Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

Chen Wuyi took some time to go home and told his father that Qing Ning had something to discuss with him in the evening.

When the old man heard this, he put down his things and walked off to look for Qing Ning.

Qing Ning was in the study, frowning and thinking about the county map. When she heard that the village chief had arrived, she hurriedly invited him in.

As soon as the village chief entered the room, he asked directly, "Son, what's the matter with calling Aye here?"

Qing Ning smiled and asked him to sit down, and brought him some hot tea.

"Aye, didn't I ask Uncle Wu Yi to tell you to come over for dinner tonight and discuss it later?"

The village chief drank a mouthful of hot soup and said, "You must have something to ask me. How could you wait until night? That's why I came here now."

"Aye, if you are so anxious, why don't you come with me to Grandpa Yu's place and call a few elders along."

Qing Ning put away the county map and went out with him. She told Tan to cook more food in the evening.

Tan looked at her like a little adult and felt helpless.

He grabbed a few guys on the way and asked them to deliver letters to the homes of several elders of the clan, and they all went to Old Man Yu's residence.

Qing Ning gave each of them a few pieces of candy, and the kids ran happily faster than rabbits.

Just as Grandpa Yu finished his nap, Yu Qi came to say that Qing Ning was coming with the village chief and clan elders.

Old Master Yu thought something must have happened, so he quickly packed up and went to the study.

After everyone arrived, Qing Ning didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly took out the county map plan she had planned recently.

Some of them didn't quite understand, but Qing Ning was not in a hurry.

"what is this?"

Patriarch Chen asked as he looked at the pictures in front of him.

Several people gathered around and looked at it again and again, seeming to understand a little but not quite.

Old Master Yu also had some questions and urged Qing Ning to speak quickly.

Qing Ning then said, "This is a map of our Ruyi County. This is the overall county map. Ruyi County has distinct four seasons, abundant rainfall, and numerous lakes. The Li River and Youlong River run through the county, making water resources abundant and convenient. This is its primary benefit."

Pointing at Junqing Mountain, he said, "There's also Junqing Mountain in the county, with its many mountain views and local delicacies, as well as abundant fertile fields. Can we say that Ruyi County is a land blessed with abundant crops and abundant resources?"

After hearing this, several people nodded continuously. How could it not be considered as such?

"This should be a prosperous county, but the reality is not so. Man-made disasters and natural calamities aside, even in good years, the villagers barely manage to fill their stomachs."

Qing Ning looked at them and saw that their faces were serious, so she knew that they took it to heart.

"As the saying goes, a prosperous people makes a prosperous country, and a strong people makes a strong country. If we can mobilize all these advantages to promote the development of agriculture and commerce, then our military and national strength will not be in vain."

She is a patriotic young person who grew up under the red flag and was educated in this way since childhood, so no matter where she is, she hopes that the country will be strong.

Several people were deeply shocked. They had lived for decades, but their ambitions were not as great as a five-year-old child.

With high aspirations and a patriotic heart, it makes people feel uneasy.

Mr. Yu and the others stared at her in amazement, their eyes full of admiration.

When he spoke again, Mr. Yu's tone became more serious. "Good boy, tell us in detail."

Everyone followed her direction and looked at the county maps again.

"I want to focus on our village and take it step by step. Once we have some results here, other villages will be less resistant."

"Last year, when my brothers and sisters returned to Shangjing, I asked them to find more foreign crops to bring back. Although the Great Xia Dynasty has wheat, millet, rice and other grains, these are not enough to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people."

"As far as I know, sweet potatoes and potatoes are both high-yield products, but they are extremely far away from us, thousands and thousands of miles away. I heard from Brother Meng that our dynasty trades with foreign countries, but I wonder if we have these products?"

Old Master Yu interrupted her and asked, "How can these two be so productive?"

"These two crops are easy to grow and don't require intensive care. After all, our planting techniques are limited at this time. Potatoes yield about 300 to 400 kilograms per mu, but sweet potatoes yield about 1,000 kilograms per mu."

This was not something she made up, but something she had read in history books before.

"A thousand pounds?"

Several people could not hide their excitement and were spinning around with joy.

Old Master Yu was also surprised, but he forced himself to remain calm. "Is there really such a high-yield crop? Do you know where I can find it?"

Qing Ning thought for a moment and said, "From the coast of Lingnan Road, sailing southwest, there is the production area. But it is about 15,000 miles away, and there is a vast ocean, so it is very difficult."

"Although our dynasty has a maritime ban, there are quotas every year. Leave this to me."

Old Master Yu immediately took note of it and asked Qing Ning to draw the appearance of the two crops and their seedlings.

He wrote another letter and immediately asked Yu Ba to arrange for it to be sent to Shangjing by express horse.

After saying this, Qing Ning pulled them back to their senses. It was too early to be happy now since they hadn't seen everything yet. They should take care of what they had in front of them.

"Agriculture is the foundation of a country. I have carefully observed the fields of each family. I wonder if you, the elders, know how to tend this wheat?"

They were all confused. "We all plant according to the season, weed and fertilize, and harvest according to the season."

"What does it mean to till the land? Do I need to make ridges? What is the appropriate width between ridges?"

"This... please enlighten me."

Several old men were humble and asked for advice humbly.

Qing Ning did not hide anything and explained everything she had learned and knew, including how to make fertilizer, how to repel insects, etc. These are the steps of modern farming, but they are also the experience summarized by most big guys.

The species at that time were not as productive as those in later generations. If the planting techniques of later generations could be used at this time, even if the results were not abundant, they would definitely be more productive than before.

Everyone listened and took notes, and kept asking questions repeatedly, fearing that something might be missed.

After saying this, Qingning officially got to the point.

"Our village has about fifty households, and it's an upper village. There's a lot of wasteland, and it's close to Junqing Mountain. So we're going to experiment with this kind of land on a few households first, and pick experienced farmers to tend it. Once we see the results, we'll promote it to the whole village."

"I also want to try growing sesame, peanuts, green beans, and rapeseed on a large scale. These are all oil-producing crops. I'll just pick a few households and give them two mu of medium or low-quality land each."

"And cotton, a product of the Western Regions, is incredibly effective at keeping out the cold. It's light and warm, and with it, the people will never have to suffer from the cold again. I've also asked my brothers and sisters to keep an eye out at the market. If they can bring back seeds, my family will experiment with planting them."

She didn't dare to hand this thing over to someone who didn't understand it. This was her fate.

Now they basically pile up all kinds of thick linen, and some are made of wheat straw and reed fluff. How can they keep warm?

Now, several people were silent after hearing this. They had never heard of this before.

After discussing the crop planting plan, the next step is the infrastructure planning.