Poisonous Peasant ‘Concubine’

Rolling up his sleeves and washing his hands, Ling Jingxuan took over the job of cooking decisively. What the ancients paid attention to in the kitchen would not work for him at all.

"it is good.

The two people who were named responded to each other one after another. Usually, when it was noon, it would be difficult to miss the time for dinner, and people had to go to the mountains to call. Those who picked fruit on the mountain would stay in the factory after carrying the fruit down the mountain to help clean and eat. After the afternoon nap, they will go up the mountain again, and they will bring back all the fruits picked in the afternoon one after another until the end of You Shi.

Chapter 161 Wasteland (1) A Future

The wasteland will be reclaimed tomorrow. After dinner in the evening, seeing that the sky is still early, Ling Jingxuan simply invited Chu Ci and his son and Zhao Hanfufu to go for a walk in the wasteland. They went out, clamoring to go with them, obediently nibbling on a large piece of braised beef, and rushing up to walk around them and wagging their tails, the last group of adults brought a group of small buns, plus The two cubs went out together.

"Be careful, this wasteland doesn't grow at all, but there are many poisonous insects, snakes, rats, etc., be careful not to be caught by them.

Crossing the road they built by themselves, it is almost the area of ​​the wasteland. Seeing the little buns and the big and small blacks run crazy, Han Fei can't help but warn.

"woman.

The little buns responded obediently, and ran back with the láng cubs, making a riot along the road, just like Xiao Ye who released the cage, Ling Jingxuan shook his head helplessly, and motioned for Tuesday, who came out specially, to follow them and take care of them. , he entered the wasteland with Yan Shengrui and the others. The ground was not flat, with small potholes everywhere. From time to time, he could see dòngxué of different sizes, which should have been created by snakes and rats.

"There is at least a distance of more than ten acres from here to the tributaries of the Inland Sea? Was it that wide before?"

Looking at the large barren land, Chu Ci couldn't help frowning slightly. He only knew that the agriculture of Qing country was not developed enough. ? Even the fertile Cangzhou borders are like this, aren't other state capitals even worse? No wonder the people complained that the limited land had to pay high taxes, and he would also be dissatisfied.

"No, I heard that it was not so wide before. The land on the edge could still be planted, but later the seawater flooded the area more and more, and more and more land could not be planted."

Although Zhao Dalong is not a native of Lingjia Village, he also grew up in Lingjia Village. In addition, he used to help the iron shop in the town. He has more contacts with the outside world, and he knows more about it.

"yes?"

Chu Ci was silent, the inflow of sea water is a natural law, and there is no way to improve it by man-made power alone.

"That's because none of the previous local officials thought about improving the erosion of sea water and let it go."

On the other hand, Ling Jingxuan pouted, broke away from his grip with Yan Shengrui and took a few steps forward. He closed his eyes and took a breath of the cool night wind. The smell of sea water mixed in the wind was not strong. The tributaries are not as large as imagined, and the salt content is not necessarily very high. If the officials in power really care about the people, they are willing to go to the mountains to go to the countryside to understand the local people's conditions and the situation of seawater inversion every year, and then combine the experience of water control. It is not difficult to solve this problem completely to dredge the inland sea and divert the water source.

"Do you have a solution?"

Yan Shengrui and Chu Ci stepped forward excitedly. Could it be that he could make the Inner Sea disappear?

"Yes, no, don't ask, Jiangshan is not mine, I have no obligation to be a free laborer."

Shrugging his shoulders, Ling Jingxuan said that it would be a time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive project to completely rectify the invasion of the land by the Inner Sea.

"What if it's not free?"

Chu Ci didn't give up, his sword brows were furrowed, maybe he didn't even realize it, he obviously gave up his identity, whenever he encountered this kind of thing, he would always care subconsciously, maybe, he was born with It was destined to go that way.

"If you are not in your position, do not seek political affairs, Chu Ci, figure out what you want before asking me."

