Ming Zuo

Chapter 141 New Agriculture

The peppers and tomatoes are fully ripe.

Numerous red yoyo fruits hang on it, beautiful and gratifying.

Corn and potatoes are also growing well.

It can be seen with the naked eye that the cob ears of corn are slowly growing, and it is presumably that in autumn, there will be a bumper harvest.

Although you can't see how the potatoes grow, there must be a lot of fruits hidden under the lush seedlings.

Looking at the beautiful scene in front of him, Zuo Menggeng was overjoyed.

What he didn't know was that these seeds were cultivated by Xu Guangqi.If it was a Native American seed, he would be crying by now.

He picked a tomato casually, wiped it on his sleeve, and put it in his mouth.

There is no need to worry about pesticide residues at all, such things are impossible in this era.

The entrance is full of familiar sweet fruit juice, with the unique fragrance of plants, and all the taste buds are lively.

Zuo Menggeng didn't leave at all.

"Come, come, everyone, help me and collect these two pieces of land. I will cook for you later, and I will give you some fresh food."

Hearing that Zuo Menggeng wanted to cook by himself, people couldn't help laughing.

But peppers and tomatoes are fresh food, and everyone doesn't know how to deal with them, so they really have to learn from him.

With many people and strong strength, the peppers and tomatoes on the ten-acre field were quickly picked.

Seeing the piles of hill-like fruits, the farmers all smiled happily.

No matter how these crops are, it is a joy to have a good harvest.

Zuo Menggeng grabbed Lao Qintou, Chen Zhi, and Wang Yun, and told them: "Choose some that look good, peel off the seeds and store them carefully. These are the seeds to be planted next time."

Seed saving is a big deal.

During this period of time, Chen Zhi was in charge of Zuozhuang, wandering around the fields with the "Nongzheng Quanshu" in his arms all day long, often communicating with farmers, and now he has become a second-handed knife expert.

Hearing Zuo Menggeng's instructions, he immediately took people to work.

Zuo Menggeng took some peppers and tomatoes to the cafeteria.

Of course, it is impossible for him to cook all the meals for so many people.

What he has to do is to teach the cooks in the cafeteria, and then these cooks will spread the recipe.

Hearing that Qianza personally taught cooking, all the cooks were shocked.There were many people inside and outside, and they even helped Zuo Menggeng.

Zuo Menggeng's craftsmanship is the same, simply making scrambled eggs with hot pepper, fried tofu with hot pepper, chili sauce and tomato scrambled eggs.

"Come, come, sit down, eat and watch. If the craftsmanship is not good, you are not allowed to say that it is not delicious."

Zuo Menggeng made a few small dishes with his own hands, so he took them back to enjoy himself.

He recruited Liu Yiyuan, Huang Zongxi, Zhou You, Chen Zhi, Zuo Xianmei, and Wang Xiuqin, who were the first batch of people to try.

Zuo Xianmei has changed a lot now.

Wearing the military uniform of the rear battalion, his skin is as white as jade, which highlights the beauty of contrast.

She is not used to eating at the same table with a group of men, but Zuo Menggeng forced her to, and she had no choice but to obey.

Compared with her, Wang Xiuqin is very generous.

Seeing that Huang Zongxi looked at the food on the table and didn't know what to do, he couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You are so talented that you don't even know how to eat."

Wang Xiuqin pulled a piece of pancake, put shredded green onion, shredded cabbage, and smeared chili sauce inside, rolled it up and handed it to Huang Zongxi.

"I don't know if you are used to eating or not?"

Huang Zongxi took a careful look at her, thanked her and took it, teasing with a smile.

"I've eaten in the back camp, what else can I get used to?"

A group of people laughed out loud, looking like they were having fun while suffering.

But just a young classmate, scolding Fang Qiu, sharing hardships and adversity together, this kind of experience is a life-long comfort.

Zuo Menggeng moved the fastest, rolled up the pancake, and swallowed it down beautifully.

The sweetness of pancakes and the fragrance of vegetables are paired with the mellow and spicy chili sauce...

It's so satisfying!
Others started to eat one after another, and coughing continued for a while.

This is the inevitable reaction to eating spicy food for the first time.

But after a while, after getting used to the spiciness, everyone jumped in.Soon, everyone was sweating profusely after eating.

Even Zuo Xianmei's pretty face turned red, her sweat glistening.But I just couldn't stop talking, and I had already eaten the third pancake.

"It's fun, it's fun!"

Liu Yiyuan was obviously irritated, and kept belching, but he still praised him endlessly.

"I didn't expect this Western crop to have such a flavor. It's hot at this time, so I don't know what it is. But if it's cold winter, it's the best to keep out the cold with this chili on the table."

Several other people said yes one after another, apparently also discovered the magical effect of chili.

Zuo Menggeng looked at everyone with scorching eyes, taking the opportunity to instill.

