Chapter 1961 Cultivating Corn
Xue Rengui pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, is it inappropriate to do this...?"
Fang Jun rolled his eyes and said displeased: "What's wrong? A certain person got angry for no reason. Could it be that because he was a prince, he couldn't swallow it alive? Xue Rengui, where are you from?"
Xue Rengui sweated profusely and said hurriedly: "Master Hou misunderstood. I just think that it doesn't hurt or itch, and it has no meaning. Either don't do it, or do it bigger. You have to let people know it hurts, so you can vent your anger, right?" Right? ”
Fang Jun: "..."
Mother!
Xue Rengui, you thick eyebrows and big eyes, you are more ruthless than me!
"Okay, you guys can discuss it. As long as you don't give others any clues, you can handle it yourself."
"Here!"
Fang Jun then got on his horse and ran back to the city. When he arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he called Guo Fushan, Cui Dunli, Liu Xi and others to the duty room, and said: "I have just come to the palace to see your majesty. I want to advise your majesty to reward this person." The meritorious soldier who crossed the ocean for the first time and brought back grain seeds, Your Majesty I will order the Ministry of War to decide what to do. I believe that all the soldiers who went to sea this time will be promoted according to the law. The soldiers who died in the battle should be generously compensated. In addition, a stone monument should be erected at the place where Huating Town enters the sea to commemorate it. What do you think of the attack? ”
The navy carries the name of the royal family, but the soldiers and generals are still registered in the Ministry of War. The Tang Dynasty will never allow the existence of troops outside the system. This is the bottom line and cannot be violated. Even the emperor cannot change it. But after all, because of his special status, the Ministry of War will not interfere in his selection, rewards and punishments without authorization. The emperor has no objections. Fang Jun personally suggested it. Who would foolishly object?
But recording merits by recording stones is different.
"Shilang Fang, the matter of laying stones to record merits is still very important. I believe those seeds must be very precious and important, but the effect has not been shown yet after all. We trust Shilang Fang, but this may not be the case in the outside world. Writing stones to record merits is a big deal, That is to be passed down through the ages. Doing this rashly before the merits are revealed will definitely arouse public opinion. One after another, besides starting like this, if others follow suit in the future and record merits over trivial matters, wouldn’t they become the laughingstock of the ages? Since Fang Shilang firmly believes that those seeds are high-yielding food, he might as well wait for a while. Wait until the merits are obvious and things will come naturally.”
After all, Guo Fushan has a calmer temper and thinks that Fang Jun should not be so aggressive. It would be troublesome to cause criticism.
Fang Jun thought about it and felt it made sense.
In his opinion, this incident is enough to record merits and mark the history, and it cannot be overstated how much it is publicized. But just now His Majesty Li Er's attitude in the palace was obviously disapproving, and he made such a big noise in a hurry. It would be bad if the emperor thought that he was resentful.
In this case, I have the right to endure it for a while. When corn and potatoes are cultivated, the world will naturally be shocked. At that time, if I vigorously publicize this matter, it will be enough to trigger a wave of cross-sea exploration.
Thinking in his mind, he nodded and said: "Shilang Guo is an experienced officer, but I am a bit abrupt. In this case, we should only reward meritorious service within the Ministry of War, especially the pension for fallen soldiers, which must be serious and fast. This is important." Don’t be careless about the morale of the navy.”
He is the left minister of the Ministry of War, the de facto leader, and the Royal Navy is under his command. Everything is within the authority of the Ministry of War. Who would object to such a trivial matter?
Naturally, everyone quickly agreed.
Fang Jun stood up and said: "In the next few days, I will be stationed at Lishan Mountain, summoning officials from Sinong Temple and experienced farmers near Guanzhong to cultivate high-yielding grains. As soon as the government office responds to matters, Guo will waiter Mr. Lang, please work together to arrange the transportation of food, fodder and weapons. Don't delay the Eastern Expedition next spring. If there is any undecided matter, you can send people to Lishan to find me and discuss it later."
All the officials were surprised.
Throughout the Tang Dynasty, inside and outside the court, who knew that the Eastern March in the coming spring was a national war?
Although the Ministry of War does not have the power to dispatch troops and generals, logistical matters are still heavy and cannot be ignored. Otherwise, if there is any oversight, the consequences will be disastrous. When the emperor blames it, no one will be able to bear the consequences.
However, looking at Fang Jun's attitude, is he planning to delegate power to his subordinates?
There is no official who does not yearn for power. Normally, if Fang Jun delegates power like this, everyone would be happy, but at this juncture, doing so seems a bit strange...
But no matter how hard they tried, how could they guess that it was actually Fang Jun who was angry with the emperor again?
