Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

The people present at the Tuntian Bureau, the Battalion Office, and the Central Military Office were very moved by such heart-to-heart words. In any case, hearing such heart-warming words was not in vain for the hard work of following Zhang Shouren.

Never forget to give people honor... This is almost an unchangeable creed for Zhang Shouren. Of course, everyone follows for the generous treatment and salary, but it is impossible for a group to attribute all the reasons for keeping upward to the salary. Remuneration also requires honor.

"Okay, everyone, continue to work hard, follow me."

On the back of the horse, Zhang Shouren was no longer as majestic as usual. He was only wearing a simple blue silk straight skirt today, a black soft-footed headband on his head, and two hanging straps on his shoulders. From this point of view, he looked like an ordinary The taxi is not at all the dress of a Taibao general that matches his status.

But even so, his figure is still quite tall, and the people present will definitely not lose any respect for him because of this. [

"I am willing to follow the general!"

Everyone clasped their fists on the horse's back, then rode their horses and raised their whips, closely following behind Zhang Shouren who was galloping forward. Amidst the sound of horses' hoofs, bursts of joyous laughter could be heard...

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Chen Zilong is indeed still in his own test field.

A while ago, Zhang Pu, Wu Yingji and others came to visit, because the guests were so important, and he was eager to resolve the old friendship and the current conflict. As a last resort, he had to abandon the crops in his field and choose to travel with friends , although the delay was not long, it still made him feel very regretful... Now that he knew he chose a different path, why force himself to perfunctory with his old friends?

If there is no need, I will not do it again in the future.

With this kind of belief, Chen Zilong naturally seized every minute and every second. When Zhang Shouren arrived, although it was late in summer, dusk had already come up. Chen Zilong was in a vast field, with three rooms in a building. In front of the hut, while looking at the various crops, he wrote something quickly in front of a lighted candle.

I don't know why, when Zhang Shouren saw such a scene, he just felt hot in front of his eyes!

What is the backbone of the nation, not only the soldiers, but also the scholars in front of us!

"Brother Lying..."

Seeing such a situation, Zhang Shouren got off his horse early and asked the inner guards to lead the horse, but he himself walked over gently on tiptoe.

"The general is already a Taibao, Earl, how come you walk like a thief?"

"Haha, Brother Wozi seems to be concentrating on it."

"I'm not stupid..."

"What is this written by Brother Wozi, let me take a look."

Zhang Shouren wasn't too polite, picked up the things on the table and began to look through them.At first glance, it is very rewarding.

This is Chen Zilong's experiment log, including how to choose the species, how much each species grows, the growth cycle, which one is used and what fertilizer is used, or no fertilizer is used, the date of sowing, the date of emergence, there are dozens of crops alone, There are more than a hundred kinds of crops for each kind of crops. When you look through them, they are all beautiful pavilion-style handwriting, smooth and beautiful, and the font is clear. People can tell at a glance that this great talent Chen has worked hard in farming. How much effort was spent on it!

Seed selection and seedling breeding may seem simple, but it is actually hard work.I have to soak in the muddy water almost every day, face that little thing every day, and don’t communicate with others. My eyes are full of these boring jobs... Even if farmers are divided into busy and slack, they can have fun during the Spring Festival Yue, when I have free time, I still have to go for a walk with relatives, or to gamble with Shuanglu or something... This Chen Zilong, for more than half a year, seems to have devoted all his energy and energy to this matter !

"Brother Lying..."[

Zhang Shouren felt his heart beating up and down, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Countryman!"

Zhang Deqi bit his lips tightly, and after a while, he also burst out these two words.

A person like Chen Zilong can be called a scholar of the country, without any praise.He is proficient in poetry, calligraphy, painting, ci and fu, and is well-known in the south of the Yangtze River. He is a key figure in Fushe, a Jinshi and the first rank. Such a person can walk sideways in Jiangnan and live a very comfortable life. There is no need for Chen Zilong to be like this now Self-suffering.

But Chen Zilong was so happy, he didn't have the heart of resistance at all, so he really hung up the post of general judge and lurked in Fushan for almost a year, aiming at these breakthroughs and achievements in farming.

Such a person is certainly qualified to be praised as a national scholar.

"You don't have to think too highly of me."

Chen Zilong said in a muffled voice: "Although the effort is great, the achievements are not high. In addition to the selection of several better varieties of soybean sorghum, there are also some achievements in the timing of interplanting and the control of fertilizers. It can only increase the yield by [-]%, and the success of wheat breeding is not great. It can only be said that there have been some breakthroughs in disease prevention..."

