A few people sat down in the middle hall of Guanzhuang's mansion, Hongzhi and his wife sat in the main seat, Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Houwei were on the left and right, the little girl Zhu Xiuning sat next to Zhu Houzhao, and Lao Li sat next to Zhu Houwei. As for Gu Dayong, he stood not far in front of Hongji.

Hongji took a sip of Huangzhuang's special flower tea, nodded slightly, and said in his mouth, "How is Huangzhuang this year?" ”

Gu Dayong listened, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and finally it was my turn, and his voice said respectfully, "Back to the emperor, Huangzhuang north of the Yellow River has a total of more than 14,000 hectares of land, of which four are planted with rice, four are planted with wheat, and the remaining two are miscellaneous grains. This year, the wind and rain are smooth, although the harvest is not complete, but at present, the yield per mu of rice has reached three and a half stones (new system, 700 catties), wheat has just begun to be harvested, and the yield per mu is also more than two and a half stones (500 catties), and the total output is about 700,000 tons. In addition, the livestock of Huangzhuang also began to be sold, and with the fish from the reservoir, honey, and fruits, 400,000 taels of silver could be obtained. Excluding the cost, there are currently 150,000 taels of silver money left in the Huangzhuang, and the grain has been piled up in the warehouse, and a new warehouse is now being built. ”

Except for Zhu Houwei, the others were not sensitive to numbers, Hongzhi looked at Gu Dayong and asked, "How many people can eat the current grain?" ”

Gu Dayong thought slightly: "Now the old grain in the Huangzhuang last year plus this year's new grain can reach one million tons, which can be eaten by three million men for a whole year." ”

Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Houwei sighed, this amount is a bit amazing, and it can already make the populous capital not need to transport grain from the south. And Hongji also knocked on the table with his knuckles, and after the shock, Hongji smiled, "It's useful, it's good." ”

Gu Dayong hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said excitedly, "Thanks to the emperor Hongfu, the two princes mentioned it, and the slave maid just did her duty, and she didn't dare to take credit." ”

Hongji smiled and nodded, "Get up." Queen, you can pick some of the Korean tributes that have just come in the palace and reward them when you arrive. Empress Zhang also nodded happily.

Although this Huangzhuang is now managed by Gu Dayong, many people know that this is made by her two sons, the son has the ability, and she is also a mother with a big long face, and she loves the house and Wuxia, Gu Dayong was startled by the reward items a few days later, it was too rich.

Now the royal family is not short of money, although the money is like running water, but with the turnaround of several other businesses this year, plus glass, soap and other sharp weapons, the book is quite perfect. And what Hongzhi values most is food, because the Ming Dynasty is too special. The north and south capitals, the south is the place with the most developed economy and grain production, and there is no shortage of anything, while the north needs to be transported from other places due to geographical and artificial reasons. The card in the south is a card, and the north is depressed for half a year. And with the convenience of the canal, but the grain transported is always much less bright and dark, which is a thorn in the hearts of previous generations of emperors, but now it is to see the hope of pulling out this thorn.

Hongji was happy, and he drank a few more sips of tea. After Gu Dayong finished his report, everyone also rested for a while, and at this time it was just right to walk around Huangzhuang.

Li Zhuang is not far from the orchard, here was originally two mountains, now has been planted with fruit trees, in the golden autumn season, the fruit fragrance is all over the mountain, some of the fruit trees of all colors have borne fruit, some are still blooming, from a distance it is the purple and red, beautiful. There were also a lot of black spots moving between the trees, and when I got closer, I realized that they were all people playing.

Now that the orchard is open, visitors are allowed to enter, and if you have the fruit you want, you can pick it yourself and pay the price when you go down the mountain. Many children of the powerful enjoy this self-help mode, of course, if there is a favorite woman around, then it is also a good idea to pick it yourself and give it to the other party.

Hongzhi's family chose a place with few people to enter, the original nameless barren mountain, has now become the famous Huaguo Mountain, of course, the name was taken by Zhu Houwei. At the foot of the mountain, there are many kinds of fruits, such as pears, oranges, apples, and dates.

Hongzhi and his wife were still moving forward slowly, Zhu Xiuning couldn't bear it anymore, and ran forward, "Wow, there are a lot of fruits, second brother, come quickly." ”

When Empress Zhang saw her daughter running like this, she had to raise her voice and shout, "Be careful, don't fall." After speaking, he shook his head helplessly.

Zhu Houwei had no choice but to step forward quickly and follow this girl. The first place to arrive is a grape field with a wooden trellis covered with lush vines, and the red and purple grapes are mouth-watering.

Zhu Xiuning found a bunch of grapes growing in a low place, pulled two from above, and turned around happily, "Second brother, then." Zhu Houwei caught it with a smile and opened the skin, Zhu Xiuning had already shouted, "Well, it's quite sweet." Putting it in his mouth, Zhu Houwei also felt a burst of sweet fragrance, without any sourness, the grapes transplanted from Huangzhuang were really good.

Hearing a burst of laughter, Zhu Houwei looked back, it turned out that it was his parents' intimate little padded jacket that had already taken two strings of red and purple purple grapes and purple and blackened grapes to offer treasures to his parents, even if it was Hongzhi, who was usually more serious, he was smiling like an ordinary father at this time.

When they arrived here, everyone relaxed, Zhu Houwei turned his head, picked a bunch of grapes, slipped it in his hand, and slowly walked forward, enjoying the beautiful scenery, while stuffing one into his mouth from time to time, leisurely.

After a while, his sister Zhu Xiuning was in front alone, Zhu Houwei was in the middle, Hongzhi and Empress Zhang were walking slowly behind, as for Zhu Houzhao, they had already gone to a mysterious corner, and when they looked up, there was no trace, but there was nothing to worry about, and there were not a few people who secretly protected them.

