It's no wonder that Chongzhen lost his attitude, because Yang Shanlu's introduction was so amazing! According to him, this inconspicuous thing that looks like a muddy egg is really very damning! To put it simply, the output is extremely high!
You should know that Chongzhen had made up for this knowledge before he left Beijing. Knowing that in the present Daming (referring to a normal year), one mu of land in the north can harvest about one stone of grain (about 190 jin) a year, and in the south about a year. Harvest one and a half stone (about 300 catties), but now
According to Yang Shanlu, this kind of mud egg is in the north, and one acre can harvest at least ten stones! (1900 jin) If you change to the southern land of fish and rice and harvest a dozen stones (about 3,000 jin) per acre, it will be like a joke!
And more importantly, this kind of mashed eggs, called sweet potatoes, is also very easy to serve. It is widely planted and resistant to barrenness. You can grow all kinds of horns and mudflats, riverside beaches, and it does not account for rice production farming. The two-cooked or even three-cooked! Even the vines of sweet potatoes can be used as feed for pigs and sheep, so it is really a god-defying fetish!
Even this sweet potato is so against the sky, even after Wang Chengen and others on the side listened to it, they all wanted to stare out! If there is such a miraculous thing, can the people of my Ming Dynasty still need to sell their children and girls? This thing alone can be saved!
But what Yang Shanlu said was too shocking, so after Chongzhen calmed down, he immediately stared at Yang Shanlu, "Aiqing, are you serious?" If this is the case, Daming The people will be saved!
"Returning to the emperor, this is absolutely true! The Weichen dare to guarantee his life." Yang Shanlu said affirmatively.
"Haha!" Chongzhen laughed with excitement: "It seems that I came to the East Road this time. I really came to the right place! What are you waiting for? Don't hurry up and give this sweet potato to the Ministry of Households and promote it to the whole Ming Dynasty. !"
"Emperor Rongxin, this is not possible at the moment." Yang Shanlu knew that Chongzhen didn't understand breeding knowledge. You must know that this is sweet potato (and other names with the word'Fan','West', and'Hu'. The same crops are imported from outside the Ming Dynasty, such as sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes, carrots, etc.)
Take sweet potatoes as an example. The origin is in Mexico and Colombia in central America, and it has only been introduced to China for about 40 years (in the 21st year of Wanli (1593), from the time of doing business in Luzon (Philippines). Chen Zhenlong, a native of Fujian who was introduced, was meritorious), because the introduction time is not long, so if it is rashly promoted, the output will be very low or even impossible.
(In the original history, Hong Chengchou forcibly promoted sweet potatoes in Shaanxi and other places a year later, but because he did not adapt to the local conditions, he almost never harvested them and caused civil upheavals),
So now, Yang Shanlu patiently explained to Chongzhen. In fact, these sweet potatoes have been cultivated to the fifth generation in the greenhouse, but according to Yang Shanlu's estimation, they will be cultivated for at least two more years. After more than a dozen breedings (including the simultaneous breeding on Qiongzhou Island, where the four seasons are like spring, three times a year can be bred), only after selecting the best from the best, the promotion can start carelessly (the yield per mu is less than a thousand catties), otherwise If it does, it’s not okay to promote it rashly.
But Chongzhen felt a little regretful when he heard this. Will he have to wait another two years? But in a blink of an eye, he just got excited... Hope is better than no hope! And the output of this thing is so against the sky, as long as this persists for two more years, Daming will be saved!
So after reading it, Chongzhen immediately gave an important instruction, this sweet potato must be a big deal! Strive to benefit the people of Daming as soon as possible! And do a good job of safety! (There are several charcoal basins in the greenhouse to increase the temperature, which are very effective, but to prevent fires)
Yang Shanlu smiled immediately, please don't worry, the emperor, this minister has already started doing it a year ago, and promises to do well!
And Chongzhen was deeply moved when he heard that, such a rare thing could be found by him, and even started to cultivate it a year ago. Is this really a god-given gift? But anyway, this is Daming's lucky star!
So this time, Chongzhen rarely stayed in the greenhouse for more than an hour, and asked various matters about the sweet potato in detail, until the sky was dark, and it was time for dinner, Chongzhen reluctantly walked out of the greenhouse. .
Then I was ready to have dinner. When the two returned to the Sanjiang’s Mansion together, Yang Shanlu knew Chongzhen’s temper and didn’t like luxury, like the old witch Cixi had hundreds of dishes for a meal, so Yang Shanlu didn’t just make it. In addition to a few rare vegetables at the moment, he also stewed an old hen to make soup to nurse Chongzhen's body. Another highlight was that he steamed a sweet potato and served it on the table.
