Great Qin Shi Empress

Early the next morning, Lin Qian glanced at the transaction device, and found that the point was still only a pitiful 1, so she decisively closed it.

After washing, Lin Qian and Lin Wu walked out of the palace gate together.

After talking with Ying Zheng last night, he allowed Lin Qian to enter and leave the palace at will for the next half month, so early this morning Lin Qian couldn't wait to go out of the palace to see his own land, if it was suitable, he could do it as soon as possible He took out the corn in his hand and planted it.

——I have to think about how to take it out. At present, it is more important to confirm what kind of land I own.

Outside the door, Meng Yi was standing aside with his troops.

This time Lin Qian did not ignore the past, but stood at the door and looked at it carefully for a moment.

I have to say that this little general Meng Yi was born really well, with handsome facial features and a resolute temperament. Even if he just stood quietly by the side, people could feel his vitality and enthusiasm. He was absolutely impossible to mistake him for. A fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy with the identity of a general.

But at this age, in her eyes, she is at most a nephew's generation, and her childish face is not enough to compare with the handsome Ying Zheng.

Lin Qian quickly looked away.

Meng Yi scratched his head in doubt, greeted Lin Qian with a smile, and took her to the CRRC Mansion. After choosing the right horse for the carriage, they left Xianyang Palace together and went straight to the place where Yingzheng rewarded Lin Qian. Ten acres of land on the outskirts of the city.

Although it was not stated clearly, the ten mu of land was indeed the best land selected by Ying Zheng after tossing and turning.

Compared with the yellow land seen along the way, the ten mu of land in Linqian is fertile red land, a small part of which is even faintly black, and its fertility is self-evident.

Even if he doesn't know much about farming, Lin Qian still knows the common sense that black soil is better than red soil, and better than yellow soil.

Seeing these lands, Lin Qian's tense nerves relaxed.

If there is anything bad about it, it is probably only that these lands are adjacent to mountains and forests, so they are prone to be infested by wild animals, especially wild boars.

But Ying Zheng also solved this problem for Lin Qian ahead of time——

He directly sent hundreds of elite soldiers to set up camp nearby, and also inserted sharp bamboo fences around them.Presumably, even if wild beasts invade, the crops will not be destroyed under the obstruction of these two lines of defense.

Even this is too considerate, which always makes people a little flattered.

But Lin Qian thought again, there is nothing in him that is worthy of Yingzheng's troublesome planning, such an appropriate move should only be because of his status as a concubine, and the few useful knowledge about farming that he mentioned yesterday, so there is no more think.

Meng Yi took Lin Qian around for a while, and after getting a preliminary understanding of the land situation, he introduced an official of the Qin State to her: "This is Sun Taicang, an official under the administration of Su Nei Shi of the Qin State. He also saw it with his own eyes the day before yesterday. Mrs. Guo has made preparations for the breeding of flower seedlings, but she has never understood the reason, so today she specifically asked His Majesty to send him to study under the name of Mrs. "

"Don't worry, ma'am, Sun Taicang is very good at farming, and he often goes to the fields to guide the people himself. Staying here can also help guide the soldiers on planting techniques."

Lin Qian was very pleasantly surprised: "This is really great. I was worried that I would not be able to leave the palace at any time, and I would miss the important growth stage of this kind of flower. If I have a professional to help me, I will be completely at ease."

Sun Taicang hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "Madam, don't worry, I will take good care of these plants and never let your flowers go wrong!"

Lin Qian was taken aback: "Sun Taicang, don't be too nervous, this is just an ordinary... Ornamental plant."

Sun Taicang agreed, but his expression became more serious.

Seeing this, Meng Yi said, "Ma'am, you have limited time to go out of the palace every day, why don't you make arrangements for what to do next?"

Lin Qian was also unambiguous, and said directly: "The land is indeed fertile, but I see that there are many small stones, grass roots, and tree roots in it. These need to be thrown out of the ground during the process of digging, otherwise it will be easy. affect crop growth."

"It will take a while to dig the ground. During this period, General Meng helped to dig enough humus soil in the forest, and then mix it with the soil like the day before before fermenting for a while?"

Meng Yi nodded naturally.

Sun Taicang next to him couldn't help but said: "I heard from Your Majesty that Madam has a method of composting. I wonder if compost is needed when fermenting the soil this time, and then mixed into the soil to ferment and decompose?"

Lin Qian was more cautious: "The composting process may be a bit smelly, if you don't mind..."

Sun Taicang didn't mind at all: "Don't worry, ma'am, I was born as a farmer in a humble position, but I was lucky enough to be honored by the internal history of Zhisu to be able to enter the court as an official. But when I was farming, I used to pick up excrement. It doesn't make sense to mind now." After finishing speaking, he bowed to Lin Qian respectfully and gave a big gift, "The composting benefits the country and the people, Madam, please let me know."

