"Wait a moment, let me take a break…"
Li Shi Min was a bit dizzy at this moment. He shook his head and carefully recalled what Xu Chen had just said. The more he thought about it, the more his brain exploded.
What was a gem? This was called a freaking gem! The information contained in every sentence was explosive and surpassed the entire era!
Xu Chen smiled and continued drinking his tea.
Li Shiming couldn't understand the business model in a short time. This was a very normal thing. In fact, it didn't matter if he didn't understand it, as long as he handed it to someone who understood it.
He had found a talent in scientific research, but it seemed that he still had to find a business genius!
"Hmm…I think I understand what you're trying to say. You want to leave the matter of processing wool into sweaters to the imperial court, right?”
Li Shi Min was a genius after all, and his IQ was very high. He immediately caught the main point.
"Yes, we can nationalize our operations. This way, not only can we attract a large number of people to find employment, but we can also enrich the national treasury. The poor people who have no way to survive in the fields can come to work in the garment factory. There are also female workers. After all, women can hold up half the sky!”
Xu Chen slapped the table and nodded in agreement.
Women could hold up half the sky. In ancient times, only the Tang Dynasty could say this. If it was the Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty, it would probably be exposed.
After all, the Tang Dynasty was an open, tolerant, and humane dynasty. Putting everything else aside, it was impossible for a woman like Wu Zetian to become the emperor and receive everyone's support in other dynasties!
"What you said is a little novel…It seems like you're raising the status of merchants. However, the second half of the sentence is not bad.”
Li Shimin lowered his head and thought for a while before saying,
"But taking it back to the Imperial Court isn't a bad idea. This business is too big, and everyone in the Great Tang needs sweaters to survive the winter. If it falls into the hands of the wrong people, wouldn't it be a factor of instability for the country?”
In ancient times, as long as you gave me food to eat and clothes to wear, I would do whatever you said and even rebel! Therefore, he did not dare to be careless about food and clothing.
"Yes, if I really hand it over to the Imperial Court, I will need to obtain the authority to supervise and supervise the entire garment factory and even the main factory of the Great Tang. Otherwise, it will be easy for chaos to occur.”
Xu Chen said seriously. He had to take over this part of the power. If he did not have the power to supervise and manage, he would rather destroy the machines and blueprints than let the imperial court control them.
He knew that when those officials became greedy, how could they care about the lives of the common people?
" Supervision and management rights…"
Li Shi Min's eyes turned cold. He had thought about a lot of things and immediately said,
"Good! When the time comes, you will also be a noble marquis. It is not too much to give you this power. After all, this is your invention. I don't think there will be any criticism.”
This wool processing machine would be an important weapon of the country in the future. Li Shimin trusted him enough to let Xu Chen manage it.
"Then the first problem has been solved. We will discuss the details in the future. Now, the second problem is hybrid rice.”
Xu Chen rubbed his temples. He felt like he was in a meeting in his previous life. It was also a process of throwing out questions, solving them, and then ending the meeting. To him, it was a familiar process.
" It's hard for me to explain hybrid rice to you. You can understand it as a fusion of rice and wild rice. It has high yield, fast growth, and better resistance to bad weather. It's also more tenacious. However, the disadvantage is that it can't be reproduced. I need to provide the seeds, and the taste will be slightly worse.”
Xu Chen's hybrid rice seeds were also provided by the system. To put it bluntly, he did not know how to cultivate them. He could only say,
"It's not that I don't want to provide them to you, but I haven't learned them myself. The seeds I'm carrying now are all old books left behind by my elders. I haven't studied them myself, but I have a lot of them.”
If he couldn't make up his mind and pushed the blame to the sect, this could be considered as an all-purpose excuse. If Li Shimin didn't believe it, then there was nothing he could do, right?
"There's such a magical rice? Then how many catties could it produce per mu?”
Li Shimin was shocked when he heard the characteristics of hybrid rice.
This description was almost similar to the wild grass that would grow again when the spring breeze blew! As for the texture? Hehe, it's already good enough that you have food to eat. Why do you need a bicycle?!
As for Xu Chen's excuse, he was too lazy to delve into it for the time being. He had already selflessly offered such a good thing. Even if there were some core points that he had not said, he could not be too forced.
He was an open-minded monarch who allowed others to have secrets as long as it did not affect his empire.
"Hmm…I just measured it a few days ago. It's about 2500 catties per mu. There will be some fluctuations, but it won't be too big.”
Xu Chen replied.
The land in the Green Dragon Village was not very fertile. It was already very good to be able to reach this level.
"Two thousand…two thousand five hundred jin? Heavens, this, this…"
When Li Shi Min heard this number, his hands trembled violently. His eyes widened as he said in disbelief,
"Are you kidding me? It was already unheard of for the highest yield per mu of land to exceed 400 catties, and you actually said it was 2500 catties?”
It was no wonder that he was shocked. If what Xu Chen had said was true, wouldn't one year's worth of hybrid rice in the Great Tang be equivalent to eight years?!
If this situation continued, it would surpass Sui Dynasty's Founding Emperor Rule in less than three years, and the population would definitely exceed fifty million!
After all, the world had just settled down, and there were only two million households in the Great Tang. Compared to the nine million households in the fifth year of Emperor Yang's reign, that was nearly five times!
This five-fold difference in population was actually very easy to make up for. As long as the common people had enough to eat, they would naturally try their best to produce children. According to the yield of hybrid rice per mu, it would only take two to three years for the population to increase fivefold.
"It will only be more, not less. If you don't believe me, you can ask Fang Xuanling and the others to calculate it later.”
Xu Chen said confidently,
"Just like the wool processing machine, the supervision of this hybrid rice must also be in my hands. Otherwise, if the wealthy families infiltrate, good things will turn into bad things.”
The hybrid rice was beneficial to the entire world, but it was only disadvantageous to the wealthy families. This was because each family owned a large amount of land and relied on the blood of farmers to strengthen themselves.
If there was such good rice, everyone would be able to eat their fill. Who would be exploited by you and become your tenant?
"I understand, but this is a matter of food. We can't make a decision easily. I still need to call for a meeting.”
Li Shi Min nodded heavily with a serious expression.
This power was the key to controlling the lifeline of the world. If it was not handled well, there was a risk of changing the dynasty. If it was handed to Xu Chen, then Xu Chen's power could really be said to be monstrous!
However, for some reason, Li Shiming couldn't be suspicious of Xu Chen. He subconsciously felt that the young man in front of him was worthy of trust. They were wearing the same pants!
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