Chapter 149
Chapter 149
The new officials of Ning'an Prefecture arrived early!
It’s only September!
And he was not the prefect, but the associate prefect.
There are still three months left before Ji Zhizhou ends his term!
Everyone thought that the new governor would have to wait until next year to come.
How come it's suddenly earlier?!
Why suddenly advance?
There is a reason for this.
The situation outside is changing, and many positions are filled with people.
The Tongzhi in front of us is also a "beneficiary" of other job changes.
Let him leave his previous sixth-rank position early and become a fifth-rank Tongzhi.
No one knows these things.
I just received news in advance that the new Tongzhi was already on the way and would arrive in Ning'an Prefecture in less than three days.
ah?
Everyone in the Ning'an government office felt puzzled.
Even if someone comes to take over, should it be the prefect?
They had even prepared for Lord Ji's departure. Although they were reluctant to see him go, at least they were prepared.
Now tell them that the person coming is the Tongzhi, not the Zhizhou?
Many people looked at Liu Tongzhi.
Liu Tongzhi himself was also a little confused.
He probably did nothing wrong.
Although he was only a third-class Jinshi, he was a Jinshi after all.
I have been here for more than ten or twenty years.
It seems like he didn't do anything wrong?
There was no merit or fault before.
Does the court want to replace him?
"The situation in Ning'an Prefecture is different now. Perhaps we need someone more capable."
"But it's good that Master Ji can stay."
In fact, Liu Tongzhi said it reluctantly, and even smiled bitterly.
But this is the only way I can comfort myself now.
After all, he has devoted decades here. If he is replaced because Ning'an Prefecture is different, he will be sad.
After hearing this, Ji Yuan had another idea.
Are you saying he will leave?
Most likely yes.
Prime Minister Li would never let him stay in one place for too long.
If the person who comes is a Tongzhi.
Someone will definitely take the position of prefect.
Most likely it would be Liu Tongzhi?
He has been here for many years and deserves a promotion.
Positions in Ning'an Prefecture have always been different from those in other places.
The prefect is a fourth-rank official.
The Tongzhi is a fifth-rank official.
If this is true, then Liu Tongzhi has been promoted.
But this is just a guess, and Ji Yuan doesn't want to say it in advance. If his guess is wrong, it will be even more sad.
Ji Yuan only said: "If there is anything, it should be better to recommend it to the capital city at that time."
Liu Tongzhi smiled bitterly.
Wanting to go to the provincial capital and being squeezed out are two different things.
Having said that, Liu Tongzhi still works diligently. He is from Ning'an Prefecture and has worked in the local area for many years. He will definitely not vent his dissatisfaction on official duties.
Three days later, Ji Yuan was stunned when he saw Master Huang in front of him.
Did he see it right?!
As a Tongzhi coming to take up the post, Ji Yuan certainly didn't need to welcome him. He just had to wait in the yamen for his new subordinates to come and pay him a visit.
But no one told him that the person coming was Master Huang!
If he knew, he would definitely come to greet him in person!
Everyone else was confused, only An Dahai seemed to know something.
An Dahai asked, "Is it Master Huang, our Master Zhao's good friend?"
I have never actually met An Dahai, but I have heard that Mr. Zhao has a good friend named Huang. Come to think of it, it seems to be him?
Huang Tongzhi heard the familiar accent and couldn't help but say, "That's me!"
Huang Tongzhi looked at Ji Yuan again and said with a smile: "Master Ji, I didn't expect you to recognize me. You are indeed a child prodigy with a photographic memory."
No, he can no longer be called a child prodigy now.
The Lord Ji in front of him has become a young man, completely different from the skinny and small boy he was when he was a child.
While they were chatting, others became curious.
Master Huang?
Is this the teacher of their Lord Ji?
Huang Demin quickly said, "I don't have that kind of luck. I'm just a good friend of Master Ji's teacher. I was lucky enough to meet him."
"Come to think of it, it was eleven years ago."
Having said that.
It seems like it has been a long time indeed.
