The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 186 From Kuichou to Jiayin
With the sound of firecrackers a year old, the spring breeze sent warmth to Tusu.

Thousands of families always exchange new peaches for old ones.

Accompanied by the sound of festive firecrackers, the end of the year of Gui Chou was officially announced, and the year of Jiayin came naturally.

The seventh year of Hongzhi was a somewhat special year. Many major events occurred in this year, such as the completion of the Kangji River embankment, and the enactment of the Qianmin Zhuang Law.But to Xie Shen, these are not important things.

The most important thing for him is to prepare for the examination.After all, the scientific examination is a qualification test for the rural examination, and only those who pass the scientific examination are eligible to participate in the next year's rural examination, so don't be careless.

As expected, the eldest brother and sister-in-law returned to Yuyao only three days before the New Year's Eve. It is a very happy thing for the family to be reunited on the New Year's Eve.

Xie's family didn't have any relatives in Yuyao, so Xie Shen didn't have to worry about posting New Year greetings one by one.

Xie Shen only had a few banquets with Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi, and this year was over.

The most important thing this year is naturally the scientific examination, but according to the usual practice, the great master will come to Yuyao in June and July, and the great master will personally preside over the scientific examination at that time.

Xie Shen wasn't too worried about reviewing the book for about four or five months.

In addition, he didn't want to stretch the battle line too long, so he planned to deal with it by reviewing on weekdays and making a surprise attack before the exam.

After the fifteenth day, Xie Shen called Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi to discuss planting cotton in the tidal flats.

After many inquiries, the so-called Japanese pirates are nothing more than a few thieves using their power to commit crimes.

On the contrary, there are occasional Japanese pirates harassing Ningbo and Songjiang mansions, but they are all small stocks, which will not hinder the overall situation of the southeast.

Since the Japanese pirates are not coming, Xie Shen plans to start planting cotton in the tidal flats.

Naturally, it was a pilot project at the beginning. First, the Wang family of the Xie family sent out some tenant farmers to start experimenting with planting on the coastal tidal flats.

The government naturally said hello.The Xie family of Simen and the Wang family of Shangtang are local prominent families, and County Magistrate Wu is not easy to offend, so he naturally let them go.

In fact, in the eyes of County Magistrate Wu, he should not be optimistic about this method of planting cotton in tidal flats, just because of face.

Cotton has a very long planting cycle and cannot be harvested until September and October.Moreover, Xie Shen had never planted cotton in tidal flats himself, so he felt somewhat uneasy.

Fortunately, if the government doesn't go into it, it will be much easier.

It would be troublesome if anything got involved with the government. Xie Shen could imagine that if their experiment was a big success, the first one to come over to share the profits would be County Magistrate Wu.

County magistrate Wu is the official of Yuyao's parents, and his head is grayed out because of his political achievements.If the method of growing cotton in tidal flats can be presented to the emperor, it will naturally win the joy of the Sacred Heart, and it is not impossible to be promoted back to Beijing.

Of course, with Xie Shen's character, he wouldn't just watch County Magistrate Wu take the credit away from him.

Even if the imperial court wants to promote cotton planting on a large scale in the southeast coastal tidal flats in the future, Xie Shen must be credited for that.

At least Xie Shen doesn't have to worry about these annoying things before the cotton harvest, but it is still necessary to plan ahead.Xie Shen, the county magistrate of Wu, has already seen it before.This kind of person does not have to be an enemy, but he must never have a close friendship with him.

Put aside the gossip, but said that Xie Shen was summoned by Confucius to go to the county school in a hurry.

It was the first time to visit his teacher after the new year, so Xie Shen naturally brought some Yuyao immortal tea as a congratulatory gift.

It's not that Xie Shen is negligent, Kong Jiaoyu closed the house and saw no one during the Chinese New Year, even if Xie Shen wanted to visit the old man, he couldn't persuade the door of Kong's family.

This time Kong Jiaoyu took the initiative to summon him, Xie Shen could take the opportunity to pay his respects to the old man.

What kind of New Year’s goods to give is also particular. Kong Jiaoyu is also a second-class Jinshi, so the basic level of appreciation is placed there. If the gift is too vulgar, it will not only hurt the feelings of teachers and students, but also reduce Xie Shen’s reputation in Kong Jiaoyu. Impression points in mind.

Literati's favorites are of course gold and stone calligraphy and paintings, but Xie Shen was born in a poor family, so how could he have the ability to collect these valuable things.Even if the family situation is better now, it is impossible to collect some immediately and send them to Confucius.

Moreover, these things are too expensive, Xie Shen is also afraid that Confucian teachings will be taboo.

Then there is only tea.

Although tea is not considered expensive, it is elegant, so it is a perfect gift for teachers and elders as an annual gift.

Since there was a gift of tea, it was naturally the Yuyao Immortal Tea recommended by Xie Shen and even Xie's family.After Xie Shen’s hard-working publicity during his trip to Yaji in Hangzhou, the reputation of Yuyao Xianming has soared. Although it is still suppressed by Qiantang Longjing, it has firmly occupied the second place in Zhejiang Tea.

Sure enough, relying on literati to gain fame is the best way.

There is not such a big difference in the taste and quality of the tea itself, it is precisely because of the praise and praise of scholars and literati that the difference appears sky-high.

The quality of Yuyao Xianming is not bad. After Xie Shen's publicity, there is already a faint intention to catch up with Qiantang Longjing.

Xie Shen gave this tea to Confucian teachings, naturally he meant to make Yuyao's fairy tea famous through the teachings of Confucian teachings.

After some discussions with his elder brother, Xie Shen decided to use bamboo boxes to pack Yuyao Xianming.

For one thing, green bamboos are planted all over Yuyao, which is easier to collect and make than wooden tea boxes and bamboo boxes.Secondly, the temperament of Yuyao Xianming is more in line with the boldness and elegance of bamboo.

There are not many literati and celebrities who do not love bamboo. Whether they are seeking fame or their true temperament, in short, the impression of bamboo is always positive.

Of course, after this fine packaging, the price of Yuyao Xianming has also risen, but it has always remained at a level lower than Qiantang Longjing.

This was Xie Shen's deliberate request, and his elder brother Xie Fang didn't ask too much.

There are business rules in the business world, which cannot be surpassed in one step.This is the same as the court.

It's like a champion of a new subject, who spends all day in the Imperial Academy talking about how the chief minister is not as good as himself, so can he still get along?

Regardless of what you think in your heart, at least you must keep Germany in your mouth.

Now Yuyao Xianming has just replaced Ningbo Zhushan Tea as the No. [-] Zhejiang Tea. If you set a higher price than Qiantang Longjing at this time, wouldn’t it be blatantly provoking Longjing tea merchants?
Ning Yining is not an idler, he will never tolerate Xie Shen's behavior, and will definitely cooperate with other Longjing tea merchants to suppress Xie Shen.

Xie Shen is fledgling now, if he offends Ning Yuanwai, a big boss in the tea industry at this time, he will never even think about working in the tea industry in the future.

The road has to be walked slowly, and the meal has to be eaten bite by bite. At worst, you can shout "Don't bully the young and poor."After all, for Xie Shen who just turned fourteen, the future is long.

Xie Shen came to the county school with the tea box, walked around Minglun Hall with ease, and came to the main room where Confucius had a rest and work.

The other three instructors shared a main room, and Kong Dedao, as an instructor, naturally enjoyed a little privilege and was able to occupy one room exclusively.

(End of this chapter)