Chapter 458: You are indeed Mr. Shen
As soon as Shen Huazheng saw the expressions of Prefect Lin and County Magistrate Wu, she knew what they were thinking.
"Master Lin, you will understand after looking at this."
As she spoke, Shen Huazheng slightly moved aside so that Prefect Lin and Magistrate Wu could clearly see the wooden frame made by the Ministry of Works.
Before they came, Chen Huazheng and the people from Sinong Temple had already arranged the bare wooden shelves into a mini vegetable building.
There are two layers of wooden frames, and dozens of rectangular wooden frames are carved out on each layer, which are filled with fertile soil.
Thin bamboo tubes hang from the wooden frame, and cool water droplets drip into the soil along the tubes, soaking the roots of the seedlings.
Prefect Lin looked at the shelf in front of him. The sophisticated irrigation system brought water down from the top floor, watering the potted vegetables, just like drizzle nourishing the layers of greenery.
Magistrate Wu also widened his eyes. Lord Shen wanted to keep the vegetables away from the ground and grow them in this wooden rack? ?
In his opinion, both grains and vegetables grow in the ground.
Suddenly I saw vegetables being planted in pots like flowers, and some were even planted in the soil on the shelves.
No matter how I look at it...it feels weird.
But when I think about the fact that this was designed by Lord Shen, it doesn't seem so strange.
Chen Huazheng: "There is little arable land in the northwest, and little rainfall. If we can 'stack' the limited land to grow vegetables and fruits, we can get multiple harvests from the same piece of land."
Prefect Lin:!!!
So this is what folding the land means. It seems that he misunderstood the subordinate who delivered the message.
If he had not seen the vegetable building in front of him with his own eyes, he really would not have imagined that he could get multiple harvests from the same piece of land.
The wooden rack in front of me does look interesting, but can I really use it to grow several times more vegetables and fruits?
Magistrate Wu was also very excited when he heard what Shen Huazheng said.
If Lord Shen's method is really feasible, the people of Yuzhang County will no longer have to worry about food problems.
The officials nearby gathered around and looked at the unique design, unable to help but discussing it.
The restaurant in front of me looked like a green wonder, as if even the air was filled with the fragrance of vegetables.
Prefect Lin looked at the wooden shelf in front of him and was secretly amazed at the various ingenious designs on it.
Suddenly, he thought of a question: "Master Shen, how do we irrigate the floors? If we irrigate from the top, won't the soil on the bottom accumulate water due to watering on the top floor?"
Shen Huazheng smiled and said, “Don’t worry about that.”
She pointed to the bamboo pipes on the wooden frame and then to the water reservoir below: "Each floor has an independent bamboo pipe for diversion. Excess water will flow into the water reservoir at the bottom along a special drainage channel, and then the waterwheel at the bottom will send the water back to the roof, forming a cycle. In this way, not only will water not be wasted, but the roots and stems of crops will not be damaged."
When Shen Huazheng introduced the wooden frame, the officials from the Ministry of Works all straightened their backs.
They worked overnight to finish this.
Shen Huazheng continued to explain: "The soil used here is mixed with rice husks and wood ash. It can not only lock in moisture, but also make the soil softer."
After a pause, she added: "We use drip irrigation here. Water will slowly seep down from the top layer through the bamboo tubes, moistening the soil bit by bit. This not only avoids wasting water, but also allows the roots of the potatoes on each layer to absorb enough water."
After hearing this explanation, everyone nodded. So that's how it is.
As expected of Lord Shen, he is so thoughtful.
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