Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 543

The matter of weighing the rice into the warehouse was finished in one day. Du Gou ran back happily and wrote a large-character list. However, although the writing is good, I am afraid not many people can understand it. These officials help the victims and common people to recite.

"Master Shangshu, the calculated average yield per mu is nine stone three, this is dry rice, nine stone three!"

"It's just nine stones and three. What's the excitement? Compared with when I first planted rice in Lingnan, it hasn't increased much. It seems that this yield is basically the limit before the improvement of rice seeds."

This planting, from the scientific whole field, to the best fertilization plan that can be done at this time, to the more efficient pest control and weed control, is comparable to the first time in Lingnan, so that people who do not know the planting technology at all When the people in Lingnan helped plant rice, they put in more effort, but the average yield per mu was only increased by three tenths of a stone, or more than 30 catties.

According to Sun Xiangfusun's analysis, it is not a problem of planting technology, because the planting technology is almost impeccable. This is the limitation of the genetics of rice seeds.

Previously, for the convenience of comparison, he calculated and compared the size of the field for trial farming according to the area of ​​the later generations.

If it is only nine stones three per mu dry, about [-] catties, then he wants to reach the output of the first phase of hybrid rice research and trial planting after the first phase of research and planting, but he has nearly [-] catties. The gap has to catch up.

In four years, through continuous hybridization and optimization of rice genetics, the average yield per mu has been increased by nearly [-] catties. This is very difficult. Even in later generations, after four years of research and planting, it is only [-] catties. It's just about an increase.

Although Sun Xiangfu looked down on the yield of [-] catties per mu, this yield was enough for the people in the fields to celebrate with drums and gongs.

Last year, they themselves only planted five stones and four yields. The current yield is quite miraculous to them. Sun Xiangfu is really the best farmer in the world. Let him come to the same field. Planting, the yield per mu has actually increased by nearly four stones. Based on the 25 mu of rice fields per family, this can increase the rice production of each household by nearly one hundred stones. Then, the income from selling rice has increased by almost six.If this is the case in both seasons, then it is twelve consecutive.

Many older peasants wept excitedly when officials from the Ministry of Agriculture helped them settle the accounts. They never imagined that in their lifetime, they would actually see more than [-] mu of land planted, and they could grow every year. The scene where the income is more than [-] times, this is really a rhythm that needs to be developed!
It seems that there are people who are happier than the common people, and that is Li Tai and the princes. When they passed by the cheers of the common people, they all raised their chests very high. It seems that this credit is theirs. As everyone knows, they haven't memorized all the procedures and precautions for planting rice until now!
For the first time planting, Sun Xiangfu just exercised their hands-on ability a little bit, so that they, who have never seen how rice grows at all, can get a general understanding of how rice planting works. During the whole process, they just do It's just some dispensable manual work, these things, if a child in the village can do it, it may be better than what they do.

However, when they learned that Sun Xiangfu had no plan to take them to Dingxiang, they felt as if they were struck by lightning.

"Why? Why? Now that the rice has been planted and the yield is so high, why don't we go to Dingxiang?"

"Based on what you just said, you are not qualified to go to Dingxiang. Rice seed research, this is just the beginning! You think this is a finished product, I want to ask you, how to grow rice, Do you really know? Can any of you tell me how to soak rice seeds?"

"Uh······"

In the small courtyard where Sun Xiangfu lived, a group of princes hurried in, but they were speechless after being asked a question by him. Wu Meiniang, who was playing with Sun Jing, was still gloating and watching They let the smarter Li Tai find an excuse, pointed at Wu Meiniang and said, "Then why can she go?"

"Her basic theoretical knowledge has been learned, and she is going to Shanyang's Agricultural College to study hands-on ability for one to two years. You are several years older than her, but until now, your hands-on ability is in a mess, and theoretical knowledge has not yet been introduced. Your Majesty If the exam comes up, how do you tell me to answer? It's lucky that you have the nerve to talk about others.

In the next month, you will go to the fields every morning and evening to take care of the crops. When it is hot at noon, you will learn basic theoretical knowledge from Meiniang. If you can't learn the basic things, I think you won't even be able to watch the next sports meeting. "

Thinking of the fact that Li Shimin might test people like himself, Li Tai regained his senses and realized how careless he was in studying in the past few months. Most of the time, he focused on It was a failure to solve the problem of a full stomach.

Hearing that they are going to learn theoretical knowledge from her, Wu Meiniang's expression is so wonderful. After being promoted to be a primary teacher, she has a lot of tricks to trick these princes in her mind, but she sees Sun Xiangfu turning his head to look at him with a stern face. She said, "If you don't pay attention, you will teach them astray, and be careful that I will leave you in Shanyang for the rest of your life to teach barbarians how to farm."

"Haah~"

Wu Meiniang coquettishly depressed, but Sun Xiangfu didn't mean to take back this sentence. Sun Xiangfu asked her to teach Li Tai and the others, in fact, it was intentional. After learning the basic theoretical knowledge, when teaching others, I often reorganize this knowledge and eat it more thoroughly. Sun Deshou and others did the same at the beginning. Now, they basically don't need Sun Xiangfu to teach them, and they can do some breeding and hybridization experiments by themselves. Geographical environment, slightly improved planting methods of some crops, every once in a while, there will be some new breakthroughs, Sun Xiangfu is happy to let them grow by themselves.

