The Big Farmer of Time Traveling

Chapter 256 Xia Ge'er's Proposal

"What are you looking at, Brother Xia, smiling so happily?" Cheng Wenliu heard Lin Xiazhi's laughter before entering the room.

Lin Xiazhi gave the letter to Cheng Wenliu for him to read: "Look at the reply letter from my second cousin, I almost died laughing."

Cheng Wenliu didn't understand, so although the second cousin's letter was not as serious as the fourth cousin's, it wouldn't make Brother Xia laugh like this.

Lin Xiazhi asked Lin Xiaodong to go to the yard where Cheng's family made soap temporarily, and asked them to pack twenty pieces of each kind of soap that had already been made in the yard. He accepted all the bank notes, and of course he had to give them the soap sent.

After reading Cheng Jinyang's reply, Cheng Wenliu couldn't help laughing out loud. He was really wronged. Last time, Lin Xiazhi sent a lot of soaps. In the end, the second cousin didn't use any of them. Was he still called by uncle? I said a word.

Lin Xiazhi wrote a reply letter from the side, saying that he would make soap molds according to the mark given by Cheng Jinyang, and he should be able to give him the samples when sending letters next time, and mass-produce soaps of different scents when the powder is in place. At that time, the soap can be sold outside.

A simple and clear reply letter only has a few thin sheets of paper, but it comes with hundreds of pieces of soap, which adds up to a large basket, which is really heavy.

After February, the weather gradually warmed up, and wild flowers and weeds began to grow in the corners and cracks of the ground. After the snow melted, the bare hillsides began to appear green. Cheng Wenliu told Lin Xiazhi that the new paper workshop outside the city had started construction.

With the raw materials for producing new paper, the new paper workshop started to produce new paper under the arrangement of the county magistrate. I heard that the construction of the new paper workshop in the county towns further south started earlier. It is warmer there and has long been able to make paper. New paper material.

Cheng Wenliu sent someone to take a look at the workshop. Every three meters outside the workshop, there was a soldier in armor and holding a sharp weapon. Everyone who entered and exited would be strictly interrogated. It seems that the county magistrate has put in real effort.

Construction started at this time, and the first batch of new paper will be on the market after February. I don’t know what price the imperial court will set for the new paper. Cheap papermaking materials and simple papermaking techniques are also things that the imperial court vigorously promotes. It shouldn't be that expensive.

Lin Xiazhi didn't care too much about paper making. According to him, it's best not to have anything to do with the new paper and the current Lin family. The Lin family is still very weak and can't stand the wind and rain.

He is now more concerned about the upcoming spring plowing.

Under the leadership of the Lin family, the villagers of Linjia Village have already started to germinate the rice seeds in their paddy fields, fertilize the fields with the accumulated manure, and wait for the time to plant the rice seedlings in the fields.

In addition to Linjia Village, many villages in Jiangning County and even outside Jiangning County also followed the example of Linjia Village. They either watched and learned from Linjia Village last year, or they heard from relatives and friends that they really believed that rice can be planted twice a year. wheel.

After Mr. Zhang returned to Beijing and reported the situation to the emperor, he perfected the twice-a-year rice planting method and promotion strategy that he had drafted before, and then submitted it to his boss, Minister of Agriculture.

After the emperor's personal approval, it was quickly sent to all counties, counties, and towns in Jingguo that were suitable for rice cultivation, and the local parents and officials were required to immediately spread the relevant information about twice-cropped rice a year to the villages in their jurisdiction.

Needless to say, the method of growing rice twice a year is almost the same as Lin Huzi said, but the promotion strategy is different and divided into two aspects.

One is incentives. All paddy fields that grow twice-a-year rice are halved, and farmers and landlords are encouraged to grow more rice that is twice a year. The second is compulsory. Each administrative level must ensure that there are at least 20.00% The paddy fields are planted with two crops of rice a year.This year, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture will personally go to each place to inspect. Once found to be inconsistent with the regulations, local officials will be severely punished, and will be traced from the township level to the county level. The best chief executives such as county magistrates and sheriffs will be held accountable.

There will be difficulties in the implementation of any new policy. Some people support it and some people oppose it. This time, the emperor directly used strong means to force local implementation, and did not give them time to slowly advance.Because food is the foundation of a country, more food can feed more people, one of the foundations of a country's prosperity, and the emperor can't wait.

Administrative officials at all levels attach great importance to this urgent task sent from the capital. After organizing officials and guards to study the above content overnight, they immediately spread it to various villages and landlords with large land properties.Regardless of whether everyone is happy or not, believe it or not, we are forced to act according to the requirements.

Compared with other counties, it was difficult to promote it, but Lishui County was much smoother. Without the need for the county guard to send people out to promote it every day, a large part of the paddy fields were already planted according to the method of growing rice twice a year.

