hotmtlnovel Chapter 163
Chapter 163
"We will definitely remember the master's teachings!"
Tiedan led the young men to kowtow again and shouted solemnly.
The opportunity to study was the best treatment given to them by the county magistrate.
At this time, poor ordinary people had no chance to study.
Books were controlled by the wealthy families.
Those so-called poor children had nothing to do with them.
They were all declining nobles, but they were not in the power of the court.
Poor children did not refer to farmers like them who could not even eat.
Being able to study means that you can move up and is the best opportunity to change your destiny.
The twenty young men were very excited to get such a hard-won opportunity.
They were also more grateful to Liu Yu.
Looking at the excited expressions on the faces of the young men, and Cai Yong's excitement as if he was in another world, Liu Yu smiled secretly.
After teaching these twenty, there are still two hundred.
After teaching two hundred, there are still two thousand.
See how you, an old scholar, face the children who kneel before you and cry to the sky to learn.
If you don't teach them, they won't get up.
Will you be able to walk by then?
You will definitely lose yourself in the sound of "sir".
"Let's go outside the city to have a look."
Liu Yu took the old scholar and headed outside the city.
Cai Yong was still reluctant to leave.
Looking at the young men who were staring at him, he took the initiative to suggest: "Why not take them with you now."
"Also let them get familiar with some government affairs."
"Okay." Liu Yu nodded. It was probably because Cai Yong was bored in Bingzhou and was very excited to see the students.
It was estimated that they couldn't wait to start teaching and answering questions.
Take them outside the city.
The new people in the wilderness were still working hard, waving various farm tools in their hands, trying their best to open up the land.
Liu Yu took a look around and took in the conditions of all the land being opened up.
The conditions of the fields were roughly known.
He ordered Cai Yong, who was following him, to record where the upper field, the middle field, and the lower field were divided.
He asked him to record all of them carefully. The fields were different in appearance and used to grow different crops.
"Do we need to grow many kinds of crops?" Cai Yong, who was holding the book, was puzzled.
"Of course." Liu Yu turned around and explained to him briefly: "Different crops have different functions."
"For example, those used as staple food, those used as supplementary food, and those used as vegetables and seasonings."
"These must be distinguished."
"Try to make the most of the fertility of the fields."
Cai Yong pricked up his ears and listened carefully, fearing that he would miss any details.
These were things he had never heard of when he was an official in the court.
Even the Minister of Agriculture, who was in charge of the world's money and grain, might not know such detailed things.
But he saw a different way to govern the world from the young man's actions.
Maybe the young man in front of him could open up a completely different path from the past!
Cai Yong suddenly felt a throbbing in his heart.
Isn't what he learned in his life for the purpose of better governing the world?
But his previous experience proved that it would not work!
All his energy was spent on the open and secret struggles in the officialdom.
It was not easy to gain a foothold in the court.
Not to mention doing some practical things down to earth.
For the official hat on his head, sometimes he had to say a lot of words against his will.
Even calling a deer a horse was normal.
He never wanted to go back to that kind of court.
"Go to the fields and plant wheat and corn." Liu Yu ordered: "This will be the staple food of the people in Tanghai County in the future."
"Why not plant millet?" Cai Yong frowned, "Wheat has too many disadvantages."
"Guanzhong has always been known to be 'not easy to plant wheat'."
"Wheat is too drought-resistant, and the rain has not been good in recent years, which will definitely greatly affect the harvest."
"Moreover, wheat harvesting is also a big problem. Harvesting wheat is like putting out a fire. It matures quickly and withers quickly."
"If it is not harvested in a short time, you will not get a penny."
"What's more, wheat is not easy to store. It is very easy to get damp and worms, and rot in vain."
Liu Yu smiled slightly, "Don't worry, these problems are not problems, they can be solved."
His words made Cai Yong very confused.
Could such a young county magistrate solve the problem that has not been solved since the Warring States Period?
It makes sense that most places now plant millet instead of wheat.
Otherwise, the farmers are not stupid.
The land is fixed, so of course you can grow whatever is best.
In the years when people were hungry, the survival of the fittest became even more serious.
In order to have food to eat, farmers are willing to do anything.
As long as there are peopleIt can increase grain production, or there are some good grain varieties.
People will learn from it like crazy and spread it quickly.
"Although wheat is not as drought-resistant as millet, our Tanghai County has solved the drought problem." Liu Yu continued to explain.
"Moreover, wheat has an ability that millet does not have, that is, it can withstand cold."
"It can break the inherent pattern of millet planting in spring and harvesting in autumn."
"Winter wheat can be cultivated."
"Use as much land as possible and produce more."
"This... doesn't it mean that two rounds can be produced in a year?" Cai Yong's eyes fluctuated violently.
"In this case, wheat is much better than millet."
"If the problem of drought and harvesting and storage can be solved..."
He dared not imagine how huge the improvement would be for annual production.
At least double it!
The eyes looking at the young county magistrate in front of him changed repeatedly.
He finally understood why the other party dared to accept so many refugees.
It turned out that there was a corresponding ability!
If the ministers in the court were like the young man in front of him, they would consider the people more.
If more down-to-earth things were done, how powerful would the entire Han Dynasty be?
However, now, the ministers in the court only know how to fight for power and profit.
They are trying their best to climb to higher positions.
The Han Dynasty, which had already experienced great chaos in the new dynasty, has become riddled with holes.
The Yellow Turban Rebellion is the best proof of this.
"But what kind of crop is corn?" Cai Yong came back from his thoughts and asked about the grain he had never heard of.
"You will know when it is grown." Liu Yu smiled mysteriously, "It is a brand new grain you have never seen before, and it has many advantages."
Cai Yong blinked his somewhat dim eyes. The young man in front of him brought him too many novelties.
He couldn't digest it for a while.
Judging from the fact that corn can replace millet, it should have very unique advantages.
Otherwise, the young county magistrate who knows so much about agriculture would never put corn in such an important position.
Cai Yong was looking forward to what the staple food called corn would look like.
What are its advantages?
The most important thing is to taste it when it is ripe to see what it tastes like.
He wished he could fly to the season when the grains were ripe.