Chen Min, Quanzhenzi who lived in seclusion in Xishan, was a Taoist who lived at the turn of the Song Dynasty.

The literati of the Song Dynasty all loved being an official because they provided a lot of money, great power, superiority over others, and the ability to use power for personal gain.

In short, it means that one person attains enlightenment and ascends to heaven.

But Chen Min didn't like being an official very much.

He is more interested in farming.

In the past, books such as "The Book of Pan Sheng" and "The Essentials of Qi Min" all studied agriculture in the Yellow River Basin, that is, in the Central Plains area.

His "Chen Min Agricultural Book" was the first agricultural book in ancient China targeting the south. It elaborated on agriculture more systematically and improved the concept of agricultural ecology.

It also corrected many erroneous agricultural theories of the predecessors.

The Yangtze River Basin happened to be vigorously developed during the two Song Dynasties. By the Ming Dynasty, the south began to comprehensively surpass the north. It can be said that this was the pattern created by the two Song Dynasties.

The "Chen Chan Nong Shu" contributed indispensably to the further development of the south.

Zhao Ning returned to the Wende Hall, and Chen Min entered the Wende Hall to see his Majesty. Zhao Ding, Chen Dong, Chen Gui and others were also present.

"Common people see you, Your Majesty."

"I heard that Mr. has been studying agriculture all year round?"

"The common people are just poor farmers who dare not talk about studying agriculture."

"Sir, you are too modest." Zhao Ning asked someone to fetch some manuscripts, and he said, "I heard that your husband is living in seclusion in Xishan, Zhenzhou (Yizheng County, Jiangsu Province), working in farming, and letting people breed, fertilize, and raise silkworms?"

The manuscripts in his hand were the farming experiences of some farmers obtained by the people sent out before in Zhenzhou.

"Grassmen only love this in their lives, but farming is no better than that of old farmers. They often ask for advice from old farmers." Chen Min is still very humble. He is indeed just a farmer with no identity, and he is indeed interested in farming, and it is true that he has no interest in being an official.

In the past, I still lived in seclusion in the mountains, keeping company with farmers, and felt at ease.

Today, I was suddenly summoned by the Emperor to the ninth level of heaven. I am inevitably a little hesitant and uneasy, for fear of saying something wrong.

"I often farm in the Guanjia Palace. I have some doubts, so I would like to ask sir for some advice."

It is no secret that the emperors of the Song Dynasty farmed in the palace. It started during the reign of Song Renzong.

The reason for this is that the emperor, who stayed at home, had to personally understand the sufferings of the people, so that he could restrain himself, restore etiquette, and be diligent and frugal.

In fact, except for Song Huizong and Zhao Ji, all emperors of the Song Dynasty were indeed very economical and rarely extravagant and wasteful.

Even Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty in official history, was famous for his frugality.

The old Zhao family is a little timid, but their tutors are indeed excellent.

The Song Dynasty also attached great importance to agriculture in its internal governance. At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, the country had only nearly 300 million acres of land. By the end of Song Huizong's reign, the country had more than 700 million acres of land.

It can be said that the peak of the output value of China's agricultural society began in the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, please make it clear."

“I often encounter problems with weak crops and uneven grains, but I am diligent in weeding and fertilizing regularly.”

"Does Your Majesty tend the fields regularly?"

“The weeds have been weeded, do we still need to plow the land regularly?”

"Even if there is no grass, we must still work the fields."

"Then I work diligently in the fields, can I solve this confusion?"

"No."

"What else is needed?"

"It should be cultivated with dung soil rather than using medicine. There are different types of soil Qiao. Fertile and Qiao (qiao) (Qiao refers to barren land) have different good and bad qualities. Each has its own appropriate treatment. And the land with black soil is believed to be It’s beautiful.”

"However, if it is too fertile, the seedlings may be luxuriant but not solid."

"Sir, do you mean that I fertilized too much?"

"Of course."

Everyone in Wende Hall couldn't help but be surprised.

All of you here are people who are well-read in poetry and literature, but you really don’t know much about farming.

Hearing what Chen Min said, I felt like I was nodding my head repeatedly.

Since Zhao Guan's family was in the palace, there was no shortage of fertilizer. They always thought that adding more fertilizer would make the crops better.

Although Zhao Ning is a time-traveler, he instinctively thinks that he should fertilize more because of his past life.

This actually makes the crop seedlings grow luxuriantly and leaves the crop grains malnourished.

People in this era actually lack many more refined judgments about farming, and such mistakes are made in many places.

Chen Min also said: "It may be said that if the soil is weak, the vegetation will not grow, and if the Qi is weak, the living things will not be successful. Every field with soil has been planted for three to five years, and its power has been exhausted."

The core meaning of this sentence is that after a few years of farming, the field will become weak and fertile, and it will be difficult for crops to grow well.

This often happened before the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the ancients did not farm continuously. For example, Zhang San had fifty acres of land. He planted these fields in the past two years and those fields in the next two years.

Tian also needs to rest.

Zhao Ning listened humbly. This man was a famous farming man in history. He knew nothing about farming, so he shouldn't interrupt.

"Sir, is there anything you can do?"

"If you can add new and fertile soil from time to time and treat it with manure, it will become more mature and fertile."

"His strength should always be new and strong!"

As soon as Chen Min said this, everyone was stunned.

Chen Min said that by regularly adding new soil and cultivating it with manure, the field would not have to rest and the planting power of the field would be maintained.

this……

This is simply subversive!

At present, for one acre of land in the Song Dynasty, the maximum output value in the north is two dan per year. If there is a disaster year, it will be even less. Moreover, not every acre of land can be cultivated all year round, and all need rest.

But Chen Min said that careful care of the fields can maintain the planting power of the fields.

Just like a man, if he keeps exercising, resting, and supplementing his nutrition, he can cultivate the land regularly.

Zhao Ding asked: "Is this what you are thinking about?"

Chen Min said: "It is the result of years of farming by grassroots people."

This is not something you sit down and dream up, it is something you have practiced for many years.

Chen Min continued: "There are many paddy fields in the south, and the mountains and rivers are originally xi (xi), rivers and lakes (sou) swamps, and their superiority and inferiority are different, so they are cold (yu, warm, warm)."

"When it rains heavily, where the water meets, we dig out ponds according to their use, about ten acres of farmland, which means losing two or three acres to store water in zhu (zhu, the place where water gathers). At the turn of spring and summer, the rain comes.

, its embankments are high and wide, and its embankments are deep and wide, so that they are wide enough to accommodate them.”

"Mulberry trees (zhe) are sparsely planted on the embankment, which can be used to tie cattle. The cattle will get shade and be safe, the embankment will be strengthened by cattle and the mulberry trees will be fertile and fertile. If there is a drought, the water will be cut off for irrigation, and the floods will not spread.

Harmful crops, high-field upland rice, can only be harvested from planting to May or June."

"During the period, it dries out early and only needs to be irrigated four or five times. This can make the crops mature all the time!"

After Chen Min said these words, everyone was so shocked that they were completely speechless.

Zhao Ning was immediately overjoyed. What are these concepts?

This is the concept of agricultural ecology!

Professional talents are professionals, not those in management who fool around, fool around, and pretend to be more powerful than others.

In the agricultural era, this was all hard-core knowledge!

These are just like how to increase steel production in the industrial age, and how to improve chip performance in the information age.

In today's Song Dynasty, fertile land has been merged and distorted, the people are hungry and complaining, and the officials and powerful officials are greedy and blood-sucking.

Politicians should put people's livelihood first.
Chapter completed!