"Um!"
Guo An nodded slightly and said nothing.
Zhu Fu waited for a long time and found that Guo An was actually concentrating with his eyes closed. He couldn't help but get angry and asked, "Why is Guo Changshi silent?"
"Your Highness is still keeping this matter a secret and doesn't want too many people to know about it," Guo Andao said.
Zhu Fu blew his beard and glared in anger, "I am the chief historian of Prince Yan's palace, how can I be an outsider?"
"I didn't say you were an outsider!"
Guo An still looked indifferent, "Otherwise, His Highness would not allow you to go to the farm.
You’ll find out when you get to the farm! "
"Guo Thief..."
Anyway, no matter how Zhu Fu asked, Guo An just kept silent.
Even when Zhu Fu scolded Guo An for being a thief, Guo An just smiled and didn't get angry at all. He was quite like a thief.
Zhu Fu was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
On the carriage ahead, Zhu Biao was amazed at the concrete road along the way.
Wait until everyone arrives at the farm.
The area around the farm has been heavily guarded, with two thousand armored and sharp Yanshan guards monitoring the farm within a radius of twenty miles.
Ding Shang, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others stood waiting at the farm gate.
"I respectfully welcome His Highness the Crown Prince and see His Highness King Yan!"
"Everyone, please get up quickly!"
Ding Shang, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others all stood up quickly and looked at Zhu Biao with excitement.
The person in front of them, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, the future Emperor, was actually coming to personally inspect their farm and the rice they planted.
I feel proud in my heart!
Unfortunately, Zhu Biao was so impatient at this moment that he didn't bother to talk to Ding Shang, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others, so he walked straight inside.
Behind him, Zhu Di, Guo An and others quickly followed.
Soon, we arrived in front of the one hundred acres of rice.
Looking at the large and plump rice ears in front of him, Zhu Biao suddenly became excited.
At the same time, Cao Zhen, Li Jinglong and others also recognized the differences between the large field of rice in front of them and those around them.
Zhu Fu stood in front of the good rice in a daze and looked at it seriously for a long time. Then, he ran to the ordinary rice next door and looked at it for a long time...
After that, just stand in the middle of two different rice fields.
Look left, look right...
After a while, he ran to Guo An again and asked with excitement: "Guo Changshi, has the good rice been successful?"
It seems that the person who just scolded Guo as a thief was not him!
"That's right!"
Guo An replied quietly.
Zhu Fu didn't mind Guo An's tone at all and continued to ask: "Guo Changshi, how much rice can these fine rice produce per acre?"
Guo Andao: "Forgot."
Zhu Fu's eyes widened: "..."
Of course, Zhu Biao's expression was not much better.
However, Zhu Biao did not run back and forth. He just looked around outside the good rice field and walked to the ordinary rice field aside to look at it for a while.
Finally, he walked to Zhu Di with an excited face.
"Fourth, you have done a great thing for the people of Ming Dynasty! Just these one hundred acres of rice are a great achievement.
From now on, I don’t know how many people in Ming Dynasty will be able to have enough to eat because of your hundred acres of good rice!
I don’t know how many people will not starve to death because of these 100 acres of good rice...
These fine rice are the foundation of our Ming Dynasty and the cornerstone of our country..."
Zhu Di looked indifferent, "What the elder brother said is absolutely true. As long as Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi study it for a few more years, maybe the yield of these fine rice can be increased!"
"How much more can it be improved?"
Zhu Biao was startled, and then asked with surprise on his face.
Zhu Di helplessly replied, "Brother, studying these fine rice is a long and meticulous work. As for how many years of research it will take and how much it can be improved, I'm afraid no one can guarantee it."
Hearing this, Guo An on the side breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Zhu Di listened to his words and did not exaggerate.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, then couldn't help but look at the endless rice fields in the distance, "Fourth, can these rice be harvested?"
Zhu Di said: "These rice fields have become ripe in the past few days and are ready for harvesting. If brother doesn't come again, I will ask the farm soldiers and guards to start harvesting!"
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, "If that's the case, let's have people harvest it now. We want to see with our own eyes how much such huge rice can be produced per acre, and we want to go back and tell dad about it!"
"Listen to big brother!"
Zhu Di ordered to Tang Yun, Ding Shang and others on the side: "Hurry up and arrange people to harvest the rice!
The fine rice and the ordinary rice on the side are also harvested together! "
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ding Shang and Tang Yun quickly responded.
Immediately, arrangements were made quickly.
Hundreds of veterans and generals, holding sickles, began to harvest rice.
Every soldier, general and veteran works very hard.
Not only did Zhu Biao want to know how much these good rice plants could produce per acre, but they, the veterans and generals, also wanted to know how much rice the remaining good rice plants could produce.
If it is the same as the one a few days ago, it will be enough to prove that their hard work in the past two years has not been in vain.
"Brother, it will take a long time to finish harvesting all this rice. I'll go inside and rest for a while!"
After watching for a while, he noticed that beads of sweat were pouring out from Zhu Biao's forehead. Zhu Di frowned slightly, feeling a little distressed.
"Need not!"
