At this time, Jiang Xuan wanted to leave here even in his dreams.
It had only been half a month. The young lady, who had been raised fair and tender by Liu Zheng's side, had done some work with the militia team. By now, her face was dark and her skin was cracked.
"Xiao Xuanzi, why are you stunned? Hurry up and get to work!"
At this time, the militia captain shouted.
"Why?"
"I, Jiang Xuan, am a handsome man, why am I digging and farming here!"
Jiang Xuan couldn't figure it out and was about to retort when the captain's horsewhip swung over with precision and hit Jiang Xuan in the face with a bang. He shouted with a black face: "After the Spring Festival, it's spring plowing. Our team is responsible for the young master's stuff." The 'experimental field' cannot be cultivated, so it will be better for you!"
Jiang Xuan's face was in severe pain, and he said harshly: "So what, young master, he is not..."
Snapped!
It was another horse whip. When Jiang Xuan looked at the group of rough men next to him, he felt like crying. Is this the life he chose? If I had known this, wouldn't it be bad to follow Sister Yueru and become popular in the Chamber of Commerce and drink spicy food? For the first time, Jiang Xuan felt regretful.
"Okay, do it!"
But this guy also has a stubborn temper.
It would definitely not be a big problem if he asked Mr. Liu to be transferred from here. But how embarrassing would that be? Now that he's here, he'll be fine. Jiang Xuan must make a name for himself in the militia. Gritting his teeth, Jiang Xuan followed the group of big men and carried the Yinzhou plow with the other two.
Is this the Yinzhou plow?
Although he was very dissatisfied with Liu Zheng, Jiang Xuan actually still admired and feared Liu Zheng in his heart.
After all, Liu Zheng's deeds have spread throughout Liangzhou.
What about reciting poems, Fengming Tower, brewing fine wine, inventing the Yinzhou plow, and establishing a chamber of commerce? Although there would be errors in ancient information transmission, he was in Yangzhou, the place closest to Yinzhou, and most of what he heard was first-hand news.
People say that this Yinzhou plow is nearly five times more efficient than the previous straight-shaft plow!
Why?
He is a dignified county prince, and was once the most notorious dandy in Liangzhou. Why would he put his mind on the affairs of these idiots? Aren’t scholars supposed to be arrogant?
Jiang Xuan couldn't figure it out.
It wasn't until he ate naan bread here for a few days that he finally understood... People from Yinzhou are so hungry!
Although they didn't have enough to eat, they worked as hard as cattle when working in the fields. At that time, Jiang Xuan could see a wolf-like light in their eyes. Their desire to eat was already ranked second. Got first place!
"Mud Legs! Huh!"
Jiang Xuan thought to himself that although he came from a peasant family, Yangzhou was much richer than Yinzhou, and he had never suffered such a crime since he was a child.
"Master!"
At this moment, the captain suddenly shouted, and the militiamen immediately became commotion and looked excited.
Jiang Xuan also heard the sound and looked over, and sure enough, Liu Zheng had already walked over with ordinary farmers. Jiang Xuan's face darkened and he didn't want to look again.
But these militiamen have already had crazy respect for Liu Zheng.
"Well sir!"
"Have you eaten, Master?"
"I heard that the young master was ill a few days ago. I have hot water here!"
Without Liu Zheng, they might not even have land now. What's more, many businessmen now come to Yinzhou to open workshops and factories. Naturally, they will choose Yinzhou's cheap labor force and recruit people nearby. At first, the farmers had no idea, but after Liu Zheng's reminder, they were encouraged to work as helpers during the slack season to earn some money to support their families. This suggestion immediately aroused the enthusiasm of Yinzhou people.
So, what is this to them if not a savior?
When Liu Zheng saw so many people, he laughed and said: "Liu Zheng is fine, please don't worry!"
Everyone told Liu Zheng to take care of his health. Everyone knows that this county prince is a "workaholic". When he engages in "scientific research", he will stay up for several days, which makes people's hearts break. Such a benevolent and righteous young master, who wouldn’t like him to live a long life?
"Haha, Master, are you here to see the 'Experimental Field'? The first plot has been cultivated!"
The captain smiled.
"Yeah?"
Liu Zheng followed them excitedly to his own "experimental field" and his eyes lit up. It was flat and neat, with wells and paths crisscrossing it, and according to Liu Zheng’s request that others couldn’t understand, a large shed was built on this piece of land! This makes many people confused. Once this greenhouse is built, can the crops still enjoy the wind and drink the dew?
"good!"
Liu Zheng laughed in appreciation.
A group of people asked out of curiosity: "Sir, what is this 'experimental field'?"
Liu Zheng smiled and said nothing. Liang Erfu stood up next to him and said, "Young master is planning to use it to plant new crops!"
"New crops?"
"What is this?"
A group of people were confused.
Liang Erfu laughed loudly: "If this plant is successfully cultivated, our Yinzhou's grain output will definitely increase several times! We can harvest twice a year!"
Everyone was in an uproar, and they were all shocked.
These farmers always sow in spring and harvest in autumn. When have you ever heard of this two-season crop? Everyone didn't believe it. Jiang Xuan, in the crowd, also sneered: "Two seasons a year, this young man, I'm afraid it's just a dream!"
Liu Zheng didn't care about them. The fastest thing about sweet potatoes was naturally the cultivation of sweet potato seedlings. In this regard, he did not intend to hide his clumsiness. Anyway, there were all farmers he trusted, so he asked Liang Erfu to summon them all.
There are two ways to cultivate sweet potato seedlings.
The first one is sweet potato cultivation. This is also the method Liu Zheng plans to use this time. Choose sweet potatoes without mildew lesions and grow seedlings in an environment of 35 degrees Celsius.
