As soon as Princess Xuancheng finished speaking, the ministers in the front row gasped.
Not to mention them, even Li Zhi and his wife, who had been mentally prepared, opened their eyes wide.
When the result was in front of him, the shock from the bottom of his heart was still fully reflected on his face.
In this era, at least half of the country's farmland an acreage yield of less than 100 kilograms, and the best farmland had a maximum acreage yield of about 200 kilograms.
Now if the output of Li Yuechen's land is converted into one acre, the output is actually close to 300 kilograms, which directly broke the national record!
How could they not be shocked?
Li Zhi even held his wife's hand tightly, and took two deep breaths before he gradually calmed down.
"Okay, okay..." Li Zhi couldn't help but nodded.
I don’t know if it was because of the heat or because of my excitement, but his face turned red: “God bless my Tang Dynasty, God bless my Tang Dynasty!”
The ministers behind him all had expressions of disbelief, their eyes wide open, staring at the two baskets of rice in front of them.
Li Zhi slowly squatted down, reached into the basket, touched a handful of freshly threshed rice, then turned around and said loudly: "My dear ministers! From now on, my Tang Dynasty will no longer be short of food!"
"Grandpa, don't get excited!" Li Yuechen interrupted.
"Hmm?" Li Zhi lowered his head. "Chen'er, do you have anything else to say?"
Li Yuechen thought for a moment and said, "This time, it's not just fertilizer. I also added a lot of fruit peels and the like. It's very fertile, so we can get this much yield. If this method is promoted, there may be various factors that interfere with it, and the maximum yield per mu can be guaranteed to be more than 180..."
"One hundred and eighty is something I never dared to think about before!" Li Zhi smiled and touched her head.
Then he looked up at the ministers in front of him and said, "My dear ministers, tell me, is Chen'er a blessing to the Tang Dynasty?"
Liu Rengui was the first to stand up and salute: "I congratulate Your Majesty! Your Highness's move will benefit the present and future generations! It is truly a blessing for the Tang Dynasty!"
Other ministers also echoed and expressed surprise. Even the Chief Censor, who was always responsible for opposing the emperor, did not sing a different tune this time, but expressed support instead.
"Your Majesty, this method should be promoted throughout the country! In this way, our Tang Dynasty will not be easily trapped by famine in the future!"
Li Zhi nodded, took a deep breath, and calmed down his still agitated emotions, then nodded slightly: "After that, bring out the rules and regulations."
“Yes!”
"Okay, my dear ministers, please follow me to the palace to discuss the follow-up matters." Li Zhi waved his hand.
The ministers behind him also recovered from their surprise, bowed, and turned to walk out.
Li Zhi and his wife were walking at the end . Before leaving, they looked back.
I just happened to see my daughter making a heart shape with her hands above her head, her body slightly tilted, looking so adorable.
"Hehe..." Li Zhi grinned, turned his head to see that no one in the ministers noticed, and secretly raised his hands above his head and made a heart shape with his hands, then turned and left.
Wu Zetian glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty, all the ministers are here now, so you should be more careful."
"It's okay, they didn't see it!" Li Zhi smiled and held his wife's hand.
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After everyone had left, Li Yuechen breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally they're gone!"
Princess Yiyang came over and touched her face: "Don't you like the hustle and bustle?"
"If you like lively places, you have to choose the right place." Li Yuechen twisted his neck, "It's better to live in a quiet place."
Shangguan Wan'er stuck her head out from behind the door and observed for a while. When she found that everyone had left, she put on her shoes and ran out.
Along with the brisk footsteps, the small wooden clogs made a crisp "click-click" sound on the ground.
After coming in front of Li Yuechen, he raised the cup of yogurt in his hand and said, "Your Highness, drink some yogurt."
"Um."
Li Yuechen took it and drank it in one gulp: "I'll be busy from now on."
"What's the matter?" asked Princess Xuancheng.
"Sister will know in a few days."
Now that the grain production experiment has been successful, Li Zhi will definitely find an opportunity to announce that she will be allowed to serve as an official in the court.
Li Yuechen decided not to do anything these days and just take a good rest in Anfu Hall and enjoy life.
Princess Yi Yang usually played chess with Shangguan Wan'er when she had nothing to do. After playing for a long time, they sometimes got bored and would ask Zheng to play with them.
