farming female castellan

Chapter 243 was rejected, shocking

The villagers hesitated a little.Some people are unwilling to pay, and some people worry that the survival rate of sowing seeds is not high now.Although it can be planted at this time, it is very cold after all.

The boy didn't force it, and left on his own, leaving the villagers behind to continue hesitating.

"The Xiangjun's mansion doesn't grow rapeseed either. They only grow cabbage and radishes."

"Perhaps the Lord Xiang also thinks that rapeseed is not easy to grow." They convinced themselves.

Zhang Ci looked at the two kinds of rapeseed in front of him, his face was tangled.

"I can't bear to sell such seeds to the common people. But your seeds are not suitable for taking out now." He was so embarrassed.

The seed that makes Zhang Ci feel unbearable is a variety of rapeseed native to my country, a variant of Chinese cabbage, and it also has a nice name, Brassica.It grows quickly, but its yield is low and it is also susceptible to pests and diseases.Most of the rapeseed we see now is the Brassica napus imported from abroad one after another. It has more seeds, fuller grains, and higher oil content than the cabbage-type rapeseed.

To extract oil, of course, choose the one with high oil content.This kind of fine variety cultivated by later generations will also have a much higher yield than the ancient native varieties.

However, the high yield of rice has attracted attention. No matter how high the yield of rapeseed is, it is too different.

Chen Fan thought of many ways to make it appear reasonably, but all of them were rejected by Zhang Ci.

"When people go to sell seeds along the Yangtze River, they say they come from Nanjiang country."

Zhang Ci shook his head: "All coincidences will be suspicious. Why didn't it appear sooner or later, but it happened this year? Why did it happen to be in your hands?"

"Send it to Langshan, let Yan Shoulu hand it over to the court, and say it was prepared by bandits."

Zhang Ci continued to shake his head: "No matter where the bandits got these seeds, they can send people to investigate. The neighboring countries are all trading with each other. There are such high-yield rapeseeds that have appeared on the market long ago. It won't wait until Now. Besides, bandits will pay attention to these? They pay more attention to food, jewelry and weapons."

"Mix some seeds and scatter them in the field, how many trees will grow?"

Zhang Ci still shook his head: "It's understandable that everyone doesn't take sweet potatoes and corn seriously. You dare to try and plant them first. But rape can be seen everywhere every year. Just new varieties appearing in your field?"

"Let them grow elsewhere for a year first?"

"Heaven blesses the emperor's kindness, it is very happy to hear it once, but it will feel like someone deliberately arranged it after hearing it twice or three times."

Chen Fan was stunned: "Will you think of me if you see high production elsewhere?"

Zhang Ci laughed and said, "Isn't it rare that things are created out of nothing? There are high-yield crops everywhere, and it's hard not to suspect that someone is arranging something."

Chen Fan grabbed a handful of rapeseed and let them fall from his fingers.She looked at Zhang Ci: "Someone has vetoed many methods. Such a good seed, let it be left idle?"

Zhang Ci had a pained expression: "When you didn't pay attention, these rapeseeds were scattered. But harvesting rice has caused so many things, so many eyes are staring at it, it's hard to get the rapeseed out even though I know they will improve the lives of ordinary people."

"Go to Nanjiang country to plant for two years?"

Zhang Ci tapped her forehead: "Although the two countries live in peace and trade with each other, many things are inconvenient. Who will be sent to buy land for farming? Where will the farmers be used? Will Nanjiang be caught by the attention of Nanjiang?" State control? The imperial court ordered our rice seeds not to be allowed to flow abroad.”

Chen Fan was stunned.

"The rice in the hands of those common people will definitely be sold, and maybe it will be transferred to foreign countries."

Zhang Ci stroked her forehead: "That's not something we worry about."

He stood up: "It hasn't changed for many years, so let's keep it as it is. The villagers can only buy one or two taels at most."

In the afternoon, several carriages took the children to the academy.Qingshan Village and Jixiang Village are a bit troublesome. They have to walk a long way to the bridge first, and then walk twenty miles after crossing the bridge.

Some children were very excited at first, touching here and there on the carriage, chirping happily, and began to complain after sitting for half an hour.

"This carriage is so bumpy, it hurts my butt." This kind of comment is the most common.

"It would be nice to have a carriage, but it would take several hours to walk there." Song Zicheng couldn't take it anymore, "The school has to be repaired, and the township lord let us study for free, and even sent a carriage Pickup. How many of the 5000 of us who came have been in a carriage?"

Zhou Jinbao was not convinced: "So what, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone are still said to be prepared by us. If she wants to be a good person, she will fill it up to the end. Spending money to repair this useless road, why can't she prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone for us. "

"What is a useless road? Isn't it smoother to walk when the road is leveled? It won't get stuck in the mud even if it rains or snows." Song Zicheng replied.

"It's enough that the road can be walked, so what's the point of repairing it? It's not a county town, let alone a state city. It's just a small Changping Township, just a rural area. Isn't the most important thing is to distribute more food and meat? That's all." I can't even eat enough."

"Where have you ever seen refugees give out too much food and meat? Have you forgotten what we drank and ate on the boat?" Song Zicheng was angry.

"The officials on the boat are not good, so they don't give us food, but the Lord of the Town is a good person, and a good person should do a better job." Zhou Jinbao said confidently.

Song Zicheng ignored him.This kind of person should be bullied, and he will not know the seriousness after a little bit of a good life.

But Zhou Jinbao didn't know how to shut up: "Can't we use that big boat in the river? We can save dozens of miles by transporting us to the other side by boat."

Some children showed signs of approval.

The carriage stopped suddenly and the door was opened.Mo Jian's face appeared in front of them.

The children instantly seemed to have their souls drawn out.

Mo Jian glanced at Zhou Jinbao, and Zhou Jinbao immediately felt that he couldn't keep up with his breathing.

"What's your name?" Mo Jian asked him.

"Zhou, Zhou, Zhou Jinbao." There was barely a sound.

"It's uncomfortable to ride in a carriage? Do you want to get down and walk over?"

How could Zhou Jinbao dare to answer, he didn't even dare to breathe.

"Do you want to give out more food and then some meat? I'll kill you and save some food, okay?"

Zhou Jinbao's face was pale and pale.The children in the carriage lowered their heads and breathed slowly.

"Should a good person raise you for nothing? Did your family members lose their arms and legs or were they paralyzed on the bed? If you want to eat food and meat, you should do more work. If you don't change your mind, I'll wring your head off .”

The door was closed again, and the carriage continued to drive forward. The children stayed there like wooden chickens, and they didn't return to normal when they arrived at the academy.

The driver was Zhao Er from Jixiang Village.He helped the children down one by one, and persuaded one by one: "Be obedient."

Zhou Jinbao was the last one. He was carried out of the car, and his legs had no strength to walk.

He barely stood still, looking at the four characters "Changping Academy" on the plaque.

A hand grabbed his arm.

(End of this chapter)