Chapter 120 A Year of Great Harvest

"Second Young Master, I have your letter!"

"Let's put the case!" Wang Yi, who was proofreading the manuscript, raised his head and signaled Wang Ting who came in to put the letter aside on the case.

Wang Tingyiyan put down the letter and immediately retreated.

Wang Yi proofread the last manuscript, stood up, twisted his neck twice, walked two steps to the window, looked at Su Yan and Wang Tan who were practicing piano in the yard, walked back to the edge of the case, and sorted out the scattered manuscript.

Wang Yi took nearly a year to write this medical manuscript written by Sun Simiao. Of course, the two women who started writing were mainly Su Yan and Wang Tan. Wang Yi was lazy and wrote only a small part, but he had to be responsible for the proofreading.

This episode is almost the same as the medical works of inner, outer, gynecology, pediatrics and other subjects in later generations, and the views are far different from modern doctors' understanding of diseases. Wang Yi believes that this era and future generations will shock.

What Wang Yi, who was most proud of later generations, was that he had a very good memory and would not forget what he had learned. He had learned most of the professional knowledge he had learned in medical school, and he could write them out after so many years, but he only wrote about the principles and key points of common diseases, and some diseases that were not recorded in ancient times were not recorded.

Moreover, Wang Yi tried his best to write with the popular sentences and writing methods of this era. This was a very troublesome thing, but fortunately it was finally completed.

After the proofreading is completed, the manuscript will be printed for reference by others, so Wang Yi has become even busier these days.

After the book was printed, it was the first to satisfy Sun Simiao's curiosity and asked him to take it back and study it first. This old Taoist had already made an appointment.

During Wang Yi's writing process, Sun Simiao read the content of the manuscript almost briefly and asked Wang Yi countless questions. Wang Yi was very interested in returning at the beginning, and later he answered patiently, and then he was a little hiding from this old man. Sun Simiao had too many questions, and many Wang Yi didn't know how to answer, so he could only explain it by remembering the content only, and why he wrote this way was not very clear as an excuse.

Some things are easy to understand by people who have received later modern education because there are other natural science theories that can be trusted, but in the Tang Dynasty, many principles cannot be explained.

Sun Simiao also knew that Wang Yi was a little afraid of him asking questions, so he rarely asked Wang Yi later, and only asked Wang Yi to proofread the book and after printing it, he must first let him read it. Of course, Wang Yi agreed.

The huge project was almost completed, and Wang Yi was in a very good mood. After folding the medical manuscripts that had been proofreaded and placed together with the previous manuscripts, he went to bring the letter over.

Seeing the beautiful font on the envelope, Wang Yi showed a sweet smile on his face.

This is what Changsun Ling wrote to him, and this is the fifth letter of this month.

Since Wang Yi and Changsun Huan had a conflict last time and beat Changsun Huan, he hadn't met Changsun Ling for a long time. Changsun Ling told him in a letter sent by someone to secretly send him that during this period, her father and two brothers monitored her very strictly and did not allow her to go out of the house to play, and even had no chance to go to the palace to accompany Princess Changle. However, in the letter, she also told Wang Yi to comfort Wang Yi that everything is fine and that everything will be fine after a while. She hopes that in this winter, Wang Yi's mansion will come to enjoy the snow.

When Changsun Ling's letter was sent, Wang Yi also replied, and gave Changsun Ling the word "Quick Bridge Fairy" by Qin Guan to Changsun Ling. On the Chinese Valentine's Day, the little girl Changsun Ling was extremely excited after receiving the word. She immediately wrote a poem and expressed her feelings with swearing. Afterwards, the letters to Wang Yi became more and more frequent, and the deep affection was revealed between the lines, which made Wang Yi feel very warm.

However, because he felt the changes of Princess Changle during this period, and Li Shimin had those nonsense after drinking last time, Wang Yi's thoughts also had a lot of ups and downs. He was really afraid that if one day some things became facts, he didn't know how to face Changsun Ling.

Wang Yi sighed, took out the letter and read it. The letter had written several pieces of paper. In addition to expressing affection, Changsun Ling also said something that surprised her in the letter, that is, her father and two brothers, who had relaxed their monitoring of her. Thinking that after a while, she would not be able to go out of the house to play, Changsun Ling told Wang Yi that if she could leave the house, she would go to Wang Yi's house as soon as possible and come and see him.

