The Master of the Kingdom

After Chen Mu left, Qi Yun also learned something and left.

Su Yi maintained an unpredictable expression, turned his head and asked Mu Yan, "Are they having diarrhea?"

Mu Yan sprayed the tea in his mouth.

Su Yi said: "Well, I'm more elegant, they are in a hurry?"

"Cough cough cough...what are you talking about?" Mu Yan patted his chest and said, "Aren't you calling them?"

Su Yi was incomprehensible and confused: "What?"

Mu Yan wondered: "Are you really confused or pretending to be stupid?"

Su Yi put away his inscrutable expression and looked at Mu Yan with a bitter expression: "What do you think?"

Looking at Su Yi's expression, Mu Yan understood. This guy is not pretending to be stupid, he is really stupid.

Mu Yan took out his handkerchief, wiped the tea from the corner of his mouth, and said, "Kang Le, didn't you find that Master Chen was trying to please you in preparation for returning to Beijing, so I deliberately mentioned Master Chen?"

Su Yi frowned: "It turns out that he is not so kind in the first place, but is pleasing me?"

I didn't think it, I didn't think it at all, he was treated like this by others in the capital.

Mu Yan couldn't laugh or cry: "Did you really not find out?"

Su Yi shook his head: "It's no different from others to me."

Mu Yan rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Can it be the same? People in the capital have personally experienced your things. People who have seen you respect you for granted. But even if outsiders listen to your legend, they haven't really seen you. I've passed by, and I don't know if the rumor is true or not, so I definitely won't believe you completely in my heart."

Su Yi thought for a while, oh yes. I visited China with a foreign celebrity. At that time, China had not introduced foreign films. Others only knew that this was a famous foreign celebrity, but they had not seen this person’s work. His attitude was probably "Ah, I heard about him." Very famous", but there is no such fluctuation in the heart?

So Chen Mu was acting like this?

"It's not just pretending," Mu Yan said. "He should have received a letter from Ting Weizheng? It's just a closeness, which brings some benefits."

Su Yi said: "That's nothing, how can there be unprovoked kindness? But what does it have to do with him returning to Beijing to please me?"

Mu Yan said: "Don't you know how famous you are in Beijing? If you can get your compliment..."

Su Yi nodded: "Oh, that's it. Then I praise you every day, and I haven't seen you get any good."

Mu Yan blinked at Su Yi and smiled.

Su Yi immediately sat down. This person is smiling so badly, what is he doing, he is talking about business!

"So, he thought I saw through that he was trying to please me, and he thought I would mention him on the side." Su Yi said, "But how can I mention him? What did he think of? Why did Qi Yun also run away? Isn't he too? What did you figure out?"

Mu Yan couldn't laugh or cry: "Thinking about it? Is that what you think of them?"

Su Yi Wugui Wangtian: "Did they get any philosophy of life from my words?"

Mu Yan said, "Don't you let them regain their original heart, and don't be blinded by the glitz of officialdom. There are still many things in the world worthy of their exploration?"

Su Yi coughed dryly: "...really? Haha, you found out, that's what I meant. Learning is endless. I remember Mr. Chen is a scholar, but listening to him talks, it seems that he hasn't read much since he became an official. Chatting with him, it seems that I haven't had a good time with Xiangfei last time."

Mu Yan said: "Although learning is endless, after embarking on an official career, how many people will sink their hearts to learn."

"That's what I said." Su Yi remembered his college entrance examination. Well, many people will have their heads emptied after the college entrance examination, let alone after taking up social positions.

"But Kang Le, did you really call him on purpose?" Mu Yan said amused.

Su Yi said: "Of course it was deliberate, I'm just so good."

Mu Yan smiled and shook his head and said, "After getting along with you for a long time, I really don't know which side of you is true."

Su Yi said: "Which side is more mature and wise is the other side."

Mu Yan thought, isn't it which side is the sillier side?

Mu Yan stood up and pecked Su Yi on his forehead: "But I am happy in every aspect."

Su Yi's face blushed, and he stood up and pushed Mu Yan out of the door: "Kunkun, who wants you to be happy, go away."

Mu Yan was pushed out of the door by Su Yi, watching the door shut in front of her eyes, smiled helplessly and touched her nose, then walked outside.

"Oh, this is..." This scene happened to be seen by Qi Yun, who turned back shortly after leaving.

Mu Yan sighed: "I started talking, but Kangle seemed to be tired, so he kicked me out. You said how polite he is in front of you, why is he not a master in front of me?"

Qi Yun smiled and said, "That's because the celestial master regards you as a close friend, so naturally you are not welcome."

Mu Yan said: "Yes, it seems that I have to be proud of it. How come Yunzhi is back? What's the matter?"

Qi Yun put away his smile, and said solemnly: "The person behind the scenes of the last time the car was stopped is very eye-catching."

