In any case, Fu Xiaoguan's words made Zhuo Donglai and the other ten people completely convinced.
They hoped that the young prince would ascend the throne as soon as possible and lead them to the top of the mountain to look down on all the other mountains.
This is hope.
Fu Xiaoguan planted a seed of hope in their hearts, but he did not think too far ahead as to whether the seed would eventually blossom and bear fruit.
The Industrial Revolution was not that simple.
Xishan Research Institute's research on steam engines is currently progressing slowly. From what Qin Chengye said in his letter, due to material limitations, the steam engine's cylinders, gears and transmission rods cannot meet Fu Xiaoguan's requirements.
Now Zhou Zuoren, the blacksmith, the only one who knows how to make steel, was taken away to Wu Dynasty by Fu Xiaoguan. Of course, this was done on purpose by Fu Xiaoguan.
The Xishan Research Institute was unable to produce a complete steam engine, and this was done intentionally by Fu Xiaoguan.
But Wuchao Research Institute can.
The first industrial revolution can only begin in the Wu Dynasty.
This was the plan he had made after Yan Beixi and he had a heart-to-heart talk a few months ago.
Only after Zhou Zuoren established a steelmaking workshop in Wu Dynasty, produced fully qualified steel, and experimented with alloy metals, would Fu Xiaoguan bring the complete steam engine drawings to Wu Dynasty.
That was when the first industrial revolution truly began.
With the steam engine, if applied to workshops, productivity can be greatly improved; if applied to infrastructure, tracks can be laid and trains can be built; and if applied to the military, brand new warships can be built!
Fu Xiaoguan didn't tell anyone about all this, not even the fat man.
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There was no moon this Mid-Autumn Festival, and there was a drizzle, which made people suddenly feel that autumn was getting deeper and a little cooler.
But at this moment, people in Shuiyun Tower were toasting each other, and Fu Xiaoguan and others were drinking happily.
He entertained many people tonight.
Among them were many officials from Wofeng City, Zhuo Donglai and his group of ten, and more than ten merchants from Wofeng City.
Zhang Wenhui and others from Xiangtai Building were naturally also invited, and as a business representative of Wofeng City, Zhang Wenhui was extremely honored to sit at the same table with Fu Xiaoguan.
At this moment, Ning Yuchun stood up with a wine glass in his hand, and the huge hall became quiet at this moment.
His face was flushed with joy at this moment.
"Everyone, I'm here to announce a good news to you!"
As soon as he said this, everyone in the room looked at him.
"Yesterday, the rice harvest began in Xiushui County, and the yield of the first acre of land has been reported to the state government."
The young men sitting at one of the tables, including Zhong Jitang and Wang Chaofeng, were immediately delighted. They had made a bet on the rice production in Xiushui County, and the bet was as much as five thousand taels of silver!
Zhang Qiyue even glanced at their table, and as a witness, she smiled brightly.
Zhongjitang bet that the yield per mu would reach 700 kilograms, while Wang Chaofeng, Sima Tao and Yu Xingjian bet that it would be impossible to achieve such a high yield.
So, who will win?
Ning Yuchun paused for five breaths and then said, "The yield per mu of Fu Sandai's rice seeds in Xiushui County is... 760 kilograms!"
As soon as this number came out, everyone in the room was shocked!
Zhong Jitang suddenly jumped up and laughed, "I won, I won! I knew that the seeds produced by Ding Anbo were definitely different! Hahahaha... give me the money!"
But Zhang Wenhui and the others opened their mouths wide and took a deep breath.
When they were welcoming Fu Xiaoguan at the west gate of Wofeng City, they heard Ning Yuchun say this. At that time, they thought that the prefect didn't understand farming at all and was just exaggerating.
But now, after hearing it, they realized that the rice yield was really higher than everyone had expected.
This is more than double the previous rice yield per mu in Wofengyuan!
Wofengyuan had been planting rice for a thousand years, but the yield per mu had never reached 400 kilograms. However, when Ding Anbo arrived, the seeds of the Fu Sandai that he planted actually broke the thousand-year record!
This was undoubtedly great news. They all thought that this was an unattainable output, but then Ning Yuchun said:
"The seeds of the third generation of Fu were cultivated in Jiangbei, and the seeds of the new fourth generation of Fu will be cultivated in Xiushui County. The seeds of the fourth generation of Fu will be more adaptable to the soil and environment of Wofengyuan. Therefore, when the seeds of the fourth generation of Fu are successfully cultivated, the per-acre yield of rice in Wofengyuan can easily exceed 800 kilograms, and it is very likely to even reach a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu!"
"Wow……!"
The whole room was in an uproar!
A yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu... What kind of concept is this?
Doesn’t it mean that the output of one mu of land is equivalent to that of three mu of land in the past?
Wouldn’t the rice yield in Wofengyuan be more than doubled compared to before?
The two grain merchants here were so jealous that they looked at each other, swallowed their saliva, and their minds were working fast - even if the yield per mu was 700 kilograms, the rice production in Wofengyuan had doubled!
Then the price of grain in Wofengyuan will inevitably drop, but the other regions of the Yu Dynasty need this grain.
If it is shipped out from Wofengyuan... the profit will be half more than before!
Zhuo and his group of ten other young men were extremely shocked!
The highest rice yield per mu in the eight states of Nancang in the Wu Dynasty is only 300 kilograms. If this kind of seeds were planted in the eight states of Nancang... wouldn't the granary of the Wu Dynasty be even more full!
Just when everyone was thinking about their own things, Ning Yuchun raised his glass and said with great emotion:
"I'm afraid everyone here doesn't know how much effort Ding'an Bo put into cultivating these rice seeds!"
"In the past thousand years, rice production has never reached such a high level! All of this is due to Ding'an Bo's contribution! I can say this: without Ding'an Bo, today's harvest would be impossible!"
There was a sudden burst of applause in the audience, and everyone looked at Fu Xiaoguan, their gazes becoming increasingly passionate.
Ning Yuchun clasped his hands together, waited for the applause to die down, and then said, "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. I would like to borrow this glass of wine from Lord Ding An. On behalf of the people of all Vaud, I would like to offer a toast to Lord Ding An to express my heartfelt gratitude!"
"good……!"
The applause continued, and Fu Xiaoguan stood up, holding the cup. He glared at Ning Yuchun, "You're so pretentious!"
Ning Yuchun said sincerely, "If you had called me pretentious in the past, I wouldn't have argued, but today... I really want to thank you!..."
"Everyone, everyone knows what Earl Ding'an is capable of. How about this," Ning Yuchun said, sweeping his gaze over everyone present, "Earl Ding'an and I will drink this glass of wine, and then I'll ask Earl Ding'an to recite a poem for us. How do you think?"
"Wow……!"
"OK!"
"Is Earl Ding'an going to write a poem?"
"He is the best writer in the world!"
"My goodness, what kind of poem would he make?"
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