The son crosses every night

At the beginning of December, radish, cabbage and cabbage in Huangzhuang also grew.

The weather has been a bit cold recently, and the crops in the field are growing slowly. It took more than two months for all three vegetables.

The seeds are sown at the end of September, and they will grow in early December. During this period, each team takes care of their own radishes and cabbages like eyeballs.

As the radish and cabbage grow bigger and bigger, everyone has to protect against insects and frost, so they have to light fires in the fields every day to keep warm, fearing that they will fail in the final period.

On this day, Qian Gangyi, the team leader, carried a basket of worms into the chicken coop, "Lao Luo, have you fed the chickens and ducks yet?"

Luo Ying poked her head out from the chicken coop, "I've already fed it. I fed the chaff mixed with radish leaves for a round. Lao Qian, are you going to catch worms again today?"

"Hey, what day don't you catch insects? It's so cold, and I don't know why there are so many insects. If you don't catch them tightly, they will eat up all the leaves." Qian Gangyi handed the basket to Luo Ying, "I just caught it today. A small half of the basket, including the ones caught yesterday afternoon, was brought to you, as an extra meal for the chickens and ducks."

"That's a great feeling." Luo Ying reached out and grabbed a handful of worms and scattered them in the chicken and duck shed.

"Cuckoo."

"Quack quack."

In the small shed, there was a sound of flapping wings, chickens crowing and ducks crowing, and the sound of chickens and ducks hitting the ground. It was very lively.

Luo Ying looked at the scene in the shed with a smile on her face.

Qian Gangyi looked at these chickens and ducks, and couldn't help saying: "Good guy, these chickens and ducks are really fat!"

"Who says no, I helped my mother raise chickens at home when I was a child, and the hen was only as big as my two fists. Unlike ours now, a hen weighs almost five catties, and the eggs it lays are also big. "

"It's better that you raise them well. The eggs are not only big, but also full of flavor and delicious."

"It's better for the adults to decide. Feeding so many worms every day, no wonder the chickens and ducks grow fat and big, and lay a lot of eggs. Speaking of which, we will start pulling radishes and harvesting cabbages in the future, right? "

Speaking of harvest, Qian Gangyi was also nervous, "Yes, success or failure depends on it."

Luo Ying was the one who fell asleep outside the shantang that day. He was already in his 50s. After coming here, he raised chickens with his companions and did not get any land.

Hearing this, he was very envious, "I heard that all of your races are qualified, so it depends on which team grows better. I heard that No.1 has ten taels of silver."

At the mention of this, Qian Gangyi's dark face was full of smiles, "Hey, more than that, the No. 1 team can bring the mother-in-law over and move into the small courtyard that the adults have built."

"Hey, that's great." Luo Ying was full of envy, "You caught up with a good time and met a good man."

Qian Gangyi was a little proud, "Who said it wasn't? Before, I thought I would be a field servant for the rest of my life, but now I dare to look forward to other things. Now, I won't tell you more, I have to go back to tend the vegetable fields."

Luo Ying nodded, "Let's go, let's go."

Qian Gangyi walked away vigorously, and then several field servants who delivered the worms were like him, with nervous and hopeful expressions on their faces.

The second day was the judging day, and Tanghua took Li Changli and others to watch the field servants pull the radishes to harvest vegetables.

Two hundred people scattered into the field at once, and the atmosphere of work immediately came out, especially these field servants were all strong and good men who had been farming for so long, and their hands and feet were flexible and their movements were extremely fast.

Some people were pulling radishes, some were chopping cabbage, some were transporting them, and the field servants were busy back and forth in the fields, like swarms of hardworking bees, creating a lively atmosphere in the ice and snow.

Tang Hua looked at their speed and estimated it, and estimated that they could collect all the radishes and cabbages in the morning.

Tang Hua personally sits in town, watching a small team deliver the radish and cabbage planted by the team, and the two clerks next to each record the situation of each team.

The team members are in a very good mood and full of energy.

Among them, the one with the shortest farming experience has also been farming for more than [-] years. It is the first time that radish and cabbage can grow to such a large size, especially the cabbage, which is heavy and has a very firm core. In the hand, the big one roughly weighs at least ten catties.

Tang Hua was a little surprised when he saw this scene.

