Chapter 1118： ideal

   Although the current calendar in Daqi is updated every year, it is actually calculated according to the Tongtian calendar left by the previous dynasty, and the Tongtian calendar is based on the Dayan calendar of the Tang Dynasty.

If you want to compile an astronomical calendar, in addition to being proficient in astronomy and geography, you must also know farming, and be proficient in arithmetic.

Of course, Mu Yangling didn't think that his younger brother did such a thing in order to make a name for himself in the history, but the key is that he never found out that he was particularly interested in this kind of thing before. The history book discussed with her, but now she likes the astronomical calendar?

Mu Yangling thought of his father's attitude, and planned to have a long talk with his younger brother. If he was just on a whim, he might as well dispel the idea as soon as possible, if not... I'll talk about it later.

Mu Yangling was a bachelor and dragged his brother to a secluded place to talk.

Actually, Mu Bowen wasn't really on a whim. He had this idea years ago, long before he passed the jinshi exam.

He has been smart since he was a child, and he studied hard. He had already passed the exam when others were still struggling to take the exam, and he also managed a nursery school and a large farmland. Compared with those scholars who closed their doors and windows and devoted themselves to reading, he thought clearly. More.

He thought about his future long before he was admitted to the jinshi.

is nothing more than becoming an official after becoming a scholar, but what kind of official and how?

He is a second-class jinshi, but he did not stay in the capital, but chose to be appointed as a county magistrate, which is inconceivable to many people.

Because he has a princess and sister, and a father of a general, who stayed in the capital and entered the Hanlin, he undoubtedly had the qualifications to worship the prime minister.

However, he did not want to spend three years in the Hanlin Academy. Although the Hanlin government could also help him learn a lot of skills, he wanted to do practical things for the people in the local area.

Mu Bowen has been a peaceful person since he was a child. He doesn't have much ambition. In addition, he has always been protected by his sister under his wings. She taught her to have good intentions and even less desire for rights, so he always felt that as long as he did what he liked, it is good.

After becoming the magistrate of a county, Mu Bowen knew more about people's livelihood. Combining his experience from childhood to adulthood, Mu Bowen felt that scholars are very important, business is very important, and labor is also very important, but the most important thing is Farming, not because of the so-called court advocacy, but real cognition.

Only when farming is sufficiently developed and there is a surplus of agricultural products, can commerce develop, and when people have money, they have the capital to study, and workers can develop better.

In farming, in addition to farming techniques and seeds, the most important things are farming time and water conservancy. When Qi Haoran was the county magistrate, he paid special attention to the construction of water conservancy within his jurisdiction, and almost all the labor under his jurisdiction was used to build water conservancy.

He also went to villages and streets to count the agricultural time and recorded the weather day by day, sunny, overcast, and rainfall geometry. In the past six years, even on New Year's Eve, it has never been interrupted.

However, this is not enough, the data is too small, and it is still far from what he wants to do. Besides, the mountains and terrains are different in different places, and the water conservancy is also different, so he needs more data, whether it is astronomical or geographical. of.

He has now been promoted from magistrate county to prefecture, but it is not very helpful for what he wants to do. In the past two years, he has read all the materials and documents that he can find, and he wants to get more information and field work. The reconnaissance has to leave the state.

So Mu Bowen wanted to resign.

The idea of ​​   had been carefully considered. He had mentioned it to his father as early as last year, but Mu Shi did not agree.

Now Daqi can be considered peaceful, but it is not ruled out that there are bandits, and the son is not very strong. He runs around the world. Before he has an accident, they are worried that they will not be able to sleep or eat. If something happens, who will they cry for?

Besides, Mu Bowen is the eldest son, the eldest son has to support the family, he now has a wife and children, he patted his **** and left, what should he do with his wife and children?

Not to mention taking them, not everyone has the good bodies of the bear brothers, four or five-year-old children, who travel long distances, a person who is not acclimatized or has a fever can die.

In short, Mu Shi did not allow his son to resign and go out to fulfill his so-called ideal.

Mu Yangling was silent for a long time and asked, "How is your skill?"

Mu Bowen glanced at his elder sister and said, "Sister, I have read all the books on the number of techniques that I can find, and I dare not say that I am proficient, but I understand most of them. If you don't understand, you must continue to study or find more Look at the book."

Well, we can't use this to delay time.

Mu Yang touched his head with a sigh of inspiration, "I didn't expect my Mu family to have a scientist or something."

Mu Bowen had black lines all over his face and said, "Sister, I'm not too young, you can't always touch my head."

Mu Yangling ignored him and continued: "Although I am very happy, my father is right, you can't take your siblings and children with you. First of all, you can't guarantee the safety of your children on the road, nor can you Guarantee his education, but it's not right to keep them at home..."

Seeing his younger brother's face getting darker and darker, Mu Yangling sighed: "However, you can't think about so much in front of an ideal, or can it still be called an ideal?"

Mu Bowen's face was better.

Mu Yangling patted his **** and stood up, "Since this is your ideal, then you can discuss this matter with your younger brother and sister. My sister is old and can only support you from the heart."

Mu Bowen opened his mouth wide and said, "Sister, you have to help me say good things in front of my father..."

Mu Yangling waved his hand and said, "You should talk to your father about this matter. I will cheer you on in my heart."

Mu Bowen pouted at her.

Mu Yangling ran away, but she couldn't sleep at night. She pushed Mu Bowen cleanly, but she couldn't really care about anything, but she was her father on one side and her brother on the other. It seemed that it was not good to help anyone.

Seeing that she had turned over again, Qi Haoran couldn't help pulling the person directly into his arms, directly pinching the person with his feet, holding her tightly in his arms with both hands, and muttering with his eyes closed, "What do you want? If you don't sleep again, I'll do it for you."

Mu Yangling pushed him and said, "Get up, I'm dying of heat."

Qi Haoran hugged her tighter, and Mu Yangling sighed.

Qi Haoran could only open his eyes and asked, "What did Bowen say to you?"

Mu Yangling could only tell Qi Haoran his ideals once.

Qi Haoran closed his eyes again and said: "Yes, good ambition, if he can write a more accurate calendar than Dayanli, not only will he be able to make a name for himself in history, but it will not be difficult to get into the picture. All are well versed in agricultural accounting."

He took Mu Yangling into his arms, patted her and said, "Don't worry, if he doesn't want to be a prefect, let him go back to the capital and go directly to the Ministry of Industry. If he wants to study water conservancy construction and study the astronomical calendar, there will be no more It's a more suitable place than the Ministry of Industry. After he has learned all the skills of the Ministry of Industry, he will consider going out to travel all over the country. Then you don't have to worry about his wife and children, because his son will definitely be able to support the family. I don't believe that he can learn all the skills of the elders of the Ministry of Industry in 20 years."

Mu Yangling: "..."