Meng Qi slowly discovered that Zhushan County in Pingzhou is a very interesting place.

It does not mean that the people like to go to temples to chat with gods and Buddhas, but that the poverty here is maintained at an extremely balanced point.

Poverty is really poor. Every household has little money. I can’t afford to wear very good clothes. I need to work hard all day long to make a living.

But not many people are really hungry and have pale faces and skinny skin. They are as skinny as if they are skinny, and there are even many elderly people living in remote villages.

——It looks very ordinary at first glance, but it can understand several things.

First of all, there are no powerful people here who exploit tenants and oppress the people. Secondly, no one here often goes hungry.

The one above is fine. After all, it is a closed city close to the border, not under the jurisdiction of the prefecture, and has extremely capable county magistrates. It must be solved.

The latter one is really thought-provoking. This place is not Jiangnan, with a bitter and cold climate. The best varieties cannot survive here, nor can they grow them twice a year. Perhaps except for potatoes, the yield per mu is very poor.

It is true that this is a place with rich spiritual energy. Because of the dragon veins, the grass and trees are flourishing, and there are many birds and beasts in the mountains.

Hunters were able to hunt animals for a living and sold them to the village and city. The rest of the heat could also be harvested and some oil and water. It looked like they were relying on the mountains and rivers, so they could not starve to death and their lives were pretty good.

However, spiritual energy can bring benefits and also adverse sides. You can tell by looking at Feiheshan.

The fishing villages in Feihe Mountain rely on streams and lakes to survive, but they are really poor. They don’t have enough food to eat more food, so they can only catch fish.

Because the land of mountains is difficult to open and farming is extremely difficult to harvest, crops can absorb spiritual energy, but their growth momentum is not enough to reach weeds, not to mention the birds in the mountains that love to eat grains. They are smart and intelligent. When they watch people sow seedlings, they can dig pits and peck the grains after their feet. A little green bud appears in the seedlings and will be infected by insects. When they are filled and sucked, wild animals will harm them again. In this way, planting a mu of fields can make a living, and they can work hard to survive. Even if they are guarding the fields day and night, they will not be able to harvest much food in the end.

Although Qimao Mountain's spiritual energy is not as good as Feihe Mountain and there are fewer pests in the northern border, these problems also exist.

Zhushan County is the most influenced by the spiritual energy of the dragon vein. Looking through the local chronicles, you will know that it has been poor since ancient times. There are strange news in the mountains, and wild animals are fierce. There are various taboos when entering the mountains, so as not to die. Everyone can catch fish in Feihe Mountain, but Qimao Mountain obviously cannot be a hunter. If it falls into the mouths of jackals, tigers and leopards, it will be a waste of life.

Therefore, this place has always been the most remote and poor place in the village, and the situation in Ma County next door is much better.

“……It’s been the last twenty years.”

Meng Qi talked to himself, and he found it very interesting.

Meng Qi is a person who can't live a leisurely life. He doesn't like to make up for the most part, but who made things come to his eyes and aroused his interest?

"Your heart aroused Xue Lingjun's suspicion." Mo Li said angrily half-true.

A stranger came to the city and kept exploring old things, asking about the price of grain, and then asking about the harvest every year. It was like a person sent by the state government to collect taxes, or a tyrant who reselled grain near the border.

He is good-looking and can make people foolish people, which makes everyone talk without realizing it. When they think about it later, they feel something is wrong, so why don’t they hurry to tell Constable Qin, Mr. Li?

Although the city is so vigilant, Pingzhou has changed several prefectures, and they all want to hold the rest of the places in Zhushan County, Maxian, and Zhushan County.

The little money and grain that is symbolically given to the prefecture every year is still the old rules of previous years. The land tax and labor service are required according to the imperial court. The increase in the number of people in recent years is not included. It is obviously a piece of fat that has not been eaten up, so it would be strange if you don’t stare at it.

"Maybe it was Xue Lingjun who was suppressing the money and food of the prefecture, so everyone had a chance to breathe..."

The black carp was halfway through, and also paused.

