Chapter 254 Guo Jia's Discovery
The farming technology these days is actually not too backward. After all, many technologies such as ridges, fallow and fertilization have gradually been improved. Farmers even know how to plant soybeans in the last season to ensure the fertility of the fields.
After all, it was the problem of agricultural tools. Liu Tao saw most of the wooden farm tools here for two months, and there were very few iron items, and most of them were wrapped in a small piece of iron on the farm tools, and the main body was still wood.
This means that it is difficult to cultivate deeply, and at the same time, it will take a lot of time and energy to cultivate in this regard...
"The Hu people in the clouds all learned farming techniques from the Han people, or did they already have them?" Liu Tao suddenly thought of this question.
"No one pays attention to this, right?" Lu Yan thought for a while, but he wasn't very clear. "Is there any difference?"
"Each person needs to cultivate twenty to thirty acres of land, even fifty acres. If they cultivate carefully, they can really take care of so many fields?" Liu Tao raised his own question, "If you have to take care of so many fields, so you can only give up intensive farming, that's understandable. If the cultivation technology is not qualified, it's a waste!"
"So what I said is indeed..." Lu Yan seemed to remember that when he and his people came over, the cultivation here had already ended, and the seedlings had already grown.
This means that they had completed farming earlier, but the problem is that one person has to cultivate so much field, how did this be done?
"Do you remember, a month ago, I asked the whole county to have seedlings?" Liu Tao asked.
"Yes, there were still many people crying and unable to pull it out... In the end, we could only invite the most experienced old farmer to tell them why they wanted to have a seedling." Lu Yan remembered.
Thinking of this, I realized that even the local Han farmers knew that these naturalized Hu farmers did not know. Is it because they were too isolated in the past, or because they were unable to learn more advanced knowledge due to language barriers...
But the problem of poor agricultural technology and even crudeness was exposed at that time. As a result, I realized this problem and it was only after my brother reminded me!
Lu Yan blamed himself a little. He was the county magistrate of Yunzhong County, but he didn't even notice such a simple thing.
"There is no need to blame yourself..." Liu Tao looked at him, and then comforted him, "Without your efforts, I don't have the extra energy to notice this part. After all, you and I know what the most business in Yunzhong County is."
After all, it is the problem of Hu Han. There are many Hu people who can speak Chinese, but they don’t know more or don’t say it clearly. If they are anxious, they just say a Xianbei word. As a result, others mean that they are scolding themselves.
Many times quarrels become fights, and everything comes from misunderstandings that cannot speak language. Even if you can speak Chinese, it is the dialect in Yunzhong and you can't speak official language, so foreign vendors cannot communicate with these people, and they may even be worried that they are planning their own goods.
In Yunzhong County, Hu Han’s first priority is to get along with each other, and many times everyone is dealing with such things.
Other issues are also very serious, such as infrastructure. After all, Xianbei people traveled south from time to time, or a Southern Xiongnu interspersed through Wuyuan County... The agriculture of Yunzhong County grew up gratifyingly under the influence of his magic, but was easily overlooked.
"After that being said, this is my negligence." Lu Yan was still a little guilty, so he promised Liu Tao.
He is not as talented as Xun Yu. If he can't even compare with practical aspects, he should really abdicate and give in to the wise. Lu Yan secretly made up his mind to work harder.
On the other hand, the fact that Yunzhong is about to face a harvest is naturally spread. It was more than a month ahead of the normal harvest time. Seeing that the summer solstice has not arrived yet, it is actually about to harvest. This is really hard to understand.
"This Yunzhong County is also strange. The crops are not growing as fast as possible and the grains are full, so it seems that it will be a bumper harvest." After going to the yamen in the evening, Xun Yue came forward and summoned everyone.
"So I noticed it too..." Xinpi came forward, "I sent someone to another county to check it out and found that it was still growing and its growth was not very good. I guess the harvest would be affected. But why is it so abnormal in Yunzhong?"
"I have learned a little about this." Xun Yu was responsible for this matter and was naturally a little careful in agriculture. This is indeed different from Lu Yan. "There is a saying that the prefect presided over the clearing of the irrigation canal and sent someone to overturn the car later, so the irrigation problem was well solved."
He paused and continued, "It's just that why it grows so fast? Many people seem to believe that Liu Tao was the messenger sent by the gods, and he brought all this."
"Basically, isn't it almost the same as Xiangrui?" Yin Yu thought for a while and said.
"By the way, what is that thing?" Xinpi asked, obviously he didn't know much about that.
"Also called a keel water wheel, after all, is a utensil that pushes water from one place to the other side. The farmer directly draws water from the canal through the canal, which is much more convenient than slowly carrying water." Xun Yu explained.
He paused and added: "I asked the craftsman that this overturn seemed to be created by Bi Lan, one of the ten regular attendants."
When they heard that it was invented by the Ten Constellations, most of the scholars around them kept silent. The class position made them necessary to criticize the Ten Constellations. Most of the items they created were described as "strange skills" and "lustful and laborious people and wealth".
