At this time, Chu Xuanchen said, "Yue'er, when I heard you mention the little girl who begged for food, Wang thought of the refugees who starved to death on the streets. Actually, Wang has always wanted to do something for the people. Wang wants to improve the livelihood of the people. He wants the people to be able to eat their fill and wear warm clothes, so they don't have to suffer from hunger anymore. "
Yun Ruoyue looked at Chu Xuanchen with admiration. She smiled and said, "Wangye, you always think of the people. It really is a blessing for the people. You and I think of the same thing. I also want to improve the livelihood of the people. I want the people to be able to eat their fill. Only when everyone is well will it be good! "
Chu Xuanchen nodded, "En. Didn't you say that you know a lot of farming methods? You said that you can grow vegetables in the winter and increase the yield of crops. Can you go to the fields with Wang and teach the farmers how to farm? "
"Okay, no problem." Yun Ruoyue said.
After they came back from Jiang Zhou, they had been very busy.
Later, Chu Xuanchen went missing in the war. Yun Ruoyue really didn't have the heart to do these things. Now that they were safe and healthy, they should start to improve the livelihood of the people.
Chu Xuanchen said, "Food is the most important thing for the people. Okay, then we will start from farming."
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Soon, Chu Xuanchen brought Yun Ruoyue to his field — — Mingyue Field.
Mingyue Field covered a wide area and stretched endlessly. There were large forests, fields, ponds, and salt wells.
At this time, there were many farmers harvesting rice in the fields. Yun Ruoyue saw this and went to take a look with Chu Xuanchen.
Seeing them come up, the steward of the field, Tian Li, quickly ran over, "Wangye, wangfei, why are you here?"
Chu Xuanchen lightly said, "Wang brought wangfei to the field to take a look. Right, Tian Li, how is the rice yield this year?"
Tian Li hurriedly said, "Wangye, the weather this year is dry and there is not enough rain. Because of the weather, the rice yield has decreased greatly. The yield is only two dan per mu."
"Two dan? In the past, it was always four stones, but this year, it was only two stones. If we don't produce enough food, the people will definitely go hungry next year, "Chu Xuanchen said solemnly.
Yun Ruoyue was slightly taken aback when she heard that.
One stone was equivalent to 120 kilograms, so this year's rice yield was only about 100 kilograms.
A yield of more than 100 kilograms was definitely not enough to feed them. They would need at least 200 to 300 kilograms to barely feed them.
She hurriedly said, "Your highness, growing crops requires a sufficient amount of water. I just observed the entire field and found that we don't have a large lake to store water. There are frequent droughts in the world. If we want to solve the problem of irrigation, we must first build irrigation works. "
"Build irrigation works?" Chu Xuanchen asked.
Yun Ruoyue nodded. "Yes, that's one of the reasons. In addition to the irrigation works, we also need to improve our farming techniques to make the barren land fertile. We also need to know how to match crops so that we can increase the yield of crops. I will talk to Tian Li about this in detail later. "
Chu Xuanchen nodded. "Yue 'er, you really know a lot."
Yun Ruoyue said, "Also, the yield of rice, corn, and wheat is too low. Only corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes have a high yield. "
"Corn? What are these? "Chu Xuanchen asked in confusion.
Yun Ruoyue said, "These are crops that have not yet been introduced to Chu. They can only be found in faraway places. The yield of these crops is many times higher than rice and wheat. Moreover, they are easy to grow and do not need to be picky about the land. If you can send people to find these plants, then the people will not go hungry. "
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