Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 534; What?Plant in a field?Doesn't that make people laugh?
Chapter 530 six; what?Plant in a field?Doesn't that make people laugh?
Li Yu brought a large group of people to the field by the river. There were already many people around here. More than a dozen capable people from the public loser were installing bamboo pumping tubes for all the water trucks along the river. Zou Shuyi and his four major The second steward is also busy instructing the clansmen to build aqueducts in the fields.

When Li Yu arrived in the field, he repeatedly told him;
"The soil should be piled up a little higher, or if there is too much water, it will flow in all directions. The side near the river is dug deeper, and then the vertical diversion channels are opened. After a while, the water will be pumped up and let them flow by themselves. , just send people from both sides to look after it.”

"It's the patriarch, we understand."

Li Yu watched everyone busy and sat on the ground to rest, and not long after, his servants came to report;
"Reporting to the patriarch, four water trucks have been installed, and they are all starting to fill the water."

"Oh? Go and have a look."

Li Yu got up and came to a waterwheel that was pumping and discharging water. He saw that the bamboo tube installed on the waterwheel was filled with water every time it came out of the water, weighing about two or three catties. As the waterwheel slowly turned, Constantly pouring water into the fields.

Looking at the waterwheel slowly rotating by the impact of running water, Li Yu became a little impatient. Every time the water sent out disappeared immediately, it was not available for use at all, let alone flowed into the fields.

Anxious Li Yu told the peasants;

"Both of you go up and walk among the waterwheels to see if you can hurry up!"

"It's the patriarch."

After the two men agreed, they grabbed the rolling water wheel and went in the middle after a while. With the strength of the two men, the water wheel turned faster, and the water tank on the ground was also flowing continuously to the other side. The fields are flowing.

Only then did Li Yu hold his arms in satisfaction;
"Scared me, I thought such a powerful waterwheel would be useless, now it's good, with two manpower added to it, it will be different immediately, the speed is faster and there will be more water, it is estimated that this can be done in an hour. A large area of ​​five or six acres of land has been irrigated."

Tanchun behind Li Yu immediately picked up the conversation;

"How can it not work, sir, you have read so many books, and you are an existence of unparalleled wisdom. The method you came up with will definitely work."

Li Yu looked happily at the many waterwheels in the distance, and finally started to fill water one by one. Li Yu's plan finally started to move forward. This time, Li Yu was not as stingy as the people of Tang Dynasty farming.

First of all, when choosing grain seeds, Li Yu was very different from the Central Plains people from Shaanxi. He did not use the northern or Central Plains millet seeds to cultivate seedlings, but sent many people to the south to inquire carefully to find the best local yield. The highest farmers then bought their seed back at a high price.

Then carefully select and start cultivating the seedlings. These days, Li Yu always takes time to go to the yard where the seedlings are cultivated, and forcefully orders everyone on Zou Shuyi's side to pinch off all the small ones, every day. Going on in this way, as long as those seedlings grow fat and strong, a group of people on the farming side are tearing up and trying to pinch the seedlings.

Farmers have an inexplicable rarity for crop seedlings. Because they depend on the sky for food, how can farmers here be willing to cut off a seedling?
Just like a farmer raising a child, if the child is a little stupid, just throw it away?If the child is not tall, just strangle him to death?What's the point of this?
This was an order from the patriarch. If someone else spoke like this, Zou Shuyi could slap him with a big mouth, and dare to come here to ruin the crops and seedlings like this after a few days of full food?

Even so, Li Yu was still not satisfied, he had already thought about it, and when the seedlings grew up a bit, he would pinch them again, so that the last ones left would be all strong and savage seedlings.

It is precisely because of this plan that Li Yu asked people to buy a lot of high-quality grain seeds. The planting technology here in Datang, Li Yu has already sent stewards and experienced crop experts from the old city to inspect it for a few months in advance. A rough score.

There are also about two catties of grain seeds per mu of land here, and the ups and downs are not too big. Later generations need two catties of grain seeds and one kilogram of grain seeds to sow one mu of land. Here, one catty and 11 taels of grain are sown on one mu of rice, which is almost one The appearance of a little over a kilogram shows that the rice cultivation in Datang is quite mature.

Li Yu cultivated according to the standard of twice the amount of grain planted per mu. This amount of cultivation is far more than what is needed. Many people in Lantian don’t know the habits of millet. Strangling the seedlings with poor knowledge, that's why the stewards who cultivated the seedlings made their hearts bleed.

Li Yu likes to do things boldly, and doesn't like to be fastidious. He has already thought that this kind of selection will last for five years, and then it will be much easier.

Li Yu, who was contemplating, was interrupted by Zou Shuyi who came from a distance;
"Reporting to the patriarch, more than 300 acres of land have been inspected."

Li Yu, who came back to his senses, looked at the dozens of people on Zou Shuyi's side, and asked softly;
"How is the result?"

