Legendary star: Signed to the Palace at the beginning

Chapter 174

"His Royal Highness congratulates you on your birthday, and presents a Pearl of the East China Sea."

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin congratulates the birthday, and presents a handwritten picture of a hundred birthdays."

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin congratulates you on the birthday,..."

An eunuch shouted his name with a high-pitched voice, and under the leadership of the crown prince and the king of Jin, officials, nobles and their children presented birthday gifts one by one.

"The hereditary Duke of Hanoi Dugu Lan celebrates his birthday and presents a pair of white jade discs."

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"Duke Tang celebrates his birthday and presents a piece of 500-year-old Korean ginseng."

"Baron Wannian congratulates on his birthday, offer, offer a bucket of ginger, a piece of fruit and vegetable..."

But when the eunuch saw Xiao Chuan's gift list, he stumbled and didn't know how to read it.

Seeing Yang Jian's expressionless face, Prince Yang Yong winked. Yun Shide took a step forward, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Duguchuan has no emperor and is playing tricks on the king. I ask your Majesty to take him down and punish him."

Yang Guang bowed and said, "Father, Dugu Chuan came here to offer auspiciousness, not to play tricks on purpose."

Li Yuan also said: "Your Majesty, Dugu Chuan is accompanied by the minister, and the minister guarantees Xiao Chuan's loyalty."

Yang Jian's expression softened slightly, and he said, "Dugu Chuan, what do you have to say?"

Xiao Chuan gave another salute and said, "Your Majesty, can you allow your nephew to stand up and explain to His Majesty?"

Yang Jian said: "Okay, I forgive you for your innocence, get up and talk."

Xiao Chuan stood up, opened the gift box, and revealed a plaque with four big characters "Da Sui is prosperous" spelled with bright red peppers. Yang Guang and Li Yuan held each side, Xiao Chuan held up the ginger bucket and said: "My nephew wishes Da Sui Prosperous, I wish Your Majesty a unified country!"

Yang Jian was taken aback for a moment, and then he showed his face and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, well said, well said! The Sui Dynasty is booming, and it dominates the country!"

All the ministers heard the words, there was a silence for a while, and then there was a thunderous congratulations: "I wish the Great Sui a prosperous and prosperous Sui, and wish your Majesty a unified country!"

After the hustle and bustle, Yang Guangdao: "Father, peppers are grown in Duguchuan, which is a new crop in our Sui Dynasty. My sons and daughters congratulate Father!"

Yang Jian said: "Oh, Duguqing's family has cultivated new crops? Quickly show them to me."

Xiao Chuan chose two of the largest peppers, put them on the tray respectfully, and the eunuch held them to Yang Jian.

Yang Jian picked up a chili pepper, examined it carefully, and sniffed it under his nose.

Xiao Chuan said: "Your Majesty, this thing is called chili pepper. It tastes spicy and is an excellent condiment."

Yang Guangdao: "Father, Erchen, Dugu Chuan, and Li Yuan jointly opened a Mala Tang. There is a seasoning in it, which is chili pepper. It is very popular with customers. The vegetables are seasoned with chili pepper, and the taste is better than minced meat."

Yang Jian said: "Come here, take ten peppers, cut them into pieces, and I will taste them with all the Qings."

The eunuch cut the chili into small pieces with a knife, tasted a slice first, and held it to Yang Jian without any accidents.

As soon as the chili was in the mouth, Yang Jian immediately felt a pungency hit his forehead, his mouth was burning hot, he broke out in a cold sweat, and he felt a burst of relief in body and mind.

All the ministers also tasted a slice of chili each, sticking out their tongues and staring at the hotness.

Yang Jian said, "Xiao Chuan, where did you get the pepper seeds?"

Xiao Chuan said: "Returning to Your Majesty, when my nephew was young, he met a wandering Taoist who taught him a little knowledge and left some seeds. It was only when my nephew was chatting with His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin a few days ago that I remembered this matter."

Yang Jian said: "How many months are suitable for sowing peppers? Will it affect food production? What kind of soil are they planted in?"

Xiao Chuan said: "My nephew has tried it. Peppers are suitable for sowing in early spring and early summer. They can be planted between other food crops as a supplement to food crops, and peppers do not require high soil. Guanlong, Huguang, Shuzhong, and even Guanwai It can be planted, and chili can be used not only as a seasoning, but also as a vegetable, and it can be eaten by people in winter to keep out the cold.”

