Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 287 Be Prepared
Academician Meng is almost one of the designated academy leaders and researchers.

Xu Yue was very clear about this.

But based on his understanding of Academician Meng, if the research on growing rice in the desert is feasible, he will definitely not refuse.

Perhaps no one at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences can refuse.

"The academy can't be repaired in a short time." Xu Yue said, "Letting Academician Meng take charge there is definitely the best choice."

It is indeed the best choice.

It's no problem if you let the people on the farm trained by Tian Yizi manage it.

But technically, they are nothing.

"After lunch, you can go and fool around," Zhang Ruoxi said. "I won't go. I guess the upland rice seeds should be delivered soon. Our laboratory will probably be expanded soon."

We can still handle it now, after all, we started to build it on a larger scale.

But if this continues, it’s hard to say.

"Once we rent the desert, we'll build one there as well," Xu Yue said. "As for the farm, we'll also repair it when the time comes and let Guo Tianyou and the others take care of it."

Zhang Ruoxi nodded.

There is a military camp next to this laboratory, so there is not much space for expansion.

Besides, there is no need for that.

Who says there is only one laboratory?

If it is a village far away, it will be troublesome to get to this laboratory.

After lunch, Xu Yue went directly to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"Is Academician Meng busy?"

Xu Yue found Academician Meng, who was pulling weeds in the field at the time.

Despite his age, he can pull grass all day without any back pain.

This is the magic of the farmer's breathing method.

"Oh, what a rare guest!" Academician Meng stood up and looked at Xu Yue, saying, "Are you coming to my Agricultural Science Academy to poach people?"

"Why would I poach people?" Xu Yue said, "Although Lao Tian poached some people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, those people prefer management rather than research. Besides, when the academy opens, if they are willing, they won't refuse them. In fact, Lao Tian is not poaching people, he is giving them opportunities to practice."

Academician Meng was speechless.

The salary offered by Tian Yizi is indeed very tempting.

He actually knew why Tian Yizi was targeting the Agricultural Science Academy here.
Farms need knowledgeable people.

Not only do you need to understand farm management, but you also need to understand the special features of Taoyuan Farm.

People from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences understand!

As the farm develops, if you don’t know how to occupy a high position, problems will definitely arise.

Tian Yizi is a visionary manager.

As for why they were able to poach people?
Or perhaps the reason why the Academy of Agricultural Sciences released the person so easily was also due to this consideration.

Taoyuan Farm now belongs to Xu Yue alone, but that may not be the case in the future.

There are considerations of national interests involved, but Xu Yue’s personal issues are also important.

He had no intention of managing a farm.

However, in all likelihood, Tian Yizi will be the head of the farm in the future.

I guess Tian Yizi also wants that position.

And it's very likely him.

As long as Xu Yue supports it.

Will Xu Yue support it?

This is beyond doubt.

"You're here to talk to me about something, aren't you?" Academician Meng said with a smile. "If it's not good, then don't ask. Especially don't discuss your agricultural writings with me. You've already drained all the goodies out of me."

"That's great." Xu Yue said, "I plan to improve the upland rice and see if I can turn it into 'sand rice'!"

"Sand rice?"

Academician Meng is a little confused?

Is it because I lack knowledge? Why haven't I heard of sand rice?

He was naturally familiar with upland rice and had studied it.

Isn’t it just planting in the ground?
What about sand rice?

and many more.

"You want to grow rice in the desert?" Academician Meng asked. "Have you come to your senses?"

"Have you come to terms with it?" Xu Yue was stunned, then laughed. "Going to the desert to plant rice, in other people's eyes, must be considered as a desperate move, right?"

"For others, this is indeed a difficult task because it is so difficult," said Academician Meng. "Domestic colleagues have conducted research in this area and have even achieved some results. But you are different!"

Xu Yue is indeed different.

Because Academician Meng felt that Xu Yue could do it well.

He was able to make rice grow in the desert, rather than under extremely special conditions.

"What's different about me?" Xu Yue asked. "Is Academician Meng interested?"

"Of course I'm interested," Academician Meng answered without hesitation, but then asked, "Only rice?"

"Old Tian suggested considering potatoes, cotton, and some drought-resistant fruit trees," Xu Yue said. "What do you think?"

Academician Meng nodded, and then began to talk to Xu Yue about desert cultivation.

Xu Yue was stunned when he heard this.

This has definitely been researched.

