The prince felt that this field was a bit strange, but he couldn't pinpoint what was strange. He pointed at the field and asked Zhou Man, "Why does this field look weird?"
Bai Erlang turned to look at Bai Shan, and Man Bao subconsciously glanced at Bai Shan first.
Bai Shan looked at each other and then stepped forward and replied: "Your Highness, this field is cultivated by my family."
The prince stepped forward, squatted at the edge of the field and took a closer look. He raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that the ridges of this field are higher than those of other fields, and the water is deeper. Why do the seedlings grow so small?"
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Of course it is smaller. It was sown ten days later than other rice seeds, and it was planted almost ten days later.
This was the first batch of experimental seeds handed over by Teacher Mo. When he handed her the seeds, Dr. D was still banned, so he could not contact her. She only knew that the yield of the first batch of seeds she researched was pretty good.
, I don’t know what the situation is like with the second generation. Unfortunately, this is the second generation.
Bai Shan probably knew that she got this kind of seed from Uncle Zhou, and Bai Erlang helped them manage Zhuangzi. They suddenly carved out a piece of land by themselves and thought about planting it themselves. They asked for so many things, not only a fertile field, but also a guarantee.
Fertilizer and water.
In order to get water, they specially selected a good piece of dry land next to Zhuangzi. They directly built ridges and irrigated the land. They also used sugar mud mixed with manure to nourish the soil. Only then did they turn the dry land into farmland. They didn't know whether it could be planted well.
But there is no way, this area is relatively short of water, there are no deep ditches, only the Crescent Pond they dug near Zhuangzi has water, and this area is basically dry land, so I want to transform a piece of land into farmland.
Bai Erlang didn't know where they got the seeds, but since there were new wheat seeds, he had some guesses about the rice seeds, so he was a little nervous.
The prince not only looked at it, he also pulled up a seedling with his hands, looked at it carefully and said, "There are quite a lot of roots. Come on, go to the field over there and pull out a seedling for me."
The guard responded and left.
Prince Gong finally walked up from behind the field ridge in disgust. Because he was not walking very steadily, there was still some mud on his feet. He rubbed his shoes on the grass and felt that the shoes were even dirtier, so he frowned and looked at it.
Head to the front, the prince and others.
Hearing what the prince said, his face became even more disgusting, "Brother, the court strictly prohibits officials from harming the seedlings. How can you send people to pull out the seedlings?"
The prince ignored him, raised the seedlings in his hands and asked Bai Shan and Zhou Man, "Why do your family only plant this area alone?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao also ignored Prince Gong and squatted on the edge of the field, replying, "This is a test field, used for experiments."
Then he asked curiously, "Your Highness, you still know how to farm?"
The prince said directly: "I don't understand."
But when the guard came over with a seedling, he put the two seedlings together and said to the two of them: "The rhizome here is much smaller, not as deep as this one, and it doesn't have many branches. Where did you come from?"
Did you get the seeds?"
"Outside," Man Bao made a vague excuse. Seeing that the prince had discovered something that none of them had discovered, he looked at him suspiciously, "Don't you understand?"
The prince easily inserted the two seedlings into the field, which happened to be not far apart. He washed his hands with the water in the field, "I don't understand, I just saw Sinong Qing do this."
For more than ten years, since he became the prince, he has followed his father to plow every year. In the past, his father drove the plow himself. If he was interested, he would go to the field to pull the ox for him. If he was not interested, he would drive the plow for him.
Playing in the fields with mud and water.
But later on, many things were no longer up to him. When he didn't go to the ground, the courtiers scolded him, and his father scolded him too.
Later, he not only drove the plow with his father every year, but also watched people sowing wheat, harvesting wheat, sowing rice seeds and transplanting rice seedlings. Several times, he went to horse racing because he was impatient to follow the emperor around the field ridges.
If you relax, you will be scolded as soon as you return to the palace.
He has seen this kind of thing a lot, and a fool would know how to do it, and this is not the first time he has seen it.
However, as farming was a national matter, he still cared about it, so he made an exception and stayed for a while, pointed at the field with his whip and asked, "Your family has planted a new wheat seed. If you can plant another new wheat seed,
Rice seeds, that’s a big contribution.”
Man Bao said: "We haven't even finished writing about this yet, so it may not be possible."
She said: "But I leave the farming matter to my eldest brother. My eldest brother and third brother are the best at farming. I divide the same seed into three parts. One part is planted here in Zhuangzi, and one part is planted by my third brother."
, and another copy was sent to Longzhou."
The prince only knew the surface but not the inside. He frowned and asked, "Why are there so many places for planting?"
He said: "Sinong Qing only plants some in the farmland of Huangzhuang."
After hearing this, Bai Shan glanced at the prince and said, "Your Highness, Sinong Temple has direct-administered fields in every state."
So they can't just plant it in Huangzhuang. He said: "The climate, water and soil are different in different places, and the seeds needed are naturally different, so they need to be cultivated in different places to see the effect."
The prince tilted his head, "Really? Why haven't I heard what Sinong Qing said?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Gong rolled his eyes and said, "That's because the elder brother is not caring enough. Even I know that Sinong Temple has direct subordinates in various places, who are not only responsible for cultivating new species, but also responsible for distributing agricultural seeds and agricultural tools."
If someone else said that the prince didn't react at all, as soon as Prince Gong said it, he would give him a dirty look and said angrily: "The third brother knows a lot. It seems that he is very close to Sinong Qing."
Some time ago, Man Bao and Bai Shan Bai Erlang asked Sinong Qing to get a lot of seeds for the development of Zhuangzi, including some novel seeds. After hearing this, they immediately spoke for Sinong Qing, "Prince Gong, look at that.
What?"
Referring to a piece of weeds on the grass not far away, he rolled his eyes at Zhou Man unceremoniously, "Weeds, why Zhou Man, when will it be your turn for me to ask questions?"
The prince glanced over, stared at the grass carefully and said, "Fool, that's hemp."
Then he turned to Zhou Man and said, "Why, your tenant farmers are so indifferent to hemp. Do they want to grow mulberry, raise silkworms and weave silk and satin?"
Man Bao said: "Silk can be sold for money. I made an agreement with them. I will pay for the silkworm seeds in the first year, and I will also pay for the mulberry seeds. Each side will get half of the silk produced."
The prince said: "You are so generous."
The two of them were talking harmoniously, but Prince Gong beside him was very angry at the word "fool". Of course, most people couldn't tell it, but Man Bao was a doctor. His chest was rising slightly with anger, and his face was a little ugly.
Holding it in, I was really afraid that something would happen to him, so I said: "Don't be angry, Your Highness, I am not targeting you, I just want to express to His Highness the Crown Prince that Sinong Qing has nothing to do with you."