And when Chongzhen saw the sweet potatoes were actually on the table, it was a pleasant surprise... He quickly grabbed a piece and tasted it, and when he finished eating, he was already smiling happily: "Okay! This thing is good! The entrance! It's sweet and very soft, so that even the elderly and children can eat it. It's very good!"
We must know that although Yang Shanlu spoke very well, Chongzhen is still a little worried... The so-called so-called difficult to balance, this sweet potato has such a high yield, will it taste bad? It's like chewing wax, but now
Including Wang Chengen and British father Zhang Shize, who were sitting in the next seat, also tasted a piece. After they finished eating, they all had to admit that although this sweet potato is not as good as the delicacies of mountains and seas, in terms of taste, it is already very good. Not to mention that in the famine years, when people are about to starve to death, and even Guanyin soil has to be eaten, do you still care about the taste
So in the end, a whole half a catty of sweet potatoes was eaten by Chongzhen happily, and a smile of joy appeared on his face... After all, Chongzhen is not aware of the sufferings of the people, so why not eat meat. That kind of emperor, he is too aware of the importance of this thing to the people! But now
And Yang Shanlu was very satisfied when he saw his happy appearance... Hehe, the emperor, don’t you know, in order to satisfy you, I have put all the sweet potatoes reserved on the table on the table (how many are there in a greenhouse? Hundreds), but now it seems that the effect is still very good.
After eating such a meal satisfactorily, Yang Shanlu arranged a clean courtyard for Chongzhen to rest, including the 1,000 guards he brought with him.
Then after sleeping in this way, Chongzhen was full of energy the next day, and then according to the scheduled itinerary, he then went to inspect the Baihualu workshop and the woolen sweater workshop.
The group of people first went to the Baihualu workshop, and then honestly speaking, for this Baihualu workshop, Chongzhen was just watching the flowers, because he did not understand the role of the bottles and cans inside, and the scale of the Baihualu workshop was not large. , There are only six or seven people, so although he knows that this thing is very profitable, it does not contribute to the country's people's livelihood, so he has no interest.
But after he visited the sweater workshop, he was very interested. The sweater workshop occupies a large area, with several acres of land, and the second one recruits a lot of workers. According to his preliminary observations, in such a woolen sweater workshop alone, there are six to seven hundred women weaving workers, plus other miscellaneous women workers, it is estimated that there are close to 1,000 people in the entire workshop!
It’s a good idea, it’s worth installing. After all, there are many books, complete books, and fast updates!
And he also asked that the income of these women workers is also very good. Basically, they can support the whole family with their income alone. At that time, their men will earn another money...
So after the visit to Chongzhen, it was very satisfying... Only such a workshop can help the country and people's livelihood...
Think about it, one workshop can absorb so many people for employment, but it is women who were formerly disadvantaged groups. How much help will this help stabilize people's livelihood! (In this way, even if the fields are barren, the woman's income alone can support the whole family)
However, Chongzhen had doubts about this after he finished the tour. He just asked Yang Shanlu: "Yang Aiqing, but your woolen sweater workshop has so many people and the output is so high (a monthly output of nearly 10,000 pieces), and the price is not low. Will the sweaters be unsold by then?"
But Yang Shanlu smiled when he heard it. How could this be possible? Of course, this is also the crux of the current Daming. Regardless of the ordinary people of Daming, they are all displaced and struggling to death. But those big landlords, big businessmen, various officials and noble classes, these people are very The rich have enough purchasing power!
Not to mention that in this world, it's not just me, Daming, but there are many other countries. These are all potential target groups... Of course, these are all things to follow.
After visiting the sweater workshop in this way, Chongzhen immediately chose a military fort to explore. After all, there are many military fortresses, which is also the characteristic of the guards.
After he saw it, he was very amazed... This is actually an ordinary thousand-household military fort. There are at least five such military fortresses in a guard post, and there are not many people in the fort, just two. Only three thousand.
But after Chongzhen entered this military fort, I found that it was really good! Chongzhen has never seen military forts in other places, but he still knows the general situation of the capital, but here, it is better than the capital, which is known as the first good area!
The roads here are clean and tidy, and even the environment is beautiful! (There are street trees planted on the street), even the people who come and go on the street are smiling and ruddy, even all kinds of spitting, urinating and defecate, so that they can be seen everywhere in the Ming Dynasty. There are no scenarios here. (There is an old lady wearing a red armband staring at it, and there is a fine of five penalties)
So watching this scene, Chongzhen suddenly had such an idea... Canglin knows the etiquette for the real, and knows the honor and disgrace of the food and clothing! If it weren't for the fact that there are danzi watching from the outside, and there are disasters inside, just looking at this place, this is simply a peaceful and prosperous age!
Looking at Chongzhen's astonishment, Wang Chengen, the great eunuch who followed him, sighed secretly in his heart. This entered the eyes of the sage, and it is estimated that Yang Shanlu will rise again this time!
