Dahe Town developed rapidly in this way.
Cheng Wanwan's new species experiment has also come to an end. There are a total of twelve crops. Except for the crayfish, which she picked out alone, the remaining eleven species have been confirmed to be indeed invasive species. If they really spread in Dayu Country, agricultural development will There will definitely be obstacles. At that time, many people will not have enough to eat. How can they send food and grass to the frontier? Wouldn't Laji country be able to take advantage of it?
She asked people to prepare pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and began to write notes.
However, in order to take the existence of some modern crops for granted, she secretly replaced the seeds of several of them.
Tomatoes and potatoes are her favorite vegetables. After coming to this era, she can't eat them at all, so she can only buy some in the system to satisfy her craving.
There were also apples and strawberries. These two common modern fruits did not exist in this era, so she added them without hesitation.
"Your Majesty Zhao Cheng announced: Last year, envoys from the Laji Kingdom came to pay tribute to twelve new species. I accepted this important task and did not dare to slack off for a moment. The twelve species were all tested using the method of the human body, and the yellow flowers and water flowers were beautiful. It's beautiful, but crops in the areas where it grows are dying on a large scale... Poisonous guayule is called chrysanthemum, and it seems to be drinkable as tea, but it is highly toxic... Among these species, perhaps other seeds were mixed with them, and they were cultivated I’ll bring you the other crops one by one..."
It took Cheng Wanwan two days to write this excerpt. First, he had to choose words and sentences, and second, he had to draw pictures. What some crops looked like and their growth processes needed to be carefully drawn so that the Ministry of Household Affairs could file it and keep it.
In addition, she wrote an application memorial, hoping that the court would allow the people of Dahe Town to take the lead in planting these crops and cultivating crayfish in large quantities...
After she finished writing, she sent the translated letter to the inn and sent it to the capital.
Although the approval from the capital has not yet been sent back, Cheng Wanwan has already begun to prepare for crayfish farming. At the same time, she bought a lot of tomatoes, potatoes, apples and strawberry seeds from the mall. When the weather warms up, she will let the villagers Try to grow them, probably strawberries are more difficult to grow and require certain skills.
Besides farming, another important thing is that this year's government examination is about to begin.
Zhao Sidan passed the county examination the year before last and could only be considered a half-tong student. After passing the government examination this year, he could officially become a child student.
After becoming a child student, you can take the college examination this fall.
The second year after the college examination, there happened to be a provincial examination.
Of course, Cheng Wanwan didn't expect this kid to pass the exam in one go. He was still young, and he would only be sixteen or seventeen even when he took the next provincial exam, so he just had to take his time.
"Jing Si is very smart. If he hadn't studied late, he would have become a scholar a long time ago." Master Yu stroked his beard and said, "This year, seven or eight children from Dahe Academy will take part in the county examination. I hope they can all be like Jing Si. Pass the test immediately."
Cheng Wanwan knew that there were several smart children in the village. Zhao Tieshuan, the second grandson of Lao Li's family, Nili, Aunt Wang's son, and Xu Xiaoshu, the youngest son of Widow Zhang... These children often ranked among the top three in exams, so Master Yu was Open your mouth and let them all give it a try.
Dahe Academy had businessmen from all over raising funds, and the school paid for the children's participation in the imperial examination. These children were extremely excited to be recognized by Master Yu to participate in the imperial examination.
Throughout February, the learning atmosphere at Dahe Academy was very strong.
In mid-February, the county examination officially began. A total of eight children from Dahe School participated in the first hurdle on the way to the imperial examination. Master Yu personally sent them there.
The results came out a few days later. Five of the eight children passed the county examination. This rate is considered very high.
Master Yu laughed loudly: "Those who failed the exam do not need to be discouraged. There will be opportunities next year. Those who passed the exam should not be proud and continue to study hard. Because your foundation is too shallow, you do not need to take the exam ten days later. Wait until you can actually take part." During the government examination, I will naturally let you appear."
After the students from Class C left the stage, it was the turn of the students from Class B to take the stage. They were all those who had passed the county examination but not the government examination in previous years, and Zhao Sidan was among them.
The examination venue for the county examination is in Ping'an County, while the prefectural examination will take place in Huzhou.
The house Cheng Wanwan bought in Huzhou finally came into use. The twelve children who took the government examination were all arranged to live in this yard.
