Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 109
After resting at home for ten days, it's time to go to work.On Xue Lang's first day at work, he first went to the field to see the thriving crops, and then turned to the farm to inspect the situation of the farm.

The pig house, chicken house, duck house, goose house, etc. have all been built, and the earthworms in the stone trough have been raised according to Xue Lang's instructions.As the temperature gradually rises, earthworms will grow faster and faster, but there is no such a short period of time.

In Weizeguan, there are many people who raise sheep, and there is no need to breed sheep. Therefore, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and fish ponds are raised on a large scale in the farm.

In the early stage, earthworms have not yet been slaughtered, and the materials used are small fish and shrimps and various water snails that were obtained when digging out fish ponds.Water snails have a lot of parasites. To feed pigs, they must be dried first, and then crushed into powder, mixed into pig food, which can not only supplement protein, but also supplement calcium. After many days, the pigs raised in the pen changed their appearance.

In order to keep up with the consumption in the farm, after harvesting enough earthworms, the military issued another notice to buy all kinds of small fish, shrimps and water snails from the public at two cents per catty.In Weizeguan, a place with a well-developed water system, almost no one wants small fish, shrimps, loaches, etc. Now some people are willing to pay for them, but old people and children can earn a strong laborer’s income a day if they go fishing.

After the earthworms can be used, Xue Lang also plans to dry and grind them before feeding them. Although this will definitely increase the consumption of earthworms, it can minimize the risk of parasites and diseases.

Xue Lang cooks vegetables and leaves for pigs before feeding them. Pigs are livestock that are prone to parasites, and feeding them with cooked food can greatly reduce the harm of parasites.

Wan Siming followed Xue Lang's instructions very well in carrying out these things.One advantage of Wan Siming is that he has the views of the Confucianists of this era, and has a good public heart for the country and the people, and he will not make arbitrary claims, and can faithfully implement Xue Lang's various orders and orders.

"You have done a good job with these measures. The effect of the measures is better than expected. Let's go to the fish pond again."

Xue Lang praised Wan Siming, and the expression on Wan Siming's face revealed excitement.Most of the recent big moves at Wei Zeguan are related to this Xue Zhubo in front of him. Looking at the support of Her Royal Highness, we can see that it is a great contribution to do these things well.

When Yirenli promoted it, Wan Siming who followed him was rewarded. This master Xue Bo was never stingy in giving credit to others, as long as he followed him sincerely, he would never treat him badly.

On the other side of the fish pond, after washing and disinfecting the pond according to Xue Lang's instructions, the lotus root seeds have been planted, and the fish pond is now stocked with carp and crucian carp, and other fish species have not been placed before the lotus roots grow.

The polyculture of lotus root and fish requires a stocking species and a stocking sequence. If it is put in the wrong place, it will damage the lotus root and may lose everything.Before the lotus root grows a sufficient number of leaves, only fish that eat plankton, such as carp and crucian carp, should be placed first. Grass carp must not be placed, as grass carp will eat lotus root buds.Wait for one to two months before releasing silver carp.After the lotus root grows for a few months, put the grass carp.

The lotus root and these types of fish that are stocked are all types that like fertilizer and water. They are often topdressed and disinfected ponds.

For the sake of the farm, Princess Pingyang specially transferred fifteen families from the village under her name. From here to deploy manpower.

Xue Lang is engaged in ecological agriculture in modern times. In addition to hiring specialized technicians to teach him, in order to minimize the use of pesticides and fertilizers, he has also read books such as "Qi Min Yao Shu" and "Tian Gong Kai Wu".

The book "Qimin Yaoshu" was written in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the farming techniques were similar to those at that time. When Xue Lang gave pointers and corrections, what he said was well-founded. People who are not able to convince the public.

Everyone listened to what he said clearly and logically, and a certain uncle surnamed Zhao from a family of fifteen couldn't help but said: "Listen to Mr. Xue's words, farming is also a kind of learning?"

Xue Lang said: "Everything in the world can be regarded as a science if it is professional and focused. Farming is the foundation of the country. In fact, it has long been a knowledge, but it is not systematic. If we can gather the best farmers in the world and compile a book on agriculture , widely printed in the world, the harvest will definitely increase by at least [-]% or more.”

Uncle Zhao said with a smile: "The old man can't understand what Xue Zhubo said, and the old man can't read. If someone like Xue Zhubo teaches the old man to farm, the old man is still willing to learn. Who doesn't want to harvest more food?"

Wan Siming interjected: "That's the reason. It's useless to have a good book if you can't read. Besides, engraving a book is not an easy task. As Xue Zhubo said, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do it in my lifetime."

That's right, even in modern times, the use of scientific methods for farming has only gradually been popularized. It is only in recent years that a large number of agricultural technicians have gone to the countryside to give guidance.Although the imperial court attached great importance to agriculture, it was impossible to make agriculture a separate discipline. In this era, most of the people who mastered the knowledge of writing were the gentry.The gentry didn't need to cultivate it themselves, so naturally they didn't need the so-called agricultural books.What's more, with the current productivity, it is not enough to train a large number of professional agricultural researchers, and the gentry who have a surplus labor force may look down on researching this.

They all have time and social background.And as long as it involves the times and social background, it cannot be changed overnight.No matter how good the policy is, there is nothing wrong with not conforming to the trend of the times. There is a price to be paid for messing around.

After lingering in the farm for a day, Xue Lang didn't come home until dinner time.Jiang Lin has been silently following Xue Lang all day, holding his wooden stick, and when he is not talking, he has almost no sense of presence.

After returning home and washing up, I waited for the servants to set meals.Xue Lang said with a smile: "Is it boring today? At present, I am mainly responsible for these affairs, and there are many people I deal with, which is very trivial. In fact, as long as I don't leave the Princess Mansion and the camp, there is almost no danger. You can follow Her Royal Highness's military training, learning about military affairs."

Jiang Lindao: "It's so boring that I can't do it. It's just that my elder brother can talk freely no matter who he is talking to. He doesn't feel uncomfortable, which is quite different from the people of the time. Nowadays, the gentry, when they meet these soldiers and old farmers, their attitude It's quite precious, and I'm afraid that if I say a few more words, it will spoil him."

Xue Lang said with a smile: "About this point, my point of view is different from that of people at the time. In my opinion, identity is not only the most useless thing, but also the most fundamental thing."

"Brother's words are quite contradictory, and they are quite different from what I have read in the book."

Jiang Lin is obviously a studious young man.Since Xue Lang is sworn brother with him, he doesn't mind teaching him more. One should learn book knowledge in life, but it is not limited to book knowledge.What books teach you is the experience and knowledge of predecessors, but everyone is different. Some people will learn to use it, and some people will not learn to use it. This is the biggest essential difference between people.

(End of this chapter)