Chapter 293: Herbicides
This change of thinking is also the last time they attacked Japan, the Japanese were strongly crushed by the Black Armor Army, which directly proves that the Black Armor Army is indeed the most powerful army in the world.
So he had to lay out early, and the first step was to go to Happy Valley to pick up his relatives, which was the only weakness of the already powerful Far Eastern Kingdom.
At that time, it is possible to attack, retreat and defend, and the initiative is completely in the hands of Yang Wenli. You can first absorb a large number of Han people, continue to strengthen the foundation of the Far Eastern Kingdom, and then sweep all the way south with absolute strength, this time, not too long, at most only five years.
The key is time, the advantage is on the side of the Far Eastern Kingdom, the longer the time, the stronger the Far Eastern Kingdom will become, until it can dominate the world.
At this time, the sooner he participates in the Central Plains competition, he will fall behind, because that will involve a lot of his energy and slow down the pace of development of basic science and technology, which is undesirable and is not done by wise men.
Therefore, Yang Wenli's only idea now is to develop a new type of frigate and a large ocean-going passenger ship as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, the time has entered May, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and all kinds of flowers are competing to bloom, which is the breath of spring.
Farmers began to plant seedlings, because there are glass greenhouses for industrial breeding, so that the seedlings can be planted early.
The peasants of the Far Eastern Kingdom, who planted more than 30 acres of land per capita, said that they were planting seedlings, but in fact they could not do it, forcing agricultural technology to innovate, changing rice transplanting to throwing seedlings, not even going down to the field, standing on the flat cement channel, throwing seedlings evenly, and after a few days, after the seedlings stabilized their roots, they grabbed their pockets, that is, they straightened the fallen seedlings, and made up the dense ones to thin places.
Because of the influence of Yang Wenli, the Far Eastern Kingdom is scientific in all industries, and the Agricultural Department under the government has professional agricultural science and technology personnel who specialize in rice planting technology.
In order to achieve high yields of rice, in addition to selection and breeding, the most important thing is field management. The Far Eastern Kingdom has well-developed irrigation and drainage facilities, as long as water is released regularly for drainage, there is no need to worry about this aspect.
Fertilizer, because of the fertilizer pool composting technology proposed by Yang Wenli, there is sufficient organic fertilizer to apply the field, and it is also divided into base fertilizer and top dressing, and there is no problem in this regard.
The most difficult thing is weeding and insect control, after all, it is not comparable to later generations, there is no developed chemical base, and there are no herbicides and insecticides.
However, the vitality of wild grasses and weeds is particularly tenacious, and the grass is full of fields before the seedlings grow.
It is impossible to weed by hand, and the farmers are tired and dead grass can't be removed, what should I do? This is sad for the agricultural scientists and technicians who are receiving complaints from farmers on the edge of the fields.
This kind of problem is not a problem in Japan and the Ming Dynasty, because there is less arable land per capita, and manual weeding is used.
However, Yang Wenli repeatedly emphasized that it is necessary to increase the per capita output of agriculture, and planting 30 mu of land per capita is the most basic, and it must continue to increase to 50 mu or even 100 mu and 1,000 mu per capita.
"Is it that when the fertilizer was accumulated, the grass seeds in it were not burned? Otherwise, how could they grow so fast and grow so strong? The technician asked the farmer.
"No, no, no! Absolutely not, when the fertilizer is accumulated, the inside is like a fire, the temperature is frighteningly high, and when the fertilizer is produced, the grass is rotten and turned into fertilizer and water, which should not be the problem. The peasant replied with a wave of his hand.
"It's entirely possible, because the vitality of the grass seeds is particularly tenacious, and the heat is a little high, so they can't help it." Another technician chimed in.
"But now the grass is full of grass, and it's not one hill or two hills, it's a patch of long grass, and we can't weed it at all, what do you say?"
"Alas! We also know that we are trying to find a way to get rid of weeds, so don't worry. ”
"Alas! It would be nice if the grass was filled with water when it first grew and the grass would be drowned. A technician said with a lot of fantasies.
Another technician, who was meditating, suddenly had a flash of inspiration when he heard this, and he said excitedly and loudly: "Yes! This is a good way, in fact, nothing needs oxygen to grow, but the water is rich in oxygen, so the water can't drown the grass, but as long as we find a thing, dissolved in the water, can consume a lot of oxygen in the water, or combine with oxygen molecules, so that the grass can not absorb oxygen, the grass will naturally die. ”
"Didn't you drown the seedlings too?" Farmers on the side objected.
"No, the seedling is above the water, and its leaves can absorb oxygen and will not be affected."
"Good! Good way! So what are you waiting for, we'll go back to the experiment right away. ”
There are too many chemicals that can be combined with oxygen, oxygen is the most reactive element, the key is to find out the chemicals that can be decomposed by light and become harmless substances, and this decomposition cannot be too fast, at least to maintain stability for a week.
In fact, the researchers who study chemistry are the most aware of this aspect, and they do all kinds of experiments every day, and with their help, agricultural technicians soon developed an effective herbicide.
It is a kind of emulsion, the use is very simple, can be when the water is released, evenly poured in the water outlet, and the water is fully mixed, every few days, the grass in the field will die, a rice, as long as the grass is removed three times, you can ensure that there is no grass in the field.
This is science, it is not as mysterious as people think, an ordinary person, as long as he specializes in a certain industry, will always find various ways to improve productivity, after all, science is created by people.
Under the influence of Yang Wenli, the science and technology of the Far Eastern Kingdom are booming in all walks of life, and it is not all about Yang Wenli's intervention and guidance.
In addition, under the influence of the New Life Movement proposed by Yang Wenli in the early years, all walks of life are trying their best to increase the added value of their products.
For example, in the fur industry, fur has always been a major exporter in the Far Eastern Kingdom, and in the past, it was only a primary product, and it was exported after hastily nitrated, and some were not nitrated at all, that is, they were peeled off the skin, dried it, and then sold, such as the Ainu people in the past.
Of course, you can't make much money by doing this, because the quality of the fur is so poor that it's only worth that price.
Since Yang Wenli proposed the New Life Movement, practitioners in the fur industry also want to increase the added value of products, because others have upgraded and can make more money.
It is this environment that forces those in the fur industry to find a way. Fortunately, the chemical foundation of the Far Eastern Kingdom is quite solid, and there are all kinds of basic chemical raw materials such as three acids and two alkalis.
They bought these basic chemical raw materials, and after continuous combination experiments, Huangtian paid off their expectations and finally developed several high-efficiency chemical tanning agents, degreasing agents, protective agents, brighteners and other products.
There are more than a dozen processes in leather tanning, and there are three processes for degreasing alone, and there are three different grease removers.
After degreasing, the leather is still too hard and must be tanned with chemicals to make it soft, and a protective agent is used to prevent the hair from falling.
In the end, when the finished product comes out, it has to be brightened to make the fur as high as new, as if it were the hair of a wild beast in the prime of life in winter, so that it is the most high-end fur, which is very popular with the rich.
The Far Eastern Kingdom now only exports high-grade furs, and even the practitioners of the clothing industry also make these high-end furs into various high-end clothing, leather bags, leather shoes, etc., which is a complete, inside and outside industrial upgrade, which is today's Far Eastern Kingdom.