The golden autumn of October is slowly coming in the anticipation of the people of the Han Dynasty, and unlike the light harvest of corn in previous years, most of the people in Guanzhong have to plant winter wheat after harvesting corn. The growth cycle of winter wheat is very different from that of corn, which is sown around October and harvested in the summer of the following year.

In previous years, the reason why the people of Guanzhong did not plant a large amount of winter wheat was that they were accustomed to eating corn, and felt that the taste of wheat was not good, and the price of wheat was low, less than half of corn. The second is that when the imperial court levies and issues conscription, it will only deliberately avoid the busy agricultural season in spring and autumn, and summer is the peak period of conscription, which often delays the summer harvest of winter wheat.

However, the situation has changed in recent years, due to the emergence of flour, which has greatly changed the dietary structure of the people in Guanzhong, so that the price of wheat has risen again and again, and even faintly exceeds the trend of corn.

Most of the people who served in the service were arranged in their places of origin, and the canals and roads were slightly renovated, which was not only not heavy, but even the imperial court made the people who served for the first time go home to eat and live after work. In the words of the government, it is that the servants have not done "business" anyway, and it is really unreasonable to ask the court to spend money to support them in vain.

As for the overseers, not only can they eat and drink well, but if they meet the standards in advance, they can also receive a lot of rewards, and the people are even more eager to be conscripted every day.

Therefore, harvesting winter wheat in summer is no longer too troublesome, and the people of Guanzhong have begun to plant one after another, so that they can eat white flour and fragrant pasta in the coming year.

The breeze was blowing, looking at the endless golden corn fields in front of him, Geng Laohan, who had just put down the sickle in his hand and rested on the ridge for a while, felt that this year was like a year's good words, which was really beautiful.

Through the recommendation of Qiu Li, the dean of the College of Agriculture, Geng Laohan has been the gentleman of the College of Agriculture for more than two years, but he still does not get rid of the true character of being born in poverty.

** Nearly 1,000 acres of rice were harvested in January, and corn was harvested again in October, which really made Geng Laohan's students a little tired. However, instead of being lazy, they tried their best to speed up the movements of their men so that they could make the rest of their companions a little easier.

Geng Laohan didn't feel sorry for his students, on the contrary, after every handiwork, he took these dolls to his home, cooked a table of good dishes with his own hands, and treated them well. The reason why they are so busy, Geng Laohan is a little helpless, but more of them are well-intentioned.

Nowadays, the College of Agriculture has attracted great attention from the imperial court, and under the strong support of the crown prince Liu Che, it has gradually been subdivided into many sub-disciplines such as breeding, crop cultivation, cultivation and grass industry.

Since chemical fertilizers have been widely used, the aristocracy, which owns large amounts of land, sees hope of a sharp increase in yields per acre. For many different types of chemical fertilizers, how to effectively apply them, not only does not waste them, but also maximizes the yield per mu, and the powerful people who do not stick to the mud naturally have no way to know.

Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince instructed the Imperial Industrial Group to organize several large-scale "agricultural lectures" for the magnates to send farmers in the prefecture to participate in the study, the old and cunning magnates still hoped to invite gentlemen from the Agricultural College to guide them in person, and at the worst they also sent some students to the local area to teach various new agricultural techniques.

Since the beginning of spring last year, the College of Agriculture has begun to try to improve the technique of growing mulberry and raising silkworms. With the regulations handed down by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and after more than a year of continuous exploration by many teachers and students, they have faintly grasped the trick, not only the mulberry grafting has made great progress, but the silk cocoons spit out by the silkworms this spring are also delicate and luster, which greatly encouraged the teachers and students who participated in the improvement.

In addition, Qiu Li, the dean of the College of Agriculture, recently received instructions from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to build several "greenhouses" before the beginning of winter to try to grow vegetables and fruits in the harsh winter.

In this way, even though the College of Agriculture has been "expanding" its enrollment on a large scale since last year, recruiting a large number of new students from orphanages, it is still facing a serious shortage of manpower. Even if such a heavy task as construction can be done on behalf of a large number of officials and slaves, when it comes to specific agricultural work, it must be carried out by the students under the guidance of the gentlemen of the Agricultural College and carefully studied.

Geng Laohan was in charge of the official fields, which had expanded to nearly 1,000 acres, most of which were experimental fields for experimenting with new crops and farming methods. Therefore, at the time of harvesting, it is necessary to analyze the growth of crops in different fields, the condition of the ears and grains, etc., and carefully record them, and hand them over to the responsible persons of each discipline.

Most of Geng Laohan's students are new students, although they are all orphans from poor backgrounds, they are still young, and not many have actually done farm work. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has set the principle of the Faculty of Agriculture to practice knowledge, and instead of letting the students listen to boring and tedious theories in the lecture hall with bright windows, it is better to take them directly to the fields and explain them while working.

Geng Laohan very much agreed with the truth of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he had been farming for half his life, and he had never heard of learning farming in the lecture hall. Even a doll who doesn't know anything about farm work can learn anything by pulling them into the field and teaching them by hand for a few days.

