Chapter 198: Swear to Follow Her Royal Highness the Princess
Chapter 198: Swear to Follow Her Royal Highness the Princess
Autumn is coming quickly and the crops will be harvested soon.
Xia Qingqing went to the farm and saw the golden yellow scenery, and felt the taste of harvest.
As soon as Xia Qingqing entered, Wu Zhi excitedly pulled her over.
"Princess, please come and take a look!!"
Xia Qingqing didn't understand, so Wu Zhi took Xia Qingqing to the hybrid rice field.
"Princess, look, these rice plants are taller than before, and they are fuller. I'm sure the harvest will be good."
Xia Qingqing looked at the comparison between them and found that they were indeed much better than before and much taller.
But we still have to look at the output. Compared with the previous life, it is still a little bit worse.
"Let's see first. I think it will be in the next two days. Let's see what the yield per mu is then."
If rice can really increase its yield a little, then wheat will be able to do the same.
I went to the medicine field to see the herbs she planted. They are now growing well and some can be used directly as medicine.
If you can plant more, the better. The older the year, the better.
There are several greenhouses here. Winter is coming soon. Xia Qingqing thought that it was time to teach this to the people.
They can't grow much land, but with this greenhouse vegetable, at least they won't have any difficulty eating vegetables in the winter.
At that time, they can sell these vegetables to people from other countries and make some money.
But before teaching them, we have to make it clear to them that this secret cannot be told to people from other countries.
Although you will know this sooner or later, it is always better to know it one day later.
It would be more beneficial for them. Xia Qingqing planned to arrange this matter after they had harvested all the crops on the farm.
A few days later, news came from the farm that the hybrid rice yielded 500 kilograms per mu.
Although some people may grow up to 500 kilograms, these hybrid grains are very rare.
The amount was much larger than those planted on a large scale, and this matter was instantly known to all the major families in the capital.
The people were talking about it, "Five hundred pounds?!"
“How did they do this? We planted a lot, but the maximum yield was only 200 kilograms.
This is the yield we can achieve with our careful breeding. If we were not more careful, we would not even get 200 kilograms.”
"I heard that the princess wanted to increase the grain production, so she developed something called hybridization."
"Hybrid? What is that?"
“I don’t know the details, but I heard it from people who went to the farm.
He said that the princess wanted to ensure that the people of Longxia Kingdom could have enough food to eat, and that the price of food was so high now because the production was low.
If the output increases by then, the price of food will naturally become less expensive, and everyone will be able to have enough food to eat.”
The people were all very surprised. They didn't expect that the princess would pay so much attention to ordinary people like them.
"Really? Did the princess really say that?!"
"It's absolutely true. He heard it by accident and immediately thought that the princess was a Bodhisattva, who came to bless us."
"Oh my god, the princess is so kind. From now on, I will follow you till death!"
They didn't expect that the princess cared so much about ordinary people like them, and they were deeply moved.
She thanked the princess from the bottom of her heart and spread the news. As word spread, Xia Qingqing was portrayed as a living Bodhisattva.
When the emperor in the palace heard the report from his servant, he burst into laughter.
"As expected of my daughter, you are deeply loved by the people!"
When Eunuch Li saw that the emperor was smiling sincerely, he realized that the emperor didn't care at all that the princess had stolen his reputation.
"Your Majesty, what the princess did..."
Xia Xuan touched Xiaoxi, who had now grown into a big dog, and said.
"It's okay, I know about this matter, and Nannan also told me the same thing.
As long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment, I don't care what happens to me. Nannan is very capable. If it weren't for her, Longxia would not be in the state it is in now."
Xia Xuan waved his hand and let Eunuch Li go. Thinking of what Xia Qingqing had done, his heart was filled with pride, without any other thoughts.
Xia Qingqing was informed of this in the palace. She was very satisfied when she heard the yield. After all, this was just the beginning. If the hybridization was repeated in the future, the yield might be even higher.
When she arrived at the farm, the people inside were busy harvesting crops. The fields were full of harvested rice and wheat.
When Wu Zhi saw the princess coming, he hurried over with an expression of joy that was hard to conceal on his face.
"Princess, you are here. Take a look. Isn't this place magnificent?"
There were piles of grain. Xia Qingqing nodded. It was indeed spectacular.
This shows that they are on the right track. "We will have to repeat this operation every time we plant in the future, and we may be able to produce something with a higher yield in the future."
Wu Zhi nodded and asked, "Princess, if rice can be like this, can wheat be like this too?"
Xia Qingqing raised her eyebrows. He was indeed the one she had chosen. He had a quick mind.
"Yes, wheat is also possible. We can give it a try when we plant it next year. After all, these things still need a long time to verify."
Wu nodded, knowing that she couldn't rush things and that it would take a lot of time to complete.
But he believed that happiness should be visible at least in his lifetime.
After discussing this matter, Xia Qingqing told Wu Zhi about the greenhouse vegetables.
"You should all be pretty proficient at growing greenhouse vegetables by now. I think it's time to teach the people so that everyone can eat vegetables even in the winter."
Wu Zhi felt that the princess was really a living Bodhisattva, just as people outside said.
He was not at all secretive and taught the people how to grow greenhouse vegetables after they learned how to do it.
If the people could learn it, their Longxia country would be unique.
"Okay, Princess, just leave this matter to us. We have it under control and will definitely get it done.
You can just take care of other things."
Wu Zhi also heard that Xia Qingqing was appointed by the emperor as the person in charge of girls' education. He also had a daughter at home.
If the princess could make this matter come true, those women would have a glimmer of hope in the future.
In the past, he was too busy, always dealing with his own work and neglecting the discipline at home, which led to his child being raised like that.
It was also thanks to the princess not caring that he was able to continue helping the princess here.
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