imprinted you in my heart

"Yes" Liu Hemiao, the farm servant Guan Yucheng who was named, led the order to watch, with an old god on his face, as if he had a well-thought-out plan, and his hands were ready, until he looked at the row after row, and his brows became more and more wrinkled.

Liu Hemiao is in her early fifties, she is only middle-aged but she looks like a little old woman. I heard that when she was born, the young seedlings were in full bloom. Her father, who did not know a single word, chose such a down-to-earth name for her. Counting up from generation to generation, the three generations of the family have been farming, and they were born in a poor family through and through.

If it is placed in the former dynasty of the heavy family, even if the poor students become Jinshi, it will be difficult to get into the fourth rank, let alone Liu Hemiao, a poor student who only has a reputation for raising people and started as a small official of the eighth rank. I'm afraid that it will be difficult to reach the sixth grade after working for a lifetime. If she is lucky enough to be able to reach the county magistrate, it will be good. Fortunately, she lives in the dynasty of a non-respectable family.

Although Emperor Hua Gaozu of this dynasty was born in a noble family, but by her generation, his family was in decline, and more people just had a name. In fact, he was no different from those from a poor family, so he was closer to people from a poor family. It was defeated thanks to the hard work, efforts and ideas of generals and civil servants from poor families.

Hua Gaozu was grateful for their contributions to the Hua Dynasty, and also saw the harm and insufficiency of judging talents based on family status. When the dynasty made it clear that Hua Dynasty’s selection of officials would no longer be based on family background, although no decree was issued, it is almost known to the world , and in the legacy of the ancestors, there is a special account that one should not judge one's talent based on one's family background, but to focus on character and actual talent.

And the previous dynasty’s system of selecting officials based on family background, supplemented by imperial examinations, was changed to mainly based on imperial examinations, supplemented by military merit. This kind of situation is rarely heard, because in this dynasty, even if you are born from a poor family, you may be an extremely powerful minister in the future. The first generation of Yubei County King is the best example.

However, the chain of contempt still exists. In the past, those who came from a high family background discriminated against those from a poor family. The Qing system was changed to the "six-ministration system in the upper provinces" and the imperial power was strengthened. At last, no one dared to blatantly put down the emperor's face or challenge him.

Among nobles and nobles, those with high ranks generally look down on those with low ranks, and for the nobles, they are even more so when they meet people, and they speak kindly to the high-ranking nobles. Hello, everyone, to the humble nobles It's not bad to look at people without their nostrils.

Among the gentry, it is more straightforward, and the family background is directly judged by fame. Jinshi-born people look down on Juren-born people, and Juren even look down on scholar-born talents, because Juren can still be an official, but scholar-officials are nothing. Students without fame are better, at the bottom of the gentry's contempt chain.

Like Liu Hemiao, who became an official only because of his fame, although he can sit in a high position in this dynasty, he will inevitably be looked down upon by those who are promoted to become an official. This is a test of personal psychological endurance. Those who couldn't bear this kind of humiliation finally chose to become officials. Of course, there were also those who persisted and became officials in the frontier, but these were very few after all.

Liu Hemiao is one of the very few. Step by step, she has reached the current position of the third-rank servant Yucheng, which is enough to see that she is not among the "delicate flowers" who cannot resist pressure. Innocuous discrimination has nothing to do with the air in her eyes. the difference.

This guy is stubborn, but he still has his own scale in his heart. He is very pragmatic and doesn't care about these imaginary things. During his tenure as a local official, his political achievements were outstanding, his government orders were smooth, he loved the people like his son, and he was very strict with his subordinates, especially when he was the provincial prime minister. The harvest was bumper, and the output far exceeded that of the surrounding provinces, so he wrote a letter "Emphasis on Agriculture and Farming" to her.

"Focus on Agriculture and Farming" not only rewrites the importance of agriculture to the country, but also points out some common problems and specific suggestions in farming at that time, among which the policies of agricultural officials are quite heart-warming.

