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Chapter 187 Food of Salvation

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    "Cixun, Cixun, come here quickly!" Emperor Chongzhen's tone was trembling. He couldn't believe what he saw in front of him and looked at this lush field of crops in shock.

    Zhu Cihong had no choice but to walk over: "Father."

    "Hurry up, tell your father quickly, what is the output of this jade and corn, and whether it can be extended to other areas."

    Emperor Chongzhen, who was ill and sought medical treatment urgently, was now hungry and thirsty.  He was like a drowning man who found a straw and hoped that this straw would save his life.

    The terrible thing is that under this straw is a piece of driftwood, which can really save Chongzhen.

    Zhu Cixiang told him: "Father, the yield in the Forbidden City is slightly higher, only about 1,400 to 500 jins. If it is extended to the suburbs of Beijing, ordinary fields can also produce 1,000 to 800 jins."  If it¡¯s a barren mountainous area, it¡¯s hard to say.¡±

    The ministers were shocked, and Chongzhen even took a breath of cold air. Qian'er was eight hundred pounds.  Zhu Cixiang was such an understatement. You know, in this era, crops yielding one thousand kilograms per mu were unheard of.

    Corn, also known as millet, is still the staple food among the people.  And this millet will never taste the same as the millet we eat now.

    This kind of corn smells very fragrant, with a strong aroma of millet.  But when it tastes it can only be described as unpalatable.

    The coarse corn is as uncomfortable as a brush brushing your throat when it enters your throat.  But because this kind of corn is relatively drought-resistant, many people in mountainous areas make a living on it.

    Crops such as wheat and rice depend on the weather.  Unless the land is fertile and close to water, it is not easy to plant.  Corn has become the only choice for the working people.

    And corn also has an advantage, it is good for storage.  Even military rations mostly rely on corn porridge.  The yield of corn per mu is about two hundred catties, and in better years it can produce three hundred catties.  In bad lean years, it will only be more than 100 kilograms or even less.

    And Zhu Cihong said that this thing can actually produce more than 1,500 kilograms.  What's terrible is that even in the Huangling Mountains there can be people weighing a hundred pounds.  Not only Chongzhen, but also the officials who followed were all stunned.

    The taste of corn is something Chongzhen has tasted. Although it is not as good as rice, it is definitely not bad.  But there was still something that worried him, so he asked urgently: "Can this corn be eaten only by steaming it? Can it be used as a staple food to satisfy hunger?"

    Zhu Cixiang nodded: "Yes, it can be made into steamed buns, ground into corn flour to make porridge. It can also be made into snacks such as popcorn to comfort naughty children. In short, corn has many benefits. More importantly, my father  , this thing can grow on ordinary land. Unless it is saline-alkali land, it can be grown on anything else."

    Chongzhen didn¡¯t quite believe that corn that grew so tall was not afraid of drought.  The ministers, such as Zhu Chunchen, also didn't believe it.  Looking at the delicate corn stalks, they don¡¯t look like plants that can grow in dry land.

    Chongzhen walked over and pinched one of the corns, but he felt that the flesh inside was solid and it was indeed a high-yield god.

    "Father, please see, there is a field here that we have never watered. Even if it rains, I will order people to cover the corn. The purpose is to imitate the harvest of dry land."

    Chongzhen was even more surprised: "Imitate dry land, you mean this one."

    Chongzhen was pointing to a field of corn next to him.  It seems that this corn field is indeed much shorter. However, although the plants are shorter, the yield is not much smaller.  In other words, the plants on this dry land were a full third shorter, but although the bracts were slightly smaller, they were still full.

    In order to prevent moisture from penetrating, Laifu even deliberately raised this area.  This will prevent rainwater from seeping into the land when it rains and affecting the final result.

    Zhu Cixi walked to the piece of dry land: "Look, Father, this land was planted by my son after checking the rainfall in Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province last year. There was a severe drought in Shandong last year and the grain harvest was poor. But Father, look at this kind of land.  Corn, on the other hand, has not been affected much. In other words, even in dry places, it can grow unless the ground is cracked for thousands of miles."

