readx;? Chapter 185

"Male, male,...... Childe, are you serious?"

Zhang Munian finally didn't calm down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why he was imprisoned and embezzled more than 20,000 taels of gold was because he could not support him. If there is enough financial resources and power to support him, then how can he end up like this?

For Zhang Munian, Wang Chong's proposal at this moment made him extremely excited. even completely defeated the uneasiness of the secret in his heart being discovered in an instant.

"Of course. If it wasn't for you, why would I save you? ”

Wang Chong said lightly.

Regarding Zhang Munian's deeds, whether in his previous life or in this life, there are not many rumors. Wang Chong just knew that some of the rice created by this person after his death slowly spread.

The yield of these grains and other grains was higher, although in the end it was not able to change the fate of Shenzhou, nor did it change the fate of Datang.

But at least, Wang Chong knew that there were such people, such a person named Zhang Munian, who was silently contributing to himself with his own strength.

They didn't enjoy fame during their lifetime, and they didn't enjoy it when they died.

But for the world, their role is enormous. From Shang to Xia to Zhou to Han to Sui and Tang, human beings were able to get rid of the state of hunting to make a living, the output of grain continued to increase, and the population continued to increase, relying on countless people like Zhang Munian.

It was their unsung dedication that finally created the current Middle-earth Divine Continent.

Xia's grain production exceeded Shang's, Zhou's exceeded Xia's, and Han's exceeded Zhou'...... , and by the time of the Tang Empire, it had far exceeded any era of the previous dynasty.

It's just that for Wang Chong, this grain output is still far from enough. Far from enough to support a sprawling, populous Middle-earth.

Wang Chong's purpose is to make the output of the Middle Earth Divine Continent reach a qualitative leap on the basis of the present. If you want to do this, you can't achieve it with Wang Chong's martial arts alone.

Nor is there anything in this world that can do that.

Wang Chong can only rely on his knowledge and experience from another world.

"Great! Wang Gongzi, as long as you can give me enough support. I'm going to ...... I'm sure I'll be able to breed higher yields than I have now!"

Zhang Munian didn't think about it so much, and he didn't know what kind of plans Wang Chong had. I was thrilled to hear that he was really willing to support him.

"Mr. Zhang!"

Wang Chong poured a little tea for Zhang Munian, and at the same time pondered how to tell him:

“...... You've been working in the Ministry of Agriculture for so long, I don't know if you've noticed. For some cereals, the yield per plant is very high. Even more than any other grain?"

"Of course!"

Zhang Munian was stunned, with a look of surprise. Wang Chong is a rich son, and he actually knows about grains. However, thinking that Wang Chong is willing to support him, it is natural to understand:

"The job of our Ministry of Agriculture is to find these high-yielding plants. Then collect their seeds and find a way to expand the planting. But it didn't work, these seeds could have a high yield when they were found. But by the time we planted it, it became a very ordinary plant. Some of the paddy did not bear fruit. ”

"In 100,000 experiments, it is good to be able to find a really high-yielding grain plant and keep it up. ”

In all dynasties, the task of all the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture was to visit and search for rice fields one by one. From the vast expanse of rice, keep improving, and look for those whose yields are particularly prominent.

However, due to the uncertainty of cereal genetics, a type of rice may have a high yield in the first generation, a general yield in the second generation, and a low yield in the third generation, and perhaps a high yield will not reappear until the fourth generation.

But there is no point in doing so, because when the yield is low, people may already starve to death.

And the fourth generation is already lucky to have a high yield again.

The hardships of seed selection in the Ministry of Agriculture can be imagined.

Zhang Munian grew up in the field stalk all his life, and under the influence of his family, coupled with the fact that the people take food as the sky, Zhang Munian's energy all his life has almost been devoted to this kind of screening.

And because of this, he went to prison and almost died.

"So the gold that disappeared was subsidized by you to the peasants there, right?"

Wang Chong said.

"Yes!"

In front of Wang Chong, Zhang Munian had no need to hide it. Seed screening is very risky. Farmers who grow their own rice must be compensated for low yields or even no harvests so that the experiment can continue.

Zhang Munian's 20,000 taels of gold were not spent in a day, but more than 20 years, unconsciously, bit by bit.

All the gold was subsidized to the farmers.

"Mr. Zhang, have you ever thought about those high-yielding plants? Why are some of these grains able to be maintained, while others are not, or even reduced or not produced?"

Wang Chong pondered, while carefully instilling his own views to Zhang Munian.

"Huh?"

Zhang Munian was stunned, he really hadn't thought about this. His screening work is no different from others. The instability of plant yields, from generation to generation, has long been accustomed to it.