"These are not Western crops, but were discovered by Westerners in America. The vastness of America, except for the savages, is barren and uninhabited. The good land of Baiya has been taken by Westerners."

All of these people here have seen the world map, and when they heard him mentioning the situation in the Americas, they really became concerned.

"We have to go and see it in the future. We can't make the world a better place, and let the foreign fans take all of it."

"Nowadays, land annexation is prospering in this world, and the common people have no land to stand on. If they can find arable land overseas, their achievements will be as great as those of Emperor Qin and Han Wu."

On this day, the whole Zuozhuang and the barracks ate peppers and tomatoes.

After just one meal, everyone fell in love with these two vegetables.

"Tomatoes are not easy to preserve and are perishable, but they can be made into tomato sauce. For peppers, the flavor will be better after drying, and they can be stored for a longer period of time. You can try to make them, maybe when you send troops after a while, the army can bring them superior."

The timely ripening of peppers has helped Zuo Menggeng a lot invisibly.

When the army fights in winter, in addition to the battle damage, the severe cold will also cause serious injuries.If there is chili, soldiers can supplement heat in the field and resist the cold, which can also reduce many injuries.

In addition, Zuo Menggeng decided to make more attempts on agriculture in Zhuangzi.

"Now that the barley and wheat have been harvested, what will be planted next?"

Old Qintou said: "Generally, small beans are planted, harvested in October, and then wheat is planted, and the stubble will be picked up."

The adzuki beans he mentioned are red adzuki beans.

As a leguminous plant, the sunshine growth period is short, which can just fill in the vacancy between the summer solstice wheat harvest and autumn wheat planting.

However, the red bean has limited uses, Zuo Menggeng doesn't value it very much.

He thought about it and decided to implement his plan.

"Well, for the next round of cultivation, let's abandon barley and specialize in wheat. At the same time, the area of ​​cultivated land will be reduced, so let's do something else."

When they heard that they were going to replant, the farmers looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling a little flustered.

But Chen Zhi thought of something.

"Qianza, you plan to plant that kind of corn and potatoes on the Zhuangzi, right?"

Zuo Menggeng shook his head.

"If you want to grow corn and potatoes, you must compete with wheat for land, which is not suitable for the time being. What I want to build is a vegetable base, especially the supply of vegetables in winter."

When he said this, there were only two words in Zuo Menggeng's mind.

Shouguang!

Others farm to fill their stomachs.His view of agriculture is to generate income.

And if you want to generate income, of course, vegetables with higher economic value are better.

Zuo Menggeng is not afraid that the vegetables he grows will not be sold, because there is a big city with a population of one million next to him!
In the winter of this era, people's diet is so monotonous that it is almost outrageous.

I am afraid that except for the imperial palace and wealthy families, it is almost impossible to see fresh green leafy vegetables in winter.

Zuo Menggeng decided to start here.

But hearing that he wanted to grow vegetables in winter, everyone was dumbfounded.

"Young master, it's impossible. In such a cold day, you can't grow vegetables long."

Old Qin tried to persuade him, because he was afraid that Zuo Menggeng would mess up.

Zuo Menggeng was full of confidence.

"The main reason why vegetables cannot grow in winter is that the temperature is not enough. But we can build greenhouses."

Chen Zhi also didn't think it was a good idea to plant vegetables in winter.

"Thousands of seats, how to build a greenhouse? And heating must be a huge expense. In this way, the price of vegetables must be expensive, so it's not easy to sell them?"

Zuo Menggeng smiled and pointed in the direction of Linqing City.

"Do you have any misunderstandings about rich people? Let me ask you, if you eat pickles all winter, if you see a green one, do you want to eat it?"

Zuo Menggeng had many reasons to dispel the doubts of these people.

"The winter here is not too cold here, and the fuel consumption for heating is actually not very useful. Another thing, can't we produce glass. Glass can be used as windows in homes, why can't it be used in greenhouses? Yes. The glass blocks the cold air outside and allows the sunlight to penetrate the crops, so there is no shortage of light and natural temperature?"

When he said this, everyone was stunned.Thinking about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case.

Old Qin couldn't help but be moved.

"Then...then let's try?"

Zuo Menggeng laughed.

"Of course we have to do it. How much does it cost to farm and sell food? If we can grow fresh vegetables in winter, it will be scorpion shit... poison (only). Not to mention anything else, when the time comes we will Cucumbers sell for thirty yuan a catty, is it expensive? Are there many people buying them?"

Hearing that a catty of cucumbers sold for thirty yuan, everyone present couldn't help but be speechless.

But when you think of the season, this is definitely a conscience price.

Legend has it that once upon a time, an emperor forced the eunuch to buy a cucumber for a hundred taels of silver in order to have a bite of cucumber for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Cucumbers worth thirty cents a catty are unimaginable for the poor.

But for a wealthy family, it is nothing.

this deal...

There's something going on!
(End of this chapter)