Zhu Wentian was on a cruise, and he was thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang looking at wheat ears and flintlock guns with a group of ministers.
Zhu Yuanzhang can use the power of the palace to handle other matters. Making firearms and changing grains must be discussed with the ministers.
Wheat has just been transferred from various places, including areas affected by drought this year. Wells have been dug and manpower is insufficient, so production has been reduced.
From the normal one stone and three buckets to a production reduction of one to two buckets, it is considered the best result.
The wheat yield in Xiaqiu Village is one stone and five bushels per acre. When the boat comes, it takes one stone with it, including the rapeseed and ramie that have not been harvested.
Comparing the two sides of wheat ears, the wheat ears in Xiaqiu Village have larger and more wheat grains. Anyone who knows about farming knows that such wheat yields high yields.
“Xiaqiu Village used salt tax to select seeds, then used lime water to change the hot and cold soaking, and then topdressed. The yield per mu increased by two buckets.
Xiaqiu Village planted 20,000 wheat You can plant 30,000 shi per mu, and the seeds must be exchanged with the land for wheat cultivation.
In addition, the production of rapeseed and ramie seeds will also increase, and they will be exchanged together. You must take care of these matters. ”
p>The wheat ears in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands were heavy, but his mood was light.
He likes to increase grain production. Of course, many people probably like it.
Li Tinggui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, weighed the wheat ears in the two places, "There are indeed many and big grains, good seeds, and they should be replaced."
Jiang Side, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said with joy on his face: "I will Let's get the plant replacement done."
Zuo Cheng Hu Weiyong said at this time, "Long live, where is Xiaqiu Village? How can one village cultivate 20,000 acres of wheat?"
He It means impossible, absolutely impossible. Your Majesty, you have been deceived. How many people in a village can cultivate 20,000 acres of land?
He just became Zuocheng this year. Before that, he was the political advisor of Zhongshu Province. , Liu Ji, that is, Liu Bowen went down, and Li Shanchang also ran away.
You Cheng Wang Guangyang came out, "Xiaqiu Village should be reserved for the remaining 21 villages in Xuancheng County. There are a large number of large livestock in Xiaqiu Village, with more than 600 cattle, horses, mules and donkeys.
p>Every time we borrow from other villages during farming, the other villages provide manpower to help Xiaqiu Village cultivate and harvest, and they get along very well.
This year, the remaining 21 villages want to follow Xiaqiu Village's example in reclaiming wasteland. , planting winter wheat to increase income next year." Wang Guangyang and Zhu Yuanzhang said that they were actually telling Hu Weiyong why Xiaqiu Village can grow 20,000 acres of wheat.
The total number of their large livestock exceeds 600. Others came to help. The wheat planting happened to be the end of the busy farming season.
"Chaozong, where did they get the big animals?" Hu Weiyong also said that Chaozong was Wang Guangyang's name.
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows, "Rock sugar, soap, colored glaze, new accounting methods, veterinary treatment, hundreds of new prescriptions obtained from the Imperial Hospital, silage methods, alkali mines, droughts, The roast duck, smoked chicken, etc. we eat all come from Xiaqiu Village.”
Now that we have begun to change species and make firearms, everyone must know Xiaqiu Village, so we might as well tell them all.
ThisYou see, people can make money by making rock candy and soap. Where can they buy big animals? Can they still do it?
He hasn’t said anything about the Ming Dynasty Navy yet, for fear of his ministers I think someone is seizing power and the navy must be built to earn food and money.
When the ministers heard what His Majesty said, they all swallowed their saliva and were shocked. What was going on in that village?
"Wan, long live, how is it possible?" Minister of the Ministry of Industry An Ran asked what everyone wanted to ask.
"The things are here, why can't we change them? Let's discuss it with the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now let's look at what we have in hand."
Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the flintlock gun on the case. He stayed by his side and let a eunuch with strong learning and hands-on skills practice loading and firing, just like Zhou Zong.
He held the gun and the eunuch carried the ammunition box and walked out of the palace together, followed by others.
Going outside to the open space, someone had already set up iron targets, just like the prince's, there were five targets, and four others used firecrackers to compare.
The eunuch carrying the ammunition box solemnly took the gun, rolled up his sleeves and fixed it on his forearm.
With an order, the hourglass started counting, and the five people immediately loaded their ammunition.
The ministers looked at the speed of the fire gunner and nodded one after another. Yes, he is indeed a good player. What is the other one?
So when the eunuch fired the first shot, they His eyes widened for a moment, there was no need to fire so quickly
Then the eunuch fired the second shot, the ministers looked at each other and looked at the hourglass, there was no problem
The eunuch fired the third shot before loading it. At this time, one of the people using the fire blunderbuss finally lit the gunpowder with the fire fold, pointed the muzzle of the blunderbuss at the target, and shot out with a bang.
Then the other three fired one after another. The eunuch filled the medicine tank with the medicine, closed the lid, and pulled the trigger.
If this continues, the eunuch's seventh shot and the fire gunner's second fastest shot were fired at the same time.
"You two stop, you three continue." Zhu Yuanzhang called to stop. The three men were about to launch, and it would be troublesome to pour out the ammunition.
Bang, bang, bang, three times, all the muskets and flintlocks were empty. The musketeer stared at the gun in the eunuch's hand.
Liu Zhen, Minister of the Ministry of War, looked at the flintlock gun eagerly: "Your Majesty, what kind of gun is this?"
"Flintlock gun, in order to protect the secrets of the Ming Dynasty, we sent three They were allowed to make muskets for self-protection.
Who would have thought that they were stupid and couldn't make fire traps, so they had to use flint instead and make this thing called a flintlock gun. /p>
So people should study hard and make themselves smart, otherwise everything they make will not look like it."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked like he hated the fact that iron cannot be made into steel. Who to criticize.
That’s what the prince said. Is it irritating or not? Now tell the ministers and see their expressions. It’s fun
The ministers nodded. Yes, your majesty said it. So true.
After a while, Wu Lin, another minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, who gave you the gun?"Ah, why is he so stupid?"
"Well," Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "There is no Xiaqiu Village that needs to be kept secret. Of course they can make all the things they offer.
If they are not given firearms, how can they protect themselves when they encounter danger? The imperial army is limited and cannot send manpower there.
They built a new house and did not want to leave their hometown, so they had to make this arrangement.
Oh, their new house is a two-story house made of brick and concrete, like the building under construction in the palace. Let’s build the fourth floor first. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his intention not to move the village here, nor to send a group of soldiers to guard it.
If you scare people away, what compensation will you get? We
We all looked at each other, there is no way that there is a fairy villager hiding in Xiaqiu Village who has these abilities.
Hu Weiyong rolled his eyes and said, "Long live, we should invite him out of the mountain."
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"We still don't know who we invited. Could it be that the villagers were captured and tortured for questioning?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Hu Weiyong and invited him to be Zuo Cheng. Do you want to do it or not? If you want him to be your subordinate, just ask him if he can do it.
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