Zhu Wentian was on a cruise, and he was thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang looking at wheat ears and flintlock guns with a group of ministers.
Zhu Yuanzhang can use the power of the palace to handle other matters. Making firearms and changing grains must be discussed with the ministers.
Wheat has just been transferred from various places, including areas affected by drought this year. Wells have been dug and manpower is insufficient, so production has been reduced.
From the normal three buckets of one stone to one to two buckets of production reduction, it is already considered the best result.
The wheat yield in Xiaqiu Village is one stone and five measures per acre. When the boat comes, it takes one stone with it, including the rapeseed and ramie that have not been harvested.
Comparing wheat ears, the wheat grains on the wheat ears in Xiaqiu Village are larger and more abundant. Anyone who knows about farming knows that such wheat has a high yield.
“Xiaqiu Village used salt tax to select seeds, then used lime water to change the hot and cold soaking, and then topdressed the crops. The yield per mu increased by two bushels.
If you grow 20,000 acres of wheat in Xiaqiu Village, you can get 30,000 shi. The seeds must be exchanged for the land where wheat is grown.
In addition, the production of rapeseed and ramie seeds has also increased, and they will be exchanged together. You must take care of these matters. "
The wheat ears in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands were heavy, but his mood was light.
He just likes to increase grain production, and of course, I guess many people like it.
Li Tinggui, the Minister of Household Affairs, weighed the wheat ears in the two places: "There are indeed many and big grains. They are good seeds and should be replaced."
Jiang Side, the Minister of Household Affairs, said with joy on his face: "I will handle the matter of changing the species."
Zuo Cheng Hu Weiyong said at this time: "Long live, where is Xiaqiu Village? How can one village cultivate 20,000 acres of wheat?"
What he meant was that it was impossible, absolutely impossible. Your Majesty, you were deceived. How many people are there in one village? How to farm 20,000 acres of land?
He just became Zuocheng this year. Before that, he was the political advisor of Zhongshu Province. Liu Ji, that is, Liu Bowen, left, and Li Shanchang also ran away.
The Right Prime Minister Wang Guangyang came out and said: "Xiaqiu Village should be reserved for the remaining 21 villages in Xuancheng County. There are a large number of large livestock in Xiaqiu Village, including more than 600 cattle, horses, mules and donkeys.
Every time during farming, other villages are borrowed, and other villages contribute manpower to help Xiaqiu Village farm and harvest, and they get along very closely.
This year, the remaining 21 villages want to follow the example of Xiaqiu Village in reclaiming wasteland and planting winter wheat to increase their income in the coming year. "
Wang Guangyang and Zhu Yuanzhang said that they were actually telling Hu Weiyong why Xiaqiu Village could grow 20,000 acres of wheat.
The total number of their large livestock exceeds 600. Others came to help. The wheat planting happened to be the end of the busy farming season.
"Chaozong, where did they get the big animals?" Hu Weiyong also said that Chaozong was Wang Guangyang's name.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows: "Rock sugar, soap, colored glaze, new accounting methods, veterinary treatment, hundreds of new prescriptions obtained from the Imperial Hospital, silage methods, alkali mine land, drought, the roast duck we eat, smoked Chickens, etc., all come from Xiaqiu Village."
Now that we have started to change species and make firearms, everyone must know about Xiaqiu Village, so we might as well tell them all.
Do you understand this time? People can make money by making rock candy and soap, so where can they get big animals? Just buy it! Can they still change it?
He hasn't talked about the Ming Dynasty Navy yet, because he is afraid that his officials will think that someone is seizing power, and the Navy must be built to earn food and money.
When all the ministers heard what His Majesty said, they all swallowed their saliva and were frightened. What was going on in that village?
"Wan, long live, how is that possible!" An Ran, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, asked what everyone wanted to ask.
"The things are here, why is it impossible? The Ministry of Finance will discuss the replacement. Now let's look at what we have in hand."
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the flintlock gun on the case. He kept the gun beside him and let a eunuch with strong learning and hands-on skills practice loading and firing, just like Zhou Zong.
He took the gun and the eunuch took the ammunition box and walked out of the palace together, followed by others.
Going outside to the open space, someone had already set up iron targets, just like the prince's, there were five targets, and four others used firecrackers to compare.
The eunuch carrying the ammunition box solemnly took the gun, rolled up his sleeves and fixed it on his forearm.
With an order, the hourglass started counting, and the five men immediately loaded their ammunition.
The ministers looked at the speed of the fire gunner and nodded one after another. Yes, he is indeed a good player. What is the other one?
So when the eunuch fired the first shot, their eyes widened instantly. So fast? No need for fire?
Then the eunuch fired his second shot. The ministers looked at each other and the hourglass. No problem!
When the eunuch finished firing the third shot and reloaded the gun, one of the people using the fire blunderbuss finally lit the gunpowder with a fire pleat, pointed the muzzle of the gun at the target, and fired with a bang.
Then the other three fired one after another. The eunuch filled the medicine tank, closed the lid, and pulled the trigger.
If this continued, the eunuch's seventh shot and the fire gunner's second fastest shot sounded at the same time.
"You two stop, you three continue." Zhu Yuanzhang called to stop. The three men were about to launch, and it would be troublesome to pour out the ammunition.
Bang bang bang three times, all the muskets and flintlock guns were empty. The musketeer stared at the gun in the eunuch's hand.
Liu Zhen, Minister of War, looked at the flintlock gun eagerly: "Your Majesty, what kind of gun is this?"
"Flintlock guns, in order to protect the secrets of the Ming Dynasty, we gave people three handguns and allowed them to use them to make guns for self-protection.
Who would have thought that they were stupid and couldn't make fire pleats, so they had to use flint instead to make such a thing, called a flintlock gun.
Therefore, people should study hard and make themselves smarter, otherwise everything they make will not look the same. "
Zhu Yuanzhang looked as if he was really criticizing someone.
That's what the prince said. Does it make you angry or not? Now tell it to the ministers and watch their expressions. It’s fun!
All the ministers nodded, yes, your Majesty is right.
After a while, Wu Lin, another minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help it anymore: "Your Majesty, who gave you the gun? He...why is he so stupid?"
"Well!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "What needs to be kept secret? Of course they can make all the things they presented to Xiaqiu Village themselves.
If they are not given firearms, how can they protect themselves when in danger? The imperial army was limited and could not send manpower there.
They built a new house and did not want to leave their hometown, so they had to make this arrangement.
Oh, their new house is a two-story house made of brick and concrete, like the building under construction in the palace. Let’s build the fourth floor first. "
Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his intention not to move the village here, nor to send a group of soldiers to guard it.
If we scare people away, how can you compensate us?
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Is there a god hiding in Xiaqiu Village? It is absolutely impossible for the villagers to have these abilities.
Hu Weiyong's eyes rolled: "Long live, we should invite people out of the mountain!"
"Who are you inviting? We still don't know who it is. Could it be that the villagers were captured and tortured for questioning?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took one look at Hu Weiyong and asked him to be Zuocheng. Do you want to do it? You want him to be your subordinate, why don't you ask him?
This is already very good. Whenever the other party wants to open up and come out, they will definitely give a good official position.
