Chapter 536: Great Harvest

"That young man is very nice."

Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao were having lunch.

The weather is getting hotter, but Zhao Zhen still wants to eat mutton for lunch.

The mutton is very tender and braised, which makes it look particularly appetizing.

Queen Cao also had a portion, but she only ate two slices and then stopped.

She took a look at the braised mutton and wondered if it was possible to open a small stove at her own expense.

It's impossible, it's not in line with the frugal royal style.

She wiped the juice from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief and asked, "What did he do again?"

Zhao Zhen ate a piece of mutton and said happily: "Not only did he kill the Liao army, but the Liao officials in Nanjing Road will be in trouble."

This is expected.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but dip the pancake into the braised mutton soup and took a bite. The sweet and salty taste made him extremely satisfied.

"He also tried to make the Liao people believe that the emperor's uncle was colluding with the Song Dynasty..."

Empress Cao forgot about the braised mutton and said happily: "Will the Liao people be in civil strife now?"

"Not at the moment."

Zhao Zhen said comfortably: "But Yelu Zhongyuan will definitely not lie dormant anymore."

This was a good thing and a happy event. Empress Cao took advantage of his carelessness to eat a piece of mutton and swallowed it before he raised his head.

"The officials, ministers and concubines couldn't help but want their family members to get closer to him."

She lowered her head as she spoke, as if looking at the dishes.

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "You can go as long as you want."

Shen An's best friend was Zhao Zhongzhen, and it was impossible for the Cao family to be reused again, at least not until Queen Cao died.

So he's not worried about that.

But calculation is still his instinct.

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"elder brother!"

As soon as she entered the house, Guoguo ran over as before.

Shen An stood up with a smile. After she ran over, he leaned over and touched the top of her head and asked, "After my brother left, will you be good?"

"Be good, I'll sleep with my sister-in-law."

Guo Guo's face was a little round. It was obvious that Yang Zhuoxue did not control her diet during Shen An's absence.

Shen An looked up and saw Yang Zhuoxue.

"I've met the officials."

When you return from a long journey, your wife's welcome is the best relief from fatigue.

"Thanks a lot."

"It's not hard."

The couple separated just after they got married. When they suddenly reunited, the feeling of unfamiliarity could not be eliminated for a while.

"Brother, my sister-in-law and I stuck a lot of cicadas to our bodies. You said they were edible, but they taste terrible when fried..."

Shen An couldn't help but feel embarrassed and said: "What you can eat are cicada pupae...Don't mess around in the future."

"My sister-in-law ate it too."

Shen An glanced at Yang Zhuoxue and saw that she was shy, so he said: "It's okay. I didn't know that when I was a child, when I was eating shells, I would bite them together with the shell... Then the shell was bitten and I realized that I couldn't eat it... Isn’t it funny?”

Yang Zhuoxue nodded.

"Also, when I ate fried screws for the first time, I didn't know there were viscera inside, so I sucked it all in. Not only did the viscera appear, but there were also crispy eggs..."

Yang Zhuoxue's face gradually became more smiley.

She glanced at Shen An from time to time, and the unfamiliarity in her heart was dissipating.

"I also ate mutton when I was little. When I ate the mutton bones, I thought they were brittle. But when I couldn't bite them, I cried..."

When the couple meets again, they use to reveal each other's secrets to get to know each other.

Then Shen An went next door.

Zhao Zongshi looked pale. When Shen An saw him, he was reading under the eaves.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up and smiled.

"I heard that the golden fat pill you made is very good?"

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Zhao Zongshi didn't ask about Xiongzhou, he was just concerned about the effectiveness of Jin Feidan.

This man's thinking is gradually moving closer to the emperor.

Shen An didn't know whether this was instinct or ability, but it was a good thing after all.

The next day, Shen An did not sleep in, but got up to make breakfast.

"We eat a lot of beef and mutton in Xiongzhou, but when we eat too much of that meat, we think about the sauce at home..."

Shen An made noodles.

The spicy sauce turned the noodles into a dark color. Yang Zhuoxue tried to take a bite, and then praised: "It's delicious."

Guo Guo also raised her head and said, "My brother is the best at cooking."

The praise from the two most important people in his life made Shen Anxin satisfied.

After eating noodles, Zhao Zhongzhen came.

"Brother Anbei, I have to weigh myself today."

Shen An wanted to rest for a day, but after hearing the news, he had no choice but to go out.

"I'm going out for lunch and I probably won't be back."

"knew."

Yang Zhuoxue responded naturally, like an old married couple, but she was still complaining.

"I don't know how Daiyu is doing."

Shen An went all the way to the village outside the city. The steward and several old farmers had been waiting for a long time.

"I've met Mr. Lang."

Shen An's success in suppressing bandits in Xiongzhou made the people in the village quite proud. The old farmers were talking about the benefits of Jinfeidan, and Zhao Zhongzhen noticed that their memories were very good.

So the so-called elixir that day was just a lie.

On the drying ground, the farmers were packing bags.

The scales are ready, and several strong farmers are preparing to carry the wheat.

"How many will there be?"

Zhao Zhongzhen asked with some expectation.

He hoped that there would really be one more fight. In that case, the promotion of Jin Feidan would be much more convenient.

Farmers have nothing to do during the slack season, so it is not difficult to collect something for compost. As long as it works, people all over the world will follow suit.

This is the merit of a living person, the merit is immeasurable!

