Ren Liang and several of his former subordinates in Donghuluchuan were all annoyed, as well as Feng Yilong and his younger brothers, all in the stands of the martial arts arena.

The two of them had heard of each other's names, and they were both generals, so they had been familiar with each other for a long time, and they were originally talking in a low voice, but after seeing the scene in the field, they both frowned slightly, looking thoughtful.

Feng Shisanying on the side sighed, "Big brother, the ...... surnamed Qin"

"It's called Lord Qin."

"Oh, big brother, Lord Qin's red-clothed attendants are so majestic, compared to our brothers in Fengjiazhuang, who is stronger?"

Feng Yilong shook his head self-deprecatingly and smiled, "The battlefield battle relies on bravery, momentum and battle array cooperation, the sword and gun skills of this hundred red-clothed attendants are no worse than those of Fengjiazhuang's children, and their momentum is even higher, and the cooperation of the battle formation is not comparable to that of Fengjiazhuang's children, even if two hundred elites are selected from Feng Shanying, I am afraid they are not the opponent of those hundred red-clothed attendants." ”

"So powerful?"

Lao Huang on the side suddenly came over, grinned with big yellow teeth and said with a smile, "This hundred red-clothed attendants are carefully selected by the big boss, trained day and night, and can withstand the siege of two hundred Jiannu elites, don't you say it's powerful?" ”

Feng Shisanying pursed his lips disdainfully, "Isn't it just that the march and walk neatly and look good, what's the big deal." ”

The lynx squatting next to Lao Huang suddenly raised his chin at him, and said with a provocative face, "I'm not convinced, right, why don't we have a fight?" I'll give you a knife. ”

"Just do it, who's afraid of you?" Feng Shisanying stood up sharply.

Feng Yilong grabbed his arm, pressed him down, and said, "Thirteen, you are not his opponent. ”

"He looks younger than me, why isn't he his opponent?"

Lao Huang took over with a smile, "Hey, hey, the lynx started killing people at the age of eight, and at the age of ten, he followed the big boss everywhere to do business, even I don't dare to take this bad old man lightly, little thirteen, don't do it." ”

Speaking of this, Lao Huang suddenly changed his words, and then said, "The big boss said that when three or two hundred people fight, it all depends on their ability, whoever has high ability and courage can win, so we have never practiced this kind of army array before, including the original batch of Guan Emperor Army, and we have not practiced it, and we have all practiced ability and courage." ”

"The big boss also said that on the battlefield of thousands or even tens of thousands of people, it is not only the ability and courage that depends, but also the strict organization of the military formation and the prohibition of the order.

"Master Ren, Master Feng, in the past, the brothers of Donghuluchuan and Chijianling were used to living a comfortable life, but now there are suddenly more rules, and military discipline has suddenly become stricter, I'm afraid they will be a little uncomfortable."

"The big boss said that both of them are smart people, and they can naturally solve these small problems."

Hearing this, Ren Liang took the lead in clenching his fists and arching his hand, and said with a smile, "Old Huang, please tell the adults on behalf of Ren, just say that the brothers in Donghuluchuan are very eye-catching, if there is a slippery head or not long-eyed, the military law will deal with it." ”

Feng Yilong also smiled and said, "Old Huang, since the people of Chijianling have followed Lord Qin, they are naturally no longer the children of Feng Jiazhuang, but the Emperor of Lou Annoyance, and let the adults deal with them." ”

Lao Huang also clenched his fists and arched his hands, grinning with big yellow teeth and smiling, "The two of you understand the righteousness, and the bad old man admires and admires." ”

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Qin Chuan left the martial arts arena and rushed straight to Xitougou with the red-clothed attendants.

Wang Jizong also returned to Loufu, and was leading the villagers to sow seeds in the farmland downstream of the Xitougou Reservoir, and when he saw Qin Chuan coming, he washed his hands in the ditch at the edge of the field, and then greeted him.

"How much land is left to be planted?"

Qin Chuan turned over and dismounted, walked over and asked.

Wang Jizong pointed to the dozens of villagers farming next to him, and said, "There are only two acres left, and they can be planted today." ”

Qin Chuan squatted on the ridge of the field, looking at the newly planted sweet potato seedlings in the field, and there were some black things mixed with a pungent smell in the soil.

This is Wang Jizong's dung pill according to the record in Xu Guangqi's book, mixed with livestock dung, bones, internal organs, hair, etc., sulfur and arsenic, mixed in a pit and then buried.

On the day he dug it out, Qin Chuan deliberately ran to see it, but he was almost stunned, and the smell was even stronger and more unpleasant than when he was a child when he opened compound fertilizer in the countryside.

Even if it was diluted with water before being poured into the ground, the smell was still strong.

The seedlings in the field are the seedlings that are buried in the sand of the greenhouse, and then the seedlings are intercepted after they grow luxuriantly enough, and the seedlings are planted with this seedling raising method, which can greatly save seeds.

"By the way, Ming Zhao, how many seeds are used in one acre of taro?" As soon as he thought of the issue of seeds, Qin Chuan couldn't help but think of potatoes.

