When Zhang Mingtu was about to further write down the relevant situation, Xue Cheng, who had originally ran out, ran in again in a hurry, carrying a large sack beside him.
Seeing Zhang Mingtu, Xue Cheng looked excited. He opened the sack and took out a bunch of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and well-sorted corn.
Potatoes are about the size of pigeon eggs and are very inconspicuous. It is due to poor cultivation and planting too many times. The land has corresponding toxicity, so the potato seeds are also affected. Each generation will become smaller than the previous generation, and the yield will also become very small.
difference.
The size of the sweet potatoes was okay, but there was a lot of mud on them, and there were a lot of damage on the surface of the sweet potatoes, exposing the yellow flesh inside.
The corn kernels inside are not full, and are even a little thin, about as thick as two fingers. Many of the corn kernels on top are shriveled and not mature.
"Well, there are good seeds, but they are not cultivated properly, so they have not been promoted on a large scale."
Zhang Mingtu just took a look and had such an idea in his mind.
But he didn't feel confused. He didn't have much contact with agriculture, but his future brother obviously had deep knowledge in this field. As soon as he saw the relevant seeds, the corresponding memories naturally emerged in his mind.
Even if Zhang Mingtu's current strength and status are much stronger than when he first came to this world, even if Zhang Mingtu's future brother's status will be even higher.
But Zhang Mingtu never thought that he was superior to others. He always felt that everyone should be able to live a decent life with dignity and should not be bullied by others.
Human strength can be divided into three, six or nine levels, but human life cannot be divided into three, six or nine levels.
The fishermen who are struggling for food in the countryside are qualified to live, and the people who open pawnshops and merchants in the city are also qualified to live. Everyone should work hard towards a better life, instead of some people squeezing people at lower levels to keep them alive.
Not even as good as a dog.
People at the top exploit the survival resources of the people at the bottom to make them live better, so that they can eat as much as they want.
Food is the most important thing for people, and agriculture is the foundation of many industries.
Dealing with mud seeds all day long, Zhang Mingtu would not feel inferior.
"Are these? I got it from a businessman who often does business on the seaside. If it's not right, I can go and look for it again. The corresponding atlas has been ordered and they are all looking for it."
"That's right, these are the three things."
Zhang Mingtu nodded, he recognized Xue Cheng's ability to do things.
After hearing such words, Xue Cheng's face was slightly happy. He hesitated for a moment, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he continued: "The crop called potato I got is very small.
"The businessman said that at first, this crop called potatoes could grow to the size of a fist, but for some unknown reason, after sowing a few more times on a piece of land, the yield would become lower and lower, and the size would get smaller and larger.
They grow smaller and smaller, and eventually it becomes difficult to grow.
"He knows that there are larger potatoes in Fuzhou. If necessary, he can bring them over during the next trade trip. I have communicated with him and he has sent a letter. He will be among the teams that set off in the next round.
People in the family will bring bigger potatoes."
Xue Cheng was very detailed and specific, and he did things very seriously.
When he said this, Zhang Mingtu couldn't help but look at Xue Cheng one more time.
It can only be said that Xue Cheng is worthy of being a member of the Jinyiwei family. He is very detailed and conscientious in his work and has a good plan.
And just through some of Zhang Mingtu’s actions, we can know Zhang Mingtu’s purpose.
In this era, the cultivation of species may not be so thoroughly studied, and only some simple experiences accumulated over time are known.
Seeds and offspring with better quality will usually be better when cultivated.
To put it simply, larger potatoes have a greater probability and possibility of cultivating potatoes with high yields. This is relevant empirical knowledge, which can also be called science, but the research on its principles is not thorough enough.
"No need!"
Zhang Mingtu glanced at it, and Xue Cheng shook his head. His future brother had already thoroughly studied the theories and principles in this area, and there was no need for larger potatoes to cultivate superior varieties.
Xue Cheng nodded in approval and did not ask any more questions here.
I just silently handed over a brochure. It contained detailed sowing precautions for potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn, relevant soils to adapt to, and methods for later cultivation. It was very detailed.
Seeing Zhang Mingtu's slightly surprised look, Xue Cheng did not take any credit or be arrogant. Instead, he said humbly: "These are crop seeds. I guess you want the agricultural master to conduct research, so I searched for some past information."
I collected them and brought them over, there are many of them among the Jin Yiwei."
Xue Cheng reported in detail: "When these three species first spread to Fuzhou, relevant agronomy personnel also conducted research, but later found that they were not of significance for large-scale promotion."
Having said this, Xue Cheng paused for a moment. These information were collected and accumulated by him in a short period of time, and he was still a little unskilled.
