Chapter 891 Chapter 891, the importance of seeds

  "This is the ranch that Yiyi bought!"

  Xiao Yeyang brought Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi directly to Qingyang Ranch

  Looking at the vast expanse of pastures and the herds of cattle and sheep in them, Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi had a look of wonder in their eyes.

   "How much money do you need for such a large ranch?" Li Chenzhi asked.

  Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, “The land in Xiliang is no different than inland. It only cost more than 20,000 taels of silver, and Yiyi bought this 50,000 mu of pasture.”

  Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi’s eyes lit up: "Really?"

  Xiao Yeyang knew that the two of them were heartbroken, and smiled and shook his head and said, “I can’t buy it at this price now. Just now you came with me. Can you see other pastures along the way?”

  Li Chenzhi nodded: "Those pastures seem to be quite deserted, not as green as Qingyang Pasture."

  Xiao Yeyang nodded: "When Yiyi bought this place, it was as barren as other pastures. It was only after planting high-yield pasture seeds that this changed."

   "Now everyone knows that the barrenness of pastures can be changed, so naturally they will not sell pastures at low prices."

  Li Xingnian laughed and said: "We are not as lucky as Yiyi, but we can buy a pasture here and raise some cattle, sheep, camels, etc. When Xiliang develops in the future, we can still recover the cost."

  The three of them rode through the ranch. Suddenly, Li Xingnian pointed to the two black and white cows in the cowshed and asked, “Yeyang, that cow is not our Daxia breed, right?”

  Xiao Yeyang smiled and nodded: "It was also bought by Yiyi. It was imported from other countries in the Western Regions. The milk production is very large, and it can produce 60 or 70 catties a day."

  Li Xingnian was a little dumbfounded: “No wonder that he grows so strong and consumes a lot of rations every day.”

  Across the pasture, the three of them came to the dry Dan River.

  Li Chenzhi: "There is such a shortage of water in Ganzhouwei, even the river is exhausted."

  Xiao Yeyang shook his head and looked at Yunlian Mountain with a cold expression: "The source of the Dan River is at the foot of Yunlian Mountain. The reason it dries up is because the people of Xiliao slapped the head of the river."

   Without saying anything else, Xiao Yeyang drove across the stone bridge.

  At this moment, all three stone bridges have been repaired. Soon, Xiao Yeyang took Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi to the reconstructed terraces.

   Layers of terraced fields, like stairs, follow the mountain's topography and extend from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

  At this time, it is June, and the wheat grown in the terraced fields has begun to golden color. Under the blowing of the mountain breeze, layers of wheat waves are set off, which is very spectacular and beautiful.

  "In ten and a half days, the wheat in the terraced fields will be harvested."

  In Xiliang, because of the sufficient sunshine, it only takes three months from sowing to harvest.

  Looking at the gratifying wheat, Xiao Yeyang also had a relaxed smile on his face.

Thousand households of the five thousand households have sent people to report the situation of the grain this year. It can be predicted that even if the harvest in Xiliang is not as good as that in other parts of the inland, it can barely be eaten by military households and frontier soldiers. I'm full.

  "This is the corn grown in the south?"

  Li Xingnian pointed to the corn in the terraced field and said in surprise: "There is such a shortage of water here, it can be planted!"

  Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it seems that the second uncle gave Yiyi the corn seed."

  Li Xingnian walked quickly to the corn field, and took a closer look at the corn in the field: "I didn't expect this corn to be drought tolerant." As he said, he broke the next corn.

  "This corn can be eaten, right?"

The steward of the terraced fields who was waiting on the side ran up immediately, and after saluting Xiao Yeyang, Li Xingnian, and Li Chenzhi, he hurriedly said: "You can eat it. Two days ago, my wife sent my sister from the house over and broke two baskets of fresh food. Corn go back."

  Li Xingnian looked at Xiao Yeyang: "When I was in the south, I heard people say that this fresh corn is delicious. I haven't eaten it yet."

  Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "It's really good. The yellow cake we ate this morning is a tortilla."

  Li Xingnian’s eyes brightened: "That's a tortilla. I ate three pieces this morning."

