Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 261 No! Absolutely no!
To many ministers, it was nothing but excrement; they would consider themselves inferior if they stood even a little closer.

Although Yu Qin believed that this would be successful, upon closer examination, it was just so-so; although the commotion was significant, the impact was only so-so.

Little did they know, this might be the key to changing the entire country's system.

The current national system is actually largely based on agricultural conditions; the yield per acre is closely related to the national system.

However, this is a subtle influence. When the prime minister formulates policies, the yield per mu is common sense in his mind, and he will not write it down. Therefore, people usually do not feel it.

Although fertilizers are not yet enough to bring about earth-shattering changes, what about in the future?

Even now, things are quietly changing.

First, there's the commercialization of fertilizer. Although people have sold manure before, the limitations were huge. Nobody knows what impact commercialization will have at present.

Secondly, there were government subsidies. This was the first time the government directly provided subsidies to merchants, and the subsidies ultimately reached the people. This was unprecedented; subsidies for the people only began to appear in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Finally, there's commercial production. There are no workshops of this scale in the world today, precisely because there's no demand for them; production like weaving can be accomplished by a family.

However, fertilizer production requires large-scale production; the larger the scale, the lower the cost. Once successful, it will inevitably affect the production model.

Once the production model changes, the system will inevitably change accordingly.

Even in feudal times, systems were based on the means of production, productive forces, and modes of production.

While Zhang and his group were observing, Wang Maozhong was also there, but the place was too big, and Yu Qin did not meet Wang Maozhong.

Meanwhile, Wang Maozhong and his group were welcoming a group of distinguished guests.

These were none other than the four senior disciples: Wang Xi, Huangfu Sengnian, Li Jieman, and Wang Shuang (whose name was unknown).

"My nephews are here, haha!"

Upon seeing his nephews, Wang Maozhong was overjoyed, unable to stop smiling. If they were any smaller, he would have loved to hold them in his arms.

Wang Xi bowed, looked around, and exclaimed, "Uncle Wang, you've done this so fast! In such a short time, you've built such a large fertilizer factory."

Wang Maozhong exclaimed, "Whether we do it sooner or later, we have to do it anyway, so we might as well do it sooner. Besides, doing it sooner will also allow us to discover some problems earlier and solve them in time."

Li Jieman said, "It looks fine to me, what's the problem?"

"Being overweight is not a problem, but..."

Wang Maozhong chuckled and said, "But there might be some problems with the timber."

"wood?"

Wang Xi was stunned for a moment.

Wang Maozhong said, "If I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it to the best of my ability. The key now is the grain in Guanzhong. Fertilizer is only part of it. Another part is water conservancy."

Wang Shuang said dejectedly, "Water conservancy is coming to us too?"

Upon seeing that it was Wang Shuang, Wang Maozhong's expression immediately changed, and he glared angrily, "Who else should I look for if not you?"

Wang Shuang was so frightened that she trembled and dared not utter a word.

He had just seen his father being so polite to Wang Xi and the others, and thought he would benefit from it. Little did he know that his father always treated them differently.

Are they putting on an act, father and son? I'm not afraid. Wang Xi sighed, "But we weren't prepared!"

"We can start preparing now!"

Wang Maozhong said, “I have inspected the water conservancy in Guanzhong and there are two major problems. First, the water conservancy tools are inconvenient. Aren’t you studying buoyancy and improving the water conservancy tools? That would be a piece of cake.”

Huangfu Sengnian rolled his eyes and said, "Uncle Wang, there is no such thing as an easy task. Uncle Wang, have you forgotten that you almost kicked us out of the Ministry of Works last time because we spent every day soaking in the cesspool?"

Wang Maozhong said, "That's good now. We don't need to go to the cesspool. We can just soak in the river."

".!"

The fourth senior brother was speechless.

You're treating us like cattle!

Do not!
You probably cherish your cattle and horses very much.

Seeing that they didn't speak, Wang Maozhong assumed they had agreed, so he immediately added, "There's another problem, which is the fuel issue."

Wang Xi said, "Our fertilizer-making method doesn't require burning firewood!"

Wang Maozhong said, “We don’t need much timber, but the people do. Many people use the timber meant for making fertilizer to burn, and they even use cow dung.”

That's only one reason. Secondly, it's also related to water conservancy. Why are there so many barren areas in Guanzhong? It's because people cut firewood everywhere for warmth, leading to soil erosion. Even though the imperial court issued a ban, it was useless unless a different kind of heating material was used.

"coal!"

Wang Xidao.

"My dear nephew is indeed clever and quick-witted."

Wang Maozhong laughed and put a hand on Wang Xi's shoulder. "But there are big problems with coal mining and heating right now. But Uncle Wang believes you can do it."

"Wow."

Wang Xi shrugged and shook off his hand, saying dejectedly, "Uncle Wang, you can't expect everything from us!"

Wang Maozhong said, "Nephew, you can't say that. You are just researching the methods, but Uncle Wang is doing all the dirty and hard work!"

Once you find a solution, just let Uncle Wang know. You don't need to worry about the rest.

You really don't stand on ceremony! Damn!
The four senior disciples exchanged glances, nodded helplessly, and could only say they would try their best.

