Su You sighed, already deciding in his heart that what Han Chunyan said was generally the truth.

The situation on the Fourth Road in the North can be summed up by a famous saying from later generations - the landlords had no food left.

In addition, this is the stronghold of the conservative anti-Wang Anshi, and the Shipping Department, which replaces most of the functions of Changpingcang, is a department controlled by the New Party.

It was better when Wang Anshi was around. After Wang Anshi left, his successors used the shipping warehouse as an important weapon to attack and threaten political opponents.

Han Chunyan cupped his hands and said: "Shaobao, the angry words I just said were not directed at you. On the contrary, Shaobao used the share of sea trade in Zhejiang and the South China Sea as incentives to encourage merchants to transport grain to Hebei and alleviate the grain shortage in the north. We, the northern people,

We are all deeply grateful.”

Su You nodded: "It seems that Brother Shi has a profound explanation on the issue of the Northern Four Roads. You are right, to eliminate annexation, it is not to eliminate the people who are annexing, but to eliminate the root causes of the phenomenon of annexation, otherwise it will be really

'Wild fire, in spring.'"

Han Chunyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Su You must have come to Xiangzhou for a reason. If he used annexation as a reason to attack the northern scholar-bureaucrat's family after returning to the court, life would be difficult for the Han family.

Now it seems that Su You didn't have this intention, so he came here this time for something else.

He immediately raised his hands and said: "Shaobao, what's the discussion in the court? Although the late emperor and Shaobao also had court disputes, they also favored Shaobao's talents and virtues very much. He always praised and criticized people in the same way as Shaobao. As the saying goes, 'Five

Within a hundred years, there will be no such people.'"

"If you need anything from the Han family, please speak up and I will write to the eldest brother right away."

Su You said: "Your Excellency, you have praised Su You. I came out this time to inspect Ma Zheng. I saw the situation in Hedong, and I can imagine the famous names and Xiongzhou. There happened to be an opportunity, so I thought if I could discuss it with my brother.

Let’s see if we can all contribute to changing the situation in the four directions.”

"First of all, we can confirm that after the floods, drought, and locust plague in the Four Roads, the land is now vast and sparsely populated. This is true, right?"

Han Chunyan nodded: "That's true."

Su You added: "But in a situation where the land is vast and the people are sparse, mergers and acquisitions are still rampant, and people's livelihood is difficult, right?"

Han Chunyan nodded again: "It's also true."

Su You said: "Then can we understand that the Four Roads Land actually has the foundation to solve people's livelihood problems? What is lacking is an effective mechanism, as well as the funds and opportunities to start it?"

Han Chunyan smiled bitterly and said: "This argument is too similar to Chaozhong Yujin, but they have not come up with effective methods."

"Young crops, exemption from military service, horse protection, market changes, all the things mentioned in the chapter are so high-sounding, but the result is that they are all tools to exploit the people. I wonder what Shaobao can do?"

Su You nodded: "Young crops, exempt from military service, protect horses, market changes."

Han Chunyan was shocked at first, then relaxed and laughed loudly: "Shaobao is really witty."

Su You shook his head: "I'm serious."

Han Chunyan was stunned for a moment: "This... this is absolutely impossible."

Su You smiled and said: "Young crops are agriculture, exemption from labor is labor service, horse protection is animal husbandry, and market transactions are trade. In fact, if these four problems are solved, there is great hope for the revitalization of the Four Roads."

"Xiangong Wang's vision is actually correct, but his methods are a bit rough. Who knows that although there are many heroes and martyrs in Hebei and Hedong, they can't withstand his rough methods."

Han Chunyan breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as you don't try to trick your husband."

Su You said: "Let's talk about green crops first. The green crops here refer to agriculture, but it is not simply about lending money to farmers and then letting it go."

"The north is different from the south. It takes a long time for crops to grow. In addition, there are frequent famines in the four regions. People prefer to plant millet. There is only one reason: it is durable in storage."

"Actually, the crop that is far more productive than millet is wheat. The wheat seeds I brought back from Tianfang were hybridized with a native wheatgrass found by Southwest University of Technology and Shaanxi Shenheyuan, and I got a kind of wheat with strong disease resistance and grain size.

Large and full, the wheat ears are dense, the cob does not break when mature, and can be threshed freely. Select a new wheat species with stable and high yield - Laishan No. 1."

This is called "distant hybridization" in academic terms, and it is a new breakthrough made by Southwest Agricultural Sciences after it developed the trait hybridization formula.

The name sounds very strange, but Han Chunyan understood it as soon as he heard it: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Western Mountain Classic" says: 'Three hundred miles to the west, it is called the Mountain of the Central Emperor; three hundred and fifty miles further to the west, it is called the Mountain of the Western Emperor;

Three hundred and fifty miles to the west is called Laishan."

