Chapter 444

Inspired by his father and uncles, Xu got up on time the next day. He studied with Lu Yunkai for an hour, practiced martial arts with the guards, and learned the six arts of a gentleman in the afternoon. One day passed quickly.

In the twinkling of an eye, in the spring of the second year, the twins, who are already more than five years old, have grown much taller and are about to be so warm.

After the snow began to melt in the spring, the vegetation began to recover, everywhere green, warm and twins do not want to be detained at home, have led their ponies out of the city to ride.

Song Xintong is not idle, with people will have just delivered the seeds to the hands of the people.

The counties under Lu Yunkai's jurisdiction are vast and sparsely populated. The total population is only 1200 households, less than 10000.

Song Xintong distributed the seeds purchased by the registered residence, and the people who were suitable for potato breeding distributed potatoes, suitable for planting cotton seeds.

Potato planting method is very simple, can be cultivated in spring and autumn, but Shahe county is cold in winter, so it is only one season.

Germinated potatoes are 20 jin per household. After taking them back, they are cut as required, wrapped with plant ash, and then sown under the guidance of the agricultural officer.

Because there are not many seeds, twenty Jin potatoes can grow two or three mu.

Song Xintong said that she only provided one year's potato seeds free of charge, so that they could collect all the potatoes this year and reserve them for planting, and then sell them out after planting more than ten or twenty Mu next year.

Anyway, the land here is very broad now. In the first three years, it was tax-free. After three years, the planting of every household has stabilized, and it will be easy to pay taxes at that time.

Song Xintong asked the documents to measure the land, mark it, and then pay taxes according to the measurement. If someone stealthily hides wasteland and does not pay taxes, he will be severely punished.

The common people are deeply afraid of the government, so no one dares to deceive them.

In addition, the cotton seeds were distributed to the people in another area.

Song Xintong attaches great importance to the cultivation of cotton. After all, the price of cotton is still high, and it is a necessity for every household. If it can be planted in a large area, it will be a good thing for the whole people.

So song Xintong specially invited farmers from the South who are very experienced in planting cotton to come and help him to see if he could have a good harvest this year.

As for other areas, grapes are planted. They are all three-year roots bought from other places. As long as they are alive, they can produce grapes.

The reason why people in this area are allowed to grow grapes is that many women like to eat grapes, and sun dried raisins are also a good thing. It's good to pass the time as snacks.

In addition, there are also some vegetable seeds and bean seeds. Each family takes a handful of them and tries to grow some by themselves. If they want to grow others in the future, they can exchange them with other people.

"Madam, you've arranged the plants in other places, but it's still empty here in Shahe county." He said.

"Don't worry, the seeds are still on the way." Song Xintong thought about what to plant in Shahe County for a long time, and finally thought about it a few days ago.

The sand in Shahe county is the most serious, with yellow sand everywhere and few green trees. Song Xintong worried that the county seat of Shahe county would be blown down in a few decades, so he wanted to start afforestation early.

So I have ordered people to buy a lot of fruit tree seedlings and plan to plant them around the Shahe River.

She heard Lu Yunkai say that Shahe County used to be a place with abundant water and grass, but because people in the past cut down trees and sheep ate up the grass in order to live, the yellow brown land gradually emerged.

So she thought that she could grow a beautiful mountain view after she had a discussion with Lu Yunkai, so she bought a lot of fruit seedlings.

It should be a long process.

Some people in Shahe county are reluctant to wait, and song Xintong has no choice, but he still gives them a choice. They can move to other counties and buy a piece of land to grow potatoes or cotton.

"Ma'am, why do we have to move there instead of living in Shahe county and farming there?"

"No way." Song Xintong plans to make regional characteristics, each region has its own division, not only want to occupy the new town of Shahe County, but also want to occupy the benefits of the side.

It's better not to. Some people who pay attention to immediate interests have moved to other areas, but only a few, most of them have stayed.

Because most people are reluctant to give up the warm home of Shahe County, but also like to live in the county magistrate and his wife. What's more, the political center is the place where there is a county government. Who would be stupid to go to the remote places to farm.

So the rest of the people followed the steps of the county magistrate's wife to claim the area, and then began to dig holes and plant trees.

In April of the lunar calendar, jujube trees with drought and cold resistance were planted in almost all the Loess fields of Shahe County, while apple trees were planted in the areas near the river.

In fact, song Xintong didn't dare to guarantee that he could survive and bear fruit, so he bought a batch of watermelon seeds to come back and let them grow in the field.

The reason why he chose to grow watermelon is that song Xintong remembers that watermelon is drought resistant and light loving, so the conditions in Shahe county are the most suitable. He thinks that he should be able to grow sweet and crisp watermelon.

As soon as the watermelon was planted, the twins went to the fields every day to see the watermelon. They like eating watermelon very much.

"Niang, when will these melons grow?"

Song Xintong said: "when the summer is coming to an end." It's late this year, so at least it's late summer.

"So long?" Huajuan was disappointed, "the watermelons in Taohua village have grown up."

Mantou said, "not yet."

Scroll fork to look at the seedlings, sighed, "I clearly remember has grown up."

"The watermelons in Taohua village are not as delicious as the watermelons here. Good things are worth waiting for." Song Xintong looked at the sky, it was very late, she gave the twins a straw hat, and then called them home.

"Well, I'm going home. I'll see the watermelon tomorrow." Huajuan waved goodbye to the watermelon field behind him, and then trotted to catch up with song Xintong, who had already gone far away. As he ran, he sang a song of harvest: "mulberry has no branches, wheat has two branches, and Zhang Jun is in charge of politics. He is very happy."