Xinzhuang at the foot of Mount Li has changed a lot in the past two months. From the quiet streets when Li Chengqian came to the vitality now, it is not that the farm work is finished and they are chatting in the village, but that every household in the village has raised livestock.

This is all due to Li Chengqian's mandatory orders.

Since Li Chengqian talked with the old man in the village that day, he has clearly discovered the problem of farmers' families now, that is, the income generation is too single, and he only lives on the things produced in the soil every year.

The good year is OK, I can’t be hungry, and I can still have some surplus. However, this model of relying solely on God’s food to eat is very unreliable. Although the wheat seedlings in the fields have grown wheat ears, it did not snow last winter and had no water reserves. This year, it has been a few months, but it still has not rained. Even the water level of the river has dropped a lot, and I can’t get water if I want to irrigate.

Just relying on carrying water on your shoulders means that every family can exhaust themselves if they own land, and it may not be effective. The two buckets of water are poured into the ground and almost no flow forward. The family and the young and old all go together to complete the irrigation of acre of land in a day. This is still close to the riverside. Those who are far away are just carrying water, which can make people collapse.

The farmers in the Tang Dynasty were all hardworking. As long as the land that could be cultivated was full of crops, the wheat seedlings were knee-high, with different heights and sizes. The leaves showed a weak yellowish color and lacked fertility! The fields are not fertilized at all, they just burn the wheat straw, leaving the wood ash behind, and then they were treated as fertilization.

This is not possible. How much yield can a mu of land be planted like this? It can reach two stones, which means that the wheat seedlings will give you face. This must be changed.

A large area of ​​rapeseed in the distance has begun to bloom and bear seeds. Originally, Li Chengqian was still counting on the harvest of these rapeseeds to provide him with enough cooking oil. But looking at his depressed appearance, Li Chengqian felt unsure. Now he just wanted to have enough seeds.

God has not completely given up on the people of Guanzhong. The drizzle has been falling for a day, but now it can only nourish the land a little, and it has no effect on the locust eggs buried deep in the ground.

Li Chengqian seemed to have seen the tragic situation when the big locust plague occurred. He felt his scalp numb when he thought about it. It should not be a scene that exists on earth.

He didn't know what kind of response preparations his father and the officials in the court had made, but in his opinion, it was nothing more than storing food, waiting for the disaster to come out to provide relief, and harvesting a wave of gratitude. Li Chengqian did not agree with this passive response. But he had no good way. The locust plague on the land of Africa in the future, and even the technological equipment, there was no way to sprinkle pesticides. What can I do at this time?

But he still gave a suggestion, that is, let the farmers and people in Guanzhong raise poultry at home. Li Chengqian remembered that he had seen a survey report that a chicken could eat 70 locusts a day, and a duck had an amazing appetite, so eating 200 people a day was not a problem.

It is really difficult to just eagerly ask farmers who are already in the dark to raise poultry. There are not enough people and they are busy with farm work every day. Where can I have time to raise poultry? But if I don’t stock, I will consume the food that I originally stored at home. You must know that in this year, even bran is used to feed people to survive.

This situation also made Li Chengqian realize that the importance of cognition is that there is a way, and farmers cannot understand it, so the government orders are difficult to implement. Li Chengqian did not want to open up people's wisdom as he is now. Only after the people have knowledge and insight can they understand the meaning behind the policy and not bear greater losses due to temporary gains and losses.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian also took action. He first invited Li Gang, the current crown prince's grand tutor, and expressed his idea of ​​building a new Chongwen Pavilion at the foot of Mount Li, recruiting the children of farmers as students, and opening up the wisdom of the people.

After hearing this, Li Gang laughed and said that he was willing to serve as the director of the new library. The old man was abandoned as a prince and a grand master.

Li Gang said it was quite tragic. He was the teacher of Prince Sui Yang Yong. Yang Yong was deposed and died. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he taught Prince Yin Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng was killed in Xuanwu Gate and is now Li Chengqian's teacher. If he hadn't had changed his identities now, Li Chengqian would not have a good end in a few years. But it was said that Old Man Li was a veritable prince killer!

