flstandardbreds Chapter 171 God Bless My Great Prayer
Chapter 171 God Bless My Great Prayer
Tian Tian waited outside the room for nearly an hour, but Li Huaiyuan did not call her in.
She walked a few steps at the doorway, trying to ease the tingling and numb sensation.
"Miss Tian Er," Li Huaiyuan called out as he came out.
"The Prefect, the Assistant Prefect, and the Vice Prefect are going to the fields to check on the rice. We would appreciate it if you could accompany us and explain the differences between these rice varieties."
Tian Tian nodded, "Okay."
She instructed the men who were about to go in and clean up the mess, "Go to the backyard and tell them to prepare the carriage."
Ling Yao stood behind Li Huaiyuan, but his eyes were fixed on Tian Tian, who was standing next to Li Huaiyuan.
The prefect's gaze darted back and forth between the two...
He wondered to himself, what is the relationship between this person and this Miss Tian?
Regardless of the nature of the relationship, if they don't seem to be rivals, then at the very least they're friends.
The prefect glanced back.
The prefectural magistrate and the vice-prefect still looked bewildered and were completely out of it.
The prefect slowed down, deliberately widening the distance between himself and Li Huaiyuan and Ling Yao ahead...
"grown ups?"
The prefect whispered, "Don't say anything out of line later."
"The people around Lord Li are not simple."
He dared not say more.
The prefectural magistrate and the vice-prefect exchanged glances, still looking completely bewildered.
The people around Lord Li are not simple...
Beside Lord Li...
Miss Tian Er?
Is Miss Tian Er's identity not simple?
The two nodded in understanding.
Several horse-drawn carriages were leisurely traveling along the road...
The prefect noticed something strange when he entered the city; the streets of Baishi County...
So clean!
He lifted the carriage curtain, examined it carefully, and quickly discovered the problem.
"There's no excrement on this street...?"
No matter what kind of family they were, if they traveled by carriage, they always needed to be pulled by animals such as horses, oxen, or donkeys.
Since they are beasts, there's no way to control them.
Eating and drinking are fine, but excretion is the most difficult to control.
They defecate whenever they want... so the places they pass through are all filthy...
Unfortunately, cattle and horses eat grass, and their droppings contain grass seeds, making them unsuitable fertilizer.
Therefore, ordinary people are unwilling to collect them for fertilizer.
In larger cities like Fucheng, people would be assigned to collect horse manure.
But small county towns usually don't assign such people; they rely on rainwater to wash them away.
Over time, the smell becomes pungent and unpleasant.
However, even after being in Baishi County for so long, they hadn't smelled the slightest pungent odor.
The streets are spotless...
"This was also Miss Tian's suggestion," Li Huaiyuan explained to him at the opportune moment.
The benefits of this approach were explained: "Visitors from other places come here because of its reputation, and the carriages cause congestion and inconvenience. By stopping these carriages outside the city, we can avoid congestion."
"The parking spaces outside the city can also be used to pay wages to the people."
"Even those who clean the streets of the county town get paid..."
"These wages were all paid by Miss Tian Er."
"Merchants who walk into town and need to carry things can find errand runners registered with our county government."
The prefect's mouth gaped slightly as he listened, and he sighed, "If only all merchants in the world had such a broad mind."
He had been the prefect for several years, and all the merchants he had come into contact with... were meticulous and calculating to the last penny.
To pay less tax, they bribe this person and that person...
The prefect touched his nose. He... wasn't a good person, but those merchants weren't good people either.
When we arrived at the rice paddies, Tian Tian didn't need to explain anything.
The prefect, his assistant prefect, and the vice prefect were completely stunned.
They had never seen anything like it... the heavy ears of rice, each one bowing its head...
At this point, the prefect truly believed that this high-yield rice variety could indeed produce 1,200 catties per mu.
"That's amazing!!" he exclaimed.
The prefectural magistrate and the vice-prefect were dumbfounded and speechless.
The appearance of such rice varieties in their Yunzhou Prefecture is nothing short of a windfall achievement.
Although they did nothing, but...
When the imperial court rewards those who have made contributions, they will certainly receive a share.
The two men excitedly approached the prefect, saying, "Sir, this is wonderful!"
"that is really good!"
The prefect was thrilled, his arms trembling. This was wonderful!
"May God bless my Great Qi!!" the prefect shouted, looking up, and then knelt down with a thud.
Tian Tian looked at him in surprise...
"His Majesty is wise, His Majesty the Empress is virtuous, His Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent, and Heaven protects them..."
"This is a blessing for the Great Prayer and a blessing for the people!"
The prefect exaggeratedly kowtowed to heaven and earth.
The prefectural magistrate and the vice-prefect knelt down as well...
Li Huaiyuan sighed and glanced at Ling Yao.
Ling Yao rolled his eyes without any politeness! This prefect clearly recognized his identity!
"It's all thanks to Miss Tian Er!" Ling Yao looked at Tian Tian with affection.
No amount of divine blessing or great prayer, no amount of wisdom, virtue, or benevolence can help.
It was thanks to Miss Tian's righteousness that we were able to succeed.
If she holds onto the rice seeds and doesn't take them out, and they grow them herself... no one can say anything.
But she gave the high-yield rice seeds to her cousin.
Whatever her motives, she is a rare gem in this world.
"Yes!" The prefect stood up and came to Tian Tian's side. "Second Miss Tian, you are too righteous."
"You have presented such fine rice seeds to the imperial court; the court will surely reward you."
"I... truly admire you!"
As the prefect spoke, he lifted his robe and knelt down, saying, "On behalf of the people of Daqi, I thank you for your great kindness, young lady."
"Your Excellency!" Tian Tian held his arms with both hands. "This humble woman dares not, please rise, Your Excellency."
The prefect stood up and looked once again at the golden scene before him.
That's incredible!! 1200 pounds!
How could he believe it if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes?
"Your Excellency, I would like to promote rice cultivation throughout Baishi County next year. I wonder if Your Excellency has any plans for this?"
Now that the rice seeds have been planted twice, it has been confirmed that there are no problems.
Li Huaiyuan's idea was naturally to promote it as soon as possible.
If it is promoted a year earlier, people can have enough to eat a year earlier.
"Plant! Plant them all!" The prefect nodded emphatically. "Plant them throughout the entire Yunzhou Prefecture!"
"Miss Tian, I wonder... if you have enough rice seeds?"
Tian Tian stated frankly, "The rice seeds harvested by the farmers can be used for further planting, and the yield will still be considerable."
"but.,.."
"The yield of the rice seeds I save will be lower than that of the rice seeds I cultivate."
"So it would be best to switch to my rice varieties in three years."
Tian Tian's face flushed slightly, after all, her rice seeds were all bought from the system, not cultivated by her.
"Then what's the price of this high-yield rice variety, young lady..."
Tian Tian looked at Li Huaiyu and said, "My rice seeds will only be provided to the imperial court and will not be sold to anyone else."
"As for the price... it won't be higher than existing rice varieties."
She bought rice seeds in the system for only four or five coins per kilogram, but good rice seeds in this era cost twenty or thirty coins per kilogram.
So even if she sold her rice seeds at the prices of that era, she would still make a profit.