The prince felt that this field was a bit strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he pointed to the field and asked Zhou Man, "Why does this field look strange?"
Bai Erlang turned his head to look at Bai Shan, and Man Bao subconsciously glanced at Bai Shan first.
Bai Shan and the two looked at each other, then stepped forward and replied: "Return to Your Highness, this field is cultivated by myself."
The prince went forward, squatted at the edge of the field and looked carefully, raised his eyebrows and said: "I just looked at the ridge of this field as if it was higher than other ridges, and the water was also deeper, why did the seedlings grow so small? "
Of course it is small, it was sown ten days later than other rice seeds, and it was inserted nearly ten days later.
This is the first batch of experimental seeds handed over by Mr. Mo. Dr. D was still in silence when he gave her the seeds, so she couldn't contact her. She only knew that the first batch of seeds she researched had a good yield. , I don’t know how the situation of the second generation is, unfortunately, this is the second generation.
Bai Shan probably knew that her seeds came from Uncle Zhou, and Bai Erlang helped them manage the village. They suddenly split a field alone to figure out how to plant it by themselves. fertilizer and water.
For the sake of water, they deliberately selected a good piece of dry land next to Zhuangzi, directly built a field ridge and then watered it. They also used sugar mud mixed with manure to raise the soil, which turned the dry land into farmland. I don’t know if it can be planted well.
But there is no way, this area is relatively short of water, there are no deep ditches, only the Crescent Pond they dug near Zhuangzi has water, and this area is basically dry land, so they want to transform a piece of land into a field.
Bai Erlang didn't know where they got the seeds, but since there were new wheat seeds, he also had some guesses about the rice seeds, so he was a little nervous.
The crown prince not only looked at it, but he also pulled out a seedling, looked at it carefully and said: "There are quite a lot of roots, come here, go to the field over there and pull out a seedling for Gu Gu."
The guard went away.
Prince Gong finally walked up from the back of the field in disdain. Because he walked unsteadily, his feet were still stained with mud. He rubbed his shoes on the grass and felt that the shoes were even more dirty, so he frowned and looked at To the front prince and others.
Hearing the prince's words, his face became even worse, "Brother, the imperial court strictly prohibits officials from harming the seedlings, how can you send someone to pull them up?"
The prince ignored him, raised the seedlings in his hands and asked Bai Shan and Zhou Man, "Why do you grow this area alone?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao also ignored Prince Gong, squatted beside the field, and replied, "This is an experimental field, used for experiments."
Then he asked curiously, "Your Highness still knows how to farm?"
The prince said directly: "I don't understand."
But when the guard pulled out a seedling and came over, he put the two seedlings together, and said to the two of them: "The roots here are much less, and they are not as deep as this one. It seems that there are not many branches. Where did you come from?" The seeds you took?"
"Outside," Man Bao vaguely found an excuse, seeing that the crown prince found something that they didn't, and looked at him suspiciously, "I don't understand?"
The prince conveniently inserted the two seedlings in his hands into the field, which happened to be not far away, and he washed his hands with the water in the field, "I don't understand, I just saw Qing Si Nong doing this."
For more than ten years, since he became the prince, he has followed his father to plow the plow every year. In the past, his father plowed the plow himself. When he was interested, he ran to the field to lead the ox for him. Play with mud and water in the fields.
But in the end, many things were out of his control. He didn't go to the ground, the courtiers scolded him, and his father scolded him too.
Later, he not only had to plow with his father every year, but also went to see people sowing wheat, harvesting wheat, sowing rice seeds and transplanting rice seedlings. Several times, because he was impatient and followed the emperor around the field, he ran to race horses. Relax, you will be scolded as soon as you return to the palace.
I've seen this kind of stuff a lot, even a fool can do it, and it's not the first time he's seen it.
However, farming is a major national event, so he still cared a little bit, so he made an exception and stayed for a while, pointed at the field with a whip and asked, "Your family has planted a new wheat seed, if you can plant another new wheat seed Rice seed, that is a great contribution."
Man Bao said: "This matter has not yet been written, so it may not be possible."
She said: "However, I handed over the farming to my elder brother. My elder brother and third brother are the best at farming. The same seed, I divided it into three parts. Zhuangzi planted one part, and my third brother planted one part." , and another copy was sent to Longzhou."
The prince only knows the surface, but not the inside, and asked with a frown, "Why are there so many lands?"
He said: "Si Nongqing only planted some in Huangzhuang's farmland."
Upon hearing this, Bai Shan glanced at the prince and said, "Your Highness, Si Nong Temple has lands directly under it in every state."
So they couldn't just plant them in Huangzhuang, he said: "The climate, water and soil are different in different places, and the seeds they need are naturally different, so they need to be cultivated in different places to see the effect."
The crown prince tilted his head, "Really, why didn't I hear Qing Si Nong say that?"
Prince Gong rolled his eyes when he heard this and said, "That's because the eldest brother is not caring enough. Even I know that there are direct subordinates in various places of Sinong Temple, who are not only responsible for cultivating new species, but also responsible for distributing agricultural seeds and agricultural tools."
If someone said that the prince didn't react, Prince Gong would give him a sideways glance as soon as he said the prince, and said in a strange way: "The third brother knows a lot, it seems that he is very close to Si Nongqing."
Some time ago, Man Bao and Bai Shanbai Erlang asked Si Nongqing to get a lot of seeds for the development of Zhuangzi, including some novel seeds. Hearing this, he immediately spoke for Si Nongqing, "Prince Gong, look at that. What?"
He was referring to a piece of weeds on the grass not far away, and he rolled his eyes at Zhou Man unceremoniously, "Weeds, why Zhou Man, when will it be my turn to ask you?"
The prince glanced over, stared at the grass seriously and said: "Fool, that's hemp."
Then he turned his head and said to Zhou Man: "Why, your tenant farmers are so indifferent to hemp, do they want to grow mulberry and silkworms to weave silk and satin?"
Man Bao said: "Silk can be sold for money. I made an agreement with them. I will pay for the silkworm seeds in the first year, and I will also pay for the mulberry seeds. The silk produced will be half of each side."
The prince said: "You are really generous."
The two talked harmoniously, but Prince Gong on the side was pissed off by the "fool". Holding back, I was really afraid that something would happen to him, so I said: "Your Highness, don't be angry, I am not targeting you, I just want to express to His Highness the Crown Prince that Qing Si Nong has nothing to do with you."