[More than half of the National Day, happy holidays, ask for tickets]

The waves and flowing water slowly moved behind him with the endless stretch of Masang forests on both sides, and the sunlight occasionally penetrated the boat from the forest, making the already somewhat dilapidated hull look even more mottled and decayed. Only one or two goshawks that happen to appear in the clouds chasing a flock of birds from the forest can arouse some interest.

The past two days have been quite monotonous, but such a monotonous day has made the Xu and Wang families on the ship a lot closer, and even with Liao Si, Wang Xiaoliu and others and the companions of the Xu family, they have something to say, and the front and rear cabins, which were originally simply separated, seem to be unrestrained.

After two days of communication, Xu Chengming knew that Wang Xingping was a member of the Wang family in Guiyang City, and he was only fourteen years old, but he was already a young man who was already a top household.

And Wang Xingping also knew that Xu Cheng's famous family was the hereditary martial arts of Chishui Wei, he guessed well, this Master Xu was indeed the origin of the Wei student, as for what position he attacked, Wang Xingping didn't ask much, and others didn't say much, the city government that was reserved was not to be underestimated.

"I can't imagine that Tiancheng is the first time you have gone far away, I really don't know where the things in your head come from."

Xu Qianzhong praised Wang Xingping's erudition without a word, although he was also studying in Weixue, but in the final analysis, he was still the character of a martial arts family.

"As the saying goes, 'It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books', but in the eyes of the younger brother, if you can really read 10,000 books, it is not a little worse than traveling 10,000 miles."

But the younger brother thought, how many people in this world can travel thousands of miles? It's better to read 10,000 books first. ”

Wang Xingping laughed after speaking, and Xu Qianzhong was not restrained.

"But Tiancheng can also be called to apply what he has learned, you said yesterday that you were recommended to study in Yangming Academy, and today, it seems that you have really inherited the mantle of Mr. Yangming."

Yangming Academy was built by Wang Yangming's disciples for the purpose of Xinxue, and Guizhou Longchang was Wang Yangming's former Taoist place, so the scholars here have an excellent view of Xinxue.

Wang Xingping said modestly, "I don't dare to apply what I have learned, but I just uphold Mr. Yangming's teachings, and it is not easy to be able to learn from things." ”

"Oh? Tiancheng, but what experience do you have in Gewu? Let's listen to it, just to relieve boredom. ”

Wang Yangming's Gewu lies in a grid word, which means exhaustive study of physics, but in this way, it is indeed much more interesting than ordinary knowledge, so it is normal for young people to be interested.

Xu Qianzhong was aroused, he also dabbled in the study of the heart, but he has not been clear about the theory of this object, although he has a lot of respect for the erudite young man in front of him, but he does not think that he can participate in the homework left by Mr. Yang Ming, a pedantic celestial, Gewu is the last layer of the four sentences of the mind, and the realm is needless to say. But as said, the right should be relieved of boredom, with Wang Xingping's talent and learning in the past few days, what he wants to say will at least not be boring.

But he listened to Liao Sidao, who was sitting on the side: "In my opinion, what kind of knowledge is this, just like the wine on this half of the bridge, it is true learning, and you can't learn it elsewhere." ”

Liao Si knew that he was drunk when he heard this, Wang Xingping ignored it, and said with a smile: "Brother Liao, don't be noisy, just go and eat and drink." ”

After speaking, he turned his head and apologized to Xu Qianzhong, "Little brother doesn't dare to claim that he has gained this understanding, but he just tried to talk about it." ”

"Listen to heaven for my brother." After Xu Qianzhong finished speaking, he drank a glass of himself, although it was not full of expectations, it could be regarded as listening carefully.

I heard Wang Xingping say in a slow voice: "'The lake is ripe, and the world is full'." ”

Huguang and Guizhou, Sichuan is separated by only one province, especially Guizhou's grain and salary depends more on the transportation of Huguang, this sentence is now even in the north, it is a common proverb familiar to the people, if Xu Quanzhong said that he has not heard it, then it can only be Chengxin and Wang Xingping raise the bar.

"But if this is in the Song Dynasty, it is not." Wang Xingping hurriedly added, relying on borrowing famous sentences to lead the topic, the most taboo is to play dumb riddles.

