Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 194 It's time to show your expertise

He was very dissatisfied with Song Yuan, but he couldn't stop Song Yuan from returning to Beijing.

Song Yuan was recalled to Beijing, and Mu Lin took up the post of Leping County Prime Minister concurrently. Huang Yue was in charge of the Leping garrison, and Mu Lin had nothing to do.

After the Qingming ancestor worship, Song Yuan arrived in Jingzhao. It was still a rainy day. She has not yet appointed an official position, so she can only enter the palace in ordinary clothes. King Zhongshan and Song Chun have already been waiting for her in the palace.

The servant held an umbrella and followed Song Yuan's footsteps to Jiaohua Gate. King Zhongshan and Song Chun were under the eaves. She walked over quickly and saluted respectfully.

"Father, brother."

Seeing that her demeanor has calmed down a lot, Song Chun is in a happy mood, and his face is also very warm, but King Zhongshan is still tense, looking at her with only stern eyes: "How is the matter of Leping handled? How do you think the harvest is? "

"It has been explained clearly, and the harvest next month will not be delayed. Judging from the current situation of fringing, no surprises, the harvest per mu of fertile land is about [-] to [-] catties." Song Yuan lowered his eyes, Respectfully let King Zhongshan find no faults.

King Zhongshan was a little disappointed: "So few?"

"This season's wheat seeds vary from good to bad. It is normal for the yield to be [-] to [-] catties. When harvesting this season's wheat, keep the wheat with large ears and full grains for next year's wheat seeds, and then next year's yield will increase." Improve." Song Yuan patiently explained.

But King Zhongshan didn't have the patience to listen to what she said, so he just confessed with a cold face: "The three princes are all here. When the emperor asks questions, he must think twice before answering. Don't get carried away because of a small contribution. There is still production. Five or six hundred catties is too little."

According to what he meant, he wanted to make a false report of his output?Doesn't this make her court death?

Song Yuan hesitated for a while before saying a word: "Yes, the child remembers."

Only then did King Zhongshan lift his feet, and the servants held up the umbrella, and the father and son went to Taihua Hall.

In the hall, Emperor Taikang and Sangong had already been waiting, and the four of them sat quietly, when they heard footsteps outside, Sangong got up, King Zhongshan led Song Chun and Song Yuan in, and after saluting, King Zhongshan He was also sat down by Enzhun.

Emperor Taikang looked at Song Yuan, seeing that the youthful and immature air in her body had subsided a lot, he felt relieved: "Is the wheat in Leping earring? How do you estimate the yield?"

Sure enough, he asked, Song Yuan clasped his fists: "Back to the emperor, the wheat has already eared. If it goes well, the yield should be around [-] catties per mu."

She was disobedient, which made King Zhongshan very dissatisfied, and looking at the faces of Emperor Taikang and others, he was also very disappointed. Such a low output really failed their expectations.

"This season's wheat seeds were bought from merchants. Although they have been planted in the south for many years, the water and soil in the north and the south are very different. There have been examples of northern trifoliate oranges and southern oranges since ancient times, so the reduction in yield is unavoidable. Moreover, during the cultivation period, The officials of Sinon discovered that wheat has been planted in the south for many years, but the wheat seeds have not been effectively screened, merchants do not do farming, and do not know the key points of it, which resulted in the low yield of wheat.”

Emperor Taikang asked after listening carefully, "So, have you found a solution?"

"Yes, although the harvest of wheat this season is low, you only need to keep the wheat with large spikes and full grains as the seeds for next year. After that season, the yield will naturally increase." He is willing to listen, Song Yuan said in more detail: "Besides, the growth of wheat in the mountainous area is slightly lacking. After careful discussion, I feel that wheat has requirements for the terrain, water and soil. Therefore, wheat should not be planted in the mountainous area, but should be considered. In addition, in this way, we can ensure that Leping's farming harvest is not uniform."

She simplified what she learned from An Zhoushi, which was enough for Emperor Taikang and others to think for a while. They didn't understand farming, but what Song Yuan said was very reasonable, and there was nothing to refute. Although King Zhongshan was dissatisfied with Song Yuan's speech, he was not so confused as to demolish his son.

"There is no rush for farming, and you can't do things that encourage the growth of seedlings. Since you have a way to deal with it, then follow your way." Emperor Taikang looked at King Zhongshan specifically: "Leping is the touchstone of the policy of farmland. What do you think? Lord?"

King Zhongshan hurriedly responded: "The emperor is right."

He agreed with himself, and Taikang Emperor ignored him, and continued to look at Song Yuan: "What troubles did you encounter in Leping to divide the land and rent the land?"

Song Yuan confessed honestly: "After the rich gentry in Leping were brought to justice, some wealthy households objected to the division of land and renting land. They all have enough land under their names, and they are worried that after the common people go to lease the land, no one will be willing to do it for them. Work, so the yamen coordinates. If they want to, they can also rent out the land. They don’t have to rent it for ten years like other good fields and it will be owned by the people. But they have to bear the tax themselves, and they agreed.

In addition, the people are unwilling to follow the guidance of the Yamen and want to cultivate according to the experience of their ancestors. When deciding to divide the land and rent the land, the Yamen has already convened all the officials for agriculture and agriculture to discuss in detail, and explained in detail the importance of following the guidance of the Yamen. The agricultural officials communicated with the head of the village again, and this problem was quickly resolved. When farming, the yamen organized the agricultural officials to personally guide and teach the people how to sow and fertilize, so as to prevent the people from being self-sufficient. "

"In this way, you have encountered two problems. One is that the people do not cooperate, and the other is that the people do not know how to farm." Emperor Taikang understood how trivial these two problems involved. It can be done easily, but there are always some stubborn people who insist on going their own way, thinking that people who are officials can only talk on paper.

Song Yuan acquiesced, and Situ also said: "It can be seen that if Leping's model is promoted, these two problems are also the most difficult to solve. The rich and powerful cannot be eradicated. Besides, there are still rich households and merchants under these people. Who doesn't have a few acres of good land, which is cultivated by tenants. If the people are allowed to rent the land to cultivate, their fields will be left uncultivated. When more people lose their interests, I am afraid that there will be civil unrest. Furthermore, although there are officials working in agriculture everywhere, most of them are the sons of eunuchs. Although these people are working in agriculture, they may not even be able to tell the difference between wheat seedlings and weeds. If you want them to teach the people, you must first teach them. It’s not something that can be done in a day or two.”

Situ’s words were very solid, and Song Yuan didn’t refute them. It took him several months just to teach the officials of agriculture in Leping. Even so, they are not enough to stand alone now.

Emperor Taikang was silent in thought, and so were the others.

"Your Majesty." Song Yuan seized the opportunity to take out the book in his arms: "This is the "Notes on Farming" written by Mr. Le Ping, who supervised farming, and it describes farming in detail. This is the first draft, please read it to the emperor. "

(End of this chapter)