I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

In early July, when the rice was ripe, Wu Changqing personally went to the experimental field in Suzhou to check the situation of hybrid rice.

Among many major engineering projects, this is what he attaches the most importance to.

All development is based on the premise of having a full stomach. If the people can't even eat enough, what's the use of making so much steel.

And if you want to feed all the people, only hybrid rice, there is no other way.

The technical content of artificially producing chemical fertilizers is very high, and the corresponding supporting technologies are also required a lot. To fully develop this set of technologies, at least 50 million scientific and technological points are required, which Wu Changqing is reluctant to bear.

He hopes that he can rely on the talents in the academy to develop those technologies by his own strength. Even if the core technology cannot be researched, those supporting technologies can barely be mastered.

And reclaiming new fields takes time and iron farming tools. This is a long-term project.

Therefore, at present, Wu Changqing can only rely on these hybrid rice if he wants to greatly increase the output of grain.

Suzhou, Xietang, hybrid rice experimental field.

Wu Changqing saw the endless golden waves. At first glance, the rice was growing very well.

The official in charge of this experimental field is Yan Wenqing, the right servant of the Ministry of Housing. He excitedly introduced to Wu Changqing: "General, these seeds are really fairy seeds. Under the same conditions, the yield per mu is nearly twice that of other ordinary rice. After using fertilizers from overseas, the yield per mu of some of the experimental fields has reached twice that of ordinary rice."

This kind of thing subverted Yan Wenqing's cognition. He never thought that food production could suddenly increase to this point.

The yield of rice has not been greatly improved for hundreds of years.

This is a qualitative leap and an incomparably great historical moment. It is about to solve a problem of eating that has been a headache for human beings for thousands of years.

Wu Changqing checked the ear of rice and said: "Be careful when harvesting, don't waste these seeds. These will be used to make seeds for the people, and each grain of rice represents a new rice plant.

Follow-up drying, preservation, and breeding must be done with great care, and no mistakes are allowed. "

"Sorry, keep this in mind."

Yan Wenqing naturally knew the significance of this incident and did not dare to be paralyzed.

After several days of harvesting, the final yield of this experimental field was also counted. The total harvest was 550,000 kilograms, with an average of 550 kilograms per mu, which was less than expected.

However, this result is already very good, at least anyone except Wu Changqing will be speechless when they hear this number.

Only after Wu Changqing has seen the grain output of later generations, can he remain calm.

After the rice was harvested, Wu Changqing returned to Nanjing.

At the same time, the People's Daily began to use an entire issue to report on hybrid rice. Even the advertisements that were indispensable for each issue were gone in this issue. It was all about hybrid rice.

At the beginning of the report, there was good news. It was reported that the experiment of 'Wu rice' was successful. The yield of the new type of Wu rice was as high as 600 kilograms per mu, which was twice that of ordinary rice.

Next is some popular science about hybrid rice, focusing on the variety that Wu Changqing bought from overseas and hybridized with local varieties.

The explanation given in the report is very vague, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, as long as the people know that this is what Wu Changqing came up with, it is enough to let the people know who to thank.

Subsequently, the People's Daily also promised that these seeds would be distributed free of charge to people in Jiangnan and some Jiangxi areas. As for the rest, sorry about that.

More than 500,000 kilograms of seeds may sound like a lot, but in fact, even the people in Jiangnan may not be enough. What's more, there is one more Jiangxi now, which is even more insufficient.

Based on the population of 15 million in his area, on average each person can only receive more than 300 grams of seeds.

The Chinese people are most afraid of calculating per capita. No matter how beautiful the number is, once the per capita is calculated, it will be a waste, and persistent efforts are needed.

As soon as this report came out, the entire Jiangnan area was shaken, and many people used their connections to verify the authenticity of the news.

Although so far, Minbao has not reported fake news and has a good reputation.

However, the news this time is too exaggerated, to the point that no one dares to believe it.

One mu of land can yield 600 kilograms, twice the original amount.

This means that the grain output in the second half of the year can be doubled. By that time, I am afraid that no one will be starving anymore.

The impact of this is huge, and the entire society will undergo great changes. It's just that few people can predict what it will look like.

Those who went to inquire about the news naturally got the news without a doubt.

The government in Jiangnan has already started to distribute seeds for free.

This will be a huge project. First of all, they need to explain to the farmers the yield of this kind of seeds, and they need to dispel the doubts of the people.

Otherwise, those people didn't believe it and ate these seeds without authorization, which would be really fucked up.

Feihong Academy, a group of scholars are reading newspapers and chatting.

"You said, is what the People's Daily said true? The output of grain can really be doubled. No matter how you think about it, it's unbelievable."

A certain scholar said with emotion.

"The current boats don't need oars to go against the current, what else is impossible. I heard that there will be a car that can be moved by burning coal in the future, and it will never be used again.

Malay pulled. "

Another scholar said that he was very calm. Anyway, there have been so many new things in Jiangnan in the past half a year, so don't be surprised if there are some magical things.

"When the people are full, their children can be sent to the school to study, and the competition will be more intense in the future."

A slightly fat scholar sighed.

There are only so many official positions in a country, and the number of officials elected each year is limited.

There used to be very few people who could afford to read books, and the competition wasn't so intense.

And now, once the people have enough to eat, they can let school-age children go to school. As a result, these reading groups will be greatly impacted.

From their own interests, they actually hate the emergence of this rice variety.

Anyway, with their family's financial resources, even without this kind of rice, they still have enough to eat. And now, with this hybrid rice, they can't eat more.

The biggest beneficiaries of hybrid rice are the people, and they have nothing to do with them.

On the contrary, their interests will be threatened, and the competition will be more intense in the future.

"Brother Liu, you're thinking too far. That's a few years later. Let's just talk about it. The Governor-General doesn't seem to have the idea of ​​opening the imperial examination. If you want to take the imperial examination to become an official, you should go to the north."

Another scholar said strangely that Wu Changqing's rise had also violated his interests. Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with the regime of Wu Changqing.

However, Bai Wuyi is a scholar, and no matter how dissatisfied they are, there is nothing to do.