"By then, this kind of greenhouse can even be promoted across the country!"
Su Wu was thinking more than just this. If this greenhouse is so powerful, can it also ensure that the indoor temperature is higher in winter?
Even without burning fires and coals, the poor people can stay warm throughout the cold winter.
However, manufacturing such a greenhouse made of glass is very expensive, and the poor people will definitely not be able to afford it.
It would be great if there was a way to lower the price of these glasses.
Of course, Su thought that these words were just thoughts, because he had witnessed the entire process of making glass, and it consumed a huge amount of manpower, material resources, and coal.
"Su Aiqing thought very much, and I have thought about it too, and if possible, I would like to create completely transparent glass!"
Not only ordinary transparent glass, but also all kinds of organic glass, bulletproof glass, tempered glass, Zhu Gaoyan has to make them all.
It's just that this aspect is not something Zhu Gaoxi has been involved in. He only vaguely remembers that the difference between these special glasses and ordinary glass is only the ingredients added inside and the temperature control of melting and solidification.
Don’t be in a hurry, there will be plenty of time in the future anyway, so just give it a try slowly. One day, even if it is ultra-thin glass that future generations cannot make, I, Zhu Gaotian, will be able to make it for you!
Such strangleholds and technological monopolies do not exist here. If they do, we strangle them!
"Is it the same glass as that top-quality crystal?"
Think of glass as completely transparent. Isn't it exactly the same as crystal?
"I can't say they are exactly the same, but they are exactly the same."
"Because crystal, glaze, and glass are all made of the same material. They are the same thing, they just have different names!"
It turns out to be like this?
Su Wu was a little surprised. He had never heard of these things.
"Study hard, there are still many things you don't know in this world!"
"And the knowledge you need to learn is not only from various schools of thought, but also astronomy and geography!"
As the saying goes, if you learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid of traveling all over the world.
Although the current Ming Dynasty has made some achievements in this area, it is completely unsystematic, and it has not received much attention from the world. It has even been classified as a crooked practice in the aspect of miraculous skills and obscenity!
This is also one of the important reasons why the technological gap between China, a big country in the East, and the West has widened in modern times!
What Zhu Gaoying needs to do now is to change this step by step!
Otherwise, Zhu Gaotian's brain would be the limit of what he could create with guns and cannons. As for more sophisticated aircraft, high-speed trains, rocket missiles, and various electronic products of modern youth, even if he wanted to break through
I can't even think of it.
"There is a order of learning, and there are specialties in arts. I only need to manage the country well. Leave the rest to me, the talents that are constantly emerging in the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Gaotian whispered softly.
"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
Su Wu seemed to have heard Zhu Gaoying say something just now, but he didn't hear it clearly.
"Nothing, I just lament that the seedlings in this land are like newborn babies, full of vitality. Under the care of the greenhouse, they will definitely grow vigorously in the future!"
"The greenhouse developed by His Majesty naturally has such powerful effects!"
It's just that although Zhu Gaoying was talking about potato seedlings, what he was thinking about was the vast number of talents that were constantly emerging.
"Come, come here!"
At this time, an old farmer hurriedly passed by the greenhouse where Zhu Gaotian was.
"Sir, are you calling me?"
"Besides you, is there anyone else?"
The old farmer looked around and found that there was no one around, so he decisively walked into the greenhouse.
"My lord, I wonder if this lord called the old man here and wanted to tell him to do something?"
Although this old man claims to be decrepit, his hair is only slightly gray. If judged according to his ancient appearance, this old man is probably in his forties now.
After all, the elderly in ancient Chinese rural society had no choice but to wait for death at home once they reached their fifties or even their sixties.
I get sick from overwork in daily life, and it will show up quickly as I get older.
"Let me ask you, how many acres of potatoes are grown here?"
Su Wu asked Zhu Gaoyen,
"Sir, you have asked the right person. Look at the dozen or so greenhouses around here. They are all managed by Old Man and his men!"
"Each greenhouse occupies half an acre, but only part of it can be used to grow potatoes. Calculating, three greenhouses are equivalent to one acre of land, and there are fifteen greenhouses here, so there are five acres of potatoes in total!
"
Five acres of land is already a lot.
After Zhu Gaoying heard this, he was not surprised, because these potatoes were found in boxes filled with seawater.
Without guaranteeing the germination rate of those potatoes, even if all potatoes can sprout, it will be difficult to plant them in such a large area.
"You guys, are you raising seedlings from cuttings?"
Zhu Gaotian quickly dug up the ground below and found that there were no lumps of potatoes underneath, but some small rhizomes that had just begun to grow.
"Hey, my lord, I, Guanyin, have an extraordinary appearance. I look like a high official at first glance, but I didn't expect that I am also proficient in farming and mulberry!"
Officials who are proficient in farming and mulberry farming are often very friendly to the people. This is what I heard from the older generation. The old man looked at Zhu Gaoying, and his eyes suddenly became a lot more friendly.
But when Zhu Gaoyan saw this, his brows furrowed slightly.
Although the potatoes grown in this way can be planted next spring, the potato pieces will be very small. Even if the whole potato is planted, it will be difficult to get large potatoes in the next spring!
This will undoubtedly increase the size and greatly reduce the yield, and the potatoes produced from the roots of those potato seedlings with broken stems and leaves will also be much smaller than normal.
In this way, although the number of seeds that can be produced will be greatly increased in a short period of time, it will greatly reduce the next year's output!
Even if more land is planted with potatoes, overall yields will decline significantly.
Su Wu saw Zhu Gaoying's expression change and immediately realized something was wrong.
"But you know that although this cutting law can speed up the number of potato seedlings, it will greatly reduce its yield!"
At this time, the old farmer seemed not to understand what Zhu Gaoyan was talking about.
"My lord, how could this happen? Think about it, the number of seedlings has increased. Even if there is only one less plant, the yield will at least be doubled several times!"