Chapter 1077 You have such thoughts, nephew, why can't this old man succeed
Chapter 1077: Nephew, if you have such thoughts, why can’t you fulfill your wishes? (Please subscribe and vote)
But that appearance is similar to Fang Qing's appearance when he was young. Well... yes, he must be his biological child.
When Cheng Ji and a group of kitchen workers arrived carrying meals, Li Shimin finally wandered back.
Fresh rice smells of a refreshing fragrance, no matter who eats such freshly harvested rice.
Everyone can't help but eat more. Coupled with the delicious dishes made by the cooking skills passed down by the old Cheng family.
Li Shimin chewed a piece of twice-cooked pork happily and asked Cheng Chubi.
"Xiannie Chu Bi, you were able to successfully test rice planting in Chang'an. In your opinion, is it feasible to promote rice planting in Guanzhong?"
"Uncle, my nephew feels that this rice consumes too much water. If it is Guanzhong, it is okay to plant it in Chang'an."
"If it is promoted on a large scale, I am afraid that water consumption alone will be a big problem. Moreover, my nephew is using three-crop rice for trial planting."
"Its growth period is extremely short, so it can be harvested smoothly. If it is other rice species, my nephew cannot guarantee it."
Instead of being annoyed, Li Shimin nodded with deep understanding.
"This statement is very reasonable. I have had this idea before, but although the land in Guanzhong is fertile, it will eventually be flooded, that is, around Chang'an."
Next, while chatting while eating, Li Shimin also asked Cheng Chubi in detail about the process of experimenting with planting three-season rice.
The new methods applied, whether it is soaking seeds in lime water, keeping warm to induce germination, or spreading flowers to catch flowers.
Cheng Chubi also explained that these methods are actually very simple and not complicated, so there will definitely be no problem in promotion.
The important thing is that it can also play a role in increasing production and income. If you can promote it earlier, you can get benefits sooner.
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Li Shimin also had to admit that Cheng Chubi was an old man who wanted to seek the country. After a sigh of relief, Li Shimin put down his bowl and chopsticks.
"My dear nephew, you have successfully planted rice on a pilot scale, and you have provided many good strategies to improve the farming output of the people..."
"Every meritorious deed must be rewarded, and any fault must be punished. I would like to ask you for your merits, my dear nephew, what do you want?"
After hearing this, the sound of eating and drinking in the room stopped for a moment, and everyone turned their attention to Cheng Chubi.
Li Ke almost said for Cheng Chubi, money, shiny copper coins, or heavy silk.
But Cheng Chubi doesn't think so. After all, he is not short of money for the time being, and his horizons have now broadened.
So much so that they began to build pepper plantations and began to prepare for international trade.
With the money and silk given by Uncle Li, Cheng Chubi felt that with his current status, well...
Of course, I don’t regard money as dirt, but I feel that I should consider it for the kind of university I built.
Think about it, where did the famous universities of later generations come from? Teaching quality is one of the key factors.
But there is another very crucial factor, and that is publicity.
Now, my university has been established for some time. Although the students are still working hard, they have not yet achieved any results.
So how should we become famous? Cheng Chubi, the president of Cheng University, bowed respectfully to Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
"Uncle, what my nephew needs is very simple. He just wants your majesty to commend me, Cheng University, for providing ideas and suggestions for cultivating fields for the people of the world..."
"..." Everyone in the room all looked at Cheng Chubi.
A meaningful smile appeared on Li Shimin's face, as if he understood Cheng Chubi's intention.
"Okay, since you, my dear nephew, have such thoughts, there is no reason why I can't fulfill my wish."
"Looking back, I will personally give you a plaque for this Cheng University. In addition, you will be allowed to be published in the "Chang'an Xunbao"."
"Promote the news that I commend Cheng University for conducting rice planting experiments and providing good strategies to increase rice production and income..."
Cheng Chubi couldn't help but be overjoyed and quickly bowed respectfully to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is wise, I would like to thank your Majesty for commending the teachers and students of our school."
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty patted his butt and walked away with satisfaction. Before leaving, he specially took away three crops of rice for one stone.
He said that the new rice tasted good, and he planned to let the queen and Princess Jinyang taste it too.
As His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Li Chengqian naturally had no choice but to follow his father's steps back to Chang'an.
Cheng Chubi gave Li Chengqian a reassuring look, "If you can't buy it today, you can buy it tomorrow. Is it possible that you can meet your father face to face every day?"
Cheng Chubi didn't know about his farming methods, especially the methods of driving flowers, soaking seeds, and keeping warm for germination.
In the afternoon of the same day, Kuai Ma left Chang'an City and headed south after leaving Tongguan.
One target is Jiangnan, and the other target is the Lingnan lands and the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion.
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To the east of Chang'an City, we followed the Ba River downstream for about thirty miles, and then landed on the east bank, where there used to be a quarry.
When the previous dynasty built Chang'an City, a considerable part of the stone was mined from here.
After entering the Tang Dynasty, the good stones in this quarry were almost exhausted, so it was naturally abandoned.
The masons who originally lived nearby also moved to other places, and there was no human habitation in this area for ten miles.
Only occasionally will firewood come here to collect some firewood.
Today, for more than ten miles around the quarry, you can see those elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, tightly controlling the mountains and fields.
At this moment, Li Shimin and a group of famous generals of the Tang Dynasty were riding their horses slowly towards this side.
As for Cheng Chubi and Li Chengguang, they arrived here half an hour in advance to charge.
The reason for this is naturally to ensure safety and reliability.
Cheng Chubi, the king of firearms in the Tang Dynasty, who has many years of experience in making homemade firecrackers and fireworks, is personally responsible for the charging.
Not far away, there are ten bamboo grenades that have been loaded with gunpowder and fuses, five each for No. 2 and No. 3.
At this moment, he was loading two types of mines, No. 15 and No. 20, waiting until the charging was completed.
Cheng Chubi thought about it for a long time, but finally did not install the flint ignition device.
It’s better to wait until you arrive at the test site before installing the thing, otherwise it might cause a fire while rubbing rocks along the way.
He might become the first unlucky person in the history of time travel to kill himself because of self-made flammable and late-exploding items.
After Cheng Chubi filled both mines with gunpowder, he completed all the preliminary work.
Li Chengguang asked eagerly when he saw Cheng Chubi let out a long sigh of relief and stood up.
"Cheng Taichang, do you want General Liu Lang to inform General Chai?"
Cheng Chubi glanced across this open land. The slopes on both sides had been mined, exposing mottled rocks.
In the center, there is an open space about the size of a football field, with only a few sparse plants.