Seeing Zhao Ling'er's beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed and hesitant to speak, Duan Wenjun smiled lightly.
He understood the concerns of Zhao Yingguang and Zhao Ling'er.
However, it is impossible for Zhao Yingguang and Zhao Ling'er to understand their own thoughts for the time being.
Zhao Yingguang is a good farmer, but the farmer himself is definitely not as good as him.
However, the height a person stands often determines his thinking.
What he was thinking of was definitely not something Zhao Yingguang could consider.
"Young master, digging water storage ponds can indeed solve part of the irrigation problem, but how much land will this take up?" Zhao Ling'er looked at Duan Wenjun and spoke again.
She felt like she had just thought of something in her mind.
But when she wanted to grab it, she found that it was fleeting and her mind was blank again.
She didn't understand what Duan Wenjun was going to do, but she vaguely felt that the water storage pond matter was much more reliable than the tree planting on the barren slope just now.
"If you take it, then take it!" Duan Wenjun disagreed. "As long as the output of the fields is high, it will naturally be able to make up for the loss of income from the original fields."
"How do you say this?" This time it was Zhao Yingguang who asked.
"Ling'er told me before that the output of one acre of the fields in the south is less than one stone." Duan Wenjun explained patiently, "Even if we use 30% of the fields to dig into water storage ponds, it will solve the problem of irrigation and Regarding the problem of flooding, when harvest time comes, every acre of land will produce one and a half stones, so will we not lose money?"
Zhao Yingguang nodded when he heard this, then shook his head, "Young master, there is a saying that old farmers don't know whether to say it or not."
Planting trees on barren slopes, whether successful or not, only consumes more manpower and increases the burden on the farmers.
But converting fields into ponds was related to everyone's food rations, so he had to say something.
"Grandpa Zhao, if you have anything to say, feel free to say it." Duan Wenjun's face was full of smile.
"The fields in the south are already very barren. Even if the irrigation problem is solved, one acre of land will increase the harvest by half a stone..." At this point, Zhao Yingguang did not continue, but sighed.
"This requires more transformation." Duan Wenjun nodded. "We have turned the fields into ponds, which means there is no income. The ponds can store water, which partially solves the irrigation problem; we can also raise fish, The fish you raise can also be sold, and the money from selling the fish is also income.”
"We can't leave the foundation of the pond empty. We can use it to plant trees. But the soil quality here is better than that of the barren slopes. We can plant mulberry trees." He continued.
Zhao Ling'er had his head lowered, as if he was deep in thought, but now he suddenly raised his head, "Planting mulberry trees? Young Master, why do you want to plant mulberry trees?"
"If you plant mulberry trees, you can use the mulberry leaves to raise silkworms!" Duan Wenjun reached out and gently picked off a fallen leaf that fell on her head, and then continued, "If irrigation no longer requires as much effort as before, then farmers can Freed from the fields to a large extent. Freed from the fields, you have more free time, wouldn’t it be good to use it to raise silkworms and draw silk to supplement the family income? The price of silk is not cheap, which is both income and money. …”
He didn't say that the bark of the mulberry tree might also be provided to the Duanjia Paper Mill for paper making...
"Of course, there are more benefits." Duan Wenjun continued, "Grandpa Zhao also said just now that the yields in our fields in the south are not high, not only due to the impact of irrigation, but also because of the land here. It is very barren. The silkworm excrement from our silkworm rearing and the weeds and rice stems in the fields can be used to raise fish; the silt in the pond is cleaned regularly and can be used to fertilize the fields. This is a virtuous circle. Before long, the entire area will be The soil quality of the fields can be improved, and the output of the fields will also increase."
Zhao Ling'er's face was full of shock. She turned to look at her grandfather, but she saw that his eyes also had a strange light.
Young Master, so awesome!
To think so far ahead.
If this continues, even if there are fewer fields, everyone will have more places to earn income, which sounds very good.
Duan Wenjun's words completely shocked Zhao Yingguang and Zhao Ling'er's grandson.
Not only them, the butler Gu Hongfu, who had been following Duan Wenjun silently, was also deeply shocked.
Mo Shoucheng stared at Duan Wenjun's back, frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.
Cuiping and Duan Xiaoxing were looking at Duan Wenjun with admiration. They thought that the young master was really amazing. He was so familiar with even farming, which shocked even an old farmer like Zhao Yingguang.
However, what they didn't know was that the modifications proposed by Duan Wenjun were the model of the mulberry fish pond in his previous life.
The model of mulberry fish pond is a model formed by the farmers in previous generations after countless experiments and summaries, and has achieved great success through promotion.
The shock caused by this advanced theory in a world with such backward productivity is naturally self-evident.
"It's just how to implement this thing, we still need to study it in detail." Duan Wenjun paused, "And we have to discuss it with my father. After all, how to purchase and process this fish and silk, we must first plan .”
"Young master, are you saying that you and the master want to help sell the fish in this pond and the silk produced by sericulture?" Zhao Yingguang was stunned again.
Just now, although he thought Duan Wenjun's method was good, he was also worried about how to sell the fish and silk.
But unexpectedly, Duan Wenjun had already thought of it for them.
"Of course! Our Duan family has a lot of business in Wangjiang. These things are naturally easier than selling them yourself." Duan Wenjun nodded. "Farmers can still cooperate with our Duan family as before. However, It used to be farming, but now it is raising fish and silkworms. Of course, we can also provide silkworm seedlings and fish fry in the early stage."
What Duan Wenjun is talking about is the farmer model in the previous life.
The Duan family is the purchaser, and the farmers are the farmers.
The Duan family provides technology and resources, allowing farmers to help breed, and then buys back the finished products.
You can raise fish, silkworms, poultry, livestock, or other things in the future.
Of course, the premise is that he must first discuss with Duan Daxiong and find a good sales channel.
When he thought of this, Duan Wenjun turned to look at Gu Hongfu beside him: "Uncle Gu, where has my father been these days, and when will he come back?"
"My boss has gone into the mountains. I don't know exactly where he went." Gu Hongfu bowed. "Tomorrow is the Qingming Festival, and my boss is going to visit the tomb. According to previous years' practice, he should have returned to the Duan family compound by now. ”
"You don't know where my father is?" Duan Wenjun frowned.
"Every year when my boss returns to Duanjiapu before the Qingming Festival, he will go out for three days. This is a rule." Gu Hongfu nodded. "My boss always only takes Jia Ping out. As for where he went, no one else knows."
Duan Wenjun was stunned, why did he feel that his cheap father was so mysterious?