"Starting tomorrow, you guys will have to do the work of plowing the fields and draining the manure. The manure accumulated by tens of thousands of people on the construction site in the past few months..."

When Sun Xiangfu mentioned this, Li Tai and the others trembled all over again. Farming can't escape dealing with these things, and their hard days are coming again.

"When encountering difficulties, don't feel afraid, learn to face up to difficulties, temper your will, and make yourself stronger, understand?"

Encouraged by Sun Xiangfu, Li Tai and the others withdrew from the small courtyard with a sad face. Before they had walked two steps away, they heard Wu Meiniang in the courtyard ask Sun Xiangfu, "What happens after they become stronger?"

"After that? Of course, I will get used to doing these difficult things."

Li Tai and others only felt that the soles of their feet were slippery and they were about to fall to the ground.

Wu Meiniang's silvery laughter came from the courtyard. She felt that this season should be more fertilized, and all the newly developed fields should be used.

"Go ask your two mistresses to carry the baskets, and let's go pick water chestnuts in the pond."

Sun Xiangfu entrusted Li Tai and the others to do some simple things as much as possible. Apart from allowing him to take time off and take care of more children, he was actually training Li Tai and the others' grassroots organizational capabilities. It's their turn to do those dirty and smelly jobs. They just need to know when and what the people under the organization will do, and they can benefit one side. After all, they are all princes. , At least they will hold positions above the governor of the state.

Soon, Hongmei and Chuntao twisted out a basket each. When Sun Jing heard that he was going out, he ran out of the house in a panic. Holding a pink paper umbrella, for fear that the sun would burn the gardenias on her head, the little girl who is not yet four years old already knows that she is smug.

Wu Meiniang came out last, one left and one right, holding Sun Feng and Sun Wanyu who were almost two years old. According to the usual practice, she should only hold Sun Feng in the end, because Sun Wanyu would definitely ask for a hug when seeing her father empty-handed. And Sun Xiangfu seldom rejects this child who looks most like him.

"Let's go, let's go, Daddy, this time, I want to row a boat."

Sun Jing jumped out of the yard first, and ran to the main canal next to the road in front of the door. There were many black-covered boats tied up there that could row to the lotus root pond and water chestnut pond. If he were to row the boat, he probably wouldn't be able to arrive tomorrow.

"Sir, slow down, don't fall into the river." Zhang Ke, who was on duty outside the house, would immediately catch up to Sun Jing as soon as he saw him running out.

Most of the area in the embankment is rice fields, and the irrigation ditches are naturally densely covered. He is afraid that children who love to play with water will fall into the ditches and have accidents.

However, it is precisely because the children here have access to water at any time, so they have been able to practice water skills very well since childhood. Sun Xiangfu of later generations is a person who can swim 2000 meters breaststroke and backstroke for two hours without feeling strenuous.

"Lele, don't make trouble, after picking water chestnuts, Daddy will teach you how to swim."

"Swim like a frog?"

"Yes."

"Daddy, Daddy, Huanhuan wants to swim too. Like a frog."

"Swimming will wet your hair, are you willing to part with your beautiful braids and gardenias?"

"Ah~ Then I won't swim anymore."

In the hot summer, swimming in the clear river is the best way to relieve the heat. At dusk, no one will take a bath with hot water, but directly solve it in the big ditch in front of the door. Even most of the village girls are like that, only they will wear clothes.

Sun Jing and Sun Wanting had seen Sun Xiangfu's strange swimming style early in the morning, but they couldn't learn it after a few days, especially Sun Jing, who liked to play in the water the most, and when he got into the water, he was very nervous , I have been studying for more than a month, and I only dare to close my eyes, hold my nose and stay below the water surface for a few seconds.

On the black canopy boat, Hongmei and Chuntao looked after Sun Jing who was going to row the boat with a small paddle, while Zhang Ke propped the boat fast with a penny. Sun Xiangfu, who was sitting on the bow blowing the wind, was in a good mood and hummed again. He sang a folk song that he often hums these days.

"The two of us rowed a boat to pick red water chestnuts. We picked red water chestnuts. We got a man with a heart, and a sister with affection. It's like two water chestnuts. We never parted. We have one heart..."

Only Hongmei and Chuntao felt the most about Sun Xiangfu's singing, because they are adults and know about love and love. However, due to their limited singing skills, they can't sing with Sun Xiangfu like Yu Xiuer.

As for the reason why Sun Xiangfu is in a good mood, it is naturally because of the long-awaited good news. Zhao Long completed the first sea voyage in a new-style ship with a steel structure keel. The big storm, however, came back intact.

According to the feedback in his letter, this kind of ship with a steel structure keel and outsourced steel plates, due to its heavy hull and deep draft, is far stronger in wind resistance than wooden ships at sea. Although the sailing speed has dropped a lot, its safety is still low It has improved many levels. After returning, they only need to make some small adjustments to comfort and practical design, and then mass production can begin. He is very confident that he will drive such a ship to go further place to go.

That is to say, after one or two years at most, some South American species he wanted can be obtained, and with those things, the disaster resistance ability of the people of Tang Dynasty has really risen to a higher level.

(End of this chapter)