Chapter 571 The T-shaped scroll is admirable, the image

  Feng Ziying also laughed, "Of course. For example, after returning to Beijing, I will help Brother Feng persuade Baoyu. In addition, if someone asks or doubts, I will also explain to Brother Feng."

Shi Xiangyun couldn't believe it, "Brother Feng, that's it? You don't need to talk to the second brother Bao, the younger sister will explain it to you. Presumably the second brother Bao just wanted to make a fuss and let it out. , you should understand that he and Sister Lin are impossible, um, not to mention that Sister Lin never liked him, as for the others, does Brother Feng need to care?"

Feng Ziying couldn't help rolling her eyes at these words, "Yun'er, what do you mean you need to care? Although the old matriarch and Uncle Zheng Shi knew in their hearts that sister Lin would definitely not marry Baoyu, but after all, Baoyu also They hold treasure in their hearts, and Baoyu likes sister Lin so much that he is going crazy, can they not feel it? I am going to marry sister Lin so suddenly, if Baoyu gets sick, I am afraid that the old lady and uncle Zheng Shi will Especially your aunt and the others may be somewhat displeased, wouldn't it be much better if you help Brother Feng gently kiss in front of them?"

Speechless by Feng Ziying's words, Shi Xiangyun pouted, "It seems that Brother Feng has already calculated the younger sister into it, no wonder Sister Bao said that you have no plans, and you don't think about winning first. Concerned about failure,..."

   Unexpectedly, Shi Xiangyun suddenly mentioned Baochai again, and Feng Ziying felt a little guilty.

If the matter of marrying Baochai in the future is exposed, the people in Jia's mansion, um, especially Baoyu, may really go crazy, because they want to catch all the beautiful girls in Jia's mansion what?

Seeing Feng Ziying's strange expression, Shi Xiangyun never imagined that Feng Ziying had already included Sister Bao in the calculation, but he was a little curious, "Why does Brother Feng have such an expression? Could it be that my younger sister is wrong? Going to Jiangnan for business, you have to take Escorting Sister Lin is also counted in this trip, and now this trip is going to Yangzhou on business, and even the younger sister is counted in to accompany Sister Lin, Brother Xunhuan, you have to pull Tan girl, Brother Feng , I found that you basically kill two birds with one stone in everything you do,..."

   "Where, where..." Feng Ziying was also embarrassed by a little girl like this, "Yun'er, do you think Brother Feng did these things right? Is it beneficial to everyone? Do you think it is not good?"

Shi Xiangyun thought for a while, but it was indeed a good thing for everyone, and everyone was willing, and curled his lips resentfully: "Anyway, Brother Feng, you have too many thoughts, and someday you will sell your straightforward personality like a younger sister." , I’m afraid I have to count the money for you.”

"It's over, it's over, Yun'er, when will your big brother Feng still hurt you?" Feng Ziying really likes this girl's personality. I don't know who will be able to embrace the beauty in the future.

"Hmph, that's not necessarily true, just like the second brother Bao said, those officials have black hearts, and they can do anything for the benefit of their own future. Brother Feng has just become an official and has been in office for a long time. Now, don’t become like those people.” Xiang Yun looked sideways at Feng Ziying and said insincerely.

"Baoyu's words knocked over a boatload of people with one shot. He said so, his uncle, Uncle Zheng Shi, sister Lin's father, um, and Yun'er, your two uncles, aren't they all officials? Yes, are they all like this?" Feng Ziying joked with a smile, "If this word reaches Uncle Zheng Shi's ears, I guess I really only have one sentence to give to Baoyu, be careful of your skin, hahahaha..."

   This sentence is a common phrase in Jia's mansion. Whether it's the maids fighting each other, or the master threatening the servants, or the elders threatening the juniors, it's the same sentence, but Jia Zheng is probably the only one who can threaten Baoyu.

Amused by Feng Ziying's witty words, Shi Xiangyun was dressed in a jujube red peony satin jacket and a thick cream-yellow cotton velvet cape, but he still couldn't cover up the figure of the other party. All of them were dazzled by it.

As if aware of something, Shi Xiangyun quickly restrained his smile, but his cheeks were a little hot, and he pulled the cotton velvet cloak to cover his body, pretending to be calm and said: "Brother Feng, Second Brother Bao really wants to hate you when he hears your words For a lifetime."

"If you hate me, you have to talk about him. Of course it doesn't matter if you and I hear such words, but if they are heard by outsiders, you may cause trouble for Uncle Zheng Shi." Feng Ziying replied, "It is also the Rongguo Mansion who put him in trouble." You took good care of me, and I haven’t suffered a lot, but you have to be reminded if you need to be reminded, don’t wait until you get older and don’t know what’s going on.

Feng Ziying's exhortation Shi Xiangyun took it very seriously. Although the second brother Bao doesn't like reading, that's okay. If he doesn't like doing things, that's up to him. Done.

