?Bazhou governor Yuwen Wen stood on the ridge of the field. In front of him was a large rice field. In a field under his nose, the crops were "demonstrating" to him what lodging was.

The rice fields that were supposed to be neatly arranged, but there were large areas of depressions in some places. Many rice that were supposed to be upright were already crooked, just like the trees that were blown down by the strong wind in Yuwen's memory.

Lost, as the name suggests, means that the crops growing upright become crooked, and in severe cases, the whole plant even crawls to the ground. Now the crops in front of them are still quite conscience but are crooked.

"Eunuch, if all the crops fall to the ground, the yield will be severely reduced, or even the harvest will be eliminated!" An official said from the side. Just now, Yuwen Wen had just heard their report and immediately went to see the scene. Under their guidance, he went to a paddy field to check the situation.

"Slash production? Unable to bear harvest?" Yuwen Wen realized the seriousness of the situation. Although it was the scorching sun, his heart was instantly cold. The water conservancy facilities worked smoothly through the heavy rainstorm. He thought that this would save a good harvest, but there was still bad news waiting.

"Eunuch, this crop can be large or small, if it is not handled properly..." The official caught a glimpse of Yuwen Wen and was a little stunned. He knew that this person probably didn't understand the important thing, so he coughed and told him one by one.

There are many reasons for crops falling down, among which wind disasters and heavy rains are the main culprits. There are roughly two types of lodging: one is the roots falling down, that is, the roots are shallow and unstable, and the fallen down on the ground will occur if it is slightly invaded by wind and rain.

The other type is the stems. Because the stems of the crops are not strong, they cannot afford the weight of the upper part, and the storm and other reasons have fallen to varying degrees. Now the fallen in some crops outside Xiyang City is the second situation.

Because of the rainy season, after several heavy rains, there was a heavy rain in the previous few days. The dense rain hit the rice ears and increased the burden on the stems. In addition, the strong winds hindered many rice.

Once the lodging occurs, you can basically confirm that the production cut will be reduced by at least 10% to 30%. If the production cut is improperly handled after the event, it is possible. Of course, if the previous one is down, it will basically be a complete loss. Even if it is rescued afterwards, the harvest will be almost the same as the absolute loss.

"What do you say about the state yamen?" Yuwen Wen asked. The official replied that Xu Biejia was convening everyone to discuss countermeasures, and many experienced old farmers were invited to the state yamen.

"You go back to the state yamen first, and I will say that I already know." Yuwen Wen said. At this time, he had recovered from his shock. "After the result is concluded, let Xu Biejia report to me."

Watching the officials rush back to the city, Yuwen Wen looked at Shuitian in front of him and was stunned and left immediately. It was useless to be anxious at this point. He was not a farming expert and did not plan to burn incense and pray. It was the first priority to take timely rescue measures.

He knew that he was not a person who was so energetic that he would do everything himself. It would be a matter of not being able to use talents. Since there was a state assistant, let them share the heavy responsibility. Doing things is like marching and fighting. As the head coach, you only need to manage the generals well.

Don’t recognize the way? Go and find a guide! What should I prepare for crossing the river? Anyway, when the army can’t cross the river, you can hang your own branches in the southeast!

Yuwen Wen is not a pervert with a strong desire for control. As long as the orders issued can be completed successfully, he doesn't mind how his subordinates do it. Of course, the main purpose is to let his team be fully trained.

A team is useless to be able to do it. If the leader has a fever and cold, and the subordinates cannot perform their duties normally, they will not be able to carry out any work without the backbone. Such a team has no future.

"So, after following me, the unscrupulous boss, you can accept your fate!"

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In the back hall of the state yamen, Yuwen Wen sat upright and listened to Xu Shao's report. He had just entered the city and rushed to the state yamen without even returning home. The emergency meeting of the abbot Xu Shao just ended, and measures to save the crops were laid out.

The consequences of lodging can be big or small. The specific situation needs to be analyzed in detail. The situation of lodging crops outside Xiyang City did not only happen today. After the heavy rain a few days ago, the state yamen received reports from farmers one after another. Xu Shao, who had just finished guarding the dike, went out of the city to patrol non-stop.

The burden of rectifying water conservancy was transferred to Hao Wu Bo of Zhizhong. Xu Shao was anxious to devote himself to the next wave of "rescue rescue and disaster relief". As a civil affairs official, he had a heavy responsibility. The harvest of crops directly affected the rental and regulation of Bazhou this year, that is, fiscal revenue.

The lodging farmland in Xiyang County accounts for 30% of the total, which basically occurred during this heavy rainstorm. Xu Shao, who rarely comes into contact with farming, was not very clear about what lodging was. It took him a lot of effort to figure out the relevant situation and consequences.

Lost has always been a common problem encountered when farming. Farmers have a lot of experience in preventing crops from falling. First, digging ditches before heavy rain comes. If the mud in the field is not soft, then pay attention to the fact that once there is lodging, they will help them up artificially, and use straw to tie them firmly.

