Lai Qing's face was red, he was wiping the sweat on his face with his sleeve, he was overjoyed when he saw the Queen Mother, and when he saw the eldest princess who was following the Queen Mother, he had a smile on his face, and hurriedly ran down to the field to find Zhao Hanzhang, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the eldest princess are here." ”

Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan straightened their waists, looked behind them in tacit understanding, and saw that the three of them were surrounded by people, so Zhao Hanzhang called Fu Tinghan, "Rest for a while." ”

Fu Tinghan should be down.

Wang Shi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them coming up, and hurriedly took out a bowl from the basket carried by the palace maid to serve them soup, "Come on, I made sour plum soup for you." ”

Seeing the sweat on Zhao Hanzhang's face, the Wang family was a little disgusted, and handed the soup to Fu Tinghan first, and then wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief, "Do you really want to cut all the rice in this field?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "It's not much, you see so many of us." ”

Except for the first day when she took the ministers to cut a little and visit, she did it herself in the past two days, from harvesting to tying up the ears of rice and carrying them out, she took the lead in doing it.

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Princess Hongnong and Fu Xuan with a smile, "Why are my father and mother here?" ”

Princess Hongnong said: "I heard that Your Majesty is harvesting rice here, and I and the horse will come to help." ”

Zhao Hanzhang nodded and did not refuse, but he still had lunch before continuing.

Zhao Hanzhang gave an order, Zeng Yue came out with the Praetorian Guards carrying sickles, and some soldiers carried a basket of cakes and two buckets of soup.

Two cakes and a bowl of soup for one person, after everyone received it, they either stood or squatted on the ground for lunch.

Zhao Hanzhang and the others ate the lunch brought by the Queen Mother, a small basket of steamed buns, with three dishes and a soup.

Wang knew that Zhao Hanzhang had a lot of food, so he deliberately brought more steamed buns, opened the bamboo basket, and wrapped it in a layer of gauze outside, the steamed buns were still steaming, which made people very appetizing when they looked at it.

Zhao Hanzhang first gave the three elders a portion, and then pushed the bamboo basket to Fu Tinghan, and she walked towards the soldiers' meals.

Zeng Yue was holding a cake and nibbling on the side, and when he saw her coming, he understood and took two from the big basket and gave it to her.

Zhao Hanzhang took it and asked, "Are you enough?" ”

Zeng Yue: "Enough, every time the room will do more, this is the autumn harvest, they don't dare to wait for me to eat and drink." ”

Zhao Hanzhang took a bite with confidence, there was minced meat foam in the cake, mixed with green onion and baked, not to mention, it was really delicious.

Zeng Yue saw that she was eating well, so he handed her what he had in his hand, Zhao Hanzhang pushed it back, waved his hand away, and waved at the Praetorian Guards who were looking at her, "Brothers, let go of their stomachs to eat, and when the autumn harvest holiday is over, I will invite you to a big meal!" ”

When the Praetorian Guards heard this, they all responded happily.

Zhao Hanzhang returned to the mat with three meatloafs, and Princess Hongnong came back to her senses, they came to visit rashly, and the lunch prepared by the Queen Mother was not enough.

Princess Hongnong put down the steamed bun in her hand, "It's not time for us to ......"

Without waiting for Zhao Hanzhang to comfort him, Wang immediately said: "Princess, don't say that, this kid has a big appetite and often eats with the soldiers, and when you don't come, they often eat together, Ting Han, isn't it?" ”

Fu Tinghan nodded: "Yes." ”

He asked Princess Hongnong, "Have you come to consult with us?" ”

Princess Hongnong pinched the steamed bun tightly, and paused before saying, "No, I just heard that Your Majesty and you are in the autumn harvest and set an example for the people, so I want to come and help." ”

Zhao Hanzhang immediately said: "Mother came just in time, with you joining, we can harvest this piece of rice tomorrow morning, and then we can plow the field and prepare for sowing winter wheat." ”

Princess Hongnong turned her head to look at the golden rice field, which had been harvested for most of its time, and only one of the missing horns had not been cut, "You want to plow this field and plant wheat?" ”

"No, the land is limited, this land needs to be raised after harvesting, and next year it will be planted with a season of soybeans and then planted with winter wheat, do you see the open space next to it? This year's winter wheat was planted there. ”

Princess Hongnong craned her neck to look at it, frowning slightly, "A lot of grass." ”

Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile: "It's all new grass, after the flood, the land is empty, I let people sprinkle some fertilizer, the village of Huangzhuang is nearby, they herd cattle, pigs, and chickens on that land, and after half a year, the grass eats sporadic fertilizer, the longer the better, and it will be good to grow crops on such land." ”

