Chapter 280 Promotion of late rice seeds and sweet potatoes
Wei Ruo replied: "First, replant late rice species. When bakanae disease appeared in some rice fields near Fucheng earlier, I asked them to replant late rice species. I did experiments on this late rice species in Xingshan County earlier. I tried planting it when I was young, and the seeds sown on the tenth day of May will grow into seedlings in early June, and they will have a good harvest in autumn, and the yield is not low."
"It would be great if we could replant it in time. I will talk to my husband about it, and let him promote the planting of this late rice seed for the people." Madam Yuan said hastily.
"But there is a premise, don't have the cold wave like the previous few days, otherwise, even if it is a late rice plant, such climate change will cause problems in raising seedlings." Wei Ruo said frankly.
Although her space rice seeds are good enough, they are not yet to the point where they can withstand the cold wave and germinate into seedlings.
"Now I can only ask for God's blessing." Mrs. Yuan sighed, and then asked Wei Ruo, "Sister Ruo'er said there are two kinds, is there another one?"
"There is another kind of sweet potato in summer. Sweet potatoes can be planted in multiple seasons. Spring, summer and autumn seeds can all survive. Among them, sweet potatoes planted in summer are generally planted after the wheat is harvested in May and June every year. For autumn planting It is suitable for regions with a warm climate, and if the climate is stable, it can be planted in the area of Taizhou Prefecture, but under the current weather conditions, it is safer for us to do spring and summer planting, and summer planting is now the right time."
Late rice seeds and sweet potatoes have been planted by many people since Wei Ruo arrived in Taizhou, but so far they are still on a small scale.
Just taking advantage of this time, Mr. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan were asked to carry out a large-scale promotion and planting in the name of the government.
Wei Ruo dare not say that planting her late rice seeds and sweet potatoes will definitely usher in a bumper harvest, but because of the excellent varieties, they perform well in all aspects, and no surprises can bring higher output value than planting existing ordinary crops.
"I have eaten sweet potatoes. They taste sweet and make you feel full. However, not many are grown in Taizhou Prefecture now. If the planting can survive now, it will be a great thing." Mrs. Yuan said.
Wei Ruo added: "These two remedial measures should be different from place to place. If the soil is originally paddy and the soil is relatively fertile, we will plant late rice; if the soil conditions are poor, and the original rice yield is not high, we will change to plant sweet potatoes. It is surprising that nutrition is needed, and alternate planting is more conducive to crop growth."
This method can also make up for the problem of insufficient soil fertility and low rice yield to a certain extent.
Listening to Wei Ruo's description, Mrs. Yuan was in a great mood: "My husband and I have been in a heavy mood for the past few days, until now when we heard what sister Ruo'er said, most of the fog in our hearts dissipated, and we felt a lot more relaxed. .
"If you can do what Sister Ruoer said, don't worry, I will never treat Sister Ruoer badly." Madam Yuan assured Wei Ruo.
"Ma'am, you're welcome. I'm just offering an idea. It will be Mr. Yuan and everyone in the government office who will be tired." Wei Ruo said.
"It's their job to eat the king's wealth and worry about the king's worries, and they should run around again. Although sister Ruo'er just came up with an idea, as long as the idea is useful and can make Taizhou government produce more food, it will be worth a thousand dollars Wanjin."
Madam Yuan doesn't think that Wei Ruo's words are just a few words. If they really want to accomplish something, their value is incalculable.
"My Madam trusts me, so I discussed the implementation with the adults. I also hope that everyone can have enough food." Wei Ruo said frankly.
"Well, okay, what sister Ruoer said today, I will repeat it to my husband verbatim, and discuss with him how to promote late rice seeds and sweet potatoes." Madam Yuan attaches great importance to Wei Ruo's words.
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After talking with Madam Yuan, Wei Ruo was stayed by Madam Yuan to have dinner together. When she left, it was already very late, and the new moon hung high in the sky.
For this reason, Mrs. Yuan specially sent guards to **** Wei Ruo's carriage back to Xiaowei's Mansion, and only went back to report to Mrs. Yuan after Wei Ruo entered the mansion safely.
Wei Ruo, who returned to Xiaowei's mansion, did not take a rest immediately. He was busy in front of the desk in his room for a long time, finishing and writing the method of composting, follow-up fertilizer of rice, methods of weeding management, methods of planting and management of sweet potatoes, etc.
These will be used in the future. She wrote them out in advance and sent them directly to Mrs. Yuan.
It was already midnight after writing, Wei Ruo fell asleep immediately after touching the pillow.
In the morning of the second day, Yun called Wei Ruo over and asked her about the Seventh Prince and Madam Yuan looking for her yesterday.
Yun did not say much. Although it is a good thing for her daughter to help the Seventh Prince and Mrs. Yuan, she is also worried that her daughter is not capable enough, and if she makes them unhappy, it will also bring disaster to the Wei family.
So it's a good thing for my daughter to directly explain her limited ability, at least it won't cause trouble.
The government office took action on the second day and began to implement Wei Ruo's suggestion yesterday: buy agricultural fertilizer from others and open up a suburban area as a centralized composting field; Every household is planted.
At the same time, Master Yuan also invited famous local people from Taizhou Prefecture to visit him. It is unknown to outsiders what he said specifically.
After that, I personally visited the counties, negotiated with the magistrates of the counties, and assigned tasks.
Such a big move by the government has caused quite a stir in the government.
The people who got the cuttings and vines of rice seeds and sweet potatoes were enthusiastic and responded positively.
The country gentry and celebrities discussed this a lot, some praised the government, and some waited and watched and questioned.
Chu Lan also got the news very quickly, and sent someone to inquire about what Yuan Zhengqin invited the local celebrities to talk about.
In the tea room of Yu Sheng Chaxuan, the subordinates reported the recent news to Chu Lan:
"Master Yuan invited those people because he hoped that those people would take the lead in planting late rice seeds, and he also mentioned to them how to top-dress the fertilizer later."
"Understood." Chu Lan waved her hands to make her subordinates back down.
Lu Yuhong, who was sitting opposite Chu Lan, said with a smile, "It seems that Brother Chu won't need to take action on this matter. Yuan Zhengqin already has a countermeasure."
"That's fine." Chu Lan was not angry.
It is the icing on the cake that this matter is done by him, if it cannot be done, there is nothing to be angry about.
"You don't need to be angry."
"The late rice seed seems to be the rice seed that Wei Qingruo first planted on the improved fields in Xingshan County. Sweet potatoes first appeared in Xingshan County in Taizhou Prefecture." Chu Lan thoughtfully.
"Is there any connection?" Lu Yuhong asked.
"It's nothing, I just said that." Chu Lan didn't continue the topic, and asked Lu Yuhong instead, "Did you find anything in Anzhou Academy these days?"
"Nothing was found. I think you must have thought too much. The Ninth Prince did not exist at all. It may be just a coincidence that Xu Guogong's mansion was overturned." Lu Yuhong said.