The history of the struggle of the God of the Stove

Chapter 423 Yuan Pingsheng

The young man standing between the fields was only in his 20s, not too tall, with a simple and honest appearance, and his words were simple and clear, without any big talk, nor did he show off his eloquence and speak words that the common people could not understand.

So those people heard it with gusto. After all, this young man's farming ability is indeed superior to them. Since he came to them two years ago, he has opened up wasteland and farmed for only two years. The grain output in his field is obviously higher than that of other people in the village. The harvest at home is a bit higher.

And the land where they are now is the field opened up by this young man, and the crops in the field are obviously much better than other surrounding fields.

So the people in the village started to distrust outsiders and gradually admired him, and now they all come to him for advice on how to make the crops in the field grow more food.

Qi and Yuan stood quietly outside the field ridge, and did not set foot in it, so as not to accidentally trample on other people's crops.

After the young man talked for a long time, the people thanked the young man with gratitude on their faces, and scattered away happily.

When the crowd dispersed, the young man looked at Qi Yuan and Qi Yuan who were still standing beside the ridge, with doubts on their faces.

He knew everyone in the village, so he naturally knew that Qi Yuan and Qi Yuan were not ordinary people in the village.

And judging by their attire, appearance and temperament, it is obvious that they are not from ordinary backgrounds, such people with high status generally rarely come into contact with ordinary people at the bottom.

"The little brother invited."

Qi Yuan slapped him first, and saluted the young man first.

"The Daoist is polite."

The young man came over, clasped his hands and asked, "I wonder what you two can teach?"

"I don't dare to be taught."

Qi Yuan smiled and said: "Poverty and white eyebrows, I don't know the name of the little brother Gao?"

"Don't dare, I'm Yuan Pingsheng."

The young man said politely.

Surname Yuan?

Qi Yuan smiled: "Pindao recently traveled to Kyushu with his junior sister to increase his knowledge. Just now, he heard the little brother tell these people about farming. On a whim, he wanted to ask the little brother some questions. I don't think it's strange."

"Oh?"

Yuan Pingsheng was a little surprised when he heard the words: "The priest also knows about farming?"

Qi Yuan smiled modestly: "Know a thing or two."

Do you really understand?
Yuan Pingsheng was really surprised.

Although it is said that the ancestor of the peasant family described Shennong, he advocated sowing a hundred grains and persuading the cultivation of mulberry to satisfy food and clothing.

But the vast majority of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, as well as many scholars with status and status, prefer to work hard to manage people, rather than farming the land with their own hands.

Therefore, those people are a little bit against the idea that the so-called sages and the people work side by side and eat together.

After all, the groups and classes represented by each theory are different, and it is not uncommon to suppress each other.

But the Taoist priest with white eyebrows in front of him and the junior sister beside him are not ordinary people no matter what. Yuan Pingsheng thinks that they should be masters of Taoist background.

Nowadays, Taoism, Mohism, Confucianism are the three most prominent factions, with many supporters, and they are respected by dignitaries from all over the world.

It really surprised him that such a master of Taoism was still interested in farming.

Yang Chan on the side glanced at the senior brother, and was a little surprised why the senior brother suddenly became interested in farming.

However, she has always been submissive, and felt that the senior brother had his own reasons for doing so. Anyway, the two of them traveled to Kyushu without a fixed goal, and it would be fine even if they stayed here for a while.

Yang Chan didn't have much contact with farming knowledge, mainly because the disciples of the farming family were practical, they didn't travel around the world like other schools, publicizing what they learned, they made a lot of noise, and even often contacted dignitaries and monarchs of various countries.

Qi Yuan is different from Yang Chan, he knows more about the peasant family, and admires these peasant disciples who are dedicated to serving the low-level people.

Farmers represent the lower classes of people.

Although in the eyes of ordinary people, farm disciples are just like ordinary people, just farming, but in fact, what farm disciples learn is extremely complicated.

They do not pursue high officials and high salaries, nor advocate governance by doing nothing, but earnestly study all issues related to farming, and collectively call floods, droughts, wind, fog, snow and frost, diseases, and pests that threaten crops the most as the five pests.

They will personally open up wasteland to grow crops, explore how to make the crops grow better, produce more food, and transform farm tools to make farming more convenient for the people.

They also know how to go to the sky, observe the rhythm of sunshine, rain, and the changing seasons, and understand the rules of wind, frost, rain and snow to divide farming time.

All of these require years of accumulated experience to complete.

It is because of the pragmatic style of the peasant disciples and the fact that they have brought benefits to the common people that they not only have great influence among the low-level people, but also have an extremely important role for the high-level people in various countries.

Therefore, it has attracted many people to follow, and even the most powerful Confucianism has disciples who abandon Confucianism and worship farmers, just because they actually do things for the people.

When Yuan Pingsheng heard that Qi Yuan actually knew about farming, he immediately became interested, and then the two stood on the field and started talking.

In fact, Qi Yuan is far inferior to Yuan Pingsheng in terms of planting crops, whether it is theoretical knowledge or practical operation.

However, in his previous life, because he admired Mr. Yuan very much, he deliberately popularized some knowledge in this area.

Although he only took a few glances at it, knowing what it is and not knowing why, his eyes are darkened when he is really asked to come, but after all, he still understands some ideas.

