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Text no. 226 On Agriculture (Part 2)

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    On Agriculture (Part 2)

    Ever since Huang Junming knew that Jiangdong Li was recorded in "Tiangong Kaiwu" and talked about the benefits of Jiangdong Li, he had already thought that since Jiangdong Li was so good, why was it not circulated? You know, even if it was because of the war.  , it is impossible to make a useful plowshare not famous.  No matter which warlord or country they are, they will always attach importance to agriculture. After all, without agriculture, where would there be food and grass to fight the war?  Therefore, Huang Junming abandoned the original idea that the Jiangdong plow could not spread due to the war, and instead turned to the possible problems of the Jiangdong plow as a farming tool.

    Why is the Jiangdong plow only recorded and used in Jiangnan?  Huang Junming believes that even before this, someone would have thought of spreading the idea of ????this simple and efficient Jiangdongli. Since it has not spread, it must be that Jiangdongli has problems with itself.  However, the records did not reflect the shortcomings of Jiangdong Li.  Huang Junming had to look at the problem from a different perspective.  What is a plow used for?  Plower!  But this land is different. There are paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River and dry lands in Guanzhong.  Since this Jiangdong plow was used in Jiangnan, it must be a plow suitable for paddy fields.  It is necessary that a plow suitable for paddy fields is not suitable for dry land, which is why the Jiangdong plow is not famous.

    You must know that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the center of gravity of society was all in the north. It would have to wait until the Song Dynasty when the rulers began to pay attention to the south and move the economic center of gravity southward.  Moreover, in the diet of the Tang Dynasty, the rice we see is not considered mainstream.  The staple food eaten by most people is corn and wheat.  That is what we are talking about Xiaomi.  and pasta.  so.  In the Tang Dynasty, rice suitable for paddy fields and its farming methods did not receive much attention.  This also contributed to Jiang Dongli's poor reputation.

    Therefore, even if Jiang Dongli finds it, it is impossible to copy it.  The Jiangdong plow must be improved into a plow suitable for Guanzhong dry land before it can be used.

    After Huang Junming and Li Shimin explained, they finally let Li Shimin know that the Jiangdong plow must be improved before it can be used.  This made Li Shimin feel the urgency of time.  It takes less than half a month to go back and forth from Chang'an to Jiangnan, plus the uncertain improvement time, how can Li Shimin not be in a hurry?  In a hurry, Li Shimin quickly signaled Huang Junming to wait.  He asked for pen and paper from Li Yuanheng, who was recording Huang Junming's conversation, and quickly wrote an oral edict and stamped it with his personal seal.  Let the guards who came with you convey this message as quickly as possible.

    "Master Immortal, is there anything else?" Li Shimin finished his speech and continued to ask Huang Junming.  At this time, the more Huang Junming thinks about it, the locust plague next year will be less severe. Locust plagues have always ended in resignation, but now there is a way to prepare in advance so that the people will be less affected by the disaster.  How could Li Shimin not be anxious? The locust plague that his predecessors failed to deal with has been prevented and protected under his own administration.  Let the people survive the locust plague safely.  This is a great thing that will go down in history!

    "Having talked about the banker, let me talk about poultry and livestock." Huang Junming saw Li Shimin asking, and tried to recall the time-travel novels he had read when he was bored surfing the Internet at the Taoist temple: "The main poultry in the Tang Dynasty are chickens and ducks.  , geese. As for domestic animals, there are three types: cows, sheep, and dogs. Among them, chickens, ducks, and geese are more wasteful of food in people's consciousness, so not many households raise chickens, ducks, and geese. It is nothing more than a borrowed chicken  Laying eggs. Or slaughtering during festivals and festivals to satisfy your appetite. Cows are not allowed to be slaughtered in the laws of the Tang Dynasty, because they are necessities for farmers to farm. And sheep can produce goat milk.  , can also be used as meat. It¡¯s just that there are too few families raising sheep. And dogs? Almost every household has them, but they are only used for guarding the house as a precaution. So the livestock we raise in Datang now are very limited."

    "But? Master Immortal. What does this have to do with the locust plague?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.

    Huang Junming thought to himself that Li Shimin was too impatient. He hadn't finished speaking yet. Of course he didn't know the relationship between the locust plague and poultry and livestock.  "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Rong Pindao will speak slowly. You must know that chickens, ducks and geese, three kinds of poultry, in addition to eating food, also eat insects. And what are locusts? Aren't locusts still insects after all? Your Majesty  You can go to the homes of farmers with poultry outside Chang'an City to see if those poultry eat locusts. Since poultry eats locusts, why not vigorously raise poultry this year? Next year, let the poultry kill locusts.  In the end, the locusts were eliminated, and the chickens, ducks, and geese were basically strong enough to be slaughtered. Moreover, chickens, ducks, and geese actually only need to be fed with food in winter, and insect grass is used at other times.  The seeds and so on are enough for the poultry to survive. So the cost is not very high.¡±

    "According to what the immortal master said, poultry is a weapon used to destroy locusts? In this way, it is also very feasible. The more locusts eaten by poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese, the locust plague will be eliminated.A lot weaker.  But since poultry is a weapon for killing locusts, what do livestock do?  "Under Huang Junming's narration, Li Shimin has long regarded the locust plague as less mysterious than before. Now that he knows that it can be prevented, and now that he knows that there is a solution, how can he sit back and wait for death, willing to have his crops destroyed by locusts?

