Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 660 Off-Season Vegetables

Sun Xiangfu had predicted that Zhangsun Wuji and the others would come to borrow people. When he learned that Sun Xiangfu would send two-thirds of the students to work in Yunnan and Heishui Dufu, Changsun Wuji felt a little ashamed. After all, the structure of the government was a little smaller, and he only cared about his own political achievements, but did not think about the needs of the country.

The gap between the rich and the poor is large, and it is easy to have conflicts. The wealth of Jiuyuan County made many people in other places dissatisfied. Later, it was used by the aristocratic families to make troubles. In the future, there will be such conflicts, or the conflicts will continue. Deepen, the same will still cause problems.

"Then, there are still a hundred people left. After all, they are reserved for Shannan Road!" After listening to Sun Xiangfu's farming promotion plan in Yunnan and Northeast China, Changsun Wuji said again.

"I will keep some, but not all of them. After a period of supplementary training by me, some of them will form several inspection teams and go to various parts of the country to do many agricultural inspections, what crops, where The place is the most suitable for planting. What local products are suitable for expansion and development? Some crops that can be used for food, medicine, or industry have not yet been discovered and used by everyone. They have to do some excavation and research. There are tens of thousands of plants growing in this world. Only when we understand them all can we maximize their effects.

However, Manager Changsun doesn't have to worry. Shanyang Agricultural College recruits students every year. That is to say, starting from this year, they will have a batch of students graduating every year. In a few years, agricultural students will spread all over the country. As for The agricultural development of Shannan Road, in fact, with me here, it is enough to teach the people some basic and commonly used planting techniques. The planting of special economic crops will also be slowly promoted here. It's not something that the peasants can understand in a year or two, we have to do it step by step. "

The cultural foundation of the common people is weak, and they can't understand many things to a very deep level. We can only set up some agricultural technology assistance points in various counties and townships, and send experts to help ordinary people grow crops better and avoid some losses. It is unrealistic to expect all the people to reach the level of agricultural experts.

And the crops and even plant species in this era are somewhat different from those a thousand or hundreds of years later. Many natural varieties have not yet appeared. Maybe there are rare plants that are rare or extinct in later generations. In this era, they can easily found.

For example, wild ginseng, blood ginseng and other rare plants that are sold at sky-high prices in later generations, in this era, there are very many. In the case of a better ecological environment, it may not be impossible to enclose the places suitable for their growth. , protection, so that it can reproduce and grow more and produce more.

Of course, Sun Xiangfu once again mentioned the dishes on the table, and Changsun Wuji's attention also turned to the table. During the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, there are only a dozen kinds of vegetables that can be used for hot pot, and only Sun's mansion.

"These are all things that I can grow in Shannan Road?" Changsun Wuji pointed to many unfamiliar vegetables on the dining table.

Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Of course, this is only a small part of it. The okra, turnips, tower vegetables, Wutai vegetables, red phoenix vegetables, Tong vegetables, etc. that I ate in the past few months are all from the Western Regions. , the varieties introduced from Nanzhao and overseas islands, after we planted them, they are very popular among the people. If we specially promote the planting in some counties that are not suitable for opening up paddy fields, form a scale and supply the market, it will definitely be the same. It will be very interesting.

In addition, does Director Zhangsun still remember the greenhouse I used when raising seedlings in Guanzhong? "

"A warm shed? The kind made of bamboo and linen in long strips?"

Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Yes, it's cold in Guanzhong, and the greenhouses built at that time were not too airtight, which could only prevent frost, rain and snow from directly pressing on the crops and damaging the crops. When the weather starts to warm up, the crops are raised a month in advance.

But it is different in Shannan Road. The Qinling Mountains help us block the cold air from the northwest. It is much warmer than Guanzhong. We build greenhouses here, so we can grow off-season vegetables on a large scale and supply them to the market. "

"Out-of-season vegetables?"

Sun Xiangfu nodded and pointed to the cucumbers that were cut into pieces and stewed with loach on the table, the pork and diced salted fish were cooked in a casserole, and the oil was bubbling. , and added fried beans with meat, said, "Anti-seasonal vegetables are ignoring the seasons. In winter, vegetables that grow in summer are also grown. Think about it, these vegetables are planted on a large scale. In this cold winter and twelfth lunar month season , supply to the northern market, what is the value?"

Before thinking about this issue, Changsun Wuji only thought that growing about ten stones of grain with one mu of land would have magnified the economic value of the land to the limit, but this was not the case.

In the past, only the hot spring pool of Jiucheng Palace could grow some vegetables for the palace in winter. Basically, the emperor and empress couple would eat a small amount. In the market, even if you have money, you can’t buy it. The common people can only eat it. A winter pickle dry.

But now, the situation is different. If Shannan Road can grow a large amount of these vegetables in winter, it is absolutely possible for the people in Guanzhong, or some other areas in the north, to eat vegetables in winter.

Because, after the water and land roads have been repaired more smoothly, it only takes six or seven days to transport goods from Jingxiang to Guanzhong by taking the Hanshui River, and it only takes three or four days to go to Luoyang by land, plus the whole journey from Luoyang to Chang’an by land It only takes six or seven days, but considering that there may be heavy snow in winter, it is safer to walk on the Han River, which does not freeze all year round.

