The Agricultural College of Guanshishan Academy now has more than 1,000 teachers and students, becoming second only to Gewu College.

Xie Linmao achieved a bumper harvest of early rice this year, and after the late rice was successfully sown, he returned to Chang'an from Ezhou.

Originally, according to his Aye Xie Tianwu's plan, he hoped that Xie Linmao would be able to enter the Si Nong Supervisor and become a person who eats public meals after he returns.

However, after a year and a half of training, Xie Linmao has completely liked the days of dealing with rice, and feels that being a teacher at Guanshishan Academy and studying the cultivation and improvement of rice is much more interesting than staying in the agricultural superintendent.

Xu Jingzong did not treat him badly, and set up a rice research institute under the Agricultural College and made him the director.

Today is the day when the Rice Research Institute was unveiled.

As a support for the Rice Research Institute, Li Kuan personally attended the unveiling ceremony, and at the same time asked Xu Jingzong to set up research bases for the Rice Research Institute in Xiangzhou, Ezhou, Suzhou, and Guangzhou to study the improvement of rice seeds.

"Lin Mao, this king has an idea, you can refer to it."

After a brief speech, Li Kuan visited the newly created Rice Research Institute, and took this opportunity to give Xie Linmao some "seedling pulling".

"Lord Wang, please instruct!"

Xie Linmao looked at Li Kuan with shiny eyes.

Although he is very interested in the cultivation and improvement of rice, he also has some research ideas.

But in the entire Guanshishan Academy, who doesn't know that Li Kuan's creativity is the most unique and fruitful.

If I can get guidance today, maybe he will have his own place in the Datang Royal Science and Technology Award for Agronomy in the future.

"No matter what is done to grow and improve rice, the ultimate goal is definitely to increase rice yields, and this goal will not waver in the next few hundred years. That is to increase the yield of rice, the current situation is actually very clear, nothing more than a few.

One is what Yao Yuan from Gewu College is doing, which is to see how to make rice grow better to increase yield; The other is to improve rice seeds and increase rice yields from the roots, as in the Nanyang rice promotion that began last year. Then there is the question of how to reduce pests and diseases and see if there is a way to find a way to get rid of the insects that grow on the rice. ”

Li Kuan put forward three routes for increasing rice yield in one go.

Regardless of how much results have been achieved, any new breakthrough in a certain field can bring rice yield to a new level.

Without him, the gap between the current rice yield and future generations is too great.

Even if Nanyang rice is introduced, the actual yield per mu is only about 30% of that of later generations.

Of course, Li Kuan did not expect to be able to achieve the output of the next generation, after all, it was the crystallization of the loneliness and blood and sweat of countless scientific and technological personnel.

As long as the rice yield of Datang can reach half of that of later generations, Li Kuan will be satisfied.

If this goal is achieved, together with the potatoes and sweet potatoes imported from the Americas in the future, it will be able to feed at least 500 million people in the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, Datang was definitely a veritable empire on which the sun never sets.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, our Rice Research Institute must study these three routes to increase yield in depth, and we will continue to study with Yao Yuan; As for the cultivation of new varieties, we are also considering going to the South Seas to select rice varieties with higher yields. As for the method of getting rid of insects, we don't have a clue yet, but we will try it in various ways. Your Royal Highness the King of Chu, do you have any suggestions? ”

Xie Linmao found some clues from Li Kuan's tone.

There are some things that you may not know where the direction is, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu may not know.

Judging from the development of Guanshishan Academy in recent years, many achievements have been made under the guidance of Li Kuan, either explicitly or covertly.

If the Rice Research Institute can get the specific guidance of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, maybe the research progress can be directly increased several times.

"There are really some suggestions, the first route I have already explained in the lecture before, Yao Yuan is also studying, you can cooperate well. As for the second one, in addition to the method you mentioned, this king has another idea, but it is more time-consuming and laborious to operate, and it may not be effective for a while. However, as long as the results are achieved, it may be possible to directly increase the yield of rice by a few percent. ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, we are not afraid of hardship, tiredness, trouble, and time-consuming."

Xie Linmao is like a person who has been hungry for several days and sees the table full of braised pork, and his saliva is about to flow out.

Obviously, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has a new idea to throw out.

