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Chapter 389 The 48th Generation Grandson of Kong Sheng: This Is Auspicious

A cold autumn rain.

After the storm last time, even if the temperature in Tokyo really dropped, the cold wind howled, and the weather of winter had already begun to take shape.

In a big city with a population of over one million, all industries are booming.

Wang Lin has always felt that the population of Tokyo is more than one million, and it is estimated that Kaifeng Prefecture did not seriously check the household registration. After all, there are too many floating population and merchants flocking to the capital.

There is no such thing as a census in this year and month.

The negative impact of the first Jinren invasion gradually passed, and the caravans to and from Tokyo were still bustling.

In fact, as far as the merchants engaged in the inn business in the city are concerned, they know best that from the time when the King of Yan defeated the Jin people and the Jin Kingdom mission came to the capital to seek a peace and armistice, foreign merchants, especially Xixia, Uyghur and some farther western regions There are more Hu merchants in the direction than before.

Especially the Xixia caravan.

But the imperial court's supervision of merchants was stricter than before.

Ironware, salt, grain seeds...these were all included in the list of war supplies by the Ministry of Households, and exports were strictly prohibited.

The most popular exports in the Song Dynasty were tea, silk and porcelain.

There are also very few Hu merchants with unique vision who have taken aim at another food that is also a new thing in the Song Dynasty through special channels-potatoes and corn.

Since Wang Lin ordered people to sow a large amount of potato seeds in Qinglai at the beginning of spring this year, he has obtained an astonishingly bumper harvest in summer, with an yield of at least several thousand catties per mu!
Later, the harvested potatoes were used as military rations, and the palace arranged for experimental planting in the states along Jingdong East Road, as well as some areas in Henan and Hebei.

A few days ago, potatoes were harvested everywhere.

According to Wang Lin's order, half of the cellar will be used as military food reserves, and half will be reserved for next spring to continue to sow the seeds of expansion.

It is ready to be disclosed to the court.

The situation is similar for corn.

Of course, the yield does not seem to be as large as potatoes.

After all, potatoes, a crop, have very low requirements for climate and soil.

In the past two days, Kong Qi, the doctor of the Ministry of Finance, has been leading people outside the city to inspect the yield per mu of the Shenwu Army's potato test field. He found that this kind of food, which can be used as a staple food, has an unbelievable high yield per mu.

And given time—actually, it doesn’t take too long, as long as one or two years, all the food shortage problems caused by natural disasters and poor harvests in the Song Dynasty can definitely be solved!

Kong Qi was ecstatic.

This court official, who was over forty years old, laughed wildly all the way, ran more than ten miles from outside the city into the city, and almost fainted at the gate of Tongxuan.

Then, in the early morning of the next day, Kong Qi ordered someone to bring a cart of newly harvested potatoes into the palace.

The theme of today's court meeting was originally a collective impeachment wave against the court's martial arts family that was secretly brewed by a group of officials.

Impeach the Gao family, the Cao family, the Zhe family... and even the Chong family who are far away in Taiyuan and defending Hedong for the country.

It's not surprising that the officials heard about it.But different from the past, the officials have a lot of evidence of crimes committed by the children of the Wu Xun family.

As King Yan became unstoppable, his prestige in the Song Dynasty was unmatched, and no official dared to shake Wang Lin easily.

However, due to the rise of King Yan, the appearance of various Wuxun families made the civil official group worried.

A single Wang Lin is already uncontrollable. If these martial arts groups are allowed to grow together, the power of the martial arts will become more and more important. The foundation of scholar-bureaucrat politics is being subversively impacted and shaken!
Especially yesterday, it was rumored that Han Ting, who was born in the Han family, was going to be married to Cao's daughter under the protection of Yan Wang.

And Li Hui, the younger brother of Li Qingzhao, the partial concubine of the King of Yan, was also engaged to the daughter of the Gao family.

These two news are a blockbuster to the civil official group.

So there was a big backlash at the meeting today.

With the presence of the Tiger God Guards everywhere in the capital, Wang Lin couldn't hide the movement behind the civil official group, but Wang Lin didn't bother to take care of it.

The general trend is that no one can compete!Jumping clown, jump if you want to.

The fluttering of officials in the court made Zhao Ji very irritable.

He once again had the idea of ​​giving up the Zen position to the virtuous.

His mind is very simple now, he just wants to live in peace and enjoy himself until he dies.

But these civil servants in the court repeatedly tossed him, or urged him to toss behind his back, and never let him stop.

What emphasizes civility over martial arts, and what governs the world with scholar-bureaucrats, is just a fart in Zhao Ji's eyes at this moment.

Even a stupid person like him can understand that in the face of the great enemy now, it is still necessary to rely on the efforts of generals to save his wealth and life.

But these civil servants, why don't they understand?It's just my own selfishness.

There was a lot of noise in the hall, and just when Zhao Ji was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a trembling and almost shouting voice: "Report to the official family, Kong Qi, the minister of Du Zhi of the Minister's Department, has something to report!"

Not only Zhao Ji immediately looked at Kong Qi who stood up tremblingly and bowed to the ground, but all the courtiers were silent and looked at this fifth-rank official of the household department, who had always been very inconspicuous in the court.

But none of the court officials knew him.

Because this person is the 48th generation grandson of Confucius, a descendant of Duke Yansheng.

Since Emperor Renzong canonized the Confucius family as Yan Shenggong, the direct descendants of the Kong family in Shandong have always been officials in the court.

Of course, in addition to Kong Qi, there is also Kong Rui, the 48th grandson of Confucius, the next-generation patriarch of the Kong family, and Xuanyi Lang Kongrui, who will be hereditary successor to Shenggong.

