Chapter 85 Zhu Di, who follows the heart [For further reading]
Hearing what Ping An said, Zhu Biao couldn't help but recall the production problems of rice, wheat and other staple foods reported by various places in recent years.
He had a photographic memory and naturally recalled things quickly.
Indeed, as Ping An said, all staple food production has been reduced to varying degrees, but the magnitude is not large.
In addition, high-yielding crops such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes introduced from the late Ming Dynasty were widely planted, so this reduction in production did not attract enough attention.
Both Zhu Yuanzhang and him thought this was normal. After all, some people would change the land originally planted with rice to high-yielding crops such as corn.
But now it seems that things are not that simple.
"There is no way to solve this matter!"
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Take humans as an example too. Opening up the sea of qi is equivalent to the natural upgrading of rice. But humans can not only open up the sea of qi, they can also open up the Dantian. This is what generations of martial arts masters have concluded.
It’s a path to advancement where man can conquer heaven!”
Although Dantian and Qihai are both upgraded, they are two completely different paths of cultivation. I think the same is true for rice. The upgraded rice under natural selection has developed root systems and will not produce rice ears, but what if we cultivate it deliberately?"
"Just like people can open up their Dantian through cultivation, can rice be upgraded to the new variety of spiritual rice we need with a short growth cycle, high quality, and huge yields after cultivation?"
"How... how to cultivate this?" Ping An looked confused.
"Hybrid!"
Zhu Biao spit out two words: "Let various varieties of rice cross-pollinate with each other and become new varieties!"
"This is recorded in Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu", you can go and take a look!"
While Zhu Biao was speaking, he couldn't help but think of a certain kind-faced grandfather in his previous life.
"How about I leave this matter to you. To be honest, this matter is much more promising than refining alchemy."
"If Daozhang can really produce high-yield and high-quality rice, it will be famous and famous for thousands of years."
Hearing this, Ping An's eyes couldn't help but light up. Although he was a Taoist priest and an outsider, he had already entered the secular world. There seemed to be nothing wrong with pursuing a little fame and fortune.
"Then, the three-year period His Majesty has set for us..." Ping An hesitated.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself said that if the pills could not produce results that would benefit the country and the people within three years, the entire Gezao Mountain would be beheaded.
"I will explain this matter to my father. You just have to devote all your energy to it. Of course, you must see results in this matter, otherwise I will not be able to explain it to my father!" Zhu Biao said.
"Understood, thank you Your Highness!" Ping An saluted with a happy face.
Things were being solved one after another. Countless things piled up in the great Ming Empire every day, waiting for him, the crown prince, to make a decision.
Immigration, imperial examinations, salt administration, food, taxation, everything is crucial and related to the livelihood and destiny of countless people.
To be honest, this feeling of controlling power is really addictive. Zhu Biao's work intensity even changed from 996 to 007 unconsciously...
One month later.
Ciqing Palace.
Zhu Biao and his brothers were having lunch with Queen Ma.
During this time of busy affairs in the late Qing Dynasty, Lao Zhu had not been back for several days, so his sons would come over from time to time to show their filial piety.
Queen Ma also opened up the sea of qi after taking a rebirth elixir and a longevity fruit.
Although she doesn't like to practice, after the Qi Sea is opened, the spiritual energy will be absorbed by the body spontaneously, changing the body bit by bit, and extending the life span. Therefore, Queen Ma is now more and more radiant. Although she is almost fifty years old, not only does she not
Despite the signs of aging, he is getting younger.
"Biao'er, how is your father doing over there? I haven't heard any news for several days. I'm a little worried!" Queen Ma asked while eating.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother, I've been paying attention to things over there, there's no big problem!" Zhu Biao comforted with a smile.
"That'll do!"
Empress Ma nodded, glanced at Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan who were blinking at her, and then said: "You brothers want to go there to see things, but you don't dare to tell your father, you, the inferior brother,
When you go over to do errands next time, can you take them with you?"
Zhu Biao naturally also saw the little actions of his two stupid brothers. He secretly thought that he had really forgotten about these three during this period of time.
"Mother, if you didn't tell me, I would take them there too. Recently, my personal military guards have also been transferred there. They are a hundred households of personal military guards, so it's really hard for them to go there!"
"real?"
"Brother, are you about to go to the battlefield?" Zhu Ping suddenly stood up, his face full of excitement.
After joining Zhu Biaoqin's military guards for six years, they practiced, ran, fought, and studied every day, which was boring but fulfilling.
Not just him, the entire eight hundred brothers of the Guards are looking forward to the day when they can actually go to the battlefield.
Seeing the worried look on Queen Ma's face, Zhu Biao quickly said: "How can I do that? I'm just going there to help with the defense. How can it be my turn to fight with hundreds of people!"
When he came out of Ciqing Palace, Zhu Biao couldn't help but glare at Zhu Chong.
"You kid, you are always so irritable."
"Brother, I was wrong!" Zhu Ping quickly admitted his mistake.
"Let me tell you the truth first. There was indeed a war in the past this time."
"Haven't you been clamoring to lead the army alone? This battle is your opportunity. It's up to you whether you can seize it or not!"
"Let me make it clear first, this is not only my intention, but also my father's intention."
The three of them still have no titles and are just officials of a hundred households.
In Zhu Biao's view, this is not suppression, but experience. Six years have brought about major changes in the personalities of the three people, especially Zhu Fang and Zhu Fan. Zhu Biao believes that even if Zhu Yuanzhang really divides them up now
They are kings everywhere, and it is impossible for them to do those ridiculous things in history.
"Brother, I just want to stay in the military guard, and I don't want to go anywhere!" Zhu Di quickly expressed his attitude behind him, determined not to join in the trouble with his two brothers.
"Is this little brother so sincere?" Zhu Biao secretly laughed in his heart.
"Traitor!" Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan glared at Zhu Di.
"I'm not going to take your spot, or else can you two beat me?" After training together and living together for five or six years, he is not afraid of these two stupid brothers.
When Zhu Xi and Zhu Fan thought about it, what Zhu Di said was indeed reasonable, and they immediately started to smile.
"Okay, let's compete fairly and make progress together!"
"Fourth brother, don't have any scruples. What's yours is yours. No matter you become a general or a marshal in the future, should we be brothers or brothers?"
"The same goes for you two, do you understand?"
Zhu Biao looked seriously at these three younger brothers who had been getting along almost day and night for six years, and spoke solemnly.
