Cows began to be popular in Chang'an City.

Merchants are profiting and go to buy one after another.

But even so, it will be a month or two before a large number of cows appear in Chang'an City.

Time is slow, and after February, the weather in Chang'an is getting hotter and hotter.

This year's rainfall in Chang'an City is very small, and it can only barely ensure the normal growth of crops.

Some of the ones that do not grow well can only be irrigated by automatic water trucks.

However, even so, if you want to have a good harvest, it depends on the last luck.

Early that day, the officials of Sinong Temple told me about these situations.

"Shengshang, there is a bit of rain near Chang'an City this year, so I'm afraid that more automatic water trucks will have to be put in."

Li Shimin already knew about these situations, so for this request, Li Shimin did not refuse, nodded and agreed, although it cost a little money, but if the crops do not grow well, the impact will be great.

And just after the people of Sinong Temple said this, Li Chunfeng suddenly stood up.

"Holy Lord, the minister watches the stars at night, this year I Datang is only afraid of a major drought, so I should make adequate preparations as soon as possible."

Li Chunfeng is a celestial master, who is responsible for astrological divination, and after he said such a sentence, the expressions of the courtiers suddenly moved.

If it is just a decrease in the amount of rain near Chang'an City, it is not enough to make everyone feel anything, but if it is a sign of a major drought, then the situation is different.

The so-called drought is that the land is cracked, the ponds are dry, and the crops are difficult to grow.

Probably, many people can't even afford to drink water, let alone irrigate their crops.

The damage of the great drought is terrifying.

Above the court, there was a lot of discussion, and some people were panicked.

But there are also people who think that Li Chunfeng is alarmist.

"Daochang Li, don't think that the amount of rain in Chang'an City this year is not large, you say that there is a sign of a major drought, and the amount of rain in Chang'an City is not large, but as long as the input of automatic water trucks is increased, so that the crops have a good harvest, there is still no problem."

"That is, now that the saint is virtuous and wise, God bless me in the Tang Dynasty, how can there be a sign of a great drought?"

"Li Daochang is really ridiculous, the rainfall in Chang'an City is low, you say it is a sign of a great drought? If there is a lot of rain in Chang'an City, do you still want to say that there is a sign of flooding? ”

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People have the characteristic of self-deception, and they will not choose to believe what they don't want to see, unless something really happens.

Nowadays, many officials in the DPRK and China are like this, and they do not want to accept or listen to Li Chunfeng's words.

Li Shimin didn't want to hear it, but he was a son of heaven in the end, and he had to be more cautious about many things, whether he believed it or not.

"Li Aiqing, what you said is true, I really have a sign of a great drought in Datang?"

Li Chunfeng nodded: "Holy Lord, the ministers should not be wrong in watching the stars at night, it is imperative that the officials of the state capitals should be notified as soon as possible, so that they can check the situation of their own land, if they find that there are really signs of drought there, they must report to the imperial court as soon as possible, so that the imperial court can discuss a countermeasure, and those who can divert water should also do some precautions." ”

Li Chunfeng's so-called prevention is naturally worth the rebellion and the problem of food and grass.

If there is a great drought, it will cause famine, the supply of grain and grass in the imperial court is not timely, and the people there will not survive, and they will inevitably rebel, so any disaster cannot be ignored.

Li Shimin thought for a moment, glanced at Qin Tian, and asked, "Qin Aiqing, as Shang Shuling, what do you think about this?" ”

The sign of the great drought, Qin Tian really didn't see it, although he could also look at the stars, but looking at the weather was about the same, and the others were really not good at it.

However, since Li Chunfeng said it, it is better to believe this matter than to believe it.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Qin Tian stood up and said: "Holy Lord, it's just to let the state capitals investigate the situation, it's not too troublesome, for the sake of safety, the minister feels that Li Chunfeng's words have some truth, many things, what should be done or done, if it really happens, and then go to make amends, it will be too late." ”

Qin Tian's words were more convincing, and many officials in the DPRK and China also agreed, Li Shimin nodded: "Okay, then let the order go down, let the officials of the state governments investigate, if anyone dares to conceal it and not report it, I will not spare it." ”

After Li Shimin's order was issued, someone immediately spread the news to all parts of Datang and asked officials to investigate.

Now, they don't know that there is a possibility of a major drought in that place, so they can only use this stupid method.

In fact, as long as it is a major drought, there will generally be some signs, and now that we are investigating, we can almost see some clues.

The officers have been dispatched, and everyone just needs to wait for the results.

Qin Tian's side is still busy.

On the side of the alpine pasture, there are already many mares pregnant, and many horses should be born by the end of the year.

In addition to these, the number of cows is also increasing one after another, but today's milk production is a bit small, which is not enough for Qin Tian to make yogurt, and yogurt, which is the most refreshing to drink chilled in summer.

Sweet and sour, it is simply the best taste in the world, and the thicker it is, the better it tastes.

Therefore, on the side of the alpine pasture, Qin Tian does not need to be busy, Qin Tian is busy, and it is related to farming.

The weather in March is already a little ridiculously hot, and the crops outside Chang'an City, although the rain is not particularly sufficient, are good, and in more than a month, they will almost be able to harvest.

After the wheat harvest, most of the soybeans or other simple crops are planted in Chang'an City, but in some other places, rice can be grown.

Rice is a plant that is more commonly planted in the south and in some places in the east, even in some places near Shuzhong.

The area under cultivation of rice is even wider than that of wheat.

In Qin Tian's view, although the planting area of Datang rice is wide, the yield is not as high as imagined.

The main reason is that the people of Datang plant rice relatively singlely, and rice, in fact, has a hybrid advantage, that is to say, if the rice is hybridized, the rice that grows is better, such as vigorous growth, developed root system, large spikes and many grains, strong resistance to stress, and so on.

If Datang's rice production can be increased and wheat cultivation in the south can be popularized, this will be of great help to Datang's grain demand.

Now, Qin Tian wanted to tell those people in Sinong Temple about the hybrid rice and let them experiment with it.

These people in Sinong Temple are specialized in plants, so there are all kinds of experiments in planting various crops, and Qin Tian asked them to do the experiment of hybrid rice, which is actually very suitable.

(End of chapter)