70 Chapter 70
◎Going to the sea◎
When he heard that Jiang Jingyun had a new idea, the old county magistrate was very cooperative.
Within a few days, he had found a suitable candidate and successfully brought the person to him.
"We are Li Da and Wang Er, humble commoners. Nice to meet the magistrate." It was their first time meeting the magistrate, who was revered as a god by the common people, and both were quite excited.
As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down on the spot and kowtowed deeply as a gesture of respect.
The voice was so loud that it startled Jiang Jingyun who was busy sorting out documents.
He looked at the people kneeling in the hall and asked in confusion, "Who are they and what are they doing?"
The old county magistrate stepped forward and bowed, explaining, "I heard that you are looking for experienced farmers and fish farmers recently, and these two are the ones."
These two were people carefully selected by the old county magistrate from all over the place.
One is very good at taking care of crops. Using the same planting method, he can harvest 10% to 20% more than other families every year. The other is that his family has been taking care of fish ponds for generations, so he is very familiar with fish farming and handles it with ease.
"Oh," Jiang Jingyun nodded in understanding, "Then just take them directly to the experimental field." After saying that, he buried his head and continued to read the geography book in his hand.
In recent days, he has been studying the natural conditions of Fu County, including minerals, vegetation, rivers, etc., hoping to find new breakthroughs. Now is the critical moment and he does not want to be distracted.
"This..." The old county magistrate hesitated.
"Any other questions?" Jiang Jingyun looked up, looking a little impatient at being interrupted.
"Brother, they want to ask, regarding fish farming in rice fields, do you have anything to explain?" Jiang Jingfeng couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said directly.
"ah?"
Jiang Jingyun shook his head and was about to say no when he saw the third brother clench his fists and whisper in his ear, "This is the method you proposed. If you don't explain it clearly, it will be difficult for the people below to deal with it. Why don't you think about it carefully?"
That expression seemed to indicate that if Jiang Jingyun dared to say something unclear, the other party would disregard family ties and kill him for the sake of justice.
Jiang Jingyun sighed.
As expected, work makes people irritable. His good and well-behaved younger brother, after only working like a slave for a few days, suddenly became rebellious and started to want to beat his brother.
In order to avoid a family ethics tragedy, he said seriously: "Well, wait a moment, let me think about it."
In his previous life, his university major was economics, and his side job was a non-material cultural heritage anchor. Jiang Jingyun's little agricultural knowledge all came from the Internet.
He racked his brains and carefully recalled the videos he had watched before.
After a while, he said in an uncertain tone: "About 20 days after planting the rice seedlings, wait until the seedlings have taken root steadily, then plant the fry. Choose fry that are about one finger long."
If it is too early, the small fish will eat the seedlings, and if it is too late, it will be detrimental to the growth of both the fish and the rice.
“You need to dig ditches in the fields so that the fish have room to move around when the fields are drying.”
"Two to three feet deep is enough, and at the same time, make sure to reinforce the ridges to prevent fish from digging holes and escaping."
“When applying fertilizer, you can drain the water from the field first, drive the fish into the ditch, and then refill the field with water a few days after applying fertilizer.”
"Anything else?" Jiang Jingfeng asked him.
"Watch out for birds pecking at food?" Jiang Jingyun looked hesitant.
"No more?"
"Yeah." Jiang Jingyun nodded obediently. Even if a knife was put to his head, he couldn't fall out.
"Sir, I wonder if this action will affect the rice harvest?" When Jiang Jingyun was speaking, several people were listening carefully. The old county magistrate even wrote the content directly on paper and asked the question that had been lingering in his mind.
After all, the purpose of this move is to generate income. If it hinders the growth of rice, it would be putting the cart before the horse and the loss would outweigh the gain.
"Of course." Jiang Jingyun affirmed. If it wasn't for increasing rice production, who would go through all this?
But to others, it meant that rice production would decrease. The old county magistrate panicked and said, "Sir, you must not do that!"
"Why?" Jiang Jingyun was puzzled. "This is a good thing that can increase rice production."
"Increased production?" The old county magistrate wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and confirmed.
"Well, use rice to raise fish, and use fish to promote rice growth." Jiang Jingyun selected omnivorous fish that feed on insects and weeds, which can reduce insect and weed pests in rice fields. The fish manure produced can be used as organic fertilizer to supply rice.
In addition, when fish swim, they can loosen the soil and increase oxygen, promoting the growth of rice.
Ecological mutual benefit, killing two birds with one stone.
In theory, this is true, but Jiang Jingyun himself has never tried it. After thinking about it, he instructed: "The four of you will be responsible for this matter. Take good care of those acres of land. The specific results will be known when the harvest comes."
"Yes." The old county magistrate took the order and went down with the two villagers.
Jiang Jingfeng didn't leave. He came close to Jiang Jingyun and looked at the book on the table. "Brother, what are you reading?"
"The Geography contains a lot of information about the human geography of Fu County," Jiang Jingyun handed the book to him directly. "That's great. Take it and read it. Then, based on the actual local situation, write me a policy paper that will benefit the people."
"Ah?" This time it was the third brother's turn to be confused.
