In the twenty-sixth year of Zhenyuan, Beiyan perished.
It was also in this year that Daqian achieved true unification.
The barbarian threats and hidden dangers in the North no longer exist. Not only that, three years of hard work has brought huge wealth to Daqian.
The first wealth is naturally the resources of the Northland, a large area of fertile land in the Hetao in Xingqing Prefecture in Xixia, plus several Xiliang pastures.
This can provide Daqian with tens of thousands of fat sheep at the end of the 26th year of Zhenyuan. Even ordinary people can buy some mutton chops and cook some mutton soup during the Chinese New Year.
Because the fat sheep are not only provided by the Anxi Protectorate, but also from the Anbei Protectorate.
Since late autumn, when the pastures have become green and yellow, the fat sheep have begun to move south.
As a result, hot pot restaurants have opened all over the country.
With plenty of beef and mutton, no one is looking at cattle.
Since ancient times, farming cattle have been very important. If you kill a farming cattle without permission, you will be beheaded.
Cattle farming is important.
At the very least, Xiao Yi, the prince of the prison country, did not ask people to kill farm cattle just because he wanted to eat meat.
Some time-travelers, in order to show how noble their status is, just say that the cattle fell to death by themselves, and then eat the meat. They also claim that they are time-travelers, how much wealth and changes they want to bring to the world. .
It's completely hypocritical. It's just a show itself, and it also needs to erect a chastity memorial.
Xiao Yi thinks that if you really want to eat meat, then conquer the Northland grassland. There are countless cattle and sheep on the grassland. If you conquer it, you can eat it every day.
Plow oxen were domesticated by others and used to plow fields. One oxen was enough to feed many, many people.
Like now.
Daqian conquered Meng Yuan.
Let the Mongolian people and some herdsmen from the North go to the grasslands to graze.
While grazing, the grassland ecology is maintained.
That is, planting grass.
right.
In the northwest of the Hetao, land desertification has occurred.
Because there are many Mongolian people, more cattle and sheep are needed to feed them.
The impact of excessive grazing is desertification of the land, and the grass is eaten up to the roots.
After the thaw, the grass has not yet grown.
The north wind blew.
The wind and sand are everywhere.
It is also important to cultivate some wind-proof and sand-fixing vegetation to prevent land desertification.
Don't overgraze just because Daqian conquered these places and then the people of Daqian all had to eat meat.
Naturally, some people don’t understand why they do this and always find it troublesome.
They all look at the immediate benefits and don't know what to do in the future.
Just like the sage has long said that an ax can reach the mountains and forests in time, but for thousands of years, how many people in power have paid attention to it?
In comparison, the current needs of the people are more important.
After all, Xiao Yi has witnessed the five thousand years of development history of the Central Plains with his own eyes, and is also experiencing the era of smog.
Naturally, we understand the impact of desertification in the northern land on future generations.
Under the yellow sand.
That was a term of an era.
The key is that planting sand-proof vegetation can also protect the current Northland grassland and raise more cattle and sheep.
In fact, after the economy is liberalized.
Many breeding farms have also appeared in the mainland of Daqian, and there are also many large breeding households, raising pigs, chickens, ducks, sheep, cattle, etc.
If potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn are available, every household will be able to raise a pig, several sheep, a cow, and a dozen chickens in the future.
Unfortunately, these three high-yield crops are still in the Americas. I don’t know how long it will take to discover them, bring them back to Daqian, breed them, distribute them for cultivation, and promote them.
Fortunately, new branches and buds have begun to appear on the Daqian technology tree.
I believe that with the development of steam engines and the emergence of steam ships, Daqian will be able to reach America and find the seeds of these three high-yielding crops.
Therefore, when the Minister of Industry and Industry announced responsibly that His Highness the Crown Prince would conduct experiments on steam locomotives to demonstrate the scientific and technological power of China, everyone was curious about what a steam locomotive was, but did not believe that what was written in the newspaper was so evil. .