Mu Yan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Let me see who gave me such a big gift, let's talk about it in the study."

Qi Yun walked to Mu Yan's study together behind Mu Yan. Although the two of them didn't have much smile on their faces, they were not nervous, and they didn't seem to be particularly concerned about this matter.

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Chen Mu hasn't shown up since the last "Epiphany", but he has collected some isolated copies of calligraphy and painting for Su Yi to enjoy.

Su Yi knew that these were very valuable and elegant, but... lack of interest. You can't count on the hobby of a technologist to enjoy calligraphy and painting.

Mu Yan and Qi Yun, the new official, were handing over, and they were too busy.

As the only idler, Su Yi was not boring. Although he doesn't want to pay attention to those who pass the post for the time being, he will meet sooner or later. So he is planning how to make a more compelling appearance.

But after these people came, they were either talking or talking, Su Yi really didn't want to talk.

He felt that the inventory in his stomach was emptied after a few talks. If he was asked to talk about physical experiments, chemistry experiments or something, he would be able to talk for a long time. It's a pity that those people don't like to listen.

When Su Yi was watching the drama, he felt that the technical nerds in the drama had super low EQ, and they talked about their areas of expertise in the face of others, and that was the life they liked.

However, in order to be a likable rice bug, Su Yi abruptly built himself into a person who could talk about all kinds of things. But occasionally he will change back to what he likes within the controllable range.

For example, telling the ancients about chemical equations, and telling Mu Yan about the Big Bang. He knew that others could not understand, but he just wanted to say it.

Su Yi felt very depressed when he thought that a large group of people would immediately seek him out to talk about him.

So, let's just hold a piano recital, and come to meet friends with the piano.

After Su Yi decided, he felt much more relaxed. Because the laboratory hasn't been cleaned up yet, Su Yi can't do his experimental pastime, so he is going to go to the wild Zhuangzi to stroll around.

Magistrates usually live in government offices. The front of the government office is where the office is located, and the back is where the people live.

However, rich local officials will buy houses and villagers in the local area. Mu Yan is of course rich.

Chen Mu spent a few years in Qingzhou and bought many good houses and villagers. Knowing that he would probably not return to Qingzhou again, he transferred most of it to Mu Yan, leaving only some fields for rent.

When the magistrate resigns, if the successor has the intention to buy things, they will usually buy and sell between the two, which is also regarded as the unspoken rule of the officialdom.

And when Mu Yan knew that he was going to Qingzhou to take up his post, he had already sent people to Qingzhou to buy the property. So although the government office had not taken care of it, the Zhuangzi purchased by Mu Yan had already been sorted out first, and Su Yi and Mu Yan were now living. there.

Qi Yun lived in another Zhuangzi, which was also arranged in advance. In this regard, it can be seen that Qi Yun is indeed not without money, but does not like to bring too many things out.

Because Qingzhou has been prosperous since ancient times, there are many wealthy families entrenched. Although the foundations of those wealthy clan were damaged when His Majesty the Emperor attacked Qingzhou, the deadly camels were bigger than horses. A few years after the war, they also recovered a lot of vitality. The slightly more fertile land in Qingzhou is under their name, and the rest has been allocated to retail investors.

Mu Yan didn't want to take the fields of scattered households by force, so he had to deal with these wealthy families.

But Mu Yan just wanted to buy some land to make life more comfortable, and he didn't plan to take root here, so it didn't have to be a good land.

The fields owned by the Zhuangzi that Mu Yan bought are not many places for planting, most of which are mountains and beaches. In modern society, this village is worth a lot of money, what a wonderful view, a villa near the sea and mountains. But at this time, he is a very bad Zhuangzi.

The farmers who belong to this village are also very poor. They leveled small plots of land in the mountains, and planted grains that are hard to eat. On weekdays, in the slack hours of the farming period, I drive a small boat out to sea to fish. The small wooden boat, swaying like duckweed in the waves, looks very thrilling.

"But with potatoes and sweet potatoes, life is much better." The old farm road was called.

He didn't know that the young man in front of him dressed as a scholar was the rumored Master Su Tian, ​​who only thought it was the accountant or the book official in the host's house.

This Zhuangzi was bought by the incoming governor, and the farmers in the Zhuangzi knew it. In the governor's mansion, of course, there are a lot of small officials. This young scholar has a different temperament from others, and he must be a very important person around Mr. Cishi.

Su Yi took off his Taoist robe, because now that Master Su came to Qingzhou with Mu Yan has spread. The Taoist priest who has a relationship with Mu Yan must be Su Tianshi. Su Yi didn't want to be surrounded by people everywhere. A lot of "role-playing" clothes sent by the queen came in handy.

