I Love Farming

The ditches in Northumberland were first dug around the saline-alkali land. At that time, everyone was still full of distrust of the lord.It is these simple ditches with complete drainage and irrigation systems, which are continuously flushed with water diversion and storage to remove the salt in the soil.

Coupled with the improvement of soil structure by fertilizers, these moderately saline-alkali lands have turned into mildly saline-alkali lands in the past year.

The agricultural officer walked back in a daze, and when he met a serf who greeted him, he had to confirm with others: "The white soil at the back is so white, isn't it?"

The serf nodded weakly.

The agricultural officer said, "Didn't you go to see it? Do you know what's going on now?"

These high-ranking lords would not chat with them on weekdays, although this didn't seem to be chatting, the serf whispered: "My allotment is not there."

The job of repairing the ditches was left to the later slaves. In the winter, who would go to the white soil for no reason to look at it? In the spring, the plowing began, but the plowing had not yet reached that side.

But because of the words of the agricultural officer, the serfs became curious and went to Baitu together to see it.Only then did I discover that the white soil that was too white to grow crops is now only a little bit white, just like those light white soils that can still grow cabbage and oats!

By the way, when it comes to light white land, people can’t see the green manure planted in the past, but now they look at it, and it’s completely normal cultivated land, even a little fertile...

Just like the agricultural officer's first reaction, everyone thought it was God's blessing and discussed it for a long time.The conditions for growing wheat are very harsh. Not only are there more lands where beets can be grown, but there are also many more lands where wheat can be grown. This is a great joy!

——It’s okay to plant less oats and cabbage, and those green manures can also be used as fodder for cattle and horses.

After the agricultural officer went back, he thought about it for a long time before he asked Cui Qichao in disbelief: "Master, it's not because of you..."

He really wanted to thank the gods, but the more he thought about it, the more wrong he became.

No matter how long the people of Northumberland have prayed in the church, their weeds have not disappeared, and the white soil is still white soil. On the contrary, after the master dug a trench, the white soil slowly disappeared.

Cui Qichao said lightly: "This is a very simple principle, wash off the white part with water."

He did not say that this is saline-alkali land, otherwise he would have to explain to the agricultural officer how there is precious salt in the land.

The agricultural officer was stunned for a long time after hearing it. How could the master explain such a miraculous thing, it seemed very simple and reasonable, and it was not sacred at all.

"Oh... oh..." the agricultural officer said blankly, and asked again, "Then...the soil is still a little white, can beets still be planted?"

"Yes." Cui Qichao said firmly.

Sugar beet is also a salt-alkali-tolerant crop. The salt content of the soil in mildly salinized land is 0.1-0.2%, and that in moderately salinized land is 0.4-0.6, while that in heavily salinized land is above 0.6.However, the salt resistance critical value of sugar beet is at a salt content of 0.33-0.65. In theory, it can grow normally on mildly to moderately salinized land.

It's just that sugar beets have low salt-alkali resistance during the seedling period. In later generations, either use mulch, or plant sugar beets on normal land first, and then transplant them to saline-alkali land when the salt-alkali resistance becomes stronger.

Don't even think about mulch, and transplanting is unlikely. The arable land in Northumberland is not enough to toss, so it can only be planted on those slightly sub-salinized arable land where the chloride concentration is already very low.

Of course, in the future, no matter whether it is severe or moderate saline-alkali land, it will return to normal, and you can plant it however you want.

The agricultural officer had no doubts about Cui Qichao, and immediately arranged for someone to learn how to grow sugar beets.

These medieval sugar beets are all multi-seed species, and their growth period is longer than that of the single-seed species in later generations. It takes about five months and requires higher water and fertilizer conditions. Northumberland has a lot of them. fertilizer.

When planting, keep a row spacing of about 50 cm and a plant spacing of 25 cm. Before planting, let people carefully trim the ground.

In addition, in the eyes of agricultural officials, the more important thing is the grape fields.

He cared more about the vineyards than the beet fields, and often urged the serfs to tidy up the vineyards.After a part of the land has been plowed, the seeds are sown first.When the grape branches are processed, the cuttings are carried out.

After fertilization, insecticide was also sprinkled, and the method of ridge insertion was used, and watering was performed immediately after insertion.

Because he cared about the grapes, Cui Qichao also demonstrated the method himself. Under the horrified eyes of the agricultural officer, he planted a row by himself, and the surrounding farmers were also speechless.

These serfs were specially selected to take care of the vineyards. After all, grapes are different from other crops. No one in Northumberland has ever grown them, and it is impossible for everyone to teach them.

