"That's it?"
"I've cleared so much ground for Fengxue, but he only used so much? Doesn't he look down on me as a prince? I have to talk about him next time."
Zhu Biao took the small pile of paper and smiled.
"No, Your Highness, this, this is the directory, the land deed, it cannot be placed in this room, it is outside."
The waiter hesitated, but finally spoke.
"What!"
Zhu Biao was shocked and immediately rushed to the yard. In the yard, the land deed almost formed a wall.
"Ah, this..."
"It also…"
Zhu Biao's face twitched as he watched this scene.
"Your Highness, should we go to His Highness the Second Highness..."
The waiter's face was almost wrinkled, and he spoke with difficulty.
"No, just let him go."
"The wind and snow have expanded the territory of our Ming Dynasty to thousands of miles, and laid the foundation for our Ming Dynasty. From this little bit of land, my Ming Dynasty can rise."
"Besides, everything produced is for our Ming Dynasty. Fengxue is our elder brother and is still on our Zhu family tree. He must have his reasons for doing this. Perhaps this is the so-called great industrial development. Bar…"
"Remember to remind Mr. Britain that while you are busy with construction, don't forget to go to the palace examination with Gu tomorrow."
Zhu Biao was silent for a while, then shook his head.
He knew Xiao Han very well, and naturally knew that there was Xiao Han's reason for what happened yesterday, but Zhu Biao knew better that Xiao Han was not a random person, and every step he made must have his own intention.
Moreover, Xiao Han is a serious member of the royal family who has entered the Zhu family tree. He is rich all over the world, so there is no need to do this just to take advantage.
City south venue.
Xiao Han was setting up a table and eating fruits fed by Zoey.
"Your Highness, according to your plan, we need to recruit about 20,000 refugees for construction. And according to your requirements, these civilians will become production workers on various production lines in the future."
Shan Anren told Xiao Han the statistical results.
"Well, okay, you go make arrangements."
Xiao Han nodded casually.
"Your Highness, here are all the land deeds."
Li Heng also pointed to the land deeds that formed a wall.
"Send it to the British government."
Xiao Han looked at it, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
He did indeed do too much. In order to build all the surrounding industrial chains at once, Xiao Han planned to build a factory that was even larger than what Zhu Biao had planned for him.
What, how much bigger do you mean by a bigger circle?
Not much, probably just multiplying the original radius by two.
"Your Highness, when will we start work here?"
Shan Anren asked Xiao Han.
Daming's industry is basically still in the stage of small handicraft workshops. Although production does not require large-scale equipment, it still requires a lot of production tools.
Moreover, this large area is a wasteland, and workers cannot work in tents, so factories must be built on the site.
"Arrangements can be made tomorrow. The sooner the better. Once the granaries in various places are fully constructed, you will have a lot to do."
"Especially after the autumn grain comes, we will be even busier, so we must move quickly. If possible, you can find more manpower for specialized construction and training. In the future, the number of projects you can receive will only increase. There will be less.”
Xiao Han thought for a while and said.
When this year's autumn grain comes, it can be said that the grain reserves of the Ming Dynasty will be sufficient, especially with the popularity of Ming Dynasty treasure notes in various places. The excess grain will require the construction of a large number of agricultural and sideline products production industries or granaries.
If there is nowhere to put it, the excess food will cause a lot of waste. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty still has a large number of refugees to clear up wasteland, so it can absorb a lot of the excess output.
Although it is not very urgent, there are some things that must be put on the agenda.
The next day.
In the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Biao conducted the palace examination.
For the traditional Four Books and Five Classics, the Ming Dynasty Political Outline and the Ming Dynasty Code, Zhu Biao was already well prepared.
Xiao Han had been sitting behind Pingfeng in Fengtian Hall, listening quietly without speaking.
Soon it was time to come to the palace examination stage for the Ming Dynasty's Agricultural Science. The first Ming Dynasty Agricultural Master to come to the palace for the examination was named Liu Sangou. This name made him sound like he was a commoner's child.
"I would like to ask you how to avoid the entire field being destroyed due to a pest or disease during the planting process."
