In the process of maize growing, there are always some sticks falling, which is a very normal situation, there is the influence of the wind, there is also its own shedding, etc., Zheng Xunrui thinks that such a thing is very normal, so he forgot to tell Zheng Fugui, and it is precisely because of such a small negligence that Zheng Fugui has not been able to sleep well for a long time.

The tenants were very simple, and they hurriedly picked up the fallen sticks, carefully put them away, and sent them to the Zheng family.

Seeing the jade wood stick sent and Zheng Fugui's sad face, Zheng Xunrui understood that his father didn't know the reason and was very worried.

After Zheng Xunrui returned home, he immediately made arrangements to send five maize sticks to each tenant's home, telling them that they could boil these maize sticks directly in water or roast them over fire.

These are fresh maize and taste good.

The Zheng family soon developed the unique fragrance of maize.

After Zheng Jinhong ate the fresh maize, he said yes in a loud voice, saying that he had never eaten such a good thing, sweet, and after the two of them ate it, they felt full, and the girls such as Yuhuan and Lotus Leaf felt even more surprised.

The happiest is Zheng Fugui, he is very careful, each maize stick, after cooking, he weighed, and then weighed the leaves wrapped outside and the core inside again, calculating how much the yield of each maize is, so the result of the calculation made him extremely surprised, he often went to the field, very clear how many maize are in each acre, so calculated, the yield of maize per mu is at least four stones, this harvest shocked Zheng Fugui.

From this time on, Zheng Fugui really looked at his son Zheng Xunrui differently.

The tenants also tried to cook the maize and eat it, the taste of the maize made them aftertaste, with a sweet taste, and they could eat it to their heart's content, such a good thing has really not been seen, some tenants were reluctant to eat it all, ready to keep it, but got a notice from the owner that they must eat it all in a short time, and the time is too long to waste.

The most surprising thing is the surrounding farmers, they are the first time to see such a maize stick, it should be said that when the maize first began to grow, they had the attitude of watching jokes, but after the maize stick came out, they faintly felt that this was probably not a joke.

Some farmers also tasted the fresh maize sticks, and they began to envy the Zheng family with such a good taste.

Some wealthy gentry began to visit Zheng's house, thinking of begging for some fresh maize.

Naturally, the most people came to Zheng Fugui's elder brothers, in fact, Zheng Xunrui had thought of them for a long time, and each family sent a hundred fresh maize, but there were too many people begging for it, and a few people were cheeky and came to their younger brother's house, they were not only thinking about begging for fresh maize, but also thinking about being able to grow this kind of good thing in the future.

For a time, many people in Guli Town knew about maize, and they all knew that this was a good thing, it was delicious, and it was able to eat a full stomach, but everyone just didn't know what the yield was, and whether it was suitable for home-grown cultivation.

Zheng Xunrui has already begun to arrange the operation of the people in the house, he took out a lot of fresh maize, cooked in the lively place in the county, or roasted, sold one by one, the price is not high, a copper plate can buy a maize, this thing quickly attracted everyone's attention, the taste of maize is indeed good, it is very sweet and soft in the mouth, and it can also be eaten full, for a while, the sales of maize are very hot.

A few days after the sale, Zheng Xunrui removed the temporary stall on the grounds that there was no fresh maize.

Between this sale and harvest, the fame of maize went out quickly.

At this time, Zheng Xunrui had already thought of the real arrangement, he wanted to start operating the seeds of maize and sweet potato, it is difficult to make a real fortune in farming, but it is different to operate seeds, not to mention that this is his own independent technology, no one can compete for it, at least within five years, it can be exclusive.

The profit of seeds is too great, compared to selling grain, it can be said that it is hundreds of times higher, of course, Zheng Xunrui will try his best to create some myths, so that everyone believes that only by buying seeds from the Zheng family can a bumper harvest be guaranteed, otherwise it will be a loss.

In May, the harvest season arrived.

Many farmers from all over the world came, watching the Zheng family and the tenants harvest maize, their eyes showed a look of envy, and most people were thinking that they must be Zhong maize in the coming year.

Zheng Fugui personally supervised and watched the ripe maize being harvested one by one.

The family has already prepared a warehouse, a large number of maize sticks, and after harvesting, they will be put into the warehouse.

The most exciting moment is when the yield per mu of maize is calculated.

The harvest began in the morning, and it was not until the afternoon when Zheng Xunrui returned from the county school that Zheng Fugui began to measure the yield.

Everything is ready-made, Zheng Fugui personally operated, and selected a field with the best growth.

