Although the courtyard is not big, Liu Chan is quite satisfied. He doesn’t want to live here anyway.
After simply strolling around the courtyard, Liu Chan called his servants outside the courtyard.
A hoe in hand.
Liu Chan was sweating profusely, making Zhang Shao on the side stunned.
"Brother-in-law!"
"Let me do it!"
Before leaving the palace, Liu Chan told him that there was no need to call him "Your Majesty" outside, just brother-in-law.
This is also for safety reasons.
"You?" Liu Chan rolled his eyes and said with a look of disgust: "Do you know what I want to do, are you coming?"
Zhang Shao was speechless.
He didn't know what kind of crazy thing this emperor had, so he specially asked him to prepare a small farmhouse, without saying what it would be used for.
As soon as I got here, I took turns with my hoe and started digging.
Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor wants to experience the life of the common people and do farm work in person?
But it’s not right.
This isn't a crop field, it's just digging in an open space outside the small courtyard.
Zhang Shao wanted to step forward to help, but he didn't know what Liu Chan was going to do, but it seemed wrong not to help.
There is an emperor to work for.
The reason why subordinates watch.
"Brother-in-law," Zhang Shao also brought a hoe and said with a smile: "You tell me how to do it, I will definitely learn it?"
"Young masters, let us do it. You two can take charge of the command."
Several servants were also rushing to work. Liu Chan dug for a while and felt a little tired.
"Okay, come on!" Liu Chan handed the hoe to a servant and said, "dig a stove for me, a slightly larger one."
"No problem, sir!" A servant patted his chest and said, "Others don't dare to say that. When it comes to digging a stove, I still have some experience."
After the man finished speaking, he called two other companions to help, while Liu Chan and Zhang Shao were watching. If anything was wrong, Liu Chan was giving some pointers.
"Brother-in-law!" Zhang Shao asked with some confusion: "There is a stove in this courtyard..."
Before Zhang Shao finished speaking, Liu Chan jumped in and said, "I know, but we can't move that furnace here."
Zhang Shao had doubts written all over his face.
"Stop wondering," Liu Chan said with a smile, "You'll know in a moment."
Half an hour later.
Three servants dug out a stove on the flat ground, which looked like what Liu Chan imagined.
I was worried before that they wouldn’t do well.
Now I realize that I underestimated them. If I had known they were so powerful, I wouldn’t have had to fool around just now.
After the first stove was dug, Liu Chan took a shovel and drew a rectangle of more than ten meters.
Then he asked the three servants just now to dig out a similar stove in the middle of the remaining three sides of the rectangle.
After arranging these three people, Liu Chan asked several other people to cut down some trees nearby.
Then, a greenhouse was built on the rectangular ground.
Since there was no film in this era, Liu Chan asked them to find some canvas for tents.
In the evening.
A small greenhouse is considered completed.
The next day, Liu Chan asked people to make some wooden shelves in the greenhouse.
It took two days to complete the greenhouse.
Liu Chan walked around inside and was very satisfied. Although it was a little different from the greenhouses he had seen when he was a child, it was still the same thing.
However, Zhang Shao and several of his servants were a little confused. They had no idea what it was used for.
"Brother-in-law!" Zhang Shao looked at the greenhouse and asked in confusion: "What are we doing this for?"
"What's it used for?" Liu Chan pretended, smiled and said: "In a few days, you will know its use in a few days."
"That's right!" Liu Chan pulled Zhang Shao out of the greenhouse and said, "Are you ready for the rice seeds I asked you to prepare yesterday?"
"Yes!" Zhang Shao nodded and said, "I have soaked it all night according to my brother-in-law's wishes."
After saying that, he asked his servants to get the rice seeds. Liu Chan was a little excited and a little expectant.
He had this idea as early as last year. Last year, he followed Zhuge Liang to the suburbs to observe the public sentiment.
When I see people planting rice, they sow the rice seeds directly in the fields.
This is a relatively primitive approach.
As a modern person who has traveled from the future and a child who has lived in the countryside since childhood, Liu Chan has not only seen rice planting, but also worked in the fields with adults.
The rice planting he saw when he was a child all required multiple steps such as cultivating seedlings, then planting small seedlings, and then planting large seedlings.
Although there are many links.
But the harvest is not low.
He is now the emperor of the Shu Han regime, and Zhuge Liang will continue his northern expedition.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. In ancient wars, isn't it just money and food?
Our territory is not as good as that of Cao, Wei, Sun Wu, and we have the smallest population and soldiers.
But food is indispensable.
Later history also recorded that Zhuge Liang had to return home several times due to food problems during his six trips to Qishan.
Liu Chan didn't understand this in the past. Not only could he not help Zhuge Liang, but he would sometimes do stupid things and hinder Zhuge Liang.
It's different now.
Liu Chan is a time traveler.
He may not necessarily be of much help in future wars, but it is always a good thing to prepare more food for Zhuge Liang.
It's just that if he had told Zhuge Liang or the officials in charge of agriculture in the imperial court directly about these planting methods before.
They may not approve it.
As someone who lives deep in the harem, what do you know about rice cultivation?
This is also the reason why Liu Chan didn’t tell Zhang Shao directly from the beginning.
Say——
It would be better to make it more convincing.
Although the seedling greenhouse has been built, Liu Chan doesn't know if it is useful.
The main reason is that there is no film in this world, and the greenhouse cannot achieve the sealing and insulation effect.
The seedling greenhouses I saw when I was a kid actually only had one stove.
Liu Chan was worried about its insulation effect, so he deliberately added three stoves, one in each of the four directions.
Last night, he asked Zhang Shao to soak a small pot of rice seeds. Now everything is ready and the test officially begins.
The four stoves lit the fire at the same time, and the large iron pot was filled with water. After a while, the temperature in the greenhouse came up.
The specific temperature cannot be measured without a thermometer. People can only experience it by walking in.
"The temperature is about the same." Liu Chan walked around the greenhouse. Although there was no film seal, it was heated in four directions at the same time, and the effect was still good.
Then spread the soaked rice seeds evenly in a dustpan, just enough for three dustpans.
Place three dustpans in the front, middle and back of the greenhouse.
Then let the servants take turns to be on duty to maintain the temperature and humidity in the greenhouse.
The breeding time is usually seven days. For this first test, Liu Chan was a little looking forward to it, but also a little nervous. He was afraid of failing the test.
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This chapter has been completed!