Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 13 The Abnormal Ability of the Farm

"Grandpa, I have a question."

After writing down what Old Zhu said, Zhu Zhanjun asked a question that was in his mind.

"Go ahead." Lao Zhu took another sip of rice wine and waved his hand casually.

Zhu Zhanjun pointed to the fields and said, "The method you mentioned is good, but there is a problem."

Taking out a corn, Zhu Zhanjun said worriedly: "These things are indeed high-yielding, and there is absolutely no problem in winning the hearts of the people, but I am afraid that it will not be able to control the people."

"After all, the people have the habit of saving their own seeds. Every year they pick out the full grains for breeding the next year."

"There may be a reduction in production, but it will be fine for a few years."

"If one or two talented people come out and learn the breeding method, our plan will fail."

After hearing Zhu Zhanjun's concerns, Old Zhu laughed and patted Zhu Zhanjun on the head.

"You little bastard, you think it through." Pointing at the surroundings, Lao Zhu said complacently: "But the magic here is more comprehensive than you think."

Zhu Zhanjun's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Is there a solution?"

Lao Zhu did not answer immediately, but pointed to his legs.

Zhu Zhanjun understood instantly, and quickly ran to Old Zhu's legs and started massaging his legs.

Old Zhu squinted his eyes and enjoyed it for a while, then said with satisfaction: "I don't know which immortal created this space. The food grown here can only be grown once outside."

Picking up a grain of corn, Lao Zhu introduced: "When the grain matures, we have another memory. Just like this full grain, if you plant it outside, even if the seeds you harvest are fuller than this, it will only grow seedlings when you plant it in the ground next year, not fruits."

"Hybrid breeding." Zhu Zhanjun couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Who hybridizes?" Old Zhu was confused for a moment, then realized it might be a name, and said with a smile: "We don't know what hybrid breeding is, anyway, the seeds that come out here can only be planted once."

"That is why I have formulated a strategy for you to win the hearts of the people."

"When the common people are used to using your seeds and don't let you be the emperor, and you ask them to plant the same seeds again, they will definitely not be willing to do so if the harvest each year is less than what they planted."

Zhu Zhanjun felt ecstatic.

With a mechanism like hybrid breeding, as long as he promotes the seeds in the future, the people of the Ming Dynasty, who are accustomed to high-yield grains, will become completely dependent on him.

After explaining the characteristics of the seeds, Lao Zhu said carefully, "But you have to remember one thing."

Zhu Zhanjun quickly looked at Old Zhu and listened carefully.

Old Zhu said cautiously: "Before you have a certain amount of power and military authority, don't promote these high-yield seeds."

Zhu Zhanjun felt somewhat confused by what Old Zhu said.

Given Mr. Zhu's people-loving character, he would be eager to promote such a high-yield crop immediately, so how could he let it be hidden?

Noticing Zhu Zhanjun's doubts, Old Zhu said helplessly: "If we were alive, no one would dare to touch a hair of yours, little bastard."

Old Zhu said angrily, "Although we don't want to admit it, sometimes what those landlords and gentry say is more effective than what we, the emperor, say."

"Not to mention the remote areas, even the villages around Jinling are mainly based on the family elder system."

"If you don't have the power to change all this, or if you don't get Xiao Si's full support, then the beneficiaries of these high-yield seeds will not be the ordinary people, but the gentry, landlords and tyrants."

"By then, these seeds will only make them fat, and the people will still starve."

"They may even force you to hand over the seeds in order to steal their high-yield methods. Some extreme people may even resort to brutal force."

"We hated these landlords and tyrants at first. If it weren't for them, our family wouldn't have starved to death."

"After I gained a certain amount of strength, I realized that I couldn't offend all of these people, otherwise, no one would help me manage the land I conquered."

"Alas." Old Zhu sighed, "It is a long and arduous task to enlighten the people. When we established the people's school, our purpose was to replace these guys. What a pity, what a pity!"

Old Zhu's words made Zhu Zhanjun fall into deep thought.

Zhu Zhanjun still remembers a passage from his previous life.

“If you look through history, you will see that dynasties have changed and there are wise rulers and famous ministers everywhere, but the people of the world who can support them are less than one tenth of them!
History is only the history of the royal families, and the meaning of existence for ordinary people is just to survive. "

In ancient times when imperial power did not extend to the countryside, almost no emperor could achieve the goal of completely taking control of the people's livelihood.

Zhu Yuanzhang was such a tyrannical and cruel emperor that he had no way of controlling everything. This shows how deeply rooted the power of the landlords and powerful people was.