Zhu Biao sat upright in his seat, randomly selected a test question, and asked.
"Back to Your Highness, according to the Ming Dynasty's Agricultural Science, we can remove pests regularly, eliminate insect eggs, maintain the number of birds and frogs, and suppress pests."
"For disasters, we can plant different crops at each row interval. This has two benefits. First, planting different crops can provide some nutrients to each other. Second, different crop intervals can block the spread of diseases and reduce the spread of diseases. loss."
“We call this practice inter-row planting.”
Liu Sangou looked at Zhu Biao and seemed a little scared, but after hearing Zhu Biao's question, he immediately started talking, and his shrinking eyes became confident.
"Not bad. Are you familiar with Ming Dynasty agricultural science?"
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up slightly and he nodded.
"Going back to Your Highness, my family has been an old farmer for generations. They face the loess and turn their backs to the sky every day. After receiving a book like the Ming Dynasty's Essentials of Agricultural Science from the imperial court, I naturally dare not slack off. I read it every day and gain a lot of insights."
Liu Sangou saluted Zhu Biao.
He is the one who has the best understanding of the essentials of Ming Dynasty agriculture in Liujia Village where he lives. He also adopts the methods of Ming Dynasty agriculture in his family’s farming, and he often explains it to his fellow villagers in the village.
Originally, given his character, he would not have dared to take part in the Ming Dynasty imperial examination.
However, his fellow villagers thought that he was very skilled in Ming Dynasty agricultural science, so they all encouraged him to participate. In the end, the whole village helped him come to Jinling.
"Well, not bad, not bad."
"I would like to ask you again, when selecting and breeding seeds, why for crops such as sorghum, we must choose seeds produced in fields with stable performance."
Zhu Biao asked again. Seeing that Liu Sangou had solid knowledge of Ming Dynasty agricultural science, he also directly asked the final question.
"Back to Your Majesty the Crown Prince, according to the Ming Dynasty's Agricultural Science, the pollination process of this sorghum can come from different strains, which may lead to the receipt of heterogeneous species, causing confusion in the performance of the offspring after they grow up."
"Choose seeds grown in stable fields, and the offspring will be more likely to perform stably."
Liu Sangou lowered his head and said.
"oh?"
Zhu Biao narrowed his eyes slightly. This kid can do it. Although the language description is not particularly standard, it is basically the same. I thought this set of questions was not low in difficulty, but I didn't expect that he couldn't pass the test.
This is not okay.
"Then tell me, why does this happen?"
Zhu Biao glanced at Xiao Han behind the screen and continued to ask.
As for whether it will cause a dilemma that he doesn't understand, it doesn't matter. Doesn't Xiao Han have the bottom line?
"this…"
Liu Sangou hesitated slightly, not expecting Zhu Biao to directly ask about something that was not written in the book.
"What is this?"
"I'm asking you a question, just say whatever you think."
Zhu Biao spoke calmly.
"The villain, the villain thinks that this seed is the seed of a crop and can grow crops."
Liu Sangou showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and there was sweat on his forehead.
"Aren't you talking nonsense?"
"Don't be nervous, think carefully about your thoughts, and say whatever you think."
Zhu Biao's mouth twitched.
He still doesn’t know that seeds are the seeds of crops and they can grow crops?
Che Luolun talks back and forth, right?
This scene.
Even Xiao Han, who was behind Ping Feng, was smiling. He couldn't help but think of the scene in his previous life when he was blinded by the short-answer questions at the end of the university and made up nonsense.
"The villain thinks that the reason why he can grow crops from this seed is because he remembers how crops grow."
"Yes, that's the case. Seeds can remember how crops grow. Then if the seeds accept other pollen, their memory will be confused. It's like the donkey and the horse gave birth to a mule. It can not only remember some characteristics of the donkey, but also I can remember some characteristics of the horse.”
"So, if a field remains stable, at least in this generation, it will have no memory of receiving other pollen. The next generation will all grow according to the high-quality varieties of the previous generation. It is more likely that, yes, that's it, Prince Your Highness, that’s what the villain thinks.”
