Today's Yingtian Chaotang has several places that are obviously different from other places. There are a few yamen that are different from other yamen.
Such as the tax office in front of Wuying Palace, and various workshops managed by Zhang Ergong.
As for Shanglinyuan Supervisor, this was originally the most common yamen among the various ministries and bureaus in Yingtian, but now it has become extraordinarily different.
According to calculations by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Taxation Office, in just the past few years, the grain seeds brought back from Jiaozhi Road by Shanglinyuanjian have been planted throughout the Central Plains. The sweet potatoes grown in the sandy land next to Pipa Lake have now spread to Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang, Henan, and Shandong provinces in addition to Zhili.
It can be said that the Shanglin Yuanjian, an inconspicuous yamen at the beginning, relied on its own efforts to increase the production of the most suitable land for farming in the entire Central Plains.
Land was the core of the Central Plains dynasty.
Food is the bottom line for people all over the world.
Keeping the people well fed, with this single achievement alone, Shanglin Yuanjian has made great contributions for thousands of years.
So when the imperial court began to implement the New Deal this year, the structure of the imperial court changed. The emperor established Wenyuan Pavilion to handle important military and political affairs in the world, and selected important ministers to join Wenyuan Pavilion.
Everyone was certain that Yuan Sutai, the young master of the Ming Dynasty and the supervisor of Shanglinyuan, must have a place in Wenyuan Pavilion.
But unfortunately, this important minister with great merits was not admitted to Wenyuan Pavilion.
No one would think that this was the emperor's suppression of Yuan Shaoshi.
The imperial court would never suppress people like Yuan Sutai.
Then someone began to spread the news that this was Master Yuan who was loyal to the country and only wanted to feed the entire Ming Dynasty.
As a result, the images of Yuan Sutai and Shanglin Yuanjian were once again elevated in everyone's hearts.
There is nothing wrong with people who have made great contributions to the country raising some chickens, ducks and geese.
Even if these chickens, ducks and geese are kept in the imperial yamen, it will not be a problem.
Even the censor of the Imperial Palace, who usually had nothing to do, did not dare to say a single word when he passed by the Shanglinyuan Supervisory Office and was chased by a big white goose, pecked on the head by a rooster, and ridiculed by a fat duck. I really hope that these chickens, ducks and geese can grow fatter.
Even though Yingtian City is blooming with flowers, Shanglinyuan Supervisor always has a quiet time, and everyone is at peace with each other.
A lame half-year-old child wearing gray linen clothes walked out of the Shanglinyuan Prison with a helpless expression on his face, holding a dustpan and a broom in his hands.
The child's mouth opened and closed from time to time, indicating that he was continuously cursing silently.
And the target was none other than the chickens, ducks and geese that escaped outside the Yamen.
The child carrying the dustpan walked out of the yamen, stood outside and looked around, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and he turned back to look inside the yamen: "If you go slower, it will take more time."
Following the child's cry, several more children of similar age, also wearing gray linen clothes, walked out of the yamen.
Some of these children were holding dustpans and brooms, and some were carrying long bamboo poles.
It's just that every child has problems, big or small.
The child with the bamboo pole in his hand began to rush away, trying to get in front of the chickens, ducks and geese that had escaped from the yamen, so as to drive them back to their cages in the yamen.
The children seemed unaware of the identities of Zhu Yunxi and others.
The lame child who was the first to come out with a dustpan cursed silently, lowered his head, swept the feces on the ground, and came to Zhu Yunxi's side.
"Who are these children?"
Zhu Yunxi looked confused and looked sideways at Tian Mai beside him, a little curious about the identities of these children who came out of the Shanglinyuan Prison Yamen.
Tian Mai bowed slightly and nodded, and whispered: "They are all children in the almshouse. The young master went to the almshouse by chance. When he saw these children, he got an idea. He felt that the imperial court had to consider supporting and raising these children. A long-term plan for the future.”
Zhu Yunxi's face became more curious: "What is Young Master's plan? Does he want Supervisor Shanglinyuan to accept these children?"
"Young master, I'm thinking about it. I'll wait until I get to Linyuan Supervisor to figure it out.
Once a feasible breeding method is established, let these children slowly take over and share some of it among themselves. When the children were older, they were allowed to go out and find a place to raise poultry on their own, so that they would have something to rely on. "
Tian Mai said hesitantly. The matter from the supervision of Shanlinyuan to the nursing home seemed to be some disputes over authority.
After thinking about it, Tian Mai added, "These children from the almshouse come to the Linyuan Supervisor to help out, and the yamen also calculates some wages every day, which is not much. It should be considered that they hired some people."
The imperial court's financial budget has budgets and accounts every year. Tian Mai can't hide this. If the cabinet wants to check it, they can get it at any time.
