Since he had already decided to treat Jiang Yu as his own son, he wouldn't keep anything from her, since he would give it to Jiang Yu sooner or later anyway.
It would have been better to give it to them sooner rather than later.
Although Qi Nuan didn't know what it was, she could tell how important it was from their attitude. However, she didn't expect that Song Jingning would trust Jiang Yu so much.
Jiang Yu never expected this; he thought Song Jingning would at least test him for a while.
He said to Qi Nuan, who was looking at him, "Anuan, since this is a gift from the Lord, you should accept it carefully and cherish it so as not to disappoint the Lord's good intentions."
Qi Nuan smiled and said, "I will cherish what the Lord gave me, but I don't have much use for it. Useful things should naturally be given to those who can use them."
She said to Song Jingning, "I wonder if Your Excellency would mind if I gave it to someone else?"
Song Jingning smiled knowingly, "It's yours now, and what you do with it is none of my business."
Upon hearing this, Qi Nuan simply accepted the gifts, intending to give them to Jiang Yu later.
He stepped forward and said, "I am deeply grateful for your kindness, Lord. Since I have received such a valuable gift from you, I also have a gift for you. I believe you will like it."
"oh?"
Seeing Qi Nuan's confidence, Song Jingning couldn't help but be curious about the gift she mentioned.
What is this?
Song Jingning opened the box and looked at the pure white corn seeds and the perfectly round potatoes with a puzzled expression.
That's right, the gifts Qi Nuan and the others gave were corn and potatoes.
It is already winter, and the planting season for potatoes and corn is in late winter and early spring. Nowadays, food is scarce in various parts of the Great Zhou. Even if they plant these two crops, they will not be able to harvest much.
Time was of the essence, and they had to promote them.
And the Prefect is the best person to promote potatoes and corn.
Jiang Yu explained the functions and origins of these two items to Song Jingning.
After listening, Song Jingning stared at them for a long time, speechless. If these two crops were truly as miraculous as Jiang Yu had described, then the Great Zhou Dynasty was saved.
"I will send agricultural officials to study it so that farmers in Shangjun can plant it as soon as possible."
He looked at the two of them and asked how many seeds they had, what their growth habits were, and whether they knew anyone who could cultivate these two crops.
Jiang Yu answered each question in turn, and Song Jingning was overjoyed to hear them.
Because Qi Nuan was quite familiar with how corn and potatoes were grown, she volunteered to work with the agricultural officials to be in charge of their cultivation.
Song Jingning was naturally delighted. Although Qi Nuan was still young, he never judged people by their age.
Moreover, people in ancient times tended to mature earlier, and there were already stories of child prodigies as young as three.
When Song Jingning looked at Jiang Yu again, his eyes held a mixture of complexity and relief. He looked at Jiang Yu with a serious expression and a earnest tone.
"Tomorrow, you shall move to the prefectural government. I will hire renowned teachers for you and impart all my knowledge to you, hoping you can shoulder the heavy responsibility of this prefecture."
He paused for a moment, "If you don't have this ability, you are still my successor, Song Jingning, but I will choose another capable person to entrust with Shangjun."
Jiang Yu bowed solemnly to Song Jingning and said, "Of course, please rest assured, Your Excellency, I will not fail your expectations."
After Jiang Yu and the others left, Song Jingning stared at the potatoes and corn on the desk for a long time without looking away. After a while, he asked Uncle Wang to invite the agricultural official over.
Wang Bo said, "It's getting late, and the agricultural official must be asleep. Your Excellency, why don't we discuss this again tomorrow?"
Song Jingning looked up, his face cold. "I know Uncle Wang is worried about me, but political affairs are of utmost importance."
Uncle Wang, who had overheard their conversation, naturally knew the importance of these two items, but he still advised against it:
“Farming and sericulture cannot be accomplished in a day or two. Now that Your Excellency has seen hope, why should you disregard your health?”
Looking at Song Jingning's expression, Wang Bo said, "Now that the young master has just arrived in Shangjun, his foundation is not yet stable. If something happens to you, sir, how can they escape unscathed?"
Song Jingning pondered for a moment, then said, "Never mind."
The current peace and tranquility of Shangjun is all thanks to the presence of Song Jingning. If something were to happen to him, Shangjun would likely descend into chaos.
Now he actually hopes he can live a longer life.
He chuckled self-deprecatingly, saying that once people have desires, they also become afraid of death, but a person's life and death are never in their own hands.
Jiang Yu and Qi Nuan returned to their residence and told the others about their trip to the prefectural government the next day.
The expressions on their faces varied.
The bearded man and the man with the mustache exchanged a glance, a hint of something flashing in their eyes. But this matter was none of their concern; it didn't concern them, and it was the same for them wherever they were.
Zhang Liao was naturally overjoyed. For him, now that he had followed Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu had greater power, and he had more room to realize his ambitions.
Jiang Ming, Xiao, and Xiangxiang didn't care; they would follow Jiang Yu no matter what. But they were all happy for Jiang Yu because the Lord of the Prefecture was Jiang Yu's father.
Jiang Yu and Song Jingning discussed it and decided that they would both publicly say that Jiang Yu was Song Jingning's son.
Wang Er was not keen on going to the prefectural government with Jiang Yu and the others. They had tidied up the Jiang residence well over the past month and had also taken in some refugees and helped them learn martial arts.
Wang Er felt very comfortable with this kind of life, and he didn't want to live a life of dependence on others.
But he didn't say anything.
Ahua was also very happy, but she was a little worried that their sudden visit might be too much of a disturbance, especially since there were so many of them.
Amu could only look after Qingqing, and Qingqing didn't care about anything else, only following Jiang Ming.
The next day, they decided to visit Song Jingning first, and whether or not to stay at the prefectural government office would be decided later.
Big Beard and Jie Xuzi did not go with them; the two stayed at the Jiang residence.
"Senior brother, what do you think?"
Jie Xuzi glanced at the bearded man and said, "Use your eyes to see."
The bearded man remained silent.
Jiexuzi said, "Do you mind that he only tells everyone after everything is settled? Or do you mind that he recognizes someone else as his father?"
"This is a major matter, and of course we cannot tell anyone before it is decided."
When Jie Xuzi saw that he didn't talk about the latter, he realized that he was indeed bothered by it. He sighed and said, "All worldly affairs are but fleeting clouds and smoke, so why are you so attached to them?"
The bearded man said, "However, I think he is too greedy. A true man does not change his surname or name, but now he recognizes someone else as his father, which is really unacceptable!"
"Jiang Ming also changed his surname, why don't you mention that?"
"How can these be the same?"
Jiang Ming was originally a person without a surname, while Jiang Yu knew his parents, not to mention his surname...
Jiexuzi looked at him and shook his head; in the end, he still couldn't escape worldly concerns.
When the group arrived at the prefectural government, Jiang Yu introduced them to Song Jingning one by one.
Song Jingning was somewhat thin and had a refined demeanor; he did not resemble Jiang Yu at all.
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