It was late August, and the hottest season in Jingzhao City had passed. There was coolness in the morning and evening, and it was not so sweltering during the day. This morning, dozens of cavalry escorted Chen Qing's carriage as they walked slowly through Jingzhao City.
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In Jingzhao City, there are many carriages guarded by cavalry. Several counselors are also escorted by twenty cavalry when traveling, as well as high-level generals above the capital. They all have their own soldiers. Chen Qing allows them to bring two soldiers with them when traveling in Jingzhao City.
Ten soldiers.
Therefore, Chen Qing's carriage was not eye-catching when walking in Jingzhao. In addition, his carriage was not gorgeous. It was only pulled by two horses. The body was wide and strong. Even the powerful penetrating power of the divine arm crossbow could not penetrate the carriage wall.
When Chen Qing was upset or thinking about important matters, he would get on a carriage and walk around Jingzhao City, and his mind would gradually broaden.
Through the car window, Chen Qing looked at the street scene outside the window. On the left were shops lined with various goods, and on the right was a Cao River. There was a weeping willow every ten steps on the bank, and many people were sitting under the willow.
For a rest and chat, there is also a small street on the right bank of the Cao River, and across the street are rows of residential buildings. This layout looks very neat and orderly.
At this time, Chen Qing suddenly saw something and shouted: "Stop!"
The carriage stopped, and Chen Qing looked towards a small courtyard. He saw a vine growing in the yard, all the way to the roof. There were several round melons growing on the vine. If he looked carefully, he saw that they were indeed pumpkins.
Chen Qing was really surprised that there was actually a family that grew pumpkins. He said to the soldiers: "Go and find out who that family is, and they actually grow pumpkins."
Several soldiers laughed and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to ask!"
"Why?"
"There are many families growing pumpkins in the city, but His Highness didn't notice it. There are two houses in front of them that also grow pumpkins."
Chen Qing looked in the direction of the soldier's finger, and sure enough, there were pumpkin vines coiled on the roofs of the two houses in front.
"When did this start?" Chen Qing asked with interest.
"We started planting them this year. It is said that thousands of families have started planting them. We even opened a pumpkin garden in our military camp, and hundreds of pumpkins have grown."
"Is it popular?" Chen Qing asked with a smile.
"I don't know! We won't know until we harvest it, but we all estimate that it is very popular. It is very sweet. It can be eaten as a snack after being steamed, and can be stored as grain after being dried. Winter melons, gourds, etc. are not as sweet as it.
Already."
Chen Qing nodded. The popularization of pumpkins will play a huge role in reducing famine. This is the main reason why he attaches great importance to pumpkins and corns.
Chen Qing suddenly had an idea and immediately ordered: "Turn around and go to Taixue!"
The carriage turned around and accelerated towards Taixue.
Taixue and Guozixue are the two major universities in Jingzhao. One is more focused on workers and peasants, and the other is more focused on literature. Guozixue is located in the east of the city. It was originally renamed from Jingzhao Fuxue. Chen Qing listened to everyone’s opinions and could not blindly
He was partial to engineering and agriculture, and he needed two legs to walk steadily, so he established the Guozi School.
There are currently 2,000 students in Guozixue, who are admitted by students from various states. It mainly trains teaching assistants in state schools, which is equivalent to a higher normal school. Of course, teaching assistants in state schools also start from the ninth rank, the same as Taixue.
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However, today Chen Qing did not go to Guozi School, but to Taixue School. This was a school of engineering and agriculture that Chen Qing had built with all his heart and soul, despite all objections.
There are more than 20 disciplines such as ordnance, flood control, mining, smelting, casting, shipbuilding, textiles, printing, agriculture, animal husbandry, calendar, etc., with 1,500 students and nearly 200 professors and part-time professors.
The principal was none other than Zhe Yanzhi. Zhe Yanzhi had retired from the military, but he felt that he still had some energy left, so he proposed to Chen Qing to devote himself to education. It just so happened that Taixue had not learned properly, so Chen Qing appointed him as Taixue.
Study correctly.
When he heard that His Highness King Yong had arrived, Zhe Yanzhi quickly went to the steps of the main hall to greet him.
Chen Qing got off the carriage, and Zhe Yanzhi and deputy scholar Liu Xiangyang stepped forward to welcome His Highness King Yong.
"See His Highness King Yong!"
"Free gift for both of you!"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "I just wanted to come and take a look temporarily and didn't notify you in advance."
"We welcome His Highness to come to Taixue for guidance!"
"Don't disturb the students. I just want to know a few things about agriculture."
Zhe Yanzhi smiled and said: "This is Liu Xuezheng's specialty!"
Liu Xiangyang was originally the deputy director of the Agriculture Department. After all, Zhe Yanzhi was old and did not care about the specific affairs of Taixue. Liu Xiangyang was responsible for all the trivial matters of Taixue. He was also in charge of agriculture.
Everyone surrounded Chen Qing and walked towards South College. South College is mainly about agriculture. It covers an area of 200 acres and is full of various crops. There is a huge waterwheel beside the river in the distance. It is slowly driven by water power.
Rotate and continuously lift the water into the fields.
"This is corn!"
Chen Qing came to a cornfield. The corns were as tall as a person, and there were almost two corn buds under the armpits. It would be harvested in more than a month.
Chen Qing knelt down and looked carefully for a while, then asked: "Are these the seeds from last year?"
"Exactly!"
"Are there any with three bracts?"
"Yes! There are five plants with three bracts, here."
Liu Xiangyang pointed to a few corn plants. Chen Qing took a closer look and found that there were indeed three bracts. "Did this happen by chance?" Chen Qing asked again.
"No! These are the seeds that produced three bracts last year. We tried planting twenty seeds in this corner, but only five plants produced three bracts. We plan to continue to test the seeds next year and plant them for about five years.
, stabilize the seed with three bracts.”
Chen Qing praised: "That's why I came to Taixue today. I saw many people planting pumpkins on the road, and I was thinking, can I cultivate that kind of big, round, golden pumpkin?"
But it is obvious that specialized people are needed to do this kind of thing, so I thought of Taixue. This is actually my main purpose of running Taixue, to continue research, improve technical level, and cultivate high-yielding crops in agriculture.
Now I see that you are cultivating three-crown corn, which really makes me feel gratified, and it shows that I am running the school in the right direction."
Zhe Yanzhi said quickly: "Thank you for your teachings. Taixue has been running for several years, and we have slowly figured out the direction ourselves. Taixue trains students in two directions, one is to research technology, and the other is to promote technology."
, Promoting technology actually means going to various places to work as technical officers, while researching technology requires you to concentrate on cultivating and planting it year after year. It is very tiring, and usually it takes a lifetime to research, but some people like to do such things, and the key is to solve their problems.
No worries."
Chen Qing nodded, "Professors who specialize in research must be given positions, generous salaries, and official residences and courts like other officials to solve their housing worries. If they make achievements, I will also
Give a big reward!"
The faces of the group of professors at the back were all happy. His Highness wanted to give the official residence and the official courtyard, which was what they were most looking forward to.
"Thank you for your great love, Your Highness. We feel relieved with His Highness's words!"
Chen Qing was surrounded by people and came to the pumpkin garden. There were two acres of land. The pumpkins in it were about the size of basketballs, much larger than the rooftop pumpkins seen on the road. This was the result of careful planting. Ordinary families raised them in free range.
, of course the seeds are also different.
Chen Qing walked into the field and looked carefully at each pumpkin. This pumpkin was bigger than the ones he had planted before. It was growing well. It looked like it would eventually grow very big. Chen Qing turned around and asked, "Who grew this pumpkin?"