The warships of the Ming Dynasty were repaired for three months and finally regained their combat effectiveness. By the way, the bird ships were replaced with composite sails - the main mast was a square sail and the remaining two masts were triangular sails.
Not only that, the treasure ship's ship-borne artillery has also been upgraded to one hundred!
One treasure ship, two bird ships, and thirteen captured Portuguese ships loaded with goods went to Malacca for trade. This was the first time a Chinese fleet sailed long distance against the wind.
Manzheng needs to go to Guangzhou first to look for Zhan Ruoshui who is about to expire.
Zhan Ruoshui is Wang Yangming's best friend, the second generation descendant of Baisha Xinxue, and the founder of Ganquan Xinxue. Wang Yuan's Xinxue thought is more inclined to Ganquan Xinxue, but goes further and further away from Yangming Xinxue.
Zhu Houzhao asked Wang Yuan to recommend diplomats, and Wang Yuan recommended Zhan Ruoshui. He was very suitable for both public and private affairs. Zhan Ruoshui had been sent to Annan before.
Therefore, Zhan Ruoshui, who was also a member of the Ministry of Rites, went to Malacca to negotiate on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.
In the blink of an eye, it was early July, and the corn in the field began to ear, and Wang Yuan went to inspect the situation again.
The person in charge of the trial planting of new crops was Xingtai, Wang Yuan’s student in Shandong. This guy posted big-character posters everywhere to slander Wang Yuan, but Yuan Da squatted for several days and caught him. In the end, he became a physics disciple and took the whole family with him.
Support Wang Yuan in Linqing flood control.
Xingtai was really not a candidate for the imperial examination. After several years of failing in the examination, he was still a poor scholar. He was not very good at physics, and was a mess in mathematics. He simply followed Wang Yuan everywhere, just waiting for a chance to get a job one day.
Official title should be given.
This time the Portuguese brought new crops, and Xing Tai saw that Wang Yuan attached great importance to them, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to be responsible for the trial planting.
The son-in-law of a local gentry, who has never even touched a hoe, actually wants to conduct agricultural experiments?
Xingtai pointed to the test field and introduced: "Sir, based on multiple batches and multiple types of planting comparisons, we have now gained something."
"Tell me in detail." Wang Yuan said.
Xingtai said: "The first stage of corn growth is called the 'breeding stage'. The second stage is called the 'three-leaf stage' because there are only three leaves at that time. In the 'three-leaf stage' of corn, it must be
Fertilizing and watering is like a baby leaving breast milk, and the care must be more meticulous. In the two areas where fertilization is insufficient in the 'three-leaf stage', the corn generally does not grow well, the corn stalks are thin and short, and the leaves are occasionally withered and yellow.
"
"That's right, I'm very thoughtful." Wang Yuan nodded in approval.
Xingtai added: "The stage after the 'three-leaf stage' is what I call the 'jointing stage'. Just like the jointing of bamboo, the height increases very quickly. At this time, it is just the opposite of the 'three-leaf stage', and corn can
Drought-resistant, but afraid of too much water. This year’s rain was average, so the corn that was not watered much during the ‘jointing stage’ grew best; the corn that was watered the most during the ‘jointing stage’ was directly waterlogged and killed two ridges.”
Wang Yuan was particularly satisfied and praised: "You did a good job."
Xingtai said modestly: "My disciples don't know much about farming. They just use physical methods to experiment with crops."
Wang Yuan asked again: "What about interplanting?"
Xingtai said: "There is no problem with interplanting for the time being. Now, we have clear planting fields of corn, peanuts and sweet potatoes, as well as two-two and three-planting fields. So far, there is only one problem. The fields after interplanting must be topdressed.
, otherwise it will not grow well if it is not fertile enough.”
This problem is not a big problem, because even in later generations, unless large-scale mechanized planting is carried out, corn will be mainly farmyard manure, supplemented by chemical fertilizers, and corn’s demand for chemical fertilizers is not very strong.
