The son crosses every night

Harvest?

The emperor didn't react for a while, Tanghua saw that he was puzzled, and hurriedly changed a more elegant word, "I want to invite the emperor's uncle to watch the wheat."

The emperor came to his senses this time, he smiled and looked Tang Hua up and down and asked, "Why is the wheat harvested so early this year, and your wheat is fully ripe?"

"It's still a few days away, and it's coming soon. This year's wheat is planted early, and the harvest is good, and it will be ripe by the end of the month."

The emperor didn't answer directly, but just smiled and said: "I will take a look first, and if I have time, I will go to watch the wheat."

Tanghua didn't respond, and asked eagerly: "Uncle Huang, this is the first time I have planted wheat. I have been busy for so long, so I want to share it with you. The people below said that there will be a good harvest this year. I see that the wheat planted by me is not bad. , if you are free, you must come."

"If I have time, I will come." The emperor smiled, "Let's have lunch here at noon. Your brother was here yesterday. If you came a day earlier, you two brothers could bump into each other."

Gu Tangyu has been busy again recently, and Tanghua doesn't know what he is busy with, but he seldom comes to Zhuangzi, and Tanghua only occasionally returns home to see his elder brother.

When the emperor mentioned this, he really missed his elder brother.

This thought has been lingering in his mind, he was not able to cheer up when he was eating with the emperor, when he finished his meal and was about to leave, Jiang Hua thought of a good idea suddenly.

He went back to Zhuangzi and called someone to bring the post, and then wrote several invitations, inviting his father, brother, You Qianqu and others to come and watch the wheat.

The people he invited were all close relatives and friends, and all of them showed great face, and immediately promised that they would come over on the day when the wheat was officially harvested.

Then there was a rumor in the imperial capital that Zhuangzi of Tanghua was going to have a bumper harvest, and His Majesty was invited to watch the wheat harvesting.

When the news gradually spread, many people couldn't sit still, and they were explicitly or secretly attracted by Tang Hua's idea, wanting to see how his wheat was growing.

Just a few days before the official wheat harvesting, Tanghua received several posts asking if they could come to watch the wheat harvesting.

Among them were posts from several princes, Princess Bo Ning and Princess Duanyang.

These are noble people, and the post must not be refuted, so Tang Hua hurriedly wrote the invitation himself and sent it over.

Tanghua knew in his heart that the emperor had probably confirmed that he would come to his village, and he was both happy and a little nervous. He asked people to train his field servants again and again so that the emperor would not lose his manners in front of the emperor when he came.

When the wheat was about to be mowed, the emperor really issued an order saying that he would come to visit him.

Tang Hua hurriedly led people to work in Zhuangzi, trying his best to arrange Zhuangzi.

On the day when the wheat was officially mowed, Tang Hua didn't dare to sleep at Ruan Shijie's side the day before. He stayed in his own village and got up when it was daylight.

The same goes for the other people in the village, those who sharpen the knives, those who prepare the baskets prepare the baskets, and then the large scales they use to weigh the wheat are also carried over, tied with red silk and placed on the edge of the field, waiting for the wheat to be harvested on the spot today After hitting it, weigh the yield per mu next to it.

Another pig was slaughtered in the kitchen today, and the smell of the delicious pork noodles spread far and wide. Everyone became more motivated when they smelled this smell.

When the dew was almost transpiring, the guests from the court came one after another. Tang Hua had asked someone to build a shed and put chairs under the shed. The central chair was reserved for the emperor, and the rest of them sat on the two sides.

They not only have chairs here, but also melons and fruits on the table, it is not really out of date, Tanghua even wants to invite two theater troupes over, let everyone watch the show while watching the wheat.

If the Lord does not come, Tang Hua dare not order his subordinates to mow wheat first, but only asks everyone to get ready and wait behind.

When it was three poles high in the sun, the emperor finally came with a large number of attendants. The princes accompanied the emperor, and Tanghua's father and brother King Jingning and Gu Tangyu also came, and the village suddenly became lively.

Tang Hua had expected it a long time ago, but the number of people who came was still beyond his imagination.

Fortunately, his place is big, so it doesn't matter if there are more people, as long as chairs and tables are added to the cleared space.

