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And this spring plowing is the time for the high-yield grain seeds cultivated by modern science and technology to show their terrifying yield! .
Chapter 266 The memorial made Li Ke the crown prince!Li Shimin's troubles!
Recently, both Yangzhou and Suzhou have entered the busy season of farming.
Originally, the area around Yangzhou and Suzhou was an important place to supply money and food for Datang, and it was very suitable for growing food.
The land is fertile and the water system is developed, which are much better than Chang'an's natural conditions.
In addition, after Li Ke came last year, he built water conservancy facilities and set up fertilizer workshops in Yangzhou and Suzhou.
The current Yangzhou and Suzhou are definitely the most suitable places to grow grain in the entire Tang Dynasty, and the places with the highest output.
If the high-yield grain seeds are counted, there will be a terrifying output.
"Call the governors of Yangzhou and Suzhou, as well as the officials in charge of farming."
Li Ke directly instructed the people in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Someone will be notified soon.
Not long after, the governors of the two places and the officials in charge of farming came to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.
In order to be able to come to the Governor's Mansion at any time, the main officials in Suzhou are now working in Yangzhou City for a long time.
"See Your Highness!"
After the four of them arrived at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, they saluted Li Ke first.
"Spring plowing is about to start. This year, the king has prepared a batch of new grain seeds, which can be promoted and planted in Yangzhou and Suzhou."
Li Ke didn't talk nonsense, and directly shared his thoughts with the four of them.
"New food seeds?"
Hearing this, the four of them were slightly taken aback, and then seemed to think of something.
They knew that when Li Ke came to Yangzhou from Chang'an City last year, he brought some seeds and arranged for people from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to plant them.
At that time, they were still wondering why they brought seeds from Chang'an to plant alone, and they even hired a special farmer to look after them.
Not only that, but also strictly confidential, few people can enter those fields, let alone steal seeds and crops without authorization.
After two seasons of planting, the grain has not been sold yet, and has been piled up in the warehouse, and has been guarded by the soldiers of the Shenji Camp.
Anyway, those seeds are very mysterious, and everyone doesn't even know the yield and harvest of those seeds.
Everyone had almost forgotten about this incident, but when Li Ke mentioned this new grain seed at this time, it immediately reminded everyone of that batch of grain.
"Your Highness, are these the grain seeds you brought from Chang'an City to plant last year?"
The official in charge of farming in Yangzhou asked curiously.
The other 143 people also looked at Li Ke curiously.
"good."
Li Ke nodded with a smile.
This matter is not a secret at all, especially these few people, although they don't know the specific information, they definitely know about it.
"I don't know how the yield of this new grain seed is?"
The governor of Yangzhou asked in a very concerned tone.
People depend on food, and food is the most important material of a country.
Yangzhou and Suzhou were also important food supply places for Datang.
Therefore, farming in Yangzhou and Suzhou is very important and crucial, and everything must be stable.
The matter of replacing new grain seeds is still very big and must be cautious.
If the yield of the new seed is not as high or consistent as that of the original seed, then they will be under great pressure.
Once the grain production fails to meet expectations and the amount of grain handed over to the court is insufficient, then they are seriously dereliction of duty!
Therefore, what they are most concerned about at present is how the yield of this new grain seed will be.
"Divided into rice and wheat."
"The yield of rice seeds is about 8-9 shi per mu."
"The yield of wheat seeds is about 7-8 shi per mu."
Li Ke smiled slightly, and briefly introduced the yield per mu of these two kinds of grain seeds to the four of them.
Modern production is higher, but Datang's fertilizers are not as balanced as modern ones after all, so the production has declined, which is normal and within his acceptable range.
After all, even so, the yield has increased several times compared to the original seeds.
"what?"
Hearing Li Ke's words, the four of them were all stunned!
The boss with four pairs of staring eyes made Li Ke think of a line in the lyrics, eyes staring like copper bells
The eyes of the four were full of disbelief and deep shock, and they seemed unable to believe the numbers they heard.
8-9 shi per mu of rice?
7-8 shi per mu of wheat?
This is simply a fantasy, isn't it?
Officials in charge of farming are very clear about grain production.
The yield of rice is about 2 shi per mu, and the yield of wheat is about 2.5 shi per mu. This is the real output of Datang grain!
According to what Li Ke said, the yield of rice per mu is 8-9 shi, which is equivalent to more than 4 times the current rice yield!
If the yield of wheat per mu is 7-8 shi, it is equivalent to more than three times the current wheat yield!
What is this concept?
This means that with the use of this new grain seed, Datang's overall grain production will increase by about 4 times!
Once this level is reached, it will no longer be a dream for everyone in Datang to have enough to eat and every family to have surplus food!
But is this really true?
