Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 271 New crops

The words are inappropriate because they make people feel blunt, and Lu Wenzhong's words make people feel inappropriate.

With Yinan's current strength, the establishment of the Khanate is inevitable, but whether the Khanate is a neighboring country of the Tang Dynasty or a vassal state has not yet been determined.If it is the Khan of the neighboring country, then it is really impossible to cross the border to Shanyang from time to time.

"Mr. Lu's words are wrong. We, Shanyang City, welcome the barbarian chiefs to live and play here and there, no matter what their status is."

As the highest official in the local area, Sun Xiangfu will naturally have his own confidence when he speaks. Although there are many serfs and family soldiers from various families who have gone to the border of the Anbei Dadu Protectorate, on Sun Xiangfu's side, Su Dingfang has already returned from the west Yes, and brought back more than 2 young and strong, plus the self-raised soldiers and horses, there are [-], and now they have entered the reorganization training. Whether it is now or in the future, the fist here is Sun Xiangfu's biggest.

"Hehe, even if Dudu Sun welcomes the leader of the barbarians, is he willing to let go of the millions of members of Xue Yantuo's tribe?"

Lu Wenzhong didn't seem to care about Sun Xiangfu's accusation, and smiled.

He deliberately opened the conversation, and immediately Zheng Mingli from the Zheng family in Xingyang who was sitting beside him said, "What's the difficulty? Our families are very good at managing people's livelihood. Cooperate and manage the affairs of the people of the Ministry, not only does he not need to worry about it, but he can also get many benefits for nothing."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu knew in his heart that Lu Wenzhong's blunt interjection had another purpose. He and Zheng Mingli had already sang together and started to fool Yi Nan, and Sun Xiangfu suddenly became their background.

In the past many years, the aristocratic families have used this method to fool those tribes on the grassland, and this method is very effective. When it comes to intelligence, how can even the most intelligent ruler on the grassland compare with the Han people? The top existence ratio!
However, Sun Xiangfu, who was happy to see the success, didn't bother to bother them. After all, no matter how unreliable these aristocratic families are, they can be regarded as the Han family. Letting them open up nomadic tribes in their own way is also good for Datang Yes, so, he turned his head and chatted with Wang Xu on the left hand side, "Your Wang family will relocate no less than [-] serfs this winter, can you guarantee it?"

Wang Xu nodded and replied, "The people under me have already had experience in this area, so it's not a big problem, but the new farm tools produced by your workshops, after the new year starts next year, you have to stick to my Wang's side first. You can follow your rules, pay in cash without counter-offering."

"That's no problem. The workshop's production will not stop throughout the winter. In fact, now you can send some people to the workshop to learn how to make and use these new farm tools. The workshop is open to the outside world for this aspect of manufacturing technology."

"Hehe, just learn to use it. If you make it, you don't need it. The cost of making it myself may be more expensive than buying it from you. It's more worry-free to buy it and use it." Wang Xu smiled and said.

As Sun Xiangfu's collaborator, he can always find some advantages from Sun Xiangfu. Of course, this is compared to other companies.

Shijiazi has a think tank, and when doing anything, there will be some consideration or experimentation, imitating Sun Xiangfu’s workshop to make things, just like Wei Zheng’s imitation of the food supervisor’s making tofu before, the final result is that it’s better to buy and eat without worry .

Therefore, these family members now believe that Sun Xiangfu did not intend to make money from them in terms of farm tools.

In fact, it is not the case. Even if it seems that the farm tools are sold at a very low price, the profit inside is still very large. The reason why the aristocratic families feel that the imitation is not worth the loss is because they do not know how Sun Xiangfu has reduced costs. If you can't imitate all the production lines of the entire workshop, the cost cannot be reduced.

A tailor makes one piece of clothing, and a hundred tailors make a hundred pieces of clothing. The average output is the same, but the time required is completely different, let alone hundreds of thousands of pieces, and the same is true for other things. Take the plow as an example. A craftsman who is only responsible for making plow handles every day must be faster than a skilled carpenter who can do everything. Practice makes perfect. Once this kind of production inertia becomes a habit, the speed of making things will increase. Grow a lot.

These are the second. The plow is made of iron. To make it yourself, it involves smelting technology and mold technology. These are two different types of work. Do you want to move the whole set again?This can be difficult, because the core smelting technology is controlled.

"In order to allow each family to develop the fields outside the customs well, the governor did not earn any profit from this farm tool. Naturally, the prince wanted to save trouble. By the way, the matter of growing spices has been resolved. Is it?" Sun Xiangfu answered smoothly and asked again.

"Hmph, my family has a lot of land, and the other families are not convinced, and the interests here are too great, so this matter cannot be resolved. Next year, I am afraid that each family will grow a lot of spices." Wang Xu He snorted coldly.

From his gloomy eyes, Sun Xiangfu knew that he was really angry about the shameless robbing of the serfs who grew spices in his family by the other families. Now, he is only polite to the sons of the other families on the surface. Here, I may not know how to get revenge.

"The spices hoarded in the hands of the prince should be sold early, lest there will be too many spices in the market next year, and the price will fall again." Sun Xiangfu seemed to remind Wang Xu, but he was laughing in his heart. This kind of competition will make him The hatred with several other families is getting deeper and deeper, but it is the country and the people who benefit.

When the price of spices is lowered to a certain level, people can eat them. When making meat during festivals, adding spices will not only taste better, but also slow down the speed of oxidation and spoilage of meat, which will benefit the most. The most important ones are the nomadic people outside the customs who eat a lot of meat.

"Then what, next year, you don't plan to grow something new?" Wang Xu looked at Sun Xiangfu expectantly.

