“This official believes that the growth and output of the crops is somewhat related to the methods used but it’s not a big correlation. Imperial Majesty, you have also said that corn is a high-yielding crop. Without the Yu Family’s help, the yields likely wouldn’t be as high as now, but they wouldn’t be too low either. I believe that we can give the Yu Family a reward, as for an official position...Emperor, please reconsider!”

Imperial Censor Yang had previously been scolded by the emperor in regards to the issue surrounding the lass from the Yu Family, so apparently he had a grudge against the whole family now. Last time he was opposed to giving the female an official position and now he opposed to any member of the Yu Family becoming an official.

Before Zhu Junyang could speak, Minister Liu of the Ministry of Revenue opined, “Imperial Censor Yang, you are wrong! The emperor himself has once said: ‘Without proper investigation, one cannot come to a premature conclusion!’. You were born and bred in an official’s family, so I’m pretty sure you’ve never stepped foot into a crop field. Thus, how could you know what is a normal yield of a field of grain? If the same type of crop is planted, such as wheat, in the same type of land but is managed by a different person, there could be a difference in tens or even hundreds of catties at harvest. This is the reason why the...