Make a fortune by farming: The sweetheart of the first assistant family

County Magistrate Chen thought that the yield of three and a half stones per mu reported by Huo Yunchao was ridiculously high, but he did not expect that the result of the on-site inspection was as high as four stones per mu!

Before today, one acre of good fertilized land could produce two stones per acre, which was already a high yield.

The yield is four stones per mu, and the output has doubled!

Three acres of paddy field yields twelve stones of wet millet. Even if the wet millet loses its weight after drying, it still amounts to three and a half stones of dry millet!

With such a high yield per mu, if the planting method can be extended to the entire county, we don't expect every household to have a high yield of four shi per mu. To reach an average yield of two and a half shi per mu, the total food supply will also increase a lot!

In addition, new agricultural tools such as wheat hammers, threshing machines, grain blowers, and seeding columbists are all promoted to every household in the county. Wouldn't it set off a "land reclamation boom"?

Not to mention that Dasheng Dynasty had a vast territory and was full of wastelands. It was just that there were a lot of wastelands within the jurisdiction of County Magistrate Chen. The court had been encouraging people to open up wasteland. The specific reward method was probably to provide seeds and agricultural tools, and then be tax-free for a few years. .

The common people had very few iron farm tools, and the cultivation method required a lot of manpower and material resources. More importantly, it took three years, five years, and ten years to cultivate a fertile field.

In most cases, by the time the tax-free years end, many of the wastelands reclaimed by the common people have not yet reached the standard of fertile land, and the grains grown are barely enough for farmers to pay taxes.

The more the fields are cultivated, the fatter they become, and the fertile fields that are carefully cultivated with high yields are likely to attract the covetousness of landlords or other powerful people.

After all, the people have been busy for many years, and the blood and sweat they have shed are all in vain. Few people are willing to take such a big risk.

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The more Magistrate Chen thought about it, the more excited he became. He knelt on the ground and thanked heaven and earth for the blessings and the Holy Spirit's blessings. He shouted repeatedly: "God bless me for a great victory! God bless me for a great victory! God bless me for a great victory!"

Huo Yunchao, Zheng Shaoxuan and others were stunned for a moment, and immediately knelt down and thanked Heaven and Earth and Jun for their kindness. They all showed expressions of gratitude and tears, as if they were really moved.

Huo Yunchao couldn't guess what others were thinking, but in his heart he only thanked heaven and earth and nature for its gifts. He had little awe for the emperor he had never met.

As the saying goes, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Huo Yunchao's soul is not from this era. In his understanding, the emperor is the biggest beneficiary of feudal society. It is difficult for him to express his sincere gratitude to the emperor like County Magistrate Chen and Master Shiye. Your majestic kindness.

However, as the locals do, Huo Yunchao has a certain talent for acting, and he acted so sincerely that he shed a few tears, which made Magistrate Chen admire him even more.

County Magistrate Chen changed his title to a more familiar one and said kindly: "Da Lang, the new agricultural tools such as wheelbarrows, columbians, and threshing machines that you invented, plus insecticides, green fertilizers, etc., are being used one by one." This is a great achievement that benefits the country and the people! To prevent villains from causing trouble, the rice yield is three and a half stones per mu. I will report it to the magistrate immediately after returning to the county office, and then ask the magistrate to report it to the emperor!"

Hearing County Magistrate Chen say this, everyone present was surprised and happy, and was too excited to speak.

Huo Yunchao had been mentally prepared for it. He still had a bit of a showmanship, and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for your kindness! I took the liberty of asking someone to make a farming map for you to take a look at."

Say it, Zheng

Shaoxuan presented an autumn harvest picture he had made using Huo Yunchao's routine. Inside, there were rice plants with full grains. The heavy ears of rice bent the branches, the rice leaves swayed in the wind, and above the head was a warm sun with soft light.

This is an ink painting, not as bright and moving as a watercolor painting. The painter's emotion invested in it is so strong that those who appreciate the painting have no intention to care about the level of painting skills and can only be filled with joy.

County Magistrate Chen was full of praise for this seemingly crude and simple autumn harvest picture: "The name of the painting is "The Joy of Harvest"! The artistic conception of this painting is very good! The name is also well chosen! Hahaha!"

Zheng Shao Believe it or not.

At this moment, Zheng Shaoxuan looked at the smiling Magistrate Chen and Huo Yunchao, who looked as usual. He couldn't help but secretly marvel in his heart: At first, he thought Huo Yunchao wanted to learn painting from him, but he didn't expect that his brother Huo would take one step and count it ten steps. , I have long thought of this day.

The master was not as easy to fool as County Magistrate Chen. He could see at a glance that Huo Yunchao was prepared, and said with a smile: "Dalang, do you have the drawings for making farm tools?"

Huo Yunchao raised his eyebrows lightly. He knew that the master was hiding something secretly. He said with a smile: "Of course there is. It's just that the sketch is rough. Please forgive me."

The drawings have been drawn a long time ago, and there are several special marks on each drawing, mainly to explain the precautions.

County Magistrate Chen felt as if he had found a treasure, and ordered Huo Yunchao to come to him and explain in detail, his smile becoming more and more cordial:

"Dalang, do you think these parts are better made of iron? Please mark them, and I will order the blacksmith to make a batch of iron parts, which will then be sent to the prefect, and then sent to the imperial court via the prefect."

Huo Yunchao pointed to the scrawled drawings and felt a little embarrassed: "Sir, the villain's drawings are too rough. Isn't it better to send them to the emperor like this? Why don't you hire a professional painter to redraw them?"

His painting skills were limited, and most of the time he dictated the appearance of farm tools to Huo Tianxiang and others, one by one. After making samples, Huo Yunchao had to personally confirm whether they were qualified before mass production.

County Magistrate Chen looked at the dark drawings and turned to the master: "Master, please find a professional painter to redraw the farm tool production drawings. Da Lang, you have to hand in this drawing as well."

Huo Yunchao: "Yes, sir."

"Yes, sir." The master responded hurriedly, and then said: "Sir, according to the rules, drawings alone are not enough. You must also ask the craftsmen who make farm tools to make them in person."

The master's reminder was so timely that County Magistrate Chen almost forgot about it and turned to Huo Yunchao and said, "Dalang, we must send someone who is good at making farm tools to the prefect along with the drawings."

Huo Yunchao thought for a while and said: "Sir, most of the farm tools made by the villain were made by the villain's father and many clan brothers. The villain's father is old and frail and is not suitable for the hard work of travelling. I would like to invite two of them. The clan brother went to the prefecture in place of his father."

When Huo Tianxiang heard that his master wanted to take the craftsmen to see the prefect, he was really frightened. He was happy and terrified, for fear that if he didn't pay attention, he would be killed.

Huo Yunchao said that he would arrange for his clan brother to go to the magistrate. Huo Tianxiang breathed a sigh of relief.

But it is inevitable that I feel a little bit more disappointed in my heart.

After all, it was a precious opportunity to show his face in front of the prefect. Chao'er refused without asking him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

County Magistrate Chen doesn't care who the craftsman who goes to see the prefect is, anyone can go, it doesn't matter, I'm sorry they don't dare to cause any trouble.