The more you know about Sun Xiangfu, the more you will know about the things he made. There are many kinds of vegetables in Chang'an, including those under the low sheds outside Shanyang City. There are many kinds. I have seen that the price of those green vegetables is not lower than that of meat, and the vegetables grown in the frost and snow are very sweet, which is very suitable for the appetite of people in these times. Once they eat it, they can’t stop eating. If Sun Xiangfu produces any high-yield and high-priced crops, then their Wang family will definitely plant them first.

"There are only a few new vegetables for the time being next year. If you want to plant them, Prince Wang, you have to send experienced farmers to Xingfu Village to harvest enough seeds. These vegetables can be made into dried vegetables. It is delicious to cook broth in winter, and the effect is not bad. Compared with tea and white water, there are some benefits to be gained."

The output of vegetables is usually greater than that of food, and there are many types, which can be harvested repeatedly during the growing season. The fish grass and golden cauliflower grown in Guanzhong is also one of them. It is actually suitable for human consumption. During this period, although there are many kinds of pickles and The technology of pickling vegetables is advanced, but it is rare to dehydrate and air-dry vegetables. The reason is that the vision is not broad enough, and the benefits of doing so are not realized.

But in later generations, Sun Xiangfu, who often eats dried vegetables in winter, knows that after dehydrating some vegetables and storing them, adding water to boil them in winter, most of the taste and nutrition are still there. These dried vegetables can greatly enrich people's winter life. Food sources, and if dehydration and processing of vegetables is done on a large scale, the labor cost will be greatly reduced. Sun Xiangfu feels that this kind of drying technology is still very marketable in this period. For nomads , it can completely replace tea. Similarly, because he does not have the manpower and energy to engage in such a non-profitable project, he plans to cooperate with Wang Xu.

"You mean, after next year, there will be more new crops that can be planted?"

Wang Xu's mind is quite good when he is not losing his temper or using force. The education he received from the sons of aristocratic families is the best in this era. With his intelligence, it is not difficult to capture some meanings in Sun Xiangfu's words.

"Well, there will be several kinds! It still needs to be studied and explored. By the way, I know that your Wang family has a lot of forestry in Bingzhou. Is there a stretch of oak forest?" When it comes to agriculture, Sun Xiangfu thought of something else and asked.

"Oak tree?"

Seeing that Wang Xu was still a little dazed, Sun Xiangfu described the appearance of the oak tree to him, which aroused some impressions in him.

In later generations, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Northeast China are all important distribution areas of oak trees, with a planting area of ​​more than 6000 million mu, because it is of great economic value.

First of all, his wood is very strong and anti-rot, and it is the best wood for making farm tools and furniture.

Secondly, its bark is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating dysentery, and the extracts of leaves and fungi can be used for tanning, printing and dyeing.

The leaves can be used to raise silkworms and fish.The fruit contains more starch, which can be used to make oak wine, alcohol, starch, oak oil, etc., and can also be used as livestock feed.

It can be said that the oak tree is a treasure, but unfortunately, people in this period did not make good use of it.

Sun Xiangfu also accidentally saw wild Hericium erinaceus from a shop in Mohebu, and thought of the oak tree that domesticated and planted Hericium erinaceus, because the dry oak tree is the best parasitic place for Hericium erinaceus in later generations In recent years, people have domesticated Hericium erinaceus in large quantities, so ordinary people can buy Hericium erinaceus for consumption.

However, in this period, Hericium erinaceus represented the top mountain delicacies, which could only be eaten in a small amount in the palace. The delicacies of mountains and seas were Hericium erinaceus and shark's fin. Together with bear's paw and bird's nest, they were called four Daimyo dishes, using simple cooking methods, are all delicious.

When Sun Xiangfu wanted to grow economic crops, Hericium erinaceus was the first choice for food, and to grow Hericium erinaceus, oak trees suitable for its growth and cultivation were also the first choice. Therefore, he wanted to use the resources of the Wang family to grow large quantities of erinaceus on the grassland. Oak trees are planted on some hillsides that are not suitable for leveling. Once a large number of oak trees are planted, the comprehensive economic effect it can produce may be several times higher than that of planting spices.

"There must be some. Do you want the wood of this kind of tree?" Wang Xu roughly recalled his own property in his mind, and after checking the number, he said to Sun Xiangfu.

"I want small tree seedlings, and mature fruits are also fine. I want to plant this kind of tree on those hills that are not suitable for leveling. After a few years, you will know its benefits." Sun Xiangfu glanced at it Four weeks, I deliberately tried to tell Guan Zi.

"It doesn't take a few years for a small sapling to grow. However, what do you want to make, can I just get you some wood?" Wang Xu was still a little puzzled, and continued to ask.

"I don't just need wood. If your family has it, please collect it for me! I need to plant it in the spring of next year. This can be regarded as my reward for teaching you how to grow new vegetables and make dried vegetables. Hey, the show has begun , let's stop talking."

Speaking of this, the curtain on the stage has been drawn, and Sun Xiangfu ended the conversation pretending to be prevaricated. At this time, a burst of pleasant music sounded from the stage.

A set of small chime bells was quickly struck by a beater to a melody, and as the melody sounded, Dong Zhu, dressed in a novelty, ran to the center of the stage with two maids who were good at dancing from the Yu Mansion. Dancing started under the rhythm of the music. At this moment, her face has been transformed into clear lines by the magical makeup technique. The snow-white princess cap on her head makes her powdered face look even whiter. On the contrary, Yi Nan was stunned and thought, his sister is really the most beautiful flower on the prairie!
(End of this chapter)