    "You, you mean, you planted this corn field according to the rainfall in Shandong last year?" Chongzhen's heart pounded.

    The accompanying officials were even more shocked.  How can this be.

    Last year, the drought in Shandong was particularly severe. The food harvest was poor and the people were unable to survive.  They even eat grass roots and tree bark to satisfy their hunger, and even in major grain-producing counties, the food is only one-tenth of the harvest in a good year.  This also caused starvation and death in many areas of Shandong, and people were in dire straits.  Dengzhou is one of the areas hardest hit by the disaster.

    At that time, officials from every state government in Shandong hadPeople record precipitation in each month.  Zhu Cixiang actually imitated the rainfall in Dengzhou Prefecture last year and successfully planted corn.

    Even drought-tolerant corn yields less than 70 kilograms per acre. This dry corn field produces at least 600 to 700 kilograms.  Fully, more than ten times as much.

    Ten times, that is to say, as long as this kind of corn can be popularized.  The drought in Shandong is nothing to worry about. Chongzhen clenched his fists tightly, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing: "You, Cixing, tell me the truth, this matter is not a trivial matter. What you said is nothing.  really?"

    Zhu Cixiang did not answer directly, but shouted to Laifu, who was kneeling in a corner not far away: "Liu Banban, come here."

    Facing Emperor Chongzhen and several civil and military officials, Liu Laifu looked like a young daughter-in-law who had just passed away. He cautiously walked forward and knelt down: "Hui, Hui Long Live Lord, it was His Highness the Crown Prince who ordered the servants to plant this land.  . This slave will strictly control the watering of this land in accordance with the instructions of the prince. This, this is my daily watering record. "

    Laifu was trembling a little. He tremblingly took out a crumpled account book from his arms.  In it, he recorded the amount of watering on this land every day.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In the early Ming Dynasty, eunuchs were not allowed to be literate.  In view of the endless dictatorship of eunuchs in the past dynasties, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was very wary of the dangers of eunuchs. He once said, "There are only two good people among a hundred, and there are always hundreds of bad people." Therefore, the scope of power and the number of eunuchs were strictly limited.  .

    In the seventeenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang erected an iron sign in the palace with the words "Ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs, and those who intervene will be killed."  In addition, there are prohibitions that prohibit internal officials from being literate, not allowed to communicate with foreign officials, not allowed to hold the title of foreign minister at the same time, not allowed to wear the official uniform of foreign ministers, and the official rank cannot be higher than the fourth rank, etc.

    "History of the Ming Dynasty: Biography of Eunuchs" records that "there are servants who have been serving the inner court for a long time and talking about government affairs in general. They will be dismissed and returned to their hometowns immediately, and they will be looked down upon for the rest of their lives."  It can be seen that in the early Ming Dynasty, eunuchs were not only unable to enter the political arena, but also did not have the right to receive education. This situation lasted until Zhu Yuanzhang's death.

    By the time of Emperor Zhu Di, eunuchs began to be reused again, but at this time eunuchs still had limited powers.  It was not until Zhu Zhanji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, came to the throne that he completely violated his great-grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang's order that eunuchs were not allowed to be literate. Starting from the first year of Xuande, an inner study hall was set up in the palace, and academic officials were ordered to teach young eunuchs how to read.

    Zhu Zhanji¡¯s purpose of doing this is also very simple. He chooses eunuchs who can use the pen to approve documents on his behalf, so that he can neglect government affairs at will.  As a result, reading and literacy became a custom for eunuchs. This move opened the door for eunuchs to enter the political stage and even take charge of state affairs in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

    After Chongzhen killed Wei Zhongxian, the remnants of the eunuch party were basically eliminated.  The Ming Dynasty no longer had the dictatorship of eunuchs, but was replaced by the connivance and wantonness of the Donglin Party.

    Liu Laifu did not know much about literacy, so his records are somewhat puzzling.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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