That year seemed to be June or July of the 31st year of Huayuan.
This year is September of the 42nd year of Huayuan.
Ji Yuan felt as if he was in another world when he heard this.
The same is true for Huang Demin.
When he received the transfer notice, he was still lamenting that he was going to such a far place as Dianzhou Prefecture.
When I found out it was Ning'an Prefecture, I was even more surprised.
Because he was still corresponding with Master Zhao, he knew that Ji Yuan was the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture.
Eleven years ago, he didn't want to take the imperial examination anymore, but Ji Yuan unexpectedly comforted him and he worked hard to take the exam.
Unexpectedly, he actually passed the exam, but encountered the incident of imperial examination cheating. He also did not think about the future and took up the position directly.
After eleven years of twists and turns, he started from the seventh rank and finally reached the fifth rank today.
The luck is even good.
But look at the era again.
Won six prizes in a row.
In the Hanlin Academy, it is a sixth-rank official position.
After being demoted, although his position was downgraded, he soon became a prefect of the fourth rank.
All in all, it’s only four or five years?
But Huang Demin knows very well that he is lucky to be able to reach this position.
He passed the imperial examination at the age of 33. Now he is 44 years old. He has become a Tongzhi as a juren, which is very good.
However, Ji Yuan’s official career was far from reaching its peak.
Faced with such a situation, Huang Demin could only be thankful that the two knew each other.
Upon learning about what had happened before, the people in the yamen couldn't help but sigh.
But then I turned around and felt strange again.
A person who is a juren can become a tongzhi.
What about their Liu Tongzhi?
Unexpectedly, before he could utter these words or even show a slight expression, Huang Demin, the Tongzhi Huang, had already stood up.
Huang Tongzhi bowed to Liu Tongzhi and said, "Greetings, Lord Liu. I have received a transfer order that you will take over the position of local governor when Lord Ji's term of office is over."
"Please give me more advice in the future."
ah? !
Liu Tongzhi is going to become Liu Zhizhou? !
Isn't it kicking him away?!
Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Congratulations to Magistrate Liu."
Liu Zhizhou couldn't believe it, but he also felt that it made sense.
He knew what he had done and even felt that he deserved this position.
But, it's still exciting at this moment.
The years of perseverance are meaningful.
Although he would not force himself for a promotion, the feeling of being recognized for what he had done was enough to make him want to cry.
However, Liu Tongzhi still said: "The transfer order has not come yet, this, this is not confirmed yet."
Huang Tong knew: "They will be here soon. I even ran into a messenger on the way."
"But they still have to deliver official letters elsewhere, so it will probably be seven or eight days late."
That is to say, the matter is really confirmed.
Everyone in the yamen congratulated him one after another. This was a great thing!
After the surprise, everyone deduced that it was the imperial court's appointment.
Lord Ji will definitely leave his post and go somewhere else.
In the future, in Ning'an Prefecture, Liu Tongzhi was promoted to Liu Zhizhou, and the new Huang Tongzhi took over Liu Zhizhou's position.
It's similar in other places, and they may also send officials such as Tongpan to perform supervisory duties.
This arrangement is indeed much more reasonable.
Liu Tongzhi needs to be promoted, and the affairs of Ning'an Prefecture need to continue running.
So it would be best to send a new Tongzhi.
But this also confirms that Lord Ji will really leave Ning'an Prefecture.
This made everyone depressed again.
Ji Yuan comforted him, "Won't it be the same if Liu Zhizhou leads everyone in the future?"
"Ning'an Prefecture will definitely get better and better. And I can rest assured that I can hand over the Champa rice to everyone."
That's true.
With Liu Zhizhou here, there will definitely be no problem.
Is that good news?
The changes in the Ning'an Prefecture government also made people in other places breathe a sigh of relief.
Liu Tongzhi became the prefect of Ning'an Prefecture, proving that the situation in Ning'an Prefecture would not change significantly within four years.
In this way, their business and improved varieties can continue.
What's going on in the court?
It’s arranged so reasonably.
