Fang Dashu shook his head and said, "I was overthinking it. Do I have time now? I want to know how far rice research has progressed. It shouldn't be too late for me to take over now, right?"
Fang Qing took Fang Dashu to the study and handed him all the research materials on rice that she had collected recently.
"That's all for now. You can take it back and take a look. After you've looked at it, I'll take you to the experimental field to see the actual situation."
Fang Dashu stared blankly at the stack of documents in front of him for a moment.
"so much?"
"This is already what I've compiled."
Currently, most of these are copied from the system by her. If they were to rely on their own research, it could take many years.
"Okay, I'll take it back and take a look."
Fang Dashu hugged a stack of documents to his chest and was about to leave when Fang Qing called him back and asked where he was staying.
"Inn".
"Go back and pack your things to move in. There are plenty of empty rooms here. If you have any questions, feel free to come and ask me anytime."
Fang Dashu raised his eyebrows.
"Is this convenient? Zhao Shi'an isn't here. If he comes back and finds out I'm staying here, won't he be furious?"
Fang Qing smiled helplessly.
"What's there to be angry about? Everyone in this house except you and me is his person."
"Okay, I'll go back and pack my things and come over."
Fang Qing still called someone over to help him.
Because of his previous experience researching seeds in Beijing, Fang Dashu didn't spend much time looking at this stack of materials.
Afterwards, they went to the experimental field, where Fang Qing gave him a tour and explained things to him.
The rice harvest is almost here, and the shrimp and crabs raised in the paddy fields are getting fat.
Fang Qing and Fang Dashu have been going out of town these past few days, and every time they come back, they bring back some lobsters and fish to eat.
After running around outside the city for half a month, Fang Qing was fine, as she was used to running around in the fields since she was a child. Fang Dashu, on the other hand, got much darker and thinner.
On the day of the harvest, Fang Qing and Fang Dashu went to help. The fresh rice was cut, bundled together, and dried for a few days before being threshed.
Many varieties of rice were tested in the experimental fields, and the one that ultimately yielded the best yield was a hybrid of the seeds that Fang Qing redeemed from the system store and the local lodging-resistant seeds.
The hybrid rice achieved initial success, and Fang Qing wrote down all of this and reported it to the imperial court.
If this rice crop is successful, it can be planted on a large scale next year, and promoted vigorously the year after.
These tasks were all handed over to Fang Dashu, who was familiar with the process, and Fang Qing began to study other things.
Jiaozhou has a warm climate year-round and abundant produce, including fruits, which can be freely obtained here.
Fang Qing was most impressed by the abundance of fruit available this summer, something she had never seen in Yuzhou or the capital.
With underdeveloped transportation and poor transport conditions, it was impractical to develop a fresh fruit trade. Fang Qing happened to see a farmer making dried fruit and suddenly thought of providing the local people with another source of income.
Fang Qing discussed this matter with Lord Qian.
Now that the Southern King has fallen, Jiaozhou is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and Lord Qian has become the top official in Jiaozhou. He wants to make a big splash.
Zhao Shi'an's exposure of the Southern King's crimes made Lord Qian understand, so when Fang Qing proposed a way to generate income through dried fruit, he immediately agreed.
Lord Qian issued documents to various counties, determined to implement this measure to every orchard grower in Jiaozhou, and also encouraged the people to reclaim wasteland.
Provided hygiene was guaranteed, the government would have a designated place to buy the dried fruit produced by the people.
These dried fruits will then be transported to all parts of the country.
Winter is almost here, but the temperature in Jiaozhou is still very high.
With some free time, Fang Qing couldn't help but think of Zhao Shi'an.
Zhao Shi'an has been in Yangzhou for three months now, and she doesn't know how things are going there. Fang Qing wrote to Zhao Shi'an last time to ask about the situation, but he didn't reply.
Fang Qing had nothing to do that day, so she decided to go for a stroll. Just as she and Seventeen turned into a silk shop, they heard that a fight had broken out in Yangzhou.
Fang Qing almost thought she had misheard and turned to look at Seventeen.
Seventeen pursed her lips and shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.
Fang Qing walked over to the two girls who were talking and asked them about it.
"I don't know if a fight has broken out yet, but it seems like a fight is about to break out. My father has been staying in the military camp these past few days, saying that things are not stable in Yangzhou."
Upon hearing this, Fang Qing knew that the man's father must be a military general.
The Wind and Rain Pavilion was completely unaware of the commotion.
"Are you the Princess of the Ministry of Agriculture?"
One of the girls suddenly looked at Fang Qing in surprise.
"I noticed your accent was different from ours, and after hearing the rumors about your impressive appearance these past few days, I guessed it was you!"
This girl was talkative and had dimples on her face; she was very pleasing to the eye.
"It is me."
"It really is you. I've met the Princess of the Ministry of Agriculture."
Fang Qing looked into their eyes and sensed their warmth.
"We've all heard about what happened to you. You're amazing, a true heroine of Dali."
Fang Qing didn't know how the topic came up, and chuckled lightly, saying, "I'm not worthy of such a title."
“How could I not be able to take on this responsibility? Now everyone is saying that you have developed a good seed and are even teaching us people how to make dried fruit. You have no idea that my parents use you to lecture me every day, telling me to learn from you.”
"Your father is too kind."
"Oh dear, what should I do? I like you even more after meeting you."
The girl's enthusiasm almost overwhelmed Fang Qing.
Fang Qing declined the invitation to visit his home.
After leaving the cloth shop with Seventeen, Fang Qing's smile faded.
"Madam, that girl's father is a military commander in Jiaozhou. Since she has invited you, why don't you come to her home as a guest?"
"Have you forgotten who holds military power in Jiaozhou?"
"Grand Princess."
"Have you heard the news that the Grand Princess has left Jiaozhou?"
Seventeen shook his head.
"When we left the capital, Zhao Shi'an orchestrated for Princess Qinghe to be imprisoned. Given the Grand Princess's protective nature, do you think she would let it go so easily?"
“There are many informants in Jiaozhou from Fengyulou, yet you were unaware of such a large commotion in the army. This is enough to show that the military affairs were carried out in secret. If the Prince Xian has rebellious intentions, he can openly gather troops to suppress him. It seems that the Grand Princess is afraid of being found out by the court.”
"As for what she wants to do, I guess it's partly for Zhao Shi'an, but I don't know about the other side."
Seventeen suddenly realized.
"It was my subordinate's negligence that prevented him from noticing this."
"Write a letter to Zhao Shi'an explaining the situation here, and also find out what's going on in Yangzhou."
"yes."
Neither of them was in the mood to go shopping.
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