When Zhao An was two years old, he was carried by Wang Zhu all the way from Tokyo City and fled. When he met Xiao Cheng, he was already three years old.

I don’t know if he had an unforgettable experience of hunger during the escape. When he grew up, this child became particularly interested in Nongsang.

After discovering this, Xiao Cheng began to carefully guide and instill. Now, what this child is most interested in is how to greatly increase the yield of a crop.

When he was still on Guizhou Road, Zhao An had a large experimental field, and Xiao Cheng found him the most experienced farmers and agricultural officials who had made some achievements in this field.

After studying and practicing martial arts, Zhao An spent almost most of his time in these places.

When he arrived in Jiangning, he became the emperor, but this habit did not change. In the small palace, an experimental field converted from an original garden also became his paradise.

Cultivating better seeds has become his greatest pleasure.

Especially after the seeds he cultivated yielded a bumper harvest after being taken out, it made him go further and further on this road.

Nowadays, Zhao An, who has delved into agricultural research, has accumulated far more knowledge in this area than Xiao Cheng.

"Master, try this!" The little palace maid brought a plate of green cucumbers, which were cultivated in the greenhouse. "I'm afraid you haven't had a few bites of fresh vegetables in the past few months, right?

"

Xiao Cheng laughed, picked up a cucumber, chewed it in his mouth and made a crackling sound. He chewed it and said with a smile: "You are wrong, there are not many fresh fruits outside."

"They also have greenhouses?"

"Many wealthy families have them." Xiao Cheng said: "There are also some people who occupy some hot spring areas, and they can also plant in these places. But they all have one thing in common, that is, they are expensive. Ordinary

People can’t afford to eat.”

"How expensive is it?" Zhao An was quite interested.

Pointing to the plate of cucumbers in front of him, Xiao Cheng said: "Even this plate of cucumbers is probably worth several hundred coins."

"If I sell these, wouldn't I be able to make a lot of money?" Zhao An became happy. "Master, the cucumbers in the greenhouse are growing very well. They are bigger than last year," Qian Sinong said.

, this season, you can harvest hundreds of kilograms of cucumbers alone."

"How many people in the official family think can afford cucumbers that cost several hundred cents per catty?" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "A large plate of pickled cabbage can't cost more than two cents? But if the official family wants to sell it, it can be done.

If you sell it to rich people and grow it yourself, it will probably be worth several times."

Zhao An pouted and shook his head: "I don't make these things for them to eat. Even if I sell a pound, how much can I get? I still can't share your worries, master. What can be grown on a large scale?

The cheap ones are the good ones!”

"It is a blessing to everyone in the world that the official family has such thoughts!" Xiao Cheng touched Zhao An's head and said with emotion: "The new rice seeds cultivated by the official family and Qian Sinong last year have exceeded the yield per mu.

Four hundred pounds."

"One acre only increases the weight by less than fifty kilograms!" Zhao An was not happy at all.

Xiao Cheng burst out laughing, "My official family, do you know how many acres of paddy fields there are in the two lakes alone? One acre can lift fifty kilograms. What a great achievement! How much more can we feed?

People!"

“There are too few seeds, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to plant many in a short period of time!”

"In less than two years, this Anmin No. 1 will be spread all over the country!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "At that time, your name of benevolence and benevolence will be spread all over the country. The common people will want to take advantage of them.

A good official who cares about his family's rice vat."

Zhao An laughed happily.

"There will be Anmin No. 2 and No. 3! Master, didn't you say that even if the rice yield per mu is more than a thousand catties, it is not hopeless?"

"Take your time, take your time, don't be in a hurry!" Xiao Cheng chuckled.

"When the master went out, people from the Zheng family came again, but they didn't bring any good news!" Zhao An was a little dissatisfied.

The Zheng family, also known as Zheng Zeshi, now has the Zheng family's ocean-going fleet, which has become the most powerful ocean-going trading fleet in the Song Dynasty. The Zheng family holds three-thirds of the shares and the imperial court holds seven-percent. It can be regarded as a real official business.

The annual income of the Guangzhou Shipping Department and the Quanzhou Shipping Department was precisely the reason why the Song Dynasty’s finances did not collapse.

After Xiao Cheng took power, he established a naval base on the Leizhou Peninsula and established an ocean-going fleet with Zheng Zhihu as the governor of the ocean-going navy.

Along with the growth of this fleet, the imperial court clarified the sea lanes.

Maritime trade in the Song Dynasty was extremely prosperous, and correspondingly, pirates were also endless.

Of course, there are many large merchants here, all of whom are big pirates themselves.

This was the case with the Zheng family in the past.

It's just that after they got involved with Xiao Cheng, they have successfully whitewashed themselves. Now, they are serious imperial navy masters.

With Xiao Cheng's strong support, special ocean-going battleships suitable for combat were built. As they built up their combat power, the pirates suffered heavy losses.

