Because this group of gentlemen could not endure hardship, and every time they passed by the village, they had to turn in to have a look, so that they walked very slowly along the way, so that as long as the well-informed people knew about it, it was normal for them to be recognized.

No matter what era it is, the matter of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix is indispensable.

As they passed through the bustling town, the group couldn't help but stop and buy and buy, and it was difficult not to be recognized.

They were warmly welcomed by the local land snakes.

This group of gentlemen is either a relative of the emperor or a prince, and the worst background is the imperial businessman, either the official N generation or the rich N generation, if they have to say a word or two in front of the emperor or those old ministers, I don't know how much face they have.

Although these gentlemen are neither the head of the family, nor the elite of the clan, and they rely on the doting of the elders in the family to run rampant in the capital, the local snake still does his best to entertain, and no one is missing from the wine and beauty.

Yang Qingquan's face was dark, and the little marquis's face was also very bad.

In the face of this battle, the gentlemen glanced at each other.

To tell the truth, when they were in the capital, they loved to go to gambling halls and watch cockfights, but they were not persistent in terms of women - the persistent guys had already been kicked out by them and refused to communicate! They don't need perverts here, perverts are the best things, and they don't deserve them.

Beauty is just skin, where is there cockfighting and arithmetic gambling halls to have fun?

Moreover, for this group of gentlemen who are favored by their ancestors and never lack beauties, they really don't look down on the thin horses favored by Jiangnan people.

This skinny horse in Jiangnan is just like that.

The gentlemen are very disciplined, just don't, they don't accept beauties of unknown origin, what if it's not good for them?

found that these gentlemen were not as evil ghosts as the earth snake imagined, and they didn't even want a beauty, which made them look up to them, and secretly thought that they were worthy of being nobles from the capital, well-informed, even if they were unproductive among the powerful people in the capital, their concentration was much stronger than that of ordinary men.

Of course, it is also possible that the beauties they choose may not be as good as those who serve by the nobles.

Later, whenever they went to a place, they were invited to participate in various banquets in the local area, and they loved to play and felt quite tired.

They didn't want to go to the Qinglou or participate in any literary and poetry meetings, but preferred to go to those isolated villages and teach the villagers new methods of incubating eggs and raising chickens, or use pesticides to kill insects in the crops.

Until they refused the invitation more times, presumably the news had spread, and the entertainment was finally much less.

Because of this, the gentlemen subconsciously bypassed the big cities and went to the poor countryside.

At noon, when everyone was resting under the shade of the river, Du Minggui sighed.

He never imagined that one day, he would rather go to the poor countryside than run to the splendid and prosperous city, enjoying the high bed and soft pillows and delicious food and wine in the city.

Who would have thought of such a change in circumstances.

"Zikuan, hurry up, call the chicken."

Yang Qingquan was particularly active in rolling a few mud balls, he didn't wait for the guards to do it, but rolled up his sleeves and did it himself.

The gentlemen picked up some firewood, lit the fire, boiled water to make tea, and were busy, all of them did not sit and wait to eat like a big man.

Who dares to sit and wait to eat, and then there will be no food.

The guards silently carried the mud balls,

Do as instructed by Jiang Xiaohou.

According to their experience in the past month or so,

There is nothing bad about what Jiang Xiaohou Ye makes, they just follow it.

When the fragrance wafted out, Yang Shizi, who had obviously gone out to travel, but had gained a few pounds instead of losing weight, couldn't help but shrink his belly.

After he decided to eat this flower chicken, he went for a walk, and he resolutely couldn't be a fat man.

The gentlemen ate with their mouths full of oil, and said: "Hey, then Wang Sima invited us to eat the most famous Bawei Pavilion meal in Lancang Prefecture, and that's it, it's not as delicious as this called Hua Chicken." ”

"That's right, we have eaten a lot of restaurants of all sizes in the capital, and there are really few that can compare to the craftsmanship of shallots."

Green Onion looked shy, and modestly said that his craft was okay.

He still hasn't overcome his fear of fire, but as for other things, whether it's cutting vegetables or seasoning, it's all first-class.

