The plan of the year lies in the spring.

Seeing that the willow trees had turned green and the weeds had grown buds, the tenants of the Chu Wangfu had also begun to get busy.

Last year, the East China Sea fishery brought back a large amount of rice from the South Sea, and except for some of it, which was sent to Hangzhou, Mingzhou and Quanzhou for experimental planting, Li Kuan arranged for the rest to stay in Chang'an.

As a large landowner in Chang'an, the Chu Wangfu has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land.

Li Kuan demanded that all rice be planted this year.

This caused quite a stir.

"Lord Wang, in the Guanzhong area, there have been few rice plants since ancient times, even if you want to plant, the old slave can arrange a few hundred acres of land to plant, you don't have to plant all of them, right?"

Laifu persuaded Li Kuan with a worried face.

"That's right, Lord Wang, even if you plant rice, you haven't started sowing so early."

Wang Fugui was also called away by Li Kuan and asked him to arrange for someone to explain the rice planting to the tenants.

Most of these tenants had never grown rice, and if there was no one to guide them, even if they obeyed Li Kuan's wishes and planted rice, the harvest would be very bad and would not have achieved the effect that Li Kuan had hoped for.

Therefore, Li Kuan mentioned that he sorted out some requirements and precautions related to rice planting in "Primary Agricultural Skills", and asked the printing workshop to print it into a booklet.

Of course, these pamphlets are not for tenants, and for these illiterate peasant households, just distributing a pamphlet is completely lazy and ineffective.

"Uncle Laifu, now I am planting seedlings that have been bred in the greenhouse, I heard that this rice can be planted in Nanyang for two or three seasons, and I am also trying it in Guanzhong now to see if it can be successful. As for the other seedlings, they have only started to be sown in the past few days, and it will take a while to plant them. ”

Although when Li Kuan communicated with Wang Xuance and others, he said that Nanyang rice could be planted for two seasons, and everyone was very excited.

But when it came time to actually use the large area of land to grow rice, everyone became cautious.

No farming, no stability.

This is no joke.

If it is because of Li Kuan's wrong decision, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land will not be harvested, and that sin will be great.

Of course, Li Kuan was not so reckless.

Rice can be planted for two seasons, which is basically only available in the area south of the Yangtze River, and only one season can be planted in the north.

However, even if it is planted for one season, the yield of this rice is more than that of corn, especially the rice varieties from the South Seas, the yield is twice as high as that of corn, and it is completely worthy of large-scale promotion.

"Lord, you can't believe this kind of rootless words, since ancient times, I haven't heard of any grain that can be harvested twice a year."

This is what Rifle dares to say.

However, his worries probably also represent the worries of the vast majority of people.

Therefore, Li Kuan only plans to find two or three more trustworthy farmers to plant the more than 100 acres of land used for the experiment.

As for single-crop rice, that's embarrassing.

But if you still want to cling to the big tree of the Chu Wangfu to make a living, you must plant, and there is no room for bargaining.

The prince launched a mighty coming, how could those peasant households resist?

Even if these people complain about Li Kuan in their hearts, it is nothing more than a matter of a few months.

When the autumn harvest comes, the heavy rice will tell them who is really thinking about them.

"Uncle Laifu, facts speak louder than words, I still say this. Whether it is feasible to grow rice in the Guanzhong area is feasible or not, you will know by trying. At the worst, the Chu Wangfu can also bear the consequences of failure. ”

It has been thirteen years since Li Shimin ascended the throne, and after years of recuperation in the Tang Dynasty, grain prices have repeatedly hit new lows, which are close to the level of Emperor Wen of Sui.

Therefore, Li Kuan can really bear the loss of food on tens of thousands of acres of land.

Of course, Li Kuan himself didn't think that there would be any loss, and these words were just used to gag other people's mouths.

……

The melon-eating masses in Chang'an City have been very excited recently.

First of all, "The Legend of the White Snake" brought a wave of feasts to everyone, and then another news became everyone's after-dinner conversation.

Li Zhong, as the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, naturally had to feed back the hot news of Chang'an City to Li Shimin in a timely manner.

"So, those tenants were forced to agree to plant rice out of desperation?"

