Fu Song

Chapter 680 Windfall
Jiangning Mansion is now regarded as the companion capital of Song Dynasty.

The court has always said so.

The official capital is of course Tokyo in Kaifeng Prefecture. Returning to the Northern Expedition to regain the old capital has always been one of the slogans of Jiangning Xinsong's external propaganda.

People in the south may not have much interest in the Northern Expedition,
But his family's most benevolent land, the Tianzi area, was actually occupied by people, and everyone's face was shameless, right?
Ganquan had a fulfilling life in Jiangning.

He is very familiar with Tokyo,

In Jiangning, he felt a completely different style.

He was greatly surprised by the size of the martial arts school on Yanziji.

There are as many as more than a thousand students.

When I was in Tokyo, there were usually only a few dozen people in the martial arts school.

Moreover, there are all kinds of weapons in the arsenal on Yanziji, as long as you open the arsenal and distribute these armors and weapons to the students, there will be a well-trained and extremely capable army immediately.

But Xiao Cheng in Jiangning City didn't seem to worry about the existence of such a force at all.

In other words, these people originally belonged to him.

What to worry about is other people.

It is said that this class is only for grassroots officers who have been selected from the army for further studies. It is amazing that there are at most two hundred students, but when Ganquan arrives, they are shocked.

The auditorium was packed to the brim, even the aisles were full of people. Looking at it, the number of people had more than doubled.

The auditorium is slope-like, and it gets higher and higher as it goes back. The people behind are much taller than the people lecturing on the podium, which seems to be against etiquette.

Wouldn't it be shameful to sit here if the emperor came?

This thought flashed in Gan Quan's head for a moment, and then disappeared suddenly.

Because of the benefits of taking classes like this, he immediately thought of it.

One class lasted a whole morning.

It's not that Gan Quan prepared so much content, but because of the question-and-answer session after his class.

Gan Quan knew in advance that there was such a link, and prepared some corresponding answers.

It's just that he didn't expect that the last link would develop into a debate.

Very sharp question,
Sometimes they even directly raised objections to Oasis and the others.

Of course Gan Quan disagreed,
They have struggled in the Qinling Mountains for several years. All the cases and experiences he talked about today were bought with the lives and blood of their brothers. How can you be self righteous when you sit in the room and think about it? ?
In this way, the time will naturally be longer.

"General Gan, don't mind. The chief assistant advocates such debates while studying. In other words, the truth becomes clearer and clearer!" In the dining hall, Yang Wanfu, the left servant of the Ministry of War, explained to Gan Quan with a smile: "And it's better. The people who ignorantly attack the general are ordinary students, not those selected from the army, have you discovered this?"

"I see!" Gan Quan said with a smile: "All those who came back from the army were of high grade, and they all sat at the front of the auditorium. There were quite a few people who asked questions, but their questions were of a very high level. The question we are confused with Little Zhang Taiwei."

Yang Wanfu nodded and said: "That's it. Experts watch the way and laymen watch the fun! After the implementation of the new military recruitment law, many rich and official children began to join the army. It is naturally much better to be admitted to martial arts than to go directly to the army. So, the competition here is quite fierce now, and those who can get into Yanziji are still a little bit talented, but well, these people are basically still at the stage of talking on paper."

"I think back then, we were like this at the beginning!" Gan Quan said with emotion: "It wasn't until I started leading troops to fight with real swords and guns that I realized what is called the art of war. what!"

"But the army must have certain rules!" Yang Wanfu laughed.

While speaking, the guards had already brought food for the two of them.

There are four dishes and one soup in each of the two large plates, there are meat and vegetables.

In the huge dining hall, there are long queues in front of several windows, each with a large tray, but obviously there is a difference.

After just a few glances, it can be seen that the higher the level, the better the quality of the food and the greater the variety.

"Since there are different ranks, why do we eat together? Doesn't this make the soldiers feel uncomfortable?" Gan Quan asked a little puzzled.

"What's so uncomfortable about this?" Yang Wanfu laughed: "This just made those little soldiers have a positive attitude. If they want to eat these four dishes and one soup, they have to be promoted. How do you get promoted in the army? Then Naturally, it is military merit. General Gan, the strict hierarchy in the army is very important."

"It is!"

