In the northeast corner, a Daqing City was built on the side of Daqing Mountain.

Although it has not yet been built, hundreds of thousands of herdsmen have returned, and the pastures there have been divided one by one. The officials from the Shanglinyuan Supervision Bureau who accompanied them before are now also doing work there. Just look at them.

I am also following the young master’s ideas, hoping to produce some cattle and sheep suitable for raising in our south.”

"Good thing! This is a good thing!" Yuan Sutai said repeatedly.

The two of them had already walked into the fields.

Zhu Yunxi reached out his hand casually and pinched a handful. It had reached the grouting stage and started to become heavy.

"We still need to talk to the young master. The Liaodong Dusi will be converted into Liaodong Road, and the Nuergan Dusi will be established in the northeastern Nuergan area. At that time, the young master will have to worry about it and send some people to plant rice.

Although the climate there can only be used for planting for one season, the land is very fertile and the yield should not be small. If it can be developed quickly, it can alleviate the food problem in the north of the Ming Dynasty."

Yuan Sutai thought for a while, then changed the topic and said: "Since Fan Shaoqing came back, more merchant ships have come from the west. Supervisor Shanglinyuan has collected a lot of seeds, and they are now being cultivated. I hope to produce one or two more seeds.

Edible food.”

"You also have to pay attention to vegetable seeds. In the future, there will be enough food to eat, and there will be more different dishes on the table."

Zhu Yunxi added, but did not mention that he asked Zhu Yunwen and Sun Cheng to take people to North America. Not to mention that he also wrote to Sun Cheng, asking the other party to pay attention to collecting as many crop plant seeds as possible in North America.

It remains to be seen whether we can find the crop seeds that Ming Dynasty needs. If we can find them, we can just bring them to Linyuan Supervisor.

Yuan Sutai didn't think much, and happened to be in the field behind the Yamen again, so he gave some pointers in person.

Then this simple old man pulled Zhu Yunxi and insisted on staying in Shanglinyuan Prison to taste the food grown by their own hands.

Zhu Yunxi naturally followed everything.

I had a meal with the old man and chatted for a long time. It was not until noon that I and Zhu Gaochi left Shanglin Garden Prison.

Got into the carriage and headed towards the Ministry of Industry workshop.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at the supervisor of Shanglinyuan who was left behind through the car window, and said in a low voice: "We want more people from the Taiyuan Hospital to come and see the young master. As an elderly person, you should be more careful."

Zhu Gaochi didn't say anything, just nodded and wrote down the matter.

The Ministry of Industry's workshop is not far from Yingtian City.

Located on the lower reaches of the river.

A small wharf was also built next to it to facilitate the transportation of raw materials and finished products.

"The Ministry of Industry is planning to build a railway from here to connect to Shangyuanmen Wharf."

The workshop was right in front of him. Zhu Gaochi got off the carriage and said something to Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yun Tong kept walking: "What are the recent discussions between the DPRK and China on the railway?"

"It's a good thing."

Zhu Gaochi quickly gave the answer.

But then.

He then added: "Everyone agrees on the sightseeing railway on the other side of the Qinhuai River. However, if the imperial court is to use a large amount of iron to build railways and trains, everyone thinks it is too early and too late.

There is a suspicion of waste.”

Zhu Yunxi frowned and asked, "What did the Ministry of Industry say?"

Before Zhu Gaochi could answer, he heard a large number of people rushing over from the front.

Against the backdrop of the continuous workshops along the river, countless huge factory buildings and standing chimneys, a group of Ministry of Industry officials and craftsmen with stains on their bodies walked over.

"Is Zhang Ergong here too?"

Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhang Ergong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who was walking at the front surrounded by the crowd, and felt a somewhat unexpected coincidence.

Zhu Gaochi took a look and explained: "Second Engineer Zhang is basically not in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry. All matters are left to the two assistant ministers. Only matters that are difficult to decide will be decided by Second Engineer Zhang. He stays here on weekdays.

Years ago, for convenience, several workshops from other places were moved here.

Fortunately, there are a few bachelors in the cabinet, otherwise things at the Ministry of Industry would probably be in chaos."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaochi glanced at Zhu Yunxi meaningfully.

This is a shortcoming recently discovered by the DPRK.

Although the imperial court now selects officials based on merit, many of them, although highly capable, do not know how to be an official or how to use their official position and power.

There have been many conflicts between technology and official positions.

Zhang Ergong is the most obvious example.

He was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Ming Dynasty. Logically speaking, he should manage all affairs involving the Ministry of Industry in the yamen and decide the direction of local administration.

But he is more focused on research and manufacturing.

In fact, according to Zhu Gaochi's opinion, Pan Deshan, the governor-general of the river channel, was the most suitable candidate for minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Although Pan Deshan now also has the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, it is a virtual award and more of a symbol.

But Zhu Gaochi also knew that Pan Deshan was inseparable from the river.

Zhu Yunxi nodded.

How to make good use of technical officials is indeed an urgent problem to be solved.

"After we've seen it this time, we'll discuss this matter later."

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Chapter completed!