I was a fan in ancient times [Transmigration Book]

Han Yi looked at the bunch of yellow spikes in front of him, and repeated a sentence in his mind: Although this is a young yellow spike, it is the hope of the entire human race!

"Lang...Lang Jun?" Chu Fei on the side was a little hairy. He didn't find anything special about this plant after looking at it for a long time, but Han Yi had been staring at this plant for almost half an hour!

This kind of abnormal behavior usually means that something big is about to happen, and Chu Fei even wondered whether this kind of plant represented some natural or man-made disaster.

Han Yi came back to his senses, jumped up and said, "Where's the Buddha statue? Are there any Buddha statues enshrined in the mansion?"

Chu Fei was stunned and asked, "What is a Buddha statue?"

Han Yi was also taken aback for a moment, and then remembered that Buddhism had not been introduced to the Central Plains these days, so he had to say: "No, I'm talking about the incense burner, let's find some more incense, and we will sacrifice to the heavens!"

Chu Fei:? ? ? ? ? ?

What rhythm is this?His family's lord, even if he didn't sneer at the gods, he never took them to heart.

Why is it suddenly going to worship the sky again now?

Chu Fei looked at Han Yi blankly, commanding people in a hurry, setting the table and offering sacrifices.

By the way, the plant with yellow spikes was placed on the altar.

Chu Fei was dragged by Han Yi to put three sticks of incense on the yellow ear tree respectfully, and he was still chanting, but he couldn't catch a word.

After a burst of smoke, I finally finished the whole process.

Only then did Chu Fei find the opportunity to ask Han Yi: "Mr.... what is this doing? Is there something special about this grass?"

Han Yi rubbed his hands together with excitement and apprehension, and said, "Furong County, no, not just Furong County, but the entire Jiangnan region can become the world's granary at one stroke."

Chu Fei was a little confused by what he said. He had never heard of the word Tianxia Granary, but after thinking about it a little, he could understand the meaning.

If there is a place in the world that produces a lot of grain, it is a part of Zhao and a part of South Korea.

Because of this, Zhao Guo was able to prosper for so many years, and South Korea was able to linger for a long time.

In any case, the process has nothing to do with the four words Tianxia Granary.

Just when Chu Fei was wondering, Han Yi had cleaned his hands again, placed Huang Sui on the table with a pious heart, and began to carefully peel off the outer bran.

Han Yi did not believe in ghosts and gods before, but at this moment he has already prayed for the gods and Buddhas in the sky in his heart.

I hope God will take care of him again, and hope that this plant is the rice in his impression.

As the bran was peeled off, the yellowish grains inside came out. Han Yi put the few plant seeds in his hands and looked at them for a long time, but he couldn't be sure whether they were rice.

Because the color is too different, the rice in his hand is light yellow, while the rice he bought before is all white.

However, the shape and appearance are very similar, so Han Yi decided to give it a try. He immediately asked someone to bring a small stove, and steamed the small handful of seeds that had been peeled off.

No matter whether you taste it once or not, you will know it. During the steaming process, he stared at the small stove without blinking.

After a while, a puff of steam came out of the steamer on the small stove. Han Yi sniffed it lightly. When he smelled the unique aroma of rice that had been missing for a long time, Han Yi almost didn't cry.

He really didn't expect to smell this smell again in his lifetime. Although it was a little different from the smell he remembered, but... this is really rice.

And this smell is very special in the eyes of Chu Fei and others who have never smelled it before. Mo Qiu asked with some doubts: "This thing...is it really edible?"

Han Yi ignored him, and after estimating that the time was about the same, he opened the lid and looked at the rice inside, which was not crystal clear, but still familiar to him, and couldn't be more moved.

Take a sip, um, it tastes better than he remembers.

Chu Fei and others originally wanted to remind Han Yi not to eat it casually. Who knows if this thing is poisonous, although they are not sure why Han Yi is so sure that this thing can be eaten.

As a result, one of them was ignored, and Han Yi started directly!

Really shocked all my friends.

Waiting for Han Yi to jump up and shout: "Send someone out to collect all these plants for me!"

Mo Qiu was taken aback: "All?"

Han Yi added: "Limited to Furong County."

Mo Qiu glanced at Chu Fei, and Chu Fei nodded to him.

After Mo Qiu left, Han Yi said to Chu Fei, "Come and try."

Of course, Chu Fei would not try it directly like him. Instead, he picked up a little bit with his chopsticks and tasted it, then tilted his head and thought for a while and said, "This thing... I seem to have eaten it before."

Han Yi was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Chu Fei and said, "What did you say?"

Chu Fei thought for a while and said, "Back then, I traveled with my brother and ate this kind of food in Ba and Shu. I thought it was a specialty there, but I didn't expect it to be available here."

Ba and Shu?Isn't it Bashu together?

But this is not the point, the point is that there is already rice?Then why was he tossing about offering sacrifices to heaven and praying just now?

But why is it not found on the dining table?