"As for wanting to eat well, it's not impossible!" Yang Wanfu said again: "On Yanziji, there is a restaurant for the outside world, and everyone can go there to eat and drink when they are resting. Dozens of pennies, drizzle!"

"So expensive?" Gan Quan's eyes widened. Back then, a meal in Fan Lou cost only a few tens of pennies at most, right?

"Those who don't have money won't go, and those who have money don't care!" Yang Wanfu picked up a piece of liver tip, and said, "Military expenses still need to be supplemented. If you can earn a little, it's a little bit. No matter how small a mosquito's legs are, it's still meat. , this building is really quite unique."

Gan Quan was speechless.

The outside world said that the first assistant Xiao Cheng was a rich man, and it was true.

This money is all on the Wu students' heads.

The best four dishes and one soup in front of me cost only a hundred pennies, but a meal in that restaurant can cost dozens of pennies, tsk tsk!
Judging from Yang Wanfu's tone, I'm afraid there are quite a few people going there to spend money.

To be honest, after arriving in Jiangning, Gan Quan found that the officials here are really very different from those in Tokyo.

After walking through a few yamen, I rarely saw anyone taking a slow pace, speaking and doing things as if someone was chasing him with a whip behind him, coming and going in a hurry.

Not only the officials, but also the officials.

It's like Yang Wanfu, the left servant of the Ministry of War in front of him, who is already a fourth-rank official, but he doesn't look like an official at all when he eats. Tell Gan Quan directly that he can visit and play in the Yanziji Martial Arts School next time, and he has an urgent business to deal with soon, so he can't accompany him.

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands and ran away.

Of course, Gan Quan didn't have the heart to play.

He is ready to go back, but there are still some things to finish.

For example, Taiwei Xiao Zhang told him to bring some good seeds back.

In the past, on the mountain, naturally, there was no need to think too much about farming, but now that there is a base, and agriculture is the foundation, farming must be taken as a major issue.

Even in the Qinling Mountains, Jiangning had heard about the matter of cultivating fine seeds such as rice and wheat, and the little emperor even presided over this matter himself.

So Gan Quan was going to go to Sinong Temple to bring some seeds back. This matter was agreed by the chief assistant Xiao Cheng, but he had to come to the door to push for the implementation.

Sometimes the things that are answered by the superiors may not be handled immediately by the subordinates.

After all, it would be too much for you to bother Xiao Cheng with such a thing.

But what Zhang Cheng never expected was that he would meet the little emperor Zhao An in the Sinong Temple.

Who is he least willing to meet in Jiangning?
Undoubtedly it was Zhao An.

Zhao An was the son of King Jing Zhao Zhe.

After Zhao Zhe failed in the Tokyo coup, except for this youngest son who fled with Wang Zhu, the rest of the people were all dead.

And one of the most important reasons for Zhao Zhe's failure was that the little Taiwei Zhang led thousands of subordinates to defend Miyagi, forcibly blocked the attack of Zhao Zhe's men, and dragged it off until the old Taiwei Zhang returned.

After the old Taiwei Zhang returned, he quickly mobilized the Fourth Army, which made Zhao Zhe's mutiny a complete failure.

If it weren't for the two Taiweis, Lao Zhang and Xiao Zhang, maybe Zhao Zhe would have succeeded in the first place.

In the past, Taiwei Xiaozhang had been unwilling to express his acknowledgment of Jiangning Xinsong, which was also an extremely important reason.

Wearing straw sandals, rolled up trouser legs, rolled up sleeves, and holding a handful of ivy seeds, the little emperor looked at Ganquan standing on the edge of the field with unspeakable expressions in his eyes, and his face changed several times .

When the Tokyo incident happened, King Jing was still a two-year-old child, so he was naturally ignorant and did not remember anything.

But Xiao Cheng didn't hide anything from him about what happened back then.

If you want to say no resentment or hatred, that's impossible.

But if you want to really complain and hate, you don't know where to start.

Speaking from the general principle, the two Taiweis, Xiao Zhang and Lao Zhang, really did nothing wrong.

On the contrary, it was his father and king. What happened back then was indeed a rebellion.

