Northern Song Dynasty: Counterattack and became emperor after the Jingkang Revolution

Qin Hui did not dare to disobey Zhao Yingluo's order, so he got up and walked towards the field of his father-in-law's house. Although he was resentful in his heart, he did not dare to show it.

As night falls, the fields gradually become quiet. Only the sound of gurgling water and the occasional croak of frogs broke the tranquility.

After two hours of hard work, Qin Hui finally watered an acre of field. He sat on the ground exhausted and panted.

At this time, Zhao Yingluo also came over. She looked at Qin Hui and said, "Have you experienced the difficulty of farming today?"

Qin Hui lowered his head and did not dare to look at her.

Although he was full of resentment in his heart, he also knew that he could not compete with Zhao Yingluo at this moment. He had no choice but to whisper: "Wei Chen realizes his mistake."

Zhao Yingluo nodded, and she said to Liang Da: "Let's cancel the grudge between you and me three years ago, Mr. Liang. As long as you are willing to reduce the farmers' rent, I will provide you with high-quality seeds, how about that?"

Liang Da was overjoyed when he heard this. He hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness! I am willing to reduce the rent. I just ask that Your Highness, the Princess, give you high-quality seeds so that I can rely on you in my later years!"

Zhao Yingluo saw his sincere attitude and said, "As long as you keep your promise, I will not treat you badly."

After saying that, she told Jiang Laosi to provide corn seeds to Liang Da's family when they sow corn in the summer.

The next day, there was a court meeting.

The morning sun rises slowly, and the golden sunlight falls on the majestic palace, making this majestic building even more splendid. However, the main hall today seems a bit empty, and many officials' seats are empty, as if they are telling about yesterday's hard work.

Zhao Yingluo sat on the dragon chair and looked at the scene in front of her, feeling helpless and amused in her heart.

She knew that these officials were all tired from doing farm work yesterday, so they all took sick leave.

She sighed softly and said to the few remaining courtiers: "This is the end of today's court meeting. My lords, go back and have a good rest. We will discuss it tomorrow.

Over the next ten days, the courtiers began to arrive. Zhao Yingluo couldn't help feeling a little relieved when she saw how energetic they all were.

She knew that although these officials were pampered on weekdays, after yesterday's work, they also experienced the hardships of farmers.

After the court meeting officially began, Zhao Yingluo looked at the officials of the Manchu Dynasty and said slowly: "My lords, in the past few days, we have experienced the hardships of farmers together, and we have also deeply realized the difficulty of farming. From now on, I hope that Every adult can work more in the fields and experience firsthand the pain of farmers’ work.”

She paused and continued: "For this reason, I decided to let each adult claim an acre of land for farming. The quality of your farming will be directly related to your promotion. I hope that in this way, everyone can better understand farmers. of hard work and dedication, and cherish every grain of food even more.”

After hearing Zhao Yingluo's words, all the officials looked at each other in disbelief and complained in their hearts.

They knew that Her Royal Highness the Princess was a resolute person who kept her word.

Now, it is an unprecedented curiosity that civil servants like them are asked to farm the land.

However, they did not dare to disobey in the slightest and had no choice but to accept the orders one after another.

From then on, in addition to handling government affairs, officials in the Song Dynasty were also busy cultivating their own three-acre land.

Just as the court meeting was about to end, Lu Yihao stepped forward to report: "Princess Qi, Her Royal Highness Chen Fu is already waiting outside the palace."

Zhao Yingluo nodded and said, "In that case, let him enter the hall." After a while, a stout middle-aged man walked into the hall.

He is about fifty years old, but he still looks very strong and is obviously a good worker.

Chen Fu walked up to Zhao Yingluo, bowed and said, "Little citizen Chen Fu has met Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Zhao Yingluo looked at Chen Fu carefully, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Mr. Chen, there is no need to be polite. I summoned you today to discuss important matters."

Chen Fu stood up straight after hearing this and said respectfully: "Your Highness, please give me your instructions."

Zhao Yingluo looked at Chen Fu and said slowly: "I heard that Mr. Chen is an expert in agricultural planting. I wonder if Mr. Chen has read and read?"

Chen Fu was stunned when he heard this, and then replied: "To tell you the story, Princess, I once won the imperial examination, but because I was obsessed with farming, I stopped taking the scientific examination to become an official."

Zhao Yingluo's eyes lit up when she heard this. She didn't expect that Chen Fu was actually a civil servant.

This made her pay more attention to Chen Fu.

She then asked: "Then Mr. Chen is willing to serve as the Minister of Agriculture? To make suggestions for the development of agriculture in the Song Dynasty?"

Chen Fu was very excited when he heard this. He knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Highness the Princess loves the common people and is so grateful! The common people are willing to serve Her Highness the Princess and do their best to feed and clothe the people of the Song Dynasty!"

Then Zhao Yingluo ordered someone to summon Jiang Laosi to enter the palace. When the courtiers saw that she actually invited a servant into the palace, they were puzzled and filled with doubts.

Of course they knew that Jiang Laosi had always been a servant in the princess's house. Why was he summoned to the court by the princess today?

Zhao Yingluo looked at the confused expressions of the courtiers and understood what they were thinking. She smiled slightly and said to Jiang Laosi: "Jiang Laosi, come forward."

After hearing this, Jiang Laosi walked to the front of the palace, knelt down and kowtowed: "What are your orders, Your Highness the Princess?"

Zhao Yingluo looked at him and said: "Jiang Laosi, you have served in the princess's house for many years and have been diligent and hardworking. I have decided to appoint you as the Minister of Agriculture today. What do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar, and the ministers were talking about it.

In their view, being an official is a matter for scholars. Only Jinshi can be qualified to be an official. How can a slave like Jiang Laosi take on such a big responsibility?

Jiang Laosi was also a little confused. He only knew that Her Royal Highness the Princess asked him to enter the palace, but he did not expect that he would be asked to become a high official. He didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Zhao Yingluo saw this and said, "What? You don't want to?"

Jiang Laosi hurriedly kowtowed and said: "No, no! Your Highness the Princess is so kind to me. I am willing to go through fire and water for Her Highness the Princess! It's just that I am afraid that I will not be qualified because of my low status."

Zhao Yingluo smiled when she heard this and said: "What are you afraid of if you have a low status? As long as you have the ability, you can do the job. I believe you will be able to do a good job as the Minister of Agriculture."

After saying that, she stood up and walked to Jiang Laosi to help him up and said: "From today on, you are an official of the imperial court and you can no longer call yourself 'little'."

Jiang Laosi was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He kowtowed again and said, "Thank you for your promotion, Princess! I will do my best to serve the imperial court!"

She then glanced around the ministers and said slowly: "I know you must have many questions in your mind. But what I want to tell you is that only Jinshi are qualified to be an official. As long as you have ability and talent, no matter your background, They can all contribute to the Song Dynasty and the people. I hope that all of you will abandon the idea of ​​​​family status and work together to make the Song Dynasty prosperous."