"Each hoe has a little root attached to it, which is better than the heat of the summer. The ridges are full and the roots are deep, which can withstand wind and drought." Hanshu Shihuo Zhi
Even though he was standing in the shade, the emperor still felt that his body was extremely hot. He suddenly had the intention to ask Pan Xu, the servant of the Imperial Academy, to strictly implement the internship system and include the results of the academic evaluation into the assessment of graduation and conferral.
But he knows that if this is true, not to mention being too subversive to others, in the future only the business department will involve specific farming and mulberry affairs, and the rest of the laws and regulations will not be involved at all.
These.
Now allowing Tai students to symbolically participate in part of the agricultural work has already caused many scholars who consider themselves noble to make too much concessions and concessions to the emperor. In the upcoming situation where the emperor and his ministers will fight the drought together, the emperor cannot be more serious at the moment.
Go down.
Otherwise, it is really possible that as Yan Bao said, all the talents will be lost to Kanto.
Sometimes pretending to be confused and holding back are also traits that a superior person needs to have. The emperor knew this well, but he couldn't help but sarcastically said: "They say that the current Imperial College system is far ahead of the previous generation. In my opinion, this is not necessarily the case.
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You Chu raised his eyebrows in displeasure, but he didn't say anything. Although Taixue had taught him a favor, mistakes were mistakes. There was no need for him to deliberately cover up hypocrisy for the sake of Taixue's reputation.
At this time, several scholars scattered around gathered in the distance, poking their heads towards You Chu, as if hesitating whether to come over.
"Ignore them." The emperor said categorically. He also saw these academic records and said to Liu Yao: "Just do less superficial things about welcoming and sending them off, and let them do their part.
Already."
You Chu's eyes lit up. He sometimes likes to go straight, and doing things in a roundabout way is not in line with his character. Wang Fu's words actually meant that he had gone to the bottom of his heart. You Chu initially felt sorry for him.
A trace of dissatisfaction also dissipated, and he began to feel some sympathy for the other party. If it weren't for the fact that every move he made was stared at by the group of people next to him, which made him feel very uncomfortable, and he was worried that if he was too enthusiastic, he would be suspected of flattery.
, You Chu has long wanted to call Wang Fu brothers.
Liu Yao leaned forward slightly, bowed his hands, and quickly turned around and walked towards Xuelu.
You Chu took a sneak peek and saw that those academics who had always been in favor of others, who were kind to the nobles and cold and picky towards the humble scholars, all smiled flatteringly and bent over after seeing Liu Yao, as if they were seeing the servants of the imperial college.
It was the same. This made You Chu, an ordinary and powerful disciple of Feng Yi who had never been an official, secretly frightened. He had a deeper understanding of the power of his relative Wang family who was far above the clouds.
"The field you are cultivating, if you look closely, it is different from the popular Daida today." The emperor no longer mentioned the topic just now, but looked at the field cultivated by You Chu with great interest.
The Daitian method began during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu. Zhao Guo, the captain of the mill-searching team, summarized and improved it based on the production technology and experience of farmers in Guanzhong, and then promoted the farming methods all over the world. This method mainly uses oxen and plows on a square field.
Dig three soil trenches and sow the seeds in the trenches. After the leaves germinate, the soil on both sides of the trenches is gradually filled into the roots of the crops. This will provide wind and drought resistance, drainage and flood prevention.
Since the location of the ditch rotates every year, it is called Daida.
The depth of the ditches was often fixed. The emperor looked over and saw that, except for some extreme examples that were too deep and too shallow, they were all the same. Although the ditches opened by You Chu were all regular and straight, they were a little shallow.
That's why the emperor asked this question.
"This is the method they taught me after I asked the old farmers nearby." You Chu has an approachable personality and has no airs when interacting with others. Even the lowliest footman and watchman can negotiate with him. Because of his knowledge of farming,
I was interested, so I specifically asked the farmer in charge of this field, and found out a new method that had been explored by experienced farmers in the past two years, so I used it this time.
The climate has changed abnormally in the past few years. Many farmers have misunderstood the almanac and experience passed down by their ancestors due to the weather in the four seasons and the timing of sowing. This has delayed the real farming season, causing farmers to go bankrupt, fall into extreme poverty, and have to suffer from cold, hunger and displacement.
