parentshiftbook Chapter 489: Civil Servants And Generals: Being Such A Shitty Civil Servants And Generals, You Might
Chapter 489: Civil Servants And Generals: Being Such A Shitty Civil Servants And Generals, You Might
"Okay! Good! Good!!!"
"You really deserve to be called Saint Shennong!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne was full of praise.
Although he had already known the yield of corn per mu before, Zhu Yuanzhang still felt excited when he heard Yan Changqing announce the yield of corn per mu in public again.
Counting the potatoes before, plus the sweet potato and corn today, the Ming Dynasty now has three high-yielding food crops!!!
As long as these three high-yielding food crops are vigorously promoted in the future, the people of Ming Dynasty will never go hungry again!!!
And what does this mean?!!
It represents the cornerstone of an empire’s stability!!!
For a country, as long as the people are not hungry and can have enough to eat and survive, then the vast majority of the people will not be incited to rebel.
As long as the vast majority of the people are mentally stable and are not incited to rebel and cause chaos, then even if there are a few careerists who are unwilling to be lonely, instigate trouble, rebel and cause chaos, the court can easily suppress them!!!
It is no exaggeration to say that the three high-yielding food crops of potato, sweet potato, and corn alone could extend the life of Ming Dynasty Guoxiang for at least a hundred years!!!
Underneath, Yan Changqing nodded slightly to Zhu Yuanzhang's praise, indicating his acceptance, and then spoke again:
"Now there are 100,000 shi (12 million catties) of red potatoes and 10,000 shi (1.2 million catties) of corn sealed in the cellar of Wanmin Agricultural College.'
"Now the acres of land in Wanmin Agricultural College are no longer enough to plant these sweet potatoes and corn, so we have asked 260 Imperial School Disciple to receive these 100,000 stones of sweet potatoes and 10,000 stones of corn, and arrange for other places to be planted."
For him, after cultivating and planting sweet potatoes and corns to 100,000 and 10,000 shi, Wanmin Agricultural College's cultivation of sweet potatoes and corns can be done like potatoes, and it has come to an end for the time being.
Next, further planting and promotion of sweet potatoes and corn can be handed over to the imperial court.
Wanmin Agricultural College only needs to retain enough weight for daily use and cultivation research by teachers and students of the Agricultural College.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Yan Changqing's words, his face became even more joyful, and his eyes shifted to Guo Yundao, the Minister of Household Affairs below.
Since the death of Zhu Biao's father-in-law Lu Ben, who served as the Minister of Household Affairs last year, Zhu Yuanzhang promoted Guo Yundao to become the new Minister of Household Affairs.
"Guo Qing's family, you will be responsible for this matter!"
“Be sure to properly find suitable acres of land to grow sweet potato and corn!!”
"We must not delay the spring planting of potatoes and corn this year, let alone make the slightest mistake!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Guo Yundao and said with a majestic expression.
Guo Yundao below, upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's order, immediately came out of the queue holding a jade tablet and bowed his head in response:
"Yes, Your Majesty!!!"
After deciding on the ministers responsible for continuing to plant red potatoes and corn, Zhu Yuanzhang's majestic expression became gentle again. He looked at Yan Qing who was standing next to him and said with a smile:
"The Shennong family also offers sweet potatoes with a yield of thirty shi per mu and corn with a yield of eight shi per mu. It will bring great Karmic Merit to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world. It should be rewarded!!!"
"I don't know what Mr. Shennong wants, but I will definitely grant it!!!"
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said these words, all the civil and military officials opened their eyes in shock.
Although it had been known before that Saint Shennong would offer red potatoes and corn again, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely be rewarded.
However, he never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would actually make a promise similar to the last time, "But if you want something, you should give it to me."
To put it bluntly, based on Zhu Yuanzhang's words, it is absolutely not difficult to obtain the hereditary position of Duke.
And absolutely no one in the court would have any objections to the position of this hereditary Duke!!!
