Tianyuan Shoufu is two and a half years old

Chapter 131 Pepper and Pepper (1)

Chen Qiuxiang didn't fight like the others, and she didn't expect to have a good time at the banquet, she just came here to join in the fun.

If she doesn't come to such a big happy event, what if others think that she has any opinion on the emperor?Although she is indeed powerful, she has not yet felt that she can bear the charge of contempt for imperial power.

Of course, the main reason is that she thinks it's good to join in the fun. While eating, she can listen to the people at the same table or the next table chatting, chatting about gossip in the village or gossip in ten miles and eight villages.

Zhao Yunyi's life in Qinjiazhuang is pretty good, but he has been delayed in Huyang County for a long time. Now that he has participated in the celebration banquet in Qinjiazhuang, he should return to Beijing to return to his life.

"Brother Qin, remember to write more letters to me in the future." Zhao Yunyi did not forget to tell Qin Muzhang before leaving that he still likes Qin Muzhang as a friend very much.

Of course he also likes Qin Muyu, but he prefers to chat and play with Qin Muzhang. Although Qin Muyu is relatively knowledgeable, he is a social barrier, and he is more passive when chatting with Zhao Yunyi.

"Brother Qin, if you write to me, remember to hand the letter to Zhao's Commercial Firm." Zhao Yunyi said with a smile, and reminded him repeatedly, lest Qin Muzhang forget to write to him.

"Yes." Qin Muzhang didn't have any bad feelings towards Zhao Yunyi, but felt that this friend was pretty good, and there was nothing wrong with keeping in touch in the future.

"Brother Mu Yu can also write to me." Zhao Yunyi smiled and said to Qin Muyu, "I still have a lot of things to ask Brother Mu Yu."

Qin Muyu kept smiling and didn't speak, but he also agreed to write to Zhao Yunyi. In fact, he also hoped to get to know the outside world and understand the current situation through Zhao Yunyi.

Zhao Yunyi, Qin Muzhang, and Qin Muyu exchanged pleasantries for a while and then left. Qin Zhongyuan and the others also sent Zhao Yunyi away. When the carriage completely disappeared from everyone's sight, everyone turned around and went back.

"Mu Yu, it's a happy event that you passed the examination as a scholar, but I didn't expect it to collide with the reward from the sage. Is your family going to hold a new banquet to celebrate your examination as a scholar?" Qin Zhongyuan asked with concern. .

Qin Muyu smiled and said, "Isn't it my good fortune to be able to collide with the honor of the Holy Majesty? In fact, this is also very good, and my family does not plan to hold another celebration banquet."

"Let's wait until later, if I can pass the Juren exam, or hold a celebration banquet after I pass the Jinshi exam." Qin Muyu said.

Qin Zhongyuan had a lot of confidence in Qin Muyu, and said firmly, "Then uncle is waiting for you, Mu Yu, to celebrate the celebration banquet for you to pass the Juren or Scholars exam."

"Okay." Qin Muyu agreed with a smile.

"Speaking of which, the reward from the Holy Majesty this time is due to your blessing, Mu Yu. If you hadn't told us how to dry sea salt and filter and purify the salt, none of us would have received this reward."

"This is what I should do." Qin Muyu said with a smile, "Uncle should also know that we alone cannot grasp the method of making salt. It would be good if we could hand it over to the Holy Majesty for protection."

"That's right." Qin Zhongyuan sighed, "I also heard from your Uncle Xiuyuan that when the sage came up with this salt-making method, there were many voices from the ruling and opposition parties, and those officials from aristocratic families still tried their best to find it Stop the Holy Majesty from promoting this salt-making method."

"Fortunately, we entrusted Fangzi to the sage, otherwise our Qin clan alone would not be the opponent of those aristocratic families." Qin Zhongyuan said.

Although the Qin clan has been passed down for many years, they are just ordinary farming clans, and they are incomparable to those giant families with profound heritage.If the Qin family were to face a large family, it would be as difficult as a mayfly shaking a tree.

Therefore, it was the best choice to give Fang Zi to the royal family who could counter the power of the family, and now their clan has also received awards from the royal family, which is also very good.

Not only did they have a plaque from the imperial court, but they also received more than 300 mu of land and a hundred taels of gold as rewards. Such rewards are already a lot for the Qin clan.

"Uncle, what are you going to plant in those fields rewarded by the Holy One?" Qin Muzhang asked.

Because Chen Qiuxiang likes planting very much, Qin Muzhang, who has lived with her for decades, also has a deep affection for the land, and pays attention to what the land is basically used for.

"Over there in the mountains, the clan discussed about planting some trees, as well as sweet potatoes and corn, so as to accumulate more food." Qin Zhongyuan said.

Qin Muzhang frowned slightly and said, "It's okay to plant trees, but it's too much to plant thousands of acres of sweet potato and corn. Every household in our village has land. Planting sweet potato and corn in the future may not make everyone hungry."

"Since this is the case, how about planting some crops that can be sold for money when these fields are given as sacrifice fields in the clan?"

"Crops that can be sold for money?" Qin Zhongyuan asked, "What do you think Zhang should grow?"

"For example, how about planting some peppers and Chinese prickly ash?"

"Pepper and Chinese prickly ash?" Qin Zhongyuan thought for a while and asked, "Are pepper and Chinese prickly ash easy to grow?"

"It should be okay, and pepper and Chinese prickly ash can be managed for many years after they are basically planted. There is no need to replant them every year or every season." Qin Muzhang said.

"Pepper and Chinese prickly ash are also relatively expensive, and they are very popular in the north." Qin Muyu said with a smile.

Pepper and Zanthoxylum bungeanum are suitable crops in the temperate zone. Except for the south of the Yong Dynasty, only the Nanzhao Kingdom can grow them. However, there are no crops in the north and west of the Yong Dynasty, and the surrounding countries of the Yong Dynasty There is basically no planting, so the price is still very high.

Pepper and Chinese prickly ash are very valuable spices for those nobles. They can not only be used as delicious food but also as incense, so the price has always been high.

Not to mention the ancient times, even in the 21st century, the price of pepper is very expensive, so growing pepper is really profitable, and there is no need to worry about losing money.

After thinking about it, Qin Zhongyuan felt that it made sense. Although pepper and Chinese prickly ash are not common in the south, they are not as rare as other places. He has never thought about it so much, but now he listened to Qin Muzhang and his brothers' suggestion, He thinks it can be planted.

Whether it is pepper or pepper, if they are harvested at that time, they will definitely be able to sell for a lot of money, which is a good thing for the Qin family.

"I'll go back and discuss it with a few clan elders, and then with the villagers to see if they would like to use it to grow pepper and pepper or to grow food." Qin Zhongyuan said.

"I can also discuss with you that half of the [-] mu of land can be used to grow pepper and pepper, and half can be used to grow sweet potatoes and corn." Qin Muzhang said.

Qin Zhongyuan nodded, "The remaining [-] mu of paddy fields will be used to grow rice, the kind of rice that you planted last time, Zhang, which can yield a thousand catties per mu."

"Okay." Qin Muzhang had no objection.

(End of this chapter)