The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1598

[1598. Chapter 1519 Rebuilding the Ming Dynasty]

Many people began to be attracted by the grain output.

Because although the yield was three hundred kilograms, in fact, everyone saw that there was still more than half of the rice in the field that had not been harvested.

What is this concept?

This is what I saw with my own eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi has stood up.

There was no time to pay attention to Jiang Wen who was kneeling on the ground.

He stood on the ridge of the field and looked at the prince who was leading people to harvest wildly in the field.

Zhu Houzhao was sweating profusely at this moment, but at this moment, he was also immersed in joy.

He was only wearing a short shirt, and just a pair of breeches. After all… wearing a long shirt, you couldn’t work in the fields. With such a shabby dress, the most eye-catching thing was the string of trousers that followed him on his belt. A seal that clangs with movement.

Under the sun, he only showed one side of his face, but he was extremely serious.

The bunches of rice are gathered up.

People were busy like crazy, and some people continued to count: “Five hundred catties…”

It was already five hundred catties.

Calculated this way, the actual grain amount is probably closer to more than 300 kilograms.

But this… seems to be just the midfield.

All of a sudden, the people watching from a distance exploded.

People suddenly realized something, and it seemed like…a miracle was happening.

This is different from the so-called miracles in the past.

Because… the miracle at the moment is not a rumor or hearsay, but it is actually happening before my eyes.

Emperor Hongzhi’s breathing began to become a little heavier. Suddenly, he looked back at Liu Jian and others.

Liu Jian and others were also stunned.

“Six hundred catties…”

When this number was announced, some people couldn’t help but start cheering.

The actual harvest was more than 400 kilograms of grain.

What is this concept…

Many people, even if they are not engaged in farming, have farming relatives in their families. Naturally, they are very clear about this. People living in this era are different from those in later generations. What are the needs of future generations in all aspects? All, but food is the least important to individuals. After all, most people no longer have the concept of hunger.

But for the vast majority of people in this era, the only need in their lives is to fill their stomachs. If they can’t eat rice, they eat grains. If they can’t eat grains, they mix grains with grass ash. It doesn’t work, and there’s still soil.

For thousands of years, the only thing that the common people of Shengdou have done while living in this world is to fight against hunger. No matter it is in prosperous times or in troubled times, there is nothing better than this.

Nowadays, thanks to the new crops, people can barely eat enough, but eating well is still a luxury. For example… ordinary people want the finest white rice, which is a luxury.

Rice production has always been limited.

What’s more, it is the most important material, which is convenient for long-term storage. It involves not only the appetite of the people of Shengdou, but also the scheduling of the court’s barn.

Hearing the cheers, Jiang Wen was still kneeling. He turned around and couldn’t help but look at the cheering people.

“Eight hundred catties…”

When the number came to eight hundred.

Liu Jian had already excitedly ran to the place where the output was being calculated, fearing that the calculation students would do something wrong. He stretched his neck and stood on tiptoe behind the weigher to ensure that there was no false report.

Really…this is how many kilograms of food we really have.

Rice, this is rice.

Emperor Hongzhi’s face turned red with excitement. Thanks to the efforts of Zhu Houzhao and a group of captains, the rice in the fields was becoming less and less.

When the last number was reported, there was another burst of cheers: “Nine hundred and seventy-two kilograms.”

Phew…

The entire experimental field was filled with joy.

“The actual harvest is about 710 kilograms of rice!”

The output has doubled.

Emperor Hongzhi was a little dizzy.

He looked at the jubilant scenes everywhere. Even Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others couldn’t help but fetch new rice from the basket, peeled off the shells, stuffed the rice into their mouths, chewed it, and then talked to each other. nod.

Only seven hundred and ten pounds…

Zhu Houzhao seemed a little dissatisfied.

He originally thought that the output could be higher.

But…this Xishan is already boiling.

Production doubled.

what does that mean?

Liu Jian couldn’t help but stepped forward at this moment, and was busy helping Zhu Houzhao who was climbing onto the field ridge: “Your Highness, thank you for your hard work.”

“Ah… Fortunately, I am used to it.”

“Your Highness…”

Liu Jian had something to say, But he hesitated to speak.

“What does Master Liu want to say?”

Liu Jian thought for a while and bowed: “Your Highness, I dare to ask… if it were other fields, could such grain be grown?”

Li Jian was very excited.

When he asked this question, many ministers who came with him also fell silent and looked at Zhu Houzhao nervously.

If only this acre of land produces 700 kilograms of grain, then at most it is just an auspicious sign. Does the Ming Dynasty care about auspicious signs?

But…if this seven hundred kilograms of grain method can be popularized, then the meaning will be completely different.

