Man Bao sincerely gave them advice, saying: "We have changed the wheat seeds. Planting another season of winter wheat after the Double Ninth Festival every year will be tiring, but it is not worth the extra income. And the flour of winter wheat is better than that of spring wheat."
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"Growing winter wheat means two seasons a year, and the soil fertility will not be able to keep up."
"Soak more fertilizer and rotate planting, not two seasons a year, but three seasons every two years," Man Bao said, "Our village has tried it, and the soil fertility can keep up."
"There are also plows that can be replaced," Bai Shanbao also said: "The plows we are currently using in Luojiang County are more labor-saving. Since you can't afford oxen, why not replace them with a new plow? It will make people feel more relaxed."
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Bai Shanbao thought for a while and asked the farmer, "How do you fertilize?"
When people in the quiet room saw that they were excited about talking about farming, they also gathered around and started talking all over the place. Then someone asked the two of them, "How can the young master and the young lady still farm when they look so young?"
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Seeing doubts on everyone's faces, Bai Shanbao raised his head slightly proudly and said, "That's natural. The matter of mulberry farming is written in the book. Besides, we have our own land and have been cultivating it for many years, so we can do it naturally."
Someone laughed and said: "Young master, I have been farming for more than 20 years. If you count it since I was six or seven years old, it has been nearly 30 years. Am I not better than you?"
"However, the output of our farm is higher than that of your family," Bai Shanbao said: "You don't get better at doing things the longer you do it. The land is the most incapable of lying in the world. How much you pay on the same piece of land will not matter.
The more you gain, the more you will gain."
Man Bao nodded repeatedly, "Luojiang County is not far from here. There is not much difference between the two places. Since the new wheat is grown in our county, it can also be harvested in other places, so it is certainly feasible for you."
"I've never heard of any new wheat seeds. Where did your wheat seeds come from?" The farmers who gathered around squeezed in and pushed Li Erlang aside.
Li Erlang glanced at Bai Shanbao and Manbao, moved silently, and sat next to them.
Man Bao was surprised, and said "Huh": "Have you not gone to the grain store to look for it? Isn't there any new wheat seed listed there?"
"The wheat seeds we keep at home are enough. Why go to the grain store to find wheat seeds? The wheat seeds there may not be better than ours, but they are extremely expensive."
"That's right, seeds are usually three or four times more expensive than grain. If the grain store sells wheat directly as wheat seeds, we won't be able to tell."
"I have never bought wheat seeds at a grain store..."
"I have bought some, but only one or two bushels. I will plant them on a piece of land first to test the yield."
Man Bao nodded, "That's it. How can you not buy seeds? The seeds outside are very different from the ones you keep at home. You should try more, just in case there are seeds that are more suitable for your own land."
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The person who had bought grain seeds said, "But I haven't seen the kind of wheat seeds you mentioned in the grain shops either."
Man Bao and Bai Shanbao looked at each other, a little confused, "Luojiang County is not far from here. Wu Grain Merchants shipped wheat seeds from us. It should be sold here."
“Little lady, you say that new wheat seeds come from your county, but you don’t know where the new wheat seeds in your county come from?”
"From my family." Man Bao said, "The new wheat seeds were first grown by my family."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but booed and dispersed.
Man Bao didn't mind either. He shrugged and shook his head and said, "What a pity."
Li Erlang did not leave. He sat opposite Man Bao with great interest and asked, "Did your family grow the new wheat seed? But I don't know how your family grew it?"
"It was because of the flood in Yizhou that year the grain production was reduced. Although my wheat was also affected by the disaster, it grew best in the village. People in the village said it was the favor of the gods. I think it was mutated due to the change in the environment.
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This is the best excuse Man Bao has come up with after studying, and I feel it is much more reliable than the divine favor.
But except for them, no one in the village accepted her statement.
"That year, people in the village wanted to plant winter wheat, so they exchanged wheat seeds with my family, and then new wheat seeds were planted. Even our county magistrate bought wheat seeds from us. Now the new wheat seeds are in Longzhou
, it can be grown very well in Yizhou, so I think it should be possible in Maozhou as well.”
Mr. Bai and Mr. Liu both planted new wheat for their family farms, and their farms were spread across various places. After planting it for two seasons, they found that although the yield was different, it was indeed better than the old wheat.
Therefore, this new wheat seed has actually been spread for a long time. It is not just a Wu grain merchant and Yang Heshu who are buying and reselling it. Outside Luojiang County, there are many places spreading these new wheat seeds in various forms.
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Maozhou is not far from Luojiang County, so Manbao and the others naturally believe that there should be new wheat varieties here.
Bai Erlang made tea for his husband and ran over to join in the fun. He was also in charge of the farm's affairs, so he knew a lot about it.
Seeing that they spoke eloquently and clearly knew a lot about farming, Li Erlang couldn't help but ask, "Is the new plow you are talking about a curved shaft plow?"
"Yes, it is called this name because it was changed from straight to qu. Does Mr. Li Er know?"
"I know, the plows advertised in Sinong Temple this year were presented by Yang Heshu, the magistrate of Luojiang County." Li Erlang asked with a smile, "You seem to be very familiar with Yang Heshu?"
The three teenagers nodded together and said, "Just so so."
"Oh? How about a general law?"
Man Bao tilted his head and thought for a while and said, "We only meet a few times a year."
Bai Shanbao: "Every time we meet, we have dinner and tea."
Bai Erlang: "It's just a conversation, so the friendship is normal."
It sounds like a friendly relationship, but considering that the three of them are still young, Yang Heshu can meet them a few times a year, have a few meals with them, and still talk to them, which is considered a good relationship.
Li Erlang leaned back against the wall, bent one leg and asked with a smile, "What do you think of Yang Heshu being an official?"
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"It's okay?" Li Erlang burst into laughter and said happily: "Aren't you afraid that your friends will blame you when you say this?"
"Why does he blame us?"
Li Erlang did not answer, but asked: "Yang Heshu comes from a noble family, and he is a proud boy. Will he be able to adapt to a lower-grade county?"
"There are some difficulties," Man Bao said, "Fortunately, he has money."
Bai Shanbao said, "It's just because he has money that he has difficulties, okay?"
"It's not bad to have money. I think Mr. Yang spends money very happily, and then we are also happy. Isn't this a good thing?"
Bai Shanbao said: "It is a good thing, but this trend cannot last. There are so many officials in the world, not everyone can do this. He has set a precedent, and it is just an example. Who is willing to use his own money to subsidize the county government?