Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 551

"Youyang, let's watch Shuzuo!"

Li Er said, the palace servants immediately gave Xue Lang Du Yan's melody——

With Xue Lang's current level of reading classical Chinese, if there are no words that are substituted for taboo, then it is not a problem for him to understand.However, in ancient times, taboos were very important. Taboos of nobles and elders in the family should be avoided. Xue Lang often borrowed all kinds of allusions. Progress has been modest.

When I was studying with Princess Pingyang and his wife, I could ask for advice when I saw something I didn’t understand. Outside the mansion, Xue Lang had already given up, and if he could not read it, he would not read it. It was really painful.

Fortunately, because Du Yan's melody is an official document, there are not many allusions. Xue Lang even read it with guesswork, and he can understand it at least seven or eight points, and it has little effect on understanding.

After reading it, Xue Lang was very happy. First, the things he brought back and advocated to promote can really work and save lives. Of course he is happy; second, these are also credits!Although it is a crooked attack, but credit is credit, of course you can be happy.

Li Er saw that Xue Lang had finished reading, and asked: "Wang Xian said that the promotion of sweet potatoes and potatoes has always been in charge of Youyang. Why is it that the promotion is good in the Central Plains, but not in the Guanzhong area?"

Xue Lang glanced at Wang Xian, and replied: "Your Majesty, it is not due to the inability of the ministers to promote the matter in Guanzhong, there is an objective reason."

"What is the reason? I would like to hear the details."

Li Er asked immediately.

Xue Lang said: "Guanzhong has always been a grain-producing area. It is easy to cultivate, coupled with the convenient climate, popularization of water conservancy facilities, large population, and sufficient labor force, etc., it can produce a good harvest every year when the weather is good. No matter how good the sweet potatoes and potatoes are, you can eat one Two meals are still worth it. If you eat all of them, how can the taste and taste compare to grain! Guanzhong has the right time, place, and people to grow more delicious and better-tasting grains, who would go there more? What about sweet potatoes and potatoes? Naturally, growing food is the first choice!"

Xue Lang paused, and Li Er nodded thoughtfully, expressing his agreement.

Xue Lang continued: "When I was working in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I focused on the promotion of sweet potatoes and potatoes. At that time, I chose Wan Siming as the supervisor, and organized a propaganda team to go to all parts of the country to publicize and guide the cultivation techniques and convenience of sweet potatoes and potatoes. Siming once reported that because sweet potatoes and potatoes are easy to cultivate and have high yields, there is a willingness to plant them all over the country. However, in traditional grain-producing areas, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm are not high, especially potatoes, because they need to use water. However, sweet potatoes are resistant to drought and dryness, and there are also dry lands in grain-producing areas, so that some people are willing to cultivate them. Except for a few places in Shanxi, Shanxi and Henan, there are not many paddy fields, and grain The yield is low, so there is naturally great interest in crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, and they are willing to cultivate more, as a supplement to food."

As he said that, he glanced at Wang Xian in an unclear manner, and immediately listed the acreage and types of cultivation in various places at that time.Then Xue Lang made some calculations. By the way, he estimated the harvest of sweet potatoes and potatoes in these places this year, and explained some situations that were not mentioned in Du Yan's memorandum. The splendor is remarkable, only Wang Xian looks ashamed and defeated like a mourning concubine.

Xue Lang took a special look at Wang Xian. The ministers in the palace and Li Er were all human beings, so they naturally saw it.Du Ruhui smiled spontaneously, and praised: "I've heard about Xue Consort Xue for a long time, and he has the ability to remember everything with a photograph. Seeing him today, he really deserves his reputation, admiration!"

This is the benefit of the time traveler, and it is not my real ability!
Xue Lang was a little guilty of being praised, and clapped his hands again and again: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I don't dare to take Bo Wen's strong memory, but I just have a better memory."

Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Is it just a good memory? In my opinion, otherwise, if there is no hard work and diligence, nothing can be achieved by relying on a good memory. I think there must be a son-in-law's hard work, otherwise, how can we get through it?" Can it still be like a treasure in a few years? Can you still roughly infer the situation in recent years based on old data? Gein used his heart to learn and do it at the beginning, and he knows everything about the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so he is like a treasure today.”

Seeing Du Ruhui's point, everyone suddenly felt a little more admiration when they looked at Xue Lang.The most feared thing in the world is the word "heart", as long as you put your heart into it, there are few things you can't do.

Being praised so much, Xue Lang naturally wanted to be humble, and quickly said: "Master Du won the prize, I was just trying to manage his affairs in his position, and fulfilled my duties. I don't want to be a vegetarian and live up to the grace of God."

Everyone nodded secretly when they heard this, Li Erruo glanced at Wang Xian pointedly, and said: "I know what Youyang said and did, but some people can't even do their duty!"

Wang Xian's face turned even paler, and he knelt down on the ground.Li Er snorted coldly and ignored him.

Xue Lang raised his eyebrows, and lost interest in beating the dog in the water. He remembered something, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is one thing to be careful about."

"What's the matter?"

Xue Lang said: "When I was a flower grower, I heard that after a severe drought, we must beware of severe floods. The flower growers have also recorded in the literature that after a severe drought in the north, there will be more floods in the south in the coming year; if there is drought in the south, there will be more floods in the north." Floods will occur. I checked specifically a few days ago, and the places where droughts have occurred in the past two years are mostly along the northern route. In the coming year, the southern generation needs to pay attention. If there is an unfortunate flood disaster... it is best to prepare in advance."

Everyone was startled, before Li Er and the other ministers said anything, Wang Xian shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Xue Lang is bewitching the crowd with lies, and I ask Your Majesty to punish Xue Lang!"

Xue Lang stood still, not even lifting his eyelids.Li Er and a group of officials looked at Wang Xian almost like a fool, Wang Xian even saw a trace of pity in Changsun Wuji's eyes, and couldn't help being a little confused——

What does this mean?

Wang Xian couldn't figure it out!

Xue Lang treated it indifferently and didn't care.When he thought of the drought, he thought of the locust plague that would happen next year, and the flood that happened in Xuzhou in the same year.

He could use the large number of eggs in the soil as proof of the occurrence of the locust plague to confirm his statement, but what about the flood?
Xue Lang's scientific knowledge reserve is not enough for him to use simple and easy-to-understand words, and he can't find evidence to support his prediction. It is easy to be said to be a lie.

After thinking about it, Xue Lang can only start with the locust disaster, let everyone know that he is not a person who talks nonsense and deceives the public, and establishes an image of him as a down-to-earth, serious, and well-founded person, and then talk about the flood. can be higher.

In fact, if there must be a severe flood after a severe drought, there was no scientific evidence before he traveled, and he did not know whether scientists would study and prove other theories later.

However, some people have made statistics on the Internet that if there is a drought in the south, the number of floods in the north will actually be many, and the number of disasters in the north and the south will also be reversed.It is said that this phenomenon can still be explained by science, but Xue Lang has never paid attention to the specific scientific explanation, so naturally he has no way to talk about it now, so he can only talk about it first.Anyway, the absurd remarks that locusts are made of fish and shrimp eggs can still be published in various literatures. Xue Lang is just talking about the disasters that will happen in history, not just talking about it.

Historical events and people may change due to the butterfly wing effect, but climate-related disasters, even if the butterfly snaps off its wings, may not be affected. Xue Lang thinks that there should be no change in the laws of climate.This is the real world, not the world of fantasy and cultivation. The climate... Xue Lang, an ordinary person, can't affect it.

(End of this chapter)