Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Chapter 280: Zhao Cheng

In addition to weapons manufacturing, food security is also a top priority. Especially now that the plague is raging, a reduction in food production this year is almost certain to happen.

In ancient times, productivity was low, and even in years of plenty, people might not be able to have enough food to eat, let alone in a year of disaster like the current one.

Ye Shuo thought about it, then summoned Zou Wu into the palace.

“Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty.”

It was a rare opportunity to see the teacher alone, so Zou Wu couldn’t help but feel excited.

Ye Shuo didn’t waste time and got straight to the point: “How are the experimental fields and seeds that were granted to you in the suburbs of Beijing?”

The seeds were none other than the excellent rice seeds introduced from Lucheng. However, no matter how good the rice seeds were, no one would believe Ye Shuo’s empty words. Not to mention Prime Minister He and others, he would not be able to pass the test of the common people.

Think about it, their own land is growing well, and then suddenly they are told to change the seeds, and they have to change them uniformly and compulsorily. Who would be happy about this?

The rice grown with the previous seeds will not make people starve to death. What if the yield of the new rice seeds is not good? For ordinary people, if they fail to harvest food in one season, they are at risk of starvation.

Ye Shuo had to produce evidence before he could promote planting on a large scale, so he approved several experimental fields as early as when he ascended the throne. After such a long time, there must have been some results.

The result was similar to what Ye Shuo had expected.

“Reporting to Your Majesty, the seeds you gave me earlier have now grown more than two feet tall. According to your instructions, I applied ammonia fertiliser and they are growing well. I believe that they will be harvested soon in late autumn.”

The so-called ammonia fertiliser mentioned by Zou Wu is not a very rare thing. After all, for the common people, cost is also an extremely critical factor. Once the cost is high, no matter how much it is produced, it will be in vain and unrealistic.

It can be used on a large scale and the method is simple. Just mix a certain proportion of cow dung with soybean powder, and then put it in a sealed container for fermentation. After three days, it can be used. The cost is quite low and everyone can do it.

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but nod: “As long as it goes well.”

No matter what, people must not starve to death after the plague.

The Great Zhou cannot afford another severe blow.

After finishing the conversation, Ye Shuo quickly moved on to something else: “By the way, I heard that you have started to accept disciples? According to seniority, you can be considered my disciple’s goddaughter.” ?Ã???Ë?

Speaking of this, Zou Wu couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed: “…They are just a few girls with miserable lives. I couldn’t bear to see them, so I kept them in my home. They are nothing.”

In this world, there are too many women with tragic fates. As a woman herself, Zou Wu couldn’t bear it, so she selected a few of them.

Now that his teacher called him “disciple”, Zou Wu was naturally excited and couldn’t help but clench his hands on both sides.

Seeing this, Ye Shuo paused and then sighed inaudibly: “Thank you for your hard work over the years.”

Zou Wu was obviously the most capable and talented one among these batches of students, but due to her identity as a woman, almost no one looked up to her. The others were either accepted as disciples by He Xiang and others at an early stage and rose to high positions, or were appreciated by two emperors and sent to important positions in local areas. Only Zou Wu and a few other women had been working in low-paying government offices such as the Ministry of Works for more than ten years, and it was a good thing for them to be a minor official of the fifth or sixth rank.

If we only consider ability, it must be far more than that.

Higher ability, but different treatment, it’s really unbearable.

Zou Wu is already in her twenties or thirties now, but when she heard the word “hardship”, she couldn’t help but feel a little sad.

“It’s still better after all.” So be it, a small official. Even if it’s a small official, not everyone can do it.

Zou Wu couldn’t help but think of the joy in suffering.

However, Ye Shuo had never heard of any country that could become rich and powerful without relying on women. Among all the top countries, women played an extremely important role.

If the Great Zhou wants to become stronger than Beiting and the State of Chen, it must first change its concept. Whoever takes this step first will be able to seize the initiative.

“Don’t worry, everything will be fine in the future.” After a moment, Ye Shuo suddenly said this.

Zou Wu was suddenly stunned.

What does the teacher mean?

Seeing her hesitation, Ye Shuo nodded slightly, confirming her guess.

Zou Wu’s heart suddenly began beating violently.

If this is true, if this is true…

“teacher!”

Zou Wu felt that being his student was the luckiest thing in the world.

In the end, Zou Wu was afraid that others would see her red eyes, so she walked out with her head down.

Looking at her back, Ye Shuo let out a long breath.

A few days passed like this. Ever since Yao Zhi left, the palace became increasingly empty. Ye Shuo didn’t even have anyone to talk to.

There was no way, Ye Shuo could only turn his attention to Jian Jian.

At first, Jianjian was very patient and felt sorry for the lonely old man who had lost his wife, but after a long time, Jianjian could no longer bear it.

“Royal brother, don’t you have anything else to do?”

The plague outside hasn’t gone away yet.