Who would have thought that the majestic baron not only has rich theoretical knowledge, but also can do it.He has always only taught with his mouth, and even the agricultural officer thought he only understood theory.

But when it comes to actually doing it, look, it's unbelievably neat.The master was still wearing aristocratic costumes, his handsome face showed no expression at all, and his movements were neat as if he was practicing the swordsmanship that nobles should master...

Cui Qichao demonstrated this technology in the 21st century.But in the Middle Ages, for the first time, God knows that he would be watched and discussed privately for a month when he spread a pancake.

The distance between the cuttings is like comparing with a ruler, it is not bad at all, two rows are inserted in each ridge, and the cuttings are uniformly poured 45° to the north, and they are also neat.

After a certain movement, it was fast and accurate. Standing on the edge of the ridge and looking over, it was like a guard of honor in the cuttings-the agricultural officer thought strangely of the militiamen trained by the master, and no matter how the master practiced this skill, he Is there any special preference, whether it is people or crops, they must be arranged neatly?

The eyeballs of the serfs were about to pop out. If one had to say that, compared with different classes, there was something that serfs surpassed nobles, it must be farming.

But now, their great lord has personally demonstrated, no, the lord is even better at farming than everyone else!

As far as this accuracy is concerned, the serfs, the fathers of the serfs, and the fathers of the fathers, let alone achieve it, have never even heard of it. This is not a legend, this is a technology that does not exist in the legend.

——Of course, this is all because the agriculture in the Middle Ages was too underdeveloped. Before that, their most advanced technology was that a person sowed the seeds in front, and the women buried their heads in the back.

"Okay, let's plant according to this standard." Cui Qichao clapped his hands and said, "If you plant well, you will be rewarded."

Rewards, rewards again.The lord adopts a completely different system from other nobles. For other nobles, you will be drawn if you do it slowly, but he will reward you if you do well and quickly.

Everyone swallowed when they heard this, because the reward is usually food.

The only thing that makes everyone feel embarrassed is that the lord's planting is too beautiful, and they are sowing next to it, which is not as neat as the lord's, which is really shameful.

……

After Cui Qichao left, when the serfs went back, they mentioned the master cutting grapes with others, as if describing a miracle, "You haven't seen it, the master just squatted down like this, moved his hands like this, the grape branches seemed to be placed on the ground by God. There, it's so perfect and tidy."

"Even the position of the top bud is exactly the same. My God, how does the master's hand grow, it's just different from ours."

The faces of those who heard this were distorted. It was an expression containing complex emotions, including disbelief, doubt, whether you have lost your mind, and so on.

I'm afraid it's not crazy about farming, and this kind of flattery is also flattering. The master's farming is like a miracle?It would be more realistic to say that the master rewarded you with white bread... That's right, could it be that these people were rewarded with something so good that they went crazy.

It’s just that it’s crazy to be so consistent, which makes people suspicious. Under the repeated and exaggerated descriptions of the grape farmers, the farmers’ curiosity gradually grew, and they went to visit the grape fields one by one.

There is no need for the grape growers to point out, they will recognize which ones are planted by the master at the first sight!

If the master's craftsmanship is really so superb, then the grape branches that are so neat in one row and two rows, with the exact same spacing from the plants to the angle of inclination, must be the master's handwriting.

No bragging, this planting technique is really amazing, it makes everyone's scalp go numb.

At this time, when I think about the various orders and techniques about planting from the castle, I feel a little terrified. How awesome is their master?Undoubtedly, in the hearts of these farmers, it is simply too good to be so good at farming.

After a while, someone said: "My God, when the master held a banquet last time, I didn't take the opportunity to touch the corner of the master's clothes. Maybe I can get some good luck."

"That's right, if we touch the soil here, will it be useful?"

The superstitious medieval people quickly discussed how to use the master's ability, and touched the land cultivated by the master one by one. Maybe after returning, their farming technology can be improved, and the crop survival rate is higher. More output... Suddenly, after all, this is what the master has achieved last year, and I can't help but feel more convinced in my heart.

……

Cui Qichao seemed to be the koi of Northumberland, as if he could increase production by talking to someone more or stopping at someone's house.This superstitious trend was still spread in private, and did not come to him personally.

Because he is very concerned about the growth of new crops, Cui Qichao has also increased the frequency of going to the field. Grapes, cotton, sugar beets, including buckwheat, cucumbers, etc., it is inevitable that everyone is not skilled in planting for the first time.

As soon as Cui Qichao came out, he was surrounded by burning eyes. He thought it was pure admiration.

