Qin Hui didn't dare to disobey Zhao Yingluo's order, so he had to get up and walk towards the field of his father-in-law's house. Although he was resentful in his heart, he didn't dare to show it.

As night fell, the fields became quieter. Only the sound of bubbling water and the occasional croaking of frogs broke the silence.

After two hours of hard work, Qin Hui finally finished watering an acre of land. He sat on the ground exhausted, panting for air.

At this time, Zhao Yingluo also walked over, she looked at Qin Hui and said, "Have you ever experienced the difficulty of farming today?" ”

Qin Hui lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her.

Although he was resentful in his heart, he also knew that he could not compete with Zhao Yingluo at this moment. He had no choice but to whisper: "Weichen knows that he is wrong. ”

Zhao Yingluo nodded, and she said to Liang Da: "Uncle Liang, the grievances between you and me three years ago will be written off today." As long as you are willing to reduce the tenant rent of the farmers, I will provide you with high-quality seeds, how about it? ”

Liang Da was overjoyed when he heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Princess, for your kindness!" The old man is willing to reduce the tenant rent, and only asks Her Royal Highness the princess to give him high-quality seeds, so that the old man can have something to rely on in his old age! ”

Zhao Yingluo saw that his attitude was sincere, so he said, "As long as you keep your promise, this palace will naturally not treat you badly." ”

Saying that, she instructed Jiang Laosi to provide corn seeds to Liang Da's family when it was time to sow corn in the summer.

On the second day, the morning meeting.

The morning sun rises slowly, and the golden sunlight shines on the majestic palace, making this majestic building even more brilliant. Today, however, the hall is a little empty, and many of the officials' seats are empty, as if telling the story of yesterday's hard work.

Zhao Yingluo sat on the dragon chair, looking at the scene in front of her, feeling helpless and amused in her heart.

She knew that these officials were tired from doing farm work yesterday, so they took sick leave.

She sighed softly and said to the few remaining courtiers, "Let's end today's court meeting." Your Excellency will rest well when you go back, and we will discuss it tomorrow.

Over the next ten days, the courtiers arrived. Zhao Yingluo looked at them all in good spirits, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved in her heart.

She knew that although these officials were pampered on weekdays, they had also experienced the hardships of the peasants after yesterday's hard work.

After the official start of the court meeting, Zhao Yingluo looked at the officials of the Manchu Dynasty and said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, these days, we have experienced the hardships of farmers together, and we have also deeply realized the difficulty of farming. From now on, I hope that every adult will be able to work in the fields more often and experience first-hand the hardships of farming. ”

She paused and continued, "For this reason, I have decided to let each adult claim an acre of land to cultivate. The quality of your farming will be directly related to your promotion. I hope that in this way, everyone can better understand the hard work and dedication of farmers, and cherish every grain of grain more. ”

After listening to Zhao Yingluo's words, the officials looked at each other, and their hearts were full of bitterness.

They knew that Her Royal Highness the princess was a resolute figure who did what she said she would.

Now they are actually asked to farm the land, which is simply unprecedented.

However, they did not dare to disobey in the slightest, so they had to take orders one after another.

From then on, in addition to handling government affairs, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty were busy cultivating their own one-third of an acre.

Just as the court meeting was about to end, Lu Yihao stepped forward to report: "Her Royal Highness Princess Qiqi Chen Fu is already waiting outside the palace. ”

Zhao Yingluo nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's pass him into the hall." ”

After a while, a stout middle-aged man walked into the main hall.

He was about fifty years old, but he still looked very athletic, and was clearly a good worker.

Chen Fu walked up to Zhao Yingluo and bowed and said, "Xiaomin Chen Fu has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Zhao Yingluo looked at Chen Fu carefully, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Mr. Chen doesn't have to be polite. I summoned him today to discuss something important. ”

Hearing this, Chen Fu stood up straight and said respectfully, "Please show Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Zhao Yingluo looked at Chen Fu and said slowly: "I heard that Mr. Chen is an expert in agricultural planting, I wonder if Mr. Chen has read and read?" ”

Chen Fu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then replied: "Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, Xiaomin once won the promotion, but because he was obsessed with agricultural affairs, he no longer became an official in the scientific examination. ”

Zhao Yingluo's eyes lit up when she heard this, she didn't expect Chen Fu to be still a person.

This made her pay more attention to Chen Fu.

She then asked, "Is Mr. Chen willing to take up the post of secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture?" Advice for the development of agriculture in the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Chen Fu was very excited when he heard this, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Her Royal Highness the princess loves the grass people and is grateful!" Xiaomin is willing to serve Her Royal Highness the princess and make a modest contribution to the food and clothing of the people of the Great Song Dynasty! ”

Later, Zhao Yingluo ordered someone to pass Jiang Laosi into the palace, and the courtiers were puzzled when they saw that she actually invited a slave into the hall, and they were puzzled.

This Jiang Laosi, they naturally know, have always been servants in the princess's mansion, how could they be summoned to the court by the princess today?

Zhao Yingluo looked at the puzzled expressions of the courtiers, and knew what they were thinking. She smiled slightly and said to Jiang Laosi: "Jiang Laosi, you come forward." ”

When Jiang Laosi heard this, he walked to the front of the palace and knelt down and kowtowed, "What does Her Royal Highness the princess command?" ”

Zhao Yingluo looked at him and said, "Jiang Laosi, you have served in the princess's mansion for many years, and you have been diligent and hardworking. I have decided to appoint you today as the squire of the Ministry of Agriculture, I wonder what you think? ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall was in an uproar, and the ministers were discussing.

In their opinion, being an official is a matter of scholars, and only Jinshi can be qualified to be an official, how can a slave like Jiang Laosi take on a big responsibility?

Jiang Laosi was also a little confused, he only knew that Her Royal Highness the princess had passed him into the palace, but he didn't expect that he was going to make him a big official, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing this, Zhao Yingluo said, "What? You don't want to? ”

Jiang Laosi hurriedly kowtowed: "No, no, no!" Her Royal Highness the princess is as kind to the small as a mountain, and the small one is willing to go to the soup for Her Royal Highness the princess! It's just that the small identity is low, and I'm afraid that it will be difficult to compete. ”

Zhao Yingluo smiled when she heard this: "What are you afraid of with a low status?" As long as you have the ability, you can do it. I'm sure you'll be able to do a good job with this agricultural squire. ”

Saying that, she stood up, walked up to Jiang Laosi, helped him up, and said, "From today on, you are an official of the imperial court, and you can no longer call yourself 'small'." ”

Jiang Laosi was so excited that he burst into tears, and he kowtowed again: "Your Royal Highness Princess Xie is promoted!" The little one must do his best to serve the imperial court! ”

She then glanced at the courtiers and said slowly, "I know you must have a lot of questions in your minds. But what I want to tell you is that being an official is not only a jinshi qualification. As long as you have the ability and talent, no matter what your background, you can contribute to the Great Song Dynasty and the people. I hope that all of you can abandon your views and work together for the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty. ”