Villager of Daming

Chapter 1053: New techniques for treating rice

"Your Highness, would you like to camp here?" After walking for a while, it was almost noon, and Xu Da was responsible for arranging the place.

We can't go to the Imperial City today, it's too far away, more than thirty miles!
After walking a third of the way, we should rest and go to the imperial city tomorrow to see. The construction of the imperial city of the Yuan Dynasty and Zhu Di's Prince Yan's Palace, like the Palace of Qin and Prince Jin, has stopped.

A large amount of resources have been spent on infrastructure construction. The palace continues to design and uses new technologies, especially brick-concrete structures, which are fireproof.

Zhu Di's Prince Yan's Mansion was located to the west of the Imperial City of the Yuan Dynasty, next to Taiye Lake. Taiye Lake was later Zhongnanhai, and some distance to the north was Beihai.

Now Beihai is not such a small place. It is called Jishuitan, also known as Haizi. This is how Beihai was named.

On the Tibetan side, it is not called the sea, but Cuo, Cuo, such as Namtso, a big lake.

"Excuse me, General." Zhu Di didn't want to continue walking. He had been on the road for two days and the waterway was swaying. He really wanted to rest.

He didn't call Xu Da the right prime minister, nor did he call him "Join the Army State Affairs" or "Prince Shaofu", neither of which was good.

There are rumors among the people that being the prime minister is not a good thing. The rumors are not accurate. Anyway, Hu Weiyong is under a lot of pressure.

I only came here last year, and I will go back this year to go with you. This place is not as good as Nanjing, and there is no one to play with.

How are local rice husks processed? Was it fermented with other things? "

It is different in Nanjing. Xu Yihua and the daughters of other generals and officials can go to Xiaqiu Village, as long as their status is high enough.

Xu Yihua told Ling'er that she was awkward here and had no one to talk to, so she just chatted with the maids and maids in the palace.

There was a group of guards as soon as she went out. Unlike the people in Xiaqiu Village, the people in Xiaqiu Village carried weapons when they went out. It was impossible for others to attack certain people in Xiaqiu Village. It was meaningless.

"Sister Ling'er, the rice has been planted. Last year's rice was kept. I knew you were coming, so I didn't transport it to Nanjing.

Attacking her makes sense. Capturing her can threaten Xu Da and disrupt Zhu Yuanzhang's daughter-in-law's plan.

It was indeed possible to join the army in state affairs in the past, but now Xiaqiu Village is in charge of state affairs, although it is not reflected on the surface.

Of course, Prince Village has something to do with me, and I have to hold on to it without letting go. If my hands are not enough, I have to wrap my legs around it.

When everyone went to the camp, Ling'er held hands with Xu Yihua and talked, mainly asking Xu Yihua what he knew about the place after arriving in Peiping.

The prince's young master belongs to the prince. A group of people in the prince's mansion have names. What does it have to do with him?

I am the future Princess Yan and the daughter of a high official. Others are afraid of me, so it is better to stay in Xiaqiu Village. "

Ling'er nodded repeatedly: "The rice in the north is delicious. The rice I ate before in Jinci Town, Taiyuan Prefecture, do you eat toads? Frogs, not toads.

While you are following us, we will eat local forest frogs at Dingliao Duwei. The rice there is also delicious.

Currently, only one of them is disturbed, Princess Qin, and Princess Jin. Since Zhu Fang is not getting married, Zhu Fan can only wait and be very anxious.

Others may not be able to speak comprehensively, and some people will choose not to say some things, but Xu Yihua is not wary of Ling'er.

"No! Fermentation is part of it. We make green manure according to the method given by the village.

Pile horse dung, cow dung, etc. with artemisia annua and rice husk, add soil, layer by layer, then light it and light it from below.

In this way, the raw soil is burned into mature soil, and then retted together with the others. It is suitable for the north. Fermentation cannot be done at normal temperatures in cold weather, so extra fire is required. Then I tried smoldering again, but I didn’t dare to teach the people directly for fear of being poisoned by charcoal, so I used it in a prison cell last winter.

A tunnel was dug under the cell, filled with rice husks and compacted, and the opening on the outside was set on fire and sealed immediately.

The rice husks slowly burned inside, and they really burned all winter long. The cell was always warm, and..."

Xu Yihua talked about the application of rice husks. The north is different from the south. Anyway, this stuff is not suitable for feeding livestock and poultry and is not easy to digest.

It is generally used for retting. Xiaqiu Village gives several application methods. It is used for retting green manure, keeping warm and smoldering. The new fire pit needs to be dried and the rice husks are burned slowly. Wheat bran is generally used to make pillows. For money, take rice husks. Wheat bran can be fed to livestock and is more expensive than rice husks.

Or in the north, coal is burned to make briquettes, and a layer of rice husks is spread on the ground. The prepared briquettes are placed on top to dry in the sun, making it easier to pick them up, otherwise they will stick to the ground.

Xu Yihua said that her family has the strongest execution ability. Her father Xu Da believes in Xiaqiu Village. Xiaqiu Village is really awesome! He knew why Beiyuan, who had won the battle with Lin, knew it.

Wang Baobao's military talent made people very helpless. Every time he faced him, he was always on tenterhooks. As a result, he used weapons and binoculars to bully his opponent into fleeing in panic.

"Okay!" Ling'er was happy. It's good if it can be used. Last year it was used in prison cells and no one died. This year it can be used by normal people.

This is most suitable to be placed in a nursing home. Most people really can't afford it. They have to dig a tunnel first, then fill it with rice husks, compact it, ignite the outside and seal it.

Which ordinary people would dig this under the foundation? Just a joke.

Only public buildings can be used, such as Huimin Pharmacy for medical treatment, places that need to be insulated, almshouses, schools...

"Sister, there is a new technology in the village now, using rice husks to make wine, and the rice husks after brewing the wine become good fertilizer. I will give it to you, and you can leave it to General Xu to arrange it here.

That wine can be drunk or used as medical alcohol. Let’s see how it is distilled! The first pass of distillation has a high degree of concentration.

If it doesn't work, use sulfuric acid to purify it. In some cases, 75% alcohol is better than soap for treating wounds.

It's troublesome if the wound is too big. Using alcohol can easily lead to pus forming under the scab. The village is researching the industrial production of iodine, which is better than using alcohol alone, but pus can still form under the scab.

There is a little iodophor in the laboratory, but it cannot be widely used. It is too difficult and can only be used by people like us. "

Ling'er also gave a method of using rice husks to make wine. Due to technological limitations, it cannot be reused to make wine again.

"This doesn't need to be kept secret? To the foreigners..." Xu Yihua's first thought was the exit.

"It is not cost-effective to keep it secret. There are many places to grow rice. In order to keep it secret from the barbarians, it will delay the development of the overall economic level of the Ming Dynasty, and the losses will be even greater.

We need to teach businessmen to prepare to sell the technology to them in the early stage. After the businessmen buy it, they will keep it secret.

It is not easy for the Yi people to obtain it from the merchants. The Yi people are not allowed to leave the scope of the Shibo Division. "

Ling'er shook her head. She believed that the businessman would not tell others casually after spending a lot of money to buy the technology of rice husk wine making.

"That's great! Sister Ling'er, is there any canned chestnut chicken in the team? I want to eat it, but I'm too embarrassed to send a telegram to Nanjing to ask for it."

Xu Yihua nodded, and suddenly said shyly that she wanted to eat canned food, but there were no chestnuts at the moment, so she would have to wait for more than two months.

"Yes, I haven't eaten it yet. When I came out this time, the cans were basically unused. I'll get one for you later." Ling'er nodded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)