you to repay, he wants to set up a practical school, so that everyone in the world understands that the sentence 'everything is inferior, only reading is high' is wrong, as long as you do things in a down-to-earth manner, as long as you do something that is beneficial to the country and the people, even a farmer can be a marquis! From now on, there will be no more lowly karma or lowly people in this world, as long as you work hard, anyone can become noble! At this moment, a minister walked out of the palace and said with a smile.

This minister looks quite old, but in fact, there is a hint of envy in his eyes! He is envious of these people living in such an era, the emperor attaches great importance to industry, these people are at the right time, so they can become the first people in China for thousands of years to be feudal because of farming, weaving, etc., these people will inevitably be known to the world and all generations in the future.

"This one is Lord Qin, Minister of Commerce!" The guard next to him hurriedly introduced.

"Grass people, wait for adults!" The more than ten people knelt down again and said.

"You are all the marquis of His Majesty's entitlement, you don't need to kneel down to me, get up quickly! Don't go back now, I'll take you to the school, you tell your deeds, and in the future, your deeds will be learned by students all over the world, don't exaggerate, but don't be arrogant. Qin Hui said with a smile.

At that moment, more than ten people followed Qin Hui into the palace again.

In the afternoon of the same day, this matter spread out, and in the evening, everyone in Yanjing City knew about it, and the people of Yanjing City talked about it, and countless people were shocked by the matter of the imperial court!

In Wang Kai's manor outside Yanjing City, several Goryeo ministers gathered together, and they were also shocked.

"Shi farmers and businessmen, the status of scholars is the highest, farmers are second, craftsmen are even more second, and the status of merchants is the lowest! But now, lowly people like farmers and craftsmen can be crowned marquis, which is really incredible! Wang Kai said.

"I'm afraid that the world will be in chaos soon!" Li Ruidao.

"This is a mess of the order of the world, Emperor Xuanwu's move is very wrong!" Jin Can said slowly.

"But in this way, I'm afraid that all the farmers and craftsmen in the world will support Emperor Xuanwu! In order to gain the support of farmers and craftsmen, Emperor Xuanwu ignored the feelings of the scholars, which really outweighed the losses! Moreover, during the congressional election, some businessmen actually entered the congress, and the scholars were even more dissatisfied! The status of scholars should be the highest, scholars govern the world and rule the world, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants are governed and ruled, and there should be a huge difference in status! An Pulin said.

"Emperor Xuanwu promoted education in the world, and schools were established in various places, and everyone in the world will study from now on, but I am afraid that there may not be real scholars in the future." Li Rui said violently.

"This ......" Jin Can and the others were stunned, their brows furrowed, and they still couldn't think of Zhao Chen's intentions.

Zhao Chen this time is indeed to completely disrupt the order of the world, completely improve the status of the people at the bottom, and improve the status of practical learning! In his lifetime, he will completely suppress the Chinese's style of attaching importance to Confucianism and despising the practical study of science and technology! He had expected some opposition from the scholars in the country, but he was confident enough to deal with the backlash from them! He raised the government affairs from the prime minister to the ministers, and most of the ministers in the 36 provinces were also his cronies, plus with the support of the people at the bottom, some scholars couldn't afford to make big waves! Moreover, after the introduction of the new imperial examination, the vast majority of Confucian scholars have begun to follow the policies of the imperial court, and now the opposition to him is at most some stubborn and corrupt Confucians, and these stubborn corrupt Confucians have little power at all!

Standing in the palace, Zhao Chen knew that it would not be long before the whole world would pay more attention to facts, and even some scholars would begin to study practical learning, because practical learning would reach its peak and obtain glory that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve! Zhao Chen even has plans to set up a foundation to reward scientific discoveries.

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July of the eleventh year of Xuanwu has arrived, and at this moment, on the distant North Sea, a small boat is facing the waves and stubbornly heading south.

"We've reached the confines of Kusha Island, and in a month further south, we'll be able to return to Goryeo!" There were seven warriors on the boat, and one of them was humane at the moment.

"We left Goryeo last summer, and now it's been more than a year, and we can finally return! But General Wu is still at sea, and they still have to go on an adventure! Another warrior next to him said.

It turned out that these seven people were the people sent by Wu Gong to report the news, and now when they came to the Kuye Island, everyone had a happy expression on their faces.

They were walking forward, and at this moment, a large ship loomed in front of them!

The boat immediately stopped, and all seven warriors clenched their weapons!

The big ship was getting closer and closer to here, and suddenly a warrior excitedly said: "Huanglongqi, it's my Great Song Dynasty's warship!" Fast! Past, we pass! ”

The rest of the warriors were also looking at each other, and after a moment they all cheered.

A quarter of an hour later, the seven men came to the ship, and a captain looked at them in surprise.

"Why are there only seven of you? Where is General Wu Gong? The lieutenant said.

"General Wu is still exploring in the far north, and we have discovered thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, almost not under the Central Plains!" One of the warriors laughed.

"There is a large area of land in the north, all of which are barren land, and the military department has long predicted it, but your on-the-spot observation will be of great help to the military department to enter those places in the future! General Wu should be back, the big war will start soon! The lieutenant said with some regret.

"The big war? What big war? The seven warriors all had surprised expressions on their faces.

"The imperial court is about to use troops against Dongying!" The lieutenant said.

"Ahh All seven stayed there.

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There was something going on in the evening, only one chapter.

Soon it will be over. The Battle of Annam and the Battle of Dongying will not be written in detail.

I'm thinking about the next book, and everyone can say what they have good ideas, thank you.