Chapter Thirty-Four: The Age of Whimsy

"Higher, faster, stronger, what does that mean?"

Zhang Guozhu took a sip of a cup of hot cocoa, put it on Yun Zhao's table, and then pointed to this line of words on the document and asked Yun Zhao.

Yun Zhao's gaze fell on the cup full of hot cocoa, but his mouth answered Zhang Guozhu's question.

"I want to select people from all over the country who can run faster, jump higher, and have stronger physical fitness, and see what kind of height people's physical functions can reach."

Zhang Guozhu took the cocoa, took another sip and asked, "What's the benefit of doing this?" ”

Yun Zhao said: "People are aggressive, since there is no war in the Ming Dynasty, let's find something for them to compete with, and give the people one more way to go straight to the sky." ”

Zhang Guozhu said: "There is Longzhou in the south of the Yangtze River and horse racing in the north, so it would be redundant to get this again, right?" ”

Yun Zhao said lightly: "No, the people of the Ming Dynasty can't just work at sunrise and rest at sunset, they should also have higher requirements after they are full of food and clothing." ”

Zhang Guozhu said: "They also have all kinds of operas arranged by Honglu Temple to watch. ”

Yun Zhao said: "It's better to move." ”

Zhang Guozhu said: "They also have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of reproducing the population for the Ming Dynasty at night, you see...... Well, I agree in principle, however, the cost, don't expect it to come out of the state treasury. ”

"Zhu Cunji will handle this matter well."

Yun Zhao threw the paperwork aside, pointed to the hot coco in Zhang Guozhu's hand and said, "Where did it come from?" ”

Zhang Guozhu smiled: "Your Majesty knows what this thing is?" ”

Yun Zhao nodded and said, "I know a little better than you." ”

Zhang Guozhu sighed and said: "After drinking tea for half a lifetime, I suddenly have this thing."

The morning in winter and spring is really the best time to drink hot cocoa, after all, this kind of thing that can be warmed by drinking a cup is the best in this cold weather, and it is also good as afternoon tea, with a slight bitterness, plus a little sweetness, it is most suitable for one person, a book, a table, a chair ......"

Yun Zhao knocked on the desk and said, "Tell the point." ”

Zhang Guozhu said: "The Prime Minister's Office is going to hold a conference on international goods, see if there is anything suitable for my Daming, if there is, take it, hot cocoa is one of them." ”

Yun Zhao nodded and said: "It's better to call it the World Expo, it will be held every two years, it is best to hold it together with the sports meeting I said, the business atmosphere is stronger, after all, there is no harm in making more money." ”

Zhang Guozhu said with a smile: "Nawanguo wealth for my use, this is the confidence of the great country's long-term prosperity, in the past, Tang Taizong Li Shimin got spinach, ecstatic, with the attitude of buying horse bones, generously gave the spinach seeds to the Tang Dynasty businessmen."

Over the years, Dasi Nong belonged, but also from Europe to get the latest sweet potato, potato, corn seedlings, began to cultivate the second generation of seeds suitable for Daming in Daming.

Nowadays, the research results of agriculture are gratifying, these primitive seedlings have taken root in the Ming Dynasty, and the yield has begun to recover, unlike the seeds we used in the early years, and the yield has declined after a few seasons.

In some places, the potato harvest has even failed.

Newly cultivated potato seedlings can continue to produce for more years, agronomy is tackling this problem, one agronomist claims to have found the problem, saying that the local potatoes of the Ming Dynasty are very weak in their resistance to pests and diseases, and using potatoes with pests and diseases as seeds, the yield will naturally decline.

Now, he's crossing old and new potatoes to see if he can come up with a new variety of potatoes.

It was because of the loss of reduced potato production that this time I ordered Han Xiufen, Shi Lang, and Guangzhou Bosi to collect all the new crops they could collect, and at the same time, I also ordered them to collect all the heart techniques they could.

Let's see what new crops are there, and new technologies can take root in my Daming. ”

Yun Zhao had vaguely heard about the reduction of potato production in Sichuan, and he had also vaguely heard that potatoes needed to be detoxified when planting, as for what to do, he was not clear, but he believed that the Daming Sinong Temple and the Agricultural Society would figure this matter out.

As for what Zhang Guozhu said, he completely agrees, even if Zhang Guozhu does not hold a cup of hot cocoa, he will agree to such a thing as holding a World Expo.

You must know that once such a grand event is held as a world-wide event, within ten sessions, Daming's agronomy and new technology will definitely come to the forefront of the world.

This kind of technical plundering even surpassed Han Xiufen's giant ship to burn and loot on other people's land.

Zhang Guozhu can have such a vision and mind, Yun Zhao admires it very much.

With Yun Zhao's approval, Zhang Guozhu ambitiously went to get his own new policy, and he was ready to let Daming open his mind and meet the world trend with the most enthusiastic attitude.

Today is the month since Yun Zhang took office as the commander of Lantian County, and it is time for the elderly Liu Xiancheng or Liu Zhushu to come and report.

