There is no waste of heaven and earth, and the toiling peasants are still starving to death. "Such a scene is rare in contemporary times, but it was the norm in ancient times.
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We should know that "the country is people-oriented, and food is the most important thing for the people", which is a famous saying in the history of the Three Kingdoms, is still valid today. A large part of the reason for the stability and harmony of modern society is that the people have no worries about food and clothing and live a healthy life. Modern people don't need to go hungry, because it is conducive to social change and the progress of food technology, especially Yuan Longping's contribution to hybrid rice.
In ancient China, where materials were relatively scarce, there was once a man who made outstanding contributions to grain production. He was called "the father of sweet potato" and was called "ancient Yuan Longping" by modern people. He is Chen Zhenlong, a man from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. He once risked his life to steal a cane from the Philippines, which increased the population of the Ming Dynasty by 300 million.
▲ Chen Zhenlong
Chen Zhenlong was born in Changle County, Fujian Province. Because of the poor land and poor rice harvest in my hometown, people in my hometown often starve. Chen Zhenlong has always wanted to change the present situation of the people in his hometown and let them have enough to eat. Therefore, Chen Zhenlong did not study for fame, but abandoned Confucianism and went into business.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, most businessmen chose to go to sea to do business. Chen Zhenlong also joined them and went to Luzon Island with the caravan, which is now the Philippines. Chen Zhenlong saw that the staple food eaten by the people of Luzon Island was a crop that was not available in the Ming Dynasty, that is, bamboo trees, which were called sweet potatoes in modern times.
▲ Luzon Island scenery
Chen Zhenlong learned that bamboo trees have strong adaptability, high yield, drought tolerance, edible results, and no difference between raw and cooked. Chen Zhenlong immediately had the idea of bringing this crop back to China, thinking that it could change the situation that people in his hometown did not have enough to eat.
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/kloc-The discovery of the new sea route in the 6th century made Luzon Island a colony of Spain, and also brought the Spanish food crop-bamboo trees to Luzon Island. The origin of potatoes is the United States. Due to Spain's large-scale colonial aggression, potatoes spread from America to Luzon Island.
▲ Spanish colonial oil painting
At that time, Spain controlled the customs right of Luzon Island and prohibited goods from flowing to other countries. Especially cooked, is also prohibited. Therefore, it is not easy for Chen Zhenlong to bring Zhu Shu back to China.
China merchant ship is about to return after staying in Luzon for many days, but Chen Zhenlong did not leave with the ship, but stayed in Luzon to study and train Zhu Shu, waiting for the opportunity to bring Zhu Shu back to his hometown. It is almost impossible to bring the fruit of bamboo trees back to their hometown, because the Spanish are very strict. Fortunately, after many days of study, Chen Zhenlong learned that only one Zhu Shuteng was needed to cultivate Zhu Shu, so he decided to find an opportunity to bring a Zhu Shuteng back to China for planting.
▲ Merchant shipping trade
1593, after Chen Zhenlong made all preparations, he quietly waited for the arrival of China merchant ship. It happened that a merchant ship from China docked in Luzon Island. Chen Zhenlong used the hemp rope on the boat to trap Zhu potato vine and then tied it to the goods, thus avoiding the investigation by the Spanish.
After the merchant ship set off, Chen Zhenlong was worried that the Spanish would come to search, afraid to delay the trip, and returned to Fujian with Zhu Shuteng non-stop.
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After bringing Zhu Shuteng back, Chen Zhenlong immediately tried to plant it. Soon after, Zhu Shu blossomed and bore fruit in the poor soil of Chen Zhenlong's hometown. Later, planting in Zhu Shu was extended to Changle County. The following year, there was a drought in Fujian, and the harvest of the people was greatly reduced. When Jin Zheng, the governor of Fujian Province, was puzzled, he learned that Changle County was not affected by the drought because of planting bamboo trees. Chen Zhenlong also suggested to Jin that the planting scope of bamboo books should be extended to Fujian. Jin listened to his advice, and Zhu Shu became a lifeline in the famine land.
▲ sweet potato land
Under the impetus of gold, bamboo books helped people tide over the famine, because the bamboo books contained gold, which was very precious when people were hungry, and was also called "golden potatoes". Later, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Shandong and other places also began to plant Zhu Shu on a large scale, and because it is an everted crop, it is called "sweet potato" in other provinces.
▲ sweet potato
In the early Qing Dynasty, sweet potatoes were planted in more than half of the provinces in China. During the reign of Qing Qianlong, sweet potatoes were planted all over the country. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the national population was only 654.38+0 billion, which was prosperous and the national population was more than 400 million. The people have no worries about food and clothing, and the population is increasing.
Even though the population soared more than three times, there was no serious famine in the Qing Dynasty, and sweet potatoes contributed a lot to it. Chen Zhenlong, who brought sweet potatoes back, also solved the problem of food and clothing for 300 million people in China.
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Today, China has a population of over1400 million. The growth of population is not only due to social stability, but also due to adequate food supply. The food supply benefits from these people who work hard for people's livelihood. It can be said that before Chen Zhenlong, after Yuan Longping. This achievement can be described as: "the merits are in the present and the benefits are in the future", which is no less than being an official.