This day, Cui Qichao took Xiaobai to the grape field. The vineyard itself was reclaimed. He was looking at the survival of the grape branches against the woodland when he suddenly heard an exclamation.

Looking back, it turned out that a free-range pig was chasing a child and running here.The child was only five or six years old, and he ran wildly to the vineyard.

The agricultural officer's face changed, and he cursed: "Where are you running? Don't attract me!"

There is a fence in the vineyard, but many pigs bumped into it together, and they had to crash, what if the grape seedlings were destroyed.

Although these pigs are small in size, they have long tusks and are wild. To be honest, there have been incidents of pigs hurting and killing people in the past.

In the agricultural officer's mind, grapes are of course more important than serf children, so he said so.

Cui Qichao frowned, "Where's the pig herder? Have someone bring the child over."

Hearing what Cui Qichao said, the agricultural officer had no choice but to ask two serfs to climb over the fence, one to lead the pig away, and the other to run with the child who was almost caught up.

Unexpectedly, those pigs were quite clever, and they also split into two groups, hitting the serf's leg at once, and the serf fell to the ground. After a while, he stood up quickly and ran forward limping.

Fortunately, he was also quite clever. He picked up some acorns and threw them at them, so the pig stopped chasing and buried himself in the food.

After Cui Qichao finished watching, he couldn't help but look down at the cat under his feet.

noob:"……"

Although he was hit, the serf didn't suffer serious injuries, but he couldn't help but look resentful, "You kid, did you go to pick up branches in the woods? Why did you make those pigs angry?"

The child was still in shock, and cried loudly, "I didn't, and I even fed acorns to a pig."

At this time, the pig herder came late, and when he came out of the forest, he was immediately grabbed and scolded by the agricultural officer, asking why he wasn't there just now.

The pig herder was also very wronged. Herding pigs is different from herding cattle and sheep. He quickly said: "A few sows are not normal. I am looking at what's going on."

The agricultural officer groaned and asked, "Then what's going on?"

The pig shepherd was embarrassed, "...haven't noticed it yet." He didn't dare to lie, and was afraid of being blamed, so he lowered his head and said, "Those sows have been weaned, but the boars don't want to climb over them." Willing, causing the boars to be particularly irritable too."

Boar fidgety?No wonder he ran after the child.

This pig herder is also a profession passed down from generation to generation, but it is so, there are still many things that he does not understand in the process of raising pigs.

For example, they can grasp the estrus rules of sows, but they don't know why the sows won't let the boars ride when the time comes.They knew at what age sows were fertile, but not why so many primiparous sows gave birth to stillbirths.Know the symptoms of sow dystocia, but don't know how to deliver sows and postpartum care.

Cui Qichao's understanding of animal husbandry is mostly in the feed related to him. In fact, he doesn't know much about the postpartum care of sows, but anyway, he still knows more about some places than the superstitious medieval people, " You go and drive the abnormal sow over to have a look."

The pig herder ran back into the forest and led the sows over. Although these sows were weaned, they still had a certain sense of care for their offspring. The pig herder grabbed the piglets and they followed.

Cui Qichao took a look, "Is this pig so thin?"

Pigs in the Middle Ages were already lean enough, and these sows didn't have much meat on their ribs, so they didn't look like pigs at all.

The pig shepherd nodded and said, "Hey, master, that's what a sow after giving birth to piglets looks like."

Cui Qichao: "Then does it have a good appetite?"

The pig shepherd said blankly, "I don't know about this..."

When the livestock go to the field, they just look for food by themselves. How can the pig herders see how they are eating one by one.Besides, in this era of lack of food and clothing, he acquiesces, no matter whether it is a human or an animal, he will go crazy when he sees food. How can he still have a bad appetite?

Cui Qichao shook his head, this breeding is too primitive, completely free-range.Although I don't know how the sow's appetite is, it is definitely lack of nutrition.This is the instinct of animals. If the previous pregnancy exerted too much energy, of course it is impossible to get pregnant immediately, so even if the time comes, it will not go into heat, it is to protect itself.

At this time, both the sow itself and the breeder should pay close attention to letting it eat more.As long as the condition is restored, it will soon be able to breed again.The reason is very simple.

Cui Qichao murmured, "Feed some wet ingredients."

Pigs are different from cattle and sheep. Adding water to their food can promote the digestion and absorption of pigs and make pigs grow faster.Of course the pig herders don't know this. They raise pigs very poorly, so it wouldn't take that much effort to let them pick up the fruits and eat them by themselves.

The pig herder said guiltily, "Wet material...?"

As a pig herder, he doesn't even know what the master is talking about, so he can't be guilty.

