Chapter 160 Lingnan Dao is Crazy
"Bi Guanyin, please keep this brown sugar. It's just right for replenishing your qi and blood!" Tian Khan asked with concern.
"Erlang, this brown sugar is a new and rare commodity. Why don't you send it to your father? What do you think?" Empress Changsun held her husband's hand.
Rather than replenishing her own qi and blood, the queen hoped to help her husband ease the relationship with the emperor by sending gifts.
"Bi Guanyin! Let's do it next time. I believe Fuzhong will deliver it. Your complexion has not improved since giving birth. You need to replenish your qi and blood as soon as possible!" Tian Khan felt that his wife's hands were cold.
"Erlang! I am still young and there will be plenty of opportunities to make up for it in the future. Your father is getting older. Don't wait until your parents are gone before you can take care of them!" Empress Changsun said gently.
"You! You always put yourself in a difficult position!" Tian Khan was deeply moved and compromised, "Never mind! Just give half to Father!"
"Yes!" The queen knew that no amount of persuasion would work.
However, Fu Zhong will send them later, and it will be the same if he sends them to the retired emperor later.
On the second day in the court, Tian Khan made public several things he had secretly reported.
Not only the court officials were shocked, but even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were shocked.
What shocked everyone the most at the moment was the double-season rice that could double the yield. Is there really such a grain?
"Your Majesty! Is this news true?" Du Ruhui looked surprised and doubtful.
He had heard that there were two or even three rice seasons in the Annan Protectorate, but the yields were not high.
The Annan people farm casually, sowing rice in the fields without much care. After harvesting, they leave the rice stubble and cut it in two or three crops, each one less than the previous one.
The total amount of the three seasons is higher than that of the Central Plains. Relying on the right time and place, we don’t have to spend too much effort, and God will feed us.
It's a pity that such a fertile land fell into the hands of a group of people who don't care much about the land.
In addition to the indigenous people, there are also many people from the Central Plains.
Since it was incorporated into the Central Plains during the Qin Dynasty, the descendants of the garrisons of successive dynasties, with surnames such as Chen and Wang, gradually developed into the aristocratic clans of Annan.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Annan split from the Central Plains and became independent. The Song Dynasty did not take it back. Since then, Annan has been out of the control of the Central Plains.
Whenever he saw reports from various places about disasters such as droughts and floods, which caused people to be displaced, Du Ruhui lamented that the Central Plains did not have the fertile land like Annan that could produce two or three rice crops!
Now, there is a thunderclap that shocks the world. Lingnan is actually preparing to artificially plant two seasons of rice, and sow seeds and plant seedlings in each season!
Using one piece of land as two! What kind of incredible operation is this? Du Ruhui thought he was old and useless!
Among the court officials present were important ministers like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui who were wholeheartedly devoted to the people and were truly happy for the Khan and the people of the world.
He was always worried about the impending famine in Henan and Hebei provinces, and he was worried day and night.
I don't know if sending people to secretly exchange grain will work. We have to do it privately and don't dare to make any big moves. The two regions have millions of people, so it's just a drop in the bucket!
Now, we have two seasons of rice as our killer weapon. The first season in June and July is just right for sending rice to the north for disaster relief, and the second season will continue in October.
In October, Henan and Hebei provinces had some spring grain harvests, which saved the people and gave the imperial court a sigh of relief.
The people present were angry and panicked. If Lingnan Province really developed two rice crops and the country had enough food, how could they drive up prices? How could they profit from it?
They occupied a large amount of fertile land and labor in various places, and therefore had the capital to compete with the royal family.
Once double-season rice appears, the royal family will no longer rely on them and their influence will quickly weaken.
Tian Khan has always been ruthless. Judging from the many things they have done, once Tian Khan no longer needs to rely on them, one can imagine the outcome.
"Your Majesty! I am worried that this is a false report by Lingnan Dao for the sake of political achievements! They dared to report it before the spring sowing. This is unheard of. I am willing to go to Lingnan in person to find out the truth!" The ministers of the aristocratic families stepped out and said.
