Although the fields were divided in a grand manner, the rest of the story was not over yet.
According to Zhao Jun’s previous idea, after the terraces were built, it was time to build a drinking water channel.
By diverting the water from the waterfall above, the irrigation of the terraced fields was solved, and the people no longer had to go to distant rivers to fetch water.
Zhao Jun came here again today after dividing the fields yesterday, intending to see how to divert water.
"Sir, you are here."
Zhao Jun turned around and saw that the person who spoke was one of the old masters from yesterday, also the Mr. Fei whom Zhao Jun met on the first day.
The old man was trembling and didn't look like he was here to work.
"Mr. Fei, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
Zhao Jun stopped and asked.
"Your Excellency, I'm here to help the villagers see if this land can be used to grow corn."
"Everyone used to grow corn, but this year they've switched to corn. But now it's mid-April and we don't have any corn left, so the villagers are asking me if they can grow corn instead."
"It's just right, I met you, sir. You are very knowledgeable. Do you think this can be planted?"
The old man asked her respectfully, half hunched over.
How could I have forgotten this? Zhao Jun slapped his head.
The ultimate goal of terrace construction is to grow crops.
In fact, it is not appropriate to grow corn. In the first year, you should grow plants that do not consume nutrients.
"Sir, what's wrong?" The old man was a little confused when he saw her like this.
"That's all right, old man. Please inform the people working on the terraced fields not to plant crops for the time being. I have more suitable seeds here. I'll sort them out when I get back and give them to everyone to sow together."
After Zhao Jun and the old man explained everything clearly, they quickly rushed back to the county government office.
She had read in a book before that this place was close to the Loess Plateau and the terraced fields were suitable for growing potatoes.
It just so happens that potatoes are a high-yield crop that is not available now.
She had to hurry back to contact Modern World to ask for some potato seeds.
This time it was the old man who answered the letter again. When he heard that she wanted potato seeds, he bought enough seeds for planting in the terraced fields without saying a word.
The old man hadn't said what he wanted before, but Zhao Jun didn't want to take advantage of him all the time.
So I found several travelogues of mountains and rivers kept in the county government office, the kind recorded on bamboo slips.
Giving it to the old man is a return gift.
Looking at the small potato seeds piled up in the room, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, what is this?"
Qingliu, who had just pushed the door open, was stunned by the pile of things on the ground.
Where did these things come from in their room?
Zhao Jun coughed twice and replied calmly.
"These are the potato seeds I asked the captain to bring. I wanted to see if there was any place suitable for planting them. Now that the terraced fields have been repaired, they are very suitable for growing potatoes."
Zhao Jun lied without blinking. He couldn't tell Qingliu that it was her who made it happen.
She would not tell anyone about the system.
"Oh, so that's how it is. This plant is called potato."
Qingliu was indeed not confused, but was just excitedly fiddling with things she had never seen before.
"The seeds are small, round, and dark in color. They really do look like beans growing out of the soil."
Qingliu touched the potato seeds and spoke excitedly.
A potato seed is like a smaller version of a potato that sprouts from a tuber.
So it looks different from other seeds.
Early the next morning, Zhao Jun ordered the captain's men to carry the potatoes to the bottom of the terraced fields.
This time, everyone gathered together, and standing in the front was Mr. Fei from yesterday.
"Look everyone, these are potato seeds. Now all the terraced fields can be used to grow this crop. The yield is higher than that of corn. If you want to grow them, come and get them from me. If you don't want to, I won't force you to grow them."
Although Zhao Jun said this, everyone already had complete trust in her.
Mr. Zhao said that it had been planted, so how could it not be planted?
Although no one knew what potatoes were, everyone blindly followed Zhao Jun.
Soon everyone received their own potato seeds.
Zhao Jun was also busy, leading a few veterans to teach everyone how to plant in the terraced fields.
"Everyone, please take note. The potatoes should be planted in rows, no deeper than three inches, with a fifteen-inch gap between each row. Then, simply place the seeds in and cover them."
Mr. Zhao explained while letting the people operate.
"Growing potatoes is the easiest. Now I'll tell you what you need to pay attention to."
"After planting the potato, don't water it too much before it sprouts, then water it less during the flowering period, but water it frequently at other times."
"It's a little late to plant it now. You can plant it a month earlier. Plant it now and wait until June or July. When the leaves turn yellow, you can dig the fruits underneath."
"The most important thing is that I want to tell you how to save potatoes for seed. Saving potatoes for seed is very different from saving seeds for other plants."
Zhao Jun spoke in detail, starting from how potatoes sprouted and were cut into pieces, to how to grow seedlings and germinate them.
After half a day, the old masters who were following nearby had a general idea of the situation.
They had never encountered such a strange way of preserving seeds before, but fortunately it was not too difficult.
Zhao Jun felt very thirsty as he spoke along the way.
"Here's some drink, sir."
Just then a child brought a glass of water. Zhao Jun looked down and saw that it was an acquaintance.
It was the young man from Du Jiang’s family. The child smiled a little embarrassedly.
Zhao Jun also smiled and didn't say much. He just took his water and continued talking.
"That's all the general precautions. You can figure out the rest on your own during the planting process."
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