"The development of Jiangnan!"
When the news of Mo Jiazi's latest policy was published on the front page of the Mo Journal, the entire Chang 'an was once again in an uproar.
Meton was mostly famous for his poems, but rarely for his policy. The only policy that was circulated was from the time of the examination of the Imperial College. It was about the independence of the judiciary of the law, and the youth of the Imperial College's annual examination was about the Tang dynasty. It was also biased toward poetry.
Now Mo Jiazi had another policy, and it was related to the direction of the great plan of the imperial court. At the end of the policy, he even predicted that Jiangnan would surpass the Central Plains in less than a hundred years and become the financial center of the Tang dynasty.
"How is that possible?"
Jiangnan is just a barbarian land. It's a big joke to say that it will surpass the Central Plains. "In the Imperial College, a northern scholar shook his head and sneered.
All along, the Central Plains had been the center of the world. Now, Mo Jiazi predicted that in less than a hundred years, the Central Plains would lose its central position and would shift to Jiangnan.
"Why not?" The scholar from Jiangnan retorted proudly.
Mo Jiazi didn't deny it, but Mo Jiazi also pointed out that the Johor rice has been successfully planted in Jiangnan. It can ripen three times a year. In terms of yield, the yield of one mu of land in the south is twice that of the Central Plains. In time, Mo Jiazi's vision of Lake Su being ripe will be enough for the world, and the two lakes being ripe will be enough for the world. "Another student from Jiangnan argued with the most direct evidence.
"The Johor rice has indeed increased the yield of Jiangnan's land, but so what? As far as I know, there are more hills than plains in Jiangnan. There is very little arable land. It's a joke if you want to surpass the accumulation of the Central Plains in just a hundred years."
The scholar from Jiangnan couldn't help but sneer and say, "Under normal circumstances, it's naturally impossible. However, with Mo Jiazi, it's different. Mo Jiazi personally came up with a plan to completely develop Jiangnan and double the arable land."
"Terraced fields!" Terraced fields were the core of Mo Jiazi's Jiangnan development strategy. Everyone knew about the reclamation of plains. However, Mo Jiazi had blazed a new trail and proposed to open up large amounts of gentle hills in Jiangnan into terrace-like fields. Although the land was small, it could not withstand the scale. There were countless hills south of the Yangtze River.
You guys are underestimating Mo Jiazi too much. What Mo Jiazi has designed for Jiangnan is a complete set of models. The plains will be widely planted with Johor rice, the hilly lands will be developed with terraced fields, the mountainous areas will be utilized with farming techniques, and the villages will be able to create their own mulberry fish ponds. "This is simply a path of great prosperity that Jiangnan has personally created." The Jiangnan scholars looked at Mo Jiazi's plan for Jiangnan's development, and were simply stunned to the extreme.
"Mulberry trees are planted in ponds, silkworms are raised in mulberry leaves, silkworms are fed to fish, and the mud of ponds fertilizes the mulberry trees."
Especially the mulberry fish pond model, it made the Jiangnan scholars prostrate themselves in admiration. This was the first time such a systematic ecological cycle model had been completely summarized, and it immediately emitted a strange charm.
"In this way, our Jiangnan area will definitely have an endless supply of silken fish," the classmate exclaimed.
"I don't know, it is far from that. Other than these, Mo Jiazi has also decided to bring back the meticulously cultivated cotton seeds from the western regions and plant them in Song Jiang Prefecture," the Jiangnan scholar said proudly.
The northern scholar could not help but laugh. "According to what I know, silkworms are reared everywhere in the south. Mo Jiazi has miscalculated this time and actually wants to plant cotton in the south."
The Jiangnan scholar looked at him like he was looking at an idiot and could not help but laugh coldly. "Don't tell me you haven't seen the poetry column! That has Mo Jiazi's newest poem. "
"Mo Jiazi's poem?" Most of the Imperial College scholars were shocked by the development of Jiangnan and did not have time to flip through it. They could not help but look at the poetry column. One had to know that Mo Jiazi's poetry was absolute.
"Silkworm women!" When everyone saw the name, they could not help but frown. Who would have thought that Mo Jiazi would write poems specifically for silkworm women who had a lower status?
"Those who went to the city yesterday and came back with tears on their face, covered in silk, are not silkworm rearers," everyone recited softly. The more they recited, the softer their voices became.
"Those who are covered in silk are not silkworm rearers. The satin that you are wearing is all made by silkworms raised by yourselves. Similarly, silkworm rearers in Jiangnan area cannot afford to wear silk. Cotton is also in great demand in Jiangnan!" The Jiangnan scholar looked at the satin attire of the Imperial College students and could not help but laugh coldly.
Many of the students who were wearing satin could not help but feel embarrassed. They had probably not even entered the silkworm house.
"With Mo Jiazi's strategy! Jiangnan will prosper in the future. "
"You must know that the core of the Mo family has always been in the north, but the Five Families and Seven Hopes personally pushed Mo Jiazi to Jiangnan." The Jiangnan scholar laughed loudly.
In an instant, many of the northern scholars had ugly expressions. Many of them were descendants of the Five Families and Seven Hopes. The Five Families and Seven Hopes had their roots in the Central Plains. Everyone could see that Mo Jiazi's actions were a counterattack against the Five Families and Seven Hopes. Once Jiangnan developed like the sun at noon and even surpassed the Central Plains, the status of the Five Families and Seven Hopes would be challenged like never before.
The northern scholar snorted coldly and said, "I admit that Jiangnan has sufficient water and heat. The Johor rice has indeed given Jiangnan a slight advantage. However, I have heard that although Jiangnan has sufficient water and heat, there are extremely terrifying schistosomiasis in the water. Once someone enters the water and gets infected, it is a disease of certain death. Are you sure there are farmers who dare to enter the water?"
South of the Yangtze River, the climate was indeed better than the Central Plains. However, it was not without its drawbacks. The climate south of the Yangtze River was humid and there were many mosquitoes and ants. There were many people who were not acclimatized to the climate. Furthermore, there was the extremely terrifying schistosomiasis in their hands. Once they were infected, they would end up with a big belly and a painful death. It was said that the number of people infected with schistosomiasis in Jiangnan was no less than hundreds of thousands.
The Jiangnan scholar could not help but be stunned. Suddenly, he saw the column of the School of Medicine in the journal and his eyes lit up, "What's so difficult about this? The School of Medicine has already prepared to send Divine Doctor Hua's disciple, Mo Wu, to Jiangnan to research a cure for schistosomiasis. "
"Mo Wu!"
The Imperial College scholar could not help but exclaim. Mo Wu was a true disciple of both the School of Mo and the School of Medicine. His medical skills were extremely exquisite. Not only did he cure the world of night blindness, he also single-handedly developed the Green Dragon True Medicine. His surgical skills were extremely exquisite. He could even open up the abdomen to treat people. He already had the name of Hua Tuo. If he could create another miracle and cure schistosomiasis, then to Jiangnan, it would not be inferior to the contribution of the Johor rice.
The northern scholar's face could not help but turn gloomy. Mo Jiazi was not wrong. Compared to the Central Plains, Jiangnan did have a lot of advantages. Furthermore, with Mo Jiazi's series of suggestions, this advantage was even greater. If they could solve the schistosomiasis, this weakness, then the rise of Jiangnan would be a sure thing.
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