Yang Jian said happily: "It's very good."

Shangshu Zuopu shot, and Gao Jiong, Duke of Bohai County, said loudly: "Your Majesty, peppers are indeed auspicious. I congratulate you for the Great Sui Dynasty and for Your Majesty."

Yang Su, Yang Jian's younger brother from Shangzhu Kingdom, always loved Yang Guang, Wu Wu, and said: "Your Majesty, Zuo Pushe's words are very true. I also congratulate the Great Sui Dynasty, and congratulate Your Majesty."

Everyone bowed down and congratulated: "Auspiciousness descended from heaven, and the Sui Dynasty was prosperous. I congratulate Your Majesty."

Yang Jian said with a smile: "Dugu Chuan is loyal to the country, cares about agriculture and mulberry, and has made contributions in offering auspicious chili peppers. I want to reward them heavily!"

When Xiao Chuan heard the words, he hurriedly knelt down and listened to the seal.

Xiao Chuan has made great achievements many times, but there is no excuse to reward him. Yang Jian was looking for an opportunity to reward Xiao Chuan, so he said loudly: "I bestowed on Xiao Chuan the Earl of Wannian, the recorder of Sinong Temple, the sixth rank: General Zhengxi , [-] households in Wannian County, Shiyi City, and another [-] mu of farmland near Longshouyuan as an experimental field to cultivate pepper seeds, and strive to spread peppers across the country as soon as possible. In addition, Longshouyuanwei was established, and Xiao Chuan was appointed as the captain of Longshouyuanwei , Jurisdiction over [-] tunes to farm fields."

Xiao Chuan was overjoyed, and hastily knelt down and kowtowed to thank him: "My minister, Dugu Chuan, thank you Lord Long for your kindness."

Xiao Chuan was so happy that he took out the lines from the Daqing Opera.

All the officials were very excited, but they didn't see anything wrong with it. They just felt that Xiao Chuan's words were very good and suitable for flattering the emperor.

Yang Jian learned from the Northern Zhou Dynasty and set up nine ranks of titles: King, County King, State Duke, County Duke, County Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and Nan.The emperor's uncle, Kundi, and the prince are princes.

The title is different from an official position. Those who have not made great achievements will not be accepted, and they can be hereditary.

For example, Yang Guang is the king of Jin and belongs to the first class, Li Yuan is the hereditary Tang Guogong and belongs to the third class, and Dugu Lan is the hereditary Duke of Hanoi and belongs to the fourth class.

Yang Jian was once the Duke of Sui in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he changed "Sui" to "Sui".

Only those who have titles can be regarded as nobles. Otherwise, no matter how big the official is, it will be the glory and wealth of a generation, and the descendants will not be able to inherit the glory.

For example, Xiao Chuan’s second uncle Dugushan was not very lucky. He died four years before the establishment of the Sui Dynasty. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he was posthumously named the Duke of Hanoi. Dugu Lan himself has nothing to do with him and has no power at all. He is equivalent to an idle county duke raised by the Sui Dynasty for family affection.

If the descendants of Dugu Lan do not have military merits, the titles they will inherit in the future will gradually be downgraded.

However, Xiao Chuan is different. His majesty personally conferred the title and rewarded him with an official position, which belongs to a well-established official. Unless he rebels in the future, he will only grow bigger and bigger.

Moreover, the official position of Sinong Temple is different from other departments. It is related to the people's livelihood of the country, and there is not much intrigue. As long as you study farming honestly, you will have a smooth journey.

Yang Jian said again: "Dugu Chuan, you haven't seen your aunt for a long time, today is a coincidence, so let's go to visit the queen with King Jin and Li Yuan."

Xiao Chuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, he has a queen thigh thicker than Yang Guang, I must hug it tightly!

So he kowtowed again and said: "I obey the order, thank you Your Majesty for your family affection."

Xiao Chuan followed Yang Guang and Li Yuan into the harem, and saw Dugu Lan and other noble children envying him.

Xiao Chuan said: "Ah Cheng, let me inquire, how many rank officials are the recorders of Sinong Temple?"

Yang Guangdao: "From the ninth rank, responsible for the documents."

(End of this chapter)