Thinking of the deep-rooted landlords and powerful people, and combining it with some concepts of later generations, an idea unconsciously emerged in Zhu Zhanjun's mind.

"Maybe we can use some methods, start from one point, and then swallow them all." Old Zhu, who was also thinking about how to break the deadlock, looked at Zhu Zhanjun in surprise.

"Do you have any idea?"

Zhu Zhanjun smiled, looked at Old Zhu and asked, "Grandpa, what kind of profession can I control that can cover almost every village and town in the country?"

Old Zhu frowned slightly, wondering which profession could cover the grassroots level of the people in the entire Ming Dynasty.

It is certainly impossible for the common people. What he and his father are worried about is how to solve the problem that reaches the common people.

Not to mention the officials, Zhu Zhanjun is just a grandson of the emperor now, and even if he becomes the crown prince in the future, it will not be easy for him to interfere in this matter.

His eyes inadvertently caught the smile on Zhu Zhanjun's mouth, and Old Zhu raised his eyebrows and kicked him.

"You little bastard, if you don't want to talk, forget it. I don't want to hear it either. You can figure it out on your own in the future. I won't help you. You're even keeping me in suspense."

"No, no, no, it's my grandson's fault."

Zhu Zhanjun quickly apologized and gave Old Zhu two glasses of wine, which made the old man feel better.

"Tell me quickly where to start?"

Old Zhu was actually very curious. Where did Zhu Zhanjun think of starting?
Zhu Zhanjun chuckled, looked at Old Zhu and said two words.

Without waiting for Old Zhu to express his doubts, Zhu Zhanjun told him his thoughts.

Old Zhu nodded repeatedly as he listened, and added some of his thoughts in the middle.

After discussing for more than half an hour, the father and son completely completed the plan.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's stop talking today. Come on, go inside, I'll get your things to you, and you can go back and get some rest."

The father and son chatted until late at night. When the old man saw that Zhu Zhanjun kept yawning, he knew that the little guy was too tired during this period. Feeling distressed, he decided to give the things to Zhu Zhanjun so that he could go back and rest early.

"thing?"

Zhu Zhanjun was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that his main purpose of coming in was to get something.

"Yes, two things."

Old Zhu stood up and took Zhu Zhanjun with him and walked into the thatched hut next to them.

Instead of going to the storage warehouse, he went directly to the altar in the center.

A thin layer of golden spring water had already condensed in the lotus pond on the altar.

According to Old Zhu's introduction, it should be Zhu Zhanjun who led the 100,000-strong army back, and the army and people who knew about this matter gave him fame and prestige.

Old Zhu walked to the altar and took out two boxes, one large and one small.

The small box is only the size of a matchbox, and the larger one is about the width of a palm and about four fingers high.

Old Zhu took out the two things, turned around and looked at Zhu Zhanjun, and said seriously: "Kneel down."

Zhu Zhanjun knelt down in front of Old Zhu without any hesitation.

Old Zhu held two things in his hands and looked at Zhu Zhanjun: "One of these things, I have been looking for it for my whole life, but I have no news until I die."

After sighing, Lao Zhu suddenly smiled and said, "God has been very kind to me. He gave me the gift the moment I arrived. Although it's a little late, I finally saw it."

"I originally wanted to wait until the day you ascended the throne to give you the things, but I think giving it to you now may be of greater use."

As he spoke, Old Zhu placed the small box in Zhu Zhanjun's raised hand. "When the altar produced the first drop of spring water, a golden lotus seed appeared. According to my memory, it can restore the vitality of all things to nature."

"Although we are angry with your grandfather, we cannot let him go through the same situation as us. Use this golden lotus seed to save the girl from the Xu family."

When Zhu Zhanjun heard about the effects of the item, he was very excited.

The excuse he used for leaving home was to find medicine to cure Empress Xu. He was still thinking about how to explain it when he returned, but he didn't expect that the farm space had already been prepared for him.

After carefully putting away the life-saving golden lotus seed, Zhu Zhanjun looked at Old Zhu again, or to be more precise, at the box in his hand.

If the first box contained such a valuable item, could the larger one contain something even more valuable?

Noticing Zhu Zhanjun's gaze, Old Zhu took a deep breath, touched the box in his hand reluctantly, and handed it to Zhu Zhanjun with gritted teeth.

"Take it and hide it well. When I tell you to use it, you can take it out and use it."

Zhu Zhanjun was very curious and opened the box carefully. A touch of jade light mixed with golden light shone through the open box and illuminated his eyes.

(End of this chapter)