Do I need to fool myself?
What a bullshit!
Xu Yue felt that if he didn't drag him along, he would attack him.

"Then it's settled," Xu Yue said. "Once Old Tian has rented the desert, I'll leave it to Academician Meng."

"You're not going?"

Academician Meng was stunned for a moment, but he also understood the meaning of Xu Yue's words.

This guy is here.

"Go!" Xu Yue said, "I have to set up the formation."

"Set up a formation?" Academician Meng frowned and asked, "What formation?"

No matter what formation is set up, it will lose its popularity.

Because no one can set up the formation.

With the help of Xu Yue and his people, when will it be possible to turn the country's deserts into fertile fields?
"Solidify the earth, transform the spirit, and guide the water."

After listening to Xu Yue's words, Academician Meng fell silent.

"Isn't this the combined efforts of the three schools of Heaven, Earth, and Self?" Academician Meng said, "To be honest, of the three schools of farming you have, only the Self school is currently prevalent. Without those formations, would simply improving the planting methods be enough?"

With so many formations set up, Academician Meng believed that the success rate was probably 100%.

But what if we don’t set up the formation?
Because it is not popular, it has little research value.

It would be more meaningful to stay and train more people like Xu Yue.

After all, a person's power is limited.

But if you don't use formations, and just improve the seeds or seedlings, you can plant them in the desert.

Then it is popular and worth studying.

"We'll know only if we try!" Xu Yue said, "It's such a vast desert, and there's no place to study it?"

Academician Meng nodded.

Both approaches are worth trying.

The first at least guarantees success.

Although it doesn't have much popularization effect, if the second method fails, there is at least hope.

As more and more graduates come from agricultural science and technology colleges, it will gradually become popular.

Tian Yizi moved very quickly.

A batch of upland rice seeds, some potatoes, etc. were soon shipped back.

"Is it just spirit infusion?"

Zhang Ruoxi asked about Xu Yue.

She wasn't really sure whether the quality would be improved after the infusion of spirit, or whether the cold resistance would be improved.

"Infusing the crops with spirits doesn't just enhance their spiritual essence and quality; it can also improve all aspects of their properties." Xu Yue nodded and said, "It naturally increases their drought resistance as well. However, it would be best to create a mutagenic formation to sharpen their improvement towards drought resistance."

After being infused with spirits, all aspects of the crop's nature will be improved.

But if you guide it, it can change in the direction you need.

Such as drought resistance, cold resistance, flood resistance, growth and so on.

If biased growth is induced, the crop's growth cycle will become shorter.

It's almost like taking a birth control drug or something.

"What kind of formations do we need to set up over there?" Zhang Ruoxi nodded and asked.

The desert issue hasn't been resolved yet, but it's not a big problem, so it's good to prepare in advance.

"Solid, fertile, moist, and growing."

"Growth?"

Zhang Ruoxi asked with some confusion.

It goes without saying that soil consolidation is about fixing the sand and preventing it from flowing, which is a very important part of desert control.

It’s just that Xu Yue and the others directly used the formation, which didn’t require so much time and effort.

The sand is fixed, and the fertile land becomes gradually more fertile.

Needless to say, it is moisturizing.

The desert is dry, and moisture can ensure that crops have enough water to absorb.

As for growth
"Let those fruit trees and upland rice grow faster." Xu Yue said, "Young seedlings often cannot withstand damage."

"It's probably not that easy to set up a moistening formation in the desert, right?" Zhang Ruoxi said. "The desert's earth energy is scorching hot, so the effect probably won't be very good."

"It's better than nothing."

Xu Yue said indifferently.

In fact, there may be water veins underground in the desert.

It's just that the distance is different.

If it is close, or even right below, then the problem will naturally be solved.

"Use fruit trees to set up the formation?" Zhang Ruoxi asked, "Or use formation talismans?"

"Prepare some formation talismans, just in case they come in handy?" Xu Yue said, "We don't have much experience after all."

"Use jade?"

Zhang Ruoxi nodded.

It would be very difficult to set up a formation using fruit trees.

After all, it was a desert and they really had no experience.

Be prepared.

"If we use jade, the cost will be too high. It's not necessary." Xu Yue shook his head and said, "Let's use stone."

Stones are naturally not as useful as jade, but they can also be used.

Zhang Ruoxi nodded and said nothing more.

She carved the array pattern on stone, but what about Xu Yue?

Still studying the array pattern on the bucket.

