After coming out of Mengqi City, Wen Yi went to the countryside. Rows of neat ridges, more than ten centimeters of rice seedlings lush.

Because there is not much work in the fields in winter, there are many old people and children playing in the countryside, and women are weaving twine, and there are very few young men.

Wen Yi made a disguise and was not afraid of being recognized, so he chatted with a few old men basking in the sun at the head of the village, he was a farmer in his previous life, and he knew very well what the people liked to talk about.

I asked the child whether he was filial piety or not, whether the crops were good, and asked why he didn't see where the young and strong had gone?

The old man's answer was: "The yamen is building roads over there, and anyone who has the strength can sign up for it, eight big dollars a day, even a lazy man can't sit still for such a good thing." ”

"I want to go to the old man, but the official is stunned and says that I should enjoy happiness at home when I am old. It's just nonsense, old man, I can lift dozens of catties of rice with one hand, where is it old. ”

Saying that, the old man became excited, and shouted that he wanted to go to the city to complain to the king.

Several old men around laughed:

"Don't brag, during the Chinese New Year, the king will give New Year's gifts to the elderly over sixty years old, and you can run faster than anyone else."

"That's it, there are still dozens of catties of rice, and I almost flashed my waist last time I hugged your grandson. Let you go, in case you get tired, you won't be able to live. ”

"Haha......"

Wen Yi was also very happy to listen to it, this is the goal he is striving for, maybe the people are very hard, maybe life is not so easy.

But there is hope in my heart to be able to live with my own hands.

With this in mind, he inquired about the officials and taxation from the side...... He was pleased with the answer.

Everything is very good, the year is good, the officials are good, the king and the queen are even better, and they all pray for the king and queen to live a long and healthy life when they worship the gods.

After chatting with the old man for a while, he left, and when he turned around, he saw an old man walking around the street with a basket and a shovel in his hand.

Seeing this familiar tool, a few words came to his mind: scavenger.

Children in the new era may not know that once the dung on the street was a sought-after thing, and many people went out with baskets when they were idle, and shoveled up and made manure when they saw it.

Later, everyone was rich, and no one picked up manure when fertilizer was popularized.

Thinking of the fertilizer, Wen Yi couldn't help but pat his head, how could he forget about it.

The Chinese have known the concept of 'fertilizer' for a long time, but at that time people did not know how to improve the 'fertilizer' of the land, so they could only use the method of rotational cultivation.

Later, it was discovered that plant ash and manure can fertilize the fields, except for human manure, which burns crops to death, and animal manure can be put a little.

It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the technology of manure was invented, and the heat in the manure was released, which became the best farm fertilizer.

And the juice of manure is a good insecticide.

Now it is the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and it is estimated that many people don't even know that manure can fertilize fields, let alone fertilizer technology.

He had neglected it because he was too busy.

It's not all his fault, the main rice is not one of the food crops with the lowest fertilizer needs, which I'm afraid many people don't know.

In previous lives, rice cultivation only required the use of very little chemical fertilizer, and some did not even use it, and a little more on it would cause eutrophication or compaction of the soil, resulting in a decrease in rice yield.

Even without the use of fertilizers, the yield of rice can be maintained at a passing line. Of course, a moderate amount of fertilizer can still increase the yield.

Most of the crops planted after the crossing are also rice, and there is little demand for fertilizer...... All these factors combined to make him ignore the technology of manure.

Fortunately, I remembered it now, and if I forgot about it like this, I am afraid that I would not be able to close my eyes while lying in the coffin board.

"Daniel Zhang, make a note of the manure and remind me when you come back."

Daniel Zhang took out a charcoal pen and wrote the word "fat" on the notepad, although he didn't know what it meant, but the king made the memory definitely useful.

has been by Wen Yi's side for so long, and he also knows a truth, see more and ask less without talking.

Wen Yi went to the shop in the village to take a look, both the blacksmith shop and the carpenter shop were very busy.

After inquiring, the business was very good, and they could not meet the needs of their own village. The carpenter, for example, has orders that are several years in the future.

This is the debt owed by the lack of craftsmen before, and the people do not even have a decent table at home. Even if you are poor, everyone wants to buy a few decent pieces of furniture when they have money.

Now there are no electrical appliances or anything like that, everything is purely manual, and the production speed is very slow, and it is not an exaggeration to wait for orders to be lined up in a few years.

Wen Yi looked at the carpenter in confusion and asked, "Are you sawing planks?" ”

The carpenter didn't want to pay attention to this young man, didn't he see that he was busy, how could he have the time to speak. And you can see what he's doing and what he's asking.

But Wen Yi's momentum and the entourage behind him were not ordinary people at first glance, he didn't dare to offend, wiped his sweat and said:

"Yes, the most troublesome thing to make furniture is sawing planks, it takes three days to make a set of cabinets, and it takes seven days to sawn planks. Why do you think this tree is round, and how good it is to grow into the shape of a plank? ”

"Poof!" Daniel Zhang couldn't help but laugh and said, "If it grows into a wooden plank, what should I do if I build the beams of the house?" ”

The carpenter glared at him and said, "The young man really can't speak, you are still serious, you are too boring." ”

The smile on Daniel Zhang's face suddenly froze, and then he stepped aside.

Wen Yi also smiled, this carpenter is very funny.

"I remember that the yamen opened several timber yards, specializing in all kinds of wood, why don't you go there and buy ready-made materials and come back to make furniture."

The carpenter said, "Doesn't it cost money to buy planks?" We are all poor people, and if we don't have other skills, we have a lot of strength, and we can make more money by processing wood ourselves. ”

Wen Yi smiled, and his thoughts were really simple: "Let me ask you a question, if there are ready-made wooden boards and flutes, how many days do you need to make a set of cabinets?" ”

The carpenter said, "If all the materials were ready-made, I could make a set in two days." ”

Wen Yi continued: "You go to the lumber mill to buy ready-made planks and corrutes, and make five sets of furniture in ten days. ”

"It takes me ten days to make a set of planks...... Which one do you think makes more money overall? ”

The carpenter said angrily: "That's naturally a lot of money by buying planks and flutes, you little brother looks very clever, why do you keep asking such stupid questions." ”

Daniel Zhang and the others wanted to laugh but didn't dare, not to mention how uncomfortable they were.

Wen Yi saw that he hadn't understood it yet, so he stroked his forehead helplessly: "Then why don't you go and buy wooden flutes?" ”

The carpenter finally reacted, slapped his thigh and said, "Woc, why didn't I think of it." Little brother is still your brain, thank you, come in and have a glass of water. ”

The carpenter immediately became enthusiastic and invited Wen Yi and them to come in and sit down.

Wen Yi didn't refuse, so he followed.