Half an hour later, the results of the calculation came out, and the yield of maize per mu reached four stones and five hundreds.

The surroundings instantly became unusually quiet, and the farmers who surrounded them from afar were afraid that they would hear it wrong, or they would see it wrong, but if they wanted to say that a good farmer, planting rice, under the condition of good wind and rain, they could harvest two stones and five dendrobium rice, which was very good, and the north could only harvest two dendrobs with one stone.

However, the yield of maize has reached about four stones, what kind of concept is this, that is to say, one acre of maize is equivalent to two acres of rice, such a yield is amazing, in this era of lack of food, the output of grain is the lifeblood of farmers, but also the lifeblood of many gentry and wealthy households.

Zheng Fugui himself was shocked, thinking that the calculated results were fake, he turned his head and began to measure the maize in the second field, this time he was more careful, and some of the gentry and wealthy families around him also came over to see, half an hour passed, under the supervision of everyone, the output came out again, or four stones, and a little more.

There was a deathly silence around them.

In the middle of the night, haha's wild laughter appeared, this is Zheng Fugui's laughter.

All the tenants went into battle, and in only three days, nearly a thousand acres of maize were harvested.

Next, Zheng Xunrui gave another task, that is, to collect all the straw, which can be used to feed the cattle, and can be burned and scattered as fertilizer in the fields.

Honest tenants, dig up the straw, tidy it up, put it together, Zheng Xunrui saw this scene, cried and laughed, and told everyone, just cut it down along the roots, the roots of the straw will naturally rot, and you can farm in the next year.

It's a lot faster.

The vast majority of them have witnessed the production of maize, at this time, they are not worried about the cost of leasing at all, many gentry and rich households come to the meaning is very clear, the cost of leasing is easy to say, they also want to plant maize in the coming year, begging Zheng Fugui to help, no matter how much it costs, they are willing.

Of course, Zheng Fugui agreed.

After receiving a positive reply, all the wealthy gentry who leased land to Zheng Fugui returned all the IOUs made by Zheng Fugui, stating that they did not want the remaining expenses.

The reason why Zheng Fugui agreed was decided by Zheng Xunrui, who had already said that from the second half of the year, he would operate the seeds of maize and sweet potato.

Although I don't know how to make seeds, but Zheng Fugui, who has experienced ecstasy, completely believes in his son, no matter what Zheng Xunrui says, he is completely compliant, according to his algorithm, this time planted close to 1,000 acres of maize, the output is more than 4,000 stones, go out to give tenants one stone of maize per mu, and there are 3,000 stones left, which can be bought 9,000 taels of silver, and he has been running around for so many years, and he has not earned so much silver, but Zheng Xunrui is not like this, he said that it is far more than buying these silver, As for how much it can sell, Zheng Xunrui did not say the specific amount.

The influence of the formation of maize is still slowly expanding, and Zheng Xunrui has something else in mind.

At the end of June, the county will try, in the middle of June, the sweet potato can also be harvested, and the impact will probably be greater, I have to say, his move, I am afraid that it will quietly change history, the grain output will go up, the peasants will be able to calm down to a large extent, and the peasants who have food will not rebel.

Of course, this is a matter for the future, and it is necessary to plan ahead.

The harvest of sweet potatoes is certain, although Daming has suffered many disasters, but Jiangning County is not bad, it can be regarded as a smooth wind and rain, this is Zheng Xunrui's luck, but also an opportunity, it must be seized.

Zheng Fugui was still counting his income day and night, including the Wang family, the Sun family, Zheng Kaihua and others, they were all overjoyed, looking at the mountains of maize at home, it was impossible for them to be unhappy, but Zheng Xunrui locked himself in the house alone, asking everyone not to disturb, he had to think about other big things.

Zheng Fugui's reputation soon went out, because of the maize, even Jiangning County knew about it, many businessmen began to contact Zheng Fugui, asking for the purchase of maize, the price given was good, two or five dollars of silver and one stone, after soliciting Zheng Xunrui's opinion, Zheng Fugui began to sell one after another, but before the sale, the best maize was left, according to Zheng Xunrui's instructions, at least five hundred stones of fine maize were left.

Five hundred stone is 100,000 catties of maize, compared with the harvested maize, it is a dime, after cashing in the tenant's one stone per mu of maize, there are still more than 3,000 stone maize, according to Zheng Xunrui's requirements, leaving 500 stones, and the remaining more than 2,500 stone maize are all sold, that is, more than 6,200 taels of silver.