Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 97 Breeding and Seedling Base
After returning from the Yu Mansion, Yu Xiuer's mind is full of childbirth, while Sun Xiangfu's mind is full of pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The sad thing is that Sun Xiangfu is not a man of science and engineering, so he can only use one method, that is, Throwing money.

Because Batman is rich, he can stand side by side with many heroes with superpowers. Sun Xiangfu believes that as long as he is willing to spend money, there is nothing he can’t get. At least, a few students in the Hongwen Museum have followed him to make a living. mean.

So Ma Lin and Zhang Quan, who had just finished making the manual bowl machine, were called to Sun Xiangfu's study.

"Hey, did you get it out?"

Sun Xiangfu took over a strange thing with a wooden body, a cylindrical iron sleeve underneath, and a kicking thing.

"It's not difficult to make this thing, but everyone doesn't know what to do with it, and think it's a waste of iron." Marin scratched his scalp and said.

"This thing is called a manual bowl machine. Just insert the front iron sleeve into the mud and step on it firmly with your feet, and it can make a nutritional bowl." Sun Xiangfu held the handle of the manual bowl machine with both hands, He stepped on the movable iron piece between the two poles with one foot, and made a demonstration for the two of them.

"Nutrition bowl?"

The two were even more stunned when they heard the words, they had never heard this word before.

"Do you know why we can't grow courgettes from the Western Regions in Chang'an? Do you know why we can't grow cotton from the Western Regions in Chang'an? It's because the nutrition of the seedlings in the early stage can't keep up, the survival rate is low, and the speed of raising seedlings is too slow. The fruits that come out are also less and smaller, so planting these crops in Guanzhong is not worth the loss.

But with this manual bowl machine, it is different. We can first find fertile river mud, mix it with manure water and plant ash, use this manual bowl machine to press out a fertile nutritional bowl, and put it in the small hole in the middle of the nutritional bowl Put down the seeds, let it grow a strong seedling first, and then plant it in the field. In this way, the survival rate will be very high. If you add more fertilizer and water in the early stage of transplanting, the speed of seedling raising will also be greatly increased, and the seedlings will grow faster. The longer it grows, the stronger the fruit will be. "

Since there is no phosphate fertilizer and carbon amine, Sun Xiangfu can only use the most primitive manure and stove ashes to replace fertilizers. However, these primitive things may not be much less effective than the chemical products of later generations, but he obviously did not do it today. Be clear about the target of the lecture, if you tell Sun Erli the knowledge of raising seedlings, he may understand a little bit, but when you tell the two blacksmiths Ma Lin and Zhang Quan, they are like deaf people listening to books and don't understand half of it.

Looking at the confused eyes of the two, Sun Xiangfu waved his hands and said, "Forget it, it's useless to tell you these things, just go down and tell your craftsmen to make more according to the pattern. In addition, collect some of these things." According to the general method written on the list, find a few craftsmen to try to see if they can make paper."

"Uh, plants, bellflowers, and bark can also be used to make paper?"

Seeing the questioning eyes of the two, Sun Xiangfu didn't bother to explain to them, and said, "If you are told to do it, you will do it. Have you forgotten how to make those exquisite things in our house? Tried and tested, don't worry Money matters."

So, the two took the list and left.

Of course, there is a reason why Sun Xiangfu only asked them to study how to make paper, but not to study pens, inks, and inkstones.

Who said you have to have a brush to write?Chicken feather pens and quill pens can also be used for writing!

Who said you have to use ink to write?Other colored pigments are also available!
If you don't need ink to write, you don't need an inkstone!Anyway, Sun Xiangfu's purpose is to reduce the cost of reading and writing for ordinary people.

While Sun Xiangfu was thinking about some replacement items, Xi Junmai walked in shaking his thicker arms.

"I have recruited all the guards in the village for you. I will go to the village to train them these days, and I will come back before the Lantern Festival."

"Well, my house in Xingfu Village will belong to you for the time being. Remember, we don't owe them food, salary, and equipment. Practice hard for me." Sun Xiangfu nodded and said.

"Just waiting for your words! They all have very good foundations, and those who have practiced it hard for three to five months are definitely not weaker than Ouchi guards."

Xi Junmai obviously prefers the military to being a housekeeper. Therefore, when Sun Xiangfu asked him to train a 300-man guard, he agreed without hesitation.

"Go, let's go! I don't plan to go out these two days. I will tidy up the affairs in the mansion, and then arrange the program for the Lantern Festival."

Sun Xiangfu waved his hand at Xi Junmai, and when he left the study, he started to write again.

A small retainer from the sixth rank wants to train a private armed force of 300 people. If you don't write a petition report to Li Shimin, just wait to be stabbed!

In addition, after the Shangyuan Festival, he can actually start preparing for spring plowing. He also needs to make some plans for the royal farm in advance. The most important thing is that he has to dig the foundation of the family, not only from the pen, ink, paper and inkstone Let’s start, shouldn’t it be time to come up with a simpler and more convenient way of education?
Therefore, Hanyu Pinyin, which Sun Xiangfu had lost for more than [-] years, had to be picked up again.

It was rare to spend two days in peace in the mansion. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Shimin's order came to Sun's mansion.

In the Palace of Lizheng, Empress Changsun, who was getting bigger and bigger, sat cross-legged on the heated kang to grind for Li Shimin, while Li Shimin was writing something according to the booklet that Sun Xiangfu had handed to Empress Changsun before.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, Madam." Sun Xiangfu bowed and saluted.

