Chapter 808 The governor arrives and the rice is six ripe
Niu Shijin, the new governor of Nanyang, set out from Yili Prefecture, traveled across the entire empire, and took a boat to Temasek Port in Nanyang.
As soon as he stepped off the boat, his stomach immediately turned upside down and he kept vomiting beside the dock.
Niu Shijin's master immediately stepped forward to help him and asked anxiously: "Sir, you are feeling unwell, should we go to the hospital first?"
Niu Shijin waved his hand, took the water bottle handed over by his master, drank a few sips of water, and then ordered: "We can't waste His Highness the Crown Prince's time.
It took me nearly two months to travel across the empire by train and ship.
His Royal Highness the Prince has also been waiting in Nanyang for nearly two months.
I cannot waste His Highness the Crown Prince's time, so I will calm down a little and go to the Governor's Yamen immediately."
Niu Shijin looked at the busy dock and the prosperous Nanyang.
He finally passed the threshold that many civil servants could not break through, making the leap from a third-grade civil servant to a full third-grade civil servant.
Niu Shijin's identity is very complicated. His father was a general of the Ming Army.
He rose through the ranks from a small official position little by little and never seriously took the imperial examination.
These two identities are highly discriminated against in officialdom.
Niu Shijin was neither a talent trained by the military nor accepted by civilian officials.
He was not eligible for good positions, and the places where he worked were all remote and poor places. As a firefighter, he solved accidents caused by other people everywhere.
Others could be promoted after serving one or two terms as prefect, but he served as prefect for four full terms before he got the chance to be promoted.
Niu Shijin started his career in politics and transferred to various positions. He has already served as the chief minister of Beihai and the chief minister of Ili.
He already expects to continue serving as chief envoy for a fourth term.
His Majesty the Emperor suddenly issued an order to promote him to the post of governor of Nanyang.
He took the train going south, from Yili to the capital to visit the Holy Land, then from the capital all the way south to Jiaozhi, and then took a boat to Nanyang.
Had the diesel locomotive not been put on the railway for testing during this period, pushing the speed of the old railway to its limit, his trip would have been extended by more than ten days.
Niu Shijin was hit by a sudden surprise. He took the train in a daze, not knowing why he got this opportunity.
He came to the capital, and through asking friends and reading newspapers, he learned about the missing nest case in Nanyang, which involved the governor.
This case has had a great impact. Nanyang has become a hot potato, and people with strong backgrounds are unwilling to touch this hot potato.
The position of governor of Nanyang gave them, children from poor families, a chance to compete.
Niu Shijin has a clean background and has been working in the northern part of the empire.
He has no connection at all with the southern region, especially Nanyang.
Niu Shijin believed that it was precisely because of his status that he was selected by His Majesty the Emperor to have the opportunity to compete for the position of governor of Nanyang.
When he met the emperor, he confronted the emperor, and Niu Shijin told him his policy of governing Southeast Asia.
This is the granary of the empire, which first ensures the production of food.
The secondary issue is education, making the general public in Nanyang understand that they are members of the empire.
They must abide by the values and laws of the empire.
When Niu Shijin was playing the correct match, he saw an obvious smile on His Majesty's face. He knew then that he would succeed.
Things turned out just as he had guessed, and he stood out among several governor candidates.
Niu Shijin's main task when he took office was to break the control of local officials over various Nanyang affairs.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince created an opportunity for him, and most of the officials in Nanyang were dismissed due to involvement in the case.
Only in this way can a large number of external officials be mobilized to enter Nanyang and completely change the situation in Nanyang.
Just thinking about it made Niu Shijin very excited.
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Prince Su Shu heard Dong Yunhan's report and trusted the governor of Nanyang to ask for an audience.
He showed an expression of joy and immediately let the Nanyang governor into the study.
"This new governor is so slow in his actions. I have already spent enough time in Nanyang.
His home court is the capital, and it would be inappropriate to stay in Nanyang for too long."
Niu Shijin approached the governor's office. Under the leadership of the guards, he came to the room where Prince Su Shu was.
When he saw the prince, he immediately stepped forward and bowed.
Prince Su Shu hurriedly walked over, helped Niu Shijin up, and said, "Master Niu, please forgive me. I have been looking forward to Master Niu's early arrival day and night.
Let’s not engage in those vulgar etiquettes for now, I’ll leave all the affairs of the Nanyang Governor’s Yamen to Mr. Niu.”
Prince Su Shu had already seen the black and white photos of Niu Zhijin in advance.
Can he recognize who this person is at a glance? With photo evidence, unless the appearance is very similar, it is difficult to be faked.