"My master is the best." Qing Shallot smiled innocently, "His subordinates can't compare to him." ”

Over there, Du Minggui said with a serious face: "Okay, come over after you finish eating." ”

Lately he has been rarely involved in the work, and most of the time he has been sorting out manuscripts and data, and now he has paid off.

The others looked up and looked at him blankly, "Old Du, what's wrong with you?" Who provoked you, with such an ugly face? ”

Only the corners of the little marquis's mouth were slightly upturned, he thought that there were some things, Du Minggui would turn a blind eye, and sure enough, he was still a young man, so how would others choose.

After eating and drinking, they went to the water's edge to wash up, and when they had refreshed themselves, they gathered in a circle, took charcoal and began to count.

The more they scored, the more serious their faces became.

Du Minggui said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, the farther away from the capital, the more serious the situation of hiding the land, you look at these counties, less than half of them on the surface." ”

The more he talked about it, the worse his mood became.

They are good people who can only eat, drink and be merry, but they have also received the top elite education of this era, and they know what it means to hide nearly half of the land in the world.

The gentlemen looked through the data they had written along the way, and the mood became very bad.

In the last years of the imperial dynasty, the land was concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, which led to the outbreak of contradictions, the direct collapse of the dynasty, and then the redistribution of land, which was another cycle.

It's only been two hundred years since the beginning of the dynasty, and the situation is so serious, in their lifetime, should they see a change of dynasty, right?

The little marquis said meaningfully: "If the wind and rain are smooth, the people should still be able to live, and if there are natural and man-made disasters, they will ......."

"Is there no way?"

The gentlemen present said that they didn't want to lose their current life of jade food and brocade, and if they really changed the dynasty, they would definitely be the ones who were dismissed.

"Can you convince your family to buy less land?" A gentleman didn't have a good breath, "Your family can buy less, but what about other landlords in the world?" ”

The gentlemen who have a lot of land in the family have lowered their heads and are silent.

The greed for land is written in the blood of every Central Plains person.

After thousands of years of dynastic changes, who does not know the consequences of the concentration of land in the hands of a few?

But no one can quit this greed!

They saw the results, but there was nothing they could do, as at home

of the Gentleman,

Although the elders love,

But when it comes to the rise and fall of the family, they have no say.

Someone proposed, "Or, let's hand this over to the emperor......"

They don't have the right to speak, but the emperor does, and they can't control the emperor.

"In this case, we will become a thorn in the side of the powerful of the world's noble clans, and there will definitely be many people who want to kill us at that time."

Du Minggui said, subconsciously looking at Yang Shizi, he was the emperor's nephew, and he couldn't hide it if he wanted to.

The gentlemen were in high spirits, "I'm afraid of a fart!" If I'm afraid, I'm not a fool. ”

Who has not been beaten by the elders in the family who hate iron but not steel? But you see, have they changed? It hasn't changed at all, and if you don't want to, you won't be scolded by the world.

At this time, Yang Qingquan, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "Zikuan, do you think this problem has a solution?" ”

For some reason, he always felt that the little marquis had a way.

Sure enough, the little marquis said slowly: "It's not impossible. ”

The gentlemen quickly gathered around, and Yang Qingquan's eyes were bright.

The longer he gets along, the more he can't wait to beat Fan Chun, who was rumored to be known as Jiang Zikuan's gentleman, to death, Jiang Zikuan is not only talented, but what he does is often close to "saint".

Let the people have food to eat, this is Shennong's ambition.

Xiao Hou Ye raised three fingers, "There are three solutions." ”

In the attentive eyes of everyone, he said his thoughts unhurriedly, "First, open up more land. ”

The gentlemen sighed, not thinking that this method could solve the eternal problem.

Who doesn't know that more land will solve the problem? But there are only so many fertile fields in the world, and although the barren mountains and forests can be cultivated, the harvest is too small, wasting seeds and energy.

"Hey, there is no Central Plains, it doesn't mean that there are no overseas." The little marquis smiled mysteriously, "Do you think Lao Ning is wandering around the sea casually?" He's on his way to find a new world. ”

"What ?!!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone was shocked.