Zou Shuyi turned around and said to an old man in his 70s;

"Old Qi, please tell the patriarch."

"it is good."

This old man named Qi is recognized as the most powerful in taking care of the crops among the sons of Li's Erfang family. Zou Shuyi dare not underestimate everything in farming. Eight of them, five of them were born in the family with the nineteenth surname, two were refugees with the Zou family surname, and one was an elder of the equally powerful Gongshu family.

These eight people have all registered and made a job as the second steward, only responsible for instructing the brothers of the farmers,
The old man was about to bend down to salute, but Li Yu spoke directly;
"Excuse me, Mr. Qi is over seventy, so there is no need to salute."

The old man still insisted on bending over;
"Thank you for your care, Master.

Qi reported to the patriarch that about one-third of every [-] mu of the land that has been flooded with water is not suitable for raising millet. The water penetrates a bit quickly, but it is just the opposite when it is used to grow corn or wheat flour. Waiting for treasure land,

It is also close to the river and there is water conservancy. If you take good care of it, the old man's guess is that the output is scary. It may reach between two and a half stones to three stones. The field after the soil, and it also needs to be equipped with the benefit of the waterwheel, and it needs to be carefully served in the back, which is indispensable. "

Li Yu nodded, not at all unhappy. He had thought of this in advance. Although he had asked the stewards to compare and check carefully when buying land by the river, Li Yu also knew that many land It looks good. In fact, it has to go through scientific experiments before it can speak for itself with facts.

After screening again, more than half of the land can be left, and the remaining land can also be used to plant other crops, which is not wasted at all.

"It just happens to be used to grow corn. Let's find out about the millet first. When the time is right, we can plant all the unused land into corn. By the way, I don't need to intervene in the selection of corn seeds. Let's There is no lack of experience in growing corn in the north, Qi Laoduo taught them, every step must be carefully checked, and after forming a good habit, every step will be easy."

Although the old man is more than 70 years old, he seems to be in good spirits, and he speaks with strength and looks full of energy;
"Patriarch, please don't worry, I have been focusing on farming and never let up. Now that the Patriarch has gathered all the fields together, it is really convenient for a lot of places. Let's say that the unified management of the unified fertilization and loosening of the soil, everyone comes here , Everyone does what they say, it's really fun.

Look at the previous method again, the Zhang family is in charge of one piece of land in the east, and the Wang family cultivates two pieces of land in the west. Today you fertilize, and tomorrow he loosens the soil.

Now our way of gathering all of us together is good, we can do whatever we want, and put our energy into one place. The owner of the farm is really powerful, and this alone can increase production compared to the previous looseness. Some, not to mention the cheapness of new waterwheels, I'm sure our farming will get better and better in the future. "

Li Yu is also very happy. He has always agreed with the American farm management and scientific planting methods, which can save both manpower and material resources.

Li Yu looked at the water that was being pumped out continuously, and ordered again;
"The water needs to be taken care of. It doesn't matter if you add more today. Tomorrow, after the precipitation, you will have to check it carefully. The water can't be too much, just an extra inch will be enough. The land will be disposed of in a few days. Start to close the greenhouse and start planting seedlings, I want to see how big the harvest will be in a few months and how high the output will be!"

Zou Shuyi's most anticipated farming event finally kicked off, and she excitedly agreed;

"only!"

"The patriarch can rest assured that we must do something and show it to everyone."

"Well, I won't disappoint you. Just keep your heart in your stomach. I only came up with these methods after reading so many books. After four months, we will be the role models for farmers in the world."

Li Yu said that all the people present were so excited that they wished they could reap something after waking up. Only the group of old men got together and didn't know what to say, and then the old man surnamed Qi spoke;
"My lord, everyone knows that the one-third of the vacant corn is planted, but corn can't be planted every year. It is planted once this year, and it will take a year off next year. In the past, when everyone planted the land, This is done in this way, planting this area this year and planting that area next year will be carried out in rotation, I am afraid that the Patriarch will not know this, so hurry up and make it clear, so that the Patriarch can know what he knows."

Li Yu had already guessed what these people were going to say, and proudly showed off the knowledge he had accumulated for thousands of years;
"I know, I know it even if you don't tell me. After planting corn this year, wheat noodles will be planted next year, and corn will be planted the next year. Just change it.

Then, in the half year that is vacated every year, there is no need to leave the land vacant like before. It can be used to grow leeks, cabbage, spinach, shepherd’s purse, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, winter melon, wild rice stems, purple horn leaves, water spinach, day lilies, radishes, Cress, amaranth, turnip, ginger, ginger, yam, lily, mustard greens, etc., there are so many things that can be grown, just counting them will be enough for you to keep busy. "

Li Yu said it very easily, but those old men all had expressions on their faces, and one of the old men couldn't bear it any longer, and stood a few steps forward;
"Patriarch Qi, maybe you haven't grown these vegetables and fruits before. What you mentioned are all in different seasons. These... Even if they are to be planted in a neutral position, the seasons must be calculated!"