A smile appeared on Zhu Yunxi's face: "It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach them how to fish. The young master is deeply concerned about the country and cannot be compared to others."
"Master, please move a little bit."
Just as Zhu Yunxi was lamenting Yuan Sutai's loyalty to the country, the lame child sweeping up the poultry excrement on the ground was already in front of Zhu Yunxi's eyes. He frowned at the emperor's grandson who had not yet revealed his identity, and reminded him with some dissatisfaction.
Zhu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, but he still followed the other party's instructions and moved closer to the cleaned area in front of the Yamen.
But he still asked curiously: "But Supervisor Lin Yuan is not happy here?"
The lame child frowned and turned to look at Zhu Yunxi, and said in a muffled voice: "Whose house can be happy with feces on the floor? I'm just waiting for these chickens, ducks and geese to get fat and kill them to vent my anger!"
"Then you don't have to do this."
Zhu Yunxi turned his eyes and probed with interest.
The lame child immediately looked at Zhu Yunxi with a lunatic look, thinking that this was probably some kind of noble son who didn't know the grain, so he had to say angrily: "If you don't do this, where will you get food? Mr. Yuan said, as long as we raise him By producing more chickens, ducks and geese, we will not only be able to have full stomachs, but also grow stronger, and no one will be able to bully us."
Tian Mai was a little helpless, somewhat dumbfounded by this lame child who didn't know his great-grandson's identity.
If the child knew his grandson's identity, I don't know if he would be able to say these words.
Zhu Yunxi hummed, nodded and said: "This is the truth, then you have to follow your Mr. Yuan and learn hard. By then, you can raise the most chickens, ducks and geese in the Ming Dynasty and feed everyone!"
The lame child snorted twice: "That's natural! We have agreed that by then the Qinhuai River will be filled with swimming geese and ducks, and Zhongshan Mountain will be filled with free-range chickens."
At this time, even Zhu Yunxi looked dumbfounded.
He really didn't dare to imagine what a lively scene it would be like that the ten miles of Qinhuai River were filled with big fat ducks and white geese, and Zhongshan Mountain was filled with free-range chickens.
The lame child complained a lot and pointed to the yamen with his broom: "Young master is coming to visit Mr. Yuan, right? He is at the front lake. You can find him by yourself."
Zhu Yunxi bowed his hand very politely: "Thank you very much."
The lame child's eyes flickered.
Finally nodded: "You're welcome."
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"Moo..."
"BAA Baa baa……"
"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."
"Please calm down, sir. If you call me again, don't blame me for being rude!"
On the bank of Qianhu Lake at the foot of Zhongshan Mountain, outside a large newly built pen, in a large open space surrounded by fences, Yuan Sutai, who had some unknown objects stuck to his official robe, was blushing, and looked angrily at a few cows that were fighting. The sheep issued a final warning.
Several people working in the Shanglinyuan Prison were rushing over from a distance carrying wooden fences. Several others blocked the cattle and sheep that were about to start working, trying to separate the two groups again.
After the wooden fence was moved to separate the cattle and sheep, the scene calmed down.
Yuan Sutai frowned and was quite puzzled: "It's clear that they can mix together if they are kept in free range, why would there be conflicts if they are kept in captivity?"
A Shanglinyuan prison official held a book full of records in his hand, took up a pen and wrote down a few paragraphs, and then said: "Maybe it's the ethnic group.
Caused by differences? "
"Remember." Yuan Sutai said in a deep voice: "Large livestock such as cattle and sheep should not be kept mixed in a pen to avoid ethnic conflicts. If they are raised intensively in a large area, the pens and venues should be separated."
The official took a note to record it and whispered, "It's already been written down."
Yuan Sutai nodded, with a look of helplessness on his face: "If mixed breeding is not possible, the cost of building enclosures and venues will inevitably increase. Small farmers and small households may not be able to afford it."
The official following Yuan Sutai said softly: "Small farmers cannot raise too many cattle and sheep. At most, there are a few cows and a dozen sheep. The construction of the pens will naturally not cost much."
Yuan Sutai nodded, but he just felt that regardless of whether he could raise cattle and sheep on a large scale, if he could reduce the cost, he would save money and food, so he could do more other things.
Just can't figure this out.
Yuan Sutai had no choice but to say, "Did the hospital give an explanation?"
Hearing that the Young Master Superintendent was mentioning Taiyuan Hospital, everyone at the scene looked condensed.
Recently, especially when the weather in Yingtian City was the hottest a while ago, Shanglinyuan Prison has been having a hard time.
Several of the cattle and sheep kept in captivity on the Qianhu side died every day.
In the end, Yuan Sutai personally went to the Taiyuan Hospital and dragged Shui, who had been hiding all day long, to the Shanglinyuan Prison for three years. After a long period of tossing, his death was finally stopped.
