These winter wheats are really too short and look like they are malnourished and haven't grown enough yet.
However, these villagers discovered it when they were harvesting wheat.
Although these winter wheats are short in stature, their ears are long and large, and their kernels are plump.
It seems that there will be no reduction in production.
However, they have no way of judging the true yield before the wheat is harvested.
It seems that in order to help them solve their doubts, the King of Shu ordered people to harvest an acre of wheat and put it aside alone.
Then he ordered people to beat out the wheat and specifically measure the yield.
When Li Min, the king of Shu, chose the wheat in this acre of land, he did not choose the one with the best growth rate, but randomly selected it.
In this way, the wheat yield of this acre of land is enough to represent the average yield of all wheat fields.
On that day, the wheat from this acre of land was threshed right on the spot.
The people were shocked when they saw the whole field of wheat being beaten.
This is different from what they imagined.
In their imagination, the yield of these winter wheats must be much lower than that of normal wheat.
But now it seems that instead of reducing winter wheat production, it appears to be much more than normal wheat production.
Is this winter wheat actually more productive than spring wheat?
Two days later, the wheat in the field had been dried. Li Min ordered people to pack the wheat and weigh it specially.
There are more than 630 kilograms of wheat in this acre of land!
This output once again made the people take a breath of cold air.
They had realized that winter wheat would have a higher yield than spring wheat, but they did not expect that the yield would be so much higher.
The yield per mu of spring wheat they grow is only over 300 kilograms.
The yield of winter wheat is almost double that of the spring wheat they grow!
This really surprised them!
If they all switch to planting winter wheat in the future, wouldn’t the food supply be doubled in one fell swoop?
The King of Shu, Li Min, seemed to have seen through the villagers' thoughts, and couldn't help but smile and said: "It's not that winter wheat is more productive than spring wheat, but that these winter wheat varieties are better, so they can have higher yields."
"But one advantage of planting winter wheat is that after harvesting the wheat, you can still plant sweet potatoes, corn, or peanuts. And after harvesting these sweet potatoes, corn, and peanuts in the fall, you can continue to sow winter wheat."
"In this way, the grain can be harvested three times every two years instead of once a year. In two years, we can have one more year of production."
Hearing the words of Shu King Li Min, these people were shocked again!
Oh my god!
Is what the King of Shu said true?
If this is the case, then they will really be able to live a good life in the future!
Some people didn't believe it and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, is what you said true? Now after harvesting the wheat, we can plant sweet potatoes, corn, and peanuts. Will we have a harvest in the fall? Will there be no reduction in production?"
This is something that has been proven in later generations, but people in this era have never been this way.
It's also difficult for them to be suspicious.
In fact, these are nothing.
If you tell them that there are two crops of rice a year, or even three crops of rice in those tropical areas, you will probably faint with excitement, right?
Fortunately, Li Min doesn't have such bad taste.
"Of course there will be no reduction in production. After the wheat is harvested, I will ask you to plow the land and plant sweet potatoes, corn and peanuts. In the fall, you will be able to see whether there will be a reduction in production."
After hearing what the King of Shu said, these people were really relieved.
What kind of person is the King of Shu? He is a god descending from heaven!
King Shu, how could he lie to them?
Since the King of Shu said it can be done, it must be done!
In this case, they won't have to worry about not having enough food in the future.
They seem to have seen that good times are waving to them.
There were joyful smiles on the faces of these people, and they couldn't even close their mouths.
Many old people even cried with joy, squatting on the ground and sobbing bitterly.
"Wow, I can finally live a good life!"
"Yes, with this winter wheat, sweet potatoes, corn and peanuts, we no longer have to worry about going hungry!"
"Our good days are coming!"
"All of this was brought to us by King Shu. We must not forget our roots!"
"What's the point? If we forget our roots, are we still human beings?"
After harvesting the wheat, the next step is to thresh the wheat and put it into warehouses.
The next step is to plant three new crops: sweet potatoes, corn and peanuts.
The winter wheat harvested by Li Min decided to use it as weight and promote it throughout Jiannan Road.
The promoted price is only 20% higher than the price of ordinary wheat.
Wheat seeds with such high yields and such cheap prices have caused people in Jiannan Province to rush to buy them.
Fortunately, this year's harvest is quite good, and the people in Jiannan Road cannot use so much grain.
Li Min sold the rest directly to people in other places.
I believe that within a few years, these wheat seeds will be spread throughout the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, if this wheat seed is left for a few years, it will become impure, and the yield per mu will drop significantly.
From now on, Li Min is no longer planning to buy seed grain directly from the mall.
Li Min handed over this work to agricultural expert Yang Mingzhao.
Yang Mingzhao is responsible for the cultivation of grains and how to increase crop yields.
In the future, Yizhou will also become the grain cultivation base for the entire Tang Dynasty.
People throughout the Tang Dynasty would buy grain grown in Yizhou.
This all-round leadership will gradually make Yizhou the most prosperous city in the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, the increasingly prosperous tourism industry has already brought great changes to Yizhou.
With the continuous promotion of Yizhou Monthly Editor-in-Chief Xia Yuntian, there are more and more tourist attractions in Yizhou.
The development of tourism has brought benefits to the people of Yizhou.
There is no need to say anything about the villagers of Xiaohe Village.
People in the entire village have started various businesses because of tourism.
Just relying on these businesses, their income is much higher than their income from farming.
As for other people, tourism has also brought countless business opportunities, such as hotels, restaurants, transportation, etc.
Those who are smart and have some capital have already made a lot of money.
Even those who are dull and honest will not engage in these businesses.
But now Yizhou's prosperity has also brought countless job opportunities.
As long as they are willing to work, they will not worry about earning wages.
In just one year, the per capita income of the entire Yizhou has at least doubled, or even more.
