Chapter 853 Three "Sacred Artifacts"

"Very good!"

Shang Ji couldn't help clapping his hands and said excitedly. ⊕ eight ⊕ eight ⊕ read ⊕ book, .◇.o≮

Normal breeding work takes a long time, and some even need to spend a lot of time on breeding from generation to generation. But Nonghe is different. As a god-level agricultural master, he has the skills to quickly ripen.

It can shorten the growth cycle of crops to a few tenths of normal. After a month of hard work, Nonghe has cultivated the crops that Shangji hoped for.

"Mr. Nong has worked hard. On behalf of the hundreds of millions of people in the Pingzhou Army, I would like to thank Mr. Nong!"

Saying that, Shang Ji bowed to Nong He.

Nong He hurriedly moved away, waved his hands and said, "I dare not be a gift to the lord, the little old man is terrified. Cultivating all kinds of special crops is the job of the little old man, and the lord doesn't need to do this!"

"Having said that, the contribution of the old farmer cannot be erased. This general ordered that Shennong temples be built in all the cities, and monuments of meritorious deeds were erected for the old farmer and his disciples to remember the old man's kindness!"

"hiss……"

Even with Nong He's indifferent temperament, after hearing Shang Ji's words, he gasped, and his eyes burst into fiery fire.

"My lord, are you serious?"

"a man of his words!"

"My subordinates thank you, my lord, for your kindness!

Nonghe was overjoyed and bowed solemnly.

After some courtesies, Nong He also calmed down his excitement and began to introduce several newly cultivated seeds to Shang Ji.

There are not many types of seeds, only three.

"According to my lord's instructions, the seeds cultivated this time are mainly focused on screening for excellent resistance, and the taste, yield, and even nutrition can be compromised. However, the little old man thought about it and thought it was biased to simply pursue stress resistance, so he was good at it." The author claims to have bred some other varieties, and please forgive me, my lord."

Shang Ji was noncommittal and signaled Nong He to continue the introduction.

Nong He was not polite, and continued: "At first, the little old man didn't have any idea, and planned to work hard on living rice, to see if he could improve on the basis of it." Eight "Eight" Reading "Book, .∞.o◎

However, the 'Corn and Potato Altar' given by the lord earlier greatly inspired the subordinates.

The two exotic crops, corn and potato, are indeed the natural choice, both in terms of yield and stress resistance, especially they have excellent room for improvement, very suitable for cultivating the new crops requested by the lord! "

With that said, Nong He took out several small boxes, put them on the table and opened them one by one. Shang Ji stood up and looked, but saw dozens of grains of corn in the first box. The corn seeds look slightly shriveled and have a dull surface color.

Nonghe introduced in a timely manner: "Look, my lord, this corn is exactly the super stress-resistant corn we have bred. It is extremely resistant to drought and floods, and the need for manual management is extremely low. Although the yield is slightly Low, under normal circumstances, the yield per mu is only about four stones, but it can guarantee an output of one to two stones per mu even in extreme disasters!"

"Although corn has not been touched before, many ways of using it have been developed. Among other things, with a little processing, corn can become high-quality feed for war horses. It can also be used as military food in emergency situations."

After listening to Nong He's introduction, Shang Ji nodded in satisfaction.

The normal yield of four stones per mu is naturally not as good as that of the chestnut grains that have undergone various magical reforms in Nonghe, but it is almost the same as the normal yield per mu in Dahan.

The Dead Continent has a vast area, and the arable land is quite rich. If it is planted with a large denomination, even if there is a disaster, it can still yield one or two stones per mu, at least to ensure a living ration.

After listening to the introduction of the magic modified corn, Shang Ji turned his attention to the next box.

The packaging in this box is quite special, it is a few pieces of potatoes the size of eggs.

"Potatoes are both vegetables and food, and according to tips from other people, they can also be made into "vermicelli, vermicelli", etc. It tastes quite good. It is really a strategic food crop.