"The opinion from Taiyuan Hospital is that cattle and sheep should not be mixed. It is recommended that as long as the number of cattle is slightly larger, they should be raised in separate groups." An official from Taiyuan Hospital explained.
Yuan Sutai frowned and asked, "What's the reason?"
"The water gardener said it's because they are raised in a mixed culture and are more likely to breed...bacteria."
Yuan Sutai's eyes showed confusion: "Germs? What is this?"
This is a new term, and even the officials from Shanglinyuan Supervisory Office who were present at the Taiyuan Hospital had only a partial understanding of it and did not know its true meaning.
Outside the fence, it became somewhat silent.
"Germs are things that are invisible to the naked eye but exist that can cause illness."
With a chuckle, Zhu Yunxi walked over from the field ridge and looked at the group of Shanglinyuan Supervision officials who had turned from agriculturists to zoologists.
Yuan Sutai frowned and immediately turned around and bowed down.
"We are here to see His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun. Your Highness is here. However, I have failed to greet you from afar and have failed to maintain my courtesy."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hands and came to the crowd with laughter: "Young Master takes Supervisor Shanglin Yuan to attend state affairs. You don't have to worry about such false etiquette. I heard Young Master talking about germs, and I wonder what Supervisor Shanglin Yuan is dealing with today."
Yuan Sutai smiled. It may be unfortunate for some people to have such a prince in the country, but it is definitely lucky for the vast majority of people.
He sighed with emotion: "I have recently been exploring the large-scale breeding of cattle and sheep, but I don't know what the germ is. I have to be released by Your Highness to find out. I'm ashamed of myself."
"This is medical knowledge. It's understandable that the young master didn't know." Zhu Yunxi said casually, walked to the fence of the paddock, patted the eucalyptus and looked at the separated cattle and sheep in the paddock: "Germs belong to the category of bacteria. , are all things that are invisible to our naked eyes but exist, just like penicillin, it can only appear before our eyes after it has been cultivated."
After hearing this detailed explanation, Yuan Sutai immediately became interested. It happened that he was currently trapped in cattle and sheep and needed to be raised in groups. The emperor's grandson knew this, so naturally he was not willing to ask for advice.
Yuan Sutai asked: "I have been troubled by the Taiyuan Hospital. The advice given by the Shuiyuan Envoy is that if Shanglin Yuanjian wants to raise a large number of cattle, sheep and other livestock, they must be separated. Is it because of the existence of this germ that this is done? ?」
Following Yuan Sutai's inquiry, all the officials present at the Shanglin Garden Supervisor also showed their desire for knowledge, and they were even more amazed in their hearts. The emperor's grandson was in a high position and had a noble body, but he knew all these things.
Zhu Yunxi nodded and said: "Livestock cannot be raised as meticulously and cleanly as humans. Death from germs is relatively mild. If not handled properly, it may even cause a plague."
"Yeah!"
When Zhu Yunxi just finished saying that it would cause a plague, the Shanglinyuan Supervisor official who was in contact with the Taiyuan Hospital nodded repeatedly and widened his eyes: "The Taiyuan Hospital also said the same thing, and the Shuiyuan envoy also emphasized that he asked me to wait. Before cattle and sheep are raised on a larger scale, they must be kept separately, and the pens must be cleaned in time and dead cattle and sheep must be disposed of.”
Yuan Sutai frowned: "Currently, the number of cattle and sheep in Shanglinyuan is only a few hundred. If we continue to raise them, the pens and paddocks will take up more space. If we want to prevent germs from causing plague, we need more careful breeding."
Zhu Yunxi frowned and looked at Yuan Sutai who was trying to feed all the people of the Ming Dynasty. He hummed and said: "We must set all the rules and clarify all the steps. Starting from the cattle and sheep, we must divide them into batches." Step by step to raise them."
Large-scale livestock breeding had never occurred in the Central Plains at this time.
Farming is a career passed down from generation to generation in the Central Plains.
But if you want to feed everyone and make future Akito physically different from others, protein needs to be ensured.
Yuan Sutai pondered for a long time.
Suddenly he raised his head, his eyes flickering, and he looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was thinking about whether the Ming Dynasty was going to have a protein war.
Yuan Sutai spoke softly: "It has to be outside the customs. The pastures in Monan and Mobei are the most suitable for large-scale raising of cattle and sheep..."
The eyes of this young master, who was now the highest-ranking official in the entire Ming Dynasty, were full of confusion and expectation, and his twinkling eyes were filled with countless unspoken suggestions.
Zhu Yunxi was stunned for a moment and then laughed.
He did not expect that Yuan Sutai, an old man who was dedicated to feeding the Ming Dynasty, would actually start to encourage himself to conquer the grasslands outside the pass.
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