Guan Xiujin did not ask Jiang Fan to help him plant sugar cane this time.

Jiang Fan planted permanent root cane, he had nutrients, and he didn't worry about the germination rate of the sugarcane next time. There was no need to keep all the cane stalks he kept, so Guan Xiujin directly bought the tops of sugarcane from Jiang Fan and asked someone to take them away.

The sugar cane began to be harvested, and everyone in Fushui Village started to move, chopping, transporting, and everyone in the sugar room also started to move. They have practiced before, but now everyone is familiar with it and operates very quickly. .

The sugarcane Jiang Fan planted was much better than the one he bought from other places with his own money, with thicker stems.When harvesting, Jiang Fan deliberately asked someone to make the final calculation. One mu of sugarcane land in Fushui Village can produce at least seven tons of sugarcane, which is more than 4000 catties of sugarcane, while ordinary sugarcane can squeeze three or four taels of sugarcane Juice, this one from Jiang Fan's family, at least seven or eight taels can be squeezed out of one stick, that is, nearly 600 catties of sugarcane juice can be squeezed per mu.These sugarcane juices have better sweetness and high sugar content. Six catties of sugarcane juice can boil one catty of sucrose.Calculated, for one mu of sugarcane land, Jiang Fan could harvest at least 200 catties of sucrose.He planted [-] acres of sugar cane, and each harvest was more than [-] tons of sucrose.

Judging from Dazhou's overall production, his amount of sucrose is actually not enough, but other people's family also planted [-] mu of sugarcane, and the harvest may not be half as much as his, so it is quite impressive.

In Dazhou, most ordinary people only ate maltose, and sucrose was still a luxury in Dazhou. In the past, the lowest grade of sucrose cost a few pennies per catty. Jiang Fan’s sucrose was decolorized and made into white sugar, so the price of course had to double. If it is doubled, even if it is only twice as expensive as other sucrose, Jiang Fan's sucrose will still earn tens of 10 taels of silver every year.In the same way, compared with the fruit and tea at home, the income is much less. However, Jiang Fan did not grow sugar cane for making money, so he didn't care.

On this day, Jiang Fan came back from Fushui Village and got off the carriage with Guan Xiujin at the entrance of the village. The two walked while looking at the farmland in the village.

In Fushui Village, Jiang Fan heard some old farmers complain that the summer harvest was not good.

Jiang Fan doesn't know how to read it himself, but he has a system. He used the system to scan wheat and rapeseed. According to the instructions and comparison, both of them showed lack of water.

As the saying goes, spring rain is as expensive as oil. Even people like Jiang Fan who don’t know how to farm know this saying. However, after spring this year, there is little rain. , the amount of rain can't even soak the surface of the land.

Jiang Fan has nutrients in his hand, and the energy contained in it is enough to provide all the needs of the plants. All the plants he planted don't care whether it rains or not, but other people's land is different.The direct consequence of the lack of water in the plants is the withering and stunting of the plants that are not drought-tolerant, and finally the yield per mu is reduced.

There are still many fields in Lishan Village where wheat and rapeseed are planted. At this time, the wheat has turned from green to yellow, and it is almost time to harvest. Jiang Fan found an old man in the village and asked him how the harvest in the fields this year was. Sample.Although most people in the village ask outside village laborers to help them take care of the fields, these older people still value the land very much, and they are used to strolling around the fields every day to see the situation.

When Jiang Fan asked, the old man said cheerfully, "It looks okay."

Jiang Fan said: "What do you think, compared to last year's?"

The old man said: "That's not as good as last year's. Look at the wheat, it's so short, most of it hasn't grown."

The old man doesn't know that the food in Lishan Village can be like this because they have used Lishan trees as fertilizer since last year. Without the blessing of Lishan trees, the wheat in that field would probably Even more blind.

In the past, when there was such an obvious reduction in wheat production, the old man would not be able to laugh like now, but who knows that the family’s source of food is stable now, and his family’s food has not been eaten last year. not hungry.Whether the harvest is good or bad depends on God's mood. He has planted the land all his life, as long as the harvest continues, then the situation will be fine.

However, Jiang Fan's side is southerly. The south has always had more rain than the north. This is the case here. Isn't the situation in the north even worse?

Jiang Fan went back and asked Gu Changqing again. He went to Changyuan City near the border, which is located in the northwest region. The precipitation in that area has always been very low, and the climate is also dry. Often the precipitation cannot keep up with the evaporation. I am afraid that the situation will be even worse. .

Gu Changqing was asked by Jiang Fan, because he was busy planting trees, he didn't pay much attention to other situations, but he really remembered the rain, because before planting seeds, it was better after the rain, after he took people there, the side Waiting for the rain to prepare the land, waiting for more than half a month before God gave alms and it rained lightly.

In the end, Jiang Fan said to Guan Xiujin, "If the rain doesn't increase after summer, then the autumn harvest in the second half of the year will be in dire straits."

Guan Xiujin restrained his brows, "I will tell Yiran about this situation."