However, the situation of potatoes is special, the success rate of planting directly with seeds is very low, and the technical difficulty is relatively high. But the use of tuber seeds is very simple. The subordinates suggest that full-time farm children be dispatched to carry out breeding work. Ordinary farmers can directly obtain tubers from the farm for planting. "

"Okay, just follow what the old man said. The old man is an expert in this field, so we will do what you say!"

After finishing speaking, Shang Ji picked up a potato, squeezed it in his hand, and looked it over carefully. While looking at it, he asked, "Old Nong, what is so unique about this new type of potato?"

"The characteristic of this potato is that it is high-yielding! Very high-yielding! On average, an acre of land can produce 80 shi of potatoes under normal circumstances. If the management and fertilization can keep up, even 100 shi of potatoes will not be a problem!"

"hiss!"

Hearing the figure of eighty shi per mu, Shang Ji couldn't help but gasp!

At the beginning, the live rice offered by Nonghe surprised Shang Ji with a yield of more than ten stones per mu. Today, the potatoes have directly grown to eighty or even one hundred stones, which is twenty times the yield per mu of normal farmland!

"Of course, due to the one-sided pursuit of high yield, the effect of potatoes on drought resistance and waterlogging resistance is not outstanding. Moreover, this kind of potato is very harmful to the land. After planting a crop, it must be left fallow for at least three years to restore the soil fertility."

"No problem!"

Shang Ji waved his hand, and said very boldly: "It doesn't matter if the land is damaged. What we have is land rotation and rest. This will let Wen Ruo and the others formulate a reasonable cultivation plan, and cultivate multiple grains in conjunction with each other to ensure that even if one of them fails Unexpectedly, there are other things that can top it, and the lack of food must not cause casualties to soldiers and civilians!"

"Lord, be merciful!"

After being polite, Nonghe continued to introduce the last crop. The last box contained rice grains, and the white grains of rice shimmered with light.

"Although corn and potatoes are strong, they are difficult to be used as military rations for a long time. For our army, we have to eat chestnut grains to ensure combat effectiveness. Corn and potatoes can only be crops to supplement emergency food. For this reason, the subordinates specially prepared in 'sheng, On the basis of Huo, Zhu and Ling' four kinds of rice, we have transformed and bred new varieties!

This kind of rice is slightly stronger than raw rice in nutritional value, which can fully guarantee normal military supplies. However, the yield per mu is relatively low, with an average of less than one shi and less than two shi. And it is less resistant to disasters such as floods and droughts. "

Shang Ji couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and looked at Nong He suspiciously. The yield per mu is low and the resistance to stress is weak, so what are its advantages?

Nonghe smiled proudly, and said loudly: "The biggest and most notable feature of this kind of rice is that it is fast-growing!"

"Quick success?"

"That's right, it's quick! After careful cultivation by the little old man, the growth cycle of this rice is directly shortened to 30 days, and it only takes one month from sowing to harvest!"

After finishing speaking, Nong He smiled and asked, "My lord, no matter how severe the death storm is, it can't be both drought and flood in one month, right?"

"Hahaha, the old man was joking. There is only a 30-day growth cycle. Even if you are unlucky and encounter floods or droughts, you can still replant them!"

Shang Ji fully understood Nong He's thinking. Disasters happen frequently, so I will shorten the growth cycle. As long as I grow fast enough, disasters will catch up with me!

"Of course, it is not without cost to greatly shorten the growth cycle. This kind of rice has strict management requirements, and has high requirements for fertilizer and water, and requires high-level farmers to manage and cultivate it."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, we don't lack manpower, and it is completely feasible to send special personnel to be responsible for the cultivation of military rations!"

Shang Ji waved his hands again and again, with a smile on his face. The appearance of these three new crops can completely free the Pingzhou Army from the increasingly serious food crisis, and even achieve food prosperity.

At this critical point, food is more useful than the army, and by wielding a big stick of food, you can do many things that you couldn't imagine before without any effort!

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