I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 352 Intensive Farming

Yang Biao was not here, and his disciple Taixue offered wine. Yang Zhong first heard about Yang Xiu's beating and hurried over, just in time to receive the two regular attendants.

Although Yang Zhong was dissatisfied with the eunuchs as Qingliu, the two regular servants in front of them were shouldering the mission of the Tianjia, so there was no strange development. Being polite and courteous throughout the whole process is Yang Zhong's scholar-bureaucrat character.

After accepting the condolence gifts and sending away the regular attendants representing the emperor and the two queen mothers, Yang Zhong returned to the room where Yang Xiu was recovering from his injuries.

Combined with the information revealed by Chang Shi Sun Zhang, Yang Zhong has already understood the whole story.

Therefore, when Yang Zhong looked at Yang Xiu who was lying on the couch and still had the strength to groan, he was not afraid of facing Yang Xiu in front of him and said angrily: "It's better to beat him lightly!"

"Since you dare to write poems and poems, you should know what it means to have trouble come from your mouth!"

"Your father and I need to be careful. How dare you, such an idiot, speak so brazenly and criticize Hongdu School?"

Yang Zhong faced Tai students all day long. As an educator, he was keenly aware of Yang Xiu's character problems.

He knew that he must not just tolerate those imperial students who were always arrogant. Now, it seemed that his disciple was about to be tolerated.

Yang Xiu's mother Yuan felt very distressed and defended Yang Xiu: "Ah Xiu is still young and doesn't know what's going on..."

"He dared to criticize the national policies set by the emperor, and dared to argue endlessly with King Chenliu. If he was young and ignorant, who taught him these words?"

After all, Yuan was not ignorant. When she heard this, she knew it was not time to complain, and she was even a little panicked.

After Yang Zhong said this, he invited his sister-in-law out of Yang Xiu's room, and then sighed and said: "I know that Xiu is a young son and has always been favored. However, in the past, Chulong said that the Empress Dowager Zhao had something to say. The beloved son of his parents had a far-reaching plan. . Looking at it now, both brothers and sisters have forgotten this principle. You must know that spoiling a child is like killing a child!"

After persuading Mr. Yuan, Yang Zhong raised the volume again so that people in the room could hear: "I don't know, my sister-in-law, Hongdu Sect and Taixue are both subordinate to Taichang, and the new Hongdu Sect is Taichang Cai Gong. He has put a lot of effort into it. It should be noted that even his elder brother respects Cai Gong’s virtues. How can an ignorant child criticize him without reason? "

"Sister-in-law, I see that Xiu's injury is not serious. King Chenliu's guards have all spared their hands. Now that my brother is away from home, he will be back in a few months. It is a great achievement that he does not make any mistakes during this period. That's why. The matter needs to be settled as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble and affecting my brother. Moreover, the three members of the palace have already expressed their attitude, so we will leave it at that and no more words will be said."

Although Yuan was still a little dissatisfied when she thought of her son being sent home, she finally said nothing in front of Yang Zhong and only acknowledged Yang Zhong's words with a somewhat aggrieved nod.

Yang Zhong couldn't tell that Yuan's words were insincere, but after all, he couldn't talk too much to his sister-in-law, so he planned to write a letter to persuade Yang Biao later.

……

Liu Xie didn't know what to do next. He was happy now. Only after experiencing loss could he know how wonderful it is to have something. He could go out and see the vast world outside again.

The next day, Liu Xie came to Hongdu School and saw a man of his age there. This time, the joy in his heart increased to another level.

"A Liang! See you again."

Liu Xie's identity is not a secret in Hongdu School. When Zhuge Liang saw Liu Xie, he just handed him over. This can be regarded as an act of seeking change. Otherwise, according to the system, literature and students would have to bow to Liu Xie when they saw him, and he would not be able to study.

Zhuge Liang was also very happy to see Liu Xie: "I have heard that Yang Xiu was severely beaten by His Highness yesterday."

