"Rice seeds?"
After hearing his granddaughter's plan, Gu Heng couldn't help but frown slightly.
They mobilized a large army and went to great lengths to conquer a desolate land just for rice seeds.
"Aunt, please don't underestimate this kind of rice."
Gu Qingcheng possesses top-notch biological skills and is very familiar with some common knowledge about animals and plants.
She talked about it eloquently, "This kind of rice is a dry rice. It is drought-resistant and highly adaptable. It can be grown not only in Lingnan, but also in other places!"
"The key is, it matures quickly! The fastest only takes a little over fifty days!"
In Lingnan, due to the unique weather and geography, it is easy to harvest crops twice or even three times a year.
But even so, many conditions are required.
Champa rice, however, seems to have cheated and can mature in less than two months.
Moreover, with such rice seeds, Gu Qingcheng can let the old farmers try "hybridization" to produce new high-yield and drought-resistant varieties.
Hybrid rice is absolutely nuclear-weapon grade.
Gu Qingcheng knew that in her own world, there were many restrictions and conditions, and it might not be possible to completely restore it.
But as long as the output can be doubled, the problem can be solved to the greatest extent.
With sufficient food, Gu Qingcheng has the confidence to occupy a larger territory and train more troops.
By then, it would be easy to return to Jiankang!
"Only a little over fifty days? Less than two months?"
Gu Heng was indeed shocked.
Although he came from a noble family and held a central position, he seemed like a nobleman who was high above everyone else.
However, Gu Heng was not a bookworm. He was a typical son of an aristocratic family. He was proficient in the six arts of a gentleman, read widely, and traveled around the world.
He also dabbled in farming, medicine, etc.
Maybe Gu Heng doesn’t farm himself, but he still knows the basic “common sense”.
Rice seeds that can be harvested in less than two months are indeed very precious.
If this is promoted, there will be no more worries about famine in the world.
"Okay! Then take Jiaozhou!"
Gu Heng was a former Minister of the Secretariat, and he had a broad mind for his country and the world.
He also knew that if such a "magic weapon" was in the hands of the Gu family, his granddaughter's cause would be more successful!
Gu Heng looked deeply at Gu Qingcheng, who was becoming more and more beautiful, his eyes full of satisfaction and pride.
If he was willing to devote all his family's resources to supporting his granddaughter before, it was more out of guilt and heartache, and for the sake of family affection.
So at this moment, seeing that Gu Qingcheng was so successful and had discovered the magical rice seeds, Gu Heng just felt: This world can be taken away by me!
Gu Qingcheng proved with facts that she could be stronger and more capable.
Once you have a goal, you must continue training.
In addition, if you want to send troops, you must prepare food, horses, logistical supplies, etc. in advance.
In Lingnan, there is also a deadly existence - miasma.
As for miasma, historical books of all dynasties only mention its name but not its cause.
There is no clear explanation of what miasma is.
Was it the toxic gases emanating from the hot and humid climate of southern Xinjiang's dense forests and swamps? Or was it an epidemic caused by mosquito bites (likely related to the malaria parasite)?
There is no clear answer in later generations, and Gu Qingcheng, as an ancient native living in Lingnan, could not make a judgment for the time being.
She only knew that the miasma poison was terrible.
People fear Lingnan like a tiger, not only because it is remote, wild and uncivilized, but mainly because of the deadly miasma!
Although Gu Qingcheng has knowledge of medicine and biology, she is alone. She has no equipment and no helpers. She cannot do any research to find out what miasma is!
She could only conduct some experiments according to her own ideas.
First of all, no matter whether the miasma is methane or some other poisonous gas, anti-inflammatory drugs are necessary.
Gu Qingcheng collected a lot of things along the way when he was exiled to Lingnan.
Among them is the aged mustard greens stew.
This is probably the earliest anti-inflammatory medicine in China.
It uses moldy fungi to stop bleeding and reduce inflammation, and is a truly indigenous antibiotic.
However, aged mustard greens brine is only a primitive product, not a finished medicine, and its efficacy, allergy risk, etc. cannot be guaranteed at all.
After Gu Qingcheng arrived in Lingnan, she began to recruit all kinds of talents who were exiled to Lingnan.
In addition to craftsmen and farmers who can build houses and farm, Gu Qingcheng also focuses on recruiting doctors.
"Doctor Zhang, how is the development of this mustard green brine?"
Gu Qingcheng found the first group of medical talents she recruited.
Doctor Zhang is said to be a descendant of the Saint of Medicine.
Ahem, this “it is said” is more like bragging and there is no real evidence.
However, the Zhang family has indeed been practicing medicine for generations, and since Doctor Zhang's father, he was selected to work in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Becoming an imperial physician was indeed the pinnacle of a doctor's career in ancient times.
However, the "reincarnation rate" of the Imperial Medical Office was too high.
If they are not careful, the imperial doctors will be involved in palace conspiracies and official struggles.
Doctors have a very low status. Once something happens, the first one to be cannon fodder is the doctor.
Moreover, the patients of the Imperial Medical Service were all powerful and wealthy.
If you encounter a medical dispute, at the very least you could lose your job and be beaten with a stick, or at worst you could be exiled or beheaded!
Doctor Zhang is one of the many unlucky people in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Speaking of which, Doctor Zhang was really wronged.
He was exiled by the previous emperor Xiao.
At that time, there was a favored concubine in the harem. She had a difficult delivery and one of her feet got stuck in the birth canal, putting both mother and child in danger.
The midwife was helpless, so the emperor went to force the imperial physician to help.
Imperial Physician: ...We don’t know how to deliver babies.
Doctor Zhang was probably dizzy for a moment, and he muttered quietly, "Maybe we can do a cesarean section to get the baby!"
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