When there was only about a month left before the spring ploughing season, Minister of Agriculture Xu called together students and opened a short-term agricultural training course.
There are three main contents. The first is to expand the planting area of the divine seeds. According to the speculation of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory, the weather this year will still be relatively cold, and there may be disasters like last year.
Then, the task of promoting the divine seed is imminent.
Second, it is to promote the popularization of the imperial calendar among the people. In the process of compiling the imperial calendar, a lot of agricultural production and planting knowledge was added, such as the 24 solar terms and so on.
If the imperial calendar is recognized by the people, it will greatly reduce the workload of agricultural students.
Third, it is to summarize the various data and experiences of the previous year and update the information in a timely manner.
Mr. Xu is full of energy and doesn't look like a man in his sixties at all.
He is full of energy and his career is progressing rapidly.
"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request." Mr. Xu said respectfully.
"Mr. Xu, there's no need to be so polite." Gu Nanxi hurriedly supported Mr. Xu and prevented him from kneeling.
This is a professional, baby!
Mr. Xu’s request was very simple. He wanted to establish an independent agricultural college, not an agricultural college affiliated with Taixue, but a separate agricultural college.
"Recruit agricultural scholars from all over the world and teach farmers from all over the world."
In Mr. Xu's plan, the Agricultural College should include seed breeding, animal husbandry, meteorological research, etc., integrating production and research. On the one hand, it should send agricultural officials to various states and counties, and on the other hand, it should conduct independent research, especially in the field of hybridization.
Mr. Xu still remembers that His Majesty once mentioned hybrid rice.
This idea has been lingering in Mr. Xu's mind. Maybe he will never be able to touch the edge of hybrid rice in his lifetime, but he can provide a research environment for future generations!
After listening to Mr. Xu's plan, Gu Nanxi approved his memorial without saying a word, and also waved his hand to mark out 500 acres of farmland and hand it over to the Agricultural College.
200 acres of top quality farmland, 100 acres of medium quality, 100 acres of lower quality, and 100 acres of mountain lakes.
These are enough for the Agricultural College to conduct comparative experiments.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mr. Xu was overjoyed and left the palace at a quick pace.
At the same time, Fang Yinnian and his family took a carriage and slowly arrived in Kyoto.
Aunt Fang lifted the carriage curtain, stuck her head out, looked around, and her face was full of surprise: "This is Kyoto, there are so many people!"
Fang Dalang and Fang Erlang were not as comfortable as Fang Daniang. They felt restrained and always felt like country folk: "Brother, are we going to live in Kyoto from now on?"
To be honest, they didn't want to come to Kyoto and wanted to continue staying in Yunzhou, where they had familiar rules, familiar environment and familiar people.
Kyoto is good, but it does not belong to them.
Fang Yinnian came to report on his work, but more importantly, he came under the guise of reporting to see Kyoto, which had been destroyed several times in history.
Jingdong is indeed as recorded in the book, with beautiful trees and bright clouds, the Five Phoenix Tower, and Yimen has been the imperial city since ancient times.
"We'll spend the winter in Kyoto and then go back. There's not much work to do in winter anyway. Brother, you can bring your kang business to Kyoto."
Fang Dalang and Fang Erlang looked at each other, both with helplessness on their faces.
New Year’s Eve has passed and the beginning of spring is almost here. Where is winter?
Never mind, just consider it as a trip to Kyoto to see the world and broaden my horizons.
I didn't expect this sight to be so scary.
When Gu Nanxi learned that Fang Yinnian had come with his family, she asked Song Zhizhou to help entertain them.
Half a month later, Song Zhizhou would go to Xiangzhou to take up the post of governor of Xiangzhou.
This half month is for vacation.
He took Fang Yinnian and his family to Fanlou, the best tavern in Kyoto.
“Fanlou combines eating, drinking, entertainment, leisure and shopping, and is the most popular business district in Kyoto.”
Fanlou is located close to the imperial palace. It consists of five three-story buildings connected by skywalks.
Standing on the Fan Tower, you can overlook Kyoto and see the Imperial Palace in the distance.
Song Zhizhou was waiting for the exclamation from the Fang family, and it was indeed received. However, the exclamation was: "Wow, so many people! If our Huaishuo Town's commercial center also has so many customers, I'm afraid the third phase of the project has already been built."
Um?
This reaction is not right.
A guest passing by asked curiously, "Are you from Yunzhou?"
Aunt Fang puffed out her chest and said proudly, "That's right."
"Is there a restaurant in Yunzhou that can rival Fanlou?"
Aunt Fang snorted, "Of course there are. Merchants who come and go like to go to the commercial center, which is no worse than your Fanlou."
The guest was unconvinced: "There are so many three-story buildings?"
"What's this? We in Yunzhou have already mastered the technology of three-story buildings, and many families are building three-story buildings."
There is some exaggeration, but there are indeed people who build three-story buildings, and Aunt Geng is one of these fashionable people.
Aunt Geng didn't want to return to Kyoto and decided to settle in Yunzhou.
In her words, although Kyoto is big and prosperous, it is too noisy and uncomfortable.
People who have stayed in Yunzhou for a long time are always reluctant to move. Even though His Majesty has already made Kyoto the capital, they believe from the bottom of their hearts that His Majesty will eventually return to Yunzhou.
Even if you can't come back in this life, you will come back after death.
They couldn't wait for His Majesty to return and find that Yunzhou was deserted.
They want His Majesty to see that Yunzhou is still prosperous, and that the sweat of those years has not been in vain, and the sacrifices of the folks have not been in vain.
They want to take root in the land of Yunzhou, live well and live happily.
The guest asked a lot more questions, his face became more and more surprised, and his mouth never closed.
While Kyoto was still busy with preparations for the coronation ceremony and arguments over etiquette, Yunzhou had already started running wildly, and the development was beyond belief!
…
Fang Yinnian brought the Yunzhou development plan map, and the part marked with red lines has been completed.
"The carriage tracks have been laid throughout the cities of Shuozhou. The logistics speed has increased by 2.5 times."
“In addition to making cotton products, the Textile Bureau also developed wool washing and spinning technology.”
In the past, wool was mostly used to make cushions, sweaters, and wool socks.
There are many more wool products now, such as cashmere sweaters, tweed coats and so on.
In particular, the improvement of dyeing technology has made the originally gray wool become bright and beautiful, which is very popular among grassland herdsmen and Western Region merchants.
"Mines in various regions added coal to blast furnaces to replace charcoal, which greatly increased output and furnace temperature."
"The Ordnance Workshop developed a method for pouring steel, and the steel produced is of high quality. It has been used in weapons, armor, and the edges of farm tools."
"Bian Que'an has successfully extracted penicillin and is currently in the preliminary experimental stage. According to him, the results are currently good."
"After actual research, the medical school formulated a powder with excellent hemostatic effect. They called it Yunzhou Baiyao."
Gu Nanxi and other officials listened carefully to the good news.
This is the fruit of Gu Nanxi's years of planting trees and watering them in Yunzhou! (End of this chapter)
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