King Kong White City.
On the grassland with only yurts, this majestic city is like a holy place in the hearts of the herdsmen.
This city built with rammed earth and bricks is not as big as a county city in the mainland, but this is a grassland, and it looks very majestic on the grassland.
Lin Dan Khan's gout attack occurred again.
Now his health continues to deteriorate. Not only has the ventilation worsened, but he also has new migraines.
The pain of gout is also called the first pain in life. The pain is like cutting, moth-eaten or tearing, and is unbearable.
Gout often strikes in the middle of the night or early in the morning, and its pain and other symptoms usually peak within a few hours, sometimes accompanied by functional impairment. Commonly affected joints include the first metatarsophalangeal joint, ankle and knee joints.
Last night was another sleepless night, and he even lost interest in the little daughter newly presented to him by the Chechen Khan. Even though the delicate flower-like body could not arouse his interest.
The gout was driving him crazy.
There is only meat on the grassland, and there is very little food. Eating meat will only aggravate the condition.
Fortunately, as the Great Khan of Mongolia, food can still afford him.
Throughout the summer, Tian Zili, as his son-in-law, asked the Han slaves to provide him with many vegetables, which had never appeared on the grassland.
There are cabbage, lettuce, eggplant, cucumber, beans, peppers, etc. These vegetables almost saved his life. He drank grain porridge brought from the Han region and ate vegetarian dishes cooked for him by his daughter Saren Qiqige, which made him feel much better than every year.
In the morning, the guard walked in, put his hand on his chest and said respectfully: "Khan, the princess is here to see you. She also brought the medicine that the consort said can cure gout."
Lin Danhan was so excited that he knocked over the bowl of kumiss.
"What? Is the corn earing? It can happen anytime."
Lin Danhan originally didn't believe that Tian Zili could really grow crops on the grassland, but he just took the attitude of taking a shot first if there were dates but no dates. Unexpectedly, the corn that this boy planted later actually broke through the ground.
This made him very proud that he was really far-sighted in marrying his youngest daughter to him. Although this tall crop has not yet produced fruit.
No one knows whether the corn will eventually bear fruit even though it has grown.
But those three hundred acres of land are really spectacular. The corns are like small trees, swaying in the wind and rustling.
Tian Zili is really a talent. Although Lin Danhan does not understand agriculture, it can be seen that he really knows how to farm.
Mountain springs and rivers are channeled into a small reservoir. Then an irrigation canal was built.
In the beginning of spring, he burned the wasteland first. He said there was some potassium fertilizer in the ashes. I don’t know what it is. Then he took the slaves and the newly tamed oxen to the plowshare and started plowing the ground.
Lin Danhan had never seen such a large plowshare, which required more than two animals to pull. He said it was called a double-wheeled double plowshare.
In his spare time, Lin Danhan likes to stand on the tower in Beicheng and watch the fields being cultivated by Zili and others. These Western scenes are not found on the grassland, and Lin Danhan was very happy to see them.
The ground is plowed, and then the soil lumps are broken up and ridges are formed.
Then the collected fermented cow dung fertilizer was scattered in the field in large quantities. When the final sowing was done, Tian Zili also asked Lin Danhan to plant the first seed in person, making Lin Danhan, the old man, happy for several days. .
However, with the recurring gout attacks, he still remembers what Tian Zili said back then.
"You people on the grassland eat too much meat, and they will suffer from gout, high blood fat, and high blood sugar when they get older. This corn beard can cure these diseases."
Sarenqiqige said happily: "I went to the field this morning to see that the corn has begun to ear. It is August now, and in about twenty days, the corn will be harvested. I will bring it to you, Father Khan. Some corn silk seeds came, and the prince consort said that they can be used to boil water to relieve the pain of gout."
Lin Danhan was overjoyed and said happily: "My lark, my little sheep, my little baby, it's not in vain that my father loves you so much, but you are the only one who still thinks about your father. Unlike your brother They, as a whole, know about hunting and women. These calves should really be driven away far away. Never let them come back to make me angry again."
Sarenqiqige happily hugged his old father's arm and expressed his pride for a while, then got up and cooked the corn silk for his old father in person according to his husband's instructions.
"The Prince Consort said that corn silk is a traditional Chinese medicine. It has the functions of diuresis and swelling, clearing away heat and relieving heat, and can regulate patients with edema, dampness, and damp-heat constitution. Fresh corn silk can be boiled and drank. When patients with gout suffer from joint swelling, Applying corn silk can clear away heat and reduce swelling. It can relieve the pain of father's sweat."
Lin Danhan drank corn silk tea, and after a few days, he did feel that his gout was relieved, which surprised him. The gout was gone, he could walk, and he decided that when the harvest came he would go and see it for himself.
Half a month later, the corn matured ahead of schedule.
This is an early maturing seed provided by Yang Fan. Because the climate has become colder in recent years and the frost-free period has become much shorter, Yang Fan is worried that he will not be able to achieve the planned output.
On this day, Lin Danhan led hundreds of officials from Chahar to the edge of the cornfield. This place has become a scene of the Vajra White City.
