The Reborn Wife is Farming

On the day of the corn harvest, not only Qi Haoran led a group of soldiers, but also Qi Xiuyuan and Rong Ze came over in person.

Fan Zijin had the honor to follow along to watch the fun together.

Qi Xiuyuan went down to the ground and broke a corn cob, weighed it in the palm of his hand, and said with a smile, "It's quite heavy. After breaking these things, they will all be sent to the Fifth Camp. Zijin, don't you have a workshop in there? Just hang there, Haoran, close the door during this time, don't reveal the news."

Qi Haoran responded, kicked the straw under his feet and asked, "Is this thing still useful?"

"It can be used to feed the cows. I don't know if the horses will eat it or not. If not, it can be used to burn fire," Mu Yangling said, "But it will definitely not burn so much. If you don't want it, I will use it to raise land."

Qi Haoran asked with interest, "How to raise land?"

"Cut it and leave it in the field. When the heavy snow falls in winter, it will rot in the field for a whole winter. Turn up the soil to cover it in spring, and it will be almost the same when the corn is planted."

Qi Xiuyuan smiled and said, "You can make up your own mind on this matter, but didn't you say that corn can be planted for a second season? I asked the villagers in Sipan Village, and they also said that as long as they planted quickly, they should be able to harvest another season before the cold wave." .Is your straw still useful?"

"General, this is a low-grade land. The fertility is not enough. After planting for half a year, you have to rest for half a year. What I said can be planted in the second season is a high-quality land. You must know that corn seeds are precious now, and they must not be wasted. Other camps Not to mention, our five battalion alone has five to six hundred acres of high-quality land, and these corn seeds are enough to plant high-quality land."

Qi Xiuyuan didn't think about this issue, he thought for a while and said: "I don't know much about this matter, I still have to leave it to you." Qi Xiuyuan turned his head to Qi Haoran and said: "Haoran, you can discuss this matter with Ah Ling. Since the seeds are not enough, let’s plant them in your fifth battalion first, and tell the military households that the corn is grown for the military camp. Later, I will ask you, Brother Rongze, to come up with a regulation, and how much corn you hand over can reduce the amount of military rations for next year. "

Mu Yangling didn't expect Qi Xiuyuan to think of this incentive policy, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

In this way, Qi Xiuyuan is not at a disadvantage. The common people don't know how to eat corn, and they may not even be able to accept this crop for a while, but because they can reduce or exempt military rations, they will definitely grow it well.

And Qin Tianjian has predicted that the drought in Xingzhou Prefecture will intensify next year, and the grain production will continue to decrease. Under such circumstances, it is not certain whether the military food can be harvested. Everyone cares a lot.

Qi Haoran also quickly figured out the key point, agreed together, turned around and grabbed Mu Yangling and said, "You ask someone to leave some straw for me, both dry and green."

"Why are you here?" Mu Yangling asked curiously.

"I'll see if I can feed the horses."

Mu Yangling lowered his voice and said, "You are so precious to your horses, are you willing to give them these things?"

Qi Haoran glanced at her and said, "Who said this is for my horse? Don't you like me giving it to others?"

Those who can afford horses can't afford horse feed?

Qi Haoran didn't intend to explain further, and quickened his pace to catch up with his eldest brother.

Qi Xiuyuan asked: "Can you finish stripping today?"

"It should be no problem," Qi Haoran said confidently: "They are all proficient now, and there are so many people, they should be able to finish it in a day."

Qi Xiuyuan nodded, "Weigh the raw ones, and then weigh them again when they are dry. Get the data as soon as possible. The wheat and rice in the Jiangnan and Lianghu areas should be almost finished harvesting now. I hope this set of data can reach the imperial court at the same time as their data. "

Fan Zijin lowered his head to calculate, thinking, Manager Chen should be coming back soon, right?

The villagers of Sipan Village were resettled by Qi Haoran, so he also learned about some corn conditions, and said: "If it doesn't rain and the sky is clear like today, you should be able to get all the data in about seven days."

This is the advantage of having a large number of people. Qi Haoran can get it done with only a few dozen people, but it may take Mu Yangling and the others half a month or even longer to harvest the corn and dry it, let alone have to wait. Peel off the kernels.

The soldiers directly threw the corn on the ox cart and pulled it back to the Fifth Battalion, and dried it on the field in front of the workshop. This was originally used to dry the rabbit skins, because the workshop had stopped for a while, and the smell had dissipated.

The soldiers transported thirty-six carts before transporting all the corn back. The people in Chenggutun stood in front of their houses to watch the excitement. When they saw the things being transported to the camp, they were all surprised and whispered, "This is not Mu. Is it home? Have we moved the army?"

"We are all from the army, so that's not what the army wants."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was worried about this year's military rations. To requisition food, as I said just now, they even belong to the army, so why not give it?

Qi Xiuyuan and the others didn't know the worries of the military households, but they just went to the field together to look at the corn cobs scattered all over the field. Qi Xiuyuan looked at the golden corn and was in a good mood. He asked Mu Yangling, "How long will it take to thresh?"

Mu Yangling scratched his head and said, "It should be enough to do a little."

Rong Ze said: "You have to be careful. If you damage the corn kernels, which will directly affect the next season's sowing, I think it's better to invite people from Sipan Village to come over and let them help dry and threshing. Then Haoran will give them two or three Ten people order it, and a hundred people should work quickly."

Qi Xiuyuan nodded, and said to Haoran: "Didn't you arrange the people in Sipan Village? You will invite them later, and then you will invite famous old people from all banners and people who are better at farming, regardless of gender. Let them Work with the people in Sipan Village, so that you don’t have to teach it again when it’s time to sow seeds.”

"Brother, don't worry, I have arranged all these. Now the people in Sipan Village have also divided their land, and they are all included in my military households. Don't worry about confidentiality and safety."

Qi Xiuyuan nodded secretly, seeing that it was getting late, he had to go back. Before leaving, he said to Mu Yangling: "When the data comes out, we will buy it at twenty yuan a catty, and I will ask someone to send you money later."

"But General, the millet is only 18 cents a catty, how can corn be given such a high price?"

Qi Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Currently corn is used as seeds, of course it can afford the price, so you can take it. After this year, the price of grain should skyrocket."

No matter how crazy it grows, the price of corn will hardly reach 20 cents a catty. Mu Yangling can only swallow it when he sees Qi Xiuyuan's persistent expression, and vaguely understands that he is apologizing for what happened to Fan Zijin before.

"Okay, then thank you General."

Qi Xiuyuan smiled happily when he saw that she had picked it up.