On a holiday, Li Jie was a little surprised when his servants announced that Marquis Wu'an Zheng Ying was coming to visit him. He didn't usually have much contact with him. When he arrived at the side hall and saw Marquis Wu An Zheng Ying spoke first before he could speak.
"Lin Yu, the new artillery test was successful, right?"
After hearing this, Li Jie knew the purpose of the other party's visit. They should have come for the new artillery. These generals had been eyeing the new artillery. The emperor had not announced the news before they came. Zhu Youtang planned to announce it during the Shuo Wang Dynasty. Regarding the fall of Wu'an Hou,
There is no need to keep it secret.
"Marquis Wu An is indeed very well informed. It was indeed successful. There is no need to be cautious in repeating the specific power. I think Marquis Wu An already knew about it, but I don't know why he came here this time?"
Zheng Ying smiled coquettishly: "I heard that the production of this gun is limited. I wonder if it can be allocated to the Denglai Navy first?"
Zheng Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Denglai Navy, is the legitimate son of Marquis Wu'an. Before mass production has begun, he is rushing to benefit his son. However, this gap cannot be opened. Once he agrees to Marquis Wu'an, others will come to visit him.
How to respond.
"It's not up to me to decide how to allocate it. In the end, it will be up to His Majesty to judge. I'm afraid this trip to Marquis Wu'an will be in vain."
Hearing this, Zheng Ying had a normal expression and no special reaction. He had already planned to return empty-handed before he came. After all, such heavy weapons were certainly not something Li Jie could decide. He came this time just to hold Youzao in his arms.
I don’t have the mentality to fight for three goals, and I don’t force myself when I see the situation.
Li Jie was discussing new artillery with Wu'an Hou Zheng Ying. At this time, the concierge came to inform Anxiang Bo Zhang Xun of his visit. The two looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes. Now the relationship between Xunqi Group and Li Jie is no longer the same.
It started to feel so stiff.
At first, the Xunqi Group was dissatisfied with Li Jie's proposal, mainly because Li Jie's suggestions would prevent them from beating them with a stick. However, as time went by, the national strength recovered, and now the emperor is ready to take action. Of course, the Xunqi Group, as a direct beneficiary, would not
I no longer blame the original proposal.
Anxiang Bo Zhang Xun came to the side hall and saw Wu Anhou also looking slightly embarrassed. Unexpectedly, the two of them thought of going together.
"Uncle Anxiang, you came to the wrong temple this time. You are planning to return home."
Zhang Xun smiled awkwardly: "I didn't expect Marquis Wu An to be here, haha!"
Afterwards, the three people communicated for a while, and then Wu Anhou and An Xiangbo left together.
Three months later, the distribution plan for the new artillery was finally finalized. During this period, there was a lot of open and covert fighting within the Xunqi Group. In the end, it was the British Duke Zhang Mao who came forward to suppress the situation. The even distribution plan left everyone speechless.
explain.
Fang Kun returned to the capital that day. Li Jie was overjoyed to see Fang Kun after getting off duty.
"Did it succeed?"
Fang Kun nodded heavily and said excitedly: "Shenzhi, the yield of tens of dan per acre is unbelievable! Where did you find the seeds?"
As a high-yield and highly adaptable food crop, Li Jie certainly would not let go of sweet potatoes. After many searches, he finally found sweet potato seeds in Luzon. Fang Kun did not enter the court as an official after passing the martial arts examination and still lived at home.
Therefore, Li Jie handed over the matter to Fang Kun and tried planting it in Zhuangzi outside the city. In recent years, Zui Liuxia's income has basically been from buying land outside the city. There was no data before and it was unsubstantiated. Now the experiment is successful.
You can propose to the court to expand planting.
"This kind of seed comes from Luzon overseas. All the harvest this time is reserved for sowing and cannot be wasted easily."
On the 15th day of September, Shuo is the first day of each month, and Wang is the 15th day of the lunar calendar. Every lunar month, the Chao Hui is held as an imperial ceremony, which is held in the Fengtian Hall, and its shape is the same as that of the Da Chao Hui.
The distribution plan decided a few days ago will be officially announced at today's court meeting. After everything has settled, Li Jie coughed lightly and took a step forward.
The other ministers were a little surprised and didn't know what Li Jie wanted to do. Li Jie's contributions over the years have been obvious to all.
The method of drying salt has been promoted all over the country. Businessmen are struggling to keep their branches, and every time they are successful, there are many people who respond. Compared with the method of frying salt, the labor of kitchen households is also much easier. Yuxue has also appeared in recent years.
With several outstanding talents, the Zao disciples no longer have to worry about being unable to pass the imperial examination.
In recent years, the border trade has brought many good horses to the court, and the horse administration has flourished. The border army no longer has to suffer from the lack of good horses and cannot form cavalry as before. The cavalry is now the standard equipment of all deployments. The horses produced by the court
War horses are given priority to be supplied to the border.
The cattle and sheep traded were gradually distributed to various places through the central government. Although it was still a drop in the bucket for the huge empire, the people had a bright future. Most of the people originally only had a quota of five acres of cattle. As for the rest,
It was all done using manpower, and now it has been increased to ten acres.
In terms of arithmetic, in addition to the "Preliminary Explanation of Arithmetic" published by Li Jie in his early years, which was widely spread throughout the world, the arithmetic book currently used by most elementary school children is "The Preliminary Explanation of Arithmetic". The "Reexplanation of Arithmetic" compiled by Li Jie two years ago is also
It has become a treasure book that many people read. It is in the same vein as the previous initial explanation and summarizes the content of arithmetic from the shallower to the deeper. It is more popular than the obscure Ten Classics of Arithmetic "Reinterpretation of Arithmetic".
"Your Majesty, I offer sweet potatoes as a congratulation to Your Majesty. I hope there will never be hunger in the world again."
Zhu Youtang was obviously stunned for a moment: "Lin Aiqing, what are sweet potatoes? I have never heard of them. Are they used for eating?"
Li Jie replied: "Your Majesty, sweet potatoes are indeed used for food. They are produced in overseas countries. They were first introduced to Luzon by the Franji people. When I went to sea last time, I sent my trusted followers to Luzon.
I found it after a search. I didn’t know whether this plant is suitable for our Ming Dynasty land, so I never reported it to Your Majesty. I just wanted to report the good news to Your Majesty when I successfully tried planting it a few days ago."
"My dear, where does the joy come from?"
Li Jie smiled and said: "These things are very cheap. They can survive even in barren land. I put them in the upper, middle and lower third-class fields on the farm outside the city for trial planting. Even the lower-class fields have a yield of 20 per mu."
The yield per mu of the top-grade fields has reached more than 30 shi."
Before Li Jie could continue, Zhu Youtang lost his voice and said, "What? Twenty or thirty shi per mu? Lin Aiqing, do you know what you are talking about? The yield of rice and wheat per acre is only a few shi. If you lie, I will definitely punish you!"
"Your Majesty, this thing is regarded as a treasure in Luzon. The Franji people strictly prohibit it from spreading to outsiders. When I went to sea last time, my uncle Fang Kun got it from Luzon after many twists and turns. I dare not commit the crime of deceiving the emperor. Your Majesty
You can send someone to the farm to check, everything is well documented!"
The emperor exclaimed: "Fang Kun? He was the number one scholar in martial arts in the year of Yi Mao?"
Li Jie nodded, and Zhu Youtang saw this and said, "I didn't expect you to have such a relationship. Ai Qing has always been steady and what he said is true. I just heard that the yield per mu is twenty or thirty shi, which is really shocking."