"Sun Zhengming, you are so brave. You dared to recruit three hundred warriors without my permission. Moreover, these people are all from the government army. What do you say?" Li Shimin pretended to be angry when he saw Sun Xiangfu coming. .

His temper is too fake, Sun Xiangfu can see it at a glance, why?Isn't it clearly written on the booklet?

"Your Majesty, there is a reason for the incident. Many industries in Xingfu Village are related to the production of the entire Guanzhong next year, and I have to treat it with caution." Sun Xiangfu bent down and clasped his hands to explain.

"Is it related to the production of the entire Guanzhong? Tell me in detail." Sure enough, Li Shimin stepped down when he had a step, taking advantage of the situation.

"The various industries in Xingfu Village, Your Majesty should know that after the construction of the major reservoirs, the model of Xingfu Village will be applied to develop and grow. Therefore, Wei Chen intends to build Xingfu Village into a breeding base for the entire Guanzhong. If the birthplace If something goes wrong, then the newly built fish farms in other places in Guanzhong, or the chicken farms, pig farms and new crop fields that will be built soon will all be affected." Sun Xiangfu straightened his body and said.

"Breeding and seedling base? Tell me the way to do it." Li Shimin asked the point.

"Uh, let's use a relatively simple analogy! The chicken farm in Xingfu Village raises tens of thousands of chickens, and most of them only lay one egg in three or four days. However, there are hundreds of chickens, but they can do it One egg will be produced in two or three days. I have done experiments, and the chickens hatched from the eggs produced by these high-laying chickens have the same high egg production.

Well, if all the chicken farms to be built in the future raise this kind of high-yield chickens, the eggs produced will definitely increase. Moreover, it is not ruled out that there will be some talented chickens among these high-yield chickens, and we will pick them out , Hatch chickens with higher egg production, and promote it to the whole Guanzhong, which will increase the egg production of all chickens again. This is the benefit of professional breeding. "Sun Xiangfu explained.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, it turned out that there is such a way in a breeding, so he asked again, "Is it the same for pigs?"

"In general, if the largest and strongest boar is paired with the sow with the most litters, more piglets will be produced, and the piglets will be more willing to grow. There is a sow in Xingfu Zhuchang Village this year. , Twelve piglets were born in one litter, and after one month, those piglets were a circle larger than ordinary piglets born at the same time, this is the benefit of good breeding." Sun Xiangfu explained again.

"You, where did you learn these skills?" Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard this.

"Uh, Weichen likes to think about it when he has nothing to do. After thinking about it, he asked someone to test it, so he came to these results." Sun Xiangfu sneered.

"Well, according to what you said, the property of this Xingfu Village is very important. I will draw up a decree to prohibit outsiders from entering and leaving the ten-mile radius of Xingfu Village at will. In addition, the people you recruit will temporarily let them Where should you be stationed!" Li Shimin nodded and said, only three words can explain why Sun Xiangfu studied these things.

"Your Majesty, Sun Zhengming just mentioned breeding, but he hasn't talked about raising seedlings yet!" Changsun Wuyou reminded.

"Yes, let's talk about it, if it can also increase the yield of crops, I will definitely reward you."

Alright, this time it was a big reward that you said personally, so I took it seriously.

Thinking so, Sun Xiangfu cleared his throat and said, "This seedling cultivation is actually similar to breeding. Pick a big and plump seed to sow, and the fruit that grows after the seedling grows is naturally higher than ordinary seeds."

"That's it! Since it's a truth, then I won't reward you." Li Shimin said with some disappointment.

Sun Xiangfu really wanted to give him the middle finger at this moment, but he was afraid that what he said would not be true. At that time, Li Shimin's heart would be stymied, so he cupped his hands again and said, "This is only one aspect. I have found a way to raise seedlings in advance. A method of shortening the growing period of crops."

"What method?" Li Shimin said with great energy when he heard the words.

"Growing seedlings in a warm shed, wait for the weather to warm up, and then transplant them into the field. Vegetables and melons can be done. Moreover, the survival rate will be higher than direct planting, and the fruits produced may also be larger. Shangyuan After the festival, the ministers will start raising seedlings, and in March and April, His Majesty should be able to eat cucumbers, cold melons, and melons from the Western Regions."

"really?"

Before Sun Xiangfu finished speaking, Li Shimin interrupted.

"If there is no accident, there should be no problem. Of course, the cost of building a greenhouse and maintaining the temperature of the greenhouse is not small, but this method of cultivation and transplantation can shorten the growth time of crops by about one to two months. , if this method has been implemented, then many vegetables and fruits with shorter growth cycles can be planted twice a year. Eat it until late autumn, or even cold winter." Sun Xiangfu continued.

Two seasons, another two seasons of this great agricultural innovation, unfortunately, Li Shimin still couldn't fully understand what Sun Xiangfu said, and succeeded in misinterpreting his meaning, and only focused on the topic of building a greenhouse and heating. Regarding this small matter, the money in the harem is now being used by him in parting places, but he has no money to take it out.

And in his view, Guanzhong, and even the entire Tang Dynasty, has a lot of wasteland to be cultivated, so why spend huge sums of money on these things?Sun Xiangfu’s slightly out-of-season vegetables and fruits must be high-priced products only for the rich. Recently, many ministers have come to him to cry for poverty. The corruption and bribery of court officials has begun to increase. The expenses are too high. If Sun Xiangfu continues to make money like this, it will not be of much benefit to the management of the court.

But he never thought that it must be farmers who grow these vegetables and fruits. The rich enjoy spending money, and the farmers earn it. The bottom class of farmers will benefit, and narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor is crucial to the stability of the country. How beneficial it is, he has not reflected on it.

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