marquis of jingan

Chapter 1046

"Fame is a matter of true Confucianism."

The emperor touched the meaning of this sentence, and then sighed slightly to Shen Yi: "Ziheng's words almost offended all the scholars in the court."

Shen Yi shook his head and said, "I didn't offend them."

"Fame doesn't have to be obtained on the battlefield. If people in the court can serve the country wholeheartedly and work hard, that's also fame."

"It is a great merit for local officials to nurture the people and educate one side."

The emperor nodded lightly: "What Shen Qing said is all right, but the world's desires are hard to fill, and good officials are hard to come by."

Shen Yi took the opportunity to put down the brush in his hand, looked at the emperor, and then said: "Your Majesty, I'm about to go north to recover Shandong. Before I leave, I have some suggestions for the imperial court, and I want to share them with Your Majesty in private."

After a pause, he added: "It's just my personal opinion. Many of them are not within my authority. They may not be right or useful, but I think you should tell your Majesty. Your Majesty has the right to listen to it." .”

Hearing this sentence, the emperor became interested, and said with a smile: "Shen Qing has always been mature and cautious, and never said a word about things that are not within her duties. Why are you willing to talk more today?"

"These suggestions of the minister are not taboo."

After sorting out his thoughts, Shen Yi said, "The first thing is, the new dynasty has been in power for 14 years, and His Majesty has been in charge for eight years. The court has been stabilized."

"Previously, Cheng Bin, the minister of His Majesty's Ministry of Industry, was in charge of the officials in Jiankang, and he was immediately cleared up."

"However, His Majesty did not continue to investigate because of the court situation."

Shen Yi said softly: "The minister thinks that the imperial court's crackdown on corruption can continue."

The emperor rubbed his chin, thoughtfully: "Did Shen Qing want to take money from those corrupt officials for the Northern Expedition?"

"It's not just about the money."

Shen Yi said softly: "Corruption in the imperial court is like old age. If old age is not eliminated, it is like an old man with vicissitudes of life. His hands and feet will not be flexible."

"Renewing the administration of officials will bring about a new atmosphere in the court. In addition, Jinshi from the Hongde Dynasty will slowly fill in the court. Over time, the atmosphere in the court will change."

"also…"

Shen Yi hesitated for a moment, and said: "Nowadays, although the local governor is still called Yushi, he is actually a feudal border, and has little to do with Yushitai. The local governor's office and the third department's office are all New mechanisms for regulation are needed."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi continued without waiting for the emperor's evaluation, "My second suggestion is that the imperial court should come forward to organize the Agricultural College."

The emperor was not in a hurry to answer Shen Yi's first question, but instead asked: "Agricultural College..."

"Although I can understand the meaning, this is the first time I have heard this term."

"Your Majesty, people depend on food."

"Eating is the biggest thing in the world."

Shen Yi said in a deep voice: "Right now, Dachen grows a variety of rice, but the yield of rice is not high. In some fields with insufficient soil, one mu of land only produces a little over 150 catties, and after the rice is produced, it only produces about [-] catties."

"A more fertile field is at most three or four hundred catties."

Shen Yi looked serious, and said: "Your Majesty, in the capacity of the imperial court, open an agricultural college, recruit a group of people who are interested in agronomy, and the imperial court will provide them with experimental fields."

"Rice, wheat and other things, as long as they can be grown in the ground, they can be given to them for research."

"Study habits, cultivate fine varieties, and then promote the whole country."

"I have told you that Xu Fu will bring back some crops that are not available in China when he goes to the West this time, and they can also be handed over to them for breeding."

"In addition, we can also study how to increase the fertility of the land and so on."

Shen Yi looked up at the emperor, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, when I was in Jiangdu, I thought about these issues. After the ministers promoted people, they could exempt [-] acres of land taxes. Drag it under the name of the minister, the minister can't get in the way of the elders in the family, so he agreed."

"However, I only put [-] acres of land under my name, leaving [-] acres of land for myself. I think that when I return to Jiangdu one day, I can have some fields of my own and study agriculture."

Throughout the ages, there are not a few people who are interested in agriculture and have been cultivating it for decades, even for a lifetime. Some of them have written such masterpieces as "Nong Jing", which have left their names through the ages.

