The follow-up influence of the captain-level meeting is still there, and reflected in the summer grain harvest, a large number of small and medium-sized captains have moved to the front line.
It gave people the impression that the main force in Huaizhong City was still engaged in farming, which made many nobles from various countries who were observing secretly complain silently.
I have ** status.
How can a warrior be engaged in a humble career?
However, when they saw Li Jie going to the countryside in person, these nobles were completely shocked and could not speak a word.
"This acre of land can weigh a hundred kilograms."
Li Jie grabbed a handful of rice, a solid one hundred kilograms, and stuffed a few grains into his mouth. It was very rough, but the grain was solid, so the ration was stable.
Early rice is not delicious, but it is used to make barley sticks, rice noodles, and can also be used as military rations.
Furthermore, it is rice after all. It is not boiled but steamed, so the taste is not that bad.
After all, it is rice food, not feed.
"The drying areas have all been cleared."
"It's all been cleared out. It's a drying area on the cement floor. The storage yard is on flat rammed earth, so it'll be troublesome if it rains."
"How many slates the stone factory has, let them be used by the storage yard first."
"yes!"
This wave of summer grains is mainly wheat and early rice, as well as some legume crops, but the output is limited. As for fruits and vegetables, only leafy vegetables can be supplied.
Basically, they are cabbage-type vegetables, and the rest are eggplants and carrots. However, the production of carrots is not good at this time, so it can only be said to be barely edible.
The local rice cultivation in Huaizhong City is very different from other places. The intensive cultivation after tillering requires strong field management. Each rice seedling is strictly trained.
Local rice transplanters have developed a short-term job.
After all, the training is not difficult, but it is very urgent.
Harvesting rice and wheat at the same time was quite unusual in the eyes of the people at that time, and the land controlled by Huaizhong City was very large, so there were not a few children of the great nobles from the outside world who came to secretly observe.
Only when farmers have harvests can they provide for the nobles' squandering.
"The rice fields in the south of Yinggou are about 300,000 acres. The yield may be high or low, but there are always 1,200 kilograms. As for the local summer grain, the rice should be 400,000 to 500,000 shi, which is enough."
If the summer grain is stable, there will be much more room for the next step. If the autumn grain is less, it will not hinder it.
These days, many countries do not plant two seasons, because the land resources are extremely consumed. Generally, only big countries can do this, or countries with relatively abundant land can do this. After all, they can take turns to cultivate the soil and burn off the wasteland.
Will come back again.
But obviously Li Jie couldn't manage that much. The most he could do was mix river mud and southern alfalfa before retting, and then plow and mix it into the paddy soil. With this base fertilizer, it was enough.
It's not as good as chemical fertilizers, but when it comes to producing one or two hundred pounds per acre, chemical fertilizers can't do the trick either.
Lighting, watering, weeding and insect removal are enough. With advanced field management, there is no problem in maintaining one to two hundred kilograms.
Only when the population suddenly expands, the land is not enough, and the land resources are excessively consumed, will there be another food crisis.
As for why there is not enough land, it is a sociological issue that President Li cannot consider yet.
"First return the grains of Chen and Sui. If you borrow, you will return. It will not be difficult to borrow again."
"yes!"
There is a good thing these days. What you borrow is rice and what you exchange is rice, so there is no problem.
As for the strange texture when you eat it, that’s not a big problem. The taste is not good. It must be that the posture of steaming the rice is wrong. If you change the posture, maybe it can be steamed well?
"Hope it continues to be a good day!"
Once the grain is harvested, it doesn't end there. If you want to keep it in stock, you must dry it.
But drying depends on God's face. It is rainy in the south, and Huaizhong City is located on the bank of the Huai River. Since the rainy season, it has been raining non-stop, and the rice is squeezed together. If the moisture is heavy,
, if it is either moldy or sprouting, then no matter how much you collect, it will be wasted. It will be a waste of effort, and you will work in vain for a year.
God's good will is never a joke.
Other places may ask for rain, but here in Huaizhong City, the "Tiandi Temple" prays for good weather and the sun comes out as soon as possible.
