"Leaky Hoes are slightly smaller than ordinary hoes and are lighter. There is a square hole in the middle of the hoe body, and the blade is more than three inches wide. The blade edge is about an inch from the hollow.”
Looking at his test paper that was filled with all kinds of farm tools, Qin Chuan let go and couldn't help but laugh at himself.
It was a good agricultural thesis, but it was written by a layman like him into a scientific encyclopedia like " Heavenly Creations ".
If the later generations of agricultural scientists knew about this, they would probably laugh themselves to death.
Qin Chuan thought about it and said," Other than the new farming tools, we can also write about the food crops that were introduced to China in the future, like the rice in Champa City."
Qin Chuan's eyes lit up.
Zhancheng rice was a good thing. It was a high-yielding, early-maturing, and drought-resistant rice species. It was introduced to China during the Northern Song Dynasty and quickly spread to the Jiangnan area.
Relying on this thing, during the Song Dynasty, Su and Hangzhou were familiar, and the world was full!
Zhancheng Rice was also very easy to find. The rice was only known as Zhancheng in China. In fact, it wasn't just a food crop in Zhancheng. It was a food crop that was commonly grown in all countries in the Indo-China Peninsula.
The Indo-China Peninsula was also close to the Great Tang, just below Jiaozhou.
During the Han Dynasty, many parts of that land were actually part of China's territory. However, after the civil strife in the Central Plains, they all left.
Qin Chuan immediately started writing." There is a country in the Southern Barbarian Region called Linyi. It is a thousand miles south of Jiaozhou. It was originally part of China's territory. During the Han Dynasty, General Fubo Ma Yuan once cast a pillar here.
The student once heard from a merchant in the southern barbarian land that their country produced a kind of rice called Zhancheng Rice. It had the advantages of high yield, early maturity, and drought tolerance.
"It doesn't choose the place to grow, doesn't pick the soil, has a short growth period, and only takes about 50 days from planting to harvesting. It can be combined with late rice to become double-season rice. It can be sown in turns, and the yield per mu is high. It can produce two stones per mu."
After writing down the rice in Zhancheng, Qin Chuan stopped writing, his face filled with disappointment.
He thought of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn
Compared to the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn that were introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty, the rice in Champa was not a high-yield crop at all.
Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn. The Qing Dynasty relied on these three crops to achieve an explosive growth in population, establishing China's future population.
Unfortunately, those three crops originated in America, far away from the Great Tang by the Pacific Ocean.
"But maybe we can find sweet potatoes!”
A glimmer of hope rose in Qin Chuan's heart.
He had once read a scientific report that said that sweet potatoes might have originated in Asia in addition to the American origin.
Later, researchers found some 57 million year old leaf fossils of the Convolvulus family in the three countries.
The results of the research showed that sweet potato plants, including sweet potatoes, may have originated from the Paleogeneic period 65 million to 53 million years ago. The origin belonged to the eastern Gondwana continent at that time, which now belonged to Asia.
In any case, he would definitely send someone to look for Zhancheng Rice. What if he found sweet potatoes along the way?
One had to have an ideal. What if he accidentally realized it?
......
After answering the five questions, Qin Chuan checked the five papers and asked the invigilator to hand them in.
Just like the college entrance examination in the later generations, the imperial examination in ancient times could also be submitted in advance.
After handing in his paper, the imperial guards sent Qin Chuan out of the examination hall.
When he saw Qin Chuan come out, a person who had been waiting outside the examination hall rushed over with a smile." Young Master, are you done with your examination?”
It was Qin Chuan's servant, Qin Cheng.
Qin Chuan wasn't an examinee who came to Chang 'an City for the examination. He was a native of Chang' an.
The family he transmigrated to was not bad.
Even though he was not born into a wealthy family like a noble family, he was still from a poor family.
The Humble Class was not an ordinary family as the later generations understood.
At this time, the Humble Class was also known as the Shu Family. It was a family with a fallen family status, or a landlord family that had not reached the level of a noble family.
Compared to being born into a commoner's family, this was already considered a noble family.
Qin Chuan nodded." Where's Qin Gong?”
Qin Cheng pointed at the area where the carriages were parked not far away and replied,""Qin Gong is guarding the carriage over there. Young Master, are you returning to the residence now?”
"There's no hurry to return to the residence. Let's find a place to have lunch first.”
Qin Chuan shook his head and rubbed his stomach.
He had been taking the exam for the entire morning and it was still so taxing on his brain. He was already hungry.
"Alright, Young Master. You can eat first. Qin Gong and I will wait for you at the carriage later.”
Qin Cheng said with a smile.
"Alright, take this money and buy some food with Qin Gong. I'll eat at that tavern.”
Qin Chuan took out a small stack of money from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Cheng. He pointed at a tavern not far away.
"Thank you, Young Master."
Seeing Qin Chuan walk over, the waiter smiled and came forward to welcome him." Guest, are you having a meal?”
It was lunchtime, and there were many people eating in the tavern. It was a little noisy.
Qin Chuan frowned and looked up at the second floor." Are there any seats upstairs?”
"Of course, please follow me."
Qin Chuan nodded and followed the waiter up the stairs to the second floor of the tavern.
Compared to the noisy first floor, the second floor was exceptionally quiet. There was only one person eating at a table.
That person was much older than him. He looked to be around 30 years old, and behind him was a servant around 40 years old.
That person was dressed in luxurious clothes and silk ribbons. He looked rich and noble, and had an extraordinary aura.
He looked for the table.
The waiter wiped his hands and waited for Qin Chuan to sit down. He swiftly added bowls and chopsticks and poured tea." May I know what would you like to eat?"”
"No need for tea. Just pour me a cup of hot water.”
The way to drink tea in the Tang Dynasty was different from that of the later generations. Tea was brewed by mashing tea leaves with seasonings such as onions, ginger, and garlic. Some were even mixed with goat's milk.
In the future, it would be a typical dark cuisine.
Qin Chuan didn't like or get used to the way Tang Dynasty's tea was drunk.
Looking at the menu, Qin Chuan said," One serving of Chinese cabbage, one pound of roasted mutton, half a roast duck, and a pot of warm wine. Hurry up and serve the dishes!"”
"Alright, don't worry!"
After the waiter left, Qin Chuan lowered his head and raised his teacup. However, when he raised his head, his eyes met the gaze of the guests at the table.
Qin Chuan raised his teacup with both hands and made a slight gesture of invitation as a form of courtesy.
Seeing this, the other party also raised his wine glass with both hands, and the two of them drank across the table.
After drinking, the other party asked,"Little brother, with your appearance, could it be that you just came out of the examination hall?"”
"Brother, you're also an imperial scholar?" Qin Chuan replied.”
The other party smiled and nodded." Which subject is Little Brother in?”
"Jinshi."
Qin Chuan said truthfully," May I know which subject you are in?”
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