A ten-year-old boy has begun to plan for his future. It can be seen that he is no one to care about at home and has developed the habit of relying on himself.
After improving the iron plow, you can think of dedicating the iron plow to me, which shows that you still have this country and me in your heart.
If you really want to make it happen, I wouldn't mind helping him.
"If you succeed in practicing martial arts in the future, I can promise to give you a way out."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the common people."
"You made these materials and this iron plow? How did you come up with the idea of doing this?"
Jia Cong said: "Your Majesty, after I got Zhuangzi, I went to inspect it. I was a little dissatisfied with the one-year income. At this rate, it will take nearly a hundred years to recover the cost of purchasing the land.
So I did some research, checked some information, and modified some tools. Finally, I changed the original plow into the current iron plow, which can plow the land deeply, allowing the roots of crops to take root deeper and absorb more nutrients. More nutrients to grow. "
Emperor Longqing nodded and said: "Your information is well written, so I will accept it. What reward do you want?"
Jia Cong said: "It is the common people's duty to serve Your Majesty. I dare not ask for His Majesty's reward."
Emperor Longqing said: "Okay, you can go back first and wait until I find someone to test the effect."
Jia Cong cupped his hands and said, "Common people, please retreat."
After watching Jia Cong leave, Emperor Longqing ordered Dai Quan to invite several adults from the cabinet and the Minister of Industry.
"We will see your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."
"My lords, please take a look at this information and see what you think."
The first assistant, Hu Yong, a bachelor of Guanwen Palace, took the document and read it once, and handed it to the second assistant, Yang Huai, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace. Then Li Rong, Liu Jin, and Cao Yi also read it. Again.
Seeing that they had all finished reading, Emperor Longqing said, "What do you think of the contents inside?"
Hu Yong, the first assistant, said: "Your Majesty, the things recorded in it are true. It seems to be true. We still need to test it."
Second Assistant Yang Huai also said: "I agree with Mr. Hu's opinion."
Cao Yi said: "Can this iron plow really work? Your Majesty, I wonder whose handiwork this is?"
Emperor Longqing said: "This man's name is Jia Cong, have you heard of him?"
Li Rong asked doubtfully: "Jia Cong, a member of the Jia family? Isn't he the guy who made up the story?"
Liu Jin said with a look of disbelief: "Isn't that kid only eleven years old? Can he have such ability?"
Cao Yi said: "Your Majesty, this Jia Cong is only eleven years old. He is ignorant and has no skills. I think the iron plow he got will not work."
Emperor Longqing said with a smile but not a smile: "Although this Jia Cong is still a child, he has already tried it on his six thousand acres of land, using this iron plow. It is said that the effect is very good, so we don't need to talk anymore. Just go to Huangzhuang and test it out and you will know."
"I obey the order."
Emperor Longqing personally took a group of ministers to Huangzhuang to test it. The effect of the iron plow was surprisingly good.
A decree was immediately issued and circulated throughout the country, requiring officials at all levels to promote the iron plow and some planting experience throughout the country, so that people could use the iron plow as soon as possible and improve the soil quality.
The entire court began to get busy.
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After Jia Cong returned home, he went to Rongguo Mansion to pay greetings to Jia's mother. No matter what, it was necessary to come back once to pay greetings to his elders.
"My grandson pays his respects to the old lady."
Mother Jia looked at the boy in front of her. He was taller than the last time they met, but darker.
"Brother Cong, get up quickly and come over and let me see why it's so dark. Do you stay out in the sun every day?"
Jia Cong walked up to Jia Mu and said with a smile: "Old lady, my grandson has been exposed to the sun for more than a year. Can he stop getting tan?"
Jia Mu touched Jia Cong's face, then touched his arm, nodded and said: "Your body is stronger than before. You have to bask in the sun on this hot day. You can't find a cool place." Practicing somewhere?”
"Old lady, the harsher the environment, the more it can train people's will. I also want to train those subordinates. If I were myself, I would choose a place with shade to train. When training with them, I must take the lead and set an example. "
Wang Xifeng also stepped forward and took Jia Cong for a look, and said with a serious face: "Brother Cong, your sister-in-law supports you because of your hard training, but you must also pay attention to your safety. Last time your second brother came to see you, I saw how you were going down the mountain. They were all shocked, and when they came back and told me, they also scared me."
Mother Jia asked in confusion: "Why is their training still dangerous?"
Wang Xifeng said: "Ancestor, I heard from Lian Er that the last time he saw Brother Cong leading the way down the mountain, he was shocked when he saw the speed. It was faster than that monkey."
Mother Jia nodded and said: "Your second sister-in-law is right. Even if you are practicing, you must pay attention to safety. If you get injured, it will be more than worth the loss. You must pay more attention when training in the future."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Thank you, old lady, for your concern and teaching. My grandson has taken note of it and will pay more attention to it during training in the future. Thank you second sister-in-law for your concern."
"Hey, brother Cong, we are all one family, so being so polite is unreasonable."
Lin Daiyu asked: "Brother Cong, how long will you stay when you come back this time?"
The main purpose of coming back this time is to present iron plows to the emperor, solve the problem of farmers' deep plowing, and do their part for the country and the people.
The other one is to reach a cooperation with the Xue family and sell the soap to other cities through the Xue family to expand the sales scale.
The last thing is to check the movements of Li's Commercial Bank and prepare to launch a counterattack. The time is not yet certain.
"Sister Lin, I have some other things to deal with when I come back this time. I can't confirm the specific time now. I should stay at home for a few more days."
Xichun said happily: "Great, third brother can tell us stories again."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Fourth sister, I may be disappointed this time. My brother may be busy when he comes back this time. He needs time."
After chatting with everyone for a few more words, Jia Cong said goodbye to Jia Mu and left.
When I got home, I found Zhang Fu and said, "Steward Zhang, how did you do with the things I told you?"
Zhang Fu cupped his hands and said: "Third Master, the things you told me have been arranged. In addition, I have bribed many people from the Li Family Trading Company. It is said that their soap is selling very well and they have begun mass production. , I heard that it will be sold to other places.”
After listening to Zhang Fu's words, Jia Cong couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed a big commercial bank. Once it started operating, it was fast and efficient, which was beyond the reach of a newcomer like himself.
It seems that we can no longer let it go, and it is time to give them a heavy blow.
"Steward Zhang, please inform Shopkeeper Liu in the store that starting from tomorrow, our soap will hold a 'big discount' event, buy ten and get one free, buy more and get more, and ask the publicity personnel you prepared to promote it to the whole city. , I want the whole city to know the news."
