In ancient Jiangxi, wheat was really planted.

As recorded in the "Jianchang Mansion Chronicle": "Wheat, planted in October, harvested in April." ”

In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, in the south and northeast of Jiangxi, double-cropping rice and three-cropping rice were successfully promoted.

However, in other parts of Jiangxi, due to insufficient water and heat conditions, it can only be cultivated in multiple crops - winter wheat and late rice can be planted together, or buckwheat, rapeseed, beans and late rice can be planted together.

Zhao Han was receiving a Confucian merchant at the moment, and he was passing by Yongyang Town on business, and saw that the thieves here attached great importance to agriculture, so he took the initiative to come and offer advice.

This person's name is Li Fenglai, although he was born in Xiucai, when it comes to farming, he says: "This rice can be planted late, and after the wheat is harvested, the late rice will be planted." The same field can harvest staple grain twice a year. ”

"What are the differences between early rice and late rice, apart from the planting time?" Zhao Han asked.

Li Fenglai explained: "Early rice matures in three or four months, and late rice takes longer. The later the seed, the slower it will grow, from four or five months to half a year. ”

"The town!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the secretary's door.

Zhao Han frowned and said, "Say." ”

The secretary replied: "Luling Zhixian asks to see you." ”

Well?

Zhao Han thought he had heard it wrong, and then he almost laughed out loud and said, "Please let him in." ”

Wang Tiaoding was invited into the office and arched his hand: "Contemptible Luling Zhixian Wang Tiaoding, I have seen Mr. Zhao." ”

Zhao Han bowed his hand and said, "Please sit down, wait a minute." ”

Li Fenglai also got up and saluted: "Li Fenglai, a talented person in Nanchang Mansion, has seen Wang Zhixian. ”

Then, Wang Tiaoding was left to hang there.

Li Fenglai continued: "If you want to grow late rice, ordinary rice varieties are not enough, you must use 'pan japonica' as the seed. Farmers serve late rice, much the same as early rice, but there are some slight differences. I can write down the difference, and Mr. Zhao will let him try it. ”

"Is Luling County suitable for growing late rice?" Zhao Han wondered.

Li Feng said: "I don't know, but late rice is planted in many places in southern Gansu, and there are also many late rice in Nankang and Raozhou. It can be planted with wheat and rice, buckwheat and rice, bean and rice, and oil rice. ”

Zhao Han arched his hand and said: "In this way, I will ask Mr. Li to send some japonica seeds, and I will let people try to plant them in their own fields." ”

"Wrap it up on me." Li Fenglai said with a smile.

As a businessman, it is impossible to be attentive without anything.

Li Fenglai offered advice and advice, nothing more than wanting to buy Zhao Han's grain. Not to mention the price reduction, the market price can be purchased, mainly transported to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for sale.

This is a long-term bulk business, as long as you have a good relationship with Zhao Han, you will be able to collect grain here every year in the future.

Li Fenglai also said: "Those mountainous and sloping lands, after harvesting wheat, can just be planted with buds (corn). The bud grain can also be interplanted with sweet potatoes, which can increase the yield countless times. ”

Zhao Han said: "I have already bought the bud seeds, and I will plant them when the wheat is harvested." ”

Li Fenglai said with a smile: "At this time, it's time to breed, and the yield of direct sowing is lower." You can breed with dung balls first, plant buds in the ridge method, and then plant sweet potatoes in the ditch. In this way, they can take their own benefits, and the yield of buds and sweet potatoes can be increased. ”

Zhao Han hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "Mr. is really talented!" ”

Li Fenglai returned the salute and said: "Don't dare to be, since you are a grain merchant, you are naturally familiar with agricultural affairs." ”

Zhao Han said: "As long as Mr. teaches the art of growing grain, in the future, on my territory, the grain will definitely be sold to Mr. first." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say," Li Fenglai was very happy, and glanced at Wang Tiaoding again, "Since Mr. Zhao still has a distinguished guest, then the contemptible people won't bother!" ”

"I'll send sir." Zhao Han kept sending Li Fenglai out of the door.