Including Zhang Shize, who was also closely following Chongzhen. After being warned by Chongzhen, he no longer dared to talk nonsense. So even if he still had a prejudice against Yang Shanlu in his heart, he saw that the people’s livelihood in the military fort was governed like this. Not to mention it, I am still quite convinced... This damn it looks even better than Zhang Juzheng!
Then when a group of people visited around, they suddenly saw a group of people on the street in front, as if something had happened!
Zhang Shize's eyes lit up immediately and he walked over quickly, while Chongzhen, curiously, also walked over.
In fact, accidents are most likely to happen in such crowded places, but there are a lot of people secretly escorting around Chongzhen, so at this time there is naturally the kind of Jinyiwei who is wearing casual clothes, sneaking into the crowd quietly, first to steal all suspicious targets. Take control.
As for Chongzhen, he had already walked over with great interest. He wanted to see what happened to such a well-governed Thousand Households
When Chongzhen walked over and took a look, he found that it was a juvenile official who was putting up a notice.
It's just that Chongzhen is a little surprised when he sees it like this... I feel that this boy is very young, he should not be more than 19 years old! But can you be an official in this way? However, after arriving at Yanghe Road East, he saw a lot of novel things, so he didn't say anything.
Then Chongzhen looked at the young officials who were earnestly posting notices, and suddenly an idea came up in his mind... It seems that Yang Shanlu is very good at governing the people's livelihood, but is the same for the officials under his control
Thinking about this, Chongzhen secretly winked at Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen had been serving him for more than 20 years and had already understood him, so he nodded immediately when he saw it, and then he pretended to be incomprehensible and laughed. He took out half a couple of pieces of silver from his body and handed it to the young clerk: "Little brother, I don't understand what this notice says, can you tell us about it?"
"Oh, this is okay, but thank you for your talent." The young clerk did not see Yang Shanlu standing in the distance, but his duty originally needed to be preached to the people, so he accepted it. This request was rejected.
Then the young clerk began to preach: "Old man, this notice says that after the inspection, Mr. General is going to open a sweater workshop in the neighboring Zhenkoubao, so there are suitable women in the family. All can go to sign up."
"Oh I got it."
"Yeah, yeah, that's great!" At this time, the people gathered around were all talking and happily. You must know that the women weaving workers earn very high incomes. The women in their family have long been jealous, but Unfortunately, the woolen sweater workshop is too far away, there is no way to think about it, but now? This is great!
And watching the cheerful discussions of the people, Chongzhen nodded secretly when he saw it, but what he valued more was the professional ethics of this young official. Even if he lived in the deep palace, he had heard a saying, called the official Huaru. You are the most capable of extortion, but now... It seems that Yang Aiqing is really good at managing officials!
So after the inspection of the military fort satisfactorily ended, in the next two days, Chongzhen visited everywhere and conducted field investigations, including that he also watched the new army compiled by Yang Shanlu, the world academy for cultivating talents... After various other fresh initiatives, Chongzhen finally came to a conclusion...
Although Liu Zongzhou and Liu Lao Aiqing's words are fierce, they are still right. Yang Shanlu is indeed a talent for ruling the country! Get on the horse to rule the army, and dismount the horse to rule the people! And it can also enrich the country and strengthen the people! In this case...
After the three-day inspection, Chongzhen was ready to return to the capital.
But before leaving, he had a long conversation with Yang Shanlu, because he already had an important decision in his mind... It can even be said that this decision changed the course of Daming's history.
Ps haha, Baima is so happy today! It feels like the sun is coming out from the west! Because just after 21 consecutive days of not rewarding and breaking the tragic historical index, today it also broke the historical index of happiness... A total of eleven friends gave rewards! Happiness burst table!
(Originally, after Baima thought about complaining, it would be nice to have two or three book friends give a reward, but now? Thanks a lot!
They are book buddies shaoyanm (ranked in order of reward time), book buddies Yushu Lingfeng, book buddies in 1508,
Book friend ken6527, book friend Jia Yijie, book friend zhuhai001005, book friend Qiao Yang 123, book friend cnsunwz, book friend aspirin, book friend ludon166, book friend Ice Wolf Pioneer 1 (reward of 11 book friends) The total amount is close to five thousand iron blood coins!)
Here, Baima would like to express my deep gratitude to you! When the author hesitated and lacked confidence, it was you who let the author see the confidence! I saw hope! To be honest, seeing the support of so many book friends, Baima's creative enthusiasm rose instantly! With such a good book friend, what are you waiting for!
The four horseshoes of the White Horse flew instantly, and they began to hit the keyboard desperately... Not much to say, the code word! In addition, a large chapter of nearly 5,000 words is dedicated today as a thank you! ! ! (End of this chapter)