I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 305

After listening to Wang Fu's announcement, Li Tian couldn't help but smiled wryly.

"Wang Fu, Wang Fu, you are also considered a spirit, and you know what I am really angry about."

"Okay, both of you get up and take a good rest, I still have very important things for you to do."

The two stood up tremblingly, but due to kneeling for too long, their legs were a little numb.

A little unstable, the two dangled back and forth, and finally relied on each other's support to barely stand firm.

Seeing their funny faces, Li Tian was very happy.

"These two veterans are super obedient on the surface, but in fact, they have done a lot of things in private. This punishment can be regarded as a lesson for them, letting them know that they are not easy to fool. .”

"Your Majesty, just give orders..."

"Okay, don't hang around there anymore, my eyes are almost blurred, let's find a place to do it!"

After taking the two of them to their seats, Li Tian handed them the drawn drawings, and pointed to the drawings.

"Building such a cave is not difficult, but it requires a lot of glass.

Coincidentally, some time ago, news came from the Tiangong Institute. Wang Chen and the others said that they have basically mastered the firing of glass, but they still can't make it crystal clear.

But even the slightly variegated glass is enough for these cave dwellings.

The two of you find time to discuss with Zhou Zhen, build a few glass workshops near the cement workshop, and burn a batch of glass as quickly as possible!
One person oversees the construction of these cave dwellings. "

Seeing that they didn't seem to understand much.

Li Tian had to explain to them the function of these cave dwellings and the significance of these cave dwellings to these poor households after they were completed.

The two of them were almost immune to Li Tian's endless inventions and creations.

At this time, seeing the novelty that can still grow vegetables and fruits in winter, I still couldn't help but let out a sound of amazement.

"Your Majesty...you are truly a genius. Not only can you create such treasures as soap, but you also know everything about farming and mulberry. I admire you!"

"Your Majesty is really a god who came into the world. God bless me, God bless the people of the world. How can there be such a holy master..."

Listening to the disgusting compliments from their family, Li Tian almost got goosebumps all over his body, so he quickly interrupted the two of them,
"This matter is related to the well-being of more than a dozen Huangzhuang and thousands of households around the capital, so you can't be careless.

And winter is coming soon, the sooner the better, there must be no delay... Otherwise, I will punish you two to farm here for a year..."

When the two heard the punishment, they shuddered at the same time when they thought of the half-dead appearance of the farmers outside.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, old slave, you should do your best..."

Li Tian thought for a while and then said,

"I don't know much about farming and mulberry. I can't give guidance on what to plant after these cave dwellings are completed, how to plant them, and when to fertilize and water them.

There must be a dedicated person to guide them. Do you have anyone to recommend in this regard! "

Although there are eunuchs in the palace who are responsible for taking care of flowers and the like, they don't know much about farming and mulberry.

So Jiang Bao cupped his hands and said,

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there is no such person in the palace. Why don't I go to the Ministry of Households to find some agricultural officials to take charge of this matter."

Hearing the word persuading agricultural officials, Li Tian turned his head several times before thinking of this official position.

The Ming Dynasty was the first dynasty in history to implement the system of persuading farmers.

Originally, it was one of the responsibilities of magistrates to persuade them to teach farming and mulberry, but it was only in the Ming Dynasty that it was regarded as a standard for the evaluation of magistrates.

In the early stage, there was no special person in charge of this matter. In the period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of system was established. It was separated from the magistrates, and a special person was in charge.

The so-called persuading agricultural officials are actually officials who teach farmers how to plant, how to improve the planting environment, and increase food production.

The grade is not too high.

It is generally those officials who are not very popular.

Because the effect was not very obvious, it did not attract the attention of the court.

There are not many such officials in Daming at this time.

But Li Tian paid attention.

Because he knew that in ancient times, because people gathered in certain places all the year round, the common people did not understand the principle of recuperation,

As a result, the land is barren year by year, and the grain harvest is naturally not as good as each year.

Many people had to leave their homes and start looking for new arable land.

If the persuading agricultural officials knew how to improve the land and make it fertile, this was actually a very important position for Daming, which was still dominated by agriculture at that time.

It is a pity that at this time, the people of the Ming Dynasty did not know how to make chemical fertilizers except for using things such as manure and rotten straw as fertilizers.

Coupled with the problem of knowledge, what the agricultural persuasion officials can do at this time is actually very limited.

In fact, Li Tian has already considered this issue.

To increase food production, improving crop seeds is one way, and discovering new crops is also one of the ways.

But these are not as powerful as the invention of chemical fertilizers.

It's just that Li Tian has nothing to do with chemical fertilizers at this time. Those things require very complicated methods to produce, and the requirements for industry are extremely high.

Although there is no way to make chemical fertilizers, he knows that in this era, guano fertilizer has been gradually used in planting.

And he happened to know a few places where this huge amount of guano was stored.

It's just that those places are still far away from the Ming Dynasty at this time. Only when things like steam ships that can sail long distances and have a large load capacity are built, can they be used.

Seeing that the ship has already taken shape, it seems that this matter can also be put on the agenda.

Moreover, once ships became popular, all kinds of crops from the Americas would need to be vigorously popularized by agricultural officials to make the people of Ming Dynasty recognize these new crops.

Therefore, although the persuading agricultural officials are just inconspicuous officials at this time, they will have an extremely important role in promoting the development of Ming Dynasty in the future, and Li Tian has to pay attention to them.

Thinking of this, Li Tian felt that it is necessary to find a group of people who really understand the matter of farming and mulberry to compile a popular science book on farming and mulberry.

Everything needs a beginning, and this time to build this cave shed just happened to be an opportunity.

"I'll leave this matter to you, Jiang Bao, but before they arrive, I plan to meet with these agricultural officials and arrange for them to meet sometime!"

Although Jiang Bao didn't know what Li Tian's purpose was when he saw them, he didn't hesitate, and quickly said,
"It's Your Majesty, the old slave will arrange it as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)