Gou in Daming, I was overheard by Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhu Yuanzhang recalled Zhu Yunqi's answer at that time, and couldn't help feeling emotional.

The second grandson who tilted his head was too dogmatic. He first recited poems one by one, remembering everything we said word for word.

Then we used the method we used, and further strengthened the work of persuading farmers.

This is what we like.

Just think about it for yourself!

San Sun, this is called seeking truth from facts, and this is really thinking about farmers!

Realm structure, superior and inferior judgments!
The third grandson is thinking about the overall situation. We know that there are 6500 million people in Ming Dynasty, how many civilian households there are, and how many military households there are!

Does the second grandson of the tilted head know?Let's go back and ask him!
Just memorizing those useless poems without even knowing these basic data is what Sansun said about formalism and bureaucracy!
This kind of atmosphere is unacceptable!

"Yunxi, that's great, let's do it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's affirmation made Zhu Huaijin and Mao Yi feel relieved.

Xu Huaijin didn't expect that Zhu Yunxie was not only proficient in military affairs, but also had such a thorough understanding of rural affairs!

An emperor's grandson, who was named king of Wu, is so noble, and it's so rare to know the bottom-level affairs.

"Actually, this is not enough." Zhu Yunxi said.

Ah, the method Zhu Yunxi said is good enough, why is it not enough?What else to do?
Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly said: "Yunxi, tell me! Don't worry about it."

"Grandpa, it's still the same sentence. Sometimes the manpower is exhausted. Maybe we have drilled a well, and it took a lot of effort, and some places may not be able to drill it. There is also an extreme situation. The well is drilled, the water is watered, and the crops still die in the end. gone."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry to ask, the third grandson must have his way.

"Grandpa, this requires disaster relief. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for disaster relief in advance. But there is still a remedy, this, uh." Zhu Yunqi stammered.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, the remedy is to supplement the seedlings?
What kind of seedlings can I supplement in June?

"Should we wait for a while? If the drought is successful, if the disaster relief is effective, this method will be fine."

"However, if the drought relief is not successful and the disaster relief is not in place, wouldn't the common people suffer?"

"It's better to speak out, to develop agriculture earlier, so that farmers can have enough food as soon as possible."

"Without the full development of agriculture, there will be insufficient surplus labor, and without surplus labor, there will be no real industry."

"Seeing Robert and Lucia, listening to their chats, I always have a feeling that history is ahead of schedule!"

"The era of great geographical development has come earlier! The industrial revolution in the West may have also come earlier."

"Time is waiting!"

"Grandpa, there is an overseas crop that has a very high yield. It can be planted in August, and the growing season is short. Even if there is no harvest at that time, with this crop, farmers will have enough to eat."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "How high is the output of overseas crops?"

"Grandpa, you have to be mentally prepared, don't be too surprised," Zhu Yunxi vaccinated in advance: "Grandpa, let me ask you a question: What is the current rice yield per mu in Daming?"

"If the rice is well prepared, the yield per mu will be four stones at most."

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled, we were born in the countryside, and we know a lot about rural affairs, if we don’t even know how much grain is produced per mu in various places, what kind of emperor should we be?
Knowing the yield per mu and how much grain can be harvested throughout the year is the basis of governance, especially in wars, how many troops to send, and how long to fight, all of which must be based on the amount of grain.

"I'm not used to the measurement unit of stone, and I have to convert between catties and stones. It's really troublesome."

"In Daming, one stone is equivalent to 150 catties. That is to say, the rice yield per mu is at most 600 catties."

"The yield per mu is 6000 catties, which is equivalent to forty stones."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, isn't it, what crop can produce six thousand catties per mu?This is too scary, right?
The voice of the third grandson, is it wrong?

Or maybe he did some calculations and made a mistake?
"Grandpa, the yield per mu of this crop is more than ten times that of rice, and the yield per mu is at least forty shi!" Zhu Yunxi said.

ah?ah?
Xu Huaijin and Mao Yi both screamed.

Yield per mu is ten times that of rice?
If there were such crops, the people of Daming would not go hungry at all in the future!

"Ah, really, is this crop really so productive?" Zhu Yuanzhang's breathing also became heavy: "What's the name of this crop?"

"This crop is called sweet potato, and the yield per mu is at least 66 shi, and the high-yield cultivated sweet potato can reach [-] jin, er, up to [-] shi."

Robert and Rukia also listened with translator pens, but they seemed to have no idea about the yield per mu.

But Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Huaijin and Mao Yi's hearts were already overwhelmed, and they were shocked by this mu yield.

At this time, Xu Huaijin thought of "Journey to the West" written by Wu Wang Zhu Yunxi, which mentioned high-yield crops. Sure enough, they actually existed in reality!

"Where is this crop now?" Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see the real thing at this time, and immediately promoted planting across the country!

The eagerness is beyond words!
"At the Daming Institute of Science and Technology," Zhu Yunxi said, "Two years ago, the Daming Institute of Science and Technology established the Daming Seed Industry. Not only sweet potatoes, but also other high-yield crops have been cultivated."

"Sweet potatoes are native to Peru, Ecuador, and Mexico in South America. Later, they were brought to the Philippines and other countries by the Spanish colonists, and then they were expanded to human settlements in Europe, the Philippines, and Asia."

"Chen Zhenlong, a native of Changle, Fujian Province, went to Luzon Island to do business. He discovered that sweet potatoes are not only high in yield, but also delicious, so he wanted to introduce them back to China."

"But there are strict laws against taking out."

"So Chen Zhenlong and his son Chen Jinglun learned how to plant from the local people, and finally at the end of the [-]th century, they cleverly twisted the "potato sprouts" in a cable and secretly brought them back to Daming."

"Sweet potatoes can be planted in a wide range of time, and can be planted around late January in spring. It is also a good season for early summer, preferably around June. Autumn can also be planted in August."

"Sweet potato cultivation has the characteristics of low input and high output. It is an important food crop after rice, wheat, corn and potato."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Should the sweet potato be planted in a selective place?"

Zhu Yunxi said: "Sweet potatoes do not choose any place! South to Guangdong, Guangxi and even the islands of the South China Sea, north to the north of the Great Wall, northwest to Shaanxi, Longnan and the Western Regions, northeast to Liaodong, southwest to southern Uzbek and Yunnan."

"Sweet potatoes can be grown in all areas of my Ming Dynasty, no matter how fertile or thin the land is, or whether it is hot or cold. Moreover, sweet potatoes are especially resistant to drought and barrenness."

Zhu Yuanzhang was excited at this time, he understood very well the important role of seeds in agriculture.

Before the establishment of Daming, he commended and rewarded the people who contributed to Ruimai and Ruihe.

Now, our third grandson actually has such a good crop!
He had seen a lot of "Ruihe" before, and the grain production had indeed increased, but it wasn't so scary!
More than a tenfold increase!

And it doesn't choose the place, and the planting time is long. This is simply a godsend crop!

No, it's a godsend!
We really want to go back to Yingtian immediately and go to Daming Institute of Science and Technology to see what this sweet potato looks like!