Reborn farmhouse busy farming

Chapter 295
Since the cottonseed was introduced overseas by Dongyi people, this matter is much more complicated. It is not the magistrate of Yi County, Luo Baisu, who can make the decision. Fortunately, there is old man Liu in the county, and he has always been in charge of farming. Yes, Luo Baisu didn't ask too much, just said that this matter is up to old man Liu to decide.

Old man Liu has served as Yu Nongqing all his life, and he is naturally clearer than others about the introduction of new crop varieties. After he understood the practical value of cotton, he immediately wrote a memorial, and a young general in silver armor arrived that night The Fuzhong accepted the letter and sent it to Shangjing.

Ever since knowing the identities of old man Liu and old man Gan, Luo Tian has found that she has a much higher tolerance for emergencies. Seeing this general who comes and goes without a trace suddenly appear and then disappear mysteriously, she expressed her calmness accepted.

I want to know, old man Liu and old man Gan are both important officials of the imperial court, the imperial court can't really rest assured that these old men can stay alone in this poor place where the birds don't shit and are next to the barbarians. Protected by Master Wei, when they came to Yi County, Wei Que personally escorted them!
Luo Tian couldn't get his hands on the matter of cotton anymore. Old man Liu had already written a booklet and submitted it, so Luo Tian didn't even bother to worry about it. She knew cotton and knew its uses. The introduction of seeds by the Dongyi people, and how to persuade the people to promote this cotton planting, has to be carried out by professionals, and she is also happy to relax.

However, she still told Luo Baisu secretly that if the court didn't pay attention to this matter, she would ask Luo Baisu to find a way to get her some cottonseed from the barbarians so that she could take it back and let the people in Luojia Village breed it again. Luo Mingdu still has two Zhuangzi, which are her private property, and they can be planted in the fields on the Zhuangzi.

In short, she really missed the warmth of the cotton quilt that smelled of the sun after the sun.

Luo Baisu was willing to accept such a small request from the little girl, and he assured her that after the fall of this year, when the Yi people harvested cottonseed, they would try to get some for her.

After entering March, as expected, the number of people in the market gradually decreased, and the common people went back to breed and transplant rice seedlings.Although setting up stalls and selling things in the market makes money, the people still think that spring farming is the most important thing. Only Ding Wu still leads the group of half-grown teenagers to stick to the market position, going out early and late I earned some hard money, and of course I didn’t miss my homework. After finishing the business every day, I walked twenty miles to the mountains and came back. I still had to write down the running account, cost accounting, income and expenditure reports under the lamp. .

At the beginning, I was really tired, and I didn’t want to move at all when I came back every day, but Luo Tiandu was very strict with his homework, even if he was so tired that he couldn’t lift his eyelids, he still had to finish the homework assigned by Luo Tiandu , over time, the benefits will be reflected.

Gradually, these teenagers discovered that even when talking about accounting with the old shopkeepers in the county, they not only understood, but also discussed with them, and even the owners of several shops promised, If the market is withdrawn in the future, instead of going to the market to set up a stall, they can come to their shop as a young shopkeeper.

Those who can set up shops in Yixian County long before the mutual market is opened are those who have backgrounds and connections at home, and they can invite these young boys face to face, and the promises are not small workers. Waiting halls and the like, but less shopkeepers, made these teenagers full of confidence all of a sudden, so they studied harder.

In the summer, someone in Beijing sent a letter to old man Gan, asking him to go to Dongze to take charge of the overall situation of the exchange market.

The matter was urgent, old man Gan didn't delay, and bid farewell to Luo Baisu the next day, even Fang's offer to buy him a farewell banquet was not accepted.

The Luo family sent them out of the city, saying goodbye.

"Thanks to Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Luo for taking care of me for more than a year, I won't say more polite words, and Gan will remember them in my heart." Old man Gan cupped his hands at Luo Baisu, "Mr. Ze, there will be a period later."

The old man Liu told Luo Baisu worriedly: "I won't be staying in Dongze for long, and I'll come back. You have to find someone to look after my few acres of experimental fields. Remember to tell me if you have anything to do." I'll send a message."

Luo Baisu said: "Lord Liu, don't worry, the matter of double cropping rice is a major issue related to the livelihood of thousands of Liming people, and the officials will not treat it carelessly."

Old man Liu patted him on the shoulder, and said in an elder's tone, "I'm relieved with Master Luo's words."

Carpenter Wu was obviously even more reluctant to part with Luo Tiandu, so he got into the carriage and persuaded her: "Girl, why don't you just follow me to Dongze, I heard there is a big waterwheel hanging on the edge of the cliff over there, I'll take it with you." You go and see, when the time comes, our father and I will also build one."

Luo Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to coax him: "Don't worry, old man Wu, I'll visit you when I have time. You should take good care of yourself in Dongze." He really forgets to eat and sleep and forgets about everything. If there is no one around him to remind him, it is not uncommon for him to starve to death in the house one day.

The old man Gan obviously couldn't bear him, and shouted: "Look at what nonsense you are talking about?! The waterwheel was built by Dongze with thousands of craftsmen, and it took a whole year and a half to build it. You two are going to build it for me. have a look!"

Unconvinced, old man Wu muttered: "Old Gan, you know how to reject me. Others are afraid of you, but I am not afraid of you."

