Chapter 86 Harvest
Unconsciously, the saying that fresh milk is a "smart medicine" has spread in Wesson. In addition, it has also derived such concepts as the younger you start drinking it, the more effective it is, and the younger you start drinking it, the more effective it is. The longer you live, the smarter you become.
When Frederick came to Lizi Village again, he also heard that drinking fresh milk and causing diarrhea caused the stupid element in the body to be expelled from the body. If he continued drinking it until he stopped having diarrhea, he would start to become smarter. statement.
Under the influence of this trend, the price of fresh milk has increased slightly. 10 liters of fresh milk has been sold for 11 copper coins, and the price of heifers has also increased a bit.
Frederick remained silent on this. In fact, this statement is not wrong. Children drinking milk regularly can indeed promote brain development.
Compared with those so-called "smart soups" cooked with flowers and plants picked from nowhere, milk is more reliable.
But today Frederick did not come to Lizi Village Parallax for this matter. This is one of the agricultural new technology promotion bases in Weisenling. Last year, Mathias’ strengthened wheat was ready to be harvested, so he came here Take a look at the situation.
The staff of the tax bureau estimating summer taxes have been working here for several days. They have circled ten fields in the wheat field for harvesting, and today they are estimating the yield in the vine pavilion next to the grain drying field.
Frederick was sitting next to him, and the village chief stood behind him. The pavilion was surrounded by village chiefs and farmers waiting for the results on three floors inside and outside the pavilion. Many of them were still wearing the clothes they were given out. Clothes for disaster victims.
Farmers don’t know what new agricultural technology is, but they only know that there are more wheat ears in the fields of Lizi Village than in their own farmland, and they are also larger and fuller.
The clerk at the tax bureau was sweating profusely. He weighed the wheat on the drying field three times and counted it eight times, but he still couldn't believe the number.
After repeatedly confirming that his calculations were correct, the clerk swallowed his saliva, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and carefully reported to Frederick: "Sir, the wheat output here... is estimated to be one There are hectares..."
He paused, and the people around him also held their breath.
This season's wheat has been fertilized with new fertilizers, because the water pump driven by the magic reciprocator is fully watered, and the wheat seeds have been strengthened by magic. Everyone knows that the yield is high, but they don't know how high it will be.
“1490 kilograms!”
As the tax bureau clerk finished speaking, there was an uproar around him.
In the past, the wheat yield per hectare in Wesenling fluctuated around 700 kilograms, and the harvest in good fields along the Rhine was only about 1,100 kilograms when the weather was good. The output has actually doubled, which is incredible to both locals and new residents.
The villagers in Lizi Village were even more happy.
Based on the previous average of 700 kilograms of wheat per hectare, after paying 30% of the rent for 1 hectare of land, 490 kilograms can be left.
According to this year's new tax policy, some harvests are tax-free, and the remaining harvests are 542.5 kilograms of wheat left in 1 hectare of land after paying 30% of the rent, which is 10% more than in previous years.
Now the output is as high as 1,490 kilograms. Calculated according to the new tax rate, 1,154.75 kilograms can be left, which is almost 65% higher than the previous total output.
In addition to wheat, there are also oats and beans planted in the field this spring, which have also experienced three consecutive production increases.
How wouldn’t it be exciting if these could double the output as well.
Frederick was also calculating quickly in his mind. The farmer's income was more than twice what it was before, and he collected 60% more rent than in previous years.
It seems that I am at a loss, but the consumption level of farmers will also increase after their income increases, thereby promoting the development of industry and commerce in the territory.
Next came a competition between villages. The village chief of a nearby village asked the village chief of Lizi Village to buy high-yielding seeds. According to the master's wishes, Lizi Village asked them to exchange wheat at a ratio of 1:1.2. According to the current land system, the land in the Weisen Territory, except for the fiefdoms of the vassals, belongs to Frederick, and the farmers are all tenant farmers. From an agricultural perspective, the village chief is his agricultural manager. Excellent performance appraisals will have the opportunity to As an official in the city, the most important thing in performance appraisal is naturally grain production.
Everyone wants high-yielding wheat, but wheat varieties are limited, and the scene soon became noisy and almost started to take action.
Frederick took advantage of the chaos and found Matthias in the conservation forest on the mountain outside the village.
Matthias had already anticipated this situation, so he went to the conservation forest to watch the excitement, and at the same time studied the herbs grown under the forest.
Frederick asked Tarot and other servants to spread a carpet on the flat ground at the top of the mountain, sprinkle insect repellent, and prepare for lunch.
Here you can see the situation of Lizi Village at the foot of the mountain, and you can also see the new village that is being opened up further away. The trees in the farmland have been cut down in exchange for money. Now the sheep are eating the shrubs and weeds in the field. Like a white carpet.
Frederick invited Matthias to come over for something to eat. Today, in addition to Wesson bags, there was also ice cream.
After Matthias washed his hands and sat down, Frederick handed him a Big Mac Wesson bag and said sincerely: "Thank you for everything you have done for the Wesson Territory."
Matthias took the Big Mac with a smile on his face and ate it happily.
While eating, he said: "Principal, our wheat production can be further improved."
"Oh?" Frederick asked in surprise, "What should we do?"
Ma Tias said: "I studied the wheat seeds in the territory and found that the biggest problem with low yields in the past was this."
"What?" Frederick was shocked. This was something he had never seen before. came to mind.
Matthias continued: "The wheat in Wesenling now should be a kind of mixed wheat, that is, two types of wheat are grown together, and the yield is higher than growing alone."
"But if this kind of wheat is grown alone and no longer mixed, it will degenerate over time."
Frederick had a black streak on his head, and he did not expect that this would be the case.
But it’s normal to think about it. Agricultural knowledge these days relies on accumulation and is rarely disseminated. It would be good if the landlord could figure out when to plant and harvest crops. Maybe he accidentally mixed it up in which year? After planting high yield, it was popularized, but the result was that it degraded along the way.
Matthias said: "I sent students to inquire about surrounding places with similar climates. There are high-yielding wheat seeds in Mingxing City. They can be sown in autumn this year. After strengthening, water and fertilizer will be ensured. It is estimated that the yield can reach 1,780 kilograms per hectare."
Frederick immediately said: "It is up to you to arrange this matter. If you want money, give money and people, the whole Wesson. I will cooperate with you.”
Now Frederick was full of confidence in Matthias. If this output was maintained for a few years, maybe the Church of Light would first canonize him as a living person, or even some angel descending to earth.
What, you said there is no mention of angels in charge of farming in the Holy Scriptures? Come on, explain it to him immediately!
(End of this chapter)