darknovel Chapter 107 High Yield Crops
Chapter 107 High Yield Crops
The explosive was stuck in the glass, but Cen Mingche had nothing to do.
He turned to corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Potatoes are now called "didan", corn is called "baogu", and sweet potatoes are called sweet potatoes.
Although the yield of these things is high enough, the current cultivation penetration rate is not enough.
On the one hand, because these are overseas crops, some of which have few people, they first appeared in Guangzhou and Tianjin, and these places are not suitable for growing sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn.
On the other hand, it is because of tax issues.
There are two ways to pay taxes now. One is to pay grain, usually rice or wheat, but also sorghum and millet. Different grains have different weights.
The other is to pay.
These two tax methods include head tax and land tax. That is, if a person lives over 12 years old, he must pay a head tax, and then each piece of land must pay a land tax, which is calculated according to the fertility and size of the land.
Grains such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn cannot be sold at high prices, and storage and transportation are extremely troublesome. Therefore, regardless of the tax collection method, it is not cost-effective to grow these grains.
The common people would only plant a little in front of and behind their houses and eat it themselves.
This has greatly inhibited the development of these three types of convenience foods.
One pound of sweet potatoes can be dehydrated and about two and a half taels of dried sweet potatoes will be produced. One pound of potatoes can be dried and three taels can be produced. One pound of corn can be dehydrated and one can produce seven taels.
And what about output?
东三省春玉米亩产量在1000至1400斤左右，而黄淮海夏玉米亩产量在1200斤左右。南方玉米亩产量常规在300-500kg之间。正常情况下，玉米一般亩产500-700公斤左右。
Generally, the maximum sweet potato yield per mu can reach more than 6000 kilograms, and the average yield per mu is about 4000 kilograms.
The normal yield of potatoes per mu can reach about 2000-5000 kilograms; the yield of non-repeat crops is higher, up to about 8000 kilograms; with some good potato varieties, coupled with scientific management, the yield can even reach tens of thousands of kilograms per mu.
Now, the average grain yield per mu in the north and south is equivalent to 368 kilograms per mu, which is more than 180 kilograms.
What if we plant them all instead of corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes?
Even if there are no improved varieties optimized by later generations, the current potatoes, corns and sweet potatoes are varieties domesticated by the Indians. The yield of corn is 500 kilograms per mu, and the yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is 1000 kilograms per mu. There is no problem.
Corn transportation and storage require dehydration, removing 30.00% of the water weight, and there are 350 kilograms of dry grain in one acre of land.
If sweet potatoes and potatoes are to be stored for a long time, the dehydration level will be around 70.00%250, which means that a quarter of the weight of dry matter can be left, which can be [-] kilograms per acre of land.
Not to mention that sweet potato leaves can also be used for cooking and can even be propagated by cuttings; potatoes can also be propagated by cutting them into pieces.
Compared with the more than 180 kilograms that are dry and still need to be kept for breeding, it is a world of difference.
With the extra [-] kilograms harvested from each acre of land every year, the farmer can feed one or two more children.
In an agricultural society, population and land are the basic base.
Only by mastering a large enough land and a large enough population can a country make positive progress.
Instead of fighting with the boss and the second child, it is better to do something practical.
To be honest, political battles are no better than palace battles.
It's just a different way of saying that you stole my pearl flower, she was too cruel to her servants, and she acted too domineeringly.
This official was dishonest and accepted bribes; that official was lax in managing his family and his wife and concubines were restless; another official was a confused official and made unjust and false convictions; and yet another official...
Everyone complained to each other and criticized each other, hoping to push their own people up and squeeze out the other party's people.
Either he wants to seek support from this family, marry a woman from this family, or work as a matchmaker for others...
Very boring.
Doing these things all day long consumes unnecessary energy and physical strength, so it is better to do something down-to-earth.
If you are willing to have people on your side, you must be able to give them enough benefits, rather than relying on personal relationships.
You need to let them know that by following me, you can have meat to eat, get credit, and be promoted and make a fortune, then they will listen to him.
Just like Cen Mingche, he has not been in contact with the Ministry of Industry, but the Ministry of Industry is now completely in his hands.
why?
Because he is doing real things, if you follow him, you will not only get credit, but also get money. There is no need to take advantage of the project. Cen Mingche loosens his fingers, and the benefits will be enough for them.
Those who are greedy for money are satisfied, and so are those who are greedy for power.
Therefore, the Ministry of Industry is now only obeying Cen Mingche's orders, and there are a few naysayers, which is not the case.
In this world, interests are eternal.Those connections created by eating, drinking and having fun are never worth mentioning in the face of interests.
But now it’s winter, so we have to wait until spring to plant seeds.What Cen Mingche mainly does is collect seeds.
This job was handed over to him to understand Lexian.
Xie Lexian is the grandson of the second minister of the cabinet. He has a lively and sweet personality and is very interesting.
He was asked to collect potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn seeds because he had a wide network of contacts and had connections with all religions and religions, and he also had more connections.
Even Xie Lexian's family always wanted him to take the imperial examination, and Xie Lexian passed the exam, but in essence he still liked to do these "nosy things" in the eyes of others.
Let him handle this matter. Not only will the success rate be greatly improved, but it will also give the cabinet minister Xie Ge Lao a good deal and allow Xie Lexian to show his face in front of the civil and military officials of the dynasty and the emperor.
In matters such as the emperor's successor, in addition to the emperor's own wishes, the wishes of these important ministers are also very important.
There's no harm in being a little friendly.
As for the limited seeds collected now, Cen Mingche chose to hand them over to Liu Qingyu.
This [Butler] and several [Clients] are the people he trusts most in this world, and he can see what is happening in front of them through their perspectives at any time.
Even Cen Mingche can use his home in the game to communicate with them at any time, which is equivalent to WeChat in future generations.
This method of communication is convenient and hidden in this era, and it must be said that it brought him a lot of convenience.
Therefore, it would be more reassuring for him to leave these precious seeds to Liu Qingyu for safekeeping, because she can arrange the planting of these seeds at any time, and it is less likely to attract attention.
Cen Mingche has a plan.
Before the goal was achieved, he didn't want anyone to pay too much attention to these seeds, especially his elder brother and younger brothers - the fourth prince had already joined the government and he couldn't tell when he would get started.
Cen Mingche didn't want his secret weapon to be exposed in advance.