Niu Shijin was a little anxious. He didn't expect that Prince Su Shu was more anxious than him.
They immediately began to follow the procedures and hand over the governor's Yamen's seal and account books.
Niu Shijin opened the list of officials and found that the court had sent people to take over many of the positions that had been dismissed.
This should be an official from a place close to Nanyang who was transferred to Nanyang by the imperial court.
Except for those with strong backgrounds, these officials will be promoted faster when they come to Nanyang.
The rest of the officials must have offended people more or less.
Nanyang is now in ruins, and it is difficult to maintain the prosperity of the past. How can there be so many achievements to reward people for promotion.
Niu Shijin looked at the clear-eyed Crown Prince Su Shu and said with sincere admiration: "I have heard of His Highness the Crown Prince's name before.
Regardless of the burden of his reputation, His Royal Highness resolutely attacked the officials.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is full of righteousness, which is truly a blessing to the empire."
When Prince Su Shu handed over the official list, he heard Niu Shijin's praise and said with emotion:
"I just did what I should do. If I care about reputation, I can't do anything well.
I did this correctly, and my reputation among the people became even louder.
Needless to say, the people support me very much in killing corrupt officials.
I used to think that the Nanyang officials hated me to the core.
Their relatives and friends were all sent to prison by me.
The development of things surprised me. My previous understanding of officialdom was still a little too superficial.
My status is too high, and it is difficult for me to see the dark side of officialdom.
These officials, who do not even get a share of smuggling profits, have been excluded from mainstream circles.
They are just like the cows and horses in the officialdom, working silently, but others take away the credit.
I directly wiped out all the upper-class circles in the Nanyang region.
These people who were suppressed before have room for advancement.
Nanyang has vacated a large number of official positions, and the officials who have been added to the official positions are also very grateful to me.
In particular, there will be a great achievement in Nanyang that is comparable to Furui.
Officials from all over Nanyang will be grateful to me, how can some of Shuo Shu's relatives and friends shake my reputation."
Niu Shijin took over the most important governor's seal from Prince Su Shu. He heard Prince Su Shu talk about his great achievements.
He has been an official for many years and has a very clear understanding of the great achievements in officialdom.
The great achievements that Prince Su Shu mentioned were definitely extraordinary from ordinary achievements.
In the eyes of Prince Su Shu, the achievement of promoting a person to a higher rank was not considered a great achievement.
It should be able to change the development of a place so that most people can benefit from it. This can be considered a truly great achievement.
Niu Shijin's voice was trembling. He asked softly: "Your Highness, please tell me what a great achievement this is. I don't know him at all. Can I understand this matter?"
After Prince Su Shu heard this, he laughed and said: "Governor Niu, it seems that your popularity in official circles is not very good.
Most officials already know about this matter.
I am about to leave Nanyang, and this matter still requires the cooperation of the governor's Yamen.
Now that the handover has been completed, the cattle governor has changed into his official uniform, and we are heading to the breeding base together."
Niu Shijin immediately thanked him and went to the side hall next to him to change into the governor's official uniform.
He was wearing a high-ranking official uniform, and his heart was filled with excitement.
His biggest wish is to develop this remote place into a place of importance.
At that time, he will wear the official uniform of the second rank.
For provinces that are large in scale or extremely powerful, the local governors are all of the second grade.
Niu Shijin was very envious. With such a powerful governor, it would be easier for them to enter the six ministries and the cabinet.
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Under the guidance of the guards, Niu Shijin sat in the back row of the car, sitting in the same row as Prince Su Shu.
He had seen a lot of new things like cars in the capital, but he had never experienced them before.
The speed of the car was too fast, and Niu Shijin was naturally averse to risks. He did not want his life to end because of a car accident.
The car experience is really good, the ride is convenient and comfortable, no wonder so many officials like it.
Niu Shijin saw the car walking on the busy road at first, and then came to the somewhat desolate outside the city.
On this cement road, cars are rarely seen, and there are more mule carts and ox carts.
There are no houses or factories on both sides of the road, and they have become cultivated paddy fields.
Niu Shijin had no extra words, he chatted with the prince Su Shu all the way.
It is mainly to tell Prince Su Shu, who has never been to the north of the empire, about some real conditions in the north.
Prince Su Shu said gratefully: "Governor Niu was the first to tell me in detail about the situation in the north.
Beihai Province, many people say, is a bitterly cold place with long and cold winters.
I now know that the rivers there are densely packed and there are plenty of random sources, so a large number of plants can be planted in spring and summer.
