The Prosperous Era of Longwan

In his answer sheet, Wei Guangde proposed the idea of ​​setting up a special supervisor to study crops, especially drought-resistant crops. In fact, it was to establish a later Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In his vision, a special department was set up to study crops and find high-quality and high-yielding crops for promotion.

There was no way to set up a special prison. Wei Guangde did the math with his fingers. He couldn't find a suitable management department in the Sixth Department. Qintian Prison or Guozijian didn't seem to be suitable, so he had to open a separate department. .

Regarding the establishment of a new prison, there is really nothing to say to the imperial court, but opening a new department means adding a few or more than a dozen official positions. Although the grade will not be very high, the fifth grade is considered to be the highest.

Since ancient times in China, agricultural production has relied on the weather. Although everyone knows that building water conservancy facilities to combat drought and floods, conditions must be met.

Wei Guangde proposed to establish a new department to specialize in the study of crops, high yields and drought resistance. Although many examiners thought it was a bit metaphysical, they all thought this idea was a good one.

First of all, you don’t have to pay for it yourself, secondly, you need to increase your official hat, and finally, in China, where food is the most important thing for the people, what else is better than this suggestion.

In fact, the ancients also understood the truth of the saying "No farming, no stability, no business, no prosperity." Selecting high-quality and improved seeds to increase field output, doesn't this reflect the importance that scholars like them attach to agriculture?

Due to space limitations, Wei Guangde's article was less than 300 words. In fact, he couldn't find anything more to fill it in. He really couldn't explain it clearly.

He knew that many new improved varieties in later generations were marketed as "drought-resistant", but he didn't know how they were made.

He had only read reports about Academician Yuan's hybrid rice production, but he couldn't explain how to do it.

"If I had seen this article earlier, maybe I would have awarded him the title of Juren."

Many examiners thought this in their hearts, but they only had such thoughts in an instant, and they were forgotten as soon as they put down the paper.

However, the name Wei Guangde is still remembered by many of them.

At this time, Wei Guangde, together with Zeng Yuanshu and others, had left Nanchang by boat.

Zhu Shilong, Zhang Ke and others will continue to stay in Nanchang Mansion because they still have activities such as the Deer Ming Banquet and the Confucius Temple. Wei Guangde is eager to leave this sad place as soon as possible.

Wei Guangde's reputation has spread far and wide, but he doesn't know that at this moment he is sitting on the bow of the boat, staring at the vast Poyang Lake below in a daze.

They hired this boat at the dock outside Nanchang to take them to Jiujiang.

This time, all the candidates who came with them from Jiujiang Prefecture are here except those who were on the list. Zeng Yuanshu stayed in Nanchang City. He is currently studying at Yuzhang Academy, so naturally he will not follow him.

At this time, Lao Kan was the only one who was usually close to Wei Guangde.

Lao Kan was also afraid that something might happen to Wei Guangde at a young age, so he sat next to Wei Guangde and watched him after he got out of the cabin.

Naturally, Wei Guangde would not do anything stupid. Although he failed to pass the examination, he was already a scholar and could settle down in the Ming Dynasty. There was nothing he could not figure out.

What's more, he is still young now, so he has plenty of time to take the imperial examination and continue to earn a future.

As the passenger ship moved forward, the distant shore of the lake appeared in front of them.

"Huh?"

Lao Kan first noticed something was wrong, which was a bit strange.

"Shipman, why are you docking? We haven't passed Changling yet."

Lao Kan asked loudly to the boatman behind the boat.

"Sir, Xingzi Town is just ahead. Our ship will rest here for a day before leaving."

The boatman immediately answered Lao Kan's question.

"Why? I never said that before."

"Sir, it's September 9th soon. I'm afraid it won't be possible if we don't dock to rest."

The boatman explained, but Wei Guangde on the side was stunned.

"On September 9th, you will be docking to rest and not sailing?"

Wei Guangde asked curiously.

"Haha, sir, this is an old rule of Poyang Lake. On March 3rd, don't bend broken boats by the river. On September 9th, don't keep broken boats by the river. During these two solar terms, strong winds often blow on the lake suddenly. , if we don’t dock, we’re afraid of an accident.”

The boatman licked his face and replied with a smile.

"March 3rd, September 9th, is there a strong wind on the lake?"

Lao Kan was a little puzzled. He seemed to have never heard of it, but he lived in Jiujiang, so it was not surprising that he didn't know about Poyang Lake. He was just curious.

"These are the rules passed down from generation to generation. During these two seasons, there is often heavy fog and strong wind on the lake. An old friend of mine once saw the Dragon King appear with his own eyes. He jumped out of the water and flew high into the sky, leaving only the silhouette of a blue dragon. .

Even though the Dragon Lord had flown away, the lake was still rough with strong waves. The figure it left behind rolled up dozens of feet into the sky, and all the fish and shrimp in the lake were swept up into the sky. "

Hearing what the boatman said, Lao Kan became interested and said, "In this case, it's time to go to the lake to see the Dragon King with his own eyes and worship him."

"I can't do it, I can't do it. Is it possible for anyone to see the Dragon Prince?"

The boatman said hurriedly that he did not want to be forced by these scholars to get out of the boat and go to the lake to see the Dragon King.

"Seeing the Dragon King flying away, most of the boatmen around him were unlucky. The Dragon King was gone, but the afterimage left behind was enough to overturn the boats on the water around him. My old man is also good at water and has great luck, so he Saved a life."

"Is the afterimage so powerful?"

Lao Kan's eyes widened as if he didn't believe it.

"Why did I lie to you? After that, I will go ashore and never leave the ship again."

The boatman continued.

Lao Kan and Wei Guangde looked at each other. Wei Guangde had some guesses in his mind, but he was not sure.

There are also legends of water monsters in later generations. Although many of them are said to be large fish, the ones that can capsize a boat must be a big boat, which cannot be done by freshwater fish.

"Tell us what to do. If you want to dock, just dock. If you stay on the boat for a long time, it's good to go ashore and do some activities."

Lao Kan smiled and continued to inquire.

"I remember what he said. The water surface was calm at first, but suddenly the wind picked up. Then a dragon appeared on the water surface and soared into the sky. Countless water splashes brought by its body formed a dragon shape in the air and could not stop swaying. The surrounding water surface was blown away. Near the afterimage, it was swept high into the sky."

When the boatman said this, he couldn't help but shiver. He looked at the calm lake. Fortunately, the dock was not far away.

"It has been passed down from our ancestors. It is said that three dragons emerge from the lake most often. With such momentum, the color of the sky and the earth changes, and the sun and moon lose light. It is scary."

The boatman kept talking about the stories he had heard there. Wei Guangde and Lao Kan were stunned for a while. After a while, someone else in the cabin came out after hearing the noise outside and sat on the side to listen.

A bit novel, for those of them who only read books.

"You ascend to the sky at the spring equinox, and you dive into the abyss at the autumnal equinox."

At this time, a scholar suddenly interrupted.

Wei Guangde and others nodded slightly after hearing this. It was recorded in the book that it was said that "Fuyao", "Sheep's Horn", and dragon.

Three chapters will be released at noon. I hope readers will support me. 4,000 words will be updated every morning, even if they are released.