11th year of Tisin, December.

Zishou went to Jinli to visit Ji Chang.

Jichang peasant is dressed up, holding farm tools in his hand, plowing the land, looking like an honest person.

Zishou asked, "Old man Ji, in the winter, you also farm?"

Ji Chang wiped the sweat on his face, he cut his hair short, and he was still wearing long sleeves, but it was not a wide robe with big sleeves.

He arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is planting in winter." ”

Zishou felt strange, this was the first time he had seen someone winter planting: "What did you plant?"

Ji Chang said respectfully: "Naturally, it is the wheat promoted by His Majesty." ”

This wheat is really good, after last year's wave of agricultural tool inventions, the grinding of wheat flour has become extremely simple, easier to spread, and then there are all kinds of wheat food, steamed buns, buns, dumplings, pastries......

We must not ignore the wisdom of the Chinese people in terms of eating.

This... It is excellent, Zishou also dislikes ancient food, and can have more kinds of food, he naturally raises his hands and feet in favor, but he still has doubts: "Then why do you want to cultivate in winter?"

Ji Chang explained: "Although Your Majesty knows that the harvest of rice and wheat is higher than that of corn, he does not know that this wheat is also divided into spring wheat and winter wheat. ”

"The minister planted, is this winter wheat, winter wheat is planted around the winter solstice, and can be harvested in summer and April, and corn is sown in May, harvested in autumn and September, this winter and summer, just a cycle, so that in a year, there are two harvests, although the cultivation time is longer than before, but the harvest is more, just a little more industrious, there will be no hunger, and even surplus grain, whether it is saved or sold, the life of the peasants will be much better. ”

"As for water conservancy, orange trees have been invented last year, as long as more orange trees are made, even if the land is far away from the ditch, there is no need to worry about water conservancy, and it is not difficult to harvest twice a year!"

The corners of Zishou's mouth twitched, Ji Chang really carried out the great cause of farming to the end, but he was still puzzled: "What about the fertility of the land? Winter is a day of slack farming, fallow to nourish the land, farmers used to plant some beans at most, if winter wheat is planted, the fertility of the land is not enough, even if it is harvested twice a year, it is less than the original one!"

He pondered, even with manure, the fertility of the land may not be able to support two kinds of land a year, right?

If the peasants are forced to plant winter wheat and are not allowed to recuperate in the soil, they are afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the peasants, and the soil will not grow in grass and trees, and the biological sterility will be due to air failure.

Could it be... This is Ji Chang's poisonous plan, wanting to use it to destroy the fields of the big merchants?

This winter wheat was planted at the suggestion of Ji Chang, and the peasants must hate Ji Chang if they want to hate it.

Don't....

Ji Chang also got a faint monarch system?

Ji Chang slapped his palm and smiled: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, Chang has been cultivating for many years, and he has his own clever plan, and look!"

He pointed to the land that had just been cultivated, and he looked at it and panicked.

Ji Chang explained: "The minister divided the cultivated land into Zhen and Yuan, that is, small ditches in the field and raised ridges, Zhen is one foot wide, one foot deep, and the width of Zhen is also one foot, and Zhen and Yuan are intertwined. ”

"Just sow the seeds at the bottom of Zhen, and the high arched ridge can protect the seeds, so that they are not blown by the wind, and can protect moisture, and Zhen is in a more concave place, and the seedlings grow in it, and they can also get and maintain more water, and grow robustly. ”

"In each ploughing and hoeing, the soil on the ridge and the grass together hoe into the Zhenzhong, cultivate the seedling roots, to the summer day, the soil on the ridge is flattened, the ridge is aligned, which makes the roots of the crop can be deep, both drought tolerant, can also resist wind, prevent lodging, and wait until the second year of farming, and then change it, with the original Zhen as the ridge, the original ridge as the Zhen, so that the land of the same plot along the Zhen ridge rotation use, in order to restore the soil strength. ”

"Coupled with the manure and all kinds of new farming tools promoted by His Majesty, even if there are both spring plowing and winter planting in a year, it will not hurt the geography and increase the income innumerable. ”

Zishou was silent.

Plainly having an extra harvest of winter wheat without hurting the soil is naturally a beautiful thing praised by thousands of people.

In fact, so far, Ji Chang has made many contributions to agriculture, whether it is vegetable gardens, farm tools, or now winter wheat, which is even enough to make his reputation comparable to that of his ancestors.

As long as people think of farming, they will think of Ji Chang, even if someone erects a monument for him, it is not surprising.

And Ji Chang is very good, although Dashang has more land than Xiqi, and it is also Dashang who benefits more after increasing his grain income, but there are immortals behind him.

There is that magic weapon grain tube, there is an inexhaustible supply of grain, not to mention that the big merchants have an extra winter wheat output, even if the yield per mu is hundreds of thousands, it is not a problem for the big merchants and the people to stand on the rice and swim in the wheat.

Anyway, Ji Chang is earning fame, at most, he will let the king of Xuan also earn some money.

Zishou was disgusted.

Ji Chang is a disgusting person, and he has always had a hand.

Do I want fame?

Zishou's expression moved, forget it, I came here today, and I have something else to do.

He asked, "I am plotting to go west, what is your plan?"

Yes, this is Zishou's main purpose today, before crusading against Xiqi, first ask Ji Chang how to fight.

"Your Majesty wants to.... Expedition to the West?"

Ji Chang was stunned, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and even doubted his life a little.

"Yes, I want to send troops to the west at the beginning of next year!" Zishou nodded affirmatively and said: "The princes have no subordinates, I have declared war on all countries, and every day I am thinking about the western expedition to defeat the unsubordinate, and now more than half a year has passed, and the grain and grass are enough, and I should send troops to the west!"

"Ji Fa's talent, although ten times that of me, but my subordinates are like clouds, strategists are like rain, and there are ancient sages like Qing. ”

"But my Dashang has five Xiongguan in the west, I can't think of where to send troops for a while, and the defensive counterattack is nine out of ten, but it is not enough to play momentum, and I can't raise the prestige of my Dashang country. ”

"You know a lot about Xiqi, I came here today to inquire, I don't know how to send troops in Qing's opinion? ”

Ji Chang: "....."

Cold sweat instantly spread on his head, what a ridiculous thing is this?

Has there been such a thing since ancient times?

He is the titular boss of Xiqi! Ji Fa is called the Son of Heaven, and he is also called the Son of Heaven on behalf of his father!

Isn't this the same as a thief who wants to steal something from a large family and asks the owner how to get into the house?

When Cheng Tang conquered Xia Ji, could it be that he also asked Xia Ji for directions?

How can there be such a reason??

(End of chapter)