Chapter 38 It’s against the law for me to talk

But after asking this question, Li Shimin regretted it.

By asking this question, doesn't it appear that his knowledge is not as good as Zhao Chen's?

He is the emperor, how could he...

Sure enough, Zhao Chen turned around and rolled his eyes at Old Li Tou, but also explained, "If the water is too deep during heading, the rice stalks will become soft and prone to lodging. At the same time, diseases such as sheath blight will spread and worsen."

"If there is a lack of water in the rice fields, it will cause uneven heading and an increase in empty grains."

"No matter what the situation is, it will have a great impact on the subsequent harvest."

I see!

Li Shimin nodded secretly in his heart.

He thought that Zhao Chen actually knew so much, he was really amazing.

"In addition, when heading, it consumes a lot of nutrients. Remember to spread fertilizer. Just spread the fertilizer on the leaves."

"Just plant ashes." Zhao Chen continued.

If phosphate rock cannot be found and phosphoric acid cannot be made, potassium dihydrogen phosphate can be made with plant ash.

This is the most suitable fertilizer for rice heading period.

Several people nodded, and behind them Li Shimin, Queen Changsun and others listened with their ears pricked up.

The shock in my heart became even stronger.

Zhao Chen actually knew how to plant rice, and what he said was clear and logical, and he was definitely not talking nonsense.

Li Shimin glanced at Queen Changsun, and the smile on his face became brighter.

Queen Changsun smiled, but her eyes were always on Zhao Chen.

"The last thing to pay attention to is this kind of bug." Zhao Chen grabbed a small bug from a rice leaf.

The village chief was old, so he had to get very close to see clearly.

Li Shimin and others also gathered around, and saw a small white insect being held in Zhao Chen's hand.

"This insect is quite common. It often appears in my rice field. As long as this insect exists, the harvest will be very small?"

"But I don't know if there is any way to prevent and cure it." Li Shimin asked curiously.

He had a particularly fond memory of this kind of insect.

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Last year he planted some rice in the palace, and the rice grew very well.

Li Shimin thought the harvest would be good, but who knew that not long after, this kind of white bug appeared.

After that, the rice stalks fell down in pieces, and most of the rice ears were empty.

After months of hard work, it was ruined by these bugs.

Not to mention how angry Li Shimin was.

Now, it seems that Zhao Chen has a way to deal with this kind of bug.

"The Rites of Zhou records that "attack it with jiacao", "smoke it with rush grass", "attack it with mirage charcoal", "sprinkle it with ashes to poison it", "burn it with chrysanthemums and sprinkle it with ashes", etc... …”

"Zhao Chen, these methods are too old, these bugs can't be killed at all." Li Shimin shook his head.

Secretly, Zhao Chen's method turned out to be just like this.

I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Did I say I would use this method?" Zhao Chen looked at Li Shimin strangely.

"Then you still say it?" Li Shimin said rather unconvinced.

"Is it illegal for me to say that?" Zhao Chen said to Li Shimin with a half-smile.

Lao Li was so angry that he almost broke his teeth.

This little bastard, can't he not embarrass himself like this?

Li Shimin stared at Zhao Chen, waiting for Zhao Chen's method.

I thought that Zhao Chen's method was unreliable.

Why should I make Zhao Chen look embarrassed? Who wants this little brat to keep competing with me?

Empress Changsun shook her head and secretly thought that Zhao Chen had a strange temper, but she was quite looking forward to what Zhao Chen said.

"Many families in the village raise ducks, so all the ducks are driven here."

"Also, tell the little kids not to catch frogs. Soon, the pests will be reduced." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Is it that simple?" Li Shimin looked at Zhao Chen with a strange expression.

How could Li Shimin want to believe that the pest that had made him angry for several days would actually be so relaxed in Zhao Chen's eyes.

Isn't this a slap in Li Shimin's face?

"Naturally, there won't be big problems in a small area. If there is a large area of pests and diseases, it cannot be solved by some ducks." Zhao Chen said lightly.

Li Shimin didn't expect that Zhao Chen would be so calm, and the unhappiness in Zhiqian's heart calmed down a lot.

My previous thoughts were gone.

"Zhao Chen, I didn't expect you to have such ability. It's unbelievable." Empress Changsun looked at Zhao Chen, her eyes filled with relief.

"That's right. Brother Zhao is a talented person from our ten-mile-eight villages. If it weren't for his poor health and there would be no one in the court, otherwise this year's top pick would definitely be our brother Zhao." The village chief said with a smile.

There was no flattery in his expression, but it was extremely sincere.

The other two villagers also looked equally serious.

But Li Shimin didn't expect it.

"Didn't the saint say that if you take all the talented people in the world, how can there be no way?" Li Shimin looked at a few people strangely.

"How could you, noble man, not know that although our Tang Dynasty is said to be a world of saints, in fact the most powerful ones are the five surnames and Qi Wang."

"There are no officials in the court who don't have the shadow of these families behind them. We poor people, hey, no matter how talented we are, we can only stay in the fields for the rest of our lives." The village chief shook his head and looked again. He looked at Zhao Chen and sighed softly.

If all common people can take part in the scientific examination, why would Brother Zhao, who is so talented, need to run a tavern in Chang'an City?

"Village Chief, please don't say these nonsense in the future." Zhao Chen and the village chief warned.

Naturally, these people will not speak out, but if others hear it.

That would be a huge disaster.

"The old man got a little carried away today. Brother Zhao, we went to the fields to release water. I remember everything you said." The village chief nodded and said.

He was just complaining about Zhao Chen.

If Zhao Chen could participate in the imperial examination, it would be a blessing to the Tang Dynasty.

pity……

The village chief said goodbye to Zhao Chen, shook his head and went to the fields.

Li Shimin stood there and said nothing for a long time.

The Tang Dynasty inherited the imperial examination system from the previous dynasty and thought it could recruit all the talents from all over the world. Who knew that the people at the bottom were not even qualified to participate.

If you hadn't heard these things with your own ears, how could you believe them?

Li Shimin thought of some of the previous things again, and his mood suddenly became particularly bad.

…

When we came back from the fields, it was noon and everyone was tired.

After resting in the house for a while, Uncle Fu started preparing for dinner.

The dishes were delicious, even though Empress Changsun was not feeling well, she ate a few more bites.

Only Li Shimin couldn't taste the food, and his eyebrows were knotted.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?" Queen Changsun couldn't help but feel worried when she saw Li Shimin like this.

Li Shimin came back to his senses, smiled at Empress Changsun, and then looked at Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen was eating his meal and didn't even notice Li Shimin looking over.

"Ahem, Zhao Chen!" Li Shimin said.

"What's wrong?"