Regardless of whether this happened or not, it must be ruined and eliminated.
This technology can only be mastered in their hands, including these fertile fields. People must be sent to Lingnan as soon as possible to take over the fields there.
As for technical talents, they can only be used by them. If they don’t obey, they will be fired.
In short, things cannot get out of their control!
"No need! This is a secret report from my two special envoys! It can't be false!" Tian Khan looked at the humbled ministers from the noble families and felt refreshed.
He knew that Feng Xu, the envoy of Lingnan Province, would submit a memorial later, and there should be more latest news.
"Your Majesty, I think this is impossible! There must be something fishy! I suspect that the officials of Lingnan Province fabricated it for their political achievements!" Someone advised unwillingly.
"I second your motion! Your Majesty, the time interval between the two rice seasons is extremely short. I've heard that the Annan people let the rice stalks grow new ears on their own after harvesting.
How can you plant seeds and rice seedlings manually? The labor intensity is so high, can farmers handle it?
People from aristocratic families are not good-for-nothings, they have brains and can think about problems.
"Good question!" Tian Khan looked at these ministers from the aristocratic families who had ulterior motives and sneered in his heart, knowing that you would not give up!
All the ministers below looked up in surprise and looked at the emperor in confusion. Why did His Majesty seem to be waiting for this sentence?
"The intervals are indeed short, and the labor intensity is indeed high, even for a human being!" Tian Khan said slowly, "So they were prepared and designed a pedal thresher!"
"A foot-operated thresher?" everyone exclaimed.
Is Lingnan Dao crazy? Why does it feel like I'm not in the same dimension, time, or space as them?
"My dear ministers, please take a look!" Tian Khan took out the schematic diagram of the foot-operated thresher and showed it to the eunuch next to him.
The eunuch took it and handed it to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.
The others looked at the two prime ministers eagerly, wanting to see what kind of advanced machine it was.
Yan Lide, who was standing at the back, stretched his neck out and looked the most anxious.
When the Jiangdong plow was produced last time, Tian Khan test-drove it directly outside the palace.
After Tian Khan finished plowing, Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie and a group of old officials from the Qin Palace joined in the fun. They drove wildly with their plows and had so much fun that they turned the palm-sized East Palace Garden upside down.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs only added flowers and plants a few days ago.
This time he got a foot-operated thresher. I wonder what Tian Khan will do next?
"Is the Chief Engineer here?" Tian Khan glanced at Yan Lide who was standing on tiptoe and thought of the blast furnace lime kiln.
"I'm here!" Yan Lide bowed and stepped out.
"My dear Yan, there is a blast furnace lime kiln here, take a look!" Tian Khan signaled the eunuch to show the blueprint to Yan Lide.
Yan Lide took it and only took a few glances before realizing, "Your Majesty! Did this also come back from Lingnan Dao?"
"That's right! My dear, do you have any ideas?" Tian Khan smiled, and the queen's prediction was indeed right.
"Your Majesty! This blast furnace method is wonderful! If it is used for iron smelting..." Yan Lide's hands were shaking with excitement.
As long as the bellows are expanded and the inlet and outlet are enlarged in the same proportion, a greater wind force will be obtained, and the temperature in the furnace will rise quickly and stably and continuously at a high temperature.
The design principle of the feeding port is explained, which solves the technical problems that have puzzled the supervisor for many years. Feeding from top to bottom allows the raw materials to be fully burned.
The layman watches the excitement, while the expert watches the details.
It was clearly a design drawing of a blast furnace lime kiln, but it opened up the Ren and Du meridians of the head of the General's Bureau of Works.
"In that case, I will hand over the blueprint to you, my dear minister. I hope the supervisor can produce the results as soon as possible!" Tian Khan was delighted.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Yan Lide happily accepted the blueprints and looked forward to adjourning the court session impatiently.
The foot-operated thresher had lost its appeal to him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