Everyone knelt down to pay respects to the emperor, got up and took their seats according to their dignity.

In order to show the distinction between superiority and inferiority, Zhuanghua also took a little thought on the seats. The emperor sat in the center, and the two rows of chairs beside him were arranged in an arc shape.

After everyone was seated, they happened to be guarding the emperor on the left and right.

Gu Tangyu quietly brought Meng Cunrui over, and asked Tanghua, "Are you busy here?"

"Reluctantly." Tang Hua smiled wryly, took the handkerchief from He Hua and wiped his forehead, "There are too many people here today. The first time I received them like this, I was really in a hurry."

He didn't say the next sentence, there are too few capable people here, and Li Changli and the other small officials have never seen such a scene. They were so cowardly in the early morning, they only dared to arrange behind the scenes, and they didn't dare to come forward to serve.

Gu Tangyu looked at his younger brother and patted him on the shoulder, "You call someone who is familiar with Zhuangzi's various matters, and I will entertain you."

Tanghua still has to arrange the wheat harvesting later, so he can't come out to entertain the guests in person, so he clasped his fists and nodded, "Brother, I'm sorry, He Hua will follow you, he knows everything, just tell him what you want." .”

Gu Tangyu waved his hand, "Don't be an outsider, you are busy with your work, and I promise to help you arrange it properly."

Tang Hua was not polite to him, and left this to him to coordinate other things.

Gu Tangyu was rough but subtle, and he could talk in front of the emperor. After he took over the job of entertaining, the atmosphere among the nobles in the shed became much better, and they soon started talking and laughing.

Tang Hua saw that there was no problem here, so he went to busy himself with his own affairs.

When the emperor went out, the Forbidden Army also came. Thousands of Forbidden Army surrounded the Zhuangzi of Zhuanghua.

Tang Hua watched the Imperial Army orderly check and set up defenses in the village, secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and bowed his hands to the general of the Imperial Army from afar as a greeting.

He is not afraid of anything else, except that there are too many people coming today, some people fish in troubled waters, and if something like assassinating the emperor happens, it will be enough for him to drink a pot.

Gu Tangyu sat and talked with the imperial court instead of Tanghua, and Tanghua went to order his subordinates to start mowing wheat.

Following his order, the field servants wearing brand new clothes began to mow wheat in groups of one mu of fields.

Kong Wu's powerful field servants walked into the wheat field with sickles, and the wheat fell down piece by piece at a speed visible to the naked eye like the wind. This scene is very spectacular.

The nobles who were sitting far away watching the wheat harvesting had never seen such a scene in their life. They were a little dazed when they saw this, and then they were full of admiration.

The four princes next to him were doing agricultural poems, and the emperor smiled and nodded in response, saying that the one with the best poems would win the lottery.

The servants quickly polished the ink and brought the paper over to write poems for the nobles for fun.

The weather wasn't too hot yet, and Tanghua put an ice basin next to it, and there were ice fruits on the table. It was quite comfortable for everyone to sit, especially watching the golden wheat waves fall one by one, and the field servants carried the freshly cut The wheat began to be beaten in the hypermarket, and there was a lively sound.

The ox was also led up, and the ox with the bit on followed quietly behind the field servant, pulling the stone roller round and round to press the wheat.

The emperor and other dignitaries watched from above, and the field servants did not dare to make a sound, but the joy of the harvest was not weakened by the silence.

The sounds of wheat cutting, walking, and stone rollers could be heard endlessly. Accompanied by the simple and honest smiles on the faces of the field servants, the emperor and princes above were quite moved.

The poems were finished soon, and the poems of several princes and courtiers present were hung up for the emperor's evaluation.

In the end, the eldest prince won the first prize and got a set of the four treasures of the study from the emperor.

Soon, the wheat on the one-acre field was beaten, and Tang Hua returned to the shed and bowed to the top.

The emperor asked with concern: "How many catties can you harvest per mu of wheat here?"

"I don't know." Tang Hua was flushed with a nervous and expectant smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "This year's first acre of wheat, I'll ask someone to weigh it, and invite Uncle Huang to witness it. "

"Okay." The emperor responded with a smile, his voice loud and clear, "You just weigh it, and I'll see how much wheat you can harvest per mu of land."

