Cui Wenqing smiled slightly and said, "Why don't I compile a copy of my remarks today tonight and give it to everyone, so I don't need to trouble now." ”

Fu Bi nodded happily and said, "This is the best, then there will be Lao Cui Lang." ”

At this time, someone objected: "President Cui, what you just said is based on the fact that the people can eat and clothe, if everyone is not well fed and clothed, how can we develop the secondary and tertiary industries you mentioned?" ”

Tong Zhou also said with a wry smile: "Eating and dressing up is the top priority, and all dynasties and dynasties have not been able to solve it satisfactorily, for now, it is not easy to talk about, Cui Lang's words are really flowers in the mirror, and the moon in the water!" ”

These words were tantamount to a basin of cold water, which immediately extinguished the fire in the hearts of Fu Bi and the others, making them all calm down from their joy, and they all looked at Cui Wenqing, waiting for his answer.

Cui Wenqing smiled calmly: "Actually, I have already started to do these two points. ”

"Started doing it? Why? Tongzhou was confused.

Cui Wenqing said: "I have already said a sentence just now: Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. In order to lay the foundation for the primary industry, the first thing is to have enough food and clothing, that is, to increase grain production and cloth production. For the increase of cloth production, some time ago I have asked the imperial court, moved a lot of Li people to the four states of the north, the development of cotton planting, improve textile tools, the current Li Delun Balang patriarch has led more than 1,000 people to arrive, is choosing a site to build a city in the north of Changju, I believe that in the near future, cotton planting will be able to be promoted in the area of Hedong Road. ”

"As for the ...... increase in grain production"

Hearing Cui Wenqing talk about this issue, all the assassins present pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

After all, this is a very big issue.

In troubled times, grain is more expensive than gold.

In the past, the world was in turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the reason why Qi Taizu was able to rise in Luoyang and quell the warlords in the Central Plains was because Luoyang Hanjiacang was full of countless grains.

When other rebel armies were looking around for food and clothing, the army of Daqi ate white rice, how could it not have combat effectiveness?

Therefore, Luoyang's grain storage was the biggest obstacle for the Qi army back then.

Even in today's prosperous times, food is also an important material related to the stability of the temple.

As far as the assassins are concerned, the number of grain harvested in the state and county is an important basis for their merit evaluation, promotion and demotion.

If the grain harvest is not effective, the assassins will probably be deposed.

That's why they listened carefully.

Cui Wenqing didn't sell much, and said his opinion in a deep voice: "In terms of grain production, we can research hybrid rice, so as to increase grain production and achieve the purpose of increasing production." ”

"Hybrid rice?"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted bursts of exclamation.

"What? What is hybrid rice? Have you ever heard of Wang Tingshi? ”

"No, I've never heard of the name of this thing."

"Could it be another variety of rice? Have you heard of it? ”

"This official knows how to farm, but he never knows about it."

"Yes, yes, I don't know."

"So is the official."

……

Cui Wenqing was secretly amused, and said in his heart: This is the thing of the future, you know it's weird, and then said: "Hybrid rice is produced by the crossbreeding of different rice species, and its rice varieties are mainly manifested in vigorous growth, developed root system, large panicle and many grains, strong stress resistance, etc., therefore, the use of rice heterosis will greatly increase rice yield." ”

Fu Bi is the head of the household department, and he is in charge of the income of money and grain, and when he heard Cui Wenqing so much respect this hybrid rice, he suddenly perked up, and hurriedly asked: "Dare to ask Cui Lang how many catties of this hybrid rice per mu is produced?" ”

Cui Wenqing roughly estimated it and replied: "The yield per mu of hybrid rice should be about 800 catties." ”

"What? Eight hundred pounds? This, this, this...... How can it be?! Shocked, Fu Bi's tongue was a little knotted, and the old face showed a shocked look.

The assassins present were also gasping, obviously stunned by Cui Wenqing's shocking figures.

As far as the current rice yield of Daqi is concerned, it is generally about 300 catties, and reaching 350 catties will be counted as high yield, and now Cui Wenqing actually said that the yield of this hybrid rice per mu can reach 800 catties, how can these people not be shocked.

Fu Bi immediately realized that hybrid rice could bring earth-shaking changes to Daqi, and in surprise and joy, he hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Cui Wenqing's sleeve, and said urgently: "Cui Lang, where is this hybrid rice?" If it can be mass-produced, I will be able to fill the grain in the future! ”

Cui Wenqing smiled bitterly: "Lord Fubi, as far as the current level of agronomy is concerned, if you want to cultivate real hybrid rice, it is tantamount to a fool's dream, which must go through a long period of study and failure again and again before you can cultivate a real hybrid rice grain seed." ”

Hearing this, Fu Bi's whole person was as if he was suddenly poured down by a basin of cold water, and his heart suddenly pulled out the cold, and his excitement also turned into nothing.

However, Cui Wenqing's next words immediately made him ecstatic.

"At present, although we can not cultivate real hybrid rice, but we can find substitutes for hybrid rice, I heard that in the far south of the Champa country, there is a variety of very good rice, its varieties are early maturing and high yield, water and drought tolerance, exquisite appearance, fragrant after cooking, high amount of rice, although can not reach the yield of 800 catties per mu, but in the next estimate, reaching 600 catties should be an error, if the imperial court can send people to introduce this rice seed, I believe that we can make our Daqi's rice yield increase by two to three percent."

Cui Wenqing's words are not groundless.

In his previous life, the Song Dynasty, it was the early stage of the introduction of Champa rice.

According to legend, in the fourth year of Liang Kaiping (910 AD), Wang Zhenzhi was the king of Fujian and established the Fujian Kingdom. At the time of the great turmoil in the Central Plains and the relative stability of central Fujian, Wang Shenzhi opened up Gantang Port, carried out foreign trade, and introduced Champa rice, which originated in south-central Vietnam, into central Fujian, and planted it all over Fujian.

"History of the Song Dynasty: Food and Goods" said: "Compared with the Chinese, the rice in Zhancheng has a long ear and no mang, and the grain difference is small, and it is born regardless of the place. ”

In the fourth year of Song Dazhong Xiangfu (1011 AD), Jianghuai and Zhejiang were slightly dry, and the paddy fields were not climbed. In May of the following year, Song Zhenzong sent an envoy to Fujian to take 30,000 pieces of rice from Zhancheng, and gave Jianghuai, two Zhejiang and three roads to transfer the envoys as seeds.

Later, Emperor Zhenzong also carved and printed the planting method, ordered the transfer of the envoy Zhang Bang to show the people, and then took the seeds in the Yuchen Palace, and tried to plant Zhancheng rice with his close ministers in Kaifeng. Champa rice is drought-tolerant, adaptable, and grows regardless of location, and the growth period is short, Emperor Zhenzong showed the harvested Champa rice to the hundred officials in the temple. "In October of the second year of Tianxi (A.D. 1018), he summoned his ministers in the Yuchen Hall to view the city and occupy the city. It didn't take long for Champong rice to occupy most of the Central Plains and become a well-known high-yielding variety. ”