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Seventy-four in the name of honest people

No matter when a person says the words "I am an honest person" in front of you, you always have an urge to laugh. Whether you recognize them or not, because of this troubled world, people always have a preconceived subjective emotion. They will stubbornly believe that there are no honest people in the world, especially the so-called honest people who say it from their mouths. That is not an honest person! The more you say you are honest, the more you are dishonest! A vulgar one!

His Majesty Li Er was also dominated by his own subjective emotions at this time. The troubled times had just ended. Where can there be honest people in the chaotic people? In order to survive, they all became savages. Not to mention the generation of heroes in the court, they were all scheming talents. Otherwise, what would they say that the times created heroes? Although this kid is young, his actions show maturity far beyond his age.

Can those who sneaked into Dingxiang and captured Yang Zhengdao? Can those who burned Yinshan to destroy the 30,000 troops and captured all the nobles alive? Can those who were shocked by the fact that Suning did what he did since entering the court? What did Suning do when he entered his own vision meet the requirements of a dull honest man? This kid is a truly smart man, a wise man! He is still a hungry ghost in his lust, and he dares to attack Chun'er, hum!

"Are you an honest person? Hahaha, you are an honest person, so Jie Li is also an honest person! Well, don't say what you have, don't tell me your method quickly! How can you keep the Tang Dynasty from worrying about hunger??" His Majesty Li Er snorted and expressed his dissatisfaction, but anyone could hear the extreme desire in his words.

Suning smiled and bowed and said, "My method actually comes from the master. Your Majesty can tell that the land in Jiangnan, especially the land in Lingnan, is not a poor place, but a treasure land? When planting rice there, because the climate is hot and it often rains, it can be planted for two or even three seasons a year! It has been recorded in the pre-Han era."

His Majesty Li Er said in surprise: "I haven't heard of this. The Tang Dynasty also tried its best to make things happen for food. It also understood that the soil in the south is fertile, but the south is sparsely populated, hot climate, many barbarians, roads are blocked, and the atmosphere is not open. It is difficult for the government troops of the Tang Dynasty to effectively manage it, let alone focus on development? But if you really say, those rice can be planted for two or even three seasons? What's the yield?"

Suning said: "The yield of rice planted in the south is definitely higher than that of our fields in the north, and it is not a little higher. If this rice can be grown in the entire Tang Dynasty, there is really no need to worry about hunger."

His Majesty Li Er was quite excited: "That's good! That's good! I immediately ordered people to go to the south to find rice seeds!"

Suning continued: "However, the south has a hot climate and sufficient rain, which is very different from the north. Rice can be cultivated and grown in the south and planted for two or even three seasons. It can be said that it is entirely thanks to the southern climate. If it were the north, the climate was cold and the rain was sparse, the rice would undoubtedly die under this type. By then, it would not be the word "no grains to be harvested."

His Majesty Li Er's excited expression immediately froze, and he said with anger: "What do you want to say, arouse my hope, and say this, what do you want to do!"

Suning said: "Of course, it is to offer advice to Your Majesty. Master has considered this situation, so he proposed two solutions."

His Majesty Li Er immediately rekindled his hope and asked immediately: "What two methods?"

Suning said: "The first method is to exert the efforts of the Tang Dynasty and develop Jiangnan, shift the focus of the Tang Dynasty to the south, and migrate the people from the north to settle down in the south. The capital of the Tang Dynasty should also be transferred to the south, so as to show the world the intention and determination to open up Jiangnan. With the leadership of His Majesty, I believe that the people and officials will have no complaints."

His Majesty Li Er was so sad that he murmured: "How easy is this?"

Suning nodded: "Master said the same thing. According to my observation, according to the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, if we do our best to develop Jiangnan, the country will be destroyed in about ten years."

His Majesty Li Er slapped the table: "You bastard! Isn't you teasing me if you say this?" His Majesty Li Er was indeed a little angry. He aroused his hope several times, and turned his hope into disappointment several times, which inevitably made His Majesty Li Er feel that Suning was teasing him, so he slapped the table in anger.

Suning was not afraid, but smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. How dare you tease Your Majesty? It is precisely because the first method is not feasible that Master has the second method to take the rice from Jiangnan to the north for planting. After decades of unremitting labor, he finally obtained rice that can be cultivated in the northern land. Although the water demand is large, it is almost the same as the wheat currently planted in the Tang Dynasty. As for the yield, Master's trials produce rice that is five stones of rice that is one acre of land."