But the problem is that the crash that Bi Lan invented now is indeed useful for farmland irrigation, which is embarrassing. Praise cannot be praised, and the words of scolding cannot stand firm, so I simply keep silent.
"It's just that this crop can be harvested in less than two months. This is already auspicious, right?" Du Xi said, as a change of topic and avoiding the embarrassment of this.
"It's not like that..." Xun Yu shook his head, "I have personally seen the situation of the fields. The farming techniques of those Hu people are so bad that the yield should be similar to those of ordinary farmland, or even slightly worse. The harvest is indeed strange, but in order to cherish the soil power, it is impossible to plant the previous season again..."
In other words, in fact, in terms of the result, it is meaningless to grow fast this season.
"These Hu people have poor farming skills..." Xun Biao was a little dissatisfied, "It is really a waste to let them farm the fields!"
"The problem was not that many people came to farm before," Xun Li reminded, "and no one was willing to teach them."
"After teaching them, who knows when will he rebel against the great man and bring these techniques back to the Xianbei side?" Xun Biao still maintained objection to this.
"The Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu did not harass us at once. They plundered a batch of materials and population every year. If they really wanted to obtain farming skills, they had already obtained them. I can only say that they did not value farming skills at all." Chen Yi shook his head.
"Everyone!" Guo Jia suddenly came forward, "Have you ever thought that crops can harvest so quickly is really related to the prefect?"
"Of course it's related..." Xun Biao replied, "This will not clear the canal and build a rollover. It is said that after the autumn begins, the canal will be further expanded, so the harvest in the coming year should be better."
"So what I said." Xun Yue also noticed a problem, "The prefect also gave the Hu people a test. Those who passed the test are now in evening classes. I have seen it. The prefect course is very superficial, but it has great significance. No wonder he said that if you pass the test, you can give Chinese books."
Those who pass the test can obtain Chinese citizenship, which is also a big deal in the cloud. After all, according to previous habits, they cannot obtain Chinese citizenship without living for three generations and paying taxes.
At first, a few of them thought this was nonsense, but after watching Liu Tao's course and learning the inside story of this test, I admired more. Perhaps, this is indeed a way to solve the population shortage of border counties.
"No, no, I'm talking about another aspect..." Guo Jia shook his head, "Mr. Guo has been idle for a while and has been drinking and making friends everywhere in the county town, and then has contact with the county magistrate."
Just you have the nerve to say that... Everyone rolled their eyes on this young man. Everyone present has positions, and it is Guo Jia. Relying on his relationship with Xun Yu, he has been eating and drinking all over the past period and doing nothing.
Will Guo Jia care about other people's eyes? Of course he won't! Among scholars, he is a relatively unique type, and the title of "prodigal son" can be seen.
"The county magistrate comes from the Zhen family of Zhongshan. The clan leader generals the eldest daughter Xu and the prefect, which is also considered a marriage relationship." Guo Jia recalled, "I drank with him last night and had a chat. I vaguely heard him mention that the prefect is an immortal disciple and had learned the immortal method."
"Do you believe this kind of drunken words?" Xun Yu shook his head. As for men, drunken words and love words are the things that cannot be believed in the most. Because of this, he couldn't help but complain.
"Although you can't listen to drunken words, there are also words called 'speaking truth after drinking'." Guo Jia replied, "Besides, there is no wind coming from the ground. Since he dares to say that, he certainly has his own certificate. Besides, the situation in Yunzhong County is indeed a bit miraculous."
"Can't it be... the prefect really knows the magic of immortals?" Xinpi muttered, and everyone began to ponder.
"Although there is no definite evidence, there is always a truth behind any strange things, right?" Guo Jia spread his hands, "In addition, I have started to contact the chief clerk recently. When he was the prefect, he served as the subordinate of the chief clerk of the marching chief clerk. He must know more than the county magistrate."
"Oh, that Master Jian..." A person suddenly appeared in everyone's mind, unkempt, a little sloppy, and seemed to be drunk all day long.
Many people can't understand why such people can serve as chief clerks. Many people have breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to replace them.
"Be careful, I have noticed this person, it is not as simple as the surface." Xun Yu reminded him.
"Haha, you all showed up in front of the prefect, but I didn't. For the outside world, I was just a scholar who came to Yunzhong to study. I was just a scholar who came to visit him and was just discussing knowledge." Guo Jia smiled, then looked at Xun Yu, "Besides, if you really encounter any problems, Wen Ruo will come forward to protect me, right?"
"Yes, yes, I will come forward." Xun Yu was speechless. Is this guy sure he was? He was careless about making friends, and he was careless about making friends!
He paused, but asked back: "But even if he knew that the prefect really knew the magic of immortals, what should he do?"
Yes! Everyone was also a little surprised at this question. Even if they knew that the prefect knew the magic of immortals, what could they do?
Chapter completed!