But in fact, Ye Shuo had done everything he should do and issued all the orders he should give. It would be useless for him to worry about the rest.

“Why should I care about them? Now I just eat, review documents and sleep every day.”

Hearing the news from the students below, it was said that He Xiang and Shang Shuling were now gathering together for meetings every day, discussing what to do now and what to do in the future. Ye Shuo was so worried that he wanted to break his heart. After all, if the Great Zhou wanted to become strong again, he couldn’t rely on him alone, right? Everyone worked together, and the wheels below could turn fast and steadily.

The word “development” has never been just one thing.

The more relaxed Ye Shuo spoke, the more distorted Jian Jian’s expression became.??

Jian Jian was almost pissed off by him: “Why don’t you think about what to do if He Xiang and the others sideline you?!”

Jianjian lowered her voice to the lowest possible level, her eyes full of disappointment.

“Also, my royal brother, you should call yourself ‘I’ now. Even if you are not used to it, you can’t do it like before.” My, my, my, how can I convince others after such a long time?

The little girl has learned a lot now…

Ye Shuo blinked: “Ah?”

“It shouldn’t be…right? I think He Xiang and his people are pretty nice people.”

That look is simply that of a naive and innocent person.

He actually felt that there was a good person among the group of old foxes in the hall.

Jianjian almost vomited blood.

He is hopeless, he really is hopeless.

Did the man who killed all the warriors in the yard with a sword really exist?

But he was her brother after all, and Jianjian couldn’t really ignore him. Although Jianjian really wanted to run as far as possible, in the end, Jianjian still gritted his teeth and spoke.

“Brother, give me a team.”

Now the secret guards haven’t been trained yet, and his brother has almost no control over Shangjing. If there is no one to supervise, if someone with ulterior motives mixes in, he won’t even have time to cry.

And Ye Shuo’s next words made Jian Jian’s eyes go dark.

“You want someone, right? Here, this is the token. Go find Li Yuheng and pick one from the Black Armor Guards.”

He didn’t even ask what she was going to do…

Oh my God, the current situation is special, but if he is still like this after the plague is over, it will really be a big deal, right?

Jianjian clenched her fists until they creaked, looked at him intently, and turned away.

After a while, a light laugh was heard from the Qinzheng Hall.

This sister was really not raised in vain. Now she knows how to worry about her brother.

Now, another burden was relieved from Ye Shuo’s shoulders, and he even had time to stroll around the Imperial Garden.

“By the way, do you know where Princess Zhaocheng is now?” In his spare time, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but think of the last trace of blood left by Xiao Ming.

After Ye Shuo ascended the throne, he did not issue an order to expel them. He just wanted to avoid suspicion and asked Emperor Taicheng’s concubines to move to other palaces, farther away from where Ye Shuo lived.

Being aware of all kinds of news in the palace is a basic quality worthy of the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department. Xiao Luzi gave the answer after just a little thought.

“Princess Zhaocheng is now living with Concubine Sun in the westernmost Jinghuan Palace.”

“Take me over to have a look.”

Ye Shuo was not too worried as he had so many palace servants following him.

When they were about seventeen or eighteen metres away from Jinghuan Palace, Ye Shuo heard the noise of playing and waved to the palace servants.

The palace maids understood and immediately became quiet.

Perhaps it was because they had been suppressed for too long. During the last period of Emperor Taicheng’s reign and the period of the young emperor, no laughter was heard in the palace for nearly two years.

Now that the situation has improved, the child’s repressed nature has finally been released.

Princess Zhaocheng is only nine years old now, and will be ten years old in two months. She is at a playful age, and is currently playing hide-and-seek with Concubine Sun’s personal maid.

From time to time, you can hear the cries of children.

“Cuiyun, Cuiyun, run slower. Don’t run outside. Do you hear me?”

Listening to the little girl’s clear voice, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but think of his daughter.

Counting the days, Dingning is now more than half a year old. In another half a year, when she is strong enough, she will be able to return to Beijing.

Perhaps because he loves the girl so much, Ye Shuo can’t help but feel soft-hearted whenever he sees the little girl.

While Ye Shuo was stunned, Princess Zhaocheng seemed to have noticed something, and she approached stealthily, and then without thinking, she hugged the blurry figure in front of her.

“Cuiyun, I finally caught you! Let’s see where you can run this time!”

The little princess was so excited that she took off the blindfold without thinking.

But soon, she found something wrong. The waist of the person in front of her was not as soft as Cuiyun’s, and the smell on her body was not right. Looking from bottom to top, what caught the little princess’s eyes was a dark silk brocade that seemed to sink into water, and on top of the silk brocade was a ferocious golden dragon embroidered with gold thread.

Then, there was a very unfamiliar, but particularly handsome face.

The little princess had seen her father and brother wearing clothes like this.

Hearing the noise, Concubine Sun walked out of the house. When she saw Ye Shuo, her face subconsciously turned pale.

“Qin’er, you have offended His Majesty, why don’t you kneel down!”