I really haven't thought about why, and what's wrong with it.

"I really haven't thought about it. ”

Zhang Munian shook his head, this was the first time that this question had been mentioned to him.

"Did Mr. Zhang ever think that these grains may be the same as people, there are men and women? There are male sterile lines and there are male retention lines. This explains why a high-yielding grain plant may fail the next year. ”

Wang Chong finally threw out his own opinion.

Zhang Munian looked at the young man in front of him, as if he had seen a ghost. He had never heard this argument mentioned in his life. Plants also have men and women, what a joke.

But I have to say that Wang Chong's statement developed his thinking. And it's not necessarily unreasonable.

This is indeed a completely new way of thinking when it comes to rice screening.

"Well, I never thought about it. ”

Zhang Munian pondered, and did not resist Wang Chong's theory.

"Phew!"

Wang Chong kept staring at Zhang Munian's eyes, and when he saw that he didn't resist, he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. The biggest problem with a completely new theory, a theory ahead of its time, is that it cannot be accepted.

Obviously, Zhang Munian is not this kind of person.

I've found the right person.

"Mr. Zhang, I wonder if we can find out the male sterile line and the maintainer line of this grain and distinguish them separately, so that it will be helpful for future planting or seed production. ”

"And, after all, grains are different from people. There are men and women, and the 'men and women' of grain are not necessarily the same as men. If there are male sterile lines, then maybe there are restorer lines that can make these grains become maintainers again?"

Wang Chong finally threw out his "rice three-line method".

In another world, the "three-line rice method" is the quintessence of "hybrid rice", although it is only a theory, its role is epoch-making.

Sometimes, only when you know the direction can you use the right strength. If you face the ground, sooner or later, you will be able to find water.

And if you dig a well in the sky, you don't want to have water to drink for the rest of your life.

Wang Chong didn't have "hybrid rice", so he couldn't give any seeds. Wang Chong didn't know anything about farmland and screening.

And the three-line method of rice is all that Wang Chong knows.

Wang Chong had no other way but to find a way to cultivate high-yield "hybrid rice" in this world little by little. And Zhang Munian is the best person Wang Chong can think of to achieve all this.

As long as Zhang Munian can find three different kinds of rice, then Datang's grain will be a qualitative leap. "The people take food as the sky", this is the foundation of the future.

Whether it is a continuous war or a future confrontation against those powerful, otherworldly invaders, these are the foundation of Wang Chong's existence.

"I'm going to think about it. What Childe said is really unheard of. This kind of three-line statement has never been mentioned in Lao Yu's life. But Lao Qiao was willing to give it a try. ”

Zhang Munian said in a deep voice, Wang Chong's water method of the three series of rice made him feel more and more pounding in his heart. If he can figure out why the high-yield nature of rice cannot be sustained, maybe he will really be able to study a truly high-yield rice.

"Childe, can you give me a piece of land? ”

Zhang Munian raised his head, and his eyes revealed a strange color.

"Hahaha, of course. But not here, but somewhere else. I've already arranged the location for you. This will be the best place for you to experiment. ”

Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Zhang Munian raised his head and looked surprised: "I don't know what the son is talking about?"

"Cochin!"

Wang Chong said with a smile.

Cochin rice, three crops a year. And there's a lot of manpower there. Zhang Munian wants to conduct rice experiments, and that is the best place to go.

Moreover, three crops a year can also shorten the time as soon as possible, which can allow Zhang Munian to experiment with "hybrid rice" at the fastest speed.

Zhang Munian soon left.

He left with 100,000 taels of gold, as well as a fifty-man guard transferred from Wang Chong from Uncle Wang Gan, the Wang family, Ye Lao, and Hu Gong.

None of the people in the group were alarmed, and quietly headed south.

At the same time, the two letters written by Wang Chong also flew to the hands of the eldest uncle Wang Gen and the Song king Li Chengqi respectively.

Draw an area in Jiaozhi to experiment with Zhang Munian, this kind of trivial matter, only the uncle and King Song can say hello.

I'm afraid that the Yao family and the King of Qi will not care about something so far away.

"Whatever I can give you, I have already given you. In the future, it's up to you whether Datang can escape those disasters or not!"

Sitting in the study, looking at the direction where Zhang Munian left, Wang Chong muttered to himself.

No one understands better than him that whether Datang can escape in the future and whether Middle-earth can survive is actually not pinned on him.

And pinned on a farmer in his fifties.

Zhang Munian is his greatest hope!

[The third shift is around 12 o'clock, don't wait!]