This is why Liu Zheng must "test the fields", because in Yinzhou, there is only one way to make the fields reach this temperature in the winter! Moreover, Liu Zheng chose not only greenhouse seedlings, but also a combination of fire seedling seedlings. Because no matter what kind of seedlings are raised, film cannot be found in this era, so Liu Zheng must find a way to solve this problem.
Liu Zheng first asked people to dig out a seedbed in the experimental field, and then built a fire pit underneath - this is not difficult in Yinzhou, it is actually a stove that can light a fire. The specific process does not need to be described in detail.
After building the seedbed, sterile base soil must be used... This is a bit difficult for Liu Zheng. He definitely can't get fungicides, so he can only choose to expose to the sun for sterilization. Fortunately, when Liang Erfu left, Liu Zheng dried some soil himself. The time finally came in handy. Then it’s time to apply fertilizer... manure, the most natural fertilizer, and then mix it evenly with the base soil.
At this time, the fire bed needs to start burning to keep the seedbed at a temperature of 35 degrees!
Then, comes the final process.
From the sweet potatoes brought back by Liang Erfu this time, Liu Zheng selected the relatively high-quality ones that had no disease spots, no bruises, and no insect damage, and then placed them in a row on the seed bed, with the heads facing up and the tails facing down. Then Liu Zheng filled the gaps between the sweet potatoes with fine soil, sprinkled some fine soil on the upper layer of the sweet potatoes, and then sprinkled the seedbed with water...
Liu Zheng explained while doing this.
When everything was ready, three hours had passed!
"Sir, drink some water..."
Liang Erfu brought water.
Liu Zheng chuckled: "No, you drink, I will burn it here later. Erfu, go back and bring me a bed!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Sir, why is this?"
"Absolutely not!"
"This place, how can this place be a place to stay?"
Liu Zheng said categorically: "This is the first time to cultivate, the process is complicated, you can't do it. I have to watch the whole process, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get it for me!"
Everyone's eyes turned red.
With such a young master, why should Yinzhou worry about not being rich?
Jiang Xuan, who originally had a sneer on his face, was also looking at Liu Zheng with dumbfounded eyes.
Isn’t it just a crop?
As for being so desperate?
"Master, Erfu will accompany you!"
Liang Erfu said with red eyes.
So, Liu Zheng lived in this greenhouse. Here comes another headache: he doesn't have a thermometer! One to two days after the sweet potatoes arrive on the seedbed, they should be covered with film and started to heat up. Although there is no film, Liu Zheng still uses oilcloth instead. Although there is no sunlight, the temperature can be maintained to a large extent. When the seedbed reaches 35 degrees Celsius, the temperature will drop significantly after watering. Liu Zheng needs to light a fire to keep the temperature rising to 35 degrees!
But the good thing is.
Thirty-five degrees is exactly the comfort range of the human body!
When it exceeds 35 degrees, people will feel uncomfortable, so Liu Zheng has been testing the temperature with his own body these days!
Of course, it sounds simple, but it is still difficult to operate.
In the blink of an eye.
Five days have passed.
"Master! Let us do it!"
"Sir, you can't stand this!"
More and more farmers are surrounding this greenhouse.
Liu Zheng looked into his panda eyes and said with a smile: "What can't I bear? It's so hot inside! Let's go and get to work!"
At this moment, Liang Erfu in the greenhouse exclaimed: "Master, Master, look!"
"It's sprouting, it's sprouting!"
Liu Zheng was shocked and turned back. Sure enough, small buds had grown out one after another on the sweet potatoes arranged...
Liang Erfu's eyes widened.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
It turns out that there are no seeds, can they still germinate?
Incredible skills, from heaven to earth!
"well!"
"Warm it up!"
In the budding state, the temperature can be increased to 38 and maintained at this temperature for four consecutive days to achieve the purpose of high temperature germination and inhibit the development of bacteria.
These four days were simply hot work.
Then, it dropped to 30 degrees again. At this time, those young shoots had begun to dig into the soil. At this time, water was poured again to prevent the shoot tips from drying out and affecting the growth of the seedlings. At this time, the temperature can be lowered to 28 degrees...
Seedlings raised on a fire bed germinate earlier than seedlings raised in a hotbed, and the probability of budding is 30% higher! But this requires dedicated management, but Liu Zheng has no choice, he can't wait any longer! He wants to promote this sweet potato this morning. Yinzhou people don’t want to go hungry anymore!
New Year's Eve.
Sweet potato seedlings were finally planted successfully!
Liu Zheng looked at the green seedlings in the greenhouse and smiled.
"Young Master is a great talent! He is truly a man of God!"
"Great kindness!"
"Young Master's achievements will surely go down in history!"
The whole Yinzhou cheered.
Seedlings can be grown without seeds. Isn't this a miracle?
There is a god coming to Yinzhou, and you can have a glimpse of the world!
This was the case in ancient times, and various miraculous rumors began to spread.
Jiang Xuan was stunned as he stared at Liu Zheng, who was regarded as a god by the people.
His name will remain in history and his achievements will last for thousands of years.
This has been his ambition since childhood.
And now...
He was plowing the land, Mr. Liu, and his reputation had already spread far and wide.
He suddenly remembered what Liu Zheng had scolded him for.
When we are born as human beings, what is the distinction between high and low?
Do you think you are a master after reading a few books?
In his opinion, he was even worse than that bedbug!
On New Year's Eve, the Houfu in Yinzhou County was buzzing with gongs and drums again, making it very lively.
The county magistrate Liu Dahao and Mr. Liu once again enjoyed themselves with the people.
Jiang Xuan pursed his lips and looked at all this, feeling extremely lonely.
