The Hulk of the Red Chamber

Shi Hong is busy with big things now!To be honest, not many traversers are willing to do as the Romans do. Before relying on glass soap or something, they have greatly improved their financial situation. Shi Hong couldn’t think of anything he could do for a while, so , After the vacation, I still spend time in the Imperial Academy every day.

Most of the people in the Hanlin Academy are not qualified to go to court, but they are very well informed. After all, many official documents have to go through the Imperial Academy first.Then, I saw someone report another disaster and asked the court for relief.The country is large and the territory is vast, so all kinds of droughts and floods are inevitable. Shi Hong asked, and said that there are several counties in Shanxi that are suffering from drought again.Since the planting, there has not been a single drop of rain, and some rivers have stopped flowing. It seems that there will be no crops, and the imperial court needs to order disaster relief.

Shi Hong suddenly remembered that the food problem is the biggest problem these days!Nowadays, there are no fine varieties with a yield of [-] to [-] jin per mu. Even if Shi Hong heard that these fine varieties were hybridized, Shi Hong didn’t know what to do. There are so many people who study agriculture in later generations, but only one Yuan Longping came out. That's all.At present, good land is monopolized by the so-called landlord class, and there is no good fertilizer. The yield of ordinary land is no more than two or three stones per mu, and more than half of it has to be paid for rent and taxes. One stone that farmers can eat is not bad. Therefore, for similar families, don't expect to support a family without ten mu or eight mu of land.

Shi Hong has also read a lot of time-travel novels, and most of the people's solutions to the food problem are potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn.However, Shi Hong had never been in the ground in his two lifetimes. If he hadn't seen his mother washing the mud off the potatoes and sweet potatoes, he would have always thought that these things grew on trees.

In his previous life, except for some flowers and plants raised at home, he helped water them, and even made troubles, and he also saw real things in the vegetable market.At that time, most of the vegetables were available all year round. He didn't know when these things were planted and when they were harvested, and he didn't know what the seeds looked like. Therefore, even if there are ready-made sweet potatoes In front of him, he could only stare blankly, besides, he had never eaten these few things after being here for such a long time.

However, at any rate, Shi Hong is now a member of the ruling class, so if he thinks of something, he can just order his servants to find it.Shi Hong pondered for a while, these things are all imported products, so he should be able to find them in the south, so after he described the appearance of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn he had seen, he directly described what he could command. The few servants who moved were all sent out at once, and asked them to go to places with ports in the south to inquire about whether they could bring the seeds back.

And he himself started to search for information. If his history teacher was not mistaken, it seems that in the Ming Dynasty, someone promoted sweet potatoes, but he couldn't remember who it was, and he didn't know if it was called sweet potatoes at that time. As for whether the promotion has been successful, it is obvious that the pioneer has failed in the current situation where rice and wheat are still the main food crops regardless of the north and the south.After pondering for a while, he decided to go back and look through some records of the Imperial Academy to see if he could find them.

Now that Lin Daiyu was young and was keeping a filial piety, Shi Hong was in his youthful years, so he could not help being impulsive, misfired his gun, and caused something bad. Now Shi Hong and Lin Daiyu sleep in separate rooms.Of course, in order to ensure the relationship between husband and wife, Shi Hong still often eats with Lin Daiyu, and they also share a study.In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics and related annotations, Shi Hong's study room is actually more history books, and there are actually not many miscellaneous books.Lin Daiyu's books are very complicated, such as picture books, chess records, and calligraphy posts are all common, even reference books such as "Shui Jing Zhu" and "Qi Min Yao Shu" are complete, and the two books are filled in together. In the study, I feel that the grade of the study has been improved a lot.

Shi Hong tossed in the pile of old papers for a long time, and when he came back, he was completely disheartened. Fortunately, this kind of situation is not uncommon in the Imperial Academy. Those who went to the library to flip through books were like this, so they didn't attract too much attention.When Shi Hong got home, he asked someone to prepare hot water, took a bath, changed into homely clothes, and then went to see Lin Daiyu. Lin Daiyu was drawing flowers, and Xueyan and Zijuan sat on the footsteps to help share the flowers. Thread, splitting the already thin silk thread.

Seeing that Shi Hong came in, his body was still damp from the shower, and the weather was getting hot now, so Shi Hong didn't rub his hair too much. His hair was only loosely tied in a bun, and the ends were still a little down. The dripping water dripped onto the clothes, and a little dark color faded away. Lin Daiyu hurriedly ordered: "Chunxian, Wen Xing, quickly bring a handkerchief, and wipe your hair dry!"

After ordering, Lin Daiyu said to Shi Hong angrily when she saw two maids running to get towels: "Zijia, don't be careless because of your youth. If the wind blows, you will have a headache!"

Shi Hong sat down on a brocade pier, and said with a smile: "I'm so spoiled, it's the season now, and I'll do my hair in a while!" But he didn't refuse Chunxian and Wenxing to give him rub your hair.

"Zijia has lost weight recently, but what's on your mind?" Lin Daiyu sat down beside Shi Hong and asked.