"The New World?"

"Is there really a New World?"

"What is the New World like?"

…………

The gentlemen surrounded the little marquis, excited and curious.

Xiao Hou Ye is still slow and reasonable, "When my father was drinking with a Haike he knew, Haike once said that the Dakang Dynasty thought that the land was vast and rich, but in fact, there were many borderless lands overseas, much larger than our Dakang, and those lands were not cultivated, and they were so fertile that they could be harvested by sprinkling the seeds, and they didn't even need to be carefully served......"

Relying on the absence of the old marquis Jiang Zhongcheng, the little marquis used him as an excuse, but he flickered vigorously.

Anyway, Jiang Zhongcheng didn't care.

"Really?"

The gentlemen stared at the little marquis with burning eyes, and their hearts were pounding.

Although they are not those old foxes, nor are they elites, but the longing for land written in the blood of the Central Plains people has awakened, making them eager to find the borderless land as soon as possible.

"Oops!" A gentleman slapped his thigh in annoyance, "Lao Ning is really right, if you want to explore the New World, you won't tell us, I want to go too!" If we can find such a large area of arable land, we will definitely leave a name in history! ”

The other gentlemen also accused Ning Chasi of not doing it, leaving them and running away.

Jiang He saw that the group of people had taken the bait, and continued to say unhurriedly: "I was still young at that time, and like my father, I thought that the seafarer was bragging. ”

He picked up a branch and drew on the ground, "My father is sober."

Later, he wrote down what Haike said, and then he talked to me, I don't know if it's true or not, he said that there are several big islands in the southernmost part of Dakang, you see, this is Ya Island, Anyu Island...... This is a large ocean, and this is a large land, which is said to be several times larger than our dynasty, and the land is fertile and suitable for farming. ”

One by one, the heads came over in an instant, staring at the simple map he had drawn on the ground.

"What? Your father also drew a map, but is the map still there? Yang Qingquan jumped up excitedly, "And where is the seafarer?" ”

The little marquis glanced at him inexplicably, "How do I know?" Anyway, after my dad died, I never saw him again. As for the map, my dad was burned when he died. ”

Everyone broke through the defense one after another, and stared at the little marquis in collapse, how could such a precious thing be burned?

The little marquis said: "Hey, hey, don't look at me like that, it's not me, it's my mother!" My father must have not woken up when he painted this picture, and it looked like a ghost. ”

Everyone stared at the sketchy map on the ground for a long time, and their faces showed pity.

These places are still too far away, and even the little marquis said that if you take a boat for several months, the far water can't save the fire, and the far land can't grow close to the grain.

Xiao Hou Ye hurriedly changed the topic, "Let's discuss the second method, shall we?" ”

One by one, he was enthusiastic about the land, and he suspected that some of them would like to learn from Ning Chasi and sail to sea.

"The second method is high-yielding grains." Xiao Hou Ye explained, "If ten acres of land can feed one person, with high grain yield and double the harvest, a few acres of land can feed a family......"

You said unhappily: "You said it simply, how can good seeds be so easy to find?" ”

"That's right, if it's so easy to find, food won't become the foundation of a country."

"We will not be told not to waste food."

Xiao Hou Ye smiled, "That Haike once said that there is a barbarian country in the south, and the rice is only three crops a year, and the seeds are also very good, dozens of catties more than my yield per mu." My father originally wanted to ask someone to investigate, but he didn't want to die suddenly, and as you know, I didn't care about it, and I didn't think about it for a while. ”

The corners of the mouths of the gentlemen and Yang Qingquan who were present twitched.

If this news is true, it is not a problem to add an official to a knight at all, why does the little marquis hate being an official so much? If it's a shrewd person, I'm sure I'll look it up without saying a word......

Thinking of this, everyone is going to feel sorry for the little marquis, this is an opportunity to lose his name in history!

