Madam, She Has a Tender Heart

Su Qingyu looked at the mountainous area of ​​Baijiazhai and had various plans in her mind.

Thought a lot.

There is no comparison between growing grain in the mountains and growing grain in the fields.

In fact, when it comes to mountain planting, growing fruit trees is better than growing food.

First, the soil layer in mountainous areas is thin and retains little water. When nutrients are low, the grain yield cannot increase. But planting fruit trees is different, because the roots of trees are deeper than the roots of crops and are rooted firmly in the ground.

Second, the economic benefits of growing fruit trees are higher than that of food.

But now, if everyone doesn’t have enough to eat, who will eat fruit?

It was during the prosperous times, when everyone's pockets were so bulging that they had no money to spend, they ate and had fun.

Let’s talk about this mountainous area, it’s not worth anything unless there are mines underneath.

In the era she lived in, one acre of mountain land would be subsidized by hundreds of dollars in subsidy. Now in the Shuo Dynasty, there are fewer people and more land. Even if we open up wasteland, no one will open up the mountainous areas. No one is cultivating the land outside, let alone the mountainous areas.

Su Qingnao felt that she had to buy more mountains or fields when she got rich.

It should be right to buy a house or land if you have money.

It's just that now we still have to think about how to increase production.

She said she was growing grain, but she really had no idea how much yield she could get.

In the Shuo Dynasty, grain yields per mu were generally low. In the absence of pesticides and fertilizers, if you want to increase the yield per acre, it is no less than a revolution.

Only rotation and intercropping can be done. The same piece of land is planted in different rotations to increase the overall yield per mu.

According to the geographical environment of these villages, rice must be grown.

Su Qingyu arranged several types of rice according to the terrain and water resources, including rice, upland rice and glutinous rice.

At the foot of the mountain, where there is water, rice is grown; on the hillside, where there is insufficient water, drought-tolerant upland rice and glutinous rice are grown.

When the rice is harvested in the fall, she plans to plant another crop of winter wheat.

Wheat and rice have different growing seasons. As long as the arrangement is good, wheat can be planted after the rice is harvested in the autumn, and rice can be transplanted after the wheat is harvested in the summer. The same field can achieve two crops a year.

She remembered that there was a record in "The Continuation of Wu Jun Tu Jing": "The land in Wuzhong is fertile and the products are rich. Rice is planted after the wheat is harvested, and the rice is harvested twice a year. There are morning and evening rice."

Moreover, the double-cropping system of rice and wheat is mentioned in Chen Min's "Agricultural Book" and Wang Zhen's "Agricultural Book".

This proves that the southern region had experimented with the double-cropping system of rice and wheat as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties and achieved success.

Done!

Plant the spring rice first, and the autumn wheat will follow immediately.

The Zhongzhai leader looked at her in confusion.

I was standing there with him, looking at the layers of terraced fields in Baijiazhai. He was in a good mood and wanted to hum a tune, but he was startled by the president's surprise.

"Young lady, do you have any good ideas?"

Zhongzhai Master now wants to follow her every day as a little brother.

It’s good to listen to her teachings every day.

Who asked someone to come up with a new update?

If he was not careful and let Xin Gengzhai run to the front, where would he put his old face?

Gotta keep an eye on her.

Keep an eye on him.

Su Qingyu glanced at Zhongzhai Master and saw that his eyes were so intense that she felt a little panicked.

"I don't have any ideas. I just want to increase the yield of the crops in the field. The entire village, men, women and children, are all working hard to level the terraces and do water conservancy. If the yield cannot be increased, I will They'll all die."

Fortunately, she has twenty-eight, no, twenty-nine people from the village to mobilize. Otherwise, if Chunshang wanted to grow grain on such a large scale, he would have to wait two years.

It's uncomfortable to think about such a big move and if we can't collect food, we will end up spending a lot of money to buy food from outside.

Food outside is now sold at sky-high prices, and it’s hard to find a rare commodity.

"I'll be happy even if I only get a hundred pounds from one acre."