"Actually, the method itself is not complicated. Ben Wang is thinking that there are often some differences in rice varieties in different places; Some rice grows relatively stout, and the wind does not easily blow it down; Some rice bears a large number of rice grains, but they may not be full enough; Some rice bears very long and full grains, but the ears are very short; Other rice may not be susceptible to disease, but the yield is very low.

Can we try to cross-breed different rice seeds and try to breed a rice seed with a variety of advantageous conditions? ”

"The students heard that some farmers around Chang'an City raise pigs, and they often find some particularly good boars to breed the sows at home, so that the piglets will grow better. His Royal Highness the King of Chu's method seems to have the same effect as this. ”

The same thing?

Strange sister!

What example is not good, take a boar......

Why does it feel so weird?

"Ahem! Pretty much, you should study it anyway. ”

Li Kuan coughed dryly, not wanting to continue to communicate with Xie Linmao on this topic.

"Bang dang!"

At this moment, Liu Jie recklessly pushed the door in, sweating profusely, obviously running over.

"Liu Jie, what's going on? How old a person is, not stable at all. ”

Xu Jingzong glanced at Li Kuan quickly, and found that he didn't mean to get angry, so he said Liu Jie twice in a light and serious way.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Xu joined the army, something happened! Several students from the Agricultural College were beaten up, and now they have just been carried back. ”

Liu Jie didn't care whether he was rude just now, and hurriedly told the matter.

"What do you say? A student of the Agricultural Academy was beaten? What's going on? Did someone from Qujiang Academy or Weishui Academy do it? Hasn't everyone stopped lately? Besides, who fights so hard? Is this to completely tear the face? ”

Xu Jingzong asked a few questions one after another with a displeased face.

Since the establishment of Qujiang Academy and Weishui Academy, there have been constant conflicts between their respective students, and it is not uncommon for them to fight and brawl.

But everyone was very measured, and nothing big happened.

Coupled with the promotion of football and polo later, these students, who have nothing to do from time to time, have finally found a place to vent their energy, and this kind of thing has rarely reached Xu Jingzong.

As for whether it is really so harmonious in private, it is unknown.

"Xu joined the army, not from Qujiang Academy, nor from Weishui Academy, it was done by the guards of Chai Lingwu, the commander of the horses, these people were too ruthless, although they didn't draw their knives, but the scabbard kept going to the key parts, and a few of our students from the Agricultural College just argued with them for a few words, and they ...... Just ......"

"What about people?" tower

Li Kuan asked with an unkind face.

Liu Jie: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu, their people should still be in the West Market, and they still let out the words when they leave, if they are not convinced, go to them!" ”

"I'm not talking about Chai Lingwu's people, I'm talking about the students of the Agricultural College."

"I just brought it back, and then I sent it to the medical school and asked them to help treat it."

"Let's go and have a look."

Although Li Kuan really wants to take revenge now, instead of taking revenge, it is also very important to confirm the situation of the students of the Agricultural College first, and comfort and comfort them first.

Of course, on the way there, you must also figure out the ins and outs of the matter by the way, so that you can judge the strength of the counterattack.

Anyway, Li Kuan often helps his relatives and doesn't help them.

If you take care of your own losses, then the strength of the counterattack should be properly controlled, and you can just vent your anger.

If it's the other party's problem, then don't teach them a hard lesson, and everyone will think that the people of Guanshishan Academy are easy to bully in the future.

Don't look at the person who shot it is the escort of Chai Lingwu, the commander of the horses, Li Kuan doesn't want to give the Chai family face at all.

Although Chai Lingwu Aye is the only one among Li Yuan's many sons-in-law to enter the list of meritorious heroes, his aunt is a strange woman who has made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty, and she is also a sister who is deeply respected by Li Shimin.

But so what?

The more you break the cow, the better the effect will be if you come to kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys?

"So, these students from the Agricultural Academy are helping Wen Guang try to sell honey?"

The situation is not very complicated, it can even be said to be very simple, Li Kuan and his party have not yet arrived at the medical school, and Liu Jie has introduced the process clearly.

