Chapter 1199 - Chapter 1199: Harvest Confirmed
Chapter 1199: Harvest Confirmed
Translator: Lonelytree
Guo Bing didn’t see Lin Yuelan behind Jiang Zhennan. He didn’t see her anywhere, so he asked in confusion,” Boss, wheres Miss Lin? Why don’t I see her?”
It had been a long time since they last saw Lin Yuelan. They missed her a lot.
However, don’t get me wrong. What they missed was Lin Yuelan’s culinary skills.
Although the chefs on the farm had improved greatly after Lin Yuelan’s guidance, they were still far inferior to Lin Yuelan.
Jiang Zhennan knew what Guo Bing and the others were up to.
His sharp eyes swept across his subordinates, and he said coldly,” There’s no need to look. This time, I came back alone!”
Guo Bing and the others were instantly disappointed.
This meant that they still couldn’t taste the delicacies made by Lin Yuelan!
Looking at their disappointed eyes, a hint of mockery flashed across Jiang Zhennan’s eyes. Then, he casually threw the bag in his hand into Guo Bings arms.
This unexpected action immediately startled Guo Bing. He hurriedly took the thing that Jiang Zhennan threw over and asked curiously,” Boss, what is this?”
Jiang Zhennan walked past them and said lightly,” Yue ‘er asked me to bring this to you!’
“Miss Lin!” Guo Bing and the others ‘eyes lit up when they heard that Lin
Yuelan had given them something.
Nothing Lin Yuelan gave them was bad.
Then, he opened the bag excitedly.
As expected, when they saw some of the things inside, they were all excited.
“Wow, what are these things? Why is it so fragrant?” Little Twelve immediately picked up a piece impatiently and put it into his mouth.” It’s sweet, crispy, and fragrant. It’s really delicious!”
Little Twelve was fast, and the others were not slow either. They immediately snatched something from the bundle. When Guo Bing realized what was going on, everyone had already grabbed at least one good thing. Then, he grabbed the bundle and ran away, saying,” You’ve all eaten, so the rest of the food is mine!”
By the time these subordinates who were eating reacted, Guo Bing had already run far away.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment before Little Third spat out one word,” Grab him!”
Immediately, the group of people started chasing Guo Bing.
There were so many good things, and they couldn’t let Guo Bing monopolize them.
Looking at his subordinates running happily, a faint smile flashed across his cold face. He was obviously in a very good mood.
While Guo Bing and the others were chasing after each other and fooling around, Jiang Zhennan went to the side of the field to check on the rice fields.
When he came back from Taovuan Village, the rice in the fields had been harvested, and the seeds of the second season were sown.
However, Taoyuan Village was located in the south, so the weather was hotter. Naturally, the harvest was earlier.
Beijing was located in the north, so the climate was warm. The rice matured later.
Now, he came back to confirm the date of the rice harvest.
Walking past the field, Jiang Zhennan saw the yellow and golden ears of rice that were bent over. With one look, he knew that it was time to harvest.
Then, Jiang Zhennan walked around the field to make sure that the rice was ripe and ready for harvesting. He immediately decided that he would transfer his men over tomorrow to harvest the rice.
After an unknown period of time, Guo Bing and the other two boys came to Jiang Zhennan’s side.
Guo Bing said happily,” Boss, the rice can be harvested!”
Every plot of land and every grain of rice here had the fruits of their labor.
The people outside, even the Guo family, could not believe that the young master of Duke Guo’s family would farm in the South Garden.
However, it was the truth.
If they knew that the current Emperor had participated in the harvesting of the rice, their jaws would drop!
After Jiang Zhennan heard Guo Bing’s words, he nodded and said,” Yes! In a while, this general will enter the palace and report to the Emperor. We can harvest it tomorrow!”
The Nanyuan Manor was also an experimental plot, so the Emperor was very concerned.
He wanted to report this to the Emperor because the Emperor wanted to reveal the secret of Nanyuan Farm and let the civil and military officials of the imperial court personally know about the high yield of six to seven grains per mu so that they would not face any resistance or reduce resistance when they fully promoted the methods in the second half of this year or next year!
This was a matter of giving benefits to the peopleo This was a national plan to make the Longyan Kingdom rich and strong.
Therefore, as long as these people saw it with their own eyes, they would shut up and be speechless!
Jiang Zhennan asked,” Have you put away the things that were transported
from Taoyuan?
Not long ago, Lin Yuelan had sent people from the woodworking workshop to deliver the small sickle, the husking machine, and other items.
Guo Bing nodded.” Yes, they’re all in the warehouse.”
Those things could be said to be treasures now. They were only promoted in An Ding County and had not been promoted nationwide.
However, the appearance of these things would shock everyone very soon.
Jiang Zhennan nodded and then ordered seriously,” Yes, Lieutenant Guo, immediately go to the military camp outside the city and secretly mobilize 2,000 soldiers to surround the farmland. Make sure everyone’s safety is guaranteed!”
Guo Bing immediately put away his mischievous smile and said seriously and respectfully,” Yes, Great General!”
Then, Jiang Zhennan instructed,” Check the entire Nanyuan Manor. Make sure nothing is out of place!”
Little Three, Little Six, and everyone else immediately knelt down and said,”
Yes, Great General!”
After giving these two orders, Jiang Zhennan said,” Okay, go back to work! This general will enter the palace immediately!”
“Yes, Great General!”
Imperial Study
“Minister Jiang, are you saying that the rice on your farm can be harvested?” Yuwen Longyan asked.
“Yes, Your Majesty. I came from the farm and have confirmed that the rice can be harvested!” said Jiang Zhennan.
“Mm, that’s good!” Yuwen Longyan said happily.
Then, he thought of something and asked,” Are the harvesting tools ready?” Jiang Zhennan replied,” Yes, everything is ready! Just waiting to be harvested!”
Yuwen Longyan said happily,” Good, good, that’s great! I’ll let these civil and military officials of the imperial court see that the issues of the peoples food and clothing are no longer a problem!”
He had seen with his own eyes that Lin Yuelan’s family could produce seven to eight stones per mu.
Even if ordinary people could not collect seven or eight stones, they would at least collect five or six stones. Other than paying taxes, the food left behind was enough for them to solve their food and clothing problems. Eunuch Zhang immediately said,” Congratulations, Your Majesty!’
This was a huge matter.
“Haha, alright…”