When Chen Mu heard that the local farmers did not farm much land, and most of them chose to graze, he immediately stopped their grazing activities and specially asked officials to buy a batch of eggs and duck eggs to send to their homes.

Some farmers have long heard that raising chickens and ducks can protect against locusts, so they naturally have long made up their minds to improve their land through this method.

In this way, their land will be restored in the future and they will be able to continue their farming activities.

It is important to know that although the river is still in the river, most of the surrounding farmers choose to graze for their livelihood.

However, the number of farmers who can really afford cattle and sheep is not very large, and many families will even go bankrupt in order to raise cattle and sheep, and exhaust their surplus grain and silver.

In the end, it is not so easy to raise a cow or sheep.

The calf and lamb will get sick again halfway, and it is another expense to ask the town's veterinarian to see a doctor.

Many people could not afford to raise cattle and sheep and could not maintain the money needed for grazing, so they chose to work as hunters or move to other cities.

And Chen Mu pointed out a clear way for them.

Some of those farmers were stubborn, and they did not approve of Chen Mu's decree at first.

But after seeing those chickens and ducks being raised, they were quickly put into the project of managing the land, and the chickens and ducks became fatter and stronger.

However, it is only two or three months, and you can cultivate a round and send it to a nearby city in exchange for money.

The peasants, who had made up their minds at the beginning and did not accept the decree, also moved their minds.

"The growth cycle of this chicken and duck is shorter than the growth cycle of the cow and sheep, how long does it take for us to raise a cow and a sheep?"

"If you raise chickens and ducks, the time is shortened a lot."

"yes, and I've heard that there are so many bugs in the soil around the river that that one bug is just an egg!"

"If we go there to put chickens and ducks, not only can we treat the soil when raising chickens and ducks, but we can also let the chickens and ducks lay eggs and sell them in the town for money."

"Won't we have the money to take!"

A few villagers were talking about this as they walked briskly in the direction of the county office.

Several ministers of agriculture passed by the villagers, looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing.

They didn't expect that Chen Mu would be able to come up with such an idea.

Chickens and ducks are a good way to control locusts.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really wise and powerful, I didn't expect that such a method could be used to control locusts!"

"Alas, in this way, the land around this river can be restored as soon as possible, and after the water conservancy project is built, the land around this river will be put into cultivation."

"Slowly, the surrounding cities will gradually become richer, and by that time, several cities around here will also become important transportation hubs."

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has planned to open a mountain road between these cities to connect the south and west."

"This makes it easier to transport crops from the south to the west in exchange for cattle, horses, and cloth from the west!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is strategizing and working step by step, where can we short-sighted people think of these plans!"

"I think before I met His Royal Highness the Prince, I thought I was also a knowledgeable scholar of astronomy and geography!"

"Now take a look at it, I am clearly short-sighted, or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is like a god and has a lot of plans!"

Several officials who had just joined the Ministry of Agriculture were already impressed by Chen Mu, and those university scholars also nodded their heads again and again when they heard this.

And when they worshiped Chen Mu, their loyalty to Chen Mu was also a lot more stable.

Chen Mu didn't know that his current move could not only help farmers increase their income, but even make the minister of the Ministry of Agriculture more and more impressed with him, and more and more willing to serve him loyally.

Chen Mu has been planning to go to several cities such as Qingcheng and Yuancheng recently, and visit Weifu.

He wanted to see how far the local policy had gone, and how the people would react when they heard about the decree he had introduced.

After taking care of the matter at hand, Chen Mu immediately led people to Qingcheng and Yuancheng.

He dressed up as an ordinary son of a family, and with a secret guard, he rushed all the way to Qingcheng and Yuancheng in a low-key manner.

Because Qingcheng and Yuancheng were a little far away from the capital, he took a carriage and traveled for three whole days before arriving at a small town not far from these two cities.

After a tiring journey, Chen Mu saw that there was a small town in front of him, so he simply asked the coachman to stop the carriage.

He was going to rest in the town for one day, and then continue on his way to the next day.

On this trip, he specially brought two ministers of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, on the one hand, to let the ministers of the Ministry of Household see how far the measures of the Ministry of Agriculture have been implemented.

It also allows the adults of the household department to pay careful attention to the conditions required for the post when recruiting talents for themselves in the future.

As for the Ministry of Industry......

Chen Mu thought that if he noticed a problem with the water conservancy project of the Ministry of Industry when he went to those two cities, it would be more convenient for the adults of the Ministry of Industry to dispatch officials and resources.

Settled in the town, Chen Mu sat in the inn for a long time, wanting to see the customs of the town, so he took the two adults out of the inn and walked along the long street.

Seeing that the people passing by were smiling, Chen Mu raised his eyebrows and said to the adults beside him.

"These people passing by are quite happy to see it, has there been any good thing in this town recently?"

"Or is there any major holiday in the last few days?"

When Lord Hubu heard Chen Mu say this, he immediately bowed his hand to Chen Mu, and then said with a smile.

"Naturally, something good has happened, Your Royal Highness the Prince, you don't know anything."

"As soon as you let farmers raise chickens and ducks, not only Qingcheng and Yuancheng, but also farmers in several surrounding villages and towns began to raise chickens and ducks."

"They use chickens and ducks to maintain the soil, and at the same time they make a profit by selling eggs, duck eggs and eggs."

"The people of these cities also made up their minds to raise chickens and ducks, but they also know that most of the land around them is used for farming, and there are not so many people who really grow insects and need chickens and ducks to control them."

"So they went sideways, and they raised wild animals."

"After those wild things are raised, they can be sold in the surrounding towns for a lot of money."

"Seeing that life is getting better and better, they are naturally happy."

Mother Chen couldn't help but be stunned when she heard Lord Tobe say this, and these news were all found out by Lord Tobe when he just arrived in this town today.

The wild animals raised by the villagers are all bamboo rats, which are rare because of their fatty meat.

After it was raised, it became extremely popular as soon as it was sold to the surrounding cities.

However, in just a few days, it was sold out, and the people of this village and town found out about the wealth, and they were naturally in a good mood.