This time, Zhu Biao was very stubborn. "With so many veterans and generals harvesting rice, we must be able to harvest an acre of good rice soon. We have to see with our own eyes whether this acre of good rice can be harvested." How much come!"
"But brother..."
Zhu Di just said something, and Zhu Biao looked directly at him.
"well!"
Zhu Di could only sigh helplessly. He knew that his eldest brother's temper had become stubborn and he couldn't be persuaded!
Thinking about it, Zhu Di called Ding Shang over.
"Ask a few old soldiers to take out the rice beds, cut the rice, and shake the rice at the same time!
Let His Royal Highness see with his own eyes how many kilograms of rice can be harvested from one acre of good rice! "
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ding Shang responded quickly, he was familiar with this matter!
Soon, the old soldiers began to cut the rice separately.
At the same time, there were more than a dozen old soldiers who directly took out the cut rice, smashed the rice in front of Zhu Biao, and knocked down the grains.
Less than a moment.
One acre of fine rice and one acre of ordinary rice were harvested.
"Your Majesty, this acre of rice weighs 445 kilograms...that acre of ordinary rice weighs 370 kilograms!"
In fact, without Ding Shang reporting it, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others already knew the numbers from their calculations.
"I gained a total of seventy-five pounds!"
Although Rao had already been mentally prepared, Zhu Biao still couldn't help but look excited when he heard this number.
Zhu Di nodded slightly and said: "It's the same as last time, still 20% more!"
On the side, Li Jinglong, Cao Zhen, and several East Palace officials who followed Zhu Biao also had their eyes widened with shock and regret on their faces.
They had never heard of good rice with a yield of 445 kilograms per mu, and they could not even think about it.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Zhu Biao remembered something and looked at Li Jinglong, Cao Zhen and others aside, "Remember, the highest rice yield reported by Suzhou Prefecture and Jiujiang Prefecture is only 360 kilograms, right?"
"Your Highness, the rice yield in Suzhou Prefecture is the best, 360 kilograms!" Li Jinglong replied.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, and this time, he looked directly at Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan outside the crowd, with eyes full of admiration.
"As early as when we were in the capital, we heard the names of four talented farmers. As a scholar, he was able to devote himself to the farm for two years, work tirelessly and patiently study rice planting, and still achieve such great achievements, my father. With us, we are even happy!”
Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan suddenly expressed excitement, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you for the compliment. The villain and the others are just scholars without any fame. They can do something with the books they read." The achievements are not in vain for the villain and others to come to this world in vain!"
"Very good!"
Zhu Biao looked even more satisfied, "You don't covet wealth, don't covet fame, wealth and power. I don't have many scholars with such noble moral character!"
Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan were trembling with excitement. They never thought that one day their names would be known to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and even more so, they would be praised by Zhu Biao, the Prince of Ming Dynasty, in front of so many people.
Die without regrets!
Zhu Biao's next words made Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan even more excited.
"You have made such great contributions to our Ming Dynasty and benefited all people in the world. My father specially asked us to reward you...
In this way, we confer on four people the title of Eighth Grade Digong Lang, and each of them will be rewarded with a thousand treasure notes. I hope that you will continue to study this kind of fine rice with all your heart in the future.
In the future, if you want to enter the imperial court and govern the world for me, the Ming Dynasty, I will personally give you practical duties! "
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan knelt down directly, their faces flushed with excitement.
Although Di Gonglang, a member of the eighth rank, was an official with an official title but no duties, he was also an official of the Ming Dynasty and received a salary every year.
Moreover, there is no fixed position to work hard on.
Many gentry wanted this kind of official position, but never had the opportunity in their lifetime.
Moreover, this was awarded to the four of them by the prince himself, and they can be regarded as the prince's people!
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, "Everyone, please get up quickly, our Ming Dynasty needs talented people like you!"
On the side, Zhu Di advised again: "Brother, since it has been cut out, let's go in and rest for a while!"
"good!"
This time, Zhu Biao did not refuse.
At the same time, while walking with Zhu Di, he also said: "Fourth, this good rice is the foundation of our Ming Dynasty and the livelihood of thousands of people. No matter how many years it takes to study it, we must persevere!
If your Beiping Prefecture is not suitable for researching rice, I can make the decision and give you 100 acres of land in Prince Yan's Prefecture near the capital, or in Jiujiang Prefecture or Suzhou Prefecture, so that Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others can go and study it! "
Zhu Di quickly said: "Brother, don't worry, Beiping Prefecture can do research, and I will definitely not interrupt the research on good rice..."
Zhu Biao felt relieved and nodded slightly.
After entering a large house and resting for a while.
Zhu Biao looked directly at Guo An.
"We heard that the method of researching such good rice was what Guo Changshi thought of?"
Guo An quickly replied: "Your Highness is wise, but I just made a suggestion. As for all the subsequent hard work, the four clan brothers Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi are working on it!"
"We also know about this!"
Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Despite this, Guo Changshi also has great achievements. I wonder what kind of reward Guo Changshi wants?"
Guo An respectfully replied: "Thank you, Wei Chen, for your highness's attention. However, His Highness King Yan has already rewarded Wei Chen enough, and Wei Chen does not dare to be greedy for credit anymore!"
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(End of chapter)