On the savanna, there are no green gauze tents at all, and the Mongolians are very curious about what these tall plants are. But no one can get close here. Three thousand cavalry are cruising in all directions. No one is allowed to get close and can only watch from a distance.
In order to prevent wild boars from harming the crops, Tian Zili applied for three thousand households to camp on three sides of the 300 acres of land. Shoot all the birds and beasts that come to eat the crops. There were people watching on the other side of the city wall.
Lin Danhan hugged Hotan Zili in excitement and said: "Thank you, Changshengtian, my child, you have lived up to expectations and finally planted crops on this grassland. On behalf of the Mongolians and cattle and sheep on the grassland, I thank you."
"Honorable Great Khan, please come and harvest the first corn and dedicate it to the Immortal Heaven." Tian Zili said loudly.
Lin Danhan excitedly walked to a corn and clumsily broke off the first corn cob. Place it in a tray and prepare it for subsequent sacrifices to the Immortal God.
The three thousand Mongolian soldiers who had been waiting behind him immediately began to enter the three hundred acres of land to harvest corn cobs.
Soon all the corn was harvested, leaving only three hundred acres of land. Ten people harvested one acre of land and soon all the corn cobs were broken.
"These sticks are wet and need to be dried and threshed before they can be weighed," Tian Zili explained.
"Since everything has been harvested, there is no need to worry. As long as the grassland can grow food, it doesn't matter if the output is small. There is plenty of land here. At critical times, we have to rely on food to survive the famine." Lin Danhan said with satisfaction.
He just picked off a few corn kernels with his fingernails and put them into his mouth to chew. His mouth was filled with a sweet taste. He was sure that these were definitely grains and could definitely be eaten.
"Prince-in-law, what should I do with these corn stalks? Burn them?" A Qianhu next to Lin Danhan came over and asked.
"These straws can be used to feed livestock. They will be completely dry in a few days. They can be piled up in stacks and covered with thatch roofs. They can be kept for a whole winter. When the ground is covered with heavy snow and livestock cannot find grass roots to eat, they can be used for cooking. Feed feeds livestock.”
The Mongolian man's nest suddenly exploded. After heavy snowfall in winter, livestock could not dig through the frozen ground and could not find grass roots, so they starved to death in large numbers. This was a white disaster. Livestock need to rely on autumn fat to carry them through the winter without food.
"After everyone harvests the straw, the corn roots must also be dug out, otherwise it will affect the planting next year. These roots are very hard and very resistant to burning. They are better used for heating and cooking than dried cow dung." Tian Zili said.
Five days later, the corn was dried and threshed, and the yield per mu was finally revealed. A total of 45,000 kilograms of corn was harvested from 300 acres of land, with a yield of 150 kilograms per mu.
Tian Zili is very satisfied. This output is definitely a lot. According to Ming Dynasty’s calculation, one load of grain is 120 kilograms. Because one kilogram in Ming Dynasty weighs 600 grams, and one load is one hundred kilograms. So it’s 120 pounds according to Yang Fan’s system.
150 kilograms is two and a half buckets per load.
The average wheat yield in dry lands in the north is only five or six bushels.
The number on the grassland actually doubled, mainly because the seeds are modern high-yielding seeds. Although there are no chemical fertilizers and only cow dung, the yield is still far higher than other areas of this era.
Another is that there is no cultivated land on the grassland and the land is fertile. Because there is so much land, planting can be rotated every year. Maintain fertility.
Thirty kilograms of grain is enough to cook a pot of gruel every day at critical times to save a family of herdsmen and survive the winter safely.
This 45,000 kilograms of grain can support 1,500 tent herders. Lin Danhan's hands were shaking with excitement.
Like Wu Laoer, he suffered from cerebral thrombosis and trembled when he saw anyone.
Tian Zili was frightened. He thought the old man had had a stroke due to happiness.
"Great Khan, I only have fifty slaves and can only cultivate so much land. If you give me enough slaves, I can develop all the 100,000 acres of land with water in the north of Chahanhot City. When the time comes, you can Our people and livestock will have enough food. We no longer have to worry about white disasters in winter." Tian Zili said carefully as he saw Lin Danhan's happiness.
This was the only way he could help these Han slaves who were captured and plundered on the grasslands. Only by taking them away from the Mongols to farm can they survive.
"Slave, this is nothing. This Khan has ordered the left and right wings, Ordos, Turgut, Duoyan Sanwei, Harashen, Nenhorqin, and the eight internal and external tribes of Khalkha, to give all the Han slaves on the grassland to I will send it and leave it all to you, and you can reclaim all the land that can be cultivated here. Hahaha." Lin Danhan smiled crazily.
With food and feed, I am still afraid that you will not kneel down and plead for my rule, but will betray me. Well, you will die in the white disaster. It’s getting colder and drier these years. Even the extra-large mosquitoes on the grassland have died of drought. Without the food that I have given you, you can never survive the winter safely. Hahaha.
There was a cunning light in his slender eyes. Before they knew about this, he had to get all the Han people, otherwise they would also use Han people to farm the land and he would lose the means to control them.
