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Chapter 387 Si Nongsi’s Golden Thigh

Zhao Guangyuan investigated Du Zhishu.

After I learned that he was a Jinshi, he was assigned to the Si Nong Department since he was awarded the official. In the past eight years, he worked conscientiously and rarely made any mistakes. He was appointed as the second-in-command under Si Nong Qing, but he was only promoted two levels in the past eight years. He is still in the seventh rank. .

In a capital city full of nobles, he really couldn't get hold of this official position.

Moreover, Si Nongsi has become more and more marginalized in recent years. Without opportunities for meritorious service, there is no possibility of promotion. Si Nongsi has no share in the rewards given by the palace every year.

Zhao Guangyuan entered the exclusive office of Sinongsi and saw Du Zhishu coming in, but he looked like he couldn't cheer up and didn't want to talk to him.

Originally, the Department of Agriculture and Agriculture had little to do, and the Ministry of Works was eager to abolish it. There are no opportunities for meritorious service and promotion, and there is no windfall to be made, so the officials below naturally look like they are muddle along.

But in modern times, Zhao Guangyuan knew that the Ministry of Agriculture is an extremely important department. Not only planting, but also agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, land resource utilization, rural housing and land, and various rural undertakings are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and the stability and prosperity of the country.

Xia'er's side has more than half of its residents registered as rural residents, while in Daqi, the number of people working in agriculture, industry, and commerce has only a much larger share of rural residents.

Emperor Taizu, the founding father of the Qi Dynasty, listed the Sinong Department as a separate department, on par with the six departments, which shows that he attached great importance to it. However, after nearly three hundred years of development, the Department of Agriculture and Agriculture became an existence that was like a gift from various ministries. It was finally merged into the Ministry of Industry and became a dispensable department under the Ministry of Industry.

"Your Majesty?" Seeing that King Yue was lost in thought, Du Zhishu endured it and called him anyway.

Du Zhishu felt uneasy, wondering why the King of Yue had summoned him.

First, they asked him about his relationship with the head of the Ministry of Etiquette, and then called him to the public room to ask questions. Is it because he has a similar name to Mr. Du and wanted him to help preside over the wedding?
Du Zhishu's heart skipped a beat. He had met Mr. Du several times in the past few days. Every time he saw him, he was so busy that he looked tired and excited. I heard that the officials of the Ministry of Rites, who organized the wedding of the King of Yue, received rewards from the King of Yue that exceeded their monthly salary for several months.

I also heard that the King of Yue was in a hurry to get married, and the Ministry of Rites was short of manpower, so they had to draw people from the palace. Could it be that the King of Yue wanted people from the Department of Agriculture to help organize his wedding?
Du Zhishu was excited and rubbed his hands, "If the prince needs us..." we will do our best to take care of it!

Zhao Guangyuan came to his senses and nodded at him, "I have something to tell you."

Du Zhishu's eyes were astonishingly bright, "Your Majesty, please do as you please, I am obliged to serve as an official! When are you going to see Lord Du?"

Uh, looking for Mr. Du? Why are you looking for Mr. Du? Zhao Guangyuan was stunned.

I don’t know why he is more energetic than before, but he doesn’t intend to ask more questions. He just said: “Last time, I asked the disaster-stricken counties and towns in Lizhou, Yanzhou to plant vegetables in autumn and winter. I wonder if there is a letter from below, how are the arrangements? "

Uh... Du Zhishu's shoulders slumped.

It turns out that Si Nongsi was not asked to help with the wedding. The silver reward is gone again.

Hey, who made Si Nong Si poor? He was as poor as the King of Yue, who was well known to everyone in Beijing.

Seeing the King of Yue staring at him, Du Zhishu hurriedly cheered up and replied respectfully: "Back to the king, the relevant documents have been sent to Lizhou, Yanzhou, and a reply from the local county government has been received. The local county magistrate has summoned the local officials. , ordering them to fully cooperate with the planting of vegetables in autumn and winter to survive this winter. "

Zhao Guangyuan nodded: "Where is the reply letter?"

"Weichen, go get it now."

