In the Han Palace, in He Lianfang's study, Wen Daoji and Lin Qing were asking He Lianfang about Zhao Yao's whereabouts. They had important matters to discuss with His Royal Highness King Zhao Han, but His Royal Highness was not in the Han Palace.

After the Shangyuan Festival, His Royal Highness the King of Han became a dragon without seeing the end, and he has not been seen until now.

"Mr. Lian, where is Your Highness going?" There are not many people who know He Lianfang's identity, only the people around Zhao Yao know, like Wen Daoji, they don't know. He Lianfang once saved the Lin family and persuaded the Lin family to join Zhao Yao, but Lin Muyuan did not know He Lianfang's true identity. Like Wen Daoji, he thought that He Lianfang was just a strategist by Zhao Yao's side. And they are not wrong to think so. "His Highness went to the morning court on the sixteenth day, and he has not appeared since, do you know where His Highness is?"

Lin Muyuan also had to report to Zhao Yao: "Mr. Lian, Your Highness asked the Ministry of War to organize the military parade before, and I have drafted the charter and want Your Highness to see if it is okay." ”

The Lin family was the home of Jiangmen in the previous dynasty, and it was a century-old Jiangmen. The previous dynasty also held a military parade, and of course the Lin family participated, but Zhao Yao explained that Lin Muyuan's military parade was different from that of the previous dynasty.

"You haven't seen Your Highness in a few days, and neither have I." Since Zhao Yao went to Beishan to make black fire weapons, He Lianfang has never seen him again. I thought that Zhao Yao would come back if he made a good black fire weapon, but he didn't expect him to be busy with other things.

Wen Daoji was shocked: "Has His Highness never returned to the palace?" ”

Lin Muyuan couldn't help but be a little worried in his heart: "Your Highness won't have an accident, right?" ”

"He's fine, he's doing some kind of terrace now." Although Zhao Yao did not return to the palace, he sent someone back to tell He Lianfang where he went. "He's going to get the terraces ready before the spring ploughing, so he's busy with this all these days."

Wen Daoji heard the word "terrace" for the first time, and asked suspiciously and curiously: "Mr. Lian, what is the terraced field?" ”

"It's a kind of new field." He Lianfang didn't know much about farming, Zhao Yao didn't come back, he didn't tell him what was going on with the terraces, and he didn't know what the terraces were all about. "His Royal Highness said that there are too few fields in Lingnan, and the terrain is undulating, so it is impossible to reclaim common fields, so he plans to develop terraces that are in line with the topography of Lingnan."

After hearing this, Wen Daoji's expression became very excited: "I told Your Highness before that the cultivated land in the Swamp Mansion is relatively small, and if there is a way to reclaim more fields, then the grain in the Swamp Mansion may quadruple, or even more." At that time, His Highness said that he would find a way to reclaim more fields, "With His Highness's intelligence, he will definitely be able to make this terrace." "Your Highness is a genius, everything that Your Highness makes is amazing, and this time His Highness will definitely be very powerful if he wants to make any terraces.

He Lianfang smiled lightly: "With his ability, he will definitely be able to succeed." ”

"Mr. Lian, do you know where His Highness gets the terraces, I want to go and see?" His Royal Highness got this terrace is a great plan for the people's livelihood, and as the minister of state, he naturally wants to go and see it.

"Over there in Nanshan."

"I'll go to Your Highness later."

Lin Muyuan echoed: "I'll go too." ”

After knowing Zhao Yao's whereabouts, Wen Daoji and Lin Muyuan did not bother He Lianfang anymore, and the two hurriedly ran to Nanshan to find Zhao Yao. The two inquired a few times, and finally found His Royal Highness King Han on a hillside.

When they saw Zhao Yao dressed in coarse cloth clothes, squatting on the ground without any image, talking to the old farmer on the side, they couldn't help but be stunned. If it weren't for seeing Tongxi, they really couldn't believe that the person with a muddy face was their highness.