After all, there have been no horses or oxen for thousands of years, or even being pulled by people. The vehicle can move on its own. It doesn't sound like it can be forged by humans, but like an immortal method.
But it doesn't matter. When Shang Yang implemented the reform, the people of Qin didn't believe it at first.
When people see the steam locomotive, they will be amazed.
The birth of the steam locomotive must also be an epoch-making product.
Li Daliang, Chen Gui and others thought optimistically that they had already become one of the main figures in promoting the new learning in Daqian, because they also intuitively felt the huge changes brought about by the new learning.
The steam locomotive experiment had to go out from the city gate of Xuande Tower, pass through Zhuque Street, and arrive at the 'Jingshi Station' outside the city. From the Jingshi Station, walk on the paved cement road to Lantian, and finally come back.
This section of the road looks long, but it is not.
But for the ministers of the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, this journey is still very long.
The first point is, of course, the safety of the Crown Prince. This is the top priority, because there will be many, many people watching the excitement.
At this time, if someone takes advantage of the troubled waters and waits for an opportunity to cause trouble.
This shocking experiment of steam locomotive may become a scandal in Daqian.
December 10th, the twenty-seventh year of Zhenyuan.
this day.
People showed up early on Zhuque Street.
And earlier than them were the guards in front of the palace, the royal guards, and the guards of the imperial army.
One step at a time.
Solemn and solemn.
Zhuque Street was crowded.
Whether it is the Jingshi Station outside the city or the cement road, it is the same, overcrowded.
Everyone wants to see what this steam locomotive looks like that can move on its own without manpower or ox horses.
"Chi..."
Behind Xuande Building.
Prince Xiao Yi and his officials looked at the huge iron box in front of them. Behind the iron box was a very large stove.
This is no longer the second generation of steam engines, but the third.
After several improvements, this third generation was finally formed. It looks much smaller in appearance, but has more power and can drive the power machine to pull the wheels through the belt.
Xiao Yi supported Zhang Jiuling and Yue Shan, and the three of them sat in the carriage together.
The space inside the carriage is not large. There is an iron bench, covered with fine fur, which is relatively soft. There is an iron stove burning in the back, and the door is closed, but it is not too cold.
When the three of them got on the carriage, Lu Ming, Lu Chong and his son followed the old rules and pulled the handle to return the power machine to its position.
Then began to add charcoal, pull the bellows, and increase the firepower.
"Chi!"
A burst of white air rose into the sky.
And then... the steam locomotive moved on its own.
The officials' eyes widened in disbelief.
With no manpower or oxen and horses to pull it, such a big iron box and such a big iron stove just moved on their own.
When the steam locomotive drove out of Xuande Tower and onto Zhuque Street, it moved at the speed of a normal person, leaving the people around them stunned.
It is said that hearing is false and seeing is believing. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I have to be skeptical.
After a long time, someone dressed as a Confucian scholar said, "This, is this the technology our Prince is talking about?"
If Prince Xiao Yi heard this, he would tell him very seriously, no, not only that, the power of the people is infinite.
There are still many technologies invented and discovered over the years, but they just cannot be realized immediately.
In short, through a grand steam locomotive experiment, Xiao Yi, the prince of the Supervisory State, immediately became taller in the minds of the people of Daqian.
Also famous are stereotypes.
It is conceivable that a hundred thousand years later, this man must be a great figure in the scientific world, a proper new scholar.
Because he was excluded and suppressed by Li Linfu in the first half of his life, he naturally became the fragrance of plum blossoms coming from the bitter cold, waiting for the opportunity. Waiting for the Lord.
On this day, the prince of the Grand Supervisor State conducted a steam locomotive experiment, and naturally he had to write a special report in the Di Bao the next day. At the same time, thirteen reports also had to follow immediately. In the Di Bao, For the first time, accompanying pictures appeared.
A huge steam locomotive, a grand scene with millions of people watching, an unprecedented steam locomotive and cement road driving on the cement road.
These are all great achievements after Daqian implemented the new learning.
