Chapter 232 Opportunity Appears
Xiangping Military Settlement
The three Qin brothers went to work the day after they returned from the war. There was no rest for the exiles.
After Quyuanli appeared, Lu Songli brought out the iron rake.
After the long iron rake appeared, it was very convenient to use it to break up the soil, rake the soil, and rake the grass using an ox to pull it.
After these two agricultural tool samples were produced, Mo Lianfeng submitted them to the higher-ups.
This matter concerns the autumn harvest in Liaodong County, and the people above take it very seriously.
Afterwards, the Liaodong County officials summoned all the blacksmith shops to work overtime to make these two farm tools, and then distributed them. The curved pear and iron rake became popular throughout the Liaodong County.
It's just a bit of a waste of effort.
The cattle in the entire Liaodong County suffered. They had been working on spring plowing for many years, but this year was not as tiring as it is now!
On this day, Mo Lianfeng assigned the Qin family a task of sowing seeds.
The three brothers of the Qin family all made contributions in supporting Liaoyang this time, but because of their status as exiles, all the credit was given to him.
Mo Lianfeng: It happened very suddenly.
Now he likes everyone in the Qin family very much. This family brings him good luck.
Therefore, during this spring plowing, Mo Lianfeng assigned them the easiest task of sowing.
Ordinary people couldn't get such good jobs, let alone convicts, who usually did the dirtiest and most tiring work.
But who cares if they are so likable? So what if he arranged it this way?
If you have any opinions, come and tell him!
Anyway, I told him, but he wouldn't listen!
Mo Lianfeng inspected the area, pointed out a few people who were slacking off, and finally looked at the diligent Qin family members, nodded secretly, and then went to the manager's rest area with his whip in hand.
Lu Songli was given a cloth bag of rice seeds. Only then did she realize that farming at that time was done by direct sowing, not by raising seedlings first and then transplanting them.
They sow seeds directly, and if they fail to germinate, they replant.
Usually, when replanting takes place, the farming season is already a bit behind schedule, so the harvest of the replanted rice is usually not very good.
In contrast, the rice seedling transplanting method has too many advantages.
First, it can extend the reproductive days, and second, it can reduce the amount of seeds used.
The second is to extend the growth period, increase the lighting time, and increase the yield.
In addition, reasonable density planting can maximize the use of photosynthesis and achieve higher yields under the same conditions.
This method is particularly suitable for rice harvesting twice a year in southern China and three times a year in Hainan. Because transplanting after raising the seedlings can shorten the reproductive period, the seedlings can mature a month earlier, making it easier to clear the land for planting crops in the second half of the year.
Lu Songli decided to talk to Mo Lianfeng about rice transplanting, a new method of rice cultivation.
Her idea is very simple, which is to transfer knowledge and enable the people to increase their agricultural output.
From the information she learned, she learned that the current rice yield per acre of land is only two to three hundred kilograms.
You have to know that this is the black soil of Northeast China. This output is a bit unworthy of the name of granary in later generations.
After Lu Songli explained the rice transplanting method to Mo Lianfeng, he said, "Master Mo, why don't you give it a try?"
After the appearance of the curved pear and the big iron rake, in Mo Lianfeng's eyes, Lu Songli was a person who was proficient in farming, and he attached great importance to her suggestions.
But she said that this matter was too serious, and it was not a matter of one or two acres of land. If it was not handled properly, this autumn's harvest would be in trouble.
"Lord Mo only needs to set aside two or three acres of land to try it out. This shouldn't be difficult." Lu Songli is not the kind of person who is impatient and starts working quickly. It's just an experimental field, so he should start with it.
Mo Lianfeng immediately made the decision, "As you say, let's set aside three acres of land for a trial. You'll be in charge of raising the seedlings this afternoon."
"good."
At noon, the sound of gongs and drums sounded, and it was time to call it a day.
The convicts came to the small canal in groups of three or four to wash their hands and feet.
"I'm so tired!" Qin Zhao muttered as he stretched.
The other person next to him gave him a hateful look and left. It was unknown what the Qin family was like, but they were in the good graces of the steward, Mo Lianfeng, and they couldn't afford to offend.