"That's right," Li Fenglai stopped at the door and took out a thing, "This is a tobacco stem, which can be broken into pieces, and sprinkled next to the roots when planting seedlings, it can drive away pests." ”

Non-polluting pesticides?

Zhao Hanxi said: "Please Mr. buy tobacco stems, next year, when I plant seedlings, I want to buy a large number of them." ”

"Well said, well said." Li Fenglai said with a smile.

Zhao Han's mood was even happier, not only sent Li Fenglai out of the front yard, but even sent this person out of the General Soldier's Mansion.

Corn and sweet potatoes will be planted on a large scale this year.

Don't think that without the improvement of improved seeds, the yield of these two crops will not be high, and people in Native America have been planting for thousands of years, so they have not known breeding?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, sweet potatoes had dried up all the miscellaneous grains and became the staple food of farmers in southern Gansu. By the middle of the Qing Dynasty, sweet potatoes spread throughout Jiangxi and became the staple food of farmers in the mountainous areas - farmers voted with their stomachs, and they knew very well whether the yield was high or not.

At this moment, Wang Tiaoding was sitting in the room, his mind was still a little confused.

He ran to see the thief on impulse, but he didn't expect to be hung there for a long time. What's even more interesting is that he didn't feel angry, but listened carefully to the conversation between Zhao Han and the grain merchant.

Zhao Han returned to the office and said with a smile: "Wang Zhixian, you are so bold, you are not afraid of being cut by me?" ”

Wang Tiaoding asked rhetorically: "What good will it do to Mr. Zhao if you cut me down?" ”

"Haha, you're an interesting county official," Zhao Han said with a smile, "What's the matter with me?" Let's get it straight. ”

Wang Tiaoding actually stood up, tidied up his clothes, and made a straight gesture: "Please Mr. Zhao is not stingy to give advice, how can you achieve the unity of all the people?" ”

Zhao Han said: "It's nothing more than four words, education, morality and politics." ”

Wang Tiaoding asked again: "How to educate the people?" ”

Zhao Han explained: "I wanted to seek the unity of the world, so I found like-minded people and asked them to preach the truth of the great harmony of the world. This kind of truth should not be too difficult, and the common people should be able to understand it. It's not enough to just talk about it, we have to divide the land among the people and get rid of the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. In this way, we can be all of our hearts. You are an official, I can do it, you can't do it. ”

"yes, I can't do it." Wang Tiaoding was gloomy, he really couldn't give the people land.

Of course, Wang Tiaoding has also been divided. There were many bandits in Xian County, and many landlords were killed, and after he exterminated the bandits, he also distributed land to the displaced people.

However, in the first year, it was distributed to the peasants, and because the taxes were too heavy, the second year it was annexed by the big landlords.

Wang Tiaoding asked again: "How can the government and the people be united?" ”

Zhao Han said with a smile: "The people are not stupid, if they are good officials, they will naturally support them." How do you turn an official into a good official? First, it is necessary to set up aspirations for officials and make them understand that being an official is not for being noble in front of others, nor for fame and fortune, but for helping the world and saving the people. Second, we must select and appoint talents, and we must have clear rewards and punishments. Those who have the ability to go up, those who are not able should be promoted. ”

"It's that simple?" Wang Tiaoding wondered.

Zhao Han said: "In the world, many truths are very simple, but the real difficulty is whether it can be done. Can the imperial court be able to select and appoint talents? Can the imperial court distinguish rewards and punishments? ”

Wang Tiaoding was silent.

Take Wang Tiaoding himself as an example, he is suppressing bandits, building city walls, and relocating displaced people in Xianxian County, and he should be promoted to any political achievement. The result? After three years of work, just because he didn't give a gift to the Wenxuan Division, he was transferred to Luling County - this position, no one dares to accept it, everyone knows that the officials at the prefecture and county levels have been killed by the thieves.

