Ming Zuo

Chapter 350 Harvest
"In the battle of Liaodong, the imperial court will undoubtedly lose."

Zuo Menggeng had detailed information about the battle of Daling River in his mind, and now he learned what the Wang family had done, so he immediately pronounced the result to the court.

Liu Yiyuan didn't care whether the court lived or died, and asked, "What shall we do next?"

Zuo Menggeng's attitude is very firm.

"In any case, the court can't take the bottomless pit in Liaodong. So next, the entire focus of our army is to suppress the bandits in Yimeng Mountain. Except for the necessary garrison force, all the troops will be driven into the mountains for me. If we are messed up with the White Lotus Sect thieves and can't get out, what can the court do?"

Keeping the thief self-respecting, now is the time to use it.

Zuo Menggeng didn't want to give his life to the Ming Dynasty, but he knew even more that a good show would be unfolding on the land of Qilu before long.

And that good show was the key to his long planning.

So the new army did not go anywhere, waiting to reap the fruit.

At Linqing Wharf, Xu Guangqi was helped off the boat by Xu Erjue.Zuo Menggeng, Xu Ruolin, Xu Ruoxin, and Mrs. Qiao stepped forward one after another, and they were all overjoyed.

The old man, who is over [-] years old, finally got rid of the heavy government affairs and came back.

After not seeing each other for two years, Xu Guangqi has lost his appearance.There was no one to help, and the road could not be moved.

The age spots on his face are even more scattered, and there is a faint smell of death.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the old man was running out of time.

Xu Ruolin and Xu Ruoxin held back their tears and only left the joy to the elderly.

"Yaya came back late. You weren't there when your granddaughter got married."

Xu Guangqi laughed, seeing his children and grandchildren full of satisfaction.

"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult, and Yaya owes you. When Ruoxin gets married, Yaya will definitely be there."

Xu Ruoxin was overjoyed, hugging Xu Guangqi and acting like a spoiled child.

"I know that Yaya hurts me the most."

Zuo Menggeng stepped forward.

"Grandfather, all the adults are waiting, let's go home and talk about it."

There were many people at Chaoguan Wharf, so Liu Zongzhou, Hou Xun, Li Banghua and others did not come to greet them, but waited in Zuozhuang.

On the return journey, Xu Guangqi couldn't sit still and kept looking at the scenery on both sides.

"Zhongheng, this place is very prosperous. But I don't know who the local official is. The old man must recommend him."

Everyone laughed, thinking that if you recommend it, Qu Shisi will not leave Linqing.

Zuo Menggeng smiled and said, "Linqing's existence today is due to the concerted efforts of all the adults. The second brother and the grandson-in-law are all participants."

Xu Erjue hurriedly said humbly, "It's not me."

When he arrived at Zuozhuang, Xu Guangqi was confused when he saw that it was several times more prosperous than Linqing City.

"This...I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of people, right?"

Zuo Menggeng is very proud of this.

"The major factories have been relocated to Anshan Lake. Otherwise, there would be a hundred thousand here."

Xu Guangqi's gaze couldn't help but look deeply at Zuo Menggeng's words.

He has grown old and matured, and he has clearly felt the strangeness on this journey.

There are many strange things about Linqing, but what caught his attention the most was the attitude of the people he met along the way towards Zuo Menggeng.

It stands to reason that Zuo Menggeng is a military general, even if he is famous all over the world, how many ordinary people know about it?
However, on the way back to Zuozhuang, all the people he encountered were all Zuo Menggeng respectful.That kind of worship and support from the heart can never be hidden from others.

Especially when it was close to Zuozhuang, the guard was even more severe than that of the imperial palace.

This serious violation of the rules made Xu Guangqi a little uneasy.

After seeing Liu Zongzhou, Hou Xun, Li Banghua, Bi Maokang, and Qu Shisi all following Zuo Menggeng, Xu Guangqi's mind couldn't help but bring up the scene of "monarch, minister, civil and military".

At night, avoiding everyone, while Xu Erjue was serving and resting, Xu Guangqi finally couldn't bear it any longer.

"What is Zhongheng's drawing?"

Xu Erjue knew that Xu Guangqi would see it.

"Daming's rivers and mountains are declining, and the people of Limin are in dire straits. Zhongheng and all like-minded people plan to build a different country."

The novel rhetoric made Xu Guangqi digest it for a while.

But the old man was not afraid.

A lifetime of ups and downs, a lifetime of ups and downs, made him take any situation as normal.

Especially in recent years as an official in the center, it made him see clearly the weakness of Daming.

