Chapter 278 Modern Farmland
This weekend trip was arranged by He Nanzhou.
He was going here on a business trip, so he asked his eldest sister to contact a local farm.
The farm here is not big, but it has a small fertilizer processing plant. The farm generally adopts scientific breeding management methods, environmental control, and feed management.
It's just right to let the people of Daqi see what modern farming methods are like.
When the car arrived, Chao Chao got off and saw a lush green scene. At first glance, it looked like a painting, so beautiful.
"Mom, it's so beautiful here."
Jian Yunsang smiled and said, "Do you like it?"
Chaochao nodded vigorously. She had seen the fields in Shangliu Village and Jinwen Village, but they were different from the one in front of her.
The land in Shangliu Village is uneven, and the ridges are wide and narrow. The rice grown there is not abundant. The better fields are better, but the inferior fields look sparse.
Most of the land in Jinwen Village is planted with oranges, and because it is located in the mountains and it is winter, the rice has been harvested.
But the farm in front of him was completely different. The ground was flat and the rice seedlings were endless, almost at the same height. What kind of master could grow the land like this?
Just as Chao Chao was sighing, a middle-aged man came over with a smile, "Is this Teacher Jian and little Chao Chao?"
"Yes, I am Jian Yunsang."
Jian Yunsang shook hands with him, and then heard the middle-aged man say, "My last name is Liu, and I'm the person in charge of this farm. Mr. He has already told us in advance. Please come this way."
Looking in the direction of his finger, I saw a tricycle parked nearby, which had been specially decorated with cushions.
Mr. Liu said, "Although our farm is not big, it is still a bit far to walk there. Children may not be able to handle the whole farm tour. Get in the car and I will take you there."
"Thanks."
Jian Yunsang carried Chao Chao into the tricycle, and the tricycle slid forward. Mr. Liu introduced while driving, "Our farm now has more than 3,000 acres of land. Although the farm is small, we have all the necessary equipment. The factory building we are going to now has agricultural machinery and drones."
The people of Daqi followed Chao Chao's gaze and had a clear view of all the fields.
Many farmers were drooling at the scene before them.
If their land were planted like this, I would wake up laughing in my dreams.
Emperor Jingxuan's eyes were blazing. Modern farmland, is this the land that future generations will cultivate with their machines? Really... It's so beautiful!
The car soon stopped in front of a factory building. Although it was called a factory, the decoration inside was actually very exquisite.
As Chaochao entered the door, she saw several cars parked in the spacious space. Unlike their family’s sedan, the car in front of her was very tall and looked a little scary at first glance.
Mr. Liu introduced, "This is a harvester, and this is an excavator. They are not used in this season. If you come here in June or July, you can just see us harvesting."
Chao Chao asked curiously, "Uncle Liu, with so many fields, wouldn't that require a lot of people?"
Mr. Liu was happy. “No, as long as you can drive a harvester, a few people are enough. Modern agriculture is different from before. What used to take a thousand people can now be done by ten people.”
Chao Chao was stunned, how much? ?
Emperor Jingxuan was shocked. One thousand became ten? ?
Isn’t this too exaggerated?
Mr. Liu said, "We don't have many employees now, only about ten. We have a QR code for each acre of land to accurately record and trace the farming operations of each field. With these, one person can manage 300 to 500 acres of farmland."
Chao Chao covered his mouth. One person, managing hundreds of acres of land? Is he that amazing?
“So, is the yield high?”
Mr. Liu smiled and said, "The yield per mu has increased from an average of 500 kilograms in the past to more than 700 kilograms today. Do you think it's high?"
Chao Chao nodded blankly, "High."
Emperor Jingxuan suddenly stood up from his seat. Seven hundred kilograms?
Their current yield per mu is only over 300 kilograms.
It turns out that in later generations, not only potatoes and sweet potatoes were high-yield grains, but even rice had such high yields in their place.
No wonder they can feed 1.4 billion people.
Emperor Jingxuan took a deep breath. Technology, technology is indeed very important!
Mr. Liu took Jian Yunsang and the others to the agricultural fertilizer processing factory. When they reached the door, Mr. Liu asked uncertainly, "Um...you guys, do you really want to go and see the raw materials?"
"Yes, we want to watch the whole process and understand it in more details." Jian Yunsang nodded.
Mr. Liu could only smile. He is indeed a teacher. His teaching method is rigorous.
He could only get protective clothing and shields for the two of them. The place where the raw materials were placed did not smell very good.
Chaochao followed Jian Yunsang obediently and soon entered a processing room.
As soon as Mr. Liu entered the room, he couldn't help but look at Chaochao's expression. Who knew that the little girl was unexpectedly calm.
Despite his young age, he didn't just run away out of fear, but took the initiative to walk forward and look at the raw materials carefully.
Well...his mental strength is pretty strong.
How could he know that Chaochao's living environment was not good before. She had been hit by chicken manure and pig manure before. But she just watched and had protection. What was there to be afraid of?
Mr. Liu calmed down and introduced to the two people, "These are the raw materials, mainly pig manure, chicken manure, cow and sheep manure, and here are straw, soybean meal, cottonseed meal, wine lees, vinegar lees, cassava residue and other kitchen waste. The processing process is actually very simple, which is roughly crushing, dehydration, mixing, fermentation, composting, drying and packaging."
As he spoke, he walked them through the entire process.
Emperor Jingxuan hurriedly asked someone to write down what Mr. Liu said. The machines used in later generations were very convenient, and they could not make them yet. But it didn’t matter. Now that they knew the steps, they could just find the right processing tools themselves.
Chaochao listened very carefully and walked very slowly. She walked around the entire processing plant twice before giving up.
Mr. Liu, "..."Is this kid so interested in fertilizer processing?
After coming out of the processing plant and taking off his clothes and mask, Chao Chao saw a man walking towards him with a frown.
Mr. Liu asked him, "What's wrong?"
The man sighed, "It has been a long time since we have had rain. Judging from the situation, this kind of weather will continue for a while. I am wondering whether we should pump water."
When the people of Daqi heard this, they became anxious.
"What do you mean, this is a drought?"
"This won't do." An old farmer slapped his thigh in sorrow. "So much land, so many good seedlings, if they all die of drought, how will we survive?"
"Don't worry, they will definitely find a way."
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