Chapter 45: 3000 jin per mu! Shocked Old Zhu, we should build a temple for Old Yuan!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what "kilogram" meant, he could still understand the doubling of production.

"Not bad, not bad. It is a great achievement to be able to double the rice yield per acre and save the people from hunger!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly: "If such a person were in our Ming Dynasty, we would definitely give him a high position."

Old Zhu has great respect for Old Yuan.

After ten years and several failures, you can imagine how difficult it is.

But no matter how difficult it was, no matter how the outside world mocked him, this later rice god never gave up.

This kind of spirit and perseverance is something even Old Zhu would feel ashamed of.

At the same time, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was looking at the unit "kilogram" thoughtfully.

The weight unit "kilogram" used in later generations is only one character different from the "jin" commonly used in ancient times, which makes it easy for people to associate "kilogram" with a weight unit.

Considering that the rice output per mu in Ming Dynasty is about 300-400 kilograms...

"Could it be that one kilogram in the later generations is roughly equivalent to one pound in the Ming Dynasty?"

Such a seemingly reasonable idea popped up in Zhu Biao's mind.

……

[Since 1976, hybrid rice has been widely promoted throughout the country, increasing yields by an average of about 20%, making China one of the world's largest rice producers.]

[This achievement not only improves the quality and quantity of China's grain production, but also makes a positive contribution to global food security! ]

[In 1979, hybrid rice went abroad, becoming an important milestone for Chinese agricultural technology to go global! ]

[This year, the United States introduced several hybrid rice varieties from my country, such as Nanyou 2, Nanyou 6, Weiyou 6 and Siyou 6. ]

[The introduction of these varieties has significantly increased the rice planting area in the United States, reaching 25% of the previous area, of which 60% of the arable land is used to grow rice.]

[In addition, the successful promotion of hybrid rice has also attracted global attention. Because hybrid rice has a significant yield-increasing effect, it is called "Oriental Magic Rice"! ]

【Since 1980, China has been the world's exporter of hybrid rice technology and has made important contributions to global food security! 】

[In 2005, the United Nations World Food Program ended its 25-year food aid to China.]

[From January 2006, 1, China will no longer accept assistance from the organization, marking China's official "graduation" from the World Food Program, which means that we are able to solve the problem of feeding our people on our own.]

【Since then, our country has turned to being a food aid donor.】

[To this day, the per-acre yield record of Huaxia hybrid rice is still being broken. ]

[In September 2011, the yield of super hybrid rice in the experimental field reached more than 9 kilograms per mu. From now on, Chinese people will no longer worry about food. ]

[In 2014, the yield of hybrid rice per mu successfully reached 1000 kilograms. ]

[In 2017, Yuan's team broke the record again, achieving the goal of 1100 kilograms per mu of hybrid rice per season.]

[In 2020, the hybrid rice double-season yield developed by Yuan Lao's team was measured, and the average yield of early rice per mu was 619.06 kg. The early rice plus late rice exceeded the target of 1500 kg per mu, reaching 1530.76 kg, which is equivalent to 3061.52 jin! ]

[Mr. Yuan said in an interview with the media, "I am very excited! A yield of 3000 kilograms per mu means that one mu of land can feed five people!"]

The yield per mu in a single season is 1100 kilograms!

The double-season yield is 3000 kilograms per mu!
One acre of land can feed 5 people!

Seeing this horrifying data, Lao Zhu completely lost his composure!

He stared with eyes wide open, staring at the string of terrifying numbers on the sky, his heart in turmoil.

"One kilogram in the future is actually equivalent to two catties in the Ming Dynasty?"

At this moment, Zhu Biao's heart was also filled with storms and waves, and he realized how wrong his previous guess was!
"The output value per mu is 3000 kilograms, which is ten times that of my Ming Dynasty!"

Old Zhu was so excited that his whole body was shaking: "According to what Tianmu said, wouldn't every family in the future have surplus food and everyone be a landlord or a local tycoon?" "No wonder! No wonder this descendant of the Yuan family can be called the God of Rice!"

"The output value per mu is 3000 kilograms. If we in the Ming Dynasty could have such a person, there would be no need to worry about the people not having enough food to eat!"

"If the people can have enough food, they won't rebel! If they don't rebel... our Ming Dynasty won't perish..."

The more Old Zhu thought about it, the more excited he became.

But after the excitement, a huge regret arose in my heart.

"What a pity! Tianmu didn't give a detailed introduction to the cultivation method of this 'Oriental Magic Rice'..."

Old Zhu lamented again and again.

Now that he has learned through the sky curtain the terrifying per-acre yield of hybrid rice in the future, he naturally desires to have rice seeds that can produce 3000 kilograms per acre.

Seeing his father's regretful look, Crown Prince Zhu Biao picked up what he had just recorded and read it carefully several times.

Suddenly laughed:

"Father, although Tianmu did not explain the cultivation method of magic rice in detail, I think we can still see some clues from these few words."

"Oh?" Old Zhu's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "Biao'er, what did you see?"

"Father, look at this sentence, 'If we want to solve the food problem, we must cultivate high-yield grain seeds', combined with the word 'hybridization'..."

"I think the method of cultivating hybrid rice should be to crossbreed two different types of rice, and then continuously test their yield per mu, select the best among them, pick out the seeds with high yield, and then continue to crossbreed them, select the best from them, and continue to crossbreed until the right rice seeds are cultivated..."

As Old Zhu listened, he nodded as if he suddenly understood something.

He said happily: "Our Biaoer is smart, it makes sense! It makes sense!"

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Father, there is no time to lose. I ask you to issue an order immediately to collect good seeds from all over the country and send someone to cultivate them."

"If ten years doesn't work, then twenty years. If twenty years doesn't work, then thirty years."

Zhu Biao said solemnly: "I believe that as long as we continue to cultivate good varieties and select the best, one day, our Ming Dynasty will also have its own 'magic rice'!"

"well said!"

Old Zhu excitedly pulled Zhu Biao's hand and said, "Biao'er, this matter is too serious. We must select a dedicated and responsible person and let you take full charge of it. Otherwise, we won't be at ease!"

"Don't worry, Father!"

Zhu Biao nodded solemnly: "I will definitely live up to your trust!"

"Also, please leave a decree, father. Future generations should make cultivating magic rice their top priority and not neglect it!"

"That's right!"

Old Zhu waved his hand and said, "Although the Rice God is not from our Ming Dynasty, he has made great contributions to China and let us know the existence of hybrid rice. So we decided to build a temple for him, choose an auspicious day, announce it to the world, and confer incense on him, so that the people of our Ming Dynasty will remember his achievements!"

……

Yongle period.

Looking at the harvest scene in the sky, Zhu Di and others were also shocked.

"Is God trying to deceive me by saying that I don't know anything about farming? How can one acre of land produce more than 3000 kilograms of rice?"

The yield per mu was ten times that of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Di could hardly believe it was true.

“I always feel that Tianmu is a bit exaggerated.”

Zhu Zhanji muttered softly. Not only Zhu Di, he also had some doubts.

(End of this chapter)