The little marquis didn't care, and smiled proudly: "The "Records of Writing" and "Farming" I wrote are enough for me to leave a name in history, I don't care about this." He said to this group of gentlemen with a sincere face, "So, this opportunity to leave a name in history is still for you, I don't have the heart to investigate the truth or falsehood." ”

The gentlemen were overjoyed, and secretly thought that they would immediately write a letter to the guards to send a message back, and the old foxes at home would definitely send someone to check immediately.

"The third method has something to do with the second, don't be idle, you can plant winter wheat, cabbage, and radishes in winter...

…”

Yang Qingquan sighed: "You said it simply. "After following the emperor for a long time, he understands a little bit of everything, "There is so much fertility in this land, if you don't raise it well, the land will become more and more barren." ”

The little marquis looked calm: "Have you forgotten my fertilizer recipe?" As long as the fertilization can keep up, I am not afraid that the land will be used frequently! When I return to Zhuangzi, I will continue to research fertilizers that increase grain production, and if I have the opportunity, I will also study rice and wheat......"

Yang Qingquan shook his head secretly, feeling that the little marquis was thinking too beautifully.

He said keenly: "You mean, if there is too much food to eat, and the income from farming is sharply reduced, no one will want to buy land, right?" ”

Xiao Hou nodded happily, "Yes, that's right, I'm afraid that when the time comes, not only will you not have to pay taxes for farming, but you will have to subsidize the farmers in turn." ”

If he really did it, he would definitely get an astronomical amount of merit as a salted fish.

Everyone burst into laughter, and even the guards in the distance couldn't help but laugh secretly, but they couldn't help but fantasize in their hearts how nice it would be if it was true.

The little marquis snorted and ignored them.

It's better for his wife, no matter what he says, she never makes fun of him, she just holds his hand and experiments with him on ideas that seem ridiculous to outsiders.

After Yang Qingquan laughed, he fell into deep thought again.

When the emperor's uncle ascended the throne, he asked Dasi Nong to consult the most experienced old farmers in the world to compile a simple and easy-to-understand agricultural book, which is also one of the emperor's uncle's greatest achievements.

Xiao Hou Ye's idea is very naïve, but it would be great if it could be realized.

Yang Qingquan thought and patted his friend's shoulder, "Zikuan, you have to work hard, I'm waiting for you to grow more food, and when the time comes, I will definitely ask my uncle to give you a title of national prince." ”

Jiang Xiaohou touched his chin and said proudly: "Cough, I also think that Guogong is much better than Hou Ye." ”

**

When the group finally arrived in Quanzhou, the little marquis was exhausted.

Because every place he goes, the gentlemen are measuring the hidden fields, and where they are poor, they are running away, just like helping farmers go to the countryside, and he doesn't know if the poor countryside can't get out of the people, but he definitely comes out of the mountain bandits.

The little marquis asked tiredly: "How many waves is this?" ”

When the bandits and bandits were pressed to the ground and rubbed, the gentlemen were like happy rabbits, cheering to empty the bandits and bandits' warehouses.

"A lot of gold, a lot of silver!"

Xiao Hou Ye suspected that they had deliberately bumped into the bandits, and he had definite evidence.

Yang Qingquan turned his head and asked, "Zikuan, aren't you happy to hold this money?" ”

The little marquis sighed, of course he was happy with the money, but he wanted to find his wife even more.

The gentlemen who didn't get married didn't understand his thoughts, and said, "Hey, your wife can't run in Jiangnan, what's the hurry?" ”

After discovering that they could make a fortune by fighting bandits, they didn't know how happy they were, and they couldn't wait to fight a few more waves of bandits.

They even learned to fish and enforce the law, and a group of gentlemen who looked like wronged heads played a wave first, and the guards Huang Que followed, so this group of gentlemen was bold, and they were really in danger of drilling wherever they went, and they were not afraid of overturning.

The little marquis regretted in his heart, he shouldn't have provided them with special sweat medicine, guide

The crowd was all floated away.

Fortunately, after the good news came out, the bandits were also fine, and no one robbed them anymore, so the gentlemen had to continue their travels in a foolish manner.

As soon as he arrived in Quanzhou, the little marquis patted his ass to find his wife.