Xu Qianzhong didn't know the meaning of Wang Xingping's words, so he listened to Xu Chengming, who was standing on the bow of the boat and had been listening to a few people chatting, and replied first, "Song Ji often said that 'Suzhou and Hangzhou are ripe, and the world is full' is true, at that time, the two lakes were still full of miasma, but they couldn't grow food." ”

Wang Xingping secretly thanked Master Xu for his cooperation, and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, do you know how this 'Tianxiazu' got from Suzhou and Hangzhou to Huguang?" ”

Xu Qianzhong put on a look of being willing to hear the details, and didn't say much, just listened to Wang Xingping's eloquent words.

"In fact, it's not just Huguang, a little earlier, the country of abundance said Guanzhong, but when it came to the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Jin Dynasty crossed to the south, and the word Tianfu was given to Sichuan again.

This statement is not unusual, if there is no thousands of miles of fertile fields, how can the Qin and Han dynasties set the capital of Guanzhong? But now, Shaanxi has produced the most displaced people.

"In the Song Dynasty, the lake was wide and southwest, and the land everywhere was also swampy and dysentery, if it was said that it could become the land of fish and rice today, it was also the weather that only came to this dynasty."

"The younger brother also visited the traders who came to Guiyang in the past, and compared the official documents of various places since Jiajing, taking Suzhou and Hangzhou as an example, the annual grain yield of Shangtian in its place is six stones, and the folding rice should be in three stones, plus the spring flowers in one season also have one and a half stones, and the total is four and a half stones."

"At the beginning of Jiajing in Changsha Prefecture, Shangtian was only produced for two and a half stones, but now, there is a good field that can harvest seven stones of millet in one more year, and it is three and a half stones when it is folded into brown rice, which is fifty years ago, but I can't think of it."

"Besides, Guangfu, can Brother Xu and Mr. Xu know that Ueda in Nanhai County casually produces five stone polished rice in a year?"

Xu Chengming pondered for a moment and said: "I heard a businessman from Guangli mention that the fields in Liangguang are now mostly three. ”

Before the Ming Dynasty, one crop per year in rice fields was the norm, and two crops in the south began to be popularized in the Ming Dynasty, but the rice of three crops still had to be done in Guangdong, which was further south.

Wang Xingping continued: "That Guangnan is even more smoky than Huguang, but now it is also a good place for Wufu Minfeng." ”

Xu Qianzhong said: "Yes, I heard that foreign Hongyi also has a lot of residence in Guangzhou City, and they also bring a lot of good goods. ”

He has heard people talk about the clairvoyant mirror that can see far and near, but he has never had the opportunity to see it, and his heart has itched for a while. Regarding the stipulation that foreign Yi cannot be detained in the city casually, Wang Xingping did not correct it, but as long as the topic was introduced, he had already achieved his goal.

Xu Chengming also said: "Speaking of which, Guo Fushang also mentioned Taixi's knowledge a lot when he was in office. ”

Guo Fu said that naturally Guo Zizhang, since the opening of the sea in Longqing, with the coastal ports of foreign Yi gradually increased, and in the country Matteo Ricci such as Taixi 'Confucianism' and Li Zhizao such a devout disciple to promote, the Western study of things has already risen a trend among scholars, the former governor of Guizhou Guo Zizhang is known for his pragmatism, and he has always admired many of Taixi's learning, which is not a secret among Guizhou's scholars.

After listening to this, Wang Xingping lost no time in introducing the current situation of Gewuzhi that he knew, "That's true, I heard that Xu Zanshan in Jingzhong is also in Yanjiao Tuntian, and he uses Taixi's farming method. ”

"I just heard from Tiancheng that you said, is your study of things falling on Yangyi?"

Xu Qianzhong never felt strange about novel ideas, especially from the mouth of this Tiancheng virtuous brother.

However, Wang Xingping is very old, and now although he likes to promote his knowledge and his own learning, after all, it is just to make a name for himself, which is the method passed on to him by Zhang Rulin, which is secretly in line with the marketing skills in the future. But if you want to be famous at this time, it is not as good as that of later generations, it has to be a real good reputation, and it is not appropriate to leave a notoriety that likes empty words, so there must be a basis for speaking.

"The sage said that it is also a general truth to think about the matter of things in this matter."

"Master Xu lives by the Chishui River, and the production of fields in southern Sichuan and northern Guizhou should be clear."

Xu Chengming nodded and said the truth: "Ueda only has one or two stones, and Nakata's output for many years is less than stone." ”

Wang Xingping naturally knew that even in the Qing Dynasty, the fields in various places still depended on the sky for food, and the land in Guizhou was barren, and the grain yield per mu was less than half of that of Sichuan. To change the status quo, the only way to rely on science and technology is to ask Wang Xingping about the yield per mu of Guizhou's fields, which is also to lead to the following topics.