"I've met Mr. Lang."

Everyone crossed their hands and saluted.

Shen An said with a smile: "No need, let's get started."

So several people cooperated and started weighing.

"Last time they said they could have one more fight. Brother Anbei, if this is possible, you will leave your name in history."

Leave a name in history?

Shen An said reservedly: "I'm just doing something for the Song Dynasty. It's not worth leaving a name in history."

Leave your name!

In the seventh year of Jiayou's reign, Shen'an made fertilizer, and the yield per mu increased by 10%, which was cheered by the whole country.

The wheat harvested from ordinary fields was weighed first.

The speed was very fast. Three acres of land were weighed in a row. Someone said: "Lang Jun, one stone is less than one stone."

The land in Shenjiazhuang is pretty good, and the output per stone is considerable.

Shen An nodded and praised: "They are all diligent."

The duty of a general is to protect the country, the duty of a civil servant is to govern the country, and the duty of a craftsman is to make tools...

Farmers were the foundation of the Song Dynasty, and their main job was to farm.

Being praised for doing their job well, the dealers felt a little proud and embarrassed.

Start weighing the wheat in the three acres of land.

Bags of wheat were weighed and recorded.

"Three acres of land are weighed separately."

Shen An was very relaxed, while Zhao Zhongzhen was very troubled.

"How many can there be?"

He couldn't sit still anymore. He went over to watch the weighing for a while, and then came back and sighed.

He also got into character.

A few years later in history, he ascended the throne as emperor, and then he was eager to prepare for innovation.

Where does this urgency come from?

The answer is right before my eyes.

"They say that the Song Dynasty is very stable, the Liao people dare not go south, and the Xixia people have no time to take care of themselves and bow their heads. The Song Dynasty can be peaceful for a hundred years. But the weak will be bullied. Today there will be a rebellion, tomorrow there will be a rebellion... Now There aren’t many people, and it seems inconspicuous, so what can I do next?”

Zhao Zhongzhen's breathing was a little rapid, "There are more and more officials, more and more sergeants, and more and more expenses... Where does the money and food come from? It has to come from the people. But the people are already living a difficult life, how can they be so wanton? Exploitation?”

"calm."

Shen An was very satisfied with his attitude.

This is the problem with the Song Dynasty.

"The problem of the Song Dynasty is that the increasing consumption has become a reason to exploit the people. If we solve this problem and intensify the training of the army, who can defeat the Song Dynasty?"

Shen An comforted him a few words, and the results would come out later.

Mr. Zhuang, who was surrounded by a group of people, was trembling.

The literate people in that group were also trembling...

What's the meaning?

Please give me a word!

What are you shivering for?

Zhao Zhongzhen raised his head, the sun was gradually scorching.

Did you encounter a ghost in broad daylight?

"Mr. Lang..."

Zhuang Laoshi shouted, feeling a little sad.

I'm still alive!

Shen An said angrily: "Report it."

"One stone...one stone is more than three...more..."

Shen An was stunned, but his expression was very calm.

I said...

Income increased so much?

There was only so much land in the Song Dynasty, so why did the homesteaders have such a hard time? It is because the output of the land is not enough to feed a family.

Fertilizer, as a powerful tool for increasing income, was well known and valued in later generations.

But what are the fertilizers available now?

The key now is the seeds.

After Champa rice entered the Song Dynasty, it quickly became popular in the south, which provided the basis for the population explosion.

Since ancient times, China's population explosion has been based on the guarantee of food. If food output remains unchanged and the amount of land remains unchanged, naturally it will not be able to feed so many people in a few decades...

Then the people were in dire straits and civil strife began.

After the Song Dynasty obtained improved seeds from Champa, grain production increased rapidly, which laid a good foundation for population growth and economic development.

But today, the rate of population expansion has offset part of the increase in food income, and the population is still increasing...

Three redundancies are a big problem, but the root cause of everything is still insufficient food.

There are rebellions every year, but now they are only on a small scale. Why?

Because the current food can more or less guarantee that people will not starve to death.

In a few decades, if the population continues to expand but food growth is weak, what will be the consequences?

The people can no longer survive.

What to do?

rebel!

Decades later, during the Huizong period, the scale of rebellions became larger and larger each time. Although there are factors in this that the emperor and his ministers are mentally retarded, the root cause is still not enough food.

Food has been a chronic disease of this old empire from the beginning.

Zhao Zhongzhen rushed over and grabbed the recording paper.

He had learned mental arithmetic from Shen An, so he rudely refused when Zhuang Laoshi handed over the brush.

He started to look at it from above. The weight of the bags was now as heavy as a thousand pounds.

The number is not too many, and according to his mental arithmetic skills, it should be very fast.

But he looked carefully, from left to right, from right to left...

His breathing was a little rapid, and he suddenly looked up at Shen An.

"Brother Anbei..."

Shen An said reservedly: "How much?"

How effective are chemical fertilizers?

Although it will cause some soil hardening, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net Without chemical fertilizers, more than one billion people in future generations will go hungry.

And this Golden Fertilizer Pill is soil fertilizer.

Zhao Zhongzhen said excitedly: "One stone and three are five liters more...Brother An Bei!"

The surrounding farmers were already stunned.

"One stone is three times more than five liters?"

Someone trembled and said: "There is one stone for one stone, and there are two buckets and five liters more here... Oh my god..."

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