Quick Wear: Transform Your Life

Chapter 337
After Lan Xi explained it carefully, Emperor Wei Qing asked,
"The liquid medicine Chang Aiqing mentioned is applicable to all rice?"

Lan Xi didn't panic, "Returning to the emperor, this liquid medicine has not been tested on rice in other places, but the liquid medicine has a mild effect, can promote the germination rate of seeds, and can promote the growth of seedling roots and prevent some pests, so it is suitable for most rice plants. Be applicable."

Emperor Wei Qing nodded, "In that case, how is this liquid medicine made and how much does it cost?"

"Weichen uses deer vine, wild wormwood and other medicinal materials, soaks them according to a certain ratio, boils them, and then mixes them with water to soak the seeds before planting. The medicinal materials used are relatively common medicinal materials, and a pair can be made at a cost of one hundred yuan. liquid medicine, and one dose of liquid medicine can soak five acres of seeds."

Calculated in this way, the investment for one mu of land is [-] cents more. If the production can be increased by [-]%, it will be about [-] to [-] catties. Based on the calculation of [-] cents per catty of rice on the market today, the income is obviously much greater than the investment.

Emperor Wei Qing nodded slightly, and the beard on the corners of his mouth also raised slightly, "That's right, Chang Aiqing is as careful as a hair, this matter has great promise, in two days, I will taste the rice grown by Chang Aiqing myself."

In other words, if what is said is true and rice production increases, the emperor will definitely promote it.

Lan Xi's heart was also slightly relieved, and then the emperor turned around and returned with a few people around him. Before leaving, Lord Zhou gave Lan Xi a good job.

This paddy field has basically matured. On the third day, Lan Xi ordered people to start harvesting. On this day, Mr. Zhou also came to watch the harvesting scene.

A total of four acres of rice fields, because the emperor attached great importance to it, so he sent four or fifty people to harvest it. It took less than one morning to complete the work, and then went to husking. It took less than a day. Master Zhou looked at the white rice in front of him, and couldn't help it. Have a great stay.

Harvesting this matter, he saw it from the beginning to the end, absolutely no adulteration, from a rice ear to a snow-white rice grain.

When the servants came to report the yield, the experimental field harvested a total of 950 shi, which was about [-] jin in conversion, and the other field harvested a little more than [-] shi.

Master Zhou couldn't help saying hello three times, "Okay, okay, okay, you're all rewarded for your hard work today."

Even ordinary fields have a yield of about 370 catties per mu, not to mention that the yield of experimental fields is as high as more than 470 catties per mu, so why not make Mr. Zhou happy.

Now the rice production in the Great Wei Dynasty is only about 330 catties per mu, and the weather is still smooth, and the yield per mu exceeds [-] catties. Mr. Zhou is happy enough, but he didn't expect it to be more.

Mr. Zhou took the latest data, patted Lan Xi on the shoulder, and happily returned to the emperor.

Sure enough, the emperor, Longyan Dayue, greatly appreciated Lan Xi and Mr. Zhou, but now it was just an experiment and had no real results, so the emperor began to call the ministers to discuss matters.

Lan Xi didn't know the final result of this matter, but he knew that it was not easy to promote it. Fortunately, the emperor agreed, and then manual promotion is needed. After all, it is difficult for everyone to accept a new thing, but Lan Xi Did not give up easily.

This matter did not come to fruition until the end of August. Mr. Zhou took the lead, Lan Xi assisted, and began to promote the experimental fields around the capital.

Although rice planting will start next year, things will get busy from now on.

Everyone knew about this matter, the emperor was very concerned about it, Master Zhou presided over it, they still understood, but Lan Xi, a little-known little chief, was acting as a deputy, but it was difficult for people who didn't know.

Lan Xi didn't care either, Master Zhou was still worrying about how to promote it, it was too difficult for the common people to accept new things.

But Lan Xi said to Mr. Zhou, "Master, the people don't believe us. If you take a tough attitude, it will be counterproductive. It is better to reduce or exempt the tax appropriately. For example, if the rice planted by this method is reduced by half, the rice production will increase by [-]%. It is the best of both worlds for the country and the people.”

Lord Zhou glanced at Lan Xi, "Mr. Chang is considerate, but the Ministry of Accounts will not agree to this matter easily. If it fails, the national treasury will not be as rich as before."

Lan Xi smiled slightly, "The Ministry of Household Affairs has been saying that the national treasury is empty all day long. If this is the case, if it doesn't work out and find ways to increase revenue, the national treasury will only become more and more empty.

Besides, Mr. Zhou is still here, presumably Mr. Zhou will be able to persuade the emperor to agree. "

Mr. Zhou laughed, "President Chang is really a wonderful person. If that's the case, then I will go there, even if I cry, I still have to ask the emperor to agree."

Lan Xi looked serious, and saluted Mr. Zhou, "Your Excellency is righteous."

Master Zhou waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't use these vain things. In the future, Master Chang needs to pay more attention."

This matter has not yet come to fruition, so Lan Xi is still a small manager, but now working beside Lord Zhou, even Lord Qian looks up to Lan Xi now.

He knew that once this matter came to fruition, Lan Xi's promotion would be inevitable. At this moment, he felt a pity that he should have known about it in advance, and he might have been able to get involved, but now he could only watch Lan Xi busy.

I don't know what method Mr. Zhou used, but within two days, the emperor ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to cooperate with the work.

Because of the emperor's order, the Ministry of Household Affairs naturally ordered that if the villages around the capital use the experimental fields to grow rice, half of the tax will be reduced or exempted.

For a while, the common people below talked about it, but they needed to pay [-] ren per mu of land, saying that they were buying a medicine called enhancer, which was used to soak rice seeds and increase production.

Nowadays, ordinary people are living carefully and carefully, and they have calculated carefully. If they pay for medicine, even if the production does not increase, they can save more than ten catties of grain per mu of land. That is nearly one hundred Wen, compared with the twenty Wen , is also acceptable.

Lan Xi not only started to promote it below, but also started to promote it among some merchants, especially some big landlords. If they started to implement it, the common people below would be more likely to accept it.

At this time, some officials saw the emperor's attitude, and the second prince made an attitude first, asking all Zhuangzi under his name to use production increasing agents.

In this way, some ministers naturally responded.

As expected, the people below accepted more, so Lan Xi ordered the people below to start buying medicinal materials and making potions.

In this regard, Lan Xi naturally took strict care of it. If one is not good, not to mention the bad effect of the medicine, there may be adverse effects, so Lan Xi can't help but pay attention to it.

So Lan Xi is also very busy for a while, not only to focus on the production of potions, but also to pay attention to the following publicity. Although the initial effect has been achieved, he cannot give up. Work is naturally better.

So, it’s worth being busy now for the sake of the future.

Lan Xi was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, Master Zhou would not be relaxed either. Not only did he have to communicate with people in other departments to give them some convenience, but he also sent other people who came to inquire about the news. He was also extremely busy.

(End of this chapter)