Chapter 1053 New direction of agricultural development
Although Qu Mao and Kong Ming traveled non-stop along the way and sailed day and night at sea, when they returned to Yi Island, the sacred place of Yihou territory, it was already noon on January 10, the sixth year of Tianxuan.
Kong Ming did not return to the outlying island immediately, but returned to the lord's cabin with Qu Mao.
Walking into the living room on the first floor of the lord's cabin, Qu Mao and Kong Ming found that Xinping had been waiting for a long time.
Qu Mao frowned and said: "Xinping, the magic communication crystal is very convenient to use, you don't need to waste time waiting for us here, a long-distance communication can solve all problems."
Xinping smiled and nodded, expressing that he remembered Qu Mao's words, but he still reported to Qu Mao the combat situation of the seven princes in the inverted U-shaped area of the Eastern Continent.
Kong Ming naturally sat down in the living room on the first floor of the lord's cottage, listening to Xinping's report slowly.
Finally, after Xinping’s report was finished, Qu Mao asked: “Oh, according to Zhao Pan’s battle report, the attack of the seven kingdoms ended on January 8, that is, two days ago, and it actually took six days.
Well, taking all the territory of the seven princes in the inverted U-shaped area of the Eastern Continent in six days is not a bad record.
It's just that there were as many as 50,000 soldiers killed in battle, and nearly 100,000 soldiers were injured. Compared with the results of the battle, it is not a big price, but after all, many soldiers were killed or injured. "
Kong Ming shook his goose feather fan and said, "My lord, you are always reluctant to let soldiers die in battle. In fact, when your subordinates conduct gunpowder application experiments, artillery and musket research and development, they often die in the experiments. Your lord must learn to accept this fact." , Our development time is too short, and the results are too urgent.”
Qu Mao nodded and said: "Kong Ming, I understand everything you said, so you don't have to persuade me, I am still very satisfied with the result.
You just came back from Shacheng, the Marquis of Gillette, aren't you going to go back to the outlying islands immediately to study your artillery barrels and gun barrels? "
Xinping said: "My lord, the military operation in the Eastern Continent is normal, and my subordinates feel that there is no need to care too much. The garrison of Lord Zhang Da and the heroes stationed by the administrative department of Lord Su Qiaoer have already begun to take over.
It’s just that Lord Jia Sixie and Lord Franklin King have been in Yicheng for two days, and it seems that they have something very important to discuss with you, my lord.
Master Kong Ming is just here, why not listen to it together. "
Qu Mao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "In terms of seniority, there is no one in the Holy Land of Yihou Territory who is older than Jia Sixie and Franklin Jin. Since they are all in Yicheng, let's call them back to have lunch together.
Let's talk while eating if there is anything, Xinping, you can have lunch together, it's in the restaurant on the first floor of the lord's cabin. "
Soon, Jia Sixie and Franklin King walked into the restaurant on the first floor of the lord's cabin together.
Jia Sixie glanced at the food in front of him, picked it up a few times, and said, "My lord, do we still eat these in the lord's hut?"
Jia Sixie smiled and said, "My lord, it's not that the subordinates dislike the food in the lord's cabin, but the matter that the subordinates and Franklin want to talk about have something to do with eating.
At the summary meeting at the end of the fifth year of Tianxuan, all departments have reported that our territory has experienced earth-shaking developments in military, economics, technology, education, etc., but the development related to agriculture is still at the level of desperately producing food.
After so many years, except for your attempt to raise fish in the sky island in the second year of Tianxuan, there has been no other progress. "
Franklin King said: "My lord, my subordinates are in charge of the Animal Husbandry Department. Now the rearing of war horses is also controlled by the Logistics Department, so it is basically idle. Except for the nearly 300 mu fish pond in Kongdao Fishing Village, there is no any animal husbandry.
My subordinates and Jia Sixie came here because they wanted to discuss the whole development of agriculture, including animal husbandry, with the adults. "
Qu Mao said while eating: "You are right, I have been thinking about how to seize more territory from the Eastern Continent recently, but I have not considered the development of agriculture, the most basic industry.
Jia Sixie, Franklin, if you have any good ideas, just tell them. "
Jia Sixie said: "My lord, although you emphasized the need to develop catering and tourism in the Yihou Territory in the fourth year of Tianxuan, did you find out that the food in our Yihou Territory is still very simple, either steamed or boiled, it's great and come again a roast.
Residents mainly eat rice, and war horses mainly eat corn. As for the dishes served with rice, they are nothing more than boiled meat, boiled fish, grilled meat, and grilled fish. There are not many dishes at all.
In the past, when the territory was small, adults knew to bring back some other seeds every time they went to Yancheng Port, but now we basically don’t grow anything except grain.
My lord, if we want to develop the catering industry and tourism industry, if we don’t have enough dishes to produce, I’m afraid it’s just a castle in the air. "
Franklin King also said: "My lord, we used to patronize the resettlement of the population, and the population in the territory was extremely gender-unbalanced, so we didn't have the habit of raising poultry and livestock, but now we have moved out so many households, and the newly resettled residents are also based on households. For unit resettlement, the raising of poultry and livestock can be transferred to the hands of the residents, enriching the menu of the residents.”
Qu Mao thought for a while, turned on his cheating technology and took a look, and just discovered that there were more than a dozen vegetable seeds, as well as chicks of chickens, ducks, geese, piglets, calves, and lambs, and the prices were extremely cheap.
So Qu Mao ignored himself and went to the restaurant on the first floor of the lord's hut in the Yihou Territory, directly buying a pack of more than a dozen kinds of vegetable seeds, 100 chickens, ducks, geese, and 20 piglets, calves, and lambs. Looking at these things that appeared out of nowhere, Jia Sixie and Franklin King opened their mouths so wide that they could stuff a fist into them.
Qu Mao said indifferently: "Franklin, Jia Sixie, I used to put very little energy and attention on agriculture and animal husbandry, you can take these for trial planting or trial breeding, and spread them after you have enough seeds.
You can also find some wild vegetables for domestication experiments. If you don’t have people from Empty Island Animal Husbandry University and Outlying Island Agricultural University, it’s okay to let them experiment. If you need people and gold coins, you can directly mention them. I will give enough support, but the results are still up to you. Go for it yourself.
You two are the earliest residents of our Yihou territory, so don't regard yourself as outsiders. "
Jia Sixie and Franklin Jin bowed their hands together and said, "Yes, please rest assured, my lord."
On the afternoon of January 10th, Tianxuan Sixth Year, Qu Mao, Xinping, and Kong Ming did not leave the lord's hut. They listened to Jia Sixie and Franklin King talking about the future development of agriculture and animal husbandry in Yihou Territory all afternoon. Franklin King's plan was fully endorsed.
(end of this chapter)