Shi Xun shook his head and said: "The general staff of the Breeding Department only know how to classify and plant, and how to match the planting area with the wind direction. www.biquge.info As for whether the seeds produced by the finished rice seeds can be used for planting, it is only about the existing technical personnel of the household department, and these farmers should not know about this. Also, I asked about the snow and ice, and Huber was sure that he didn't know that this batch of seeds could only be planted once. ”

Li Xiang said: "So it seems that Hu Bo must not know about this, if he knew that these three hundred catties of seeds can only be planted once, he would not have taken the risk of stealing them." ”

Shi Xun nodded silently. Li Xiang asked again: "Has Master Shi checked the origin of other people?" ”

Shi Xun said: "After this incident was born, I have checked all the personnel of the Breeding Department, except for this Huber, the rest of the people are locals born in Lin'an. As for Huber, no one knows his real name, and everyone usually calls him Huber. ”

Li Xiang had already understood the whole thing at this time, and he guessed the psychology of Shi Xun and the others clearly. The Breeding Department is directly under the Household Department, and at this time, there is such a big thing in the Breeding Department, Shi Xun will definitely try his best to hide it. It's just that Bing Xue suddenly encountered this matter, and he had no idea, so he would send Lingzhu to report, so it seems that this is not Shi Xun's idea, otherwise how could he not send someone from the Breeding Department or someone from Lin'an Mansion to report, but just send Lingzhu to come?

If Bingxue hadn't told me about this, Shi Xun would probably have hidden it from me, and then find someone to make a scapegoat, and the case would have been settled. What's more, there are very few people who know about these 300 catties of finished rice seeds, and if they don't get it right, Shi Xun is very likely to erase the 300 catties of rice seeds from the account. But then again, Shi Xun is also Prime Minister Shi Cheng's nephew, so naturally he will not blame Bing Xue for this.

Since Li Xiang thought clearly, he put his mind at ease, thought about it for a while, and suddenly said: "Master Shi, this Uncle Hu was my old acquaintance, and Bingxue was in need of manpower at the beginning, so I asked Uncle Hu to go to Bingxue Mountain Villa to help, but I didn't expect this person to have a different heart, and even I was deceived." ”

Shi Xun was taken aback when he heard this, thinking that this Hu Bo came here more than two years ago, and you have been in Lin'an for less than two years, how can you know him? He was about to ask in detail, and saw Li Xiang nodding to him with a smile, and suddenly realized, and quickly nodded: "I see, I didn't expect this person to even deceive Master Li, it is indeed extremely hateful." However, fortunately, it has not caused much damage, but the management will be stricter in the future. ”

Having said that, Shi Xun was still shocked and suspicious, thinking that Master Li actually intended to excuse Bing Xue, and it seemed that he wanted to stop the theft, so it seemed that my worries were a little unnecessary.

I heard Li Xiang say again: "As for the three hundred catties of finished rice seeds, it should be that the original record was wrong." It is said that this rice seed usually does not produce much finished rice seed in the first year. ”

Shi Xun nodded again and again: "What Master Li said is very true, it turns out that the first year will not produce finished rice seeds, but fortunately, it should not be a problem in the second year." ”

The two of them stopped talking for a while, each with a calculation in their hearts. After a while, Shi Xun smiled and said, "Now that this matter is over, all that remains is to take care of the breeding field carefully." As early as a few days ago, the emperor had set aside 100 acres of paddy fields in the northwest of Lin'an City for breeding, and I had sent people to fence off the breeding fields and take strict care of them. For the current batch of seeds, 100 acres is a bit too much, but by this time next year, I'm afraid 10,000 acres will not be enough. Speaking of this, Shi Xun couldn't help but squint his eyes, as if tens of thousands of catties of new rice seeds had appeared in front of him. Li Xiang was also very pleased to hear that there were nearly 100 acres of special rice fields, and thought that if there was the support of the court, I am afraid that he would no longer have to worry about rice in the future.

Shi Xun said: "When this batch of seeds is harvested in autumn, it will be able to produce nearly 20,000 catties of hybrid rice, as well as more than 20,000 catties of male and female rice, and next autumn, you will be able to get millions of catties of hybrid rice." The emperor has ordered that if the rice seed cultivation is successful, these millions of catties of finished rice seeds will be released to various rice-producing areas for free, so that the people can start planting new rice. Not only that, but the household department also had to select the best paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River, and open up several breeding plots specifically for the cultivation of rice seeds. ”

Li Xiang was overjoyed and said: "It turns out that the emperor and the prime minister have already made arrangements, so it seems that this breeding department is really well established, but Master Shi has to work hard." ”

Shi Xun nodded again and again. The two talked for a while, and Li Xiang suddenly remembered that Yang Shengbao had said that although China exported a large number of rice seeds abroad, the male and female parents that had been continuously improved were strictly controlled, and said: "Master Shi, when the new rice bell begins to be planted on a large scale, hybrid rice seeds can be put at will, but the male and female parents cannot be spread, otherwise the grain advantage of the Great Song Dynasty will no longer exist." ”

Shi Xun nodded and said: "What Lord Li said is very true, and the emperor and Prime Minister Shi Cheng also have the same opinion, and the cultivation of rice seeds in the future will only be carried out in the government-run breeding factory." ”

Li Xiang nodded, completely relieved, thinking that if the court became serious, it would be easy to handle these things with its strength.

When Li Xiang and Shi Xun spoke, Shi Bingxue didn't say a word, and it wasn't until after Shi Xun left that he asked, "Brother Li, are you ...... Why did you say ......" Li Xiang knew that she was talking about Hu Bo, so he smiled indifferently and said, "Bing Xue, in fact, the seeds stolen this time are not important, so you don't have to take it to heart. It's not easy for a girl to teach the whole breeding department, so how can I let you get involved in it again. ”

Shi Bingxue couldn't help but be stunned on the ground, and only sighed after a while and said, "Actually... If you ......" saw that Li Xiang was still tired, he hurriedly changed his words: "Judging by your appearance, you should have not slept all night, so let's go back and rest early." ”

Li Xiang nodded and said, "It's okay, I'll go back." With that, he turned around and left with Xu and the others.

As Li Xiang gradually walked away, Shi Bingxue said to himself: "Actually, I want to say that if you have difficulties or dangers, I will not hesitate to come forward!" ”

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Li Xiang returned home sullenly, still thinking about today's events. Looking at Shi Xun's expression, it was obviously determined that Hu Bo had stolen the rice seeds, and the reason why he didn't break it was because Hu Bo was invited by Bing Xue, and secondly, for his own reputation, after all, the Breeding Department directly belonged to the Ministry of Households, and he was the Shangshu of the Ministry of Households. If this is the case, there is nothing wrong with what I did today, otherwise wouldn't I have aroused his suspicion if I took the initiative to take this matter? It's just that if someone else were to be the head of the household, I guess I would say the same thing, after all, this Hu Bo came out of the Ice and Snow Mountain Villa. But where will Huber transport this batch of rice?

Jiangnan is obviously past the planting time of the first season, if he transports it to Jiangbei, it should be just in time, but if someone plants the harvested rice from this batch of finished rice seeds as seeds, won't it cost people's lives? You must know that it is 30,000 catties of rice seeds that cannot be sown! (To be continued.) )