Forced to farm for the princess

When Wei Ruojin was ready to cook, Lin Heng and Du Ming were already sitting at the table and slowly drinking tea. He glanced at it, and the two of them were very calm, and they didn't know what they were talking about.

"It's time to eat. I don't have a lot of things here. I brought most of them from the Northwest. They can be considered specialties." Wei Ruojin explained to Du Ming with a smile.

Du Ming took a look, and besides the common ones in Jiangnan, there were indeed many that he hadn't seen. "You have to taste it to know if it's good."

Seeing that Qin Chong was about to leave, Lin Heng continued: "This is not in the northwest, so there is no need to be polite, let's sit together."

Qin Chong glanced at his teacher, saw him nodding slightly, and then sat down.The meal was quite enjoyable, and Du Ming asked the most, Qin Chong answered, and Wei Ruojin only spoke when he couldn't answer.

"So, the northwest is richer than the south of the Yangtze?" Du Ming asked casually.

"Didn't the Northwest send so many seeds to Kyoto last year? Haven't they spread to Jiangnan?" Wei Ruojin was actually a little concerned. It should have been planted.

But he asked someone to ask. It seems that there are no sweet potatoes and corn in the south of the Yangtze River. Didn't the things sent to Kyoto before not be planted at all?

"It seems to have heard something, but it's just something heard."

Wei Ruojin felt a little uncomfortable, and he didn't know why he was distressed. Lin Heng patted his hand, looked at Du Ming and said, "Mr. Husband and wife can't leave the Northwest for too long."

"Old man, think about it again."

Wei Ruojin went on to say: "Mr. Du has dedicated his whole life to Dachang, but he can't meet anyone who can make him loyal. Is the old man really willing to spend the rest of his life like this?"

Du Ming lowered his eyes and didn't say anything. In life, there are always things he cares about, but he just doesn't want to. But how can he be sure that these two people won't be the same as the people in that seat? What's more, he Can you live for a few more years, and travel all the way to the northwest like this?

Seeing that Du Ming didn't speak, Wei Ruojin and Lin Heng could only bid farewell. If they can't do it today, they will come back tomorrow, but they couldn't move Du Ming's words for seven consecutive days, so they could only return to the northwest with regret.

"Teacher, come with me to the Northwest." Qin Chong and the old servant cleaned up the kitchen together, remade a pot of tea before sitting beside him.

"It can be seen that the relationship between the prince and the concubine is very good." Du Ming also only said one sentence, and then sighed.

"Is the relationship good or not?" Qin Chong didn't quite understand Du Ming's words, and what's more, the teacher's going to the northwest has nothing to do with the prince's relationship.

"Let's not talk about that, I'm an old bone, and I can't bear to travel thousands of miles to the northwest." Du Ming shook his head.

Qin Chong felt relieved instantly, and said with a smile: "Going to the northwest is easy, we just walk slowly. Even if it takes a year and a half on the road, there is no problem. What I brought, plus the paper brought by the young master, should be It’s enough for you, and when it comes to this, I forgot to tell you that there is movable type printing in the northwest, and the young master asked craftsmen to make it, which also saves copying, but the speed is more than a star and a half.”

"Come up with bad ideas. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen." Du Ming took a sip of his tea and smacked his lips. "Ask your master when it is Northwest."

Qin Chong responded with a smile, and immediately went after Lin Heng and the others. Fortunately, he knew that the two were still living in the station, so he went directly.

Wei Ruojin didn't expect it to go so smoothly, and she was in a good mood, "It's also thanks to Qin Chong's willingness to help. Do you really not know what's going on with him?"

"I know, but I didn't expect him to be a student of Mr. Du." Lin Heng smiled, "If I knew that Mr. Qin and Mr. Du had such a relationship, I would have invited him a long time ago."

"Obviously you forgot." Wei Ruojin dissatisfied, but the matter has been done, thinking that things will be easier in the future, she couldn't help being happy.

