Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 80

"Master Hou, where did you find the craftsmen? They are really good. No carpenter in the supervisor can catch up with them." Yan Lide looked at the group of people working in front of him,
It turned out that on the second day, Feng Daiwen took them to build a batch of tools for them with steel according to their requirements. People who had good tools could still sit there, and strongly urged Feng Daiwen to arrange things for them, so Feng Daiwen took them. After seeing Yan Lide, let them make some furniture first, and then move directly into the villa. Yan Lide's eyes are red when he sees this.

"Hey, let me tell you, don't think about them. I, Aye, from my hometown invited them to help! It is said that they are descendants of Lu Ban, so they are not amazing." Feng Daiwen said proudly.

"Okay, I'm just thinking about it. It's okay to let them teach a few apprentices." Yan Lide said with a sigh:

"If you want to communicate with them, there should be no problem. Let me tell you. Also, send more people to help them, so don't tire me out," Feng Daiwen said with a smile.

"That's good, oh, it's amazing. There are many people who can do this, but I've never seen it so easily and quickly." Yan Lide looked at Tai'an and sighed: Tai'an took a piece of wood and held it in his hand. A small tool kept beating, and soon a majestic looking back tiger appeared, even the tiger's whiskers were clearly visible.

"Master Hou, I'm not familiar with the tools yet. They are sharper than before. Once you get familiar with them, you will be able to do better," Tai'an said embarrassedly seeing Feng Daiwen looking at his carved patterns.

Feng Daiwen knew that this was not showing off, but telling the truth, and said: "It's already very good, Shuofang has too much work, I'll let someone arrange some people to help you, and arrange other people to do small things. Those who are clever can also take in some apprentices, but they must not be exhausted, otherwise I will have no face to go back to Lingnan to meet my parents and folks."

"Okay, okay, haha, I still want to keep this old bone to build a few more houses for Lord Hou, and I'm still waiting to build a mansion for Lord Hou, so I dare not exhaust myself," Taian said with a happy smile.

"Haha, let me accept your old auspicious words, don't be polite if you need anything, just arrange for someone to come and tell me," Feng Daiwen urged again.

Tai'an was moved and nodded in agreement.Human nature is so simple, if you treat them well, they will treat you twice as well. The real thing is the kindness of a drop of water, repaying and springing up.

In mid-June, the sun is scorching in Shuofang, which is the season for planting beans. Beans are a good thing, they can be used to make vinegar, and horses must be fed. This is the best grain for feeding war horses. Horses will lose fat and become weak if they are not fed grains for a long time. , but black beans are generally used to feed horses. Black beans taste worse than soybeans. People generally don't like to eat them, but when there is a shortage of food, they will be mixed with them.
For Feng Daiwen, beans are even better. Bean sprouts are a rare fresh vegetable in winter, and they are also a must for sailing. If you do not eat vegetables and fruits for a long time to supplement vitamin C, you will get sepsis, which is fatal. Soy milk, soak in hot water Overnight, after swelling, push it out with a stone mill. It is a rare delicacy when it is cooked. The production of bean sprouts is even simpler. First, soak it in warm water for half an hour, then put it in a bucket with a grid and put a thin cloth under it to let the water drip down. , and then cover the beans with a piece of cloth and pour water at room temperature. Water it two to three times a day, and then cover it. You can eat crisp bean sprouts in up to three days. This is what Feng Daiwen’s mother often made when he was a child. Everyone in my hometown was poor at that time, and usually there was little money for weddings and funerals, and some vegetables and rice noodles were given as extra gifts.This is a custom in many places. Up to now, in some places, the folks nearby will send some rice when celebrating weddings. As for tofu, it appeared in the Han Dynasty.

Planting is a big event, whether it is up to the emperor, high-ranking officials, or down to the common people, it is a very sacred thing, especially spring plowing, the emperor will sacrifice to the heavens and the gods of the earth, and the local county magistrates will also take the lead in offering sacrifices. The village elders will also come forward to offer sacrifices before starting farming and praying for a year of good weather. Farming is a matter of life and death. In ancient times, materials were scarce. If you miss farming, the whole family may starve to death.

Every time I see the sallow and emaciated common people, Feng Daiwen feels sad. Just like the African refugees seen on TV, they are skinny. This is caused by long-term hunger. Let everyone eat enough, wear warm clothes, and live a stable life. Feng Dawen feels that this is himself The significance of coming to this era is that Feng Daiwen attaches great importance to the origin of farming. It doesn’t matter if there is no hybrid rice. He arranges people to experiment slowly. Beans, rice, and wheat from different places are planted in adjacent fields, artificially cross-pollinated, and the plump ones are selected for seeds after harvesting. Many people have never seen it, but Feng Daiwen saw it when he was a child. Parents artificially pollinate the corn. In summer, at noon, a basin is used to put a piece of paper under it, and the powder of the flowers on the tip of the corn is shaken in the basin, and then dipped in the powder with a small brush and shaken on the whiskers in front of the corn bag , After harvesting, the corn will be poured out in free time to select the best ones and keep them as seeds for the next year.

Therefore, Shuofang Feng Daiwen also ordered the people to choose seeds, soak the seeds in room temperature water overnight, and plant them the next day.I can't dig the ground like before, drop a few bean seeds, and don't know if these bean seeds can germinate, so rough planting.The ground must be turned over first to remove the deeply buried grass roots, and sprinkle lime and plant ash, which can not only supplement the calcium fertilizer needed by plants, but also kill insect eggs in the ground.

Top-dressing is a very important matter in planting. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the people did not apply fertilizer. The concept of top-dressing was at most watering when the sky was dry, weeding the grass, and rough farming. What to do if the land is short of fertilizer.Planting in rotation, dividing his land into two, and planting one piece a year. Feng Daiwen asked people to force the people to mix the ash from their homes with cattle, sheep, and human urine and feces, and pile them up in the pit, and sprinkle them in the rice fields after a few days. .Although the common people were a little bit conflicted, but because of Feng Daiwen's good reputation, they still complied.

"Wei Guo, is this really alright?" Zhang Gongjin, Ma Zhou and others watched the people throwing the dirty things in their eyes into the rice fields and wheat fields, and asked suspiciously:
"Haha, Uncle Zhang, don't worry, you'll know when the harvest comes. Shuofang is a natural treasure. Other places don't have so much animal feces, and there's not enough manure for top dressing. Look at what these wheat look like. Such a thin pole will fall down when the wind blows, so how much can be harvested." Feng Daiwen smiled happily: They didn't know that Lingnan had already done this, and the people saw that Feng Daiwen taught people to plant [-]% more land than other families. I have always been envious of the harvest, and it slowly spread. Every family has built a cesspool now, and they are reluctant to defecate anywhere outside. You must know that they are burning firewood now, and there is no shortage of plant ash. The piles are waiting there to be mixed with manure when needed, so now there are two more things in Lingnan that are not available in other places. One is the toilet, which is built under the closed animals, and Lingnan has started to breed chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep. There are too many, one is the ash pile. Every family dug a pit next to the house to store the plant ash left by burning firewood. They are usually covered with straw to prevent rain and wind.

"Okay, I believe you are right, we'll have a look at that time." Zhang Gongjin said helplessly:

(End of this chapter)