Pull up the trump card and show it out, do you have something to say?

Without fertilizers and hybridization, the yield of conventional rice in Jiangnan and Jiangbei was almost 500 kilograms, and one stone in the Tang Dynasty was about 59 kilograms. In the conversion, it was about 8 kilograms. However, Suning took into account the difference in planting techniques, the use of pesticides and the difference in the area of ​​one acre of land, and reported a yield of about 5 kilograms, which is 295 kilograms, which is less than 300 kilograms. It can be considered a conservative number. If there is a gap in the future, it would be self-consistent.

After Suning finished speaking, he saw His Majesty Li Er's look of dementia. Wang De, who was standing beside him, seemed to be shocked. After a long time, His Majesty Li Er was shocked, and then trembled all over and said, "One acre of land, five stones? In other words, the grain output of the Tang Dynasty can be more than before, five times?"

Suning nodded: "Your Majesty is right. This is still a conservative number. Because both my master and apprentice are not good at farming, they are naturally not as good as farmers who farm all day long. So I took three days off this time to distribute the remaining seeds to farmers in order to go to the fiefdom to farm, tell them to carefully cultivate, and instruct them to do something that must be done. Next, let's see what the yield is. Maybe there are some differences, but no matter what, it is much better than those wheat that produces one stone per mu."

His Majesty Li Er suddenly stood up, clenched his fists with his hands, clenched tightly, staring at Suning with his eyes wide open, then quickly walked forward and slapped the dragon claws on Suning's shoulders, making Suning almost fall down with force: "Not to mention five stones, just four stones and three stones! I also reward you a Sanyuan County Marquis! Add 200 households to the fief! Eight hundred households in front! Another thousand acres of fertile land! Three thousand acres in front! This is the treatment of the Duke!"

Suning was happy, and there was indeed a reward, so Suning said: "Just give rice such a heavy reward?"

His Majesty Li Er was confused and said angrily: "Do you know what the situation would be if the grain output will be triple, four, and five. Now the population of the Tang Dynasty is less than 10 million, and these grains will leave the imperial treasury empty. If it is a few more, not to mention the imperial treasury, it will at least allow the Tang Dynasty to support another 30 million people! 30 million! What a credit! If you weren't too young, what would you like to directly reward you as a Duke?!

You are a slut, you have such treasures hidden! You have been an official for several months before you told me! Why didn’t you give it to me as soon as possible? Well?! Millions of people in the Tang Dynasty are still struggling on the verge of hunger, but you are a slut for several months! You are still blaming me and the court for inaction and dare to blame me! What did you do yourself!? Bad boy! Hahaha! Hahaha!”

His Majesty Li Er was so happy that he lost his normal state in his joy. He pinched Suning's shoulders as if he was an enemy. Suning grinned in pain: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, let go quickly! Let go quickly! I have something to offer to Your Majesty, and something to Your Majesty!"

His Majesty Li Er immediately let go when he heard this: "I knew you still have something to hide. I will hand it over quickly! Hand it over! If you dare to hide it, I will chop your head!"

As soon as Suning broke free, he immediately jumped several meters away to ensure that His Majesty Li Er had enough time to react when he rushed over, because the next news was even more explosive: "In fact, all the seeds of me are not only rice, but also one is called potatoes and the other is called corn. They are all things from other countries. They were brought back by Master from the extreme southern country. The yield of potatoes per mu is about thirty stones, and corn is about eight stones, which are all very high-yield crops.

Both crops can be eaten as grain, but potatoes are more suitable for cooking, and of course they can also be eaten as grain. However, it is still a bit uncomfortable to eat potatoes all the time. When cooking, the potato fields are extremely delicious and satisfying. If you encounter a famine, you can survive by eating only potatoes. The potatoes are well stored and kept dry. If you keep them dry, you can store them for about a year. In other words, even if you have no grain harvest in this year and plant potatoes in the previous year, you can survive until the next year's grain harvest without starving to death.

Moreover, it is easy to grow potatoes. They can be planted in wastelands and dry lands, which is more depleted, so it is better to plant them one year without growing them. As for corn, although the yield per mu is not as good as potatoes, it is still higher than rice. You can also make food and cook. The same can survive and you can also grind them into noodles. They are very delicious and nutritious. These are rare treasures!
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