Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 184 The decree arrives

"Field A27, [-] stones!"

While watching in a daze, a man in charge of counting shouted excitedly.A single stone stirred up thousands of waves, and the onlookers and gentry gasped in unison, and the exclamation of disbelief sounded like a tsunami.The yield per mu is 27 shi. Even in the most productive wheat field, it is only three shi per mu at most. This is too exaggerated, too exaggerated!
Wu Yong murmured: "27 shi... If the storage time is longer, adding some miscellaneous grains is enough to feed a family of seven for a year! How did he do it?"

Lu Xiangsheng pinched his chin and pondered, thinking about whether he should find an opportunity to ask Yang Menglong for some potato seeds to take back to the area under his control for planting.He didn't dare to expect such a high output, half, no, even a third, the people under his rule would be able to eat enough!By the way, I still need to learn planting techniques from Yang Menglong. It's not that no one has grown this thing before, but I've never heard of one that can produce such a good yield. There must be many skills in it, and I must learn it!

The group of Jinyi Wei Tiqi looked at each other, all of them were surprised, as if they saw a big fat sheep.

Yang Menglong was not in the field today, he was delivering potatoes with Cheng Ji in the playground of Wuyang Qianhu Office.After a whole night of repeated see-saw, Cheng Ji finally got the right to order 60 shi of potatoes from Yang Menglong with his indomitable spirit and thick-skinned experience in the ups and downs of the business world. Seeing that Yang Menglong not only paid off the 7 taels of silver owed to him at once, but also earned 11 taels from him, which really showed Cheng Ji what efficiency is.But Cheng Ji didn’t care, he did the calculations, the cost of processing a stone of potatoes into potato noodles was about one renminbi, and then he wholesaled them at a price of seven renminbis a stone, making a net profit of three renminbis, my mother, [-]% profit!Now he has mobilized all the manpower he can mobilize, and hired a lot of people, weighing potatoes, keeping accounts, and working in two shifts, which is still too busy... There are still carts of potatoes in the field When they were shipped back, they were so tired that they wanted to cry!The potatoes that were weighed were immediately transported to the warehouse outside the Wuyang Qianhu Office for storage—the warehouse that Cheng Ji spent money to build had been completed, and it might not be enough to store flour and grains, but it was more than enough to store fresh potatoes.The area of ​​the warehouse reached an astonishing [-] square meters. At the beginning of the construction, Cheng Ji thought it was too big, but now he was annoyed to find that the warehouse was too small.
More than 7 stone potatoes have been delivered, and Yang Menglong said cheerfully: "Boss Cheng, the day after tomorrow at the latest, the tens of thousands of taels I owe you will be written off, and then it's your turn to owe me money!"

Cheng Ji also said cheerfully: "My lord, don't worry, several grain merchants have already contacted me to express their intention to order a large number of potatoes, and I sent people to send letters back to Huizhou overnight. It won't be long before a large number of Huizhou merchants hear the news. Not to mention 60 shi, even if there are more 60 shi, you won’t have to worry about not being able to sell it, and I will pay you in a few months!” After a pause, he said greedily, “My lord, to be honest, Wu Yangqian There are only more than 1 people in the household, and you left 20 shi of potatoes, isn’t that too much? Sell another [-] shi to me, and you can eat enough!”

Yang Menglong said: "Fuck off! The 20 shi is food for war preparations, and you must not move it unless it is absolutely necessary. Don't waste your efforts, and think about how to build a potato processing factory!"

Cheng Ji said relaxedly: "I have already sent people to recruit the relevant craftsmen. The technology is not a problem. As for the money, many grain merchants have expressed their willingness to pay half of the deposit first, and this money is enough."

Yang Menglong said: "Okay, then I'll be relieved. At that time, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to help process the potatoes in my hand."

Cheng Ji said: "No problem, I have to ask your master's craftsman to make wind gourds, iron frames, steamers and other things for me."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Smiling happily, Jiang Zheng walked over, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, a distinguished guest has arrived!"

Yang Menglong frowned: "What distinguished guest? I'm busy!"

Jiang Zheng said: "Yes...it's Eunuch Wu and Mr. Lu!"

Yang Menglong asked: "Which Eunuch Wu, which Master Lu?"

Jiang Zheng said: "Of course it's Wu Yong, Eunuch Wu, and Lu Jian is fighting against Lord Lu!"

Yang Menglong jumped up and scolded angrily: "Why didn't you say it earlier!" He didn't care about the politeness with Cheng Ji, and rushed towards Qianhu's house like burning his butt, that was a rush!Cheng Ji had long been used to his reckless temper, smiled and shook his head, and continued to direct his subordinates to work.

Back at Qianhu House, Yang Menglong saw Wu Yongzheng hugging An Ning for the first time, handing out some candies to her and Xiaojun, and Lu Xiangsheng was smiling, sipping fragrant tea and snacks comfortably, with an elegant posture... As expected of a famous Confucian general, the sitting posture is so beautiful, unlike him, standing does not stand, sitting does not sit.Yang Menglong stepped into the living room and called, "Lord Lu, Eunuch Wu, when did you come? Why didn't you notify me first?"