With this measure, many rice fields have resisted the heavy rains of the previous few times, but the last heavy rain was really rare. Not only is the rainfall and the wind blowing is also not small, but it is also the culprit that caused some rice fields to fall.

It is useless to regret it now. How to take measures to save the losses to minimize the losses is the most important thing. Fortunately, farmers have some experience in dealing with this situation. Everyone worked together to formulate feasible remedies:

First of all, drain water in time to prevent the lodged rice leaves from soaking in water for too long, and avoid germination of rice ears and moldy and rotting of stems.

Secondly, different measures should be taken depending on the severity of the lodging. Rices with low lodging should not be supported by the rice, because rice plants generally fall backwards. After three to five days, the rice plants will automatically adjust to allow the leaves and rice ears to rise up automatically.

Especially for rice fields where lodging is very mild, the automatic recovery ability of rice plants is very strong. If these rice are used to support rice, it will artificially damage the distribution of rice ears, ear stems, and rice leaves. It will not only damage the rice plants, but also make the loss of lodging more serious.

For rice that is seriously lodged, as long as it does not completely lodge to the ground, it can be saved by manually bundling it into small handfuls, which can avoid the unsuccessful harvest.

In addition, the late irrigation volume must be strictly controlled for the lodged rice fields. Of course, experienced old farmers need to provide guidance on site.

"Organize them and guide others to adjust and check the fees, and the fees will be paid out from the state yamen." Yuwen Wen said. He felt a little disgusted when he saw Xu Shao, who seemed to have lost weight. "I have been running around outside all the time. Thank you for your hard work in Sizong."

"Hi, what is the responsibility? Where is there any hard work or not?" Xu Shao waved his hand. Although he was tired and energetic, he had personally participated in many things since he took office as a provincial government official, and he grew a lot in less than a year.

"Chengye has also lost a lot of weight. After the autumn harvest, you will have to have a big vacation." Yuwen Wen was sincere. Xu Shao and Hao Wuwang were really busy for more than half a year.

During the Chinese New Year, they didn't have time to go back to reunite with their family. The two of them took their staff to live in the backyard of the state yamen. The free life of the rich man who was "three generations of officials" on weekdays could no longer be realized.

"Eunuch, I'm afraid I'm going to take action again after the autumn harvest. Then we will have the opportunity to take a vacation." Xu Shao directly exposed Yuwen Wen's "fake" kindness. The man in front of him was not for taking a look at him by trying hard to raise five thousand soldiers.

It would be fine if there were five thousand soldiers to raise soldiers according to the generals elsewhere. The key is that the food of the Hulin Army has always been high-standard. Xu Shao felt speechless when he thought about it.

Their Xu family naturally had a division, otherwise they would not have firmly taken root in Yuezhou. The grandfather and father were able to serve as the governor of Yuezhou one after another, not only rely on their vision, but also had a useful "knife" in their hands. Yuwen Wen's consumption of military support exceeded the level of their division.

The Xu family's support team is to protect themselves, but the soldiers in front of him have a lot of plans. Xu Shao probably knows Yuwen Wen's ambitions, so he is deeply doubtful about whether he can take a safe vacation after the autumn harvest.

Tigers may not eat people, but tigers that have tasted human blood will not let living people go. Yuwen Wen has snatched many benefits from Chen Guo’s hand opposite the river. It would be impossible to stop.

"Everything is stretched and relaxed, the knife will rust if it is not sharpened. Besides, Bazhou lacks labor force, and the embankment on the north bank of the Three Rivers will be built next year." Yuwen Wen was indeed 'waiting to move', and his steps will never stop.

"By the way, do you have any extra oxen on Xu Jun? We can buy it for a lot of money." Yuwen Wen thought of something else. If the water conservancy is repaired, you have to open up land. If you need to open up land, you have to have oxen pull the plow. If the oxen is insufficient, you can only let someone pull the plow.

Xu Shao shook his head when he heard this. Nowadays, no one would think that there were too many oxen plowing. His father had been managing Yuezhou for many years, but he had never heard of selling oxen. Of course, if you buy piglets, it would be fine. Yuwen Wen used to collect piglets everywhere and was called "Pig Tai Sui".

"If there are calfs or something, there is no hurry to do this year. With the south bank river embankment, the wastelands will be enough to work after the autumn harvest."

"Empress, if you want to open the land, you have to prepare all the seeds, and you also need farm tools. Of course, it is best to make iron." Xu Shao also knew that he had to prepare in advance, "Choose iron from the river sand by the Bashui River. Is the iron you have trained now useful?"

"I don't know, it's a bit troublesome to choose iron from Hesha to make iron. I could make arrowheads before, but if I used it as a hoe, the shovel would be a little crisp..." Yuwen Wen was a little discouraged when he remembered that hesha to choose iron because this was a new ore source, and he was still exploring how to make suitable iron.

But this happened a few months ago. Yuwen Wen felt that he had to make some progress after burning so much money. He made a hoe and a shovel must be durable. If it really doesn't work, he would use it as a sickle. After all, the autumn harvest is approaching.
Chapter completed!