He didn't find it strange in his early years because he was born in Qimao Mountain and grew up in Zhushan County. He had never seen any situation outside. After reading the prosperous times in the book, he did not think that the people here lived a good life. At best, there were no people who starved to death. There were many work to do in the county government, and beggars were taken to make up for it. If they could work, they would take care of food and accommodation. As for the death of their parents, they would be like Tang Tang, and the family could barely support them.

As a result, when I went out, I came back and saw that everything was good at home, but even some problems that I had not discovered were gradually coming to my mind.

Meng Qi is right. Under the influence of spiritual energy, farming here is not that easy.

However, the fact is that since Xue Lingjun came, the lives of the people of Zhushan County have been getting better and better every year, and I have never heard of anyone starving to death.

Even if Xue Ting was very good at educating the people to manage land, what's the use of not increasing the land tax and corvee service? The premise is that Zhushan County has excess money and grain! The old money and grain were also the land tax at that time. Zhushan County had such a small output at that time in the Ming and Chu Dynasty. Now there are more Dingkou than before, and life is better than before. The grain production must be increased.

"However, in the past twenty years, the county has not opened many new wastelands."

Meng Qi was interested, Mo Li couldn't help looking at him. He even knew this. He sneaked into the county government office to review the account book at night?

Xue Lingjun was generous to his subordinates, but he was very strict in handling matters. Mr. Li, the person in charge of money and food, registered everything in every detail. He did find the hidden account book at the county government office and you could find it, unless it was a fake account book.

"Xue Lingjun attaches great importance to agriculture. Perhaps it has innovated the waterwheel of the agricultural tools, and the yield per mu may increase."

Mo Li didn't believe this. The Chu Dynasty did practical things. Even in a remote place like Zhushan County, Pingzhou, farming tools would not be too far behind. After a trip, Mo Li saw the scene of Feihe Mountain with his own eyes. Under the influence of spiritual energy, he was really not a place to farm.

Meng Qi didn't refute him and pondered: "It's possible that Ali can do it. Xue Lingjun's talent is not an official, or a world, or a farmer?"

Mo Li glared at him and asked for a while: "How many people have you asked about this?"

"Not much." Meng Qi smiled. How could he really ask people everywhere for inquiries like investigating a case? He was afraid of being aware of it and causing trouble.

Seeing that Mo Li didn't believe it, Meng Qi leaned over and whispered, "It's all I heard in the dark. You guys are so interesting. When I pray to God and Buddha, I like to talk about a bunch of things. The old ones can start from the scene of the Chen Dynasty, and the young ones must clean the neighborhood gossip and lie on the beam of the house for three days. What don't you know?"

Mo Li: "…"

You are turning into a gerbil and going to the temple to bask in the sun!

The most solid, tallest and most ventilated house in the city is the city god temple.

It’s also winter when everyone is idle. How can there be so many incenses in normal times?

"So you figured out something wrong from the wits of the villagers?" Mo Li asked in surprise.

Meng Qi looked embarrassed, all the reason was that he was too smart. He just wanted to lie down and bask in the sun and blow the wind. His words floated into his ears and his mind broke out unusual things, which aroused interest. Then he ran to the county government to peek at the household registration book. After reading it, he secretly came back to find Mo Li to share his new discoveries.

"Ali, think about it, is there any unusual places in the farming here?"

Seeing that Meng Qi valued this matter very much, Mo Li thought about it seriously and then fell down.

I originally thought that after reading thousands of books, my martial arts skills reached the realm of transformation, and I could cure all diseases and get rid of them as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, I had been wandering around outside and couldn't understand the family affairs. There were so many things to learn in the world, regardless of books. Why did Meng Qi discover it, but he didn't notice it?

"It's better if we wait for the spring to cultivate, we may see the truth? Ali is here in the mountain and has no real appearance... so she ignored this matter." Meng Qi quickly persuaded.

What kind of body is in this mountain? It’s normal to see it.

Mo Li, who received this hint, was so amused that she was so funny. Then she thought about it and went to find Mr. Qin.

"I'll ask the teacher."

