Chapter 274 The Agronomist

Since Xie Bingshen was still drunk, Yuxuan didn't take the liberty to disturb him, and followed Xingshen into his bedroom.

On the whole, the room is clean and tidy, with calligraphy and paintings hanging everywhere, full of scholarly atmosphere.

"Huh, this poem?" At this time, Yu Xuan was standing in a corner holding a calligraphy and painting and murmured.

Seeing this, Shen Xing stepped forward: "I wrote this clumsy poem blindly. If Young Master Yu likes it, just take it."

"You have said that, then I will accept it!"

Yu Xuan was not polite, and directly put it in his pocket: "That's right! The place in the painting just now, do you know where it is?"

Shen Xing was puzzled: "What does Young Master Yu mean?"

Seeing that he didn't know, Yu Xuan took out the calligraphy and painting again, and pointed to the picture on it.

All of a sudden, Shen Xing was stunned: "That...Young Master Yu, I don't know this place either!"

As soon as these words came out, Yu Xuan was stunned and asked: "Isn't this painting written by you?"

Shen Xing said embarrassingly: "This painting is indeed not written by me, but the poem on it is written by me!"

"Then do you know who wrote this painting? Where is this person now?"

Yu Xuan asked a few questions in succession, without noticing the sadness on the other party's face.

"Master Yu, this painting was written by my sister! As for the person... he died in the flood a few years ago..."

Yu Xuan didn't say a word, just stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "You can't come back to life after death, and you can live up to your debts. Maybe this is what your sister wants to see!"

Shen Xing nodded, turned around and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then suddenly asked, "Does Young Master Yu have any ideals?"

"Ideal?" Yuxuan smiled when he heard the sound: "It should be saving the suffering! Begging for the lives of the people, and passing the torch for China!"

"What about you?" Seeing that the other party was standing still, Yu Xuan asked back.

"My ideal... is to make justice known to the hearts of the people, good people can have a safe life, and bad people must be brought to justice!"

Yu Xuan laughed and said, "Hahaha, with such an ideal, it would be a pity if you don't become an official!"

The two wanted to talk happily, and it was not until noon that Xie Bingshen finally sobered up.

Yuxuan knocked on the door to see him, and after explaining his intentions, the other party promised to come down, and even guaranteed that the imperial examination would be strictly investigated and personally supervised.

As for whether he can pass the exam later, it depends entirely on Xingshen himself.

Seeing that the matter had been announced for a long time, Yu Xuan took Lao Huang and left without notifying him.

I happened to pass by the Meizhuang Village that Xie Bingshen had mentioned, and in the evening I found a ruined temple to live in.

Although the environment in the temple was a bit poor, Yuxuan didn't feel any discomfort.

As for Lao Huang, don't mention it, he fell asleep holding the broken flagon, and didn't recognize his life at all.

Before dawn, Yu Xuan was awakened by the noise outside.

When I went out to see, it turned out that the farmers had started to work, busy in the fields, talking and laughing.

Yuxuan stretched and took a nap, seeing Lao Huang next to him sleeping soundly, so he didn't wake him up.

He went out by himself and walked on the country road.

As handfuls of wheat and rice brushed past him, he suddenly stopped and picked up a grain for a closer look.

I was shocked in an instant: "This... Why is the rice a bit like the hybrid rice in the previous life?"

Then I thought of what Xie Bingshen said: the grain output of Meizhuang is far more than double that of neighboring counties!
The reason may have an answer today.

At this time, a farmer happened to pass by, and Yu Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Old man, do you know whose family owns this farm?"

The old man stopped and said, "This acre of farmland belongs to Xiao Mao's family in the neighboring village!"

As soon as he heard the word "Xiao Mao", Yu Xuan was sure in his heart that this person was definitely not the one he was looking for.

As for the reason, it is very simple. According to the previous routine, as long as it is not a trick, the name will generally have some characteristics.

"Young master, are you here looking for Fang Jianping from our village, Mr. Fang!"

"Fang Jianping?" Yu Xuan pondered for a moment, "But the father of hybridization here?"

The old farmer was stunned for a moment: "The little man doesn't understand what the young master is talking about about the father of hybrids, but he only knows that Mr. Fang is responsible for this hundred acres of land!"

Seeing what the other party said, Yu Xuan was even more sure that Fang Jianping was the one he was looking for.

