Since the emperor gave her the wasteland outside the capital, Jingyi did not delay, and directly asked Xiao Yilin to take her to handle the field deed.

Even though it was a wasteland, it was also her field. No matter how bad the field was, she was confident that if she managed it well, she would be able to grow good crops when the time came.

As soon as Jing Yi completed the formalities, the families in the capital knew that the emperor had given her a large piece of wasteland outside the capital that did not grow crops.

Everyone knows that in that wasteland, planting crops is simply not harvested, and no one wants it at all. Farming there is purely a waste of effort, not to mention the need to accompany seeds and labor money.

Some people secretly ridiculed Jingyi, saying that the emperor named her a marquis with no real power, but in fact, he used her to open up wasteland. Maybe the emperor is making fun of him, and when the wasteland is not well managed, the emperor will remove him from the position of marquis.

Some people feel that Jing Yi's merits are not enough to seal the position of marquis, even if it is a marquis with no real power, it is still a marquis. How many people want it and can't get it? It was unfair that a fifteen-year-old boy earned a knighthood on the basis of that little merit.

Some people think that if Jing Yi does not manage the wasteland outside the capital, he will have a reward from the emperor.

Anyway, most of the families in the capital are thinking about how to drive this foreign kid with no roots out of the capital, and by the way, let him lose his title.

Jing Yi ignored the rumors in the capital, and after she handled the land deed, she asked Xiao Yilin to take her to check the situation of the wasteland.

Of course, Xiao Yilin also wanted to know as soon as possible whether the little girl was sure to manage the field.

Jing Yi followed Xiao Yilin to the wasteland, and there was no road to the periphery of the wasteland, so they got off the carriage on the periphery.

This place is indeed very close to Xiao Yilin's barracks, and from the wasteland where they are standing, you can see the black military flags of the Xuanwei Army fluttering in the barracks, as well as a barracks with no edge in sight.

Xiao Yilin saw Jing Yi looking at the barracks and said, "That is the barracks where the Xuanwei Army is stationed." I'll take you to the barracks when I have a chance. ”

Jing Yi was very interested in this ancient military camp, "Will it be a violation of discipline?" If outsiders are not allowed in the barracks, don't break the rules for me. ”

Xiao Yilin said: "Wait until one day, you can act as my guard and enter the barracks with me." As long as you don't wander around alone in the barracks, you'll be fine. ”

Jing Yi asked Xiao Yilin to take her up to a barren slope, and standing on a high place, Jing Yi saw the whole picture of the wasteland given to her by the emperor.

When applying for the land deed, Jing Yi knew that this wasteland had more than 3,000 acres, which was really a big piece, and it was simply impossible to see the end at a glance.

Originally, there was more wasteland here, but some of it was occupied by the military camp of the Xuanwei Army, and only more than 3,000 acres remained.

Jingyi also found that this is a relatively low-lying area, not far from the wasteland is a large lake. Because the water of the lake reflects the blue sky, the calm surface of the lake is like a huge blue mirror, and it is like a sapphire set in the heaven and earth.

The grass is lush by the lake, and there are water birds that take off and fall from time to time, and they will also plunge into the water from time to time to catch small fish to eat.

There should be a family nearby, because Jingyi also saw the shepherd boy grazing cattle and sheep in a place with abundant water and grass not far from the lake.

Looking at this wasteland without looking at it, just looking at the view by the lake is definitely a beautiful idyllic scenery, which is really refreshing. If she takes care of this wasteland. Then it is even more of a scenic idyll.

Such a good place, the emperor gave it to her, and I don't know if she will regret it in the future.

Xiao Yilin saw the little girl looking at the lake not far away for a long time and said: "This lake is called Hongyang Lake, and it is actually connected to the famous Quyang River here in the capital. So this lake has never been dry as far as I know, but because it is connected to the Quyang River, the water of the Quyang River decreases in the drought year, and the water level in this lake will also drop.

If you catch a flood year, the water in the lake will flood the shore when the water is very heavy, but fortunately, the wasteland is higher than the lake and does not flood the fields. It's just that you see that not only does this wasteland not grow crops, but in many places even grass does not grow much. ”

Jing Yi also saw that there were only a few weeds growing in the wasteland, and she said: "Because of the low-lying terrain here, the rain will flow here, and waterlogging often forms here, and the salt in the water will remain here after the water evaporates. ”

Jing Yi then went down the high slope and walked around in the wasteland, digging a few times to see the soil with the iron shovel in his hand.

Where the weeds grow more luxuriantly, Jingyi is not worried, as long as the weeds grow, it is no problem to manage and grow crops. The key is those places where even the grass grows less.

Jing Yi dug in a place with a layer of white frost-like salinity, the ground was very compact, and it was difficult to dig with a shovel. She crushed the soil with her hands and looked at it, the salinity content should be very high, and she had to work hard to treat it well.

However, such a large area of land, if it is well managed, and planting crops can be a lot of income.

Even if she can't grow wheat here, she grows rice or cotton. She has experience growing cotton.

Jingyi has also seen some farmers planting rice in Huizhou Prefecture, and they directly sprinkle the germinated rice seeds evenly into the treated rice fields, which is what the folk often call "sowing grain".

The advantage of planting in this way is that the seedlings are not easily damaged, there is no regreening, and it saves time and effort.

However, there are many disadvantages: the wind resistance of seedlings is poor, and the plants are easy to fall after heading when encountering strong winds; In addition, there are more weeds during the growth period of the field of live broadcasting, and the uneven growth has to fill the vacancy, which is not convenient for later management. Direct seeding also has a low germination rate, and more fertilizer is required than transplantation, which increases the cost. The plant density is easily too large, which can lead to reduced yields.

Jing Yi found that the rice planted by farmers in Huizhou Prefecture was very dense, which was not conducive to the growth of seedlings at all. Moreover, the rice seedlings that have been pumped after strong winds can easily fall, which is very unfavorable for management.

Jing Yi knows that rice is still better transplanted. It is commonly known as rice planting.

Transplantation has many advantages: it can be operated according to people's wishes, according to the standard requirements of high yield, has the advantage of human control, and is easy to reduce plant injury, suitable depth, straight hole, no weight and no leakage, and is convenient for field management.

The disadvantage is high labor intensity and low work efficiency. But even so, as long as they get more grain, no matter how hard and tired they are, the peasants will be happy.

Fortunately, she didn't come up with this method of planting rice before, and it can be created as another new planting method in the future, and when the time comes, those old foxes are just looking for her, and it is estimated that the momentum will be much weaker. The emperor will also look at her for the sake of her merit and will not be dissatisfied