Slowly, it was halfway up the mountain, and the apple trees and pear trees that passed by on the way did not escape the poisonous hands, but the fruits on the trees were dense, and it was impossible to see if there were a few less.

Zhu Houwei stopped and looked at the reservoir not far away, feeling a little complacent. Huaxia has been a master of farming since ancient times, and by the development of the Ming Dynasty, almost any terrain could be planted with crops, but the main culprit of restricting farmland was water, especially in the north and Guanzhong. In the north, because of geographical reasons, the amount of precipitation is less, while Guanzhong is due to the overdevelopment of successive dynasties, resulting in barren land in many places, and even cracks and desertification. Everyone knows the importance of building water conservancy, but the investment is also huge. In the past, whether it was a homesteader with only a few acres of land or a landlord with 10,000 acres of fertile land, it was impossible to build such a large reservoir. And Huangzhuang can only be built after having sufficient funds, manpower, and convenient materials. One of them is the reservoir in front of you, which is located between two hills, and as far as the eye can see, it seems to be connected to the heaven and earth in the distance, and on the opposite side is another hill with the fragrance of fruit trees.

Zhu Houwei took a few steps to the reservoir, stopped about thirty or fifty meters away, and looked south, only to see that there was a dam tens of meters wide on the south side of the reservoir, about five or six meters high, on which three horses could walk side by side. The sluice gate is just below the reservoir, and when I look over the dam, I see a large area of farmland in the distance, crisscrossed by the sky, but from a high place, the farmland seems to be carved out of a mold, basically a rectangle of the same size.

Zhu Houwei looked back and saw that at the foot of the opposite mountain, several women from Huangzhuang drove a large number of ducks and big white geese into the water surface of the reservoir. The calm reservoir immediately became lively, and the cries of ducks and geese, mixed with the human voices of "Huo Luo", slowly echoed between the cols. When the ducks and geese came to the surface, most of them were cleaning their feathers, and from time to time some of them went underwater, and after a while, they floated up, and they already had a small fish in their mouths, and then there was a commotion among the surrounding partners.

Before Zhu Houwei could make a big poem and chant a few poems, he only heard a terrible shout, "Second brother, save me." The voice was tactful and long, full of affection, far more impactful than "Senior brother save me, military adviser save me, brother save me", and the most impactful thing is that Zhu Houwei saw that his sister Zhu Xiuning was rushing towards him at an incredible speed, followed by a black cloud not far behind, it is really correct not to wrap her little feet, otherwise her sister will be drowned in that black cloud. didn't have time to think about it, Zhu Xiuning had already arrived, but suddenly he stumbled and was about to fall, Zhu Houwei hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and then took his sister's hand and ran towards the reservoir. With Zhu Houwei pulling, the speed of the two was a little faster, but the black clouds behind them were still closer, listening to a large "buzzing" sound behind them, the two couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

But fortunately, the reservoir is not far away, at this time Zhu Houwei shouted "inhale", the two took a deep breath while running, "jump", Zhu Houwei shouted, pulled his sister and flew up, some wide clothes did not cause much trouble to the two, jumped into the air, the posture of the two is still beautiful, and the athletes of later generations are the same, but the posture seems to be the long jumper, and then, with the buttocks as the first entry point, splashed a big splash. In terms of diving, this entry into the water can only be zero points, but in terms of long jump, it is still good, at least six or seven meters away, after all, it is a jump from a height of one meter.

When he got underwater, Zhu Houwei didn't let go of his sister's hand, Zhu Houwei stepped on the bottom of the water, estimating that the depth of the water here was about two meters, looking back, through some turbid water, he saw his sister with her eyes closed and shrunk down, her brows furrowed, her hair was a little scattered, like floating aquatic plants, swaying with the current.

Zhu Houwei grabbed his sister's armpit and pulled her slowly to the water's edge, at least able to stand up and put her head out of the water. Looking back, Zhu Houwei laughed out loud, and spit out two or three bubbles in his mouth. It turned out that my sister was still motionless, shrunk into a ball, her feet did not stand on the ground, her eyes did not open, and she was supported by Zhu Houwei like a moving ball. At this time, Zhu Houwei felt that his arm was scratched a little painful, although his sister was a woman, but her strength was not small. I suddenly remembered that Zhu Xiuning didn't know how to water, and she would definitely panic when she entered the water, especially if she entered the water so suddenly, but she didn't, it seemed funny but she gave her safety to herself, and she was also moved in her heart.

After walking a few steps to the shore with a light water balloon, he had reached a place where he could put his feet, and saw through the thin water that the large black cloud was leaving, so he took the water ball a few steps to the side, and then lifted the water balloon out of the water.

As soon as he came out of the water, Zhu Xiuning came back to life, stretched out his body, stepped on the bottom of the water, wiped the water on his face with one hand, and panted loudly. Zhu Houwei said, "Be quiet, you haven't gone far yet." The pant was immediately quieter.

The two heads in the water looked at the black clouds in the distance, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. The two looked at each other and smiled, and suddenly, Zhu Houwei made a straight face, "Let's go steal honey." Zhu Xiuning still "smiled" and whispered, "I just want to see if fresh honey is more delicious." Zhu Houwei was helpless, "You are too bold, and something almost happened." "Hey, hey." Hanxiao suddenly turned into a suppressed exclamation, and Zhu Houwei couldn't help but ask urgently, "What's wrong." ”

There was a sound of "bang, lala", and Zhu Xiuning's two small hands stretched out of the water, and there was an extra object in his hand - a crucian carp about the size of two palms that was still writhing. The two little hands clenched tightly, and the fish's struggle was suppressed at once, and the two looked at the fish first, then at each other, and then there was a giggle duet.