sjar Chapter 820: Land Renovation Begins
Chapter 820: Land Renovation Begins
In their previous understanding, it was a great thing to have a rice yield of two and a half dan in a good year, and three dan was simply a rare thing. This required the old farmers in the village to use the best land, carefully selected seeds, and apply enough fertilizers to achieve this.
Zhou Guo didn't say anything and looked at the experimental field. This experimental field was separated from other fields and an isolation zone was built. After so long of remediation, no salt particles could be seen on the ground.
At first glance, it looks no different from normal land.
After a deep digging, there were few in the field.
She also put a thick layer of hay underneath to separate it from the salt layer deep below.
We also applied a thick layer of fertilizer, so it should be no problem to harvest three stones per mu in the autumn.
Even if ten mu of land can yield three thousand kilograms of grain, these hundreds of hectares of land are still not enough.
Fortunately, after a year of remediation this year, the salt layer will be greatly reduced by this time next year. By then, the rice harvest will not be a good one, but it will not be a complete failure. By the year after next, this land will be able to produce in large quantities.
At that time, my family was truly considered a big landlord.
Once the hay has been spread on the field, the land has been turned over, fertilizer has been applied and grass seeds have been sown, and rice seeds have been planted in the experimental field, the spring plowing season is half over.
But the farm is still very busy, with vehicles coming and going every day transporting ash and fertilizer.
The head of a wealthy family came to her in person to buy fertilizer. She greeted them with a smile, sent them away politely, and promised that she would deliver the fertilizer to their home as soon as possible.
In fact, not all of these wealthy families came to curry favor with her. After the past two years, they have truly tasted the sweetness of this fat.
Even though the yield increase per acre is not obvious, it is only a few more dou, but their family has a lot of land, thousands of acres. If one acre can produce two or three dou, that would be a lot for thousands of acres.
There is no need for pressure from above to buy fertilizer this year, as the amount is no less than last year.
Zhou Guo looked at the account books and thought about the food in the cave last year. She thought that she would have to find a new place next year. Having too much food would be a problem. Fortunately, she still had some shops and could sell some of it.
After she finished most of the work here, she called Erpang back and left.
She has been trapped here for several days this spring and has not gone out yet. She has to go see what the situation is outside.
She doesn't need to worry too much about Hu Zi and Wu Jiang.
She went to Qian Duo and Lai Zi Tou's place.
Qian Duo handed her the account book and said with a smile: "Boss, I did everything you told me to do. Didn't that fat guy help me with a spring day? He really helped me a lot. I didn't expect him to be so capable at such a young age."
I think the people under Zhou Guo are really amazing. The master is capable and the servants are not bad either.
Zhou Guo held the account book in his hand, looked at the big households, and asked, "Have they given away all their profits?"
"It was sent out without any mistakes."
Zhou Guo glanced at him, flipped through the account book and nodded. If he could make such a mistake, then his position as the boss would be in vain.
"Let's go see how the crab pond is prepared?"
He was happy to mention the extra money, "The crab pond was dug before winter last year, and it can be used anytime now."
Seeing how happy he was, Zhou Guo couldn't help but laugh, "So happy?"
Qian Duo chuckled, "Crabs are so delicious!"
Although a crab is not cheap, the boss still eats enough of them every year, and these leaders can eat as much as they want.
Zhou Guo said, "You didn't get tired of eating this last year? You eat this three times a day, aren't you afraid of getting sick?"
Qian Duo disagreed, "How can eating too much make you sick? I've only heard of people getting sick from being hungry. A whole winter has passed and I really miss it after not eating it for a few months. The crab sauce is useless and can't satisfy my craving."
Zhou Guo looked at the pond in front of him. It was about one hundred acres and could raise more than one hundred thousand crabs.
"In about half a month, the crab seedlings will be shipped here, along with a crab farmer. You don't understand these things, so you should listen to him. Don't take crabs lightly."
Qian Duo said: "I saved it. After all, a small crab costs 500 coins. I'm not stupid. I will definitely listen to others. Don't worry. But, Boss, my pond is so big. How many crab seedlings do you want to bring to me?"
Zhou Guo said: "About 70,000 or 80,000."
Last year, ponds were dug in several cities, leaving behind many crab seedlings. The eggs laid last year have begun to hatch one after another after thawing, and the ponds can be moved in half a month.
Qian Duo immediately felt that the amount was too little. "My pond is so big. It's at least a hundred acres. I can raise hundreds of thousands of crabs. Why are you only giving me that little?"
Zhou Guo said, "Last year's winter was long, and many eggs died. This year, only about 400,000 crab fry survived. One cent for each of the prefectures is enough. I think you gave me a lot. The one who gave me 50,000 was just over. How about you exchange with him?"
Qian Duo quickly shook his head, "Then there's no need."
He sighed, "More than 400,000. Last year there were only a few hundred thousand. This is a lot more than last year."
The most important thing is how much money can be made.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Don't think too highly of yourself. I estimate that in two years, Baoyue Tower will also start selling crabs to the public. If they don't sell to the prefecture, can't they sell to the county towns below?"
She was the only one in the city who was willing to give up this business. She was the only one selling crabs in the county town below. Besides, she didn't say that the crabs from Baoyue Tower were not allowed to be sold in the county town below.
She is not that domineering, and most importantly, she doesn't have the confidence.
Qian Duo said angrily, "How can that be possible? We are not going to the prefecture city, so how can they come and snatch the crabs from us? Isn't this immoral? Boss, why don't we sell the crabs to the prefecture city? The prefecture city is so big, there are so many rich people, it's much easier to sell than in the county town."
There is a big gap in the capital city and there are many rich people, so even if hundreds of thousands of crabs come, there will be no problem selling them.
Zhou Guo waved his hand and said, "Come on, there are only tens of thousands of crabs in each farm this year, and there are not enough for the counties below. How can we sell the extra ones to the prefecture? If Baoyue Tower wants to sell them, then sell them. The market is so big, we can't make all the money by ourselves."
If you think about it, there are only 70,000 to 80,000 crabs in total. Once the crabs in the small pond are sold, the remaining ones can be sold three or four times at most in these counties before they are sold out.
After Huaiyang also went there, she finally went to Tanghe.
Tang He was still supervising the work on the farm. When he heard that Zhou Guo had arrived, he happily came forward to greet him.
Zhou Guo said, "Engineer Tang, Song County has already opened the floodgates to start drainage. It was a very lively day. It's a pity that you were not here. I wrote to you, why didn't you go back?"
Tang He smiled and said, "My work is done now. It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not. As long as everyone is happy, that's all."