Maybe there are too many people who come to visit on weekdays, and the old farmer is very familiar with leading them.

This is an intricate and disorderly small farm village. Every household basically has their doors open, but there is no one inside.

Everyone went to work in the fields, but they didn't worry about any thieves sneaking in.

Fang Jianping's house was placed on a small slope at the north corner of the village. It didn't have any gorgeous decorations. It looked like an ordinary tile house.

Seeing that the door was open, Yu Xuan didn't know if there was anyone inside, so he knocked on the doorknob a few times.

"Excuse me, Fang Jianping, is Mr. Fang in?"

After shouting three times in a row, there was finally a response from inside.

I saw a middle-aged man dressed sloppily walking out of the house, with impatience written on his brows.

"Hurry up! I've said it a long time ago, the technology is immature now, don't sell it, don't sell it..."

Yuxuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Mr. Fang, you must have misunderstood! I am not a businessman, and I am not here to buy technology!"

"Really? You didn't lie?" Fang Jianping still didn't believe it, and sent several question marks: "As long as you are not here to make a deal, you are very welcome to come!"

"Please come in!" As he spoke, he stepped forward to lead the way and brought Yuxuan into the house.

On the way, Fang Jianping asked: "I don't know if this young master came all the way to visit my humble house, what's the matter?"

After hearing the sound, Yu Xuan only replied with four words: "Universal save all lives!"

As soon as these words came out, Fang Jianping suddenly stood up: "Young master is so loud, I don't know how to save all living beings?"

"Nowadays, famine is raging in the world, and there are countless victims."

"The average grain yield of the land is only about 300 catties, which cannot meet the daily needs at all. But if it reaches 600 catties, will there still be victims of disasters in this world?"

Fang Jianping responded with a serious face: "Young master is indeed right. There are many reasons for the low land yield."

"Take this year's rice as an example. Due to the severe drought, there is now a large-scale reduction in production."

"So what the young master said is to increase the average yield from 300 catties to 600 catties, which is a goal that is completely difficult to achieve!"

Yu Xuan smiled and shook his head: "If it's really difficult, how did Mr. Fang double the mass production of the neighboring county?"

This question obviously made Fang Jianping hesitate.

After a long time, he let out a deep breath: "Oh! You may not know, but the mass production of our Meizhuang is actually not stable."

"During the cultivation process, there is often extensive depletion and reduced yields."

"As for why the mass production exceeds that of neighboring counties, it's entirely because the number of acres of our land has increased!"

Speaking of this, Fang Jianping laughed awkwardly...

Near noon, the two chatted happily, and Yu Xuan was asked to stay for a light meal.

There was no big fish or meat on the dinner table, just a few simple farm dishes, and the rice eaten was naturally the hybrid rice planted by Fang Jianping.

Maybe I found a confidant, and the other party casually talked about some technical difficulties encountered so far.

As for the question of agriculture, although Yu Xuan didn't understand it well, he had read it in some textbooks and courses in his previous life.

"Brother Fang, there is actually a way to increase production!"

"What way? I hope my brother will tell you!" Since Fang Jianping is a little older, and Yuxuan himself is acquainted, so he is called brother and brother.

"If we want to increase the yield per mu, we have to cultivate good seeds!"

"Fine breed?" Fang Jianping paused and said, "Brother is not very talented, I wonder if I can give you some pointers?"

Yu Xuan responded with a smile: "Then let's talk about it, don't make me laugh at that time!"

"If the land wants to achieve mass production, it must do the following!"

"In some places, Brother Fang has actually done it a long time ago, but he is not very mature and has not discovered the disadvantages of it!"

As soon as these words came out, Fang Jianping became interested and listened.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Xuan began to talk eloquently: "I think farming is a great science, which can be said to be easier said than done."

"It's simple because there are only three points apart from the uncontrollable factors of the weather."

Fang Jianping asked in surprise, "Three o'clock? Which three o'clock?"

He is more or less an expert in farming. He has studied agronomy for so many years, but he hasn't figured out any key points.

Seeing that he was impatient, Yu Xuan didn't make any mistakes, and continued: "First: choose the right species!"

"The soil climate is different in each region, and it is because of these factors that certain species can only survive in a certain area."

"For example, I plant sorghum corn in a large area in the south of the Yangtze River. I could have mass-produced 600 catties. Now you ask me to plant these in northern Liaoning, and the production will naturally decrease."

