Lantian stayed in Longbian for three days, during which time he checked Jiaozhi's household registration, treasury and other information. He found that the number of registered households exceeded 100,000, and the total population of the county reached 900,000. It is undoubtedly the most populous county in Jiaozhou.

, and this is still the situation after Guangzhou siphons away refugees.

Although the total population of Jiaozhi is not as large as that of large counties in the Central Plains such as Henan, Yan, and Hebei, it ranks third among Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou under Liu Bei's rule, second only to Shu County and Ba County, which have a population of over one million in Yizhou.

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Originally, Jingzhou Lingling and Changsha counties had a population of over one million, and Nanyang had a population of over two million. However, due to the frequent wars in the late Han Dynasty and the raging plagues, the population of these places dropped sharply to the original 20 to 30%.

Because Jiaozhi is far away from war and plague, not only the population is not greatly affected, but it also absorbs some refugees from the Central Plains as a blessing in disguise.

Jiaozhi has many rivers and fertile land. This land supports nearly a million people and supports the luxurious life of the Shi family. No wonder Shi Xie, Shi Hui and his son want to protect their inherent power.

If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster.

Taking advantage of the constant war in the Central Plains, the Shi family occupied the fertile frontier land and became the local emperor. However, they were very backward in terms of governance and people's livelihood. The life of the people at the bottom was still difficult. Even if Lantian did not change this outcome, historically the Shi family married Sun Quan. Unfortunately,

Sun Quan did not have the agricultural knowledge of Lantian, and Jiaozhou was too far away from Yangzhou geographically, so he did not provide much help to Soochow in its struggle for hegemony.

The land in Jiaozhi is fertile, the sunshine is suitable, and the population is large. However, the people are generally short in stature and are not suitable for being dragged to the Central Plains to fight for hegemony. Otherwise, Lantian can easily recruit 100,000 troops. He plans to spend his energy on scientific cultivation in Jiaozhi. When Li Yi's large transportation team is formed, Jiaozhi

Rice is constantly being transported to the front line with energy.

With the continuous "return" of Rinan, Hepu, Jiuzhen, and Jiaozhi, Jiaozhou's talents are in shortage again, especially agricultural talents.

Three days later, the enemy troops returned to Guangzhou, and Lantian left Wuximan to temporarily control the security of Longbian. Samoko became the military commander of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, and Rinan counties.

The fleet sailed to Zhuya and landed on the island. The Agricultural College behind the Danzhou Military Port has been built. Cheng Bing, the Chief Li Cao, is temporarily stationed on the island. The first batch of two hundred young agricultural students followed the older generation of agricultural researchers.

Behind them, staple grains, supplementary grains, vegetables and other agricultural products are grown in the open space designated by the college.

The current task of the Agricultural College, in addition to cultivating new agricultural researchers, is the selection and breeding of Champa rice. Lantian requires them to cultivate relatively suitable rice seeds within this year, and then promote planting in various parts of Jiaozhou.

The trapped troops rested in transit at the military port. Lan Tian only brought Gao Shun, Gao Yuan and several followers to visit the Agricultural College.

Compared with the grandeur and elegance of Guangzhou Academy and the solemnity and grandeur of Huben Martial Arts Hall, Zhuya Agricultural College is relatively "shabby". The entire college is like a small village. Most of the buildings are used for accommodation, and classes are mainly held in the fields.

The place looks very earthy.

Lantian wandered to a dry field. An instructor was instructing several students on composting and insect control. Most of the children listened attentively. Only a boy about the same size as Lan Ji was tending a corner of the dry field alone.

When the teacher's demonstration was over, Lan Tian asked Gao Yuan to bring the teacher over. The teacher was particularly excited to see Lan Tian because he had met Lan Tian, ​​whom he admired, when he was raising kelp in Jieyang two years ago.

"Master Fu, why are you here?" Bao Yu rubbed his hands with excitement on his face.

Lan Tian replied with a smile: "I just stopped by to take a look when I was passing by. Everyone made it interesting, so I felt relieved."

"Sir, please don't worry, we won't embarrass you." Bao Yu replied with a smile.

Lan Tian nodded, pointed diagonally forward and asked: "These students are all young children, most of them are from farmers' families. Logically speaking, it is normal to know how to do farm work, but that child always feels different..."

Bao Yu explained: "The child's name is Li Shi. He comes from Linwu County, Guiyang. It is the place where you first set up the experimental field. The local people are many experienced farmers, and Li Shi can be regarded as an expert in farming."

Lantian suddenly thought of Xindengzhuang. He didn't know what the relationship between this child and Li Yang was. He hadn't seen this old friend for many years, but the name Li Shi was a bit strange.

No matter how lazy parents are, they should not appear in this period. The use of numerals as personal names was concentrated in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. People who could not go to school or be officials would not have names. They could only be named by the sum of their parents' ages or the date of their birth. (For example, Zhu Chongba, Zhu Wusi, Zhu Chuyi)

Lan Tian asked Bao Yu to call Li Shi to him. Gao Shun and Gao Yuan, who were next to him, were startled because the child looked very similar to Li Yang. Lan Tian was sure that he was Li Yang's son. He recalled the scene of Xiao Pei back then, This is what Li Yang looked like when he was young.

After Bao Yu introduced Lan Tian, ​​Li Shi looked at Lan Tian and saluted but said nothing, but there was no sign of stage fright.

Bao Yu thought Li Shi was scared out of his mind, and when he was about to remind him, Lan Tian suddenly asked kindly: "How is your father? Why did you come to the Agricultural College to study without saying hello to me in advance?"

"Sir, do you recognize me?" Li Shi's face was full of surprise.

Li Yang personally sent his son to Zhuya, and did not go to Guangzhou to bother Lantian on the way back. He knew that the young village master was no longer what he used to be. In addition to handling the affairs of Jiaozhou, he also had to plan the world for the King of Hanzhong. If he Visiting rashly would easily cause trouble to Lan Tian, ​​and would also cause Li Shi to receive special treatment, so he simply came and went quietly.

Lan Tian and Gao Shun looked at each other and smiled, "I have known your father since I was a teenager. You two look very much alike."

"I thought Master Li learned some magic and became a boy." Gao Shun also joked, stroking his beard.

"Well...my father was afraid of disturbing Mr., so he came and went in a hurry..." Li Shi lowered his head.

"Why bother when we meet old friends? But his cultivation level is quite high. Why would my nephew choose the distance instead of the near?" Lan Tian asked curiously.

Li Shi replied: "My father knows that my husband's establishment of an agricultural college is a good thing for the benefit of the people, so he specially asked me to study hard and contribute to my husband in the future."

"Xiao Lizi is really a good friend, but there should be a school in Xindengzhuang. Why did he name his nephew such a name? It's just laziness." Lan Tian joked with a smile.

"Uh...actually it's not laziness..." Li Shi replied in a low voice.

"Oh? Does it have some profound meaning?" Lan Tian was aroused.

Li Shi said sternly: "My father followed you from Xuzhou to Jingzhou and witnessed what it means to be from nothing to be, so he admires you very much. He named me Shi, which is the word Tian after Mr. Tian..."

"Tian? Then your name should be Li Tian, ​​why not Li Shi?" Gao Yuan scratched his head in confusion.

Lan Tian explained with a smile: "Xiao Lizi took the name Tianzhong Qianmo, so he was named Ten. Is he trying to avoid taboos with me? This trend cannot last forever. I have to talk to him well later."

Li Shi waved his hand quickly: "No, my father said that Mr. Sir is very resourceful. I can learn half of it and that's enough..."
Chapter completed!