Chapter 604: Mushroom Cultivation
The prince built more than a dozen mushroom sheds in Dongwaifu, and used the excellent and high-yield edible mushroom strains brought back from foreign lands suitable for summer cultivation for experiments, and each mushroom species accounted for one mushroom shed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere are oyster mushrooms, straw mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, anchovy mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, pine mushrooms, round mushrooms, morels, porcini mushrooms, etc., as well as medicinal reishi. There are white fungus that nourishes yin, nourishes the kidney, moistens the lungs, strengthens sperm, nourishes blood, and refreshes the spirit, Poria cocos that nourishes, aids digestion, reduces fever, diuresis, and reduces swelling, monkey head that treats neurasthenia and indigestion, and Ma Bo that does hemostasis and external application, etc.
Edible fungi have been artificially cultivated as early as two or three thousand years ago, Yun'er's printing materials say that edible fungi are not only delicious but also have immune or inhibitory effects on animal and plant viral diseases, and can also inhibit the occurrence and development of tumors, and can dissolve a certain amount of cholesterol, which is a good health food.
The mushroom sheds in Dongwaifu are all taken care of by female servants, and the prince thinks that women are careful and patient, so he chooses dozens of girls from the Zhuangzi who are clothed and servant. The prince chose them to do the work that was not tiring, and promised that if the silver sold after the mushroom harvest would be divided among them, this was undoubtedly a blessing for the women who worked hard in the fields all year round. In other palaces, there are often cases in Zhuangzi where clothed slaves are caught and beaten to death after escaping, but there has never been a single incident in the Zhuangzi of Prince Rui. The lord of the prince is more lenient with the minions under his rule, and everyone's life is generally richer than that of other minions. Because of this, no one has escaped from the prince's Zhuangzi since he built a single mansion. Of course, in the years when Wang Ye Fujin was martyred, everyone went to flee for their lives, but as soon as Wang Ye Fujin returned home, these subordinates all came back, and none of them did not come back.
In foreign lands, people's living standards are higher than those of the Qing Dynasty, and they can not only eat well but also eat well, and pay attention to nutrition. The prince still clearly remembers what the eldest sister said about nutritious food, saying that four-legged ones are not as good as two-legged ones, two-legged ones are not as good as one-legged ones, and one-legged ones are not as good as those without legs. It means that pork, mutton, and beef are not as nutritious as chicken and duck, chicken and duck are not as nutritious as mushrooms, and mushrooms are not as nutritious as fish. There are no pigs, sheep, poultry, etc. in the prince's house, only a few guards of the dogs, and there are no fish that can be eaten, and killing is a taboo in Buddhism. The prince has always maintained the habit of not eating meat when he came back from the temple, and he doesn't care if others eat it or not. However, growing mushrooms is much less troublesome than raising animals, and the nutritional value is higher than that of pork, beef, chickens, ducks, etc., so I chose to cultivate mushrooms. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was not very popular for edible mushrooms, and the proportion of mushroom food in the Manchu and Han banquets was very small. The prince wanted to open this gap, so he experimented with the cultivation of mushrooms in the house. He personally gave lectures to the maids who cultivated mushrooms, how to cultivate mushrooms under the existing conditions. These maids used to do farm work in the Zhuangzi, and they were not afraid of cow dung, which is commonly used to cultivate mushrooms, and sawdust was used instead of sawdust for rice straw in the north, as well as quicklime, urine, bean cakes and other materials. How to prepare, build, turn, make bed, enter shed, sow seeds, how to manage fungus, cover soil, manage mushrooms, and harvest. It's relatively simple and easy to understand, these maids have no culture, and they can't accept it if they talk deeply.
The prince used all the mushrooms brought back from the foreign land in the mushroom shed, and also instructed Qi Dafu, the steward of the Dongwai Mansion, to be responsible for the cultivation of mushrooms for the clothed maid, and the steward also learned mushroom cultivation. The trouble is that it is troublesome, and the economic benefits are also very considerable. The prince trained these maids so that they could be the backbone technical force for cultivating mushrooms, and after completing their studies, they would return to Zhuangzi to establish a mushroom cultivation base. The prince also personally led these maids to the mountains and forests to collect wild mushroom species. Generally speaking, the growth period of mushrooms is about 35 days, with a short cycle and fast effect.
While cultivating mushrooms, black fungus and white fungus are also cultivated. In fact, mushrooms and fungus are both fungi, but the cultivation methods are different. The medium of fungus is very simple, the sawdust, bran, gypsum powder, sugar and water of the broad-leaved tree are mixed according to the specified proportion, and the corn cob can also be used instead of the wood chips of the broad-leaved tree.
The growth rate of mushrooms and fungus is very fast, and when the small umbrellas are carefully picked by the slave girls, the Mangges do not believe that this is the delicacy that the prince said.