Last year, the Lin family's high-yield seeds became famous in many places. This year, more people are willing to buy the Lin family's high-yield seeds than last year. The Cheng family bought the seeds recovered last year, and some people came late to buy them. less than.

These news were told to Lin Xiazhi through Cheng Wenliu or Lin Chengzu one after another. These positive messages gave Lin Xiazhi a special sense of accomplishment. Although his strength was meager, through everyone's efforts, he had gradually changed the attitude of the people of Jingguo. Life, I believe it will only get better and better in the future.

After the spring plowing at home was over, Lin Xiazhi took the time to go back to Linjiacun.

He used his golden finger to look at all the fields in the village where rice seedlings were planted, to make sure that the rice everyone planted was all right.

Linjiacun is the birthplace of twice-cropped rice a year, and many forces have been paying attention. He must ensure that the rice in Linjiacun is planted without any problems, so that everyone who sees it can be convinced.

This time, Lin Xiazhi wanted to discuss another matter with Lin Huzi when he went back.

Lin Xiazhi found Lin Huzi next to his field: "Father, how long have you been literate?"

Lin Huzi calculated the time: "It has been more than two years."

"Have you read all the agricultural books I found for you before?" Lin Xiazhi asked casually.

"Almost finished." Lin Huzi smiled innocently.

When the family was not separated a few years ago, Lin Huzi couldn't believe that he would be able to read one day even if he was killed.

"Then what crop cultivation steps have you seen in those agricultural books? What are they said in the agricultural books? Do you think they can be used when farming?" Lin Xiazhi asked him a few questions.

If Lin Xiazhi asked Lin Huzi about anything else, he might stumble and say nothing, but when it came to farming, Lin Huzi would start talking endlessly.

Lin Xiazhi listened carefully: "Did you find any problems with these agricultural books?"

"Problem?" Lin Huzi scratched his head, "If I had to say it, some agricultural scriptures are too difficult to understand. I have to read them many times before I can roughly guess the meaning."

Once Lin Xiazhi played a role in Lin Huzi's not-so-successful transformation experience, Lin Huzi actually asked a question himself, which saved Lin Xiazhi a lot of tongue-in-cheek.

"Father, if you think those books are too difficult to understand, why don't you start writing an easy-to-understand agricultural book?" Lin Xiazhi suggested.

Lin Huzi's signature movement came out, and he widened his eyes and waved his hands desperately: "I can't do it, I can't read a lot of mud legs, how can I write a book, no, no, no."

Lin Xiazhi knew it would be like this: "Daddy, you don't know many big characters. You have read so many agricultural books. Maybe you know more characters than some children."

"Can it be the same? I haven't even been to school, I'm just a mud-legged kid. You are too brave to mention anything." Lin Huzi kept shaking his head.

"We are the "House of Lishou" sealed by His Majesty the Emperor. You are the head of the family, so that's different." Lin Xiazhi had already cultivated his patience when facing Lin Huzi.

As soon as the emperor was moved out, Lin Huzi had a look of hesitation on his face. Their family was praised by the emperor, isn't it really different?

Lin Xiazhi strikes while the iron is hot: "I have read all the agricultural books I have shown you. I think they all write about farming too complicated and profound. In fact, if you think about it, is farming a matter of growing the land under the right weather? Plant the seeds or seedlings in the soil, then weed the crops, water and fertilize the crops, wait for the fruits to mature and then take them back, so it has something to do with astronomy and geography.”

Lin Xiazhi's remarks made the seeding too simplistic, which really aroused Lin Huzi's disapproval: "If it is really as simple as what you said, then what do you need to do in the agricultural book? The time for planting seeds is just important... ..."

Lin Huzi combined his years of farming experience with what he had read in agricultural books, and he spoke clearly and logically. Lin Xiazhi nodded in agreement, and was humbled to be taught.

When Lin Huzi finished speaking, Lin Xiazhi looked at him with a smile on his face and said, "Father, in my opinion, what you just said can be written in a book. Do you remember the instructions for rice and soybeans we made last year?" Well, that is the shortened version of the agricultural book, with text and pictures on it, it is concise and easy to understand, and everyone can understand it at a glance."

Lin Huzi hesitated completely. With last year's instruction book at the forefront, it seems that publishing a book is really not a particularly distant and inconceivable thing for him.

Lin Xiazhi continued to encourage him: "Father, you can try to write a part first. You know that our family's seeds are all good, so you can write what crops our family has planted and how they were planted. Books, it’s also good to make them into seed manuals, don’t you think?”

This time Lin Huzi didn't shake his head again, can he really write?How about giving it a try?

"Okay, then I'll try it at home. Dad can't guarantee if I can write it well. I'll write a clear copy of the instructions for rice and soybeans for you to see."

"Daddy, you can do it!" Lin Xiazhi encouraged him, and after so much preparation, he believed that Daddy would be able to write it well.