Chu Fei said again: "This thing... tastes good, hey, if I hadn't cooked it, I really wouldn't know it."

Han Yi asked: "When you were in Ba and Shu, did anyone see planting this? Are there many?"

Chu Fei was stunned for a moment, and after thinking hard for a while, he said, "No, I haven't seen it. If I had seen it just now, I wouldn't be able to recognize it."

Han Yi thought for a while and said, "Go and check to see if anyone in Furong County grows this thing."

Chu Fei asked, "What is this called?"

Han Yi said: "I don't know what the people call it, I call it rice."

Rice, Chu Fei muttered twice, turned around and went out.

Whether it is looking for rice or people who grow rice, it is not a matter of a day or two.

During this period of time, Han Yi carefully preserved all the rice that he accidentally found on the road before. If he couldn't find anything else, then these hundreds of grains of rice are the key to the future.

After all, he can't send people to Ba or Shu to buy rice and plant it back, not to mention other things, the plants will not adapt to the water and soil if they are so far away.

The best way is to find wild or someone planted rice, and then start mass production.

Chu Fei's progress was a bit faster than Mo Qiu's, and he soon found a family that could grow rice in small quantities.

This family lives on the edge of Furong Lake. They usually make a living by cultivating lotus roots by the lake. The rice is grown by the family themselves.

After hearing this, Han Yi asked, "Why not a little more?"

The old man spoke with a very strong local accent, even though Han Yi had learned the dialect here for a year, he could barely understand it. To sum it up: the growing environment of rice is too harsh.

Since it is rice, the demand for water resources is very heavy, but it is not enough to just soak it in water.

When you need to water and how much you need to water are all particular.

But these days, the water conservancy and irrigation facilities are too backward, or almost non-existent, so this kind of plant can only be vaguely seen near the water.

It is also because rice is very similar to weeds in its infancy, and weeding is also very troublesome. Because of the harsh growth conditions, the yield is not high. As a result, everyone knows that it can be eaten, but no one grows it.

After all, what everyone is after these days is food and clothing.

This means that the old man's field has a relatively good geographical location, which is just suitable for the growth of rice, so it can only feed his family.

After the old man finished speaking, he knelt down and begged for mercy. Han Yi was taken aback by him, wondering why he was just asking something, how could he scare people like this?

In the end, I realized after I heard it clearly that the old man thought that the county government had arrested him to pay taxes—no matter what he did these days, he had to pay taxes, and the amount of tax paid was naturally different depending on the occupation.

The old man obviously grows lotus roots for a living, so he needs to pay this part of the tax. If he still farms the land, he also has to pay taxes for farming the land.

The location of his land is relatively remote, and because there is a section in the middle that needs to walk by water, no one knows about it at all, so this field is specially used to grow food for oneself, because no one knows this part. No tax.

Strictly speaking, he is considered tax evasion, and now Qin State's punishment for tax evasion is much stricter than that of later generations. If one fails, the old man's family and their in-laws will all be punished.

Han Yi was also a little speechless after hearing this. He had long felt that the taxes here were a bit heavy, but when the court did not discuss the results, he still had to collect taxes according to the original taxes and laws.

This is a matter of principle, and it is not something he can change at a glance. If he changes the government's decree casually, I am afraid that someone will join him in his desire to create a country within a country.

Han Yi rubbed his chin and said, "Rice is not considered one of the taxable crops, and you are not guilty of any major crimes, but tax evasion will definitely be punished. How about this, I will give you a chance to pay off your merits." , go and help me choose a place suitable for rice planting, and tell me all about the way you grow rice, so that I won’t punish you.”

The old man was ecstatic when he heard this. There was no difficulty in what Han Yi asked him to do, basically he was lenient to him.

Han Yi asked Chu Fei to bring him to Moqiu. Since this old man is familiar with the growing environment of rice, there is a high probability that there are traces of wild rice in the place he chose.

Sure enough, under the leadership of this person, Moqiu's efficiency has also improved a lot, but in the end, after all the harvested rice has been husked, it only weighs about fifty catties.

This is the wild rice in Furong County.

As for the place suitable for rice growth, in the original Furong County, basically all the fields were surrounded by Furong Lake, and a place close to Furong Lake was chosen, so that water could be diverted from the lake when a large amount of irrigation was needed.

In other places, if there is not enough water storage, there is no way to plant on a large scale.

At this time, I have to mention the Furong Canal. The appearance of the Furong Canal can be regarded as providing another excellent rice planting base.

But if you want to plant in a large area, water conservancy irrigation must be improved.

Han Yi looked at these, thought for a while and pushed the matter back. Anyway, the time for planting has passed now, and even if he wants to plant, he will have to wait until next year.

Of course, the most important thing was that both Yan Zijian and Yan Zheng were urging him to go back to report on his duties. Han Yi finally selected ten catties of rice that looked good, brought a bunch of local products and seafood, and returned to Xianyang with a lot of money.