Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 104 Inescapable
Sun Xiangfu tells the children a lot of knowledge, from pollination and breeding, to grafting and transplantation, he can talk about almost the planting techniques that can be achieved in this era, and even let the children do their own experiments, so now happy Next to the hundreds of eel and loach ponds in the village, a vine was planted by the children by grafting and transplantation, and dozens of greenhouses were also shared by these children. Sun Xiangfu gave them a certain degree of young and strong labor to help. Just take care of it.

On the first day of bathing in April, the villagers of Dawan Village pulled a cart of golden cauliflower to the fishing ground of Xingfu Village. They were the first batch of farmers who harvested this new crop this year. They wondered whether Xingfu Village would fulfill its promise , They still have a lot of apprehension in their hearts.

"Diligently, let people praise you, Zhang Hong, prepare copper coins, and pay the bill according to the amount they sent over. In addition, the workshop in our village that is responsible for the production of feed will be expanded. Let's recruit 100 people from the family members of the guards. ! Except for handling, all of them are female workers.”

There are many sources of various breeding feeds in Xingfu Village. Wangjiang Building can provide a boatload of rotten water every day, and the food supervisor can bring over a thousand stones of bean dregs every day, and there are some fish grass and pig vegetables produced in Xingfu Village. , rancid water and the like, plus the golden cauliflower sent by several surrounding villages, combined, it is no problem to produce three thousand stones of feed a day, and the number of chickens, pigs, and fish currently raised in Xingfu Village cannot be consumed at all. So much feed, so scaling up is just around the corner.

The news that Village Head Hao and Yigan villagers in Dawan Village got the copper coins soon spread to Shili Baxiang, so everyone began to send fish and grass feed to Xingfu Village. Everyone is used to the rapid changes in Xingfu Village Well, until one day in mid-April, when Ma Zhou and Chang Sun Chong came to Xingfu Village together, they couldn't believe that this was a village in Datang.

"How come the crops in other places have just emerged, and the crops here are almost mature. You can see that there are no melons in those fields. The cold melons have grown to the size of their heads, and there are still yellow-skinned courgettes. Isn't this something? Was it only born in the Western Regions?" Ma Zhou exclaimed, and now he knew why Shi Dalang told him before leaving that he would not be surprised when he went to Xingfu Village.

"Who says it's not! It's not easy to get courgettes from the Western Regions in Chang'an. Usually, each one can be sold for one or two yuan, and there is no market for it. You need to order in advance. I can eat some imperial tributes in the palace. This year , I’m afraid it can be eaten open.”

There is a variety of cucumbers that is the Hami melon of later generations. It likes the growing environment with a large temperature difference between day and night. Therefore, summer melons that are planted in the first year do not need to be planted in a greenhouse at all. Changsun Chong and Ma Zhou only need to be on the boat. I saw courgettes with golden skins in the fields on the shore.

"It turns out that Sun Xiamu's greatest skill is farming. It seems that the next official has nothing to do. It is better to ask Sun Xiamu more."

The two chatted, and after a while, the boat arrived at the wharf of Xingfu Village. Under the leadership of Zhao Long, the two came to Sun Xiangfu who was working in the public house.

"You two don't make any noise, wait for Sun Zhengming to finish this class first."

After entering the courtyard, the two of them were stopped by Li Chunfeng, who was dressed in Taoist robes. It turned out that this guy was standing outside the window listening to lectures. The reason was that this guy kept asking questions during class and interrupting Sun Xiangfu's speech.

"Before, we talked about the impact of the weather environment on crops. Then, let's talk about the impact of soil properties on crops, such as saline-alkali land. Everyone knows that crops cannot be grown, but it is not the case. Some crops are also suitable for saline-alkali land. What can be planted is that our Datang has not introduced those crops yet, so, is the land in our Datang only saline-alkali land that cannot be planted?

Of course not, every soil property will affect different types of crops, for example, in highly acidic land, only tea trees and some alkaline plants can be planted..."

Sun Xiangfu talked and talked, and took out a few pieces of mud for the students to identify, such as acid, alkali and salt. Ma Zhou and Chang Sun Chong were confused. In the end, Sun Xiangfu roughly cited more than a dozen Let me tell you what kind of soil is suitable for planting what kind of crops, how to fertilize to improve soil properties, etc., and this lesson is not over.

"Well, Li Daochang, Sun Zhengming usually teaches the children to play with mud in this happy village?" Chang Sun Chong asked Li Chunfeng after holding back for a long time.

"This is a question of learning. In the past, the poor Taoist was ignorant and didn't know that all things in the world have attributes. After learning Sun Zhengming's method of distinguishing the earth, the poor Taoist should be more handy when refining alchemy in the future."

If Sun Xiangfu heard Li Chunfeng's words, he would definitely throw the chalk on the podium at him. There is no way, the knowledge taught by Sun Xiangfu is easy to be accepted by children, but it is difficult to influence these ancient people whose thoughts have been deeply rooted .

After a while, after Sun Xiangfu checked the children's class notes, he walked out of the classroom in the public house.

"Hey, why are you here?"

Seeing Sun Chong and Ma Zhou who were discussing endlessly with Li Chunfeng outside the window, Sun Xiangfu said in surprise.

"If we don't come again, I'm afraid you have forgotten that you are still the emperor's retainer!" Chang Sun Chong said a little speechlessly.

