bestfiction Chapter 786 1166 jin!
Chapter 786 1166 jin!
Yang Zheng, Zheng Qing, Xu Zhiwen, Li Qingyun and others surrounded Li Mingyuan, their eyes fixed on the wheat stalks in Li Mingyuan's hand, as if they were looking at an unparalleled beauty. No, the wheat in front of them was even more tempting than an unparalleled beauty!
With this wheat, the people of Taicang County under Zheng Qing's rule could harvest more grain, not only to fill their own stomachs but also to sell the surplus grain to buy other supplies and live a life of plenty.
With this wheat, Liangzhou and Qingzhou under Yang Zheng's rule will no longer have to worry about food shortages. They can feed the people of the two prefectures, collect more grain taxes, and give the Yang family army greater war potential!
In short, the wheat in front of them is the most precious and important thing in the world!
"Young friend, you are truly a reincarnation of Shennong!"
Looking at Chen Dao slowly approaching, Yang Zheng couldn't help but sigh, "Such high-yield wheat, I wonder how many people in Kyushu can be fed!"
Although the yield per mu of these wheat stalks is still unknown, Yang Zheng, who has worked in agriculture, knows that with the density of the wheat ears on these stalks, even if the yield per mu does not reach the thousand jin mentioned by Chen Dao, it is probably not far off.
This yield is four times that of wheat in the past, which means it can feed four times the population. It is no exaggeration to say that taking out this old rice made from wheat is a great act of merit.
Perhaps, many years later, someone will build a temple specifically for Chen Dao, and regard Chen Dao as an existence equal to Shennong.
"Yang Shuai, you flatter me!"
Chen Dao smiled and looked up at the busy farmers in the fields, feeling quite pleased.
"When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven" has always been Chen Dao's philosophy of life.
When Chen Dao first transmigrated, his family was destitute and had no ability to protect themselves, so he could only struggle to survive.
Now, under his leadership, Chenjia Village has become prosperous and has the ability to protect itself.
Under these circumstances, Chen Dao naturally developed the idea of helping the world. After all, he knew how much the people of Kyushu suffered. If the high-yield grain varieties spread by Chenjia Village could bring a little happiness to the suffering people of Kyushu and allow those who could not get enough to eat to have a full meal, then Chen Dao believed it was worthwhile.
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In the bustling farmland, time passed by, and before we knew it, it was afternoon.
As the sun began to set, the number of people near the farmland did not decrease; in fact, it increased.
A large number of workers from Chenjia Village who had finished their work gathered here, their eyes filled with joy as they looked at the golden waves of wheat in the fields.
"This wheat is growing so well! I've been farming for decades and I've never seen wheat grow this well before!"
"The wheat in our Chenjia Village is amazing; it can even grow in such cold weather!"
"Not only does it grow well, but the yield is also quite high! I estimate that one mu (unit of land area) can produce at least 800 jin (unit of weight) of wheat!"
"Too little! I think it should be at least 1200 jin (600 catties)."
"Whether it's 800 jin or 1200 jin, it's definitely a bumper harvest, and we won't have to go hungry anymore!"
"..."
Whether they are migrant workers or registered residents of Chenjia Village, they all have a very strong sense of belonging to Chenjia Village.
So when they saw the wheat harvest, they were all filled with pride.
The bumper harvest in Chenjia Village means that the village has more abundant grain reserves, which means they can buy grain at a lower price. This alone is enough to make them happy.
Just as the crowd was getting excited, the harvest was coming to an end.
Li Zheng, who was in charge of statistics, quickly walked up to Chen Dao and reported, "Brother Dao, we harvested a total of 300 mu of farmland today, and a total of 35 jin of wheat!"
The farmland in Chenjia Village and Xiaohe Village together covers a little over a thousand mu, which is obviously impossible to harvest in one day. Even though the farmers worked very hard, they could only harvest about three hundred mu of farmland in total.
Chen Dao had anticipated this, nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked, "Has the average yield per mu been calculated?"
"I've figured it out!"
Li Zheng opened the booklet in his hand, glanced at it, and reported the average yield per mu: "A total of 300 mu of farmland were harvested, and a total of 35 jin of wheat were harvested, with an average yield of 1166 jin per mu!"
"hiss!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a collective gasp of astonishment rippled through the crowd.
Whether it was the steward of Chenjia Village or Li Mingyuan and others, they were all shocked by this number!
Although they had anticipated that the wheat yield would be high, the yield of 1166 jin per mu still widened their eyes!
What does a yield of 1166 jin per mu mean?
It should be noted that the wheat varieties commonly planted by farmers in the Xia Kingdom in the past, even when grown in the best fertile fields, could only yield a maximum of about 300 catties per mu!
The ice wheat in Chenjia Village yielded a whopping 1166 jin per mu, four times the yield of the past.
This four-fold figure is compared to top-quality farmland. If compared to inferior farmland, the multiple could be five or even six times!
"Is it really 1166 jin?"
Li Mingyuan was breathing heavily, staring intently at Li Zheng. It wasn't that he didn't believe Li Zheng, but the number was simply too astonishing!
It's important to understand that not all the farmland in Chenjia Village is fertile; it's a mix of good and bad land. Under these circumstances, the average yield of ice wheat can reach 1166 jin per mu (approximately 788 catties per hectare). Doesn't that mean…
All farmland in Kyushu can yield 1166 jin per mu after being planted with ice wheat?
"Reporting to Prime Minister Li, this student has not uttered a single falsehood!"
Li Zheng answered with absolute certainty: "This number has been repeatedly verified and is indeed accurate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mingyuan's breathing became more rapid, and his expression became extremely complicated.
He thought of the starving people he had seen during his travels throughout the Nine Provinces, who sold their children and even exchanged their own to eat, as well as the people whose corpses were exposed in the wilderness and who starved to death.
If this ice wheat could have appeared earlier and been planted on the land of Kyushu earlier, why would the people of Kyushu have to sell their children and leave their corpses to rot in the wilderness?
If only this ice wheat could have appeared sooner!
Li Mingyuan felt both regret and surprise!
The regret stems from the fact that the starving people didn't live to see the arrival of ice wheat, while the joy comes from...
The surviving people will be able to enjoy high-yield ice wheat in the future!
With ice wheat, no one will go hungry anymore, and the tragedy of people starving to death will no longer occur on the land of Kyushu!
"A yield of 1166 jin per mu?!"
A look of surprise flashed across Chen Dao's face. The advanced information on the ice wheat showed a yield of 1000 to 1500 jin per mu.
Although it is theoretically possible to achieve a yield of 1500 jin per mu, Chen Dao is well aware that with the current planting technology in Xia Kingdom, it is impossible to reach the theoretical maximum yield.
In fact, based on the existing planting conditions in Chenjia Village, Chen Dao had previously estimated the yield of ice wheat to be around 1000 jin per mu.