Wen Daoji and the others approached, and when they were about to salute Zhao Yao, they were stopped by Tongxi. Tongxi stretched out his index finger and put it to his lips, and made a silent gesture to Lin Muyuan.

They didn't come forward to disturb Zhao Yao, and immediately walked to Tongxi's side.

"Father-in-law Tongxi, Your Highness, this is ......" Wen Daoji saw that several twists and turns had been dug up on this hillside...... It's a ditch, but it's not too long, and it's a little wide. "What are these crooked grooves?" For the time being, I can't find any other words to describe it, but I can only say ditch.

Lin Muyuan looked down from above and found that this hillside was full of these zigzag ditches. Looks like a ladder.

Tongxi raised his chin slightly, and said with a proud face: "Lord Wen, this is a terraced field. ”

"This is the terraces?" Wen Daoji first let out an exclamation, and then looked at the terraced fields in front of him with a surprised gaze. "Can this grow food?" These zigzag terraces don't look like fields at all, and there is no water at all in these so-called terraces. It is said to be a field, but it is actually dry land.

"Your Highness said that you can plant, then you can definitely plant." Tongxi has blind trust in His Royal Highness. He felt that as long as it was made by Zhao Yao, it must be very powerful and useful.

Wen Daoji also knows some farming, and once personally went to the field to grow grain. He really couldn't see that the dry land that had been cleared on the hillside could grow rice.

Zhao Yao was still talking to the old farmer, Wen Daoji and the others couldn't come forward to disturb, so they could only stand with Tongxi and wait.

"The day after tomorrow, it will rain in the swamp house." Zhao Yao pointed to the terraced fields dug out and said to the old farmer with a smile, "When it rains, there will be water in the terraced fields, and rice can be planted at that time." ”

"Childe, this is dry land, even if there is water, you can't grow live rice." The old farmer felt that the young and good-looking boy next to him thought that growing grain was too simple. It's not about digging up a piece of land and filling it with water to grow a live crop. "And this land must be ploughed well, and if the plough is not good, it will not be able to grow crops."

"Old man, don't worry, I will plow the ground well first, and when the plough is done, I will fertilize again." Zhao Yao grabbed a handful of soil from the terraced fields and said with a smile, "As long as enough fertilizer is applied, this terraced field can be turned into a fertile field." ”

When the old farmer heard this, he shook his head and said, "This hillside is so high and steep that it is too much trouble to carry a large amount of dung up and water the land." ”

"Old man, I'm not talking about fertilization, but fertilizer." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he saw the old man's expression of "you are talking nonsense", and hurriedly added, "The fertilizer I am talking about is a special fertilizer, which is more fertile than big manure." ”

When the old farmer heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What special fertilizer?" ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Han is doing it, and when it is done, His Highness will distribute it to the people." Before Zhao Yao made terraces, he first asked people to make fertilizer. In fact, many years ago, Zhao Yao got the fertilizer out, and at that time it was directly given to the king of Chu who was far away in Liangzhou. There are also many mountainous areas in Liangzhou, and the reclaimed land is very barren. Zhao Yao wrote the method of making fertilizer to the king of Chu, and after the king of Chu sent someone to make fertilizer, he found that the originally barren land had become much more fertile.

The king of Chu saw that the fertilizer recipe given by Zhao Yao was useful, and immediately handed it over to the imperial court. When the emperor learned about it, he announced the fertilizer recipe, so that the people in all parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty could make fertilizer and use fertilizer to fertilize the fields.

Over the years, the grain production in various parts of the Great Zhou has increased, partly because Zhao Yao made the quyuan plow, and on the other hand, because of the fertilizer he made.

The climate of Lingnan is different from that of Beijing and Jiangnan, and the geology of the land is naturally different, so the fertilizer needed is also different.

"Is His Royal Highness King Han really making this fertilizer?"

