Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 188 Rice Seeds
Zhao Dezhao originally wanted to insist on saying a few more words, but as a human being in two lifetimes, he has already learned to observe words and expressions.

Seeing that his father was full of anger and his displeasure was written on his face, he had no choice but to shut up and go home.

Although Zhao Kuangyin sent Zhao Dezhao away, he was also worried.

"Wang Jixun, before the founding of the country, killed a hundred of them, but now he is really not moving."

Not to mention the entrustment of the dead wife, if the founding king even fooled the dead, it would be too lame.

Another reason is that Wang Jixun, as a general guarding the border for many years, has also been implicated in many problems.

He hadn't touched him before, but now he suddenly moved, and too many people were involved.

If it causes the frontier army to be unstable, it will be a big trouble.

These things have too many clues to explain clearly.We can only wait for Zhao Dezhao to pass a few more years, experience more things, and see more people, so that we can comprehend by analogy.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but sigh, "It would be perfect if the brother and son could be integrated together."

When Zhao Dezhao returned to the mansion, Wang Xiuzhi was taking a nap, Zhao Dezhao had no one to wait on him, only a servant and a maid brought him clothes for him to change.

"Why are Qian Niuer and Jiang An missing?"

"Your Highness! They are in the yard accepting the things General Pan sent from Lingnan."

"Oh? Lingnan has sent something?"

After hurriedly changing his clothes, Zhao Dezhao came to the yard, and immediately had the answer at a glance.

I saw a lot of things piled up in the yard, all of which were strange things or rare treasures brought back from Lingnan.

What coral, tortoise shell, pearl, agate, what beeswax, emerald, what Siamese pig, peacock...

Qian Niu'er and Jiang An were holding the brochure, while the other was sorting things out. When they saw Zhao Dezhao coming, Jiang An picked up a bag.

"Your Highness! This is the rice from Champa brought to you by General Pan. Although it may not be as delicious as our rice, it has a strong aroma when cooked. Your Highness, please have time to taste it."

Zhao Dezhao was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered some novels he read in his previous life.

Strangely enough, during the war in Lingnan, no one mentioned Chamcheng rice, and I couldn't even remember it.

Now that Jiang An mentioned it, Zhao Dezhao immediately came to his senses.

Champa rice is a fine variety of rice cultivated by Champa people. Although the taste is not much different from that of Central Plains rice, the yield is quite different.There are other advantages that Central Plains rice does not have.

The first is drought tolerance. Even if the water content is not high, as long as the water content is normal, it can grow naturally.

Then there is strong adaptability, and it can be planted in many places in the Central Plains.

Then there is the short growth cycle, and the process of planting and harvesting can be completed in two months.

In northern China, it is completely possible to plant two crops of rice.

Even if the yield is the same as that of Central Plains rice, it can grow exponentially if it is planted twice a year.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dezhao immediately said,
"Jiang An, you choose ten reliable bodyguards, lead them personally, take a hundred gold and go to Lingnan quickly, ask Pan Mei to buy a thousand Dendrobium Champa rice seeds, and then transport them back to Tokyo as quickly as possible."

"Yes! I will leave immediately, Your Highness, don't worry!"

Although Jiang An didn't know what to do, he immediately followed the order.

After arranging this important event, Zhao Dezhao had no other intentions. He asked Wang Xiuzhi to record it and arrange some good things for his father, queen and Zhao Dezhao as gifts.

He went back to his study and started a big plan.

Since traveling through time, he has always been busy with his status. Now that he is King Qi, his position is stable, and it is time to make a plan for the next step.

Picking up the pen and ink, ticking off, Zhao Dezhao quickly made a two-pronged plan for himself.

On the one hand, relying on the big tree of Zhao Kuangyin, uniting with civil servants and military generals who are on the same path as him, and establishing the King Qi Alliance, the purpose is to become a big position in the future.

On the one hand, it is to start with Champa rice, earn political achievements internally, expand resources externally, and accumulate and lay the foundation for the future global hegemony of the Song Dynasty.

Once the iron-making skills are improved, the effectiveness of weapons and armor will be enhanced; the ability to breed high-quality war horses from the northwest will be obtained; and the help of Champa Rice will be added.

It is very possible to pacify the north within ten years and open the sea to the Southeast Asia in 15 years.

Of course, with this Zhancheng rice, Wang Jixun's problem can be solved by piggybacking.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dezhao was full of ambition and high in fighting spirit.

After Wang Xiuzhi sorted out those items, he went back to the room and saw that Zhao Dezhao was in high spirits, smiling smirking complacently by himself, feeling a little puzzled.

"Your Highness! What are you laughing at alone?"

But this time Zhao Dezhao didn't tell her the reason.

Because he couldn't explain the situation himself, Zhao Dezhao chose not to say anything and just kept the secret in his heart.

"Ma'am, you've worked hard! Let me give you a massage to relax..."

At the court meeting the next day, Zhao Dezhao brought rice seeds to the court and wanted to express his thoughts.

But Zhao Kuangyin didn't have time to talk to him at all.

Because as soon as the court meeting was held, the censors spoke frantically about Wang Jixun, and strongly urged Zhao Kuangyin to deal with this cannibal.

"Your Majesty! If this person is not eliminated, the hearts of the people will be hard to calm down."

"Your Majesty! The minister seconded the proposal..."

Zhao Kuangyin blushed and had a thick neck because of the entanglement, but he never spit out his words. It was obvious that he was very determined to protect Wang Jixun.

But it's already a little overwhelming.

Because Zhao Kuangyin also understands that this time Wang Jixun has all the facts, and the charges are very clear. Unlike before, he confronted the Qingliu, which was more or less reasonable, but this time it was completely unreasonable, so he was actually scratching his head. .

Those ministers also discovered this problem, so they changed their tactics, even if they were not sentenced to death, at least they would be severely punished.

But how to punish, everyone has not made a conclusion.

At this moment, Zhao Dezhao took a step forward and said loudly, "Your Majesty! I have a solution for how to deal with this Wang Jixun!"

"Huh?" Zhao Kuangyin and the ministers were taken aback.

Zhao Kuangyin saw that his eyes were clear and he looked confident, so he had some expectations.
He raised his voice and said, "Speak!"

Zhao Dezhao took out the seeds of Champa rice from his bosom, asked the servant to pass it on, and said, "This is the seed of Champa rice that I found when I was conquering the barbarians from the south of the Five Ridges. I plan to ask His Majesty to give you a field to plant this kind of rice. I, the people of the Song Dynasty, will bring blessings to all generations."

This……

The Mizong boxing technique of the newly promoted king of Qi made everyone in the court bewildered and unintelligible.

Didn't the previous sentence say to punish Wang Jixun, why the next step is to grow food on the ground.

This is not next to each other!
Zhao Kuangyin was very embarrassed, thinking that I could see your good intentions, but the change was too hasty, these pedantic old scholars are not fish, how could they forget what the last sentence said so quickly.

Huang Yuanyi sneered, "His Royal Highness King Qi! Planting fields to benefit the people is naturally a great thing, but didn't you say you want to deal with Wang Jixun? What does this have to do with farming!"

Weng Tai, Zhao Guangyi's confidant, also asked, "Exactly! Could it be that King Jin has just been promoted to a noble, and the joy has not passed, forget the original intention of today's court meeting!"

Zhao Dezhao glared at Weng Tai, "What are you! Your Majesty didn't say what the court must say today, so you dare to set the tone? Are you trying to plot rebellion?"

(End of this chapter)