Feng Ziying also laughed, "Of course. For example, after returning to Beijing, I would help Brother Feng to persuade Baoyu. In addition, if someone asked or questioned, I would also help Brother Feng to explain."
Shi Xiangyun was a little in disbelief, "Brother Feng, that's it? You don't need to tell Brother Bao, my little sister will help you explain. I think Brother Bao just wants to make a fuss and vent, when he slowly calms down."
, you should understand that it is impossible for him and Sister Lin, well, not to mention that Sister Lin has never liked him. As for other people, does Brother Feng need to care? "
These words made Feng Ziying couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Yun'er, what does it mean to care? Although Old Taijun and Uncle Zheng Shi knew deep down in their hearts that it was impossible for Sister Lin to marry Baoyu, but after all, Baoyu also
They have a sweetheart in their palms. Baoyu is so crazy about Sister Lin that he loves Sister Lin. How can they not feel anything at all? I am about to marry Sister Lin so suddenly. If Baoyu gets sick by smashing the jade, I am afraid that the old lady and Uncle Zheng Shi will...
Especially your aunt, I'm afraid they will be a little displeased, wouldn't it be much better if you help Brother Feng soften his cheeks in front of them?"
Feng Ziying was left speechless by what he said. Shi Xiangyun pouted, "It seems that Brother Feng has already plotted against the younger sister. No wonder Sister Bao said that you have no plans, and you should worry about victory first."
Worry about defeat,..."
Unexpectedly, Shi Xiangyun suddenly mentioned Baochai again, and Feng Ziying felt a little guilty.
If the fact that I will marry Baochai in the future is revealed, it is estimated that the people in Jia's family, well, especially Baoyu, will really go crazy. They are guarding to catch all the beautiful girls in Jia's family.
What?
Seeing that Feng Ziying's expression was a bit strange, Shi Xiangyun never thought that Feng Ziying had already plotted against Sister Bao. He was just a little curious, "Brother Feng, why is he looking like this? Isn't what the younger sister said wrong? I'm going to Jiangnan on business. You want to go there?"
The trip to escort Sister Lin is also included. Now that we are going to Yangzhou for business, we even include the younger sister to accompany Sister Lin. Brother Xun Huan, you also have to bring the Tan girl with you, Brother Feng.
, I find that you seem to kill two birds with one stone when doing things..."
"Where, where,..." Feng Ziying was embarrassed by being scolded like this by a little girl, "Yun'er, do you think what Brother Feng did is right? Is it good for everyone? Does everyone think it's bad?"
Shi Xiangyun thought about it and realized that it was indeed a good thing for everyone, and everyone was willing to do so. He curled his lips angrily: "Brother Feng, you have too many thoughts anyway. How could you let me betray my straight temperament?"
, I’m afraid I have to help you count the money.”
"It's passed, it's been passed, Yun'er, when will your brother Feng be able to harm you again?" Feng Ziying likes this girl's character very much. It's no wonder that Baochai, Daiyu and Tanchun all like her for her character.
I don’t know which family will be able to take home this beauty in the future.
"Huh, that's not necessarily true. Just like Brother Bao said, those officials have dark hearts and will do anything for their own future and interests. Brother Feng has just become an official now. It will take a long time.
Don't become like those people." Xiangyun glanced sideways at Feng Ziying and said insincerely.
"Baoyu's words are enough to overturn a boatload of people. He said so. His uncle, Uncle Zheng Shi, Sister Lin's father, well, and Yun'er, your two uncles, aren't they all officials?
Are they all like this?" Feng Ziying smiled and joked, "When these words reached Uncle Zheng Shi's ears, I guess I really only have one sentence to give to Baoyu, be careful with your skin, hahahaha,..."
This sentence is a common saying in the Jia family. Whether it is the maids fighting each other, the master intimidating the servants, or the elders threatening the younger ones, this sentence is the one, but the only one who can threaten Baoyu is probably Jia Zheng.
Feng Ziying's funny words made Shi Xiangyun burst into laughter. Shi Xiangyun was wearing a maroon peony silk jacket and a thick creamy yellow cotton velvet cloak, but it still failed to cover up the other person's figure. This smile made Feng Ziying tremble.
Everyone's eyes lit up.
As if he was aware of something, Shi Xiangyun quickly stopped his smile, but his cheeks felt a little feverish. He pulled his velvet cloak to cover his body, and pretended to be calm and said: "Brother Feng, Second Brother Bao will really hate you when he hears this.
A lifetime."
"If you hate me, you have to talk about him. Of course it doesn't matter if you and I hear these words, but if outsiders hear them, it might cause trouble for Uncle Zheng Shi." Feng Ziying responded, "It's also the Rongguo Mansion that put him in trouble."
The care was so good and I never suffered any disadvantages, but I still have to remind you what needs to be reminded. Don’t wait until you are older and don’t know what’s going on, and you will feel uncomfortable if you really fall into a somersault.”
Shi Xiangyun took Feng Ziying's advice very seriously. Although Brother Bao didn't like studying, it didn't matter. If he didn't like doing things, that was up to him. But if he opened his mouth to cause trouble outside and caused trouble for the family, then it was really inappropriate.