When he planted the seeds, he specially selected them. The seeds he used were all high-yield seeds, but even so, the cabbages grown by most people were small and thin. This is the first time I saw over ten catties of cabbage here.

They seem to be able to achieve this harvest simply because they planted it well. The cabbages grown in the experimental fields tended by ordinary farmers are currently the largest, weighing only four catties, which is far inferior to the vegetables grown by the field servants.

It seems that the fertilizer and water in the seedling stage are really crucial.

Tang Hua wrote down his experience in his notebook.

Li Changli was very pleased to see him, and the wrinkles on his face blossomed into a smile: "Our food is really good. I guess we are the only ones who can grow this kind of food in the entire Dasheng Dynasty."

Tanghua was taking notes beside him, and said casually: "That's not necessarily true. The strong have their own strong hands. We just planted seriously and put our minds to it, regardless of the cost. If we grow at will like ordinary farmers , estimated to be five or six catties."

Li Changli smiled, "No matter how we plant it, it will eventually come out, right?"

Tang Hua smiled. As a qualified Shangguan, he would not pour cold water on it at this time. He put down his brush, looked at the field servants in full swing, and beckoned to the guard next to him, asking, "Have you killed the pig yet?"

Tang Hua had ordered before that the stewed pork cabbage and big bone radish soup would be served at noon, and the other side of the kitchen was preparing it early in the morning.

The pigs they slaughtered today were not pigs raised in the village, but big pigs bought from outside. They bought two big fat pigs weighing two hundred catties in total, and they were going to kill them for meat today.

The guard was infected by the atmosphere of the harvest, and happily replied: "My lord, it's already done, and the stove is already cooking."

Tang Hua nodded, "Tell them to warm up some wine and celebrate at noon today."

"Yes!"

The young and strong field servants were sweating in the fields. In just one morning, all the radishes, cabbage and cabbage were collected and weighed.

Looking at the data, Tang Hua found that one mu of cabbage can yield an average of 110 kilograms, one mu of radish can yield an average of 220 kilograms, and one mu of cabbage can yield an average of 160 kilograms.

This statistic is quite remarkable in this era, and even Tanghua himself couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this figure.

He originally had a hunch that there would be a bumper harvest this year, but he didn't expect that the harvest would be far more than he imagined!

Tanghua Dashu recalled the main points. This year’s planting is so good, mainly because of water conservancy. Their ditches have come in handy since the beginning. The crops have not been short of water throughout the whole process, so the water is so sufficient.

In addition, they are also very willing to fertilize. In addition to the pig manure, cow manure, chicken manure and duck manure in the village, they also bought a lot of manure from outside.

Before planting vegetables, they used plant ash mixed with manure to apply a base fertilizer, and they also kept topdressing the seedlings as they grew.

At this time, there is no pesticide, and catching insects is also very important. This group of field servants spend almost every day in the fields, using their hands and eyes, trying to catch every insect.

After many efforts, the fields they planted finally had this result.

Tang Hua let out a long breath, and asked people to summon the field servants to start a lecture.

"Today's harvest is bumper, and the results have come out. Team 690 has the best farming performance. Two mu of cabbage harvested 980 jin, two mu of radish harvested 680 jin, and two mu of cabbage harvested [-]. Two catties, topping the list with a total of [-] seven catties. According to what the official said earlier, each of their team can get ten taels of silver. In addition, they can bring their children and live in our built In the house."

Someone couldn't help but screamed. Tang Hua stretched out his hand to press it, and then said with a smile: "The heaviest cabbage harvested this time came from the sixth team, weighing seven catties and six taels. The heaviest radish came from the nineteenth team, weighing five The heaviest cabbage comes from the first team, which weighs eleven catties and three taels. Each of the three teams can get five taels of silver."

There was a burst of cheers from below. "My lord is wise!"

"Stop." Tang Hua said with a smile: "Everyone has been busy for nearly three months. This official sees it. Today is a bumper harvest. Each person will get a monthly bonus, and drink and eat meat at noon to pay for the hard work of these days!"

There was another shout from below, "Thank you, my lord."

Tang Hua gestured to the guards to carry the food up.