"Ah, do you all know?" After Liu Bian's reprimand, Liu Xie was still a little embarrassed about taking action even though he couldn't talk.

He looked around and saw the older students around him casting kind glances at him.

Although Liu Xie's status is valuable, in the final analysis, today's Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak, and Liu Xie will only be a vassal king in name only when he comes to the country in the future. This is the first time Liu Xie has experienced this scene.

"Great job!" Zhuge Liang praised. Students from various disciplines also expressed their appreciation.

Liu Xie chuckled and was about to say something when he heard a familiar voice coming from behind - "What are you doing here? How are you studying? Have you finished your homework?"

When Liu Xie heard about it, he knew it was Zao Zhi, an agricultural and literary official. This official from Yingchuan had always been prestigious among the students, even more than Jijiu Lesong.

In addition to Zao Zhi's high standards and strict requirements, Zao Zhi's agronomy class is the most difficult.

Liu Xie looked back and saw Zao Zhi's expressionless face.

After Zao Zhi sent out the three questions of the soul, he immediately announced his lesson plan for today - "The agriculture class in an hour will still go to the West Garden!"

The students had long been accustomed to this, and they all handed over to Zao Zhi and dispersed. Liu Xie was about to leave, but Zao Zhi called him back.

"Your Highness..." Zao Zhi was silent for a while. When all the students except Liu Xie had dispersed, the expression on his face softened a lot and he said, "Well done!"

Liu Xie seemed to see Zao Zhi smiling, but he only blinked twice before Zao Zhi's expression returned to its original state, as if the smile just now had never appeared before.

"Your Highness, go to class. Don't be late."

"Yes!" Liu Xie was relieved and ran away in a hurry.

Zao Zhi was left laughing dumbly as he looked at Liu Xie's back.

……

In the West Garden, Zao Zhi looked at the rice seedlings that had grown in the fields in front of him, and his excitement was indescribable.

Although the season is a bit wrong and the seedlings in front of me may not be able to grow in the end, these seedlings will eventually grow after transplanting. This means that it is feasible to cultivate seedlings intensively and transplant them. As for whether it will have any specific impact on yield, it depends on the results of being sent to Jingzhou to try this method earlier.

At present, the places where rice can be harvested in both summer and winter are limited to parts of southern Jiaozhou and Jingyang. If seedling transplantation can be successful, the overall growth time of the two rice crops will overlap, which means that double cropping of rice can appear in more places. Somewhere further north.

Not only the double-cropping of rice in the south of the Yangtze River, but also the continuous planting of rice and wheat in Jianghuai and other places.

Thinking of this prospect, Zao Zhi looked at his fields in trance. He wished he could promote this method to the world now, but his reason told him that he needed more proof from the land.

Food is too important to lose.

Once the situation as expected by Zao Zhi occurs, it means that more manpower needs to be invested in the same acres of land, but this also means more yield per mu.

As early as "The Book of Pan Sheng", it was advocated to "teach the people to plant dung and water the crops" and advocate intensive farming.

But at this time, the number of acres is more important than the yield per mu. The "Essential Techniques of Qi Min", which emphasized that individual farmers should "prefer less good than more evil" when cultivating land, was written in the late Northern Wei Dynasty.

In other words, it is still in the development stage of intensive cultivation. The method of intensive farming is like contemporary high-tech technology, which requires complete iron farm tools, farmers with corresponding skills, and sufficient cattle...

For example, the columbine, which has been widely promoted in the Central Plains, is almost invisible among the people in Liangzhou. Historically, it was not until the Wei and Jin Dynasties that it was promoted under the leadership of various county chiefs.

Another example is the farming in Sanfu and Liangzhou. Because the farming technology is not up to standard and most of the land is abandoned, one household often divides the land into hundreds of acres. Because the conditions for intensive farming are insufficient.

(End of this chapter)