If a country wants to develop, the food issue is a necessary prerequisite. Only on the basis of sufficient food can we have the energy to create and develop.

Therefore, this year, farming was the top priority of the Qin Dynasty.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of farming, the Ministry of Revenue issued a government order on the same day, that provinces and counties must ensure the comprehensive cultivation of basic farmland and that the harvest this year must be tripled.

Moreover, in order to urge all localities to make farming the top priority this year, the State Council also ordered that this year's grain harvest be included in the performance assessment of officials at all levels.

After the autumn harvest, where grain output increases by three times, the ruling officials will be assessed as the best. If the grain output does not meet the standards, the ruling officials will be assessed as the poor, which will directly affect the career path of local officials at all levels.

I have to say that this decree is still very effective.

Because this decree was transmitted, officials from all over the country attached great importance to it and were nervous. They quickly began to operate, actively providing grain to ensure the problem of crop cultivation within the control area.

You should know that the famine in the Qin Dynasty last year was severe, and it can be said that there was no grain of millet in many places. Therefore, although the land reform was completed by the end of the year, the people of the world were allocated land, but the shortage of grain was common.

This decree from the State Council made local governments take on the issue of grain planting and began to provide grain and chestnuts in the granary to serve as grain planting for farmers.

Of course, in addition to grain seeds, there are also water conservancy issues.

From provinces to counties, to townships, pavilions, and government departments at all levels have mobilized to ensure water conservancy and prevent floods, which have become a task they can't wait to complete at the moment.

However, although this decree played a major role in farming, it also caused many complaints from all over the country. Because it is really unlikely to complete the task to triple the harvest.

Therefore, the State Council receives complaints from all over the country every day.

The general meaning is that it is impossible to do it, because for several years, most people have been serving Yao, resulting in less than 100 or 2 of the land that has been truly cultivated in various places, and a lot of land is abandoned and water conservancy has been disrepair for many years, so the time is too tight. Now it is spring, and farmers have to cultivate three times more land than in previous years. There is no serious shortage of manpower and time, so all the land cannot be reclaimed and cultivated. Second, water conservancy projects cannot guarantee the supply of all arable land in a short period of time.

Not to mention others, even Wang Youxian from Jiangsu Province, sent a private message to Li Yang, telling Li Yang about the various difficulties and impracticalities of tripling the grain growth.

Of course, Hu Hai, the governor of Dongyang County, was originally a firm supporter of Li Yang's new policy. Now, seeing such a task issued by the State Council, he was also angry and scolded Li Yang for being eager for success. The goal was set too outrageously, which was deviated from the root of the facts.

As there were many complaints everywhere, it was natural that some people in the court discussed this matter.

People in the court questioned the decree that had tripled the harvest, believing that it was necessary to reduce the requirements slightly and change it to double the growth rate compared to previous years.

However, Li Yang directly rejected this matter.

So, everyone felt that Li Yang was becoming too confident and too self-righteous.

For a moment, contempt sounded everywhere.

The old clans seemed to have seen an opportunity in this matter and wanted Fusu to oppose Li Yang in this matter.

So, Gongsun Jing, the new Minister of Personnel, took several ministers in the court to find Fusu directly.

Prince's uterus.

"Your Highness, the King of Zhenguo bypassed the Ministry of Personnel and directly ordered this year's increase in grain revenue to be included in the performance assessment of officials in various places. Now the officials in various places are complaining. The Ministry of Personnel receives a bunch of complaints every day, all of which are telling the bitterness. My ministers think that the issue of increasing grain revenue should not be too hasty, nor should they force the subordinates, otherwise they will be counterproductive. I hope that the King of Zhenguo will come forward to stop the King of Zhenguo from the real situation, which is a big drop in reality, for the sake of the country." Gongsun Jing looked worried.

Several other ministers also petitioned: "I hope that your highness will come forward to stop the monarch from making trouble for the country!"

In the eyes of Gongsun Jing and others, the three-fold increase in grain production, which is clearly unrealistic, is clearly unrealistic, so Fusu will most likely be moved when he comes to give advice. After all, Fusu is not the First Emperor. The First Emperor has unconditional trust in Li Yang. No matter how ridiculous and outrageous what Li Yang wants to do sounds, the First Emperor will support it. Will Fusu be the same as his father?

This answer is obviously worth looking forward to.

As long as Fusu comes forward to stop and oppose Li Yang, it will be like slapping Li Yang. From then on, there will be cracks in the relationship between Fusu and Li Yang.

After everyone finished speaking, they all looked up at Fusu and waited for his answer.

However, what everyone did not expect was that Fusu looked dissatisfied and smiled: "You guys are so serious! Since Zhenguojun said that he would triple the grain output this year, I believe he must be sure that he can do it. After all, Zhenguojun has always been creating miracles."

