My Portable Ming Dynasty

Chapter 26 Purple Props
【Do you want to start the lucky draw? 】

"start!"

[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the item "Home Decoration Planting Blanket (Purple)".]

A home planting blanket? What is this and why does it sound so strange?
Su Ze looked at the introduction of the props.

[Home Planting Blanket] (Purple): A reusable prop, a 3M*2M planting carpet that can simulate various types of soil fields. Crops can be planted on the planting blanket and greatly speed up the maturity of crops.

What is this? 3m*2m, a total of only six square meters, a portable farmland the size of a toilet?

Is this thing a purple item?
Su Ze took out the prop from the warehouse, which looked like a rolled-up carpet.

Su Ze carried the carpet to the empty room in the back row and spread it out.

When the carpet was unfolded, a farmland covered with black soil appeared in the room.

Su Ze just felt it was very magical. The carpet was only one centimeter thick, but he couldn't dig to the bottom. What kind of four-dimensional carpet is this!

What’s even more amazing is that this [home planting blanket] can also set the type of farmland, such as paddy fields, dry fields, etc., and even has more detailed adjustments to soil fertility and salinity.

For example, if Su Ze is set as a paddy field, a paddy field commonly seen in the south of the Yangtze River will appear, with water in the field reaching up to the calf, and soft soil under the water.

But what can you do with a six-square-meter farmland?
and many more.

Su Ze quickly checked the description of the props and smiled when he saw that it "greatly speeds up the ripening of crops."

It can adjust the type of farmland at any time and greatly speed up the maturity of crops. Isn’t this a breeding artifact?

Su Ze thought about his previous life when he had participated in a project led by the Ministry of Agriculture. Looking at the agricultural experts waiting for the crops to mature, wouldn't they die of laughter if they got such a magical weapon?

A six-square-meter field is too small for a vegetable field, but it is enough for breeding!
And since you can switch the type of farmland, doesn’t that mean you can breed any crop?
But this is a huge acceleration, but how fast is it?
Su Ze plans to get some seeds of different crops and try planting them during his day off tomorrow.

It’s worthy of being a purple prop. Su Ze is in a good mood.

At this time, the [Handheld Ming Congress] popped up the "settlement report" submitted last time.

When the Illustrated Book of the Emperor was completed, Emperor Longqing was delighted and designated it as the textbook for the Crown Prince's education.

Crown Prince Zhu Yijun was very fond of the teaching materials you carefully compiled. You two had a pleasant time as teacher and student.

After coming of age and taking power, Zhu Yijun gradually developed a rebellious streak towards the content of your textbooks, alienating himself from his ministers and indulging himself in his harem. Your efforts ultimately went to waste, and the Ming dynasty remained unchanged.

Sure enough, Zhu Yijun is still the same Junzi in history, and history has not changed.

In fact, in the history before Su Ze traveled through time, "The Illustrated Book of the Emperor" was a textbook tailored for Emperor Wanli after Zhang Juzheng came to power.

The result was the same as this simulation. After Zhang Juzheng's death, Zhu Yijun gradually ignored the affairs of state and forgot all of Zhang Juzheng's teachings.

Su Ze looked at his attributes.

——Host: Su Ze——

Age: 25
Birthplace: Taicang County, South Zhili

Official Rank: Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zanshan, Rank 6 (Prestige +3 per day)

Prestige: 140 (+3 per day)

Simulation times: once a month

Ming Dynasty: 77 years

Mission: Reach a "close" relationship with a council member.

Mission Rewards: Item Lottery Chance*2, Monthly Simulation Times +1.

When Su Ze saw the refreshed task, his eyes lit up!
He has already seen the power of the props, and the number of simulations per month can indeed be increased!

Because of the simulation times once a month, Su Ze had to think for a long time every time he submitted a memorial, for fear that the prestige points required for the memorial to be enforced would be insufficient, thus wasting the opportunity to submit a memorial.

If the simulation opportunity can be increased to once a month, Su Ze can make more attempts.

Even if the prestige value is not high enough to enforce the order, one can still know the court's reaction in advance through a simulated memorial.

The next day, June 10th was a day off at the end of the month. This time, Su Ze did not invite Shen Shixing, but came to the Suzhou Guild Hall alone.

Manager Huang stood at the door of the guild hall again to greet Su Ze. This time his attitude was more attentive than last time.

After the greetings, Manager Huang led Su Ze to the flower hall of the guild hall and asked with a smile:

"I congratulate Su Hanlin on his promotion. Normally, when fellow Suzhou residents get promoted, they would hold a banquet at the guild hall to celebrate. However, I know Su Hanlin is a low-key person, so I don't dare to make any decisions on my own."

Su Ze looked at Manager Huang and inexplicably thought of the director of the general office of the department he worked in in his previous life. He was also very good at dealing with people and did things flawlessly. His emotional intelligence was truly amazing.

Moreover, he had just received the imperial decree to be promoted yesterday, and Manager Huang knew about it today. The guild hall was well-informed, which also showed that Manager Huang's Beijing office was doing a good job.

When it comes to social skills, modern people may not necessarily be better than the ancients. But when it comes to serving people, Su Ze is definitely not as good as the eunuchs in the palace.

Su Ze said:

"It's better not to hold the banquet."

Manager Huang smiled and nodded. He continued, "Many of my fellow townspeople have also come to me to inquire about Su Hanlin's address. Naturally, I dare not reveal it without permission. These fellow townspeople have left their name cards, which were originally intended to be delivered to your residence today."

Business cards are a tool for short-distance communication in this era and a more frequent means of communication than letters.

If you don't meet the host when you visit him/her, you can leave a visiting card stating your identity and the reason for the visit. If the host wants to see you, he/she can send someone to invite you.

When people get together, they exchange name cards with each other, just like exchanging business cards in later generations. The name cards will have their name, identity and address written on them.

In addition, there are wedding invitations for happy events, funeral invitations for condolences, and banquet invitations for inviting others to a banquet.

No wonder the original body couldn’t fit into the circle, it was because he didn’t come to the guild hall.

A basket of exquisitely crafted business cards was brought to Su Ze.

After seeing these famous business cards, Su Ze finally gained a new understanding of the financial resources of Suzhou officials.

The paper used for business cards is also very particular, and the best quality is the Shu paper produced in Shu.

Shu paper is not a simple white paper, but a high-end paper with patterns and designs, just like modern notebooks.

Su Ze also saw a piece of gold flower paper sprinkled with gold dust and painted with orchids. This kind of paper cost three cents of silver per piece, which really meant that every inch of paper was worth its weight in gold.

It's a life of luxury and decadence!
Su Ze had a direct understanding of the extravagant lifestyle of scholars during the Longwan period in history.

Let’s take a look at the owner of this name card, Wang Xijue, the Supervisor of the Imperial College.

Wow, another future prime minister.

Su Ze then remembered that this fellow from Suzhou Prefecture had ranked first in the joint examination and third in the palace examination in the 41st year of Jiajing's reign.

In the list of the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, the top scorer Shen Shixing and the third place winner Wang Xijue were both from Suzhou Prefecture, which is enough to show the flourishing literary style of Suzhou at that time.

Su Ze looked at Manager Huang and asked, "Does the guildhall have any writing paper?"

(End of this chapter)