Gu Zhang next to him was speechless. Sowing seeds is already the easiest job. You don’t even have to bend your waist. Don’t you think that saying this will make people hate you?
Qin Zhao felt that he was extremely innocent. He was telling the truth. He was sowing seeds with injuries and was very tired.
"Third brother, let's go back."
The Qin family member had also finished washing, and Qin Heng greeted him.
As soon as Qin Zhao came back, he slumped in a chair beside him, groaning and ordering Qin Yu to massage his legs.
She cried to her son about the hardships of farming and took the opportunity to teach him that he should study hard with his sixth aunt, as farming had no future.
After massaging his legs, I asked him to massage his waist.
Qin Sheng couldn't bear it any longer, "Third brother, are you feeling weak?"
Qin Zhao was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. "Nonsense, I'm not weak, you're weak, your whole family is weak!"
Qin Sheng was speechless. "Don't you belong to my whole family? You've scolded yourself too."
Qin Zhao was speechless.
At this moment, Lu Songli spoke, "Third brother, these days won't last long, cherish them."
What? No, there's something else behind this. Qin Zhao reacted quickly, "Sixth sister-in-law, what have you been doing these days while we're away?"
As he spoke, a wild guess came to his mind: Could it be that they were leaving Xiangping Military Village? But, was it possible?
Generally speaking, exiles would stay there until they died. For example, their current household registration was in the Xiangping Military Colony, and there would be no major changes there, unless one day they regained their status.
Their status as exiles was not so easy to shake off. Unless they received a special pardon from the emperor, but how easy would that be? Unless they had made great contributions.
Lu Songli smiled. When a master makes a move, he always looks beyond the predicament.
"Let's wait and see. There should be results in the next two days."
Qin Zhao just felt that her smile was a bit mysterious.
"Second brother, what has my sixth sister-in-law been doing these days?" Qin Zhao asked Qin Yan directly. They were not at home, and my sixth sister-in-law always did things in moderation. She should discuss important matters with her second brother.
What's going on? Qin Heng and Qin Sheng both looked over, and even Shen Erniang, Cai, Su and others stopped what they were doing.
Qin Yan: He actually knows about this.
"You'll know in two days." He had discussed with his sixth brother's wife what he wanted to do. His stepmother was also present at the time. The main reason was that one of them was his second uncle and the other was his brother's wife, so they needed to avoid suspicion.
The sixth brother's wife told him about her plan, although she said at the time that it was just a try and might not succeed. She also said that this move was a precautionary measure, and its success depended on whether the three Qin brothers could achieve merit in the Battle of Liaoyang.
This was the first time he had witnessed his sixth brother's wife's strategy. He felt it was very forward-looking and that his sixth brother's wife had a good attitude.
She said at the time that if this plan succeeded, they would be able to leave the Xiangping military settlement soon.
If that doesn't work, find another way.
But she firmly believed that her eldest brother and third brother A Sheng would stand out in this battle.
When he heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. She seemed to have great confidence in them brothers.
If Qin Yan didn't say anything, Qin Zhao would pester him relentlessly.
As for Qin Sheng, he was looking at Lu Songli eagerly.
Lu Songli understood what he meant, nodded slightly at him, and told him after returning to the house.
Qin Sheng was happy, so he stopped pestering Lu Songli and went to fetch water. There was not much water in the water tank, and the Qin family had many people, so they had to fetch a lot of water every day.
When Lu Songli saw it, she smiled.
She has not been idle during this period. She has already seen the opportunity for their Qin family, which lies in the conflict between the county magistrate He Xun and the county lieutenant Le Guicai.
When the Xianbei army raided Liaoyang, she realized that an opportunity might have arisen.
Regardless of whether it was there or not, she would definitely try her best to catch it. As the saying goes, whether there was a date or not, she would try her best.
When they were chatting last night, they also talked about Le Guicai. Qin Sheng told her that Le Guicai seemed to admire them brothers very much.
At that time, she thought to herself, it’s stable.
It was a pity that Wu Ren had to follow the main force back to Chang'an, but Liu Erxi's ability to get things done was not bad either. With him and Mo Bing, they should be able to get things done. Because the key to the matter was the money, their ability to get things done determined the degree of comfort of the person being hurt.
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