This old fellow is very old, there are few hairs on his head, and he is already too old to walk, but since his eldest son died of a sudden illness in Changsha, this old fellow seems to have become energetic in an instant.

Originally, when Xia Wanchun left Lantian County, he specially went to the fold and asked to return to his hometown, but after his son passed away, he didn't mention this matter, and he became more and more diligent in doing things.

is exactly the same as Yun Xian said, seeing this flattering old face, Yun Zhao also wanted to kick it over.

However, he still asked Zhang Xiu to pour a cup of tea for this old guy with a pleasant face, and personally pushed the tea in front of Master Liu and said: "Don't be in a hurry to speak, drink some water to moisten your throat first, there is not much official business today, I am waiting for you old dog." ”

Master Liu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the eldest prince is doing things safely, more calm than Xia Gongzi, as far as the matter in Lantian County is concerned, it is difficult for the eldest prince, although there are still small flaws, in two years, there will be no problems." ”

Yun Zhao nodded and said: "Well, yes, after all, there is something you watching, there should be no major problems, you are old, if you pay attention to your body, I won't say much, if there is nothing to do, you can go to the hospital a few more times, and ask the doctor there to help you keep an eye on your body for a few more years." ”

When Master Liu heard this, he immediately left his seat and knelt on the ground tremblingly, crying bitterly: "I have been favored by Your Majesty over the years, and it is difficult for the old slave to repay Your Majesty's kindness even if he is broken to pieces.

Now, His Majesty has recommended that the old slave can go to a place like the Tai Hospital to see a doctor, and the old slave is happy even if he dies. ”

Yun Zhao got up and helped Master Liu up: "Don't think it's my kindness, in fact, I still have selfish intentions in my heart, you have been conscientious in Lantian County all these years, and I see it in my heart."

Your eldest son unfortunately died, this is a great tragedy in the world, pity that capable boy, originally I thought that my backyard could also produce a talent, but it's a pity.

However, your eldest grandson has already left Yushan Academy, and I heard that he went to Longzhong Jingyuan to serve as the lieutenant chief? ”

Master Liu wiped his tears and said happily: "Back to Your Majesty's words, it is true, the old slave's little Fu'er is now serving as the lieutenant chief in Gaolan, Jingyuan County, Longzhong, I heard that he has done a good job, and when the term of office of the lieutenant is completed, he will be promoted to Tianshui Mansion." ”

Yun Zhao nodded and said: "Yes, I have been honing for a few years, and I am another talent, I heard that Yun Zhang's participation in the construction of the railway is different from the policy formulated by Xia Wanchun during his tenure, do you know about this matter?" ”

Master Liu said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, when Gongzi Xia was in office, the concubines of these businessmen had to rely on the support of Gongzi Xia to gain a firm foothold in order to compete for power and profit with their families, so in those years, they were very obedient.

The past few years have been different, some worthless concubines have made a lot of brains because of the construction of the railway, and they began to tremble, after the arrival of the eldest prince, they were ready to let them pay for the construction of the railway into Sichuan, and they dared to complain.

Your Majesty, it's okay, what kind of person is the eldest prince, what are you doing with these worthless bastards, and when the old slave goes back, I will cut them down, and let them know what will happen if they disobey the eldest prince. ”

Master Liu launched a ruthless attack, and a pair of originally curved eyes suddenly turned into vicious triangular eyes, and there was still some power.

Yun Zhao waved his hand and said: "This matter is that Yun Zhang is too idealistic, he has not walked through Shu Road, he does not know the difficulty of Shu Road, but he simply saw that Shuzhong and Guanzhong are inconvenient to communicate, so he got up to build the railway from Chang'an to Chengdu."

Li Bai had a poem back then - Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, and the construction of the railway from Guanzhong to Shuzhong is by no means something that a few businessmen can do.

This can only be done by the state.

After you go back, bring my words to Yun Zhang, and let him personally take a trip to Shu Road, and then talk about building this railway.

I also want to tell him that he must do everything according to his ability, step by step, and don't be impatient, he is only fourteen years old this year, and he has time, so what should he do in a hurry?

Let him remember that he is the magistrate of Lantian County, not the prefect of Chang'an or the prefect of Chengdu, which is not under his jurisdiction. ”

Master Liu nodded again and again: "What Your Majesty said is that the Shu Road is indeed difficult, I think that in order to repair the plank road in Shuzhong, the immortals don't know how many people were killed and injured, and how much time it took to repair it."

The old slave must bring His Majesty's words to the eldest prince, and at the same time, the old slave will definitely accompany the eldest prince to walk the Shu Road on the spot to see if he can build a railway here. ”

Waiting for Master Liu to leave with a thousand thanks.

Yun Zhao sighed and said to himself: "I haven't grown up in the end, I still only have to fight for things, this stupid boy, why did he think of building the Sichuan Railway?"

You know, even in the Hereafter...... When the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway was built, it was also full of casualties......"