Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 157 You asked your fellow villagers to study farming?
Guo An smiled lightly, "I am not afraid, and those fellow villagers are also very willing to study farming."

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was stunned again, "We have never heard of any scholars who are willing to cultivate the fields?"

Guo An said: "Your Highness doesn't know something, most of the people in our Guo Village are influenced by their ancestors, and most of them like to study some objects.

It just so happened that when they were in their hometown, they often tended the fields, and studying farming was probably the easiest thing for them. "

"Oh?"

Zhu Di became curious again, "We want to hear it."

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, the fellow villagers of Weichen are scholars, although they like to study objects and have planted fields, they are not as hard as raising farmers.

However, they don't have the ability to let them enter the palace as officials.And let them be shopkeepers, and they don't want to be merchants.

Therefore, Weichen just sent them to study farming.

However, they study farming, which is different from ordinary farmers, but let a few of them be responsible for observing and counting the various fields of the farm. "

"The grains in those fields are all cultivated with different soil quality, different fertilizers, different seeds, and different amounts of irrigation water.

Wei Chen wants them to observe, what kind of seeds are planted on what kind of land, what kind of fertilizer is used, and how to irrigate the field, will the planted food yield be more? "

"How can it be so?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened and he was greatly shocked, "Why has no one thought about this since ancient times?"

Guo An said: "Your Highness, the only ones who can spend a lot of time studying these things are the gentry and dignitaries. However, those gentry and dignitaries hold a lot of land, but they don't bother to cultivate it.

They would rather read the Four Books and Five Classics over and over again, rather than care about farming.

Naturally no one would think about this. "

A trace of anger flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, but he didn't scold.

"This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. If Guo Qing wants to ask anything, just let us know."

Guo An said with a smile: "Your Highness, please rest assured, if anything happens, I will inform His Highness in time."

Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction.

Guo An continued: "In addition, Wei Chen is also planning to let the four fellow villagers on the farm research new rice and wheat seeds."

"How to study?" Zhu Di asked curiously.

Guo An said slowly: "His Royal Highness, I have observed that rice and wheat also flower and pollinate to produce rice and wheat grains."

Zhu Di widened his eyes again, "Does Guo Qing mean that rice and wheat will still bloom? Although we are the Prince of Ming Dynasty, we have also planted fields in Fengyang for two years. How come we have never seen rice and wheat bloom?"

Guo An said: "Your Highness does not know that the flowers of rice and wheat are not only small, but also very short-lived, and they bloom at the hottest time of noon.

As long as you don't lie on the rice and observe it, you won't be able to find it, and His Highness is no exception. "

"Is that so?"

Zhu Di was surprised.

Immediately, he quickly asked: "Then how does Guo Qing research new rice and wheat seeds?"

Guo An said: "Your Highness, whether it is rice or wheat, the male pollen and female pollen on the same plant combine to produce offspring, and rice and wheat grow..."

"What Guo Qing means is that rice and wheat are like those domestic animals. Two male and female flowers need to enter each other to produce rice and wheat?..."

Zhu Di couldn't bear it, and interrupted Guo An again.

Guo An's eyelids twitched, but looking at Zhu Di's eyes full of curiosity, he said helplessly: "Your Highness, plants are different from animals. Animals need to enter, plants...

Just as His Highness thought, if rice and wheat want to grow rice ears and wheat ears, they also need the combination of male and female pollen! "

Zhu Di's eyes widened with excitement, "It's so amazing?"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and continued: "It's just that on the same rice plant, there will be female flowers and male flowers.

Generally speaking, a rice plant can grow rice spikes by itself.

However, Weichen wanted to try, if the male and female flowers on two high-quality rice plants were combined, would the rice grown be bigger and better than their parents?
However, this matter may require a large amount of rice and wheat from different regions to combine with each other, and it will not be done in a day. Please understand, Your Highness. "

Zhu Di smacked his lips and said excitedly: "Guo Qing's words are like breeding a herd of horses, they are all breeding mares with the strongest males.

In this way, the foal born must be the strongest war horse.

The same is true for Guo Qing's rice, so if Guo Qing's research is successful, the rice grown must be the rice with the fullest grain and the largest ears. "

Guo An was stunned when he heard that, although what Zhu Di said was vulgar, it was indeed the truth, so he could only murmur in praise.

"Your Highness is wise!"

Zhu Di got up directly, bowed his hands respectfully to Guo An with a solemn face, "Guo Qing's wisdom is vast and profound! Having Guo Qing here is really a blessing to our Beiping Mansion."

Guo An was startled, and hurriedly turned sideways to return the salute, "I will never dare to bear the honor of Your Highness."

Zhu Di ignored it, but continued to look at Guo An expectantly, "I don't know what else Guo Qing wants to study?"

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, the ancients used the method of grafting ten gourd seedlings into one vine to form a big gourd. "Qi Min Yao Shu" even had an article about inserting pears. example.

It happened that there were no fruit trees around the farm, so Weichen was going to experiment and change the shape and color of flowers, trees and fruits.

For example, persimmon meets peach, mulberry meets red bayberry, plum meets peach, peach meets apricot, plum meets peach..."

Zhu Di asked again: "What else?"