"What? This is the homework assigned to you. Give it to me in three days." Jiang Jingyun put his hands behind his back and said in a serious tone, "The purpose of studying is to be in the Yuanyuan. Now is the time to test your academic performance."
"Yes." Having said that, Jiang Jingfeng had no reason to refuse. He could only take the book and go downstairs to think about it.
Only Jiang Jingyun was left sitting there, feeling secretly happy.
No wonder the teacher always liked to give him extra homework when he was studying. It turns out that seeing students scratching their heads is so refreshing.
Sure enough, happiness built on the pain of others is more conspicuous.
Humming a little tune happily, Jiang Jingyun spread out the paper in front of him, picked up the pen and began to write his "Three-Year Plan and Five-Year Development".
Increasing arable land is only the first step, but there is still a lot to be done if we want to completely revitalize this stagnant water.
A few days later, Jiang Jingyun and Xiao Muyan secretly went to Shihai Village without telling their younger siblings, under the pretext of a field trip.
Standing barefoot on the beach, with the slightly salty sea breeze in his face and the rhythmic sound of waves lapping in his ears, Jiang Jingyun felt indescribably happy: "It's so comfortable~"
He turned his head and asked Xiao Muyan: "Have you ever seen the sea before?"
Xiao Muyan shook his head: "No."
I had always lived inland before and had only seen mountains, rivers and lakes, but never such a wide coastline.
"The sea is vast, and it contains many treasures." Jiang Jingyun said mysteriously. Apart from the abundant marine life, there are also rich oil and mineral resources underneath.
However, these are not available for mining at the moment. Even if he is interested, he can only sigh in despair.
"Well, it's more practical to pick up some crabs, oysters or something like that." After saying that, Jiang Jingyun held up a small wooden shovel and carried a small bamboo basket and began searching around on the beach.
As a result, he searched there for a long time, but found nothing except a few beautiful conch shells in his hands.
"Why is there nothing?" Jiang Jingyun shouted angrily. He had already walked most of the beach but didn't see even a clam.
Is this right!
He turned to Xiao Muyan and asked, "What about you? Did you catch anything?"
Xiao Muyan tilted the bamboo basket in his hand to show him that it was empty except for a thumb-sized crab lying underneath.
Jiang Jingyun grabbed the crab with his bare hands, took a look at it, and threw it back into the bamboo basket with disdain, curling his lips unhappily: "It's so small, not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth."
Xiao Muyan smiled helplessly.
This was his first time to go fishing and he didn't know the tricks.
He caught this one and only crab because it walked into the trap and bumped into his feet. Otherwise, he would have gotten nothing.
"If you want to eat it, why not go to the fishing village and look for it? Maybe the local villagers sell it there?" They passed by a fishing village on the way here, but Jiang Jingyun said he wanted to go for a stroll on the beach first, so they didn't stop. They can go and take a look on the way back.
"Okay," Jiang Jingyun patted the sand off his hands and compromised, "At least we caught a crab, so we don't return empty-handed." As for the rest, he lacked ability and could only make up for it with money.
The two walked side by side towards the shore, and unexpectedly they bumped into an acquaintance halfway, who was the guy selling sea cucumbers at the market last time.
Seeing someone dressed strangely wandering on the beach, the young man was a little wary. But as soon as his eyes met Jiang Jingyun's face, he instantly recognized that this was the generous sponsor who bought a whole basket of seafood.
I didn’t expect to be so lucky to meet such a noble person here again.
Maybe I can make another deal today.
Thinking of this, the young man grinned and came forward to greet them enthusiastically, "Are you two here to play? Do you need me to show you the way?"
The undisguised gleam in the young man's eyes made Jiang Jingyun step back unconsciously.
Xiao Muyan stepped forward and stood in front of him, saying, "We were passing by this place and found the scenery very beautiful, so we stopped to enjoy it."
Seeing the two men's alert looks, the young man stopped awkwardly and explained, "Please don't misunderstand me, gentlemen. I have no ill intentions."
I was just a little too excited when I saw the business coming to my door, and I didn't expect to scare people.
The young man glanced at the bamboo basket in Jiang Jingyun's hand inconspicuously. It was empty and there was no sound. He guessed that the two wanted to go fishing but returned empty-handed.
He asked, "Do you two want to go fishing?"
"So what?" Jiang Jingyun gently pressed down the hand that protected him, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you have a rule here that outsiders are not allowed to pick up things?"
There are many unruly people in remote areas, and it is possible that there are a few local tyrants who secretly claim to be kings and tyrants.
"Of course not," the young man waved his hands and denied, "There is no bully in our village. It all depends on your ability, and the more capable you are, the more you get."
"Are you from the fishing village nearby? Shihai Village?" Xiao Muyan asked.
The young man nodded and continued to explain: "Going to the sea requires some skills, so if you two are not in a hurry to go back, why not go again and I will explain it to you in detail."
It would be even better if he could buy some things in the village before leaving because of his enthusiasm in leading the way.
The two looked at each other and asked each other what they meant. Seeing Jiang Jingyun nodded slightly, Xiao Muyan stepped forward and nodded to the young man, saying, "Thank you for your help."
"Oh, no trouble." The young man smiled innocently, took two steps forward and led the way, "Please follow me."
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