"Jiangnan is good, but it feels colder than the northwest. I think Mr. Du agreed more happily, and I will play here for two more days." Wei Ruojin sat at the window, watching the people downstairs coming and going, and other things Fortunately, there are more beggars than in the Northwest.

After all, in the Northwest, anyone who can move a few times can find a job, so they really won't be reduced to beggars.

"Then we'll go back to the northwest in two days. I'll accompany you to the city for a stroll in the next two days. Among other things, at least the cloth in Jiangnan is much more exquisite."

"There are also in the Northwest, but what we sell in the Northwest textile workshop is only cotton cloth for ordinary civilians, and there are no more patterns and colors. It is only practical, and other things that should be expensive are still as expensive." People in Northwest and Jiangnan are different. Wei Ruojin still went out with Lin Heng.

On the day of the appointment to return to the northwest, Du Ming was followed by more than a dozen people, most of them were dressed in short brown, two or three were wearing brocade clothes, and all of them were carrying burdens.

"Mr. Du." Wei Ruojin saluted.

"My lord, these are my students. I heard that I'm going to other places, and I want to go with them. I don't know if you will accept me, my lord." Du Ming had a proud face. He must have liked these students.

"It's an honor, please!" Lin Heng turned sideways and let them board the boat first; the students following Du Ming knew their identities clearly, so when everyone boarded the boat, they bowed and saluted to them.

The way back felt faster than when he came, and even taking Lin Heng was not so uncomfortable. Once he arrived at the place, Butler Shang had already arranged a room to rest.

It's really like what Lin Heng said, this palace is occupied by other people, and the matter of moving into the governor's mansion is really delayed, but it's really not easy to move now, so as not to make people mistakenly think that they were killed by Du The old man came out.

The next day, Steward Shang originally prepared the banquet, but they went out early in the morning. After thinking about it, they should wait for the young master's order.

"This place is really different from Jiangnan. Although I heard a lot from Qin Chong, I didn't expect it to be like this. It makes people feel like they have returned to their youth." Du Ming said.

It wasn't until the evening that everyone gathered together and ate the banquet arranged by Butler Shang; the portions at each table were not too large, but the dishes were rich, and they were full as they ate.

"I didn't expect that the women here can still be the head of the house. When I was wandering around, I heard that there was a family in the south of the city that was entirely supported by a daughter-in-law. In the south of the city, apart from washing clothes, there are no other jobs that women can do." The person who came with the old man said it first.

"It's so cold, and there are no idlers in the city. I heard that they all go to work."

Qin Ming laughed, these changes were brought about by the young master and the prince, but now hearing these words from other people, he felt inexplicably related to Rong, "The young master and the prince have put a lot of thought into the Northwest. There must be nothing wrong here."

Du Ming looked at Wei Ruojin and said, "I also heard some children who were babbling recite nursery rhymes, such as 'the world is mysterious and the universe is wild'. It's very interesting. Is this unique to the Northwest?"

Speaking of this, Wei Ruojin was really embarrassed, what did he say, it was not what he thought at all, he was just a porter of culture.

"Young Master said that this is a book he was enlightened by an old man. He found it easy to read, so he printed these books and built a school. He can learn after paying the tuition fee." Qin Chong is a little proud. He worked hard, from the beginning to the end.

"Oh?" This was indeed beyond Du Ming's expectation.

"The main reason is that there are too few people who can use it in the Northwest. We can't let people in the future even know how to write their own names. After reading all the "Three Character Classics" and "Thousand Character Classics", they can also recognize most of them. text." Wei Ruojin didn't want to get to the bottom of it.

"Young master is really average." Du Ming raised his glass to Wei Ruojin.

Wei Ruojin was very flustered, afraid that they would continue to ask questions, but fortunately Du Ming changed the subject after only saying this, and he was relieved.

With the current group of people, Lin Heng quickly arranged people, and they were much more relaxed.Two days later, Du Ming came and said, "If the tax system is to be restructured, I need to understand it in practice, so I want to take a few students to see it."

