The current Si Nong Siqing's name is Lu Yan, who has just been promoted not long ago, about forty years old, thin and dark-skinned.

He had worked in Sinong Temple for many years, and he had been working on the front line, and he was busy experimenting and popularizing how to farm to the people.

So, he looks a little different from a normal official.

Ordinary officials, because of their pampering, even if they are not fat, their skin is definitely good, but Lu Yan's skin is more rough.

Seeing such a person, Qin Tian was somewhat relieved in his heart, he knew that in many inconspicuous places in this Tang Dynasty, there were many people like Lu Yan, silently performing their duties, doing things that many people didn't know and didn't care about.

Sinong Temple was very busy, and when Qin Tian came in, everyone didn't let go of their work.

Lu Yan was a little shocked when he saw Qin Tian, and hurriedly ran over: "Lord Qin, why are you here?" ”

"Let's talk to Lord Lu about something."

Lu Yan was still a little surprised, because Qin Tian came suddenly, which also made him a little uneasy about what Qin Tian said.

The two of them found a place to sit down, and there were a few Shaoqing of Sinong Temple or some other officials standing next to them.

There is no need for Qin Tian to hide this matter, there are more people who know about it, and he may have more suggestions.

"Lord Lu works in Sinong Temple, so he should know very well about rice, right?"

Lu Yan nodded: "I understand, I have planted rice for several years to do research, and I can solve general rice diseases." ”

"I wonder if you have any experience for the improvement of rice yield?"

"This ......" Lu Yan hesitated for a moment and said: "To increase the yield of rice, it is generally to choose good land and increase the use of manure, and the rest, it seems that there is none." ”

Lu Yan said truthfully, apart from these, he really had no other way.

Qin Tiandao: "Then Lord Lu has ever experimented with mixing different rice plants together, and then planting the obtained hybrid seeds the next year to see the effect?" ”

"This ...... Not really. Lu Yan usually does experiments, planting seeds of a kind of rice, and then studying their growth laws or something, and he has always felt that messy planting is not conducive to research.

Speaking of this, Lu Yan became more and more curious, and asked, "Master Hou, what are you talking about this?" ”

Qin Tiandao: "Benhou used to grow rice. ”

Qin Tian has not planted, but if he directly says the concept of hybrid rice, I am afraid it is not very convincing, the best way is naturally to make people believe that they have really planted, many things, if you use yourself as a flaunt, it will naturally make more people believe that what you say is true.

This situation is not uncommon.

And after Qin Tian said this, Lu Yan and the others were a little shocked, they didn't expect that Qin Tian had actually planted rice, but no matter how they looked at it, it didn't look like it, because Qin Tian was a native of the north, and there was no rice cultivation here at all, and as far as they knew, Qin Tian had never been to the south.

The suspicious look in his eyes soon appeared.

"Did Master Hou really grow rice?" Lu Yan asked with a dark face, he was a little straight, so straight that Qin Tian didn't know what to say.

"Ahem, what did Ben Hou lie to you, but this is not the point, what Ben Hou wants to say is that Ben Hou once crossed different varieties of rice, and then planted the seeds, the yield increased a lot, I think, if this kind of hybrid rice is planted in a large area, can we increase the grain output of our Datang?"

"If the seeds are replanted after the mixed rice planting, the yield is very good?" Lu Yan and the others all looked at Qin Tian with some confusion.

Qin Tian nodded, and said: "Ben Hou analyzes it like this, this is the same as ours, you see two different people get married, and the children born have the characteristics of two people, rice may also be like this, some rice grows vigorously, some rice has developed roots, and some bear more, the seeds after their hybridization may have the advantages of these different rice, so if you plant it, won't it increase the yield?" ”

This time, Qin Tian's explanation was already very clear, and it was easy to understand, after Lu Yan and the others listened to it, they were very interested, and they also felt that there was indeed such a possibility, people and animals would reflect some of the advantages of the father and mother, and rice might really be possible.

Lu Yan's eyes lit up, and he seemed to have found the object he was going to study next.

"Master Hou, we are all famous for what you said, and we will soon plant rice, we will mix different rice together, and then see the effect."

Lu Yan was very good, and as soon as he said it, he understood, Qin Tian nodded: "Okay, if the rice you grow can really increase the yield, Ben Hou will personally go to the Holy Lord and ask for credit for you." ”

As soon as they heard that they had done a good job, Lu Yan and the others suddenly became excited again, and they couldn't wait to put themselves into work immediately.

After Qin Tian stayed in Sinong Temple for a while, he left.

This kind of thing, similar to the situation of wheat planting in the south, is by no means able to know the results quickly overnight, and it is necessary to wait, perhaps only next year, when it is possible to know the final results.

Qin Tian didn't tell Li Shimin about this matter, in his opinion, it was not too late to tell Li Shimin after the results, of course, the most important point was that Qin Tian was not sure if this hybrid rice was really feasible.

Wheat was planted in the south, which was not a big problem in his opinion, after all, it had already appeared in the Song Dynasty, but hybrid rice was something that did not appear until his time, and it took many scientists years of research to develop.

With the few agricultural experts in the Tang Sinong Temple, Qin Tian really didn't have much confidence, in case the final result was not ideal, but he told Li Shimin in advance, it would be embarrassing.

However, Li Shimin was not told about this matter, but the ninth princess asked.

Qin Tian saw the Ninth Princess asking, so he had to tell the Ninth Princess about the situation, of course, in order to let the Ninth Princess better understand what hybrid rice is, he also told the Ninth Princess about the example given in Sinong Temple.

"It's like two people getting married, you know, the child born has the advantages of two people......"

Qin Tian muttered, but the Ninth Princess suddenly listened a little absent-mindedly.

"You say, will our children have the advantages of the two of us?"

The ninth princess suddenly wanted a child, Qin Tian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, he can be regarded as a person who has been married for a few years, but because he is busy on weekdays and is often not at home, as a result, he has no heirs now.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, why don't we give birth to one and take a look?"

The Ninth Princess pursed her lips, but suddenly pounced on Qin Tian, her movements were very violent.

(End of chapter)