Is it a foreign item? Although watermelon is very common in later generations, the absence of it in the current Dayan Kingdom means its rarity.
Ming Yu's mind was running fast, if the watermelon was cultivated, it would become their Liangzhou's iconic fruit in the future, and then transported to a big city like the capital. Such a rare item would definitely be able to sell for a good price. Anyway, he was also short of money, so he didn't do things that could make money. Who would dislike earning a lot of money
As soon as he thought about it, he did it. Ming Yu made a special trip to open up the backyard of the Wangfu and set up a few experimental fields. Prepare to wait for him to cultivate successfully, and then teach the method to the local people so that they can also plant. When they are planted, and they find a way to sell them out, how can they make the people earn some money, maybe it is more profitable than growing grain. These are all money, all treasures to make a fortune.
It's just that the people in the border areas don't have enough food to eat, so it might be difficult for them to grow watermelons and make a fortune, right? His first priority is to fill the stomachs of the people. Ming Yu was worried. He thought about getting people to buy grain from the southern grain-producing areas, but the cost of transporting it so far was not insignificant. Now there is a shortage of money, and this has fallen into an endless loop. Hey! We still have to wait for him to earn money. In fact, the best way is to hope that the caravan can find high-yield grain seeds and return, so as to solve the problem fundamentally.
Everything can only wait, he is still doing the first experiment to see if the seeds can be planted. It was precisely because of this that Ming Mingyu was so ecstatic after hearing that the seeds had germinated.
Running all the way to the backyard, the place has been transformed by the craftsmen, and it has long been changed. One piece of land is divided into several small blocks, square and square, and glazed sheds are built on it.
If others see such a glazed shed, they will be amazed at the richness of the Prince's Mansion. Glazed glaze in the Great Yan Kingdom is still a luxury item, and only the imperial palace or the mansion of a prince can use glazed tiles as tiles. But look at this, Wang Duan built such a big glazed shed for a few seeds.
There are a few old men next to them, dressed in coarse cloth bunts, they are already old, but they are still energetic, simple and capable. They are good hands in the local farming.
When several people saw Ming Yu, they quickly saluted. Ming Yu waved his hands and said eagerly: "I heard that they have sprouted? Hurry up and take me to have a look."
One person laughed and said, "My lord, don't worry, it has indeed sprouted. It is the batch planted in the No. 3 greenhouse. My lord calls them watermelon seeds."
They have been planting the land for decades, but they have never seen anyone who does not plant the land in accordance with the seasons. There is also this shed made of colored glaze, which allows the seeds to be planted directly in the shed, but the crops are not all covered with sky and ground, turning according to the seasons. Land, planting, weeding, and fertilizing
It's getting cold this season, so why not be frozen to death after planting the seeds? The prince found them and said that he wanted them to help grow something. They were very puzzled at the time, thinking that the prince is a prince and noble who just came from the capital. It is normal for such a person to not understand the crop seasons of the countrymen. Since the prince doesn't understand, they can't just fool around, can't they? So I also persuaded, no matter what, I have to wait until the spring season when everything recovers before I can plant seeds. Now there are only a few months left until the beginning of spring next year, and we just need to wait a little longer.
However, the prince didn't listen to their words at all, and insisted on going his own way, only letting them plant the seeds as usual, and they just took good care of them.
Several people are very helpless, there is no way, who calls someone a prince, who dares to disobey what the prince has said.
What's even more amazing is that the prince actually asked them to plant things in the shed. This... there is no rain and dew to nourish them, how can the seeds grow? How many years have they been planting the land? It's been a long time to see such a thing.
Since the prince did not dare to disobey the order, they had no choice but to accept their fate. Try it, if it really can't be planted, it will kill them, and it is impossible for the seeds to germinate.
They planted the seeds in the shed, which turned out to be a different world. It was already cold and windy outside, but as soon as they entered the shed, they could feel the warm atmosphere, making people feel like they were in the little sunshine in February and March.
At first they didn't know why, but later they heard from the craftsmen that the shed was built with great effort by the prince.
