Chapter 412 I will do it myself if it doesn't make sense!
"...Your Majesty, this Zhenla rice seed is early-growing, early-maturing, drought-resistant, and has fine grains. It is suitable for high fields. The most rare thing is that the growth cycle is very short. It only takes more than fifty days from planting to harvest. The yield is compared with that of the Tang Dynasty.
Rice seeds are also higher. The yield of Datang rice seeds is only 200 kilograms per mu. And this Zhenla rice seed has a yield of 300 to 400 kilograms per mu, and it is harvested twice a year. Conservatively estimated, the yield per mu is also that of Datang rice seeds.
More than three times..."
Li Mu seemed to have returned to the state of his previous life when he was promoting the planning project with Party A's father, full of passion. Li Shimin sat behind the desk and stared at him blankly. It took him a long time to hold back a sentence: "Li Mu, you...recently...
Isn't it a bit..." He raised his finger and pointed, without saying it clearly, but his meaning was very clear: Are you mentally ill?
Li Mu said angrily: "Your Majesty, I am telling you very seriously now about a major matter related to the people's livelihood and the country! Why don't you pay attention to it at all? You look like this... you don't look like a wise king!"
"Oh, I don't think Ming Jun has come out." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Li Mu, this is not a matter of Ming Jun not knowing you. It's the things you said... Sigh! Anyway, nothing happens to you, I'll just do it
Let me tell you."
Li Shimin asked Eunuch Gao to bring a chair. Li Mu sat down, and Li Shimin said: "No monarch in the past dynasties cares about people's livelihood. Food is the first priority for the people. If the people cannot be fed, the country will not be able to survive."
Stable. Unless you are the king of a subjugated country, how can you not care?"
"But I don't care. It's not like you do things. Let's not talk about the rice seeds. Let's talk about the 'potatoes' you talked about two days ago. It is said that the yield per mu is three thousand catties. Li Mu, you said this is possible
Huh? The corn grown in the best land does not exceed two dan, or less than 250 kilograms. This is already the highest yield recorded, and it must be in a good year. You just say three thousand.
Jin, who can believe this? Even if it is an immortal grass seed, it is impossible!"
Li Mu was extremely tired. He really wanted to yell. I am not bragging. Potatoes can indeed yield three thousand kilograms per mu! In his previous life, when he was riding the light rail, he heard the news broadcast on the light rail, about a new variety in an experimental field in Northeast China.
Potatoes have a record high yield of 10,600 kilograms per mu. Although this is a variety cultivated under specific conditions, his potatoes are still created by the system. Even if they are not so powerful, can they still be guaranteed? Three thousand kilograms.
No problem!
And this rice. When he was studying in his previous life, it was written in the "Geography" textbook that the yield of rice per mu was about 400 kilograms. This was already the data 20 years ago. In recent years, rice seeds have been continuously improved, and high-quality paddy fields in the south have been produced per mu.
It is very common to produce 500 kilograms. The impression in his mind was still at this level, so he asked Dr. Yu in the morning about the yield of rice in the Tang Dynasty. When he learned that the yield per mu was only 200 kilograms, he actually ate one.
Surprised.
From this we can see how much contribution Professor Yuan Longping has made. Thinking of those time-travel novels I read in my previous life, wearing this one and that one, what’s the use? If Mr. Yuan had time-traveled, China would have been on top of the world.
Although Li Mu does not have the skills of Yuan Lao, his mood is the same. Since the yield of rice seeds in Datang is low, isn't it a good thing to introduce Zhenla rice seeds? The most important thing is that although the yield of potatoes is high,
But he is not used to eating potatoes. The most direct benefit of introducing rice seeds is that it can solve his own feeding problem.
But he never expected that Li Shimin didn't believe it at all. This was really tiring. Do you want him to reveal his identity as a time traveler and tell Li Shimin, Your Majesty, I came from a thousand years ago, and the world has long since lost you. What can I say?
Just listen, there are so many stupid questions!
While Li Mu was slandering, Li Shimin continued to preach: "...and speaking of Prince Zhenla, Li Mu, you are still too naive. Do you think what he said is the truth? He just found out that you are interested in seeds.
Just do what you like. Spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and fall. Everything has a season, how can there be two crops a year? Doesn't this go against the seasons? I don't believe it anyway."
Li Shimin earnestly advised: "You, you have been complaining that you have too many things to do and are tired. You should calm down and take care of your own affairs. This matter of grain and people's livelihood has to be taken care of by all the officials in the court..."
"My Majesty!" Li Mu said angrily: "Why don't you believe what I say? Everything I say is true! I'm worried!"
"Skills have specializations. This is what you said in "Shi Shuo", right? Since you understand this truth, why are you so confused in doing things? As the emperor, I naturally have to use strengths and avoid weaknesses when employing people. You are in the Ministry of Industry
You have done a very good job. I have full confidence and trust in you, but have I ever put any restrictions on you? But I think you should not worry about diplomatic relations and agricultural matters, okay?"
Seeing Li Mu sighing speechlessly, Li Shimin added: "We, the Tang Dynasty, cannot interfere with the affairs of the Zhenla Kingdom. There are two reasons. The place where Zhenla is located is more than ten thousand miles away from the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention Zhenla, it is the Tang Dynasty.
Qiongzhou and other places were barren, with few people and full of miasma. Who would go to such a place except to dispatch criminals? Besides, the Tang Dynasty was a kingdom in the Celestial Empire, small countries like Zhenla, Funan, and Linyi.