As Liu Sangou spoke, he became more and more confident. It seemed that he had thought about these issues before and then came up with his own theory.
Liu Sangou's theory sounded rough or even vulgar, but Xiao Han opened his mouth slightly.
This guy has some talent, but he just can't explain the concept of genes.
Does the Ming Dynasty version of Mendel belong to it?
Sure enough, this sacred land has never lacked talents or even geniuses. What it lacks is just a space for them to display their talents.
"Your Highness, little man, this, this is what you said, right?"
Liu Sangou said nervously.
Zhu Biao:…
He didn't make it, and he didn't quite understand Xiao Han's in-depth explanation later.
"That's right."
"It's just that you mean what you said, but the way you say it is too vulgar and cannot be heard by His Royal Highness."
"Well, for the last question, I, the British Duke Xiao Han, will test you on behalf of His Highness the Crown Prince."
Xiao Han came out from behind Pingfeng and said to Liu Sangou.
Plop!
Bang bang bang!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, forgive me! My Lord, please forgive me!"
Liu Sangou suddenly turned pale, knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing.
"Raise your head and listen to the question."
"According to what you said, before the seeds are generated, if they receive other pollen, their memory will be confused."
"So if the original sorghum grows taller, but the pollen-derived sorghum grows shorter, how should the seeds they produce grow in the next generation?"
Xiao Han asked calmly.
Send a proposition.
If you haven't carefully observed the changes, you will most likely say that the length is somewhere in between, but in fact, this is not the normal situation.
After all, whether you are tall or short is not determined by a pair of genes, but by a large number of genes.
If there are two purebreds, because different genomes have different heights, the one who is taller will indeed be shorter and the one who loves you will be taller. But the problem is that by the time you can notice it, the foreign gene is probably not mixed in. It has been passed down from generation to generation, because it is not easy to find a slightly shorter hybrid in a whole field.
Only when a large number of abnormal genes are mixed in will they be discovered. By the second generation, it will show that most genes are expressed and a few are invisible and pure, that is, many are normal but some are uneven.
"this…"
"Come back, my lord, I think some of them are normal, some are shorter and uneven, but they are taller than the short ones."
Liu Sangou was silent for a while, as if trying to recall the situation of his family's farming, and finally said.
He subconsciously wanted to say that it was somewhere in between, but he recalled the changes in his family, so he spoke like this.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Very good, very good, Liu Sangou, right? You passed the test."
Xiao Han laughed and said to Liu Sangou.
"ah?"
"My lord, am I a Jinshi? Can I be an official?"
Liu Sangou suddenly raised his head and said in surprise.
"cannot."
Xiao Han smiled and shook his head.
Hearing Xiao Han's words, Liu Sangou's eyes suddenly darkened.
Sure enough, I still took it for granted. Becoming an official was a private land for the children of rich families. How could I really let low-class people like him sneak in?
The official can allow a low-level person like him to take the imperial examination. It is already a kind of charity. Why do you still want to become an official together?
People have passed down poems and books from generation to generation and have been officials for generations. Why should I be on an equal footing with you, a rough old farmer?
"You have done better than I imagined, so I am a little reluctant to let you become an official in the court."
"You go back and tidy up and say goodbye to your family. When you come back, come directly to the British government to see me. I have more important errands to arrange for you."
"The official position is the same as that of a state-level official, but the salary is double theirs. How about that?"
"Also, don't call you Liu Sangou from now on. I will give you the name 'Liu Zhuo', a Zhuo who will thrive."
Xiao Han showed a smile and said lightly.
Listening to Xiao Han's words, Liu Sangou, ah no, Liu Zhuo just stayed where he was, unable to react for a long time.
"Why don't you thank the British Lord and leave? Aren't the people behind you going to test?"
"Little, I have thanked the Duke! I have thanked the Duke! I have thanked the Crown Prince! I have thanked the Crown Prince!"
Bang bang bang!
Liu Zhuo woke up from a dream and kowtowed to Xiao Han and Zhu Biao several times before retreating happily.
