Chapter 1917 Planning for Farming
Qiao Xuan was extremely interested in this. Now that all the bandits were wiped out, the huge Anze Prefecture was rich in resources and had a vast territory. Wouldn't it be possible for her to develop it to the fullest?
After a night of tenderness and love, she was radiant the next day and went to Song Shi, Liu Fu, Mian Mian and others to discuss the matter.
Because there was no shortage of money to hire people, and Song Shi and others were already experienced in land reclamation, the barren hills they had bought before were almost reclaimed, and now there were new ones coming, Song Shi was the first to become excited.
Mianmian and Liu Fu were also very interested.
According to Qiao Xuan's general plan, most of the land reclaimed in Liuhebao will be used to grow various medicinal herbs.
She took a rough look at the land and found that Gastrodia elata, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Polygonatum sibiricum, Panax notoginseng, Angelica sinensis, Bletilla striata, etc. could all be planted. Some fruit trees could be planted in the corners and scattered in the medicinal material fields, so that they could not only harvest fruits, but also provide shade for people.
Chicken farms can also be built in the nearby forests and on Liuhebao Mountain.
Chicken farms need to be rotated once a year, that is, a chicken farm is used to raise chickens for one year, and the next year the place is left vacant and the chickens are raised in another place. The advantage of this rotation is that hygiene is better guaranteed.
After all, no matter how big the chicken farm is, it will still be very dirty after a year of keeping the chickens, breeding countless bacteria. If you continue to keep the chickens in the old place, in the hot summer, there is a high probability of chicken plague.
But there is plenty of space in the mountains so this is not a problem.
In this day and age, once a chicken plague occurs in a chicken farm, there is nothing else to do except watch the chickens die one by one.
Qiao Xuan doesn’t quite understand this, so when the time comes to raise a pet, she’ll have to figure it out bit by bit.
But at least she knew the direction, that the food and drinking water provided to the chickens must be clean, and that the chicken coop and the place where the chickens move around must be spacious and clean. When the weather is hot, she uses mugwort to fumigate and disinfect the area around the chicken coop, and then provides some herbs to boil water for the chickens to drink.
Gradually, you will be able to explore and summarize a set of effective methods.
She had heard of a folk remedy before, which said that cactus could prevent chicken plague. She asked someone to help her find where to find cactus...
There is a stream in the valley nearby, and the space in the valley is large enough to raise ducks.
Dig three or four wide ponds of moderate depth along the stream, dig several ditches of different sizes, make them as winding as possible, plant aquatic plants, and raise ducks.
Divide the water area into blocks and release ducks in rotation, so that the water source will not be damaged and can get enough time to recover.
If possible, you can also build a pond of moderate size, plant lotus roots and raise fish. It’s just a beautiful thought!
Several rows of houses can be built on Liuhe Fort to form a villa, and a villa is also planned to be built at the foot of the mountain.
The main problem is that the mountain roads are difficult to walk on, and going up the mountain is even more tiring. If you only build a villa on the mountain, all kinds of warehouses, farm tools, etc. have to be placed on the mountain, and the harvested herbs and fruits have to be carried up the mountain for processing. Isn't it troublesome?
All these things can be done at the foot of the mountain, which is convenient and saves trouble.
Of course, the most important thing is: building roads!
While clearing the land, we also have to build roads.
I don’t have to say how good the road is, but at least it should be able to allow two carriages to pass each other.
In the future, we will have to use a horse-drawn carriage to carry things to the mountains. Relying on manpower alone will be too inefficient!
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