Chapter 580 Invitation from the Agricultural Supervisor
Xiao Nianzhi had previously thought that Gao Guo should be more angry, instead of always being ambiguous and provoking directly.
As a result, they really came.
Be brave!
So brave!
However, does this count as a source of minerals delivered to your doorstep?
Although it is said that Gaoguo has a good terrain and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but...
Mr. Zhao should be able to do that, right?
Xiao Nianzhi thought uncertainly.
The morning court went on for a long time, and a few words were mentioned along with the New Year's etiquette and so on.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, His Majesty still needs to keep courtiers to study the follow-up of other matters.
Naturally, Xiao Nianzhi also stayed, and she had to come back to report on the progress of her work.
Moreover, Yan Nanrong hasn't come back yet.
Xiao Nianzhi asked about it when he came back yesterday. The other party has not returned to the capital yet. Fortunately, there is news, which makes people feel relieved for the time being.
It's probably because of the snow that the trip was delayed a bit, right?
After the court was dismissed, Xiao Nianzhi went to His Majesty's office. First, he listened to other courtiers talking about the war in the southwest and northwest, and the supply of various materials.
There is also the glass progress at the official kiln.
It has to be said that human innovation ability is still strong.
Except for the very beginning, where Xiao Nianzhi provided some guidance, at other times it was the craftsmen themselves who performed the work themselves.
However, they also showed a lot of tricks.
There is no need to mention the various vases and ornaments.
If you have porcelain, you can have glass. This is normal.
There are also more complex animal shapes and the like.
As a result, the wallets of the powerful people in the capital will be emptied again.
After all, who doesn’t like good-looking things?
Xiao Nianzhi also likes it.
Especially after adding various substances and forming reactions, the glass turns into various bright colors, which makes it even more attractive.
After all the necessary matters were reported, it was Xiao Nianzhi's turn.
She reported to His Majesty the promotion of agricultural tools in several states along the way, and also talked about the autumn harvest conditions in various places.
Of course, this is just a rough idea.
More data needs to be reported by the prefect.
After listening to Xiao Nianzhi's report, His Majesty nodded with satisfaction.
These states have not suffered any major natural disasters this year, so the harvest is naturally very good.
Now that the border war is unstable, it is the time when stability within the country is most needed.
The domestic harvest is stable, and there are also bonuses for border customs.
His Majesty was satisfied and naturally wanted to reward Xiao Nianzhi.
As for Yan Nanrong not coming back, His Majesty did not blame Xiao Nianzhi for this matter.
After all, the letter has been sent, there are guards around him, and Yan Nanrong himself knows a lot about fists and kicks. Unless he encounters rebels or something like that, officials from all over the country cannot be so short-sighted.
After reporting on his work, Xiao Nianzhi left the palace with the adults.
During the process, Zhao Shangshu naturally needed to ask a few questions. Out of etiquette, several other adults also came over to ask about the daily routine and said a few more words of concern.
Xiao Nianzhi has just come back. After reporting his work to His Majesty, he really has to go to the Ministry of Works to report.
After all, he is still an official in the Ministry of Industry.
So after greeting the adults, Xiao Nianzhi followed Mr. Zhao back to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry.
Half a year after leaving Beijing, the progress of the Prince's explosives is already very good.
A lot of results have been achieved so far.
The most intuitive thing is that they have bombs.
Although it is not very powerful, compared to cold weapons, this thing is still much easier to use.
The prince's recent work focus is no longer on the research and advancement of gunpowder. This matter has been left to the Ninth Prince.
The prince has recently been busy with the New Year's Eve sacrifices and the post-tax rectification work.
It can be seen that His Majesty seems to have really looked away, and slowly began to hand over some power to the Crown Prince.
Xiao Nianzhi has just returned to the capital. Because work comes first, he can't visit his friends yet.
I went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, checked in, and discussed the promotion of farm tools with Zhao Shangshu.
Later, Supervisor Zheng from the Agriculture Supervision Bureau came over. The reason why he came was very simple. He came to see Xiao Nianzhi.
When planting in the spring, they had several experimental fields here because of Xiao Nianzhi's guidance, and the autumn harvest was very gratifying!
They just changed the way of breeding and the application of fertilizers, and the results were so gratifying, the harvest doubled!
The overall number, in Xiao Nianzhi's opinion, is naturally not too large.
but!
For the ancients whose fertile farmland yielded barely two shi per mu, doubling the yield of four shi per mu was already astonishing and gratifying.
So, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?
Your Majesty is already overjoyed, and even praised Xiao Nianzhi during today's discussion.
Now when the agricultural supervisor heard that Xiao Nianzhi had returned to Beijing, he would not come to visit him.
As soon as they thanked each other, the other one naturally wanted to ask Xiao Nianzhi if there were any other ways to increase the harvest?
They don’t ask for more. Can the harvest from the inferior fields be a little more than half a stone?
The affairs on Zhao Shangshu's side were almost handed over. When the people came over, it was for business, but they didn't stop Xiao Nianzhi, but gave them space.
Chang Shan stood guard at the door like a door god. When Zhao Shangshu saw it, he felt relieved.
"Master Xiao, your guidance method at the beginning of the year is really useful. We still have a few questions here. I was wondering if I could come over and ask for advice? Is it convenient for Master Xiao?"
"We have only partially succeeded in the seed hybridization that Mr. Xiao mentioned this year, and most of us have failed. However, the harvest from this part is already very impressive."
"Master Xiao, if you have any other opinions or thoughts on this point, let's discuss it."
"Please take your time, Mr. Xiao."
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Mr. Jian Zheng said it very politely. Looking at his posture, he wished he could just kidnap Xiao Nianzhi to the Agriculture Supervisor.
In the early years, the Si Agricultural Supervisor was mixed with Shangyuan and belonged to a department under Shanglinyuan. Later, due to work needs and other considerations, he was separated by the late emperor.
It is also because of this that although the existence of agricultural supervisors is very important, the overall official rank is not high.
When Xiao Nianzhi came to their place, he immediately served as a supervisor.
Therefore, Master Jianzheng was embarrassed to invite Xiao Nianzhi to work as agricultural supervisor.
In this case, we can only ask the other party for help.
As for rewards?
Mr. Jianzheng was thinking that they had recently obtained a lot of seeds. They were planning to try planting them again next spring when the temperature rises and see what they get.
He was going to give some to Xiao Nianzhi. There was a bumper harvest this year and there were a lot of various fruits. I heard that Xiao Nianzhi was planning to open a sweet shop here. Can they also share some?
His Majesty definitely has no objection, because this is an experimental product belonging to the Agricultural Supervisor, so they have the right to distribute it.
No matter how bad it is...
Mr. Jianzheng was thinking, his family is not bad, how about giving him some gold and silver?