Pastoral fierce wife busy farming

2275 Chapter 2280

Su Li explained for a long time, and everyone understood that these things can make the ground grow more and more delicious food!

Since ancient times, the food problem has been a big problem that has plagued all rulers.

If the peasants don't have enough to eat, the people will live in dire straits, and in serious cases, they will even rise up and threaten the political power.

According to Su Li, if everyone can use these things brought back from the West, then the yield per mu of land will be more than five times that of the current one!
Originally, one mu of land could feed five people in a year.

Using new types of seed fertilizers and pesticides, one mu of land can feed at least 25 people!

Calculated in this way, the grain produced in the Weishui Plain alone in one year is enough to feed the entire population of the Qin State!

If these things are promoted to the whole country, Qin will even save food for the next ten years within two years!

Grain reserves, in farming civilization, are the cornerstone of a country.

Only with sufficient food and grass can we have spare energy to develop other industries.

In other words, Qin has soldiers and guns, and if there is enough food, it is possible to expand, or even annex Jin and Chu.

But right now, Su Li hasn't bothered to think about the annexation. Now that there is nothing to do, she hopes to develop Qin, not just go to war if she has a little money.

Everyone is very optimistic about this kind of seed fertilizers and pesticides, but Edward looked at everyone, but showed embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I am not pouring cold water. It's just that the use of these seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers is very complicated. The amount and method of using various pesticides and fertilizers , and the time of use must be accurately grasped, otherwise the young crops will be burned to death if you are not careful. If you want to teach so many illiterate farmers how to use it, I am afraid it will be very difficult and the amount of work will be very large. I am even afraid that many farmers do not have Culture can’t be taught at all.”

The illiterate peasants don't know how to use it, so it is difficult to teach them purely by mouth.

However, Edward didn't know that the era of illiterate and illiterate people was a thing of the past!
Su Li patted Edward's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Mr. Edward, your knowledge of Chang'an City is a thing of the past. Now...it's different now!"

Now Chang'an City and Weishui Plain are carrying out a vigorous national literacy campaign.

The simplified characters taught in the literacy campaign are very simple and much easier to learn than the traditional characters. Now you go to a village near Chang’an City, call out a toothless old lady, and give her a sentence that is often written in simplified characters. Read it out!

Now hearing Edward's words, everyone present looked at Su Li one after another, and couldn't help but feel incomparable admiration in their hearts.

Everyone didn't have a deep understanding of Su Li's insistence on eradicating illiteracy.

Because in everyone's previous impression, most of the common people are illiterate, don't they live their lives as usual, why must the whole people be literate?
But now, everyone finally understands Su Li's intentions, the common people are literate, and many things become much easier to promote.

Take the method of using pesticides and chemical fertilizers as an example, you only need to print how to use them into a booklet in easy-to-understand language, and send it out when you buy pesticides. Those who buy them back can read the instructions themselves if they know how to read , figure out how to use it.

Then each village is equipped with an instructor who is responsible for answering questions, and basically a village can be settled.

Being able to read and understand characters, this kind of moment highlights its importance.

(End of this chapter)