The wheat is cut right in front of everyone's eyes, and every acre of land is absolutely indistinguishable. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, even Tang Hua can't fake it.

Seeing that he had invited the emperor here so grandly, everyone wanted to know how his wheat was growing this year.

You must know that last year he did not choose a well-appointed yamen such as the Ministry of Household Affairs, but instead asked to set up an agricultural research institute and bring people to farm, which shocked many people's eyes.

A young man who was raised by gold, jade and nobles, but he lived a life of luxury and food, but he wanted to become an old farmer, so people couldn't help but be curious.

Tang Hua also saw the curious eyes of the people above, smiled at everyone present, waved his hand, and signaled the field servant to pick up the wheat and weigh it.

The strong and powerful field servants picked up the full load of wheat to weigh with a "hoo".

Freshly threshed wheat still contains water and is heavier than dry wheat.

The healthy servants picked the place, and the two servants in charge of weighing lifted the huge scale beam together, and the other was responsible for moving the weight.

"One, two, three—up!"

With a shout, the servants lifted the scale beam, and another servant moved the weight quickly.

Tanghua promised to be fair and open, and specially invited the eunuchs around the emperor to come and see.

After the first basket of wheat was weighed, the eunuch began to count in a high-pitched voice, "66 catties—"

Then they weighed the wheat continuously, and the eunuch kept shouting the weight of each basket of wheat.

"63 catties—"

"67 catties—"

They harvested a total of nine and a half loads of wheat from this one-acre field, and when they weighed it, they filled 21 baskets.

After the wheat report was finished, Li Changli next to him did the calculations, and raised his voice to report: "A team of first-mu wheat, with a total weight of 230 and [-] catties!"

thump!The emperor suddenly opened his eyes wide, and said brilliantly, "Okay!"

At the same time, Tang Huada breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face.

"Ah! It's a great harvest!" A group of people jumped up in an instant. They didn't even care about the many nobles sitting not far away, and they cheered instinctively.

When the emperor saw them like this, he was shocked and didn't pursue it.

Captain Qian Gangyi came back to his senses the fastest, quickly pressed down on his subordinates, and frightened them to stop jumping.

Each of them picked the best piece of their own wheat field to cut first. Although this number was unexpected, it was not too unexpected for them.

Every year at the beginning of spring, the emperor started plowing to encourage farmers. He knew a little bit about wheat. He looked at the wheat wave not far away with burning eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

The eunuch continued to report the number, and the emperor's eyes became more and more excited when he heard the report below.

The atmosphere in the shed suddenly became serious.

There was also a nobleman who didn't know what it meant to produce a thousand catties of wheat per mu, looked around in a daze, and whispered to the people next to him.

After weighing the wheat of the first team, the wheat of the second team was sent up quickly.

Their harvest is also good, yielding [-] catties per mu.

The second team was a little annoyed, being overwhelmed by the first team, but they were still very excited to be able to produce thousands of catties per mu. They had the experience of the first team, and they did not lose their composure after all, but their fists were clenched tightly, and their teeth were about to be exposed. Swallowed the smile.

Three teams, four teams, five teams... Soon, more than a dozen teams finished weighing their wheat, and none of these teams had a wheat yield of less than [-] catties per mu.

The emperor called Tanghua over to speak, stared at him and asked, "Your wheat is growing well. I heard that the wheat outside can be harvested if it reaches [-] catties per mu?"

"Uncle Huihuang, most of the wheat outside is dried and weighed. I will weigh the wheat as soon as it is cut. There is a little moisture in it. What's more, the best-grown wheat is harvested now. After a while, all the wheat will be harvested and dried. After drying, it is said that the average weight is more than [-] catties, which is not bad."

The emperor rubbed the armrest of the chair, "This is also a rare bumper harvest."

Tang Hua was no longer modest, "This wheat has finally lived up to the efforts and thoughts of the ministers who spend day and night in the fields."

"This can be said to be worthy of one's heart." The emperor said with a smile: "The wheat has been harvested, you have to send it to the palace, and I will taste the taste of your newly harvested wheat!"

"Yes, I will send it over tomorrow!"