They looked at Li Ke in disbelief, and wanted to know whether what Li Ke said just now was to scare them, or whether they really had this output.
"Your Highness, are you serious about what you just said?"
All four looked at Li Ke nervously and expectantly.
They knew very well that if what Li Ke said was true, what a terrifying grain output this new grain seed would bring to Datang!
"Naturally, when did this king tell a lie?"
"Also, do you think that this king will deceive you about such a big event?"
Li Ke glanced at them and said lightly.
Hearing this, the four of them were slightly taken aback for a moment, and then the whole person burst into ecstasy.
Yes, as Li Ke said, when did Li Ke tell lies?
It has always been said that one thing is true, as long as Li Ke says anything, it will definitely be done.
Moreover, Li Ke's style is still very stable and reliable, and he will definitely not deceive them on major national matters such as food.
Naturally, this means that what Li Ke said just now is true.
When they thought that the grain output in Yangzhou and Suzhou would quadruple as a whole, they couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
"However, the current quantity of grain seeds is not very large, and it is not yet possible to fully promote them in Yangzhou and Suzhou."
"We can only let some people plant these two new grain seeds first. After this season is mature and harvested, we can expand the planting quantity in the next season."
Li Ke then talked about some problems that still exist.
The number of grain seeds is still relatively small, and it is not realistic to fully promote it so that every farmer in Yangzhou and Suzhou can plant high-yield seeds.
We can only plant a batch first, and then wait for this batch of crops to mature and harvest, and then use this batch of harvested grain as seeds to continue to promote.
"It's really the best way at the moment."
After listening to Li Ke's words, the four of them nodded in agreement after a little thought.
"As for this, it's simple. New food seeds are definitely risky, and the first batch of people who are willing to plant them will be relatively small."
"It just happens to be planted for these people. After seeing the real yield, more people will be willing to plant. At this time, the number of seeds has also increased."
Li Ke already had a plan in mind, and he planned everything.
"What Your Highness said is absolutely true!"
Hearing this, the four immediately looked at Li Ke with admiration.
This chain is linked together, and the plan is too perfect.
Knowing that the first few willing to plant are few, a few seeds will suffice.
When the number of seeds increases, more people are willing to plant after seeing the yield.
If the quantity is small, a few people will plant it; if the quantity is large, many people will plant it.
No time was wasted.
"Next, the king will send people to participate in farming to provide technical and experience support for the cultivation and planting of new grain seeds."
"And the king has also prepared fertilizers, which can be used to fertilize the soil and increase food production."
Li Ke explained to the four of them.
"Yes, follow His Highness's order!"
The four immediately nodded respectfully.
The people under Li Ke have planted this grain seed for two seasons, so they must be skilled and experienced.
Next, Li Ke arranged for the people from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to go back with the four of them to arrange various matters.
Li Ke also began to think about how to let everyone accept new food seeds.
Soon, the time came to the second day.
A large number of newspapers were sent from printing workshops to newsstands everywhere, and young newspaper sellers were also peddling on the street.
"His Royal Highness King Wu has bred two new grain seeds, namely high-yield rice seeds and high-yield wheat seeds."
"The yield per mu of high-yield rice seeds is as high as 8-9 shi, and the yield of high-yield wheat seeds is as high as 7-8 shi per mu!"
"There are not many seeds. Farmers who are interested in planting can go to the official registration and purchase, and there will be professional technicians to guide them at that time."
"His Royal Highness King Wu will benefit the people. The high-yield grain seeds are only sold at 20 cents per catty. The quantity is limited, first come, first served!"
"Planting high-yield grain, except for self-reserved seeds, the rest of the grain must be sold to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Private sales are not allowed. The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will buy it at a price that is 5% higher than the market price!"
Hearing the shout of the boy who sells newspapers, everyone couldn't help but startled slightly, and then they were shocked.
Everyone stopped, bought a newspaper and read it quickly.
During this period of time, there are really shocking news. The cheap cloth some time ago has now emerged a high-yielding grain seed.
Now that everyone has experience, let's read the newspaper first without further ado.
When everyone saw that the content written in the newspaper was exactly the same as the content shouted by the boy selling newspapers, they were stunned!
"Rice yields 8-9 stones per mu? Is this true?"
"Wheat yields 7-8 stones per mu, isn't it more than three times the current output?"
"The seeds cultivated by His Highness King Wu should be real, right?"
"But this is too amazing, the output has directly increased by 4 times!"
"20 Wen per catty, the price is much more expensive than ordinary seeds. If one mu of land is calculated at 10 catties, it will cost 2 Wen, and 10 mu of land is 2 Guan!"
"It takes 10 seeds to buy 2 mu of land, which is a bit high."
"But the output is also high, and it can be sold directly to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the price is 5% higher than the market price!"