Niang Le, it is said that the King of Yue is in a hurry to marry the princess, and all the officials in the Ministry of Etiquette are so busy that they hit the back of their heads. The King of Yue has not been to the Agriculture Department for a long time. Now that he is not organizing the wedding in the palace, why does he still worry about such trivial matters? Fortunately, although Si Nongsi is not taken seriously by adults, they do not dare to forget their own work. Everything that needs to be done is being done. Moreover, this matter has been the top priority for the King of Yue since he took office. The Secretary of Agriculture, from top to bottom, has done his best to handle it.

Zhao Guangyuan looked at the document in his hand and nodded while reading.

Du Zhishu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was satisfied. If this matter had not been ordered by the King of Yue, the local government in Lizhou, Yanzhou, might not have taken this matter seriously, and it would not have been easy to implement it.

Du Zhishu didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing for the King of Yue to come to the Agriculture Department.

Originally, the Agricultural and Agricultural Department was dispensable, and the Minister of Industry would just pretend to be invisible when he saw them. There is nothing to tell them at ordinary times, so they naturally enjoy their leisure time. But as soon as the King of Yue came, a huge mountain pressed down on him, and no one dared to paddle out and fish.

Everyone is worried about losing their official position.

But then I thought about it, there was a big shot in charge, and when he explained the errands, no one in the departments dared not ignore him. Let’s just say that if it weren’t for the order from the King of Yue to plant vegetables in the following states and counties this time. If the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, would the following take it seriously? Can it be executed?
Lord Sinongqing was flattered when he received the documents sent to Beijing from various counties. When had the magistrates of the following counties treated him with such respect?
Just as Du Zhishu curled his lips, he heard the King of Yue say: "Well, this matter has been done well. Thank you for your hard work. But we still need to send people to follow up on this matter. We must complete this matter so that in autumn and winter, the disaster victims along the state can really If you benefit from it, I will remember you for your great contribution, and I will personally ask for credit for you."

Well? Give them credit?
"Thank you, Your Majesty! I will live up to my trust and handle this matter well!"

My uncle, Grandma Le, the King of Yue said that I would like to take credit from them! When did their agricultural department have the opportunity to ask for credit?

This matter needs to be taken seriously, and it must be done successfully and beautifully! At this time, Du Zhishu wished he could go to Yanzhou in person to supervise the matter.

But he can't do it himself. His father-in-law's home is over there, and there's no one to supervise the delivery of messages?

Du Zhishu secretly thought that he would send a quick message to his family soon, so that all the villagers at home would plant the vegetable seeds sent by the prince to support the prince's plan!

At noon that day, the officials and servants of the Agriculture Department received a meal from the restaurant sent by the King of Yue. Everyone was so full of food that they made the yamen of the Ministry of Works next door cry with greed.

That's not all. After dinner, they received a cart of cloth brought by someone sent by the King of Yue, saying that it was given to their families to make autumn clothes.

Everyone is very excited. We all belong to the Ministry of Industry, and the yamen next door often get various rewards. Only their agricultural department can only watch. Now, when the King of Yue comes, they will also get rewards!
I wish I could bow down to the King of Yue three times. Everyone cheered up and walked several times in front of their colleagues from the Ministry of Works with the various pieces of cloth they had been given, letting them feel the envy, jealousy and hatred they had felt in the past.

As soon as everyone felt the benefits of Si Nongsi finally having a golden thigh.

It doesn’t matter if the King of Yue is poorer than other princes, no matter how poor he is, he is still a prince! No matter how poor the king of Yue was, how could he be as poor as them? A little leakage between the fingers is enough for them to eat.

And this golden thigh is not necessarily thinner than other people's.

Everyone in the Si Nong Division has secretly decided to hold tightly to the thigh of the King of Yue, listen to the King of Yue's orders, and do their best to carry out the errands assigned by the King of Yue. They must let him stay in the Si Nong Division and not let him go to other yamen!

Zhao Guangyuan's wedding here is approaching, and his errands in the Yamen are going smoothly. It can be said that people are in high spirits during happy events. But on Lin Zhaoxia's side, as her wedding was approaching, the two nuns Kong and Wei, coupled with the daily cramming instruction from Jiang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, made her miserable.

This ancient time is really not a place for people to live. Every step of the way is calculated. After being trained by the two nuns for several days, she felt that she could no longer walk.

When Zhao Guangyuan came to see him, he asked him with a grimace: "Have you thought of a way? Can I return to modern times?"