Changsun Ling knew that Wang Yi was very busy during this period. In his previous letters, he repeatedly told Wang Yi to pay attention to rest and not get tired of his body. In this letter, she also said mischievously that she wanted to come and see if Wang Yi lost a lot of weight due to fatigue.

After reading the letter, Wang Yi showed a warm smile on his lips. After thinking for a while, he also picked up the pen and dipped it ink and wrote a reply to Changsun Ling, asking Wang Ting to send it over, and handed it to Changsun Ping, who had been a messenger for this period, and asked him to hand it over to Changsun Ling.

After Wang followed the instructions and ran out of the mansion, Wang Yi then left the study and walked into the yard.

It was already mid-October. In early winter, the wind blew and it became a little cold. Wang Yi, who was walking out of the outdoors, felt a little cold. He also tightened his clothes and walked to where Su Yan and Wang Tan were basking in the sun in the yard.

Su Yan, who was much more charming than when she first came to Chang'an, saw Wang Yi coming and greeted him quickly. Wang Tan also jumped and followed him.

"Young master, come and sit for a while. I guess I'm tired!" Su Yan held Wang Yi's arm and pressed him onto a recliner.

Wang Yi did not refuse, and sat down and then lay down, "Yan'er, Tan'er, what are you having fun today?"

Wang Tan squatted beside Wang Yi and said in a sweet voice: "Second brother, Tan'er is learning "High Mountains and Flowing Water" with Sister Yan'er. We will play it for the second brother later. You can evaluate it. How are we playing it? Is it okay?"

"Okay, my second brother won't leave the mansion today. Let's listen to you two play music," Wang Yi pinched Wang Tan's pink face and turned to Su Yan on the side, "But you want to play the best music for me, okay?"

"Young Master is interested in listening, we must play with our heart!" Su Yan said, as she ascended Wang Tan and sat on the ground not far from Wang Yi.

As several preludes of music that pulled the balls up, Wang Yi also closed his eyes and let his body rest, while Jing was afraid to listen to the two women playing.

The gurgling music of "High Mountains and Flowing Water" followed. Although Wang Tan had just learned to play and was a little awkward, because of Su Yan's skillfulness, it still sounded very interesting in Wang Yi's ears, and he gradually became addicted to it.

Throughout the afternoon, Wang Yi was in the mansion, listening to Su Yan and Wang Tantan's joy, and occasionally making fun of two girls. He felt very leisurely and comfortable, and Su Yan was also very satisfied. Wang Yi could get along with her like this in the mansion.

During this period, Wang Yi had many things to do, and even in the mansion, he had no time to spare. It is rare today.

However, there are not many rare warm times like this, and Wang Yi will have something to do again in the next period of time.

Soon it was the middle of winter, and another great court meeting day. Wang Yi accompanied all officials to attend the court meeting in Tai Chi Hall.

At the beginning of the court meeting, Wang Yi heard a voice that made him excited.

"Dear friends, I have a great news today to tell you that the autumn harvest has ended and the income from various places has been reported in statistics. The harvest reported in various places this year is far beyond my surprise. Let the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Minister of Civil Affairs inform you of the harvest of the whole year of this year!" Li Shimin in the hall said in a voice full of energy.

It was already mid-November, and the summer and autumn harvests in most parts of the country had ended, and statistics were conducted, and winter seeds were also launched. While starting winter seeds, all regions also reported the statistical harvest to the Ministry of Civil Affairs as quickly as possible according to the requirements of the court.

Officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs also sorted out the harvest reported in various places and handed it over to Li Shimin for a look. After seeing the harvest submitted by Dai Zhou, Li Shimin was overjoyed and was very confused. He repeatedly asked if there were any mistakes. After receiving Dai Zhou's guarantee that there would be no mistakes, he received the court meeting and announced it to the ministers.

Because Dai Zhou had known the statistics many days ago, the surprise feeling had passed. Therefore, when he walked to the palace to announce it today, there was no special expression.

"According to the total annual harvest reported by each state, the total grain income of the country this year is more than double that of Zhenguan's three years, and the total output is..."

As Dai Zhou reported the data counted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the mouths of all the officials in the hall opened their mouths, and their surprised expressions became stronger and stronger.

According to the data reported by Dai Zhou, the total grain output of the country was nearly 300 million stones, while in the three years of Zhenguan, it was only more than 100 million stones. After only one year, the grain output calculated actually doubled. It can be said that the world's grain output has increased exponentially. For the Tang Dynasty, which was still very short of food at the end of the previous year, how could such data not surprise officials who care about court affairs?

