Humane Yongchang

Chapter 257 Farming (seeking monthly ticket)

The drizzling rain shattered the silent night.

Chen Sheng and Lu Shu stood in the grass shed, looking up at the rain curtain outside the shed...

Chen Sheng asked, "How long can this rain last?"

Lu Shu replied without thinking, "It's half a month..."

Chen Sheng shook his head helplessly: "I can't solve the army of the imperial court for half a month, but I will try my best to come back to rain... These days of drought and little rain will have a big impact on this year's grain production?"

Lu Shu pondered and said: "There must be some impact, but the next three months are the critical period for the growth of the seedlings. As long as the rain in the next three months can keep up, it should be able to make up for the rest of the month. adverse effects."

Chen Sheng gave a soft "um", and then asked, "How effective is composting?"

Lu Shu thought for a while and replied, "It's very effective, but the details will not be confirmed until the autumn harvest. You should know that the growth of crops does not directly determine the number of ears, and some crops are clearly rising. The trend is very good, but it doesn't bear ears, or the ears are sparse, but they are not as good as those crops that don't seem to be growing very well..."

The so-called composting is to mix human and animal manure with natural fertilizers such as crop stalks, weeds, river mud, plant ash, etc., and store them in puddles. Through high temperature fermentation, they are degraded into high-quality fertilizers that are more easily absorbed by crops.

That thing is not troublesome to make, it can even be said that it is very simple, that is, it is very difficult to bury it.

Chen Sheng met in his hometown in his previous life. Many relatives in his hometown who were reluctant to spend money on fertilizers used compost instead of the bulk of the fertilizer. With a little purchased fertilizer, the yield of crops that were fertilized with all purchased fertilizers was almost the same as that of other crops.

This is also the most effective fertilizer Chen Sheng can think of and can make.

Other nitrogen fertilizers, urea fertilizers, etc., although he knows these things, but neither knows how to make them, nor can they be produced on a large scale at the current industrial level.

The low yield per unit of grain is not caused by any one reason.

And many factors combine to produce the final result.

The biggest reason, of course, is the reason for the grain.

On this issue, Lu Shu has been working with his disciples to study what Chen Sheng called "hybrid rice".

But it's not a simple chore that can get immediate results in a year or two.

It is a big project that requires the unremitting efforts of a generation, or even several generations, to make great progress!

Chen Sheng didn't expect at all to see the emergence of high-quality grains with a yield of thousands of kilograms per mu in his lifetime.

But someone has to do this kind of thing...

Even if he cannot be the ultimate beneficiary.

Put aside the question of grain.

Farming methods and fertilizers are also two major factors restricting grain production.

These two problems, Chen Sheng can provide some solutions.

For example, iron agricultural tools are issued by the county government to replace wooden agricultural tools.

For example, a county government provides a certain number of cattle to deepen the depth of farming.

Another example is the full implementation of composting and fertilization, replacing the currently popular fallow system...

Although these methods still cannot fundamentally solve the problem of current grain production.

But it can also greatly increase the yield of grain per mu.

Even if it is only to make the original yield of one stone per mu, turn a duel into two stones?
Three thousand hectares of grain fields can also produce an extra 30 shi of grain!
30 shi of grain is enough to support his Red Army to fight several big battles!
……

Chen Sheng nodded and said, "I will send a Ying Slave to you later. If there is any urgent matter in the future, you can contact me directly through Ying Slave. I will reply to you as soon as I receive the news."

Lu Shu held his hands and replied respectfully: "Disciple save it!"

Chen Sheng helped him, turned back to the grass hut, found a stone and sat down: "Do you have any clues about the research on hybrid rice?"

Lu Shu sat down with him and reported: "Master, do you still remember the rice seedling essence we found in the experimental field earlier?"

Chen Sheng thought for a while, nodded and said, "I have an impression."

Lu Shu: "The disciple accidentally discovered that the rice seedling essence has the power to promote rice seedlings, as long as you provide it with enough water and compost, within half a month, the rice seedling essence can ripen a rice seedling to To set ears, the disciple has used the method of 'artificial pollination' as described by the master, and selected the best growing domestic rice and hybridized with wild rice seedlings to obtain hybrid rice ears. Now the first batch of hybrid rice seeds is about to bloom, and it will be three more years. In four days, the second batch of hybrid rice seeds will be available!"

"Really?"

Chen Sheng was stunned for a moment, and said to himself: 'How can spirit monsters be used like this? '

Lu Shu held his hand: "How dare this disciple deceive the Master! If the Master is free, he can take a look now!"

Chen Sheng had great intention to move in his heart, but he quickly restrained himself, shook his head and said, "After I defeat the invading army, I will take a closer look. I have to irrigate all three thousand hectares of grain fields tonight, and I have to leave tomorrow. rush to Yingchuan to sit in town..."

Lu Shu sighed unwillingly and nodded and said yes... He also counted on Chen Sheng to give him some more pointers!

Seeing this, Chen Sheng smiled lightly and said, "The matter of hybrid rice is a big project with merit in the present and benefits in the future. You must not be impatient, don't think that you will be able to make merit in three or two years, you must settle down and take a step forward. One footprint is solid!"

"As far as I know, there will be slight gaps between wild rice seeds in each region. Collect wild rice seeds from several regions, compare them horizontally, and choose the best ones to cultivate!"

"The cultivation direction can't just focus on the output, but also take into account the problems of resistance to diseases and insect pests, the rate of yield deterioration of grain seeds, etc.!"

"You must be clear, you are cultivating grain seeds!"

"The people who make a living by farming do not have such good conditions as us, and can continue to cultivate better grain seeds!"

"The grain seeds are sent to them, and they may not change the grain seeds again in ten or eight years. Therefore, the grain seeds we cultivate will not only have high yields, but also be stable!"

"Otherwise, a significant reduction in grain production in one season will destroy countless families of ordinary people who make a living from farming!"

"And the training of your disciples, you should also pay more attention..."

"This is a great cause that may require generations of people to work hard at night to benefit Kyushu!"

"We need a successor!"

"We will grow old and die..."

"But this business cannot stop!"

Lu Shu's face gradually became solemn. After he finished speaking, he stood up solemnly, squeezed his palms and bowed to Chen Sheng to the end: "Master's teachings, disciples must bear in mind, and dare not forget each other for a while!"

Chen Sheng got up, gave him a hand, looked at the rain curtain that gradually stopped outside the grass hut, and said softly: "Let's go, go to the next place..."

　It's the end of the month, and the monthly pass will expire if you don't vote...Chapter 2 is on the way.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)