I think a lot about Ning'an Prefecture.
There are a few on Jiyuan’s side.
It was most likely arranged by Prime Minister Li.
Since this place has been noticed by the Minister of Personnel, it will be arranged relatively reasonably.
This also made him feel at ease.
He has been here for more than three years, so it would be a lie to say he is not worried.
However, the arrival of Huang Tongzhi also made everyone realize that the time for Ji Yuan to leave was getting closer.
On August 29, the official document from the court came down.
Same as what Huang Tongzhi said.
First, Lord Ji was summoned back to the capital to report on his work.
Then came the promotion of Liu Tongzhi. From the 43rd year of Huayuan, he became Liu Zhizhou.
Huang Tongzhi took over the position, and the Tongpan was a Tongpan named Zhang, who would be here soon.
What surprised everyone even more was that Lord Ji was not given a position, but was asked to return to Beijing to report on his work?
Isn't this too much trouble?
Moreover, once he returns to the capital, he will probably not come to such a remote Dianzhou Prefecture again.
Once Lord Ji leaves, I'm afraid it will be the last time they see each other in this life.
But things have been decided and cannot be changed.
Huang Tongzhi privately told Ji Yuan another thing, which was also mentioned by Cheng Jiaoyu.
It is said that nowadays, whether in the capital or other places in Tianqi State, all the young men with achievements are sent out.
It doesn't matter where you are, as long as you don't stay in the capital.
Even some important political locations can be moved if necessary and relocated if necessary.
Seems to be avoiding something.
Ji Yuan thought, what else can he hide from? Of course, he should hide from the old emperor.
What Huang Tongzhi meant by saying these words was to let Ji Yuan hide as well, or to find out the reasons behind it.
If we can find the cause, maybe we can avoid the danger?
Ji Yuan nodded: "Okay, I will definitely do it."
If he wanted, he already knew where his next assignment would be.
But returning to the capital was indeed his idea.
Ji Yuan sent out another letter.
In the past, he always sent out a thick stack of letters, but this time, there was only one letter, the one sent to Yingtian Prefecture.
Many things do need to be settled.
Of course, before settling the accounts, Ning Anzhou had to explain everything he should explain.
Otherwise, I would feel uneasy if he leaves.
Needless to say, when Wu Renhao and An Dahai knew that Ji Yuan was about to leave office, they both wanted to follow him.
An Dahai was just a minor official under the Ning'an Prefecture's Agricultural Department and had no official title. If it weren't for his skills as a veterinarian, he would never have been able to enter the government office.
To put it bluntly, being a minor official is already the ceiling.
Moreover, once Ji Yuan left, there was no point in him staying here. Although the rice here was delicious, he also missed the noodles from his hometown.
If nothing unexpected happens, An Dahai will go home.
This time he came back, he also gained a lot.
Although teaching does not make money, he has saved some money by treating the cattle and sheep of local farmers, as well as receiving invitations from several surrounding places. Now is the perfect time for him to go home.
As for Wu Renhao, there is a high probability that he will stay.
General Zhang has always valued him, and Ji Yuan believes that there will be a war between Ning'an Prefecture and Jing State sooner or later.
At this time, I must stay.
Ji Yuan talked about this matter with General Zhang more than once.
This is basically a tacit understanding between the two.
If Tianqi Kingdom could remain peaceful and sound, that would be fine.
Once there is chaos in Tianqi, the surrounding small countries will definitely take advantage of the chaos to do something.
This is even their traditional art.
Wu Renhao's talents also make him more suitable to stay here.
That being said.
Most of the time, Ji Yuan would walk back to the capital city by himself.
However, he really didn't plan to bring anyone with him when he returned to the capital this time.
Soon, Ji Yuan turned his attention back to the experimental fields.
It just so happened that Liu Tongzhi could familiarize himself with the affairs of the prefecture in advance. However, Liu Tongzhi would definitely accept it quickly because Ning'an Prefecture was originally under his charge.
Huang Tongzhi can take over Liu Tongzhi's affairs.
