Chapter 37: Zhao Yingluo wins
On the eve of August 15, the gambling contract between Shen Wanshu (Zhao Yingluo), the lord of the Great Song Dynasty, and Liang Da, the king of the Great Song Dynasty, was about to be announced.
Shen Wanshu wins, then Liang Da loses his million-mu land, and Liang Dasheng, Shen Wanshu loses her 400,000 mu of land, as well as the money-making machines Dasong Bank and Drunken Hibiscus.
It was the eve of the harvest that thousands of people gathered again in the fields next to each other. In the summer, Liang Da lost face, and I don't know if Liang Da can be ashamed this time in the autumn.
When everyone saw the growth of corn on both sides, they already had results in their hearts.
In the fields on Liang Da's side, the corn plants are tall, short, fat and thin, while the corn on Zhao Yingluo's side is growing neatly and uniformly.
Liang Da has been hanging out in the Qinglou Tavern for the past two months, at ease, dreaming of winning Zhao Yingluo in one fell swoop during the autumn harvest and taking over her Da Song Bank and Drunken Hibiscus.
It wasn't until the day of the official harvest that he came to the field with a huge team of family members.
Everyone Liang Da came, and his eyes were full of sympathy, this time, Liang Da lost and was afraid that he would never have a chance to turn over.
After Liang Da saw the growth of his corn, he was stunned at first, and then compared the growth of the corn next door, he was a little flustered, and hurriedly beckoned the farmers who had dug up from Zhao Yingluo, and scolded him bitterly.
"What's going on? Why is her family's corn growing so well, and our family's crooked melons and cracked dates? ”
The farmers shook their heads like rattles, and they didn't know why the corn grew so badly in both families.
"Lord, the villains are also like the neighbors, they should be watered, they should be fertilized, and they should catch insects, at the beginning of the month, the growth of the two corns was almost the same, but in the later stage, our corn grew taller and shorter, and even the size of the corn cob was different."
"It's not that the villain is not satisfied, but the villain doesn't know that the growth of the two corn is so different."
Liang Da was annoyed and angry, "Waste! A bunch of rubbish! If you hadn't waited for you, how could the growth of the two corn be very different? In this bet, if the old man loses, be careful of your dog's life. ”
"Don't be pessimistic, according to the villain, although our corn is not as good as hers, this corn cob is all there should be, and our winning rate is still quite large."
Liang Da glanced at his own field, and indeed as the farmer said, every corn plant has a corn cob, and he should still have a good chance of winning.
Seeing him go from being angry and manic to regaining his self-confidence, Zhao Yingluo sneered, and waited until August 15, you would cry.
Liang Da: Those farmers don't know why the corn growth of the two families is very different, but Zhao Yingluo knows.
Corn is not a self-bred crop, but a hybrid crop. The seeds she took out of the dimensional space were all high-quality varieties selected and bred after a series of crosses, with high yields, insect pest resistance, and lodging. But you can't keep the seeds! Because the second generation of hybrid varieties will produce various unfavorable variations due to genetic differences and re-crossing, which will lead to reduced yields or even no harvest.
Therefore, Liang Da's wishful thinking was wrong.
He thought that he could win by purchasing corn seeds from grain merchants and digging up a few good planting techniques from his own farmers at a high price, but in fact he lost at the starting line.
The corn plants in Liangda's field seem to have corn cobs, but in fact, there are few or no corn kernels!
In view of the large gambling contract, in order to ensure fairness, the 10,000 troops stationed in Kaifeng replaced the original farmers to harvest corn.
Of course, the results of the competition do not need to wait for all the corn fields to be harvested, but Zhao Yingluo selected his own 20 acres of land, and Liang Da selected 100 acres of land for yield comparison.
If the yield of Zhao Yingluo's own 20 acres of land can exceed the output of Liang Dana's 100 acres of land, then Zhao Yingluo wins! Otherwise, Liang Dasheng.
With Zong Ze's order, an army of 10,000 people poured into the 120 acres of land like an ant colony, and it took less than an hour to harvest the 120 acres of corn.
Two corn cobs were piled up into two hills, one large and one small.
If you look at the size of the two piles of corn cobs, Liang Da will win this time, but if you look at the color of each cob, the outcome is unpredictable.
Zhao Yingluo's guess was correct, the corn cob on Liang Da's side was not only different in size, but also the number of corn kernels on the corn cob.
Some corn cobs are very full and not deflated, but most of the corn kernels on the cob are not complete, some cobs even have only a few grains, and what is even more bizarre is that some cobs only have a single corn kernel or no corn kernel.
On the other hand, Zhao Yingluo's pile, although it is three times smaller than Liang Da's pile, those corn cobs are all yellow and clear! It's golden, and it makes people happy when they look at it.
At this time, Liang Da began to really panic, and if he really lost, then this million acres of land would be given to her in vain.
What to do...... What to do......
Liang Da was as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and the two piles of corn had begun to thresh and weigh them. Another hour later.
The two piles of corn cobs have become two piles of smaller corn kernels, but this time the two piles of corn kernels are almost the same size, which means that the yield of Zhao Yingluo's 20 acres of land is almost the same as that of Liang Da's 100 acres of land.
It was only at this time that the three old men and three beating hearts of Zong Ze gradually stabilized, and maybe she would create a miracle again.
The results came out soon, and Zhao Yingluo's total output of these twenty acres of land was 210 stones! The yield per mu is more than 10 stones. The total output of Liang Dana's 100 acres of land is only 190 stones, and the yield per mu is less than 2 stones.
The winner is clear! In this bet, Zhao Yingluo won! This means that Liang Dana's million acres of land will be owned by Zhao Yingluo from now on.
At this moment, Zhao Yingluo and her right-hand man are cheering and celebrating the victory.
The three old men showed a relieved look on their faces, it seemed that they were still too careful, this girl said that if she could win, she would definitely win! Does this mean that it is also correct to allow her to recruit private soldiers? Will this Da Song win again because of her?
Among the three people, Lu Haowen is the most emotional! He was glad that he had made the right choice.
Who would have thought that the princess who had just escaped from the Jin people two years ago and defected to herself would become the first landlord of the Great Song Dynasty in just two years?
Now that she has food, a private soldier, and even a town of her own, she's making great strides toward that.
Maybe it won't take three years, and the world of the Great Song Dynasty will be turned upside down!