Zhu Houzhao said: “Why not? If it can be grown here, it naturally has its own methods. All these methods and data have been recorded, and there is no difference at all. Although the soil quality in different places is different, as long as you put some effort, you can infer But Guangzhi is just a piece of cake.”

After hearing what Zhu Houzhao said.

All of a sudden… everyone let out a sigh of relief.

This is what they were waiting for.

Not only Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, but also other people such as Ma Wensheng and Zhang Sheng couldn’t help but be moved.

Liu Jian has always been dignified. After all, he is the prime minister. He can be the grandfather of the prince, and he also wants to save face.

But now, he knelt at Zhu Houzhao’s feet, not caring about anything, and pulled up his long sleeves to cover Zhu Houzhao’s muddy feet, crying silently.

“Master Liu, why are you crying?”

Although Zhu Houzhao felt that he was very powerful, Liu Jian’s gaffe still shocked him.

Liu Jian raised his face and his lips trembled. After a long time, he said: “Double, the grain production has doubled. It has doubled. It means that it used to be ten acres of land to feed a family, but now it only takes Five acres of land also means that this fresh white rice can enter the homes of ordinary people. It also means that it is very likely that there will be no more hungry people in the world. If you don’t worry about food when the court uses troops, Your Highness… Doubling the food is like opening up the territory of the Ming Dynasty and creating a new Ming Dynasty.”

He sighed with emotion, and Li Dongyang and others behind him were moved. But it doesn’t feel exaggerated at all.

Created another Ming Dynasty… Not bad, isn’t that what it is?

Assuming that the Ming Dynasty now has one hundred thousand acres of land, but the increase in grain production does not mean that the land has become two hundred thousand acres.

Is this a concept?

It is no longer just a matter of eating enough, but of being able to eat well.

When there is more grain, everyone can eat enough. When they are full, the extra grain or other miscellaneous grains can be used for other purposes, such as feeding livestock. Finally, these extra grains can be converted into more meat, such as wine…

“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rebuilt the Ming Dynasty. This is a thousand-year achievement. I’m afraid only the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors can rival it.”

The excited Liu Jian began to talk nonsense.

If some pedantic people listen to these words, they will vomit blood.

The Three Emperors and Five Emperors are the most respected sage kings among Confucianists.

But now… it’s Zhu Houzhao’s body.

As soon as Liu Jian said this, many people nearby were stunned.

Xie Qian also seemed to feel that the prince and the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors seemed to be somewhat at odds with each other.

But think about it carefully.

The so-called achievements in the affairs of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors are nothing more than controlling floods, tasting hundreds of herbs, nurturing the people, His Royal Highness, and increasing grain production every day. How can it be inferior to these achievements?

Many people looked at Zhu Houzhao in a daze, a little confused.

They really can’t put up with such a grinning person, with a string of seals hanging on his waist, and if you look at the seals carefully, one of the seals will simply blind your eyes, because the square seal and the Si seal No matter how you look at it, it looks like the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Could it be that this seal also has the inscription “Emperor’s Treasure” engraved on it.

So, they hurriedly moved their almost blind eyes to the other side, and kept telling themselves, never look, never look, I didn’t see anything, I didn’t see anything.

………

Emperor Hongzhi was silent.

At the beginning of counting.

He was excited.

But now…he fell into silence.

Everything is like sleepwalking.

Many things have become unreal.

Fang Jifan, who was standing by, was already saluting: “Your Majesty, this son of mine will be punished by death.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan in a daze.

His mind went blank.

Fang Jifan said seriously: “A huge amount of manpower and material resources have been invested in this research. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, his ministers, and Zhang Xinren have spent countless thoughts. But in this world, it is necessary to research high-yielding grains.” “It is certainly not easy, but it is even more difficult to promote it and make people believe it.”

“Your Majesty, farmers sow in spring and harvest in autumn. This crop of grain will span three seasons. If you want to promote this new grain. , It is not easy to make farmers gain confidence and start to learn more and more knowledge from the field, thereby increasing production. “

Fang Jifan is right.

Farmers are the most conservative group. Even if you say something outrageous and outrageous, they won’t dare to accept it easily if you want them to risk their harvest for a year with you.

“That’s why I came up with the harvest festival and publicized it in a big way. Your Majesty has always known that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I are always low-key people. If you don’t want everyone in the world to see with your own eyes the impact of agriculture on agriculture, The huge benefit is that they can really see the grain produced, but they may not dare to believe it. Because of this, His Highness the Crown Prince and his ministers… just came up with this idea, but they never expected it. The noise that came out was so loud.

“This is all a bad idea that I came up with. I can’t blame the Crown Prince.”

(End of this chapter)