The farmers who survived this cruel environment gradually discovered certain laws of climate change, and developed farming methods that adapt to climate change through their rich experience.
In fact, this is not a novel method. It is to determine the time of plowing and the depth of plowing according to the moisture content of the land. Break up the soil clods on the surface to form a soft soil layer to reduce water evaporation. Plow deeply in autumn.
Light plowing in spring and summer.
"There is little rain in spring and summer, and the weather is hot. The water in the soil dries out easily, making it difficult for the seedlings to survive. That's why we have to dig shallow trenches in spring and summer and then spread them with crushed soil to keep them moist." The emperor revealed the key point in one sentence and then thought about it.
I thought, isn't this the technology of plowing? It turned out that it had its prototype in the late Han Dynasty and was later widely used. It was not until more than two hundred years later that it was summarized in a book: "How did you come up with the idea of finding an old farmer?"
The emperor nodded frequently, couldn't help but walk to the edge of the field, looked down at the broken soil and furrows in the field, and then looked back at You Chu, his eyes full of admiration.
"Confucius once said that he is keen to learn and is not ashamed to ask questions." You Chu's voice and speaking speed were still calm, and he said: "When it comes to discussing Confucian classics and principles, the old farmers will never know as much as we and other scholars do, but when it comes to farming and mulberry farming,
, we, the scholars, should choose him as our teacher. The imperial court wants us, the imperial students, to be familiar with farming and mulberry, so that we can be appointed officials in the future, so that we can use this skill to our advantage when we govern a country, and teach the people to cultivate. If we are interested in farming,
Farmers are not even as good as the common people, so how can we talk about herdsmen?"
These words not only surprised the emperor, but also Zhao Wen, Liu Yao and others who were present. In their minds, scholars and common people were two different worlds. It was simply ridiculous to want the scholars to take the initiative to put down their dignity and ask the old peasants for advice.
It was an unbelievable thing, but You Chu didn't take it seriously. He had a peculiar personality.
The emperor smiled softly and couldn't help but said to You Chu, "You can earn two thousand dan in officialdom."
The minimum of two thousand stones is a county guard, but this evaluation comes from a person younger than himself, which is really unconvincing. Although You Chu noticed that the eyes of the people around him became slightly envious when they looked at him,
But he still cared too much about it, or in other words, he didn't care about how big an official he could be in the future.
Zhao Wen was more alert than most of the people present and was the most qualified to speak to the emperor first. He had silently noticed from the sidelines that the emperor was very interested in the new farming methods that You Chu learned from the old farmers, so he suggested at the right time:
: "If this method is really useful, we might as well promote Guanzhong in the name of the imperial court and urge the common people to farm according to this method. There is little rain this year and a severe drought is imminent. If this method can be used as a precaution, it may be able to remedy a lot of losses."
The emperor nodded, glanced at You Chu who was looking at him curiously, turned to Zhao Wen and whispered: "First send people to ask more old farmers on the outskirts of Beijing. If this is really effective, we can take advantage of the spring plowing before it is finished.
Announce that all areas in Guanzhong have been plowed, and try to supervise the plowing of those that have not been plowed, so that plowing can be carried out according to different land conditions. Especially military villages and civilian villages, the two have a close relationship. You have to work with Taiwei, Dasinong, etc.
It’s up to people to deal with it as appropriate.”
"I promise, after I return, I will send someone to visit the old farmers and come up with an effective method as soon as possible." Zhao Wen agreed smartly.
"You are trying to learn from Zhao Guo." The emperor raised his eyes and raised his eyebrows at Zhao Wen. He suddenly wanted to take this opportunity to summarize the current agricultural production experience and compile an agricultural farming guide similar to the Four People's Monthly Orders by the imperial court.
Book, so he smiled and said: "That's good. When Zhao Guo made a three-legged columbine and implemented the method of replacing fields, the three assistants are still relying on its benefits. You might as well follow the example of the sages and make another set that is convenient for farming and mulberry farming.
Li Shu's method has come out."
Zhao Wen lowered his eyebrows and said submissively: "Jin Nuo."