Basically all the pirates with a little bit of reputation were wiped out.

Some of them are left alive, and some of them are always able to get information because they have colluded with certain people, but they can only stay away from them.

The disappearance of these pirates made trade on the sea more and more prosperous.

This year, the income of the two shipping companies has actually doubled compared to last year.

But for Zhao An, he was more interested in what Xiao Cheng once described to him on another continent, some crops that could grow wildly without choosing the field.

One is sweet potato and the other is potato.

So the Zheng family sent a special expedition fleet to this unknown continent to explore and search for these crops.

It's not that Xiao Cheng doesn't want to, he knows that with current navigation technology, it is very difficult to open a route to find the American continent, and it will probably not have any good results. Instead of doing these things, it is better to be down-to-earth.

My thoughts are on the country.

But Zhao Anbi was an official, so he sent someone to find the Zheng family. How could the Zheng family disobey them? Of course, they regarded this matter as an extremely important matter to complete.

Xiao Cheng will naturally not stop him. Perhaps, if he does this, the person who discovers the New World will become someone named Zheng. This can be considered a good thing!

If we really found that continent and found these crops, it would definitely be a good thing for the people of the Song Dynasty.

"Master, are there really such good things in that continent?" Zhao An asked: "With such good things, doesn't it mean that the people there will not starve?"

Xiao Cheng said: "When we were on the road to Guizhou, most of us didn't have enough to eat at first. But later, everyone was basically full. Now we are moving towards eating well. Why is this?"

"Because I have you, master!" Zhao An said with wide eyes.

"It's because of good policies. As long as people have good guidance, they can create endless wealth!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "I still remember the terraces going down layer by layer across from where we live.

? Every harvest season, it’s so beautiful!”

"Master, I heard from my wife that you are in a difficult situation now because people like Cifu are unwilling to cooperate with you, but instead are trying to make things difficult for you?" Zhao An reached out for a piece of yellow tea and chewed it.

Get up. "Liu Banban also said, the second assistant is very selfish, and there are many crimes in the Si family. Why don't you take him down? I remember that when we were on Guizhou Road, you were very resolute and dared to disobey.

All yours have been taken care of by you."

"These are two completely different things!" Xiao Cheng shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't want to touch the Si family, but the Si family has been operating on Jiangnan Road for hundreds of years and is deeply rooted. Their power and extreme strength are on both Jiangnan Road and Zhejiang Road.

Big, and these places are the richest places in our Song Dynasty. If they are touched, these places will be in chaos. Once these places are in chaos, let alone the Northern Expedition, even our own survival will become a problem.

"

"We in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi have strong troops and horses!" Zhao An said unconvinced.

"That's our bottom line!" Xiao Cheng said: "But if we want to do the Northern Expedition and defeat the Liao Kingdom, we must unite everyone. Even if these people have problems of one kind or another, as long as we achieve this big goal

By being consistent with us, I can tolerate some of his bad behaviors."

"Can't you scrape the bones to cure the poison?"

"Of course you can scrape the bones to cure the poison, but the prerequisite is that you can't commit suicide!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Take your time, this time the master went out and gained a lot. After coming back, he can force them to make some concessions.

"

"But this is so unpleasant!"

"Xiao An, politics always progresses in compromise." Xiao Cheng touched his head: "In fact, everyone's interests are different, even you and me, when planning and goals for the future

Above, they are definitely different, so how can we form a synergy? Naturally, we need to work hard to find the common ground in our goals, and then work together to achieve it."

"Is that why we have to compromise and exchange with Cisuke and the others?"

"Yes." Xiao Cheng said, "Take your time."

Zhao An was a little annoyed: "Every time I see that honest guy, he still swears how loyal he is to the emperor and how he loves the people. Hum, if Liu Banban hadn't shown me those things, I would have believed him.

"

"This person can still be fought for!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"It's too troublesome. Thinking about these things makes people have a headache." Zhao An shook his head vigorously: "I'd better let you worry about it, master. I have this time, so I might as well think about how to cultivate higher yields.

Seeds are better.”

"The officials are the best in the world. They never need to worry about how to solve problems. The officials only need to make the final decision! Choose the good ones and follow them, and abandon the bad ones!" Xiao

Sincerely.

"With the master here, I don't have to work so hard! I still think it's more interesting to make better seeds, with a visible and tangible sense of accomplishment!" Zhao An said enthusiastically.

"It's not me, it's the system!" Xiao Cheng corrected him with a smile: "The current court discussion gathers the opinions of all the court ministers. Only after everyone reaches a unanimous opinion will it be implemented in the world. One person's shortcomings will affect everyone.

Comptroller, the master is just one person and will make mistakes. Therefore, no matter now or in the future, never use one person’s opinion to decide something. In fact, when we were on the road in Guizhou, it was also decided by the joint council.
To be continued...