"I've come up with a solution," Xu Yue said. "The array pattern is fine, but it's difficult to connect them together. So, I plan to find a pottery factory and have them fire it, so that it can be seamlessly integrated."

"Let's try it!"

Zhang Ruoxi said with a smile.

The bronze Da Si Nong Dou Hu is a whole piece, and it must have been made through some secret method.

As for whether the fired ceramics could be seamlessly integrated and able to connect the array patterns in series without any obstruction, Zhang Ruoxi was not sure.

But why not give it a try?

Gong'an City's earthenware is still very famous.

Xu Yue found a company with good technology. After some communication and special arrangements, the other party started production according to Xu Yue's requirements.

Not long after, the other party brought a cart to Xu Yue.

Big and small, all kinds.

"Why did you buy so many earthenware jars?"

Xu Jianghe looked at the earthenware all over the yard and asked in confusion.

He also picked up a palm-sized jar and began to look at it over and over again.

"Studying the array pattern." Xu Yue said, "Third Uncle, is there anything?"

"Wang Yun and I have set a wedding date," Xu Jianghe said. "The sixth day of the twelfth lunar month."

"Congratulations," Xu Yue said. "I'll tell Old Tian later and have him prepare in advance. How many tables do you plan to have?"

"About 80 tables, mainly because Wang Yun's friends are a little uncertain." Xu Jianghe said, "I don't have many guests here, just people from Taoyuan Village. And they may not all be able to go."

Why is Wang Yun so uncertain?
After all, many of her friends are in the entertainment industry, and they may not have schedules.

The key is that the advance notice period is not long.

"It's better to prepare more." Zhang Ruoxi said, "It's better to have more than less."

"Eighty tables is an overestimation," Xu Jianghe said. "Wang Yun doesn't have many relatives."

Xu Yue's family actually doesn't have many relatives.

"I won't send you invitations or anything like that."

Xu Jianghe said again with a smile.

"Who did you choose as best man and groomsman?"

Zhang Ruoxi asked casually.

It was obvious that she and Xu Yue couldn't be together anymore.

After all, we are married.

"Xiong Yan and Lu Zhenyu." Xu Jianghe said, "And Xiong Yong and Xie Qingqing."

"Two is fine!"

Xu Yue nodded.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with Xu Jianghe having two groomsmen and bridesmaids.

When celebrities get married, they always have several bridesmaids and groomsmen.

After chatting for a few words, Xu Jianghe left.

Xu Yue then turned his gaze to those pottery jars.

"The array pattern should be fine."

Zhang Ruoxi said that she also understood those array patterns.

After all, Xu Yue has been thinking about it these days.

"Let me try!"

Xu Yue nodded, then acted, and then activated the array pattern with Hunyuan Qi.

This is just the first step, and then the activated array patterns need to be connected in series.

The first step has never failed before.

It's the same this time.

"It's done!"

Xu Yue was delighted and smiled, but then his smile froze and he threw the earthenware jar out without hesitation.

"Oh!"

The earthenware jar exploded directly like a bomb, with considerable power.

There were no flying debris because the earthenware jar was blown to pieces.

"what happened?"

Zhang Ruoxi asked doubtfully.

She also felt that the aura of the array pattern had merged with the pottery jar.

But the breath was disordered, as if squeezing and shrinking the earthenware jar.

The earthenware jar couldn't withstand the pressure, so it exploded directly.

"I don't know." Xu Yue shook his head and then said, "Try again!"

The results of the tests were exactly the same.

All the formation patterns were activated, and after being connected together, they exploded directly.

It was louder than firecrackers, and it attracted Xu Jiangming and Li Xiurong back. Even Li Liang came to take a look.

I thought Xu Yue was playing with bombs at home.

"Could it be that it's not tight enough?" Zhang Ruoxi said, "That force should be squeezing and tearing the space."

Xu Yue nodded. Don’t worry, this is really possible.

"Bronze should be very tough." Zhang Ruoxi said, "Perhaps it's not just ordinary bronze."

Xu Yue nodded.

Don’t underestimate the toughness of ancient bronze ware. Just think about the Sword of Goujian, King of Yue, and you can get a rough idea.

"It's a material problem!" Xu Yue said, "That's troublesome. I'll go back and ask Jing Guohua about the material of the douhu."

"How about trying something else?" Zhang Ruoxi suggested, "Steel, or even gold or silver."

(End of this chapter)