The day is still very hot, this day the two of them sat directly on the ridge with straw hats, while talking, while putting their feet in the ditch to soak their feet to dispel the heat, now the irrigation is clean water, and there is not much attention.

This method was learned from some children, and many children from the surrounding farming families frolicked in the ditch as soon as the weather was hot.

In fact, it was not only the two of them, but sometimes the master of Qi Feng learned from the two of them, and the three of them sat barefoot side by side on the ridge, which attracted the attention of many neighbors.

"I'm surprised, I've been back for a few months, and there has been no news to report, is it because you're sick, how do you know that you're at ease here?" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

Yuan Rui heard the voice a little familiar, and quickly turned his head to look, and was taken aback, King Huai was standing behind him with a smile on his face, and there were two very old people beside him.

"The prince forgives the sins, forgives the sins, the lower officials don't know that the prince is coming, it's rude," Yuan Rui quickly stood up barefoot.

"I'll let you come back to supervise the armament, it's been half a year, when will you, the soldier, report on your work!"

"Lord Wang, this is wronging the lower officials, not to mention that the military materials in Songjiang are now being produced and transported to the border in accordance with the requirements of the court, that is, the dry food at the border is now much better than before, and the lower officials are still thinking about business!"

Yuan Rui didn't want to be like other officials to directly confess his guilt, he was lazy, but he still did his job.

"You two listen, he is lazy here openly, and he is still so eloquent, and you still praise him so much!"

King Huai followed the two beside him and said.

"Lord Wang, where am I lazy, I am trying my best every day now.

Looking at the two people on the side smiling and not speaking, Yuan Rui did not show weakness, "Lord Wang, look, what is this?" ”

"Isn't this rice, although I am the prince, but I am not a fool who does not divide the grains!" King Huai is not angry!

"No, Lord Wang, now that the rice has been harvested, where will there be such tender green seedlings?"

One of the attendants beside King Huai seemed to be familiar with farming, and he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

"Lord Wang, you are right, this is the seedling of rice, but this is planted after harvesting, and it is considered a second crop of rice."

"What, second-season rice, can you grow second-season rice here in Yangzhou?" The three of them exclaimed in unison.

"Lord Wang, two adults, please see, now these seedlings have grown, they should be able to tassel after a month, and mature in half a month, this season of rice, no matter how much the harvest is, and whether the rice is delicious or not, but for the people, as long as there is food, it is enough."

Yuan Rui and the three of them still didn't dare to talk big, and he didn't know if the current environment and climate would have an impact, it is said that the yield of late rice is higher than that of early rice, and the taste is much better.

After listening to this, the three of them were really shocked, Yuan Rui didn't know much about state affairs, but now these three people have been in the court for decades, and they are very familiar with the agricultural affairs of Daxia.

If Jianghuai can grow two crops of rice, even if it is 200 catties per mu, the 50 million mu of paddy fields in Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Tanzhou alone can produce an additional 1 million catties of grain every year, and at least 120 million more people will be raised.

What is the concept, if these people open up the wasteland and cultivate the land, the country will be strong for one or two generations.

King Huai squatted on the edge of the field, touched the leaves of the seedlings with his hands, and asked.

"The second crop of rice can really be made, no, no, how much do you expect to produce the second crop?"

Just kidding, don't ask if it can be done, it's right now.

"Lord, I'm trying, one hundred acres, using the best rice seeds, the cultivation is very fine, I don't dare to say more, five hundred catties per mu can be reached, as for normal farming, it is a little less, more than three hundred, four hundred is also possible."

Four hundred catties, the two people who followed King Huai glanced at each other, and they were speechless.

Two crops of rice, pure rice in the land of Sanzhou can receive 5 million catties, and according to the current per capita, it can feed 50,000 people, it's impossible!!

King Huai stood up, "Stretched out his hand and pointed to the two people beside him, Wei Guogong and British Gong, you haven't seen it." ”

Yuan Rui knew that the person who came was definitely not ordinary, but when the two most prominent princes came, he was still shocked a lot, and hurriedly bent down to give a salute.

Although he was not in the court, he still heard of some, these two really can't say who is the first, but according to folk sayings, no one dares to recognize the second prince, including the prince of Qin, who is a relative of the emperor.

He has seen the two brothers and daughters of the Xu family, if it weren't for the persecution of King Huai at the beginning, he should be able to guess it if he thought about it a little.

Wei Guogong has been in the military for many years, and there are traces of vicissitudes on his dark face, and the brothers and sisters have inherited a little advantage, with a square face and well-proportioned facial features.

Compared with Wei Guogong, the British Duke is relatively wealthy, he still spent time in the border when he was young, and he has not been in the army for thirty years, and his peaceful and rich life has made him from a martial artist to a fat rich man.

After leading the three of them back home, Yuan Rui found that the Yuan family had been surrounded by the Praetorian Guard, and they should have arrived at home first, knowing that they were in the field.

King Huai didn't let people inform, and pulled the two princes to come quietly, just to catch himself off guard.