, the Tang Dynasty should treat him the same way, if he favors one country and attacks another, his troops are unknown, and he is criticized by others, why don't you understand?"
"Ouch..." Li Mu was so anxious that his mouth was blistering, and he said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I don't understand what it means to be unknown, and I don't care about being criticized. I have only one principle in doing things, and that is the Tang Dynasty
Interest comes first. As long as it is beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, I will do it regardless of whether it should or not. Your Majesty, you said that the rice seed thing was a lie, but why didn't you think about it, what if it was true?"
"One crop of rice a year, the yield per mu is 200 jin. Two crops of rice a year, the yield per acre is 700 jin. How many people will be fed! Once people are fed, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and hundreds of industries will all be established here. I think
Even if it might be fake, it’s worth giving it a try!”
"How come you have such a bad temper!" He refused to listen no matter what he said. Li Shimin was also a little annoyed and said: "Okay, just like you said, it doesn't hurt to give it a try. Then tell me to bring some rice seeds."
Now, where to plant? Although I don’t know much about farming, I also know that if you want a good harvest, you must cultivate the land with good weather and good weather. There is no winter in Zhenla Country, and the four seasons are like spring. They can harvest twice a year, but we in the Tang Dynasty can?"
"Yes!" Li Mu said excitedly: "Your Majesty, in the barren land you mentioned, the climate there is the same as that of the Zhenla Kingdom. They can harvest twice a year, and we can also harvest twice a year! It's really not possible.
, let’s occupy Zhenla and Funan and use them exclusively to cultivate land for Datang. Is there anything we can’t do?”
"You!" Li Shimin said angrily, "Justice...that's all, I can't explain this to you!"
Li Shimin grumbled and sulked, and didn't say anything for a long time. Li Mu didn't make a sound either. The two of them stared at each other and stared at each other.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Shimin finally thought of another reason and said: "Li Mu, let's be calm. Let's not mention what we just said. You are right and I think what you said makes sense. Have you ever thought about it?
Funan and Zhenla, let them cultivate land for Datang. After planting, we can transport it back?"
"It's a long way from Zhenla to the Tang Dynasty. It's full of jungles, high mountains and dense forests, and miasma is everywhere. Have you ever heard that 'no firewood is sold for a hundred miles, and no rice is sold for thousands of miles'? The loss on the road is more expensive than the rice you transported.
You are so good at business, but you can’t even figure this out?”
"Of course I have thought of this!" Li Mu said confidently: "Your Majesty, we can build ships, build big ships, transport rice along the coast to the Yangtze River, and then go upstream."
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu as if he were a fool: "What did you say? Shipbuilding, shipping? Yes, transporting rice from the sea? How big of a ship is that? Can you build it?"
"It can be built!" Li Mu said decisively like a bully. He looked through the blueprints in the system for half a night last night. The largest ship blueprint in the system is called "Treasure Ship". It is stated in the introduction that the treasure ship is Zheng Zheng's blueprint.
The "treasure ship" used to sail to the Western Ocean is forty-four feet long and eighteen feet wide. However, this is a master-level drawing and cannot be built in a short time. But a ship one, two or three sizes smaller
, but it can be made.”
Even if you only build an eight-oared boat with "four hundred materials" that can be built by intermediate carpentry, transporting rice along the coast is not a problem. Li Mu's current carpentry skills have reached the intermediate level and are almost full. If he works hard to reach the advanced level, he can use [Secret
[Biography] The secret manual for making an intermediate [Eight-Old Ship] will be copied in batches by a group of shipbuilding craftsmen. It will take less than a few years to reach a large scale.
But he could not explain these words to Li Shimin. Therefore, in Li Shimin's view, Li Mu was just talking nonsense.
He was too lazy to argue with Li Mu, and said: "In short, I will not listen to you about Zhenla. I can't send troops or interfere. I don't believe what you say about rice seeds. Now the treasury is empty.
, the north is unstable, and we have to be on guard against the Western Turks, Goguryeo, Tubo, Tuyuhun and others. How can they care about things thousands of miles away? Don’t mention this matter again, I won’t allow it!”
When Li Mu heard this, he became stubborn and said: "Your Majesty does not allow it, but I will do it anyway! Rice seeds must be introduced into the Tang Dynasty, and rice must be planted. There is also the matter of potatoes, which I have to do. I have already
I bought 10,000 acres of land near Dingxiang, and I will grow potatoes. I want to grow 10,000 acres of potatoes!"
"You brat is acting stupid again!" Li Shimin saw Li Mu's stubborn eyes and knew that he had made up his mind. He was too familiar with this kind of eyes and said angrily: "Whatever you do, I don't care about you. But the Ministry of Internal Affairs
The money is not allowed to be touched, and the nobles of the Tang Dynasty cannot accompany you to fool around, and you can't even think of a single soldier!"
"If you don't help, I won't help! I'll do it myself!"
Li Mu turned around and left, but Li Shimin didn't stop him. He was already very angry.
When he arrived at the door, Li Mu stopped and turned around and said, "Your Majesty doesn't believe me today. If you have food in the future, don't even think about taking it for nothing!"
"I am rich in the world, more than millions of acres of fertile land, and I don't need you!"
"There's no need to pull him down, I won't do it either!"
"Get out!" Li Shimin was so angry that he grabbed the sword on the shelf and threw it at Li Mu at the door: "Get away from me. Someone, come here and knock Zhulu Hou's stick out of the palace gate! Fight me out!"