socalfunplaces Chapter 273
Chapter 273
Li Tai was very puzzled and asked:
"What do you mean?"
Su Chen thought for a moment and said slowly:
"To prevent some people from being too ambitious and learning a little bit of knowledge and then going out to harm others and themselves.
You must know that what you learn from books is shallow, and you must practice it to know it.
You can't treat people by reading from books, otherwise everyone can become a miracle doctor.
Practicing medicine requires not only theory, but also experience.
The same disease and the same prescription have completely different effects on different patients."
Sun Simiao heard Su Chen's insightful views and immediately praised:
"You are really a peerless talent. Your words are all enlightening to me."
After Sun Simiao finished speaking, he handed the book to Li Tai.
If such words came from someone over fifty years old, it would be reasonable.
Who would have thought that such a warning would come from a young man who had not yet reached adulthood.
‘What you learn from books is always shallow, you must practice it yourself to know it?’ Li Tai pondered this sentence carefully.
After a moment, he suddenly bowed to Su Chen and said, “I’m so grateful!”
Li Tai and Su Chen had never exchanged such formal greetings before.
Su Chen waved his hand indifferently, “Haha, I can only talk, I can’t do anything!”
Sun Simiao completely disagreed with Su Chen’s words. From Chang’an City to the manor, he saw and heard everything.
You say you can’t do anything.
Who believes it?
“Sun Zhenren, I will immediately typeset and print this book.” Li Tai bowed to everyone, picked up the book and left the study.
“Old Immortal, after the house is cleaned up, I will have someone move the human model to you.
Let’s go to the living room to chat slowly and eat later.”
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After lunch, everyone gathered in the living room.
"Old Immortal, you said you came from Henan Province before.
I want to ask, is it raining in Henan Province?"
Su Chen asked about the weather in Henan Province, mainly concerned about the planting of potatoes and sweet potatoes.
"Young friend Su, do you want to know about the planting of sweet potatoes and Zhenguan beans?" Sun Simiao smiled slightly and asked instead of answering.
Su Chen was stunned, "Zhenguan beans?"
It has been so long since Su Chen forgot that Li Shimin renamed potatoes as Zhenguan beans.
"Oh, yes! It is Zhenguan beans."
Sun Simiao recalled what he saw and heard along the way in Henan Province a few months ago. The most impressive thing was sweet potatoes.
He had never seen Zhenguan beans and corn with his own eyes.
When he was in Nanyang, he saw the people covering the sweet potato seedlings with soil and burying them. Sun Simiao was very curious and wondered what crops the people were planting.
After asking, he learned that it was a high-yield grain called sweet potato.
When he first heard the people talking about the per-acre yield of sweet potatoes, Sun Simiao was a little angry.
Sun Simiao traveled all over the Tang Dynasty. What kind of grain crops had he not seen?
He had never heard of sweet potatoes and Zhenguan beans, and the yield per mu was nearly 10,000 jin?
He tried his best to dissuade the people from believing in rumors, so as not to delay the planting of other grains. The yield per mu was nearly 10,000 jin.
Who could believe it?
Later, Sun Simiao went to the government and got the answer:
The high-yield grain was allocated by His Majesty himself, and the people were ordered to plant it, and the yield per mu had been confirmed to be safe.
"I have seen local people planting sweet potatoes in Luoyang and Nanyang, and it was the time for sweet potato seedlings to be transplanted.
Speaking of whether it rained in the territory, I don't know.
Henan Dao has a wide area under its jurisdiction, and the weather in different places is different. I remember that there were three rainy days in Nanyang.
Passing through Hebei Dao, people also planted sweet potatoes and Zhenguan beans."
Su Chen felt relieved after hearing this. It seems that some places are not as severely droughted as Chang'an and Shanxi.
"Old Immortal, you don't know that Chang'an has not had rain for four or five months.
Shanxi and other places are also like this. There are even many victims of drought due to crop failure.
If Henan, Hebei and Jiangnan can successfully plant sweet potatoes and Zhenguan beans this season, they can use this harvest as grain seeds next year to plant most of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shimin issued an edict to specifically instruct the prefectures and cities that were allocated grain seeds to select the best land and plots with good water sources for planting to ensure increased production and income.
At the same time, the government reserved a portion for planting to prevent accidents.
Sun Simiao inadvertently guessed that the Tang Dynasty had never had high-yield grains such as sweet potatoes before.
Could it be...
"My friend, sweet potatoes and Zhenguan beans are..." Sun Simiao looked at Su Chen and asked in disbelief.
"I got them by accident. The first batch was planted in the manor." Su Chen smiled.
"Young friend Su is truly a god. Your actions have saved the lives of the people, not to mention being made a marquis or a prime minister. Even if you build a golden statue for the world to admire and worship, it would not be too much.
Such a great deed is no different from a saint descending to the world.
I really admire you!"
Sun Simiao bowed and said seriously.
"Old Immortal, you are too kind. There is no use for me to keep those things. I can't finish them all by myself." Su Chen bowed in return and smiled.If Li Shimin were here, he would surely say: ‘It’s nothing, I exchanged my daughter for it!’ Not long after, Sun Simiao stood up and said: “My dear Su, I am very curious about the human model. Please take your time. I will excuse you.” Any four people present were not as old as Sun Simiao, and there was nothing to talk about with them. “Old Immortal, how about I take you to visit the manor and familiarize yourself with it?” Everyone stood up. “No need to trouble you, my dear. I will definitely visit it when I have time.” Sun Simiao waved his hand politely. “Wang Xi, take the old immortal to his residence, and move the human model in the study to the old immortal’s residence.” Steward Wang Xi bowed and said yes. "Master Sun, please!"
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"Su Chen, you are really good. My father has tried to persuade Master Sun to stay in the palace several times, but he refused politely."
Princess Changle gave Su Chen a thumbs up and praised him.
"Oh, it's not easy. I finally kept this old immortal in the manor!"
Su Chen pretended to wipe the sweat from his forehead and shook his hands.
"By the way, do you know how old the old immortal is?" Su Chen asked curiously.
'According to incomplete records, Sun Simiao lived to be 114 years old! '
Princess Changle shook her head.
"The last time Master Sun entered the palace three years ago, he said he was 80-something." Li Tai answered after thinking.
Su Chen nodded. If the historical records are correct, Sun Simiao can live at least another 30 years.
How far will the Tang Dynasty develop in 30 years?
There should be tractors!
He shook his head gently, put aside these unrealistic guesses, looked at Su Jin and asked with a smile:
"Jin'er, tomorrow is your birthday, are you excited?"
"Brother, Jin'er is very excited, I can see the queen again tomorrow." Su Jin replied with a smile.
Birthday?
They have never experienced it before, only the elderly have the concept of celebrating birthdays.
"Call me brother!" Su Chen pointed out seriously.
"Brother, Jin'er remembers it!"
Su Jin agreed casually, not knowing whether he really remembered it.
"Jin'er, it's your turn to wash my hair today, let's go!" He glanced at Su Chen and left the living room with Jin'er.
"Brother-in-law, what does it mean to celebrate birthdays?" Li You asked.
"It has nothing to do with you."
"Oh, when were you born?" Su Chen asked casually.
"November 11, Yi Hai year, 3:30 in the morning."
"What? You were also born on November 11?"
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