When Su Yi first arrived in the capital, like walking on thin ice, he must pay attention to his image at all times. Not only did he rarely go out, but he would also be fully armed when he went out. When Yu Suyi doesn't need to equip him with the outfit of his day teacher all the time, he is already famous enough to be recognized by whatever he wears.

As an otaku, Su Yi didn't care about dressing up. The robe was comfortable and convenient, so he kept wearing the robe. Mu Yan often jokes that his identical Taoist robe has prepared a box.

But when he arrived in Qingzhou, it was necessary for Su Yi to change other clothes. Although Master Su Tian is very famous, not many people know his face.

Su Yi said, "Although potatoes and sweet potatoes are drought-tolerant, they are not suitable for mountainous cultivation."

Old Farm Road: "It's true. But you can plant it at the foot of the mountain. The small field used to grow other fields, and the harvest was poor. Now there are so many potatoes and sweet potatoes."

Su Yi thought for a while and said, "Yes, let's plant it at the foot of the mountain first."

Su Yi turned his head and asked the officials behind him: "I remember that corn can be planted in the mountains, right?"

The official said: "On a gentle slope, corn can be planted. But if it is higher, the harvest will not be good."

Su Yi said, "Not only the harvest is not good, but it also causes soil erosion. Um, it's a landslide and mudslide. So plant trees."

Remember Qingzhou belongs to the modern Shandong Province, right? Shandong, of course, is famous for dates and apples. Jujube has always been a traditional economic forest in Shandong, but it has always been selling only jujube and can't afford the price. He can think of some easy processing products of dates.

As for the apple, as long as it is planted, it is a good thing, and it is estimated that it will be listed as a tribute.

That's the big red apple that eliminated the entire variety of native apples in China.

Su Yi said: "Let's take a look first."

The official said: "Yes."

The old farmer looked at the nobles in confusion. What is corn? Can it be planted on a slope?

But the land belongs to the host family, and the host family can grow whatever they want. They have no autonomy. Therefore, although the old peasants were worried, they were also diligent to lead Su Yi and others. If the noble is happy, reward him with some copper coins, and after taking them home, he can also have a good meal.

"How is corn being promoted in the suburbs of Beijing?" Su Yi asked.

The official said: "It went smoothly. But corn can be planted on gentle slopes, so it is estimated that it will be promoted in the future."

Grain varieties are limited. Most of Qingzhou's land is flat and fertile, and there is a lot of grain in the local area. Although there are a few mountains, the court looks at the whole. Of course, corn should be promoted first to places with many mountainous areas and relatively dry areas.

Su Yi said: "Someday, I can eat it."

He rode his magical sweaty BMW jujube, strolling in the fields, looking at the rising hills. The main terrain of Qingzhou is hills. If the hills are hills, the area where food can be grown will be wider.

Although Su Yi knew that all the crops in the hills were not good enough, soil erosion would occur. But the old way of first draining and then remediating is really no way. People only think about other things after they can eat a full stomach. He can only reduce soil erosion as much as possible, but it is impossible not to cultivate.

When Su Yi rode the jujube to the top of the hill, he looked at the flat field at the foot of the mountain and said, "You can't grow food in those places, right?"

Old Farm Road: "The water in the ground is salty and bitter, and nothing can be grown. Alas, it's so far from the sea."

Probably the saline-alkali land was caused by the backflow of seawater into groundwater. Su Yi thought.

If it is saline-alkali land, there is really no way.

Su Yi has horses on his way, and Su Yi spent a day visiting this village.

But in most places, I just stand on the top of the mountain and look at it from a distance, depicting the topographic map of Zhuangzi.

This Zhuangzi said that most of the land is hilly, but this is not the case. Most of this Zhuangzi is the coastline. I don't know what Mu Yan thought at the time. Probably, if you can't buy a good one, you can buy as much as you can. Actually let him buy a large area near the sea.

But in the eyes of others, it is probably a waste of money.

Su Yi remembered that when Mu Yan came to Qingzhou this time, another important task was to go to sea for trade in the shipbuilding workshop, and he immediately understood what Mu Yan meant.

"But who said Linhai is a useless place." Su Yi said to herself.

The thing that the traverser must touch, besides glass, is not salt? Su Yi knew very detailed salt-making methods, and even knew all the changes in salt-making methods from ancient times to the present, and tried them all.

Salt is the raw material for many chemical experiments. As a technical house, Su Yi is certainly interested in salt.

Salt was strictly controlled in many dynasties, and a monopoly system was implemented. Only during the period from Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to the early reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the sale of salt was opened.

The Yu Dynasty implemented the policy of the early Tang Dynasty, that is, although taxes are collected, salt can be bought and sold freely. But it seems that this policy will be tightened soon. Some people in the DPRK have already proposed a salt monopoly policy. That is, the official collection of private property does not allow free trading. These are almost the same as most of the Chinese feudal society.

