Back In Time For Imperial Examination Chapter 269

Now Zhu Zhishan had no manuscripts to write, and Ryan Cui was reluctant to leave him unused, so he discussed with him: "When I was in mourning, I asked about some farm affairs and compiled a set of agricultural books, which will be published in a few days. However, these articles are a bit profound, and they are for us scholars to read. I am afraid that ordinary people will not understand them and cannot use them. I want to write a set of books that real farmers can understand, and I need Zhishan's help."

Zhu Zhishan smiled bitterly and said, "I have never seen real farming when I was at home. I am not very diligent and I don't know how to distinguish between the five kinds of crops. It would take me several months to learn even if you teach me. How can I write a book on farming for Brother Cui?"

Ryan Cui sighed: "I should have done all this, but my articles are based on ancient literature from the Tang and Song dynasties, which are too simple and plain, and the people may not like to read them. Zhishan is very talented and has a humorous style. His "Young Jinyiwei" is loved by the people in both the south and north of the Yangtze River. That's why I have to use you."

He looked at Zhu Zhishan with a puzzled look on his face and took the initiative to explain: "If I print a book of 200,000 words on agriculture, how many people would buy it and read it? Even if someone who knows a few words buys it and reads it, they will find it boring to read such a long text and throw it away. I want to draw this land method into a comic book that people like to read, or even a storyteller's book, so that people will be willing to listen first, and after listening, maybe they will try it out."

Although he presented these methods to the emperor, there is no guarantee that they can be implemented everywhere. But if we start from the grassroots, let the people know about this technology first, some people will be interested and try it out, and see the results, they will naturally use it in the future. And those neighbors who see the increase in production and income of the trial users will also follow suit.