"Okay." The emperor squinted his eyes and looked at the wheat waves not far away, and said with a smile: "You have planted the wheat well. I see that you have the talent for rice milling. This Zhuangzi will be used for experiments, so the Zhuangzi next to you will give it to you." Use it yourself."

Tanghua didn't expect the emperor to be so generous. The Zhuangzi next to him was even bigger than this Zhuangzi, with 800 taels, and it was worth at least 5 taels of silver!

The most important thing is that the Zhuangzi next to him is close to here, so he can make arrangements.

Tang Hua's eyebrows filled with joy, "Thank you, Uncle Huang."

The emperor looked at him kindly, "If you can really find out the secret of growing wheat so that the common people in the world can have a good harvest, I have to thank you."

Tang Hua smiled confidently: "I don't dare to say about the harvest, but I have planted it once, and I do have some experience. When the wheat is harvested, I will summarize it as a booklet and hand it up."

"Okay!" The emperor smiled, turned to King Jingning and said, "Imperial brother, you have two good sons."

King Jingning thanked him with a smile: "Tianhua was mediocre when he was in the mansion, but after seeing Brother Huang, he became enlightened and gradually achieved little success."

The emperor laughed again.

Tang Hua waited for them to finish chatting, then arched his hands a little embarrassedly and said: "Uncle Huang, I have a merciless request."

"What kind of unfeeling please, you first say it and listen."

Tang Hua became more and more embarrassed, "This is my first time planting wheat, I have no experience, and there is no open space here, so I didn't build a sun-drying field. Originally, we could make do with our small grain-drying field, but this year's bumper harvest, there is too much wheat I can't finish drying the wheat for a while, and I want to borrow your other courtyard to dry the wheat."

"I agree! This other courtyard will reward you, and it will be cheaper for you to live here." The emperor smiled, "I will lend you the other courtyard so you can finish drying it?"

Tanghua became more and more embarrassed, "I'm afraid it won't work, I have to borrow the other courtyards of the emperor's brothers and the princesses to dry them. There are tens of thousands of catties of wheat. If they are not dried in a few days, they may become moldy." .”

Hearing what he said, the second prince smiled first and said, "You help the imperial court grow wheat, how can I and my brothers and brothers care about these other courtyards, and I will give you an order later, just take it and use it." .”

The rest of the princes and princesses also spoke one after another, agreeing to borrow Zhuangzi to come out.

The emperor smiled and said: "You have a heart."

Everyone praised modestly, because they performed in front of the emperor today, with smiles on their faces.

The emperor was busy with official duties, seeing the sun rising higher and higher, the place was getting hotter and hotter.

The princes and princesses next to him advised him to go back first.

The emperor finished reading and laughing, and ordered Tang Hua to sort out the secrets of growing wheat as soon as possible before going back.

Tang Hua and others respectfully sent it off.

King Jingning walked last, and when everyone finished walking, he couldn't help but patted his son on the shoulder, "Good job."

Tang Hua smiled, "I don't think you and your elder brother can go to battle to kill the enemy and defend the country, but we can only think of ways in these small details, which can be regarded as making some contributions to the country."

King Jingning said comfortingly: "Your contribution is greater than that of our guarding the frontier. There are generals of military families, but generals of peasant families are unheard of. If you do well, you will be famous in history one day."

Tang Hua looked at the relief on his father's face, and nodded seriously, "Father, don't worry, I will do my best to find out the law of rice and wheat planting."

The father and son talked for a while, King Jingning went back, but Gu Tangyu stayed.

The field servants were still scrambling to collect them, so it was fine for Li Changli and others to stay and direct. The weather was too hot, so the brothers went back to the yard.

Gu Tangyu smiled and said, "You have had a great harvest today."

He made a pun, and Tang Hua said without hesitation, his eyes rolled up, "It is indeed a bumper harvest, and the hard work of the past six months has not been in vain."

Not only is there a bumper harvest of wheat today, Tanghua invited the emperor to watch the wheat harvesting, and the yield per mu is so gratifying, his reputation will also spread.

It won't be long before his ability in planting will be famous in the imperial capital, which can be regarded as accumulating a large amount of political capital for him.

There is also Zhuangzi and other courtyards bestowed by the prince, which is a direct sum of money.

Do it all.

Gu Tangyu patted him on the shoulder, his eyes full of emotion.