Jing Yi was also in a hurry today, and after she finished speaking, she saw that the two people next to her bowed their heads and pondered without speaking, and hurriedly said, "Hey, look at me, what are you talking about." Eat quickly. ”

At this time, Xiao Yilin said: "Most of the officials under the bottom are recommended by the recommendation system, and the recommended officials are mainly based on virtue and talent, and most of them are recommended by local officials to the imperial court on a regular basis.

It's just that now the wind of drilling camps and soliciting, forming parties for personal gain, and deception is prevalent in the selection of officials, and those children of the Gaomen clan can become officials for generations by virtue of their family background, but it is difficult for the children of the Shu clan to enter the official career. Over time, the officialdom was also controlled by the clan lords. ”

Lin Xiuhan nodded, "Yes, there are many people who have both ability and political integrity among those poor disciples, but they have no chance to enter the official career at all." If you want to get a chance, you have to do everything you can to ask for it. And how good can such a person be? ”

Jingyi didn't care about the officialdom system of this era before, but now I understand a little bit after listening to the two eldest brothers.

She thought about it, knew the history, and said: "This kind of recommendation system does have many drawbacks. For a long time, the clan gate lords have held various key positions, and the implementation of some policies issued by the imperial court is bound to be affected. ”

What Jing Yi didn't say was that over time, the imperial power was affected. The emperor will also be slowly overthrown. Throughout history, the recommendation system was later eliminated, and the implementation of the imperial examination system gave more opportunities to the children of the poor family.

Xiao Yilin has been looking for a way to change this drawback, saying: "Is there any good solution for Jingyan? Let's talk about it. ”

Jing Yi didn't want to talk much about the government, so he said with a smile: "I, a common person, don't know anything about the government, just now it's all nonsense, nonsense." Let's not talk about government politics, eat quickly, it'll be cold for a while. Brother Xiao, you drink more of this chicken soup to nourish your body. ”

In order to change the topic, Jing Yi hurriedly served Xiao Yilin another bowl of chicken soup.

Xiao Yilin could see that the young man was deliberately changing the topic, but he also knew that this topic should not be said in front of Lin Xiuhan.

Lin Xiuhan took the initiative to talk about winter wheat, "Jingyan, winter wheat has stopped growing, if the weather is cold, it won't be frozen to death, right?" ”

Jing Yi shook her head, "Probably not." I have seen the seedlings of winter wheat and the roots buried in the soil, all of which are still alive. When the weather warms up in the spring, they will return to green and continue to grow, and the growth rate is relatively fast. It will be ripe in May or June next year. Spring wheat, on the other hand, does not ripen until autumn.

The most important point is that after the winter wheat harvest, the field can be planted with a second crop. Crops such as soybeans, peanuts, and sesame can be grown. You can also grow vegetables such as Chinese cabbage and radish. These can increase the farmer's harvest. ”

Lin Xiuhan's eyes sparkled when he listened, "If you can really plant the second crop as you said, then the second crop is harvested by the people, and the people don't have to pay taxes, then their lives will be much better." ”

After all, there was no precedent for planting a second crop in the whole country before, so naturally there was no such thing as paying taxes.

Xiao Yilin also hopes that the boy's trial planting can be successful, "Yes, food is too important for both the people and the court." Jingyan, if your trial is successful, it will inevitably shake the whole country, and you won't be able to attract attention at that time. ”

Jing Yi also thought of this, "That can't be helped." I have a lot to do in the future, and I can't stop doing it because I'm afraid of being noticed. ”

Xiao Yilin nodded and said: "If the winter wheat trial is successful, I will report to the imperial court at that time, and I think the emperor is likely to summon you at that time." You have a name for yourself in the emperor, and others don't dare to be too much to you. Besides, I will protect you, so you don't have to worry about that. ”

Lin Xiuhan said: "Yes, Jingyan, you made a waterwheel before, as well as the plow for cultivating the land that you came up with, as well as the earth dragon and the fire kang, these are all good things for the benefit of the country and the people, if you try to plant winter wheat and succeed, your credit is not small, I believe that the emperor will reward you heavily."

At that time, those people in the capital will definitely be mainly trying to win you over. However, for some people, we have to guard against it. ”

Jing Yi nodded, "I know that." But this is all for the future, now I will try to plant winter wheat successfully, and next year the newly cultivated wasteland will also be planted with cotton, wolfberries, sunflowers, and I am also going to plant a kind of rape flower. ”

Lin Xiuhan couldn't help asking, "What is a rape flower?" ”

Jing Yi replied: "Rape flower is a kind of crop that blooms yellow flowers and then bears rapeseed. The young stems and leaves of rape flowers can also be eaten as vegetables. Rape flowers can be used to raise bees to collect nectar, and rapeseed has a high oil content and can be extracted for oil.

Canola oil is edible. Rapeseed can also be used as feed to feed pigs, cattle and sheep and other livestock to promote the development of aquaculture. In short, it is full of treasures and has many uses. ”

Lin Xiuhan was surprised, "Why have I never heard of such a good thing?" ”

Jing Yi smiled: "Maybe it's because no one grows it, and no one knows its value, so you haven't heard of it." Some time ago, I found a rape flower in the mountains here, and the varieties were very good, so I collected all the seeds. Let's try it out next year. I also have to make some beehives in advance and raise bees when the time comes. ”

Lin Xiuhan felt that he was a lonely and ignorant person in front of Chu Jingyan. There were many things that the boy said that he didn't know.

However, Lin Xiuhan was ashamed to ask, and if he didn't know, he asked, "Can bees also be raised?" Don't bees all grow on their own in the wild? I know that honey is more precious, isn't it all people who get honey after finding beehives in the wild? ”

"It's one way to get honey. Bees can also be domesticated. There must be people who can keep bees, we just don't know. If not, I'll go into battle myself.

Bees can pollinate crops and can increase agricultural yields. Honey, beeswax, bee venom, and bee pollen can be used as medicines, so the economic value of beekeeping is high. can grow into a career. ”

Speaking of his plan, Jing Yi talked eloquently, and the head of the story was the Tao.

Today, Jing Yi said her next plan, which also indirectly told Xiao Yilin that she would be very busy next, and it was impossible to run to Jingwangfu often, so if there was anything in Jingwangfu, she should not look for her.

And then she's really ready to do it. With Song Yuancheng as a helper, some plans can be started in advance.

Lin Xiuhan felt that he had learned a lot today, and sighed: "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, Jingyan, I am ashamed of your erudition." ”

Jing Yi waved his hand, "Where, Brother Lin is erudite and talented." ”

Xiao Yilin also felt that the boy was indeed knowledgeable, not only knowing a lot about farming, but also very insightful in other aspects.

Just now he felt that the young man must have a way to deal with the disadvantages of the recommendation system, but he didn't want to say it. Maybe he could ask the teenager in private.

Mao Dun Literature