Shi Hong didn't hide anything, and said: "I saw a few papers in the Imperial Academy before, and they were all from Shanxi who reported disasters. I asked a few adults, and they told me that there are natural disasters in many places every year. Food harvests often fail, but rich households are fine. For ordinary people, even if the government cuts and exempts taxes, the income is still not enough to make ends meet, and tenants have to pay rent. In times of disaster, it is common to sell children and daughters. I remember hearing In the previous dynasty, Mr. Xu Guangqi once promoted a grain variety imported from overseas. It is said that the yield was extremely high and the requirements for soil fertility were not high. It was just that it was a time of war at that time, and the matter finally disappeared. Therefore, I thought about finding out the relevant notes and materials, studying it carefully, and trying to plant it on our own Zhuangzi later. If it is feasible, I can go to the emperor and ask the emperor to send people to promote it in various places, so that no one in the world The disaster of starvation!"

Lin Daiyu listened very intently, and when Shi Hong finished speaking, she opened her mouth and said, "If there is such a good thing that makes people in the world have enough to eat, it will be a great merit!"

Shi Hong nodded and said: "That's good, but there is no trace of this thing now, it's just my idea! It's just that I have been searching for so long in the library of the Imperial Academy, but I haven't found it. I'm afraid the file back then is It’s lost. Fortunately, since this thing was passed on from the Western side, I’ll find a way to find a few Westerners to ask about it later!”

Lin Daiyu thought for a while and said: "There is no need to rush this matter. Although I don't know anything about farming, I also know that oranges grown in Huainan are oranges, and oranges grown in Huaibei are oranges. The water and soil are different, and the harvest will naturally be different. Similarly, even if it can be planted on Zhuangzi here, it may not be able to be planted elsewhere, if you want to promote it, it is better to be careful, if you do bad things with good intentions, it will be bad!"

Shi Hong smiled and made a bow to Lin Daiyu: "What Grandma said is that you have been educated for your husband!"

Lin Daiyu blushed: "What nonsense are you talking about! There are still people here!"

Several serving maids covered their mouths and laughed lightly. Most of the serving maids here were Lin Daiyu's dowry maids. Seeing that the relationship between Lin Daiyu and Shi Hong became closer, they were all happy.They have been worried that Lin Daiyu has to keep his filial piety, and it is impossible to consummate the marriage with Shi Hong during this period of time. If Shi Hong separated from Lin Daiyu because of this, it would be bad. Lin Daiyu is still gentle and considerate, and she has no intention of confiscating the house from the maid around her, so it can be seen that she is sincere to Lin Daiyu.They are all people who have been serving Lin Daiyu. Seeing this, they can only be happy for Lin Daiyu. They all only recite Buddha in their hearts, thinking that no wonder the master is relieved to let go, and they still trust the uncle.

Several large towels were used here, and Shi Hong's hair was almost dry. Chunxian took the comb again, combed his hair gently, then tied his hair in a bun and put on a Lightweight ebony muslin crown.

When Lin Daiyu saw that Shi Hong had taken care of it, someone came over there to spread the word that the wife had passed on the meal. Lin Daiyu and Shi Hong got up, took the servants, and went to the main courtyard together.

The Shi family has a small population, so it seems unfamiliar to eat in two places. Therefore, after Lin Daiyu got married, she ate three meals a day with her family in the main courtyard.Mrs. Qin is not an evil mother-in-law who makes things difficult for her daughter-in-law, and she can sit down and eat together after picking up a piece of food with chopsticks every time.The historian's ancestral home is in Jinling, and he still maintains the eating habits of Jinling. Lin Daiyu also grew up in Gusu, and the difference in diet is not too big. Therefore, the tastes are quite similar. Mrs. Qin thought that Lin Daiyu could quickly follow the Shi Hong consummated his house and gave birth to a grandson for himself. Thinking of having a grandson whose surname is Lin, Mrs. Qin wished she could hug them for three years, and even take care of them all.Therefore, I specially found a doctor who is good at gynecology, felt Lin Daiyu's pulse, and made a lot of medicinal recipes. There was one on the table almost every day. Mrs. Qin couldn't wait to stare at Lin Daiyu and eat them all.

Lin Daiyu is not a person who doesn't know how to be grateful. At least when she was in Jia's family, the people of Jia's family never considered her eating habits. Find a doctor to show her. The medicine she takes has always been that kind of ginseng Yangrong pill, anyway, it's fine if she doesn't die.Mrs. Qin used to be close to her, but now she is so caring, Lin Daiyu is sincere, and really regards Mrs. Qin as her own mother.People come from all over the world. Since Lin Daiyu has given her sincerity, Mrs. Qin will not be unmoved. She used to have some grudges against Lin Daiyu, but now she is gone. She is always willing to give Lin Daiyu advice on how to deal with family affairs, and tell her some more As for matters in the circle of noble ladies in Chang'an, after all, Lin Daiyu always had to get rid of her clothes, and when the time came, she would have to represent the historian to enter the social circle, so naturally she had to understand the general situation first.

The family had dinner together. After the meal, Shi Hong shared his thoughts with Shi Dingyi. Shi Ding immediately discovered the key point. After Shi Hong repeatedly confirmed the existence of this crop, he was a little excited. He said directly: "Since this is the case, it is enough to send more people to investigate, even if the fleet goes to sea to find it. If our family can have this credit, it will benefit at least five generations of descendants!"

With Shi Ding as the head of the family, he was naturally much faster than Shi Hong's small troubles. However, within a month or so, news came from Quanzhou.