Since Sun Xiangfu returned to Xingfu Village again, he has been indifferent to almost everything in Chang'an for more than a month. He has even forgotten the supreme leather goods and royal family furniture, two industries that must be profitable after the emperor strictly ordered the spring to come. , not to mention the affairs of the Department of Fisheries and the Department of Food Supervision, which have been on track for a long time.

"Hehe, that's not the case. Sun Xiamu is also applying what he has learned and bringing out his talents. I am here to tell Sun Xiamu that the water storage work of all reservoirs has been completed, and we can put fish fry and build follow-up industries. That's it." Ma Zhou smoothed things over with a smile.

"Well, I'm not making preparations in advance. According to the area of ​​the fishery, Shi Dalang should have a number. Let's make a list! When all the output of the Fisheries Department is supplied, how much is left, Xingfu Village will make up for it. However, the fry from Xingfu Village are charged according to the price. In addition, each fishing ground can import chicken fry and piglets from Xingfu Village at the same market price." Sun Xiangfu nodded and explained.

"You can't tell me about this. I'm not an official of the Fisheries Department. After the reservoir is filled with water, my work will be completed. After handing over to Mr. Sun, I will report to the Water Supervision Department."

At this point, Sun Xiangfu noticed Ma Zhou's title, and didn't say anything about being an official. It turned out that his rank was already at the same level as his own, and he would be the Dushui Supervisor, who is more important to Datang this year and next. serve.

"You are the chief officer of the Fisheries Department, and you are also the head of Xingfu Village. My aunt said, you can handle this matter yourself. In addition, you must take care of the supreme leather goods and royal family furniture. At the end of this month, my aunt will see The profit books of the two shops. Also, my aunt asked me to ask you, the Luoyang, Yangzhou, and Yizhou branches of the Catering Supervision Department, when do you plan to start production?"

This woman, Changsun Wuyou, has identified Sun Xiangfu as one, and has no plan to find a second one. Sun Xiangfu is the most profitable person Changsun Wuyou has ever met. It just so happens that the crops planted in Xingfu Village have arrived and are waiting to mature. In the later stage, there is no need to take care of it. Sun Xiangfu also has plans to go to other places in Datang, so he said, "I am waiting for the new boat built by Yang Shunshui. It should be launched in a few days. I went to the three places to see for myself."

"That's about the same. Hurry up and come back to Chang'an with me! Your Majesty wants to see you."

"Uh, what happened in Chang'an recently?" Sun Xiangfu said with a thump when he heard that Li Shimin had called him back to Chang'an.

"No, Chang'an is doing very well, but the people are very vocal about the drama. Now that the spring plowing is over, His Majesty thinks it's time to pass the White Snake down to perform."

Although Chang Sun Chong said it very easily, Sun Xiangfu always felt that something was wrong, but the emperor summoned him, and he had no room to resist, so he called Xi Junmai and Zhao Long to pack up and go back to Chang'an with him.

Along the way, Zhang Sunchong and Sun Xiangfu explained the profitability of Wangjiang Tower in the past two months, and some money could be distributed to relieve the cash pressure of Xingfu Village to collect golden cauliflower and other raw materials for feed. In a few hours, the boat arrived at Wangjiang Tower. Jianglou Wharf, and the one waiting for him on the wharf was Lawyer Pei with red eyes.

"Oh, the eldest grandson cheated on you?"

"What do you mean by Zhengming's words?" Chang Sun Chong asked inexplicably.

Sun Xiangfu pointed at Lawyer Pei but couldn't speak, so he said bitterly, "Go, go inside and talk."

After entering the Wangjiang Tower, Zhao Long and a few other guards realized how big his owner's property was. Soon, Uncle De came to help Sun Xiangfu arrange his luggage. The lawyer entered the restaurant's office, which is here, and there are fewer secret guards in the restaurant.

"Brother Zhengming guessed it a long time ago, so he hid in the village to avoid disaster!"

Lawyer Pei said something in a low voice, but it made Chang Sun Chong baffled again.

"You can't avoid it. Your Majesty summoned me at this time, probably for this matter." Sun Xiangfu nodded sullenly.

"No, what are you talking about?" Zhang Sun Chong finally couldn't help but burst out and asked loudly.

"Pei Xiang has been helping the Supreme Emperor plot restoration."

Sun Xiangfu said something simple and clear, but the elder Sun Chong trembled in fright, and after a while, he said nervously.

"I, I'm going to report to His Majesty."

"Your Majesty knew about it a long time ago, and you should have set up a trap for Xiang Pei to get inside."

Hearing what Sun Xiangfu said, Chang Sun Chong was relieved a lot, but he realized why Lawyer Pei was in such a state, he tugged on Sun Xiangfu's sleeve and whispered, "In this way, Lawyer Pei has become a rebellious minister. After the thief, we should draw a clear line with him, what is Zhengming going to do?"

"He's our friend."

Sun Xiangfu said something emphatically, but he didn't despise his elder Sun Chong for his lack of integrity. His eldest grandson's family's loyalty to Li Shimin is also a kind of integrity.

"However, there is no good end for those who have anything to do with this kind of thing. Is Zhengming going to take risks for him?" Chang Sun Chong saw that Sun Xiangfu said 'we', and he knew that he and himself belonged to the same country, so he persuaded him. road.

(End of this chapter)