If it is like the previous great flood, whoever can bear it will die again.
It’s hard to say what happened to God, but the news of Huaizhong City’s great harvest soon spread to Chen, Sui, Tang, Chu, and Chu Ying.
There can still be a bumper harvest during the rainy season. From the perspective of the Chu people, the luck has not changed.
The people of the neighboring Chen country had a different view. The summer grain harvest in Huaizhong City and the field management were very different from the traditions of the Chen country. This made the Chen people very curious. Some farmers even organized groups to go south to find out.
You must know that at this time, most of the land in Chen State was still only a staple food for one season, and the big nobles were taking a lot of rest on their fertile land.
The sudden appearance of a monster like Li Jie would naturally make the old nobles of Chen country feel itchy.
After all, the two daughters of the king were killed by this dog.
In a piece of farmland near Huai River that has not yet been harvested, Wei Yu has planted more than a hundred trees on the slope next to the farmland.
More than 100 trees were planted in five days, with an average of more than 20 trees per day. The saplings ranged from big to small, but the main ones were willows.
These willows are used to determine the base boundary of the dam. No farming can be done beyond this row of willows.
Busy until noon, Wei Yu observed the farmland while eating. He found that these rice fields were very large, and the barns in the fields were all elevated. Each grain stack had eight pedal threshing machines.
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He didn't know it was a threshing machine at first, because in the Jin Dynasty, threshing was done by throwing. He picked up the rice or millet and threw it into the big wooden box. After throwing it, the threshing occurred naturally.
Then screen it to remove impurities, such as dead branches and leaves.
But looking at it now, it seems a little unusual.
"What is Ziyu looking at?"
"The utensils used by the Wu people are not simple."
"Threshing machines are sold in Jiangyin Guilduan."
"Um?"
Wei Yu was stunned, "Is it sold in Jiangyin Guild Hall? Which Jiangyin Guild Hall?"
"All Jiangyin guild halls." Xu Fei's expression was also serious, "There are them all in Xinzheng, Jiangcheng, Wanqiu, and Xiayi. Xu bought a few of them and they are expensive."
Exactly how expensive it was, Xu Fei didn't bother to say. Wei Yu didn't know what Xu's idea was, but he didn't ask Xu whether he had successfully imitated it, or whether the effect would be as good as Wu's after it was successfully imitated.
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In fact, before coming to the south, Xu Fei always thought that the problem with the threshing machine might be a material problem. After coming to the south, he learned that the processing technology was also involved.
For many things, the Jin State was not just a question of whether they had them or not, but whether they were willing to use them like this, like Li Jie!
"Eh?! Look."
Pointing out their hands, the two of them looked over at the same time, and saw a team of chariots and horses approaching. The carriages were simple and crude, but the cavalry was majestic and mighty, and a large number of warriors came around. Just looking at the scale, Wei Yu blurted out:
"Uncle Huai Shui?!"
The appearance of Li Jie shocked Wei Yu. All countries attach similar importance to food production, but those who attach as much importance to food production as Li Jie are rare.
"No wonder the last few days have been so harsh."
It's said to be harsh, but in fact the supervisors are on duty frequently and don't even know how tired they are.
Since the captain-level meeting, the production efficiency of non-military units in the entire Huaizhong City has been greatly improved.
The atmosphere has also changed greatly, and the crocodile family members who originally made a living by showing off their wealth have gradually become more low-key.
Although there are some women who don't know how high the heaven and earth are, they are complaining about Li Jie, but after all the words, they are actually a lot more practical.
"Speaking of which, did Ziyu notice that there seems to be a pavilion chief in the village near the dike?"
"All nations have pavilion chiefs, what difference does this make?"
"The pavilion chief here is definitely not someone like Qi Lu." Xu Fei pursed his lips as he rushed forward, "The person in charge of the grain storage over there is the pavilion chief. The workers next to the threshing machines are the pavilion chief's pawns."
"Um?!"
After hearing this, Wei Yu looked ahead in surprise.