Princess Hongnong was curious, "I have traveled all the way, and half of this Huangzhuang is deserted, but the servants of the Huangzhuang are not satisfied?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, "This year's floods have made it too late to replant, so most of the land is barren, but the land has to be planted in rotation, so as to maintain the soil strength." Of course, this is just one of our plans, and it has not yet been announced to the public. There is little folk scientific planting, and the people can't stand the experiment, so they are all cultivated according to the old method, and the experiment can only be done by the court and the royal family. ”

Fu Tinghan saw that she didn't understand very well, so he explained in detail, "That land should be planted with winter wheat, half of the wheat will be planted after the wheat harvest next year, half will be planted with soybeans, and rice will be planted in rotation the next year, so that you can compare, after a season of wheat, whether to plant soybeans, or leave the land empty to maintain soil fertility, these need to be verified one by one,"

In the past, their agricultural research mainly focused on cultivating improved seeds, applying fertilizer, and improving planting methods, and Shen Ruhui even delved into plants to prevent diseases and insects, but neglected the maintenance of soil fertility.

This year's floods have washed away a lot of fertile land, taking away fertile soil, and the land is limited.

Therefore, Sinong Temple began to study systematically.

But relying on Sinong Temple alone is not enough, so Zhao Hanzhang let Huangzhuang participate and take various experiments of Huangzhuang under his name.

Princess Hongnong understood, and after lunch, she followed them to the field to harvest rice.

But it was only half an hour, because the sun returned to the shade of the trees at noon.

When the weather cooled down a bit, they went down to the ground, and this time, except for the occasional time when they got up to drink water, they bent down until the sun went down.

Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan persuaded her several times, but they couldn't persuade anyone, and Wang could only take a sickle to the ground.

My mother is harvesting rice, and her cultivation really can't let her sit in the shade of the tree.

However, the Wang family can touch the fish, and Qinggu helps on the side, which makes her look no worse than Princess Hongnong.

Seeing the proud appearance of the Wang family for the rest of his life, Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but smile, she personally helped the two mothers into the carriage, and let Fu Tinghan go to sit with Fu Xuan, while she sat with Princess Hongnong.

Zhao Hanzhang put down his rolled up sleeves, poured her a cup of tea and handed it over, "Mother might as well say it directly." ”

Princess Hongnong clenched the teacup in her hand, thought about it, and felt that she couldn't bend down tomorrow, so she said: "I have nothing to do to wander around, I heard that there are many new schools in the countryside around Luoyang, and most of them are female students, although they can go to the school to study, but they have to return home every day, not only to do housework, but also to work in the field occasionally, so that school is often late and leaves early." ”

Zhao Hanzhang nodded.

At present, the lowest level of schools in most areas of China is still county schools, that is, schools opened in counties.

School-age children who live in and around the county can stay at home, and those who live far away will live in school.

Only Luoyang and a few surrounding counties have recently been piloting schools to go to the countryside, that is, to open the schools to Dajili, which is commonly known as the township, which is usually the center of several villages.

This kind of school has only three grades, and is only responsible for compulsory teaching, and it is opened in the countryside for the convenience of the students in the village; The second is to reduce the pressure on the county schools.

Because it is not known whether it is applicable, it is only piloted in Luoyang and several surrounding counties.

Princess Hongnong took pity on those children, and she wanted to give a sum of money to support them, "just cook and eat in the school, and you don't have to rush home during the lunch break." I have heard that the children come home from school at noon to wash clothes, carry water, feed the pigs and chickens, clean the house, and some are even taken to the fields to do farm work. ”

Zhao Hanzhang knocked lightly on the table and said: "What the princess means is that the children will be detained directly in the school, as long as they come to school that day, they will not be allowed to leave the school halfway, and the food and drink will be solved in the school." ”

Princess Hongnong's eyes lit up, she didn't expect this, she just wanted to donate money to cook for the school, and they didn't have to return home after they had food, but the emperor's method was obviously better.

She immediately nodded, "Yes, that's what I meant." ”

The corners of Zhao Hanzhang's mouth were lightly raised: "Yes, but there are so many students in the school, and it is not possible to rely on the support of the princess, so let the children bring food and vegetables from home and cook together after they are sent to the school, and the princess's donation can be regarded as a subsidy." ”

Princess Hongnong was slightly stunned, "Will their parents not want them to go to school because of this?" ”

"Then they can only serve, at least three months a school year, as long as they can give up this strength," Zhao Hanzhang said: "Education is a long-lasting thing, it is impossible to rely on the help of one person alone, and thousands of families must work together." ”

Zhao Hanzhang decided to write about the benefits of girls reading in the next issue of the newspaper, and asked Xuetang and Li Zheng to promote it downward.

