Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1388, the ministers harvest wheat
Daming Agricultural Business in the western suburbs of the capital has kept a large wheat field here, which is specially used for researching new planting techniques. Otherwise, it would not be easy to find a wheat field around the capital.

With the rising of the morning sun, in autumn and winter, the ground is covered with frost, and a gust of autumn wind blows, making people shiver with cold, and the golden yellow wheat has some dew on it, so that the bend is heavier and heavier.

Liu Jin and the other ministers didn't wake up as early as today.

Since the implementation of the new rest and muting code, everyone bid farewell to the life of getting up in the middle of the night to do the early morning, and can sleep at home for an extra hour or two every day.

But today is different, because today is the day when Emperor Hongzhi led the officials to experience the autumn harvest, so at five o'clock in the morning, the officials got up early, first went to the palace, and when Emperor Hongzhi was ready, Came here again by car.

The four-wheeled carriages were full of civil and military ministers of the court. Liu Jin and Zhang Mao sat together, looking at the scenery outside, and chatting with smiles on their faces.

"Stinky boy, what kind of bad idea did you come up with?"

"At my age, I still have to go to the field to harvest wheat and return ten acres of land. Isn't that killing me?"

Zhang Mao didn't wear court clothes today, but simple peasant clothes, obviously ready to go to the fields to work hard.

Ten mu of wheat, Lao Zhang is very clear, this is not a small number, even for a farmer who works all year round, it is not easy to harvest ten mu of wheat, at least it will take a few days.

"Mr. Zhang, don't worry, how could I make us tired."

"At that time, you will drive the newly developed steam harvester to go back and forth in the wheat field, and the wheat will be harvested, and then take the wheat to the sun, and then use the steam shelling machine, and the flour machine can be light. You have easily completed what His Majesty instructed you to do."

Liu Jin said confidently, patted his chest.

"That's fine, that's fine~"

"Hmph, I've seen those people upset for a long time."

"If you don't do anything every day, you just know how to make trouble."

"What kind of ingenuity? Without those machines, our Ming Dynasty would be able to have a bumper harvest every year?"

"Why are you so lazy, I want to see how hardworking those people are."

When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately laughed happily, then stroked his white beard, and said with a smile.

"Some people want to experience the hardships of ordinary people."

"Otherwise, they would think that the rice grew out of the bowl."

Liu Jin smiled and agreed.

This is not Liu Jin's nonsense, but above the court, there are indeed some ministers who don't know the grain and don't work hard, but they feel that they are scholars who are superior, and ordinary people should work hard.

Self-proclaimed lofty, but know nothing, and don't understand anything, thinking that if you can write a few beautiful articles, you can really govern the country, and if you don't get reused, you feel that you are not appreciated, and you say it to people who really do things Nonsense, pointing fingers, this kind of talent is the most annoying.

"Haha, I think they will have a new understanding soon."

Thinking of the scene to be staged, Zhang Mao laughed happily.

The carriage that the ministers were riding in stopped wordlessly on the concrete road. On the front dragon chariot, Emperor Hongzhi in casual clothes got out of the carriage and looked at the farmland in front of him.

The farmland in front of me was endless, and each piece of farmland was neatly planned, dotted with stars, square and square, and each piece of farmland was one mu of land, which was very standard.

Looking around, in this large farmland, some are planted with wheat, some are planted with corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc. You can also see patches of vegetable greenhouses, ready to grow vegetables in winter.

At this time, most of the crops have come to the harvest season, the wheat field here is golden, and the autumn wind is blowing, and the waves are like a golden sea.

"Okay~"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded happily, and looked behind him. The officials had already got out of the car at this moment, and the officials in charge of this matter were allocating the ten acres of wheat fields that each of the officials needed to harvest.

Like Emperor Hongzhi, many ministers were dressed in casual clothes, with their long hair raised up and their cuffs tied up, looking as if Yan Ran was going to have a big fight.

Of course, there are also some ministers who still wear long shirts and long sleeves. At the same time, they seem to be very reluctant to cut the wheat field in front of them, as if they are not willing to accept labor.

Among them, Xu Heng, Guozijian Jijiu, is like this. He is already very old, and he has never done such rough work since he was a child. Now he is extremely reluctant to let him harvest the wheat.

"My lords, Your Majesty has a decree. Everyone must complete the harvesting, drying, husking, and grinding of ten acres of wheat to complete the task. No one else can intervene. .”

There was a little yellow door holding a small iron horn and shouting as he walked, which made many ministers who brought their servants and servants cry suddenly.

