Zhang Jian had long noticed that the people of Daqian were not just starving due to a lack of land, but also because of the inefficient farming methods and breeding techniques of various grains.
The same grains, even in good years and fertile lands, yield only three to four hundred catties.
If the family farms on mountainous or arid lands, the yield is even lower.
Moreover, with not enough land, they still need to pay population taxes, land taxes, various labor levies, and taxes, and their strongmen are conscripted. How can they feed so many mouths?
The people's suffering is unavoidable.
Though Zhang Jian is restricted by his authority and cannot intervene in the current political situation, if he could improve crop varieties and increase their yield, he can still save countless lives.
For him, this is another source of destiny.
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