"For example, the yield of this species called potato is quite astonishing in the first year, weighing over a thousand kilograms. However, there are many problems in the follow-up period. There will be inexplicable reasons that cause the yield to decrease, causing the yield to continue to decline.
"A piece of land cannot be planted with potatoes for many years in a row. In terms of agronomy, we have not found a good solution in this regard."
Zhang Mingtu nodded, he had known this for a long time.
After Xue Cheng said this, his thoughts had been straightened out, and he spoke very fluently. They were talking about only the sweet potatoes on this side: "As for this crop, its yield is terrifyingly high, even higher than that of potatoes.
But there is a big problem, even bigger than potatoes."
Zhang Mingtu nodded and signaled Xue Cheng to continue. Xue Cheng glanced at Zhang Mingtu, whose expression remained unchanged, and felt inexplicably nervous.
Obviously he had not experienced it for too long, but when he saw this senior brother again, he felt that the majesty of this senior brother seemed to be heavier than before, with an inexplicable power, just like a warrior he had seen in the army.
Will.
Standing in front of him, I couldn't help but feel a little nervous and became quite serious.
But there was no way to make so many changes in such a short period of time. Xue Cheng always thought it was his own illusion.
"The initial yield of this sweet potato also surprised agriculturists, who thought it could solve the hunger problem on a large scale.
“But later I discovered that I was too happy too early. There are indeed sweet potatoes that can produce thousands of kilograms per mu, but this effect was only achieved in the first two years. After that, the yield dropped horribly.
"Even on the land where sweet potatoes have been planted, it will be difficult for other crops to grow, and the yield will be greatly reduced. As a result, such crops can only be planted on a small scale in some abandoned fields and wastelands as a supplement to daily food.
, there is no way to promote it on a large scale."
It can be seen that Xue Cheng's investigation was attentive. As for the corn next to him, Xue Cheng took one look at it and shook his head and said: "Farmers have not done much research on this product because its yield is not high.
Too much research value.”
Zhang Mingtu nodded to express his understanding.
He already understands all the work that Xue Cheng has done, and it doesn't mean much to him, but Xue Cheng's hard work is still quite worthy of praise.
And the key is that in such a short period of time, we can already have the pros and cons, advantages, and past research data of the three related crops in our hands, which is very valuable.
"Well, these information can be used as a supplement..."
Zhang Mingtu casually browsed through the relevant information. Among them, the related planting, sowing and growth status of potatoes and sweet potatoes were described in detail, with patterns on the side to assist. It can be said to be quite simple and clear, in line with the simplicity and pragmatism of farmers.
style.
It can be seen that the farmer who originally studied these two crops worked very hard.
The related experiments are also quite standard and fluent.
Zhang Mingtu felt that such information could be used as preliminary information for the research of the great farmer. It would then become more reasonable for him to improve potatoes and sweet potatoes and create related methods.
After all, nothing top-notch will pop out of the cracks in the rocks. There is a corresponding rigorous research process and demonstration process.
A layman may watch the excitement, but an insider will have a very detailed understanding of the various changes and internal conditions.
Seeing that Zhang Mingtu still looked indifferent, Xue Cheng opened his mouth to speak, and then swallowed it back.
He was able to get back the relevant information so quickly not only because Jin Yiwei had already had this information, but also because quite a few people had been frantically searching for information about the farm recently.
The superior seeds spread from Ruihai have shocked the entire Jiangnan West Road. There are angels in Kyoto who came here just to demonstrate the yield of this species.
I don’t know how many people are paying attention to Jiangnan West Road and the small rice in the rice fields.
There are also many people who are frantically collecting relevant information and want to take credit for this achievement. After all, this can really allow people to cast a golden body and enter the peasant temple.
And if you can take this credit in your hands, the prestige and status of the people under your command will be improved unparalleled.
Although there are no traces yet, Xue Cheng has some guesses in his mind. At least farm-related masters from various places, especially those around Jiangnan West Road, have recently received invitations and were treated as guests.
The mysterious farm master didn't come out to claim his credit and was still busy studying other things here. Xue Cheng was afraid that big problems would occur by then.
Therefore, after Xue Cheng reported the relevant situation, he wanted to leave but couldn't. He also looked absent-minded while practicing martial arts in the small courtyard, turning his head frequently to look at Zhang Mingtu.
Zhang Mingtu was still thinking about things related to the Book of Life and Death. He didn't pay much attention at first. After looking at it twice, he finally found out the clues. So after thinking about it for a while, he knew what Xue Cheng was thinking, so he smiled and said: "There are always many smart people, but there are many
Sometimes the cleverness is mistaken for the cleverness. Being down-to-earth is not a shortcut to the sky."