Chapter 387 The Three Major Educational Forces
Jingzhe, the day of spring sowing! But it still didn’t rain in Beijing.
The temperature also seems to be higher than usual.
But the people are still happy.
Qin Mo also came to Qinzhuang, and Qin Xianggui presided over the spring sacrifice ceremony, hoping that this year there would be good weather and a bumper harvest.
After the sacrifice, Qin Mo led people to inspect Qinzhuang.
Before Qin Moji Guan, Empress Gongsun gave the imperial village and a large amount of land, which were all high-quality fertile land.
When the Qin people came over, Qin Mo prepared a large amount of land.
But these lands were not given free of charge. The Qin government gave them seeds and farming tools, and they had to hand over [-]% of their grain every year.
Qin Mo is very clear about the difference between kindness and hatred, and his father is very sure of his approach.
The Qin people have no farmland or residence in the capital, and the Qin government has taken over.
The houses are all allocated uniformly and have everything you need.
But, it's not free either.
Every month, they need to hand over one hundred Daqian Tongbao.
In one year, it will be 30 Daqian Tongbao, which needs to be delivered for [-] years.
After 30 years, the house and land will be theirs.
If the payment is cut off, sorry, the Qin Mansion will take back the house and land.
Most of the Qin people are very satisfied. Of course, some people think that the Qin Mansion is too stingy.
Those who feel dissatisfied can find their own way out, but they cannot show off outside in the name of the Qin clan.
There are more than 3000 Qin people and nearly 600 households. Including Lao Qinzhuang, there are more than [-] households.
It’s almost as big as a county town.
"Xiao Kongkong, remember, if you want to increase grain yield per acre, you must start from the root. Hybrid rice is the only way out, do you understand?"
"Uncle, what is hybrid rice?" Qin Kong carried a pen and paper with him, looking eager for knowledge.
"Oh, it's a long story. I also read it in a book. It was researched by a great sage named Yuan. I don't know the details, but I can probably tell you. "
Qin Mo said: "The so-called hybrid rice is to cross two similar varieties of rice to eliminate the bad and retain the good, leaving the excellent characteristics of the two varieties of rice.
The growth cycle is short, easy to take care of, and the yield per mu is doubled. This is hybrid rice! "
"Uncle, hybrid rice can double the yield per mu?" Qin Kong's eyes lit up.
"More than doubling it, maybe golden rice ears can be grown in saline-alkali land. If you can do it, you will be the saint of our family. Do you understand?" Qin Mo patted Qin Kong on the shoulder, "Come on, I'm optimistic about you." Yo!"
Qin Kong was extremely excited. It turned out that his uncle had such great expectations for him!
"But uncle, I'm afraid I won't have much time at the breeding farm!" Qin Kong was confused.
"It's okay. My uncle will sponsor you. Our Qin clan's school will be enrolling students soon. Then you can select some clan members who are interested in breeding and planting and take them with you to cultivate them.
Remember, you must record everything you get and compile it into a book to lay a solid foundation for our Qin clan.
Don’t think that being able to write poems and paintings means you are a genius. In my eyes, those things are just for entertainment. The world is huge and the belly is the biggest. If you can make all the people eat food and cheap meat, you are the big one. A saint who works hard has immeasurable merit, do you understand? "
Qin Kong nodded excitedly. No wonder his uncle was so talented, but he never showed it to outsiders, and he spoke casually.
It turns out that raising pigs and ducks, farming is the right path in my uncle’s mind!
Qin Kong was suddenly full of energy! "I know, uncle!"
"It's okay. I will allocate 1 taels of silver to you when the time comes. Study it carefully!"
Qin felt envious when he heard these words.
It's not that I envy Qin Kong for getting 1 taels of silver, but that Qin Kong was praised by his uncle.
Qin Wei also felt ashamed. He used to think that he was the best and the most powerful because he could this moment, Qin Mo saw them fetching water with tangerines!
This jujue is like a scale, with a rope on one end and a bucket tied on the other. Although it saves effort, it is very slow.
There are also windlass to lift water, turn over wheels, etc.
"It's too small!"
"Uncle, what are your orders?"
"When you see these people plowing the fields, do you have any good ideas?" Qin Mo asked.
"This"
Qin Liao looked at the people who were busy and said, "Uncle, how about we go down and help?"
Qin Mo gave him a chestnut directly, "Are you stupid? Have you forgotten your identity?"
Qin Liao covered his head, feeling extremely uncomfortable when Qin Kong was praised and he was beaten.
"Uncle, I, I am a blacksmith and a carpenter!"
"Fortunately, we can still save him!" Qin Mo said: "Then my uncle asked you, what can your profession do for them?"
Qin Liao grimaced and said timidly: "I, I can knock over the tools for plowing the fields and tools for drawing water for them!"
"Then you haven't thought about improving the tools to make their farming more efficient?" Qin Mo tried to guide him to divergent thinking, "Do you just think that you are a blacksmith or a carpenter, just forging iron and making Carpentry?"
Qin Liao fell into deep thought, "Uncle, do you want me to improve the tools?"
"That's right!"
Qin Mo nodded, "Look at how tiring it is for them to plow the fields and how inefficient they are. If you can improve the straight-reel plow, you can save time and effort and increase efficiency.
If your family has ten acres of land, it would take two days to plow it with a straight-hook plow. If after your modification, it can be plowed in one day, then you can do a lot of things in the extra day.
There are also water-drawing tools, which are inefficient, and there are even people carrying water. When will they carry such a large field?
You are a craftsman, and craftsmen should think about how to save time and effort to build better tools to benefit the people.
Let me put it this way, if one day you can create a tool that can cultivate a hundred acres of land in one day, you will be a saint.
If you can make a tool that can water a thousand acres a day, you are also a saint.
Thousands of people will also thank you. If you conquer the Qin Dynasty, you will be recorded in the annals of history and your achievements will shine brightly. "
Qin Mo knew Quyuanli and waterwheel, but he needed helpers, and Qin Liao was undoubtedly a good trainer.
Qin Liao couldn't believe it, "Uncle, can I be like Qin Kong?"
"Silly boy, don't think your career is useless. You are one of the cornerstones of the progress of this society, do you understand?" Qin Mo touched his head, "In my uncle's eyes, your future is limitless. Think about the things you improved in the furniture factory to make the carriage more capable of carrying a load.
If the escort agency can only escort [-] jins at a time, but with your improved carriage, it can escort [-] jins at a time. Doesn't this benefit the people of Li?
Does the iron stove that appeared in Qinzhuang make thousands of households no longer endure the cold in winter? Does briquettes help poor people greatly save money on buying firewood, and the remaining money can also help them improve their lives?
If one day, greenhouse technology spreads, and there is no distinction between spring and winter for sowing, will there still be a food crisis in the world? "
(End of this chapter)