Jia Cong returned home, freshened up a little, put the iron plow on the carriage, and took a group of servants to Dai Quan's outer house near the imperial city.
This is a courtyard with three entrances. From the outside, it looks luxurious. Jia Cong stepped forward and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was a young eunuch. After asking his purpose, he let Jia Cong in.
After delivering the accompanying gifts, a beautiful woman received him inside. This was the wife Dai Quan was looking for outside.
Once some eunuchs gained power, they would buy a house outside and marry a wife to show off their appearance. There was no shortage of maids and servants, and they became lords outside.
I don’t know what they are thinking, and they are inhumane. If they put a beautiful woman like a flower around them, they don’t know who they will benefit from in the future.
Jia Cong saluted politely: "I've met Madam, so I apologize for disturbing you."
The beautiful woman said calmly and generously: "Young Master Jia, you don't have to be polite. Please sit down. I wonder why Mr. Jia wants to see you?"
Jia Cong explained his purpose, put one hundred taels of silver on the table, and pushed it in front of the beautiful woman.
The beautiful woman smiled and said: "Young Master Jia is so polite. Xiao Dezi, please go to the palace and ask if I have time to see Mr. Jia today."
"Yes, madam, the young one will enter the palace right now."
The little eunuch agreed, ran out, and entered the palace to deliver a message to Dai Quan.
Jia Cong accompanied the beautiful woman and chatted wordlessly.
But it was said that the young eunuch entered the palace, found Dai Quan in the imperial study, winked at him, and called him aside.
"Godfather, a man named Jia Cong from the Rongguo Mansion came to see you and said that he had something to offer to His Majesty and wanted your help."
"Did you say what it was?"
"As I said, it's an iron plow for plowing the land. He improved it himself. He said it is very effective and can increase the yield of crops."
Dai Quan also didn't expect that Jia Cong, a boy, would actually come to him. His Majesty had been paying attention to him. He didn't know what happened to His Majesty, but he became interested in that boy.
Is it because of what happened when he was young that he feels sympathy for the same illness?
Since you want to donate to His Majesty, let's talk to His Majesty and see what His Majesty means.
Based on my understanding of His Majesty, since I am so interested in Jia Cong, I should not refuse him and will probably summon him directly.
"You wait here first, I will ask the master what he wants."
"Yes, godfather."
Dai Quan returned to the imperial study and saw the emperor reading the memorial. He did not dare to disturb him, so he stood aside and waited.
Emperor Longqing closed the memorial in his hand, looked up at Dai Quan and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Reporting to the master, it was Jia Cong who came to the slave and said that he had something to offer to the master and asked the slave to help."
Emperor Longqing couldn't help but become more interested. What would this boy give him?
"Oh! Did you tell me what it was?"
"Returning to the master, he said that it is an iron plow for plowing the land. He said that he improved it himself and it is very effective and can increase the yield of crops."
Emperor Longqing's eyes lit up after hearing this. It would be a good thing if the crop yield could be increased. Now the treasury is empty and he cannot make ends meet. He has even reduced the expenses of the palace a lot.
If what this guy said is true, it is good news and will also benefit the country's finances.
"Dai Quan, let that boy bring the things over. I want to see if they are really as good as he said."
"My slave obeys the order."
Dai Quan bowed and saluted, slowly retreated to the door, then turned and left.
When he came outside, he waved to Xiao Dezi, "Xiao Dezi, go and bring Jia Cong into the palace, and bring in the iron plow as well."
"Yes, godfather, I'll do it right away."
After a while, Jia Cong followed Xiao Dezi to the palace, and the two iron plows were also moved in by palace guards.
When he saw Dai Quan, he gave Dai Quan the drawings for making an iron plow that he had prepared and some planting information.
"I've met Eunuch Dai. Here are some information I wrote. Please pass it on to His Majesty."
Dai Quan took it and looked at it and said, "Master Jia, wait here for now. I will go in and present it to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty sees you, I will come out and call you."
"Please, Eunuch Dai."
Dai Quan took the information into the imperial study room, and two iron plows were also brought in.
Emperor Longqing looked at the iron plow on the ground. It was indeed different from the plow in his impression. Can this thing really work?
Dai Quan handed over the information, "Master, this is the information Jia Cong brought."
Emperor Longqing reached out to take it, returned to his chair and looked at it.
The top one is the blueprint for making an iron plow. After taking a look at it, I put it aside and looked at the information below carefully.
As the pages turned over, the expression on Emperor Longqing's face gradually became serious. Although the things written in it were very simple, they were crucial.
For example, if you choose seeds with plump grains, they will definitely grow vigorously. However, most farmers don't have enough to eat. Wherever there are better varieties, they just get some seeds and plant them, and the harvest will naturally be affected.
But how many people can see these things? How many people can do it?
This guy is not big, but he has a lot of ideas. It is really good to have such thoughts. If he can do what he said, it will be beneficial to the country and the people.
He closed the information in his hand, looked at Dai Quan and asked, "Where's that kid?"
"Go back to the master, we are waiting outside."
"Let him come in. I want to see what kind of person he is."
Dai Quan came outside, explained some etiquette, and took him into the imperial study.
After Jia Cong entered, he quickly glanced around to determine the emperor's position, lowered his head, and knelt down.
"Jia Cong, a common man, comes to see the emperor. Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Emperor Long Qing looked at the young man kneeling below, and couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face. It was the first time this boy saw me, and he was not timid at all. He even glanced at me when he entered the door, which was interesting.
"Get flat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Jia Cong stood up and stood with his hands down, waiting for the emperor's inquiry.
"I heard that you are practicing martial arts at Zhuangzi and training servants. Is this true?"
Jia Cong cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has a sharp eye and can see thousands of miles away. The common people are indeed practicing martial arts on Zhuangzi, and training some servants by the way, preparing to enter the army and serve Your Majesty when they reach adulthood."
Emperor Longqing smiled even more when he heard this. This little guy actually knew how to flatter, and he was very good at flattering.
"You want to join the army? Don't you know that fighting is dangerous? Why do you have such thoughts at such a young age?"
Jia Cong was silent for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, ordinary people are bastards at home. I will not have a share in everything in the family in the future. I can only plan for myself in advance and find a way out for my future."
Emperor Longqing nodded. Looking at the young man's dark face and thin figure, he suddenly thought of the days before he succeeded to the throne, and his heart felt inexplicably sour.