Zheng was once a noble lady, and was proficient in almost everything from music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Li Yuechen had nothing to do these days, so she would watch from the side when she taught Shangguan Wan'er how to play Go.
Seeing that she seemed to be somewhat interested, Zheng asked, "Your Highness, would you like to try it?"
"Then give it a try." Li Yuechen is a person who doesn't mind stepping out of his comfort zone. Although he doesn't understand, he is still willing to try.
So Zheng knelt beside her and asked her to play chess with Shangguan Wan'er.
Before starting, he hinted to his daughter with his eyes to let her go a little and give in.
Unfortunately, Li Yuechen didn’t quite understand this thing. It was different from games like chess. Strictly speaking, there were no rules and you could place the pieces wherever you wanted.
Even people who don't know chess know that the cannon and horse should jump out in front, but Go is different because it is too open and you may not know how to play it for a while.
The two sides had played less than six moves when Li Yuechen's black pieces were blocked, leaving only two openings.
After Shangguan Wan'er blocked her mouth, she was about to speak but was interrupted by Li Yuechen.
"I know, if you place the chess piece here, it will be yours, right?" Li Yuechen grinned and placed the black piece in his hand to connect with it; "Then I will place it here first."
Seeing her make a move, Shangguan Wan'er chuckled and said, "Then Your Highness, if I make another move here, I still only have one breath left."
"It's okay, I'll add another one!" Li Yuechen placed another black piece to connect.
Shangguan Wan'er blocked it again, and Li Yuechen added more.
In this way, several moves were made continuously. Just when Zheng next to him couldn't help but want to remind him, Li Yuechen also found something wrong.
If I continue like this, it seems that I can only run along a stepped route. Once I reach the edge of the chessboard, I will still be blocked in the end!
"Forget it, I really don't have the talent for it!" Li Yuechen waved his hands, feeling bored, and got up and left.
Only Shangguan Wan'er was left there, laughing softly, her eyes curved and her shoulders shaking.
Zheng, who was standing by, raised her hand to her daughter, thinking to herself, I told you to hold back, but you actually dared to take His Highness's son. You are so brave!
Li Yuechen didn't care about this. If she couldn't play, she couldn't play. It wasn't shameful.
Coming to Princess Xuancheng's side, Li Yuechen sat down and asked, "Sister, why are you in a daze here?"
"I was just thinking about what Chen Er said last time about how to calculate invisible things."
"Uh..." Li Yuechen scratched his hair, "This is too profound for my sister. I can't figure it out."
Princess Xuancheng seemed unwilling to give up: "Then how do we prove that invisible things exist?"
Seeing her eagerness to learn, Li Yuechen thought for a moment and said, "Can I explain this question to you in a few days?"
"good……"
Li Yuechen thinks that she can find a way to satisfy her thirst for knowledge. It is because of the thirst for knowledge that people will constantly challenge their limits and society can develop.
The next afternoon, Li Yuechen first went to her own glass workshop and asked them to make a transparent cup with the remaining materials.
Then he took a simple design drawing to the craftsman supervisor and asked the craftsmen to make a simple small car using the scraps.
Three days later, the things Li Yuechen wanted were delivered to Anfu Palace. Li Yuechen took a look at them and prepared to explain them to Princess Xuancheng.
Princess Yi Yang and Shangguan Wan'er seemed quite interested as well. They gathered around the table, wanting to see what she had made.
Li Yuechen took out a tinder and lit a short candle: "People have to breathe to live, but we can't see or touch this breath, right?"
The three nodded in agreement.
"In fact, fire also needs this gas. If there is only wax or charcoal but no gas, it still cannot burn." As he said this, Li Yuechen placed the cup on the candle.
"When the air in this cup is consumed, the fire will go out!"
The moment the words fell, the flame in the cup began to decrease, and then went out little by little, and a cloud of white smoke filled the cup.
Li Yuechen looked at the three people and said, "In this way, it can be proved that 'qi' exists, right?"
The three of them nodded, not quite understanding. They could still understand this concept.
Ancient people believed that there is a limit to the number of breaths a person can take in his or her lifetime, and when the person has taken enough breaths, he or she is about to die.
This is also the origin of the phrase "the end of one's luck".
