Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 55 Increasing Food Production
"Chengqian, who do you think should be sent to warn Goguryeo?" Li Er asked.

For Li Er, it doesn't matter who he sends. Regardless of whether he succeeds in the end, Li Er will send troops to Goguryeo to give Goguryeo a little color. Since the prince proposed this matter, let the prince choose someone.

Li Chengqian thought of Xianglixuan Award. Historically, he was sent as an envoy to Goguryeo to warn Goguryeo not to be too arrogant and stop attacking Baekje.

At that time, Li Chengqian did not understand that the Tang Dynasty was full of talents, and it was not good for Li Er to send anyone in history. Why did he insist on sending Xiangli Xuan, an official from the grain management department, to go to Goguryeo.

Even though Goguryeo is only a small country, you still only send a grain manager here, it seems that you don't take Goguryeo too seriously.

What's more, the matter of going on a mission should generally be a matter of the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites, and has half a cent to do with Xiangli Xuan Award.

Indeed, the current Li Er doesn't take Goguryeo too seriously, and it is already considered the utmost benevolence to send an official to say hello to Goguryeo.

If the crown prince hadn't brought it up, Li Er wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to Goguryeo, a small country that dared to challenge the majesty of the heavenly kingdom!It's just looking for death.

"Father! My son thinks that Prime Minister Si Nong's Li Xuan award is appropriate! He can take on the important task of going to Goguryeo!" Li Chengqian said.

"That's it! Let Si Nong Temple's prime minister, Li Xuan, go to Goguryeo with a talisman." Li Er nodded in agreement with Li Chengqian's opinion!It was announced on the spot that Xiang Lixuan would be sent to Goguryeo.

After Li Er finished speaking, without giving Chu Suiliang a chance to speak, he left the main hall directly and went to the side hall on the side. Seeing this, Li Chengqian had no choice but to return to his East Palace.

"Wang Quan, send someone to Si Nong Temple to call the two agricultural officials before." Li Chengqian said.

"No! I will send someone to call them here, servants!" Wang Quan took the order and left.

As soon as Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace, he asked people to call the officials in charge of agriculture. A few months ago, Li Chengqian mentioned the research on hybrid rice to these agricultural officials.

Let them go back and work hard in the direction he said to see if they can develop hybrid rice.

The Tang Dynasty fought everywhere, and the food consumption was a huge problem. If there was a disaster year, the food would not be enough.

The grain output in the Tang Dynasty was not large, and only one mu of good land could produce 2 shi of grain when the year was good.

One stone per mu in Tang Dynasty was equivalent to 3.8 stone in Han Dynasty. In Han Dynasty, one stone was equivalent to 100 catties. In Tang Dynasty, it was 3.8 times that of Han Dynasty. That is to say, good fertile land can produce more than 700 catties of grain at most.

This is only when the year is good, there will be such a harvest. If the year is not good, it will be enough.

The Tang Dynasty was different from later generations. One mu of fertile land could produce hundreds of catties of grain, or even more than 1000 catties.

How to increase grain production has become a problem for Li Chengqian to consider.

So Li Chengqian thought of this hybrid rice that can improve the yield and quality of crops.

If hybrid rice can be developed, the yield of grain can be greatly increased, and more grain can be accumulated in the families of the common people.

At that time, if you really encounter a famine or something, you don't have to worry about food.

However, it is not easy to study hybrid rice. Even if there is technical information on hybrid rice of Li Chengqian's descendants, it is up to Tang Dynasty agricultural officials to research it.

It is also a huge project!

Soon the servants of the East Palace recruited the two agricultural officials to the East Palace.

"See Your Highness!" The two agricultural officials, one tall, one short, one fat and one thin, saluted Li Chengqian.

"Exemption! Wang Quan grants a seat!" Looking at the two agricultural officials who came in, Li Chengqian said, and ordered Wang Quan to grant a seat.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the seat!" Wang Quan ordered two chairs to be moved to the two agricultural officials.

"The hybrid rice that I want you to make, how is it going?" Li Chengqian asked impatiently as soon as their butts touched the chairs.

The two agricultural officials felt a little embarrassed. The crown prince gave them the technique of cultivating new rice called two-line hybrid rice. During this time, they carefully studied this technical work and conducted research based on the above technique.

Rice is a self-pollinated plant, and the stamens and stamens are born in the same flower, because the flower is very small, and each flower only bears one seed.

It is too difficult to breed new varieties by crossbreeding by artificial pollination.

There are not many rice planters in the Guanzhong area, and there are too few that can allow them to conduct research and breed new varieties.

So up to now, their research has still not made any substantial breakthroughs, but they have also summed up some experience from it.

As long as they are given some more time, it should not be difficult to develop hybrid rice.

"Your Highness! We have conducted research on rice according to the technical works and guidance given by His Highness, but so far, we have not made any substantial breakthroughs." said the tall and fat agricultural officer.

"Yes! Your Highness! We selected a batch of rice for experiments, but they all ended in failure. We have summed up some experience and will conduct experiments again when spring begins." The thin and short farmer said.

"What's the reason for the failure? But what's wrong with the information I gave you?" Li Chengqian said.

"That's not true! Your Highness's agricultural works have opened up a whole new world for us, but rice is a self-pollinating plant, and the stamens and stamens grow in the same floret, which is relatively small, so artificial pollination is difficult!" The short and thin farmer said.

Then he said a lot of things related to this aspect. Li Chengqian was in a fog. He didn't have any research on this aspect, and he didn't know many academic issues.

"The matter of hybrid rice will be left to you. I don't know much about this aspect, so I can't give you any substantive suggestions. You can only slowly explore it by yourself."

"Once such hybrid rice can be researched, it will greatly increase the grain, which is a great event that benefits the country and the people."

"If you can succeed in your research! That will be a feat of benefiting the common people. In the future, you will be recorded in the annals of history forever! You will be famous forever! Admired by all generations!" Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian felt that he was too anxious. Such a hybrid technology is not so easy to complete.

No one can complete it in two or three years, how can he, a layman, guide these experts.

It is impossible to increase rice production right now, after all, hybrid rice technology is not yet mature.

After hearing this, the two of them were naturally full of enthusiasm, and who wouldn't want to be famous in the annals of history.

"Don't worry, Your Highness! We are duty-bound to benefit the country and the people! It's just that it will take some time. With time, we will be able to research hybrid rice." The tall and fat agricultural official said.

"Okay! The widow will just wait for your news! We are here today, you go back first!" Li Chengqian said.

"Promise!" The two agricultural officials stood up and said goodbye: "The minister resigns!"

(End of this chapter)