On the streets of Beijing City, the royal guard of honor quickly passed through the Central Street and went straight to Xizhimen of the outer city.
Seeing this scene, the people in Beijing were very curious.
The emperor's actions during this period have completely conquered the people in Beijing.
The eunuchs of Wei Zhongxian were killed, the troublemaking students were severely punished, the King of Qin was imprisoned, etc. Everything made the people feel that the Ming Dynasty was about to revive.
Therefore, looking at Chongzhen's Luan Jia, they all speculated that something big had happened outside the city.
After Luan Jia came out of Yongding Gate, everyone saw a cavalry. The sergeants on the cavalry were all high-spirited and strong, and the military flags were flapping in the north wind.
The north wind on a cold day was like a knife, but the sergeant of this cavalry did not move at all.
When Luan Jia approached, a man from the horse in front of the cavalry jumped off and walked quickly to Luan Jia.
"The commander of the Warriors Battalion, Cao Bianjiao, has been ordered to escort you. Your Majesty, please give me your permission!"
Chongzhen walked out of the cavalry and nodded secretly as he looked at the cavalry dozens of meters away. The training had initially achieved results.
The two thousand people in the Warrior Battalion are all the elites of Tengxiang's Four Guards, and the personal qualities of the sergeants are absolutely outstanding.
The special training during this period, coupled with the food that is better than that of ordinary troops, and the commander-in-chief of Cao Bianjiao, their combat power should be close to that of the elite border troops.
When spring comes after the New Year, it's time for them to go out and see blood. After fighting a few battles, their combat power will definitely be strong.
No matter how good the training is, it is not as real as seeing blood in person.
"Cao Aiqing, please rise and lead your army to follow Luan Jia!"
"I obey the decree!"
Luan Jia continued to set off. A quarter of an hour later, a large area of farmland appeared, and half an hour later, a mountain range appeared.
At this moment, hundreds of people are busy under the mountains.
Seeing Chongzhen's Luan Jia coming from a distance, the people stopped what they were doing and were a little curious.
After a while, Luan Jia arrived.
"Your Majesty, Song Yingxing, is here to see you!"
The people who were watching the excitement also knelt down at the same time: "Your Majesty, long live long live long live!"
Chongzhen stood on the Luan Jia, looking at Song Yingxing who was dressed in short clothes, with dust on his hands and sweat on his face, and was a little stunned.
The ministers who followed looked at Song Yingxing's appearance and nodded.
"Song Aiqing is exempt from the courtesy."
After asking Song Yingxing to get up, Chongzhen got off his carriage and walked towards the crowd: "Fathers and fellow villagers, please get up."
After the crowd stood up, Chongzhen said with a smile: "Fellow folks, do you know what this place does?"
"I heard Master Song say that he studies farming!"
"right!"
Chongzhen continued: "Then why study farming?"
Without waiting for the crowd to respond, Chongzhen said: "We are all experts in farming. The yield per mu of land you farm must be more than others. Then have you ever thought about why it is more than others?
You weed and they weed, and you loosen and they loosen the soil, but why are the yields different? What we want to study is the knowledge inside.
Your average yield of three stones per mu will definitely not exceed four stones. What if I tell you that after research, all families’ yields per mu will reach four stones, or even five or six stones? Do you know what this means? "
The crowd was silent for a while, and several voices came out one after another.
"It means we can eat enough and no longer have to eat porridge every day!"
"I can sell it to get a wife!"
“I can have a meal of meat during the Chinese New Year!”
"I can buy new clothes for my daughter!"
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Listening to the crowd's response, Chongzhen felt a sore nose.
What will be a very simple thing in future generations is the biggest wish of the people in this era.
The common people's thinking is also very simple: to have enough food, clothing and a house to live in.
"Your Majesty, do you really think you can produce four or five stones per acre?"
"Of course it is possible, but we need to work hard to study it, don't hide our secrets, speak out what we think, and communicate with everyone, maybe there will be a good method."
Chongzhen said and looked at Song Yingxing again: "Song Aiqing, the Agricultural Research Institute can formulate some rewards. For example, if someone provides a good method and it can indeed increase production after your experiments, then reward it, and reward it heavily.
Ten taels, a hundred taels, or a thousand taels of silver will all do. You evaluate this yourself, and you must not take advantage of it. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
Without waiting for Song Yingxing's response, the workers cheered, and everyone was gearing up, eager to do it right away.
Seeing this, Chongzhen stretched out his hand and pressed it in the air: "Fellows and fellow villagers, what we are doing is something that will benefit the present generation and benefit the future.
Maybe the results won't come out in one or two years, but they will definitely come out in three to five years.
Even if it only increases by half a stone, it is a huge improvement. All we have to do is persist, persist, and persist.
Just go ahead and do it, I will always support you, go get busy! "
Amidst shouts of "Long Live Your Majesty," the common people dispersed and returned to their posts, but their passion could clearly be felt.
"Song Aiqing, I heard from Sun Aiqing that you are working on a greenhouse, and you are very interested in it, so I will bring everyone to see it. Please introduce it to us!"
After hearing what Chongzhen said, Song Yingxing suddenly became interested.
"Your Majesty, gentlemen, please follow me."
Song Yingxing was half a body behind Chongzhen and said as he walked: "Your Majesty, the potatoes I have collected in the entire city of Beijing total about 10,000 kilograms.
With this quantity, it is impossible to promote potatoes on a large scale this year, so I want to grow some in a greenhouse first.
Based on the 60-100 day growth cycle of potatoes, it is estimated that a batch will be harvested in March, just in time for planting in April.
The harvest in August can be sent to the south for a second planting. If you plant more in April, you can also plant more in the later period. "
"The reason why I chose this place is because it is surrounded by mountains and the wind is gentle, and it faces the sun, making it easy to gather energy."
After Song Yingxing finished explaining, everyone also arrived in front of a strange-looking building.
"Your Majesty, the so-called hot house is the fire room that I transformed from, but the fire room is too small to meet my needs. "Han Shu·Zhao Xin Chen Biography" records that the Taiguan Garden grows winter green onions, leeks, and so on. Cover the roof of the house and burn the fire day and night, waiting for the warm air to grow."
"But potatoes are a crop that likes sunlight. If there is a roof, the sun will not shine.
So I transformed it into a greenhouse based on the fire room and hall flower techniques. First, I made a house with white paper, and then built a removable thatched house outside.
When the sun shines during the day, dismantle the thatched house and let the light-transmitting white paper shine into the house. Although the light transmittance is a bit poor, it is better than not being exposed to the sun. Put some fire pots in the house to increase the temperature.
After the sun goes down or when it rains, the external thatched roof will be covered to keep warm and insulate from rain. I also prepared a lot of oil paper to prevent rain leakage, which is just a bit troublesome. "
Everyone was amazed after hearing this. You may say how difficult this thing is, but from the description, it is just average. It is just more trouble and more money.
But it is most appropriate now.
Xu Guangqi on the side was full of interest and praise. He looked around, then touched the ground, and suddenly made a sound.
"Master Song, I have some doubts, please clarify my doubts!"
