Ming Dynasty: Every day, Zhu Yuanzhang is in trouble

In the courtyard, with Mei Yin busy with the clanging work, the railway tracks were laid.

It was laid entirely according to the railway tracks in his memory in later life.

There are sleepers, rails and other things.

There is nothing missing that should be there.

At this time, Mei Yin had already pushed the finished steam train model out of the shed.

Got it on this track.

Not only that, they also made a water-boiling stove and placed it on the locomotive.

There were coal balls burning in the stove and a kettle on top of the coal stove.

Before long, the kettle was boiled by the coal stove below.

White steam began to come out.

This coal stove and the corresponding honeycomb coal have been made.

Of course, he didn't make this himself.

Instead, he gave some corresponding hints and asked his craftsmen to make them.

Up to now, Merlin has already trained a lot of talents.

For many things, he only needs to give instructions and he can guide them to get them done.

In fact, there are some things that Mei Yin doesn't need to say much about.

They can also innovate and come up with it on their own.

Princess Ningguo didn't find these things surprising at all.

After all, my husband would come up with some rather bizarre things.

But what happened next really took her too far by surprise for a moment.

I really can’t think of it.

Because her husband actually caught two pigs out of the pigsty.

In addition, the pig's limbs were tied up and put on the car.

The first was placed on the locomotive, and the other on the carriage behind it.

I heard the pig grunting and screaming. Even though its limbs were tied up, it was still not very obedient and was moving around a lot.

Princess Ningguo was a little worried for a moment. She wondered if the pig on the locomotive would accidentally overturn the stove, spilling the boiling water and scalding the pig...

While Princess Ningguo remained stunned, Mei Yin pushed the steam train model and started to circle around along the tracks.

The pigs were grunting on top, and there was a stove in front of it.

There is water boiling on the stove, and the shape is unique.

Even Princess Ningguo had long been accustomed to her husband's eccentricity in many things.

But at this moment, after seeing these, I still feel shocked.

This is not... my own husband, what... what is he doing?

This matter is too shocking and unexpected, isn't it?
He really can do anything!
However, after thinking about it for a while, Princess Ningguo turned her eyes to the rails laid by Mei Yin and the wheels made of steel.

There are some new discoveries.

Such rails, combined with wheels also made of steel, are much easier to push than ordinary cars.

That's indeed a good idea.

However, even though she thought so, there were still some doubts in her mind.

That is, what method should my husband use to make the car move forward on its own?

The car can move now, but it depends on my husband to push it.
She just couldn't understand this no matter how hard she tried.

Moreover, both the rails and the wheels are very expensive.

Moreover, it is not made of ordinary steel, it needs to be specially made.

This thing is really not cheap at all.

Not to mention my own husband, I wonder if he will be able to make a car like this that can move by itself in the future.

Even if it can be manufactured, the cost alone will be very high.

Because she had already seen that this kind of car could not travel on ordinary roads.

If it is really developed in the future, it will be necessary to specially build a road made of steel.

This kind of road is so expensive to build.

Never mind how much more it would cost.

It would be fine if the distance is short, but if you want to lay it all over the country.

I don’t know how much money is needed now.

In fact, it's not just a matter of money.

But the Ming Dynasty itself did not have enough steel!
Steel is a good thing.

It is needed in many important places.

Especially after men invented cement, a construction method that complements steel bars, the demand for steel will be even greater.

My husband, if you really want to build roads like this all over the country in the future, the amount of steel required will be enormous!
This is not something that can be solved simply by having money.

Even if you have money, you can't get so much steel.

After thinking worriedly for a while, Princess Ningguo shook her head and smiled.

Take this thought back and stop thinking about it.

My husband can't even make a cart that doesn't require oxen and horses to pull him, so it will naturally be impossible for him to promote it in various places in the Ming Dynasty in the future.

There is absolutely no need for me to worry too much at this time.

I will definitely win this bet.

In other matters, Princess Ningguo trusts her husband very much.

I know my husband has always been reliable.

But this time, she didn't believe it at all.

This matter is really too bizarre.

Mei Yin didn't care about all this. He just pushed the steam train model with pigs on it around and around, pushing it tirelessly.

For a moment, it looked a bit like an old donkey pulling a mill.

And he could also understand what his young wife was thinking at this moment.

He didn't find it strange at all that his young wife would think this way.

Too normal.

After all, what I said was far beyond the cognition of people of this era.

It is normal for a young wife to have such thoughts.

Not to mention my own young wife, even I myself feel a little unsure about this matter.

After all, what I am doing now is really using the pigs to get the reward of becoming stronger by feeding the pigs.

The chances of success are slim.

However, apart from doing this, he had no other good solution...

"My dear, take a break and stop thinking about it. This thing is not something that can be figured out in a short time.

You made me dizzy."

An hour later, Princess Ningguo couldn't help but speak to Mei Yin.

By now, Princess Ningguo has become accustomed to her husband thinking when he is feeding pigs or doing something related to pigs.

And I found that my husband's thinking would become more active in many things if he could be with pigs.

There are many times when we can think of better things.

But this time, even though she knew that her husband was using these pigs to think.

Princess Ningguo still spoke out to persuade her husband to take a rest.

After all, what my husband is thinking about this time is different from others.

After hearing what his young wife said, Mei Yin also stopped what he was doing.

Let the pig go, untie the rope, and put it back into the pigsty.