Geng Laohan let his students work in the fields, but in fact, he was a little careful. The rules of the orphanage are extremely strict, even in today's popular agricultural colleges, and the most important rule is the cruel "elimination system".

The various colleges in the inner courtyard often have internal assessments, and those who are slow to learn and do not work hard enough will be sent to the orphanage home. Instead of being taught a variety of knowledge, the children will learn general farming and craftsman's trades so that they can support themselves as adults.

As a gentleman of the Agricultural College, Geng Laohan naturally knows what it means to these dolls once he is sent to the unemployed home, almost no longer have the same level of advancement as the students of the inner courtyard, at least the future knowledge and opportunities will be worlds apart.

The simple Geng Laohan inevitably has some calf protection psychology, and he can't see his students being eliminated. Therefore, he adheres to the belief that strict teachers produce high apprentices, and would rather let the students endure more hardships and work harder, so that they can master more knowledge as soon as possible and pass the assessment safely.

For Mr. Geng's good intentions, his students are naturally well aware of it. Not only are they very careful in their work, they carefully record the situation of crops in different fields according to the regulations, and even when they take a break, they gather together, discuss and confirm with each other, and when they encounter difficulties, they will ask the husband to solve their doubts.

Under such a teaching and learning situation, the students taught by Geng Laohan naturally performed extremely well. In the two years since Geng Laohan became the director of the College of Agriculture, none of his students have been eliminated from the unemployed college. Geng Laohan also won great praise from Dean Qiu Li, and even asked the management of the inner court for him several times, and a few days ago, he even raised his monthly allowance to 5,000 yuan.

Geng Laohan doesn't value money, he is a mud leg from a poor background, and now he is over fifty years old, but he is still alone, and he does not pay attention to food and clothing, so there is really no place to spend money.

Under the concept of the crown prince Liu Che to improve the treatment of talents, the orphanage built a manor for the gentlemen, and Geng Laohan was also assigned a luxuriously furnished two-story building, and he could receive a very high monthly allowance every month. For him, he can really be regarded as a fairy-like son, if he is not satisfied, it is not too much to thunder and thunder.

Geng Laohan has always regarded these orphans in the army as his own, and only hopes that they can grow up and become talents, so he is already very relieved, and he really doesn't have too many other extravagant hopes.

Looking at the dolls who were working hard in the fields, Geng Laohan had a stubborn and strong little face in his mind, it was Zhao Li, who was as close to him as father and son.

Zhao Li, who is less than 14 years old, has not been seen since he was transferred from the Military Academy to the Yulin School last spring, and only occasionally asks someone to bring a letter to report to Geng Laohan that he is safe. Since the end of this year's New Year's Festival, there has been no news. Geng Laohan couldn't help but become a little worried, and privately found the gentleman of the Military Academy to ask.

Unexpectedly, in addition to his kind words and comfort, the gentleman of the Military Academy avoided talking about the real situation of Yu Linwei, as if he was extremely taboo, and repeatedly warned Geng Laohan to rest assured and not to inquire too much. The tendoned Geng old man didn't follow, but pleaded hard.

The gentleman of the Military Academy reluctantly told him that Yu Linwei was a guardian of the Son of Heaven personally supervised by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and most of his actions involved secrets, so he could not say more. Even if it is said that a private message is sent out, it must be inspected many times by the school generals and delivered by a special person to avoid **.

"If there is no news at all of a sudden, it must be under military orders and carrying out secret military affairs. If you inquire too much, I am afraid that it will not only harm your own life, but also affect Zhao Li's future. You can rest assured, according to the relationship between you and Zhao Liqing as father and son, and many times through the family letter, General Yulin must have also learned from Zhao Li. If Zhao Li is out of the pool, the lieutenant general will definitely send someone to inform you, this is the rule of the two schools of Huben and Yulin. So said the gentleman of the Military Academy.

Geng Laohan also joined the army, so he naturally knew that it was powerful. Before, I was just concerned about it, but when I calmed down, I also let go of the big stone in my heart. What's more, serving the country and fighting on the battlefield is the fate and glory of a good man.

Especially as a towering man with iron-blooded martial arts, he joined the army to show his true qualities. As an orphan in the army, Zhao Li is now at a young age, and it is only natural that he will go into battle to avenge his father.

Geng Laohan recalled that more than two years ago, Zhao Li, who had just come to the orphanage, was also on this ridge, clenched his little fists, and said seriously: "I will never forget the kindness of the emperor and the prince, and I will learn my skills in the future. ”

Geng Laohan looked at the mountains in the distance, and a proud smile slowly appeared on his face.

At this time, on the grassland in the northwest, a young man in Xuanyi wearing fish scales and light armor was galloping wildly with dozens of companions, and the sabre in his hand kept flying, cutting off a big head, and the unique braids of the Qiang people on the head flew wantonly with the autumn wind. The headless corpse spurted a large amount of blood, converging into countless dark red trickling streams on the slightly yellowed grassland. (To be continued.) )