Since the successful trial of potato planting in Ma'an Village, the government, especially Chen Nian and Xia Tian, has given them great faith.
It was now July, the season for planting autumn potatoes, and Shen Nian wanted to go see how the potatoes were being planted.
Another thing is that it is now the time for the early rice of the two rice seasons to mature. The villages near Sangluo City have all been damaged by the earthquake. Let's see how much crops are left in the fields and how the harvest this year will be.
“Boss, are you going to the village outside the city?” Wu Anhou asked casually when he heard that Shen Nian was going out.
He has been here for four or five days, and all the affairs in Sangluo City have been carried out step by step. Apart from patrolling everywhere, he can basically not help.
The emperor sent garrisons from the surrounding areas to help build Sangluo City. These places have dedicated people in charge and do not require his supervision.
Marquis Wu'an actually felt that he was a little redundant here!
In addition, the grain allocated by the imperial court was also transported here one after another, and Shen Nian had arranged it properly, so there was no need for him to intervene or help.
Just when I was feeling bored, I heard that my son was going out of town, so I wanted to go with him.
"Dad, do you want to go with us?" Shen Nian also knew that his father had been wandering around the city these days, so when he asked, he directly invited him to go.
Marquis Wu'an put his hands behind his back and nodded!
It’s okay anyway, it’s nice to go out of town for a walk!
The captain of the guard, Lin Qing, went to prepare the horses, and the group rode out of the city.
In the past few days since the earthquake, Lord Cao has been in charge of rescuing people and counting statistics in the surrounding villages. Shen Nian has only come out once or twice and just took a rough look around.
This time when he left the city, Lord Cao also followed him out.
"Sir, where are we going?" Sir Cao didn't know what Shen Nian wanted to see, so he asked first.
"Let's go to Ma'an Village and take a look!" He was familiar with this village, so he went to Ma'an Village first to take a look at the crops in the fields.
If the disaster is serious, the people will have a hard time for another year.
Chen Nian sighed inwardly. He had thought that if the high-yield potato planting method was implemented, all the people in Linzhou would be able to have enough food to eat. Unexpectedly, before he could see any results from the food, the earthquake came again.
Now I just hope that if we can reduce the loss of grain in the fields, God will be merciful.
Speaking of Ma'an Village, Mr. Cao was no stranger to it. "More than a dozen people died in the earthquake in Ma'an Village, more than half of the houses in the village were destroyed, and half of the people were injured."
The main reason is that many people who fled famine last year have not returned to this village. Most of the villagers are elderly, so when the earthquake comes, they really can't escape.
Shen Nian nodded, "Have all the potions been distributed to the injured people?"
"They have all been distributed. If they hadn't been distributed, many people would have died."
When Lord Cao received the potion that Chen Nian had arranged for someone to distribute, he immediately asked the yamen runners to take it to various villages to treat the injured and sick people. He was also familiar with the conditions in each village.
"Let's go and take another look!" Chen Nian shouted "Go", whipped his horse and galloped away!
The others also hurriedly rode their horses to catch up.
When we arrived at Ma'an Village, we saw that the village was even more dilapidated than the last time we came. I felt a tightness in my heart. Life was already difficult for the people here, and now it was going to be even worse!
As soon as they entered the village, Village Chief Ma knew about it and hurried out with a wooden stick.
Village chief Ma's foot was hit by falling wood from the roof during the earthquake. It hasn't healed yet and he walks with a limp, using a stick to support himself.
"My humble servant greets the two adults." Village chief Ma was about to kneel down and salute with difficulty, leaning on a wooden stick, but Shen Nian quickly raised his hand to stop him.
"No need to be so polite, Village Chief Ma! We're here to see how the crops in your village are doing." Shen Nian said bluntly.
Speaking of food, Village Chief Ma's originally worried face instantly became much better, but he still looked very distressed.
"Sir, after the earthquake, the rice in the fields all fell over, but they are ripe after all. As long as we harvest them quickly, there won't be much loss."
When the earthquake happened, the rice in the fields had already matured. Although they all fell to the ground after the earthquake, they were still the same when they were harvested.
However, it is not good to leave the fallen rice in the field forever. It needs to be quickly harvested, threshed and dried, otherwise it will soon rot in the field.
"How much has not been harvested yet?" When they passed by the village just now, they saw that most of the crops in the fields had not been harvested yet.
"Sir, we've harvested less than half of the crops," said Village Chief Ma, feeling a pang of pain. "You know, most of the villagers were injured in the earthquake, and we're short on manpower right now, so more than half of the crops are still in the fields."
"Take me to see!" Shen Nian didn't say anything, but asked Village Chief Ma to lead the way, and they went to see the injured people.
He also asked Village Chief Ma to take him to the fields to have a look.
"Let me see." Lord Cao squatted down and picked up an ear of rice. He twisted it with his fingers and felt the heavy rice. He knew that it was indeed as Village Chief Ma said, the rice was ripe, but it had all fallen over.
"Sir, this rice must be harvested as soon as possible, otherwise it will rot soon if it is left like this."
"Yeah!" Shen Nian nodded, and then asked Village Chief Ma, "Village Chief Ma, how many people in the village are still able to work in the fields?"
"Only half of them are left." Village chief Ma hung his head. Among the many people he was talking about, there were quite a few elderly people.
Then it takes two to replace one.
"Arrange people to harvest as soon as possible!" Shen Nian ordered, "Mu Lin, take them with you to help."
Shen Nian said this and pointed to the guards behind him.
Marquis Wu'an followed out and didn't say a word, just watching from the side.
Village Chief Ma was delighted to see the Governor sending people to help harvest the rice. "I'll arrange for them right away."
Village chief Ma quickly gathered all the villagers who were still able to move, regardless of age, and asked them to go to the fields to harvest.
Although the guards brought by Chen Nian could not harvest, they had strong learning abilities. After a little trial and error at the beginning, they were able to get the hang of it quickly.
On the other side, Chen Nian arranged for Lord Cao to go back, “Lord Cao, go back and gather people and go to each village to see if there is a situation like Ma’an Village.
If so, our government should send people to help them collect the grain as soon as possible."
The fruits have finally matured, and we can't let them rot in the fields just because we don't harvest them in time, otherwise it will be a waste of time.
Lord Cao also knew that this matter was urgent, so he did not refuse and took a few people back to make arrangements.
Marquis Wu'an couldn't help nodding his head as he watched, and he felt more relieved about Shen Nian.
"Sir, are we still going to plant potatoes in autumn?" Village Chief Ma came over and asked.
After the rice is harvested, it is time to plant autumn potatoes.
However, the houses of the villagers have not been repaired yet. If they are not repaired quickly, they will have nowhere to live when it rains.
But on the other hand, it was the busiest time for autumn planting, and most of the workers were injured, so the whole village looked gloomy.
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