"Yes, Wen Guang is the first student in our agricultural college to study artificial beekeeping, and now he is promoting artificial beekeeping in Shuozhou, and a large amount of cotton honey is produced. Now that the first batch of honey of this year has just been shipped back to the Agricultural College a few days ago, a few Wenguang classmates took the honey to the West Market to try to sell it to see how the market is.

But after selling it for less than half a day, Chai Lingwu came to the door with his guards, asking the students of the Agricultural College to either sell the honey to their shop at a low price, or stay at home and drink it by themselves. Our students only retorted a few words, and Chai Lingwu's guards moved. Lord Wang, this concubine Chai Lingwu didn't take our Guanshishan Academy seriously. ”

Liu Jie and Guanshishan Academy are now in a relationship of both prosperity and loss.

Regarding Chai Lingwu's provocation of the students of Guanshishan Academy, he naturally hoped that Li Kuan would be able to make a strong counterattack.

As for the consequences, he didn't want to think about it.

"Don't worry! This king wants to let the nobles of Chang'an City know that Guanshishan Academy is their forbidden place and cannot be desecrated. ”

Li Kuan thought about how to teach the Chai family a lesson.

Destroying doors and the like, it's definitely not going to work.

Not to mention that they are cousins, just Li Shimin's care for the Chai family, Li Kuan, if he doesn't want to rebel immediately, he can't do anything to destroy the Chai family.

But if it's a little bit of a fight, it's not interesting.

Of course, there must be petty fights, because what the small people in the market can see is often these petty fights.

As for the deeper means, ordinary people do not see it.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"Lord Wang!"

"Your Highness is here!"

By the time Li Kuan came to the medical school, Sun Simiao had just treated the wounds of several wounded people.

Looking at the appearance of the blue nose and swollen eyes, and how difficult it is to move around by yourself, it is obvious that I have suffered a lot today.

"Everyone take care of your injuries, don't have any worries, this tone, this king will definitely help you get it back."

Li Kuan confirmed everyone's injuries, said a few more words, and left.

……

"Lord Wang, the Chai family is the richest group of nobles in Chang'an City, and it is said that they have wealth that rivals the wealth of the country. The Chai family itself is the queen of Jiangmen, and the family background is prominent, and Princess Pingyang's women's army is the most powerful soldier in the Tang Dynasty, but because of the daughter of Princess Pingyang, many rewards are not the same as men. At the beginning, Gaozu rewarded a lot of money and treasures, which could barely be regarded as compensation. ”

As soon as Li Kuan left the medical school, Wang Xuanwu gave a brief introduction to the situation of the Chai family on the side.

Obviously, his own prince is going to give the Chai family a look this time, and he naturally has to explain the relevant situation clearly.

"The Chai family's industry involves a wide range of things, in addition to monopolizing the sale of honey in Guanzhong, he is also the largest whale oil candle merchant in Datang, and he is the most developed noble in the whaling industry."

"Huh?"

Li Kuan was stunned for a moment, is this talking about the Chai family or the Chu Wangfu?

I don't think the style of painting is quite right.

Isn't this whaling industry created by the fishing industry in the East China Sea?

Aren't whale oil candles also made by the East China Sea fishing industry?

Why is the Chai family the boss among them?

"Lord Wang, although you took the East China Sea fishery out to sea for fishing and whaling, and arranged for people to make whale jerky and whale oil candles, the focus of the East China Sea fishery in Dengzhou is salt drying, shipbuilding and sea trade.

Therefore, in Dengzhou, the East China Sea fishery is not only not the largest whale oil candle production workshop, but also cannot even enter the top three. Of course, if we want to be first, it's not that hard. ”

Wang Xuanwu naturally knew why Li Kuan felt strange, and explained the situation straightforwardly.

"Humph! In addition to these, what other industries does the Chai family have? ”

Li Kuan had already thought about it, in addition to directly retaliating against the guards who shot and the Chai family's honey shop in the West Market, he also needed to make the Chai family feel the heartache financially.

Let them know that some of the riches are fake.

"And so many. Lord, do you remember the Yuelai Inn? ”

Wang Xuanwu asked with a complicated face.

At the beginning, he almost died at the Yuelai Inn, and it was in front of the Yuelai Inn that his eldest brother met Li Kuan.

I was lucky enough to pick up a life.