The prince brought the picked oyster mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms and enoki mushrooms to the inner house, and Fu Jin commanded the chef in the kitchen to make stir-fried cabbage and mushroom soup according to the recipe for making mushroom dishes given to her by Yun'er. Sure enough, the taste is delicious and the food is smooth. Chef Xu and his woman, who were selected by Fujin, have already had a good grasp of cooking, and with the exotic new seasonings of chicken essence and monosodium glutamate, the dishes made are even more delicious.
The female slaves who learned to cultivate mushrooms and fungus took the technology and the order of the prince, and set aside land from the village to establish a mushroom and fungus base and began to cultivate in large quantities. It is the turn of summer and autumn, the weather is very good, and the mushrooms and fungus sheds grow like mushrooms after the rain. The prince also took his soldiers to the mountains and forests to continue to look for wild mushrooms, which were found under rotten leaves and tree roots.
The prince handed over the errand of managing mushrooms and fungus to the head of the village, and then began the construction of the vineyard. This year, you can't plant grapes, so prepare first, at least grapes
The erection had to be erected, and the necessary stakes had to be prepared in advance. The seedling raising thing is carried out in the greenhouse, and the prince built the vineyard for the future to squeeze juice, make wine, and dry raisins as raw materials, and the insufficient part can be purchased and supplemented. The grapes used to make wine are French grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Gamay, Carniv, Cabernet Franc and other varieties, and can be used as juice raw materials. Red grapes are best eaten when they are fresh, and horse **** grapes can be eaten or dried raisins. These varieties of grape seed were bought.
Grapes are much more complex to grow than mushrooms, and different populations have different temperature requirements at different growing times. The second is light, grapes are light-loving plants, the requirements for light are higher, and the length of light hours has a great impact on the growth and development, yield and quality of grapes. When the light is insufficient, the new shoots grow weakly, the leaves are thin, the leaf color is light, the fruit spikes are small, the flowers and fruits fall more, the yield is low, the quality is poor, and the winter buds are poorly differentiated. Therefore, when building a garden, it is required to choose a place with good light, and pay attention to improving the wind and light conditions of the shelf surface, and at the same time, correctly design the row direction, row spacing and adopt reasonable shaping and pruning techniques. This is something that the prince has learned when he was in a foreign land. Then there is water, the soil in which the grapes are grown must not be dry, too much water is also harmful to growth. The moisture content of the soil and drainage, pests and diseases all have a direct impact on the quality of the grapes.
Grapes are well adapted to the soil, and can be cultivated in all types of soil, except for marshland and heavy saline soil, which are not suitable for growth, and the fertile sandy loam soil is the most suitable. Different soils have different effects on the growth, abundance and quality of grapes.
In addition to this, there are also climatic conditions, in addition to taking into account the requirements of the grapes for suitable climatic conditions, it is also necessary to take care to avoid and protect against catastrophic climates, such as prolonged droughts, floods, severe frosts, as well as high winds, hail, etc. These can cause significant losses in grape production. For example, strong winds during the growing season often break new shoots, scrape off fruit ears, and even blow out grape trellises. Hailstorms in summer often damage the foliage and fruit ears, seriously affecting the yield and quality of the grapes. Therefore, when building a garden, it is necessary to take into account the frequency and intensity of a certain disaster factor, reasonably select the garden, determine the appropriate direction, create a shelterbelt, and have other corresponding protective measures.
The prince explained the style and height of the grape trellis used for planting grapes to Mang Ge and the two carpenter heads in the house, Master Cui and Master Zhang, and asked them to prepare first. Then he explained the matter of fertilizer to the Pan steward of the Nanwaifu vegetable garden, and asked him to be responsible for the preparation. There was no chemical fertilizer in the Qing Dynasty, so he could only use farmhouse fertilizer, and he found someone to dig the ditch for fertilization. As for the specific planting, you still need to understand the information before you can do it.
The prince intended to let Mang Ge and ****** have a good experience, and every time he went to the countryside, he took them with him, and asked them to do specific errands. In the future, the stall will be very large, and it will not work without trustworthy people. The prince often went to Zhuangzi to survey the land area, soil quality, terrain and temperature, wind power, etc., and the two of them also learned some from their ears and eyes. They found that the prince's knowledge had risen sharply, and he did not generally understand the matter of farming, not only to plant, but also to plant well and have a good harvest.
Before the new crop of mushrooms matured, the prince began to brew the purchase of fruits to make canned food, jams, and preserves. In the Zhili and Fengtian areas, a lot of fruits are produced. Due to the inconvenient transportation, the fruits of fruit farmers often rot due to vehicles, roads, weather, etc. The prince was going to use the tire car to go to the countryside to buy fruits, and give the fruit farmers a convenient condition for selling fruits, so he took Mang Ge and ****** to the fruit producing area to find out the situation.
