Zheng Chu suggested: "In my opinion, the top priority is to quell the civil unrest. You can first give porridge to benefit the people, and then hold a speech."
Kong Yang on the side also nodded in agreement.
After all, this method has always been used.
However, at this moment, Yuan Dai suddenly said: "I don't agree."
Because they were out in plainclothes, they didn't need to address them with honorifics. Only Zheng Chu and Kong Yang said they were here to show respect.
As soon as Yuan Dai finished speaking, Zheng Chu frowned slightly.
His tone was serious, "I wonder what your opinion is? This is not a child's play!"
It's still the same thing, but now Zheng Chu only thinks that Yuan Dai's coming here is just a joke.
Yuan Dai was not angry. She knew that most people in ancient times had prejudices against women. Not to mention that she was from the harem and her previous reputation was average. It was reasonable for Zheng Chu to think that she was joking.
"In my opinion, both of Zheng Qing's methods are acceptable." Yuan Dai first affirmed Zheng Chu's remarks, and then put forward her own opinions.
"But this method can only solve temporary conflicts. It's like scratching the surface of an itch. The people have enough to eat for a while. What happens after I leave? Although the language of the speech is inflammatory, it is not as convincing as the actual work.
What will happen if things don’t change after the speech and the people turn around and feel that they have been deceived?”
Yuan Dai's tone was calm and gentle, but her narration was clear. A few words made both of them fall into deep thought.
After a moment, Zheng Chu glanced at Yuan Dai, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
What Yuandai mentioned is indeed very reasonable. His method is just to temporarily alleviate the conflict, but the top priority is the war ahead, so how can he have the heart to deal with it? To put it bluntly, the people who are looking for trouble this time are just the old, weak, sick and disabled.
, there are only a very small number of young adults, and the court only needs to send troops to suppress them.
Which of the other Zhao and Jade states did not do this?
It's just that Xiao Ling was considerate of the people's sentiments, so he specially sent someone here.
Kong Yang asked doubtfully: "Then how do we solve the fundamental contradiction?"
He scratched his head. He was tall and thick, and with the action of scratching his head, he seemed somewhat naive and honest.
"Of course we have to find a way to provide food for the people."
"For example, how to grow more food on this land, how to make people work more efficiently, and how to give everyone land to grow."
"To put it simply, food alone cannot achieve this."
Zheng Chu now admitted that this queen did have some knowledge, but she was a bit fanciful.
The climate in the north is cold and dry, and it is extremely difficult to grow food. This has been going on for hundreds of years. How can it be solved in one or two sentences?
"It is true that food production will not be able to be solved for a while."
After all, she is not an agricultural expert and does not have the technical ability to increase production, but——
Yuan Dai took out a pen and drew an oval-shaped thing on the paper. She used up her lifelong painting skills to draw the thing in her memory, "You can go find people from the Western Regions and let them go
Search to see if there is such a thing."
"What is this?"
Zheng Chu looked confused.
This thing looks oval, but it is also uneven, and it is not very beautiful just from the appearance.
Yuan Dai coughed twice and explained: "This thing is called a potato. It has a high yield, is very filling, and is suitable for farming in the north."
Yuan Dai remembered that potatoes seemed to have been introduced only in the 16th century. Now she was in an imaginary world, and she didn’t know if there was such a thing, but it was always right to have people look for it, and they were sure to find it.
Where is it?
"I learned about this thing from an expert. It is indeed very effective. If it can be found, it will definitely solve the problem of food and clothing for the people to a great extent."
Although Zheng Chu still had doubts in his heart, he still nodded.
No matter what, there is always no loss in sending someone to look for it.
"As for the issue of work efficiency... I think it's basically because the land is publicly owned, so people naturally have no motivation to work. If it were their own land, everyone would be able to work harder, right?"
"In addition, there is also the issue of land rotation. The land can be divided, and part of the land can be cultivated for a period of time, while the other part can be rested to absorb enough nutrients before being rotated. This way, it can be used sustainably with maximum efficiency."
Yuan Dai was talking eloquently. Up to this point, Zheng Chu's heart had undergone earth-shaking changes. Just a few days ago, he looked down on the queen so much that his face hurts now.
Now it seems that Yuan Dai’s insights are unique and to the point! Some of her opinions are unprecedented and unprecedented!
Zheng Chu had gradually begun to admire Yuan Dai in his heart. He should have guessed that the emperor had such wonderful and great strategies, so how could the queen be an ordinary person?
Even Kong Yang on the side praised him repeatedly.
As a martial artist, he often couldn't understand the words of Wen Zou Zou, but what the Empress said was interesting and easy to understand, and her various views were even more shocking!
As for the saying that the land needs rest, this was the first time Zheng Chu and Kong Yang had heard of it, and they found it very novel.
But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed true. Most of the land in the past was cultivated non-stop. After planting for a period of time, it often began to become barren, so the land was abandoned and it took a long time to continue.
Use, maybe using Yuan Dai's method can really solve this problem.
"The Queen is brave and resourceful, I am ashamed of myself!" Kong Yang said.
After Kong Yang finished speaking, Zheng Chu also expressed his loyalty, "To tell you the truth, when I first met the Queen, I was disdainful, but now I realize how stupid I am! I judge someone before I know him well.
I am willing to obey your Majesty’s instructions without hesitation!”
Yuan Dai quickly helped the two of them up, "No, no, I'm nothing."