  Xiao Yeyang looked at Defu: "Go and break the two baskets back to the fresh corn, and take it away when I leave later."

  Defu nodded, Xiao Yeyang led Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi on the terraces, and swept the group of people standing not far away without seeing them.

  Li Xingnian: "I think the growth of this corn is really good, and the yield must be very high."

Xiao Yeyang let out an'um', and his voice was slightly higher: "It's still not as good as a place with plenty of rain. In a village in the capital, the corn production capacity can reach about 10 shi. Here, you should only be able to collect six or seven shi. "

  Hearing this, the group of people not far away had a commotion for a while.

  In Xiliang, even the best fields, the yield per mu is only about three stones, like the wasteland, there is no food at all.

  The corn yields six or seven shi per mu, which is unimaginable for the people in Xiliang, and just like that, Xiao Yeyang still looks disgusted.

  Commander Jin Weiwei and Commander Lan Wuwei who came together could no longer bear it, and walked towards Xiao Yeyang together.

   "Master Xiao!"

Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows and looked at the visitor. Commander Lan Wuwei, Pang Guang, had already seen him: "Huge man." After that, he looked at the man next to him in confusion. Although he knew the identity of the visitor, he still asked. :"Who is this?"

Without waiting for Pang Guang's introduction, Commander Jin Weiwei Jiang Wenming clasped his fists and said: "Master Xiao, I am Jin Weiwei's Jiang Wenming, and we passed the letter before."

  Xiao Yeyang appeared in a daze, and smiled: "It turned out to be Lord Jiang. I am lucky to have the meeting. Thank you for what happened before." The Dong family can come to Ganzhou City smoothly, thanks to Jiang Wenming's failure to stop him.

  Jiang Wenming smiled and shook his head: "It's just a small matter, Master Xiao, don't worry about it."

Pang Guang watched the interaction between the two, feeling a little bit distressed. Before the refugees from Ganzhou City gathered, Xiao Yeyang asked him to borrow food for emergency, but he refused because he was worried that Xiao Yeyang would not stay in Xiliang for too long. NS.

  When talking about him coming to ask for help this time, Xiao Yeyang was afraid that he would not give him a good face.

Jiang Wenming looked at the corn in the terraced fields and said with a smile: "I heard people say that Mrs. Xiao was transforming terraced fields with barren hills. I have never seen terraced fields before. I couldn't help but be curious, so I came over and took a look with the huge people today. , I never thought I was so lucky to meet Master Xiao."

  Xiao Yeyang smiled and said: "There are many mountains in Ganzhouwei, and there is too little flat cultivated land, so I can only pay attention to this hillside."

  Jiang Wenming looked at the terraced fields and praised: "Mrs. Xiao is very talented. There is little rain and heavy sand in Xiliang. Reconstructing **** hills into terraces can effectively reduce and prevent soil erosion."

After   sloping hills should be terraced, the **** of the fields will decrease and the erosion of water will be weakened. In addition, the ridges are slightly higher than the terraces, which can ensure that water and soil do not easily flow out of this field and play a role in maintaining water and soil.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang glanced at Commander Jin Weiwei in surprise. He only understood these after Yiyi told him in detail about the benefits of rebuilding terraces. Unexpectedly, Mr. Jiang could see the benefits at a glance. .

  It seems that this person usually does not specialize in farming.

  Xiao Yeyang introduced Li Xingnian and Li Chenzhi to Jiang Wenming and Pang Guang, and then took a few people to visit the terraces and came to the potato planting area.

  "When the wheat and corn are harvested, the potatoes can be harvested. This potato is the most drought-tolerant. The output per mu is as high as 15 shi in other places. It is estimated that it will be able to harvest about ten shi here."

  Listening to these words, both Pang Guang and Jiang Wenming's hearts beat violently.

  If Xiao Yeyang hadn’t lied to them, as long as the guards could plant corn and potatoes, both the guards and the garrisoned frontier troops would not be hungry.

  The two quickly glanced at each other, thinking in their hearts how to obtain high-yield grains.

  (End of this chapter)