False Eunuch: With Many Children, I'm as Happy as a Fish in Water

Prince's Mansion.

There is always a mountain of memorials on Shangguan Wan'er's desk.

As the heart and center of Li Tang's huge empire, there were a huge number of memorials submitted from various places.

Most of these memorials are meaningless nonsense.

When Li Zhao ascended the throne, he still wanted to imitate the wise emperors of ancient times and personally review memorials.

However, most of the contents of these memorials are the words of local officials greeting you.

For example: Your Majesty, are you in good health today? Today, the weather in the land where I am in charge is going well.

Even if some strange phenomena occur in a certain place, local officials will send memorials to Beijing.

Then Li Zhao realized it.

It is decreed that these meaningless memorials are not allowed to be sent to Beijing again, and violators will be severely punished.

As soon as this imperial edict came out, local officials calmed down a little.

At the same time, Shangguan Wan'er and other close ministers were asked to review the memorials and select the memorials with content and send them to Li Zhao.

"Are there so many memorials today?"

Lin Chen was a little surprised when he looked at the two or three times more memorials on the desk than before.

When Shangguan Wan'er heard what Lin Chen said, she rubbed her somewhat stiff eyebrows, and a trace of undetectable worry flashed across her face.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Chen noticed the change in Shangguan Wan'er's expression.

Given Shangguan Wan'er's unfazed state of mind, what could possibly make her like this?

"News came from various places in Liaodong that the cold season in the north has arrived a month earlier, killing countless crops!"

Shangguan Wan'er's tone was particularly solemn.

"Cold disaster?" Lin Chen frowned slightly when he heard this.

And it also happened in Liaodong!

You must know that the Liaodong region is already bitter and cold, and there are also the Manchu barbarians who have emerged among the white mountains and black waters.

All these made the people in Liaodong area miserable, and many people fled south.

As a last resort.

The first emperor of Li Tang Dynasty implemented a policy similar to military garrison in Liaodong area.

Allowing the soldiers' families to accompany the army and settle at the border gates made Liaodong a little more popular.

Nowadays, there are constant natural and man-made disasters. If the food harvest is cut off due to the cold disaster and the people in the military villages are unable to eat, then the Liaodong border army may cause trouble!

No wonder Shangguan Wan'er is so worried, this matter is no small matter!

Lin Chen also heard another big hidden danger from Shangguan Wan'er's tone.

Liaodong has been hit by a cold disaster. What will happen outside the customs where the environment is even worse?

When the barbarians around Li Tang can no longer survive, they will most likely go south to harvest grass and valleys and plunder the people of Li Tang to keep themselves alive.

So to say.

Will the war in Liaodong begin? !

Lin Chen's heart trembled, and he could not help but lament the difficult fate of Li Tang's country.

There was trouble caused by the White Lotus Sect before, but after it finally calmed down, the trouble recurred before they could recuperate.

"Does the imperial court still have money and food to supply Liaodong?" Lin Chen pondered for a moment and then asked Shangguan Wan'er.

The only answer I received was silence.

Shangguan Wan'er knew very well that even the rats in the treasury would shed tears when they saw her.

There are still three months left in this year, and taxes in various places will not be collected until next year.

In short, there is no money!

This scene couldn't help but remind Lin Chen of what happened in the late Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself from the crooked-necked tree, not only because of his own tricks, but also because of lack of money.

Lin Chen didn't know much about the situation in Litang, so it was difficult to say anything.

"correct!"

He patted his forehead and thought that he came to Shangguan Wan'er this time for something important.

"What?!"

When Shangguan Wan'er heard Lin Chen's description, her beautiful eyes were filled with astonishment.

Yes.

Lin Chen talked to Shangguan Wan'er about the various grain seeds he purchased at the Pagoda Chamber of Commerce.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are still being searched for by the Pagoda Chamber of Commerce.

But the corn yield alone was enough to move Shangguan Wan'er.

As a modern person, Lin Chen knew very well how high-yielding corn was.

If replaced with modern, carefully cultivated high-yielding corn, the yield per mu could reach two thousand kilograms!

In contrast, let’s look at Li Tang’s agricultural production.

Taking the north as an example, most of the crops grown are millet and sorghum, which are harvested twice a year. The output of grain per mu is one and a half stones, and the fertile fields are two stones.

Excluding rice seeds and the taxes that must be paid, a family with twenty acres of land can only harvest enough for their own needs every year.

Not to mention that if you encounter natural or man-made disasters, you have to sell your land to live.

This is also the reason why ancient dynasties used the periodic law. When the land cannot accommodate so many people, it will be the end of the dynasty!

We must know that in the middle and late stages of each dynasty, there will be a large number of landlords and tyrants who annex land.

As a result, it was difficult for ordinary farmers to survive, and they had to sell their sons and daughters.

When this kind of resentment accumulates to a certain extent, it is the moment of the collapse of the dynasty.

Then, as the world became chaotic and countless people died in the war, the freed fields were enough to feed the remaining people.

This is one of the reasons why most new dynasties will usher in prosperity in the early stage.

Let’s talk about food production.

You must know that the Qing Dynasty relied on high-yield crops such as corn to increase the original population of more than 100 million to 400 million in the mid-to-late period!

"As a rough estimate, the yield of this crop should be around four stones per mu!"

Lin Chen was not sure.

Moreover, corn has a short growth cycle and low soil requirements. At the same time, other crops can be sown between corn rows.

If paired with potatoes and sweet potatoes, even if Li Tang's population were doubled several times, it would still be enough to feed them.

"Seriously?!" Shangguan Wan'er was shocked.

She didn't expect that there was a place in the world that could produce over a thousand kilograms of food per acre without caring about the land!

"Absolutely true!"

Lin Chen was very sure about this.

Of course, he only has corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes in his hands at the moment and he has entrusted the Futu Merchant Association to find them.

If you are lucky, you can get it in two months.

"The so-called corn yield of four shi per acre is enough!"

Shangguan Wan'er is also familiar with farming.

If this corn is really as high-yielding as Lin Chen said, his statue will have to be added to Shennong Temples all over the world.

"We can't rush the promotion." Lin Chen thought of something and suddenly said.

"Why?" Shangguan Wan'er was a little confused.

Good things like this should be promoted.

"If the government forces people to plant something they have never seen before, will they be willing?"

Lin Chen pointed out the problem.

You must know that for ordinary people, fields are what they depend on for their livelihood.

It is impossible for ordinary people to grow corn without seeing it with their own eyes!

Shangguan Wan'er understood after hearing this.

"If that's the case, I can go to the palace to meet His Majesty and promote corn planting in the Imperial Village first." Shangguan Wan'er said thoughtfully.

"So best."

When Lin Chen heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If Li Zhao was serious about this matter, there would be no need for Lin Chen to bother him.

At that time, officials in charge of agriculture will naturally take care of the corn, and then promote it to ordinary people.

"Manager Lin!"

Suddenly, Shangguan Wan'er's tone became serious.

Um?

"You have made a great contribution by donating rice seeds this time, so you will naturally be rewarded."

The implication.

Shangguan Wan'er wanted to ask for credit in front of Li Zhao on Lin Chen's behalf.

"Are you asking for credit?" Lin Chen laughed and shook his head.

However, he still needs Shangguan Wan'er's help with one thing.

Immediately whisper a few words in your ear.

"Ah?! Pretending to investigate the Queen Mother?"

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