China is an agricultural economy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThis point has been continued after the establishment of New China, and slowly there has been large-scale industrial development.

Prior to this, agriculture had been the largest income of the imperial court, which was probably not the case in the Southern Song Dynasty, which surpassed agriculture in terms of commercial taxes, customs duties, and other business-related taxes.

However, Li Chen has always felt that ancient China did not really attach importance to agriculture. In other words, the dynasties and dynasties would not have thought about it at all, and the only thing that was important to promoting and developing agriculture and attaching importance to agriculture was income and stability. I didn't think about anything at all.

To put it figuratively, a factory owner does not pay attention to the research or introduction of new technologies, but simply urges employees to commute on time and not delay work, and that's it. Why did Li Chen say that?

Quite simply, when we read history, we can often see some achievements in agriculture. However, how many achievements have been led by the imperial court? The agricultural technology of the Tang Dynasty was very advanced, far surpassing the level of other countries in the world.

Just by fertilizing, the Chinese began to fertilize the fields to restore the fertility of the soil. If the land is grown for a long time, especially food crops, it is very fertile-intensive. If you plant for a long time, the harvest will deteriorate, and you need to fertilize.

However, Westerners don't understand. Li Chen had read books on this subject, but at least a few hundred years later, they still didn't understand it. What kind of rotation tillage system, three-field rotation tillage system, there is no fertilization technology.

Westerners will only use the land to be barren to restore the fertility of the land. In other words, it would take a few hundred years for them to learn to use the excrement of cattle and sheep to fertilize with the grazing of cattle and sheep. Fertilization of human excrement? I don't know if it's the dirty one or what, anyway, they just don't understand.

The people of the Tang Dynasty knew how to use fire to plough water to deal with weeds. Know grafting techniques, know fertilization. The Jiangdong yak was also invented, which made the soil ploughing faster and planted deeper. However, how many of these technologies were developed by the imperial court? Or did the Chinese imperial court take the initiative to promote these technologies?

Not at all! As mentioned in the previous chapter, if potatoes could be promoted at the end of the Ming Dynasty, maybe the Ming Dynasty would really last a few more years, or even not perish. Potatoes were not introduced by Xu Guangqi, in fact, they were introduced as early as the middle of the Ming Dynasty, or they were noticed.

At that time, the Spaniards crossed the ocean from Mexico to the Philippines and then to China by current. Began to carry out bilateral trade, transported silver from Mexico to China, bought porcelain, silk and tea from China, and shipped back to Europe, which was more profitable than simply shipping silver back.

Potatoes were introduced to China around that time. It was only noticed by Xu Guangqi many years later. But at that time, it was not too late for Xu Guangqi. The problem is that no one pays attention to it, such an inconspicuous, round and yellow thing may be a turning point for the national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of thing, in modern society, is almost unimaginable. At least Li Chen is in Taiwan, this kind of thing can't happen at all. It's all introduced, it's effective, and it's not noticed.

Taiwan also attaches great importance to agriculture. This emphasis manifests itself in many ways. Among them, the most important organ is the Agricultural Committee under the Executive Yuan, which oversees all agriculture, forestry and fisheries. It is somewhat similar to the Sinong Temple in the Tang Dynasty. However, when it comes to functions, the difference is huge.

If nothing else, let's just talk about an agricultural aspect, there are the Agricultural and Food Administration, the Agricultural Finance Bureau, the Agricultural Laboratory, the Agricultural Improvement Farm, the Agricultural Drug and Poison Laboratory and so on.

Among them, the Agriculture and Food Department is responsible for overseeing agricultural decrees and other aspects. For example, policies, or agricultural production machinery, processing, transportation, storage, and so on of agricultural products are all under their control.

The agricultural test institute and the agricultural reform field are directly involved in the research and development, introduction and improvement of agricultural varieties. The difference between the two is that there is only one agricultural testing institute, which is responsible for all aspects of agricultural testing.

There are many farms, which are located in different places, and pay attention to the local agricultural situation, such as pests and diseases. In addition, we will try to plant new varieties developed by the agricultural testing institute and then promote them to farmers.

Not to mention the rest of the livestock, forestry, and fishery, there are so many departments in agriculture alone. What about the Tang Dynasty? Nothing. There is only one person responsible for getting things, similar to the logistics of Desinong Temple. Don't even think about any promotion, development, and improvement.

Is this called valuing farmers? It's just that the landlord's old wealth mentality is even worse than the landlord's old wealth. Some landlords and old money, seeing what is really effective agricultural technology, will introduce and test it. In this regard, the imperial court, don't look at a book, what agricultural technology is written, but how many will really be promoted? If there is really a success, there is no need to rely on wars and chaos again and again, turning the prosperous ground into hell on earth, and forcing the people to lose their places to spread technology.

Emphasis on agriculture? It's just about paying attention to income. The small peasant is easy to bully, he has no knowledge and no knowledge, and he can't run away if he has land. If we really attach importance to it, we should not give them so much conscription, let them produce with peace of mind, and should not put all the taxes on the peasants.