His face was full of regret, but the people present looked at each other, Zhang Shouren covered his face and said: "Come on, it's only been less than a year, and you've done well enough."

The man in front of him is indeed the top agricultural expert of this era, and he can be one of the worst.His teacher Xu Guangqi is a monster. His agricultural works cover a wide range of topics. In addition, he is also very proficient in Western and Western academics such as physics and geometry. Than.

Agriculture seems simple, and an old farmer can plant the land with a hoe, but it is an expert who can master the fertility of the land, the construction of water conservancy, the use of fertilizers, the timing of sowing, and so on.

Chen Zilong is such an expert. Under his leadership, the selection and breeding work has been done very well. Although there is still a big gap with Zhang Shouren's ideal appearance, the scientific distance can only be gradually narrowed with time. Hundreds of years later, Chinese talents produced real agronomy experts, who gradually caught up in breeding, and bred hybrid varieties among countless varieties, so that both rice and wheat could be cross-breeding, and the problem of food and clothing was truly solved. .

Right now, it is impossible to cross the distance of hundreds of years. It is nothing more than to normalize agronomy, do some things that should be done well, and don’t leave the harvest to God. As long as this is done, the yield per mu can be doubled several times. It's actually pretty easy...

"Well, what I'm dissatisfied with is the selection of overseas breeds..."

While everyone was ashamed, Chen Zilong still had a sad expression on his face, expressing his dissatisfaction with the failure of overseas seed breeding.

For example, the yield of corn, which is highly anticipated by him, will not increase for a while. One mu of land can only yield a few dozen to a hundred catties. Such a small yield really hurt Chen Zilong...

In fact, corn is a really good thing. It happens to be able to be sown when the wheat income is available. The use of land is limited, and it is a drought-resistant crop. It does not require much effort to take care of it. It is similar to interplanting sorghum, millet, and soybeans, but corn is getting more and more productive. The yield per acre of the above-mentioned crops is very limited, so after the popularization of corn, the northern region is dominated by this exotic crop.

In the so-called prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong, there is nothing to brag about in terms of financial strength and force. The only thing that can be talked about is the population. Press the Ding number.In this way, there is no point in concealing Ding's mouth, so the government's statistics are true. Before that, because according to Ding Zhengyin, there would inevitably be a lot of concealment. The other one is that South American crops entered China. It took more than [-] years to promote and select seeds, and there was a stable harvest in the Kangxi and Qianlong years. The people could not eat enough refined grains, but corn and other crops are resistant to drought and disasters, so it is unlikely that a large number of them will die of freezing and starvation as before. up.

"There is no need to worry about corn. Three or five years, ten or eight years. Anyway, as long as we continue to breed, we will always find a suitable sowing time and select good seeds."

"Well, that's what I meant too..."

Chen Zilong nodded to everyone, and said: "This place is simple, I can only wrong everyone."

Zhang Deqi said with a smile: "Brother Wo Zi, what are you talking about? I usually live in the Chinese house, but Brother Wo Zi has been living here all the time. It's embarrassing to say such things."

"Is there a specialization in art? Brother Shuping has gone to every town and farm in Denglai Qingsan Prefecture for the matter of farming, right? Over the past year, there have been more than a dozen horses that have been damaged, and people have become more and more slender. …Thinking of Brother Shuping, I also admire him very much.”

In this way, a group of people in the agricultural administration system all looked at each other with wry smiles... In fact, everyone was originally the top boss of all classes in Ming Dynasty. Status, look at each other now, each of them has dark complexion, both hands have thick calluses, it’s not about the scriptures, it’s just talking about farming... Think about our enlightenment teacher Confucius, that master is not good at eating. , a great nobleman who doesn't talk about farming at all...

Thinking about it, everyone is also guilty. It seems that Confucius once lost his temper with a disciple who was interested in farming. Perhaps the old man felt that it would be more enjoyable to have a high-level grasp of the overall situation. The specific things do not need to be handled by gentlemen. This attitude has affected scholars under a thousand years old. , From this point of view, the old master's knowledge is not too wise.

After the courtesies were over, Chen Zilong said to Zhang Shouren, "You came at the right time, the Taibao. The sweet potato appointment, I think it will be repeated? I've been thinking for a while, maybe I will lose to you, but please give me a chance." Let's uncover the mystery!"

"Naturally, this is why I came here today."

Zhang Shouren made a gesture to let the guests go. Although it was almost dark, everyone had the same temperament, and they were all impatient people who couldn't delay today's affairs until tomorrow. A team of inner guards lit up torches to light up, and everyone cheered. He got on his mount and ran towards the direction of the sweet potato field.