"By the way, do you think this place is a bit small?" Zhu Houcong touched his chin and felt that he should start to prepare. It is not a problem to stay here all the time. The main reason is that it is always bad to not see the sun.
"This is still small. If it is smaller, I will keep digging. I feel it is quite open." Yang Shen didn't know what His Majesty was thinking. Is such a big place not open? It is already very big.
"What I mean is to build a city outside. All the construction craftsmanship can be moved outside, make it bigger, and take over the families of these people. What do you think?" After all, Yang Shen is the person in charge here.
Or, if he didn't agree, then Zhu Houcong would naturally not force it.
This is considered a big event, and the workload is quite heavy, but Zhu Houcong feels that there is no need to delay. After all, due to confidentiality reasons, some people have not been home for a long time, and family leave is always limited, so it is easy to cause trouble. Since
It is also very good to build a big city like this and let some relatively unimportant people enter.
"Why do you suddenly say this? Isn't this place very nice and safe?" Yang Shen was a little puzzled. He didn't refuse directly or anything like that, he was just a little curious.
"That's what I say, but don't you think that if people stay here for a long time, something will happen to them sooner or later? And with the continuous improvement of technology, the demand continues to increase, and there are more and more people here. Sooner or later, there will be a mix of good and bad.
If there are problems, not all of them should be moved out. Some manufacturing industries should be moved out, and some product development should still be kept here. Wouldn't it be safer? It would also be more convenient to put them outside. Build a big city and put their wives and children there.
Isn’t it great to connect them all?”
Zhu Houcong looked at Yang Shen with seriousness in his eyes. Now that there are more and more people here, it is always a bad thing. Clean out the irrelevant people and make this place purer. Compared with some mature technologies, we are actually studying them.
things are more important.
This also ensures safety. It is the result of Zhu Houcong's careful consideration. It is quite interesting to choose a good place to build an industrial city and also serve as a preliminary experimental base.
"There seems to be no problem in saying this, but if we go outside to build a city, the goal will be too big. Moreover, such a large-scale transfer of personnel will hardly attract the attention of others." Yang Shen did not object, but he also
I raised my own concerns. Safety and confidentiality can be guaranteed here, but it is hard to tell when we get out. Moreover, how big the city will be and where it will be built is also something worth considering.
"That's what I said, but how is it possible to not be discovered at all? We have moved out a lot of good things this time, and it can be regarded as a show in front of the public. They are naturally curious about where this thing comes from. These things
No matter what the thing looks like, there will be a steady stream of spies behind it. They will annoy you to death, so getting some out is just a diversion. This is the most important place. After all, invention and creation are the driving force of the times. You
understand?"
It's just a matter of time or later. We can't stay down here forever. It's good to have a centralized place. We just need to set up a military restricted area and send more troops.
"If Your Majesty has considered it clearly, then Wei Chen will naturally not say anything. Wei Chen does not object. After all, with the continuous development of technology, the demand for various departments is getting higher and higher, and more and more people are needed.
, In principle, I agree, but where should this city be built and how big should it be built? Does Your Majesty have any ideas?"
This is also a place worth pondering. After all, the ones he has here are all treasures. If they fall directly into the public eye, it will put them in a dangerous place. If the safety problem cannot be solved, he would rather these things.
If you stay down there all your life, at least it will be relatively safe here.
"Aren't we discussing this with you? What I mean is to find a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and then it should be big, very, very big, because we have to take into account the future expansion of the industry. It is better to plan a bigger place at the beginning than to have a headache later.
It’s better, and then it’s best to have mineral resources nearby so that there are plenty of raw materials.”
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
For these goals, there is no suitable place near Beijing, and Zhu Houcong has no plans to build a big city here. Wouldn't it be self-destruction to build a big city near Kyoto?
"I don't think His Majesty intends to discuss it with Wei Chen, but to leave this matter to Wei Chen, right?" Yang Shen rolled his eyes. This big shopkeeper who has always wanted to find him has no good intentions. How could he worry about such a thing?