Li Shimin's brows were twisted into a Sichuan shape.

When the fleet came back last year, he didn't understand that Li Kuan had asked him to bring back a pile of rice.

Now it seems that these paddies should have been used as rice seeds.

It's just that no one grows rice in the Jiangnan area, so why did he have to travel thousands of miles to bring it back from Nanyang?

"Your Majesty, it should basically be like this. Among these tenants, although there are a few who sincerely support the decision of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, more people have no way to pinch their noses and accept it. ”

Li Zhong originally wanted to try his best to cover up for Li Kuan, after all, his son is now also a student of Guanshishan Academy.

However, Chang'an City has already spread crazy, how dare he hide it.

"Isn't there anyone in these farmers who stand up and resist?"

Based on Li Shimin's understanding of peasant households, these people seem to be cowardly.

But when it comes to eating, when it comes to making them hungry, the resistance of these farmers is also very strong.

Now that all the tenants of the Chu Wangfu are forced to plant rice, and no one has come forward to make trouble, it really makes him feel a little strange.

"Your Majesty, although there are many dissatisfied people and many gossips, there is not a single one who makes trouble."

"Why is this so?"

"My subordinates heard that His Royal Highness the King of Chu promised that if this year's rice harvest is not as good as corn, the poor part will be made up by the Chu Palace."

When Li Shimin heard this, he quickly figured it out.

For these peasant households, as long as they can survive, few people stand up and make trouble.

Originally, I thought that under Li Kuan's persecution, some people might feel that they couldn't live their lives.

Now it seems that Li Kuan has left a way out for everyone, and he is on the side.

Since the Chu Wangfu has taken all the risks, even if the tenants have more dissatisfaction, they have to do it honestly.

Otherwise, I'll clean you up in minutes.

Do you really think that the head of the four evils of Chang'an City was called in vain?

……

No matter how he was dressed outside, Li Kuan didn't change his attention.

Not only that, but during this time, he re-studied the "Elementary Agricultural Techniques" and found that rice cultivation could be carried out at the same time as fish farming.

And this not only does not affect the yield of rice, but also reduces rice pests and diseases.

In this age of no pesticides, this is definitely a great thing.

Therefore, in the past few days, the Chu Wangfu has opened the mode of purchasing various live fish such as grass carp and carp, and has also specially recruited several fishmongers and fish farmers.

The fishmonger's judgment of the female and male fish is definitely the most accurate.

There's no way, who told people to kill more.

As for fish farmers, although the professionalism at this time is still very low, it is better than those who have never raised fish before.

So Li Kuan talked better than nothing, and asked these people to help take care of the fish fry.

And the most critical step can only be your own hand-in-hand guidance.

"The temperature of the water in this pool must be kept at about 20 degrees, whether it is day or night."

In a specially built egg-collecting pond, Li Kuan asked Li Lian, who was in charge of egg incubation, and a newly recruited farmer to hatch the fry.

In a way, this is similar to egg-hatching chicks.

Because of the normal situation, the peak of ovulation of grass carp has not yet arrived, so in order to be able to catch up with the timely release of fry after transplanting, it is necessary to hatch and cultivate fish fry in advance.

Besides, nearly 1,000 fish fry are needed for one acre of land, and if you don't engage in large-scale hatching, you can't solve any problem by relying on natural fishing alone.

"Lord Wang, don't worry, I will ensure the water temperature according to the requirements, and stay next to the pool for twelve hours a day."

Li Lian also let it go.

The prince said that the egg collection and hatching could be completed in a few days, and he was simply ready to hold a duvet and live directly next to the pool.

"That's not necessary, you still have to take care of your body. By the way, when the fry start to hatch, remember to add a few egg yolks to the pool and remove the egg whites. ”

Freshly hatched fry have no way to eat aquatic plants, and egg yolk is a good feed.

Of course, this is only for newborn fish fry to eat, if you really use egg yolk to raise fish, then raise a hair, just eat eggs.

……

In a paddy field next to Weishui, a few farmers dig fish ditches and fish pits.

Although many people did not understand, these farmers were forced by the "obscenity" of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, or according to the request, they dug knee-deep fish ditches around the paddy fields, and then dug a one-zhang square fish pit in the middle of the paddy field.

