After rebirth, I became a national teacher
Chapter 598
As for Chen Qingzhu's words, most of them felt that the God was flattering the young master and did not completely believe them.
But they all complimented the young master on his keen insight and his concern for the people, saying that he was a blessing to the people of the world.
Chen Qingzhu didn't care whether they believed it or not.
This is a fact and naturally everyone should know it.
As for whether she trusts or disobeys Rong Niang, she has plenty of time to let her grow into a convincing lord before handing over the country to her.
"I plan to plant sweet potatoes throughout my jurisdiction this spring. Time is running out, and I need everyone to actively contribute ideas and work out a feasible plan."
And said:
"At present, the people from Dongfan Island who can provide guidance on sweet potato planting have been sent to Songhu."
Yuan Songbo pondered for a moment, then pointed out the key to the matter:
"God, the people have always been conservative. Although the sweet potatoes are good, I'm afraid they won't be so easy to plant them obediently."
Qin Dafu, who had never farmed or been to the countryside, didn't understand:
"Such a high-yield crop, planting one acre can keep the whole family from going hungry, why would they not want to plant it?"
Yuan Songbo looked helpless and explained:
"Minister Qin, you don't know that among the people, there are many ignorant and stubborn people who find it difficult to accept new things."
"For example, when I was the magistrate of Pingliang Prefecture, the local land was barren and the yield per mu was extremely low. I read a lot of methods to fertilize the land in agricultural books and experimented with them for two years before promoting them to the whole county. However, there were still many difficulties at the beginning."
"Most people pretended to obey, and some even went so far as to not only not follow my instructions to make manure, but also gathered people to beat up the first person in the village to make manure, saying that their actions would ruin the village's feng shui."
"Some people are worried that if they disrespect the land god, they will be punished by the god. Some people also say that I don't know anything and will ruin the land..."
Everyone was shocked and puzzled.
"Then...what happened next?"
"After two or three years, everyone found that their neighbors' composting could indeed increase grain production, and that's when it became generally accepted."
Everyone now understood why the God said that time was tight for a seemingly simple matter and why he wanted everyone to contribute ideas and efforts to discuss the rules.
This matter is actually not simple.
Zhang Liu was the Minister of Civil Affairs and was in charge of all the Ministers of Agriculture. He had some ideas in mind, so he immediately stepped forward and suggested:
"God, if the people have difficulty accepting it, why not tell them that this sweet potato is a fairy plant brought from the fairyland by God? Perhaps that will make them more willing to plant it?"
He had already planned to have his men go to various villages to promote the script.
Huiyun rejected his proposal:
"Not appropriate. This thing came from Dongfan Island. Those Si Nong envoys who came back from Dongfan Island know about it. If we let it slip, it will affect the prestige of the God."
"Moreover, the people would have many doubts at first about whether the sweet potatoes are edible and whether long-term consumption would harm the body. The agricultural envoys of Dongfan Island are the best witnesses."
"It's easier to get them to tell the truth than to lie. When they teach the method of growing sweet potatoes, they can tell the people about their experiences on Dongfan Island. While spreading the name of the gods, they can also dispel the people's concerns about sweet potatoes."
Chen Qingzhu glanced at Huiyun with appreciation:
"Su Cifu is right."
Yan Qingzhi thought for a moment and also stood up and suggested:
"God, I think that in order to ensure that all the people grow sweet potatoes, we can use both soft and hard tactics."
"First, the government issued a decree that those who do not plant sweet potatoes will have their land taxed 10% more."
"Secondly, if every family takes out one acre of land to plant sweet potatoes, this acre of land will be tax-free. In this way, coupled with the promotion of the benefits of sweet potatoes, people will be more willing to try it."
This statement was rejected by Yuan Songbo.
"Master Yan, everything else is fine, except raising taxes."
"The God has said that taxes will never be raised, so we must not open this gate. Otherwise, chaos will soon break out down there."
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