"Get some eggshells, sweet potatoes, and wheat bran, mash them and add the same amount of water to feed these sows." Cui Qichao thought about it.Of all the foods currently available in Northumberland, these should be better absorbed by sows.

Pig herders have done this job for generations, but this is the first time they feed pigs. Are all pigs in the East so delicate?

He found what the old man said, made it into broken pig feed, mixed it with water, let it sit for a while, and then gave it to the pigs. The sows were delicious, snoring, and even the boars smelled it. , to grab feed to eat.

Xiaobai was a little anxious seeing this scene. At the beginning, it was squatting at Cui Qichao's feet, but now it is several meters away. The rope is stretched to the tightest, and it can go as far as it can.

Cui Qichao also misunderstood, tugged at the rope, and whispered comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, I won't hit you."

noob:"……"

Is it afraid of pigs?Is it a pig? ?It was Cui Qichao who brought up the pig again to make a point, it still needs to lose face!

After Cui Qichao comforted Xiaobai, he stared at the pig and said, "You should also feed some feed from time to time. Anyway, there are a lot of sweet potatoes now, but don't give too much. There are also straw powder and peas. It's just wheat. Don’t make more than half of the bran, you must add water.”

That is to say, there is a lot of food in Northumberland now, and it is possible to feed the pigs in this way if they can eat oatmeal. In the past, it was normal to mix wheat bran in the wheat to make bread. Peas are not enough to eat by themselves, can they be fed to pigs?Of course, even now, it is definitely not possible to feed beans frequently, and green and fat sweet potatoes are enough.

However, what Cui Qichao said would scare the pig shepherd to death. While writing it down, he scanned the people around him.

God!Why did the master disclose the secret recipe to the public!Seeing how delicious these pigs are, you will know that this secret recipe is no different from the secret recipe that the master gave to the cook!

The pig shepherd stared at everyone with the look of someone wanting to compete with me for a job, and he didn't dare to tell the master to keep your voice down, so he could only obediently agree.

The others, headed by the agricultural officer, were going numb. Now even if Cui Qichao said that he could grow golden peas, they probably wouldn't be surprised.

Seeing how eagerly these pigs are eating, I can't wait to plunge their heads into the wooden barrels, thinking that the green fat cattle and sheep grown are also very palatable, and the master's ration of feed is as good as the crops planted.

The pig herders thought that maybe the pigs would grow to fifty catties in the future!

Cui Qichao thought that if these pigs were raised properly, it shouldn't be a problem to grow a few dozen catties more. Forty catties is too pitiful, and even large dogs weigh more than this.

If there is a chance in the future, we must gradually stop the pig herders from free-range breeding, firstly to completely prevent the pigs from rampaging and hurting people, and secondly to improve the growth of meat.It would be best if the pig could be eunuched. Now the fishy smell is too strong and it is not tasty.It’s okay to say bacon, in the future, we can set up an oven to make roast suckling pig, braised pig ears, braised pork, braised pork, pot-wrapped pork...

As a result, everyone saw the master's loving eyes gradually distorted.

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LJJ platform real-time barrage:

[Every broadcast is like a gamble, you don’t know whether it’s delicious or fertilizer today]

[Gambling plus one, anyway, I am ready to eat]

[? ?I can't believe it, you Cui trained serfs! 】

[Brothers, hold on!Don't be fooled again!Maybe it's just training for a cultural performance! 】

[Past experience tells me that I can't be too happy too early. I will never be happy just because Cui Qichao made rattan armor. 】

[My heart is like still water, I am not at all pleased]

[What is a cultural performance?I think it's more like a prelude to the unification of training and farming skills]

[Do Chinese people have this technology? 】

【Look at him, he grows vegetables so neatly that he didn't run away, and those serfs will come to him in the future and grow vegetables in a standardized way! 】

[What should I do if I watch it so cool in the late stage of obsessive-compulsive disorder...]

[Just let him grow, let him grow, grow so many grapes and beets, I see if the neighbor next door will come to mess with you hahahahaha]

[What are you proud of before, the neighbor next door came to give away the head, ah no, manpower, is it so fun?There is still a large piece of heavily saline-alkali land in your Cui territory, did you forget? 】

【………】

【Anyway, I think it's cool. Improving the saline-alkaline land is cool, and feeding pigs is cool too. Watching Northumberland gradually become more productive, the warehouses are full, and everyone has enough food and clothing. 】

[There is no doubt that the Chinese are in front...]

[Look at scaring Xiaobai, pity! 】

【Hey, I vaguely feel that this pig's eating looks very familiar, what's the matter...】