Chapter 94 Zhu Di’s expectations

The discussion between the few people was in full swing, but in the end no results came out of the discussion. They only spent the time of a cup of tea, which was very efficient.

With the successful conclusion of the group discussion, several people's eyes turned to Jiang Xinghuo, who was wandering in the sky.

Jiang Xinghuo's condition is obviously very wrong.

In the past, there was only one lecture. Although Jiang Xinghuo sometimes lay down, leaned against, and sometimes sat, no matter how awkward his posture was, his attitude was always extremely serious.

In other words, as soon as he lectures, Mr. Jiang's eyes seem to light up.

"Mr. Jiang?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked tentatively.

"Um?"

"What's wrong with you? You seem to be in a bad mood..."

"Um."

"Jiang Lang, you are always sighing today, and you are still a little distracted. What happened?"

Li Jinglong and Yuan Gong also looked at Jiang Xinghuo with concerns on their faces.

"Oh, no, no." Jiang Xinghuo was stunned and quickly shook his head.

He couldn't say that he was about to start his next time travel but they stopped him, right?

This kind of thing is so bizarre and absurd that even if he hadn't experienced it himself, it would sound like fantasy. Such ridiculous words, not to mention others would believe them, even he wouldn't believe them!

Jiang Xinghuo said casually: "It's nothing serious, I'm just a little sleepy."

This excuse isn't perfect.

Because Jiang Xinghuo's eye circles are already red, he is obviously very excited. He can't be sleepy and excited, right?

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu and others were even more certain that something must have happened, otherwise Jiang Xinghuo would never be so listless during class.

Seeing that this group of people were becoming more and more concerned, Jiang Xinghuo was irritated, moved, and a little want to laugh, so he simply said directly.

"I'm fine, let's start the lecture. Where were you just now?"

Li Jinglong replied: "The "On National Destiny" I talked about last time solved the three major burdens of farmers, thereby inhibiting the speed of land annexation and extending the life of the dynasty. The third burden here is cattle and seeds."

Jiang Xinghuo was silent for a long time.

He suddenly realized that when scheduling classes, he seemed to have missed the class scheduled for the last day because he had not finished teaching one day's class.

Later, because I was anxious to wait for death, I forgot.

"Mr. Jiang, what are you doing?"

"Ahem."

Jiang Xinghuo coughed twice, indicating that he was in good condition and ready to speak.

"Come on, let's start talking now."

"Cows and seeds, right?"

"Yeah!"

The students nodded like chickens pecking at rice, and all looked at Jiang Xinghuo with some expectation, as if Jiang Xinghuo could turn into ten million cows in no time.

"I can't solve either of these problems," Jiang Xinghuo said in a single tone.

"ah?"

Li Jinglong, who was originally full of expectations, suddenly drooped his eyelids.

"Mr. Jiang, please don't joke." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Jiang Xinghuo's attitude also seemed very serious: "I'm not joking, and I don't know magic. How can I conjure up cattle and seeds and distribute them to every household in the country?"

When Jiang Xinghuo traveled through time, he did not deliberately pack the seeds of corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes and bring them over. Besides, whether the modern things brought over can adapt to the current soil is another matter. Even if they adapt, they may not be sure.

After a few years, the land will be abandoned for cultivation.

Therefore, he doesn’t have the seeds, and he can’t grow a plowing cow, let alone a hand-operated tractor.

All the knowledge and practice Jiang Xinghuo possesses comes from a total of nine world journeys he made including the modern world.

Hearing this, several people felt a little relieved.

Right.

Jiang Xinghuo is not a god, how could he conjure up cattle and seeds?

If it happened, it would be a scary thing, right?

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, who were next door, also sighed in unison, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Xinghuo glanced at several people and saw that they all looked shocked.

"well."

Jiang Xinghuo sighed and then said: "However, looking at the root cause of this problem, it is actually not unsolvable."

"Oh?" Li Jinglong's drooped eyelids raised again.

"What did Jiang Lang say?"

The others also showed expectant expressions.

Jiang Xinghuo said calmly: "Although I can't change cattle and seeds, I dare to say that solving these two problems of the Ming Dynasty is actually simple. You just need to find a reasonable law."

Everyone was immediately stunned.

Li Jinglong smiled bitterly and said, "What do you mean, Mr. Jiang?"

"Go back to the roots and look for patterns." Jiang Xinghuo pulled out a rhizome on the ground and asked, "Then let me ask you, why do farmers need cattle and seeds?"

Li Jinglong thought for a while and replied: "The reason why we need cattle is to save more effort when farming. The reason why we need seeds is because there is not enough food in the ground. In disaster years, we know that if we eat seeds, we will not be able to plant next year, but

You still have to eat, or you will die this winter."

"That's not enough. Make it more concise. The more concise the better." Jiang Xinghuo shook his head and said.

Li Jinglong looked around at everyone and said with a frown.

"Save effort! Less food!"

Jiang Xinghuo threw the pulled roots back into the tree pit.

"That's right." Jiang Xinghuo said with a smile, stroking his hands, "So farmers need cattle and seeds. In other words, in essence, it is because plowing the fields is laborious, and they eat seed grains because there is not enough food. That's right.

wrong?"

Even though Yuan Gong became an official, he still farmed by himself at home. He knew this deeply. In the paddy fields, whether there were buffaloes or not, the level of hardship for farmers was completely different.

And after the autumn harvest, if the harvest is not good, you will face the decision of "should you keep it and die today or eat it and wait for next year" when it comes to seed grains.

Of course, if you are lucky, you don't have to die. You only need to sell your wife and son, and pledge your only one-third of an acre of land to the landlord in exchange for a small portion of seed grain.

Yuan Gong nodded and said: "That's right. Apart from life, separation and death, the so-called suffering among the people is actually just 'hard work' and 'not having enough to eat', isn't it?"

"Then what if I tell you," Jiang Xinghuo continued to ask with a smile, "I have a way to partially solve the two problems of laborious farming and insufficient food for the people?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Jiang Xinghuo said: "If this is the case, do you think that the cattle and seeds that farmers need are actually solved from the root cause in disguised form?"

The secret room next door.

Zhu Di, wearing half armor, stood up suddenly.

"Jiang Xinghuo has a way to solve the problem of laborious farming and insufficient food for the people?"

His eyes flickered, as if he was deep in thought.

"Father?" Zhu Gaochi called softly from beside him.

"Um?"

Zhu Gaochi asked with a strange look on his face: "Do we need to urgently recruit officials who understand agriculture?"

Zhu Di patted his forehead.

"That's right, we may not understand it."

"Who is that? Go out and tell the guards outside the door my order——"

Zhu Di pointed to the chai that Lao Shibajiao was sitting on the side recording, and said in a deep voice: "Let Xia Yuanji, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, put down the things at hand, rush to the imperial prison, and ride horses on the long street!"

Agricultural affairs in the Ming Dynasty were managed by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites at the central level, while at the local level the chief envoys of various regions were directly responsible.

Among the responsibilities of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is clear that it is to "cultivate the poor by cultivating wasteland", "teach agricultural officials through arboriculture", and "recruit tenants to make the most of the land", and it is also stipulated that "the emperor cultivates the land, and the minister works in the field".

The Ministry of Rites is responsible for land registration matters.

In the Ming Dynasty, edicts to encourage agriculture were mostly issued to local envoys by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

In addition, Xia Yuanji came once, which eliminated many explanations. Therefore, Zhu Di decided to call Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Hubu, instead of the Minister of Rites.
To be continued...