Three hundred million stones of grain, that is, more than three hundred billion jin. According to the current population of the Tang Dynasty, it is converted to about 1,400 jin on everyone's head. If this data is true and reliable, there are no false reports or errors, then the people's food problem this year can be completely solved, and the emperor and officials no longer have to worry about the food shortage.

In his report, Dai Zhou also listed the grain harvest situation in some special states, such as Hangzhou, Yuezhou, Wuzhou, Huzhou, Yangzhou and other places in Jiangnan Road. The grain harvest in these places has increased several times compared with last year.

The grain harvest in these places can grow so rapidly because in these prefectures, the reseeding technology of two seasons of rice, one season of wheat or other crops was adopted, and the harvest in three seasons was basically a single season planting model in the previous year except Hangzhou. In addition, these states were the first to promote the planting of Chameng rice, and the harvest naturally increased exponentially.

The data counted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs are added based on the data reported by each state. A few months ago, after obtaining Li Shimin's consent, in the form of a court edict, officials from all prefectures and counties must report the harvest situation as soon as possible in order to prepare for the statistical needs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The statistics of hundreds of states in the Tang Dynasty were presented and handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and then proofread by officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The amount of data was not very complicated, but because the statistical methods were backward, the data had to be verified, and statistics were quite time-consuming. In addition, Dai Zhou tried to avoid making mistakes, which was even more troublesome.

Fortunately, the imperial edict issued to various prefectures, and the data returns in various places were very timely, almost a month earlier than in previous years. That was because the replanting technology was promoted in many prefectures and counties in the first year. The court or emperor Li Shimin urgently needed actual data to convince officials in the court and the people of the world to accept this new planting technology. Therefore, at the beginning of the year, officials from all over the country were strictly ordered to be strictly ordered to harvest the data every quarter and report it to the court in the form of urgent reports, so that the harvest situation for the whole year was obtained in mid-November.

Wang Yi, who was not aware of the specific situation, was very surprised at the current efficiency of officials, especially the ability of officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In less than two months after the autumn harvest, the approximate harvest situation in the country was counted, but he also knew that the statistical methods of the court were not very accurate now, but just a rough data, even in later generations.

However, when compared with previous years, the data counted in the same way is still of reference significance. Especially when comparing the specific data of each prefecture and county, we can basically understand whether the harvest has increased or decreased compared to last year.

After listening to Dai Zhou's report, Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. When he entered Chang'an, the memorial he submitted to Li Shimin was implemented for one year and a small-scale implementation, and it was a miracle that the grain output increased by such a scale.

In the era when most fields rely on the weather for their income, the harvest had already had great ups and downs due to weather factors. In the past few years, the world suffered disasters and the harvest declined. This year's weather can be described as good weather, which is conducive to production. In addition, many southern prefectures have planted a few years of maturity, and they also promoted the cultivation method of intensive cultivation. Many favorable factors were mixed together, and the harvest naturally increased significantly.

The grain harvest growth of these prefectures that promote rice and wheat complex technology has made the ministers in the court amazed, but Wang Yi did not find it strange. It was precisely because most of the single-season planting models in the past that the annual yield per mu was very low, and the yield per mu was low, and the grain had increased significantly. Compared with the growth rate, it was very considerable. For example, the annual output per mu was only 500 kilograms, but now it can earn 600 kilograms in one quarter, and it can reach about 1,500 kilograms in three quarters. The growth rate is several times, which is naturally shocking to hear.

This is a great good thing. Wang Yi understood from the extremely surprised expressions of the court officials that he had already changed the history of the Tang Dynasty to a large extent and changed the history from the perspective of people's livelihood.

Dai Zhou had already reported the harvest situation in front of the hall, and the ministers were still immersed in surprise. No one stood up to speak. At this time, Li Shimin spoke. Li Shimin looked unconcealed joy on his face. He walked down from the imperial throne, stood in front of the hall, and said loudly: "My dear friends, do you know why the grain harvest will increase so much this year? You may not necessarily know that this is because of the suggestion of one person. It is precisely because of the new planting method he proposed that such a high yield in the world, haha!" Li Shimin laughed twice and shouted loudly: "Where is the doctor of Chaosan..."...
Chapter completed!