Lin Heng nodded happily, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, sir, let's take a look around, Xinglin City is the most planted, after the year, wherever you want to go, the king will arrange people to follow you. "

"Thank you, my lord."

Just as Wei Ruojin felt that he was free, Lin Heng came in again, holding Wengong in his hand, and smiled at Wei Ruojin. "It seems that I can't be free anymore. This was proposed by Qin Chong. Take a look."

Wei Ruo took Mr. Wen in puzzlement, glanced at it, and smiled, "I've been asking Qin Chong to see if the craftsman was wronged him too much. This idea is good, and the place is easy to find, but the people It’s hard to find. Children from ordinary families probably have to help their family members with work, so I’m afraid there aren’t that many of them who can really learn.”

"I think, instead of thinking about letting young children learn, it is better to create an atmosphere of scholars, just like Jiangnan. Everyone knows that reading is good, so they will naturally send people to study willingly." Wei Ruojin put down the official document and took out the booklet , and write down ideas that just pop up.

After finishing writing, handed it to Lin Heng, and continued: "However, we have to see what Mr. Du Ming thinks first. This method may not work very well without Mr. Du."

"You're really good at employing people." Lin Heng looked at it, and couldn't imagine why there were so many strange thoughts in Wei Ruojin's mind. "Okay, I'll discuss it with Mr. Du, and I'll spread the news after it's confirmed. It's almost the Shangyuan Festival when the people who come here are attracted by the name."

"Gathering? It's interesting to invite all the scholars from Dachang to gather here, but I'm afraid this place will cost people and money." Du Ming was very moved after hearing Lin Heng's words, but if he wanted to build a venue, he would only I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money.

"Northwest can still afford this little money. At that time, the ten most recognized articles will be selected, and ten copies will be printed by the printing workshop for free and collected in the library as a souvenir. From now on, it will be held in Northwest every three years." "Lin Heng smiled, "Actually, once you get to the Yaji, you can basically earn back what you spend here, so don't worry."

"Since the young master and the lord have both agreed, the servants should be willing, so who is the lord going to hand over this matter to?" Du Ming said.

"Of course, the matter of the gathering is still handled by the husband. As for the venue, it will be left to Ajin. Let's make an outline first, and time is tight."

Just because time was tight, Wei Ruojin hurriedly called Xiang Yi over again. After Xiang Yi heard this, she put on a cold face and looked at him with obvious irritability.

Wei Ruojin was also a little guilty, and leaned to one side. If it really didn't work, he could only take off the signboard of the Governor's Mansion, tidy up the inside, and use it as a venue.

"In terms of work, the young master is even more annoying than my former master." Xiang Yi bowed and saluted, took three steps back and turned to leave.

Wei Ruojin watched Xiang Yi leave, thinking that she couldn't do this again next time, it's okay to say the first time, but this time the venue is bigger.

Xiangyi was having a headache, and in the end Wei Ruojin drew it for him according to the current lecture hall. The only thing missing was how to amplify the voice.You must know that in such a large venue, even if you shout at the top of your voice, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the people in the back row to hear clearly.

For the loudspeaker, Wei Ruo or ordered someone to go to the foundry to play two loudspeakers. According to his request, the craftsman tried and tried and picked the two with the best effect and sent them over.

Lin Heng thought it was pretty good holding it, and took it back after playing for a while, "With this, it saves a lot of effort to talk."

"Just use it, there is no other way at the moment." Wei Ruojin is really hard to imagine, a group of people wearing wide-sleeved robes and jade crowns, holding such a simple amplifier in their hands, standing on the stage and reciting poems passionately The way you read the text.

But like ancient Rome, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people and can speak clearly when standing in the center, he really doesn't know how to build it. If he studied architecture in college, he might understand.

In order to organize this elegant fair, Xiang Yi only made some simple changes and started construction. A lot of manpower was needed. This time, even women were recruited together. Heavy work can't be done, but light work can be done.