Since Master Yu personally led the team, Cheng Wanwan did not follow.
She was looking for a pond in the village to grow crayfish, but she walked around and couldn't find a suitable place.
Mainly because the village is becoming more and more saturated with residents, and the vacant land is divided into small fields by houses and fields, which cannot be converted into ponds.
Therefore, she could only set her sights on neighboring villages.
The nearest Wangjiadun belongs to Dahe Town, and houses have begun to be built on the vacant land there. She can only focus on the slightly farther Guihua Village and Chengjia Village.
She didn't have much favorable impressions of either village.
We could only settle for the next best thing and choose Lijiagou, which was further away.
Cheng Wanwan plans to leave this matter to Wu Xiaochui. In the past two years, Wu Xiaochui has grown at an astonishing rate. He can be said to be the second shopkeeper Yan. He can't fault anything in his way of dealing with people.
In the past, she planned to let Wu Xiaochui be the accountant, but Wu Xiaochui's talent lies in another aspect, so she might as well let him learn to be the manager.
Wu Xiaochui was a little surprised when he heard that Cheng Wanwan asked him to go to Lijiagou to take charge of a business alone: "Aren't you afraid that I'll mess it up?"
"What are you afraid of?" Cheng Wanwan said with a gentle smile, "If you fail, I will arrange for someone to help you. It's a big deal, but I believe you can handle it. Find a place to open a pond this month. It will take at least five days. Ten acres, just recruit local villagers to work, so you don’t need to provide food and housing, and you can pay more in terms of wages..."
Wu Xiaochui nodded repeatedly and wrote down all the key points on the paper.
He handed over the current work of the soap workshop to others, and then went to Lijiagou without stopping to start crayfish farming.
While she was busy cultivating new species, Zhao Dashan was working hard to promote cotton.
This year's cotton needs to be promoted to all parts of the country. Fortunately, during the cotton harvest last year, Zhao Dashan led people to purchase cotton seeds. Tens of thousands of kilograms of cotton seeds were enough to spread across the country. Of course, the money for purchasing cotton seeds was Out of the imperial court.
He handed over the seeds that had been properly preserved for a winter to the prefect of Huzhou and asked the prefect to distribute them. He cooperated with the prefect to teach farmers how to raise seedlings, transplant, thin out, topping, and maintain survival rates...
This busy time has arrived in the middle of March, when spring is at its peak.
The results of the prefectural examination also came out. Not surprisingly, Zhao Sidan passed the Tongsheng examination and ranked first in the prefectural examination.
When returning from Huzhou, Zhao Sidan was surrounded by villagers.
"I knew Sidan was smart, and he came back as a child student."
"It's still the first place. It's really awesome. It really makes our Dahe Town look good."
"I heard there will be college exams in the fall. Sidan, you have to work hard and try to be better than your older cousin..."
There are a total of four children who were admitted to Tongsheng this time. The oldest is seventeen years old and the youngest is Zhao Sidan. However, the other three are not from Dahe Town. Only Zhao Sidan is a native of the village. The villagers naturally look at him. fell on him.
He proudly raised his chin and puffed out his chest as he walked home.
"Our thirteen-year-old boy is back!" Old Mrs. Zhao narrowed her eyes with joy, "Your eldest brother is now the chief cotton officer, your second brother's business has gone to Huzhou, and your third brother is in the military camp You will definitely become a captain of thousands, study hard and quickly surpass your three brothers!"
Zhao Sidan clenched his fists: "Don't worry, grandma, I will definitely work hard!"
Old Man Zhao said with a smile: "Stop gossiping, Si Dan, hurry up and change your clothes. Let's go worship our ancestors and thank our ancestors for their blessing!"
Zhao Sidan was tortured and put on new clothes, burned incense to worship his ancestors, and then went to the grave on the top of Zhao Youjin Mountain. Then he came back and had a celebration meal with his family.
While the family was having a lively meal, Mrs. Qi hurriedly walked in from the door: "Gongren, Mr. Zhu, the prefect of Huzhou, is here. He said that he has something important to see."
Uncle, it’s Zhao Dashan.
After there were more children in the family, the titles were also changed. Zhao Dashan's generation was called the eldest, second, third, and fourth master. Xiao Zhuzhu was the eldest young lady, little Zhenzhen was the second young lady, and Chenchen was the eldest young master...
