In fact, before all the monarchs arrived at the experimental field of plastered rice, the lieutenants and slaves had already harvested twenty acres of plastered rice. However, in order to let the monarchs "seeing is believing", Yao Yun simply ordered the lieutenants and soldiers to harvest one mu on the spot.
Rice paste, threshed and weighed on site.
After hearing Yao Yun's proposal, the monarchs nodded in agreement one by one. They traveled across mountains and rivers to come to Xi State just to see the two-year-old rice crop and to inspect the quality and yield of the rice. Naturally, there was no reason to refuse.
"What Xihou said is that you can roughly know the yield by harvesting one acre of gypsum rice on site. Looking at the full ears of rice, the yield should be quite a lot. It's probably a bumper harvest!" Yuehou held a handful of rice ears.
, looked excited, and was looking forward to the yield of three-month-old early rice.
Before this, the monarchs subconsciously thought that the yield of three-month-ripened rice would not be much high, but now, they have lost confidence in their judgment.
Although many of the monarchs present here are mediocre, but most of them are monarchs who care about people's livelihood and make a difference. Looking at the plump and multi-grained ears of rice in their hands, they can feel the yield of plastered rice.
It shouldn't be low.
This is very critical.
It grows quickly, has two crops a year, and the yield is not low...it's really incredible.
If everything comes true, the entire Southern Wilderness countries and even the Xia Dynasty will benefit immensely.
Wu Hou was also a little excited at this moment. He weighed the ears of rice in his hands and said firmly: "I have always heard that the land on both sides of the Chishui River is fertile, and there are these plastered rice seeds. Gu guess that this acre of land can yield three or four stones of millet."
All the kings said: "What Marquis Wu said makes sense."
Chu Hou shook his head: "Three or four stones is too much. From a personal perspective, it is already very good to be able to harvest three stones of millet. After all, the most fertile land in our country can only produce three or four stones per mu at most. This gypsum rice only grows."
How can such a high output be achieved in three months? Impossible, impossible!"
All the kings said: "The Marquis of Chu is right."
Marquis of Yue: "What Marquis Wu said is that all things grow according to their own laws and cannot be perfect. The yield of these plastered rice seeds can only be three shi per mu at most."
All the kings: "Hey, the words of the Marquis of Yue are very pertinent..."
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The army officers and slaves were working hard to harvest rice, a scene in full swing. On the other side, on the road between the fields, the three great monarchs of Chu, Wu, and Yue were making guesses, and the monarchs of the small countries in the southern wilderness were
Waving flags and cheering for his "big brother", the scene became extremely lively for a while.
Yao Yun did not participate in the discussion, but quietly listened to the speculations of the monarchs, and occasionally spoke out, which was to preside over the situation.
"Xihou, you are a landowner, and you know rice best. In your opinion, can this plastered rice produce three or four shi per mu?" Wu Guojian could not say that he could not say that he was the Marquis of Chu or the Marquis of Yue, so he turned to ask Yao Yun.
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Yao Yun smiled noncommittally. Can he say that all the monarchs present have low vision and lack imagination? The yield per mu is three or four acres. Who do you look down on?
Gu Ke [Dang Kang Jin Rang] has all been used!
Naturally, Yao Yun would not do anything that was ridiculed by the whole map, so he said a few words and said conservatively: "Three or four acres should not be a problem."
When Wu Hou saw that Yao Yun agreed with him, he immediately felt that he was very proud, and his favorable impression of Yao Yun increased sharply. Then he looked at Chu Hou proudly, and Yue Hou smiled proudly: "Why, Xihou also agrees with Gu, this good rice is
What others have planted, their judgment is more accurate than yours or mine!"
The Marquis of Chu and Yue snorted coldly and said indifferently: "It is impossible to have such a high output!"
Yao Yun smiled and did not argue or even answer the question. Facts speak louder than words. When the monarchs saw the yield of plastered rice with their own eyes, all arguments disappeared.
The soldiers and slaves were harvesting rice in full swing. At first, the monarchs were still arguing and guessing how much the rice would yield per acre, but soon, the eyes of the monarchs were attracted by the working activities in the fields of Xi Kingdom.
In the rice fields, there was a team of people in the front harvesting the rice with sickles, and there were people in the back using a foot-operated threshing machine to separate the grains from the stalks. The soldiers and slaves divided the labor and cooperated.
Although the slaves of the Xi Kingdom were not as strong as the generals in the army, they worked very quickly without any sloppiness and were extremely efficient. Before long, the bucket of the threshing machine was filled with threshed millet.
This scene made the kings of various countries marvel at this scene. They had always heard that the slaves of Xi State were very capable and not inferior to the people of the country. Now that they saw it with their own eyes, the rumors were indeed true.
But this time, what surprised the kings of various countries was not the slaves of the Xi Kingdom, but the threshing machines. Everyone was extremely surprised to see the slaves stepping on the threshing machines, and the millet continued to come out.
Yao Yun didn't wait for the kings to ask questions, he was the first to speak: "This is an improved threshing machine from the Xi Kingdom. It is not a new item. If you are interested, you can come to our Xi Kingdom to buy it. But there is no rush. We
Let’s first look at the yield per mu of plastered rice, and then someone will come and weigh the threshed millet.”
Yao Yun gave the order, and soon someone brought Fang Dou one by one.
The square bucket is a tool for weighing grains. The millet is loaded into the square bucket, and after it is flattened, it becomes one bucket. If ten buckets are filled, it becomes one stone.
Soon, the soldiers and slaves began to work, and in twos and threes they began to load the millet threshed by the threshing machine into square buckets.
It didn't take long for a square bucket to be filled up quickly.
In the presence of all the kings, he recorded a bucket and put it into a sack.
Repeat the cycle, constantly weighing the grains.
One bucket, two buckets, three buckets...
Before long, ten measures of grain were weighed.
Ten dou is equivalent to one stone. In the past, before the popularization of fertilizers in Xiguo, an ordinary acre of land could only produce more than one stone per mu.
But now, after one stone of rice has been harvested, most of the rice in the rice field has not yet been harvested. Rows of freshly harvested rice ears are still lying in the rice field, and millet is still coming out of the threshing machine...
It was obvious that none of the kings present were blind. When they saw this scene, they were all shocked.
"You've only harvested so little and you've already got one stone? Did you read that right?"
"Of course I saw it right. We all saw it with our own eyes. There is no fraud."
"We have only harvested less than half of the harvest, and now we have one stone. It seems that the yield of four stones per mu is not a problem. Wu Guohui has a sharp eye, it is amazing!"
.......
The Marquis of Chu and the Marquis of Yue looked at each other in shock, their faces full of shock. They were both well-informed people, but now, when they saw that... the yield of plastered rice was really so high?!
For the first time in their lives, the two monarchs doubted life!
Now is not the ancient times, where did the Divine Valley come from!
Wu Hou's feelings at this moment were completely different from those of Chu Hou and Yue Hou. He felt like taking a breath of spring breeze. He seemed to be proud of his foresight. He held his head high and looked at Chu and Yue Hou, feeling very proud.
However, Marquis Wu's proud mood did not last long, and soon, his face was filled with surprise.
Without him, the soldiers quickly weighed out three stones of rice, but there were still rows of rice ears waiting for the threshing machine in the rice field.
Wu Hou looked in disbelief and felt incredible: "These four stones can't be beaten anymore. I'm afraid there must be five or six stones! This..."