After arranging the affairs of the yamen, Fang Jun got up and rushed to the field to transport the soldiers and said: "Let's go, follow a certain person to Lishan Mountain to rest. There are many houses there. After your body and bones are healed, you can return to Huating Town to return to your hometown." When the navy takes office, all officers will be promoted to the third level, and the ancestors will be honored!”
"Here!"
A group of naval soldiers who had gone through hardships and were accustomed to life and death climbed out of the rough sea with their heads held high and their morale high!
After leaving the yamen of the Ministry of War, Fang Jun led the soldiers to mount their war horses, while the injured soldiers rode in carriages. They left the city from Chunming Gate, crossed Ba Bridge, and walked along the official road to Xinfeng, arriving at the foot of Lishan Mountain. , then turn onto the cement-paved mountain road and arrive at Lishan Farm.
After setting up the soldiers, he summoned the old farmers in the farm and ordered: "From now on, all the crops planted in my greenhouses will be plowed out, and the land will be loosened and leveled. I will give you some guidance on how to raise the ridges and wait for the planting of high-yielding crops.”
Lu Cheng, the old steward in Zhuangzi, said distressedly: "Erlang, the melons and fruits in the greenhouse have bloomed now, and they will be picked and put on the market in less than two months. If we remove them all now, the loss will be too great, why not wait a little longer." , at least less loss? ”
It is cold winter, and the fruits and vegetables grown in the greenhouses of Fangjia Farm are most popular among the nobles of Chang'an. The prices are astonishingly high. There are hundreds of greenhouses in the farm, and the income is at least tens of thousands of dollars. This can be It's not a small sum, no wonder the old steward Lu Cheng feels distressed.
No matter how rich the Fang family is, they can't bear such a waste!
Fang Jun said with relief: "Don't worry about the small profits. These seeds are all high-yielding crops. If they are cultivated one day earlier, they can be promoted throughout the Tang Dynasty one day earlier, so that more hungry people will be less hungry for one day. How many people will be saved who are about to starve to death? This is a supreme merit. No matter how much money is lost, it must not be delayed. ”
When Lu Cheng heard this, he quickly agreed.
He knew that his Erlang seemed to be fooling around and had a reputation as a "stick" outside, but when he got serious, he never made any mistakes.
Dang Ji led the villagers, tenants, and domestic slaves in the village to clear out all the fruit trees and vegetables that had been cultivated one by one in the greenhouses. The merchants and vendors who came to the village were so shocked that their eyes almost dropped, and they stepped forward one after another. Watch the excitement.
Greenhouse planting technology has been around since ancient times.
But it was after Fang Jun's improvement that this technology, which was originally monopolized by the royal family, spread among the people. The off-season vegetables and fruits in winter attracted the royal family and nobles to flock to it, and a hugely profitable industry was born.
No matter how the greenhouse cultivation technology spreads, Fangjia is still recognized as authentic, and the supply of vegetables and fruits produced by hundreds of greenhouses every year exceeds demand. Seeing that all the fruit trees and vegetables that had been planted with great difficulty were all uprooted, they couldn't help but marvel at Fang Erlang's courage.
You need to know that this is not a matter of tens of thousands of fruits a year. These fruit trees can make profits for more than ten years if they are planted. How much money have been lost at this time?
However, this was not over yet. Immediately afterwards, Fang Jun dropped a battalion of elite soldiers from Youtunwei, drove all the vendors out of the Lishan Farm, and sent people to post notices on the path up the mountain. From today on , no one is allowed to enter the farm without permission, let alone get within one foot of any greenhouse. Violators will be punished under military law!
Seeing soldiers with bright helmets and swords on their backs blocking the mountain road aggressively, the vendors who were driven away suddenly started making a loud noise.
"Have you heard? The Navy has discovered high-yielding grain from overseas, and Fang Erlang plans to cultivate it!"
"Then why do you want to block half of the mountain?"
"What you're saying is that it's winter now and it's freezing cold. If someone smashes the glass of the greenhouse, wouldn't all the crops in the greenhouse freeze to death?"
"But even so, isn't that what Sinong Temple should do?"
"Hey! You expect those officials from Sinong Temple who hold the Four Books and Five Classics all day long to do this?"
"Fang Erlang was able to research this greenhouse cultivation method, which is hundreds of times better than those officials from Sinong Temple. Take a look at it, the thing that makes Fang Erlang so interested must be something special. If crops can really increase food production, countless people in the world will benefit from it! ”
Just when the people and traders were complaining to each other, Yin Yue, the newly succeeded Sinong Qing, came to Lishan Farm. Hearing the discussions of the people on the roadside, his face suddenly turned dark. (End of chapter)