The agricultural officer is not an official who manages agriculture as it is literally expressed, but a reward policy for farmers who are very good at farming. Any qualified farmers can report to the county magistrate in accordance with the procedure, and the relevant departments approve After the emperor's final approval, he will be awarded the eighth-rank crown belt and 20 taels of silver.

Rewarding crowns and obediences are both a means for the emperor to win people's hearts. The difference is that conferring obediences is aimed at nobles and nobles, and they all have salaries, while rewarding crowns and belts is mainly aimed at ordinary people, except for those who have no salary. In addition, other rights are enjoyed according to the grade of the reward crown.

The reward of 20 taels of silver was added by Shi Min himself. It is not much, but it is still a lot of money for ordinary people. Although the crown is very precious and valuable, it cannot be eaten after all. Appropriate rewards are also a kind of reward. Incentives can also stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for farming to a greater extent.

Therefore, since Tianfu promulgated the "agricultural officials" policy in six years, Shi Min has approved at least a few to dozens of agricultural officials every year. Publicity has been published many times, and in the past two years, there has been a farming boom across the country. Farmers are all proud of their high yields, and even the most stingy few who are reluctant to change their farm tools have finally replaced them with new farm tools.

As early as when Shi Min decided to change the view of Guanglu to the view of servants, he was already considering candidates for the post of servants. After careful consideration, understanding and selection, he selected Liu Hemiao and two other candidates as candidates. It took half a year to finally choose Liu Hemiao.

Thinking about it later, Shi Min felt that Liu Hemiao's father had quite a foresight in naming her, He Miao He Miao, isn't she just doing business with He Miao now.

In the two years since she took office, Liu Hemiao has not let her down. Not only has he managed the national agriculture, farm tools, and the concept of serving farmers very well, but he has also managed the experimental fields and farms directly under his jurisdiction very well, cultivating an excellent The yield of rice is about one layer higher than that of the original rice, and the cultivation method of winter wheat has also been improved to increase the survival rate of winter wheat.

Shi Min saw that Liu Hemiao's face was getting darker and darker, but he didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, knowing that she was stubborn, and he didn't have the intention to play tricks, "It seems that Liu Yucheng is just like me, just saw it as a novelty, Suiyou Don’t hurry up and introduce yourself.”

Shi Min didn't even use the standard name of surname plus official position, and directly called Qian Suiyou's name, which made Qian Suiyou flattered, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and introduced: "Your Majesty, this first bag of seeds is called Tu in the local area. Meida is obtained when the minister and others passed through a small country. Regardless of the small size of the seed, the fruit turns red when it grows up. It tastes sweet and can be eaten immediately or as a vegetable. It is easy to grow. The minister saw that there was no such thing in the country, so he brought some back. ".

Looking at the small seeds that Qian Suiyou picked up from the small bag in Qian Suiyou's hand, Shi Min still couldn't recognize what it was. Felt like the tomato she was thinking of.

She thought about it carefully, and it seemed that the English word for tomato was to. It would be normal if Qian Suiyou directly transliterated it to be called Tu. She immediately asked, "How big is this fruit when it is ripe? Is it red when it turns out?" .

She has never seen tomato seeds, but she has helped her grandmother plant tomato seedlings, and she has also seen the process of tomatoes blooming and bearing fruit. She also knows that there are two types of tomatoes, the small one is the size of a thumb, and the big one is the size of a fist. That's why I asked this question.

Qian Suiyou saw that His Majesty was very interested and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, this fruit is the size of a fist when it is well cultivated, and it is green before it is ripe. It tastes very good when it is used in vegetables and soups."

"Suiyou has praised it many times. I think this thing must be very good. I am looking forward to it very much. Can I still plant it at this time?" Shi Min asked with a smile.

"I am willing to try my best." Although Qian Suiyou has consulted with people who are good at nurturing, and has also made records and personally observed and practiced it, but after all, his experience is shallow, so he dare not boast about it.