Again, in an era when food is the most important thing for the people, sweet potatoes with a yield of more than 30 shi per mu and corn with a yield of more than 8 shi per mu are enough to suppress all dissatisfaction!!!
Think about it, these civil servants worked hard to help the emperor govern the world for a lifetime, but in the end they didn't even say they expected to get a high-ranking Duke position.
Even if it is the lowest position of marquis, it basically does not have the status of civil servants like them.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang had already stipulated that "those who have not made military achievements in the country shall not be ennobled".
And this basically cuts off the possibility of more than 99% of civil servants becoming knights.
After all, the other generals and nobles are not dead yet. When will it be the turn of these civil servants to replace those generals and nobles to go to the battlefield and lead the troops in battle?
And as long as there is no opportunity to go to the battlefield to lead troops in combat, it is impossible for civil servants to obtain military merit and be knighted.
Moreover, even if a group of military generals can be awarded a title based on their military merits, the position of ordinary marquis may be better.
But if you want to obtain the title of Duke, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!!!
Marquises like Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, and Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan, have either led their armies to fight and fight from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the present, or have led their armies to fight and fight from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the present.
During this period (bhdd), they fought and fought for more than ten or decades, and narrowly escaped death dozens or hundreds of times.
However, he is still one step away from the position of the supreme Duke.
As for this one-step distance, it is still unclear whether they will have the chance to cross it in the rest of their lives.
Even if they finally obtain the title of Duke, it does not mean that they can sit back and relax in the future.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, it’s not just words.
Even if you are a prince, if you stand in the wrong team or do the wrong thing, you may die.
For example, the unlucky Korean Mr. Lee Shan-chang, the grass on his grave now is estimated to be ten feet high.
However, if they discover or cultivate high-yielding crops and grains with a yield of more than 30 shi per mu, then they can really sit back and relax.
Not only will he be able to obtain the title of Duke of the Kingdom, but he will also have the opportunity to enter the Shennong Temple and join the other Shennong clans in the past to receive the incense offerings from all the people in the world.
Even if you rebel, whether you actively rebel or passively participate in the rebellion.
As long as he doesn't meet a particularly stupid and brainless emperor, he will be killed in a rage.
Any emperor with a qualified mind would have to think about how much trouble would be caused in the world by killing a Shennong family who discovered or cultivated high-yielding grain crops with a yield of more than 30 dan per mu!!!
At that time, even the originally reasonable emperor will become unreasonable because of killing a Shennong family.
And after the emperor becomes unreasonable, if the people of the world are provoked by careerists again, then the country and the country may really be shaken.
Therefore, as long as the emperor has a normal mind and is online, the most he can do is temporarily deprive the rebellious Shennong family of his title, and he will basically not actually order the killing of the Shennong family.
Even after a period of time, the emperor had to take the initiative to find a reason to give back the title that was deprived of the rebel Shennong family to appease the hearts of all the people in the world!!!
Even if we really want to kill the rebellious Shennong family, at least we can't let the people of the world know that the Shennong family died at the hands of the emperor.
If you meet a more benevolent emperor, you may have to issue a sinner edict or something, explaining what you have done wrong recently.
Otherwise, why would someone like Shennong, who could discover and cultivate high-yielding grain crops with a yield of more than thirty dan per mu, be forced to rebel against him!!!
Thinking of this, most of the civil servants and generals present, the noble Marquis, looked at Saint Shennong with envy and jealousy. At the same time, the same thought flashed through their hearts:
[His mother-in-law, Lao'zi is still a civil servant who governs the world and a military general goes into battle to kill the enemy?!!]
[Being a civil servant and general has high risks and low returns. Lao'zi might as well just go back to farming!!!]
[At least if you have the opportunity to discover or cultivate a high-yielding food crop that can produce more than 30 shi per mu, then Lao'zi can also be the Shennong of ten people!!]
At this moment, all the civil and military generals present suddenly felt that farming was actually a promising career.
But the prerequisite is that the fields must be cultivated to the level of Saint Shennong who can discover and cultivate high-yield grain crops with a yield of thirty stones per mu.
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