parentshiftbook Chapter 132: Teach The Emperor And Princes Step By Step How To Grow Potatoes [Please Subscribe, Plea
Chapter 132: Teach The Emperor And Princes Step By Step How To Grow Potatoes [Please Subscribe, Plea
"Imperial power doesn't go to the countryside?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang silently recited what Yan Changqing mentioned about imperial power not going to the countryside. As an emperor, his intuition told him that there were also some unspeakable secrets of power hidden behind these five words.
However, seeing that Yan Changqing was unwilling to go into details at the moment, Zhu Yuanzhang could only suppress his curiosity.
Anyway, Yan Changqing also said that he will talk about this aspect again when he continues to teach "Dragon Slaying Technique" later, so just listen carefully when the time comes.
Yan Changqing lowered his head and glanced at the angle of the projection under his feet. After thinking about the conversion for a while, he roughly judged the time at this moment.
Then Yan Changqing raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes and said:
"It's already been four quarters, so let's stop here for today."
"Please take the next two days, Your Majesty, to determine which area can be allocated to the Agricultural College. School Disciple will send me the relevant map."
"It is best to include relevant geographical and humanistic information about that area, such as where are the paddy fields and dry fields, where are the people living, etc."
"I need to roughly plan the overall construction layout of the agricultural college and determine the most suitable area for growing potatoes."
“We strive to produce a map within three days, a plan within seven days, complete the clearing of the potato planting area within fifteen days, and complete the sowing of the second crop of potatoes within twenty days.
"In this way, we should be able to successfully harvest the second crop of potatoes in five months."
Hearing Yan Changqing's schedule for planting potatoes for the second time, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes looked a little excited.
[I don’t know why, every time I hear Mr. Yan’s arrangements for things, I always feel an uncontrollable excitement in my heart. 】
[It seems that as long as you do what Mr. Yan said, things will definitely progress according to Mr. Yan's plan, gradually, until it is finally completed smoothly. 】
[Probably because Mr. Yan always sort out a clear stage execution time and tasks for the arrangement and execution of things. 】
[Then at what stage time, what stage tasks will be performed. 】
[If the progress of the task is stuck, you only need to take a look at the current execution time to quickly and accurately know at which stage the current task is stuck, and then solve it accordingly. 】
[In contrast, when officials in the Ming Dynasty in the past implemented, executed, and promoted related tasks, they did not have such a clear overview of the progress of the work that could be seen at a glance. ]
[Maybe we can look back and see how to imitate it, and maybe we can improve the work efficiency of Ming officials. 】
Although Yan Changqing had made general arrangements on how to plant the second crop of potatoes, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and others still looked longingly at the pile of potatoes at Yan Changqing's feet.
Zhu Di looked at Yan Changqing and tentatively said:
"Mr. Yan, you see we have been busy all day today, can you give us a potato to take home and grow ourselves?!!"
As he spoke, Zhu Di even brought the other brothers along with him.
After hearing Zhu Di's words, the other princes such as Yi Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Gang and others couldn't help but say:
"Yes, Mr. Yan, we have been busy for a long time today. There is no credit but hard work. Just give us a potato and take it back to plant. Anyway, it is grown where we are.
"That's right, we can't cook it and plant it in our respective houses. When it matures, it will also be the potato seed of the future."
"As princes, we naturally have to serve the world first, set an example for the people of the world, and set a good example!"
"If we, as princes, don't grow potatoes, how will the people in the world believe in and be willing to grow potatoes in the future!"
"We also want to try what it feels like to grow a potato with a yield of at least 20 shi per acre."
"Not only did I get kicked by my father today, but I will also be a farmer for Mr. Yan for five months in the future. If I don't have potatoes to take back and plant, I won't be able to eat for the next five months!"
"Just give us one potato. Even if we give each of us one potato, there are still 138 potatoes that can be planted in the Agricultural College.'
Not only Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes were asking, but even Zhu Yuanzhang on the side was secretly moved.
After all, they are potatoes with a yield of at least twenty dan per mu. Even if they are princes or emperors, they will still be able to hold back their heartbeat!
Yan Changqing smiled when he heard this, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Your Majesty has the final say on this matter."
In this regard, Yan Changqing is very self-aware.
After he contributed the potatoes, the potatoes were no longer his personal property.
These potatoes are not only his, but also Zhu Yuanzhang's and the people of the world!!!
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was already feeling a little moved, immediately stopped hesitating and said after hearing Yan Changqing leave the decision-making power to him:
"Then one per person, but before you take them back, could you please Mr. Yan to teach them how to cut them into pieces for planting and other related matters."
Although "Potato Planting Tips" talks about how to cut and grow potatoes, if Yan Changqing, the teacher here, doesn't ask for advice in person, but reads a book, it will inevitably be a bit neglected.
Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Yan Changqing did not shirk, and then picked up a potato from the ground, and then took out the knife used to cut potatoes, the boiling water stove and other tools.
After that, from Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the dynasty, to Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di and other princes, they all surrounded Yan Changqing like a curious student.
Then Yan Changqing taught them how to cut potatoes around the sprout eyes, such as cutting the seed potatoes lengthwise from the top to the navel to ensure that each piece of potato has one or two sprout eyes; disinfecting with boiling water after each cut, etc. .
After the cutting was completed, Zhu Yuanzhang and others were asked to push the soil dug out three feet back into the field, which just saved the step of loosening the field again.
After that, the cut potatoes were re-buried in the small field in the middle that had been dug three feet into the ground by Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes.
In fact, there are also steps such as using plant ash for seed dressing to supplement potassium to improve drought resistance, disease and pest resistance, and drying and germination, which can further increase the total yield of potatoes.
These are all written by Yan Changqing in "Experiences of Potato Planting", but given that Zhu Biao, Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di and other princes only planted one potato, and they were not very familiar with farming matters.
Therefore, Yan Changqing also told Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes very straightforwardly that they should not learn those small techniques to further increase the total potato output for the time being.
You can smoothly cut the potatoes into pieces along the bud eyes, then plant them properly, and finally you can plant them and harvest them.
As for the tips that can help increase the total yield of potato planting, they can wait until they harvest potatoes before trying them themselves.
Hearing what Yan Changqing said, Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes also nodded. As for whether they really listened to it in the end, he didn't know and didn't care.
Anyway, there are a lot of potatoes at present. Even if princes such as Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di really plant the potatoes to death, "he will not be able to give another one."
Then he asked Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes to cut a potato piece each. After experiencing first-hand how to cut potato sprouts, they also buried the eight cut potatoes. Enter the small field in the middle.
At this point, nine of the original one hundred and forty-five potatoes were cut into pieces and planted on the spot.
Among the remaining 136 potatoes, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes each divided one, and Zhu Yuanzhang himself also asked for three.
In the end, there were only 126 potatoes left, which were temporarily stored and planned to be planted after the site of the Agricultural College was determined.
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