After watching the rice fields for half an hour, Zhu Di walked out with some reluctance.
But at this moment, Guo An had already taken Guo Erniu, squatting in the shade, eating apricots and plums from a basket on the side with a leisurely look on his face!
"Guo Qing is so relaxed and at ease!"
Seeing this scene, Zhu Di couldn't help but said angrily.
"Your Highness, forgive me!"
Guo An stood up and bowed slightly to Zhu Di, "This kind of rice field is rare in the world. We are worried that a large number of people will go in to watch, and the rice ears will be easily lost."
However, Yaxing, who did not want to disturb His Highness by standing outside the rice fields, took shelter here with General Ding, Zhu Qianhu and others! "
As he spoke, Guo An couldn't help but squat down, picked up two apricots from the basket, and handed them to Zhu Di.
"Try your highness, the apricots from the farm are delicious!"
Zhu Di was not polite. He was tired from wandering around. He waved his sleeves, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat down on the ground.
He took the apricot in Guo An's hand and started chewing it.
Seeing this, Guo An asked with a smile, "Your Highness, I wonder if the grain transformation in this rice field can be considered a success?"
On the side, Ding Shang, Guo Bingyong and others immediately looked directly at Zhu Di.
Speaking of rice fields, Zhu Di suddenly became excited.
"Guo Qing, let's look around carefully. Most of the rice ears in this rice field are of this size! Moreover, the rice grains in each ear are very full!
We dare say that there are no records of this kind of rice fields in the history books! "
"Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi have done a great job, as have Manager Ding and all the farmers!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Ding Shang, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others immediately saluted with excitement on their faces.
In the Ming Dynasty, everyone from the emperor Lao Zhu to the common people and tenant farmers attached great importance to food.
Especially rice fields that can increase production and can be used as improved seeds are extremely valued.
Usually, the appearance of such a rice field is a meritorious achievement for the chief official of that county.
Often, before the autumn harvest, many officials, gentry, and wealthy businessmen would send people to the fields to look for those rice fields with large and full ears of rice.
Then he bought it directly, harvested it separately, and kept it, reluctant to eat it, as good seed for the next year.
It can be used at home or sold to some wealthy families.
Over time, rice production has been increasing slowly.
Therefore, people are paying more and more attention to improved seeds.
But now, they can actually develop improved seeds that can artificially increase rice production on such a small farm.
As long as this matter spreads, everyone in the world will be excited.
Even, His Majesty can directly grant them official positions.
The most important thing is that the wealthy businessmen and gentry from the southern provinces, especially the Jiangnan region, will inevitably come to Beiping Mansion to buy the secret recipe for cultivating these rice at high prices, or to buy these improved seeds at high prices.
Of course, for Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, the most important thing is the sense of accomplishment and fame!
As for money, they have seen Guo An's ability to make money for the Yan Palace.
They don't have to worry at all. Zhu Di will be reluctant to reward them with money for their great achievements!
Zhu Di would naturally not be reluctant to part with it. To say that the best achievement made by Prince Yan's Mansion was this piece of rice.
Even if it is to capture the King of Korea and capture the King of Korea to the Ming Dynasty; or to fish from the sea; or to develop cement, transparent glass, sugar, grenades, incendiary bombs, etc...
Although each one is considered a big contribution!
However, in the hearts of all kings, food still comes first.
As the King of Yan, Zhu Di knew how important this method of increasing rice production was to the Ming Dynasty.
How happy my father will be when he finds out!
It would not even be a problem to dedicate it to the emperor and grant tens of thousands of households. If the emperor admires Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others, he may directly summon them to the capital and grant them official positions.
Thinking about it, Zhu Di couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and shouted: "Manager Ding, quickly bring the sickle, we want to cut out an acre and see how much it yields!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ding Shang responded quickly, jumped up and ran away.
"Boys!"
"Ten people come out quickly, pick up the sickles, and follow us to harvest the rice..."
With shouts and shouts, the whole farm became lively.
Except for those who were busy, all the old soldiers gathered around with sickles in their hands and faces full of excitement.
"See Your Highness!"
"I've met Guo Changshi!"
All the old soldiers and farm guards came to greet Zhu Di and Guo An.
Zhu Di said: "Cut an acre of this rice field for us. We want to know how many kilograms of millet can be harvested from this acre of rice."
All the veterans responded with excitement, "Don't worry, Your Highness, we will cut it out soon!"
They have also been coveting the rice in front of them for a long time.
On the side, Guo An suggested, "Your Highness, you can also pick out the best-growing acre of rice on the side and cut it out to compare!"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Act according to Guo Qing's words!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Soon, a group of veterans and guards got into the rice fields and started cutting.
Hundreds of soldiers and guards harvested two acres of rice fields in the blink of an eye.
The old soldier took a sickle and pulled out an acre of rice on both sides.
Then……
That acre of rice has been harvested!
When the two acres of rice were piled into two piles, the gap immediately became apparent.
One pile is clearly twice as big as the other.
In the blink of an eye, the rice harvested from two acres of rice fields was knocked down by a group of veterans.
At this moment, a group of old soldiers had already started to use dustpans and brought square buckets.
Then, start weighing with more than a dozen scales.