"Wei Jin, you see Yuan Rui's temperament, what I really told Master Zhu, there is no utilitarian heart, how can this work!"

While Yuan Rui went out to make arrangements, King Huai asked Wei Guogong.

"Lord, children, after all, it is important to play, and now it can't be too utilitarian, at present, it is rare to have a good heart for the benefit of the people."

Wei Guogong still knows a little bit about Yuan Rui.

"Lord Wang, as far as I know, Yuan Rui has attracted a lot of attention in the court, what he has done has made those old ministers embarrassed, you still let him be motivated, how can we old guys live!"

The British Duke and King Huai are also often joking.

Huai Wang was happy, "What's wrong with the two of you, you eat people with short mouths, you haven't eaten yet, and you start to help." ”

"I don't know, but there is no way, you know, Yan Guogong war report, Yingzhou was lost, thousands of defenders were wiped out, 100,000 troops of grain and grass were robbed by the Char people, although General Gao Zhen led the army to arrive, but the troops were insufficient, and they could only deter the Zar people from daring to go south, and there was no way for them to retreat."

The two princes also fell silent, this battle has been regarded as a phased end, although the court has been promoting the victory of Great Xia, but several important ministers and most of the leading generals in the army know that this battle is a bit reluctant to be a draw.

The losses of the cavalry of the Thorn people in the south were less than 150,000, while the losses of the border army in Daxia alone exceeded 100,000, and there were still 70,000 or 80,000 people killed by the Thorns, and countless materials were stolen, and the property of the people who received indirect damage could not be counted.

For King Huai, this blow is actually quite big, he has been preparing for several years, gambling on all the family wealth of the entire Great Xia, and has been planning a battle to set the thorns, but what is the result!

Shengsheng made a pot of raw rice, although it also annihilated a part of the Thorn army, but it was far from making the Thorn lose its combat power, and the next road was even more difficult.

"Lord Wang, Guogong, there are really no good things here in the countryside, I can only invite you to taste some characteristics of the family."

Yuan Rui also arranged it at this time, and hurried back to accompany the three of them.

Seeing that it was close to noon, Yuan Rui could only ask tentatively, whether he was eating at home, in fact, if it was possible, he didn't want to keep them at all, this meal was not easy to invite.

But King Huai was not a hypocritical person, he didn't care about food, he agreed without hesitation, and told him not to be too open, what to eat.

Yuan Rui didn't dare to be sloppy, but it was not easy to find anything for a while, besides, these people had not eaten anything, the key was to be distinctive.

So Yuan Rui personally stared at the kitchen, and he and Xiaohe also helped out a few dishes.

The four of them are exactly one person in one direction, Huai Wang is in the middle, Yuan Rui is opposite, and the two princes are accompanying each other, chatting while eating.

"I heard that this time the rice has reached 700 catties per mu here."

"Back to the prince, it is indeed over seven hundred catties, and there is no trace of adulteration."

"I don't understand the problem of food, I don't care, but then, you can't be lazy, I will write down the two credits of military funds and food, but you have to do something again, and when it is done, I will report to the Holy God and reward you together."

"Lord Wang, the lower officials don't dare, these two merits, the lower officials don't dare to take them, they are all the credit of the local big families and the people, and the lower officials are just moving their mouths. Let's just say that the rice and seeds are found by the farmers themselves, and they are also the ones who raise seedlings and transplant seedlings. ”

Yuan Rui still got up and saluted, "Lord Wang, the two princes, it's really not my hypocrisy, standing here and being modest or something, after these few things are done, I made plans and did things without falsehood, but the credit is really not mine." ”

King Huai waved his hand and asked him to sit down, "Yuan Rui, you want this mentality, but for the meritorious people in the Jiangshan Society, the court has a number, and their merits will not be erased, what is yours is yours, and no one can take it away." ”

"This king gives you a promise, as long as the land of Yang, Jing and Tan can be done in Yuezhou and Zhangzhou as you said, the taxes of the people in these three states can be reduced to 20%, how about it?"

"Lord Wang, then the official is abrupt, if I can make the six states of Shuzhou, Qingzhou, Longzhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Luozhou also be able to grow twice a year, can I ask the prince to play the holy lord and reduce the tax to 20%."

King Huai was stunned for a moment, staring at Yuan Rui for a long time without saying a word.

"Yuan Rui, this matter can't be a joke," Wei Guogong still favored Yuan Rui a little bit from the bottom of his heart.

"Lord Wang, the lower officials don't dare to deceive, I already have a way, I can try it here in Yangzhou this year."

"Okay, three years, for a period of three years, as long as in these three years, you can make the entire Great Xia achieve two crops in one year, no matter how much the second crop is harvested, I promise you, the taxes of the people of Great Xia will be reduced to twenty percent."

"Thank you to the prince, the next official will save the people from hunger for a period of three years."

King Huai also stood up at this time, "Whether this thing is successful or not, as long as you try, even if you can't do it, I won't have any blame, but there is something you have to do right now." ”

King Huai said to Yuan Rui with a serious expression.