When a dynasty is about to collapse, the place that can feel the end most is not the bottom, but the place closest to the center of power.

It will take some time for the decay of the bottom layer to be reflected, but the decay of the top layer cannot be concealed from those who care.

"I'm old, and time is short. What I say and do is futile. I just hope you young people act with caution, and don't let it go."

After understanding Zuo Menggeng's intention, and seeing the Xu family's people being so close to Zuo Menggeng, Xu Guangqi knew that the entire family had carried him into Zuo Menggeng's chariot.

At this time, he was an old man who was dying and could not have any influence on the family.On the contrary, it is better to pretend to be deaf and mute and enjoy the old age in peace.

The next day, Xu Guangqi went to visit Deng Yuhan and Luo Yagu, and discussed teachings and knowledge with old friends, as if he didn't know anything.

Zuo Menggeng understood the painstaking efforts of the old man, and he was impressed by the five internal feelings. The only thing he could do was to instruct the people below to serve the old man well.

With the arrival of Xu Guangqi, Wang Xiangjin and Chen Zilong also rushed back from Dongchang House.And Li Qingshan from Anshan Lake also came to announce the good news with a full harvest.

"Look at the seat, this is the summer harvest of our fishing company. The fish and shrimp alone are more than [-] catties. And these vegetables are also good things."

Of course, Li Qingshan couldn't bring over [-] catties of fish and all the vegetables. He only picked a few.One is to look at Zuo Menggeng, and the other is to represent the people around Anshan Lake and thank Zuo Menggeng.

Li Qingshan deliberately selected one of the fattest grass carp, weighing more than [-] pounds.

The fry thrown by the fishing company will not be harvested until next year. This grass carp is caught.

But the vegetables are grown by the fishing company themselves.

There are two kinds that Li Qingshan brought over, Liaohao and water bamboo.As for lotus root and water chestnut, it is not yet mature season.

Looking at the fresh aquatic products, Zuo Menggeng was extremely happy and asked with concern, "How are they selling?"

Li Qingshan's mouth never closed.

"It's also the first time I know that the things in the water are so popular, [-] catties of fish and shrimp, just landed, and let the businessmen from Linqing, Dongchang and Jinan wrap it up."

Zuo Menggeng was even more surprised.

"Everyone from Jinan came to buy fish?"

Chen Zhi explained this.

"Now Anshan Lake is connected to the Daqing River, and you can take a boat all the way to Jinan. Buckets and basins are prepared on the boat. When the fish are transported to Jinan, they are alive and easy to sell."

Zuo Menggeng picked up the Liuhao and water bamboo again, and carefully checked the quality.

"Are these vegetables easy to sell?"

Li Qingshan was even happier.

"It's a good sale. It's all collected from the water now, with good quality and quantity. Someone in Dongchang House has placed orders and pre-ordered the next batch of harvests in advance."

After the report, Zuo Menggeng finally had an intuitive understanding of the fishing company.

This summer, the fishing company made a total of more than [-] taels of silver through fish and aquatic vegetables.Excluding the cost, there are still more than [-] taels of pure profit.

what?
not much?
How can there be not many?

There are more than [-] people working in the fishing company around Ansan Lake, and the monthly income of each person is about [-] yuan. The fishing company also provides lunch.

Just relying on this income, how many people and how many families have been lifted out of poverty and able to eat enough?

Xu Guangqi was right next to him, listening to everyone discussing fisheries and harvests, he couldn't help but feel the itch.

His achievements in this lifetime are either the eastward spread of Western learning or the astronomical calendar.And to say the most proficient, of course, is farming.

As a result, he has been an official in the dynasty for decades, but he is not allowed to dabble in the agricultural work he is best at.

As a result, Zuo Menggeng saw a group of people who care so much about farming.

"Zhongheng, you have done a good job in farming. This is a great deed for the benefit of all people. This old man is old, but he can do his best."

Hearing that Xu Guangqi was about to take action, Zuo Menggeng was even more happy.

However, he also knew that Xu Guangqi was not good at acting, and it was impossible to run around like Wang Xiangjin and Chen Zilong.

With an idea, he came up with an idea and said to everyone: "Everyone, the people take food as their heaven. There is no agricultural instability in the world's major events. It is foreseeable that from now on, no matter how many years, agricultural affairs will be the top priority. And how to pass on our good agricultural experience and technology, and carry it forward, to benefit all people in the world forever, is a major event that cannot be ignored. Today, we are here to gather agronomy, why not establish an agricultural academy?"

(End of this chapter)