Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

However, Wei Wu was not going to give him a chance to speak.

"A few days ago, I presented Your Majesty with a grain seed that can yield 25 dan per mu, or even 41 dan per mu."

"This kind of grain can be grown three times a year. Let me ask you, is it beneficial to the country and the people? Is it relevant to the country?"

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Li Shanchang was furious and extremely shocked.

Food has always been a key issue of paramount importance in ancient times.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the grain yield per mu was only two to three dan, and this was the yield only achieved in a land of fish and rice like Jiangnan.

If it were somewhere else, one or two stones would be very good.

But now, Wei Wu asked for twenty-five stones, and the highest could even reach more than forty stones.

Whether it was Li Shanchang or the other two Shangshu, they all sounded like fairy tales to them.

Even the first reaction was that Wei Wu was lying.

When Li Shanchang came to his senses and was about to use this opportunity to attack Wei Wu, he saw Wei Wu turn his head and look at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, may I ask if the potatoes have been planted yet?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately spoke:

"Some of the sprouts have been planted according to the method you mentioned, and many of the remaining ones are still being germinated."

Seeing this, Wei Wu turned around and looked at Li Shanchang again.

"Li Shanchang, let me tell you, the yield per mu of this kind of grain was also not very high at first, only about seven or eight dan at most."

"It's thanks to the in-depth research and techniques you mentioned that we've been able to increase grain production to its current level."

"You think you're great just because you've read two books by sages. You're nothing but a pig pretending to be an elephant. You're just a bunch of scum who uses the words of sages to seek personal gain."

After a crazy output, Wei Wu talked about the role of technology again.

"I tell you, studying science is enough to change the world. Life is nothing more than the four necessities of life."

"Clothing, even thin shirts, can protect against severe cold, and food can increase grain production several times or even dozens of times."

"For housing, cement can be used to build tall buildings. Ten households can live on the land of a hundred households. For transportation, a hundred people can travel a thousand miles in a day."

"Your so-called tricks can actually accomplish things you could never accomplish in your entire life. That's the power of science!"

Wei Wu's words left Li Shanchang speechless.

If he had not demonstrated the power of technology, he could still have caused trouble in this regard.

But Wei Wu had already demonstrated the facts, and if he continued to make things difficult for him, he would be disrespecting Zhu Yuanzhang.

What Zhu Yuanzhang said next just confirmed this point.

"Now that you, my dear ministers, have witnessed the wonders of science, let this matter be settled without further discussion."

"The Ministry of Revenue will plan the land and hand it over to Wei Wu. The Ministry of Works will select the craftsmen to cooperate. Don't neglect it."

"Wei Wu will stay. My dear ministers, please leave first and make arrangements!"

Since the emperor had ordered them to leave, Li Shanchang and his companions naturally did not dare to stay any longer.

After bowing, he left the hall.

After they left, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Wei Wu with a funny face.

"Xiao Wu, you really opened my eyes today. You, who are usually lazy, actually got angry and cursed in front of me."

"Hey~!"

Wei Wu sighed deeply, and then began to explain:

"Uncle Zhu, I don't want to get angry either. If you knew what happened in the future, you might scold me even more fiercely than I did."

"Our land of China is teeming with talent. Whether it's its brilliant culture or advanced technology, it far surpasses those of the barbarian nations overseas."

"The Four Great Inventions: papermaking, the compass, printing, and gunpowder were all born here, laying a solid foundation for science."

"We should have stood at the top, letting the world see who is truly the uncrowned king of this world."

Having said that, Wei Wu took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions and continued speaking.

"What's the result? Those scholars, in order to elevate their own status, unreasonably suppress other knowledge."

"Ancient sages once said that the path to knowledge lies in the investigation of things, and that only after the investigation of things can knowledge be achieved. However, they only spread the words of sages that benefit themselves."