The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 724 Cotton
Gu Chengyu took a look at this person, he looked like 37, with a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked quite simple and honest on the outside.

It's just those smiling eyes that make people feel that this person's temperament may not match his appearance.

"It turned out to be Li Zhi County, Li Zhi County doesn't need to be polite!"

Gu Chengyu leaned on his back with one hand, with a gentle smile on his face, but it gave Li Zhixian an invisible sense of oppression.

Li Yong's expression is solemn, this person should not be underestimated!He has been an official for six years. He used to be a county magistrate in a remote village, and his life was very poor.

Now they have been transferred to Qinghe County in Jingyuan Prefecture. Although the grade has not been upgraded, Jingyuan Prefecture is much better than that backcountry.

What's more, there is a small wharf in Qinghe County. Although it is not as good as Jiangnan, the life of the people is not very difficult.

"I don't know that my lord has already returned to my hometown, but I didn't greet you in person, it's my dereliction of duty!"

Li Yong actually wanted to come yesterday, but his confidant said that since Mr. Gu did not reveal his identity along the way, he must be eager to return home.

Tell him to wait another day, when he goes back to see his relatives, pack up his luggage, and then bring a gift to the mansion to meet him, that would not be rude.When he heard it, he also felt very reasonable.

Woke up early today to come to visit, unexpectedly Gu Chengyu had already gone out to visit friends earlier.

Now that he's here, he must meet someone before he can leave.Otherwise, it would be a loss of etiquette to make Mr. Gu feel that he doesn't take the other party seriously. Wouldn't that be wronged?
"You don't have to worry about Li Zhixian. I'm eager to go back to my hometown, and I didn't know Li Zhixian!" Gu Chengyu walked to the front of the house and gestured to Li Zhixian.

After they entered, the villagers exploded.

"The fifth son of the Gu family is really older than the magistrate! Look at the magistrate nodding and bowing to the fifth elder of the Gu family."

A villager looked at the two people who went in and said with emotion.

The person next to him hurriedly pushed him back, "Stop talking, we can say this? He is an official of the imperial court, do you know what crime it is to make false comments on an official appointed by the imperial court?"

"Yes! I really can't say it. I have been working outside for a few months. Such an official is amazing! Don't look at those gentlemen with money who are usually very bullish, but when they meet officials, they are even arrogant. Don't even dare to breathe!"

"That is! Otherwise, why did everyone sharpen their heads and drill into the imperial examination? Isn't it for the imperial examination to become an official?"

"The old Gu family is really about to get up, look how majestic the fifth member of the Gu family is!"

"You're still called the fifth child of the Gu family? He's already an official. Didn't you see the county magistrate and you still call him Master Gu?"

Gu Chengyu asked Li Zhixian to sit in the study of the outer courtyard, and Zhu Pang was already waiting here.

After all, it was one of the parents who came, and he was still white, and he always wanted to come to see him.

Besides, Gu Chengyu wasn't at home earlier, so he couldn't help entertaining him?
"I heard that Mr. Gu has been promoted to be a servant of the Imperial Academy in just one month. Congratulations, Mr. Gu!"

Li Zhixian had already learned about Gu Chengyu's promotion. After all, Li Zhixian brought people to read out Lu's edict.

"The emperor's kindness is great, and this official is also a fluke!" Gu Chengyu and Li Zhixian played in an official tone.

As soon as Gu Chengyu saw this person, he knew that he was an old stick in the officialdom.

He had figured out the background of Li Zhi County a long time ago. He was originally the county magistrate under the Qingfeng Mansion near the border. This year, he was transferred to Qinghe County in Jingyuan Mansion as the magistrate.

Qingfeng Mansion is close to the border, so the days can be imagined.It is Li Yong's ability to be transferred to Jingyuan Mansion.

Li Yong was born in a peasant family like Gu Chengyu, Gu Chengyu and Liang Zhirui were teachers, but Li Yong was not so lucky.

All relying on himself to struggle all the way, he was able to gain a firm foothold in Qingfeng Mansion.

"That's why, my lord, you are so highly valued by the emperor. In the Dayan Dynasty, we never became the number one scholar at such a young age. Your poems have also been read by lower officials, and they are already comparable to Zijian in ancient times."

Li Yong had already planned it before, and he must seize this opportunity well.Gu Chengyu is so valued by the emperor, his future is limitless.

I don't know what faction Mr. Gu belongs to, so he needs to find out.

If you can really get on the boat of Gu Chengyu, maybe you can really get promoted in three years.

"Lizhi County is really too famous, how can I compare with Zijian?"

When Gu Chengyu saw Li Yong's appearance, he knew that the other party wanted to stand in his camp.

Gu Chengyu doesn't reject these things, it's perfectly normal to form alliances in the officialdom and form groups.

The emperor is old, he has to plan for himself, and it is a wise choice to have his own faction.

However, this Li Yong didn't know what kind of temperament he was.If a person is unscrupulous, he really dare not use it.

Besides, his current official position is not high, so it is a bit reluctant to take Li Yong for his own use.

While dealing with Li Yong's compliment, Gu Chengyu was making plans in his heart.

After only a few breaths, Gu Chengyu decided to wait and see.

At the very least, he had to understand Li Yong's temperament first, and if he could be promoted to another level within three years, then these would not be a problem.

"I heard that Li Zhixian originally worked in Qianqu County in Fengqing Prefecture. It is located at the border and life is difficult, but Li Zhixian has done a lot of practical things for the people."

Gu Chengyu didn't open his eyes and talk nonsense, he had asked someone to inquire about it before.

This Lizhi County has a good reputation in the local area, and corrupt officials should be impossible.

Speaking of this, Li Yong frowned and sighed, "The life of the people there is hard! The land is barren, and the people can't even get enough food and clothing."

Gu Chengyu and Zhu Pang also fell silent when they heard this. It is a fact that they cannot grow food.However, isn't Fengqing Mansion able to grow cotton?

"Lizhi County, isn't the land in Fengqing Prefecture suitable for growing cotton?"

The most important place to grow cotton is still in Fengqing Prefecture. The cotton shipped from Fengqing Prefecture increases the cost, so the price of cotton is not cheap.

Besides, Gu Chengyu has consulted a lot of information, and the cotton production is not high, so pests must be prevented.

And it is also difficult to take seeds, but a lot of labor is invested. This is a difficult problem that needs to be solved.

Since ancient times, only the common people have been deprived.

Regardless of the high price of cotton and cotton cloth in other prefectures, the people in Fengqing Prefecture still can't get enough to eat with cotton.

Those merchants bought cotton at a low price, because the cost of transporting it from Fengqing Prefecture to various state capitals was not small.

The yield of cotton is low, and the fields have to pay taxes, which is the same as growing food here.Although the tax is paid, the rest can only be filled.

But Fengqing Mansion grows a lot of cotton, and it can't fill the stomach at all.There is no output from planting food, I am afraid that they will not even be able to pay the land tax.

Gu Chengyu saw that Li Yong's worried appearance did not seem to be fake, and it seemed that he was also an official who could consider the common people.

It's just that his own future is more important, but Gu Chengyu believes that few people who have the ability to leave that place can stay there and continue to be an official.

(End of this chapter)