Chapter 1069 Brother Chubi, do whatever you want, little brother
Chapter 1069: Brother Chu Bi, you can do whatever you like, little brother, I can only clap my hands and applaud (please subscribe and vote)
Cheng Chubi's face turned dark immediately. I am an adult, so I am not playing around! I am not just a naughty child playing with bamboo poles and playing with reed flowers.
In the beautiful Southwest, every family's fields are in bloom during the flowering season.
There will always be hard-working people, holding bamboo poles to catch flowers. When everyone catches flowers, their faces are filled with a sense of satisfaction and happiness. Why?
The purpose is not just to increase production and income, but what I am planting is an experimental field. How could I not use this good method of increasing production and income?
According to my friend who is a technician at an agricultural science station, if the flowers are caught well, it is as good as applying two more layers of fertilizer.
There is no nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, so we can only rely on farmyard manure, and if we don't do some tricks, we can only grow rice.
The yield is exactly the same as that of ordinary rice. Wouldn’t it damage the reputation of the wise and responsible Cheng family?
"You two, please don't forget what Cheng said before, this experimental field is Cheng's field."
"You came here on His Majesty's order to see how I am trying to grow three-crop rice. You are not here to cause trouble for me."
Seeing Cheng Chubi's face downcast, Liu Yuanwai and Deng Zhubo were so angry that they wanted to vomit blood.
Fortunately, at this time, King Wu Li Ke jumped over in time and inserted himself in the middle of a group of big guys with a smile.
"Oh... I think it's a big deal. You two, please come over and sit down for a while. I just want to ask you something."
"Brother Chu Bi, you can do whatever you like. Little brother, I can only clap my hands and applaud, and I won't stop you."
Liu Yuanwai and Deng Zhubo had no choice but to follow Wu King Li Ke to the side.
Cheng Chubi then stepped into the field. Because the sun was shining during this time, there was always enough water in the field.
After his feet stepped into the paddy field, Cheng Chubi did not dare to stand there in a daze. After all, there were still many insects and ants in the paddy field.
Especially the most annoying leech, being stung by that thing is really not worth it.
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Cheng Chubi, Deng Chengxin, Cheng Guang and Cheng Liang all went down to the field, forming a group of two, with Cheng Chubi and Deng Chengxin each holding one end of the bamboo pole.
Then Cheng Chubi's other hand and Cheng Guang held another bamboo pole, while Cheng Guang and Cheng Liang held another one.
Then I aimed at the height of the rice ears and started to move forward, following the bamboo pole sweeping over the blooming rice ears.
The rice ears visible to the naked eye were slightly bent down by the bamboo pole. After the bamboo pole left, the raised rice ears naturally stretched out.
The rice pollen that looked like dust flowers was raised upwards with great effort.
Cheng Chubi shouted, so that the steps of Cheng Liang and Cheng Guang should be equal to his own. The pace should not be too fast or too slow.
Moreover, catching flowers is not a one-time thing, generally speaking.
It is best not to have a gap between the first flower rush and the second flower rush, and it is best not to have an interval of more than five minutes between each subsequent flower rush.
That is, it takes one-third of the time to burn incense sticks. Generally, it takes four to five times to burn an acre of land, and it is best to spend two or three days longer.
Don't underestimate this little trick, Cheng Chubi heard it said when the technician was promoting it to the farmers.
It is said that the survival time of rice pollen grains is very short, even shorter than that of humans, and can only survive in the air for about three to five minutes.
After five minutes, all those pollen will lose their activity, so make full use of live pollen to increase pollination rate and increase rice yield.
In other words, only Mr. Tian can do this. If there are many fields, bamboo poles are not needed.
Instead, use lighter hemp rope or nylon rope, and two people can catch flowers on an acre of land.
If you drive the flowers well and the ears of rice are pollinated, the yield per acre of land can increase by 10% to 20%, and the rice will no longer have shriveled grains.
It is 10% or 20% of the hybrid rice produced in later generations, which is an incredible number.
But even if the yield of rice in this era is low, an increase of 10 to 20% is still very impressive.
The important thing is, looking at the performance of the two officials from the Farming Department of the Ministry of Industry, Cheng Chubi could already predict it.
In this era, this kind of farming method has probably not yet appeared. Maybe one day in the future, such a method will be named after the method of driving flowers and increasing yields.
Li Ke and others, who had been playing cards on the bedside before, were now standing on the experimental field, looking at these big bosses with noisy words.
Holding a few bamboo poles, he walked steadily in the rice fields.
As for Liu Yuanwai and Deng Zhubo, they could not care less about getting angry with Cheng Chubi at this moment, and carefully observed the actions of Cheng Chubi and others.
As well as the height and speed of their bamboo poles, Cheng Chubi breathed a sigh of relief when he discovered that his purpose was not to knock down the rice.
Perhaps, this is another sexy operation thought up by the inspired Cheng Chubi.
No matter what, I have to write it down anyway. The increase in production is a credit, just in case something goes wrong.
I can also provide proof on my side to prove that it was Cheng Sanlang himself who caused the trouble.
After several attempts to catch the flowers, it didn't take too long to get it done. Cheng Chubi and others washed their feet and put on their shoes and socks.
Looking at the rice field, admiring it, at this moment, the two Cheng family members responsible for tending the field were pouring fermented farmyard manure into the rice field.
When the flowers are growing, top dressing must be applied. The reason why it is sprinkled after the flowers are blooming is of course Cheng Taichang's request.
Even if it is fermented farmyard manure, its raw material is still excrement, so who would be willing to step on it?
Anyway, although Cheng Chubi is not a mysophobic, he does not have a hobby of stepping on shit.
Besides, I'm not very good at playing cards with my brothers. I can't make much money even if I don't play cards.
As the farmyard manure was splashed, Cheng Chubi twitched his nose and finally gave up the idea of continuing to stand by the experimental field.
I started walking in this vast field, and I saw that whether it was alfalfa or cotton seedlings, they had already sprouted up.
When the collection season comes, when I think of 1,300 acres of cotton, I feel...
The price of white folded cloth in Chang'an is extremely expensive because people in this era only knew how to pick cotton seeds manually.
But for Cheng Chubi, how difficult is it to pick cotton seeds?
The emergence of cotton, a large-volume and saturated textile, will surely enable millions of people in the Tang Dynasty to obtain a stable source of warmth and antifreeze.
In the past two years, Cheng Chubi was really too busy, working hard all day long to get promoted and make a fortune.
Nowadays, they can be regarded as the most outstanding people among the second generation officials of the Tang Dynasty, and they have reached the stage where they can help the world.
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Li Ke followed Cheng Chubi's steps unsteadily, admiring this strange plant grown on these 1,300 acres of good land: cotton.
I asked Brother Chu Bi before about the use of this thing, and Brother Chu Bi only said that it is of great use in medicine.
There are many other uses, which you will know when they are planted.