Others were thinking about how to find evidence to prove that Gu Shao was a treacherous minister who bullied his subordinates and his superiors, but the great farmer Simi was different from these people. He was born in a peasant family, and after he passed the exam, he was not good at intrigues, but he was good at farming.

And study hard.

The time he spent in the court was far less than the time he spent in the fields.

In the Zhou Dynasty, his views on farming were second best, but no one dared to claim first place.

He was looking for sweet potatoes with all his heart, but his eyes fell on the rice that was drying, and he was shocked. He hurried forward, picked up a handful of rice from the ground, and looked at it carefully.

"The grains are full, so you don't know how many rice grains are on the rice?" Da Nongsi whispered, and he was more curious about rice than sweet potatoes.

The yield of rice is higher than that of wheat, and it can be grown as a double crop in the south. Therefore, the most important food in Dazhou now is rice, but wheat has been reduced to the second place. Because wheat takes a long time to grow and has low yield, it is suitable for winter planting.

It can be planted in a staggered manner with rice, but some people in the south also plant rapeseed in winter.

At this time, Mr. Liu took a box from the Yamen behind and handed it to the chief agricultural officer, "Mr. Mi, because there can be no delay after the rice is mature, I ordered the officials to collect the rice from Lijia Village and the rice from other villages.

In contrast, the rice ears in Lijiacun are not only full of grains, but also have more than 160 rice grains per ear, and each rice plant can separate seven to eight rice ears."

The chief agricultural officer was shocked when he heard this. Last year, he had people select only ninety-six large ears of rice from all over the country, and a maximum of five ears of rice could be separated from each plant.

The amount of rice in Lijiacun is much higher than the usual best rice in Da Zhou, almost double the amount.

"Mr. Liu, are you serious about what you said?" Mr. Da Nong was shocked, thinking about how much rice Lijia Village could harvest this season.

County Magistrate Liu counted it himself, and of course he was sure, "Master Mi, what I said is true. The rice in Lijia Village has been harvested. Master Mi cannot see the rice growing in the fields, but he can weigh it by weighing the rice in Lijia Village."

All the rice, measuring all the rice fields in their village, can calculate the yield per mu. Even if Master Mi doesn't weigh it, I will do it. I want to buy such good rice seeds at a high price, and then vigorously promote them

Under the rule, other people will plant it."

Lord Simi, the great farmer, heard this and nodded, "Although this method is a bit clumsy, it is also accurate. According to my calculations, the rice output of Lijia Village is twice that of other villages in one season, and even more.

many."

The county magistrate, Mr. Liu, was very excited. He guessed that it was more than double.

No matter what, after the rice in Mrs. Liu's house is all dried in two days, it can be weighed and the accurate number can be obtained.

"Yes, this is what I guess." The county magistrate Mr. Liu agreed, feeling very excited.

Those elders were very knowledgeable. Although they knew about grains, they were not good at farming. Therefore, when they saw the rice, they didn't have much feeling.

The Imperial Envoy Master Gu is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and he patrols the world on behalf of Heaven, especially in the south of the Yangtze River, paying special attention to it.

The north is prone to droughts and locust plagues, and although floods can occur in the south, they are relatively rare and the grain output is very high, so it gradually became the granary of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Emperor Zhou Ping placed his trusted official Gu Shao in the south to supervise all officials in the south and have important tasks, such as dealing with various disasters and planting food.

This time, once confirmed, Gu Shao will be able to make a huge contribution, comparable to the contribution of opening up a new territory.

The group of people walked to the entrance of the valley, walked around the big rocks and entered, suddenly seeing the light.

These people live in caves, and almost every household has a threshing floor at its doorstep, but every household has left some sweet potato fields.

This is what the county magistrate Mr. Liu told us. Only through comparison can we see that the sweet potatoes grown by Mrs. Liu are good.

At this time, Liu Pan'er came back from the fields and was sitting on a stool to rest for a while, eating the cantaloupe cut by her daughter Li Rong.

It tastes sweet in your mouth and feels happy in your heart.

At this time, I saw so many people in official uniforms coming, and the leader was the imperial envoy Gu Shao.

Liu Pan'er quickly swallowed the cantaloupe in her mouth and said loudly to Li Rong: "Ah Rong, go wash some more cantaloupes and pick a few bunches of grapes. The imperial envoy has brought people here, let's entertain them well. Ah Fang, go to the next village.

Chief, if the village chief is not at home, let your grandma Cuihua come over. Ali, go to the field quickly, call the village chief grandpa and Dashan grandpa over, and tell them that the imperial envoy has come with many officials."

"Yes, mother." Li Rong agreed and hurried to pick grapes, wash grapes, and wash melons.

Li Fang went next door to find Zhou Cuihua.

Li Li trotted and went to the field to call someone.

Liu Pan'er quickly deployed, then brought two new wooden basins, filled them with water, and placed them on the stool to wash the hands of these adults.

Liu Paner tidied up her appearance, smiling happily and looking elegant.

Imperial Envoy Gu Shao saw from a distance a man wearing a pink three-quarter-sleeve coat and sky-blue trousers, standing quietly and looking this way.

He smiled unconsciously and was in a happy mood.

Liu Pan'er stepped forward and said a blessing to all the adults, "Greetings to all the adults, it's hot outside, but it's cool under the bamboo shed."

The midday sun was still very hot, and everyone's mouths were dry.

Liu Pan'er predicted that people would come to the capital, so he had someone build a larger bamboo shed in the yard early, with two bamboo tables and many small stools on it.

Imperial envoy Gu Shao smiled and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Liu."

These adults also heard about Mrs. Liu along the way, but most of them were skeptical and did not believe it.

Not to mention a country girl, even a girl carefully cultivated by a noble family, may not necessarily have such profound insights and courage.

Everyone sat down, and Li Rong came over with the cantaloupe and washed grapes from which the seeds had been removed, and placed them respectfully on the table, "My lords, please use them with ease."

Imperial envoy Gu Shao asked the elders to wash their hands and eat melons, "Take a short rest and have someone measure the size of the sweet potato field later, and then start digging. The elders can have someone weigh it on the spot."

Several people have just gone to the sweet potato field to take a look, especially from the Department of Agriculture. They can confirm that this land has not been tampered with. It just grew here as it was and was not transplanted later.

Mr. Simi, the big farmer, didn't bother to rest and went to the sweet potato fields in front of other people's houses to take a look. After walking around, he was even more sure that there was no fraud.

The imperial envoy Gu Shao personally took a bunch of grapes and handed them to the great farmer Simi, "Sir, the melon is cool, so don't eat it. Eat some grapes."

Mr. Simi, the great farmer, took over half a bunch of grapes and was in a good mood, "I want to eat the melons and I want to taste the grapes. These grapes are actually dark purple. I used to eat green ones."

Da Nongji tasted it, his eyes lit up, "This purple grape tastes good, very sweet."

Liu Pan'er smiled and said, "If Mr. Mi likes grapes like this, I will definitely give you two grape vine seedlings when the women cut them out."

Master Mi learned that these sweet potatoes were discovered by Lady Liu and tried to grow them. He kept praising Liu Pan'er, "Okay, I will thank Lady Liu again when the time comes."
Chapter completed!