Even this year's year-end assessment was given to the two of them. Apart from the food in the fields, nothing else was that important.
And in the experimental fields, a variety of rice varieties finally grew.
Some rice is almost eaten by insects as soon as it is planted.
Some rice plants appear to be growing well, but in fact they have no ears at all, while others die halfway through growing.
There were hundreds of experimental fields, and everyone was exhausted from planting them.
The turmoil caused by the experimental field also came to a conclusion in October.
The royal merchant of Hehui State came here to do business under the guise of merchants from Tianqi State.
They also attempted to destroy the experimental fields in Ning'an Prefecture.
These people were handed over to the Dianzhou Prefecture for handling. In the end, it was a conflict between the two countries, so the prefect had to step in.
What?
Let Tianqi Kingdom come forward?
Report to the Ministry of Rites, which is in charge of diplomacy?
I am afraid that if the matter is really reported to the Ministry of Rites in the capital, it will be sent back by officials of the Ministry of Rites with a sentence attached.
A small country with a population of less than one million?
Do we still need to deal with it?
Letting the prefect of Dianzhou handle it is already giving them face.
It is not the officials' fault for being arrogant. The population of Ning'an Prefecture and Zhennan Pass alone has exceeded 600,000.
And there are countless such places in Dianzhou Prefecture.
Therefore, the prefect of Dianzhou Prefecture handed the matter over to Suixu City, which was closest to Hehui State.
When the commander of Suixu City heard this, he waved his hand.
Beheading, must be beheading.
If the local county magistrate hadn't stopped them, the bodies of those people from Hehui Kingdom would have been left for dead.
The county magistrate said, "After all, we are the ones who kidnapped people and food. If we continue to be so tough, I'm afraid it will really cause trouble."
Being strong but not bullying your neighbors is the behavior of a gentleman.
So let’s just do this.
Tell He Huiguo if he wants to take these people back.
Then the previous events in Ning'an Prefecture were written off.
And give them another 5,000 kilograms of No. 393 improved variety.
It can be considered a handshake and peace between the two sides.
This county magistrate is not a fool.
When he saw Lord Ji sending both the people and the good seeds over, he roughly understood what was going on.
Although the No. 393 variety is not as good as the No. 793 that Ning'an Prefecture kept for self-rescue, it is also pretty good.
But if Ning Anzhou were to do this, it would seem a bit unreasonable.
It's just that they are using He Huiguo's mistake to write off the matter.
However, the local county magistrate also felt distressed.
Although Lord Ji gave them 15,000 kilograms of the 393 high-quality seeds, they had to give away 5,000 kilograms at once.
Otherwise, you, Hehuiguo, should not agree to it.
If you don't agree, it means our negotiations have broken down.
In this way, they can still keep the No. 5,393 improved variety.
Well, the commander has wanted to fight a war for a long time anyway.
Having said that.
But He Huiguo’s people are not fools either.
The Tianqi Kingdom put forward conditions.
One is to release all the royal relatives.
The second is to return the improved varieties of Champa rice.
They didn't seem to have any reason to refuse.
However, after these royal members were taken away, Hehui Kingdom secretly killed a group of farmers.
The reason is that they started researching rice seeds before Tianqi, but got no results.
This year it will be increased to 200 kilograms at most.
A bunch of trash, it's better to kill them.
When the news reached Ji Yuan's ears, he was silent for a moment and issued a death order that other rice seeds from Tianqi Kingdom must not be taken out from then on.
He wrote another letter to Suixu City.
The city of Suixu also began to reclaim nearby fields.
Land reclamation manpower?
There is no picky attitude towards that. It doesn't matter whether you are from Jing country or Hehui country.
These fields are right next to Suixu City. As long as you open up wasteland nearby, you will be within the protection area of Suixu City.
That means entering the protection area of Tianqi State.
The magistrate of Suixucheng County was delighted with this.
Alas, the sudden increase in population of Suixu City is not our problem.