Guo An said helplessly: "Your Highness, don't do this. Only a few fellow villagers in the family are willing to delve into farming, which is already enough."

"hey-hey……"

Zhu Di smiled sheepishly, "It's the first time we've heard people talk about farming techniques like this, it's very novel."

As he said that, Zhu Di thought of something, and said again: "If we present Guo Qing's words to the father, the father must be more excited than us. Maybe it is not impossible to directly promote Guo Qing."

Guo An's face brightened, "Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness!"

"..."

Zhu Di's face froze slightly.

Guo An said with a smile: "However, this matter has not yet been completed, and reporting it like this is suspected of deceiving the emperor. It is better for His Highness to report the good news to His Majesty after the completion."

Zhu Di immediately smiled and said, "Guo Qing is still thoughtful."

Guo An said again: "His Royal Highness, I don't know how the salaries of the four fellow townsmen of the humble official will be distributed?"

Zhu Di was startled, then smiled and said: "At any rate, he is also a scholar, so his salary is at the same level as that of my clerk in Yanwangfu."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

……

scattered value.

Guo An returned home and told the old housekeeper about the four fellow villagers on the farm, and the old housekeeper couldn't help but feel relieved.

"Now, my Guocun has finally produced another person with great ability. Guocun is expected to prosper!"

Guo An struck at the inopportune moment: "However, I would like to ask the old housekeeper to warn you that your Majesty today is different from those emperors in the former Yuan Dynasty.

Whenever they violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they can find the corresponding punishment in the "Dagao". Not to mention the inhuman torture they suffered, it is inevitable that Guo Village will be implicated in exile.

Therefore, if they want to make money, they should do so in a fair and honest way, and must not violate the laws of Ming Dynasty. "

The old housekeeper quickly responded: "Master, please don't worry, the old servant will definitely explain it to them carefully. If someone doesn't listen, the old servant will drive him away without the master's presence."

"Thank you, Uncle Fu!..."

at night.

The bright moon is shining outside the house, and the house is filled with soft light.

Feeling the softness beside him, Guo An was a little distracted.

However, just as he moved, he was caught by a pair of small hands.

"Husband, this concubine has been unwell for the past few days."

Guo An slowly calmed down.

"If the husband can't bear it, you can let Yuelan serve the husband."

Guo An worked hard to turn over, "Don't worry, sister, I have worked too hard for my husband these two days, so I just took this opportunity to recuperate for a few days."

"Husband, stop talking nonsense!"

"Be honest..."

……

the next few days.

Guo An stayed in the public house and continued to think about what to study to make money.

Now, it seems that only Tieye is making money in Yanwang Mansion.

With the emergence of Japanese pirates, fishing boats are considered to be in balance.

The farm is now, because it has to support a group of old soldiers, it can be considered a balance of income and expenditure.

The wool workshop can earn several thousand taels of silver every month, which is better than nothing.

The textile workshops have been completely out of business in the past few months, and can only rely on the next cotton picking season.

Glass workshops can now earn about 2 taels a month, but I heard that other glass workshops have begun to be built in Shandong and Henan.

In another month or two, the business of the glass workshop can only be maintained at between a few thousand taels and 1 taels.

It seems that the only one that can make a lot of money for Prince Yan's Mansion is the Zhangjiawan Wharf.

One month, relying on the rent and some small shops, he can earn 5 to [-] taels of silver.

It's just that, just by earning these money, it's frighteningly difficult to get Zhu Laosi, who is extremely picky and searchable, to agree to that plan.

"Oh, there's more money to be made!"

Guo An sighed helplessly, frowning and thinking wildly, "It's really hard to make money, no wonder those countries like to do business without money."

"If Koryo and Wa can be brought down, Beiping Mansion really doesn't need to be short of money!"

"Remember, there seem to be gold mines and silver mines in Wa country, and there are quite a lot of reserves..."

……

"Guo Changshi, Guo Changshi..."

Just as Guo An was distracted, Ma He ran in from the outside.

Guo An asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Highness called you, it seems to be something about the gunpowder workshop!" Ma He said.

"Where is Your Highness?"

Guo An got up directly, and asked as he walked out.

Ma He hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, this meeting should be at the gate of the palace."

"Your Highness is so anxious?"

Guo An was startled, didn't dare to neglect, and hurried out.

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, Li Wang led a team of guards, guarding a carriage and was waiting, but Zhu Di was nowhere to be seen.

Obviously, Zhu Di had already gotten into the carriage first.

Guo An didn't delay, and quickly got into the carriage.

Immediately, the carriage went straight out.

Guo An asked curiously: "Dare to ask that Your Highness is so anxious, but something urgent happened?"

Zhu Di replied: "Qiu Fu sent someone to announce the good news to us, saying that the incendiary bomb that Guo Qing asked the gunpowder workshop to research has already been made!"

"what?"

Guo An was overjoyed, "It's so fast."

"Humph."

Zhu Di was a little dissatisfied, "It has been more than two months since Guo Qing asked the craftsmen in the gunpowder workshop to start developing it.

And Tao Yiping and Yang Ting came here, and it was only half a month before they developed it. "

Guo An comforted: "Your Highness, after all, the two of them are the youngest son and disciple of Tao Wanhu, and they cannot be compared with those craftsmen in the house..."

(End of this chapter)