"Is this kid really right?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"That's actually not true."
"However, there are other reasons for this. If we really carefully observe the actual situation, the conclusion should be this."
Xiao Han replied.
In the next palace examination, ordinary peasant children performed mediocrely and were directly rejected as officials.
However, there were two other people who performed more brilliantly and were favored by Xiao Han, who directly took them over to develop hybrid rice with Liu Zhuo.
One is Maze, the son of a wealthy businessman.
One is Xu Zhuxuan, a boy from a poor family.
These two people are quite interesting. Ma Ze likes to plant for fun because his family is rich, and he will do some crossbreeding when he has nothing to do. He is very practical, but his theory is not as close as Liu Zhuo.
As for Xu Zhuxuan, his understanding is similar to Liu Zhuo's, but his organization is clearer, perhaps because he has read a lot of books.
Xiao Han remembered that there seemed to be a famous scientist and agriculturist named Xu Guangqi later in the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't know if the two people were related. (Xu Zhuxuan is Xu Guangqi’s great ancestor, but he was probably not born yet in this era, so he can use it)
After the palace examination was over, Xiao Han also arranged for them to go home to visit their relatives, and then report to him again.
British government.
"Your Highness, Sir Shan Shushan of the Ministry of Industry wishes to see you."
Just after returning home, Ruoyi came up and said to Xiao Han.
"Um?"
"please."
Xiao Han said calmly.
"I have met His Highness."
Not long after, Shan Anren saw Xiao Han in the living room.
"Master Shan, why did you come to see me?"
"Did something happen?"
Xiao Han asked Shan Anren.
"Your Highness, our refugees have been recruited today. I explained our benefits to them clearly today, and everyone is very enthusiastic."
"But this afternoon, for some unknown reason, our purpose was leaked. A few local gangsters came to make trouble. They took the land deeds from the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, pointed to several pieces of wasteland planned by us, and demanded compensation from us and them."
Shan Anren frowned.
"Your Highness, it's all because of the incompetence of this official that this situation has occurred. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Shan Anren said to Xiao Han.
"It doesn't matter, since our move is so big, it is inevitable that it will be leaked."
"However, I do feel that this is not as simple as a few local hooligans. Local hooligans have no guts to cause trouble in the imperial court's projects. I'm afraid these people are not the pawns of some people."
"Jiang You!"
As Xiao Han spoke, his tone gradually became colder.
"The mark is on!"
Jiang You walked out of the shadows.
"Let me catch those gangsters, torture them, and ask who are behind them."
"You dare to cause trouble in my place, don't you want to live?"
Xiao Han snorted.
He didn't believe that there would be some local ruffians who didn't have the foresight to cause trouble in a place that was obviously the conduct of the imperial court. From this look, it was a matter of man and wealth dying and birds dying for food.
After all, the Ming Dynasty was not the democratically elected government of later generations. In the feudal dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was ranked first in murderousness. To cause trouble, wouldn't it be just hanging your head on your belt?
"promise!"
Jiang You responded.
at the same time.
Riding a fast horse, we finally galloped all the way from Jinling to Xiangyang.
"Has His Highness the Crown Prince replied to the message?"
Mu Ying looked at Tong Zhangshun who came to find her and asked.
"Um."
Tong Zhangshun nodded slightly.
"Who did it?"
Mu Ying asked.
"The four major families are Kuai, Huang, Cai, and Chi."
Tong Zhangshun replied.
"Okay, I'll pass on this general's order to have the four major families in Xiangyang confiscated and exterminated for the crime of rebellion. The main members will be sent to Yingtian Mansion for trial."
Mu Ying waved her hand and ordered.
"Why don't you ask His Highness the Crown Prince's attitude?"
Tong Zhangshun asked curiously.
"Do you still have to ask?"
"The one they assassinated was Feng Xue. How could His Highness let them go?"
"We don't need to leave. They can just wait for His Highness the Crown Prince to issue the decree and they will kill the nine tribes."
Mu Ying said with a smile.
(End of chapter)
