Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 195 Farm Research Results
After half an hour.

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi finally stopped, all of them were full of excitement.

"Ning Yi, you are just a word to wake up the dreamer. If there is no accident, I will increase the rice yield by more than [-]% next year!"

Guo An said with great joy: "So, if it succeeds, the four elder brothers will make great contributions and benefit the world!
I will definitely ask His Royal Highness King Yan to reward each of the four elder brothers with a big house, and reward the four elder brothers with gold, silver, jewelry and other property! "

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi quickly waved their hands humbly, "I'm just waiting here to fiddle with the rice, and even farming and fertilizing have old guards such as Ding to help me wait. My hard work is nothing!"

Guo An said: "It's okay, all the veterans of the farm will be rewarded together."

On the side, Ding Shang didn't pay attention to these, but looked at the experimental rice field with excited eyes, still full of disbelief.

"Several master farmers, is this a success?"

"Boss Ding, if there are no accidents, next year we will definitely increase the yield per mu of rice fields."

Guo Bingyong replied with a smile, and then said again: "Also, Steward Ding, I am not a master farmer, I just studied rice according to Ning Yi's method.

If you want to talk about the master farmer, Ning Yi is the real master farmer. "

"Guo Changshi?"

Ding Shang looked at Guo An in astonishment.

Guo An hurriedly interrupted, "Everyone is a researcher, so how come there are no great masters?
Well, the sun is too hot here, I'll talk about it when I get inside. "

Guo Bingyong quickly said: "Yes, yes, let's talk in the room."

After entering the house, Guo Zhi brought two fist-sized peaches and gave each of Guo An and Jin Zhong one.

"Come on, Ning Yi, taste the peaches we grafted, it's big and red..."

"Hiss, such a big peach?"

Guo An couldn't help being surprised, he had never seen such a big peach in this dynasty.

Guo Bingyong said excitedly: "Ning Yi, you don't know, according to your words, we connected the plums to the peaches, and the plums grew bigger and more delicious.

Also, when the peach branches are connected to the apricot tree, the peaches grow bigger;
Or, if you connect a persimmon to a peach tree, it becomes the peach in your hand...

However, it is a pity that there are not many peach, plum, apricot, and persimmon trees on the farm now, and this year they can only produce so many.

In the coming year, hundreds of fruit trees will be transplanted around the farm from the outside, and we will gradually graft them, and we will definitely find better varieties. "

Guo An had a happy expression on his face, "You guys really are great talents. If you can maintain the quality of this kind of peaches, I will ask His Highness to buy another thousand acres of land around the farm as an orchard for the four brothers to graft fruit trees to. , When the fruit trees are ripe, they will be sold to the great dignitaries of Ming Dynasty.

If there are aristocratic families or dignitaries who are interested in the fruit trees of the elder brothers, they can also sell their technology and the money they sell, I ask His Highness to give the elder brothers a lottery, at least thousands of taels of silver..."

Guo Bingyong said awkwardly, "Are we the kind of people who are greedy for money?"

Guo An immediately had a serious expression on his face, "The achievements of the research of the big brothers, it is deserved to share the money with the big brothers, how can it be said that it is greedy for money?
Moreover, how many big brothers also have descendants?

Since the elder brothers trust me and can study these farming studies quietly, then we must not let the elder brothers live in poverty..."

Guo Zhi said: "Ning Yi, don't worry, the four of us will definitely not lose the face of our Guojia Village!"

Guo An continued to praise, "We still admire the knowledge of the four elder brothers..."

Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, on the other hand, were pleased.

Didn't they follow Guo An to Beiping Mansion for the sake of success and fame?
Otherwise, where is the study of these farming studies not research?

However, the only thing that surprised them was that the Guo An who had been watched by them since he was a child had finally grown up, and seemed to be even more talented than that Guo Taishi!

……

When going back, Guo An brought some big and red peaches from the farm.

It's not that I don't want to bring more, but that the farm itself doesn't have many.

As for apricots, they are already out of season.

And persimmons are not in season yet...

In the hall of heart.

It was obviously the first time for Zhu Di to see such a big peach, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Let's remember that the peaches that those people in Fengtian Hall paid tribute to the emperor were not as big or as red as this!"

Guo An said: "Your Highness, you can taste it, this peach is still very sweet."

Zhu Di was not pretentious, he took a bite directly, and was even more overjoyed.

"If Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others were given hundreds of acres of orchards according to what Guo Qing said, would they be able to turn those fruit trees into such varieties?"

"I can't guarantee that."

Guo An replied honestly, "Because there are accidents in everything, and it is even possible that they will graft some dead fruit trees during the grafting process.

However, at least half of them can be successful. "

Zhu Di said directly: "If that's the case, then give them a hundred acres of orchard first."

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I still suggest that the orchard be placed near the farm."

Zhu Di asked curiously, "Why?"

Guo An replied: "Because the main research crops of Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others are still rice and wheat.

Today, if nothing else happens, the improved rice varieties they have developed can at least increase the yield of one mu of rice by [-]%. "

"Twenty percent?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened directly, and he was even more excited.

If it is [-]% more, then each farmer's grain tank can have an extra one or two hundred catties of grain every year.

"Is it really worth [-]% more?"

Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Your Highness, don't get excited, they can only say that they have researched this kind of good breed.

However, that won't be confirmed until next year.

As for the next year, it will be possible to plant the fields of all the farms in my Yanwang Mansion. If I want to plant this kind of rice for all the people in Beiping Mansion, it will take at least three or four years of promotion. "

Zhu Di said again: "What if we add more fertile land to the farm, and give them hundreds of acres of more fertile land for experimentation?"

Guo An said helplessly: "Your Highness, Guo Bingyong and the others only have four of them. The [-]-acre experimental field is already the limit they can take care of, and they often need the help of those old soldiers and soldiers.

It's no use giving them more fields. "

"As long as they succeed in their research, we will definitely reward them heavily."

As he said that, Zhu Di was full of helplessness again, "Oh, we hate it, why are there not many master farmers like Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi?"

Guo An smiled and asked, "Your Highness, there are already hundreds of scholars in the academy, and no one wants to go to the farm?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di's face darkened.

"Hmph, we heard Master Daoyan say that there are only more than 60 real poor children in the entire academy, and they are either in the mansion or working as officials in the various government offices of Beiping Prefecture all day long, or go to various shops to help.

As for the remaining more than 200 students, only a small part of them worked as scribes out of curiosity.

As for going to the fields, or for merchants, or to go to the farm, there is no one...

Just these students can hand in more than 3000 taels of silver to the academy! "

Guo An was a little surprised, "These students are so rich?"

"Your Highness, if you add the money earned from the library and the money from the stores outside the Academy, then the Academy will not only not lose money every year, but also earn some money for the family!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di's face immediately improved a lot.

"Guo Qing's words are justified, and Master Daoyan must continue to recruit more gentry students for our academy."

Guo An added: "Your Highness, children from poor families are also indispensable."

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was taken aback.

Guo An said: "Your Highness, in the future, the children of the poor family will be the people of our Yan Palace."

After Zhu Di thought for a moment, he nodded slowly.

"Children from poor families are indispensable, and the more children from gentry, the better!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An casually flattered him.

……

Next.

In addition to re-acquainting himself with the affairs of the entire Prince Yan Mansion every day, Guo An urged Jin Zhong, as well as the scribes of the Prince Yan Mansion, to check the autumn harvest situation of the entire Peking Mansion.

Although this year, Beiping Mansion has been dry for a while.

However, fortunately, the people of all states and counties in Beiping Prefecture have been urged to reclaim the land.

Although the number of land reclamation is not very large, the harvest for one year can barely satisfy their hunger.

As for other state capitals, Guo An didn't pay attention.

On the contrary, I heard that the king of Qin in Xi'an, Zhu Xun, went too far, building construction projects, laboring the people and wasting money... Selling officials and nobles, even forming caravans, forced buying and selling happened frequently, and the people of Shaanxi were miserable. It has already affected Beiping Prefecture.

As for the King Jin of Taiyuan next door, he is not a good lord either.

Although it is not as cruel as Zhu Xi, but human life often happens in his hands.

Guo An understood a little bit, why Jin Zhong was so sure that the Shen family would agree to the matter of selling seven-thirds of the sugar.

Slightly sighed a few times, although very angry, Guo An was also a little helpless.

In the era when kingship is supreme, and there is still an old Zhu who is crazy about protecting the calf, who can control those kings surnamed Zhu?

Fortunately, he has made enough money for Zhu Laosi, so Zhu Laosi doesn't have to worry about money. Coupled with drawing some achievable pies from time to time, Zhu Laosi hasn't become so cruel yet.

Road repairs, work...

Soon, dark clouds began to cover the sky over Beiping Mansion, and the autumn rain was sparse.

The temperature in the entire Beiping Mansion was directly cooler.

Jin Zhong walked quickly into Guo An's public house, and reported with a solemn face.

"Chang Shi, the villain heard that those Mongols seem to be sick!"

Seeing that something was wrong with Jin Zhong's expression, Guo An subconsciously realized something, and quickly asked, "Is it an epidemic?"

Jin Zhong hurriedly said: "Back to Guo Changshi, the villain doesn't look like it, but it's much more serious than an ordinary cold!"

Guo An's face darkened, "How many Mongolians are sick now?"

Jin Zhongdao: "Back to Guo Changshi, there should be more than 60 people."

"Hiss...there are so many."

Guo An took a cold breath, "Can you send a doctor to go for treatment?"

"Back to Changshi, as early as two days ago, two medical households were sent there."

Jin Zhong replied, "However, the strange thing is that the more those Mongolians healed, the more people became sick!"

Guo An's eyes flashed, and he asked: "Those doctors who go to treat patients can get sick?"

"This……"

Jin Zhong was taken aback, and after thinking about it for a moment, his face brightened, "Going back to Guo Changshi, those two medical households have been there for three days in a row, and none of them has been infected yet."

Guo An breathed a sigh of relief, "If that's the case, then it's not an epidemic!"

"Long Shi Yingming!"

Jin Zhong admired him.

Guo An said calmly: "Okay, go find two thicker handkerchiefs and take a look with us."

"Yes!"

Jin Zhong responded subconsciously, and then he reacted with some doubts.

"Chang Shi, what am I waiting for with a handkerchief?"

"You'll know when you go..."

……

(End of this chapter)