Although the "Daming Tribune" newspaper has predicted the coming of the catastrophe, it is doubtful how many people believe it.

Including Xu Guangqi and Chen Zilong, even they are not very convinced, ordinary people can imagine it.

However, the emperor was very serious, and constantly issued orders to the local governors, asking them to make disaster prevention and anti-disaster plans, and vigorously build water conservancy facilities.

In the case of huge consumption in the counterinsurgency war, the emperor can still use internal funds to invest in infrastructure, which shows the importance of the emperor.

In addition to converting the conscription in the northern provinces to water conservancy and road construction in the province, the emperor also assigned Xu Guangqi and other agricultural experts the task of conducting experiments on early-maturing and short-season crops, selecting suitable varieties, and summing up planting experience.

The catastrophes of the Xiaoice period lasted for a long time, but they were not confined to one province or another. First Shaanxi, then Henan, then Hebei and Shandong, and even the Jiangnan region will be affected.

Such a large-scale disaster requires many preparations, and immigration is one way, but it can't empty all the people in the affected provinces, right?

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao's idea is to plant what he can, whether it is vegetables or crops, as long as he can eat them. On the other hand, those that are early maturing in the short season are relatively less affected by disasters because they take a short period of time.

Just like the current resettlement of Liao people, it has already passed the spring planting season, so you can't just guard the wasteland and wait for the imperial court to help, right?

Rush to plant and replant, what radish and cabbage, what corn, mung beans, edamame, peanuts, alfalfa, etc., all the crops that can be planted in the summer are coming. What people can't eat, what they can feed cows and horses can do.

Despite the urgency, the emperor still believed in the agronomists, and the crops selected were all short-season ripe and could solve some problems.

Chen Zilong, as a disciple of Xu Guangqi, also participated in this work. In a few days, when the buckwheat seeds were sourced, he and several agronomists would go to Liaodong to guide the planting and keep detailed records.

That's right, buckwheat is also a short-season crop selected by Xu Guangqi and others, and it is also an edible food crop.

Agricultural proverb: the first radish and the second mustard, and the third dog does not plant buckwheat. For various reasons, the ground is still idle, or the stubble is rushed, and you don't want the land to be idle, at this time, it is the right time to sow buckwheat!

The reason for the widespread cultivation of buckwheat is also very simple, the yield is very low, and it is not cost-effective to grow. So, in fertile land, farmers rarely plant, only those barren lands.

However, in a year of severe drought, there was no water in the river and well, and it rained in the beginning of autumn, so we could only grow buckwheat.

Sowing seeds before the beginning of autumn and maturing in two months, buckwheat is considered to be the shortest field crop that can be seeded in the field.

What, buckwheat is not delicious. Then you go and gnaw the bark of grass roots, no matter how bad buckwheat is, it can survive better than Guanyin soil!

Chen Zilong and others went to Liaodong and prepared to test the fresh crops that the emperor said.

According to what the emperor said, the corn may not grow for enough time, and before it can ripen, the weather will be cold.

It doesn't matter, don't wait for it to ripen, harvest it quickly, store it, and artificially shorten the growth period. The tender corn harvested in this way is called fresh corn, and the plants can also be used as silage to raise cattle and sheep!

In addition to fresh corn, there are also fresh soybeans, fresh peanuts and so on.

Xu Guangqi and other agricultural experts were also a little confused by this strange name at first, but there was still some truth in thinking about it, and I don't know how the emperor came up with it.

Oh, it's not ripe, and what can only be eaten fresh is called fresh food. It's quite tender, and it's really edible.

But this is not in line with the conventional farming rules, and in a normal year, no one would do this. Not to mention the low yield, it is not easy to store.

"Long live always has an ingenious way, but it's strange to think about it but it's not nonsense." At that time, Xu Guangqi was full of doubts, shook his head slightly, and said to Chen Zilong: "This time to Liaodong, you should experiment well and observe carefully." If the great calamity does come, you may be able to save countless lives through these valuable experiences. ”

Chen Zilong smiled bitterly and shook off his thoughts. A few good friends have finished their busy work and gathered to go out to eat for him in advance.

The management of the Academy of Sciences is no longer as strict as it was at the beginning, and there is no military secret weapon, which is the work of the Weapons and Powder Bureau, and there is no need to close it.

But it's not casual to go in and out, outsiders have to have someone inside to pick them up, and if you go out, you have to wait for a break.

The people walked through the courtyard towards the gate.

When Chen Zilong heard the noise of people, he turned his head curiously to look, and saw a group of people surrounding a large and heavy wooden shelf, some shouting trumpets and some turning winches, as if they were doing some work.