Xingtai added: "Because it involves land fertility, students read a lot of agricultural books. "Essentials for Qi Min" records that planting rotation can be used to restore soil fertility. If intercropping consumes too much soil fertility, students plan to experiment with rotation with other crops.
"
Wang Yuan naturally encouraged him again.
Wang Yuan is also a half-empty person. The spacing between corn plants he gave can actually be slightly closer.
If Xingtai continues to observe the experiment, he will be surprised to find that the yield of corn interplanted with soybeans is even higher than that of clear corn, and the corn cobs are plumper and the corn kernels grow larger.
It involves photosynthesis and planting corn and soybeans at the same time can increase the utilization rate of solar radiation energy by 15% to 20%.
When two crops are planted in the same field, the height difference forms a ventilation corridor, which can increase the supply of carbon dioxide. When light reaches the lower part of the corn plant, soybeans can also cause sunlight scattering. This scattered light is exactly what the crops need, and the light quality is better than that of the other crops.
It's better to scatter.
Therefore, after interplanting, the corn yield will increase significantly, but the soybean yield will decrease slightly.
This kind of interplanting technology was once very popular in the hills and mountainous areas of New China. Later, interplanting was gradually stopped because the degree of refinement was too high. The energy required to cultivate one acre of land was equivalent to planting several acres of land alone. It was so tiring.
It's tiring work, it's better to work in a factory for a few months, and the money you earn can buy more corn and soybeans.
As for planting corn in ridges, it is to prevent waterlogging. Too much rain will kill the corn!
And Wang Yuan didn't know that peanuts can also be used for intercropping. Together with sweet potatoes, corn and soybeans, these cross-cropping intercrops can play a role in crop rotation and naturally restore land fertility.
Anyway, everything is still being explored. Xingtai can't pass the imperial examination, nor can he do physics, but there seems to be a real future in planting.
An agriculturist who has never touched a hoe is quietly born in the land of Ming Dynasty.
Let’s talk about breeding again. The Indians have been cultivating corn for thousands of years. Do you think they don’t know how to breed it? The corn seeds brought from Spain have been cultivated by the Indians for three thousand years. They relied on that stuff to survive and build their country!
Modern improved corn varieties mainly have functions such as increased resistance to diseases and pests, resistance to floods and droughts, and the ability to produce more fruits per plant.
Wang Yuan walked around the experimental field. Some corns were growing happily, while some were yellow and wilted. They were grown using different methods.
Wang Yuan said to Xingtai: "As long as you spend three to five years to thoroughly study these crops, I will ask your majesty to restore the Sinong Temple and at least give you an oblique title of the Prime Minister of Sinong Temple!"
"Sinong Temple?" Xingtai was a little confused.
Wang Yuan explained: "At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was Sinong Temple, with the same rank as Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, and Honglu Temple. The minister of Sinong Temple was also called the Great Sinong. Do you understand? At least I will give it to you.
A temple is right."
"Thank you, teacher!" Of course Xingtai understood, and he couldn't be happier. Si Cheng is a fifth-rank official!
There may be many opponents to streamlining departments, but there is little resistance to increasing departments. Moreover, it is also necessary to restore agricultural development institutions, which is more in line with the appetite of scholar-bureaucrats.
To quickly promote several new crops and their intercropping methods across the country, it is most convenient and effective to set up new departments. You can find any excuse, and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty ancestral system is the reason. Sinong Temple was originally established by Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, the Ministry of Revenue may object, because after the abolition of Sinong Temple, most of the powers were transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the local chief secretaries. Local political parties and officials at all levels took over the work of Sinong Temple, but they were just persuading.
The surface form of Nong Quansang.
Wang Yuan was too lazy to seize power. After reestablishing Sinong Temple, he mainly played an advocacy and liaison role, sending officials from the capital to cooperate with local officials to develop agriculture.