"Your Highness, that acre of fine seeds weighs four hundred and sixty pounds!"
"Ordinary rice weighs three hundred and ninety pounds!"
"Seventy pounds more?"
Zhu Di opened his eyes wide and looked at the handfuls of rice in front of him, very excited.
"A full 20% more!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness..."
"Your Highness, the research achievements of Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi are remarkable. As long as they continue their research, it is not impossible to produce six hundred or even seven hundred catties per mu in the future!"
Ding Shang and all the veterans were so excited that tears filled their eyes and they praised him endlessly.
As long as one acre of land can produce an extra hundred pounds of grain, thousands of people can live.
However, with the stimulation of so many objects before.
Faced with this method of increasing food production, Zhu Di quickly came to his senses.
"Don't worry, everyone, this king will definitely give my full support to this matter of benefiting the country and the people, benefiting the people of the world, and stabilizing our country and the country of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Last year, Guo Qing asked us for a reward from four great farmers, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen and Guo Shanyuan.
Unexpectedly, four great farmers have made such great achievements this year, and we are very pleased..."
"Each of the four great sages of the Guo family will be rewarded with three entrances to a house in Wanping County, and each of them will be rewarded with two thousand taels of silver!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen and Guo Shanyuan looked overjoyed.
Zhu Di said again: "Every veteran and guard who helps you plant rice will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver.
In addition, the remaining soldiers and guards of the farm will be rewarded fifty taels of silver! "
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Ding Shang and all the veterans and guards quickly expressed their gratitude.
On the side, Guo An was shocked. Zhu Di's reward was more than 20,000 taels of silver, which was a bit too arrogant.
Of course, Zhu Di was also a little distressed, but most of all he was happy.
The yield per mu is 460 kilograms of good rice!
If Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi continue to study for a few more years, or even more than ten years, wouldn't it be possible to double the amount?
Isn’t it the prosperous Ming Dynasty?
…
Zhu Di personally broke off five ears of rice and brought them back to Prince Yan's Mansion.
At the same time, he personally sat on the desk, wrote a letter, found Zhu Liang, and asked Zhu Liang to personally take two guards to send the letter to Yingtian.
Zhu Liang did not dare to delay, and at the same time he was full of excitement.
Taking the letter and rice ears, he rushed to the capital without stopping.
As for Zhu Di, he came directly to the inner palace.
"I wonder what kind of happy event makes His Highness so happy?"
Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun could see Zhu Di's excitement and excitement at a glance, and couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"Hahaha, sister, Guo Qing is really a talented person in our Prince Yan Palace!"
Zhu Di laughed directly.
A trace of curiosity flashed in Xu Miaoyun's eyes, "Your Highness, what kind of magical object has that Guo Changshi made for our King Yan?"
Zhu Di said: "Rice seeds!"
"Rice seeds?"
Xu Miaoyun was stunned.
"Exactly!"
Zhu Di said, "Guo Qing's four clan brothers worked on the farm for more than a year and developed a rice seed that can increase yield by 20%, which is a full 70 kilograms more than an acre of rice in the field next to it... Sister, that The rice on the side is also the best rice seed selected by the family from various farms. The result is so different...
Originally, we believed that with human power, how could we improve rice seeds and increase their yield?
I didn’t expect that Guo Qing just arranged for his brother to farm on our farm for several years, but he actually made such great achievements. Guo Qing’s achievements have surpassed that of Guo Taishi...
Guo Taishi only cultivated tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, but Guo Qing's achievements can increase the production of tens of thousands of hectares of fields in the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no more famines in the Ming Dynasty..."
Xu Miaoyun listened quietly. She knew that the man in the capital paid great attention to farming.
Even though she had just become Princess Yan and still carried the blood of the Zhu family in her belly, she was still sent to Fengyang to cultivate the fields with His Highness.
And that one only loved the prince.
Although His Highness often said that he also liked him, compared with the Crown Prince, he was completely different.
As for His Highness, he acted very unconcerned.
But Xu Miaoyun knew that his Highness was very strong, admired that one, and wanted that one to recognize him.
It's a pity that that man only has eyes for the prince...
"Congratulations to Your Highness, Your Highness is a good judge of people and allowed Guo Changshi to use his talents to achieve such great achievements. His Highness also deserves a lot of credit!
Once His Majesty finds out, he will definitely praise His Highness..."
Zhu Di couldn't help but laughed again, with a proud look on his face, "Sister, this has only increased the yield by 20%. In a few years, the yield of those rice seeds will increase by 50%, or even double. My father will definitely come here in person." Inspect Peiping and reward us..."
Xu Miaoyun asked: "I wonder if Guo Changshi has made such a great contribution, will His Highness be rewarded?"
"this……"
Zhu Di was stunned on the spot, and he subconsciously forgot about it.
"Your Highness, there is no reward?"
Xu Miaoyun asked strangely.
Zhu Di said with a smile: "Sisters should also know that Guo Qing loves money. In the past, whether Guo Qing invented transparent glass, cement, sugar, or farm, Zhangjiawan Wharf, or trade with Korea, we always used the proceeds Give Guo Qing 10%!
Therefore, we have never thought about rewarding Guo Qing.
This time, naturally I subconsciously forgot..."
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(End of chapter)