Seeing him coming back, An Ning jumped down from Wu Yong's lap and ran over, holding up the candy in his hand and shouting happily: "Brother, this grandpa gave me so many delicious candies!" Lu Xiangsheng and Wu Yong stood together Get up and bow your hands in salute: "Master Yang, don't you come here unharmed?"

Yang Menglong said: "Okay, my teeth are good, my appetite is good, it tastes good, it's good!" pinched An Ning's face, and motioned her and Xiao Jun to go and play with Xiao Yufang, while he respectfully greeted the two of them. He bowed deeply, and said with some complaints: "You don't tell me first when you come, so that I can prepare for it! What, do you want to conduct a surprise inspection?"

Wu Yong laughed loudly: "I haven't seen you for a few months, but Young Shuai is still quick to talk. Our family likes to talk to you, it's relaxed, casual, and not tired at all."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said, "Master Yang, it's been almost a year, and you still haven't changed at all."

Yang Menglong said: "You also haven't changed at all... oh, you've changed a little bit, you're even whiter than before."

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't laugh or cry, Wu Yong covered his stomach and laughed, even the little eunuch and Jin Yiwei who were standing beside him laughed out of character... There are not many people who dare to talk to Master Lu like this!
After making a few jokes, Yang Menglong called the butler and asked him to take people to kill one and two chickens, and get a pound of spirits to prepare for the distinguished guests. Then he sat down carelessly and poured tea for Lu Xiangsheng and Wu Yong. Man, asked: "Sir, father-in-law, when did you come? Why didn't I receive any news?"

Wu Yong said: "When we arrived, we saw that Xiao Yangshuai was very busy, so we sat down with Mr. Lu to drink tea, and we were going to wait for Xiao Yangshuai to come back after finishing his busy work. I didn't expect that Xiao Yangshuai would come back so soon. ." He took a sip of tea and looked at Yang Menglong deeply. He looked at him incomprehensibly and even got goosebumps, then he murmured to himself: "There is nothing different!"

Yang Menglong stuttered a bit: "Eunuch, you...why do you look at me like this?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "When I came here, I and my father-in-law also visited your military field. I saw that the potatoes were piled up like a mountain, and the yield was so high that I had never heard of them. I also tasted some boiled potatoes. They tasted very good. My father-in-law decided that You are the reincarnation of Gu Shen, otherwise it would be impossible to get such a good harvest."

Yang Menglong yelled: "Bah, what is the reincarnation of the God of Valley, I just used the right method! The yield of potatoes is very high, as long as you use the right method, you can get a very high yield even in thin fields! "

Wu Yong and Lu Xiangsheng asked in unison: "What method should be used to plant to get a good harvest?"

Yang Menglong said: "The first is not to plant in too hot a season. I also waited until July when the weather turned cold before planting; the second is to strictly select the seedlings, and it is best to choose small potatoes as seeds. , don’t pick big ones, as large ones accumulate more toxins in their bodies, and the resulting potatoes will be deformed and too small, affecting the yield; third, fertilizers must keep up..." Suddenly I saw that Lu Xiangsheng and Wu Yong had their own problems behind each other. One person was writing and writing, recording something, and couldn't help but wonder: "What are you doing?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "To tell you the truth, the crops in the three prefectures of Daming, Guangping and Shunde under my rule have been poor year after year, and there are many people who cannot eat. I also want to plant some potatoes, but I don't know the relevant technology, so I have to ask You asked for advice. You are an expert, and every piece of experience is priceless, so of course it must be recorded."

Wu Yong said: "Our family also needs to record it and compile it into a book and present it to the Holy Majesty. Now several provinces in the north are suffering from severe droughts for years, natural disasters are frequent, and the grain is lost. The Holy Majesty is very anxious. , His Majesty will definitely be very happy!"

Yang Menglong suffocated, and said, "So that's what you guys came up with!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Keep talking!"

Yang Menglong said: "Actually, potatoes are much easier to maintain than wheat and rice, and the yield is much higher. Many people will definitely benefit from its promotion. But regarding its cultivation technology, it is not easy to say that it is simple. It’s complicated but not too complicated. It’s hard to explain clearly in just a few words. I’ll explain it to you in detail another day, but let’s get down to business now… Don’t tell me that you came all the way here just to watch me harvest potatoes!”

Lu Xiangsheng felt a little regretful: "Nothing can be hidden from your eyes."

Wu Yong's face straightened, he slowly stood up and said, "Master Yang, take the order!"

Yang Menglong was taken aback: "Another imperial decree!?"

Wu Yong said sullenly, "Of course! Otherwise, why did our family come all the way here?"

Yang Menglong said: "Then I'll find someone to set up the incense table first." He sighed in his heart: "The one who should come will come, and you can't hide!"

You don't need to listen to him to know what the imperial decree will say. The Ming Dynasty always catches people who can be used and uses them to death. He was kicked out of Dingxing County and became Wuyang. The leader of Qianhusuo showed his hand at the Shah River more than three months ago and wiped out four thousand bandits. With the urine of the Ming Dynasty, why not use it to death?It seems that he has to take care of the mess left by Nanyang Wei. God, Nanyang is famous as the place of the Fourth World War. If you want to take over Nanyang Wei's defense in an all-round way, you want to exhaust me? !
(End of this chapter)