"If you really want to talk about it, Guizhou and even Banzhou, annexed to China, that is, after the Xianzong Dynasty, even now, the place is mostly a system of bondage, the Han people are slightly better than the natives, and they also know how to accumulate fertilizer and burn wasteland, but it is still much worse than Jiangnan, and Liangguang and Huguang have been planted since the Song Dynasty for five or six hundred years."

"The imperial court wants to change the land and return to the stream, the government wants to protect the territory and the people, the root knot is still in the money and grain, if the agricultural law of Taixi can be introduced, so that the staff can provide for the consumption of the staff, naturally there is no need to worry about the Han people fleeing to other provinces, this is really a good thing, Zhang Xuexian and I are generally speaking."

Improving agricultural methods, which is the only way to rapidly increase grain production, how to obtain soil-made nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers, Wang Xingping knows a little, plus at this time there are some books on Western agricultural methods, and he is not worried about having nothing to rely on. But the words must also be said through the mouth of Yangyi, otherwise no one will believe that a stinky child is talking about farming, you must know that even now, Wang Xingping is a rich young master who has not yet gone to the field, do you really think that someone will believe in what 'God-given talent'?

In the end, Wang Xingping naturally didn't forget to bring Zhang Rulin out, and when he met people, he said that he was a protégé of a scholar and political official, which was a show, but if he subtly pointed out a relationship like this, it was a clever reminder. In fact, about his relationship with Zhang Rulin, Xu Quanzhong's companion had 'inquired' from Liao Si before. Regarding Xu Chengming's identity, Wang Xingping also has a rough idea in his heart, looking at the words will not be anything unpopular, just not to say that it is broken, but since he has not crossed over to the ordinary broken households, he has to package himself well, and sticking to reality is precisely the biggest advantage of his life.

Xu Chengming is a military position, and the truth that the three armies have not moved the grain and grass first will not be understood, and Chishuiwei is in front of the official road of Yongning in the northwest of the water, which is not an ordinary place. In recent years, An Jiawei has not been able to lose, but it is not because the officials and soldiers do not want to do things, but once they are involved in the military, they will not be able to do without a word of money everywhere, and it will be difficult to change the land in the southwest and return to the stream.

"I do know that Tessie's firearms are incomparably sharper, and more powerful than my Daming's firearms."

As expected, Master Xu successfully pulled the problem from grain and grass to ordnance, which is also the attitude of the scholars towards the military at this time, logistics is naturally important, but it is too difficult to do, fortunately, at this time, whether it is the official army or the chieftain, it is a general style, it is better to retreat to the next light.

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and even storytellers understand this. The fire gun made by the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty is not only not powerful enough, the quality is even more worrying, just the explosion of the chamber can make people respect it, so although the firearms have been equipped in the army from the beginning of the country, but the more to the later emperors, the less it is used.

"That's because Tessie's craftsmen have used a new method."

Wang Xingping answered quickly, there are not too many important words, and he can point to the key.

Xu Chengming listened to Wang Xingping's words, and his eyes lit up, "Tiancheng? Do you know the secret method of Tessie's firearms? ”

Master Xu is not like his own son, his ability to recognize people is not bad, along the way, he can naturally know that the young man in front of him is extraordinarily knowledgeable, since the geography of the world can be like the palm of his hand, I don't know where to read Taixi's secret method of firearms is not so surprising.

Wang Xingping naturally knew the difference between Daming's firearms and the most advanced firearms at this time, as one of the military personnel, he did not dabble in these related technical and historical materials, but the reason why he did not publicize them to others was that he still had the intention of waiting for the price to sell.

"It's a pity that Xingping is just a businessman, and making firearms privately is a capital crime in Daming."

Xu Chengming's instant mood seemed to be extinguished by a young man's understatement, but he immediately discovered the point in his words.

The young man in front of him was clearly saying - in business, it is true that making firearms privately is a capital crime in Daming, but what if it is made by officials? Wang Xing unveiled the mystery of the other party on an equal footing, and walked together for the past few days, seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Hejiang, and he was just tempting.

But Wang Xingping's heart never expected that the sentence that came out of Master Xu's heart at this time was the same as the person who had evaluated him before.

'What a little fox. ’