Depending on the size of the paddy field, there may be a fish ditch crisscrossing the middle from time to time.

"Daddy, when this fish ditch and fish pit are dug, isn't there a lot of land for nothing?"

Shi Yangzheng was sweating profusely and wielding his hoe, digging aside the dirt in the field.

And his mother-in-law also helped clean up some dirt.

Seeing that this acre of paddy field, after digging like this, she had to plant less grain, and the mother-in-law of Shiyang felt very painful.

Originally, they didn't agree to plant rice, but if they didn't plant rice, these lands in the Chu Wangfu would not be leased to them.

Considering that it was impossible for him to find a cheaper land in other places than the rent of the Chu Wangfu, and the Wang Steward personally went to the village to tell everyone that if the rice planted was not as good as corn, the difference was made up by the Chu Wangfu.

With these words, these farmers have the confidence to grow rice.

Anyway, everyone has heard of rice.

Even if the output is poor, it is the Chu Wangfu that loses.

"If you dig this fish ditch, you will plant fewer seedlings, but if you raise fish, you should be able to sell them for money, right?"

Shi Yang replied with a certain certainty.

"Fish farming? Hmph, I've never heard of fish farming in the crops. Besides, we alone have hundreds of acres of land digging fish ditches, where did you get so many fish to raise? ”

"This ...... His Royal Highness the King of Chu should have considered this matter for everyone. ”

Shi Yang also felt a little weak when he heard it, but he had never had any ideas, and he was used to doing what others said.

Even in this family, in fact, his mother-in-law is in charge.

"Rice planting will start in a few days, so didn't the king say that it is best to put down the fish fry within ten days after the rice planting is completed, and then we will see where the fish fry come from. If it really doesn't work, we have to bulldoze these places and fill in some seedlings. ”

……

There are many people in Chang'an City who are concerned about the movements of the Chu Palace.

Li Kuan's letting all the tenants plant rice was already in a uproar.

However, the left and right were tossed in his own land, and the Chu Wangfu promised that all the losses would be borne by it, and outsiders would not blame anything.

At most, he secretly scolded Li Kuan, "Loser!" ”

"Brother Eldest Sun, have you heard, then Li Kuan actually forced the tenants below to dig fish ditches in the paddy fields to raise fish, which is really funny."

Du He had a gloating expression on his face and spoke to Changsun Chong.

"He doesn't know if he can chew too much. If you just grow rice, there are many areas in Gangnam Province that are cultivated, and there is also the possibility of success, so you can raise fish together...... Hehe, around Chang'an City, there are not many fish farmers, right? ”

The eldest grandson Chong pointed out the "headlines" of the Chu Palace.

In fact, his statement cannot be said to be much wrong.

It can even be said to represent the views of most people in Chang'an City.

In this year, without oxygen supplementation, the transportation of live fish is a big problem, and ordinary people in Chang'an City do not have the opportunity to eat fish several times a year.

Even if Li Kuan came up with a method of making ice, it was still only used by a small number of nobles.

"Yes, I heard that many farmers have opinions, but they are forced by Li Kuan's obscenity, so they dare not speak out."

"Tens of thousands of acres of rice fields are raised with fish, and if the fish eat the seedlings, it will be interesting."

Thinking of this, Changsun Chong couldn't help but smile.

"Hehe, I'm afraid that he won't be able to find so many fish fry at all, and he wasted so many fields digging fish ditches. At that time, those tenants will probably scold him to death in their hearts. ”

The fish fry that reached this age were not artificially large-scale cultivated as in later generations, and basically farmers fished them out of the fish pond and then sold them.

Therefore, if you want to buy thousands of fish fry at one time, you may be able to search the east and west markets, and you may be able to do it in front of you.

But if you want to buy tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even more fry at one time, it is simply impossible.

Even in a place like Jiangnan, where lakes are dense, it can't be done.

This is also the reason why many people do not understand why Li Kuan would ask so many farmers to be busy in the fields.

"Forget it, these are things that Li Kuan has to worry about, what does it matter to us? Drink and drink! ”

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