Sighing secretly, Wang Tiaoding arched his hand and asked, "Mr. Zhao is so talented, I don't know which famous Confucian he studied from?" ”

This question couldn't be answered, Zhao Han was very naughty, and said in a low voice: "I pretended to be a Xiucai, but in fact, I was just a child." It's a shame, you don't have to go out and talk about it. ”

Wang Tiaoding was amused and said, "Mr. Zhao took the initiative to withdraw from Fucheng, does he want to accept Zhao'an in the future?" ”

"Why should I recruit An?" Zhao Han asked rhetorically.

Wang Tiaoding said: "In the land of half a county, can it still resist the imperial army? Now, Governor Li is fighting against the thieves in Duchang, and when the thieves are successful, he will be able to train strong soldiers, how will Mr. Zhao deal with himself at that time? ”

"Poof!"

Zhao Han slapped the table: "I have eight hundred soldiers, and I dare to capture the city." Now, thousands of elite soldiers, if they provoke me, they will go and defeat Nanchang. That Governor Li, how many soldiers can he train? Today, there are more than 60,000 people under my rule, who are over 12 years old! If it is forcibly conscripted, it can be conscripted fifteen thousand! ”

"It's not like I haven't fought before," Wang Tiaoding expressed disbelief, "More than 60,000 dings, men over 15 years old, at most 30,000, you take half of them to fight?" Do you have enough food and grass? ”

Zhao Han grinned and said, "Believe it or not, if I give an order, the peasants will bring their own grain to fight with me." ”

Wang Tiaoding thought of what he saw and heard today, and he actually believed it in his heart, and he was afraid for no reason.

"Even if I can't beat it, I can still run into the mountains," Zhao Han asked, "Do you guess how many soldiers and horses the imperial court will have to send to completely wipe me out." ”

Wang Tiaoding estimated: "Get 50,000 troops." ”

Zhao Han stretched out two fingers: "It must be 200,000!" Forcing me into a hurry, not only can I go into the mountains, but I can also do that coercion. At that time, even if I am destroyed, the whole of Jiangxi will have to be finished. ”

Wang Tiaoding's mood was a little heavy, he could imagine that scene.

With Zhao Han's terrifying organizational strength, if he is coerced all the way, and there are countless mountains to rely on, I am afraid that the 200,000 army will be difficult to wipe out.

Not to mention 200,000, it is an army of 100,000, and several provinces have to send troops at the same time. First, the imperial court has no troops available, and second, even if it can send troops, it will have to beat Jiangxi into white ground.

"You want to change the dynasty?" Wang Tiaoding asked.

Zhao Han did not answer positively: "I only wish that the world will be the same." ”

Wang Tiaoding stopped talking again, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhao Han suddenly said: "Otherwise, you will be a thief." ”

Wang Tiaoding said: "I'll think about it. ”

The dialogue between these two people, one is more outrageous than the other, and they don't know who is the official and who is the bandit.

Zhao Han didn't force it, but only asked: "If I develop the peasant association to the entire Luling County, will you recruit the township warriors to conscript?" ”

Wang Tiaoding avoided the question and asked rhetorically: "Do you treat landlords like that?" ”

Zhao Han explained: "It's not my territory, and the means can be softer. It was only the establishment of peasant associations in the townships to unite tenants against rent and interest, and small landlords and yeoman farmers to resist taxes. ”

Wang Tiaoding thought about the situation carefully, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Then I can't be a county magistrate." ”

Zhao Han asked again: "What if I develop the peasant association to the entire Ji'an Mansion?" ”

Wang Tiaoding sighed and said: "At that time, Mr. Zhao raised his arms and shouted, the whole Ji'an is yours." ”

Zhao Han continued to ask: "What if I develop the peasant association to the whole of Jiangxi and to the two capitals and thirteen provinces? ”

"Farewell!"

Wang Tiaoding got up suddenly, he didn't dare to talk any more.

Zhao Han didn't send off the guests in person, but only shouted at Wang Tiaoding's back: "If you figure it out one day, Wang Xianzun can come to the thief at any time!" ”

Wang Tiaoding walked out of the General Military Mansion, looked up at the sky, and always felt that the universe had been turned upside down.

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