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There is a lot of water in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are many rivers and ponds. River mud and pond mud are good fertilizers, and dredging river mud and pond mud can also clean and widen the river channel, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Moreover, Chen Muyang secretly made people publicize that the 300 mu of land was bought by the county magistrate, and the three crops planted were overseas high-yield crops that the county magistrate accidentally obtained.

In ancient China, agriculture was the foundation, and grain production was the most important indicator, so such a publicity attracted the attention of many people.

Some are curious, some are disdainful, some are mocking, and some are waiting to see a joke.

There were even people full of malice who offered Chen Muyang a prolific Tanhua Lang.

Your sister, Gao Yi, your sister!

Forget it, don't talk about these.

Under Chen Muyang's careful control, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen never had the chance to meet each other, while Chen Muyang took the opportunity to use his talent for being friendly with the opposite sex and his means of picking up girls to continuously deepen his affection for Bai Suzhen.

After a few months, it has come to the autumn harvest time.

Chen Muyang spread the word that he was going to start harvesting corn the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the past few months, rumors of Chen Muyang buying land to plant high-yield crops abroad have been circulating. Hearing that the high-yield crops are about to be harvested, it immediately attracted many people.

When Chen Muyang, Xiaoqing and Bai Suzhen came to the edge of the field, there were already many people around.

Chen Muyang said to the butler Bai Fu: "Measure ten mu of land to harvest, and see how much the average yield per mu can reach."

Bai Fu immediately called for the harvest.

The corn is broken off and sent to the threshing ground. After peeling off the husk, the corn kernels are directly rubbed off... These are all done by hand. For this, Chen Muyang hired a lot of labor.

There are many people and strength. At ten o'clock in the morning, all the corn on the ten mu field was threshed and piled up on the threshing floor. The golden corn kernels were piled up like a mountain, like a golden mountain in the sun.

Although they haven't been weighed yet, the onlookers have widened their eyes, looking greedily at the pile of grain.

"Bag and weigh!" Bai Fu ordered.

The bags of corn were loaded and weighed, and Bai Fu excitedly ran over to salute Chen Muyang, and said loudly: "Master, the total yield of ten mu of land is 11,285 catties, and the average yield per mu is 1,120 catties." Eighteen catties! [They are all modern measurements, so it is more intuitive to look at. The measurements in the Song Dynasty are very troublesome, as long as everyone knows the meaning.]”

The onlookers were in an uproar immediately, the yield per mu was more than 1,100 catties, it was really high yield, it was really high yield!

Chen Muyang said loudly: "Everyone, Japan County will hold a corn tasting conference here tomorrow, and there will be food made from various corns for everyone to taste."

Everyone applauded loudly, looking forward to tomorrow's tasting conference.

The corn continued to be harvested, and finally all the 100 mu of corn was harvested, with a total of more than 120,000 catties of grain obtained, with an average yield of more than 1,200 catties per mu!

In the afternoon, masons were hired to build a simple hearth on the edge of the field. There was a chopping board next to the hearth, which could make all kinds of food on the spot.

After breakfast the next day, many people came here to wait, and more and more people came here to wait.

When time 4.1 was close to noon, Chen Muyang ordered the hired women to do it. Simple pasting of corn tortillas, steamed corn buns, cooking cob porridge, corn spring rolls, baked tortillas and more.

The fragrance wafted away, and the crowd was ready to move.

However, under the protection of the yamen servants, the crowd lined up, and everyone started to taste a small portion.

"It's so fragrant, it tastes better than steamed cakes."

"This is food, it's really food. From now on, five grains will become six grains."

"With such a high-yield grain, we don't have to worry about going hungry in the future."

Suddenly someone screamed: "My lord! Your magistrate, don't let people grind your noodles anymore, let's keep them as seeds!"

Only then did the crowd come to their senses, and they all expressed their belief that corn is a high-yield crop, and they all wanted to grow it, hoping that Chen Muyang would stop cooking it and keep it as a seed.

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Chen Muyang said with a smile: "Don't worry, I used to grind the noodles, all of which are selected and not suitable for making seeds, so you can eat them with peace of mind."

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

"I have something to tell everyone." Chen Muyang opened his mouth to draw everyone's attention.

"First, corn does not have strict requirements on the land, so dry land and hillside land are more suitable for it, while paddy fields are still the most suitable for growing rice. I know, you think that the yield of rice is not as high as that of corn. Well, after a while You will know; second, corn seeds will not be sold for the time being."

Now the crowd was in an uproar, these old farmers were almost going to fight Chen Muyang desperately.

"Quiet!" Chen Muyang said indifferently, but his voice seemed to explode in everyone's ears like thunder, calming them all at once.

"Didn't I say that growing corn in paddy fields is not cost-effective, so I will only sell it to people who have dry land or hillside land at home. And those who have paddy fields at home, I will sell your rice seeds."

The rice yield per mu in the Song Dynasty is equivalent to about 250 catties in modern times, which is 125 kg, while the modern non-hybrid traditional 23 rice yield can reach up to 600 kg per mu!

The seeds that Chen Muyang wants to distribute to them are the traditional rice that can be used as seeds. Even if it is not possible to cultivate as intensively as later generations in this era, it is still no problem for the yield to reach 400 kilograms per mu.

"Master Chen, are the rice seeds you want to sell also high-yielding rice?"

Chen Muyang nodded affirmatively: "Of course, the production capacity per mu has tripled!"

three times! Doesn't that mean there are six stones!

The crowd was immediately excited. Although corn food tastes good, as people from Jiangnan, of course they prefer rice.

Chen Muyang clapped his hands and said, "I will harvest potatoes in five days. If you are interested, you can come and see it then."

In this era when communications depended on shouting and travel depended on walking, the news of the appearance of grain yielding more than a thousand catties per mu spread throughout the Song Dynasty in a very short period of time.

Qiantang is very close to Lin'an, so a servant came to announce the decree the next afternoon for Chen Muyang to come to Beijing for an audience.

Chen Muyang came to Lin'an with some corn seeds, met the emperor, and personally instructed the imperial chef to cook some delicious food with corn.

The emperor and ministers nodded after tasting it.

"Your Majesty, corn is just one of them. I have also obtained some improved rice varieties, which can triple the yield per mu in a single season to three times that of the past."

The emperor was a very careful person, and he said in surprise, "Chen Aiqing said Shan Ji?"

"Yes, it is said that most areas in the south of the Yangtze River are suitable for planting double-cropping rice, but according to Chen's investigation, there are very few places where double-cropping rice is planted. , almost no crops. But I have found a way to avoid the cold dew solar term."

"Oh, what method?"

"Indoor seedling raising. The traditional planting method is to choose a field outdoors to raise seedlings, but I tried to raise seedlings indoors. By increasing the indoor temperature, the early rice can be harvested half a month earlier, so that the late rice can be harvested half a month earlier. Cold dew solar terms."

The emperor was naturally even more surprised. In ancient times, as long as the emperor was not so stupid, he would pay attention to farming.

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished my report yet. I have obtained two kinds of crops overseas, namely potatoes and sweet potatoes. They are suitable vegetables and grains. They are used to growing in sandy and dry lands. The yield per mu can reach several thousand catties. If it is appropriate, it can be eaten during the next spring plowing season. In a disaster year, even if you only eat potatoes and sweet potatoes, you can guarantee that you will not starve to death."

These words exploded on the heads of the emperor and his ministers like a thunderbolt. It is suitable for vegetables and food, used to grow in sandy land and dry land, yields thousands of catties per mu, and can be preserved until spring plowing. Any crop that meets one of these criteria is amazing, amazing. And crops with all the benefits!