Chapter 531: The Prince's Training Class Begins
When the field was bright, Sun Xiangfu got up and went to the field to check the situation of the whole field, he was afraid that he would go out late, and he would be entangled by a few of his own little guys, in the rice field like muddy soup, there was nothing fun.
Generally speaking, Wu Meiniang is in accordance with the content of the 'field preparation chapter' in the booklet left by Sun Xiangfu, and strives to be perfect in asking the farmers to prepare the fields, but she hasn't gotten up yet, so she can't hear Sun Xiangfu's praise.
"Lord Shangshu, that girl Wu Meiniang tossed the farmers in the village this time, and insisted that the entire rice field in Dayuan was thinner than the silt in the lotus root pond, and fortunately, the people in this Dayuan only planted more than 20 acres of land per household, and if they planted 80 acres like the people of Guanzhong, I am afraid that it will not be able to be rectified in a month or two."
The muddy water in early spring is actually a little cold, but Sun Xiangfu went to the field barefoot, and Du Gou, the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture who were transferred, naturally followed, seeing Sun Xiangfu praising the fields again and again, Du Gou told him about some of the previous situation when the field was prepared.
"The entire paddy field has been completed according to this standard?"
The fields inside the big wall are like tofu blocks, very flat, not even a small soil bag, Sun Xiangfu can't see the end at a glance, only feel that between the ridges, are separated by thin water waves, and the picture of the fields in later generations, very similar, if the entire rice fields of the big wall are ready, then, there should be 35,600 acres.
That is to say, the 1,500 households, on average, each household has to plant about 24 acres, and the overall area is almost equivalent to about 20 acres in later generations.
"Yes, originally we only wanted to plant the fields here in Shanghe Village, but the other villages heard that after such a field preparation, the harvest in the fields would increase a lot, so they all followed suit."
"Then are the rice seeds we have requisitioned from various provinces enough to plant these fields?"
"Enough, more than enough."
"Then go back and inform the people of all villages to come to us to pull seedlings! How to plant, you send someone over to guide me. ”
"No."
After looking at the situation of the field, Sun Xiangfu went back again to see the soaked rice seeds, because the temperature was not good to calculate, he did not do warm water germination, just let the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture use the method of soaking day and night dew, soaking rice seeds, last night he has seen the rice seeds that were fished up after soaking for a day, and today the day is soaked again, almost two days later, you can lay seedlings, but it is really transplanted to the field and planted, you still need to wait until the end of the month, March of the lunar calendar, before the middle of April of the solar calendar, if the seedlings can be planted, around July, You can harvest, plant this season of early rice, you can also plant another season of late road, anyway, the climate in the Dongting Lake area is relatively warm, the end of March has not arrived, many people put on single clothes.
The rice seeds sent from all over the country may be a little miscellaneous, in fact, the first planting, Sun Xiangfu is not to plant it to produce a high yield, but to understand the characteristics of these rice, in the case of ensuring its fertility as much as possible, harvest more grains full of grains, so as to cross and cultivate new varieties when planting in the next season.
By the time Sun Xiangfu washed the mud off their bodies, it was already time for the sun to rise, Hongmei and Chuntao helped a few little guys get dressed, and the family's breakfast was ready, Sun Xiangfu brought more than 200 guards, and more than 30 officials from the Ministry of Agriculture ate a big pot of rice, and the father and daughter of the warrior Tong and their more than 20 entourages also found their own empty stoves, made a simple breakfast, and had already eaten, the entire accommodation area, only one place was relatively quiet, That was the row of houses where the kings rested.
"Zhang Ke, what time did they get last night?"
"Almost two shifts."
"Boil water and take a bath, can you get it from dark until the second watch?"
"Well, they can sleep on the second watch, it's already calculated, just quarreling, they have been arguing for two or three hours."
"What's going on?"
"There are only ten big stoves used to make big pots of rice in the big fire room, and there are fourteen of them, and now they live in seven rooms, and there are only seven bath buckets, grab the stove, grab the bath buckets······"
"So, instead of uniting and cooperating, they are fighting with each other?"
"Yes, at the beginning, King Pu and King Shu have been persuading them, and later, they couldn't persuade them, so they thought of a way, boil the water first, wash it, empty the stove, and let it go to the rest of the people, and wait for King Pu, King Shu, King Qi and King Liang to boil the water first, take a bath and sleep, King Jing and King Han each have a stove, and slowly stop."
"And then, until now, they haven't gotten up yet?"
"Yes."
"Very well, then, when everyone has finished breakfast, you will go and call them to get up, and tell the attendants who have come to serve them, here, they are only responsible for protecting the safety of the kings, and they are not allowed to interfere in everything else, let them solve the matter of eating by themselves, and they are not allowed to pretend to others, and in addition, during class, they must go to the hall to listen to the lectures."
If you want to plant more than 30,000 acres of land, Sun Xiangfu alone will definitely not be able to do it alone, he needs to teach the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture first, and then let the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture give a lecture to all the villagers, at least let them know what to do next.