After all, the old man is getting old, and he knows from all his life's experience that some words can't be said too directly. In fact, the meaning can be almost expressed, and he can basically understand it. That's the patriarch, you don't understand any bullshit, and you still have to point fingers. Standing and talking doesn’t hurt your back, and you speak layman’s words when you open your mouth. Don’t you plant these things whenever you want?

Everyone looked at Li Yu in unison, and Li Yu said something indifferent like a normal person;
"It's okay, when the time comes, we'll plant them all in the same field, and then we'll come out with the seasons that don't appear in the market that shouldn't appear, and the business is guaranteed to be booming, and we'll pull them away one by one. Chang'an, how much we want to sell is not up to our family to decide?"

After saying this, Zou Shuyi was also dumbfounded. What is something that should not appear in a season?Since it shouldn't appear, it can appear!Ugh……

A group of old men were silent after hearing the patriarch's words, some shook their heads and sighed, some frowned tightly, and generally speaking, there was no smiling face.

Li Yu put out a few cold words and didn't care about other people's feelings, turned his head to look at the work that was basically busy putting water in the field, Li Yu stretched;
"Let's go, lady, let's go back and study how to eat those bear's paws today, and then have a good night's sleep. In the afternoon, I will go to see how far the new brewery has been built."

"It's Mr. Lang."

Manager Liu doesn't care about other people's expressions. She can't understand how to toss the crops and serve the seasons.

Li Yu turned around and left with a large group of people, and the voices of those old men could be heard behind him;
"Master Zou, the patriarch doesn't understand the planting seasons and habits of Shiling vegetables. You can also tell the patriarch when you are free, so that the patriarch will not arrange things at will. Then we can't grow those things that shouldn't appear? How can we make a difference? ?
Is it because we don't work hard?Or is it planted the wrong way?Or plant something that shouldn't be planted?Are these no small troubles?They are all veterans and come out with some ridiculous things, isn't it just ruining their reputation for a lifetime?At that time, there will be no place for my old face? "

"Mr. Zhang, don't worry, the patriarch is too young, maybe it's a little simple, I will tell the patriarch about this, but don't say that if you can really plant something that shouldn't appear, isn't it a shocking thing for the world Son!"

What can Zou Shuyi say?I can only say something nice to comfort these very caring old people.

As soon as Zou Shuyi finished her casual comforting words, a blushing old man finally couldn't help but speak;

"Hey! I'm talking about the boss, don't be so obedient and deal with our hometowns, and don't use it to comfort us. They are all veterans who have been in the field for a lifetime. They are all old ancestors when they plant The fixed iron rules cannot be changed,
Let’s talk about spinach. It can be grown in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Lettuce can be grown in both spring and autumn. Cucumbers are eaten in summer. If the crops are harvested in spring and summer, they can be planted in the second half of the year. In winter, they all freeze to death, but how can they be planted?This...all these brains are fresh enough to be planted together, but if they are all planted in the same field, won't people laugh their teeth out if it spreads? "

Zou Shuyi also had a look of helplessness, when the patriarch was here, you didn't dare to let a fart go, now that he's gone, why are you running me into the corner, really I'm not a punching bag, helpless Zou Shuyi doesn't want to offend this A group of crop experts can only continue coaxing;

"Don't worry everyone, don't worry everyone, I will find an opportunity to tell the patriarch about this matter, I think we should hurry up and talk about the remaining land far away today, whether it will be cleared in a few days or it will be arranged in a few days Corn..."

As Li Yu came down from the field ridge, he covered his mouth and grinned. He planted seasonal vegetables all year round in one field, but it made a group of old men feel melancholy. Even Tanchun was covering it with a silk scarf. The corner of his mouth was full of smirks.

Mrs. Liu didn't understand these things, so she looked at several people and laughed, so she went forward to inquire;
"Yuqin, can't the vegetables that Lang Jun mentioned be grown in the same field in season? Lang Jun told them to plant as they like. Why are those old men talking nonsense? I think the old ninth uncle of the Qi family also Frowning, what's going on?"

"Oh, my good lady, please keep your voice down so that no one will hear it. Some of the things the patriarch said just now are planted in spring, some in summer, and some in autumn. Anyway, they are very varied.

But there is an important problem, that is, there is no way to plant them together, let alone in one field!
The servant girl looked at the patriarch's playfulness and seemed to make them happy. Ma'am, you are a dignified body in our Li family's second room. You only eat and drink but don't work in the field. How can you understand the knowledge of the field? Don't ask, let us It's better to go back and serve the patriarch to see how he arranges to eat bear paws! "

"Oh...you can't put it together, I thought they would find it troublesome and didn't want to do it..."

(End of this chapter)