klisemfg Chapter 829 Yuan Gonggu
Chapter 829 Yuan Gonggu
"Two thousand pounds?"
Shen Changgong was not surprised, but Tu Queling and the guards behind him exclaimed in surprise.
They have been following Shen Changgong for many years. After Shen Changgong conquered various places, he would look at the local grain production and tax books. They learned from him and gained some understanding of some government affairs and local conditions.
One acre of land can only produce two to three hundred kilograms of grain, but this old man can actually say that his land can produce two thousand kilograms!
How incredible is this?
If the yield per acre of land increases tenfold, then people all over the world will no longer have to worry about food!
Seeing everyone's surprise, Yuan Qianmin quickly said,
"I dare not deceive Your Highness. We have already harvested several acres of land and harvested the crops and are drying them. If you don't believe me, Your Highness can go there and take a look..."
"No, no, no, I believe it."
Shen Changgong waved his hand, looking at the rice fields in front of him with his eyes shining, and said modestly,
"Mr. Yuan, could you explain to Xiao Wang the principle of hybridization?"
Yuan Qianmin said quickly,
"Your Highness is too polite. Since Your Highness is asking sincerely, I will not hide anything.
Rice is a monoecious crop, unlike fruit trees. Fruit trees need wind blowing and bees collecting nectar to carry pollen to different flowers for pollination, so that they can produce delicious fruits.
Rice does not have bees to pollinate, so it has to be cross-pollinated by wind, but the chance of cross-pollination is very small.
The common people discovered that the cross-pollinated rice produced a lot of solid rice ears.
After several years of observation, we realized that it was cross-pollination.
I was thinking about whether artificial pollination could be used to change rice seeds.
After many years of trial and error, several batches of rice were selected and the best were eliminated before this rice variety was finally developed.
Of course, I believe that if I am given more time, I can develop better rice seeds.
My dream is to cultivate rice seeds that can produce 3,000 kilograms per mu."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong took a deep breath, stood up, looked at Yuan Qianmin, clasped his hands and bowed deeply,
"Mr. Yuan, be remembered forever! This rice seed of yours can save the lives of millions of people across the world."
"Your Highness is truly too polite. I am truly unworthy of your kindness. I am truly unworthy of your kindness!"
Yuan Qianmin was terrified and hurried to kneel down. Shen Changgong quickly supported him and said,
"Mr. Yuan, no one in this world is worthy of you kneeling. From now on, everyone in the world should kneel down and thank you.
Lord Yuan, I want you to cultivate more of this rice seed and spread it throughout the world. What do you think?"
Yuan Qianmin said without hesitation,
"Your Highness has truly spoken to the heart of this humble peasant. This is exactly what I am thinking.
I cultivated this rice seed not for the purpose of becoming a big landlord or making more money, but for the purpose of allowing more people to have enough food to eat.
Let the people no longer suffer from starvation and displacement.
Let the people of the world no longer have to worry about food, no longer have to sell their houses and land, sell their children, and finally become refugees and starve to death.
If I could only see the day when everyone in the world could have enough to eat, I would die without regrets."
"Mr. Yuan is truly the modern agricultural sage, the greatest sage of all time."
Shen Changgong said,
"Mr. Yuan, I have decided to designate all the surrounding fields as your experimental fields. I will send troops to protect your fields. This place will be directly under the jurisdiction of the court. No, it will be directly under my jurisdiction, under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor. The emperor will directly allocate funds for construction. Any future research and development funds will be paid by the court.
The land is still yours, and you don't have to worry about money. The money rewarded by the court is enough for your whole family to become rich and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life.
Mr. Yuan doesn't need to worry about anything, just develop the rice seeds."
Hearing this, Yuan Qianmin was surprised.
"No, no, no, how can we waste the court's money? The pressure from the prince is really too much. I am not well-educated and I am afraid I am not capable enough..."
"I told you, Lord Yuan, you don't have to worry about anything. Even if you mess up, no one will blame you. You don't have to worry about anything. I, the Emperor, will take care of everything.
Right now, the Emperor of Great Yan is just a few dozen miles to the west. You will go with me, and I will definitely get this done in the next two days!"
After saying this, Shen Changgong pulled Yuan Qianmin onto his carriage, then he climbed onto the horse himself and asked the coachman behind to follow them.
Then, Shen Changgong took the child into his arms. Seeing his smiling face, Shen Changgong was also happy and said to him,
"You kid, you've done a great job today."
"hey-hey……"
The young master responded with his cheerful smile.
Shen Changgong headed west and finally arrived at the western camp.
At this time, the army had finished lunch, rested, and was preparing to set off.
The general's tents have all been dismantled.
Shen Changgong ran to Yan Fuyao's dragon chariot, stopped his horse, and said,
"Is His Majesty in there?"
"To answer your Highness, His Majesty is here."
Shen Changgong carried the child and boarded the dragon chariot. He handed the child to the nanny in the carriage and said to Yan Fuyao with excitement,
"This is great news, great joy, a great thing that will benefit the country and the people. Come out with me and meet someone!"
Yan Fuyao looked at him and asked doubtfully,
"What's the matter? You weren't this excited when you recruited famous coaches before."
"No famous commander can compare to this one. I tell you, a thousand years from now, even if the people of the world don't remember you, they will still remember him!"
Hearing this, Yan Fuyao became even more curious, but he couldn't help but believe what Shen Changgong said, so he held his stomach and walked outside.
"I want to see it too!"
Gongsun Wan'er also walked out holding her belly.
Slowly getting off the carriage, Yan Fuyao became even more curious when he saw the man next to the carriage opposite.
The man was wearing linen cloth, his skin was tanned, his face was thin and his fingers were rough, and his trouser legs and soles of his shoes were covered in mud. It was obvious that he was a farmer.
How could a farmer be praised like this by Shen Changgong?
Yan Fuyao looked at Shen Changgong with a scrutinizing gaze.
Yuan Qianmin had heard that the Emperor of Great Yan was a woman. When he saw Yan Fuyao wearing a dragon robe and with a big belly, he immediately knelt down to salute.
"Mr. Yuan, I have said that no one in this world can make you kneel!"
Shen Changgong supported Yuan Qianmin.
Then he said to Yan Fuyao,
"Today I took the young master out for a ride..."
He told Yan Fuyao everything about his discovery and conversation with Yuan Qianmin.
When Yan Fuyao heard the words "yield of 2,000 kilograms per mu", her eyes widened instantly.
As an emperor, she immediately realized that this was a groundbreaking event that would influence the present and future generations for thousands of years!
If this person is used well, the world will be stable and the people will have enough food to eat. Who would rebel and shake the rule of the dynasty?