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Chapter 102 Xu Guangqi ([-])
Yang Reform felt that he needed Xu Guang's support to promote the new knowledge system in this Jinshi class. With Xu Guangqi's support, he could compile teaching materials, including mathematics, agronomy, even physics, and astronomy. Can open as soon as possible.Therefore, it is very important to obtain the support of Xu Guangqi, otherwise, relying on Yang Reform to go to Baidu teaching materials one by one by himself, Yang Reform will burst his head.

"I also heard that Master Xu planted sweet potatoes himself?" Yang Reform remembered that he heard an official talk about Xu Guangqi's own planting of sweet potatoes in the court before.Planting sweet potatoes was a great weapon against natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called heaven and the region were intertwined. It was not wrong. The sweet potato, which is like a golden finger, already existed. When Yang reformed Baidu Xu Guangqi, he also discovered that this sweet potato was vigorously promoted. Yes, but I don't know why it didn't achieve much practical effect.

When heaven and earth were intertwined, the light of heaven once shone on the land of the Ming Dynasty, but people abandoned him and ran to hell by themselves.

Whenever he thought of this, Yang Reform felt it was a pity, and felt bad. Now that he had traveled to become the Emperor Chongzhen, then, this sweet potato, without having to open the golden finger of his own, had to do his best to promote it no matter what. Let this heavenly light be closer to Daming.

"Your Majesty, I have indeed planted it." Xu Guangqi was asked by the emperor on a whim, and his ambitions for many years may be realized with this young emperor.

"Then let me tell you how master Xu grows these sweet potatoes. I heard that this sweet potato has a very high yield, very low demand on the ground, and is also resistant to drought. I think that in the Ming Dynasty, there are many natural disasters and droughts. , is in need of this drought-resistant, high-yielding crop!"

"Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing. I planted it many years ago. This thing does not have high requirements for the land. It can be planted on ridges, hillsides, and barren land with gravel. The yield is indeed extremely high, and it is relatively drought-tolerant. , is actually a magic weapon against natural disasters and droughts. Originally, it could only be planted in the south. I have tried my best to cultivate new varieties suitable for the northern climate... Your Majesty, please implement it in the world, so that the people of the world will be free from disasters. persecution of..."

Xu Guangqi can say that for this sweet potato, he spent a lot of effort. When sweet potatoes first entered China, they could only be planted in the south, which was not suitable for the cold and arid climate in the north. Planting in the arid and cold north, trying to alleviate the disasters in the north, it can be said that it is heartbreaking for the country and the people.

Just imagine, a Jinshi does not pursue fame and wealth in the officialdom, but calms down and concentrates on planting sweet potatoes and improving sweet potato varieties for the sake of the country and the nation. This kind of feeling and spirit is really admirable.

"Master Xu is loyal and patriotic, I really admire him." Yang Reform didn't know what words to use to praise Xu Guangqi.I want to save the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly, and I need many like-minded people to help me. This Xu Guangqi is obviously a trustworthy "comrade".Since I am one of my own people, I will stop talking nonsense, and I will not look at the advertisements to see the curative effect.

"I also know that sweet potatoes are the only magic weapon against natural disasters, but there is no effective way to promote them. I don't think those landlords will switch to sweet potatoes because of the high yield of sweet potatoes. Growing food is far more cost-effective than growing sweet potatoes. Even if it is drought, the loss Some harvests, but the common people still have to pay the land rent and taxes first, so the drought has little impact on the landlords. The price is high, but to grow food, even if it is a natural disaster, you have to grow food, otherwise, you can’t even pay the land rent and taxes to grow sweet potatoes, so how can you spread the sweet potato? Can Master Xu have a way?”

Using sweet potatoes to combat drought, Yang Reform had thought about this matter a hundred times, and also thought about it eighty times.But there is no specific good way.Yang Reform considered that in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, land annexation was quite serious, and the landlord class would not grow sweet potatoes just because they had a high yield of sweet potatoes and could resist drought. It's just a little food, and it's impossible to go hungry, and the price of this food is rising steadily, and growing food is far more cost-effective than growing sweet potatoes.To grow sweet potatoes, it is only possible for common people to use the fields to plant some. Therefore, the scale is absolutely impossible to be large-scale, it will only be small-scale. Therefore, it is a good idea to rely on sweet potatoes to fight against natural disasters, but economically. It can't be calculated, but it doesn't work very well.Yang Reform was completely troubled by this matter, and there was no good solution.

Hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Xu Guangqi sat there and meditated for a long time before he said: "Your Majesty, it seems that I have thought too simply, thinking that with this magic weapon against drought, more people will eat it." I have a full stomach, but I didn't expect that it would be difficult to promote it!"

Xu Guangqi sighed for a long time, and his expression became a little depressed. It seems that the problem of difficult promotion mentioned by the emperor is indeed a problem. Xu Guangqi himself is also a ruling class and a landlord. Of course he knows the price of this grain..., this north, grain The price of rice is that the sesame seeds are blooming, and it keeps getting higher and higher every year. It used to be only one tael of silver and one stone, but now it has gradually risen to more than one tael and two taels. Good rice can only be bought for more than two taels.Therefore, if you want others to give up the high-value traditional food and plant sweet potatoes instead, unless the yield per mu of sweet potatoes is higher than that of traditional food, otherwise, even if the sweet potatoes are said to be in the sky, it is impossible to plant them on a large scale to fight against natural disasters. It's just a nice empty phrase.

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The ambition of bringing peace to the country and benefiting the people suffered from dystocia, and the long-distance fatigue made the elderly Xu Guangqi even more tired. He almost fell asleep.

This old man, for himself, for the country, and for the Ming Dynasty that is about to slide into the abyss, has broken his heart and tried his best, but he still can't help the people as he imagined. Very big.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and let this respectable old man take a good rest. He had just arrived in the capital, and before he had time to rest, he was called into the palace to discuss matters by himself.He called in a low voice: "Big companion, help Master Xu to rest in the Nuan Pavilion." For fear of waking up Xu Guangqi.

Hearing the emperor's words, Xu Guangqi was startled, as if he had woken up from a deep sleep, and hurriedly knelt down, worried, and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I have nothing to say, and I deserve death." Xu Guangqi was really tired, the long journey , just came to Beijing, before I had time to rest, I was summoned into the palace by an imperial decree to discuss matters. It was a happy thing at first, to gain the emperor's trust and reuse, and to realize my ambitions, but my own ambitions turned out to be It is simple, but it is actually impossible to realize. This blow to Xu Guangqi was too great, so that he was exhausted and depressed, and fell asleep in a daze.

"It doesn't matter, it's all my fault that Master Xu is tired from the long journey. You shouldn't bother Master Xu in such a hurry. You should let Master Xu settle down first and take a good rest. In this way, big companion, help Master Xu to go to the Nuan Pavilion to rest for a while. Let’s not talk about state affairs today. In addition, Master Xu traveled thousands of miles to Beijing regardless of his old age and infirmity. His loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is commendable, and he rewarded him with a thousand taels of silver and ten pieces of brocade..."

Yang Reform's heart is very heavy.

Xu Guangqi seemed to have exhausted his energy and had no more energy to do other things. After thanking him, he was supported by Wang Chengen and walked out with a little staggering pace.

(End of this chapter)