Wuwei Academy is now not only the largest academy in the Northland, but also the largest academy in the world. This is also part of Li Ze's strategy of gathering talents from all over the world. Wuwei Academy has been expanding every year, and now, it has expanded from the south bank of the Sushui River to the north bank, where thousands of students study and live.

Those who can come to Wuwei Academy can already be regarded as talents in their respective places, but here, they still have to undergo two to three years of study before they can step into the door of scientific research. Basically, the students who went out of Wuwei Academy, in the scientific examination, there were very few people who fell behind.

Therefore, Wuwei Academy is also known as the cradle of officials.

Wuwei Academy has learned everything from the original hodgepodge, and now it has divided into quite a lot of categories and established various colleges, and among them, the largest college is Gewu College. In Gewu Academy, there are all kinds of teachers, and some of them can't even read much, but just by virtue of their skills, they were awarded the position of Dr. Wuwei.

Just like Liu Qi, a doctor of agronomy who is now following Li Ze, this person has been farming all his life, and what he is best at is breeding.

The farm yard covers a large area, and the most striking thing is several conservatories. It is no exaggeration to say that each of the conservatories built purely of glass is worth 10,000 gold. Glazed products are not uncommon in Wuyi, there are many types, after the initial era of profiteering, now the price has fallen sharply, but such a large piece of glaze, the production is still a big problem, often one hundred and ten pieces, at most two pieces can be successful, not to mention that there is no sale on the market, that is, Li Ze himself does not have a single house, but here, it is used to build several breeding greenhouses.

"Li Xiang, you see, this is a new wheat seed that we have just cultivated, we can try to plant in Wuyi next year, and the year after tomorrow, it should be able to be popularized on a large scale, Xiao Lao'er predicts that when the time comes, the yield per mu will reach 400 to 500 catties, which should not be a problem." Liu Qi pointed to the green wheat seedlings in the greenhouse, which were obviously taller and better than the winter wheat outside.

"Is there really such a high yield per mu?" Li Ze was a little suspicious, the yield per mu of wheat now, when the wind and rain were good, was only more than 300 catties, and the increase in yield so much at once made him a little unbelievable.

Liu Qi hesitated for a moment and said: "Li Xiang, when it is promoted on a large scale, of course, it is impossible to be as careful as we are, using the best fertilizer, and adjusting the temperature to the most suitable for their growth, but the yield per mu is more than 100 catties, which is definitely not a problem, and the little old man dares to have a head to vouch." ”

"What do I want your head for?" Li Ze laughed and said, "I still have to keep your head and cultivate more seeds for me!" Dr. Liu, not to mention an increase of 100 catties, the yield per mu can increase by 50 catties, and I will reward you greatly! How much land do we have, and the yield of each mu increases by 50 catties, which is an incredible number when it comes together. The people take food as their heaven, Dr. Liu, if you can really do this, I will ask the imperial court to make you a marquis. ”

"How dare you do this!" Liu Qi smiled so much that the wrinkles on his face were piled up, "Now the little old man is very content." Lee Sang, please come and take a look at this. ”

Walking to the outside of a greenhouse next to him, Li Ze stared at the seedlings inside, his eyes lit up a little. This is a new species, this is a new crop brought by Jin Mantang's fleet from overseas, others don't know what it is, but Li Ze recognizes it.

Maize cob.

"Li Xiang, you named this crop called corn, we are cultivating for the first time, so far, it seems that there is no doubt about survival, since last year, we have failed many times, and finally found a lot of experience, this corn is drought tolerant, even in the poor ridge of the land can grow, if this time can bear fruit smoothly, then we can expand the planting area, large-scale breeding, once successful, then many dry land and mountainous land, can be planted on a large scale, It is expected to become another staple food after wheat. Liu Qi said excitedly.

"Good, good, Dr. Liu, go ahead!" Li Ze said happily: "Have you recorded the planting process in detail?" ”

"Of course, the little old man can't read many words, but these students are all literate and hyphenated!" Liu Qi pointed to the Wuwei students who were busy working in the greenhouse.

Are these people more than literate? They are all elites in this world, but first, they are quite interested in agriculture, and secondly, if they want to graduate from Wuwei Academy, they must know a discipline, and under the ancient precept that the people take food as the sky, there are many people who are interested in agriculture. But in the eyes of people like Liu Qi, the amount of knowledge is fundamentally indistinguishable, anyway, they are all literate and hyphenation.