Each team has a table, and a large plate of hot dishes is served, such as tofu balls, pork stewed cabbage, big bone radish soup, hot and sour cabbage, pig blood vermicelli, braised pork... all kinds of hot dishes , rushing towards people with a tangy fragrance.

With an order from Tanghua, everyone started to eat.

This is a rare and rich New Year's meal. Almost everyone is smiling, and everyone has expectations in their eyes.

Before Tanghua came, no one could have imagined that one day they could live such a good life. A few months ago, when Tanghua ordered them to build ditches and reservoirs, many people complained in private, but here For a moment, all the complaints and incomprehensions disappeared.

Almost all the field servants have made up their minds to work hard next year with their chiefs, earn a lot of money, eat a lot of food, live a good life, and in two years they will marry a wife and have a few big fat boys .

After Tanghua and his subordinates had a meal, they ordered Li Changli and others to distribute everyone's silver reward as soon as possible, and each person's share of fish was also brought to them. Have a good time.

Li Changli and the others were originally from the household department, and they were very familiar with the business of counting. They didn't need to tell Jiang Hua, they all knew what to do, and they could distribute the silver taels in two days.

After sorting out the issue of rewarding silver, Li Changli asked worriedly: "My lord, have you collected so many vegetables today, and they are all piled up here? It's so cold, I'm afraid it will freeze if left for a day or two."

Tang Hua smiled, "Don't worry, I will deal with it myself."

Li Changli couldn't figure out what to do with the hundreds of thousands of catties of vegetables for a while, so in the afternoon of that day, Tang Hua brought several carts of vegetables into the palace.

The emperor's comment that "giving birth to a child should be like Gu Tanghua" finally spread, and those who were well-informed knew that Tanghua's family was in the thick of it, and no one dared to stop him when he came to report, so they rushed to report to him.

Sure enough, the emperor summoned him to enter the palace at the first time, and Tang Hua ordered three carts of selected dishes to go directly to the gate of Funing Hall.

The emperor laughed when he heard the movement, "The movement of you entering the palace has become bigger and bigger every time. What are you giving me this time?"

"Uncle Huihuang, the food in our Zhuangzi has been collected. I can't help but invite you to share the joy together."

The emperor walked out, "Oh, how many dishes have you received in total?"

"A total of 66 two hundred and forty catties. The minister planted sixty mu of cabbage, one hundred mu of radish, and one hundred mu of cabbage. The average cabbage was 6000 catties per mu, and the radish was 110 per mu. Jin, cabbage is three thousand 220 seven catties per mu."

"So much?" The emperor was also shocked, the figure was even more exaggerated than he imagined, "260 acres, more than 66 catties?"

Tang Hua Zheng nodded, "There are still dozens of acres of land. Before I can plant things in the future, 260 acres of land can harvest such things."

The emperor squinted his eyes, "There are so many vegetables, when the spring is famine, you can live for a long time by eating only vegetables."

Tang Hua nodded, "This year's vegetable harvest is really bumper. This is also thanks to the fact that this year's harvest is not bad, and there are no ice and snow disasters. In addition, when growing vegetables, I do my best to supply water and fertilizers. It’s impossible to order dishes like this, and if you harvest per mu of land, it should be about the same if you make a discount.”

The emperor stroked his chin and couldn't help asking: "You have been planting for so long, but have you found some patterns?"

Yanhua Surong, "Huihuang uncle, I found some, mainly the experience between fertilizer and water, but it is still in the experimental stage at this time, and I will probably be able to figure out something after planting it for another year next year. I believe that if it is done properly, rice and wheat can also increase production!"

"Okay, okay!" The emperor said three good words in a row, and looked at Tang Hua with more kind eyes, "If you need anything, just tell uncle emperor, uncle will try his best to support you."

"I still have more than 1 taels of silver unused at this time, and I don't think the funds for the coming year will be much. By the way, I have to ask Uncle Huang to make an idea of ​​how to deal with these hundreds of thousands of catties of vegetables?"

The emperor didn't expect that he could save money so much, and for a moment he looked at him more kindly, really more kindly than looking at his son.

"Hahaha, since it's a dish, eat it." The emperor looked at the baskets of vegetables at the door, and said proudly, "Ma Huaipan, you send these dishes to the imperial dining room, and add these three dishes tonight. Let’s try this dish, everyone, how about our newly planted dish!”