"You tell Xiao Taiwei Zhang that I didn't blame him at all for what happened back then, and the father and son did nothing wrong!" The little emperor's tone was a bit bleak, "Old Taiwei Zhang died of state affairs, and Mrs. Zhang Wei has persisted in the Qinling Mountains for so many years. They are all loyal and capable ministers. Next, I hope that Xiao Zhang Taiwei will never forget his original intention, forge ahead, and become a good helper for the first assistant, so that our great Song can Victory in the confrontation with Liao."

"At the end of the day, I will definitely relay the officials' words to the Taiwei!" Gan Quan said respectfully.

"What are you doing at Sinong Temple?"

"Xiao Taiwei Zhang hopes that I can bring some good seeds back." Gan Quan said: "Now we are stationed in Jingzhao Mansion, Xiao Zhang Taiwei hopes that we can not only support ourselves, but also let the people of Jingzhao Mansion eat Eat well and dress warmly."

"It's great to have this kind of thought." The little emperor said, "There are a lot of rice and wheat seeds. Dr. Wu, even the sweet potato seedlings, you can let him take some back. This year's spring plowing has passed, and the rice and wheat have grown It's past the season, but the sweet potatoes can still be planted, and after a few months, there will always be some harvests, and next year, they can also plant them on a large scale."

The old man called Dr. Wu kept saying yes.

Glancing at Gan Quan again, the little emperor left with the ivy seed in his hand.

"General Gan, about the seeds, in fact, Sinongsi has already received the notice from the chief assistant, and they are already ready. When you leave, they will naturally be sent to the posthouse!" Dr. Wu said.

"I really don't know that the official is here today! No one outside knows!" Gan Quan explained in a low voice.

"It's nothing. Our officials don't like to make a big show, but you didn't come here in vain. This sweet potato is a new crop we just cultivated this year. It was obtained by the chief minister after a long time. Don't you You know, in order to get these things, a whole fleet of ships came back with three ships in the end!" Dr. Wu said.

"Is this it?" Gan Quan pointed to the lush green plants under his feet.

"That's right!" Dr. Wu knelt down and gently stroked these green plants with his hands, as if he was stroking his lover in love. "This thing is full of treasures. The stems and leaves can be eaten! And it is planted. Do you know that if you cut these vines into pieces and insert them into the soil, they can take root and sprout by themselves. Just now The small bundle taken away by the officials can plant an acre of land."

"What can he produce?"

"Speaking out will scare you to death!" Dr. Wu said: "According to Shoufu, this thing is really about to be planted, and the yield per mu is tens of thousands of catties!"

Gan Quan's eyes were straightened, and he was full of disbelief. If he hadn't heard that Dr. Wu said that it was Xiao Cheng who said it, he would have spit on the other party's face.

Bragging is not too big, is it?

"Of course, Shoufu said that to achieve such a yield, it will take many years of cultivation, and the best seeds must be bred, but even now, the yield of three to four thousand catties per mu is not enough. Full!" Dr. Wu said.

Hearing what the other party said so firmly, Gan Quan also became a little excited.

On the mountain, they were very hungry.

If there are such good crops, it is really a gift from God to them.

"Really?"

"I don't know, Shoufu said it!" Dr. Wu said: "But Shoufu never tells lies. Anyway, it will be verified in a few months. We are only breeding this year, and we will be able to cultivate on a large scale next year. To be honest, if the little official hadn't spoken, you would never have taken a single leaf away from us."

"How much can you give me?"

"I can't give you much, and what is given to you, after you go back, you can only breed this year!" Dr. Wu said.

"That's natural. If there is such a high output, then the hundreds of thousands of people around my Jingzhao Mansion will no longer be in danger of starvation!"

"It's not so fast!" Dr. Wu said: "It will take several years. There is another advantage of this thing, don't choose the field, the fertile field will grow well and bear more fruit, and the poor field will also bear fruit, but the yield It’s just a little lower, those fields that can’t grow rice or wheat, it’s not a problem at all!”

"Please ask Dr. Wu to give me more."

"We only have so many, and you have seen it!" Dr. Wu pointed to the land in front of him, and said, "I'm still worried that the journey is far away. Take away so much, it is enough for you to go back and plant an acre of land. By next year, the fruits of this acre of land will be able to cultivate dozens of acres of seedlings. The next year, you can spread out the planting on a large scale General Gan, farming needs time, so there is no rush.”

(End of this chapter)