This is a green vegetable with moisture!Regardless of weighing scales, the price will definitely be several times more expensive than grain. At this moment, Changsun Wuji's eyes are shining with a compelling golden light. Off-season vegetables, the profit...

Sun Xiangfu directly interrupted Changsun Wuji's fantasies, saying, "Although the output value of off-season vegetables is high, the investment is not small. If Manager Changsun wants to do it, he must not only find a suitable area, but also the start-up capital. few."

The cost of building ten thousand mu of breeding sheds in Xingfu Village was as high as hundreds of thousands. For one mu of land, bamboo strips, thick linen, and grass that can be used to build a roof are all used. To cover it, at least a few pennies will be spent on raw materials. Moreover, in order to ensure that it can receive some photosynthesis, the roof must be lifted manually when the sun is shining at noon and afternoon, which will consume a lot of labor costs. , who said that there is no transparent and sealed plastic film in this period!
"My Changsun family has plenty of money, and even if our Changsun family can't manage it, there are still many people who want to rush to invest in it. Just say, if I let each county specialize in the cultivation of one off-season vegetable, can it Can’t it be as big as when you grow vegetables in the normal season?”

Sun Xiangfu replied, "It's basically not bad. There are almost no pests in this kind of greenhouse cultivation. In terms of appearance, the vegetables grown may look better than those grown naturally in normal seasons."

"So, that would be great. After the spring plowing in the first year, I will organize all the counties along the Han River to start preparing. After the autumn harvest, I will start planting this off-season vegetable. With this industry, I believe that these It should not be a problem for the prefectures and counties to realize free medical care, education and pension for all." Zhang Sun Wuji rubbed his hands with some excitement.

It would be great if the people of Shannan Road can be promoted to enjoy these welfare guarantees during their tenure, but this is impossible. The northwest part of Shannan Road is close to the mountains in central Shu and Guanzhong , not so easy to develop, as long as most of the areas can be promoted to the point where these guarantees are available, that is an achievement that no one can imagine. After all, even in Guanzhong, there is only Weinan, an industrial city, which is very important for migrant workers. personnel, to achieve such a guarantee.

"The cultivation of off-season vegetables is not a difficult task for the graduates of the Agricultural College. There are thirty people, enough to arrange many types, but it is necessary to assign good varieties to each place according to the actual conditions, and then It’s good to go to the plantation in Jinan County to introduce it, and there are still some expenses, which have to be paid by investors, which should be regarded as funds to support agricultural planting research.”

Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "This is what it should be. According to what I see, a higher fee standard must be established. These agricultural students are all great talents, and they need to have a matching income. Planting research is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the investment cannot always be borne by your family, whoever benefits, who pays, is the truth."

"That is to say, I don't want agronomy to be just my family's family education. Everyone puts in and everyone reaps. This is the long-term way!"

Seeing that Sun Xiangfu and Changsun Wuji had happily decided on this side, Li Ke and the others immediately reacted, "Then our side?"

"I will arrange a few people to go to your side. However, the two prefectures of Yingfu still focus on rice cultivation. After all, these two prefectures of yours are places where the entire territory can be developed into paddy fields. These industries of the Jiuyuan Chamber of Commerce are enough for the local people to be rich. In Suizhou, I will transfer Mei Niang to go there, and in Fuzhou, I will let Wang Qiao take over.

Don’t all point to the laborers from the north to help you build embankments. This is not taking advantage of the court, but taking advantage of the people in other places. You should learn to look at things from a higher perspective. If you organize and rule the The people of the country have built the embankments in the territory under their rule. Then, the laborers from the north can go to other poor places to complete more embankment projects, so that the local production will increase and the people will become rich. ?You Yingzhou has 15 households!There are also [-] households in Fuzhou, and there is only one county in Fuzhou that has not completed the embankment. I think this year, you will finish the project in this county under your own control. "

"Hahaha, Zhengming is right. You two can't let the people under your rule idle all winter. Tomorrow, the old man will go to transfer orders to transfer the laborers from the north to other areas, so that you can organize the people under your rule to take over the work. , before the start of spring plowing, if you can each complete the project of the half-built county under your own control, the old man will report to His Majesty for your merit." Changsun Wuji laughed and said.

The northern laborers have already completed more than half of the embankment projects in Jingling County of Fuzhou and Qianjiang County of Yingzhou. Although Li Ke and the others only have a little more than a month now, as long as there are enough people mobilized, the construction site will continue. Dry, can also be done.

And if Changsun Wuji transfers all the northern laborers to Songzi and Dangyang counties in Jingzhou, it is possible to complete the embankment construction projects in these two counties before April next year. In the region, ten counties have completed the construction of embankments, and the area of ​​high-yield rice arable land will exceed 500 million mu, surrounding the entire Jiangling City for hundreds of miles. In the second half of the year, foreign guests from all over the world will come to Jiangling City to participate During the sports meeting, I didn't know how shocked I would be when I saw the scene of the farmland here.

(End of this chapter)