In addition, hundreds of years ago, the Heavenly Court opened up the spiritual field and summoned Ling Zhifu to plant spiritual rice, five grains and other things. He had put a lot of thought into this and had some experience, so when talking at this moment, he also spoke clearly and logically.

Yuan Pingsheng could hear from his words that this person should have more theoretical knowledge than practical knowledge, but he did not underestimate the other party at all, but instead gave him extremely high respect.

Because some of the suggestions made by Qi Yuan made him feel bright, and he was quite moved.

For example, how to optimize seeds, develop compound plows to improve farming efficiency, and dig channels to improve irrigation capacity and so on.

What shocked him the most was a method proposed by Qi Yuan to cultivate good seeds.

Common grains mostly have small grains and low yields, making it difficult to increase yields.

But there are always a few good-growing grain trees in each field. He suggested that Yuan Pingsheng collect these grains with full grains and good growth as grain seeds, and then cultivate them from generation to generation. As long as the number of seeds increases, Perhaps a large number of high-quality grain seeds can be cultivated.

Of course, it is actually very difficult to cultivate food seeds in this era. Just the water source is a big problem. In addition, there are still many birds pecking at wild animals and trampling on them. There are many accidental factors.

After all, there are countless kinds of beasts in the wild nowadays, especially wild boars and hares, which are the most numerous types. Others, such as bison, donkeys, goats, etc., are not uncommon. If you encounter rhinoceros and elephants, it will be even more unlucky up.

These herbivorous beasts often break into the farmland. After all, they don't know what crops are. For them, these crops are food that grows very well.

People in many villages often have people patrolling and hunting outside to guard against these beasts.

And even if all these are overcome, there is still the biggest difficulty, that is, after the promotion, ordinary people may not be able to actually plant these high-quality grains.

The main reason is that there is a shortage of water in many places, especially in the north, where there are relatively few rivers, and the manpower and material resources spent on digging canals are too great, and it may not be able to supply many fields.

Without water irrigation, no matter how good the food seeds are, it is impossible to grow vigorously.

Fortunately, Qi Yuan immediately proposed the design of the waterwheel.

After Qi Yuan explained the production method and purpose of the waterwheel, Yuan Pingsheng's eyes lit up and he was very excited.

"The Taoist priest is really a god!"

Excited, Yuan Pingsheng stretched out his big rough hands to grab Qi Yuan's arm, and said excitedly: "With this artifact, not only will the people's livelihood be hopeful now, but it will also be a blessing for generations to come. You have made a great contribution!"

Looking at his excited face, Qi Yuan could feel that the other party was simply happy that the people would soon be able to live a better life.

So Qi Yuan chuckled: "Brother Yuan is too much, and the poor are just talking about it. If you really want me to do these things in detail, I really can't do it.

So these all need to rely on Brother Yuan to explore slowly. As for whether these things can be done well in the future and whether the people will benefit, it depends on Brother Yuan's ability. "

Yuan Pingsheng heard the words and knew that Qi Yuanzhi was not here, so he couldn't help sighing softly: "Unfortunately, if the Taoist priest is willing to put his mind on this, he will definitely be famous in history in the future."

"It is not my wish to leave a name in history."

Qi Yuan said: "Instead of being famous in history, I would rather witness the vicissitudes of life and the changes in the world, so I entered the Taoist sect, and now I am focused on obtaining the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, and I don't have too much energy to distract others.

I don't think Brother Yuan is a person who likes fame and wealth, so I discuss these things with you. You and I both want to make the people's lives better. It's just that the poor are devoted to cultivation, so I can only entrust these things to you.

If you can realize the things we just talked about one by one and bring some benefits to the common people, then Pindao will be satisfied. "

Yuan Pingsheng nodded clearly, and also knew the truth that people have their own ambitions and cannot be forced.

Now that people have entered the Taoist sect, they should be at ease in the world, but now they are willing to spend their minds on passing on this knowledge to themselves, so as to improve the lives of the people through their own hands, which is already very rare.

Qi Yuan said again: "Brother Yuan, don't hesitate to try it out first. For example, it is best to make the water wheel first. If it is really useful, you'd better go directly to see the princes and monarchs. It will be promoted by the monarch of a country. You spread countless times faster on your own.

In addition, this water wheel can not only be used to draw water during drought, but also can be used to drain water in low places during rainy season. It has many uses, so take your time to explore. "

"Thank you, Taoist priest, for your pointers, Yuan has made a note of it."

Yuan Pingsheng nodded solemnly, expressing that he would keep it in mind.

He is a person who truly serves the people wholeheartedly, and does not desire fame and fortune, which can be seen from his attire.

In fact, many of the peasant disciples are well educated, plus they concentrate on farming, and if they really ask for an official, the princes and kings will never be stingy with an official position.

Even now many of the vassal states' chief ministers and field officials are all peasant disciples, and they are well-deserved experts in this regard.

　ps: I’ve been very busy recently, and it’s been a bit of a struggle to be able to persist without interruption, because no manuscripts are saved, so there will always be a few minutes at night when uploading chapters every day, please don’t mind.

　　In addition, I took a look at the backstage today. It seems that there has been a lot of trouble recently because of the new contract. Some friends are concerned about my future, thank you very much! !

　　
　
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