Daqin started with offering immortal medicine

It has to be said that the effect of this decree is still very effective.

Because this decree was passed on, officials from all over the country paid attention to it and became nervous, and soon began to operate, actively providing grain seeds to ensure the issue of cultivated land and grain seeds within the government.

You know, the famine in Daqin was severe last year. It can be said that in many places, even a single grain of millet could not be found.Therefore, although the land reform was carried out at the end of the year, the people all over the world were allocated land, but the shortage of grain is common.

The government decree of the National Council of the People's Republic of China made the local governments take on the problem of grain seeds, and began to provide grain and chestnuts from the granaries to be used as grain seeds for farmers.

Of course, in addition to grain, there are also water conservancy issues.

From provinces to counties, to townships and pavilions, all levels of government have mobilized to ensure water conservancy and prevent floods, which has become a task that they can't wait to complete.

However, although this decree has played a major role in farming, it has also caused a lot of complaints from various places.Because to triple the harvest is an impossible task.

Therefore, the State Council receives complaints from all over the world every day.

The general meaning is that it cannot be done, because for several years, most of the people have been serving as slaves, resulting in less than one-tenth of the real cultivated land in various places, a lot of land is abandoned, and water conservancy has been in disrepair for many years, so time is too tight. Now It's already spring, and farmers have to cultivate three times more land than in previous years. There is no serious shortage of manpower and time, and it is impossible to open up all the land for farming.Second, water conservancy projects cannot guarantee the supply of all arable land in a short period of time.

Not to mention others, even Wang Youxian from Jiangsu Province sent a separate private letter to Li Yang, explaining to Li Yang the various difficulties and unrealistic effects of tripling the food supply.

Of course, Hu Hai, governor of Dongyang County, was originally a staunch supporter of Li Yang's new policy. Now that he sees this kind of task issued by the State Council, he is also annoyed and scolds Li Yang for being eager for success, greedy, and setting goals. It's too outrageous and divorced from the root of the facts.

There were so many complaints from various places, and naturally, some people in the court discussed this matter.

Everyone in the DPRK questioned the decree to increase the harvest by three times, and believed that it was necessary to lower the requirements a little, and it would be more appropriate to double the harvest compared to previous years.

However, this matter was directly vetoed by Li Yang.

Ever since, everyone felt that Li Yang was starting to drift, too confident and self-righteous.

All of a sudden, there were voices of disdain.

But the old clans seemed to see an opportunity from this incident, and wanted Fusu to oppose Li Yang on this matter.

So, Gongsun Jing, the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials, led several court ministers to find Fusu directly.

too womb.

"Your Highness, Lord Zhen bypassed the Ministry of Officials and directly ordered that this year's increase in grain income be included in the performance assessment of officials in various places. Nowadays, officials from all over the country are complaining, and the Ministry of Officials receives a pile of papers every day, all of which are complaining about bitterness. Minister and others I believe that the issue of increasing food income should not be rushed, let alone force the subordinates, otherwise it will only be counterproductive, and I hope that His Highness will come forward to stop the Zhen Guojun from falling out of reality." Gongsun Jing looked worried.

Several other ministers also petitioned one after another: "I hope that His Highness will stop the nonsense of the Lord Zhen for the sake of the country!"

In the eyes of Gongsun Jing and others, the three-fold increase in grain production is clearly unrealistic, so Fusu will probably be moved if he and others come to advise.After all, Fusu is not the first emperor, and the first emperor has unconditional trust in Li Yang. No matter how absurd and outrageous what Li Yang wants to do, the first emperor will support it.And will Fusu be the same as his father?

This answer is obviously worth looking forward to.

As long as Fusu stepped forward to stop and oppose Li Yang, it would be like slapping Li Yang in the face. From then on, the relationship between Fusu and Li Yang would be cracked.

After everyone finished speaking, they all looked up at Fusu, waiting for his answer.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Fusu didn't care about it, and said with a smile: "My lords are serious! Since Lord Zhen said that he would triple this year's grain production, I believe he can do it with confidence. After all, Lord Zhen has always been creating miracles."

Everyone was taken aback, they didn't expect Fusu to trust Li Yang so much.

Everyone looked at each other, and Gongsun Jing said: "Your Highness trusts the King of the Town, and the ministers understand it, but other things may be able to create miracles, but farming depends on the power of the people in the world, not the King of the Town. It can be done by one person. Today, more than half of the farmland in Daqin has been abandoned for many years, and the water conservancy is in disrepair. No matter how capable Zhen Guojun is, he cannot change all this with his own power."