Old man Gan didn't bother to talk to him, and said to Luo Baisu, "Lord Luo, we will meet later."

Old man Liu got into the carriage, and he still turned around and told Luo Baisu: "Don't forget my field."

Luo Tian couldn't help but laugh, this Liu Sinong really didn't have the dignity of being an official at all, and he still couldn't forget his two acres of land when he left. Probably only such officials who don't seek fame and fortune and serve the people wholeheartedly will sleep with Luo Bai Let's make friends, because the two of them are all the same way.

Several people got into the carriage, the wheels were rolling, and headed for Dongze.The carriage drove a long way, and Luo Tian still saw Old Man Wu sticking out half of his body from the window of the carriage and waving at her.

Luo Tian felt his eyes were hot, and waved his hands vigorously at him, shouting loudly: "Old Man Wu, I will definitely visit you in the future."

Fang also wiped her eyes, and said, "Hey, this kid, it made me feel sad too."

To say that people get along with each other, it really depends on fate. When Old Gan and the others lived in the Yamen, they didn’t have any airs. Fang's heart is still not used to it.

On the way back, Luo Tiandu was still a little unhappy, but old man Wu was really kind to her.

Seeing that she was depressed, Luo Baisu comforted her and said, "Xiaodu, Lord Gan and Lord Wu are going to Dongze at this time. It must be that the Holy One has given important matters to them to handle. This is a good thing. You should do it for them." Happiness is."

Luo Tian thought about it, and became happy again: "Father, you said that His Majesty let them go to Dongze now, does it mean that there is progress in the mutual market?"

She had heard from Luo Baisu that the reason why the mutual market was opened today was because of Dongyi's shipbuilding skills, and now that she hastily called old man Gan over, it was probably because of the shipbuilding skills.

Luo Baisu nodded, looked at her with a teachable expression, and said: "It is reported that the imperial court will build a dock in Dongze this year. At this time, Lord Gan and Lord Wu are called to This issue."

After building the dock, we will start building ships. Alas, I also know that old man Gan and old man Wu will spend the next few years in Dongze. After many years, I don’t know if they will see each other again. Chance.

Now that there are more and more affairs in Yi County, Master Qin wants to assist Luo Baisu in handling Yi County affairs, so he doesn't have much time to give lectures in the school. He can only go to the school occasionally when he is free, and ask about the children's affairs. Studying, poetry books and so on were taught by Dr. You, but he still opened a pharmacy, had to take care of apprentices, and also taught pharmacology. One person's energy was limited, and Luo Tian felt that the school was too busy, so he Tell Luo Baisu to invite a serious gentleman over, even if she pays for it herself.

Luo Baisu went to several nearby counties to post the list, and even Ba Xun asked someone to ask. In less than half a month, several scholars came to Yi County to recommend themselves as masters.

This is the advantage of being rich. In the past, when the people in Yi County were so poor that they could not even wear pants, if you sent the list to Shangjing, no scholar would come here. Now the situation in Yi County is gradually improving. The common people don't say how rich they are, but they can always eat and wear warm clothes. Those talented scholars who have failed are also willing to come to this dilapidated town to beg for food.

Luo Tiandu spent a lot of effort to build this school, so he attaches great importance to it. If he wants to be a teacher in the school, the first thing is to agree with Luo Tiandu's approach. There is a scholar who is very noble, and he heard that the school not only teaches the books of sages The way of Confucius and Mencius, also taught various craftsman skills, and there was even a little lady who taught them how to calculate, especially for half of the students in the school who were not good at taking classes, and they were very contemptuous when they went out to do business, in front of Luo Baisu and Luo Tiandu He talked eloquently in his face, and said that the boss said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, and that everything is inferior, and that only high-level reading is the theory. The virtuous person also said a lot, but Luo Tian didn't understand what followed, he only knew that he was preaching the way of sages and trying to belittle other industries.

Luo Tian was so impatient to hear that, she had already excluded this scholar from the master's list in her heart, she didn't want such a scholar with high eyesight and low abilities to teach the children in the county, she didn't have to teach the children to be like him If you don't work hard, you don't know the grains, and you are pedantic.

"The sage educates the world and preaches benevolence, love, virtue and goodness. This is the truth, and it is the wisdom of the sages. But, let me ask you, who weaves the clothes you wear? Who grows the food you eat every day? You Who made the bed and storage box for sleeping? How much bamboo and wood do you need to cut down for the paper you spend on reading? You despise a businessman, so do you know how much it costs to cultivate an acre of fertile land? How much is your annual profit? Do you know how much the market price of cloth is, and how much is the cost? How is the shipping cost calculated from south to north? Do you know how much you spend on food a day? How much profit do you get from oil, salt, sauce and vinegar? Pay by merchants? How much land in the world? How many people? How many young adults? How many women and children? Do you know how many people in the Daqing Dynasty lived and worked in peace and contentment, and how many people left their homes and became displaced?"

The scholar was immediately speechless by her series of questions, his face was flushed, and he was powerless to refute.

Luo Tiandu glanced at him, and said very contemptuously: "You speak wild words in the name of a saint, but you don't know anything about these important matters related to the national economy and people's livelihood! According to me, you are a scholar who is useless!"

(End of this chapter)