Glancing at him lightly, no one knew that he deliberately invited him to come out with Chu Yan today, just to wake him up, no, correctly speaking, it was to pave the way for his future, and also to cultivate future allies. It will be a matter of time before Yan Shengrui recovers his memory. If nothing else happens, Zeng Shaoqing will probably know that Yan Shengrui is with him soon. At most, he may appear in front of them in two months. At that time, no matter if Yan Shengrui has recovered his memory , I am afraid that Chu Ci and his son must go back, but they escaped, and if they go back, they will peel off their skins. If Chu Ci can speak to the aloof Ninety-Five at this time, it proves that he still has value. Maybe It can save their lives and completely reverse the situation. After all, whether they are guilty or not depends on the words of the ninety-five, right?

Jian's brows furrowed even tighter in an instant. Chu Ci was not stupid. He always felt that Ling Jingxuan had something to say, but for a while he couldn't understand what he meant. On the other hand, Yan Shengrui touched his chin and looked at them back and forth, his tiger eyes sliding quickly. After a little bit of understanding, he had originally planned to quietly ask Jingxuan about the governance method after going back, but since Jingxuan was optimistic about Chu Ci and his son, he also took a good look at it for the time being. It makes people feel relaxed and happy, big brother, if this place becomes a field next year, it should be another vibrant scene, right?"

Mrs. Zhao Han may not understand what Ling Jingxuan and the others are saying, and they are used to not interrupting if they don't understand, but go ahead with them.

Ling Jinghan, who came, obviously felt the subtlety of it. He also had doubts about the identity of Chu Ci, but he couldn't guess who he was.

"Well, but it can only be planted once a year, which is a pity."

Looking back at him, Ling Jingxuan's eyes could not help revealing a firm dim light in the distance, he must grow food on this saline-alkali land, definitely!

"It's not bad to have a season, big brother, what are you going to plant?"

Walking over and standing side by side with him, Ling Jinghan said curiously, they never knew exactly what he was going to do.

"For salt-tolerant plants, currently only sorghum, cassava and cotton can be selected. If the situation of seawater inversion can be improved, mulberry trees can also be planted to raise silkworms. The economic value and the driving force of the people will also be higher, but it should be impossible in recent years. , Sorghum, cassava and cotton are all one-season plants. They are planted in the same year and harvested in the same year, but mulberry trees are perennial woody plants. Once seawater is flooded, no matter how salt-tolerant they are, they will drown in the ground.”

This is the conclusion he got after careful consideration. Compared with cassava and cotton, he prefers to grow sorghum, which can be eaten as rice and wine.

"Isn't cassava poisonous? There is also sorghum, which is used to make brooms. Why are there so many plants? Are we going to plant cotton next year?"

Hearing what they said, Han Fei asked curiously, he is not optimistic about cotton, he heard that the output is not high, and it is troublesome to manage "Hehe... For cotton, it is troublesome to manage, and you have to hire people every June and July. For the topping, more than 50,000 mu of land, the amount of engineering is too large, and the later picking is even more troublesome. As long as the cassava is bundled into bundles and thrown in the river for about half a month, it will be poisonous. The taste seems to be very good, especially suitable for famine years. As for sorghum, who said that it can only be used as a broom? Sorghum has earned back a lot of gold and silver."

The more Ling Jingxuan said, the more hesitant he became. At present, Qingguo's wines are generally rice wine or flower wine. Not to mention the high cost, but the degree is not high. It is inevitable that they are not strong enough to drink. The wine he brews is only suitable for women to drink. And because of the problem of raw materials, the annual output is definitely not high, and the sorghum wine is different. Next year, he plans to build a sorghum winery directly in Lingjia Village. When will it be? ? Hey, it's hard to think about being underdeveloped, right?

"Oh? It looks like you have made plans for the next few years?"

Yan Shengrui walked over and hugged his shoulders without hesitation. He liked to see his self-confident and spirited appearance the most, which was very attractive.

"Of course, otherwise why would I buy so much land?" The curvature of the corners of the lips rose a little because of the good mood, and there was undisguised confidence and desperation between the brows. I believe that when they plant successfully next year, In the years to come, many landowners and squires will also buy saline-alkali land in nearby counties, right? At that time, due to the pressure, the county master will definitely come to him to ask him how to plant it. Not only will he not hide it, but he will also teach them carefully, in the next year? ? hey-hey? ? Those people can only plant and do not use it. Except for the sorghum produced in their own fields, others have to sell them all to him. He can buy them at the lowest price and build a branch factory in each county in Cangzhou. Go on, within three years, he will become the largest wine merchant in Qing country!