What are you waiting for the beginning of spring? If you don’t see it, wouldn’t you still have to squat in the fields and wait for seedlings to emerge and grout to wait for autumn harvest?

Is it reasonable to squat in the field if I don’t sleep in the middle of the night? The gerbil is so fat that it will be blamed if you don’t get beaten!

Qin Lu had a few stable days. After the snow stopped, he prescribed a prescription for the elderly in the city who suffered from rheumatism and looked at Tang Tang's teeth. He found that the root of the teeth was emerging. He waved his hand with a high chest and asked Tang Jiazi to go out to play and run around while the sun was sunny.

As a result, the front-foot apprentice just let the news, the back-foot apprentice brought Meng Qi to him, looking at his expression, it was a problem.

Qin Lu: "..."

Suddenly a headache.

After listening to the purpose of Mr. Qin's expression changed slightly, as if he was thinking deeply.

Mo Li didn't bother. After a while, until the water boiled, Qin Lu raised his eyes and asked, "What you mean is... In the place where the dragon veins are entrenched, plants, trees and wild animals are suffering, and it is not easy to cultivate? Zhushan County does not seem to be suffering from such troubles. Do you want to know the reasons?"

“That’s exactly that.”

Mo Li's eyes lit up. Looking at Mr. Qin's expression, he obviously had never thought about it before and had just understood it.

"The reason is indeed on Xue Lingjun." Qin Lu thought it was interesting, and he smiled while stroking his beard.

His smart apprentice and the smarter Master Meng were actually stumped by this matter and even came to ask him mysteriously.

"So Xue Lingjun is really a master of agricultural science?" Mo Li walked over and figured out why Meng Qi attached so much importance to it.

If the people can use the power of a family to plant food that will be used to feed ten families, then the other nine families will not have to be trapped in the land. They can do business, learn skills, work in shops, and buy grain with the money they earn.

As the fields become deeper, once the fields are not that valuable, the profits of food will decrease, and the exploitation and land annexation of the powerful people will gradually slow down. Of course, there will be other problems that will lead to the sufferings of the people. However, it is already a great hope that this basic thing can change.

Pingzhou is located in the northern border and takes up all kinds of conditions that are not suitable for cultivation. If the grain grown here can feed the people of the whole county, how many acres of yield will be placed in the south of the Yangtze River?

"Uh, Agriculture Master... Xue Lingjun is naturally not."

Qin Lu was stunned and then smiled, "He will not hide Ling Jun's special skills, so why not ask in person?"

***

Xue Ting looked confused and looked at Meng Qi who was excited to look for him.

The national master of the previous dynasty came to ask about his unique skills?

"I have given some medicine to kill insects and drive away beasts."

Xue Tingye couldn't help complaining, "I don't know what happened in Zhushan County. It can grow well if you plant it. It's just that the insects are annoying. I will poison it. Boil it, and the family will give it a serving, water it every half a month, and change the medicine according to the season. Anyway, it's all the juice extracted from medicinal materials, and it will be gone after half a month of wind and rain. It's too difficult to plant a field. In my early years, I squatted in the field and had to ask your teacher for help. Finally, I made a herbal prescription for insects, rats, ant beasts hate the smell, and it saves much trouble. As for birds, a drug is very good. I fell into the field and fell to the field to add food. Look, there are no rabbits and badgers who dared to waste crops in these years."

Mo Li: "…"

This is really unexpected.

Meng Qi sat silently for a moment and suddenly asked: "Is the harvest in this county better and better every year? Are the grains of good seeds full? Can the grain harvested here allow people from other counties to grow? In places where pests are not so powerful, what is the harvest?"

Xue Ting was stunned, but Mo Li suddenly realized.

Is the grain that has been harvested from generation to generation by the spiritual energy of Qimao Mountain really common?

Even if they usually take Xue Ting's medicine and prescriptions, they go to the mountains to find spiritual acupoints (the place where white ginseng consumes a wave of spiritual energy is very good). How can the seeds you get are not good? Perhaps the seeds from Qimao Mountain are only suitable for the northern part, but there are also people who can try it on the Silang Mountain in Yunshan.
Chapter completed!