For this situation, of course, Li Chen has to reform, and he has to make a big change. He had enough to say about the new Department of Agriculture.

First of all, in terms of rank, the highest officer of the Si Nong Department is the one who is the secretary of the Si Nong. Let the two of them be raised by one level each. As soon as Li Chen's words came out, Cui Yuanshi was surprised, which showed that Li Chen attached great importance to this agricultural department.

The chief of Sinong Temple is Si Nongqing, who is the head of Sinong Temple, from the three products. And Shaoqing has two, from the fourth grade. And Sinong Temple has several offices, and the highest officials are all orders, and there are two people, from the seventh grade.

Li Chen raised his grade a lot at once, and the highest rank became from the fourth grade, and the two who were originally the leaders were ordered to be promoted, and they were also promoted to one grade, and then they were lowered from the sixth grade. That's far higher than the others.

Li Chen's words, in addition to surprising Cui Yuanshi, also made several officials of Sinong Temple feel happy and panicked. Happily, if this new official can be reappointed, although it is a flat transfer, but the grade has been upgraded by one level, which is equivalent to a promotion

The panic is that Li Chen is doing this, of course they can see that Li Chen is planning to move Sinong Temple. I'm worried about what will happen to me in the future.

'This is the duty of the technique. Li Chen didn't care what they thought, and continued to say what he had to think. The newly established Department of Agriculture has several units under it, some of which are responsible for the improvement of agricultural tools, some are responsible for cultivating new crops, some are responsible for cultivation technology research, and there are pest control, and so on.

This is still the imperial court. At the local level, relevant units should also be set up. Li Chen reinstated the original agricultural judge, and the grade was from the eighth grade. At the local level, this official position is not low. The county lord is only seven grades.

The agricultural judge has more responsibilities, and he is directly subordinate to the agricultural department of the imperial court. It is regarded as a local branch of the Department of Agriculture. There are many functions, and there will be a lot of small officials under it, and the details will make Si Nongqing and the Ministry of Shangshu have a headache.

Li Chen only had to say the function.

This agricultural judge is in trouble. He wants to promote the new technology and new crops of the imperial court, which is enough of a headache, because the gas, water and soil are different from place to place, so everything has to be experimented.

In addition to this trouble, there are many more, for example, the local climate records have to be sent to the imperial court on a regular basis, 'Why do you want to record the climate?' Cui Yuanshi said strangely.

For every famine has a sign. Li Chen said this simply, and Cui Yuanshi understood. Every time a famine occurs, it is a climate variability. Whether it should rain or not, when it shouldn't rain, whether it's cold or not, whether it's hot or not, will lead to crop development. Keeping track of the climate can help to warn of disasters in advance.

Thinking of this, Cui Yuanshi was suddenly slightly shocked, what does this mean? In the past, it was the responsibility of the magistrate to report the famine. The court often said yes to the magistrates. However, sometimes when there is a shift in the heart, a large person will also be sent to review it.

It's just that if it's really a famine, this review will come and go, and I don't know how much time it will be delayed. Originally, it was difficult enough for the victims, and it would take a little time for the magistrate to report to the imperial court, and in such a delay, not to mention how many people would starve to death, it would be bad if it was delayed to become a civil uprising.

Now, there is one more judge who advises farmers, and he will report the local climate conscientiously, and he will immediately become the basis for the judgment of the imperial court.

Not only that, but what shocked Cui Yuanshi was that he was just reporting the weather now, but what about in the future? Will it become an official in a difficult place? After all, this official position is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and you can completely ignore the local government.

'What's wrong?' I'm not done yet. Li Chen wondered, why is this Cui Yuanshi distracted, I haven't seen his problem when I talked about it before.

'It's all right, saint, please continue. Cui Yuanshi came back to his senses, Li Chen didn't care, and continued, the more he said, the more worried Cui Yuanshi became, because this persuaded the agricultural judge to manage too much.

In addition to reporting the weather, it will also collect new technologies and species from all over the world. It is also responsible for water conservancy. Small water conservancy and irrigation facilities can be reported to the Department of Agriculture for decision, and large ones can be mentioned in the court. And what is the distribution of seedlings money. The only one is to cooperate with local banks.

There are many other functions that are varied, not to be described in detail one by one, a unit directly under the imperial court, managing so many things in the local area, has a hint of strengthening the authority of the imperial court.

Li Chen talked for a long time before asking Cui Yuanshi to take Si Nongqing and go to the Ministry of Officials to see what to do about this? Although this matter spread, it did not attract much attention.

Now, in the world, or at least in the land of Datang, only a small number of people will pay attention to this news because they have more positions and their official quality is not low, and they want to squeeze into this new office.

Most people, ordinary people, scholars, and officials, are concerned about this year's imperial examination. This year, for the first time, a lot of anti-fraud systems were adopted, and there were also officials who were admitted to the exam, which attracted a lot of candidates to take the exam, and also attracted the attention of everyone in the world (to be continued. )