Jiang Fan nodded. The little emperor has only been on the throne for three years. If there is a drought in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is inevitable that people will be uneasy. After all, if the ancient earth dragon turns over, the emperor will write an edict of guilt.A thoughtful person could attribute any bad situation to the fact that heaven was dissatisfied with the emperor.

Jiang Fan said again: "Let's also buy some grain and store it." If there is a disaster in one place and there is a shortage of food, the price of food in the whole country will basically rise. He took advantage of the low price to store more. Well, you can still take it out for relief.

When it comes to harvesting grain, of course, you have to keep your face down, otherwise there will be a lot of noise, which will lead to an early rise in grain prices.In addition to harvesting near Licheng, Jiang Fan also sent people to Changyuan City, where they also had houses and land, and many people were left behind. They secretly harvested and settled there, so that it would be more convenient for relief in the future.

After May, the dormant Xueyanghua came back to life, and a large number of part-time workers poured into the village, including those who harvested wheat and rapeseed, and of course, there were also those who came to Jiang Fan's house to pick fireflakes.

Last year, the planting of all fruits was expanded, and the hills that had left blank areas before are now fully planted, full of ripe and soon-to-ripe fruits.

In addition to the short-term workers who came to earn money, the merchants who purchased fruit from here last year also came here again, and there were some unfamiliar faces among them, many of whom came from far away from Shanghai.After these people bought fruits from Jiang Fan, they would directly transport the goods to their ideal mutual market, exchange goods with merchants from various countries outside the customs, and exchange them for money after they returned.

Because there are so many businessmen here, some people need to stay for two or three days, and some directly choose to stay in the village. Last year, the experienced villagers cleaned up the house early this year, waiting for the guests to move in. There are still more than ten cash income.

When the fire honey fruit baskets were carried down the mountain and then loaded away, Miao San and the others also returned from Shangjing in a new merchant ship.

On the day Miao San came back, before he had time to rest, Jiang Fan who heard the news sent someone to invite him to the village.

In Jiang Fan's new Zhuangzi, Miao Sanzhi would come once every time he delivered the account books, and the stay was short. Every time, it was as if he was looking at the flowers on horseback, but he left a deep impression on him. The courtyard was full of flowers and carved beams and paintings everywhere.In his opinion, there are many rich people in the world, but there are very few rich people like Jiang Dong's family who just like to live leisurely and freely, away from the prosperity and power.

Every month, Gu Fangqiu would show Jiang Fan the account book of Shangjing's profits. Miao San came over this time and handed the account book to Jiang Fan.

Before the tea was drunk, Miao San could smell the familiar smell of Shi drinking tea.Miao San and his brothers all think that the things Jiang Fan grows are rare and good things in the world. Now they spend some money every month to buy some things from Baizhen Pavilion to eat. Brothers suffering from various problems are all alive and well now, better than when they were in the best physical condition.

Miao San sat for a while, and saw Jiang Fan and Guan Xiujin coming hand in hand.

Miao San hurriedly stood up and saluted.In the past, he probably only thought that Jiang Dong's family and King An were just friends, but last time they came back together, the two did not shy away from it, and they behaved intimately along the way, which has long gone beyond friendship.

"Sit down quickly." Jiang Fan said with a smile.

Miao San sat down quietly before asking, "What's your order?"

Jiang Fan said: "It's been half a year since you took people on a boat to do business, and the brothers under your command are also familiar with water, so I came to you to ask you, or if any of your brothers would help me run the ship. "

Miao San: "Go to sea?"

Miao San didn't look surprised at all, because when he signed the contract with the shipbuilder on behalf of Jiang Fan last year, there were three seagoing ships inside.Miao San had already guessed about Jiang Fan finding someone to go to sea.He fell silent. There are not many merchants who go to sea every year in Dazhou. Although the profits of doing business at sea have always been considerable, compared with domestic merchants with the same starting point, but high profits are accompanied by high risks. It is not that no one charts a boat with luck They went to sea, but in the end they all died in the sea.

Jiang Fan said: "You also know that I love all kinds of exotic plants, and I find people to go to sea, just for the various plants that grow on the other side of the sea."

Miao San asked directly: "If I agree to help my master go to sea, what reward will my master promise me?"

Jiang Fan: "I provide the ship. I don't care what goods you bring out or bring back. I just need to share a profit with me every year. If you bring back the seeds I need, I will give you money. "

Miao San was moved almost immediately. The condition Jiang Fan gave was to give him money. He said, "Let me go back and discuss with my brothers before I reply to my boss."

Jiang Fan said: "Go ahead, the ship hasn't been built yet, I'm not in a hurry, think about it carefully."

Guan Xiujin and Jiang Fan sat side by side across a small table. After Miao San left, Guan Xiujin asked curiously, "What plants do you want him to go to sea to find for you?"

Jiang Fan said: "I can't tell. I once read the overseas drift notes left by a businessman, which mentioned many plants and various uses that I have never seen before. It's a pity that I haven't finished reading the book, so I called it My uncle's son tore it up, but I still have an impression of what I saw inside, so I will draw it for you to see."

Jiang Fan spoke nonsense and blamed Jiang Zhuo without hesitation.

But Jiang Zhuo was not wronged, he did tear up the original owner's book several times.

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