That's it.
This was the first time that Shi Xiangyun had such a long conversation with Feng Ziying alone. He felt more and more that it was no wonder that Tan Yatou and Sister Lin both liked to talk to each other. The other party's words were well-founded, to the point, and also humorous, and the time passed by unconsciously.
It just passed.
It just delayed her reading time all afternoon. Shi Xiangyun was still a little embarrassed. She glanced at the book that the other party casually placed on the table, "Bei Geng Lu", which also surprised her. It seemed to be an introduction to farming.
Book.
"Brother Feng, what book are you reading that interests you so much?"
"Oh, it's an agronomy book that introduces the experience of growing crops. It's quite interesting and valuable."
Feng Ziying also got this book in Beijing. The printing quantity was not large, but when he saw that it was Xu Guangqi's book, he naturally became interested.
In his impression, Xu Guangqi's only masterpiece was "The Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs", but he did not expect that Xu Guangqi actually wrote such a book when he was in charge of farm work in Tianjin Wei.
This book introduces in detail his experience in promoting potato cultivation in Tianjin Weituntian, and incidentally introduces his experience in introducing sweet potato cultivation in Dingyou, Songjiang in previous years.
This also aroused great interest in Feng Ziying.
If Feng Ziying only felt Xu Guangqi's erudition in "Taixi Water Law", then this book "Bei Geng Lu" is really a life-saving straw.
Although he also knew that potatoes and sweet potatoes had been introduced to mainland China, he also asked people to inquire. In fact, these two types of crops were already grown in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangsu.
But it is obvious that potatoes are not only suitable for a wider range of areas, but also have better effects. However, sweet potatoes are not simple either, and their advantage of not choosing the right location can be fully reflected in the southern region. However, it seems that these two kinds of crops have been introduced to the Zhou Dynasty.
It has been around for more than ten years, but there is no sign of it becoming popular at all.
Even in Fujian, Zhejiang and southern Zhili areas, the planting area is quite small, and the vast majority of farmers are negative and skeptical about these two crops.
On the one hand, planting technology is still in the exploratory stage. On the other hand, the taste of potatoes and sweet potatoes is still somewhat different from the rice and wheat that people are used to. Many people don’t like it, so this directly leads to the fact that these two types of plants can only be grown in some places.
Planting in remote areas is difficult to promote.
Potatoes, in particular, could have been promoted in the Jiubian area to take advantage of their high yield, drought and cold tolerance, but they have not really entered the most suitable areas for planting such as Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Beizhi.
In order to solve the problem of military grain supply in the northern region, especially Jiubian, Kaizhongfa is now in trouble. And to be honest, the cost of adopting the merchant settlement method in Jiubian is indeed high. The wheat yield per acre is too low, compared with potatoes.
There is no comparison at all.
The reason why it has not been popularized in the northern region is not only that the government did not pay enough attention to it, but in Feng Ziying's view, it is largely due to the inertia of thinking and people's taste adaptation issues.
However, in Feng Ziying's view, all these must give way to survival. When the north encounters a severe drought and food is lost, when the common people can only eat Guanyin soil to fill their stomachs, when the government's lack of food relief may lead to civil unrest.
, do you still care about potatoes or rice and wheat? The answer is obvious without asking.
However, Xu Guangqi did not mention the planting of corn in this book "Bei Geng Lu", which also surprised Feng Ziying.
As far as he knew, corn was grown in Shanglin Imperial Garden and around the capital city. Cornmeal had even become a fashionable food, but it was far from being popular.
This made Feng Ziying not understand why this crop, which should have the same ability as potatoes to solve the hunger problem of hungry people in the late Ming Dynasty in previous lives, was not so popular.
He had to take a closer look at this reason to see whether it was because the crop seeds themselves had not been able to adapt to the land of China, or because the eating habits had not been widely accepted by everyone.
"Brother Feng, you are a editor of the Hanlin Academy, why do you still read this kind of book?" Shi Xiangyun was puzzled.
"Haha, Yun'er, don't underestimate these books, let alone agriculture. Ninety percent of the billions of people in the Great Zhou Dynasty are farmers. Without them farming, who will feed the officials, gentry and the army?" Feng Ziying can also understand people like Shi Xiangyun.
He was puzzled, "If one acre of land can increase the harvest by one pound, Dazhou can harvest four million more grains in a year. And do you know how much grain our capital city transports from Jiangnan by water every year?"
These words naturally stopped Shi Xiangyun from asking, and Feng Ziying didn't pay attention. She asked and answered: "It's probably four to five million shi. Doesn't this include not only the food needed by the millions of people in the capital, but also some of the surrounding soldiers?"
But as long as the fields across the country can harvest one pound per acre, we people in the capital city will be able to transport the food we need for a year."
Shi Xiangyun was also touched by a simple truth. Although she still didn't understand the logic and specific cause and effect of what Feng Ziying said, she could truly feel that Brother Feng in front of her was really different from other officials.
Too similar, not even like the officials that Brother Bao mentioned.