, at most, give him a general direction and let him do it on his own.
How should I put it? It’s hard to say. Your Majesty has given you enough autonomy. You can do whatever you want. Your Majesty basically doesn’t care. He gives you a stage to show off your talents. But if you say OK, he usually doesn’t care about anything. He just stuffs it for you.
The task is sometimes quite helpless.
"Haha, don't I believe you? You go to Yan Song to discuss it. The scale of the city should be the same as that of Beijing. It can be anywhere. There is no need to follow my idea. The transportation is convenient. After the city is built,
It will drive the development of the entire Ming Dynasty, my dear, we have a long way to go."
Convenient transportation is enough. In fact, Zhu Houcong thinks Anhui is good. Water transportation is very good, or it can be located in the south. Although there are fewer people, the water network is dense. As long as the transportation is good enough, there is nothing that cannot be transported out or in.
Comes with materials.
But even though he had an idea, he didn't say it. After all, he didn't know much about geography. There were many things involved here. If he came up with a rough framework, there would naturally be professionals who would think about these things. All he had to do was see the final result.
alright.
Yang Shen rolled his eyes but didn't say anything. After all, he was used to His Majesty's operations. When he really did it himself, it made him uncomfortable.
"By the way, there is one more thing I want to leave to you." In addition to the city construction, there is also the matter of hybrid rice. We have to start preparing. I don't know how long it will take to get this thing. Scientific research is a matter of reputation, so hurry up.
Do it.
"What's the matter? Your Majesty, do you think I'm very idle? I have anthracite and a big move. What else do you have now? Why don't you chop me into three pieces? I can't do it now anyway. You can figure it out.
That's it." Yang Shen was completely speechless. It hasn't stopped for two days. Why, do you think he is very idle? Even without these things, he would be busy to death, okay?
"Look at you, you haven't asked anything yet. Isn't it a bit bad to refuse like this? You should ask what it is first."
"Don't ask, you either have to shock me, or you can talk about it in a few days. Wei Chen really doesn't have time here." Yang Shen curled his lips. If I asked, would I still have a chance to refuse? Really?
Yes, it makes me sad to think about it. Your Majesty really doesn't treat him as a human being, not even as good as an animal. The animal still has a few days to rest.
"Well, although this matter is very important, you really don't need to worry too much. Even you know that there will definitely be a relatively big development in the future, but all development has a prerequisite, and that is people. We need
A large population will support our development, what do you think of my statement?"
Zhu Houcong looked at Yang Shen. This is a very serious question. The development of industry requires a large number of workers. This quantity is very large, and agriculture cannot fall behind. Food is the most important thing for the people. Once all farmers flow into factories, agricultural production will fall behind.
, farmland will also be abandoned.
In this era of intensive farming, there is not enough food to eat. Farmers need to eat chaffy vegetables to survive. Once this pattern is broken, there will be no food left. Grain production will not increase, and intensive farming will be lost.
If Zhu Houcong encouraged production, he would not know how many people would die if there was another calamity year. Therefore, until grain production increased, Zhu Houcong did not dare to encourage childbearing. It was really impossible to feed the people.
Even if the people have money, but the total amount of food is there, people's demand will increase, food prices will rise, and people will still not be able to afford it, which is a waste of money, so this hurdle must be passed.
"This is indeed the truth. Now that Weichen has recruited so many people and taught some craftsmen, they all say that the farmland at home is abandoned. Although Weichen's salary is very high, it is enough for them to eat and drink.
There is a surplus, but once the scale is relaxed and a large number of people become craftsmen, the food crisis will become prominent."
Yang Shen still agrees with His Majesty's words. He presides over this matter himself and has seen a lot. The number of workers currently recruited is not too many and it can still be balanced. However, once a large number of farmers are transferred, the farmland will inevitably be destroyed.
Abandoned.
Although the salary of migrant workers may be higher, the total amount of food will be reduced, and food prices will inevitably rise.