The leader of Zhongzhai looked at the terraced fields in front of him, grinning almost to his ears.

One hundred pounds per acre? Your pursuit is really low.

It’s not energy-consuming enough.

But she didn't plan to say any more. She planned to do some research first and then take a look.

Moreover, the drainage ditches, water interception ditches, diversion ditches, etc. need to be worked on in more detail. Otherwise, if it rains heavily and landslides roll in, it won’t be enough to flood the area.

Just as he was about to leave, he paused again, feeling a little worried: "If we start growing grain on this mountain, I'm afraid it will attract a lot of wild beasts..."

Zhongzhai Leader thought it was a big deal and waved his hand...

"Don't worry about this. There are so many people in our village. It's just like arranging the village to be on duty. When the time comes, I will arrange daily patrols for old women and children to drive them away."

"And when the spring plowing is over, I will arrange for everyone to dig trenches at the border. Maybe we can catch a few wild boars that have thrown themselves into the trap."

as long as you are happy.

Su Qingyu said: "Okay, you can just arrange the things in the village. It affects the food and drink for a year, so we can't ignore it."

"Don't worry. Uncle knows."

After finishing the rice planting in the terraced fields on the mountain, the villagers' own land and the land in front of and behind their houses also began to be planted.

The land in front of these houses and behind them is mostly sloping. But the slope is not big, gentle, and it has been cultivated for many years, so the soil is thick and fertile.

On these lands, the villagers exploit every opportunity to plant crops, and together with the wild animals from the mountains, they can also feed their family.

Nowadays, crops in the Shuo Dynasty are single, with the six staple foods being "rice, beams, bean sprouts, wheat, millet and millet". Su Qingyu decided to use a variety of rice and wheat.

Then, the villagers planted some crops in every possible way on the plains and in front of and behind their houses. Shu is a variety of soybeans. There are not many soybean varieties now, so Su Qingyu arranged all the soybean seeds he got.

Rice and millet are mostly grown in the north, so Su Qingyu did not choose these two.

Ji, that is, millet. It is suitable for planting in mountainous areas, and is drought-resistant, insect-resistant, and has a short growing season. Su Qingyu allows everyone to find ways to use various methods.

The spring plowing here has not yet been completed, and Pei Nian took people to see the progress of the market town.

When he arrived, not only did Manager Li follow him, but so did Ma Mingwen.

Su Qingyu was surprised.

"Godfather?"

Ma Mingwen nodded towards her with a smile.

"What are you doing..." If you don't fight with others, don't overthrow Shuo Chao, are you going to hide from the world?

Pei Nian laughed when he saw her surprised look.

"Your godfather was passing by and was summoned by my letter. I heard that you built a market town in the mountains, so he came with me to have a look."

It was probably about the tea, Master Pei told his godfather.

Speaking of market towns, Su Qingnao was a little embarrassed.

"I just do it casually. I want to live in seclusion in the mountains, but I don't want to be too isolated. The transportation in the mountains is inconvenient and there is no place to buy things, which makes people angry, so I built a small market so that everyone can exchange some things with each other. Extra stuff from home.”

Before Ma Mingwen could say anything, Manager Li joked: "I heard that your market town is so impressive. You also bought a big shop in Renzhou City. Madam Su is planning to expand it." ?”

Su Qingzhao rolled her eyes at him: "What's the big deal? I just want to transport Renzhou's daily groceries back to the mountains, and then transport the wild products out of the mountains."

"Yes, you just want to make some money to support your son." Manager Li laughed.

After hearing this, Pei Nian remembered what she had said before, that Lu Bocheng was worried that a pot of gold would not be enough to support his son, and he immediately burst out laughing.

He even looked at Manager Li and smiled.

Ma Mingwen also raised his lips.

I wonder if you have also heard the story of his apprentice who was worried about raising his son.

"Where's Xiaobao?"

"It's in the stockade."

When the master asked about Xiaobao, Xiaodouzi jumped out immediately: "Sister-in-law, I'll go and hold him!"