In other words, the current patriarch who is currently sitting in the Confucian Mansion in Shandong is Kong Rui's father. He is the eldest son and the quasi-patriarch.

Kong Qi is Kong Rui's cousin.

The Kong brothers belonged to the existence of "soy sauce" and dawdling in the court. They belonged to the spokesperson of the Shandong Kong family's interests in the court, and they had little sense of existence.

Cousin Kong Qi stood up at this juncture, obviously it was something the brothers agreed on last night, Kong Rui's eyes flashed, but he just waited and watched.

Although Yan Shenggong in the Song Dynasty was not of high rank, his status was respected.

Confucius is the teacher of scholars all over the world.

The status of the descendants of Confucius and Sheng in the political system of scholar-bureaucrats can be imagined.

As a descendant of Kong Sheng, there is no need to participate in the struggle between the court and China. This is the principle of the Kong family.But there are also many children of the Confucian family who are officials.

"Three holes" is an example.

Kong Pingzhong was a famous civil official in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty. He was "famous for his articles" with his two brothers Kong Wenzhong and Kong Wuzhong. No. "three holes".

Kong Qi is a descendant of Kong Sheng's direct branch, even the emperor Zhao Ji had to give some face, Zhao Ji took a deep breath, forced a smile and said: "Kong Langzhong, what is it playing, let's listen to it."

Kong Qi shouted loudly: "I ask the officials for permission, please bring into the hall the things I left outside the hall."

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A pile of cleaned potatoes was piled under the Dan Chi.

The interest of Zhao Ji and all the ministers was aroused. I don't know what kind of medicine this descendant of the Kong family who has been in the household department for more than ten years is selling in the gourd today.

Zhao Ji asked suspiciously, "Mr. Kong, what is this?"

"Officials, these are potatoes, which are edible and can be used as staple food. I have been eating them for several days. They are delicious and sweet." Kong Qi's old face was flushed with excitement.

"Oh... where did this thing come from?"

When they heard that it was something edible, Zhao Ji and the officials subconsciously regarded it as some so-called wild fruit, but they didn't think much about it.

"The king of Yan said that this thing was obtained from a distant overseas country, and it can be called auspicious."

Ok?Related to Wang Lin, the interest of Zhao Ji and the ministers increased a lot in an instant.

Kong Qi took out two boiled potatoes in a box from his bosom, and took a small bag of snowflake salt from his bosom, knelt on the ground and handed it with both hands: "Please taste the officials!"

The corner of Zhao Ji's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, can I let me eat this messy thing at will?
Of course, Kong Qi also knew the rules, saying that Zhao Ji tasted it, but actually it was for the eunuchs to taste it in public.

Zhao Ji waved his hand, and an inner eunuch came forward, hesitantly broke off a small piece, and listened to Kong Qi's suggestion to dip some snowflake salt into his mouth tentatively.

The inner supervisor swallowed it and felt that the taste was soft and sweet, which seemed to be good. After a while, he felt that it would not be poisonous, so he continued to eat the remaining potatoes, and couldn't help but burp when it was over.

Zhao Ji frowned and said, "How?"

The inner eunuch prostrated himself in the tunnel and said, "This thing...can satisfy one's hunger!"

The inner supervisor pondered for a long time and didn't know how to describe it, so he simply told the truth, he was indeed a little panicked now.

After all, two potatoes with the size of a fist.

Zhao Ji nodded, but at the same time lost a little interest. It's just a strange fresh food, and it's worth mobilizing people to show it in the court?
The Kong family has some brain problems.

Li Gang asked from the side: "Master Kong, is this thing produced by the army of King Yan?"

Kong Qi respectfully said: "Yes. Li Xiang, this thing is the army ration planned by the King of Yan, and it can be planted twice a year. When I went back to the Confucius Mansion in Shandong to worship the ancestors in summer, I happened to meet the Fuhu Army and harvested this thing. I heard that the yield is quite good. , I asked for a hundred catties."

"After I returned to Beijing, I tried to sow seeds in my own village outside the city. I cut potatoes and planted them in an acre of fields. At the end of autumn, I ordered people to gather them up. Unexpectedly..." Kong Qi's voice trembled visibly: "I actually harvested potatoes More than four thousand catties!"

The corner of Zhao Ji's mouth trembled: This guy's brain is really broken.

The ministers were in an uproar.

Nonsense, more than 4000 catties per mu (measured in the Song Dynasty)?Is more than 100 times that of grain?
Li Gang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Kong, you are an imperial court official, an official of the household department, and a descendant of Confucius Sheng. How can you just talk about it?"

Kong Qi said loudly: "Li Xiang, how dare I speak nonsense? I couldn't believe it at the time, but for the past few days, I have been watching the soldiers harvesting potatoes in the potato field of the Shenwu Army outside the city. The production is only a lot more than that planted by Xiaguan!

Currently, under King Yan's command, the Fuhu Army and the Shenwu Army have tried to plant potatoes in various states in the east of the capital, as well as several places in Henan and Hebei. The income in just one season is more than tens of millions of catties... It has been used as military food reserves!

If the officials and you adults don't believe it, you can immediately refer to the records of the household department, the reports of various states, and the relevant personnel of the Shenwu Army to inquire!
Moreover, the Jingshi Shenwu Army has tried to grow potatoes on a hundred hectares of land, and the harvest this year can be used for military rations! "

Kong Qi's words are actually a bit exaggerated.

But it is absolutely not an exaggeration to produce thousands of catties per mu.

This is what he saw with his own eyes, checked it himself, and checked the data recently reported by the states. How can it be fake?
It's just that this matter was led by Wang Lin's army, and it was not really made public in the court, and not many people in the court paid attention.If it wasn't for Kong Qi being very sensitive and interested in this matter, it would be difficult to know about it.

(End of this chapter)