Chapter 319: Surrounding Terrain
This village is not far from the village where Chen Mu promoted the mulberry fish pond pilot, and most of the land in this village is so rugged and mountainous.
The villages where Chen Mu promoted the mulberry fish pond pilot project are the ones with more flat land among these villages, not to mention the other villages.
These uneven lands can be used to grow fruit trees, or even tea trees, Chen Mu's eyes moved, and this thought came to his mind.
However, the requirements for soil and climate are stricter for tea trees, and Chen Mu does not know the climatic conditions of this village, so he plans to send someone to collect some county records related to this village and the surrounding counties to take a look and deduce what the climate of this village is.
In addition, he also inquired with the local farmers, thinking about it like this, Chen Mu did not delay, he put down the tea bowl in his hand and asked Qin Ming and the others.
"Is it usually raining in your village? I'm from a small town in the north, so I feel that your village has a pleasant climate, but I don't know about the rainfall in your village. ”
Hearing Chen Mu say this, Qin Ming and Qin Ming's father were stunned, and then immediately came back to their senses, and they spoke.
"It rains a lot, but because we're far from the river, we've not been affected by the floods."
Chen Mu heard Qin Ming and Qin Ming's father say this, nodded with satisfaction, and said in response, if this is the case, then the climate here should be suitable for planting tea trees.
It's just that there are no tea farmers in this village and the counties around this village, and there are no people who are good at this, so it would be nice if the nearby merchants and county officials could start arranging it.
"Are the mountains around here barren? I see that there are many mountains around your village, and there is no flat land, so you can only live on the little land in your hands, and the village has not had a famine in the past two years. ”
When Qin Ming heard Chen Mu say this, he nodded and agreed, a look of helplessness appeared on his face, and then he spoke again.
"It's all barren, just that mountain, we tried to go up the mountain to plant things two years ago, but the mountain is too steep to grow at all, and because it often rains in our village, the grain on the mountain was washed away within a few days after it was planted."
"We don't dare to cut down the trees on the mountain, I heard that there is a mountain god on the mountain, if we take the liberty of cutting down the trees, he will punish us villagers who live around the mountain, and he will call down a large stream of sediment to flood our land."
"By that time, our grain will be in vain."
Chen Mu was stunned when he heard Qin Ming say this, and then couldn't help laughing.
The so-called mountain gods are just made up, and the large amount of sediment they talk about should refer to mudslides.
When the trees on the mountain are cut down again, the soil loses its restraints, and if it rains heavily, it is natural that the rain will wash down the mountain and eventually accumulate at the bottom of the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain is the land of these villagers and farmers, no wonder these people mistakenly think that there is a mountain god on the mountain, Chen Mu thought about it like this, sighed again, and shook his head silently.
"It's a good thing not to cut down trees, and you really shouldn't cut down trees when it rains a lot here, but it's okay to say that mudslides are good, and if you encounter a large landslide, then it's not land."
"Your houses are prone to flooding with stuff like mud and sand."
Seeing Chen Mu say this, Qin Ming and Qin Ming's father glanced at each other, then nodded, and they sighed heavily.
Qin Ming's father felt a little surprised, this son from a wealthy family came to his house as a guest, and asked all these questions.
Qin Ming's father, the second monk, was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask more.
Chen Mu raised his head to meet the gaze of the person in charge looking in his direction, and suddenly remembered what he was doing.
He came to Qin's house as a guest to inquire about things related to veterinarians.
"Qin Ming, did you learn this skill of treating animals in a nearby town? How is your master's medical skills? ”
Hearing Chen Mu say this, Qin Ming immediately came to his senses.
"My master is a well-known veterinarian in the surrounding counties, although he can only see animals, but his medical skills are also quite good, and he has not killed any livestock since he came out."
"The incurable diseases on those livestock can be cured in his hands."
Chen Mu nodded when he heard the other party say this.
"Are there any other veterinarians in your village or the surrounding counties?"
"My master is the only one in the surrounding counties, and there are two apprentices under my master's seat, and those two apprentices are younger than me, and they will have to wait two years before they can become teachers."
"Speaking of which, there are only three or four veterinarians in our village in the surrounding counties, including the old man you took away."
"It seems that the old man also came to our county from a distant county to settle down."
"As for the rest of the veterinarians, their medical skills are not as good as Master's, but they are okay."
Hearing what the other party said, Chen Mu nodded with emotion.
In this way, the number of veterinarians is indeed small, but it is normal to think about it.
After all, in ancient times, it was not so easy for people to see a doctor, and where could anyone often ask a doctor for their livestock?
"The price of our veterinary medicine is not high, and the treatment of livestock is not as delicate as that of people, it is naturally the best to be cured, and if it is not cured, then there is no way."
"The veterinarians in the counties around us don't have as many doctors as there are for the people."
Qin Ming just read it, Chen Mu also nodded in response, he thought about it in his heart, and felt that according to the current development of the aquaculture industry.
They don't need to train too many veterinarians for the time being, they just need to make sure that there is a veterinarian stationed in every three villages, provided that those three villages are ready to focus on the development of animal husbandry.
In addition to chickens and ducks, there are pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep, in addition to some gradually domesticated wild animals that have been bred in captivity.
When the aquaculture industry develops to a large scale, veterinarians will naturally come in handy.
"It seems that we should really start arranging, and when the industry develops, those trained veterinarians are enough to be trained, and the breeding industry is almost developed."
Chen Mu muttered in a low voice, Qin Ming and Qin Ming's father didn't hear what Chen Mu said, they glanced at each other, feeling a little surprised.
This son called their house, and the questions he asked were all related to people's livelihood, if they didn't know the identity of this son, they were afraid that they would not regard this son as a high-ranking official in the city.
Wait, they really don't know the identity of this son, can it be this son......
Qin Ming and Qin Ming's father thought of something, their faces changed slightly, and they looked at each other.