I don’t know if the things in "Natural History" have increased Yao Jiuye’s knowledge, or if he has really grown up. This time Mr. Cai gave such a comprehensive and thorough explanation, and Yao Jiuye seemed to understand what it meant all at once.
“Food is the first priority for the people.”
Food is a major matter related to the life and death of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
"Wow! Really?! Uncle Jiu, then your mother is really amazing! I didn't expect that she was already doing such a grand thing before marrying into Prince Chong's palace. No wonder Grandpa Huang fell in love with her...
..." The emperor's grandson Li An was filled with admiration.
People used to say that his imperial grandfather Li Wenchong was a fool who chose such an "old woman" instead of a young and beautiful daughter of an aristocratic family.
Did you see that his grandpa is so stupid? It's obvious that those people are blind.
How many things did Grandma Huang do after she married into the royal family?
From Daming Glasses Factory, Daming Law Firm, Daming Account Firm, and now Experimental Zhuangzi, which one is not the result of Grandma Huang?
She is really amazing!
No wonder the mother-in-law looked admiring every time she mentioned Grandma Huang, and told him not to listen to nonsense from outsiders and to be respectful.
"Really! Your mother is so amazing! No. 9 green fertilizer can actually increase grain production by 30%."
"Also, the Super Pumpkin is awesome. I have eaten the No. 1 pumpkin. It is sweet, glutinous and especially delicious. I have never eaten the No. 2 and No. 3 pumpkins, but since Mr. Cai said it, one of them is big and the other survives.
If we are more capable, we will definitely be able to feed the people more."
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The emperor's eldest grandson, Li An, was shining brightly: "For the first time, I know that agriculture not only has so much knowledge, but it is also so important. No wonder your mother would spend so much effort on this matter. Uncle Jiu, I really admire the emperor.
Grandma!"
Yao Jiuye raised the corners of his mouth with a look of pride on his face: "Of course, my mother is amazing. Let me tell you..."
Balabala, brought out the tissues, pencils, fans, and glasses that everyone usually used, and told An Li that these things were made in his mother's craftsman's workshop in the first place.
There are many inventions and creations in craftsmen's workshops. Although they are not big, neither earth-shattering nor earth-shattering, they are created to make everyone's life easier.
"My mother said that every invention, no matter how small it is, is a good invention as long as it can make everyone's life more convenient and can be used by everyone."
"Yeah, Grandma Huang is right. The colored pencils invented by Grandma Huang are very easy to use. It's very convenient for me to draw with it. It's that stylus." Emperor Sun Li An frowned, "The stylus is a bit troublesome.
Sometimes the ink is always stained, and it is easy to smear on the notebook... I don't like it very much."
Yao Jiuye laughed: "I don't like it either. But my mother said there is no other way. The stylus pen can only be made like this temporarily. If one day, someone can invent a bag-like device that can directly put ink into the pen,
It’ll be useful.”
"Put ink into a pen?! Wow! Really? I don't know when it will be invented. I really hope it will be faster."
"There will come a day when my mother is already looking for some kind of glue...I don't know the details, but my mother said that there is a kind of tree with a kind of glue on it, which can be made into clothes after drying.
The same cloth can be as watertight as oil paper, is also shrinkable and not easy to break, and can be used as an ink sac to hold ink..."
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A group of people gathered around Yao Jiuye, listening to Yao Jiuye and the emperor's eldest grandson Li An talking animatedly to each other.
When they heard the rise, some people interrupted and asked various questions.
For example, will they have the opportunity to see trees that can grow gum in the future? Is it easy to grow super pumpkins? Can they try planting them? Anyway, my husband wants them to plant experimental fields, so why not give them a few seeds of super pumpkins...
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The principle of green fertilizer described by Mr. Cai is very interesting. Will they still make it themselves in the future?
Also, if they improve green fertilizer, can they also receive "bonuses" and "patent fees" like those craftsmen who invent and create?
"Yes, why not?" Yao Jiuye said with a smile, "My mother often said in the house that no matter who he is, no matter whether he is a craftsman in the craftsman's workshop, as long as he has an invention, as long as his invention is
If they are practical, my mother will apply for patents and give them bonuses."
"In the past, when I was in Jinling, someone who was not from a craftsman's workshop invented something. When my mother saw that it was practical, she directly applied for a patent for him."
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"As for you..." Yao Jiuye looked at everyone and laughed, "How many patents you can get depends on your own ability."
Yao Jiuye wished that some of them were interested in inventions and creations. He often heard his mother Gu Qingling say that the status of craftsmen is too low now. It would be great if someone could take the lead and improve the status of craftsmen.
After he founded the Natural History Journal, he came into contact with many lower-class people.
Especially those who are interested in "wonderful skills and tricks" and study them in depth.
Because these things cannot be put on the table, they often become the targets of "disdain" and ridicule.
Yao Jiuye, who was influenced by Gu Qingling and had been to the craftsmen's workshops several times, knew very well that although craftsmen had a low status, they could invent and create many things.
Just like the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, they are a group of people who are very useful to society.
There was class over there, and Gu Qingling was checking the yard prepared by the servants.
Yao Anhong and Yao Anyi are different from others. They have to live here permanently, so Gu Qingling did not arrange a four-person or six-person room for the two brothers, but arranged a spacious suite.
The back room is a bedroom with a bed and a cabinet. It makes full use of the space in the house and moves the bed that is not usually used, leaving enough space for activities.
It is also equivalent to their personal space.
The outside room is used for entertaining guests and is arranged like a living room.
Gu Qingling knew that such a room was definitely far behind their previous living conditions. But since they came to Shuxiangyuan, they had to adapt to the living conditions here.
Moreover, she has taken great care of them and has prepared relatively luxurious "double suites" for them. In the future Shuxiangyuan, there will be very few such luxurious suites. Most of them will be four-person, six-person or eight-person rooms, let alone two-person rooms.
There is only one room for one person, but there is no reception room.
The dormitory is not a place where everyone entertains guests. Real friends will not mind coming to your dormitory to sit and sit. Friends who are not friends can go directly to the tea room or study room outside.
Yes, that's right.
In the future, the Shuxiangyuan will have a tea room for everyone to relax, and there will also be a study room specifically used for studying, which is slightly different from the library.
After all, the library is a place where books are stored, with strict management and strict work and rest hours.
But the study room is different. The study room only has tables and chairs, and other things are brought by yourself.
