Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 33 Agricultural Technology in the Eighteenth Century

"The land expropriation of the squires is basically over, and the squires are basically forced to compromise. Because most of the villagers can contract the land, it has been sought after by many villagers. In addition, because we have paid enough silver taels, recently there have been villagers Come to Jinzhou City to settle down..." Chen Ting reported the results of the last month to Chu Yun.

"Isn't that great?" Chu Yun said.

"But for this reason, we... bought dozens of lands of big gentry, and the debt is tens of thousands of taels. Do you think it is very good, sir?" Chen Ting quickly turned his head gray, looking at the astronomical bill.

"It's only tens of thousands of taels of silver. We have already taken advantage of it. If you bought the land of Jinzhouwei with tens of thousands of taels of silver in peacetime, it will be paid in three years. With our development momentum, then It's an easy thing." Chu Yun didn't care.

Only after confiscating [-]% or [-]% of Jinzhouwei's land can Chu Yun carry out agricultural reforms.If the land is not in your own hands, how can you expect those gentry to improve production technology?Do they know what hybrid rice is, what is cultivating fine varieties, and what is chemical fertilizer?

However, even if Chu Yun knew these agricultural production concepts, he had to rely on Chu Yun's poor knowledge to produce such cross-age things as chemical fertilizers and hybrid rice.Therefore, we can only rely on the mysterious industrial revolution system.

When Chu Yun opened the industrial revolution system, the first thing that came to mind was Mendel, the father of genetics in Austria. However, the industrial revolution system showed that Chu Yun's civilization point was not enough to ignite the biotechnology of the 19th century.As for hybrid rice and synthetic fertilizer technology, more civilization points are needed.Chu Yun had no choice but to focus on the agricultural production technology of the 18th century.

"The seeder technology needs to consume 100 civilization points." Chu Yun has a certain amount of research on the agricultural revolution in modern Great Britain, and knows that the seeder technology is a good thing.Although the Ming Dynasty also had seeders such as columbine carts, the seeding efficiency was actually not high enough.

"The host has chosen the planter technology, and the available civilization points will be reduced by 100 points. The industrial revolution system will summon scientific and technological talents from parallel time and space to help you realize the seeder technology... the link... Tal from Great Britain will help you realize the seeder technology .”

In the blink of an eye, an old man with blond hair and blue eyes appeared in front of Chu Yun with a strange machine.This machine is composed of iron frames, springs and wood, and Chu Yun can't see how it works.

"Sir, here is Tal, this is the seeder invented by me. I installed a spring device in the seeder, and used a copper cover and an adjustable spring to control the speed of planting and adjust the amount of seeding..." Tower Er began to introduce his research results with confidence.

"Yeah." Chu Yun nodded appreciatively, although it was still difficult for him to understand the principle of this machine.

"...With the seeder, we can save time, labor and five-sixths of the seeds, and the survival rate of the seeds will be greatly improved." Tal finally finished his introduction.

Finally came to the point!What Chu Yun wanted to know was the effect of the planter.If it is true as Tal said, then with the seeder technology, the production can be increased to some extent.

Ignite the seeder technology is far from enough, Chu Yun also ignited another agricultural technology - four field rotation farming method.This is not a physical invention, but a farming technique.Although Chu Yun knew a little about the crop rotation method, he still needed the hands-on guidance of agricultural production technology experts on how to do it.

"The host has chosen the four-field rotation system farming technique, and the available civilization points will be reduced by 100 points. The industrial revolution system will call on scientific and technological talents from parallel time and space to help you realize the four-field rotation system farming technique... Linking... Noble Townsend from Great Britain And Cambridge University professor Bradley will help you realize the four-plot rotation farming technique."

Chu Yun gritted his teeth and ignited another agricultural production technology.This time, two elderly people in their 50s were summoned.One is Lord Townsend and the other is Bradley.

"Senior Tal, have you been summoned?" Townsend and Bradley said in surprise when they saw Tal who had also been summoned after they came to this world.

"Townsom, Bradley, long time no see, how are you?" Tal gave each of them a warm hug.

Chu Yun's jaw almost dropped when he saw it. It turned out that these three guys knew each other.

"You three know each other?" Chu Yun asked.

"Of course, we are from the same era of the British Empire, and we both like to specialize in agronomy. The circle is so small, and our acquaintance is too normal."

"Speaking of which, our research is still based on the research results of Tal's seniors. Without the research of Tal's seniors, we would not have our four-field rotation farming method. Speaking of the four-field rotation farming method, it is to plant four different kinds of crops every year. For crops, wheat is planted in the first year, barley in the second year, alfalfa and rye in the third year, and radish in the fourth year. By planting different crops every year and maintaining the fertility of the land, the barren land can be turned into a rich crop. However, what kind of crops to rotate and how to rotate them depends on the specific climate and soil types.” Townsend and Bradley talked about their research.

Chu Yun still knew the principle of this.The crop rotation system uses crops such as alfalfa that can increase the nitrogen content of the soil, and crops such as radishes that can clean the soil to maintain the fertility of the land, increase food production, and provide feed for livestock.

In addition to these two technologies, the greedy Chu Yun decided to use up the rest of his civilization points, so he clicked on "Integrated Agriculture and Livestock Farming Technology" and "Heterogeneous Hybridization Technology".

"Comprehensive farm technology for livestock and livestock" brought Cork, Great Britain, emphasizing the combination of planting and livestock breeding.For example, the emissions of cattle and sheep can increase the fertility of the soil, and farms can provide feed for cattle and sheep.

The "heterogeneous hybridization technology" brought about by the breeder Bakewell. His research result is to use the method of heterogeneous hybridization and artificial elimination to cultivate excellent breeds of cattle and sheep, which can greatly improve the quality and output of cattle and sheep.According to Bakewell's statement, the weight of cattle and sheep he bred can be doubled.

Seeing the gathering of agronomists from Great Britain being summoned by him, Chu Yun was excited.As long as these practitioners are allowed to take charge of the overall situation in the Agricultural Bureau, within a few years, it is estimated that Jinzhou Wei will have endless food.

"Scientists, the Bureau of Agriculture is in your hands. Please be sure to help the people of Jinzhou solve their food and clothing problems. You need manpower, equipment, and funds. Just apply, and I will approve it if you can." Chu Yun said to these precious talents. .

"We swear to serve the commander to the death!" Several agronomy giants said in unison.

(End of this chapter)