Seeing Jiang Wan'er's serious look, Zhao Hao couldn't help but whispered, "Your Majesty, I actually prepared another gift."
Jiang Wan'er's beautiful eyes flashed, and her expression became more intense: "What is it? Bring it to me quickly!"
Zhao Hao said: "This second gift is a method of planting."
Jiang Wan'er was stunned: "Planting method? What does that mean?"
She didn't quite understand what Zhao Hao was talking about.
Zhao Hao said softly, "Your Majesty, do you know that if the crops in the fields want to grow well, grow strong, and bear more fruits, they also need nutrients?"
Jiang Wan'er was still confused and asked, "You mean, we should dump animal manure in the fields as nutrients for crops?"
“The people all know this.”
Zhao Hao smiled and asked, "What is the effect?"
Jiang Wan'er thought for a moment and said, "The effect... doesn't seem to be much."
"So, many people are unwilling to do this, and the court has also promoted this method."
“All with little effect.”
Zhao Hao nodded slightly and asked, "Then your majesty, do you know why it cannot be promoted and has little effect?"
Jiang Wan'er shook her head and said, "Perhaps this method is fundamentally wrong."
Zhao Hao smiled softly, shook his head, and said, "Your Majesty, this method is effective, and very effective."
Jiang Wan'er was surprised and said, "How could that be? I have also asked Zuo Xiang and others to pay attention to this matter."
“We even did a test for it.”
“But there is almost no difference between using farmland that produces manure and not using farmland.”
"I have also inquired carefully, and only those farmlands that have used livestock manure for many years will have an effect."
Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile, nodded, and said, "Then your majesty, do you know why this is the case?"
Jiang Wan'er rolled her eyes at him and said, "Hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense!"
Zhao Hao said: "In fact, using livestock manure is definitely a way to increase nutrients for farmland."
"But the method we are using now is wrong."
Jiang Wan'er's beautiful eyes flashed: "Wrong?"
Zhao Hao nodded: "Because livestock manure cannot be directly placed in farmland."
“It needs to go through a fermentation process.”
"Just like when we make wine, we need to ferment the grains before we can make wine."
"It also takes a process like this to turn livestock manure into nutrients needed by crops."
Next, Zhao Hao told Jiang Waner about the process of feces fermentation.
"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that only by persisting in using livestock manure to nourish the farmland for many years will it be effective?"
"In fact, it took a long time for a natural fermentation to occur."
"The livestock manure naturally becomes nutrients."
“So, you can see the effect.”
"But the method I just mentioned does not require so many years. It only takes one or two years to produce immediate results."
"The fields are nourished, just like a person who is full and full has strength. The crops grow faster and more food is obtained."
Jiang Wan'er took a deep breath and said, "Are you sure that what you said is correct?"
Zhao Hao laughed and said, "Of course it's right. How dare I use such a thing to deceive Your Majesty?"
Zhao Hao continued, "If Your Majesty is worried, then you can wait until next spring and try it out in my farm."
"If there is a clear effect, Your Majesty will promote it then?"
Jiang Wan'er thought about it and said, "Okay, after all, this is by no means a trivial matter."
"If the crops are not affected by this method, it's good, but if they are, it will be a big deal."
"So, it's safer to experiment first."
"However, if you want to conduct experiments, your farms are still too few."
"How about this, I will allocate another 10,000 acres of land from the imperial farm for use in the experiment."
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Okay, Your Majesty, don't worry. You don't have to wait until autumn to see the results."
"The crops on the land that has been fertilized will grow much better than those on other lands."
Jiang Wan'er pursed her lips and said, "If that's true, then you've done me another great service!"
Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this curved plow should be driven back as soon as possible."
"Now, it is the beginning of October. It is a good time to promote it now. By the beginning of next spring, people will be able to use it."
"Coupled with some policies to reclaim wasteland, we can develop more arable land, and the amount will definitely increase significantly."
Jiang Wan'er nodded: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you to plan. Go back and write a memorial and present it to me."
Zhao Hao said, "Then I will go to Qinzhou again after some time to help them build the smelting workshop as soon as possible."
"Then you can produce plowshares."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The smelting workshop will not delay the production of weapons."
…
After returning from the palace, Zhao Hao began to write the memorial according to what Jiang Wan'er had said.
Whenever he encountered any problems with farming, he would go home and ask his father Zhao Wenxiang.
If there were any small aspects that he didn't understand, he would go to Huangzhuang to ask Luo Bi.
Luo Bi is definitely an expert.
When he saw the curved plow improved by Zhao Hao and tried it out himself.
This fat guy was so excited that he couldn't be more excited.
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