After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Chapter 493

The heavy snow on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has passed.

For Jiangnan Road, this should be the last snow.

After all, spring has already begun, and today is the rainy season.

When the rain comes, it is not far from the spring breeze blowing and the earth warming up.

Li Chenan and his party set off from Zhouzhuang, and they didn't leave fast.

Passing through many villages, he would stop from time to time to take a look at the farmlands that were still covered by heavy snow.

There are many farmers in the villages along this road, and they are not as poor as other places.

The fields along this road are also well served. If there is no major natural disaster, Jiangnan Road is indeed one of the largest granaries in Ningguo.

It's just that the faces of the farmers are still disheveled——

The harvest is good, but the taxes in Jiangnan Road are heavier than many places in Ningguo!
This is not surprising.

The policy of light taxation has not yet come down.

Those policies will not be implemented until the officials from Kyoto arrive in Jiangnan Province, which may take a year and a half.

"Look, this is the suffering of prosperous people and the suffering of dead people!"

When night fell, the team rested beside an open lake.

Li Chen'an and Su Muxin stood by the lake, looking at the smoke from a village in the distance, and said:

"Jiangnan, not only the people, but also the merchants, they bear [-]% of Ningguo's taxes!"

"It's definitely not fair to say it's fair, but the rest of the world, whether it's commerce or agriculture, can't develop."

"It's not that they are lazier than the people in Jiangnan, but they are limited by the land, climate, transportation, and of course the policy of the parents and officials in charge."

Su Muxin looked at Li Chenan, "So that's why you decided to give priority to boosting commerce and handicrafts?"

"I still reserve my opinion...the land in Ningguo is not lacking, what is lacking is the people who cultivate the land!"

"Coming from Kyoto, the fields in many places are deserted, and many villages are deserted."

"If commerce and handicrafts are further promoted, more farmers will put down their hoes and go into business for profit."

"Wouldn't it be that more fields will be abandoned?"

"Where does the food come from?"

"According to what you said, Wu's negotiations are bound to fail... I'm afraid there will be a war in the south!"

"The battle for the throne in Yue State is at its most intense, which is a good thing for us. At least during the two or three years since the new emperor ascended the throne, his main task is to eradicate dissidents, and he will not pose a threat to us yet. "

"However, the Nine Yin City occupied by the Great Wilderness Kingdom is inserted into the north of our Ning Kingdom like a wedge... It can be attacked or defended, and it must be guarded at any time!"

"In addition, Huihe and Xiye are not good people. If they knew that Ningguo was short of food... I thought they would not sell it to us, maybe they would come here again!"

"Money is important, but I still think food is more important than money!"

Li Chenan did not refute Su Muxin's words.

He even looked at Su Muxin with great admiration, this guy has a heart.

He has a good analysis of the current situation of Ningguo, and he also has a good summary of the situation that Ningguo may face.

It's just that Su Muxin was limited by his knowledge, and didn't know that once the farming technology was developed, the efficiency of agriculture would be greatly improved.

Like better rakes.

The plow used in this era is the simplest wooden plow!
The farming efficiency of this thing is simply outrageously low!
If the smelting is decentralized to the common people, the noble thing of ironware will become an ordinary thing.

With the promotion of iron plows, the efficiency of plowing fields will be greatly improved.

Another example is the waterwheel.

Well, no waterwheels at all!

The irrigation of farmland either relies on artesian water, or it needs to be picked by people!

However, if waterwheels are promoted and widely used, combined with the construction of water conservancy projects, the problem of farmland irrigation will be properly solved, and the biggest problem of farmers relying on the sky for food will at least be effectively alleviated.

Also such as more scientific fertilization, sowing, cultivation and so on.

Once these things are popularized, once farmers have the best production tools and the best farming techniques, the output of agriculture will be greatly improved, but there will be fewer farmers.

Li Chenan has been working hard to recall these days.

This knowledge is not his specialty.

But for him who was born in the countryside, if he thinks about it carefully, he can still think of some.

So next he will write a book on farming and give it to the Ministry of Industry.

This matter must be done when the eldest son of the emperor returns to the capital.

"Do you believe that in such a wheat field, the yield per mu will double?"

Su Mu was stunned, and shook his head, "If it's a good year, it would be best to harvest an extra [-] to [-] catties per mu of land!"

"Well, but I guess it will be two years. After two years, you will see a situation where the yield per mu doubles."

Su Muxin's eyes widened immediately, "This is impossible!"

Baozi Xiao, who was sitting by the lakeside washing his feet, also raised his head and looked at Li Chenan, "It's impossible to exhaust the cow to death!"

"The crops in Wanxizhai are the most meticulously cultivated... After all, we have nothing to do."

"The land in Wanxizhai is considered superior, and it is very convenient to get water. There will not be a single weed in the field, but even if it is so, the wheat produced by an acre of land is only 150 catties at its best... double it?"

"Isn't that three hundred catties?"

Xiao Baozi shook his head again, "You have never planted crops before, so you don't understand, a land like this, with good weather and weather, is good enough to harvest a hundred catties."

Li Chenan grinned.

He did not argue that in the history of thousands of years, many people have devoted themselves to improving agricultural production, but this is indeed too difficult.

Those ideas of your own must be put into practice.

Use facts to prove that you are right, and empty words don't count.

So he didn't talk about the subject again.

"By the way, where did Miss Murong go?"

"After the incident in Kyoto, she returned to Songshan Sword Academy, saying she was going to retreat."

"Oh, you've had a lot of trouble these days."

Su Muxin grinned.

His face, which was originally white and clean, is now full of wind and frost.

His hands that used to hold a pen are now holding a sword.

He still doesn't know martial arts, but it doesn't prevent him from practicing sword.

"If you say you haven't suffered much, it's obviously lying to you."

"I was really not used to it at first, but now I'm used to it."

Li Chenan patted him on the shoulder, and asked suddenly: "How about going to Jiangnan Road to be an official?"

Su Mu's heart skipped a beat when he heard it.

He is still a literati at heart.

What's more, he is still the second place in Zhaohua for 21 years!

His ideal and ambition was to enter the court and be an official in charge of the government, but at that time when Xi Wei was in power, he had no chance.

Listening to what Li Chenan said right now...

He pondered for a moment, but shook his head.

"The mentor said something to me, which changed some of my inherent ideas."

Li Chenan raised his eyebrows: "What did Brother Hua tell you?"

"The mentor said...a sharp sword must have been sharpened countless times."

"Hold a pen, or you can govern a place and become a capable minister."

"But hold a sword, but you can create a magnificent mountain and river for you!"

Li Chenan was a little surprised.

He looked up at the gibbous moon in the night sky, "Okay... wait for Xiahou Zhuo to give his head...you go to the northern frontier and become a guerrilla general first!"

"In the future, war is inevitable!"

"There will be a time when you expand your territory and make great achievements!"

(End of this chapter)