When you encounter a person who's competitive, it's hard not to get competitive.

These are all problems that can be solved, but there's no need to rush.

on the way back.

"Brother Shuang, tell me about your dad. We're exhausted." Li Jieman slumped down inside, taking up half the carriage, and complained lazily.

Wang Shuang huddled in the corner and said, "I told you, didn't you see? But my dad was going to kill someone, how could I dare to say anything?"

Li Jieman then looked at Wang Xi and said, "What should we do? We have coal and water conservancy projects, we have even more to do than officials."

Wang Xi said, "No rush, no rush, take your time. After all, Uncle Wang didn't say how long it would take to finish. Just go check it out when you have time, have fun, eat well, don't take it too seriously." Li Jie said, "Brother Shuang, don't betray us."

Wang Shuang said, "Am I stupid? I want to play too!"

Tai Chi originates from Taoism and emphasizes using slowness to overcome speed. You think you can outmaneuver me? I won't back down.

Imperial Guard Camp.

"You're all in the same college, so why are you two so special?"

Yang Jing looked at Han Xiaohu and Yang Hun in front of him, quite puzzled.

Han Dachui was sitting next to him, also glaring angrily.

Han Xiaohu was a bit slow-witted. "Daddy, Second Uncle, what did we do wrong?"

Yang Hun was also completely bewildered.

Han Dachui slammed his fist on the table. "You still have the nerve to ask?"

The two boys trembled in fright.

Yang Jing quickly pulled Han Dachui back and said to the two boys, "Are you two stupid? Look at those orphans and E'er, not to mention Wang Xiaoque and the others. They all have inventions from the Nameless Academy and are offering them to their fathers to help them rise in the court."

"But you two rascals, all you do is eat, drink, and have fun all day long, you don't care about your father at all."

"what?"

Han Xiaohu and Yang Hun were even more dumbfounded.

I still have to care about you all.

Those two are so impulsive and carefree; they would never think so carefully.

Of course, the most crucial factor is that their fathers both hold real positions in the military, which is not necessary for Wang Xi and his group for the time being.

They didn't push their father.

Han Dachui yelled in frustration, "What are you looking at? Say something!"

Han Xiaohu was startled and said, "Father, please don't yell. I was just about to offer you a suggestion."

Yang Hun turned his head and looked at Han Xiaohu with a surprised expression.

Yang Jing hurriedly asked, "Speak quickly."

Han Xiaohu swallowed and said, "Father, Second Uncle, you don't know this, but we've been studying medicine recently, mainly focusing on external injuries."

Yang Hun was a little confused. Aren't we studying mechanics?

Then Han Xiaohu said, "If this medicine is successful, it will be of great help to our Tang army. If the soldiers are injured, they will be healed quickly and will not lose their lives due to the rotting of their wounds."

Han Dachui was overjoyed and asked, "Really?"

"really."

Han Xiaohu nodded repeatedly.

Yang Jing added, “This is fine. If there are any results, you must come and tell your father right away. You can’t let other fathers have it. You were admitted in the second or third batch, so you are senior students. You can’t let your junior students surpass you.”

Han Xiaohu said, "I know, I know."

After leaving the military camp, Yang Hun said, "Little Tiger, we are mechanical engineers, not medical researchers!"

Han Xiaohu said, "I know, but didn't you see that our dad was about to kill someone? At worst, we can switch to medicine."

"That's okay too."

Yang Hun said, "I also have some knowledge of Five-Stone Powder." As he spoke, he scratched his head and said, "But how did we manage to keep that stuff for ourselves?"

Han Xiaohu thought for a moment, then suddenly punched Yang Hun.

"Ouch!"

Yang Hun cried out in surprise, covering his face, "You're crazy."

Without saying a word, Han Xiaohu glared at him and threw another punch.

"what!"

Yang Hun didn't care about anything else and threw a punch back.

Han Xiaohu neither dodged nor avoided the punch, and after taking it, he threw another punch.

Yang Hun got scared and took two steps back, shouting, "What are you doing?"

Han Xiaohu said, "It's a ruse. We've all been beaten up by Dad, how could Brother Que and the others not help us?"

Yang Hun's eyes lit up. "You should have said so earlier!"

He rushed forward and kicked.

Anchangfang.

"How about it?"

Madam Zixia asked Guang Sheng, who had just entered.

Guang Sheng replied, "The rumors outside are true. Wang Maozhong does indeed want to repair the river channel, and his purpose is to remove the silt from the river."

Madam Zixia's lips curled slightly. "Generally, the land on both sides of the river is all the land of the powerful and wealthy. Its fertility is far superior to other land. The reason is that every time the land is repaired, their servants take the silt to irrigate the fields."

Guang Sheng said, "But Wang Maozhong also gave them some dry rations, which is actually quite reasonable. If they want to cause trouble, they probably have no reason to do so."

Madam Zixia laughed and said, "Do they need a reason to make a scene? Knowing those powerful and wealthy people as I do, they can't possibly not make a scene."

"All we need to do is take the lead and cause trouble by blocking the river, thus driving up grain prices in the Guanzhong region. This will make the imperial court nervous and give them a reason to ban the brewing of grain."

Guang Sheng nodded and said, "Yes, I know what to do."

(End of this chapter)