After that, He Yan didn't dare to go to Sikong Mansion for several days.
After all, wouldn’t it be nice to hold Mother Deng and Da Qiao in Hewu? Why face the Cao siblings who almost went crazy...
But the sage once said -
"If you don't go towards Sikong Mansion, Sikong Mansion will come towards you."
After Cao Cao recovered a little, he directly held an extremely private and high-end meeting.
Participants include but are not limited to Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Dong Zhao, Jia Xu, and Ren Jun.
Although Xu Shu, Pang Tong, and Lu Su have entered the Cao Cao shogunate, their qualifications are still relatively low and they cannot participate in this meeting yet.
He Yan was invited, but He Yan really didn't want to attend this meeting...
"Cao Pi is so scary, wuwuwu, I'm so scared!"
As He Yan spoke, he tried his best to rub his head into Da Qiao's arms.
Da Qiao was very innocent and quickly stroked He Yan's hair: "If Marquis Shen is really afraid of Prince Sikong, the worst he can do is give him some time."
"Hey, madam, you don't know how domineering Cao Pi is. He often bullies me~~~"
Da Qiao hugged He Yan sadly again: "It turns out that Marquis Shen also has such troubles, alas!"
Feeling the soft embrace on three sides, He Yan nodded: "I'm so pitiful! Fortunately, my wife is here."
"..."
Deng Ai who was on the side couldn't bear to look at this scene, so he turned around and left without taking any trace of the clouds with him.
Mother Deng also sighed: "Mr. He, it's better to go early so as not to make Sikong unhappy if you are late."
"okay!"
He Yan immediately bounced off Da Qiao and reluctantly said to Da Qiao: "I will tell you about my bullying by Cao Pi when I come back!"
Da Qiao responded distressedly: "Marquis Shen, come back soon, don't be bullied by Prince Sikong."
"Easy to say!"
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By the time He Yan arrived at Sikong Mansion, everyone was almost there.
"Yulang, come and sit."
Cao Cao's complexion was indeed much better than before, and he directly called He Yan to his side.
"Father, this is a bit unruly. I'd better sit here."
He Yan kicked off one of Guo Jia's legs, planning to make do with Guo Jia here.
"No, you are the first one this time! Don't worry, come and sit down!"
Boss Cao asked He Yan to sit next to him grandly: "No shirk! This time is mainly to celebrate your success!"
He Yan's Adam's apple trembled: "Dad, I haven't made any great achievements, have I?"
"Isn't it just that we took over Lujiang County without scrapping any soldiers, preserved the stability of Jiangnan, and also surrounded and suppressed several groups of thieves entrenched in Huainan? This is really no big deal!"
Everyone: "..."
Cao Cao almost choked on his spit, and rolled his eyes helplessly at He Yan: "It's not that!"
"Ah? No?"
He Yan was even more embarrassed: "Then I persuaded Zhang He to surrender, commanded tens of thousands of Hebei soldiers, and not to mention the matter of ascending to Yuan Shao's camp first! Wouldn't it be enough to defeat just one Yuan Shao? It wouldn't be impossible..."
Cao Cao: "..."
Xun Yu, a social butterfly, saw that the meeting would not go on, so he quickly explained the purpose of calling He Yan over.
"Marquis Shen, this is not a matter of Guandu or Huainan."
Xun Yu smiled brightly: "It's because of the food!"
food?
He Yan then remembered that it seemed to be the corn harvest season again.
"This year's grain harvest will be great! One acre of land can produce four liters of corn!"
One acre of land in the Eastern Han Dynasty was about 465 square meters, which was smaller than 666 square meters in later generations.
The so-called "one stone" in the Eastern Han Dynasty was actually both a unit of capacity and a unit of weight.
The "one stone of grain" counted by the government mainly refers to the weight of grain. For example, one stone of corn is about 120 kilograms in the Han Dynasty.
One kilogram in the Han Dynasty was about 250 grams in later generations, and one hundred and twenty kilograms per stone was equivalent to 60 kilograms in later generations.
Xun Yu's so-called "four stones per mu" translates into "one Chinese mu of land can produce 240 kilograms of corn".
To translate it further, it is equivalent to 330 to 350 kilograms of grain per acre of real estate in future generations...
This figure naturally looked down upon He Yan, who was used to seeing “one thousand kilograms of yield per mu”, but for other people in this era, it was undoubtedly an earth-shattering change!
In the past, unless it was fertile land, it was impossible to achieve the yield of four shi per acre, and the average was still around three shi.
Now the grain output has suddenly increased by 30%. The significance of this to Cao Cao can no longer be explained in one or two sentences.
It can only be said that Cao Cao did not immediately come up and kiss He Yan when he saw him, which already shows that Boss Cao is not good at expressing his feelings...
“The yield is four stones per acre!”
Xun Yu emphasized again loudly.
"All farmland planted using Shenhou's method has increased production!"
Xun Yu came over with great enthusiasm and took He Yan's hand: "What Marquis Shen did! The merits will last forever!"
He Yan, who had goosebumps all over his body, quickly pulled his hand away: "Xun Lingjun, calm down! Calm down!"
"I really can't calm down!"
At this time, Ren Jun, who was in charge of farming, also joined He Yan's dog-licking group——
"In the winter, I was still doubtful about Yulang's move, but looking at it now, I am really stupid!"
Ren Jun vividly informed everyone about the incident where He Yan took them to "burn dung": "Who would have thought that just a few piles of filth could have such an effect? I usually pride myself on being a food-loving person, but once
It makes me feel extremely ashamed to think that so much filth has been thrown away elsewhere in the past few decades!"
Obviously, in Ren Jun's eyes, his own excrement can be equated with food.
So when he thought of the "food" wasted in the past few decades, Ren Jun felt regretful from the bottom of his heart and wished he could get back all the "food" he had pulled out...
"Forehead?"
He Yan really wanted to tell Ren Jun not to be too sad.
In this era, except for a few high-ranking officials, who doesn’t solve the problem outside as soon as they unbutton their trouser pockets?
Apart from anything else, there must be many people here who defecate casually...
Just when He Yan was slandering everyone present, everyone else also understood Ren Jun's words.
Xun You, who had always been reluctant to speak easily, stood up at this time and stared at Ren Jun with his red eyes: "Does Ren Jiangjun mean...this manure method can be applied to all fields?"
Increasing food production is not the key.
The key thing is that this method seems to be universally applicable?
After all, as long as you are a human being, you have to eat, drink and poop. If you can’t take out other things, how can you not take out this feces?
"Yes!"
Ren Jun nodded firmly: "Absolutely!"
"hiss--"
Xun You took a breath of air!
"If the yield per mu in various places can reach four shi, then wouldn't Yuzhou alone be able to produce an additional million shi of grain?"
This is just Yuzhou.
Don’t forget that Cao Cao now occupies the richest Central Plains!
If the manure method is fully promoted, does it mean that Boss Cao will never be short of food again?