Although Suixu City took advantage of this incident to ask Ji Yuan to reserve the next batch of good seeds, Ji Yuan agreed after discussing it with Liu Zhizhou and Huang Tongzhi.
These seeds were originally going to be distributed to the people in Dianzhou Prefecture and even in other parts of Tianqi Country.
There is no problem in giving it to Suixu City first.
If it is said that He Huiguo robbed secretly.
Jingguo was much smarter.
Their country has a population of two to three million, which is a small country compared to Tianqi, but in the south, it is considered okay.
What Jing State did was to deliver documents to the court of Tianqi State through Ning'an Prefecture. They wanted to go to the capital of Tianqi State to learn about its cultural customs and also to meet the supreme king of Tianqi State.
To put it bluntly, I just want to pay my respects.
When the time comes, I will ask for some rewards, which will definitely include good seeds.
When this document is sent to Ning'an Prefecture, it will naturally be passed on to the higher authorities.
Judging from the old emperor's personality, he would most likely agree.
Both Tongzhi Liu and Tongzhi Huang were very unhappy.
The officials and old farmers in the official fields were also unhappy.
Ji Yuan said: "There will definitely not be enough high-quality seeds by then, so we will give priority to supplying them to Tianqi."
"Let's wait until Tianqi has enough supplies."
Is Tianqi enough in China?!
There are so many people in Tianqi Country, it would take at least five to ten years, right?
That seems to be the case.
Besides, it’s true that we should give to our own people first and then to outsiders.
Jingguo thought he was smart, but his inner thoughts were clearly seen through.
The surrounding small countries are all craving for the Champa rice cultivated in Ning'an Prefecture, and this is even more so in Tianqi.
Countless documents from Dianzhou Prefecture were sent over.
There is only one purpose.
Lord Ji!
We don’t want to do that this year.
Can we get the seeds for next year's Champa rice? Can we pay for it?
How can someone who pays money be so humble?
But there is no way, this is a fine variety bred in Ning'an Prefecture.
In three months, 450 kilograms were produced per acre of land.
Those who farm at home, those who understand market conditions, and those who have managed the accounts.
Everyone will be envious of such numbers.
But when I think about it again, it seems that everything in Ning'an Prefecture is like this.
The good things they produce require everyone to queue up with money.
Don't mention it, you're lucky enough to be able to get in line.
What else is there to complain about!
Until the twelfth lunar month, more than one hundred households in Ning'an Prefecture began to plant the fourth-generation Champa rice No. 79.
These more than one hundred households were carefully selected.
Those selected are those who are diligent but have average farming skills.
If we select farmers with too high a planting level, the results obtained will not be in line with reality. It is best to take an average.
But something happened that was beyond Ji Yuan’s expectations.
These farmers, who usually have average work and farming skills, have shown great enthusiasm.
They didn't expect that the government would choose them and let them grow such good seeds.
What else can I say? They start hoeing the fields before daybreak! They immediately go buy better fertilizer!
In a word!
They will not disappoint the expectations of their families and the government.
Ji Yuan was dumbfounded.
ah?
All we want is that you are neither lazy nor hardworking!
Everyone in the yamen has taken these matters into consideration.
Why are you guys still rolling up?!
Ji Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This is the biggest variable for rice seeds this time.
These more than one hundred farmers have also attracted the attention of countless people.
The rice seeds carefully cultivated in Guantian produce 450 kilograms per acre.
What about ordinary people?
How much will it be?
Everyone feels that this year has not been a good one.
Everyone wants to know the answer.
Ji Yuan packed his luggage while waiting for the results in March.
No matter what the result of the fourth generation of Champa Rice No. 79 is, he will leave.
As for whether he will come back, that is another matter.
But he really wanted to know how much the output would be this time.
An Dahai was also packing up over there.
They also greeted the passing caravans and this time went directly from Ning'an Prefecture to Yonglin County in the west, and then took a boat back.
This is faster.
Before I knew it, I have been here for almost four years.
Ji Yuan was sorting out documents in the prefectural government's study.
It's time to leave.
It’s time to do more.
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