"Although this study of studying things is not included in the imperial examination, it is not useless."
"Everyone...do you still remember potatoes and sweet potatoes?"
Queen Changsun said with a smile.
When several women heard this, they all took a breath.
Who in the Tang Dynasty today does not know these two things?
From their husbands down to the people in Chang'an, they are talking about this thing every day.
A yield of several thousand kilograms per mu was something that directly changed the fate of the Tang Dynasty!
After hearing what Empress Changsun said, Mrs. Wei was also startled.
"What the empress means is..."
"These sweet potatoes are something that your Majesty obtained from an expert. Among the schools that this young master governs, there happens to be the study of objects."
"Everyone, if there is no such thing as the study of things, when will the people of the world know that there is still time to produce thousands of kilograms of things per mu?"
When Empress Changsun said this, several ladies could not help but be stunned.
This seems to make sense!
Although I don’t know who this expert is, but for being able to offer such great auspiciousness to His Majesty, I’m afraid he will definitely give you a lot of rewards.
Compared to becoming an official through the imperial examination, it doesn't seem to be any worse, right?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wei couldn't help but smile, "Thank you for your advice!"
Empress Changsun smiled, and then said, "I think, maybe in the future the imperial examination will also test the study of objects. By then, won't your Ziyu academy be the place where the master is?"
Mrs. Wei suddenly looked surprised.
It seems to be true!
The women chatted for a while, and it was getting late.
Fang Xuanling's wife suddenly said, "It's time to put out the lanterns. The children are probably going to go wild."
Du Ruhui's wife also sighed softly, "Well, Your Majesty intends to change the custom and let young men and women marry on their own. I'm afraid that my Cheng'er will be deceived by a prostitute. What should I do?"
If Du Ruhui heard this, he would almost immediately scold him. Isn't this an edict that criticizes Dingge's culture in a roundabout way? However, as a woman, Queen Changsun still has a gentler temperament. After hearing what Mrs. Du said, she pondered for a while and said,
"Mrs. Du is right to worry. There is indeed such a risk. However, today's girls have a better eye for people than we do. If you don't have any talent, I'm afraid they won't look down on you, so why worry?"
"That's true...but Madam, even if the daughter's family chooses her own husband, this family is also a problem!"
All the women nodded,
After all, in this era, the portal problem is almost the top priority.
But Queen Changsun is a queen after all.
For many things in the court, her vision is much deeper than that of these ordinary ladies.
Empress Changsun smiled slightly.
"The portal problem is still a problem right now. But it won't be a problem for a long time."
"This...how do you say this?"
"This matter... I can't go into too much detail. But you just need to know that those who are favored by His Majesty are always young people who are truly outstanding and hard-working. Some of your husbands-in-law come from humble backgrounds. Have you ever treated them badly?"
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"Your Majesty is now in charge of the overall situation. This is the time when Your Majesty wants to revolutionize everything. It is also the time when heroes emerge in large numbers. You are optimistic about this."
Empress Changsun was very smart and never asked too much about matters in the court, but she still knew a lot about the general direction of the situation.
Now the power of the family is severely sanctioned by Li Erfeng, and this existence must be eliminated in the future.
Then those who will be popular in the future will naturally be the upstarts who came from the imperial examination.
If you have the strength, Your Majesty will naturally favor you and treat you favorably. Your Majesty's favor is not worth much more than any other portal?
Empress Changsun's advice made all the women wake up one after another.
Thinking about it this way...it really is true!
No matter which young master is in the family, no matter how powerful the family is, he can't be more powerful than Your Majesty.
If my daughter could become someone like Huo Qubing, wouldn't it be a real gain?
At this time, Changsun Wuji's wife, the sister-in-law of Queen Changsun, suddenly said, "In that case, it is said that there are many young talents from all over the world coming to the Qin Festival today, and there are even more beautiful and talented people. Why don't we take the place of my daughter?"
Looking around?"
When the Queen's sister-in-law said this, all the women's eyes lit up.
"Then what are I waiting for? Let's go now!"
Queen Changsun smiled without saying a word and led Changle to stand up.
Li Er said that Sheng'er would also come to attend the grand party that day...but he didn't know whose father-in-law and mother-in-law were going to be entangled by the little girl.
She was secretly amused. I'm afraid no one would have thought this time that because her child was coming, she had already used her personal money to buy all the pianos in advance.
…
The sky is getting dark, but Chang'an City is becoming brightly lit.
Literally thousands of lights.
Countless lanterns are hung on the eaves of people's houses in Chang'an, walking around in the streets and alleys.
No matter where you go, you can see strings of lanterns when you look up.
Li Sheng took a few maids to dinner, and during the stroll, he actually regained some of the feeling of the commercial street in his previous life.
After walking for a while, Li Sheng came to a teahouse and sat down.
This is the east area of the city, where the Qinhui is held.
From this teahouse, you can see the street below. As soon as the piano shop starts selling pianos, you can go down and join in.
"I heard that the questions in the imperial examination this time are very difficult. The Four Books and Five Classics are not bad, and there are not many questions in the test. But the history books and military books are really difficult, and eight of the ten questions are these!"
"Is this really true? It seems that the imperial court still intends to pacify the Turks."
"I think the Turks won't be able to defeat them for a while. Our military strength is about the same as that of the Turks, but the Turks have too many horses."
"Oh, that's right. The Turks can come to Datang from time to time to harvest grass and grain, but we can't do it easily."
"By the way, have you heard? Rumor has it that Your Majesty...will use troops against the Turks next month!"
"Hey, do you believe this? Your troops are not trained, your food and supplies are not prepared, and you are sending troops at this time. How stupid do you think your Majesty is?"
"Isn't that true? I heard from my fellow countryman that His Majesty's troops and horses currently have enough food and fodder to fight an army of 200,000. We have a total of 500,000 to 600,000 troops including cavalry and infantry. How can we use troops next month?
"
"I also remembered what you said. I heard from one of my relatives that His Majesty seems to be dismantling the army recently. The extra soldiers will go back to plow the fields if they have land in their hometowns, while those who don't have land will work in factories outside the city.
We are about to disarm, so how can we use troops temporarily?"
"That's right, it must be fake news."
"But I really heard..."
"Don't worry, everyone has hearsay, how can we take this kind of thing seriously? Speaking of which, I heard from a fellow exam mate that the wages for working outside the city are very high, more than what I earn from farming in my hometown...Anyway, I won't be able to do it until next year.
If I take the exam again, why don’t I work and study part-time?”
…
The teahouse was full of people coming and going.
There were all kinds of people chatting inside, among which Turks, Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes accounted for the majority.
Li Sheng smiled slightly when he heard this. These gossips are more reliable than the self-media in his previous life. It is still unknown whether Li Er adopted the hand grenade plan.
Speaking of that plan, Li Sheng himself didn't feel very good, and Li Er probably wouldn't adopt it.