Sister Han is good at farming

After the grain was handed over, Ruan Qingqing and others quickly set up a defense line, built a wall around Zaoziling, and set up organs. From then on, Zaoziling restricted people from entering and leaving. Not only that, there were people patrolling the wall. If more than 20 people stayed outside the wall, they would be scolded and sent away.

The atmosphere was extremely tense. When people from other villages saw this, they immediately followed suit after finding out the situation.

When Fu Yuanhao took Yuan Pingzhang and others to the countryside to borrow grain, they thought they had gone to the wrong place.

"Brother Yuanhao, I remember there weren't so many walls here before?" Yuan Pingzhang asked with a puzzled look, shaking his fan.

Fu Yuanhao glanced at the wall and said, "This was recently built."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I don't know what they are so nervous about. They made such a big scene."

"They are trying to save themselves!" Wang Sibo looked at the wall solemnly. "Although these earthen walls can't stop anything, they can buy them enough time to escape."

The eyes of Fu Yuanhao and others were all focused on him.

Wang Sibo paused as he fanned himself, "But is there anything wrong with my face?"

"No, you are right! I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that I revealed to Miss Ruan before that the emperor did not adopt her two suggestions." Fu Yuanhao frowned.

"Many things are easier said than done. Although strengthening fortifications and improving weapons are important, the most important thing for us now is how to feed the soldiers. The whole country is suffering from famine, and the emperor has invested all the money he has in buying food and fodder. Where is the money left for those things?"

The fan in Yuan Pingzhang's hand was fanning slower and slower.

"But if you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. Miss Ruan's suggestion is indeed very good." Wang Sibo said regretfully.

"The premise is that everyone has the strength to lift the weapon. If you can't lift the weapon, what's the use of having a powerful weapon!" Yuan Pingzhang put away his fan, "You probably don't know how difficult the situation in Yunqing Country is right now!"

Everyone fell silent.

It's not that I don't know, it's that I don't want to know. Life is not easy for slaves of a conquered country, so while there is still a chance to dream again, let this dream last longer.

"Come on, let's get down to business first. If we don't get it done this time, I'm afraid we won't be able to save Qingshui County." Fu Yuanhao was the first to break the silence.

When Ruan Qingqing heard Fu Yuanhao and others say that they still needed to continue collecting grain, she wanted to beat them to death.

"Last time, you took away our newly harvested grain right after we dried it. It's been less than a month now! You're asking us for food again. Don't we have food to eat ourselves?"

"Miss Ruan, there really was an accident. Our grain delivery team encountered robbers in Jianghuai Prefecture, and all the grain was looted. The soldiers of Xiyu Pass went to the battlefield hungry! Among those soldiers are your relatives. I believe you can't bear to let them kill the fierce barbarians with empty stomachs!"

Fu Yuanhao moved people with emotion and enlightened them with reason.

Ruan Qingqing was silent for a moment, "Have you found out which group of forces robbed the military rations you were transporting?"

"It should be General Cheng's army in the northwest, but we haven't found strong evidence yet, and the soldiers in Xiyu Pass can't wait. So Lord Zhou is continuing his investigation, and I will collect 100,000 dan of grain as soon as possible and send it over."

"My family can only allocate half of the food, and it is coarse grains and mixed grains. This is because most of the staple food was taken away by you before. Everyone's situation is not very good, and in the end we may not be able to collect the amount you want." Ruan Qingqing said after silently calculating in her mind for a while.

When Wang Sibo wanted to persuade him again, Fu Yuanhao stopped him, "Okay! Coarse grains, mixed grains, and even old grains are fine! Let's get them together first."

"As for the other families, you can discuss with Village Chief Li and others," Ruan Qingqing suggested.

"Miss Ruan, can you develop crops with a short growth cycle, high yield and the ability to fill our stomachs? There is famine all over Yunqing country right now. The country is starving, so the army is robbing each other of their rations. Also, as I mentioned to you before, the reason why the emperor failed to strengthen the border defenses and optimize the weapons is because he has no money. Now everyone is starving."

Fu Yuanhao still hoped that Ruan Qingqing could make a breakthrough. If anyone could save Yunqing Country at this time, it would be her.

"I have recently developed a new variety of potato that can be planted in spring and autumn and matures in two months. As long as enough fertilizer is applied, the yield per mu should be able to reach more than 2,000 kilograms. The taste may be slightly worse than ordinary potatoes, but it will definitely be enough to fill your stomach." Ruan Qingqing said conservatively.

"Really! Then you must plant more this fall, we are waiting for them to save our lives!" Zhao Zhen was so excited that he couldn't contain himself.

"How many seeds of this new variety of potatoes you have developed are there? Can they be promoted?" Fu Yuanhao thought of more.

"I'm afraid it won't work this year. Apart from the grain you collect this time and our own consumption, the most we can get is the amount grown in our Qingshui County. The amount should be even greater next year." Ruan Qingqing told the truth.

"In other words, the potatoes you planted this year are a new variety of potatoes? What's the highest yield per mu?" Fu Yuanhao asked while unconsciously clenching the handle of the fan in his hand.

"The highest yield per mu is 3,000 kilograms, but I haven't tried planting on a large scale in autumn. Based on the data I have, the potato yield in autumn will be lower than that in spring, but not much lower. 2,000 kilograms per mu is my most conservative estimate."

"That's enough! It's enough to achieve a yield of 2,000 kilograms per mu. Do you need manpower to farm? If it doesn't work, I will assign some manpower to help you farm. Is there enough land for farming?"

Fu Yuanhao was so excited. The yield was 2,000 kilograms per mu, and the whole Qingshui County could promote the planting. In winter, how many potatoes could be harvested? Not to mention the potatoes harvested here, which could be directly transported to Jiangxia and planted by the local women, children and soldiers. What would they worry about when there was not enough food?

Ruan Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, Master Fu, please bring your people here at the end of September! We will be harvesting late rice, sorghum and breaking corn in October, so we are really a bit too busy."

"Okay! It's settled!"

Less than a month later, Fu Yuanhao and his men came to the village again to collect grain. Everyone was very resentful and started making trouble immediately.

"You might as well just kill us! Even if you're cutting leeks that grow as soon as you cut them, you can't cut them like this! You have to give us some time to catch our breath!"

No matter how Fu Yuanhao and the others explained things to everyone, it was useless.

"In short, there is no food, and there is no life!"

Finally, Ruan Qingqing went to persuade them personally, "In the fall, I will distribute new varieties of potatoes to everyone. As long as they are properly cared for, it is not a problem to produce 2,000 kilograms per mu, and everyone does not have to worry about having no food to survive the winter. The food we save from our teeth is sent to our relatives in Xiyuguan. Fighting is already very hard, how can we bear to let them go to the battlefield hungry?"

"What if the food we brought out is robbed again? Won't our relatives in Xiyu Pass still starve?"

Someone raised an objection.

"We will send more people to protect the food this time to ensure that the journey is safe, so please rest assured!"

Fu Yuanhao immediately gave everyone assurance.