Shi Min immediately praised a few words and asked him to work hard to grow the finished product. Qian Suiyou then went on to explain the next species. Shi Min listened very carefully and would ask a few questions from time to time. Liu Hemiao also listened very carefully. , that is, very little speech.

When hearing the explanation of potatoes and sweet potatoes, Liu Hemiao was both surprised and delighted. He talked a lot, and smiled as if he saw gold and silver treasures instead of seeds. He wished he could plant these two treasures now. in the field.

Shi Min was also happy. With these two things, the people of the whole country would no longer have to go hungry. All she wanted for the government was to continue the "rule of the four emperors" to keep the Qingming and richness, so that the people could have enough food and clothing.

Unexpectedly, what made her even happier was that the rice in the back was the biggest harvest for Qian Suiyou and his party. Not only did the yield double, but it could also be planted for two seasons in a mild climate, which made her and Liu Hemiao very happy. It was directly named Zhancheng rice by Shi Min to commemorate the birthplace of this rice.

After introducing all the new species he brought, Qian Suiyou also presented a gift list, which was the return gift he got from meeting the kings of various countries along the way and the rare treasures he got in exchange for things, in order to deposit these valuables back Dedicated to His Majesty, they have experienced life and death several times along the way.

This thin gift list was the heaviest gift list Shi Min had received since he became the throne, and the original joy faded a little, and he said some words of encouragement and made them retreat.

The tribute gift was delivered to the palace not long after, but Shi Min had no interest in seeing it. He was going to store it directly in the treasury, but Lu Guanchu advised him a few words. It has given them a lot of loyalty, not to mention the queen mother and the middle palace, what if there is something they like in it, and more importantly, tomorrow is Qixi Festival.

Qixi Festival is both Valentine's Day and Qiqiao's Day, no one doesn't like it, especially women, if Lu Guanchu hadn't reminded her, she would have been so busy with political affairs that she would have almost forgotten about it.

Speaking of which, the two have been together for nearly three years, but they haven't had a good time during the Qixi Festival, which is known as the Little Qixi Festival. Even the serious Qixi Festival was only counted as last year. She feels sorry for Bu Qianxue of.

When she was in love in the last life, whenever she forgot an important date, the partner would ignore her for a few days. For this reason, she spent a lot of energy to write down all the important days. Now, except for Qixi Festival, other days She couldn't remember any of them.

Now she only remembers the death dates of the imperial grandmother and grandma, Wen Yu's birthday and Bu Qianxue's birthday, but she never deliberately remembers her own birthday, let alone remember other festivals, but Lu Guanchu has the intention Always remind her in advance.

But sometimes she can live every day according to her own ideas if she doesn't have the heart. After all, the emperor also has times when he can't help himself.

When Lu Guanchu said this, Shi Min felt that what she said made sense, so he finally went to have a look, picked some that the Queen Mother might like and sent them to Yongshou Palace, and picked some that Bu Qianxue might like to make way for Lu Guanchu. Send it to Bufu in person, and the rest should go to the private treasury, and the six bureau warehouse should go to the six bureau warehouse.

When Lu Guanchu arrived at Bu's mansion with the gift and secret letter picked by Shi Yan, only the two elders and Bu Lang's mother and daughter were in the mansion. Bu Qianxue, Jiang Li and others went to Quanzhen Temple to burn incense after breakfast. return.

Quanzhen Temple and Xuanming Temple are the only two Taoist temples in Fandu City. They are respectively located in the east and west of Beicheng. Fortunately, the distance is close enough, and those who don't have time to go to the view of virtue can only go to the view of Quanzhen or Xuanming.

Lu Yan and Banyue didn't see it either, so it's okay to put the things down, but His Majesty Mixin specifically explained that he could only give them to Zhonggong or Lu Yan, Banyue, and Lu Guanchu found an excuse to stay and wait.

Lu Guanchu's posture was obviously that he would never return if he didn't see Bu Qianxue. Bu Lang thought that there was something urgent and dared not delay, so he immediately sent someone to Quanzhen Temple to find someone. ?