Chapter 237: Busy with business and forgetting to eat
A lot of farm tools and plowing oxen were seized from the Yellow Turban thieves. They should have belonged to some wealthy families, but as the Yellow Turban thieves rage passed by, those families that had no ability to resist had basically disappeared.
Simply put, these farm tools, plowing oxen, and even the part of the food seized have become ownerless things. Naturally, Cao Cao was not a good person, so he directly confiscated all these supplies.
"It's late April now, and it's not far from the Miaoseng..." Xun Yu is actually the busiest one. He not only has to finish off the turmoil that happened in Xuchang before, but also has to recruit talents, and finally handle daily affairs, including this military farming matter.
He sighed, lay on the desk, looked at Wang Yong who was delivering lunch and said, "Fortunately, after the locusts were replanted last year, a batch of wheat was quickly replanted. It would take a few more days to harvest. At the same time, corn and rice had to be sown one after another, and sweet potatoes could be harvested one after another... Unfortunately, the first batch of sweet potatoes and pumpkins were too few, so they could only be kept. After the autumn harvest, they would have to replant a season of soybeans."
"Thanks to the promotion of pasta last year, wheat replanting was very successful, especially this year's rainfall was very good, and the rivers gradually recovered, and there should be a good harvest." Cao Pi was also very satisfied with the grain situation this year.
Although he is not old, he has shown enough talent in governance, especially following Cheng Yu, he has greatly improved his insight into people's hearts, the law of the rule of law, and the level of governance.
When he is free, he will find someone to learn martial arts. Dian Wei is the one who is looking for the most, of course, he is basically abused unilaterally. Dian Wei's little girl often doesn't know the importance of the fight. However, after training like this, Cao Pi's martial arts is considered to be careless and can be at odds with Cao Ang.
"Last year, there was insufficient rain and it was not suitable for growing rice... The land that had already grown wheat had to be directly planted to ensure the soil abilities. But after winter began, the land would have to be abandoned..." Xun Yu was also having a headache about this.
"Since that's the case!" Wang Yong walked in, "Plant some grass and then harvest it into green storage before winter. What about? This will not only not waste ground power, but livestock can also have food for winter!"
"That's right, what is Qingchuan feed?" Xun Yu looked at Wang Yong curiously. She was even more curious about what else Wang Yong would do. It seemed that he could always know something they didn't know in his mouth.
Speaking of which, the talents recommended by Wang Yong should have calculated the time and the imperial edicts for recruitment should have been delivered to the other party. Even the specific reply should be sent back within these three days.
"Simply put, cut the forage short, then put it in the cellar, compact it, then lay a tarpaulin, then fill it with soil to compact it. The fermentation will be completed in about 30 to 50 days and can be taken out and used. At this time, it is basically the coldest time in winter. At this time, no grass grows, and domestic animals cannot get enough food. In addition, if the weather suddenly becomes cold, large-scale deaths are easily caused. Feeding with green storage can help them better resist the cold winter. Before spring starts the next year, they can be put into use directly without recovery!" Wang Yong roughly explained the concept of green storage.
In later generations, oxen were no longer needed, so the green storage was mainly for large-scale animal husbandry, and the purpose was to ensure that livestock could not lose weight in winter. After all, whether it was cattle, sheep or pigs, the purpose of raising was to slaughter.
"Why didn't I mention it last year..." Xun Yu felt that Wang Yong was too low-key.
"I was not the chef last year!" Wang Yong spread his hands. He had not had any real organization at that time. Even if he said it, it would not be of any benefit to him. "At the same time, there was so little rain last year, so how could there be grass for reserve?!"
"This is..." Xun Yu nodded. Even if Wang Yong proposed it last year, there was not enough forage for experiments.
"Slow down!" Cao Pi realized something, "If there are things like Qingshuo, can the number of horses, cattle and sheep raised starting this year? Even building large-scale breeding farms..."
"It's not a bad thing that's the eldest lady, her thinking is changing quickly!" Wang Yong gave Cao Pi a thumbs up. This was definitely intentional plea. Who made Cao Pi the nominal "the eldest daughter" of Cao Cao.
"Hehe!" After all, it was a little girl, and she was quite happy after being praised.
"But this way, the workload will increase again." Cheng Yu looked at Wang Yong with a smile.
"Speaking of this, Cheng Wu is not going to win the championship this year? How about letting him come and help?" Xun Yu looked at Cheng Yu.
"He has been learning literature with me since he was a child and has also practiced martial arts by himself. He probably planned to develop in the military. Nothing I learned can be passed on." Cheng Yutu wrote, but couldn't help but sigh.
She is also considered a military officer, but her martial power is not as good as those super powerful generals, and at most she is Bian Linglong.
At least he was taught the military strategy to Cheng Wu. He also had a political approach of Confucianism outside and internal law, as well as many years of political experience, but he could not teach him. Cao Cao also had this meaning by putting Cao Pi next to her to study.
"Li..." Xun Yu looked at Cheng Yu strangely, "You are only over 60 years old, and at least there are still decades to give birth. If you really sigh that you have no descendants, why don't you find another one? Cheng Wu has grown up anyway and you don't need your care."
"With that being said, it's hard to find a good man..." Cheng Yu immediately showed a helpless expression. Others looked charming. She was sixty years old and didn't pay much attention to maintenance. Even so, she still had a mature charm. From the perspective of modern people, she was in her prime, and any charm still existed, which was an insult to her.
"Gudong..." Several civil servants working in the yamen immediately swallowed their saliva, and then buried their heads lower. Although they were attracted by Cheng Yu's beauty, they did not dare to overthrow it. Not to mention anything else, this person is their immediate superior. If they fail to pursue it, they might retaliate against each other and should he become an official?
In this world, I should be an official, save some money in a few years, find a woman to get married, and then give birth to a few children, which can be regarded as building a family. After staying. This is actually the common idea of most men. Now, there are more men and fewer women. The competition is very fierce. I don’t want to have a scholarly family, but I want to live a good temper. It doesn’t matter if I have a good temper.
"I will write to Your Majesty about Qing material storage, and then experiment. However, if there are things like mature meat, it is not ridiculous to think that Qing material storage is not absurd." Xun Yu thought for a while and said, "Small-scale attempts are meaningless, so it will be carried out on a large scale." However, this requires a lot of manpower and financial resources, and it needs to be reported.
This is also a very inconvenient thing. In the past, I could just submit it to Cao Cao for approval. Now I still need to report it to Situ and get the approval before I can start.
"The rest is the problem of farming. In recent years, there have been a lot of abandoned fields in Yingchuan. We have recovered them for farming. Not to mention anything else, a season of corn is not a big problem. Then we will replant a season of beans." Cheng Yu's thoughts returned to the military farming.
"So starting next year, farming can return to normal... By the way, is there anything wrong with Wuyou coming?" Xun Yu asked.
"Aunt... Since Chef Wang is here, he naturally informs us that it's time to have a meal." Xun You complained directly.
P.S
Chapter completed!