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After demarcating the experimental field, Zhu Youzhen was not in a hurry to sow seeds, but asked the workers to prepare a large number of bamboo poles, ropes and white paper. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lei Erhu touched his head and said puzzledly: "Lord Wang, what do you want these things to do to grow crops?" ”

"Don't you see that the sunlight is too poisonous now!" Zhu Youzhen said, "My seeds are all golden beans, and they must be planted to ensure survival." Each of you will plant a few seeds, and build a bamboo pole for me on top of the seeds. The top should be glued with bamboo poles and white paper, take it down when the sun is not strong, if the sun is too strong, cover it with paper, don't wilt the seedlings! ”

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen attached so much importance to it, of course, all the workers did not dare to slack off, and they all cheered up their spirit and prepared to take care of these mysterious crops.

In fact, Zhu Youjian wanted to imitate the plastic greenhouse in his previous life, which not only prevents strong winds and heavy rains, but also increases temperature and freeze when the weather is cold, and increases the concentration of carbon dioxide in the shed, which helps the photosynthesis of crops. But one is that there is no plastic at all in this time and space, and the other is that it is the height of summer, and if you really want to get a closed greenhouse, you must not heat the crops to death.

Therefore, he racked his brains and finally came up with an idea to replace it with paper with light transmittance similar to plastic, and make a semi-enclosed "paper paste greenhouse". When the sun is exposed, you can use paper to block part of the sunlight and reduce the intensity of sunlight; If the sunlight is not so strong, remove the canopy again.

Of course, the durability of paper is not the same as that of plastic, and it will definitely be damaged in large quantities during use, and it will greatly increase the workload of workers. However, Zhu Youzhen doesn't care about this, what he wants now is to do whatever it takes to let the crops in the New World that he desperately exchange for grow strongly, and multiply as soon as possible to form a scale. If there are not enough 200 people, there will be 400 people, and if there are not enough people, there will be 1,000 people, if necessary, Zhu Youzhen can't wait to use his body to shade the crops!

Of course, Zhu Youzhen also made another preparation, that is, in case of strong convective weather that is common in summer, he must also have a response plan. Otherwise, the crops will fall in a large area, or even be killed by hail, which he cannot afford. He had the workers prepare thick cotton cloth, which was also tied together with bamboo poles and sticks to form large sheets. Once the storm hits, it is necessary to carry forward the spirit of "one is not afraid of hardship, and the other is not afraid of death", and let the workers hold these things to block hard.

After all the preparations were completed, Zhu Youzhen finally began to sow seeds. The first crop he chose was corn, which is a temperature-loving crop and suitable for summer sowing. In the previous life, it was no accident that corn could become the world's most productive crop, this crop has strong adaptability, can be grown from cold temperate to tropical, and the growth period is short, it can be harvested in three or four months, and theoretically two crops a year can be achieved in North China with high summer temperatures.

Of course, in this era, the world is in the "Xiaoice Age", the average annual temperature is much lower than normal years, and two seasons a year is estimated to be enough. But in the summer season, we can still look forward to it, because the Guanzhong Plain is now the hot season.

When Zhu Youzhen was in Taiwan, he paid special attention to asking the slaves who were captured by the Dutch to work about the habits of these New World crops. Because in his previous life, he was an urban youth who was not diligent and did not distinguish between grains and grains, and he did not know much about crops. Even if there is some ignorance, the current era is different, even if the same crop has been bred for many generations in the previous life, and the current primitive variety that has just been passed over from the New World may also be different in habits. Therefore, we must start from practice and explore planting techniques in practice.

For example, corn, the slaves told Zhu Youzhen that although this crop likes high temperatures, it also has to keep up with the moisture, and if there is too little water, it will not produce cobs. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen specially told the workers to take care of the corn seeds as carefully as they treat potted plants, and always observe the moisture of the soil.

Speaking of bonsai, in fact, Zhu Youzhen also thought of using bonsai breeding. Flower pots can be moved at will, moved out when the weather is good, and moved back to the house when the weather is bad, and the survival rate should be higher. But after all, potted plants are different from large-scale planting, they grow well in pots, and if they are really planted in the ground, the various environments are certainly not the same, and it is better to plant them directly in the ground. As for potted plants, Zhu Youzhen also put in a small amount of seeds, which are ready to be used later to cultivate new varieties.

In addition to corn, two other important crops are sweet potatoes and potatoes, which were formerly known as sweet potatoes and potatoes. However, these two crops have a relatively long growing season, and potatoes are not very resistant to high temperatures, so Zhu Youjian only sows a small part, and the rest of the seeds are reserved for next spring.

If planted in this month, sweet potatoes and potatoes will definitely not grow well. Zhu Youjian also doesn't plan how much they can produce, as long as they can produce tubers and roots. Because sweet potatoes and potatoes can reproduce sexually or asexually, when the temperature is right, the tubers of sweet potatoes and potatoes can be cut into small pieces and planted in the ground, and they can grow, and this batch of cultivation is equivalent to breeding.

Corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes are the three high-yielding crops that Zhu Youjian has the most high hopes for. Historically, the potato has played a huge role in feeding people all over Europe. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, natural disasters were still frequent, and grain production was generally reduced or even cut off in various places, which was also a direct cause of the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

If these three crops can be planted and harvested smoothly in this experimental field, the food problem that has plagued Zhu Youjian for a long time will be solved immediately. Moreover, the Huanghai Merchant Gang no longer has to go through the trouble of buying rice at high prices from other places, and the silver saved can be immediately invested in other important undertakings, which can be said to be the most important step in revitalizing the overall situation.

In addition to these three crops, such as zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, peanuts, sunflowers and other crops, Zhu Youjian also tried to grow some. In particular, peanuts and sunflowers, because they can be extracted for oil, are also important cash crops.

As for tobacco, cocoa, pineapple and other crops, either the climatic conditions do not meet, or the crop itself is not suitable, Zhu Youzhen only selected a small number of seeds for potted planting, even if it is for agricultural scientific research.

After the sowing work was completed, Zhu Youzhen lived in a temporary small shack on the edge of the field for four or five days. Every day before dawn he went out into the fields until late at night. Knowing that it would take time for the seeds to germinate, he still fantasized that the crops would break through the soil immediately. Seeing that the location of the seeds had not changed, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be as anxious as ants on a hot pot, for fear that if something went wrong with these seeds and they could not germinate, then his hopes would be all in vain.

Finally, in the early morning of the sixth day, Zhu Youzhen found that many corn seeds had sprouted. Although those two new green leaves are weak, they carry the infinite hope of him and all the hard-working people!