But the old man's heart is good. These things are accidents and we cannot just blame him. At his age, the old man has no big ambitions anymore. He just wants to help the Tang Dynasty cultivate more talents and keep the country stable and stop being in a state of chaos. The scene of separation from life and death is that the old man who is used to the storm and waves is unwilling to face it too much.

It is not something that can be achieved in a short time if he just wants to open a museum. Although there is a ready-made courtyard at the foot of Mount Li, it is too different from the college that Li Chengqian recognizes. It cannot meet the standards from layout to scale. He is now looking for someone to expand and renovate based on this. This matter cannot be rushed, it will be completed within two months.

The most important thing at this time is to reduce the possible losses caused by locust plague. Since it is difficult to implement the policy of raising livestock throughout Guanzhong, it is better to be implemented first in Xinzhuang to make a finished product. With a role model, it may be easier to promote it.

So in the past two months, Xinzhuang has become much more lively.

The merchants all knew that the young man who often wandered around the village was His Royal Highness of the Tang Dynasty.

At first, everyone was respectful when facing Li Chengqian and did not dare to speak much. However, after a week, when he saw the prince, he was no different from his naughty child, and he was very approachable and had no airs. He often discussed farming with them, and those who didn't understand were humbly asking for advice. A person with such a high status bent down to ask for advice, and everyone was willing to take time to talk. This is so shameful. When he gets old, he can proudly tell his children and grandchildren that he taught the prince back then. But sometimes he can't understand what His Highness said.

During the first two weeks, Li Chengqian was indeed what farmers were looking forward to, humble and polite, respecting the elderly and loving the young, and everything seemed to be beautiful. This made the farmers in Xinzhuang think that the Tang Dynasty had such a good monarch and successor, and it was only a matter of time before the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

However, two weeks later, the farmers' ideas began to change, and they no longer thought that His Royal Highness was humble.

All the changes started when Li Chengqian spent a lot of money to buy a lot of livestock and poultry from Chang'an City and surrounding areas.

After buying livestock, they gave each person four chickens, two ducks and one goose, and the whole family sent two more pigs. They also told the village house that the prince liked to eat eggs, all kinds of eggs, and pork, so the whole village had to raise them, and it would not work if they didn't.

It’s just such arrogance. Li Chengqian cannot say that the locusts are coming now. Who knows if this matter will have any bad impact or destroy his father’s plan? So he has to put his face down and be unreasonable.

After receiving the free livestock, the farmers in the village did not smile, but instead cried. Several old guys found the royal yard and knelt on the ground and knocked their heads to death, hoping that the prince would take it back to life. But Li Chengqian remained unmoved.

If the farmers wanted to have more families at home during the good times, but what was going on this year? Because of the drought, the crops in the fields were not growing well. This year's harvest was a problem whether the whole family could eat enough. How could they dare to add more people? When they heard the prince talk about raising livestock, they thought they would just refuse, but they didn't expect that the prince did not give up and directly pulled them. This made them scratch their heads, wanting it, but they were afraid that before these things were developed, their family would not be able to hold on.

Seeing the atmosphere in the village, Li Chengqian had to come forward and said, "Listen, these poultry and pigs are your rent this year. As long as you feed them well, after a month, you will have something to feed them. Now, there is still one and a half months before the harvest of crops. There is no need for so much labor in the field. They all go up the mountain to dig insects and find grass seeds. If they really can't do it, raise chickens and ducks as sheep. Children and the elderly will put chickens, ducks, and pigs, so that they won't use much food. In a month, they will ensure that there will be food to feed them."

The royal reputation is very good now, the kind that spits and nails it. This is the reputation that the Tang Dynasty has built up bit by bit after seeing it in the past few years. As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian naturally has the royal reputation and blessing. This is what persuaded the farmers to go back.

Although the farmers were still worried, they all believed it. Besides, these livestock were bought by the royal family, and the losses were not theirs. Let's try it first.
Chapter completed!