Nowadays, the Jinshi Department is held every three years, and only 200 to 300 people are admitted in each class. Those who can reach high school are the elites from all over the world. I didn't praise his articles when I saw them, but when I came to Shen Long, they were downgraded and not worth mentioning.

Wang Yu was still a little unconvinced. He felt that his article had outstanding literary talent and elegant language. No matter who he showed it to, he would not comment like this. "Please give me some advice from the Taoist priest."

"Let me ask you, what did I ask you to write this for?" Shen Long asked, Wang Yu's article was solely about calligraphy, which was indeed good, but unfortunately it was not the result he wanted.

"It must be to record the secrets of farming, so that it can be used to teach others how to grow corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other grains, right?" Wang Yu is extremely smart and has thought of this a long time ago.

"Yes, that's it." Shen Long nodded, then pointed to the article and asked, "In that case, do you think what you wrote can meet this demand? What year, month and day was it yesterday, and was the weather cloudy or not? Qing? Is the land being hoeed dry land or paddy field? How deep does it take to hoe the land? You didn't write these clearly?"

"And these things are not for the scholars in the court, but to teach the farmers how to farm. The words should be as colloquial as possible and avoid vague and difficult to understand terms. You have used so many allusions, I'm afraid that It is not easy for ordinary Jinshi to read, let alone these illiterate old farmers?" The old farmers are illiterate, but they can arrange for scholars who know a few words to teach them. However, these people's cultural level is not high, and Wang Yu's articles are also very difficult to read. Hard work.

"Here, I have an experiment diary written by a primary school student from later generations. Take it and read it. Just write it like this tonight." Shen Long took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Wang Yu.

Wang Yu took it and took a look at it. He saw that the weather was sunny on a certain month and a certain year at the top, and there were some things that he couldn't understand such as temperature and humidity. At the bottom was written the length and growth of the crop seedlings planted today. Wait, the words are simple and easy for people to understand at a glance.

What's the taste of such an article? I'm afraid that the young children who have just studied in private schools for a few years are more literary than this one. But Wang Yu thought about it carefully and found that this article is not simple. He only needs to read it to know how to write it. There is no ambiguity in the article about how the person grows peanuts. If he could read it, the average farmer would know what to do.

“If the soil is too deep, the seeds will be too compacted to germinate; if the soil is thin, the seeds may be exposed and cannot germinate; if you plant a few days early, the weather will be too cold; if you plant a few days late, it will be too hot… so You must be precise when writing an article. You must not be sloppy. A slight omission may lead to failure." Shen Long reminded that writing an experiment diary is very different from writing an ordinary article.

"Thank you, Taoist Master, for your advice. I understand." Wang Yu thanked Shen Long and continued to study the article while recalling yesterday's hoeing process and began to think about how to modify yesterday's diary.

"By the way, Taoist priest, what are the temperature and humidity? How are these numbers measured?" Wang Yu asked. He could vaguely understand the literal meaning of these words, but in the end he had no accurate concept.

"Temperature is the degree of hot and cold. The cold and hot degree of the ice-water mixture is zero degrees, and the cold and hot degree of boiling water is one hundred degrees..." Shen Long took out a thermometer and a hygrometer to demonstrate to Wang Yu, "Temperature and humidity are crucial to growing food, please record these data in the future!"

Wang Yu took over the research and measured his body's problems according to Shen Long's instructions. He felt that these equipment were ingenious and wonderful, "It is said that the most important thing in making steel is the heat. If you can use this... use this If a thermometer measures the heat, can better steel be made?"

"Well, the fact that you can think of this is enough to prove your cleverness, but the thermometer you are holding cannot measure the temperature inside the stove. I'm afraid it will burn as soon as you put it in." Shen Long praised.

When they arrived at the village, Wang Yu and Wu Xiaoyi continued to hoe the land, while Shen Long sat next to them to rest. Wang Yu discovered today that the two acres of land that Shen Long hoed yesterday were of different depths. It seemed that they were preparing to plant different kinds of food. , and the depth of planting of these grains must be different, so he quickly wrote these down.

Shen Long looked at Wang Yu's serious look and nodded slightly. It seemed that this liberal arts student still had hope of transforming into a science major. If he could successfully grow these grains, it would be of great benefit.

If you want to save the Song Dynasty, just killing the Khitan, Dangxiang, Jurchen, and Mongolia won't work. Even if you can deal with Yelu Hongji and Wanyan Agu, there is no guarantee that other alien races will emerge, so you must come up with a more long-term plan. There is no way.

Throughout history, it was not until the Age of Firearms that civilized countries completely got rid of the threat of barbarians, because the production capacity of barbarians was far less than that of civilized countries.

The large-scale equipment of firearms requires an entire industrial system, which cannot be achieved by manual workshops alone. Therefore, Shen Long had to cultivate the buds of the industrial revolution and capitalism in the Song Dynasty and protect their growth until this emerging trend. Only the power to have the capital to fight against the feudal landlords is enough.

When many people mention the Industrial Revolution, they think of epoch-making machinery such as Watt's improved steam engine and the spinning Jenny. But in fact, the Industrial Revolution began with agriculture.

Due to the promotion of crop rotation, the advancement of production tools, the cultivation of new crops and the use of fertilizers, Britain's food production has continued to increase, and production efficiency has also continued to improve. A large area of ​​land can be cultivated by only a few people, coupled with the addition of enclosures As a result of the land movement, a large number of farmers had to leave the land and enter the city, providing a sufficient source of workers for factories.

These people turned from farmers into workers, and cheap food allowed the British to obtain enough food with less money, and the remaining money could be used for consumption, which also led to an increase in the demand for industrial products.

If you want to recreate this scene in the Song Dynasty, you must first solve the food problem. That's why Shen Long brought out so many high-yielding seeds, and Wang Yu is using these more advanced agricultural tools.

Wang Yu now only thinks about the high yield of these grains, but does not realize that these grains will also cause more people to be stripped from the land.
Chapter completed!