The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

Chapter 300 predicts that there will be no famine in the world...

Somehow, he felt that Lin Chong was a little strange.

He didn't notice anything when they were chatting just now, but now he suddenly felt something was wrong. After thinking about it, after Gu Jingzhi returned home, he called Qu Feiyan and asked her to mobilize some people to find out what Lin Chong had experienced!

Time passes day by day.

Since Lin Chong and Gu Huanzhi came back, they rarely go out. They usually stay with their families or drink with Gu Jingzhi and others, and ignore everything else.

However, the two of them only stayed at home for a month before returning to the border.

Without the prince's family, he no longer had to worry about border trade, and Gu Jingzhi focused all his energy on Ningzhou's government affairs and his own family.

But there was no big deal to worry about. Everything in Ningzhou was back on track. Both business and agriculture were progressing as Gu Jingzhi had expected.

Therefore, the only thing that worries him is hybrid rice.

The autumn harvest season is approaching again.

Gu Jingzhi brought ** and others to the fields. Looking at the golden and heavy rice in the field, everyone's face was full of smiles.

"Master Chen, in your opinion, how much grain can be harvested from this acre of land?"

Although Gu Jingzhi had also worked in the fields and farmed, it was only for a year. Naturally, he was not as familiar with farming experience as ** and others.

** weighed a handful of rice ears with his hand, then glanced at the crops in the field, and finally said excitedly: "My Lord, in my opinion, this acre of land can produce at least 800 kilograms of grain!"

"Eight hundred?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Master Chen, the Marquis previously said that this hybrid rice could yield 600 kilograms per mu. We found it incredible, but isn't 800 kilograms a bit too much?"

"No exaggeration at all!"

** excitedly said: "What the Marquis said before was 600 kilograms, which was accurate, but at that time, most of the land in Ningzhou was newly reclaimed farmland. The soil fertility was not enough, so a reduction in production was inevitable!"

"But this acre of land is the best farmland in Ningzhou. The soil is naturally fertile, so it can produce 800 kilograms of rice per acre..."

After hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

An official waved his fist excitedly and said, "So, it won't be long before the entire land of Daxia is covered with rice that yields 800 kilograms per mu?"

"Of course. Even if the soil fertility is different, it should be at least 600 kilograms. It's really incredible!"

"Auspicious sign, this is a sign from heaven..."

"..."

Everyone seemed very excited, as if they had seen a prosperous scene where there would be no more famine in the entire Daxia.

Gu Jingzhi and ** were also happy, but compared to others, they were more rational.

"Everyone, the successful cultivation of hybrid rice is certainly a happy event, but as you all know, one kilogram of rice can barely plant one acre of land. Now, even if one acre of land can produce 800 kilograms of rice seeds, at best it can only plant 800 acres of land."

"Not to mention the entire Great Xia, even if we want to grow this rice in the entire Ningzhou, it will still take another year or two! We have a long way to go!"

Gu Jingzhi's words immediately woke everyone up.

Yup!

Eight hundred kilograms of rice, if given to an ordinary family, would naturally be enough to feed them for a year. If they save a little, it would be enough to feed them for two years without any problem.

But it is far from enough to be used as rice seeds. The produced rice must be cultivated into rice seeds year after year before it can be slowly spread throughout the entire Daxia territory.

Everyone was awakened by Gu Jingzhi's words, and their expressions became solemn.

For hybrid rice, last year was the most important year because they cultivated hybrid rice seeds last year, but this year is also the most important year because this year, whether the hybrid rice can be quickly planted in the entire Daxia land...this batch of rice seeds is particularly precious!

"My Lord, what are your plans next?"

** asked calmly.

Gu Jingzhi thought for a moment and said, "The hybrid rice yield is 800 kilograms per mu. This is witnessed by you, me, and many of my colleagues. This matter can be reported to the court!"

"Firstly, I promised you and asked for credit for you!"

"Secondly... this kindness that benefits the entire world can only be spread more quickly and effectively throughout Daxia if it is managed by the imperial court..."

"My Lord, are you planning to send the rice seeds to the capital?"

**his eyes lit up.

In fact, even if Gu Jingzhi didn't say it, he would have raised this question.

Although Ningzhou is a good place and this hybrid rice also comes from Ningzhou, how can the fertility of the land compare with the good farmland near the capital?

After all, the land near the capital is either royal estates or estates of powerful families, so such land naturally cannot be bad.

Even the land picked randomly by those farms is better than this acre of land.

Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "When you drink water, remember the well-digger. The land of Ningzhou has cultivated hybrid rice, so we naturally have to keep some of the rice seeds. After all, we can't treat the Ningzhou land that cultivated the rice seeds unfairly!"

No matter whether it is 600 kilograms or 800 kilograms, if you want to plant hybrid rice in the entire Ningzhou, you have to rely on cultivating rice seeds for another year next year, so that you can cover the entire Ningzhou!

However, Gu Jingzhi had calculated that if he did so, there was no need to plant all 800 kilograms in the land of Ningzhou.

Only about half of the output from this acre will be enough to spread throughout Ningzhou by next year.

In this case, the remaining half should best be handed over to the court for cultivation.

After all, the next two years will still be the critical two years for cultivating rice seeds. The rice produced will be used as food, and the court will naturally have to supplement the people's food rations.

The entire Ningzhou...that requires a lot of food.

But using the royal manor is different. The entire Daxia belongs to your royal family. It’s not too much to borrow your royal land to grow rice seeds, right?

**He must have figured this out, so he said, "It would be most appropriate for Ningzhou to keep half of the seeds and give the other half to the imperial court!"

"This will prevent natural disasters from impacting rice promotion. Furthermore, with the imperial court fully committed to promoting it, it will also be more persuasive to the people of the world!"

"Not bad!"

Gu Jingzhi blinked.

I didn't expect that this guy is so considerate!

With the help of the court's credibility, we can not only convince the people but also gain their trust.

Secondly, if the grain produced from the royal estate is distributed to ordinary people for planting, the people will only feel that the rations they eat are the same as those of the emperor. In this era, isn’t this a privilege?

After the matter was finalized, Gu Jingzhi stood up, looked at the golden rice fields, and said, "Next, I will continue to trouble you. Before the harvest, please take good care of the rice in these fields. Don't delay next year..."

"Don't worry, my Lord. I'll set up a tent here to stay until the harvest is over. I'll report the good news to you once everything is harvested..."

"..."

Good guy!

He is indeed a technology maniac, he is so crazy in every era!

Since you care so much about us, we can't treat you unfairly, right?

I'll go home and write a letter of request for merit for you!