When he arrived at the third greenhouse and saw the objects inside, Li Ze's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Li Xiang, this kind of thing called sweet potato, it is easier to cultivate, at the beginning there was only a short vine, but now the entire greenhouse is full, and we only use one season." Looking at the green patch inside, Liu Qi's voice trembled: "Compared to corn, this sweet potato is easier to survive, and it is even less picky, I have tried, even in the sand, they can survive, and the yield is quite high." Moreover, it is more versatile. ”

"Of course, this thing can be eaten with leaves and vines, and the fruit can not only satisfy hunger, but also boil sugar, and make many other foods. If he can plant on a large scale, we will no longer have the risk of famine in the future. Li Zedao.

"That's a good idea!" Liu Qidao: "To be honest, Li Xiang, a person of Xiao Lao'er's age is really hungry and afraid." The kind of life I live now is like a dream when I think about it! ”

"The days to come will get better and better." Li Ze patted Liu Qi on the shoulder: "Dr. Liu, now that our territory is getting bigger and bigger, don't look at the people around you who are full of food for every meal, but in some remote areas, starvation is still a very common thing." It's just that now the imperial court is more effective, and there are fewer things to starve to death. These things you have done, but they are great things for the benefit of the country and the people, and if you do a good job, you Liu Qi will be famous in the annals of history and admired by all people. ”

"How can the little old man have such a big extravagant hope." Although he doesn't know what it means to be famous in the annals of history, Liu Qi, who is admired by tens of thousands of people, still understands it, and hurriedly waved his hand, in his opinion, admired by thousands of people, it is only worthy of people like Li Xiang, where do people like him dare to have extravagant hopes?

If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster.

He is convinced of this.

Adequate food supply remains the most important issue of our time. Now Li Ze is still thinking about how to feed the countless people under his rule, as long as this is solved, then the foundation of his rule will be solid. The emergence of new crops will undoubtedly play a complementary role in his fundamental plan. Whether it's corn or sweet potatoes, a variety of species can make more land available.

"We need to cultivate more land, grow more food, and make the variety of food more abundant." Leaving the farm courtyard and walking in the Wuwei Academy, Li Ze said to Yang Kai beside him: "The people take food as the sky, this is an eternal truth. ”

"The core area of our rule, the land that can be cultivated, has basically been utilized." Yang Kai said: "Now we are working hard to develop remote areas, such as Lingzhou and Yanzhou, and there is still a lot of potential. ”

"Yixing Society should play a greater role in this regard." Li Ze nodded: "According to Liu Qi's estimate, next year, these new species will be able to start to be promoted on a large scale, but the promotion of a new crop will definitely encounter a lot of trouble, and the people dare not take risks, and the Yixing Society will play a leading and exemplary role." ”

"Li Xiang is relieved of this." Yang Kai patted his chest and packed the ticket: "As long as there are enough seeds for the new crops, our Yixing Society will definitely be the first to plant, as long as these crops are really as good as Liu Qi said, at most a year later, it will be able to trigger a group effect." The common people are the most practical, as long as there is a benefit, they will rush to get on. ”

"Our fleet is now exploring the sea, and I specifically told them to collect as many new crops as possible wherever they go, and find a way to bring back the seeds, which will get better and better in the future." Li Zedao: "Is the work of resettlement to remote areas presided over by the Yixing Society still being carried out very smoothly? ”

"It's getting harder and harder now, after all, the income in the remote areas is too different from the core areas, and even the members of the Yixing Society can't force them to give up their current interests and open up the frontier areas. At present, the most important thing is to naturalize those Yi tribes, savages. Yang Kai said: "But I heard Chun Yuyue talk about your decree that the Tang people will never be slaves, so are these people Tang people?" ”

Li Ze stopped and said in a condensed voice: "As long as it is on our Tang household register, of course it is a Tang person." Next, this opening will be slowly tightened, and everyone must know that Datang's account is very precious, and if you want to get Datang's account, you must have enough credit to exchange. Yang Kai, now that we have passed the stage of disorderly expansion, next, we have to lay a solid foundation and take one step at a time. ”

"Is that why we have to stop the big battles this year?" Yang Kai asked, "But Li Xiang, the pseudo-Liang Ke is desperately expanding!" ”

"A building built on gravel, don't worry too much." Li Ze shook his head and said: "A storm is enough to make them flutter in the wind and rain, and the day is precarious, and look, this drought will not be limited to our territory, and places like Guanzhong and the Central Plains will not be able to run." They don't have the water infrastructure that we have, and they don't have the efficient officials we have. ”