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Chapter 237 Errand ()

"The Lushe people came so early in the morning. Could it be that they have something important to report?"

Jiang Shaohua was wearing a red and white military uniform, with a few beads of sweat on his forehead, like dewy buds, and he was extremely beautiful. At this time, he asked me warmly and his eyes were smiling.

Lu Cong responded with a yes and presented the statement he had written out after staying up all night: "I have come to see the princess. I do have an important matter."

"Master Cui grows new grains in the farm and promotes the new grains in Nanyang County. This is the first priority next."

"Master Cui wants to stay in the farm and continue to select and raise seedlings. He has no time to go to the fourteen counties to teach the people one by one. Mr. Geng. I think that all counties should send people to the farm to learn how to grow new grains."

"Each county selects five to ten experienced farmers who are good at farming to come to the farm and learn for a month or two, just in time for the second crop of farming."

"I have no other talents, so I would like to recommend myself to take this job. This is the statement written by me, please read it to the princess."

Promoting new grains is indeed a top priority right now.

This is easy to say, but very tedious to do. As Lu Cong said, Cui Du has no skills and cannot go to various counties. Then all the counties would have to send people to the farm to learn how to grow new crops.

How many people should be sent to a county? How to manage it after arriving? How to accommodate one or two hundred people? Someone has to make arrangements for food, drink, and toilet every day. What do you need to learn to be qualified? Should a standard be established as the target and basis for assessment? Should students be rewarded for doing well in order to motivate everyone to learn? Also, should we record down the methods of growing new grains, etc.?

All in all, this is no easy task. It can even be said that it is trivial and cumbersome, and hard to please.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Lu Cong intently, reached out to take the note, and browsed it quickly.

There are three pages in total. The handwriting is neat and elegant, smooth and beautiful. Just by looking at this good handwriting, you can tell that Lu Cong's great talent back then was by no means a fluke.

Taking a closer look at the content, Lu Cong obviously put a lot of thought into it. There are dozens of items listed on the three pages, from how to select farmers to study, to the regulations that must be followed after entering the farm, to various arrangements for food, clothing, housing, transportation and study, everything is written clearly and carefully.

As expected of a person who has served as a county guard and managed a government office, he is full of vision and ability.

Jiang Shaohua laughed: "Lu Sheren must have spent a lot of time writing this statement!"

Lu Cong responded calmly: "To be fair to the princess, I stayed up all night to write this statement. In fact, I have been thinking about it since the moment I entered the farm and saw the corn."

"Eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries. When ministers receive their salary, they should work hard on their errands."

"I beg the princess to give me a chance. I will do my best to do this well."

After Lu Cong finished speaking, he bowed deeply.

Jiang Shaohua did not agree immediately and only said: "This princess will summon the officials to discuss the matter later. This matter needs to be discussed with all the officials."

Lu Cong responded respectfully.

……

Half an hour later.

In King Nanyang's study, all the officials raised their hands in greeting: "I respectfully welcome the princess."

Jiang Shaohua said with a smile: "Without courtesy, everyone, please sit down!"

All the subordinate officials sat down one by one according to their official positions. Lu Cong was the last person to give up, so he took the last position.

Chen Zhuo opened his mouth first and reported all the major events in the palace in the past six months.

In fact, these things are usually written in letters. However, the princess was away for half a year and it was rare to return to the mansion to discuss matters today. Even Chen Changshi was a little excited and his voice was much louder than usual.

Next, Feng Changshi reported: "...Princess Princess, this year's taxes from each county have been collected and handed over to the palace. I led everyone in the household to calculate the taxes and have them all recorded in the register." After that, Feng Changshi presented the tax book to the princess.

Jiang Shaohua flipped through the booklet, with a smile on his lips at first, but when he saw the end, he suppressed his smile and sighed softly: "It is difficult to make ends meet. Nanyang County needs to collect food, raise troops, honor the Queen Mother, and maintain peace with the capital." Keep up the good work. Thank you Feng Changshi for everything.”

Feng Changshi also sighed: "I know the princess's difficulties. Over the past year or so, the palace has spent money like running water. If this continues, I will not be able to cope with the expenses even if I have three heads and six arms."

Jiang Shaohua looked at Feng Changshi, who had white hair on his temples, and felt a little guilty.

In the huge Nanyang Prince's Mansion, all expenditures had to go through Feng Changshi's hands. It can be said that Feng Changshi is the chief steward of Nanyang Palace.

Jiang Shaohua coaxed Feng Changshi softly: "Feng Changshi has been busy for this period. Let's take a few days off."

Feng Changshi was coaxed into a happy mood by the princess, and smiled a little reservedly: "The palace has many things to do every day, and the house is not idle for a day, so how can I ask for leave."

"I said this because I hope the county owner will rent a house and be a little more restrained when spending money."

Jiang Shaohua responded with all his heart.

Yang Wenjian opened his mouth energetically and reported to the princess about the execution chamber affairs.

This time when the princess went on a tour, she only slipped away from him once and handled two cases of widow remarriage. Taking the blame is something that becomes familiar once and twice, and becomes trivial after the third time.

Yang Huan was willing to do his job honestly, and Jiang Shaohua liked him more, so he smiled and praised the torture chamber.

Yang Juan looked happy and cheerful.

Wen Zhubu, who had passed his sixtieth birthday, opened his mouth to report in high spirits. Master Wen knew the warehouses of Nanyang County and the grain storage situation of the fourteen counties very well.

The workshop that Shen Gongzheng is in charge of is still the busiest. Hundreds and thousands of new shaft plows have been made, and recently they have been busy making weapons and armor.

After discussing this for a long time, it was finally the turn of the three people.

Chen Jinyu opened his mouth and said: "Next, promoting new grains is the top priority. I volunteered to take this job."

This is not the time to be humble.

Ma Yaozong immediately answered the question: "I have been traveling since I was young, and I have some experience in handling general affairs. I beg the princess to leave this errand to me."

Lu Cong said nothing.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at it and smiled slightly: "Chen Sheren and Ma Sheren were a step late. Early this morning, Lu Sheren came to ask for a messenger. He stayed up all night and even wrote down the specific instructions."

Then he smiled and said to Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi: "The article is here. Please take a look at it first to see if it is feasible."

Chen Jinyu: "..."

Ma Yaozong: "..."

This cunning old thing!
The two young Sheren watched helplessly as the note written by Lu Sheren was widely praised by everyone. The task naturally fell to Lu Cong.

After the discussion was over, all the officials left one by one. Lu Congxin got an errand and walked away as if there was wind at his feet.

Ma Yaozong was very sensible and quietly withdrew.

Chen Jinyu had a pretty face, huffing and puffing like a frog.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and joked: "What's wrong with Chen Sheren? You can even have a bottle of oil hanging from your mouth."