Now, women can join the court as officials and the army as generals just like men.

Zhao Hanzhang glanced back, raised his eyebrows, and let her mother be the queen mother!

Zhao Hanzhang immediately knew what to do about this, and as soon as he returned to the palace, he immediately went to help the Wang family.

Wang's back hurt from exhaustion, and his waist almost couldn't stand up when he got out of the car, "Sanniang, A-Niang won't go to see you in the field tomorrow." ”

She now thinks it's not bad to live in the palace.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded again and again, "A-Niang, don't go, you take a day off, and I will take you out of the palace to play the day after tomorrow." ”

Wang perked up and asked, "Where are you going to play?" ”

"Let's go to the Yushan Hall to see the children first, and then go to the countryside to visit the people who have been robbed in various places, so that they can see the majesty of the Queen Mother."

Wang: "...... I'm so old, I only heard that the Queen Mother was going to summon the wife in the palace, and I never knew that I would have to go to Yushantang and the countryside, wouldn't it be good for the palace people to go to these places? ”

"How can they compare to your majesty? We were originally from the countryside, and we used to live in Zhuangzi, and the people knew that you were kind and virtuous, and taught me such a powerful daughter, and a mighty son like Erlang, and they all wanted to see you. ”

Wang felt that the soreness in his waist had gone a lot, and the sullenness in his heart had also dissipated, and he said with a smile: "It's your sister and brother who grow up well, and your grandfather teaches me well, how can I have any credit?" ”

As she said this, she straightened her back and looked proud.

Zhao Hanzhang summoned the chariot and escorted her all the way back to Xuanguang Palace, coaxed her into obedience and joy, and then returned to Deyang Palace.

Fu Tinghan washed her hair and took a bath, and then sat on the couch and looked at her, "Why are you coaxing your mother so much?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang turned his neck and said: "In order to let the people of the world know how good it is to have a daughter, this is also my father's absence, if his old man is here, he will not be able to run away from the position of the emperor in minutes, so ah, it is worse to cultivate a daughter than to cultivate a son, the mind must be opened, and the horizon must be broadened." ”

"The difference in the status of men and women, of course, is the reason for productivity, but I think the ideological constraints are the greatest, when the founding of the People's Republic of China, the chairman and his old man said that women can hold up half the sky, at that time the vigorous women's movement, going to the ground, repairing the river, these women all participated, was there no difference in strength at that time?"

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Men and women weave, clothing and food, you know, the vast majority of folk fabrics and clothes come from women, no food will starve to death, no clothes will die of cold, hunger and cold have always been discussed together, so even in terms of life contributions, women's contributions are not below men, why should the status be low?" ”

"In the final analysis, it is still a matter of thought, because those who stand in the court are men, and most of the writing is men, but now it is different, women also have the right to stand in the court, so as long as we set the idea of equality between men and women and change the old rules of the past, even if we can't achieve equality between men and women in ten or twenty years, we can always do it in a hundred or two hundred years."

Zhao Hanzhang: "The most beautiful thing is that we are working hard now, even if we can't reverse the fate of all girls at once, as long as there is a better trajectory than the original one, we will be worthwhile." ”

Tinghe knocked on the door, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the hot water is ready." ”

Zhao Hanzhang went to bathe first.

Fu Tinghan sat on the couch by himself and thought, and when she came out of the bathroom and wiped her hair, he was writing and drawing on the low table with a pen.

Zhao Hanzhang stepped forward curiously and glanced at it, and wiped his hair with his hand, "What is this?" ”

Fu Tinghan said: "Didn't you say that clothing and food are as important? In this case, we will increase the efficiency of the weavers and tailors, and increase their productivity, so that they can gain strength not only in their ideas, but also in the value of their production. ”

"Although looms and textile machines have been improved, but the model is too large, currently only suitable for workshops, I will go back to the Ministry of Industry to see, find someone to study again, to see if it can be reduced and then increase the output, it is best to ensure that every household can have it, and sewing machines, if there is this thing, the speed of tailoring clothes will be greatly improved, right?"

Zhao Hanzhang held his face, bit his lips hard, and laughed: "Ting Han, you are really my angel." ”

Fu Tinghan's face was flushed, and his ears were almost dripping blood. (End of chapter)