Su Yi felt that if the sales of salt went up, it would seem that it would be more in line with the national interest and the public's interest to produce and sell salt by the government. Of course, this is just his own opinion, and if the government is corrupt, there will definitely be problems.

However, if the government is rotten, there will be problems, which is not bad.

Su Yi is not good at these, but it is no problem to increase the output of salt. He knew that salt and iron were a very important strategic material in feudal society, so he had been very cautious in this regard, and he was afraid that anyone's interests would be violated, and he would end up in a desperate situation.

Forget about iron. Steel has always been "state-owned." The steelmaking method was directly given to the emperor last time, and the emperor kept it tight, so it did not cause any disturbances.

He has not dared to touch this point of salt. He always thought that salt was a monopoly. If he rashly increased the output of salt, would it be the salt merchant’s job?

As a result, after Su Yi arrived in Qingzhou, he realized that he was thinking too much. Now salt is produced and sold freely, and because the salt production process is too backward, there are no salt merchants to become a climate. Nowadays, the salt is based on small households, and small traders produce and sell themselves.

The salt merchants in the Qing Dynasty were so powerful because of the shore-drawing system in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, that is, the salt transport made the yamen to collect the money and then gave the merchants salt. After the merchants had the salt, they could buy salt from the salt households and sell it. People with a little bit of brains, looking at this system, know that salt merchants can make huge profits from it. At that time, salt merchants were basically hereditary.

Now that there is no system to lead the way to the shore, there is no such thing as salt merchants. So Su Yi thought so much before, but he scared himself.

However, Su Yi didn't know what the shore system was and what the source of salt merchants was. He only knew that since salt was not exclusively sold by the government, anyone could buy and sell it. Then in the business, Mu Yan's Zhuangzi made salt, and it was always possible to sell it.

Anyway, if Mu Yan doesn't object, that's fine, right? Mu Yan is now the boss of Qingzhou.

Su Yi was just thinking about how to make Mu Yan's barren Zhuangzi be used as much as possible. But when Mu Yan heard about the Suyi Project, he knew that this was a plan that could be promoted throughout Qingzhou and make the whole Qingzhou more prosperous.

Large tracts of hills can be planted with corn, and the yield of grain has been increased; there are new methods for making salt, and the yield of salt has increased. Grain and salt taxes are the country's most basic and most important taxes. After these two increases, Qingzhou's tax revenue will increase.

Taxation is the political achievement of a magistrate.

Mu Yan couldn't help holding Su Yi and nibbling again. It's not unreasonable that Master Su Tian was confessed as a living god. Look, as soon as he arrived in Qingzhou, Master Su came up with a plan that would benefit the entire Qingzhou people.

Su Yi wiped the saliva on his cheeks embarrassedly, and said, "Actually, I didn't think about that much... and, not to mention salt. You can also think of growing corn in the hills."

Mu Yan said: "I can think of it, but I don't have that much grain. If the court does not focus on Qingzhou, I can't get the seeds."

Su Yi said: "I don't believe it. With your ability and connections, there is really no way."

Mu Yan smiled. He did have a way, but Su Yi talked about the relaxed look when planting corn, so he could obviously take out the seeds directly, right? Mu Yan is the closest person to Su Yi's secret, he knows that Su Yi can really take out things out of thin air.

However, in order to cover up for Su Yi, he would still make the action of looking for corn seeds everywhere.

Su Yi said: "But will it be difficult to promote it? I think you have just arrived, and someone wants to target you."

Mu Yan didn't care and said, "It's normal to target me. Don't forget who is doing the most to defeat Qingzhou."

Su Yi said: "Well, your reputation is a bit horrible. You have hatred with most local tycoons in Qingzhou, right?"

"It can be said that there is hatred, or it can be said that there is no hatred." Mu Yan smiled lightly, "They dare not have hatred with me. That's why your Majesty can rest assured that I will come to Qingzhou."

Su Yi was stunned for a long time before he understood what Mu Yan meant. Probably it was Mu Yan who was scared of the wealthy people here, so he was more relaxed than the others.

"I also bring soldiers now." Mu Yan said, "Many of my subordinates followed me all the way from Qingzhou... well, they returned to Qingzhou."

Su Yi couldn't help but mourn for the rich family here.

Although the strong dragon can't beat the ground snake, what if the strong dragon had burned the land into a piece of scorched earth and killed the ground snake once, and almost wiped out the ground snake?

Probably the strong dragon only swayed in the sky above that piece of land, and those earth-headed snakes would tremble in the hole.

It was because the occupiers of Qingzhou at that time were very brutal and aggressive. Therefore, Mu Yan won the Qingzhou people's heart when he took down Qingzhou.

Su Yi is looking forward to the days in the future, it must be very interesting.