The Legend of the Great Wilderness

Chapter 220 The Crazy Ivy

Fortunately, they are all so complacent and proud that they are not good at their own handicraft treasures. They usually hide and pinch them, for fear that they will learn from [Tiangongmen], and now they realize that they don't look down on them at all. A little bit of craftsmanship, this made the famous craftsmen feel ashamed one by one.

While putting away the style of masters, many famous craftsmen also secretly thought about it, think about it, these people are just "temporary workers" hired outside, and the "heavenly craftsmanship" they can get access to It's already so complicated and scary, if you really want to get started, wouldn't you be able to learn the real "natural craftsmanship"?
People [Tiangongmen] just passed on some craftsmen's skills that the "outer gate" didn't even bother to keep secret, which made them feel as if they had heard the heavenly scriptures. A glimpse of the "inner door" craftsmanship, and even the idea of ​​​​the core [research institute] technology.

[The Twelve Pavilions of Heaven’s Mysteries] has long existed in name only, and these craftsmen are just eating some leftovers handed down from their ancestors, using the gimmick of [Tianji Pavilion] to gain fame and fame. The sects they are proud of are also They made it on their own, and there is no psychological pressure to join [Tiangongmen] and strive to become a "full-time employee"! ?
Gu Yi knew the careful thoughts of these craftsman old men, and in the midst of their busy schedule, the first season of green vine cassava was ready to be harvested. After getting the news, Gu Yi quickly dropped what he was doing and ran to the village in person. Go to the field to check the harvest of ivy cassava.

Although he did not follow up on the planting of cassava, he also reminded the responsible [Hegong] master craftsmen to pay attention to topdressing and watering to fertilize according to the land conditions. Immediately dumbfounded, the originally flat field has become uneven, with lumps of soil raised up, and the soil is still full of cracks.

Guyi immediately became angry: "Didn't I remind you to water it in time? You can see that it's all dry and cracked!"

The [Hegong] master craftsman was angry when he saw that the chief craftsman who was gradually regarded as the ancestor by the craftsmen was angry, and suddenly broke down in sweat. In wet conditions, topdress regularly and open the canals repaired in the early stage of land reclamation for irrigation.

However, because [He Gong] are not familiar with the characteristics of ivy and cassava, a heterogeneous plant, they can only explore and experiment. When they notice that the soil has become dry and the fertilizer is decomposed and consumed, they will follow up in time. .

This results in the situation of topdressing every five days and watering three times a day in the morning, noon and evening, which is unimaginable for other types of crops. If ordinary crops like ivy and cassava are fertilized once every five days and irrigated three times a day If it is cultivated, it is estimated that it will either be burned to death by fertilizer or drowned in water. It will live so moist like ivy cassava.

But Ivy Cassava seems to have no obstacles in this regard. This thing is like a foodie. It eats as much as it is given, and it does not refuse. It is also a bit like a camel. If it is not given to eat, it can grow well with its own reserves. a period of time.

And I don’t know whether it’s because the [Qingshiling] land is too fertile, or [Hegong] are too meticulous in taking care of it, fertilizing and watering too frequently, and the vines on the surface of the green vine cassava grow very fast. amazing.

Sometimes a vine several meters long can grow in one night. Standing in the field, you can hear the rustling sound when it grows, and you can see the shoots sprouting and growing with the naked eye. It can be layered in three days. Covering an acre of land so that you can't see the ground is ten times faster than what you heard, it takes a month to cover an acre of land.

This made [He Gong] have to follow what Gu Yi said, to clean and trim the branches, leaves and vines of the green vine cassava every three days, so as to prevent the overgrown surface vines from robbing the roots of nutrients.

The leaves of ivy cassava look like pumpkin leaves, very plump and juicy, and the cut vine shoots will not be wasted. Both humans and animals can eat it. It is a good vegetable type.

What makes people worry is that the output of this thing is too high. In the past month, in the workers' canteens throughout [Qingshi City], all the meals for three meals plus supper are "stir-fried green vine leaves, Tens of millions of workers eat such dishes as cold cassava stems, green vine leaf egg soup, and fried pork slices with cassava stems, but they are not as fast as the green vines in the field.

Fortunately, since people can eat this thing, those grass-eating animals can also eat it. The green vine leaves that cannot be consumed in the workers' cafeteria are sent to the livestock farm. After getting used to eating the green vine leaves, the animals instead I have no interest in the fodder that was hoarded in the early days of reclamation. The crazy output of ivy can be regarded as a solution to the feed problem for a large number of livestock.

As for the hay that was originally intended to be fodder for livestock, it was sent to "Tiangong Paper Mill" by Gu Yi. It may not be possible to produce writing paper, but it is not a big problem to produce toilet paper.

