I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 779 - Chapter 779 Change of Mind

Chapter 779: Change of Mind Chapter 779: Change of Mind Editor: Atlas Studios Mu Yangling found the map of Qiannan and flipped open the Southwestern Chronicles and Great Zhou’s Records to carefully study the geographical and cultural environment of Luodian.

What she saw made her frown.

Most of the people in Luodian were descendants of the Yue people and actually shared the same ancestors as the Miao people in ancient times.

Later on, they migrated and split up.

While the Miao people were now all over Lingnan, most of the Buyi people still lived in Luodian.

Just like the Miao Tribe, the Buyi Tribe was also hospitable but xenophobic.

Government was based on clans, with the chiefs and priests holding the most power, while the tribal chieftains ruled over the various clans, although their authority was not very strong.

Their relationship with the central government was neither close nor distant.

As Luodian was even more remote and barren than the Miao stockades in Lingnan, the Imperial Court was not very interested in that small region.

Therefore, the Imperial Court granted them greater autonomy and only symbolically collected some taxes every year.

As long as they did not encounter tyrannical rulers or corrupt officials, the people of Luodian rarely had conflicts with the Imperial Court.

Luodian was not oppressed like the other Miao clans in Lingnan, so they naturally did not resist the Imperial Court as much.

They seemed to have closed their doors and existed independently of other places.

Though hospitable, they were xenophobic.

Be it social relations or socio-economic development, development was lackluster.

Under such social conditions, how could they grow such high-yielding grain seeds?

It would have been fine if they had a great geographical environment, but it was surrounded by mountains on three sides.

More than 60% of Luodian County consisted of high mountains, and half of the remaining 40% was low-lying forests.

The remaining areas were river plains, which left an unsizeable area for planting rice.

If the grain seeds really came from Luodian, Mu Yangling would be worried about the stability of the grain seeds.

This was because when it came to planting, the stability of the seeds was actually more important than its high yield.

This was because only by being stable could the high production be replicated elsewhere.

Otherwise, unstable seeds might cause a poor harvest on a large scale at any time.

Drought-resistant rice seeds were developed that year she was away from the Imperial Capital.

At that time, the drought-resistant seeds were even more high-yielding and drought-resistant than Dry Rice No.

1.

However, why did she only promote them last year?

In order to test its stability, they had planted it for five years before it stabilized.

Only when they confirmed that it had stabilized did it become known as Dry Rice No.

1.

When Qi Haoran returned, he saw that Mu Yangling was still writing and drawing on the table.

He said, “Didn’t you say that we shouldn’t read or write at night because it’s bad for the eyes?” Mu Yangling quickly finished writing the last sentence, then put down her pen and said with a smile, “I’m not that fragile.

How is it?

What did Teacher Liu and the others say?” “We’ve discussed the details.

I’ll personally meet Luo Zhan tomorrow.” Mu Yangling took out a piece of paper from the table and handed it to him.

“When you see him, you have to ask him for the details.

How many years have they been planting this grain?

What’s the yield?

Have there been any major insect plagues or diseases?

Have there been any total crop failures?

Are they planting on a large scale or planting separately?

How resistant are their crops to droughtaEUR|” With no knowledge of such matters, Qi Haoran felt a headache coming on.

He hurriedly said, “I’ll bring Governor Xu there tomorrow.” Mu Yangling nodded.

“That’s a good idea, since Governor Xu is more knowledgeable on such matters.

You have to remember not to ask for too many grain seeds first.

We have to plant them ourselves for a few years to confirm their stability before implementing them on a large scale.” “In that case, according to what you said, there’s still a danger of a total crop failure?” “Of course, the climate and temperature are different, the soil and water are different, and the pests are different.

If one of the factors is fatal for such grain seeds, a total crop failure is probable.

Of course, the likelihood of that happening is low, and it’s more likely that the yield will just be lower.

But no matter what, we have to clarify it before we can promote it with confidence.” Qi Haoran nodded thoughtfully, thinking that they were not at a disadvantage.

He smiled.

Xu Zhi was very excited when he saw the contents of the note.

He said, “Her Highness is really thoughtful.

Yesterday, I only came up with a few points after thinking about it for the entire night.

I kept feeling that it’s not comprehensive enough, but I couldn’t figure out what the problem was.

Now that I’ve seen the questions listed by Her Highness, I’m enlightened.” Qi Haoran waved his hand and said, “I don’t know how to farm and the Princess Consort came up with these points all by herself.

Alright, let’s go and meet those people.” Xu Zhi glanced hesitantly at the Little Bear in Prince Rong’s arms.

In response, Little Bear immediately hugged his father’s neck tightly and buried his head in his arms without looking up.

Qi Haoran hugged his butt and got on the horse.

Seeing that Xu Zhi was still in a daze, he frowned and said, “Why aren’t you leaving?” “The LittleaEUR| Little Heir is going too?” “Mm, if you don’t know how to ride a horse, you can take a carriage.” As he spoke, he rode his horse and left first.

When Xu Zhi saw this, he quickly grabbed the reins from the servant’s hand and got on the horse.

However, he shook his head at Qi Haoran in his heart.

How could Prince Rong bring the child along when they were going to discuss serious matters?

The Prince doted on his heir too much.

Meanwhile, Qi Haoran rode on the horse unsteadily with his son placed in front of him.

Along the way, when he saw something fun or delicious, he would stop the horse for Little Bear to take a look.

Sometimes, when he saw that his son was gluttonish, he would ask the guards to buy some and let him eat while sitting on the horse.

Xu Zhi’s expression became uglier and uglier.

He really wanted to go forward and speak up about it, but every time, he would be blocked by the guards of the Prince’s estate.

He couldn’t very well shout at Prince Rong from a few horses away either, since it would be improper.

Towards the end, Xu Zhi had already gone from being ambitious to a weak rooster.

With his head drooped, he just moved along on his horse behind them.

Before he knew it, he’d arrived at the inn where Luo Zhan and the others were staying.

Luo Zhan’s men had already reported to Luo Zhan that Prince Rong had brought his son out to shop and happened to pass by this inn.

Standing at the window of the inn, Luo Zhan looked down.

He saw Qi Haoran patiently carrying his son all the way down the street.

The Little Heir was interested in the street acrobatic show and they couldn’t enter the crowd to take a look while riding on a horse.

Thus, Prince Rong actually carried him off the horse and placed the child on his neck to make it easier for him to watch the show.

Luo Zhan’s heart skipped a beat and his eyes widened in surprise.

He had long heard about how Prince Rong doted on his eldest son, but he had always been skeptical.

After all, the Han people typically had strict fathers and loving mothers.

Fathers had always been strict with their sons, and there was also the saying that a man could carry their grandchildren but not their children.

Considering his high status, Prince Rong would definitely have more children in the future.

Why would he dote on this particular son so much?

He’d been certain that Prince Rong was just putting on an act or deliberately letting word spread of this, even deceiving his guards.

But now, seeing him carrying his three-year-old son on his neck with a big beam, he was convinced that Prince Rong was really a sentimental person and valued this son very much.

Luo Zhan instantly changed his mind.

Since iQi Haoran could set aside his pride and Luodian had already offended him once, he was afraid that his third brother wouldn’t be able to turn the situation around later on.

As such, it was better for him to go down now and apologize.

Perhaps then, he might even have a chance to talk to him.

At this thought, Luo Zhan immediately changed into a grander set of clothes and led his guards down to Qi Haoran, who was in the crowd.

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