"It's being done, and it should be done soon." Zhao Yao pointed to the terraced fields in front of him again, and said to the old farmer, "The terraced fields were also asked by His Royal Highness the King of Han to make them, so that the people of Marsh Mansion can have more fields to grow crops." ”

The old farmer was moved when he heard this: "His Royal Highness the King of Han is really a living bodhisattva who saves suffering." ”

Zhao Yao was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said with an unnatural expression: "Old man, His Royal Highness said that this is what he should do. ”

Tongxi walked to Zhao Yao's side and said to the old farmer with a serious face: "Old man, His Royal Highness the King of Han is extremely smart, he said that if you can plant crops in the terraced fields, then you will definitely be able to plant, you just wait for the good news." ”

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait." The old farmer smiled and looked at the terraced fields in front of him, which were still dry land, "If His Royal Highness the King of Han can really turn these terraced fields into fertile fields, then ......" The old farmer had never read a book, so he didn't know what to say, so he stammered, "Then it saved our lives." ”

In the past few years, although the grain production of Marsh Province is not the largest in Lingnan, it can still rank among the top few. It stands to reason that the people should not be short of food to eat, but the previous officials brutally exploited the people, causing the people to hand over the grain and have no food left, resulting in the people of the swamp province often going hungry and not having enough to eat.

Zhao Yao waved his hand to let Tongxi step aside, he still had something to say to the old farmer.

The old farmer has cultivated the fields all his life and has dealt with crops all his life, so he can be said to have rich experience. Zhao Yao is ready to learn from his old man.

Seeing that the young man in front of him was interested in farming, the old farmer did not hide it, and told him all the experience of farming in his life.

Zhao Yao listened very carefully. When he hears something he doesn't understand, he will humbly ask for advice, and he will not put the prince on the shelf at all.

Wen Daoji and Lin Mu saw that Zhao Yao sincerely asked this inconspicuous old farmer for advice, and they were very shocked in their hearts when they spoke with great respect for the old farmer.

The old farmer still had something to do, so he didn't talk to Zhao Yao for a long time. When he was leaving, he told Zhao Yao the address of his home, and if Zhao Yao wanted to know anything, he could go directly to him.

Sending the old farmer away, Zhao Yao discovered the existence of Wen Daoji and Lin Muyuan.

"Why are you here?"

His Highness actually found out about them!!

"The minister has important matters to report to His Highness."

"Didn't you ask you to find the second uncle if you had something?"

"Your Highness, Mr. Lian can't be the master, so the ministers came here to find you." Wen Daoji said again, "I heard Mr. Lian say that you have been busy making terraces during this time, and the minister has never seen terraces, so he is curious to come and see." ”

Zhao Yao looked at Lin Muyuan, and Lin Muyuan hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the minister has already prepared the regulations for the military parade ceremony, and I would like to invite you to take a look." After speaking, he took out a book from his arms and handed it to Zhao Yao with both hands.

Zhao Yao had dirt in his hands, and it was not easy to take it, so he let Tongxi take it first.

"Your Highness, can you tell me about the terraces?" Wen Daoji was very curious, "There is also the special fertilizer you just mentioned." ”

"Talk as you go."

When going down the hill, Zhao Yao carefully told Wen Daoji about the role and benefits of the terraces. Then he talked in detail about what the special fertilizer is made of.

A few years ago, the fertilizer that Zhao Yao made was green manure. In the past few days, Zhao Yao sent people to get special fertilizer, which is actually manure. The method of making fertilizer is very simple, that is, the chaff and rotten and withered leaves from the mill are put into the pond, and then soaked with dishwashing water and swill, etc., which will rot into fertilizer after a long time.

Zhao Yao also said a kind of manure, called "cellar flowers" manure method, which is to use milk vetch and broad bean stems and leaves to mix well with you for accumulation.

