Cultivation Starts From Planting Sweet Potatoes

After more than a month of land reclamation, a total of 20 acres of land have been collected on Qixia Mountain.

With the world's grain output, if one mu of dry land is well cultivated, one or two hundred catties of grain can be produced.

There are also some differences in the harvest depending on the variety. For example, the yield of soybeans is very low, much less than that of corn.

For a newly cultivated land like his, don't want to harvest it in the first few years. It is enough to recover the seeds that were planted.

Therefore, the 20 acres of land that he reclaimed after investing a lot of money can only support a few people even if it is a bumper harvest.

Zhang He reclaimed wasteland mainly to grow sweet potatoes, which are drought-tolerant, barren-tolerant and high-yielding crops.

Each mu of sweet potatoes can easily produce four or five thousand catties, and the high yield can reach seven or eight thousand catties. One mu of sweet potato is enough to feed several people.

However, it is not a good thing for the land to be too barren. It is necessary to plant some legume crops to improve the soil fertility.

Legume crops have a characteristic that they can absorb free nitrogen in the air and store it in the root nodules, thereby increasing the nitrogen content in the land.

After a few rounds of leguminous crops, other varieties are planted, and the harvest will be much higher.

In places where there is no chemical fertilizer, the only way to increase the yield is to use the soil method of crop rotation.

The 20 acres of land are all planted with soybeans, and the seeds alone cost two or three hundred catties. The yield of soybeans is lower than that of grains. One mu of land can also harvest several dozen catties. The harvest in this first year may not have as many seeds.

Forty people worked together, and it took only one day to plant 20 acres of land with soybeans.

After planting the 20 acres of land, everyone continued to reclaim the wasteland, while still taking turns to practice and practice swordsmanship.

The progress of everyone's practice of "Thirteen Swords of Soul Pursuit" is still very slow. They have been practicing for more than two months, and finally someone has practiced the first style.

The first one to train was Fat Tiger, who was only eight years old. It seems that he also has a good talent in martial arts, but he is still far behind Zhang He.

Zhang He was already practicing the fifth form at this time. The further back this sword technique was, the slower the progress would be.

Although "Thirteen Swords of Pursuit of Soul" has no other training methods except swordsmanship.

In fact, the practice of swordsmanship is about using force to draw qi, and when the force reaches it, the qi reaches. While practising this swordsmanship, the strength and speed of the body are constantly improving.

Only by improving physical fitness to a certain level through practice can one practice a certain sword technique.

In terms of improving the overall physical quality, Zhang He also has an unknown practice, and he has never given up practicing.

He now has a faint feeling that he may not be a martial arts genius with excellent roots.

Perhaps it is because of this nameless practice that his overall physical quality has been raised relatively high.

His previous physical strength, sensitivity, and reflexes were different from ordinary people, so it seemed very easy to practice swordsmanship.

Today, Zhang He picked out another load of boiled sweet potatoes and sent it to the shopkeeper Mi. It was 120 jin and charged 600 wen.

Now this money is only enough to feed forty people a day.

After practicing "The Thirteen Swords of Soul Pursuit", everyone's physical fitness has improved, but energy is conserved, and the increase in strength requires a lot of food.

Now, on average, each person can eat two catties of corn or soybeans a day, plus some meat, and the money is gone.

Pork is very expensive these days. A pound of pork costs 35 cents.

In addition, the horse he raised also cost a lot. In addition to grazing, the horse also had to be fed concentrated feed, usually soybeans.

If the expenses of a horse are replaced by wild vegetables and corn, it can feed at least 20 or 30 people.

Zhang He thought that if the weather gets warmer after a while, he can raise a few pigs and sheep, consume forage, and increase his income.

After leaving Heishui Town, Zhang He released the horse in the space, mounted it and headed for Dehua City.

It has been more than two months since he last sold dried sweet potatoes to Su Fa, and I don't know if his dried sweet potatoes are sold out.

There is no phone these days, so he can only check it out in person.

Zhang He rode a high-headed horse all the way, but the bandits along the way didn't dare to stop him.

At this moment, he finally realized why everyone liked luxury cars in his previous life.

When he was about to reach Dehua City, Zhang Hecai hid his horse and walked into the city.

First of all, he found Qibao Pastry Shop, and when Su Fa saw Zhang He appear, it was more kissable than seeing his own father.

The dried sweet potatoes he bought from Zhang He, once they were released, were a big sell, and even the business of other pastries in the store also improved a lot.

The 1,000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes I bought last time would have been sold out long ago if he hadn't controlled the sales in the later period.

Recently, he didn't know how to eat, and couldn't sleep at night. He was always thinking of Zhang He's quick appearance with his dried sweet potatoes.

Su Fa's wife thought he fell in love with the brothel woman again, and she thoughtfully helped him find a concubine like a flower like jade.

Even though the beauty was in his arms, Su Fa still kept talking about Zhang He in his heart.

So when Zhang He saw that Su Fa's eyes were flushed and he walked towards him with excitement, he quickly took a few steps back.

Both of them are old acquaintances, and one is affectionate and the other is intentional, and the deal was negotiated within a few words.

This time, Zhang He sold 1,500 catties of dried sweet potatoes to Su Fa for a total of 30 yuan.

And the two agreed that after two months, Zhang He would send another batch of dried sweet potatoes.

After the deal was concluded, Zhang He still led Su Fa to the small courtyard last time to pick up the goods. Su Fa paid Zhang He 30 taels of silver on the spot.

When Zhang He reappeared in the small courtyard, a rogue was wandering nearby, he left immediately, and got into the small door of a big house in the city.

Zhang He also left the courtyard after receiving the silver taels.

Last time, because a group of thieves were always around, he couldn't take a good look around the county town.

There are two bookstores in the county town. The last time he wanted to go in and have a look, but ashamed that he was illiterate, he didn't feel embarrassed to go in.

Now that he can recognize thousands of words and understand most of the content, he can finally walk in with his head held high.

If you want to understand this world, you still need to read more books about this world.

After entering the bookstore, Zhang He showed his essence and bought dozens of books in one go, including a large bundle, which cost him a lot of money.

After buying the book, I wandered around the city for a while, and it was already dark, so I could only go back to the small courtyard I rented for a night.

There were so many people killed in this room last time that I can still smell blood.

Zhang He felt that he was originally a kind person, but someone came to kill him. For self-protection, he could only be cruel.

It has been less than half a year since he crossed into this world, and there are already dozens of people who died at his hands.

He took out a set of quilts from the space and spread them on the bed. It was newly bought when he was shopping today, and he hoped that he would not be stained with blood again.

The moonlight is good tonight, and it is an elegant thing to be able to read under the moon.

He has always thought it was very strange that at night in this world, three moons would appear in the sky, and they would be distributed in the sky in a zigzag pattern. He didn't know the reason.