The two pigs were as happy as if they had been pardoned. After arriving at the pigpen, they immediately ran to eat.

Even when he saw Mei Yin, he couldn't help but hide inside.

It can be seen how much psychological harm Mei Yin's behavior just now caused to the pig.

Mei Yin pushed the model of the car back under the shed.

End of today's efforts
Mei Yin was not surprised at all that there was no result this time.

Triggering the reward of becoming stronger by feeding the pigs itself carries a lot of uncertainty.

Not so touching.

Not to mention, what he wanted to do at this time was to make a steam locomotive which had nothing to do with feeding pigs.

Then the possibility of success becomes even smaller.

He didn't think that his luck would suddenly explode and he would be able to feed the pigs and become stronger and get the reward.

Read more latest popular novels at 6.9*shuba!

It is normal that it cannot be triggered the first time. If it is really triggered the first time.

That's really not normal.

Mei Yin is ready to fight a protracted war...

In the following days, Mei Yin would spend an hour every day pushing the pig around in circles in the yard.

Rain or shine.

Time just passes day by day.

And in this process, many things are happening.

For example, it is a new year again and spring ploughing has begun.

Mei Yin started working hard early on to get out all the sweet potatoes.

Start raising seedlings.

Get ready for a big fight!
Not only here in Mei Yin, but also in several other places, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the establishment of special sweet potato production bases, which also started to grow seedlings under the technical guidance of Mei Yin and others.

Prepare to quickly expand the sweet potato planting area.

According to the calculations made by Mei Yin and his team, and referring to past experience, they believe that the sweet potato planting area in Daming this year can reach 800,000 acres!

This is the terrifying reproductive ability of sweet potatoes.

A sweet potato buried in the ground can produce many sprouts from above.

On average, it is normal for a sweet potato to grow about a hundred sprouts.

After transplanting, these will become hundreds of sweet potato plants.

And these planted sweet potatoes are in the process of their growth.

They also cut the vines from it and plant them in the ground.

One sweet potato plant can produce many sweet potato plants.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the expansion of sweet potato planting.

Therefore, we are doing our best to promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes.

Of the sweet potatoes we got last year, except for a very small portion, I couldn’t bear to eat the rest.

All of them were put into the sweet potato cellar for seed preservation.

The purpose is to promote it quickly.

Therefore, under such circumstances, it is not surprising at all that the sweet potato planting area this year can reach at least 800,000 acres.

According to this situation, it will take another three years.

It is enough to promote sweet potatoes throughout the Ming Dynasty!

Sweet potatoes will become a new important food in the Ming Dynasty!
This year, the planting of sweet potatoes is no longer entirely done by the government.

The government would also take out sweet potato seedlings and some vines from the sweet potato fields and distribute them to the surrounding people.

Let the people grow crops in their own fields.

Each household has only twenty plants, no more.

Even though there are only twenty plants, as long as they take good care of them.

Then in two or three years, the sweet potatoes produced will be enough for them to grow on their own.

There is even some spare capacity to share with other familiar people for planting.

This is the solution Mei Yin came up with.

The promotion of sweet potato cultivation cannot rely solely on the efforts of the government.

At the same time, the people should also contribute together.

Only in this way can we promote sweet potato planting faster.

Moreover, by now, many people have already heard of the high yield of sweet potatoes.

Many people are itching to do this.

I can't wait to get some sweet potatoes and plant them.

Under such circumstances, the government distributed some corresponding sweet potato seedlings to the people.

Don't worry, the people will waste the sweet potato seedlings.

I'm sure everyone will cherish it and plant it carefully.

Of course, there are very few exceptions.

Moreover, at the beginning, each family was only given twenty sweet potato seedlings, which was also beneficial for the people to plant.

There is no need to take up too much of their farmland.

You just need to plant it in the corners of the field.

In the future, when the first harvest comes, they will be able to experience firsthand how great the sweet potato yield is.

After seeing the super high yield, I will definitely pay more attention to sweet potatoes.

Will cherish it very much

Then, we will be more careful when planting sweet potatoes next time.

It is very beneficial to the promotion of sweet potatoes.

Facts speak louder than words!
They planted and harvested the sweet potatoes themselves.

After seeing this extremely high output, it is definitely more convincing than what others tell them.

So after the beginning of spring, many people in Mei Yin, including Zhu Yuanzhang, were working hard to prepare for this matter.

Not only sweet potatoes, but corn was also prepared early and planted in batches.

All the corn harvested last time was saved to make seeds.

This time, not only early corn will be planted, but also some will be left for summer corn and autumn corn.

This is to facilitate a better view of its habits.

As for other things like peppers, they were also planted early.

It can be said that the scene is now thriving and full of spring.

While Mei Yin was enjoying being busy and enjoying the spring, he was not idle either.

In addition to pushing the pigs along the railroad tracks in the yard without fail, he also insists on feeding the pigs every day.

I was thinking about when I could trigger the feeding of pigs so that I could become stronger and get out potatoes and other things.

Even things like rubber.

Each of these is more important than the other.

It's basic stuff.

Now that we have sweet potatoes and corn, it would be great if we could also develop potatoes and promote them.

Then the agricultural foundation of Ming Dynasty will be complete in the future.

It can establish a solid foundation for the commercialization and industrialization process.

And when Mei Yin and the others were so busy.

The news that all the members of the diplomatic corps were killed also spread to Japan, which gave Japan a big surprise!

(End of this chapter)