Xu Fuyuan explained with a smile: "This is a crane test, and it seems that there has been progress again, and only two or three people need to turn the winch." ”

The use of movable pulleys to lift heavy objects has existed in ancient times, but there are not many real applications. Zhu Youxiao believes that it should be developed and used in docks and warehouses to save a lot of manpower and be more efficient.

Chen Zilong's face was shocked, and a boulder was slowly lifted by two or three people turning the winch, which was shocking.

"We're about to start making gantry cranes that can move on wheels!" Xia Yunyi said proudly: "Used on the wharf, it is not a problem to lift thousands of catties of goods at once." ”

"Brother Shen's simple drawings." Wang Jizhong smiled and said, "He will be lazy, just draw a picture, and everyone will have to try it repeatedly." ”

"But it's certainly not a big problem." Xu Fuyuan shook his head, feeling a little incredible, "There are always ingenious ideas, but they are not nonsense, it's really strange." ”

Chen Zilong was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Xu Fuyuan, and was suspicious in his heart. Why does this sound exactly the same as what the teacher said, how strange!

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The emperor personally instructed him, and he would definitely get twice the result with half the effort, but he hoped to cultivate scientists from the Ming Dynasty.

And four-wheeled carriages, moving pulley cranes and other machinery is not urgent, drawing, calculating, manufacturing, improving, until practical, a series of operations, isn't it more impressive, more thorough?

If he saw Wen Sheng rolling up his sleeves and turning the winch, shouting and commanding, arguing with a red face, he would definitely be relieved, and finally made the guy who read the book of the sages crazy.

Moreover, even small changes can add up to make a huge difference.

Although Zhu Youxiao admires science, it does not mean that he wants to abandon the intellectual wealth of the Chinese nation for thousands of years.

The emperor does not repair the three major halls for the time being, and it is one thing to be tight on hand, but if he wants to squeeze out the funds, he can still do it. But he felt that there was more important work, which was more important than repairing the façade of the three major halls.

In later generations, there was a huge work that covered the intellectual wealth of the Chinese nation for thousands of years and was called "the largest encyclopedia in the history of the world", but it was tragically destroyed, and only more than 800 volumes of more than 20,000 volumes remained, and they were scattered all over the world.

That's right, this is the huge work "Yongle Canon" compiled during the Yongle period, and Zhu Di personally wrote the preface and gave the name.

The contents of the Yongle Canon include scriptures, histories, sub-classics, collections, astronomy and geography, yin and yang medicine, divination, interpretation of Tibetan Taoist scriptures, drama, crafts, agriculture, etc., and eventually became an important symbol of Chinese culture.

In terms of length and comprehensiveness, the "Siku Quanshu", which has undergone major deletions and special deletions, cannot be compared with the "Yongle Canon" at all.

But it is such a grand work, but only one copy is made, called "Yongle Original"; By the time of the Jiajing Dynasty, he was afraid that the ceremony would be damaged, so he re-recorded another one, called "Jiajing Copy".

After the successful compilation of the Yongle Canon, the original manuscript was stored in the Wenyuan Pavilion in Nanjing, and was later destroyed in a fire. After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, the original has been placed in the Ming Dynasty Imperial Palace's Wenlou (now the east corner tower of the Forbidden City in Beijing).

This is a precious history book, the Ming Dynasty emperors attached great importance to it, and the Jiajing Emperor loved it very much. When the three major halls were destroyed by fire, fortunately the rescue was timely, and the original was not destroyed.

However, Emperor Jiajing began to worry, and for the sake of safety, the work of "copying" a copy of the Yongle Grand Canon officially began, and it was not completed until the second year of Emperor Jiajing's death.

But the copy is there, but the original is missing. After research in later generations, it was speculated that the selfish Emperor Jiajing buried the original and secretly looked at it himself.

In other words, the current "Yongle Canon" is still a set, although it is a copy, it is not an exaggeration to call it a unique book. Unless Zhu Youxiao goes to plane Yongling and snatch the original again.

It is absolutely impossible to dig up graves, no matter how Zhu Youxiao is a traverser, he really doesn't dare to do this when he sits in the position of the emperor.

It's too uninsured, it's too easy to leave behind.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but worry when he thought that the "Yongle Grand Canon" collected in the Imperial Palace was unique. It's hard to prevent fire, and it's hard to steal it!

Well, stealing a book is not a stealing, it is a matter for the reader. But Zhu Youxiao didn't do anything, he took the unique solitary book as his own, and he couldn't solve his hatred when he hung it up.