Wang, Xie, and Li's family looked funny, thinking that Lin Heng had money and no place to spend it, and he didn't know his surname after earning some money in the past two years.

But it didn't take long, they all knew that this time it was used as a venue for the Gathering, and Mr. Du Mingdu was the host, and they had already posted to many people.These three families had contacted in private, thinking that they were originally from the Northwest, and there was no one here that could compare to them. They should have received this post a long time ago.

But the first class, second class and third class didn't see any posts from Mr. Du. Naturally, these families felt uncomfortable. Which one of their children was so bad that they didn't get a post from Du Ming. It's really... It's so contemptuous.

But even so, they didn't dare to ask for it. The sweet potatoes and corn grown in their fields were seized by the family members who were petty officials. They didn't even dare to say it. The lessons learned by the Chen family are too profound.

Now there are no lazy men in Northwest China, and even women go to work. If anyone is lazy at home, he will be scolded for it.I have been busy until the New Year's Eve, and the construction site is finished before the work is finished. I have a day off on the first day of the new year, and continue on the second day.I was a little busy and tired, but this year also made many people have a fat year.

It wasn’t until the beginning of the new year that the calculation was over. Not long after the end, people with smart brains around had set up small stalls. Now people have surplus food at home, so they don’t panic, and there are many ways to eat. It is said that a lot of food came from the Northwest Palace.

There is no curfew in the northwest, and those who run small stalls go back late.

Wei Ruojin turned several of his shops into inns, probably the first inn in Northwest China. With him taking the lead, many shops with poor business followed the example of that shop and turned into inns.

People far away from the northwest were still on the road this year. After the eighth day of the lunar new year, some people arrived one after another. Sure enough, it didn't take long for the inn to be full, and the newly renovated inn also became popular.

"Ajin, how about this dress?" Lin Heng found a blue and a dark purple robe from the closet and asked Wei Ruojin.

Wei Ruojin is checking the details of tomorrow's event, and has to arrange manpower to be responsible for security; although many people have rations this year, the thieves in the northern block will not steal twice because of rations.

"Purple." Wei Ruojin took the time to look up.

"Then it should match these boots." Lin Heng held up a new pair of boots.

This time Wei Ruojin didn't even raise her head, she answered with one piece, nodding her head twice as an answer.Lin Heng smiled, and didn't feel unhappy that he was perfunctory. Instead, after making sure, he sat aside and waited quietly for him to finish his work.

With a "crack" sound, the candles exploded, and Wei Ruojin stretched his waist, gathered the details of the event,

"It's over, let's change clothes." Lin Heng immediately stood up, took off his coat, and put on the dark purple robe; then, Lin Heng took out the pair of boots, put them at the door, and said: " Change your shoes."

"You are..." Wei Ruojin was pushed to sit by the door, and Lin Hengfei helped him put on his shoes, the blue satin thick boots, very warm.

"Give."

A lantern was stuffed in Wei Ruojin's hand, it was really a lotus lantern, and it looked really pretty; he looked at Lin Heng puzzled, who knew that Lin Heng picked up another lantern, just like his.

"You...how did you make lanterns so well?" Wei Ruojin smiled at Lin Heng, "There are no lanterns in the northwest, so you just bring them in my house?"

Lin Heng laughed and said, "Of course not, don't ask, come with me!"

Taking Wei Ruojin to the street, in the first year of the Lantern Festival, they just wandered around twice before going back, um, they also harvested chestnuts; in the second year, he didn't go there at all, but today the crowd seems to be extraordinarily large, There are lights everywhere in the streets and alleys, as if it were daytime.

"Did you hold the Lantern Festival?" Wei Ruojin even saw that several companies held lantern guessing games.

"I didn't do it on purpose. There are so many people this year, so I hinted to Taishou Yin, and it's going very well. What's more, there are many more scholars this year. This lantern festival is also thanks to you." Lin Lin Heng looked at Wei Ruojin with a smile, maybe it was the light from the lamp that made him look extra gentle.