Intercropping Rice
Chapter 52:Intercropping Rice
As the saying goes, "injury bones for a hundred days", the average person's bones have to rest for about a hundred days to fully heal, Zhang Bin's arm has been pierced by people naturally need to rest and recuperate for a longer time.
However, after only a few days of rest and recuperation, he could not sit still, because at this time when the farmer was in the middle of the day, he went on such a recuperation, not only the cultivation of potatoes and sweet potatoes, but also his efforts to improve the cultivation method of rice cultivation were delayed.
He remembers that in his previous life, every season, the countryside will organize "double grab", that is, grabbing early rice, grabbing late rice, and busy.
In this life, he found that in the morning, the cultivation method of rice seems to be a little problematic, and the people seem to be double-season rice, but the harvest is far less than the double-season rice of future generations.
Because now the people are planting rice, that is, the early rice is not harvested, and the evening rice is not harvested, and the late rice is planted in the gap of the morning rice, waiting until the summer, the early rice is harvested first, and then the late rice is harvested in the autumn.
In this way, the yield is certainly not much more than the full harvest of early rice and then the planting of late rice, because the middle is to waste space, and the late rice will be a little "malnourished".
In this way, the same seeds, the yield can reach up to 70% of the harvest and re-broadcast.
That is to say, as long as the seeding method is slightly improved, without improving the seeds, the yield of rice can be increased by nearly half.
But don't underestimate this half, Daming now sowing rice area at least two or three hundred million acres, even if each acre can only increase the output of one stone, that is, two hundred million stone, twenty taxes one, only this one, can bring nearly ten million two income to the court!
Zhang Bin does not understand why the people now use this method to grow rice, he would like to test the method of collecting early rice and then planting late rice, but at this time, he was injured, what to do?
Under normal circumstances, if the county order can not perform its duties for special reasons, it can be entrusted to the county to handle it.
Increase rice production, but the great events of the country and the people, Zhang Bin did not want to delay for a moment, he decided to let Hu Jiang test it on his behalf.
His arm was injured and could not wear official clothes, the lobby could not go, even the daily office of the Qinji Hall could not go, the crown was not perfect and sat in the hall, it was illegal, he could only recruit Hu Jiang to the backyard hall to answer.
Hu Jiang did not understand that the county made adults suffer such a serious injury, why not take a good rest, only a few days later, even recruited him to discuss!
However, he was only the county, and the order of the county ordered the adults he did not dare to violate it, and he could only come to the backyard.
At this moment, Zhang Bin's image is really dare not compliment, because his arm is injured, his side of the sleeves can not be covered, can only be like a monk's robe, wear half, wear half, and then put on a coat, giving people the feeling, simply not good.
However, Hu Jiang did not dare to laugh at him, and after the two sides saw the ceremony, he asked respectfully, "I don't know what to order the county to recruit the adults?"
Zhang Bin asked directly, “Mr. Hu, do you know anything about the cultivation of rice?”
Hu Jiang heard the words and replied with a little pride: "Go back to the county to order the adults, the subordinates know a little about the cultivation of rice."
He meant it, to know, to know a little bit of a modesty.
At this time, most of the officials are dismissive of business, but they attach great importance to agriculture, and what county orders, know-ups, cloth government officials, and even six books, cabinet university students will plant fields, are very normal things, not to mention a county.
Since it is good to know it well, Zhang Bin directly said: "The official wants to try it, the early rice harvest, and then plant the late rice, to see how much the yield can be increased, but now this way, but it can't do this test, so the official wants you to try, do not have to experiment too much, one or two acres of land is enough."
Hu Jiang said, quite embarrassed: "Well, the county makes adults, please forgive the subordinates for offending, for hundreds of years, the people have been so kind, why do you suddenly think of trying something else?"
This is the old-fashioned, it is this kind of thinking that hinders the development of society, Zhang Bin asked a little annoyed: "How, can't it?"
Hu Jiang hurriedly responded with fear: "No, subordinates are not this meaning, subordinates just think that for hundreds of years, the people have sown rice in this way, it is difficult to change."
Zhang Bin heard the words and firmly said: "You can't give up because of difficulties, now the people of Daming are almost all facing the problem of not eating enough and not wearing warm, as the people's parents official, we should find ways to solve this problem."
Hu Jiang said, “The adult taught me.”
Zhang Bin then said: "Well, what can not be difficult to do anything, what problems, we will solve what problems, can not be discouraged because of difficulties, do nothing, you feel that the interval species will be changed to a two-season series of the main problem?" 」
This question is not carefully considered, how can there be an answer, Hu Jiang can not help but be embarrassed: "This, the next half will really think out."
Zhang Bin nodded and said, “Is it because this season can’t cultivate seedlings?”
Hu Jiang thought for a moment and shook his head: "This is not a problem, and now this weather, whether it is immersion, germination, or brooding, there is no problem."
Zhang Bin continued, “Is it because there are no rice seeds suitable for this season?”
Hu Jiang thought about it and shook his head: "This problem is not very big, the late rice between rice can grow in this season, as long as a little screening a few times, should be able to choose the most suitable rice seeds for this season to grow."
Looks like this guy really knows.
Everyone has his strengths, like this Hu Jiang, although a little want to climb up the meaning of Xu Hui, as a county, he is still very competent, at least in agriculture, Zhang Bin feels that he is very competent.
For this, Zhang Bin is still more appreciative, he can not help changing the tone, follow the lead: "You see, these two biggest problems are not really a problem, which proves that early rice and late rice planting is completely feasible, then, what is the reason for the people to choose a lower harvest?"Think about it, as long as you can find the problem, there is always a way to solve it."
Hu Jiang heard the words, not to think.
After half an hour, he took the initiative to open: "The main guess is the problem of labor, there are more than a few people at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, at that time, each household almost has more than a hundred acres of land, even if every household has cattle to help cultivate, more than a hundred acres of land, just after the harvest, it takes almost a month's time, then turn over the ground, soaking, germination, germination, planting, two months of time is not enough, so that it is not enough, so that it is not enough to count down."
Zhang Bin heard the words, nodded, and praised: "Well, this should be the reason, the labor is not enough, can not catch up with the farmers, so the people will choose between the seeds."However, now, this problem does not seem to be a problem, the average farmer's family is not more than ten acres of land?"
Hu Jiang shook his head and sighed: "The problem is that there are no cows in the general farmers' homes now, and generally only the cattle in the family, but they are not willing to borrow, the problem is not more than ten acres in their hands, and it is too late for the bunting farmers to cultivate hard."
This is true, Zhang Bin also went to Dongmen Mountain to see, now the average farmer's family is really no cattle, only the family has, and there is more than one, but they have more than one, but they have more than one land in their hands, and there is more than one bunker farmer, and the cow can't be borrowed from others when the farm.
He couldn't help but nod: "Well, this is indeed a problem, but this problem is not impossible to solve, you first try, see how much yield can be increased by a single type of late rice, the problem of cattle, the official to find a way to solve."
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