Then he thought that after several natural disasters, the situation in Wuning Prefecture was really bad.
Even if new grain had appeared back then, there would probably be nothing left now.
Therefore, he turned his gaze back to Chi Qiao.
"If your younger sister is truly as you say, Zhou, then I will certainly request an official title for her!"
Forget it, who cares where the seed came from or whether it has appeared elsewhere.
As long as the fish in the pond are successfully bred, and it is they who report the results to the imperial court first, then the credit will belong to the Chi family.
And this can be considered one of his major achievements.
In the future, he will become a wise and virtuous ruler praised in history, just like his father.
After all, he discovered and presented this item during his father's reign.
He was a talent scout and a wise ruler who recognized talent.
With these one or two achievements, his father will approve of him even more.
Therefore, it won't be long before he returns to the palace and assumes the position of Crown Prince!
Chi Qiao was very satisfied with Fang Shizhong's affirmative answer, although she was not sure whether he could actually do it.
But for her, the other person's attitude was still acceptable.
So she asked again, "Sir, I wonder if this year's corvée labor can be replaced with silver?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Shizhong couldn't help but laugh in anger.
He felt that this Zhou woman in front of him was truly a remarkable person.
After going around in circles, the current goal is to ensure that the Chi family, or the Chi clan, are exempt from corvée labor.
Offering gifts and asking for favors are just side effects.
Of course, if Chi Qiao had asked him that question from the beginning, he definitely wouldn't have agreed.
The labor service in April lasted only half a month.
For him, it would take at least half a month to repair the inner city wall.
The more manpower the better.
However, with that new type of food, Chiyu, hanging there, he really couldn't refuse.
Besides, he also wants to make money from other people's cement formulas.
Chi Qiao and Chi Dahu watched as Fang Shizhong remained silent, staring at them expressionlessly.
Perhaps because she had been stared at for a while, Chi Qiao began to frown, wondering what the other person meant.
It was at this moment that Fang Shizhong, who was sitting at the head of the table, finally relented.
"Silver can be used instead, but it must be cash, not future profits from cement."
Furthermore, each person will receive five taels of silver!
Although we can definitely make money from cement in the future, that's a matter for the future.
Right now, the government is desperately short of money.
Even if the Chi family members performed meritorious service time and time again, they still received the money they deserved.
This time, the cement was not produced and sold, and the new type of grain was only mentioned in theory, without any concrete products.
You can use silver to pay, but the amount of money absolutely cannot be less.
As for the labor service in October, we'll see what the actual grain yield will be then.
If the grain is produced and tastes good, and the yield is also good, then it wouldn't be impossible to directly exempt the Chi clan from nearly ten years of labor service!
Chi Qiao's original intention was to use the bonuses as payment, which meant they wouldn't have to pay anything.
As a result, Fang Shizhong blocked their escape route.
However, since Lord Fang himself had given his consent, she and Chi Dahu were naturally willing.
Five taels per person, and Chijia'ao will need to contribute more than twenty people, so a little over one hundred taels will suffice.
Right now, all they need to do is act as something, and this hole can be patched up.
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