There is no problem at all in supporting the local immigrants.
Beihai Province is astonishingly rich in mineral resources.”
Prince Su Shu listened to Niu Shijin's story about how he Chineseized the local nomadic tribes in the north, and he gradually became fascinated.
The empire's education is to disbelieve in ghosts and gods, worship ancestors, and focus on clan blood.
Prince Su Shu now knows the respect the grassland tribes have for lamas.
If the empire wants to Sinicize the nomadic tribes of the steppes, it must first Sinicize the lamas.
They were chatting about speculation when the car parked in a small high-rise building surrounded by large fields.
There are also a large number of distinctive agricultural machines parked around the small high-rise building.
Diesel harvesters and tractors that are gradually becoming more popular on the market can be seen here.
You can see many machines here that are not available on the market.
Prince Su Shu pointed to the plaque on the building and said: "This is the Rice Breeding Center of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
It is managed by my cousin Su Lin, an academician of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
A rice plant of great importance to the empire is about to appear here."
Prince Su Shu and Niu Shijin stepped out of the car, but no one came out to greet them in the small high-rise building. There were only a few people here to look after important machines.
"Governor Niu, my cousin should lead a team to the experimental field.
Let’s go to the experimental field and see the final results.”
Prince Su Shu said this while calling Niu Shijin to the experimental field.
Surrounded by guards, they headed to the experimental field.
Niu Shijin followed closely behind Prince Su Shu.
He saw that Prince Su Shu was familiar with the roads, he must have been here many times.
They soon saw hundreds of people surrounding hundreds of acres of fields.
Some of these people took pictures with cameras to record the growth of the rice.
Some were holding thermometers and testing the temperature in the fields.
Niu Shijin looked at the rice in the field. It was growing very tall, and there were many and big rice grains on the ears.
From this look, it looks like good seeds grown in good fields.
When Prince Su Shu saw his cousin Su Lin, he immediately stepped forward to say hello.
"Uncle, how is the rice field growing?"
Su Lin said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is here again, the rice in the field is growing very well.
The grouting is now complete, and it will be ready to harvest after a while.
This time we studied short-term fast-growing rice seeds and finally succeeded.
Originally, the Nanyang region could only harvest four rice crops a year. After the success of fast-growing rice, rice can be harvested six times a year."
Prince Su Shu said in surprise: "Uncle Lin, it's great, fast-growing rice has finally succeeded.
From four crops a year to six crops a year, this is equivalent to a 50% increase in grain production in Nanyang."
Su Lin proudly said: "Not only in Nanyang, this fast-growing rice can also be grown in major grain-producing areas such as Siam and Cochin.
There can't be six crops a year there, but three crops can become four crops, and four crops can become five crops, so there's no problem at all."
Niu Shijin heard that the grain output in Nanyang could reach such a terrifying level.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He simply couldn’t believe that planting winter wheat in the north was equivalent to harvesting one more crop of grain, and the grain production was already sufficient.
He did not expect that here in Nanyang, growing two crops of grain is no longer a big deal, and now rice can be harvested six times a year.
This means that Nanyang has become a real land of plenty for the empire.
Just relying on the food of this province can feed half of the empire's population.
Prince Su Shu squatted down and looked at the golden ears of wheat. He said happily: "This technology is one of the most important technologies since the founding of the empire.
This is also one of the greatest technologies of all time.
With enough food, people don't have to worry about starvation and can have children boldly.
The territory of the empire is too large, and only enough population can fill the territory of the empire.
With enough grain, the excess grain can also be used to make wine and feed poultry and livestock.
In the future, the imperial dining table will not only be filled with rice, but also rich in meat, eggs, and milk."
Su Lin looked at the rice fields blowing in the wind, and said in a magnetic voice: "My job is to make every citizen of the empire willing to eat rice.
Let the children of the empire have sufficient meat, eggs, and milk on their dining tables so that they can grow up healthily and happily.
All these years of hard work in the fields have finally paid off.”
Niu Shijin knew about the Nanyang smuggling case, and he worriedly said: "The empire now has such excellent rice seeds, will the rice seeds be leaked to other countries?
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, grain was used as a strategic weapon.
Once an enemy country masters this technology, we will lack a strategic deterrent point, and the enemy country's national power will also increase."
Su Lin said confidently: "Our hybrid rice technology is unique.
The enemy only steals rice seeds and plants them once at most, and then the rice seeds will degrade.
Countries outside the empire, with their current technological development, cannot crack our technology."
Prince Su Shu looked at the golden rice fields and said, "I want to report this good news to my father.