He no longer wants to be a nanny for this group of gentlemen, and he has reason to suspect that his system is actually assigned to raising babies. Does he feel as if he's been raising children? I still have older children of the same age.

System: ╯〈╰ You have to your father's heart, and you have to deal with this!

Knowing that the little marquis came to Quanzhou in person, the Mu family welcomed the little marquis very much, and Mrs. Mu was also very satisfied.

The granddaughter and the husband and wife are in love, and the granddaughter-in-law came all the way from the capital to take her back in person, which is rare.

What made Mrs. Mu happiest was that the little marquis did not take his wife away directly, but planned to play in Quanzhou for a year and a half and eat all-you-can-eat seafood.

"Actually, it's to wait for Siyuan and them to go back together."

Xiao Hou Ye snorted, "As soon as the applied arithmetic book written by that group of bastards comes out, it can be regarded as offending the landlords of the world, and it is safer for more people to go together." ”

There is a group of guards following, secretly guarded by the guards, these twenty or thirty gentlemen, their fathers, brothers and relatives alone occupy two-thirds of the positions of high-ranking officials in the imperial court, who dares not to think that they will be killed in one go?

Li Yuyun covered his mouth and smiled, and asked gently: "Zikuan, shouldn't you be the initiator?" ”

Although he always yells to make a salted fish that doesn't need to be turned over, in fact, his heart is soft, and many times, as long as it is for the benefit of the country and the people, he will do it.

"What does it have to do with me?" The little marquis muttered, "It's Du Minggui who stabbed the sky, and I don't have a father to support me." ”

He hugged his wife and rubbed his head in her arms several times, "If someone has no shame to carry out assassination, we can only go to the end of the world!" Lady, you must accompany me when you arrive. ”

Li Yuyun rubbed his hair, and his tone was gentle and determined: "Okay, good, accompany you!" It's a big deal, let's find a mountain to live in seclusion. ”

**

When the artificial incubation method spread from north to south, thanks to the group of gentlemen who ran around, they would popularize science once they went to a place, and at the same time rob the bandits by the way, which made them particularly rich.

So they would pat their chests every time and say to the poor people: After the chickens hatch, they will be yours, and if they can't hatch, they will be theirs!

In the process of traveling, the grade of food has dropped, but the grade of clothing has refused to be lowered.

Dressed in silk and satin, it is written all over that Lao Tzu is a thief and a thief!

The people who were shocked by the ability to make money raised maggots and hatched eggs in a dragon with the support of nobles, and when they succeeded, the gentlemen walked away with a smile.

The people are very straightforward about the people they like, and when the umbrellas of the hundred people, the umbrellas of the thousand people and the umbrellas of the people are sent to the capital, the elders of the gentlemen are stunned.

Is this really the work of their family's unsuccessful,-fighting, pest-fighting kids?

And now, their children are not only loved by the people everywhere, but even they fervently hope that their children can become officials, preferably in their localities?

"It's too much of a boast." When the old foxes said to the ancestors of the family, they were modest, and then they were glared at by the ancestors unhappily several times.

The ancestor said lovingly: "I'll just say, our children are just young and frivolous, and now that they are older, they are not mature and sensible." ”

Even the wives who had to marry the gentlemen, who were originally reluctant, had a better impression of their husbands.

Or, don't break the jar so quickly, cherish it? Didn't you say that the prodigal son would not change his money? If they want to cheer up and be a big man who stands up to the sky, they still have to support it.

After the little marquis came to Jiangnan, I don't know how happy he was.

Because no one in the gambling hall in Jiangnan recognized him, he only needed to put on a little makeup and drill into the gambling hall with his wife dressed as a man, and he could make a lot of money.

Li Yuyun looked helpless, "Zikuan, you take it easy, don't bet too much, you can't pick up wool anymore if you are seen." ”

The little marquis could only leave with the silver in his arms in distress.

At the beginning, he and Yang Qingquan made a gambling hall bankrupt in one go, and then all the major gambling houses in the capital guarded against him, and he could no longer make a small amount of money from the gambling hall, what a painful lesson this was!!