I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 326 A new discipline
However, although Zao Zhi discovered the problem and believed that Yingchuan needed to rebuild the canal, he was not from a well-known family and had no experience in building canals. He wanted to promote this matter, but in the end he was ignored.

However, Zao Zhi quickly put his emotions back. The first thing he had to do today was to see how the seedlings in the rice fields were doing.

After leaving Yangzhai County, Zaozhi headed south. The further south, the more acres of rice fields there were.

A few days later, Zao Zhi came to Xuchang County along the country road.

The situation on the road is not optimistic. If it doesn't rain, even if some additional ditches are temporarily opened, this year's rice yield per mu will inevitably decrease.

Yingchuan has a large population. In his opinion, several canals can be opened from Xuchang to Linying County in the south to divert water from Yingshui for irrigation, and the yield per mu should be better than today.

It’s just that this task consumes more people’s energy, and it won’t take a year and a half.

With this thought in mind, Zao Zhi came all the way to Xuchang County, intending to inform the Xuchang County Magistrate to organize the people to find ways to divert more water to irrigate the rice fields.

However, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the city and showed the pass recording his identity to the gatekeeper, he saw that the gatekeeper became excited and said happily: "Zao Jun, I have finally waited for you!"

Zao Zhi looked confused. It was true that he was supported by the people because of his help in farming and mulberry farming, but when could he make the officials in Xuchang so excited?
The waiter immediately answered his doubts: "Mr. Zao, there is a bus coming from Luoyang, and I want to recruit Mr. Zao to join Luoyang as an official!"

……

Although in the past, Zao Zhi, as a county official, would have received preferential treatment when he came to Yingchuan counties, but this was the first time like this.

The gatekeeper's voice was not concealed. When the soldiers guarding the gate and the people passing by heard this, they all cast envious eyes.

This morning glow means it's finally going to rain.

"After the Lord of the Prefecture knew about it, he sent people to inform all the counties, asking Lord Zao to return to Yangzhai immediately after receiving the news." The gatekeeper said, noticing the dusty clothes on Zao Zhi's body and the old horse being led by Zao Zhi. , and said, "But it's getting late today, so Mr. Zao might as well rest at the city post station for a night to recharge his batteries."

The next day, Zao Zhi left the house. Not long after the fiery red sun rose in the east, a large red cloud appeared on the horizon.

But Zao Zhi was entangled in his heart. The bus conquest was naturally a great thing, but his mission had not yet been completed, and he had not yet reached Wuyang County and Lin County in the south.

That night, Zao could not sleep well.

In the evening, before Zao Zhi went to the county temple, the magistrate of Xuchang County came to visit the inn and hurriedly agreed to Zao Zhi's request.

In this way, he can go back to Yangdi with peace of mind.

Facing the beautiful morning glow, a smile appeared on Zao Zhi's face.

"Hongdu Literature?" Zao Zhi frowned and realized that things were not simple.

Prefect Li Min explained: "Don't think it's wrong. Hongdu School is different from the past. It is now under the control of Taichang Cai Gong. Who knows Cai Gong's reputation?"

Then he revealed in a low voice: "I sent someone to find out from the envoy that your name has been heard in heaven. To be recognized as a literary scholar in Hongdu, your achievements in the field of farming and mulberry are crucial." Zao Zhi heard this and thanked him. : "Thank you, Mr. Fu, for taking care of me."

He thanked him sincerely. Li Min had always been virtuous. Besides, among other things, he was the one who encouraged farmers and became a military official because of Li Min's conquest.

Li Min smiled and said, "I know your talent. Now that I'm going to Luoyang, if I can look at you differently, I will have a bright future. I know you have always been ambitious, and you must not let down today's opportunity!"

Now that Zao has only received the bus, he is also proud of it.

Yangdi County is not far from Luoyang. Zao Zhi applied for the army alone and planned to pick up his wife and children to live in Beijing after settling down in Luoyang.

Although the Hongdu School was very popular with Emperor Xian when it was first established, there was so much land in Luoyang City that Hongdu School, like Taixue, was set up outside the city.

In order to avoid some impulsive Taixue students, they chose to rely on their numerical advantage to convince people with reason. Taixue was located in the southeast, while Hongdumen School was located in the west of the city, not too far from the West Garden.

After arriving in Luoyang, Zao Zhi quickly passed Cai Yong's assessment and became Hongdu Literature in charge of agricultural science.

There is an advantage to having the school outside the city. The rent of houses in the city is extremely expensive, but the situation is different in the inner square outside the city. Although it is still much more expensive than Yangzhai County, it is already affordable by Zao Zhi.

Everything seemed to be going well, especially Taichang Cai Yong, who was very satisfied with him during the conversation. He bluntly said that among the newly opened subjects in Hongdu School, only his agriculture and mathematics literature were the most important to him. Entrust him to pay attention to the sect, worship wine and music, and prevent the latter from doing illegal things...

Logically speaking, this should be a promising path forward.

but……

In the West Garden, Zao Zhi stood among the fields with a handful of grass in his hand, looking at the living beings in front of him. He didn't know what he should focus on teaching.

But now is not the time to hesitate. Zao Zhi pointed to the three-legged columbine in front of him and introduced: "This columbine came from Zhao Guo Zhao Gong, the mill captain of the Emperor Xiaowu. It was used to sow rice and wheat seeds. The columbine set off. It combines ditching, sowing and covering with soil. When used, one person pulls the ox and another person holds the columbine, and one hectare of land can be sown in one day. "

"Everyone has seen a columbine before, but does anyone think that it is nothing more than this?" Zao Zhi looked around at his students. Seeing no one responded, he pointed to the three legs of the columbine: "These three legs seem simple, but On the one hand, the density of the rice and wheat will not be uneven, and on the other hand, the small ditches created by it will be easy to drain water in the wheat field and easy to retain water in the rice field..."

Zao Zhi spoke enthusiastically and prepared to show the students how to use it in a small piece of land he had found. He did not notice at all that there were some strange people in the field.

It’s not that he was completely unaware. Xiyuan is a safe place. People came to watch when Zao Zhi used to give lectures. As long as it did not affect his teaching, Zao Zhi would not refuse anyone who came and had no intention of hiding his secrets.

But Liu Bian watched Zao Zhi put the rice seeds directly into the columbine and sow them into the moist soil. There was great doubt in his bright eyes. He knew how to plant wheat in this way, but rice should not be planted separately first and then transplanted separately. ?
However, he immediately realized that whether it was due to limitations in technological development or fertilizer constraints, since there was no method in his mind yet, he should give it a try, otherwise Hongdu Sect would have changed its science in vain.

At the same time, Liu Bian also realized that he had never left the one-third-acre land in Luoyang. Luoyang had a variety of wheat, so he did not know how to grow rice. In a place as big as the Han family, most of his understanding of the outside world came from memorials and official documents, which was still lacking.

On the other side, after the demonstration, Zao Zhi concluded: "If any of you here can build a farm tool like a columbian like Mr. Zhao, he will definitely leave his name in history!"

(End of this chapter)