Chapter 157 Is it difficult? Because Shen Jingshu was revealed to be pregnant, Emperor Xuanwu issued an edict to make her a concubine. This was an outrageous but true event, and the court was in turmoil, with all parties trying to get involved. However, Emperor Xuanwu's attitude on this matter is particularly these old foxes dare not make any big moves. Today you send a shrimp soldier to test it, and tomorrow I will send a crab general to pop up. There was no big noise, but the water was muddied. Yun Shu occasionally glanced at the imperial study from a distance and could see many important officials of the court coming in and out. This situation finally came to an end until the Spring Ploughing Ceremony was approaching, when all people with a bit of status in the former court and the harem had to leave the city together. But Yunshu would rather these ministers continue to nag Emperor Xuanwu. After all, only if they chatter from time to time can the convoy have time to stop and rest. Who knows? Obviously, the place where the Spring Ploughing Ceremony was held was much closer to the palace than the hunting grounds, and it only took two days of carriage ride to get there. But this time is different from autumn hunting, it is a recreational activity. It hardly had any chance to stop along the way to give the clouds some rest! Two days of high intensity turbulence.
When Yun Shu arrived at the venue of the Spring Ploughing Ceremony, his face turned pale! Even the most careless Yun Chuhuan couldn't help but express his concern: "Fifth sister, don't you really need to ask the imperial physician to come over and take a look?" "no need." It's just motion sickness, what's the use of calling the imperial physician? The prescription would take several hours to boil, and by the time it was ready, her condition would probably have recovered. Yun Shu suppressed the uncomfortable feeling in his stomach and squatted under a tree listlessly, not wanting to say anything. However, the Spring Ploughing Ceremony not only has a complicated process, but also requires great attention to detail in every aspect. Yun Shu had just squatted for a while and had not yet recovered when the auspicious time for the ceremony arrived. Yun Shu was lost in the crowd, not knowing how much time had passed before someone suddenly stuffed a handful of seeds into his hand. Yun Shu: “?” "Fifth sister, it's time for us to go to the fields and sow seeds!" Seeing his fifth sister's confused face, not knowing what happened at all, Yun Chuhuan excitedly pointed to the field nearby: "Father, mother, and the others have already started!" Yun Shu: “???” Don't bully her because she has never farmed! She just had no practical experience, but she had heard of the term "rice planting". What's in front of her is clearly a paddy field. Why don't we give her seedlings but only a handful of seeds? Yun Shu subconsciously thought that the person who distributed the seeds had given the wrong ones, but when he looked more carefully, Emperor Xuanwu and his men were also holding rice seeds in their hands. “Could it be that rice planting was invented very late as well?” "What's late?" Yun Shu's muttering was so quiet that even Yun Chuhuan, who was standing next to her, couldn't hear it clearly: "This has just begun, it's not too late for us to go now!"
"……Um." No wonder the grain harvest was so small in ancient times. Originally, the grain varieties had not been improved, and the number of rice ears produced by a single plant was relatively small. This is also sowing directly from seeds. If the seeds do not germinate, they will be lost. In the end, the amount of food that is successfully grown will be less! He glanced at the prince, who was already in the paddy field, talking to an old farmer who was teaching him how to sow seeds with a very friendly look on his face. Yun Shu slowly lifted up the hem of her skirt and tied it into a knot, then rolled up her trouser legs. Then he picked up the seeds again and sowed them with Yun Chuhuan while quietly approaching Emperor Xuanwu: "Do you think all these seeds can really grow into rice ears?" Yun Chuhuan, who was actually coming to the fields for the first time in his life, of course didn't know the answer. He nodded vaguely: "possible……" "Of course it's impossible." Not far away, the prince heard Yun Shu's question with his sharp ears, and deliberately raised his tone and said with a smile: “Fifth sister has never paid attention to these things on a daily basis, and may not know that not every one of these seeds can survive. Even though we have planted a lot of seeds now, by the autumn, if only 50% or 60% of them can actually produce rice ears, it will be very good! " "Brother Crown Prince knows so much!" I was already very annoyed because of the motion sickness, and the prince chose to show off his presence at this time. Yun Shu turned his head, his eyes full of admiration: "Brother Crown Prince, you know so much, but is it to help farmers all over the world solve this big problem?" What? Can this problem be solved? The prince had deliberately raised his voice when he spoke, so that the Emperor Xuanwu, the important officials in the court, and even the farmers nearby could hear him. Look at how high and mighty Princess Sheng Ann, the first female official of the Tiansheng Dynasty and the president of the Chamber of Commerce, is and how ignorant she is of people's livelihood. But he didn't expect that Yun Shu's question would put him in a difficult position! All the hot eyes around him were suddenly focused on him. The prince could even imagine how disappointed everyone would be if he denied it! The smile on his face froze for a moment, then the prince gritted his teeth and smiled and replied: "Fifth sister is right. As the crown prince, I naturally want to share as much of my father's worries as possible and help the people of the world solve their problems. Agriculture is the foundation of people's livelihood, and it is my wish to ensure that the people can have enough food to eat." "It seems that my brother, the Crown Prince, has really put a lot of thought into this." Yun Shu exclaimed in admiration and continued to ask: "I guess the Crown Prince has already thought of a solution, right?" Prince: "?" It has been like this for thousands of years, how can there be any way to change it? It was obvious that Yun Shu wanted to embarrass him! The sinister look in his eyes flashed away, but the prince still acted like a brother who tolerated his ignorant sister. He smiled helplessly and shook his head: "It seems that Fifth Sister really didn't know anything about farming. How can a problem like increasing food production be solved so easily?" "is it hard?"
Yun Shu looked thoughtfully at the remaining seeds in his palm, with an innocent look: "My brother, the Crown Prince, just said that after these seeds are planted, only 50% to 60% will survive?" "It's 50% to 60% at most. This is beyond human control." After the prince corrected him, he suddenly realized that this seemed to be a good opportunity to fight back. After a pause, he laughed again: "But Fifth Sister has always been smart and has many strange ideas. If Fifth Sister is willing, she might be able to come up with a good solution to help farmers all over the world."