Chapter six hundred and fifty-eight the standard of a good official
"Old man, why don't you believe me?! I am the agricultural advisor of Sinong Temple, and you know me too! How come you are questioning the imperial court when you talk about this? This good seed was personally ordered by the saint
Have you ever known that Yunzhong Junhou is an auspicious person? This auspicious seed was personally presented to the official family and the saint. If it were not for this incredible contribution, how could the saint make him a Yunzhong Junhou?!"
The words of persuading the agricultural officer were quite effective. At least the farmers on the fields had begun to think about the meaning of this sentence. After all, Ye An's story had been widely spread among the people. Some said that he was the "Wenquxing" who was born, and
There is a legend about his birth as "Wu Qu Xing".
The most intuitive thing that many people in Ye An think is that he is capable of literature and martial arts, and he can also make money!
Puhui Company and Xinlingfang are like thunder to the people of Tokyo City. This is an era where the strong are respected, whether you are making great progress in the arts or making great achievements in military affairs.
As long as your name is big enough and you have enough anecdotes, you will be the one people talk about after dinner.
Fan Ziyuan next to him kept slapping his shoulders, and Ye An said with a helpless smile: "If I can help the common people plant improved seeds, I can be considered as having a role in spreading the word."
"Advertise it widely? This is a new name. Yes, yes, it should be advertised widely!"
Seeing that the people were a little shaken, Ye An stepped forward while the iron was hot and said: "Everyone, the young prince is Ye An, and he is also the young minister of Sinong Temple. Today, he is here to inspect the policy of persuading agricultural officials in Sinong Temple.
, it seems you still don’t quite believe it!”
"Master Marquis is here, Master Marquis, can this fine seed really produce a thousand catties per acre?!"
Seeing Ye An, a handsome young man in coarse cloth, many people immediately gathered around to ask for confirmation. In their opinion, Ye An's words were much more reliable than the agricultural adviser of Sinong Temple.
Fan Ziyuan's eyes widened. He really didn't understand why Ye An was so popular among farmers. Almost everyone seemed to know him.
Others don't know that compared to most officials in the court, Ye An can more easily penetrate into the people. He has gone out of the city to Yezhuang countless times, and almost every time he passes by the farmers' land.
Go down and have a look.
After all, the land in Yezhuang cannot represent all the land outside Tokyo. He even went to the fields to help the farmers several times just to find opportunities to talk to them.
The coarse cloth he wears is a big contribution. Of course, almost every time he goes to someone else's house, he will be found out at a glance that he is not a farmer.
But the honest and kind-hearted farmers will always warmly entertain this noble man who can help in the fields. As time goes by, Ye An's identity will naturally be discovered.
Therefore, outside Tokyo, Ye An still has a broad "mass base". When Ye An and Ye Village are almost mentioned, the farmers' reaction is to give a thumbs up and praise Ye An one by one for his approachability.
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When farmers brag in the fields that they have spoken to the master of Kaifeng Prefecture, no one believes them, but if they say that they have spoken to the Yunzhong Commandery and have worked in the fields together, some people must believe it.
Seeing Ye Anchang come out and speak, the farmers finally gradually believed that these improved seeds were intentionally promoted by the saint in order to provide a bright road for the people.
It is hard to believe that a thousand kilograms of grain can be produced per mu, but this is still a conservative estimate by the agricultural officials, just so as not to scare these simple and timid people. As long as these grains are planted, they will be harvested in the autumn.
Will stun them with the actual output.
Once this matter spreads, the entire Kaifeng Prefecture and Gyeonggi Road will know about it. Once the land and sweet potatoes appear on the market and people are willing to spend money to buy them, there will be no need to worry about promoting them throughout the Song Dynasty.
Gradually, some people in the crowd were finally willing to try growing potatoes and sweet potatoes from Sinong Temple. Even with Ye An's assurance and Fan Ziyuan's repeated explanations, the final result was that some farmers still chose to give it a try.
try.
And this kind of trial is not to plant all the land on one's own land, but to plant part of the land first and try it out. The wait-and-see attitude is still very obvious.
Fan Ziyuan didn't understand. As the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, he and Ye An, the Marquis of Yunzhong County, promised that the agricultural advisers from Sinong Temple would visit regularly to help these farmers manage the land. Why did they
In the end, you still have doubts?!
Ye An pulled the dissatisfied and dissatisfied Fan Ziyuan away. The more he behaved at this time, the more doubtful he became. Power cannot order the people to cultivate the seeds you need. Farming is still the lifeblood of farmers.
"What we promote is the imperial court's improved varieties. From the farmers' perspective, even if they fail, they will only lose the summer and autumn taxes. But for them, if they fail, they will lose an entire spring and summer of labor.
Even a year of hard work and no harvest, how many farmers do you think can afford this?!"
In the slightly bumpy bullock cart, Ye An revealed the truth, which also made Fan Ziyuan suddenly wake up. In the face of this cruel result, all the guarantees that made the sky and the earth pale.
"What should we do? We can't just let the farmers stop planting, right? We have decided on a promotion strategy, starting with these farmers and gradually extending to Zhuangzi. If the quantity is too small during the summer harvest, it will appear on the market.
There are not enough potatoes and sweet potatoes, so it’s impossible to believe the high yield of these two items!”
Fan Ziyuan's worry is not unreasonable, and it is also Ye An's worry, but more often, further guidance is needed. After all, farmers regard their land as the sky and the land as everything.
There were many common people in the Song Dynasty, but farmers specifically referred to the landowners. They were different from tenants and were the basis for paying taxes in the Song Dynasty. The current environment is relatively good, the political situation is stable, and the number of self-cultivators still accounts for the largest share in the Song Dynasty.
For the vast majority of people, although land annexation has begun to show signs of increasing, it has not reached the level of killing people.
But Ye An himself knew that in another ten to twenty years, when the young emperor Zhao Zhen was in his prime, peasant uprisings would break out throughout the Song Dynasty.
This seemingly prosperous dynasty with unprecedented prosperity was also the dynasty with the most peasant uprisings in history.
After all, it is not a good idea to support one city with one country...
In less than half a month, Ye An and Fan Ziyuan personally inspected the surrounding areas of Tokyo City. They traveled around the land of the farmers closest to Tokyo City, collected soil samples, surveyed the soil moisture, talked with the farmers, and even stayed among the farmers.
He stayed at home and talked with the farmers all night long.
For a time, Sinong Temple's promotion of improved seeds began to bear fruit, but the names of Ye An and Fan Ziyuan were spread among the farmers. It was rare for two young men from Sinong Temple to chat with farmers under the tree at the head of the village.
, it is even rarer for two Shaoqings from Sinong Temple to stay at a farmhouse and chat with the farmers over wine.
Soon, the deeds of the two people became an anomaly in the mouths of the people in Tokyo. The scholars felt that these two people were extremely embarrassing, and they forgot the rules of not being polite to the common people! But the people felt that these two people were completely disrespectful.
A good official with airs.
Although the saying "good official" is simple and simple, it is the highest praise given to officials by the people. Ye An and Fan Ziyuan were very impressed by it.