The heavy snow on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has passed.

For Gangnam-do, this should be the last snow.

After all, spring has already begun, and now it is the rainy season.

When the rain arrives, it is not far from the spring breeze and the earth warms up.

Li Chenan and his entourage set off from Zhouzhuang and did not go fast.

Passing through many villages, he would stop from time to time to take a look at the farmland that was still covered in snow.

There are many peasants in the villages along the way, and they are not as desolate as other places.

The fields along the way are also waiting well, and if there are no major natural disasters, Jiangnan Province is indeed one of the largest granaries in Ningguo.

It's just that the faces of the farmers are still vegetable-

The harvest is okay, but the taxes in Gangnam Province are heavier than in many places in Ningguo!

This is not surprising.

The policy of light taxation has not yet come down.

Those policies will not be implemented until the officials from Kyoto arrive in Gangnam Province, and it will take another year and a half.

"Look, this is the suffering of the people and the suffering of the people!"

As night fell, the team rested beside an open lake.

Li Chen'an and Su Muxin stood by the lake, looking at the curling smoke in a village in the distance, and said:

"Jiangnan, not only the people, but also the merchants, they bear the tax of 30% of Ningguo!"

"It's certainly not fair to say it's fair, but the rest of the provinces, whether it's commerce or agriculture, can't develop."

"It's not that they're lazier than the people in Jiangnan, but they're limited by the land, climate, transportation, and of course, the policies of the parents and officials in charge."

Su Muxin looked at Li Chen'an, "So that's why you decided to prioritize boosting commerce and handicrafts?" ”

"I still reserve my opinion...... There is no shortage of land in Ningguo, what is lacking is the people who farm the land! ”

"Coming from Kyoto, the fields in many places are deserted, and many villages are left without people."

"If commerce and handicrafts are promoted again, it will make more farmers put down their hoes and go into business for profit."

"Won't more fields be wasted?"

"Where does the food come from?"

"According to you, Wu's negotiations will inevitably come to an end...... I'm afraid there will be a war in the south! ”

"The struggle for the throne in Vietnam is at its most intense, and this is a good thing for us, at least in the two or three years that the new emperor has been on the throne, his main task is to eradicate dissidents, and he will not pose a threat to us."

"But the Nine Yin City occupied by the Great Wilderness Country has been embedded like a wedge into the northern part of our Ning Kingdom...... You can attack and retreat, you can defend at any time! ”

"In addition, the two countries of Hui and Xiye are not good people, if they know that Ning Guo is short of food...... I thought they weren't going to sell it to us, and maybe they'd come again! ”

"Money is important, but I still think food is more important than money!"

Regarding Su Muxin's words, Li Chenan did not refute them.

He even looked at Su Muxin with great appreciation, this guy has a heart.

He has analyzed the situation of Ningguo very well, and he has also summarized the situation that Ningguo may face very well.

It's just that Su Muxin is limited by his knowledge, and he doesn't know that once farming technology develops, the efficiency of agriculture will be greatly improved.

Like a better plow.

The plough rake used in this era was the most rudimentary of wooden rakes!

It's an outrageously inefficient way to farm!

If smelting is decentralized to the people, the noble thing of iron will become an ordinary thing.

With the popularization of iron ploughs, the efficiency of ploughing fields will be greatly improved.

Another example is the waterwheel.

Well, there are no waterwheels at all!

Irrigation of farmland either depends on artesian water, or it needs to be picked by people!

However, if the waterwheel is popularized and widely used, combined with the construction and repair of water conservancy projects, the irrigation problem of farmland will be properly solved, and the biggest problem of farmers relying on the weather for food can at least be effectively alleviated.

It is also like more scientific fertilization, sowing, cultivation and so on.

Once these things are popularized, once farmers have the best tools and the best farming techniques, agricultural yields will increase dramatically, and there will be fewer people working in agriculture.

These days, Li Chenan has been working hard to reminisce.

This knowledge is not his specialty.

But for him, who was born in the countryside, if he thinks about it carefully, he can always think of some.

So he next wrote a book on agriculture and handed it to the Ministry of Works.

When the eldest son of the emperor returned to Kyoto, this matter had to be done.

"Do you believe that such a wheat field can double the production capacity per mu?"

Su Mu was stunned and shook his head, "If it is a good year, it is best to collect an extra twenty or thirty catties of one acre of land!" ”

"Well, but I guess in two years, in two years, you will see a doubling of the yield per acre."

Su Muxin's eyes widened suddenly, "This is impossible!" ”

Xiao Baozi, who was sitting by the lake washing his feet on the side, also raised his head and looked at Li Chenan at this moment, "It's impossible to exhaust the cow to death!" ”

"The crops of Wanxizhai should be the most meticulously cultivated...... After all, we don't have much to do. ”

"The land in Wanxizhai is considered to be of high quality, and it is extremely convenient to get water, and there will not be a single weed in the field, but even then, the best time to produce wheat per acre of land is only one hundred and fifty catties...... Double? ”

"Isn't that three hundred pounds?"

Xiao Baozi shook his head again, "You haven't planted crops, you don't understand, a land like this, the wind and rain are smooth, and it is good to be able to harvest a hundred catties." ”

Li Chenan grinned.

He didn't argue that there have been many people in the history of the millennium who have worked to increase agricultural yields, but this is really too difficult.

Those ideas of oneself must be put into practice.

Use facts to prove that you are right, empty things don't count.

So he didn't say anything more about the topic.

"By the way, where did Miss Murong go?"

"After the Kyoto incident, she went back to Matsuyama Kenshin Temple, saying that she was going to retreat."

"Oh, you've had a lot of trouble these days."

Su Muxin grinned.

His face, which was originally white and pure, is now full of wind and frost.

His hands, which used to hold a pen, now hold a sword.

He still doesn't know martial arts, but it doesn't prevent him from practicing swords.

"If you say you didn't suffer anything, you're obviously lying."

"I was really not used to it at first, but now I'm used to it."

Li Chenan patted him on the shoulder and suddenly asked, "How about going to Jiangnan Province to be an official?" ”

Su Muxin was thrilled when he heard it.

He is still a man of letters at heart.

What's more, he is still the leader of Zhaohua for 21 years!

His ideal ambition was to enter the court as an official and govern the party, but at that time, Xi Wei was in power, and he had no chance.

At this moment, I heard Li Chenan say this......

He groaned for a moment, but shook his head.

"My mentor said something to me that changed some of my preconceived notions."

Li Chen'an raised his eyebrows: "What did Brother Hua tell you?" ”

The teacher said...... A sharp sword must have been tempered countless times. ”

"Hold a pen, or govern a place and become a capable minister."

"But holding a sword, you can open up the territory and write a magnificent mountain and river for you!"

Li Chenan was a little surprised.

He looked up at the gibbous moon in the night sky, "Okay...... Waiting for Xiahou Zhuo to give the first ...... You go to the northern border army and become a guerrilla general first! ”

"In the future, war is inevitable!"

"There will be a time when you will expand your territory and make contributions!"