Xiao Yichen was talking to Xiao Ping when he received the letter that Emperor Jingwen asked Xiaobai to bring back.

Xiao Ping brought fifty people over. These fifty people were orphans he was looking for in Jiangnan. They will receive agent training at the Shen family.

After Xiao Yichen read the note, he immediately went to find Shen Jia and Shen Zhuoyun.

Shen Zhuoyun observed the growth of sweet potatoes on the hillside.

From planting corn to sweet potatoes, he would go to the hillside at least three times a day for fear of missing some details.

"Uncle Shen, the emperor has made you the Protector of the Country, and Jiajia the Protector of the Country. The Minister of Household Affairs has secretly set out from the capital with the imperial edict today." Xiao Yichen couldn't wait to tell Shen Zhuoyun the good news.

Xiao Yichen respects Shen Zhuoyun not only because he is Shen Jia's father, but also because he is deeply impressed by his ability to take things up and let them go, perseverance, optimism and open-mindedness.

When ordinary people encountered his situation, they would either secretly go to Beijing to seek revenge on Zhou Shaocheng and his wife, or they would live in a state of drunkenness and dreaming, or they would just go with the flow and become a village man in the mountains.

But he didn't. He was still gentle, smart, able to farm and speak well. Xiao Yichen often read the strategies he corrected for Shen Hao. They were to the point and had unique insights. They were even more brilliant than the articles he had seen in the capital in previous years about the top picks and top picks.

Moreover, he also has a heart for the country and the people. How could such a person with both ability and political integrity not be respected by him?

When Shen Zhuoyun heard this, he staggered and almost sat on the ground. After he managed to steady himself, his eyes were filled with emotions and his voice was hoarse: "Seriously!"

"Really!" Xiao Yichen nodded affirmatively.

Shen Zhuoyun's eyes quickly turned red, he knelt down towards the capital and kowtowed three times.

Xiao Yichen, like Shen Jia, was not a person who could comfort people. Seeing that Shen Zhuoyun calmed down, he quickly went to find Shen Jia.

Shen Zhuoyun looked at his retreating back and murmured in a low voice: Just let it happen! It's their fate that no one can stop.

Shen Jia taught Li Damei and Liu Xiaoying to suture their wounds in the 'operating room', using rabbits hunted back from the mountains.

After Guo Mingyu and Mrs. Gu met, Liu Xiaoying moved to live and eat with the maids. Shen Jia persuaded her twice and then let her go.

Li Damei and Liu Xiaoying hurriedly left when they saw Xiao Yichen coming. This man's aura was so strong that they were a little scared when they saw him.

Shen Jia glared at Xiao Yichen dissatisfied.

Xiao Yichen stepped forward and took Shen Jia's hand to sit down, deliberately teasing her: "Jia Jia, guess what good news I bring you?"

Shen Jia raised his eyebrows and said, "Did the emperor give me a reward? Is it the village monarch? The county owner? Or the princess?" Xiao Yichen tapped Shen Jia's forehead: "Is it the princess, or the princess with a fiefdom, Grandpa Huang?" I will give you fiefdoms in Yi County, Bai County, and Cang County."

Shen Jia's eyes widened with disbelief, and his face was a little uncomfortable: "Your Majesty is too generous! I deserve it!"

Xiao Yichen rubbed the top of her hair and said in a soft voice: "Fool! You deserve it. You saved countless lives from the Lingnan plague. The yield of rice per mu is only more than 300 kilograms, and the wheat yield is only more than 400 kilograms. This is still high. The fields are so well cultivated that this harvest can be achieved.

The south is better, with abundant rainfall and two crops of rice a year. The family has some financial resources. It's different in the north, where crops can only be grown for one season and there are frequent droughts. Food and clothing for farmers sometimes becomes a problem.

As the annexation of land by big landowners becomes more and more serious, some powerful landowners become richer and richer, farmers become poorer and poorer, and the national treasury becomes more and more empty. The emperor also wants to rectify this phenomenon, but it can affect the whole body. Dare to make big moves easily, but now that there are several high-yielding grain varieties, it will be different.

The yield of corn is more than 700 kilograms per mu, and it is resistant to barrenness and drought. Just imagine how many people can be fed if it is planted all over the country? And what will happen if the sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and peanuts are fully promoted? If there is food, there will be people, and if there are people, it means the country is strong. With this great contribution, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are a lucky star for everyone in the world. . "

Even though Shen Jia was thick-skinned, Xiao Yichen's praise made her blush and feel embarrassed.

It was rare for Xiao Yichen to see Shen Jia's red face. It was so rare that he couldn't help but stare.

The girl's pretty face, which is as delicate and shiny as jade, has two blushes, a rare shyness clustered between her eyebrows, her black eyes are as bright as gems, and a strand of naughty hair hangs gently on the side of her face. The corners of the rosy lips were slightly raised, revealing two looming pear dimples, blooming like flowers.

"Achen, can I manage the fiefdom given to me by the emperor in any way I want?" Shen Jia leaned on Xiao Yichen's shoulder with her hand in hand, with longing and high morale in her eyes.

Xiao Yichen liked to see Shen Jia's fighting spirit the most. He couldn't help but rub the top of her head again: "Okay, you just need to hand over 70% of the income from the fiefdom to the treasury. Have you thought of how to manage you?" The land is closed?"

"Well! First of all, let them have enough food and clothing to make a fortune. We must also let all children over seven years old, regardless of boys and girls, read books for free for a year. We must also exercise. Reading makes people sensible, and exercise makes people rich. A healthy body..." Shen Jia's eyes flashed with heat, gearing up for a big fight.

"Jiajia, women also need to study?" Xiao Yichen was a little confused, because most people would not let their girls study.

"Yes, of course. Don't underestimate women. Let me tell you! My master said that a great man from a country once said, 'Women can hold up half the sky.' Women can also study, be officials, and fight. , give women opportunities, and they will not be worse than men in the political, economic, and cultural fields.

It's just that men have always regarded women as their accessories, restraining and restricting them, so that they have to live dependent on men. Most women in this era are unhappy.

There is another reason. Does a child always follow his mother when he is born, and only go to school or interact with his father and other people when he is older? Do you think the mother has a great influence on the child? "Shen Jia's voice was as clear as crystal, and there was an indescribable clarity in her voice.

Xiao Yichen was immersed in what Shen Jia just said.

He has never been a self-willed and self-righteous person. As long as the suggestions are useful, he will usually listen to them. Just like when he first met Shen Jia, he didn't care whether she was a woman or a child and followed her suggestions everywhere.

Grandpa Huang once told him that when you get down there, you should still act like a royal person. Even if others have good suggestions, they will not dare to speak freely because they are afraid of your majesty. To be a wise king, a wise king that will be passed down through the ages, you must recruit good advice and talented people, put down your body, listen to various voices, and select the best and most appropriate ones to implement.


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