The small court meeting is actually three or four ministers trusted by Zhao Yu, and every time they leave the court, they stay behind and discuss with him things that cannot be handled in front of the ministers. And these three or four ministers, like Qi Bokun, followed Zhao Yu when he was the prince, and they all had the merit of being a dragon.

Qi Bokun wanted to send a favor to Zhao Yu, and these courtiers had no descendants of their own families who were qualified to compete for the name of the champion, so they were naturally happy to have a favor and echoed Qi Bokun's proposal.

Zhao Yu was so happy at that time that he could finally be crowned his favorite author as the champion. He made up his mind that in the future, he must promote Qi Bokun's most valued grandson to compensate for Qi Bokun's kindness.

The face of the saint after the temple examination is actually a passing scene to once again confirm whether these jinshi have real materials and real learning. Especially in the first three places, the emperor usually asks the most questions.

Facing Du Jinning at this time, Zhao Yu had a stomach to ask her.

For example, the issues of regenerative rice, double cropping rice and green manure written in the script, as well as the subsequent plots of the script; For example, Du Jinning mentioned in his policy questions about agriculture, navigation, and international trade.

Because he has been immersed in the plot of the script, Zhao Yu wants to ask about agriculture the most. Navigation and international trade are just icing on the cake, and they can also be used, and they have little impact on the Great Song Dynasty.

But agriculture is different, that's the foundation of the country. If agriculture developed well, all the people would have food and clothing, and there would be fewer people who would be bandits or want to rebel, and the nomads in the north would not dare to act rashly against the Great Song Dynasty. In this way, the country and the people will be safe.

As an emperor, don't you just hope that the prosperous world will be peaceful and the country and the people will be safe?

Zhao Yu glanced at a row of ten newly promoted jinshi with their heads bowed, and said, "Du Jinning, your article mentions that it is necessary to strengthen agricultural management. So tell me, how to manage? How do you do that? ”

Hearing Zhao Chang's question, the Jinshi in the back five didn't have any ideas, but an old man in his fifties and sixties in the third place, and the Jinshi surnamed Zhong in the fourth place, were all happy.

They always felt that Du Jinning could only win the first place by relying on his family's background. Although the palace examination is under the emperor's nose, because the test papers are all reviewed by the marking officer, the emperor just looks at the top ten articles, so it is not impossible to do tricks.

Now the emperor is asking such a question about agriculture, and it is specific to how to operate, which is to the point. The two of them looked at Du Jinning's appearance and bearing, plus they won the first place in the general examination and the palace examination, and subconsciously felt that she was a child of a big family, the kind of family with hands and eyes. This son-in-law, who has been clothed and fed since childhood, can he know how to farm? The first article of the palace exam, I don't know which gunman wrote it for this kid.

Now that he asked face-to-face, if Du Jinning couldn't answer and showed a clue that he didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, even if the emperor didn't punish him in the background of his family, his champion name would definitely be gone. At that time, the third place will become the eye of the list, and the fourth place will also be squeezed into the first place, and their good luck will come. If the person named Qi Muyuan also showed timidity, it was possible for them to be a champion and a role model.

Both of them pricked up their ears and waited to see Du Jinning make a fool of himself.

This Du Jinning is happy. This is asking her old business. If you want to talk about this topic, you really can't finish talking about it for three days and three nights. The most important thing is that now that Zhao Yu can be fooled, it will not be difficult for her to become an official.

"Back to the emperor, if you want to manage the farmland well, you need to start from several aspects. For example, farming tools. Ploughing, harrowing, sowing, harvesting, and irrigation with water wheels all require good household farming tools. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, if you have good reclamation tools, many wastelands in our Great Song Dynasty can be reclaimed; There are good water conservancy facilities, and rice can be grown in many dry lands; With good sowing or harvesting tools, a lot of manpower can be freed up to cultivate more farmland. Therefore, science and technology are the primary productive forces......"

Zhao Yu was interested when he heard it.

With "Farming" and the article on the palace test at the bottom, he didn't feel that Du Jinning was talking empty and nonsense. Facts have proved that the regenerative rice that Du Jinning wrote in his book is real and can increase production and income. So what Du Jinning said at the Jinluan Palace, can it still be true?

He asked with great interest: "Science and technology are the primary productive forces?" It sounds fresh. Is that what you just said science and technology? ”

"More than that. This science and technology refers not only to the improvement of tools, but also to the improvement of seeds, fertilizers, etc. The emperor also knew that grain was grown from seeds, and the quality of seeds was crucial. When you encounter bad seeds, no matter how delicately you serve the field, you will not reap much grain. ”

Zhao Yu nodded approvingly: "That's true." ”

For the prince, who aspires to be emperor, farming is something that requires his special attention. Therefore, although Zhao Yu is also well-dressed and well-fed, he is no stranger to farming.

"So if we let people experiment repeatedly, improve rice varieties, and develop seeds with higher yields, cold and heat resistance, and disease resistance, will we be able to increase grain production and income? The same goes for fertilizers. Everyone knows that people's nutrition needs to be balanced, and they need to eat rice, meat, vegetables, and fruits together to not be easy to get sick. The same is true for crops. But I see that farmers only use one kind of fertilizer when they farm, and this leads to crops that do not grow better and thus produce more food. ”

Listening to Du Jinning talking there, Zhao Yu and Qi Muyuan were okay and could remain calm, but the Jinshi were stunned when they heard it.

Where did this kid know such theories and dare to talk nonsense in front of the emperor? Also nutritionally balanced. Do crops also need to be nutritionally balanced? I've never heard of it.

However, there are one or two Jinshi who know agriculture well and are thoughtful.

"You just said that you need to start with several things. What else is there? Zhao Yu asked again.

"The grass people also mentioned in the article that farming needs to be adapted to local conditions. Where is suitable for planting, maybe the local farmers because of their shallow knowledge, only know to follow the planting experience of their ancestors, stick to the old ways, do not know how to improve. This requires the court to send knowledgeable people to study the local climate and terroir, and promote cash crops that are more suitable for local cultivation, so as to achieve the purpose of making the best use of materials. For example, if a place is particularly suitable for growing cotton, should we let them grow cotton instead of food? The arable land suitable for growing grain in the capital can no longer grow cotton, and all of it will be planted with grain. When the time comes, exchanging grain for cotton can not only increase production and income for the Great Song Dynasty, but also ensure that the local people can live a better life because of the increased production. ”

Du Jinning arched his hand: "It will take a lot of time to explain these things clearly. If the emperor doesn't think the grass people are verbose, the grass people will draw up an excerpt after they go back to discuss this issue in detail. ”