Villager of Daming

Chapter 648 Topics jump and turn around

"At this time next year, I think more people in Ming Dynasty will be able to eat moon cakes. You should grow up and drink!"

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the other ministers and drank beer with the chief. He thought the wine was sweet, and the rice wine did not burp.

"Your Majesty, if we sell them through official channels, the people will definitely be able to eat them. The drier the mooncakes and the more sugar, the longer the shelf life. We can't eat them well, and they will go bad in a few days."

The village chief knew how to preserve food for a long time. When the army was fighting, Hanhan often provided methods, including meat floss and fried noodles.

For example, Zhu Wentian's old-fashioned egg cake made in the village is usually eaten within two days. If it is baked a little dry and placed in a box with oil paper, it can be eaten for a year.

There are also peach-shaped cakes with a layer of white sugar on top. They are soft when they are first baked, but after being left for a long time, they taste equally hard.

"It seems that sugar cane is needed. Plant sugar cane in Fujian..." Zhu Yuanzhang considered how many places in Fujian were suitable for growing sugar cane.

"Your Majesty, go to Guangdong to plant it. Our current sugar cane variety is called bamboo cane. Once planted, you can harvest it every year, just like purple flowers.

It can be grown in Guangdong and Guangxi, but due to regional relations, the Ming Dynasty's rule there was not very stable.

When we send out literacy classes next year, we can guide local people to plant sugar cane, so that they can be planted in the spring and harvested in the autumn.

At the end of the day, the army was sent to help, and by the way, it helped the local people repair their houses. One was to appear friendly to the people, and the other was to let the people see the lineup of the Ming army. "

"What a good idea. It's best to let the army help the people in Guangdong and Guangxi clean up the dangerous beasts in the mountains."

Zhu Yuanzhang especially recognized the last sentence. It is not easy to send troops there in the name of harvesting sugar cane.

When the people saw it, they said, "Oh!"Our Ming army is so powerful, we can’t rebel with others, we can’t defeat them at all.

Why can't I beat him?Isn’t that helping to clean up the ferocious beasts?There was a crackle of gunfire, and the beast fell far away.

"Your Majesty is wise!" the chief immediately praised.

The high-ranking ministers around looked and listened, and they despised this Zhu Yichang, this lick!

"Our most sage thing is to move Xiaqiu Village outside Chaoyang Gate, a pillar of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes with a smile.

Officials, including generals: "..."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of wine: "Yichang, tell us, after the sugar cane is squeezed, what can be done with the remaining residue?"

"Burning cannot be used to feed livestock. The cost of processing it into feed is too high. It is suitable to burn the sugar cane, or fertilize the sugar cane together with other fertilizers after fermentation."

The director knew what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to ask and stopped him. Hanhan had said that fermenting sugarcane bagasse to make alcohol was too troublesome. The key was industrial alcohol.

"Speaking of making fire, does Yichang know if there is coal in the area?" Zhu Yuanzhang regretted slightly and had new expectations.

"Coal?" The manager was stunned. He didn't know if there were coal mines in Guangdong and Guangxi. How did the topic of today's chat come to this?
It started with eating mooncakes, then sugar...

"Eat it, it's slow, it hurts, eh! Hey hey hey hey!" A naive voice came from the side, picking out the crab meat for the child.

The director turned around and saw the movements of Hanhan's hands and what he just said, and he felt confident.

"Your Majesty, there is coal. Grandson Xiongying eats well!" The chief replied about the coal and immediately changed the subject.

Everyone's eyes were all focused on Daming's most precious child. The little guy ignored everyone else and rubbed a lot of Sanhe oil on his face. He grabbed crab meat with his little hands and fed it to Hanhan. The two of them had a great time eating it. .

While picking out the crab meat, Zhu Wentian processed the crab shells with eight pieces of crab, and then connected them with toothpicks.

On the table are warriors in armor, little people, other animals, poultry...

"Hanhan can make such things?" Some people think it's good, but it's made by a so-and-so, and it looks like... "We Hanhan are very smart! We can weave crab baskets and cut millstones." The village leader said he wanted to be a village guard. The appearance of correcting the name.

"Yes, yes, you are not stupid!" The official did not dare to continue.

"Eat, Grandpa!" The little guy seemed to feel the attention of everyone, and finally looked at his grandfather, grabbed a big piece of crab meat, dipped it in Sanhe oil, and passed it forward.

"Okay, okay, let's come, hey! Yo! It's delicious! Hehehehehe!"

Zhu Yuanzhang came over, bent down, stretched his neck, opened his mouth, and took the piece of meat into his mouth.

"Hey hey hey..." The little guy was happy and put the finger stained with Sanhe oil in his mouth to suck on it.

Zhu Wentian took a sip of beer and fed the little guy a sip of orange juice, and the two of them started eating together happily.

"Where were you talking about just now?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his great grandson again and came to his senses.

"Chongba, there are coal mines in Guangdong and Guangxi." Queen Ma, who was able to show her face on this occasion, reminded.

"Yes, the coal mines and sugar cane will be planted next year. After harvest, they will be processed into jaggery locally. The jaggery will be transported back and then refined. It is difficult to keep secrets there.

Now the local people have many things to do, so we transferred the steam engine over and rented their land to grow food crops.

They no longer have to worry about things in the fields. They are only responsible for harvesting sugar cane and processing jaggery. They make a lot of money and are not tired.

When they have extra time, they can raise pigs, poultry, and buffaloes too!The buffalo can be used for work and can also be killed for meat.

oh!There is also milk. Our technology for making milk is sufficient. Milk is the staple food in grassland areas.

I heard that people there like the milking equipment designed and manufactured in our village. It can make butter and cheese quickly and can leave something for brewing. "

The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the happier he became, feeling that no matter what problems he encountered, he could solve them.

Chief: "..."

He felt a lot of pressure, from moon cakes to the availability of coal mines, from coal mines to buffalo breeding and utilization.

Not only the mayor, but also the ministers are a little scared now, His Majesty is different.

His Majesty mentioned one thing. He not only said that sugar cane should be planted and buffaloes should be raised, but also how to plant them and how to raise them.

Every decree starts from His Majesty and will be carried out with methods, including future sales issues.

Your Majesty knows this himself. If he is not very clear about it, who should he learn from when it comes to ministers like himself?
It shouldn't be that some ministers suggested to His Majesty that they should plant sugar cane and raise buffaloes, and then His Majesty thought it was okay and arranged it, and then the people at the bottom of the pile had to worry about the details!

"What do you think of Yichang?" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what the officials were thinking. He needed someone to praise him.

"Having His Majesty here is truly a blessing to the people of the Ming Dynasty. Buffalo breeding can help the people of Guangxi plant terraced fields, and the grassroots people will come up with specific breeding plans later, which are different from scalpers.

There is no need in Guangdong. Sugar cane is grown in some mountainous areas, plus a few river alluvial plains. Using machinery, there is no problem with three crops a year.

There are deep water areas in the coastal areas, which are good natural docks and can be used as a transfer and supply place for the Ming Navy.

Since it is developing in that direction, the southeastern area of ​​Qiongzhou Prefecture has relatively many plains and also has a natural harbor.

It is best used as a forward camp for the Ming Dynasty Navy. All crops from hot places can be grown there. "

The chief first praised Zhu Yuanzhang, and then talked about the subsequent arrangements.

(End of this chapter)