    This is true whether it is ancient people or modern people. When people know that they were afraid of something in the past because they did not understand it.  And when I understand it, as long as I have hope, I will work hard to fight against this disaster.  And this is the power of hope.

    "As for domestic animals, cows and dogs are still immobile. As for sheep, since it is a little more difficult to herd, they are not suitable for promotion. But Pindao is interested in another kind of livestock, pigs!" Huang Junming said about pigs  At this time, the corner of his mouth was slightly moved. Although he has always eaten better since coming to Datang, this kind of pork is rarely seen.  Furthermore, although raising pigs has nothing to do with the locust plague, Huang Junming still brought him up based on the principle that if you eat more vegetables, you will eat less rice.

    "Pork?" After hearing Huang Junming's words, Li Shimin frowned slightly: "Why pig?" In the dietary concept of the Tang Dynasty, it does not mean that they do not eat pork. After all, pigs, as one of the five animals, have been closely associated with China.  The national dining tables are inseparable, but the pigs in ancient times are also different. The ancients generally loved to eat suckling pig, which is also a dish learned from Zhou rites.

    However, due to the idea passed down from ancient times, pig pens are often associated with toilets, and the role of the pigs is not for food, but to accumulate manure for farmers, so there is a saying that "a gentleman does not eat fat"  In other words, a gentleman cannot eat pork raised in a pigsty.  Pigs that are not raised in pig pens are edible.  However, since it is difficult to distinguish between free-range pigs and pigs raised in pig pens, over time this pork has become a dish that is not often served on the table.

    "May I ask Your Majesty, what do you think of this pork?" Huang Junming just knew that people in the Tang Dynasty ate less pork, but he was really not sure of the specific reason.  So I just led the topic down.

    "This pork tastes fat but good, but the pigs are raised next to the toilet to accumulate fat. It is really unclean, and no one will eat it except specially bred pigs." Although Li Shimin didn't  He knew why Huang Junming asked himself, but he still answered.

    "Your Majesty, think about it again, will this fertilizer be used to fatten pigs in the future?" Huang Junming couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this reason.  It had only been half an hour since I finished talking about this fat accumulation.  It will be useful.  "In the future, pigs will no longer be used to accumulate fertilizer, so why not graze and raise pigs like sheep? You must know that raising sheep requires a certain amount of pasture, but raising pigs does not. Moreover, pigs are omnivorous livestock. In other words, what are pigs?  Everyone eats it. You also know the taste of pork. From now on, if this pig is no longer unclean, then with the deliciousness of pork, can it not become the main dish on people's dining table? After a pig reaches adulthood, it can often reach a weight of two to three hundred kilograms.  , which saves some food in disguise. Even because pigs are omnivores, they can catch locusts and mix them into the pig's food. According to Pindao's prediction, pigs that eat food mixed with locusts will grow more  It¡¯s fast and the meat is more delicious.¡±

    Huang Junming didn't prepare these words in the first place. He just followed Li Shimin's views on pigs bit by bit. In modern times, Huang Junming also heard that the higher the protein content of the livestock's food, the better the growth of the livestock.  The more quickly.  Furthermore, this pig has completed its mission as a tool for accumulating fat. It¡¯s time to put it on the dining table for a different mission.

    "Master Immortal, we can put aside the matter of raising pigs for the time being. People's living habits are difficult to change, and the locust plague is so urgent. We can only start step by step according to the pilot method you mentioned before, Master Immortal.  Do About the reason why rice and white flour were not taken seriously in the Tang Dynasty: In "Essentials for Qi Min", barley and wheat were ranked next to grain (millet, millet), broomcorn millet, millet, beam, millet, soybean, adzuki bean, and hemp.  After that, the position is only ahead of rice, which is not suitable for northern soil. The tax policy implemented in the early Tang Dynasty stipulates that the main object of national tax collection is millet. Only "if there is no millet in the country, hybrids will be accepted", while wheat and rice are  It belongs to the category of "hybrid (crops)". However, wheat is a species introduced from the West. The Tang Dynasty had extensive exchanges with other countries, so pasta gradually became more important. It was not until the middle of the Tang Dynasty that it got rid of the hybrid category. On the contrary  Rice has never been taken seriously due to geographical reasons. (To be continued) rq!~!

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