During this period, the prince also led the two of them to the porcelain kiln in Tangshan to order again, one is a fish tank, the second is a porcelain jar for canned fruits and jams, the third is a pickle jar, the fourth is a wine urn, and the fifth is a small bottle for rose dew. They were all orders in large quantities, and the shopkeeper of the porcelain kiln was happy, not only discounted eighty percent, but also promised to deliver it to the house in person. Although there are many shops dealing in porcelain in the capital, they are all ordinary plates, bowls, spoons, and plates, and there is no porcelain with special needs of the government.
It was too early to plant rice, but the prince surveyed the necessary conditions such as the boundary and soil for planting rice in advance, and brought back a lot of puff sticks for Yun'er, ready to try to use it as a pillow filler. By the way, the growth of reeds and the demand for reed mats in the surrounding area were examined. Reeds are not necessarily woven into kang mats, but also for weaving grain hoards and fruit packets, and can also be used to make straw paper for women. Reed root can be used as medicine, fever and fever reduction, reed stem can not only weave mats, reed leaves can be wrapped in zongzi, the whole body is a treasure. The water surface of the prince is so big, and the reeds grow luxuriantly, but it has not been fully utilized.
Yun'er found the information on reed papermaking, but she is really busy at the moment, and when the skills of cloth weaving are almost taught, let's talk about reeds with the prince.
Tian Liang's affairs are also quietly being carried out, but they are not as conspicuous as Yun'er and Wang Ye. He not only followed the prince, but also was responsible for the security of the mansion with Nalan, and the safety of the hostesses of the front and rear courts; It is also busy to be familiar with the operation and management of hotels and restaurants, to be familiar with the use and maintenance of various equipment, to be familiar with the management of various things in the house, and to listen to the dispatch of Master Yun at any time.
Tian Liang and Nalan are busy until dark and sunset every day. They have successively tried a variety of manual instruments such as bean sprout machine, powder leakage machine, puffing machine, noodle machine, meat grinder, soybean milk machine, straw crusher, Buddha incense machine, fan machine, sweater knitting machine, etc. told Nalan in detail the principles and methods of use, until Nalan understood and made it. For Tian Liang, Nalan admired him so much. Who has such a mind to teach themselves unreservedly?
The above is just a general plan of the prince, and for specific implementation, it is necessary to consult a large amount of information and make full preparations.
Because Prince An and Prince Xian were responsible for the firing of red bricks and the brewing of wine respectively, Tian Liang was invited by the two princes to give lectures to those who would operate the brick machine and the earth method of winemaking in the future. The equipment and knowledge that are completely different from the Qing Dynasty are very attractive to the young people of the two provinces. Tian Liang's identity is not an ordinary guard, he is the head of the Rui Palace, and the official rank is the third grade, and after arriving at the two palaces, he has become the ideal lover for young women here. Whether it's an aunt, Gege, or a maid, all of them are full of little stars.
A grandmother said: "The chief in guard clothes from King Rui's Mansion is so young, how do people's eyebrows and eyes grow?" I don't know what kind of mother raised it. ”
"The old sister spoke too frankly, who is not raised by a mother? Maybe his mother is outstanding, I heard that this manager is the brother of Fujin on the side of the house. ”
Tian Liang taught in this house for as long as he could, and the old and young gossiped about it for as many days. To describe it in an exotic saying: "The blind man is harmful, and there is no cure." ”
But what really cares about Tian Liang is a pair of handsome, watery apricot eyes, a beautiful face and a girl with a slightly melancholy expression. She never came over to look at those instruments, and she didn't understand what Tian Liang was talking about, she only paid attention to him as a person: deep, wise, free and easy, and low-key.
This girl is Hui Gege, who has had several encounters with Tian Liang.
Hui Gege didn't come to Tian Liang's side because her identity was Gege, and she really wanted to lean over and listen to what the young head of Rui Wang's Mansion was saying, and her heart was deeply attracted by him. But Hui Gege is wise, this man is the husband of Sister Yu'er and the son-in-law of Mama Su, not what he can imagine. But what girl doesn't have a spring? Hui Gege, who was in the prime of his life, seemed to have engraved him in his heart when he first met Ryo Toda. Not only because of his handsome appearance and courteous attitude, but also, what else? There seem to be many, many more that Hui Gege can't let go. But she knew that this person was destined to be devoid of her. Her husband must be something she doesn't like. Like her, the princess is a concubine, and the queen mother is married, and the queen mother's impression of herself is so bad that it can't be worse, and it is great mercy not to give a gentleman.
Tian Liang naturally didn't know that someone had a crush on him, and he was busy every day, even eating. For this reason, Mr. was very anxious, his stomach disease was caused by the long days of cold and hot meals in the county in the past few years, and he was very worried that his son would have a bad appetite after a full meal and a hungry meal. let his constant followers deliver meals to his son on time every day, without missing a single meal. Tian Liang didn't say anything, and his heart was very warm! Truly appreciate what it's like to have parental love. (To be continued.) )