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

After Sun Shan and Sun Dingnan finished checking the account books, they walked out of the office and went to the warehouse to conduct random inspections.

Wang Ganhua also happened to lead Master Zhang to the warehouse and saw Sun Shan there.

He quickly bowed and said hello: "Sir, you are also in the warehouse."

Pointing to the piles of sacks of fertilizer, he said, "Sir, our warehouse is already full of fertilizer."

Sun Shan nodded. "Yes, looking at this pile of fertilizer makes me feel at ease. There's more than enough for summer farming."

Sun Shan poked the sack with an iron awl, then took out the fermented bird droppings. He touched it with his hands, smelled it, and carefully examined its color.

He said with certainty: "Yes, this is the fermented fertilizer we want."

Then I selected several sacks for random inspection and found that the quality was good and guaranteed.

Steward Wang leaned forward, approached Sun Shan, and asked, "Master, is it possible to extract the essence from this mature manure?"

Worried that Sun Shan didn't understand what he meant, he explained, "It's just like taking a pill. You boil and boil different herbs, rub them together, and finally you get a small pill. You don't need to prepare a whole bag of herbs and boil the medicine into a liquid before taking it."

Sun Shan understood what Manager Wang meant. He meant to chemically refine the organic guano fertilizer, extracting its essence and discarding its dregs, and making small, nutrient-rich fertilizer pellets.

This suggestion was quite good, but when it came to implementing it, Sun Shan had to sigh.

According to the current level of industrial production, it is far from possible to extract the essence of bird droppings and develop fertilizers that are entirely made of the essence.

Sun Shan shook his head. "Your suggestion is very good. It's just that my ability is limited. I can't do it as you said."

Wang Ganhua worked in a pharmacy before, so maybe he has some knowledge of chemistry.

Sun Shan encouraged him, "Manager Wang, I don't have a good way to extract the essence of the fertilizer. Why don't you think about this more often and try to see if there's a better way?"

Sun Shan couldn't solve the problem himself, so he decided to publicize it and encourage the masses to think about it.

Wang Ganhua: ...

Alexander!

Even Lord Sun has no way, so how could he have any way?

I used to work in a pharmacy and saw a pile of medicinal herbs turned into pills. I wondered if a pile of guano fertilizer could be turned into pills full of essence.

This not only makes it small in size, takes up little space, is easy to store and transport, but it also saves on sacks.

Wang Ganhua said awkwardly, "Sir, I, a commoner, don't know how I can. Haha, sir, I can't figure it out."

I have always been good at asking questions, but I don’t have the ability to solve problems.

Lord Sun is really difficult to deal with.

Sun Shan patted Wang Ganhua on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Everything depends on human effort. Perhaps one day we can develop guano fertilizer that works like pills. If you have nothing to do in your spare time, think about it more, get your hands dirty, and go ahead and experiment. I'm confident in you."

Wang Ganhua: Sir, there is no need to look up to me, I am not worthy!

Sun Shan checked each warehouse one by one, and felt happy when he saw the piles of sacks.

"Pay attention to fire prevention, water prevention and moisture prevention, and do not affect the effect of fertilizer filling the fields due to careless storage."

Sun Dingnan and Steward Wang immediately accepted the order: "Yes, Master."

After inspecting the workshop, Sun Shan led a group of people to check the guano pit.

It takes half an hour to walk from the workshop to the back mountain, which is really difficult for the men to transport the raw materials to the workshop. Fortunately, this road is wide and easier to walk than the official road.

Master Zhang sat in the carriage and said with admiration, "Master, I never thought there would be such a good road deep in the mountains. Fortunately, I accompanied you this time, otherwise I would not have been able to see such a wonderful view."

People outside would never believe that there is a road in the deep mountains and forests that is easier to travel than the official road.

If a lost passerby suddenly rushes in, he will be amazed but also scared.

It was Mr. Zhang's first time at the workshop, and he found everything new and interesting. He kept asking the village chief to explain the situation, like a real curious kid.

The village chief felt that the mountains and forests before him were unremarkable. He had been looking at them for most of his life and was visually fatigued.

However, he still patiently told Master Zhang about the situation in the back mountain.

The group walked and walked, and finally reached the back mountain.

Master Zhang looked up from the foot of the mountain and finally asked, "Master, can you lift me from the foot of the mountain to the top? That pulley should be able to bear my weight, right?"

He looked at Sun Shan uncertainly, really not wanting to climb the mountain with a limp.

Sun Shan spread his hands, shook his head, and said, "Master, let's go climb the mountain. The pulley can certainly lift you up, but I'm afraid the rope will break halfway and throw you off. Haha, Master, for safety's sake, let's go climb the mountain."

Sun Shan had thought about everything from hanging bird droppings to hanging people up and down, but he was afraid of death and never dared to try it.

Master Zhang wants to be the first to try something new, which is quite courageous.

But he still refused firmly, fearing that Master Zhang would hang down from above and break his other leg.

The village chief, who was eavesdropping, couldn't help but interrupt, "Absolutely not, Master Zhang. If someone sits on a basket, it might flip over and fall. We had someone bring down bird droppings before, but they didn't secure them properly, and the droppings fell mid-air, filling everyone's mouths with guano."

Then he added, "Master Zhang, if you really can't climb up, I'll carry you. Don't look at my age, I'm very strong and can definitely carry you up."

Master Zhang: .....

Asking the village chief, who looks to be in his seventies or eighties, to carry himself up the mountain is simply outrageous and he must be struck by lightning.

Sun Dali jumped out and said, "Village Chief, you don't have to carry me. I'll do it. Master, I'm stronger. I'll carry you."

Sun Dali never expected that his master actually wanted to take a cable car up. Oh, why didn't he think about this problem?

Could it be that people without legs think more because they need to use tools to walk?

Yes, that must be the case.

In the end, Master Zhang was carried up the mountain by a group of Sun family guards, and received even better treatment than his financial sponsor, Sun Shan.

"I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains." When Master Zhang stood on a high place and looked at the huge pit of bird droppings, he couldn't help but recite some incoherent poems.

With eyes filled with shock, he exclaimed, "Master, you've always said the guano pit is huge, so huge, so huge it's indescribable. I've never understood it. Now that I've seen the giant guano pit, I understand just how huge this 'huge' is. Master, I'm glad I'm traveling with you this time."

Not to mention Master Zhang, even though Sun Shan had seen it many times, when he saw the giant bird droppings pit again, he couldn't help but sigh at the power of the Creator.

It is impossible to imagine something you have not seen unless you are there in person.

Sun Shan smiled and said, "This is Yuanlu County's most precious treasure, the foundation for its people to live a better life. Master, we must make good use of the guano pit to benefit the people of Yuanlu."