Soon, everyone finished breakfast and began to gather in the living room, Sun Xiangfu began to do some work on the above arrangements, the first step, in fact, is to do some fattening work for the field, just rely on Wu Meiniang before asking people to get the grass and wood ash in the field, anyway, the time for planting seedlings is still more than half a month, Sun Xiangfu wants to gather everyone, use the manure of the manure tank, drain a fertilizer organic fertilizer.
When Sun Xiangfu explained to everyone some of the matters to pay attention to when draining fertilizer, Zhang Ke began to call those princes who slept and didn't know day and night to get up, he would not come softly, the steel whistles used in the training of the guards were blown directly in the rooms of the princes, and at the same time, his subordinates would directly lift the quilt on the bed.
"Look at the sun outside! Sleep for another hour, and it will be noon, and all the officials will go to the hall for a meeting to study, and see how you ······."
Zhang Ke's voice was very loud, and he looked fierce, and he immediately shocked the princes who were still in a state of confusion, in their opinion, Zhang Ke was angry, which means that Sun Zhengming was angry, it seems that this time, the leather whip can't escape.
After quickly getting dressed and coming out, they knew how high the sun was now, and at the same time, they also heard the rumbling sound of their stomachs, however, Zhang Ke didn't pay attention to them, but told them the rules like when he was training the escorts.
"Starting tomorrow, you must get up before the hour to wash, cook, and eat. At two o'clock in the morning, go to the hall to listen to the lecture, and at two o'clock in the afternoon······"
did not surprise Li Tai and Li Ke, in the future, they can only rely on themselves, from the time of getting up every morning, the time of preparing breakfast, the time of class in the morning, or the time of labor, to lunch, the time of class or work in the afternoon, to the time of dinner, and then to the time of bathing and going to bed, Sun Xiangfu has a detailed plan.
If they do not do it well, there will be corresponding labor punishments, and those who have a bad attitude and resist will be directly whipped and served, and they will also report to His Majesty, if they can't set an example for the farmers of the world as His Majesty expects, don't expect to leave here, it is possible to stay here and farm for a lifetime.
Then, they found that what Zhang Ke said would really be done, in the kitchen, there is no food that can be eaten now, if they want to eat, there are some rice and flour ingredients, but they need to cook it themselves, and they don't have time to cook it at all, because Sun Xiangfu has now talked to the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, if they miss the class, it will not be so easy to make up for it later.
However, when they endured hunger, came to the hall, and were about to listen to the lecture, a bad news came, because today's lecture was about draining fertilizer, but they did not listen to it all, so they could not do guidance work for the people of each village at all, so they could only learn to drain organic fertilizer under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, that is, they were the princes, when they came to Shannan Road, the first thing they had to do was to dig up dung in the thatched pit.
"This king, this king swears not to be insulted by this ······"
Li Yuanjing, the king of Jing, was the first to run out of the hall, followed by Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, and then Li Yuanheng, Li Yuanfang, and Li Yuanli······
In a flash of smoke, more than a dozen princes ran away in an instant, and only Li Tai and Li Ke were left.
"If they really have the spirit of not being afraid of death, I will look down on them, everyone will be divided into groups, and go down to each village to mobilize the people! Draining the fertilizer, sooner rather than later, this afternoon, I will start digging the pond······"
After finishing a morning of teaching, Sun Xiangfu finally announced the end of class, wanting to take advantage of the time before lunch to talk to Wu Shitong about the overseas exploration and investment company, however, in the hall, there were Li Tai and Li Ke, but they watched him not leave.
"Why, aren't you hungry?"
"Hungry!"
"If you're hungry and don't cook, do you think I'll help you prepare lunch? Remember to eat enough and drain the fat, which is not only dirty and smelly work, but also physical work. ”
Hearing this, Li Tai and Li Ke looked depressed, and quickly turned around and went out to the village to find the two young men who taught them to make a fire and boil water yesterday.
Sure enough, when they got out of the gate of the house, the two of them saw the princes carrying their own salutes and climbing on top of some cars parked outside the courtyard, however, these drivers did not have horses at all, and they shouted for a long time, and no one paid attention to them.
"Li Su, come over quickly, go with Brother Wei to find the young man from last night and teach us how to cook, otherwise, we won't have anything to eat for today's lunch."
Li Ke has a calm personality, but his younger brother Li Su is the same as Li You, he has a violent personality since he was a child, and he can't tolerate the slightest disobedience from others, but he suffers a lot of palace people who serve by their side.
Now, Li Su, who is angry, will not be so obedient, and yelled at Li Ke, the brother of a fellow mother, "I don't want to stay here to pick up any big dung, I want to go back to Chang'an and tell my father and mother that Sun Zhengming has insulted my royal prince so much, and he should be removed from the prince and beheaded." ”
Hearing this, Li Tai smiled contemptuously and said, "Don't be naïve one by one, let me ask you, are you going back now?" ”
After listening to Li Tai's words, everyone looked at the guards who were not moved by their shouts in the slightest, and then realized the reality in front of them, without carriages and horses, even if they walked to the riverside wharf more than ten miles away, would they have to swim back to Chang'an from the river? Everyone here is at Sun Zhengming's orders.