Originally, I thought that I just came out to harvest a few symbolic wheat, and then I could go back home, but who knew that Emperor Hongzhi came to play for real this time.

"My lords, you must complete everything before you can go back. Everyone's meals and accommodation have been arranged properly. Please hurry up, my lords."

While the little yellow gate was shouting, there was also a little yellow gate at the back who began to distribute the sickles for harvesting, signaling that everyone could start harvesting wheat.

Here, Emperor Hongzhi rolled up his sleeves holding a sickle for harvesting wheat, and was the first to walk down the wheat field. Without talking nonsense, he began to harvest the wheat seriously.

At the beginning, Emperor Hongzhi was a little unfamiliar. Fortunately, there were farmers around to teach him. Soon, Emperor Hongzhi got started, and the harvest looked good. After a while, Emperor Hongzhi had already harvested a corner of the wheat field. The bales of wheat are stacked in the field.

Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi went down to the fields and started to get busy, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhang Mao and other important officials also went down to the fields one after another, and began to harvest wheat.

The officials saw that it was not a joke, and all of them immediately went to the fields with mournful faces.

It was still morning, and there was still dew on the wheat. As soon as a person bent down, the dew fell on his head, face, and body. Many ministers couldn't help but pat left and right. They all made fools of themselves, some were scratched by wheat, and it was itchy and painful, some couldn't use a sickle, and were scratched by a sickle, crying in pain, and some were so tired after bending over a few times, they cried bitterly.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Liu Jin couldn't help laughing.

Then the staff of the agricultural commercial bank that Liu Jin had arranged for a long time ago also drove a latest steam harvester. Under the teaching of the agricultural machinery staff, Liu Jin quickly mastered the operation of the steam harvester.

"woooo~"

Accompanied by the sound of the siren, Liu Jin drove the steam harvester down the wheat field and kept walking back and forth in the wheat field. While harvesting the wheat, he was still in the mood to appreciate the ugly appearance of sour and rotten scholars like Xu Heng and Li Renjie.

Harvesting ten acres of wheat is definitely not an easy task, but for Liu Jin who owns a harvester, it is nothing more than walking back and forth in the wheat field.

In just over thirty minutes, Liu Jin had already harvested one mu of land, and at the same time, all the harvested wheat had been threshed and smashed into sacks. It was simple and easy, and the time spent on the ten mu of land in the morning was about enough. Finished.

After harvesting an acre of land, Liu Jin did not forget to stop to rest and take a rest to see how other people were working.

Emperor Hongzhi was the most conscientious. He didn't take a break for more than [-] minutes. He was still harvesting the wheat silently. He had already harvested a large area. Beside him, Xiao Jing also followed closely, wanting to step forward to help. But he was reprimanded by Emperor Hongzhi.

The young Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Zhang Mao were exhausted after cutting a few crops, and had to take a break. Thirty minutes had only just opened a small corner.

When Zhang Mao saw Liu Jin coming to join in the fun, he couldn't help but said, "Stinky boy, don't you arrange for the harvester to come over, are you trying to tire me out?"

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, don't worry, I've already made arrangements for you."

"Isn't this to let you experience the hardships of farmers."

Liu Jin laughed immediately. Looking at Zhang Mao, he harvested the least. In [-] minutes, he had only harvested less than three bundles of wheat. The water was probably waiting for the harvester arranged by Liu Jin.

Soon, Liu Jin sent someone to arrange a harvester to come over. Someone specially taught Zhang Mao how to operate the harvester. He quickly got on the harvester happily and began to operate the harvester to harvest wheat very excitedly.

Of course, not only Zhang Mao, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhong Zhong and others, but also Liu Jin was quickly arranged. With a steam harvester, sitting on the machine to harvest wheat, these old people The old minister immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, similar to Zhang Mao, he felt very fresh and began to drive the machine to harvest the wheat.

"Your Majesty, I have arranged for the steam harvester."

Coming to Emperor Hongzhi's side, looking at the sweaty Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin also hurriedly said.

"Don't be in a hurry. It's rare for me to go to the next field. I'd better feel the hard work of farming. You first arrange the harvester for others, and I will continue to harvest."

Emperor Hongzhi looked around, smiled and shook his head.

Still insist on using traditional methods to harvest wheat and experience the hardships of farmers.

This surprised Liu Jin, and he couldn't help expressing his admiration for Emperor Hongzhi again.

Emperor Hongzhi was a good emperor, a good emperor who loved the people like his own son. This is not just blown out, but can be seen from all aspects.

As an emperor, he was able to work in the fields himself and feel the hard work of the farmers, which is very rare.

(End of this chapter)