"You will be responsible for the newspaper matters... The addition of math and science subjects to the imperial examination did not happen overnight. Let's announce in advance that the math and science subjects will be added to the imperial examination in two years. This will give students all over the world time. Ten thousand bachelors, the bibliography of mathematics and science, by You are responsible for writing it. For this matter, you go to Shen Yicong from the Science and Technology Garden. This person is the dean of the Science and Technology Garden. He is extremely knowledgeable and will definitely be able to answer your doubts."
Qi Xingyun said slowly.
"I obey the decree!" Liu Yu suppressed his inner excitement and said.
Liu Yu was trying to save himself. Among the three cabinet bachelors, Wan Jin, the chief assistant, was the oldest and would retire soon. He was considered to have retired with great achievements. Zhang Tingyu had won the emperor's trust, so he should be the one to take over as the chief assistant.
The only person in danger is him. If he is removed from office early, a bunch of political opponents he has offended before will start to attack him.
After saying this, Qi Xingyun picked up another piece of paper, looked at it for a few times, and then gradually fell into deep thought.
This matter involves shipping.
There is vast wealth only on the sea. Westerners such as Yajili gained a large amount of wealth accumulation through sailing.
Liu Yu looked at the emperor's thoughtful expression and knew that something was difficult on his mind.
He was waiting for the emperor to figure it out.
Qi Xingyun looked at Liu Yu and asked: "Master Liu, how do you think we can make us Daqi people become tigers and wolves and go to the sea to fight for wealth?"
"People from Daqi, who have a strong sense of homeland, are very cautious even when making money overseas."
Qi Xingyun wanted to know if Liu Yu, a man of genius, had any good ideas.
"Why does the emperor think so? I think that the problem that the emperor is thinking about is not a problem at all." Liu Yu said with a frown.
"Tell me, why do you think I was wrong? Is what I said wrong?" Qi Xingyun looked at Liu Yu and sat up straight.
In his mind, not only in Da Qi, but also in the Southern Dynasties, even during the chaotic century-long period of melee, there was the thought of being unable to leave the homeland.
If the Southern Dynasties had gone all out to develop the ocean, would they have really gone back to the point of disintegration? That may not be the case.
Did I make any mistakes?
Liu Yu bowed his head and asked: "Your Majesty, do you know why the courtiers support the Emperor in the war? Now they are making a fuss about fighting the rebels, and everyone is gearing up to give them what they want."
Qi Xingyun chuckled and said: "The obedience of the courtiers now is the result of my several times of rectification, eradication of rebellion, fear of my power, expansion of territory, and the achievements of the emperor. If they are disobedient, I will replace them." !What else can be done?”
Liu Yu bowed his head and said: "Everything the emperor said makes sense, it's exactly the truth! If you don't want to do it, just replace them."
Ha ha!
Qi Xingyun laughed twice. He glanced at Liu Yu, he was really not as good as Zhang Tingyu.
Zhang Tingyu is really strong, he says what he says and never hides it, but this Liu Yu is not like that!
Look at this terrible line! What are they! There is obviously something behind the words!
Qi Xingyun stared at Liu Yu and said, "If you continue to be hesitant, I won't let you lead Daqi Bookshop! Go home and farm!"
When Liu Yu heard this, he hurriedly said: "Don't! Don't! Don't! Your Majesty, you are not joking. Your Majesty, you just agreed to me, and now you have changed your mind. This won't work, it won't work!"
"Actually, Your Majesty, at the beginning, the Emperor said that the traitors were life-or-death enemies and that they would be conquered with all their strength. People kept writing repeatedly saying that Daqi would be fine just like this. I wonder if the Emperor is still impressed?"
Qi Xingyun thought about it and realized that since last year, there seemed to be no such sounds anymore.
It was as if the opposition of the courtiers had been wiped out overnight.
Qi Xingyun has been waiting for a long time and still has not received any letter from the courtiers about stopping the conquest.
This thing is weird.
"Why is this?" Qi Xingyun asked curiously.
Liu Yu looked at the emperor and said word by word: "Black, soil, district."
Last year, the rebels sent part of their troops to the north and captured the land of Goryeo in one fell swoop, which was the black soil area.
"Sow a handful of seeds, do nothing, and harvest four and a half stones of grain. Both the courtiers and the people are waiting for the emperor to implement the land equalization order outside the territory after taking down the rebels."
Qi Xingyun frowned and stared at Liu Yu closely and said, "Is this really so?"
Liu Yu smiled and said: "The story of the hometown that the emperor mentioned is an excellent word. Soil means land. Only land, and land that can grow crops, can make the people of Qi become the tiger and wolf people the emperor said. Jump out."
Qi Xingyun was stunned. This soil, the land, was a very good solution.
He smiled and said: "Then if I tell you, there is a place beyond."
"In many places, local people just scatter a handful of seeds and then ignore them. They don't water, fertilize, pull weeds, catch insects, or drive away birds and beasts. Not to mention farming intensively, they don't even bury the seeds. I don’t know where the seeds are in the field.”
"But you can support yourself. Do you believe it?"
But Liu Yu shook his head and said: "How is that possible? If you don't water it, you will die of drought. If you don't fertilize, there will be no seedlings. If you don't pull out the grass, weeds will grow. If you don't catch insects, there won't even be food. If you don't drive away birds and beasts, there won't be enough food." Are they eaten by birds and beasts? There is no such logic in the world. Your Majesty, please do not tease your ministers."
Qi Xingyun still stared at Liu Yu. Liu Yu felt a little uncomfortable and still didn't believe it.
Qi Xingyun said with great certainty: "Master Liu, you just told me that you are not joking!"
Liu Yu's expression changed several times and he said, "Is what the emperor said true?"
Qi Xingyun nodded, and the old god said: "The black soil area is obvious to all. Since the rebels took Korea, many people have discovered this problem. Before that, you have seen people who can sow a handful of seeds and don't care about anything. Tian?"
"You can take a look at all this in the strange book presented by the Yajili people in the West. The several specialties of Wanli Seawall recorded in this book are absolutely accurate, and what they say is true."
"Furthermore, there are many boatmen in the City Shipping Department, traveling among thousands of miles of seawalls. You can ask if there is such a place in the world!"
"They ruin the fields so much and still live well simply because they can get three crops a year."
Liu Yu looked at Qi Xingyun in great surprise and said in a voiceless voice: "Three crops a year? Are you serious? Even if there is no winter in Lingnan, you can only get two crops a year!"
Qi Xingyun nodded again and said: "Many shipwrights in the Shipping Department know this. You can ask."
Liu Yu bowed his head and said, "I'm going to investigate right now. If this matter is true, then God bless me!"
Qi Xingyun looked at Liu Yu silently and said: "We are going to travel thousands of miles by sea. Remember to find places like this. These are my granary of Daqi."
"What the emperor said is absolutely true. This is our granary of Daqi!" Liu Yu's face was filled with excitement. As for any high-sounding reason, he didn't even bother to think of one.
Confucianism taught him things like etiquette, justice, integrity, and shame, but he had forgotten all about it in the face of the huge benefits after opening up the sea.
