please make me king

Chapter 572 Farming
Now that the matter of plowing the land has been decided, it is the turn of the plowing.

Therefore, Zhang Shenyan stood up and remonstrated: "Food is the most important thing for the people, food is mainly based on food, and food is produced through agriculture. If you don't plant in spring, you won't harvest in autumn; if you don't farm, you will have nothing to eat! Please! Talk about farming, just in case!"

Lu Weiqi secretly thought it was bad when he heard the words.Since ancient times, those who started their businesses have focused on farming first.In the past, Yuwen black otters divided the fields and set up government soldiers, and the Western Wei Dynasty lost its power; Cao Mengde set up farmland and set up Qingzhou soldiers, and the Eastern Han Dynasty survived in name only.

Both of these are traitors and heroes!The same is true of Zhang Shun today, his disobedience can be seen!

This matter was originally carried out according to the plan of the two of them, how could Zhang Shun not allow it?
That Zhang Shenyan talked eloquently: "Henan has been in drought for a long time, and there has been no rain for more than a year. I went out of the city to watch it, and the seedlings died! If I just sit idly by, I fear that next year there will be no harvest! At that time, the people will have nothing to eat. The army has nothing to pay, and the big things are not helping!"

"What can you do for it?" Zhang Shun quickly made a joke.

"The long-term solution is to build water conservancy projects, irrigate and fertilize!" Zhang Shenyan continued to respond, "It's just that the fire is imminent, and we have to rush. In my opinion, it is reasonable to replant in time in previous years!"

"Not only the rebels have to replant, but even the people under the rule should organize to replant, so that there will be no shortage of food in the coming year!"

Zhang Shun couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, and quickly asked: "In Zhang Gong's opinion, what kind of crops should be replanted?"

Zhang Shenyan was taken aback, the two hadn't discussed it carefully, so he replied according to the original idea: "In the land of Henan, the wheat is cultivated at the end of autumn and ripened in May and June of two years. It is called 'autumn wheat'."

"If it is replanting, it can be sown in spring and harvested in May and June. Because it has not survived the winter, it is difficult to import, so it is called 'spring wheat'."

"The yield of wheat per mu is more than two stones, which is lower than that of rice and higher than that of corn. It can make up for the shortage in the year of famine!"

Zhang Shun pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "I wonder if this wheat is drought-tolerant?"

Zhang Shenyan shook his head and said, "If the drought is tolerant, the seedlings won't die!"

"If the severe drought continues in the coming year, what should we do?" Zhang Shun raised a matter that he was most worried about.After all, the reality is not to play games, but to be able to save and restart.If the severe drought continues in the coming year and the fields fail to harvest, the soldiers will disperse without waiting for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them.

What's more, he vaguely remembered that there were natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty, and he was not afraid of ten thousand, just in case!
"These people won't be so unfortunate, right?" Zhang Shenyan said a little uncertainly.

"This year's weather is abnormal, so don't be careless!" Zhang Shun frowned, and raised his worries, "Everyone here is a great talent, why don't you brainstorm and think of a way!"

"That's fine too!" Seeing what Zhang Shunruo pointed out, Zhang Shenyan ignored it.

Sure enough, Li Baihu couldn't help standing up when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "In this case, I must throw bricks to attract jade."

"A few days ago, I went to the land of Huguang and saw two novelties, so I bought them for everyone to try."

After finishing speaking, he ordered someone to bring in two large baskets made of thorns.

Seeing the strenuous appearance of the soldiers, everyone was quite curious, and hurriedly gathered around to have a look.I saw a spindle-shaped meal in one basket, which looked like a large taro; the other basket was filled with a bunch of long sticks, covered with dense particles the size of a little finger.

Those who know the goods couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is sweet potato and royal wheat!"

Li Baihu couldn't help laughing and said: "You are very knowledgeable, that's right! These things are called sweet potato and imperial wheat respectively, and some people in the Huguang area call them sweet potato and wrapped rice!"

After saying that, Li Baihu stretched out his hand and grabbed a stick, and said with a smile: "In some places it is also called corn! No matter how it is called, it is just these two things."

"I see that there is a lot of cultivation in Huguang and deep mountains. Those who can't afford rice and wheat can grow this thing in the abandoned land in the past. The yield of this corn is as poor as that of corn, and the yield of sweet potatoes can reach a thousand catties!"

"What?" Li Baihu's words shocked everyone, and everyone couldn't sit still.

Since ancient times, two to three hundred catties per mu has been a high yield.As for rice in the south, the yield of three to five shi per mu is already a miracle. How can there be such a high-yield crop in the world?
Seeing that everyone's appetites had been whetted, Li Baihu laughed and said, "However, this thing is not very hungry. It's roughly four for one, five for one."

Everyone calculated in their minds, if four equals one, the yield of a thousand catties per mu is only equivalent to more than two stones, so they breathed a sigh of relief.

Even the "King of Troubled Times", who was already acquainted with Li Baihu, couldn't help laughing and said: "Old Li, don't be fooled, be surprised, be careful that our hearts can't take it!"

Li Baihu smiled when he heard the words, and then continued: "In terms of yield, these two things are average. It's just that they have two advantages, but they are incomparable to other crops!"

"One is that it does not occupy the existing good land, and can be cultivated in the ditches in the mountains; the other is drought-tolerant, and it is not afraid of prolonged drought or rain!"

Zhang Shenyan came here to understand what Zhang Shun was thinking, and even more so why he suddenly brought up the matter of "drought tolerance" without discussing it with himself.

The feeling is that first Zhang Shun wants to praise Li Baihu, and second, it is estimated that Zhang Shun has just learned about this matter, and there is no time to discuss it with himself.

Zhang Shenyan couldn't help asking: "This thing is so good, it's just that the farmers don't know how to cultivate it, so what can they do?"

"This matter is safe!" Li Baihu quickly assured, "I have brought more than ten people who are good at farming this time, and I can teach everyone how to farm! If there are not enough people, I can still go to the land of Huguang. Hire again!"

In fact, Li Baihu didn't think too much of the sweet potatoes and corn at the time, but bought them as military rations because they were cheap and rare.

The thought is that the son-in-law or daughter may have something in their mouth, and they want to eat something new.He only spent some money and hired a dozen people to come back and plant some rare things.

Who would have thought that his son-in-law not only promoted him to manage the collection of the royal family's grain, but also urged him to pay the silver and other matters.He wanted to promote the rare item he brought back, so he had no choice but to brag about it.

Zhang Shun saw that the goal was almost achieved, so he continued: "Try to cultivate it first, and see how it works."

"In my opinion, you must be cautious in this farming, and it is better not to use only one species. The current year is not good, and there are many droughts and floods. If God doesn't give face, wouldn't it be helpless?"

Zhang Shenyan nodded after hearing this, and replied: "My lord, this is an old-fashioned statement, then I will try my best to order people to hybridize wheat, corn, corn, sweet potatoes and other things in case of famine."

Seeing that the matter had been accomplished, Zhang Shun agreed immediately.Unexpectedly, Zhang Shenyan continued: "If a person has no long-term worries, he must have near-term worries. My lord reminds me of one thing."

"Since ancient times, after a severe drought, there must be locusts in the coming year. I want to mobilize the nearby rebels and people to prepare for the eradication of locusts, and I ask the Lord for permission!"

(End of this chapter)