When Guyi heard He Gong's explanation, he scratched his head wonderingly, since it wasn't a lack of water, why would the dry land crack and bulge?
"Dig it out and have a look!"

Unable to figure it out, Guyi simply asked people to start harvesting, because in the first season of planting, everyone still didn't know the "character" of ivy cassava, and they dared not change its growth conditions and environment at will, so they also strictly followed the ivy cassava. During the original growth period of vine cassava, we waited for a month before harvesting.

"okay!"

When the famous [Hegong] craftsman heard Gu Yi's order, he didn't hesitate, and didn't even let the Hegong under him do it. With a "shua", he pulled out a handful of [Shangpinbao] produced by "Tiangong Hardware Factory" With a scythe at the top of his hand, he held a knife flower in his hand, and with a flash of "chachacha", he personally cut off the ivy around the shrub-like trunk of ivy cassava without hurting the trunk itself. .

[He Gong] The master craftsman flicked the ivy juice stained on the blade, first rubbed the [treasure] sickle on his sleeve to shine, and then inserted it back on the back of his waist, then waved his hand triumphantly, Some small workers ran up, each of them picked up a bunch of green vines, dragged them and ran out of the field.

Guyi almost laughed when he saw that famous [Hegong] craftsman showing off his [treasure] sickle, that sickle looked like a pool of autumn water shimmering with cold light, and there was even a beautiful inscription engraved on the spine of the blade, exquisite It's like a work of art.

Seeing Hegong's proud look, Gu Yi guessed that he might be planning to pass this thing down as a family heirloom.

Now in [Qingshiling], almost everyone has a tool of [Treasure] level, which is no longer a rare thing, but only the masters of [Taizong Famous Craftsman] are eligible to get the blacksmith Kui and other [Taizong Famous Craftsman] [Top Grade Treasure Treasure] tools made by a top-level ironworker.

By analogy, [Shaozong Famous Craftsman] can only get [treasure] tools made by [Shaozong Famous Craftsman] level ironworkers, and [Taishi Skilled Craftsman] can only get tools made by [Taishi Skilled Craftsman] , [Small Master Craftsman] can only get the tools made by [Small Master Craftsman].

Strange to say, it is obviously the same material, but the sickle made by [Taizong famous craftsman] can cut off the sickle made by [Shaozong famous craftsman], and the sickle made by [Taishi skilled craftsman] can be cut off with one blow The scythe made by [Small Master and Skillful Craftsman] is probably the result of the difference in craftsman skills and craftsmanship realm that the craftsmen themselves said.

In this way, although the tools used by everyone from top to bottom are all made of the same material, that is, Gu Yi's crucible steel, what they call [black iron], but the quality is divided into strict and strict. As long as you look at the tools they carry with them, you can know the level of their [craftsmanship] and the level of their realm.

This matter was completely made up by the craftsmen themselves, but in Gu Yi's view, it was pure idleness. A sickle you made is as useful as the legendary black weapon?Isn't it the same for harvesting crops?

It's so exquisite and beautiful that I don't want to take it out and use it at ordinary times. I can't wait to take the best deerskin dipped in badger oil and rub it seven or eight times a day.

It is precisely because all the tools need to be carefully crafted by ironworkers, the status of ironworkers in [Qingshiling] has skyrocketed invisibly, and they have become the most respected profession regardless of their [craftsmanship] level, [Taizong Famous Craftsman ] There is respect from [Taizong famous craftsman], [artisan apprentice] has [artisan apprentice] respect, each has its own fun.

More than a dozen small workers covered an acre of land in the blink of an eye, and the thick ivy on the ground of more than 660 square meters was harvested cleanly, revealing the covered, uneven, dissatisfied land with large and small cracks. .

The laborers who dragged the vines out of the field did not directly discard the vines on the edge of the field, but dragged out a large guillotine from the vicinity of the field ridge, and cooperated with each other with "click! click!" There are more than 20 meters long ivy, cut into small pieces more than one meter long, one of them is taken out and bundled on the spot, and then neatly piled up in bundles beside the horse path.

After a while, there will be a steam train dragging a long cargo box "twittering" and the driver will stop the steam train when he sees the bundles of green vines piled up beside the road. Come down, don't need to be greeted, a group of workers jumped out of the cargo box, quickly packed the ivy bundles into the box, and waved to the workers in the fields. Take it back to [Qingshi City].

It was also the first time for Guyi to see this kind of scene, and he stared at it in amazement for a while. He didn't expect that the workers and workers had already adapted to the existence of steam trains so quickly, and they cooperated with each other so tacitly.

After clearing away the ivy, the workers also took out their hoes, spat in their palms twice, and started digging when they were rounded. A hoe broke.

(End of this chapter)