Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 331

[Chapter 331 Another Imperial Decree]

“Well, are you making soil fertilizer?” The

indescribable smell made Zhao Xu couldn’t help pinching his nose.

At this moment, Zhu Tuo couldn’t help but smile when he remembered that the earthen pot on the stove was still boiling urine.

After King Yan went to Feihuguan, the students just memorized the textbooks in a regular manner.

But carrying on, they found that there were many interesting things in this book, and they seemed to be able to make them by themselves.

So they reclaimed a piece of land in the college.

Then loosen the soil and sow the seeds according to the textbook.

Then it was time to fertilize in the next two days, and they remembered a kind of soil fertilizer in the textbook.

According to the teaching materials, this kind of fertilizer can increase the yield per mu.

The method of making it is to heat 50 catties of human urine to 20 percent, put it into an earthen pot and cook it to 10 percent, mix it with two catties of plaster of paris, dry it and crush it, which is called urea gypsum.

When fertilizing, you only need to apply ten catties of base fertilizer per mu, and five catties of topdressing fertilizer in the later stage.

“Yes, Your Highness, I want to try it out. If this kind of soil fertilizer can increase the yield per mu, it will be a blessing to the people of King Yan.” Zhu Tuo said.

In Dasong’s current farmland, the yield per mu is only about two stones.

According to the new weight and measure set by King Yan, it is about two hundred and forty catties.

As long as this soil fertilizer can increase the yield by 120 catties, it is equivalent to a third of the land output of the four counties.

Zhao Xu nodded, everyone knows that.

What makes contemporary agriculture so productive is two important factors.

The first is chemical fertilizers, and the second is high-yield seeds.

He is currently unable to cultivate the high-yielding seeds.

Chemical fertilizers are also not as advanced as contemporary ones.

But he can still do a little soil fertilizer that can replace chemical fertilizers.

Therefore, he compiled this urea plaster into the textbook.

This thing is the alternative method that experts came up with in the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China when there was no industrial fertilizer.

Among many chemical fertilizers, nitrogen fertilizer, such as urea, is the main fertilizer to increase production.

This urea gypsum is naturally equivalent to a simplified urea fertilizer.

But Zhu Tuo and the others obviously used the wrong materials.

This gypsum is not lime, so he said: “The idea is good, but the material is wrong, and this gypsum is not lime.”

When he said this, all the officials were stunned.

Old Zhu Tuo blushed, and he said, “They all carry a stone character, and the officials thought they were the same thing.”

Zhao Xu shook his head with a smile, gypsum is calcium sulfate, and slaked lime is calcium hydroxide.

But now he explained it to the officials, but it didn’t make sense.

So he said: “You put this thing away first, after a while, the king will find you plaster.”

The reserves of plaster are very abundant.

In Xingtai, Hebei Province, there is a large mine with a level of 700 million tons.

Its corresponding location is Liao County in the four counties.

But this mine also needs to be found and exploited.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Zhu Tuo and other students felt a little complicated.

They have been smelling of urine all morning in vain.

Letting the students forget about the urea cast for now, he also randomly selected some students to recite the content of the textbook.

Then he said to Zhu Tuo: “It is better to have no books than to believe in books. The government government should also consider sending these students to the countryside to use what they have learned in textbooks to teach the people how to properly farm, raise animals, and participate in hydraulic power.” Irrigation projects and the like, simply put, are practices.”

“Your Highness is right. I will discuss this matter with Liu Wangfu and give these students the opportunity to participate in government affairs.” Zhu Tuo said.

The students were all excited when they heard this.

Always at school, they’re boring enough.

And after learning something novel, they also want to take the opportunity to display it.

After staying in the Government Affairs School for a while, Zhao Xu returned to the palace.

Before leaving, he asked Zhu Tuo to call Liu Fu when he went back.

He won’t go to the military school. Now that the war has just ended, Chang Wei and the others probably have a lot of affairs.

As soon as Zhao Xu sat down in the study, when he arrived at the palace, Liu Fu came over.

“Your Highness.” After entering the study, Liu Fu saluted.

Zhao Xu looked at Liu Fu, and said in a deep voice, “This king wants you to set up a new organization called the Mining Department.”

“Mining Division?” After all, it’s another expense to set up a government office.”

Zhao Xu glanced at him, “What have you learned in the School of Government Affairs, this agriculture is the foundation of the world, but this mine is the foundation of business, under your feet There is a huge amount of wealth buried in the land, how can it be compared with a little expenditure.”

Liu Fu was also very aggrieved, “Your Highness, it’s not that the lower officials don’t understand, but that all the mines that can be found in these four counties have been found. Under the records of the government office.”

“I tell you, the current record is only a very small part, and what I want is to find out everything I can find.” Zhao Xu said, “Stop talking nonsense, the mine manager The officials will be selected from among the outstanding students in the school, and then I will give them some lectures alone.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Liu Fu replied.

He was a little surprised how King Yan knew that there were so many mines underground in the four counties.

The thought flashed through his mind.

In the end, he decided not to think about it, after all, there was only one sentence, King Yan is really unfathomable.

With a wave of his hand, Zhao Xu told Liu Fu to go back.

After the war is over, we should calm down and engage in development.

After all, the economic base determines the superstructure.

Without two steamed buns in my arms, how could I walk for three days and three nights.

Thinking of this, he searched hard in his mind.

On the paper, all the minerals in the contemporary Hebei area, which is now the four counties, are listed.

And based on comparing the contemporary landscape information with the landscape information of the four counties, a mineral distribution map is drawn.

After all, although history has changed, some geographical indications have existed since ancient times, and it is impossible to disappear or appear out of thin air.

Relying on these geographical indications, it is easier to find where these minerals are located.

After these mines are discovered, he can take whatever he needs.

Of course, in addition to the location of the mine, he had to compile a separate teaching material.

This textbook includes the appearance of various ores.

In order to make it easier for those looking for ore to find ore.

The teaching materials will be handed over to the people in the mining department, which is what he told Liu Fu, and these students should be taught specially.

The next few days.

As he went to the school to explain to the students what they were confused about, he drew a map of the mineral resources of the four counties in the study.

sixth day.

A group of forbidden troops from the capital arrived at the palace.

There was also an eunuch named Xiao Haizi who came with Zhao Heng’s imperial edict.

After receiving the order, Zhao Xu ordered Feng’er to prepare some gifts for the group.

However, he was rejected by the little eunuch who came.

According to the little eunuch, after Tong San’s incident, the palace checked tightly, and they didn’t dare to mess around.

After handing in the imperial decree, they set off again and returned.

After the group left, Zhao Xu unfolded the imperial decree.

There are two important messages in Zhao Heng’s edict this time.

First, he was allowed to expand the royal army to 150,000 people.

The second is related to Jinzhou, asking Zhao Xu to provide convenience for Ma Yuan and Mo Kuan.

There is another one, that is, the 70,000 banned troops in Yanzhou will be transferred from Yanzhou to the Tongguan, so that he and the forbidden army can complete the handover of the pass.

This incident made Zhao Xu breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Jinzhou was defeated, he was still very concerned about who would take over Jinzhou.

If it was someone else, he would definitely not be happy.

He sacrificed so many soldiers, but he didn’t make wedding dresses for Dou Weizhi and his ilk.

Fortunately, Zhao Heng was not confused and handed over Jinzhou to Ma Yuan and Mo Kuan.

With this kind of literature and martial arts, he is still relatively at ease.

After all, the two are still in love with each other.

(end of this chapter)