Another seven days later, Chu Qing was walking beside the vast farmland, and from time to time he could hear the sound of a bamboo whistle or the cry of "Gu... Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu".

Occasionally, I will hear: "Look carefully! The chickens have knocked down the seedlings! Look at who is older and who is younger. That child is one year younger than you. He fed the chicken

Being chubby and gaining weight, it doesn’t cost any food!

Look at you again, you can’t even walk straight, you only walk in the ridges and don’t walk in the furrows, but the chickens must be raised with the same virtues as you! Oh my, shovel up the chicken shit! These are all good things!”

Chu Qing ignored the child's psychological shadow about "other people's children" and just felt that disease-free and disaster-free breeding methods were widely spread, how great it was!

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Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Qingde looked at the thin piece of paper in front of him, but it was full of handwriting, and he couldn't help but recite it repeatedly: "The country does not keep livestock, and does not prepare for severe famines, which is a human failure. There are three causes of severe famines: water and drought.

It’s called locust.”

In front of the court, don't wait with eyes and nose, but with nose and heart.

The emperor read the letter and did not let him retreat.

After a long time, the emperor smiled and said: "You are not a group, your boy has stolen all the drafts of others, he has become very capable!"

If you don't bow your hands and salute, just listen to the emperor's words. Who knows if it is a genuine compliment or if you have ulterior motives? Anyway, you can't go wrong by saluting at any time.

"Huh?" The emperor wondered: "How can you repay one portion? Oh, is this another one the next day?"

Buqun raised his eyes and replied, "Buqun received two letters at the same time today."

It means that I received two letters at the same time. As for whether they are on the same day, your Majesty, you can check the payment date yourself.

The emperor read each letter one by one.

The first letter contains more content. The above pictures seem to be Chu Qing's "Cotton Affairs Daily Records", which are Chu Qing's work notes as a "Cotton Officer Wailang".

Because Chu Qing always used a pen to write, the words on it were relatively small, looked densely packed, and were written from left to right. The emperor was not used to it.

Fortunately, it is neat and tidy. Even though it is white paper, the rows and rows are neat and the handwriting is strong, so it is still easy to read.

I saw a page that read: "It is certain that a prolonged drought will lead to a locust plague, because without the nourishment of winter snow, the land will be cracked, and the locust larvae will not be suffocated to death in large numbers."

As for the insect species, when the absolute base accumulates to a certain level, it will have huge destructive capabilities..."

"Species... This Chu Qing always uses some weird words." The emperor said to himself while watching.

On the other page is "Farmers' Proverbs about the Twenty-Four Solar Terms"——

The first month of the year: The sky is dark all around, and there is heavy snowfall. It is a drought year, but there is a clear day at the beginning of spring, and farmers do not have to work hard to plow the fields.

February: Insects are awakened by the smell of thunder and rice, which is like mud. There are few patients with the spring breeze and rain. But in the middle of the month, there is a good season of cotton, beans and wheat everywhere.

March: Wind and rain meet on the first day of the new year, and people in the villages are worried about the plague. If the Qingming wind blows from the south, it is predicted that there will be a good harvest.

April: The east wind at the beginning of summer brings few diseases, and on the eighth day of the lunar month there are many fruits, and on the Gengchen day of the sixth lunar month, locusts damage the rice fields.

May: It rains during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is a good year, and the same goes for the thunder and thunder in the awns. The summer solstice wind blows from the northwest, and the melon and vegetable garden is suffering.

June: It is extremely hot during the third stagnation period, and there is a lot of grain and grain in the fields. If there are no disasters at this time, it is destined to be rainy and snowy in the third winter.

July: There is no rain at the beginning of autumn, which is very worrying. All things are always half harvested. If it rains during the summer, even if it is fruitful, it will be difficult to retain.

August: There are many white clouds in the autumn wind, and people are singing and singing about the late harvest. The most fearful thing is thunder and lightning at this time. How expensive is the price of rice in winter?

