Chapter 744 The unprecedented sense of crisis in the twilight of the emperor!
Chapter 744: Di Mu’s unprecedented sense of crisis!
By the Yingshui River, the flowing water made a "squeaking" sound.
Yao Yun led Emperor Mu and a group of ministers of the Celestial Dynasty to walk on the ridge of the fields, outlining for them the bright prospect of a double harvest of grains in the future, and vigorously promoted the two-crop-per-year crop rotation system.
If double-cropping rice can be widely promoted and more food can be grown on the same piece of land, tens of thousands of people who are hungry will be able to eat, and countless people on the verge of starvation will survive. If this method is promoted
, there is no doubt that the merits and virtues are immeasurable, and the merits and fortunes of heaven and earth are added to the body.
This is the agreement between Yao Yun and Empress Hanba.
As the pioneer of the double-crop rotation system, Yao Yun cannot escape the pioneering credit, and Hanba also played an important role in finding the rice. The interests of both parties were consistent and the double-cropping rice was promoted, which won the fortune of heaven and earth, the admiration of all people, and the golden light of merit.
Double-cropping rice is undoubtedly an excellent thing, but it is not without its disadvantages. It depends on the timing.
If it were placed in the ancient times when the land was sparsely populated and fertile soil was abundant, double-cropping rice would not have much advantage and no one would take notice of it;
However, the current Zhuxia Dynasty is a different scene.
Since the defeat of Jedi Tiantong, although major and minor disasters have continued for thousands of years in the world, the number of mortals has continued to increase. Especially in the Xia Dynasty, strong men have emerged in large numbers to protect thousands of people. The population of the eight hundred vassal states has continued to increase, and the weakest vassals have continued to increase.
The capital of a country has tens of thousands of people, and the larger vassal states have millions of people.
The population surged, but the pace of expansion in the Xia Dynasty slowed down year by year, which led to the prominent problem of land resources. This was the reason why the Tiger Kingdom of the Xi clan forcibly occupied the Magpie Nest and settled in the Xi Kingdom;
The population is booming and land resources are becoming less and less. Under this situation, intensive farming and increasing land productivity undoubtedly have great prospects and will attract more and more attention from the world;
The southern wilderness area has many hills and mountains, and the vast plains have long been developed. At this time, the land with truly fertile land and sufficient water sources is a rare resource, and nobles from all over the world are competing for it.
In the past, agriculture in the Xi Kingdom developed rapidly, with hundreds of thousands of acres of new cultivated land added every year. This was because the Xi Kingdom spared no effort over the past few years and spent countless financial resources building water conservancy projects, irrigation, and promoting bobbin trucks, water trucks, and iron farm tools.
It would be unimaginable for many other vassal states to develop wasteland that was looked down upon by the people of other countries into fertile farmland.
In addition, there are many ferocious beasts and even monsters in the mountains, and the people are reluctant to leave the capital too far, which further makes it difficult to cultivate farmland.
It can be said that except for the Xi Kingdom, all the Xia countries currently have this problem: the population is not saturated, but the people have insufficient motivation to open up wasteland. Many people would rather starve than go deep into the wild to open up land.
Of course, the most important thing is that nowadays, countries are taxed on a per-acre basis. The more land they cultivate, the more taxes they pay. If the land is fertile, the output of the land is high and profitable, that's all. But if no one wants it,
If the land is barren, then you are looking for trouble.
In this case, if the people want to have enough to eat, they can only cultivate deeply and carefully and try to harvest as much food as possible on the existing land.
Because of this, the advantages of double-cropping rice are highlighted, and there is the possibility of promoting it in countries in the southern wilderness.
Emperor Mu and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty heard about Yao Yun's two-crop-a-year crop rotation system, and they all thought deeply.
Emperor Mu sighed in admiration, and then asked: "Marquis Xiyun, two crops a year is good, but it consumes too much soil, can the soil bear it?"
"What the Emperor said is true. Sowing rice continuously consumes a lot of soil, so it requires deep plowing, fertilization, and water diversion for irrigation. Fertilizer is the most important. The high grain yield of the Xi Kingdom in recent years is due to the techniques of retting and composting. The Southern Wasteland
Countries in other countries also imitated Xi Guo, but they did not learn the essence of it, and they only wanted to dedicate the skills of retting and composting to the emperor and the people of the heaven."
The techniques of retting and composting were the secrets of the Xi Kingdom in the early years. However, with the rapid expansion of the Xi Kingdom, these very commonly used farming techniques have long been introduced to the Southern Wilderness countries and some countries in the Middle Earth. They are no longer secrets. Yao Yun
Naturally, I am happy to promote it to all the Xia Dynasties.
If fertilizer is popularized, it will also be a great merit, and it will also have the merit of "Wood Virtue" in heaven and earth.
Moreover, Tianwen Academy has begun to research better fertilizers through the way of runes. The previous fertilizer-making technology will soon be eliminated, so why not do it.
The Emperor Mu looked at Yao Yun meaningfully. His whole body was shining with golden light, and his merits and luck far exceeded those of the important ministers of the Celestial Dynasty, but they were just a little less than him.
"Marquis Xiyun is interested."
"Thank you very much, Emperor, for your compliments. I am ashamed that I don't deserve it!"
Yao Yun also felt the emperor's gaze, and his heart trembled. Could it be that he was trying to gain reputation or gain too much merit and luck, which made the emperor jealous, so he immediately bowed his head and stopped being in the limelight.
When Emperor Mu saw Yao Yun's "harmless" appearance, he was very moved. It would be great if the emperor could be so good. He shook his head and the Emperor nodded and said:
"Marquis Xiyun, you have always been prudent in your work. You said that the Southern Wilderness countries can produce two crops a year. I can trust you. However, food is the most important thing. This matter should not be rash. You can plant it for a year first. If it turns out to be as you say.
It is said that if there are two crops a year and the soil is sufficient, it will not be too late to promote the Southern Wilderness Kingdoms on a large scale. By then, the merits of loving you will be immeasurable."
Yao Yun was overjoyed when he saw the emperor's appointment, but he did not take any credit: "Thank you very much, emperor. How dare I take credit for my merits? This time, it's all thanks to Empress Hanbao. It was the empress who brought back the rice. Her merits are immeasurable."
Emperor Mu nodded noncommittally and thought to himself, there is no doubt about the merits of the Hanba Empress, but your merits will be less? Once the common people benefit, the luck and merits of heaven and earth will probably flow to you continuously.
Emperor Mu saw through everything and his thoughts became more and more complicated.
Originally, after he sat on the throne of the Emperor, no one in the world could threaten him. However, seeing this little baby growing up at an astonishing speed for the benefit of the people of the world and doing all kinds of feats that could only be accomplished by the common ruler of the world, he felt like he was being chased for the first time.
the illusion.
However, this sense of crisis is fleeting, and they are not of the same era after all.
Emperor Mu, the emperor, did not take action to stop Yao Yun, but strongly supported Yao Yun. After all, the promotion of double-cropping rice benefited all people, and as the son of Zhuxia, he would also have a meritorious deed.
However, the chief minister Xixing Hou sighed: "It's a pity that most areas in the Western Wilderness, Northern Wilderness, and Central Plains cannot have two crops a year, nor can they cultivate rice. Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity!"
Yao Yun thought for a while and said: "There is no need to worry, Chief Tu. Empress Hanba is now going to the overseas wilderness to look for high-yielding grains. By then, she might be able to find grains suitable for farming in the north."