"Xu Shilang, in terms of agriculture, I think it is necessary for you to train disciples in this area, and I will send professional agricultural commissioners across the country to guide agricultural affairs in various places in the next few years." Zhu Youxiao proposed.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it, but how many people are willing to farm now?" Xu Guangqi said gloomily.

"You can temporarily select a group of people from among the children of the peasants, and when the Ministry of Agriculture is established in the future, and the agricultural affairs of the provinces are handed over to professionals, more people will naturally devote themselves to agricultural affairs." Zhu Youxiao said. This kind of thing can only be done by using systems and policies to attract more people to participate in it.

"It is indeed an effective way to award officials to talents who are willing to engage in agricultural affairs, and the future Ministry of Agriculture must take professional talents as the main body and put an end to those who talk exaggeratedly, otherwise it will only hurt the peasants and hurt the country." Xu Guangqi agreed.

"Well, that's exactly what I mean." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

"How's your Encyclopedia of Agricultural Administration?" Zhu Youxiao asked again.

"It can be done by the middle of next year." Xu Guangqi said.

"After the establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture, we set up an agricultural college to specialize in the study of agriculture and cultivate talents in this field. Xu Shilang, you have a long way to go! Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

"Agriculture is the foundation of the country, Your Majesty's move is for the people of the world, and the ministers must do their best and die." Xu Guangqi said solemnly.

……

In mid-October, Zhu Youxiao finally received news from the Spanish side about grain. Spain has already raised three ships of grain, which are expected to arrive in Tianjin by the end of October. The Spaniards also enumerated the goods they needed.

Zhu Youxiao did not plan to discuss this matter at the court meeting, and there was no point in discussing it, the money must be taken out of Neinu, and now the treasury can't even take out a few thousand taels of silver.

"Wang Liqian, send someone to purchase the goods on the manifest in the name of the royal family, remember not to be the best, not the worst, as long as the middle grade, remember not to take advantage of the royal name, and negotiate the price according to the market price." Zhu Youxiao admonished.

"No."

"Also, remember to tell the people below that when delivering goods to Westerners, the price will be increased by 20% compared to the price we negotiated." Zhu Youxiao told again.

"No, the minister will tell the local garrison eunuch to take charge of this matter personally." Wang Liqian replied.

"There must be no mistakes or omissions in this matter, if anyone spoils my big thing, don't kill me." Zhu Youxiao knows that no one is not greedy now, and it is inevitable that no one will have the courage to be greedy for him.

This year is still a year of good weather and rain, and next year will be a year of disaster, so he must hurry up and get more grain, because next year's grain will not be this year's price.

After Zhang Yan's careful selection, Zhang Yan finally selected a hundred palace maids from the palace. These 100 palace maids may not be the best in the palace, but they must be knowledgeable, and there is one thing that Zhang Yan also pays attention to, that is, loyalty to the royal family.

And according to Zhu Youxiao's requirements, they are all over 18 years old. Zhang Yan didn't understand Zhu Youxiao's request very well. Zhu Youxiao couldn't explain it clearly to her, anyway, Zhu Youxiao was the request, and Zhang Yan had to comply.

Zhu Youxiao attaches great importance to the matter of marriage, and he also specially summoned these palace maids.

"I have summoned you here this time because I want to give you a marriage, and the object of the marriage is the top 100 soldiers of the new army in the battle of Mubang, and I guarantee that these 100 soldiers are all unmarried soldiers, so you will never marry as concubines. If there is anyone who doesn't want to? You can stand up now, and I will not blame. Zhu Youxiao talked about this matter again.

None of the hundred palace maids stood up, of course, Zhu Youxiao didn't know if they were all willing, he was now willing to be all the hundred palace maids.

"I heard the queen say that you have been in the palace for ten years, and you have been in the palace for three or five years, and this palace can be regarded as your maiden home. If the new army dares to bully you, you can come to the palace and ask the queen to help you make the decision. Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.

Zhu Youxiao's joking words made the atmosphere of the scene much more relaxed.

"Before this marriage, I will arrange for you to meet with the hundred people of the new army first, and I will let you choose Lang Jun first, of course, if there are several people who like one person, then they can only let the other party pick you. So when picking people, don't just look at their looks, otherwise your competition will be fierce. For example, a person like me who looks fine and tender is by no means a good match, and I remember a palace poem that reads: The palace gate is long and dances in leisure, and knows a little about the king's sideburns. But he envied Huachun and didn't care, Yugou Liu got the ...... of the world" Zhu Youxiao became flamboyant as soon as he said it in front of the beauties.

"Your Majesty......" Zhang Yan said softly.

"It's far away, it's far away, remember to want to win the hearts of one person, and it's true that the white head is not separated." Zhu Youxiao said with an embarrassed smile.

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he motioned to Zhang Yan to talk again. Seeing this, Zhang Yan said: "The emperor just said, this palace is also your maiden family, before you get married, the palace will give each of you a piece of jewelry and a set of "Four Books of Women" as a dowry, and the palace has arranged a house outside the Forbidden City, before you get married, you will temporarily live in that house, and the wedding party will start from there." ”

Zhang Yan spoke very seriously, which made the atmosphere that had just relaxed suddenly tense again, Zhang Yan continued: "The palace is your maiden family, and you represent the royal face after you get married, and you must not do anything that damages the royal face, of course, if you are wronged in your husband's family, you can also come to the palace to confide, and the palace and the emperor will make decisions for you." ”

"No." The women replied together.

"Okay, you all go down, pack up your things, and in two days, the palace will send someone to send you out of the palace." Zhang Yan said.

"No."

……

At the end of October, the Spanish caravan officially arrived in Tianjin. In addition to the escort fleet, there were six merchant ships, three of which were filled with grain urgently needed by the Ming Dynasty, and the remaining three were mostly filled with silver, as well as a small number of spices and handicrafts of Westerners.

Sun Chengzong was personally responsible for the reception of Spanish merchant ships. The person in charge of this trip to Spain is Luis who has met Zhu Youxiao, this is the first official transaction between the two countries, and both Spain and Daming attach great importance to it.

Sun Chengzong also tasted the sweetness of this overseas trade, and he also hosted a banquet for Louis in Tianjin.