Seeing that they understood, Li Yuechen nodded: "Then let's talk about how to prove 'power'."
As he spoke, he took out the cart made by the craftsman supervisor. It was actually just a piece of wood with two small sticks and four wheels.
Shangguan Wan'er was a little curious: "Your Highness, what is this copper bar used for?"
Li Yuechen added a thin copper bar to the axles of the two rear wheels of the car and wrapped it around in circles.
That’s right, clockwork. In the future, this will almost be the childhood memory of many children, including Li Yuechen.
"I put this little car on the table and it won't move by itself."
Having said that, Li Yuechen stretched out his hand, pressed the cart back, and the spring was tightened little by little.
"At this time, my hand uses 'force' to pull it back, the copper strip tightens, and this 'force' will be stored in the copper strip."
"If I let go at this moment, this 'force' will be released and transmitted to the small wheel through the copper bar, and it will move forward automatically."
As soon as the words fell, Li Yuechen let go of his hand. The car suddenly rushed out and crossed the table in an instant.
When he was about to fall, Princess Xuancheng reached out and caught him: "I think I understand!"
Li Yuechen smiled and nodded: "What about you?"
Princess Yi Yang and Shangguan Wan'er shook their heads.
"Still don't understand?" Li Yuechen was a little helpless. She should have explained it very clearly.
"I understand this, but..." Shangguan Wan'er thought for a moment, "I don't seem to understand..."
Li Yuechen nodded to show that he understood.
After all, when you come into contact with something in a completely new field, no matter how clearly it is explained, you will still feel confused, which is understandable.
However, she couldn't think of any solution to this problem at the moment , so she could only explain it to them slowly when she had the chance.
Fortunately, Princess Xuancheng understood a lot and will probably be able to think about some things on her own in the future.
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The news that the princess had increased grain production soon spread throughout the officialdom. At first, it was only spread among senior officials. However, on the second day, all officials in Luoyang and even many dignitaries knew about it.
Many high-ranking officials thought that this way they would not have to worry about disaster relief in the future, while others were thinking about whether they could increase taxes.
Some people even wondered if it was fake news...
Three days later, the news was basically confirmed to be true. The next step was to wait for the court's policy. The emperor was currently discussing it with his ministers.
Although the experiment was successful, it will take a long time to fully promote it and it cannot be started immediately.
Besides, rice was successful, but what about wheat and corn? Do they have the same effect?
Or to put it in a bigger picture, can fruits and other things also be improved?
For a while, the entire upper class of Dongdu was discussing this issue, and the topic of conversation revolved around this when they attended banquets.
Many people even went to Wang Xiang to inquire for information, although they all returned empty-handed in the end.
In Anfu Hall, Li Yuechen sat under Linbo Pavilion, soaking her two white and tender calves in the water and splashing water with her feet.
Fulai stood nearby, reporting the latest news he had received from Wang Xiang.
After listening to his report, Li Yuechen suddenly smiled, revealing a row of white teeth.
I have to say that some people have a really sharp sense of smell. Before the promotion officially starts, they are already thinking about raising taxes or rents.
However, Li Yuechen studied grain not to make cakes, but to make people live better.
Therefore, at least one thing is certain, Li Yuechen will not allow them to release the evil beast called "capital" in this era.
Because the people of this era cannot bear its ravages.
Not to mention that there are still remnants of slavery in this era. Once capital is allowed to sprout, people will become cheaper than animals!
Looking at the clear reflection in the water, Li Yuechen suddenly felt that serving as an official in the court did not seem to be a bad thing.
As a princess, I am naturally superior to others. With me keeping an eye on the officialdom, I should be able to grasp the general direction.
Don't expect to make this era like the future, but at least don't make it worse.
However, to achieve this means standing against all the aristocrats, which is definitely not a good thing.
If there is one advantage, it might be her status as a royal princess!
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen lifted up her wet little feet and shook them, turned around, put on her clogs, and slowly stood up.
Fulai quickly reached out to support her and helped her stand firmly.
Fortunately, the current nobles do not have a clear concept of capital, and Li Yuechen does not intend to reveal his true purpose, so there is no need to worry about the intensification of conflicts.
Besides, he is only seven years old now, so there is still a lot of time!
But considering that my goals in the future will conflict with those of the aristocracy, I should be prepared now and think carefully about my future strategic goals!