September: On the first day of the lunar month, flying frosts harm the people. On the Double Ninth Festival, there is no rain but one day is sunny. In the middle of the month, people with the color of fire are prone to diseases. If there is thunder, the price of vegetables will be high.

October: The day of the Beginning of Winter is feared to be Renzi. Next year, Gao Tian will be in vain. This day is also the Renzi day, and disasters are predicted to harm the people.

November: On the first day of the lunar month, there are winds and diseases, and there are also heavy snowfalls and disasters. At the winter solstice, the sky is dark and there is no rain. Next year, we will sing songs of peace.

December: On the first day of the lunar month, there will be an east wind and six livestock disasters. If there is heavy snow and drought, if the weather is fine on this day, the farmer will make a fortune next year.

In this "Farmer's Proverb Song", from the first month to April and December, Chu Qing made a cross in front of his head.

"If you are not group, please step back." The emperor suddenly ordered, and then called out: "Ling Hai!"

Buqun jumped up and disappeared without a trace, but Eunuch Li's voice came from outside the door: "I'm here!"

"Ling Hai, you immediately send the order of Taishi, Taishi Cheng, the astronomical officer of Hanlin Academy of Astronomy!" the emperor ordered, and Eunuch Li immediately responded: "Yes!" and turned to leave.

The emperor added: "Also, bring me Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue!"

Eunuch Li turned around sharply and said "yes" again. Because the emperor's voice was urgent, Eunuch Li's movements also accelerated. After agreeing, he immediately turned around and went out again.

Just spinning around like this, Eunuch Li actually ducked his waist!

He held his breath tightly in pain, walked to the door and quickly told his apprentice: "Quick, quick, quick! Go find..."

Daxuan's weather forecast is mainly responsible for the Taishi Bureau and the Hanlin Astronomical Academy. The two organizations coexist and verify each other to ensure accuracy.

The weather corresponding to the months marked with a cross in Chu Qing's Song of Farmers' Proverbs attracted the emperor's attention.

The previous page was written by Chu Qing about the prediction and prevention measures of locust plagues, while the next page actually corresponded to a summary of folk laws on drought and locust plagues.

If the previous page is regarded as Chu Qing’s agricultural knowledge study notes, then what is the next page? Therefore, the previous page is not a study note, but Chu Qing has predicted that a locust plague will occur this year!

And it has been confirmed in farmers’ proverbs!

This is clear!

She not only summarized the rules of folk farming based on the solar terms and compiled "Farming Proverbs of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms", but also analyzed the prevention and control of locust plagues.

The emperor looked at the previous page again. He had not read it carefully just now, so he read it carefully this time: "...the land is high and low, the rain is skewed, and floods and droughts cause disasters. There are still many places that are spared, but the drought is extreme and locusts

, thousands of miles away, all the grass and trees, or all the cows, horses, flags, flags, etc. are gone, and the damage is especially worse than floods and droughts.

Although the two disasters of floods and droughts may be severe or minor, if one wishes for constant peace, even in the time of Emperor Yao of the Tang Dynasty, it was still not possible to achieve this, and it was almost due to the design of heaven.

But locusts are not like that. They make preparations in advance and save them after they are done. If the manpower is exhausted, they will be destroyed and nothing will be left. This is different from floods and droughts..."

Although Chu Qing is from a science and engineering background, her grades are relatively balanced and her character is relatively "not striving for advancement."

If a classmate said that her grades in mathematics, physics and chemistry were not outstanding, she would point to her Chinese and English scores and laugh at herself: "I am the best in liberal arts among science students."

Of course, if someone used the English and Chinese scores of liberal arts students to argue with her, she would say, "I am the best in science among liberal arts students."

"Balance" means neither is good at all.

It is also because of this that her work notes in this world are all written in a mixture of classical Chinese and vernacular.

However, if she encounters knowledge that she happens to have read, she will plagiarize it in a very "borrowing" spirit.

For example, what the emperor was reading was an excerpt from "Exterminating Locusts" written by Xu Guangqi in the late Ming Dynasty.


Chapter completed!