Village chiefs, you look at me and I look at you, not quite understanding what this His Highness is thinking.
"In my opinion, children are very smart and can learn everything quickly." Li Zhao looked at the group of playful children and said, "If we let them get familiar with the work in Prince You's Mansion early, when they grow up in the future, They can just take over for you."
"Secondly, I have observed all the children in our village. Except for a few who are naughty and disobedient, the rest are very good. Although they are young, they also keep their homes in order."
"There is actually a lot of work to do after the spring begins. It would be more beneficial for children to complete it. If I use your adult strength to complete it, it would be a waste."
"If your children are really outstanding, I will focus on cultivating them. You should also know that I like to use my own people. I can trust you, so I will naturally feel close to your children."
This sentence may have come out casually to Li Zhao, but in the ears of the village chiefs, it would be completely different.
They are the people at the bottom of society. Although they have now become Li Zhao's real food households, they are still ministers and just servants.
Li Zhao's trust is valuable to them.
"Your Majesty! I thought too little."
"Your Majesty trusts us so much that we are willing to work as cows and horses."
"Everyone, get up!" Li Zhao said with a dark face: "Don't kneel down all the time from now on."
They had always believed in Li Zhao, and whatever Li Zhao said was what he said. Since Li Zhao said that the children were of great use, they would no longer refute.
Of course they hope that the children in their village will be useful, and they also know that the prince has always been short of people. It would be best if the prince could use all his own people.
"However, I still have something to discuss with you." Li Zhao's expression became serious, and key members such as Long Carpenter were also called together.
"I want to ask if it snowed before we transferred to Jiaozhou."
After asking, Li Zhao discovered that the people in the village also noticed something strange.
"It's not that there were no examples of winter without snow in the past, but even if it doesn't snow in winter, the weather is extremely cold!" Long Jia'an frowned and said, "However, this winter is really not colder than previous years."
"It looks like there is a high probability that it won't snow this year."
There was a hint of worry on everyone's face, not snowing was not a good thing.
The so-called auspicious snow heralds a good harvest is not made up specifically to bring good luck.
Although the snow is cold, it can keep winter items warm.
There is an old saying: Cover yourself with a three-layer wheat quilt in winter, and sleep with a steamed bun on your pillow next year.
In fact, what I’m talking about is the benefits of snow.
Any laws of nature that are summed up actually make sense.
In the cold winter of March 9th, the temperature at night is often extremely low. The invasion of heavy snow can not only help the crops withstand the severe cold, but also keep them warm.
Secondly, the more abundant the snow is, the more nutrients it can add to the soil.
What is nourishment?
They're just like pests!
As the saying goes: winter snow eliminates four-sided insects, and the next year will be more fertile and less insect-infested.
Snow is actually rich in nitrogen compounds and sulfides, which are the components of fertilizers, but they are natural.
According to scientific research, the nitrogen contained in heavy snow is four to five times that of the same volume of ordinary water.
When the snow melts, it can have a natural fertilizing effect.
Third, as the snow melts and the temperature gets colder, almost no pests can escape this disaster.
When the pests are frozen to death, the crops will naturally grow well in the coming year.
The last point is moisturizing.
The earth actually needs water to moisten it, especially in winter, when the cold wind blows and the land is frozen, hard and cracked.
When the snow melts, it can bring sufficient water to the earth.
Because of the cold winter, many crops in the fields often cannot be easily irrigated, but the water melted by natural snowfall is different.
There is an essential difference.
Therefore, when Li Zhao raised this question, everyone's faces were filled with sadness.
People who have not been working in rural areas all year round cannot understand their concerns.
Whether the harvest in the coming year will be good or not is actually determined from the beginning.
Li Zhao knew very well that even when the times were bad in later generations, there was no way to change it, let alone the backward ancient times.
“If it doesn’t snow this year, what will happen next year?”
When Li Zhao finished asking, the room fell into deathly silence.
"There may be a severe drought, there may be... an insect infestation!"
Li Zhao's face turned pale as he thought of a great terror that has never been solved throughout the ages: the locust plague!
This thing often appears in the hottest times.
If it doesn't snow in winter, even if there is no locust plague next year, there will be a terrible insect plague.
Once it breaks out, it means that there will be no harvest in the fields.
Li Zhao suddenly felt his scalp numb, but he couldn't think of a good solution for a while.
Some things cannot but be prepared in advance. Since it may happen, it is necessary to make alternative plans.
When everyone saw Li Zhao meditating, no one dared to disturb him.
If God really wants to bring disaster, 90% of the people will wait numbly and will not respond.
Li Zhao was not happy. He didn't want the good situation he had just opened to fall short at this moment.
Drought, locust plague!
All caused by the weather in previous years.
Li Zhao thought about it carefully and realized that this winter was indeed not too cold.
Let alone snow, there is little rainfall.
Li Zhao returned to his study, and when he ran to the door, he said to Long Jiaan and the others: "Wait for me here first. I'll be back as soon as I go."
Long Jiaan and the others were also anxious because they had also encountered such a situation.
One year there was a severe drought. The land was bare for thousands of miles and there was no harvest.
Another year there was an insect plague. All the crops could not grow at all and were eaten clean by the insects.
Many people starved to death at that time.
I'm afraid there will be another attack this year.
Soon, Li Zhao moved out all his files, and his eyes became clear.
"Everyone, do you remember what I said before about this year's main plan?"
Everyone in the room nodded, of course they remembered.
"No matter whether this year's weather is good or not, it is imperative to build reservoirs, dams, and dredge rivers and ditches." Li Zhao looked serious.
Whether ancient or modern, the importance of these things is self-evident.
If there is a severe drought or an insect infestation this year, these things can play a vital role.
It would be best if there were no major disasters.
This kind of early remedial action can make the crops in the field at least 80% more likely to survive.
Water is the source of life.
But throughout the ages, floods have also been extremely terrifying.
Li Zhao wants to take precautions before they happen.
