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Chapter 659 Academicians live forever, generations of agricultural scientists have gained the freedom to eat melons, Li Zhongtang: Let the little people envy
[In fact, due to well-known reasons, China's scientific cultivation of watermelons is still 70 to 80 years behind.]

[As early as the end of the 19th century when I was in the turbulent times, the old witch Cixi was still spending millions of taels of silver to repair her garden.

The Eagle Sauce on the other side of the strait spent tens of thousands of pounds to select 235 types of seeds for cultivation. 】

At this moment, seeing Dai Qing showing his might once again, the audience couldn't help but express their opinions.

Ying Zheng: "Lack of chicken!"

Li Shimin: "Even for the Jurchen barbarians, such an achievement is truly shameful!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "I don't want to talk..."

Kangxi knew that he had lost his master and could not help but sigh, "Damn Yehenara, she was really sent by God to take away our Aisin Gioro family."

[In China, as early as 1938, scientists had cultivated seedless watermelons, but this was not popular at the time, and because the process was too complicated and due to the war, it soon disappeared.]

[However, in the new world, a female agricultural scientist relied on her obsession with watermelons and her family's knowledge to cultivate watermelons for decades. ]

[Everyone knows that agronomy is very hard work. The observation and cultivation of seeds, as well as the exploration of the weather and the location are indispensable.]

[However, Academician Wu Mingzhu relied on her perseverance and eventually successfully improved many varieties in the last century.]

[She succeeded in making the watermelon no longer bitter and making it both juicy and sweet. ]

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"I would like to call her the Melon Fairy"

“This is the true meaning of a successful person helping the world!”

"Academicians live forever!"

"The above, the academician is not dead yet, we should build a shrine for her!"

……

"What a great talent!"

No matter which emperor it was, even the most bastard Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Shi Hu of the Later Zhao Dynasty, they had to admit that this lady was a real talent.

Because in ancient times, agriculture was the foundation of the world. Without commerce, people would only feel less convenient and even become poorer.

But without technological breakthroughs in agriculture, people would really die.

In fact, the Chinese nation has always attached great importance to breakthroughs in agricultural technology.

One example is military settlements. Since the time of Zhuge Liang, hasty seed sowing could yield 12% of the usual grain and fodder.

But in the Song Dynasty, this figure became 30 percent.

Therefore, Yue Fei was able to cultivate the land while gathering the remaining soldiers. This was only possible because of the constant renewal of seeds.

Academician Wu's great contributions could have earned him a generous reward even in ancient times.

"It takes such perseverance to change the world and make watermelons taste good. It really takes a lot of effort! Forget it, let's talk about this matter after I unify the world!"

Emperor Cao Rui of Cao Wei expressed his sadness about not being able to eat watermelon.

These words made all the regents below bow their hands and salute, thinking that it was a blessing for the world to have such an emperor. However, the young emperor who could not eat melons still felt quite regretful.

I can only turn my grief and anger into appetite. It's just a watermelon! It's not as delicious as my grapes!
Cao Rui finally ate the grapes as a meal.

And Huang Chao, the Qi Emperor who was said to have always been fond of cannibalism, looked at the sky with emotion.

He couldn't help but say to Zhu Wen and Qin Zongquan, his right and left hands: "The world is bustling with people, and there are so many soldiers and horses killing each other. If there are more people like Academician Wu, how many more people can be fed!"

Huang Chao meant what he said. He was a failed scholar and was never destined to be successful.

Why are so many people rushing to join him? It's because they can't survive anymore!

If the officials in the court had not fought for power and profit, but had done something practical for the people, the Tang Dynasty would not have become so rotten.

No matter what, the audience's respect for Academician Wu comes from the heart.

Those who carry firewood for the public should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow.

【China has saints born in every generation, so we can have the freedom to eat melons, but what will happen to other countries without such saints? 】

[Southern Vietnam, which started growing watermelons at the same time as China, is located in the tropics and has a superior geographical location, but the price of watermelons remains high, and it is considered a high-end fruit.]

[The situation in Korea and Taiwan is even more miserable. The country itself is small, so there is not much land for planting. In addition, the production technology has not been improved, resulting in the things they grow are not appetizing at all. ]

[They have thought about improving the varieties, but improving varieties requires efficiency and time, and their elite politics of wrangling can keep a road of dozens of kilometers for decades, let alone a project that will last for decades?]

[Of course, the most important thing is that, due to the manipulation of a certain American hawk, so-called agricultural societies have been established in these countries. ]

[It sounds very formal, but in fact, they are working together to control prices, pinning all agricultural grains and fruits to a place where ordinary people can reach them but will not starve to death.]

[This is also the reason why the price of watermelons in these two countries remains the same regardless of how much fruit is imported, because there are bad people among the people! ]

"Hahaha! Retribution! My life was ruined by my own people after all. These ugly people also want to eat melons. Ugh!"

Emperor Wanli ordered someone to bring the tribute watermelon and ate it with gusto. Then he looked at the unlucky Xiao Zi and the Korean people above the sky and couldn't help laughing.

What a comfort!
Although the watermelon tasted a bit bitter in my mouth, I couldn't help but eat a few more bites. I made up my mind that I would also send someone to improve the watermelon varieties!
Another person who was equally overjoyed was our Li Zhongtang, who was once a victim of being frightened by the enemy's pistol shooting during a diplomatic mission to Japan.

Li Zhongtang was naturally filled with grief and indignation about his daily life, and he always disliked it.

Give me back my huge Beiyang Fleet, give me back all those ironclad warships!
Unfortunately, crying won’t kill the happy life in the late Qing Dynasty, which was very oppressive.

Li Zhongtang was quite worried, but now that he finally found an opportunity to make fun of others, he naturally opened the champagne and had a good time!
"Hmph! Let those dwarfs see what it means to be magnanimous. Oh, and send some watermelons to the Japanese."

Li Zhongtang was not only secretly happy himself, but also wanted to let the Japanese people on the opposite side see what the mighty China was all about.

Of course, there are some people who are obsessed with watermelon.

For example, my Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty - Empress Wu Zetian.

She is a person who hates heat extremely. Just looking at the refreshing watermelon makes her unable to resist and she really wants to eat it!
"Africa? Let Liu Rengui tell the merchants from Tianzhu that whoever can get the melon seeds will be given a birth by me!
Also, you are not allowed to reveal the melon seeds to Xiao Rizi. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"

As for why they were not prepared for the Koreans, it was because the Koreans were now the Xiongjin Governor's Office of the Great Zhou Dynasty and had long been taken down by the Great Empress Wu Zetian.

(End of this chapter)