Su You smiled slightly: "Brother Shi is also knowledgeable. Lai means Lai, and the shape of the ancient character is a wheat plant. The Shenheyuan of Shaanxi Road is the ancient Laishan. The "Records of Supplements" says: 'In the time of Shen Nong, there were Danques.

With nine ears of grain in his mouth, if it falls to the ground, the emperor will pick it up and plant it in the field. Those who eat it will grow old and not die.'"

"The wheat seed cultivated by my little sister is winter wheat. Due to its long growth time and many tillers, one wheat seedling can tiller many ears of wheat. It is similar to the Shenhe recorded in ancient books, and because the wheatgrass was found in the Shenhe Plateau

, so it was named after the place.”

"But my little sister is too modest to name her directly as 'Shenhe', so she set up an ambush and used the ancient place name."

Han Chunyan no longer cared about dropping his book bag with Su You. The words "one crop has many ears" already made him feel uncomfortable: "Shaobao, I don't know how much wheat can be harvested per mu?"

Su You said: "With precision planting at Sitong Commercial Agricultural Science Institute, the yield per mu can be as high as four shi, but you will definitely not be able to reach that level. About three shi will be enough."

Han Chunyan was a little surprised and a little disappointed: "It is 30% more than millet, but if the shelf life of ten years is replaced by a shelf life of three years, I guess it will be difficult to promote it..."

Su You couldn't help but want to roll his eyes. He was not satisfied with increasing the yield per mu by 30%. Do you think I am a god?

Fortunately, there is a backup plan: "Brother, there is another issue here: land utilization rate and multiple cropping index... Forget it, in short, we can rotate crops between winter and summer. For example, mixed cropping of wheat, soybeans, wheat, millet and rice can achieve three crops every two years.

.”

"For example, wheat and alfalfa, wheat and winter vegetables can be harvested twice a year. Overall, four dan can be harvested a year."

Han Chunyan couldn't help but stand up: "Is this doubled?!"

Su You waved: "Sit down, sit down, this is just the beginning."

Han Chunyan couldn't help but feel embarrassed: "Chunyan couldn't help but lose his composure when he heard such good news."

Su You said: "However, this planting method requires very high soil fertility. Even farmyard manure is used very little. Traditional planting methods and models are definitely not feasible. To increase yields, of course we have to find another way."

Next is a big article. First, I explain to Han Chunyan the importance of fertilization, and then explain the sources of fertilizer. In addition to humans, poultry, livestock, and grass, chemical fertilizers must also be added.

This is related to the establishment of fertilizer plants.

We must also encourage the raising of livestock and poultry, which involves a series of new technologies and feed production and processing.

This also involves the issue of conversion rates of feed and food, as well as the establishment of mills, oil mills and feed mills.

This also involves the production of hardware and machinery.

This involves lending and industrial support.

By the time this long article was finished, Han Chunyan was already dizzy. Now he was turning his head to look at Qingmiao Method, which was like a sky and a place on the ground.

However, Su You is not done yet: “As a result, the agricultural production methods in Si Road have changed drastically, and farmers need to invest more energy in the land. This will lead to the situation where one person cultivated forty acres of land in the past will no longer exist.

Taking care of twenty acres is already a great effort."

Han Chunyan was a little stupid. If this happened, who would cultivate the tens of thousands of acres of land in the future?

Su You said: "So there is no other way but to keep up with the horse protection method."

Only then did Han Chunyan realize, yes, the remaining land will be opened up as pasture to raise horses, cattle and sheep!

Su You then brainwashed him: "But it would be too stupid to use the Fanyi method of animal husbandry. We still have to find another way..."

Next, there is another explanation. Artificial incubation technology is necessary, and brooding is also particular.

The technology of artificial insemination of livestock is a secret, but there is no problem in purchasing young animals from Beiyuan Prison, and by the way, Lao Wang got a big order.

You can’t count on good-breed buffalo in the south. Fortunately, Qinchuan and Pingchuan in Shaanxi also produce good cattle. After years of selective breeding at Langdu Ranch, the breeding cattle produced are stronger and stronger than the famous Luxi cattle and Nanyang cattle.

A lot.

Beiyuan Supervisor is a model of new-style pastures. Zhao Xu said that a lot of breeding cattle and breeding sheep have been sent there to prepare for crossbreeding with the breeding cattle and sheep selected from Nanyang, Shandong. The results will be out soon.

Even if it doesn't work, using new methods to scientifically select and raise local species will be much better than before.

The key is that after the path of intensive farming has been explored, site limitations and backward varieties have been overcome, green grass, extruded feed, pathological prevention and treatment, and optimized breeding technologies have been successively launched, and flower growers can climb up the agricultural science and technology tree.
Chapter completed!