Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 1213: Transfer of Personnel

Zhou Guo said: "You are right, so I did not buy too much land in the south. There are only a few fertile farms in a prefecture, and these fertile farms are 20 to 30 hectares at most. If they are too small, nothing can be done. This 100-plus hectares is the largest piece of land I bought in the south."

Pointing to the test plots, he said, "The things on these plots are extremely important and cannot be leaked out. We need a manor this big. Otherwise, if the manor is small, anyone can bump into it."

Wu Lazi suddenly realized, "So that's how it is, but what's the use of this?"

Zhou Guo said patiently, "These fields are used to grow seeds. If the seeds are well grown, they can be produced stably from generation to generation on this land. In the future, these seeds will bloom on the land in the south. At that time, these good seeds will be able to fly into thousands of households. If everyone works hard all year round, they can produce more grains, and they will not have to worry about drought or floods."

All of this is to produce more food in the fields of thousands of households.

Wu Lazi nodded as if dreaming, "Can such a small piece of land produce enough grain for so many people?"

These experimental plots of land are at most 50 to 60 mu in area. Not to mention the south, even seeds from Huguang may not be able to be grown there.

Xiaoshu couldn't help but said, "Master Wu, you don't know this. We also have a piece of land like this in the north, which is smaller than this one, much smaller. But now many people in the south are planting seeds grown from it."

Wu Lazi was stunned. "How many years will this take?"

It takes a seed to multiply into what we have today, generation after generation. I wonder how many generations it takes?

Dashu and Xiaoshu didn't know this either. When they arrived, the seeds had already grown to a certain size.

Facing the curious gazes of several people, Zhou Guo had no choice but to say, "One winter day when I was eight years old, I went to the market and accidentally bought a load of rice seeds..."

"It took many years to grow rice and wheat to the current scale. In the north, generally speaking, the yield of rice is still higher than that of wheat. There is more rain in the south than in the north, so the harvest of rice is better than that of wheat. Of course, if there is not much rain like last year, it is still more cost-effective to grow wheat."

Wu Lazi was very sad. "That's not entirely true. For example, we are in the mountains. We can't store rainwater, so we can't grow rice. We can only grow wheat."

Zhou Guo said: "There are still some places in the mountains that have terraced fields, and they can rely on rainwater and springs for their crops. But in the mountains where there are no springs and rainwater cannot be stored, we can only build water conservancy projects to ensure that there will be harvests regardless of drought or flood."

She stopped talking here, saying that it is not easy to build water conservancy projects in every county and village.

Wu Lazi recalled the terraced fields she saw in the mountains, winding around the mountainside and the top of the mountain. It was simply a miracle. She had never seen fields like that before, and she thought she could do the same in her own mountains.

So he asked Zhou Guo, "Sir, do you think my mountain is suitable for growing terraced fields?"

Zhou Guo thought for a moment and said, "The soil quality of your mountain is not very good. Not all the land is suitable for terraced fields. However, some of the land is suitable. You have to choose."

Wu Lazi was very happy. "It's fine if there is one. Next time I go back, I will let the people in the mountains dig ponds and ditches by themselves, and plant rice in the fields. The rice is so good, they will definitely be happy to have more grain every year."

Zhou Guo nodded, "We can dig it ourselves. There are many people on the mountain. If each person digs a few hoes, we can do it on a large scale in a year. The mud we dig out can also be used to fill the mountain and plant things. Wouldn't that mean we can have a few more acres of land?"

Those salty and bitter fields and ponds in the north were dug out by herself with a hoe. They have played a decisive role over the years, ensuring a harvest regardless of drought or flood. Although the cost was high back then, the profits were indeed not small.

It can be seen that although water conservancy construction is hard work, it is very useful.

……

The lake is so vast that it is unlikely to actually tour it.

More than a month later, Zhou Guo looked at the map in her hand. For the past six months, she had been traveling around this area, visiting all the east, south, west, north, mountains and plains. She had been to all the places with farms and escort agencies, as well as those without. It would be the same to visit other places when she had the chance in the future.

So that evening, she said to Wu Lazi, "Master Wu, you have to walk the rest of the way by yourself. I have to leave."

Huguang was completely stabilized. After such a turmoil, everything was now peaceful and stable. The people got their belongings back and received compensation. Those who did not have enough land were given some.

Now everyone has a smile on their face and light in their eyes. In a short period of time, everyone will have a few years of good life.

Wu Lazi was a little panicked when she heard this, "You're leaving now? Why don't you stay for a while?"

Zhou Guo said, "I have been delayed here for half a year. I can't delay any longer. Our Wu Zongguan and Qian Dianjia have sent me more than a dozen letters. If I don't go, they will have to give up."

She had wanted to take the opportunity to return to the North, but as more and more territory was conquered, she was afraid that her chance to go back this year would be slim.

She added, "You have been with me the longest and have learned the most. Now you know how to do many things without my teaching. Even if I am not around, you can still do well. In the future, you may be the one who does the best and achieves the most among the three of you."

Wu Lazi didn't want to take off this compliment after putting it on. She nodded vigorously and said, "I know. I must be better than both of them!"

Zhou Guo smiled, "I'm very optimistic about you."

He left as soon as he said he would. After having lunch and packing up his things, Zhou Guo left, leaving Wu Lazi there with tears in her eyes.

Xiaoshu looked back and saw that she was standing there alone, looking quite pitiful, so he said, "Master, do you really want to leave Wu Dangjia here alone?"

Zhou Guo asked, "Why, do you want to stay and keep her company?"

Xiaoshu quickly shook her head, "No, no, no, it's better for Wu Dangjia to stay alone. She is so old, she will definitely not be lonely."

Don't know what you are talking about.

Zhou Guo ignored him. She had recruited Wu Lazi to do important things and to help her share her worries and be independent. She was not to be treated as a mother or an ancestor and served.

Wujiang and Qianduo are in different places.

According to the distance, she went to Chandona first.

Qian Duo couldn't help complaining when he saw her, "You said you've been there for half a year, and you've solved everything, even your enemies, so why are you still staying there?

You don't know how powerful the Xu family army is and how fast they move. Now there are only two pieces of land around the capital that have not been conquered. In other words, the Xu family has already taken half of the throne.

It's so busy now, you have to transfer Hu Zi and the others, otherwise there won't be enough people. We have to seize the territory now, otherwise when things stabilize, we won't be able to squeeze in. "