Among these people, some people are really interested in farming, while some people devote themselves to it with a compassionate heart.

An extra ten catties of rice per mu of land can feed many people a year.

Although some folks have been researching these, the direction of the research is not yet systematic, and there is no official announcement, so there has been no significant progress in production.

Of course, the most influential ones are the doctrine of the mean for thousands of years, and the idea of ​​the way of heaven and nature.

Most people think that nature is a round body, neither increasing nor decreasing. If you harvest more this year, you will harvest less next year. There is also a saying that the land needs to be cultivated for a period of time in a few years to restore its fertility.

This idea even extends to ideology.

Many officials in power think that wealth in the world is constant and does not increase or decrease. If the merchants get more, the common people will get less.

As a result, many prime ministers and famous ministers who were in power sneered at the businessmen and disdained them very much.

But in Shen Yi's view, wealth is anchored by means of production. As long as there are more means of production, the total amount of social wealth will naturally increase.

Of course, Master Shen was not an economic expert in his previous life, so his understanding of wealth only ends here.

But he is still very obsessed with food.

After all, at critical times, a bowl of rice or even a bowl of porridge can save a person's life.

Starvation in another world is rare, but in the eight years since he came to this world, Master Shen has seen too many starving people.

And when Xu Fu went to sea this time, Shen Yi had already started asking him to collect some crops, such as sweet potatoes and corn.

The emperor thought about it carefully, and then said: "This agricultural college, I will let people set it up, and recruit agronomy masters from the people."

Speaking of this, he sighed and said: "I thought about it just now, the agricultural college proposed by Shen Qing may be feasible, but by the time I see the results, I'm afraid I won't see it anymore."

Whether it is breeding, seedling cultivation, or research on artificial fertilizers, it is not something that can be completed in one or two years. After all, a simple experiment may take a year to complete.

This is destined to be a slow job, but it doesn't necessarily lead to a live job.

Shen Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, someone has to start these things."

"Even for 20 or 30 years, as long as there is a slight effect, it will be a great merit, not only for this dynasty, but also for all generations."

"The king of future generations will always remember the benefits of the Hong De Dynasty."

The emperor put his hands in his sleeves, stood up, and said with a smile: "Speaking is still Shen Qing, you can speak."

"An agricultural college is not a big deal. In the first half of next year, I will let people do it."

Shen Yi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty is ready to buy a horse bone with a thousand dollars."

The emperor was thoughtful.

"What does Shen Qing mean?"

Shen Yi replied: "A high-ranking official has a generous salary."

The emperor shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. In this way, those who come from the imperial examination will be the first to jump out to oppose it. Once the imperial examination is chaotic, the country will be chaotic."

Shen Yi thought for a while, and said: "At least you must be a fifth-rank official, and you will be given a lot of salary."

"The reason why countless people take the scientific examination is because there is a high-ranking official with a good salary. If you have a future in agriculture, there will be people who will devote themselves to it in the future."

"If there are too many people, there is no need to buy horse bones with thousands of dollars, and you can judge the credit for the results."

"I personally think so."

Shen Yi lowered his head and said, "Farming is the real foundation of the country."

The emperor smiled dumbly: "Shen Qing, you are a two-ranked Jinshi, but you are a rebellious young man."

Shen Yi bowed his head and said he didn't dare.

After the emperor made a joke, he became serious and asked, "Why did Shen Qing take the exam in the first place, for high officials and generous salary?"

Shen Yi thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I didn't think that much at the time."

"The exam is just to get a family background, and to have the protection of the court, so that I won't die in the hands of the Fan family."

The emperor touched his chin and asked, "What happened next?"

"After the Fan family is no longer threatened."

Shen Yi's face was calm: "I just want to do something for the country."

The emperor stopped asking questions, but looked at the white paper on the table, and said, "This seems to be the chant of water dragons."

"It's just that there is only the upper gate, why doesn't Shen Qing fill in the upper and lower gates?"

Shen Yi also looked at the water dragon chant.

He thought of the dragon in the word who had a hard time doing business, and lowered his head slightly.

"Xia Yuchen hasn't made up his mind yet."

"After the Northern Court is swept away in the future, the minister will serve His Majesty again..."

"Fill in this line."