Fusu nodded slightly, pondered for a while, and said: "What Gongsun Shangshu said is not unreasonable, but... let's see if Lord Zhen can come up with a good solution first!"

Seeing that Fusu trusted Li Yang so much, Gongsun Jing knew that he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he nodded and let it go.

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Although the remonstrance of Gongsun Jing and others did not make Fusu oppose Li Yang, it still shook Fusu's heart.

After all, the steps are too big, and it is easy to pull the eggs.In case the officials from various places below are forced to complain, the loss outweighs the gain.

Therefore, when Gongsun Jing and others left, Fusu went directly to the State Council and found Li Yang.

"Teacher, it is said that more than half of the land in various places has been abandoned, and the water conservancy has been in disrepair for many years. This year we want to triple the grain production. Is this really possible?"

Fusu found Li Yang alone and asked.

Li Yang naturally knew that the questioning voices from the courtiers must have reached Fusu's ears, so he smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, it is difficult for the people to cultivate three times the land of previous years, that is because of low production efficiency As a result, I have already thought of a way to improve the efficiency of farming, and it should not be a problem to cultivate all the fields that have been abandoned in the past this spring."

"Oh? Taifu has a way to triple the efficiency of common people's farming!"

Hearing this, Fusu's eyes lit up, he was overjoyed, and asked: "Teacher tell me quickly, what can be done?"

Li Yang smiled and said, "Promote the plow!"

"plow?"

Fusu frowned, and said, "Plow, hasn't someone already used this thing?"

Li Yang shook his head: "Your Highness does not know, although today's plow can greatly improve the efficiency of plowing, but it is only suitable for plains, and two oxen are needed to pull it. Many people do not have oxen, so the application of plows is limited to those in plain areas. Wealthy."

The plow in the Qin Dynasty was still an early plow with a simple shape.It was not until the Western Han Dynasty that the straight shaft plow appeared, but there were only plowshares and handrails.

Therefore, most of the plows in the Qin Dynasty belonged to treading plows.

Treading plows are also called "镵" and "foot plows".When using it, step on it with your feet to achieve the effect of turning the soil.Stepping on a plow for five days can be used as an ox plow for one day, but it is not as deep as the plow.

And there is another kind of plow, which belongs to the two-oxen carrying style, which not only requires two oxen, but is only suitable for plains.

It is also because of this that most of the common people still plow the land with hoes, which is not only inefficient, but also very tiring.

Just imagine, farming with a hoe, this efficiency is naturally impossible to cultivate the land that was abandoned during the previous corvee.

"Oh? From what the Grand Tutor said, is there a way to improve the plow?" Fu Su is also a smart person, and he understood Li Yang's thoughts as soon as he heard it.

Li Yang nodded: "That's right. I plan to improve the plow so that it can be easily plowed with an ox. It can be used in both plains and mountainous areas. In addition, I have ordered Xiao He to take the plow from the Mongolian province (the Xiongnu) Send all the cattle here to supplement the lack of cattle for the common people, so it should not be difficult to cultivate all the land that was abandoned in the past this year."

"It turns out that Taifu really has a plan, haha!" Hearing that Li Yang had a way to improve the plow, Fusu was very happy.

However, he soon thought of something else and asked, "However, the water conservancy is in disrepair, so how can we solve it?"

Li Yangdao: "Rice is grown in paddy fields, wheat is grown in semi-dry fields, and I plan to use the completed dry fields to cultivate new species."

"New species?" Fusu was taken aback again.

Li Yangdao: "Your Highness does not know, this time Xu Fu brought several boats of grain varieties back from Shaohao, and they will be transported to Xianyang in a few days. At that time, these new grain varieties can be distributed to various places, so that the common people can cultivate and multiply them. The seeds are ready to be planted on a large scale next year."

"New varieties..." Fusu was very interested when he heard this, and wanted to know what the new grain brought by Shaohao would look like.

And at this moment, Ji Kai walked in excitedly, and when he saw Fusu, he saluted, "Your Highness."

Fusu asked: "Ji Shangshu, what's the matter?"

Ji Xie said: "Chen Te came to report to Zhen Guojun that the things from Shaohao's side have been transported from Langya County."