Unit 2-Pioneer of Early Peasants

Some people think that Jia Sixie is a lucky man. He used to work for the emperor. When he is old, he can go to his hometown to relax. However, Jia Sixie has other plans. He has always been interested in agriculture and intends to do something to make China's agriculture better.

Jia Sixie lived in the 6th century. He was born in Du Yi, Shandong, and works in Levin. Levin is also in Shandong. When he rode his bike across the country to work, he looked at the fields outside. Some of them are more environmentally friendly and gain more than others. Some cows and sheep also look healthier than others. He was lost in thought. What can a farmer do to get a good harvest from his field? There must be rules to help them. He thinks he can use his knowledge to find the best way to grow crops for farmers and then write a book to help them. In this process, he collected information from well-behaved farmers, studied them and found the best method through experiments.

For example, he studied the methods of preserving seeds and suggested that farmers choose the ears of grain with the best color. Then he told them to hang them and dry them all winter. The next spring, the seeds should be knocked out of the ears of grain and then sown. He studies how to improve the soil. He advised farmers to clear the weeds on the ground before planting crops. They either let the animals eat the weeds or turn over the soil, so that the weeds will be covered and rot. Then he gave advice on turning over the soil. For the first time every year, farmers should dig deep, but not so deep for the second time. Therefore, the soil cultivated in autumn should be deeper than that cultivated in spring. He suggested changing the crops in the fields every year: planting rice one year and wheat the next, so that they can always get a good harvest. They should also plant different plants in the fields. He also made suggestions on how to fish, take care of the garden and even make wine.

He wrote his suggestions in a book called Qi Min's Important Book, which is regarded as an important summary of disarmament knowledge. For centuries after Jia Sixie's death, farmers and agricultural students in China have been studying it.

Early peasant pioneers

Some people think that Jia Sixie is a lucky man. He once worked for the emperor and returned to his hometown to provide for the elderly when he was old. However, Jia Sixie already has other plans. He has always been interested in agriculture and intends to do something to make China's agriculture better.

Jia Sixie lived in the 6th century. He was born in Yidu City, Shandong Province and works in Levin, Shandong Province. He looked at the fields when he was riding a horse to check his work in the country. Some of them are greener than others and produce more crops. Some cows and sheep also look healthier than others. He was lost in thought. What can a farmer do to get a good harvest from his field? There is no doubt that this will help them. He thinks he can use his knowledge to find this way to grow crops for farmers and then write a book to help them. In order to do this, he collected information from experienced farmers and conducted research and experiments in order to find the best method.

For example, he learned how to preserve seeds and advised farmers to choose the seeds with the best color. Then, he told them to hang the seeds and let them dry all winter. You can take it out of the barn and plant it next spring. He studies how to improve the soil. He advised farmers to remove weeds before planting crops. Or they can let the livestock eat weeds or turn over the soil, so that the weeds are covered and eventually rot. Then he made suggestions on how to turn over the soil. At the beginning of each year, farmers have to dig deeper, but the second time is slightly shallower than the first time. So autumn ploughing is deeper than spring ploughing. He suggested planting crops in turn every year: rice in one year and wheat in the next, so that they would always have a harvest. They should also plant different crops in this field from those in the neighboring fields. He also made suggestions on how to raise fish, maintain gardens and even how to make wine.

He wrote his suggestions in a book called Qi Yaomin's Book, which is considered as a very important summary of crop cultivation. In the centuries after Jia Sixie's death, many farmers and agricultural students in China were studying this book.