Wen Daoji felt that he was the best at farming among the officials, but he had never heard of the two methods of fertilization that Zhao Yao said, and this was the first time he had heard of it. He was very shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that he could still do this, it was really a long experience.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect you to know so much about farming." Wen Daoji saw that Zhao Yao was talking about farming, and he became more and more respectful and worshipful of Zhao Yao in his heart, "How can you, a prince, know so much about farming?" "Not to mention the prince, even the children of ordinary rich and noble families don't know anything about farming, I'm afraid they can't even tell the difference between wheat seedlings and rice seedlings.

"The more you see and the more you ask, the more you will naturally understand." Zhao Yao doesn't think he knows anything about farming, "Compared with experienced farmers, I don't know much. ”

"You know enough." Wen Daoji felt that Zhao Yao knew more than him. "Your Highness, there are very few princes who know and care about agricultural affairs like you." Not to mention the prince, even the officials are very few. Those high-ranking and powerful adults in the capital are afraid that there will be few rice seedlings and when they will plant seedlings.

"The fourth brother cares about farming as much as I do." Zhao Yao said modestly, "I am influenced by my fourth brother. ”

"The minister remembers that His Royal Highness the King of Chu wrote a book on agricultural affairs, and the minister also read it."

"I remember you wrote about it too."

Wen Daoji said humbly: "The minister just writes nonsense, it's nothing." ”

"You can't write a book of agriculture, otherwise it will harm the people." Zhao Yao knew that Wen Daoji's words were modest, "I have read the agricultural book you wrote, it is very realistic, and it is not made up. ”

Wen Daoji didn't expect that Zhao Yao had also read the agricultural books he had written before, which flattered him.

"My fourth brother has also read it, and he praised you for writing better than him."

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is modest, how can the minister's clumsy work be compared with His Royal Highness the King of Chu's great work." His Royal Highness the King of Chu and His Royal Highness the King of Han are both good highnesses who care about the people's livelihood.

Zhao Yao asked, "By the way, what are you looking for me?" ”

"The minister came to you for the trade conference."

When it came to the trade conference, Zhao Yao's face immediately became serious. He was busy with spring ploughing, so the preparations for the trade conference were entrusted to Wen Daoji and Mr. Xiao.

Wen Daoji came to Zhao Yao because he received a letter from the envoy sent out. Judging from the letters received so far, some countries have decided to send people to attend the trade conference in Marsh Province, such as Annam, Johor, Pyu, Siam and other countries. However, it has not yet been determined whether these countries will send officials or businessmen. It is not known if any members of the royal family will participate at the moment.

For Zhao Yao, as long as someone comes, it doesn't matter what identity is.

Zhao Yao took Wen Daoji and they went directly to the farm in Nanshan. All these days, he lived on the farmstead.

During the Chinese New Year, didn't Zhao Yao go to Lingnan Camp. In addition to sending blessings and discussing the military parade, he also had a purpose, which was to let the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in the barracks come to the farm to do things. When they came, they worked very actively. In two months, the farm will be fully built.

As soon as he arrived at the farm, Zhao Yao took the well-modified Quyuan plough to Wen Daoji and asked him to take it back, and then make it in large quantities and distribute it to the people at that time.

On the basis of the curved plough he made before, he shortened and bent the plough to reduce the amount and pressure, so that the structure of the plough body became lighter, more flexible and convenient to use, and the tillage efficiency was naturally higher than before.

After improving the quyuan plow, and making terraces and manure, now the waterwheel remains. When the waterwheel is made, the spring plowing in the swamp province will be very smooth, and by the time the autumn comes, there will be a good harvest.

The emperor, who was far away in the capital, was very surprised to learn that Zhao Yao did not go to He Lianfang and intervened in the investigation of the abolished prince. Of course, he was very relieved to learn that Zhao Yao was busy with farming.

Xiao Shi, a stinky boy, didn't secretly investigate the boss's affairs, should he know something? (End of chapter)