Everyone was stunned, but they didn't expect that Fusu actually trusted Li Yang so much.

Everyone looked at each other and Gongsun Jing said, "Your Highness trusts the king of Zhenguo, and the ministers understand it. It is just that other things may be able to create miracles, but farming is done by the people of the world, not by the king of Zhenguo alone. Now, more than half of the farmlands in my Qin Dynasty have been abandoned for many years, and water conservancy is even more disrepaired. No matter how capable the king of Zhenguo is, he cannot change all this with his own strength."

Fusu nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "What Gongsun Shangshu said is not without reason, but... let's see if the king of Zhenguo can come up with a good solution first!"

Seeing that Fusu trusted Li Yang so much, Gongsun Jing knew that he could not persuade him for the time being, so he had to nod and give up.

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Although the advice of Gongsun Jing and others did not make Fusu oppose Li Yang, it still made Fusu feel shaken.

After all, if you take too much steps, it is easy to get rid of the bad. If the officials from all over the country are forced to complain, it will be more than worth the loss.

So, when Gongsun Jing and others left, Fusu went directly to the State Council and found Li Yang.

"Taifu, it is reported that more than half of the land in various places is abandoned and water conservancy has been disrepair for many years. This year, we will triple the grain production this year. Can this really be done?"

Fusu found Li Yang alone and asked.

Li Yang naturally knew that the court officials' doubts must have come into Fusu's ears, so he smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, the people will find it difficult for people to cultivate three times the land in previous years. That is because of the low productivity. I have already figured out a way to improve the farming efficiency. It should be no problem to cultivate all the abandoned fields in the past in the spring."

"Oh? The Taifu has a way to triple the efficiency of the people's farming!"

When Fusu heard this, his eyes lit up, he was overjoyed and asked, "Tao Fu, what's the solution?"

Li Yang smiled and said, "Promote the plow!"

"plow?"

Fusu frowned and said, "Plow, hasn't this thing been used by anyone?"

Li Yang shook his head: "Your Highness doesn't know that although the plow can greatly improve the efficiency of turning over the ground today, it is only suitable for the plains and requires two oxen to pull it. Many people do not have oxen, so the application of plow is limited to wealthy households in the plains."

The plows during the Qin Dynasty were still of the early plows, with a simple shape. It was not until the Western Han Dynasty that straight plows appeared, but there were only plowshares and handrails.

Therefore, most of the plows in the Qin Dynasty belonged to treading plows.

Plowing plows are also called "后" and "foot plow". When using them, step on them with their feet to achieve the effect of turning over the soil. If you step on the plow for five days, you can plow them for one day, but it is not as deep as the plow as the plow is as deep as the soil.

There is also a kind of plow, which belongs to the second ox-carrying style. It not only requires two oxen, but also only suits the plains.

It is precisely because of this that most people rely on hoes to turn over the ground when farming. Not only is it inefficient, but it is very tiring.

Just imagine that when you use a hoe to farm, it is naturally impossible to cultivate the abandoned land when you were in labor service.

"Oh? Judging from the Taifu's meaning, is there a way to improve the plow?" Fusu is also a smart person, and he understood Li Yang's thoughts as soon as he heard it.

Li Yang nodded: "That's right. I plan to improve the plow, so that I can easily turn the ground with a cow, whether it is a plain or a mountainous area. In addition, I have ordered Xiao He to send all the oxen from the Mongolian province (Huns) to supplement the shortcomings of the people's oxen. In this way, it should not be difficult to cultivate all the abandoned land this year."

"It turns out that the Grand Tutor really has a plan, haha!" Fusu was very happy to hear that Li Yang had a way to improve the pier.

However, soon he thought of something and asked: "But, how should we solve the problem of water conservancy disrepair?"

Li Yang said: "I plan to cultivate new species in paddy fields, and I plan to cultivate rice in the finished dry fields."

"New species?" Fusu was stunned again.

Li Yang said: "Your Highness doesn't know that Xu Fu brought back several ships of grain and food from Shaohao this time, and will be transported to Xianyang soon. At that time, these new grain and food can be distributed to various places, so that the people can cultivate and reproduce a large amount of seeds, waiting for large-scale planting next year."

"New variety..." Fusu was very interested when he heard this and wanted to know what the new grain shipped by Shaohao would look like.

And at this moment, Ji Qi suddenly walked in excitedly, saw Fusu, and bowed: "Your Highness."

Fusu asked, "Shangshu Ji, is there anything wrong?"

Ji Kai said: "I came to report to the King of Zhen Guo, that the things from Shaohao have been transported by Langya County."

"oh?"

When Li Yang and Fusu heard this, they were both happy and quickly said, "Hurry, take us there!"

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Chapter completed!