Although he moved into the Yongwang Palace, which covers an area of thousands of acres, Chen Qing still maintained some of the traditions of the past. For example, the whole family still had meals together. He was not at the house at noon, but the whole family had to be together in the morning and evening. He could not be absent unless there were special circumstances.
Although he is now a de facto king, the food of Chen Qinghe and his family is still relatively simple, no different from before. Breakfast and lunch are simple, and dinner is a little richer.
The frugality is only equivalent to the luxury of other emperors, and of course it is not like that of ordinary people. It is just like a wealthy family, with ten main dishes, more than thirty side dishes, snacks, fruits and drinks.
Personal hobbies are also different. For example, Princess Lu Xiu particularly likes warm Qiongzhou coconut juice, children all like grape juice and pumpkin juice, and Chen Qing likes Zhangye wine.
However, one rule has been changed. Perhaps Chen Qing also felt that not talking during meals was a bit depressing. Originally, everyone didn’t have much time to get together. After dinner, they went back separately. It would be better to be like the wine table in later generations.
Everyone chatted and was very happy and lively. Once the rules were changed, the dining table became lively.
"Ji'er, how do you feel about going to the Internal Affairs Hall to study today?" Princess Lu Xiu asked her son with a smile.
Chen Ji took a cautious look at his father and said to his mother: "Today I went to Baihu Hall to work with my cousin. I feel that I have gained a lot!"
"Do you have any personal thoughts?" Chen Qing asked with a smile after taking a sip of wine.
Chen Ji hesitated and said, "My personal thoughts are a little bit."
"Tell me!"
Chen Ji mustered up his courage and said: "Father, my son saw a Category A document about Jingzhao Mansion's winter water conservancy construction plan. It is not special. Winter water conservancy construction occurs every year. In my child's opinion, if
I didn't want money, this document shouldn't have appeared, but it was a Category A document. The reason was that there was a rule in the past that all agriculture-related matters were Category A. I felt that this was a bit too fussy.
What a waste of my father’s precious energy and time.”
Chen Qing nodded and asked Lu Xiu and Zhao Qiaoyun, "Have you ever encountered something similar?"
"I met him not long ago!"
Lu Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "Not long ago, there was an application document for the autumn harvest grain drying site. Because it was Category A, it was sent to us. There was also an investigation report on the summer grain harvest in the four states on Henan Road. There were
Some are important, and some are really insignificant. Husband, Ji'er is right. This agriculture-related principle is too focused on form. It's just rules for the sake of rules, lacking in substance, and it wasted a lot of time for Qiaoyun and I."
Chen Qing said slowly: "The reason why this rule is set is because planting grass and raising sheep in rivers, converting hemp into cotton, and promoting new crops such as corn and pumpkins are all new things and are of great importance. The following is about the lack of
If you don’t understand this new thing, you will lose track of priorities and handle it improperly. For example, I proposed to encourage the planting of pasture and raising sheep by the river. At that time, I did not consider preventing overgrazing. As a result, every household was working hard to raise sheep, and the river soon became unable to bear it.
There was not enough grass to eat, and large-scale fights broke out in several villages in Fengxiang Prefecture over grabbing grassland, and many people died. When I found out, the problem was already serious. Later, I checked the old documents, and the local officials
I have submitted reports to the imperial court requesting the government to promulgate measures to control sheep farming, but I have not seen any of these documents. The Animal Husbandry Department also did not take them seriously because these reports were contrary to my request to promote sheep farming.
So I ordered that everything related to agriculture should be classified as Category A. It’s one thing if I don’t look carefully, but it is classified as Category A. With my instructions, the officials below will pay attention to it, and there will be no more incidents related to raising food.
Tragedy happens due to an overdose of sheep.”
"I understand, kid!"
Chen Qing smiled slightly again and said: "But it won't always be like this. As you said, some insignificant things do take up too much of my energy and time. It also seems that I don't trust the officials below, because in the past two years, as a father, I have been
I am busy with the affairs of the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, and I don’t have time to think about things like changing the rules, because the proposal to change the rules must be put forward by me. I won’t mention it. Even if the counselors have ideas, they cannot exceed their authority. You can talk to the officials more during this time.
Chat with the counselors, listen to their thoughts, and then record these thoughts and give them to your father. If I am not here, you can also give them to your mother. This is the first task I have assigned to you.
The rules of Category A need to be changed, but how to change it specifically, you can listen to the opinions of the counselors and write down a specific plan."
Chen Ji nodded repeatedly, and Chen Qing smiled and said: "I have considered it. From now on, you will go to the Internal Affairs Hall for an internship in the morning, and in the afternoon you will go to Taixue Agricultural College to study. Of course, you have to change your identity. You can call me Lu Chen. Morning in the morning, not
I want you to learn farming, but to learn the characteristics and habits of crops in various places, study and think from a big perspective, and become a qualified Sinong Temple official. Living in Taixue, you can also make many new friends. Of course, you
You can’t reveal your identity, do you understand?”
Chen Ji just wanted to go to school like an ordinary child and have his own classmates and friends. This was the main reason why he wanted to go to Guozi to study. But he was a little tired of the Four Books and Five Classics. He went to Taixue to study agriculture, and he could also go to various places for inspections.
He was looking forward to it so much that he nodded excitedly, "My kid will definitely study hard!"
At this time, Xue'er and Bing'er also ran over and pestered their father: "We also want to go to Taixue to study with our brother and live in Taixue!"
"Why, aren't you happy living here?"
The two young ladies glanced at their mother and said in unison: "Not happy!"
Chen Qing laughed loudly. He touched their little heads and said with a smile: "In the future, daddy will set up a girls' school. When you are older, you can also go to the girls' school to study and make more good friends."
The two young ladies clapped their hands with joy, "We can also go to school to study!"
The whole dining hall burst into laughter, only Lu Xiu shook his head helplessly.
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Three days later, Chen Qing came to the Agricultural College of Taixue again. At this time, the crown prince Chen Ji had been studying in Taixue for two days, but he came in the afternoon. His pseudonym was Lu Chen. Because he had two personal guards, everyone guessed
He was a son of an official, but no one could have imagined that he would be the crown prince. The crown prince should go to Guozi to study, so how could he come to Taixue to study agriculture.
Of course, Xuezheng Liu Xiangyang knew this secret, so he specially selected two roommates for Chen Ji who were about the same age and had gentle and simple personalities.
But today Chen Qing came here early in the morning, and the eldest son Chen Ji was still interning in the Internal Affairs Hall, so he couldn't meet his son.
From a distance, Chen Qing saw the glass room he designed, which was dazzling in the sun. There were students standing around, and their eyes were filled with wonder. When His Highness King Yong arrived, Liu Xiangyang temporarily persuaded the students to retreat, and the soldiers quickly took control.
All around.
Chen Qing came to the glass house. The glass house was very delicately made and the craftsmen were highly skilled. He asked that there should be no air leakage, so the craftsmen sealed the edges with glue after installing the glass.
The entire glass room was very transparent, and you could clearly see what was going on inside. Yang Du, a professor of agriculture, was in the sun room with three students. A student pushed him, and he turned around to see Chen Qing and ran out quickly.
He couldn't hold back the joy in his heart and said: "This crystal room is simply amazing. It's like early summer inside. Everything you plant can mature. If the fields were full of crystal rooms, we could have three crops a year."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "This cost is too high. It can be used as a test for Taixue, but it is better not to think about promotion."
After a pause, he asked again: "How is the potato planting going?"
Yang Du said quickly: "It has been planted. Your Highness, please come into the room with your humble position and have a look. All ministers are invited to come too!"