The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

Master Zhang came over and said, "Master, this is the rice yield of the three experimental plots. Please take a look."

Master Zhang appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually very excited.

If there weren't so many people and I wasn't afraid of damaging my image, I would have shouted: Master, you are a genius. How can you find bird droppings and why can you use bird droppings as fertilizer?

What's in your head? How do you know so much?

Look at this rice grown with guano. The yield is so high that you can’t even imagine it.

The experimental fields harvested this time have five mu of land per plot, totaling fifteen mu in total.

Master Zhang was very considerate and wrote down the data for each acre, and then summarized and averaged them at the end.

Sun Shan looked at the list and said happily, "Master, you have done a good job. This list is crystal clear."

Whether or not one is satisfied with the rice yield is one thing, but Sun Shan is very satisfied with Master Zhang’s work.

Since the church taught him how to use lists, Master Zhang has put his knowledge into practice and is showing a tendency to surpass his teacher.

Working with educated people is worry-free and comfortable. Master Zhang is much better than everyone present in Sunjia Village.

Sun Shan's praise made Master Zhang smile with joy. He quickly said modestly, "It is because you taught me well that I can do well."

Onlookers:.........

If you want to praise, please do it in private. The most important thing at the moment is to look at the data!

Sun Shan looked at the list carefully, his brows furrowed, and he did not look satisfied.

Teacher Deng was confused and asked, "Sir, what do you think of this chart? Is our rice yield high? How much higher?"

There are sacks piled there one by one. They are high, but you can't believe how high they are unless you look at the weight.

Teacher Deng noticed Sun Shan's expression, which was full of disappointment.

There are so many sacks, why is Lord Sun unhappy?

Sun Shan was indeed unhappy, and his condition was worse than he had imagined.

He handed the list to Teacher Deng and said, "After using guano, the rice yield per mu is around 600 to 640 kilograms. Alas, it's much lower than I expected."

This is the yield before drying. After drying, the yield will be about 15%-22% less, and even lower.

Water conservancy and irrigation should ensure that the experimental field is in an ideal state.

It seems that the seeds are not good. Even if they are carefully selected, they cannot achieve high yields without careful cultivation.

Sun Shan couldn't help but sigh. If he wanted to have a good output, he had to start from the source.

County Magistrate Wang, who was standing next to him, saw that Sun Shan looked uneasy and thought the experiment had failed.

I thought to myself that we were still too young and the pace was too high, without any sure-fire publicity beforehand.

People like Sun Shan are the ones who are fond of showing off.

But who would have thought that the rice yield per mu was 600 kilograms? Did he hear it right?

That’s 600 kilograms, not 300 kilograms?

Damn it! If you are not satisfied with 600 pounds, will you be satisfied with 1200 pounds?

Although County Magistrate Wang is pot-bellied and full of nonsense, he has been working at the grassroots level for more than ten to twenty years.

In particular, he is responsible for tax collection, so he naturally knows the significance of 600 kilograms per mu.

Damn! I never thought that bird droppings are so effective and can actually increase grain production.

It turns out that Yuanlu County was guarding a gold mine without knowing it!

If Sun Shan had not taken office, wouldn't it have been difficult to discover it in a lifetime?

County Magistrate Wang looked at Sun Shan quietly. He looked ordinary, even uglier than ordinary people. How could he be so capable?

This shouldn't be the case. Appearance is determined by the mind, so why is it the opposite in Sun Shan's case?

When Teacher Deng heard Sun Shan's number, his eyes widened instantly.

He asked in disbelief, "Sir, did you see it right? One mu of land can yield 600 catties? Can it really yield 600 catties?"

Teacher Deng was a teacher who was close to life and knew everything about daily life. Naturally, he understood how big news it was to have an output of 600 grains per mu.

Oh my god, that's 600, not 60!

Teacher Deng held the list tightly and read it word by word.

The yields of five crops from five acres of land are all above 600 kilograms.

Teacher Deng's face was flushed with excitement as he said, "Sir, this is a truly high yield! This is a great thing for Yuanlu. Sir, the people of Yuanlu are blessed to have you in their lives."

Master Zhang quickly agreed: "Master, the instructor is right. This output is already very high. Don't be too hard on yourself."

Master Zhang would often hear farmer Sun Shan say that if the rice seeds were good, there was enough fertilizer, the irrigation was reasonable, and God was supportive, it would not be a problem to produce 1200 kilograms per mu.

Master Zhang thought his master was dreaming. How could there be such high-yield rice in the world?

At this moment, Master Zhang felt that such a high output was not impossible.

But not now, maybe in the near future, the master might be able to cultivate high-yield rice.

The master's goal is to weigh 1200 kilograms, but now he only weighs 600 kilograms, so he looks disappointed.

Master Zhang consoled him again: "Master, let's take it slow. Don't rush, make progress little by little."

Sun Shan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded solemnly: "Master, you are right, let's take it one step at a time."

Master Zhang is right. We should avoid trying to achieve success overnight.

The current yield of 600 kilograms per mu is already very good, which is a significant improvement over the past.

大乾的水稻平均2-2.5石/亩每年，折合 240-300斤/亩。（默认一石等于120斤）

In high-yield areas (such as Jiangnan, Huguang, and Sichuan), double-season rice or rice-wheat rotation fields can produce 4-6 shi per mu (about 480-720 jin) of grain per mu during high-yield periods.

Intensive farming areas (such as the Pearl River Delta) use the "mulberry-based fishpond" model, with rice yields consistently exceeding 6 dan (720 jin) per year. (This refers to hulled rice, not rice.)

In 1952, after the founding of New China, the rice yield was only 320 kilograms per mu.

It was not until the 70s that people were able to weigh over a thousand kilograms.

This time, Yuanlu County used bird droppings and was able to produce 600 kilograms per mu in a single season, which is indeed a qualitative leap.

One season of rice is equal to others' annual rice production, and even exceeds the rice production in many places.

Sun Shan quickly adjusted his attitude, nodded, and said, "It's indeed much higher than before. Even if ordinary people were farming, the yield wouldn't be too low. In short, it will be much better than before."

Sun Shan passed the list to the officials, students, and people present for review.

Of course, it is for the first two groups of people to watch it, and let the masses watch it, but they will watch it alone.

Being able to write your own name is considered to be cultured.

County Magistrate Wang stepped forward and asked, "Sir, are those rice fields not far away also experimental fields that have used guano?"

Sun Shan nodded. "Yes. To verify the effectiveness of guano, I had a lot of fields planted. Just now, we were just harvesting five mu of rice."

County Magistrate Wang took advantage of the situation and asked, "Sir, do you want to continue harvesting? Five acres of land is a bit too little."

County Magistrate Wang has always been hesitant in doing things. Although it is obvious to the naked eye that the yield of the five acres of land is high, he is more curious about whether the yield of the different five acres of land is equally high.

Sun Shan had no objection to this. Instead, he agreed and said, "Okay, the rice over there has been harvested as well."