Wang Jizong smiled bitterly and said, "Twenty stone soil taro seeds, a total of 2,600 catties, only 18 acres of land were planted, which is equivalent to nearly 150 catties of seeds per mu." ”

Qin Chuan calculated, one pound in the Ming Dynasty was equal to one pound and two taels in later generations, and this seed was not much, so he nodded and said, "It's okay, it is worth producing 400 catties per mu, and producing 600 catties per mu is earned, and if you produce 800 catties, then >>."

It's a big deal. ”

Wang Jizong smiled: "I hope I can produce more than 600 catties per mu." ”

In fact, Qin Chuan was a little helpless in his heart, potatoes with a yield of 600 catties per mu would be laughed at in the future generations with a yield of 5 or 6,000 catties per mu.

But he does not have the high-yielding varieties of later generations, only the original varieties that came from the Americas, and there are no high-quality fertilizers, no pesticides, plus drought, he is already very satisfied with the yield of 600 catties per mu.

You must know that the crops such as wheat, millet, and millet in this era have a yield of about two stones per mu when the rain is sufficient, and not even one stone in drought years, and about 100 catties with bran.

"My lord, from this year onwards, I am afraid that I will not be able to plant winter wheat, and I will not be able to achieve the effect of three crops in two years." Wang Jizong suddenly said with a sad face.

Qin Chuan frowned, he knew why Wang Jizong said this, because the weather was getting colder and colder year by year.

"Alas, last year's spring sowing was half a month later than the year before last, and this year is half a month later than last year, the later the planting, the later the harvest, and when it comes to the autumn harvest, I'm afraid it's too late to plant winter wheat."

"Moreover, this year's winter wheat has suffered a lot of frostbite, and the growth in those fields in the Loufu Valley is uneven, and the harvest will definitely be discounted, and next year, I am afraid that there will only be a lot more frostbite to death."

Qin Chuan rubbed the corners of his forehead, pondered for a moment, and said, "Mingzhao, you write a few more letters to Shuntianfu, and tell those enlightened adults that after this year's new crop harvest, if there is a surplus, let them leave it to us as much as possible, we can buy it at a high price, as long as there is goods, silver is not a problem." ”

"Let's get more seeds, plant new crops as soon as possible, the next few years will definitely only be ripe once a year, we have to rely on new crops to increase production, but even if these 20 acres of taro can yield 600 catties per mu, even if they are all saved, there will only be 10,000 catties of seeds next year, only 70 or 80 acres of land can be planted, and only 300 acres of land can be planted the year after tomorrow, which is far from enough."

"Okay, I'll write when I get back tonight."

"You've worked hard these days, busy with spring sowing, you have to hurry up to train talents, and you can share a little bit is a little, by the way, we also have to continue to recruit talents, especially enlightened readers, all who can be recruited are recruited, silver is not a problem, give them a high monthly money."

"Don't worry, my lord, Luo Wentian is doing these things, he has a wider range of contacts than me, and he is more able to speak well, and he will use some means, and he will definitely be able to recruit a lot of talents."

Qin Chuan nodded, and patted him on the shoulder again, "Well, that's good, anyway, you scholars have to work hard for a while." ”

Wang Jizong smiled meaningfully: "If you want to take a shortcut, you only need to include one person in the account, and the talents and talents of the Quartet will naturally come to vote." ”

Qin Chuan raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Who is that man? ”

"Fenyang Wencheng."

"Huh?"

Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment, isn't that his father-in-law?

"That's right, it's the lord and father-in-law."

Wang Jizong smiled again, and then said: "My lord, your talent is not under me, you are obviously from a family of eunuchs but do not want to be famous, and you are known for your reputation in the clear stream of Shanxi. ”

"The adults only need to marry Miss Wen and include Wen Cheng in the account, which will naturally attract the attention of many Qingliu talents and enlightened talents in Shanxi, and tie this Taifu Temple Shaoqing to a boat, which can also attract the attention of many people who are eager for fame and fortune."

As soon as he heard this, Qin Chuan smiled, "This is a good idea, when Zhu Youzhen makes peace with me, I will go to Fenyang to carry my wife and father-in-law over together." ”

"Then I'll wait to drink the adult's wine."

"By the way, the note you wrote should have arrived at Zhu Youzhen's desk."

"Count the time, it should be up."

"I don't know how he reacted after reading the recital."

"It should be peaceful."

"I hope you don't talk about this, let's go, let's go to the Xitougou Reservoir to see how the reservoir is."

"Okay."

The two left the field and rode their horses to Xitougou.

The water level in the reservoir has reached two-thirds of its total capacity, and the two streams upstream are still gurgling down because the snow on the top of Zhouhong Mountain has not yet completely melted.

Moreover, with the spring rains and the melting of snow, the water table will definitely rise, and the mountain springs will also produce water.

Wang Jizong said that in previous years, when there was a severe drought, the mountain springs on the mountain would not dry up until May and June, that is, in two or three months, the Xigoutou Reservoir could still be replenished with water.

I don't know if the speed of replenishment can catch up with the speed of evaporation.

If it can, and the snow melts completely, the Xigoutou reservoir should be able to fill with water by then.

June and July are the rainy season, and if there is one or two rains, this year's harvest will not be worried.

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