It was the first time for Shi Xiangyun to have such a long talk alone with Feng Ziying, and he felt more and more that it was no wonder Tan Yatou and Sister Lin loved to talk with each other. That's it.

Shi Xiangyun was also a little embarrassed to delay her reading time all afternoon. She glanced at the book that the other party put on the table, "Beigenglu", which surprised her. It seemed to be an introduction to farming. Books.

   "Brother Feng, what book are you reading that makes you so interested?"

   "Oh, a book on agronomy, which introduces the experience of growing crops, is very interesting and valuable."

  Feng Ziying only got this book in Beijing, and the number of prints was not many, but when he saw that it was Xu Guangqi's book, he naturally became interested.

  In his impression, Xu Guangqi's great work is only "Nongzheng Quanshu", but he didn't expect the other party to write such a book when he was in charge of farming work in Tianjin Wei.

  This book introduces in detail his experience in promoting potato planting when he was in Wei Tuntian, Tianjin, as well as his experience in introducing sweet potato planting when he was in Dingyou, Songjiang a few years ago.

   This also aroused Feng Ziying's great interest.

  Feng Ziying only felt Xu Guangqi's erudition in "Taixi Water Law", but this "Beigenglu" is really a life-saving straw.

  Although he also knows that both potatoes and sweet potatoes have been introduced to mainland China, he also asked people to inquire about them. In fact, these two types of crops have already been planted in Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangsu.

But it is obvious that potatoes not only adapt to a wider range of areas, but also have better effects. However, sweet potatoes are also not simple, and their advantages in the southern region can be fully reflected, but it seems that these two kinds have already been introduced into Dazhou. It has been more than ten years, but there is no sign of popularization at all.

  Even in Fujian, Zhejiang and Southern Zhili areas, the planting area is quite small, and the vast majority of farmers hold negative and skeptical attitudes towards these two crops.

On the one hand, the planting technology is still in the exploratory stage. On the other hand, the taste of potatoes and sweet potatoes is still somewhat different from the rice and wheat that people are used to. Planting in remote areas is difficult to promote.

   Potatoes, in particular, could have been popularized in the Jiubian area to take advantage of their high yield, drought tolerance, and cold tolerance, but they have not really entered the most suitable areas for planting, such as Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Beizhi.

In order to solve the problem of military food supply in the northern region, especially in the Nine Borders, Kaizhongfa is now in a difficult situation, and to be honest, the cost of adopting the method of commercial settlements in the Nine Borders is indeed high, and the yield of wheat per mu is too low, which is comparable to that of potatoes It's not the same at all.

  The reason why it failed to spread to the northern region, apart from the fact that the government did not pay enough attention, in Feng Ziying's view, is largely due to the inertia of thinking and people's taste adaptation.

However, in Feng Ziying's view, all of this has to give way to survival. When the north suffers from a severe drought and needs food, when the common people can only eat Guanyin soil to fill their stomachs, and when the government has no food relief, it may lead to civil unrest. , do you still care about potatoes or rice wheat? The answer is self-evident.

  However, Xu Guangqi did not mention the cultivation of corn in this "Beigenglu", which also surprised Feng Ziying.

  As far as he knows, corn is planted in Shanglin Yuyuan, and it is also planted around the capital city. Even cornmeal has become a fashionable food, but it is far from popular.

   This made Feng Ziying not understand why this crop, like potatoes, should have the same ability to solve the problem of satiety of the hungry people in the late Ming Dynasty in the previous life, so why is it not so popular.

  He still needs to find out the reason carefully to see whether it is because the crop seeds themselves have not adapted to the land of China, or because the eating habits have not been widely accepted by everyone.

   "Brother Feng, you are the editor of the Imperial Academy, why do you still read this kind of book?" Shi Xiangyun was puzzled.

"Hehe, Yun'er, don't underestimate these books, let alone agriculture. Ninety percent of the billions of people in the Zhou Dynasty are farmers. Without them farming, who will support the officials, gentry and army?" Feng Ziying can also understand people like Shi Xiangyun. Puzzled, "If one mu of land can increase the harvest by one catty, Dazhou can harvest four million shi of grain a year, and do you know how much grain our capital city transports from Jiangnan through water transport every year?"

This question naturally caught Shi Xiangyun's question, and Feng Ziying didn't care, and asked himself: "It's about four or five million stones. Does this not only include the food needed by the million people in the capital, but also some soldiers around?" What is needed, but as long as every mu of fields in the country can harvest one catty, we, the people in the capital city, can transport the food we need for a year."

A simple truth touched Shi Xiangyun a little. Although she still didn't quite understand the logic and specific cause and effect of what Feng Ziying said here, she could truly feel that Brother Feng in front of her was really different from those other officials. It's too the same, and it's not like the gang of officials that Brother Bao said.

  (end of this chapter)