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 city in a county 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. Symptoms such as pain usually reach their peak within a few hours, and are 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 was no longer interested in the little daughter newly presented to him by the Chechen Khan. Even though her 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, he could still afford food.
Throughout the summer, Tian Zili, as his son-in-law, asked the Han slaves to supply him with many vegetables, which had never appeared on the grassland.
There were cabbage, lettuce, eggplant, cucumber, beans, peppers, etc. These vegetables almost saved his life. He drank grain porridge from the Han region and ate vegetarian dishes made for him by his daughter Sa Renqiqige.
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 koumiss.
"What, has the corn eared? It can happen anytime."
Lin Danhan originally didn't believe that Tian Zili could really grow crops on the grassland, but he just had the attitude of planting a tree first if there were no jujubes. Unexpectedly, the corn that this boy planted later actually broke through the ground.
This made him very proud and thought that he had great foresight in marrying his youngest daughter to him, even though this tall crop had not yet borne 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 talented person. Although Lin Danhan does not understand agriculture, it can be seen that he really knows how to farm.
Spring water and rivers on the mountain were introduced into a small reservoir, and then irrigation canals were built.
At the beginning of spring, he first burned the wasteland. He said that there was some kind of potassium fertilizer in the ashes. He didn't know what it was. Then he took the slaves and the newly tamed cattle and hitched them to the plowshare and started plowing the land.
Lin Danhan had never seen such a large plowshare, which required more than two animals to pull it. He said it was called a double-wheeled double plowshare.
In his spare time, Lin Danhan liked to stand on the tower in the north city and watch the fields being cultivated by Zili and others. These western views were not found on the grassland, and Lin Danhan was very happy to see them.
After the soil is plowed, the soil lumps are broken up and the soil is raised.
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.
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However, as gout attacks recurred, he still remembered Tian Zili's words.
"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's August now, and in about twenty days, the corn will be harvested. I will bring it to you, Father Khan."
I brought some corn silk seeds, 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. You are the only one who still thinks about your father. Unlike your brother
We, as a whole, know about hunting and women. These little 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 showed off his pride for a while, then got up and cooked corn silks for his old father in person according to her 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 summer heat. It can regulate edema, dampness, and patients with damp-heat constitution. Fresh corn silk can be boiled in water and drunk. Patients with gout can use it when their joints are swollen.
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 cured and he could walk. He decided to go and see for himself when the harvest was coming.
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 been much shorter, Yang Fan is worried that he will not be able to achieve the expected yield.
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, I have never seen green gauze tents at all. The Mongolians are very curious about what these tall plants are. But no one can get close to here. Three thousand cavalry are cruising in all directions. No one is allowed to get close and can only watch from a distance.
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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. They shot all the birds and beasts that came to eat the crops. There were also people watching from the city wall on the other side.
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. He placed it on a tray to be used as a sacrifice 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, and the three hundred acres of land was not much. 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 the whole winter. When the ground is covered with heavy snow and livestock cannot find grass roots to eat, they can be used to make food.
Feed for livestock.”
The Mongolian man's penis suddenly exploded. After the heavy snowfall in winter, many livestock starved to death because they could not dig through the frozen hard ground and could not find grass roots. This was a white disaster. Livestock relied on autumn fat to survive the winter.
To survive a period of time 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 finally came out. A total of 45,000 kilograms of corn was harvested from 300 acres of land, and the yield per mu was 150 kilograms.
Tian Zili was very satisfied. This output was definitely a lot. According to the Ming Dynasty's calculation, one load of grain was 120 kilograms. Because in the Ming Dynasty, one kilogram was 600 grams, and one load was one hundred kilograms. So it matched Yang Fan's system of 120 kilograms.
150 kilograms is one load and two and a half buckets.
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, so the land is fertile. Because there is so much land, planting can be done every year to 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 save the herders in 1,500 tents. 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 was having 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 looked at Lin Danhan's happiness and said carefully.
This was the only way he could help these Han slaves who had been kidnapped and driven to the grasslands. Only by getting them out of the hands of the Mongols to farm could they survive.
"Slaves, this is nothing. This Khan has ordered the left and right wings, Ordos, Turgut, Duoyan Sanwei, Harashen, Nenhorqin, and the eight tribes inside and outside 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 to plead for my rule and betray me. Huh, you are waiting to die in the white disaster. It has become colder and drier these years. Even the grassland
All the extra-large mosquitoes above have died of drought. You can’t possibly survive the winter safely without the food I’ve given you. 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.
This chapter has been completed!