Food is a necessity of life. People can have no money, but they cannot live without something to eat. If the amount of food decreases sharply, money will depreciate rapidly. At that time, money will be scrap metal, and even if you have money, you can't buy food.
Therefore, no matter what age, it makes sense to emphasize agriculture and suppress business. Business will indeed earn more money. If it is vigorously promoted, farmers will go into business instead of farming. Who will farm the land?
So when His Majesty wanted to do this, he was actually not very willing. It was a bit too much to improve the status of industry and commerce, but the things were indeed good things. These were very helpful to the development of the Ming Dynasty. With these, the Ming Dynasty was in an invincible position.
, otherwise, if nothing else, the Tatar army of 300,000 people is enough to eat a pot, and the city of Beijing will definitely not be able to defend it.
Of course, this must be done with the idea of squeezing farmers, but if some people enjoy it, others will naturally suffer. Without farmers to take care of the situation, how can the people above enjoy life.
I was so busy that I forgot that once large-scale expansion occurs, it will definitely affect the development of agriculture. Now that Your Majesty is talking about this, is there a solution?
"Right, the food problem must be solved, but there is only so much land, and in terms of population, according to the current food production, and excluding some war factors and other reasons, we can only feed so many people, so should we
How about finding a solution from rice seeds?"
"You mean hybrid rice?" Yang Shen looked at His Majesty with some confusion. Did you start it so early?
"Ah?" Zhu Houcong was stunned for a moment, why did he feel a sense of violation? Something was wrong.
"Isn't it? You mentioned it in the book you gave me, but to be honest, I don't understand why this will increase the yield. Is it really possible to produce a thousand kilograms of rice per mu?" Your Majesty.
He had read all the books given to him, and there were all kinds of strange things in them, including this kind of hybrid rice, but he didn't know whether it was because His Majesty ignored the problem or something else, because he didn't understand it very well anyway.
"It is naturally possible. Let's put it this way. In nature, some varieties of rice can withstand strong winds, but not others. Some are more drought-tolerant, some have higher yields, and some can resist pests. Our ancestors
Well, it is to select the rice that is suitable for us to plant, and the purpose of hybridization is to fuse all these excellent genes together. In this way, the cultivated rice has all the excellent traits, and can not only tolerate drought but also resist pests and strong winds.
Whether it’s critical output or not, I don’t know if you can understand what I’m saying.”
Actually, Zhu Houcong was not very clear. He only remembered the pea hybridization experiment. The principles should be similar. He didn't understand it very well, but at least there was a research direction, which was much better than making something out of nothing.
"To be honest, Wei Chen doesn't understand very well, but His Majesty said that Wei Chen understands a little better. Is this the same as a mule?" I don't know anything else, but he still understands the hybrid mule. Although it runs fast, it has better endurance.
, is a very excellent hybrid variety.
"Yes, yes, but mules cannot give birth. Plants bear fruit just like animals give birth. This needs to be cultivated slowly. Very good varieties can be cultivated and planted on a large scale. This will naturally solve the food crisis. Sweet potatoes and potatoes can also be eaten.
, but Chinese people are still used to eating rice."
To be honest, Zhu Houcong doesn't know how to explain this thing. Mainly because he is not very proficient in this thing. It's okay to be awesome, but it's a bit difficult for him to talk about Chou Yin.
"So what does Your Majesty want to do?" Although I didn't understand, I asked him what he wanted to do anyway. He doesn't understand this thing anyway, so don't expect him to be responsible for it.
"Of course I want you to find a person in charge. You have many capable people in Jinyiwei. See if there are any interested people. You can also find a few more. This thing should be done sooner rather than later. Plant the seeds and wait until you know.
It will take several months to see results, and it's not possible in the north. Go to the south, where you can plant several waves a year. Of course, let's talk about site selection first. Find the person in charge first, and then talk about the following.
matter."
Zhu Houcong's purpose is that whenever you want to do something, you must first find the right person in charge, and then talk about the next thing. After all, it is not Yang Shen who is responsible for this matter, and it will be in vain.