"Hooray." Lao Dong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, listened to the emperor's meaning, and said cautiously and with some embarrassment: "During the Yongle and Wanli years, there were people who proposed to publish and engrave, but they were all unable to be realized due to the 'huge cost of work'. ”

The emperor waved his hand, and did not ask "how much it will cost", but said very arrogantly: "No matter how much it costs, the engraving must start immediately." I have ordered the Inner Government to allocate painters, calenders, and paper craftsmen, while the Salary Division, Gwangrokuji Temple, and Hanlin Temple are responsible for the supply of charcoal, wine, rice, and moon rice, respectively. ”

After a pause, Zhu Youxiao added: "Before the transcription, there were strict rules and regulations, and the re-recorded copy should be consistent with the format and binding of the original. This is not necessarily the case. Dong Qing, do you understand what I mean? ”

"Wechen understands." Lao Dong bowed down and replied: "Long live the desire to make the "Yongle Canon" spread in the world, and everyone can watch it. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "That's right." Only in this way can this masterpiece not be forgotten in the world and become a regret for the ages. ”

Thousands of people were recruited to write transcriptions, and so much money was spent, so it was not economical to make a set of collections in the royal family, which was neither economical nor easy to be lost.

Hundreds of sets have been engraved, so, that's millions of copies?! Zhu Youxiao stroked his forehead, was taken aback by this number, and decided to have a hundred sets first!

Dong Qichang is also secretly estimating that if it is engraving printing, tens of millions of engravings will not be able to be made. Although it is once and for all, if you want to reprint, you can find the engraving, but the time and manpower consumed are also staggering.

Zhu Youxiao has weighed the pros and cons and decided to adopt movable type printing, the key is to be fast and save money!

Moreover, since it is printed for people to see, the requirements do not need to be too high. It is the articles that have been handed down to the world, the wealth of knowledge, not the elaborate collections that have been kept secret.

The gradual establishment of libraries in various prefectures and counties is also an important measure taken by Zhu Youxiao to popularize education.

It's more realistic to put one set in a library. In the case of personal collections, 10,000 or 20,000 books are beyond the ordinary financial resources to buy.

"Wechen will arrange it when he goes back, and print it as quickly as possible." Dong Qichang understood what the emperor meant and bowed to retire.

Books are the ladder of progress, and the emperor gently taps on the arm of his chair, feeling that he has done a great thing that is most meaningful.

Yongli Emperor Zhu Di revised the "Yongle Canon" in order to demonstrate the national prestige and benefit all generations. But the path has gone astray, and only one copy is copied, which obviously cannot achieve the purpose of benefiting all generations.

Although Jiajing transcribed the copy, the reason was to avoid being lost. But this selfish ghost, brought the original to the coffin, you can see a fart!

Only by printing and circulating in the world can we avoid loss to the greatest extent.

By the way, there are also Jiannu in Liaodong, you can't let them turn the tables. What is the "Siku Quanshu", the compilation and collection have not been destroyed much!

This is just the beginning, in terms of cultural inheritance, Zhu Youxiao knows that he still has a long way to go.

Although the royal collection is rich, there are also many incomplete ones. There are also many rare books in private collections.

Whether it's good or bad, don't let it be lost, leave it for future generations to read and evaluate!

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The emperor is trying his best to maintain the cultural wealth left by his ancestors, and he is still holding back his strength to level Liao, so as not to let Jiannu have the opportunity to destroy the book.

In Liaodong, Jiannu eventually implemented a strategic contraction. This is the right choice to take under the unfavorable situation, but it is also a helpless move.

can hold the territory and resist the attack of the Ming army, who will retreat without a fight?

"Nanwei is 400 miles of anointed land, once the slaves abandon it and become owned by our army. Wen Nu beheaded several puppet officials and puppet generals in a row, and his henchmen collapsed and his wings were cut, and everyone in the puppet generals was in danger, and this gap was also ......"

After receiving Teacher Yuan's recital, Zhu Youxiao was excited, but also a little hesitant.

Teacher Yuan felt that this was an opportunity, but Zhu Youxiao thought that the time had not yet come.

The losses of Jiannu were much greater than in history, and the reaction was similar to that in history. In view of the combat strength of the Dongjiang Army, Jiannu reduced the main force to Liaoshen and left two banners in Jianzhou to guard it.

If the Dongjiang headquarters launches, it will be an almost evenly matched battle with the two banners left behind in Jianzhou, and it will not have an absolute advantage.

The Ming army in southern Liaoning had no advantage in attacking Liaoshen in the north, and although the losses of Jiannu were heavy, the six banners still had considerable combat power.

If the Ming army in western Liaoning wants to cooperate with friendly forces to attack Liaoshen, difficulties still exist, and Liaoze is a problem.

Or should we wait until the river freezes and then launch it in four strokes, right? The Emperor touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

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