Hearing this, Fang Jianping couldn't help but have a question in his heart: "Can large-scale planting still achieve such mass production?"

He is also an expert, and he knows that it is normal for small plots to be planted and managed, and high mass production.

But if it is planted in a large area, it is difficult to guarantee high yield.

That's why he didn't pass on the planting technique!
If it gets messed up, I don't know how many families will be devastated by hunger.

He really can't bear this responsibility.

Although Fang Jianping was full of doubts, Yuxuan still explained very patiently: "It is indeed difficult to produce high yields in large-scale planting, but we can solve it as long as we grasp a little bit!"

"Just a little?" Fang Jianping couldn't believe it: "Is there really such a solution?"

"Well! This is also the second point I'm going to talk about next!" Yuxuan continued: "Choose the right crops and screen out the best seeds!"

Fang Jianping said: "Brother, did you just say that you picked the seeds with full grains?"

Yu Xuan said: "Not only that, but also re-cultivation."

"Two thousand years ago, Zuo Qiuming once said: Men and women with the same surname, they are born differently! That's what it means."

Seeing his puzzled face, Yuxuan had no choice but to continue to explain: "As the saying goes: People who marry close relatives will have genetic problems! The same is true for crops."

"For example, we grow corn in Jiangdong, but we have been using local corn seeds. After a long time, the yield will naturally drop significantly."

"If you want to solve this problem, let crops from different regions marry each other!"

"Crops can also get married?" Fang Jianping was extremely surprised, and then asked tentatively: "What did you mean by using crops from different regions for pollination?"

"Exactly!"

Seeing the other party nodding, Fang Jianping continued: "To tell you the truth, brother, I actually discovered this too."

"I have been thinking about the pollination of rice for more than a few years, and I have not achieved some results until today. This is how the current scene came about?"

"But I don't know what went wrong in the middle. Why isn't the taste as smooth as before?"

"I don't know if my brother has any solution?"

Yu Xuan cut the gold and said: "Yes!"

"In some places where rice originated, wild rice species can be seen everywhere, but most of them are not fully developed."

"The reason is that the pollen of male flowers cannot pollinate itself. If you can find such rice, it will be a treasure."

"We just need to find high-yielding rice for it and artificially pollinate it, and it will grow out to be high-yielding rice."

"Similarly, if you find drought-resistant rice, it's drought-resistant rice!"

Fang Jianping was puzzled when he heard this, thinking that Yuxuan actually understood everything he hadn't figured out after studying rice for so many years!
After pondering for a long time, he suddenly saw him giving courtesy: "Listening to your words is better than studying for ten years! My brother, you are really well-educated!"

Yu Xuan shook his head and said: "Miao Zan, I'm just hearing from hearsay, how to really do it, you need a capable person like my brother!"

"Haha, my brother is really humble! After hearing what you said, I am more and more curious about the third point?" Fang Jianping asked with a smile.

Yu Xuan said: "Actually, someone raised this third point a long time ago?"

"As the old saying goes, every crop and flower depends on manure! Although the farmers know how to use manure, they always ignore what kind of manure should be used?"

"For example, if I use plant ash from a farm stove for corn, the effect will not be as good as using sheep manure!"

"What kind of crops, what kind of manure should be used, this is also an important knowledge that generations of agronomists need to study!"

Fang Jianping said: "There are stubble and heavy stubble in the land. A piece of land cannot be continuously planted with another crop. Is it because they don't have enough fertilizer?"

Yuxuan said: "Exactly! But if you can find suitable fertilizers to supplement, it's not a problem if you want to continue planting."

Fang Jianping suddenly realized: "So that's how it is! All these years have been for nothing!"

Yuxuan stepped forward to comfort him: "Who said you're fooling around? Are all the achievements out there for nothing?"

"It's not that my brother is talking big. In terms of achievements in agriculture, there must be no one who can surpass my brother!"

Fang Jianping blushed when he was praised, of course he could hear that what Yu Xuan said just now was not flattery, but completely from the bottom of his heart.

"Brother, don't blame me for talking too much!" Just when Fang Jianping was at a loss, Yu Xuan suddenly said: ""I don't think your real role is here! "

Fang Jianping was startled: "Brother...how do you say that?"

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(End of this chapter)

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