An earth dragon is installed in the basement of the shed, and there are special people who can control the temperature, even if the shed is like spring all year round, it can be done. This is simply unheard of, this... In this way, wouldn't it be possible to grow things all year round? If this is the case, the grain grown in a year will be doubled or tripled! By that time, will the common people still be able to endure hunger without food
The few of them felt incredible, but also longed for such a day. With this in mind, they tried their best to grow things.
Fortunately, Huangtian pays off, the prince's method is really effective. Early this morning, when they came to check as usual, they actually found that there were small green spikes emerging from the soil, and the seeds they had planted had really germinated.
They told the good news to Qing Ping, the eldest maid next to the prince, and it didn't take long before the prince came here in a hurry. It can be seen how much the prince cares about this matter.
Ming Yu entered the No. 3 shed, and saw a few delicate and tender seedlings standing on the intensively cultivated mud, which could be seen at a glance on the black soil. The newly unearthed seedlings were knocked off.
He squatted down and looked carefully, this is the watermelon seedling
Miao, something that is very common in later generations, but has never been seen here, as long as it can be cultivated, I believe it will surprise everyone.
"The villain has been planting the land for decades, but he has never seen this... watermelon, is the fruit produced by this thing really delicious?" an old man asked. Forgive him for having lived his whole life, but he has not seen as much as the young prince. The prince treated them kindly and kindly, and they were no longer restrained, and they would directly ask any questions.
These days since they came to the palace, they have never been treated harshly. They have been farmers digging from the ground all their lives, and they dare not even dream of doing so if they can come to the palace. The people in the noble mansion are all superior to others. I thought they would live like walking on thin ice here, but I didn't expect that everyone in the palace was friendly and kind, even the prince talked to them in a pleasant manner. This made them flattered, and after living in the palace for a long time, they did not regard themselves as outsiders, not only did their best to do things, but also chatted with Ming Yu.
Ming Yu chuckled twice, thinking of the taste of watermelon made him a little greedy, "This watermelon is a good thing, it's so sweet that it's delicious, and when the fruit ripens in the future, you all have a taste."
Hearing what Ming Yu said, several people looked at each other in blank dismay, how dare they eat such expensive things, but they are still happy in their hearts, no matter what, if the prince likes them, then take good care of them, and the prince will be rewarded by then willing.
"When the caravan comes back in the future, maybe they will bring back more and better seeds. At that time, I have to trouble everyone." Ming Yu laughed.
A few people should be, and some people worried: "My lord, I don't know if the seeds from outside can be planted. These little things are precious. Isn't there a saying: Oranges born in the south are oranges." If the orange grows in the north, it will be a trifoliate orange. If the soil and water are not acclimatized, and the climate conditions are different, many things will change and no one will know."
These words spoke out the hearts of several people, and everyone looked at Ming Yu eagerly.
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40. Chapter 40
Their worries are not unreasonable. Their ancestors have been planing food in the fields for generations, so naturally they have fully grasped their dispositions. If the prince had not broken their inherent concepts, they would have always thought that spring plowing, summer cultivation, autumn harvest, and winter storage , Only when the four are not lost can the grains be endless, and the common people can have surplus food. Note ① If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, the seeds could still grow and germinate in the winter when all things withered, they would never believe it. This is simply a miracle.
Ming Yu is not worried at all, what are you afraid of? I have a greenhouse, and I can still make plants bloom and bear fruit in winter. At that time, I will do more experiments, such as grafting, cross-breeding, although I am not an expert in this field, I can still bring up things in this area and hand them over to professionals. People come to study slowly, and believe that in terms of human creativity, from scratch, these things will always mature one day.
The current sheds are made of colored glaze, which is mainly for light transmission and heat preservation, but because of the color, the effect is not particularly good. It's a pity that the glass hasn't made much progress yet. If the glass is made, we don't need to worry too much about building a few glass greenhouses at that time.
Ming Yu smiled, with a little confidence, "You don't need to worry too much about the rest, anyway, you have to take it step by step."
He believes that as long as he can grow it, people will be convinced. Take your time, nothing can be accomplished overnight.
Ming Yu was in such a happy mood that she even dreamed of holding a