The Red Mansion En Xiaohou

Chapter 36 There is a kind of spicy, called too enthusiastic spicy

Peppers are produced in South America, separated from Dagan by the Pacific Ocean.

If not, according to the current shipping speed of Dagan, it will take three months to go back and forth to India.

Whether or not I can survive in South America is a question.

Jia Shan looked at the emperor tangled.

Sitting on the dragon chair, the emperor frowned at Jia Shan's appearance.

"Your Majesty, I once heard a wandering Taoist talk about something called pepper. It tastes spicier than dogwood. The fruit is red and vermilion in color and is crescent-shaped. Its branches and leaves can kill locusts."

The ancient chili was called Fanjiao, also known as Qinjiao.

The ministers discussed what the pepper was.

The corner of the emperor's mouth twitched into a smile. This is not the stuff that the Fanbang foreigners paid tribute to a few years ago.

The queen liked the red fruits so much that she planted them in the imperial garden.

This is really God's blessing for Da Gan. I originally thought it was something useless and could only be kept for viewing, but I didn't expect it to be of great use to Da Gan.

"Wang Deming, go to Jiangyu Garden and dig some lantern fruits."

Wang Deming saluted the emperor and rushed to the imperial garden.

After a while, Wang Deming came back with the chili tree.

"Jashan, see if this is the pepper you mentioned."

Wang Deming put several pepper trees in front of Jia Shan.

Thin and long stems, with a few green immature peppers in the dense leaves.

That's not it.

Jia Shan became excited in an instant, and saluted the emperor again.

"This is it, Your Majesty."

The emperor laughed out loud.

"It's called Dengguo, but it would be appropriate to call it pepper."

All the ministers looked at Jia Shan and showed a kind smile towards Jia Shan.

Back then, Fanbang people brought a lot of tribute to Dagan.

Many ministers in the court have rewards from the emperor in their families.

Jia Shan smiled embarrassedly at the emperor.

"This thing can really kill locusts?"

Jason nodded seriously.

"Mixed and extracted with garlic, it can effectively kill locusts."

After receiving Jia Shan's affirmative answer, the whole court erupted.

From the earliest records about locusts in Lu's Spring and Autumn Period to the nearly 2000 years of this dynasty, locust plagues have always plagued the people of China.

Now that the eternal problem is solved in this dynasty, how can this not be exciting.

"With my order, the Admiral of the Department of Agriculture has been promoted to the rank of fifth rank. Jia Shandu will be in charge of the Department of Agriculture. There will be two deputy admirals and five supervisors to lead the Department of Agriculture."

The emperor began to give orders.

"Jingying Jiedu Envoy!"

"Chen is here!"

Cheng Engong Zhang Mingyuan stood up from the group of officials.

"By my order, the lantern fruits in Beijing are collected for national use."

"Yes!"

"Household Minister!"

"The old minister is here!"

"According to my order, in the future, the lantern fruit and the silk hemp belong to the same category, and can be used to offset the grain and miscellaneous labor tax."

A decree was issued.

The expansion of the Agriculture Department officially entered the court.

Jia Shan was a little overjoyed but sad. In the past, the Agriculture Department had a small population. Now that the Agriculture Department has grown, people's hearts will inevitably become complicated.

Although he single-handedly promoted pesticides, because of his age, those who took office may not be able to obey his discipline.

As the old saying goes, if you have no hair on your mouth, you can't do things well.

Some people must be disobedient to his discipline at such a young age. Jia Shan began to retreat in her heart and wanted to resign.

Rongguo Mansion,
What happened in the court hall quickly spread to the ears of all families.

The front and back yards of Rongguo Mansion became lively, and the major families in Beijing were moved after hearing the news, and brought gifts to Rongguo Mansion to congratulate them.

Jia She, Jia Jing, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian greeted each other in the front yard, while Jia Mu stayed in the inner yard to entertain the ladies of various families.

Mother Jia listened to the compliments from the wives and the praise of Jia Shan with a smile.

Among them, Concubine Nan'an is the most honorable and the oldest.

Grandmother Jia and Concubine Nan'an sat side by side, and Concubine Nan'an kindly held Mother Jia's hand and talked.

After a while, the Shi family came. This is Jia Mu's natal family.

Shi Nai Shi Ding's wife saluted Jia Mu.

Mother Jia just nodded coldly.

Because of Shi Xiangyun, Mother Jia didn't even like the two nieces and daughters-in-law.

Shi Xiangyun first followed the two of them and saluted Jia Mu respectfully, and then, like a happy bird, he jumped into Jia Mu's arms chirping.

Mother Jia hugged Shi Xiangyun tenderly.

"Old lady, I miss you so much, why don't you pick me up to play recently?"

Shi Xiangyun lay in Jiamu's arms and looked up at Jiamu.

Mother Jia gently scratched Shi Xiangyun's nose.

"There is no one who always comes to other people's homes as guests. You also have a home."

Shi Xiangyun's eyes darkened a bit.

The people present were all human beings, Shi Xiangyun's expression changes became intriguing in the eyes of the wives, and they all cast contemptuous glances at Shi Nai and Shi Ding's wife.

Shi Nai and Shi Ding's wife sat on pins and needles. In the end, they couldn't stand the stares anymore, so they drank tea to hide their embarrassment.

Shi Xiangyun was sent by Jia Mu to the back garden, and Jia Mu chatted with Nan'an Princess again.

There was occasional laughter in the room.

When Jia Shan came back from court, she was invited to Jia Mu's yard by her servants before she could change her official uniform.

"Fourth Lord!"

The maidservant's crisp voice came into Jia Mu's room.

The house became quiet, and the wives kept looking out.

The curtain was thrown open.

Under the watchful eyes of the wives, Jia Shan walked in slowly.

"old lady!"

Jia Shan bowed to Jia's mother intently.

Mother Jia called Jia Shan to her side with a loving face, and sat next to Jia Baoyu.

This made Jason very uncomfortable.

But it’s hard to say no in front of so many strangers.

After sitting down, the wives of each family kept staring at Jia Shan, looking up and down.

Concubine Nan'an spoke first.

"The child of the old sister's family is really handsome. I thought that brother Lian of your family was the best looking. I didn't expect that there is a more handsome one."

"I haven't seen you soon, the Dowager Empress."

Mother Jia told Jia Shan with a smile.

"I've seen the empress dowager."

Jia Shan stood up and saluted Concubine Nan'an.

Concubine Nan'an enthusiastically asked Jia Shan to get up.

Mother Jia introduced Jia Shan's identity and said, "This is my little four, Jia Shan."

Concubine Nan'an pulled Jia Shan, her eyes kept looking at Jia Shan, and finally she pulled Jia Shan to ask key questions.

"Old sister, is your baby engaged?"

All the wives in the house held their breath for a moment and looked at Jia Mu together.

This is their biggest concern here.

Although Jia Shan is young now, she is a rising star with Jane in the heart of the emperor. If she can marry her daughter to him, it will undoubtedly bring a huge boost to the family in the future.

Jia Mu chuckled and shook her head.

"It's still a marriage contract from a doll."

The crowd immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

When Mother Jia said this, she was undoubtedly sending them a message.

I just want to find a match for Jia Shan.

All the wives pulled Jia Shan to look back and forth, pinching their faces or hands.

Jia Shan now feels like Tang Seng who fell into the Pansi Cave.

As she was being passed back and forth like a toy, Jia Shan's eyes gradually became dull.

He no longer knows how many women have touched his face and hands.

He found that he seemed to be able to empathize with the baga cat he had raised before.

(End of this chapter)