Chapter 134: This is a stepping stone

When Zhang Liang heard this, he immediately said: "Brother Xu can say this, he should already know that this is a conspiracy of the imperial court.

Why did Brother Xu still go to the Tingwei Mansion to report? Isn't Sir afraid that the imperial court will take you to South Vietnam? ”

"Rice is the staple food in the south, which is ripe once a year, and yields four stones per mu, that is, about 120 catties.

However, wheat can only yield three stones per mu, that is, about eighty catties.

Even if the imperial court really lied to everyone, the yield of rice was indeed higher than that of wheat, and the people who went to South Vietnam were sometimes not at the end of the road, but also a glimmer of life. Xu Zhi said.

Zhang Liang looked suspicious and said slowly: "Your farmer has already investigated this matter?" ”

"Yes, yes." Xu Zhi said: "Unfortunately, rice is only suitable for cultivation in the south, we have experimented in the north, and it has always been very unsuccessful, and the yield is very low when it succeeds by chance, which is very confusing."

Now the imperial court actually said that rice can be harvested twice or even three times a year, which is really incredible.

What makes me feel even more incredible is that the yield per mu of rice is only more than 100 catties, but now it is said that it can be more than 1,000 catties.

So, whether it's the conspiracy of the imperial court or something else, I'm going to see it. ”

Seeing this, Zhang Liang persuaded again: "If it is true, then the people of the world will be blessed, if it is false, the farmer may disappear completely."

Brother Xu, I was worried that the imperial court would take action against the farmer, and I forgot to think twice about Brother Xu. ”

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, Xu Yan has already returned to the farmer's house, and with him, the farmer's family will not die." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Liang said, "Brother Xu, I have a reluctant request, and I hope Brother Xu can agree." ”

"Brother Zhang, please speak."

"I want to be Brother Xu's subordinate and report to the Tingwei Mansion together, can Brother Zhang agree?" Zhang Liang said.

"Why is this, isn't Brother Zhang worried that this is a conspiracy of the imperial court?" Xu Zhi asked.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements, but I don't know much about farming, so I hope Brother Xu can help." Zhang Liang said again.

"This one does. But Brother Zhang must promise me not to do anything harmful to the farmer. ”

"Of course."

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Tingwei's Mansion.

Meng Yi sat in the Tingwei Mansion and watched the people come to the Tingwei Mansion one by one to sign up, and he was still very happy about this.

This shows that the people still trust the imperial court.

In one morning, more than 100 people signed up, but basically all of them were farmers, and there were no farmers.

Originally, according to the intention of the first emperor, he directly ordered the people of the peasant family to come to Xianyang City to report, and then take charge of planting ten kinds of crops such as potatoes.

According to the normal situation, this should be presided over by one of the nine Qings.

But Ying Zheng didn't want too many people to know about Qin An, so he asked Meng Yi to preside over it, and Qin An told everyone that professional things should be handled by professional people.

Since agriculture has been studying agriculture, the people of the peasant family should know very well about the affairs of agriculture, and it is very appropriate for them to be in charge of this matter.

When he arrived in the afternoon, Meng Yi finally waited for the arrival of the farmer's family, that is, Xu Zhi and Zhang Liang.

Ordinary farmers just let them go after signing up.

After Xu Zhi and Zhang Liang registered, they were directly stopped by the record clerk.

"Two gentlemen, please stay, my lord wants to see you."

Xu Zhi and Zhang Liang looked at each other and didn't let them go, what's going on?

The scribe officer smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, two gentlemen, please come with me." ”

Xu Zhi and Zhang Liang went to the inner hall under the leadership of the scribe official and met Meng Yi.

"My lord, these two gentlemen are from the peasant family, Xu Zhi and Xu Liang." The scribe saluted Meng Yi and introduced the names of Xu Zhi and the others by the way.

Meng Yi bowed his head and said, "You go down first." ”

"No."

After the scribe left, Meng Yi said, "Two gentlemen, please take a seat." ”

"Don't dare." Zhang Liang said, "I don't know what the adults called us two brothers? ”

Meng Yi smiled: "Don't be nervous, two gentlemen, I asked you to come because I wanted to give you two things." ”

He then pointed to the seeds and a book on the table.

"What is this?" Zhang Liang asked.

"These are the seeds of the ten kinds of vegetables mentioned in the notice and the planting manual, and you should not ask where they come from, I can tell you unequivocally that they are true.

I asked you to come because I want you to preside over this planting event, and you have to keep a record of each seed every day, such as watering, how much water you have watered, etc., even if you have to record in detail except for a few weeds.

These seeds will mature into more seeds, which the imperial court hopes to plant in Xianyang in the future.

It's a daunting task, can you do it? ”

Xu Zhi said excitedly: "As long as everything is true, my farmer will definitely be able to do it." ”

Zhang Liang said: "My lord, the villain is very curious, since the seed method is already available, why doesn't the imperial court plant it, but let us be the abbot?" ”

"It's only half of the seed here, and the other half has already been planted, and by that Your Majesty means half the seed each for the court and the people.

I'm in charge of the civil part, sir, what other questions do you have? Meng Yi said.

"My lord, can the villain take a look at the planting manual now?" Xu Zhi said.

"Absolutely." Meng Yi said, "After reading the books, you think it is feasible, then go find a place, I will arrange someone to guard the place, and your task is to grow these vegetables."

Also, you can leave the place of your choice before the seed bears fruit. ”

"My lord, I want to read the manual first and then reply to you, okay?"

"Yes." Meng Yi nodded.

Immediately, Xu Zhi couldn't wait to pick up the book and read it, and Zhang Liang also read it very seriously.

It's just that when he touched the book, he was stunned: what kind of material is this made of? Can you even record words?

It's just that he didn't ask, and Meng Yi didn't explain.

After a while, Xu Zhi finished reading, his brows furrowed slightly.

"My lord, are you provoking us?"

"Why do you say that?" Meng Yi asked with a smile.

"This planting manual is so detailed, any farmer can grow these seeds, and they can almost mature after three months, why do we need us?" Xu Zhi asked.

"That's a good point." Meng Yi smiled, "These seeds are actually just stepping stones. What really got you to do was to study rice.

Nowadays, rice is only available in the south, not in the north, and now rice is said to be only one crop a year.

Your task is to make rice double cropping a year, or even three crops a year, and the yield per mu will also increase from 100 catties to 1,000 catties.

It's a very difficult task, so there's no time limit, and it's up to you whether you want to participate or not.

However, once you have participated, you cannot quit. ”

"Your Excellency." Zhang Liang said, "I always think you're joking, is it possible to double rice in a year?" Is it possible to produce 1,000 catties per mu? ”