Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 748: Applying for the Imperial Examination Book

"Oh, Lei'er, Jin'er are back? I arrived two days ago. I came by boat, so I'm not tired at all. Since you're back, how about I take Jinnian and Jinshi and leave early tomorrow morning? I've asked someone to pack all the things."

Lord Pei seemed to be afraid that Hua Lei would regret it, so he spoke impatiently. He also directly decided whether Jin Shi would stay or go.

"Grandfather, why are you in such a hurry? Stay here for a while before going back." Rong Jin sat down below old Marquis Pei and said.

"I've been here for a few days, and your grandmother is waiting for us to go back." Old Marquis Pei looked at Hua Lei, hugged Jinnian and Jinshi in his arms, and said.

"Grandfather, no matter how urgent it is, there's no need to rush like this. Please stay here for a few days." Hua Lei couldn't help but laugh and tried to persuade him to stay.

At the same time, he caught Jinshi who rushed over and asked, "Jinshi, are you going back too? Have you made up your mind? Your father and I are not going back."

"Let's go back, you two are so busy, how can you have time to take care of Jinnian and Jinshi? I'll take them back together.

It's much cooler in the capital than here, and living in the mansion is more comfortable than here. Look at the two children, they both have prickly heat. Jinshi also agreed. "Old Marquis Pei answered before Jinshi could speak.

Jinshi, who was in a daze in her arms, nodded at the right time. Looking at the prickly heat on Jinshi's neck, Hualei sighed helplessly and nodded.

The two children are really suffering here. I am busy, and I just came back from a month and a half away, and in a few days, I have to go out again.

It would be good for Jinshi to go back together. Although the old Marquis Pei and the old Madam Pei doted on the child, they did not spoil him. So he could rest assured. Rong Jin on the side also nodded.

Seeing that both of them nodded in agreement and Jin Shi returned to the capital, Old Marquis Pei was finally happy. He would have something to do in the future by bringing his two great-grandsons back with him.

In the evening, Hua Lei asked Sister He Hua to prepare a table of delicious dishes. After everyone gathered together to happily eat dinner, Lord Pei talked to Hua Lei and Rong Jin about some things that happened in Shangjing City.

Emperor Shengwu highly praised the excellent rice planting method that Hua Lei described in her report, and had already asked the Ministry of Revenue and the Bureau of Agriculture to conduct a trial planting in Shangjing City.

Moreover, before coming, Emperor Shengwu asked the Ministry of Agriculture to make a report on the growth of Youjia rice and asked Lord Pei to bring it to Hualei to see if there are any improvements or attention that can be paid.

When Lord Pei returns, he will ask Hua Lei to write a report on the excellent rice grown here and take it back for comparison with the Agriculture Bureau.

The peanuts that Hualei sent back surprised and delighted Emperor Shengwu. Now the Ministry of Revenue has arranged for the Agriculture Bureau to plant them in the second half of the year.

He also didn't forget about the bad advice Pei Jingxuan gave him in a fit of anger, for which he scolded him.

As he spoke, Lord Pei took out a stack of silver bills from his bosom and told Hua Lei that they were 10,000 taels of silver bills awarded by Emperor Shengwu, and could be exchanged in any bank in the entire Great Sheng Dynasty.

Originally, I wanted to reward Hualei for the fabrics of her jewelry, but considering that Hualei was no longer in the capital, the styles and fabrics would no longer be up to date in a few years, so I just rewarded her with silver notes.

Hualei was very happy about the reward from Emperor Shengwu. Anyway, whether it was jewelry or fabrics, silver could buy them. Hualei was very happy about Emperor Shengwu's generosity.

Next, Lord Pei talked about Xiaoyuan and Rongjue. Xiaoyuan is now studying in the Ministry of Industry, and has been in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War for a while.

Moreover, Xiaoyuan's wife, Ruan Meizi, has been pregnant for more than four months and is in good health. Hua Mancheng and Yun Siwan are also very happy recently.

Rong Jue got married at the end of last year, but his wife is not pregnant yet. During this period, he was studying in the Ministry of Revenue, following the Ministry of Agriculture, learning how to grow excellent rice.

It can be seen that as the nephew of the Minister of Revenue, Rong Jue still has certain advantages. Pei Jingxuan stuffed his nephew into a very promising project.

If the planting of Youjia rice is successful, Rong Jue, as a participant, will also have some small credit. Even if he does not have any credit, at least he will have some planting experience.

After completing one year of rotation study, if you go to the local area, you will most likely be sent to a prosperous provincial capital to grow high-quality rice.

Because, in Hualei's performance report, Shangjing City and several relatively prosperous prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River were listed as places where experiments could be conducted on growing high-quality rice.

If the planting fails, Rong Jue, as a low-level minion, is unlikely to be blamed. This shows Pei Jingxuan's foresight.

However, as for his two sons, Rong Qi and Rong Ke, Pei Jingxuan felt full of regret on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also very disappointed in them.

During this period, he found several teachers to teach his two sons in all aspects. He vowed that no matter what, within three years, his two sons would pass the imperial examinations and become officials.

If it still doesn't work after three years, then the two sons will be thrown to Mobei. However, what's infuriating is that Pei Jingyang in Mobei actually dislikes his two nephews, which makes Pei Jingxuan very depressed.

Hearing that Pei Jingxuan was now ruthlessly giving his two sons pressure tutoring, Hua Lei felt that Rong Jin was right to send Jinnian back to Shangjing City.

Next, Old Lord Pei talked about many other things until late at night, when he returned to the yard to rest.

Although Lord Pei was anxious to return to the capital, he did not leave the next day. After all, he still needed Hua Lei to report on the planting situation of Youjia rice here.

So, during the day, he followed Hua Lei and Rong Jin to the official fields where Youjia rice was grown to take a look at the actual situation. By the way, he picked a dozen rice ears and prepared to take them back to the Agriculture Bureau for comparison.

In the evening, Hualei wrote him a report on the planting situation of Youjia rice.

In addition, Hua Lei wrote down all the donations from wealthy gentry and merchants in various states of Xichang Prefecture, and the situation that academies are now being built in various state capitals under Xichang.

At the same time, in the name of the prefect of Xichang Prefecture, he wrote a memorial requesting for books to be printed for the imperial examination, and asked Lord Pei to help bring it back.

Now that the academy has been built, the books engraved by the imperial examination will definitely be used. Originally, Hualei wanted to wait until she had inspected the academy before applying.

However, since Lord Pei is here, it is better to apply in advance. Moreover, with Lord Pei taking it back, it can be directly delivered to the Imperial Study, and then the approval speed will be much faster.

The imperial court is now vigorously promoting the use of imperial examination books in remote areas. Now that Xichang Prefecture has a decent academy, the chances of success of the application are much greater.