Lin Qian was uncomfortable, took a deep breath and said, "In order to prevent missing the best breeding time, the composting method cannot use the conventional method, but needs to adopt a faster and more effective method. For example, the high-temperature composting method."

"First, dig a big pit three feet deep and twelve feet wide. The length depends on how much compost raw material you can find. If there is more material, you can dig longer. If there is not enough material, you can dig shorter."

"Dig two staggered cross trenches at the bottom of the pit, equal in width and depth, about two-thirds of a foot..."

"Find straws, stalks, etc. and soak them in water for an hour..."

While recalling, Lin Qian told the two of them the operation details of the high-temperature composting method. After explaining all the details, he said: "The fertilizer produced by this high-temperature composting method will be ready for use in about [-] days, and soil can be added at that time. decomposed and fermented together.”

Sun Taicang was very happy at first, but he hesitated when he heard the fifteenth day: "Will it delay the breeding?"

Although the composting method is useful for growing food, it is clear that the corn Madam Lin wants to grow this time is more useful than the composting method. If the breeding time is delayed, Sun Taicang cannot bear the responsibility.

Lin Qian nodded: "It will be a little later. But there is no exact time for breeding. As long as the error is within one month, it will not have much impact on grain production."

The time for planting corn varies from place to place. Some start breeding in March, some wait until April and May, and some even wait until June and July to start planting in a leisurely manner.As long as the soil nutrition can keep up and the topdressing is timely, the yield will not be greatly affected.

It's only the beginning of March now, and it's completely too late to delay for half a month.

Only then did Sun Taicang feel relieved.

Improving grain production was already within the scope of his duties. After knowing the specific operation methods, Sun Taicang left immediately and hurriedly went to find soldiers to start digging holes.

It took less than a hundred soldiers to dig a hole, and the rest ran to dig the ground.

Lin Qian thought for a while, and went to observe the situation of the soldiers digging the ground.

After a while, she found that these soldiers were a little too hardworking: perhaps in order to get everything in place in one step, they couldn't wait to start digging holes after digging the ground to prepare for the subsequent transplanting of seedlings.

It's not a big deal, the point is...

"This distance is not good!" Lin Qian quickly stopped, "I plan to interplant some soybeans between flowers in the future, and there must be room for soybeans to grow in the middle."

Meng Yi followed closely behind Lin Qian, wondering: "Can flowers be planted together with soybeans?"

"Yes, this is called interplanting." Lin Qian explained, "There needs to be a certain gap between plants to grow better, and planting suitable crops in the gap can save a part of the land to plant more more crops. And soybean nitrogen fixation... can make the land more fertile, so interplanting flowers and soybeans can also provide some nutrition."

Moreover, the corn in her hand can be planted in less than ten acres of land, and it is almost enough to add soybeans.

Another new knowledge!

Meng Yi nodded, engraving Lin Qian's words firmly in his heart.

Lin Qian took a careful look at Meng Yi, and found that he hadn't noticed his slip of the tongue, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After a busy day, Lin Qian's land was basically overturned. Taking advantage of the last half month, he buried a lot of humus in the ground and covered it with a thick layer of hay. Then he returned to the palace again.

【Looking so tired from farming...】

Lin Qian didn't go to the field in person today, but seeing other people sweating profusely, she couldn't help but feel a little fear in her heart: When reading novels, she still felt that farming life is leisurely and comfortable, but after experiencing it herself, she gave up without hesitation. idea.

Life is good now!

After Lin Qian washed up, she opened the plane trader again.

Hua's tribe picked all the corn and returned home, and they were free during this time.Lin Qian opened the transaction device and saw the message from Hua at a glance.

It was just some small talk before, but the last part of the voice mentioned a piece of news that Lin Qian was very concerned about——

"Lin Qian Linqian, when I went out to collect with people today, I seem to have seen the plant called 'potato' you mentioned, but the leaves have already started to wither and yellow, and a small part of the rhizomes below have begun to germinate after digging out. .”

She also sent a picture.

Lin Qian clicked on the picture, and found that it was a picture of Hua putting a potato leaf on her hand, holding the potato.

This potato was completely different from what she had imagined, a potato on the market that was at least the size of two adults' fists, only the size of a baby's fist.

But look at the appearance, and the way the leaves look...

[Oh my god, I'm so lucky, right?It turned out that potatoes with larger yields were discovered so quickly! 】

Lin Qian was so excited that she wanted to send a message to Hua, but she accidentally clicked on the voice that Hua had just sent: "Well... Lin Qian, do you have a pottery pot over there? I’ll dig up a piece of potato and exchange it with you, just a clay pot is enough!”

Lin Qian was in a hurry——

[I can get access to pottery, but I can't find a pot to give you! 】