And countless new things.

The Shipping Department has long been on track. Of the ten apprentices that Wang Zhong brought from Yangzhou in the past, two are now staying in the salt field, and the rest are either working in the Shipping Department or temporarily working as small swordsmen and pen clerks in the Yamen.

Even though Wang Chong was the general magistrate of a state and had great prestige, he could not change the court's practices. He could only let the few named disciples he brought to serve as small swordsmen and pen officials for the time being. He could not let them become officials because they were all

There is no fame attached to him.

Even if you are the chief registrar of the county, you must have a reputation to do so.

After all, the establishment of Baishui Academy was too short, and it has only produced one scholar so far.

However, although these registered disciples of Wang Zhong were not officials, no one in Quanzhou, including the governor Chen Jun, dared to look down upon them.

The autumn air is crisp, but the daylight is bright. Wang Zhongzheng is wearing a straw hat, rolled-up trouser legs, and straw sandals, leading his nieces and nephews to work on the newly built terraces the year before last.

This place was originally a barren mountain. Wang Zhong was planning to vigorously develop terraced fields in Quanzhou. He saw that the mountain was surrounded by water, and there were one large, two small, and three streams, as well as several natural wells, all of which flowed out cold groundwater.

, the water quality is excellent, and the water in the stream is formed by the water from these wells.

This mountain was originally the private property of a local wealthy family, and was later bought by Wang Zhong.

Originally there were only a dozen acres of dry land halfway up the mountain, and twenty acres of paddy fields at the foot of the mountain. They were all scattered and unsystematic. After Wang Chong passed the exam, he felt that part of the place could be turned into terraced fields, so he bought the entire mountain.

, hiring people to help open up wasteland, clear forests, prepare land, and pile rocks and soil. It took more than two years to gradually complete the transformation.

In particular, the water channels were sorted out, water from two large and three small streams was introduced into the fields for irrigation, and a series of interconnected irrigation channels were built from top to bottom to form a systematic irrigation canal.

Nearly half of the place below the mountainside has been built into terraced fields, surrounded by mountains and forests. You have me, and you have me. The rest of the place has also been converted into dry land. It was originally only a few dozen acres of paddy fields and dry land.

The area grew to several hundred acres, a village was built at the foot of the mountain, and more than fifty households of tenant farmers were recruited.

They are also planted in waterways, with two seasons a year. The early rice is transplanted in mid-to-late February and harvested around mid-June. The late rice is planted one month apart and is planted in mid-to-late July and harvested in mid-October.

Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the rice seedlings have just been planted in the fields for more than a month, but they are growing quite gratifyingly. The seedlings are growing taller and taller, and the paddy fields are already green.

Today is not like the real world, where there are so many chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Fortunately, Quanzhou has developed at an impressive rate in the past few years. Under the call of the yamen, the people have started breeding one after another, and the big households have built many breeding buildings.

Farms, chickens and ducks are everywhere.

Wang Zhong also promoted septic tank technology in the countryside, taught people how to build livestock sheds that made it easier to collect livestock excrement, and widely publicized the method of retting, telling all people so that they could use all the available waste.

Use everything to increase the fertility of the soil. Only in this way can we grow more food on limited land.

He also used his medical books, which were vaguely accessible to the sixth level, to develop many fertilizers and insect repellent potions and sprays.

At his farm, he took Wang Qian'er, Zhang Xin, Zhang Yi brothers, and a few students who had just arrived from Yangzhou to cultivate and select high-yield and pest-resistant Taoist seeds.

Although Wang Zhong knew about agriculture, he was not a professional and had no breeding experience. After all, there were so many previous dungeon worlds that did not require Wang Zhong to study breeding technology deliberately. The country had its own professional talents.

The only thing that can be said to have something to do with breeding may be Wang Zhong's decades of experience in the "Old Farmer" copy.

In addition to seeds and chemical fertilizers, some advanced planting methods and planting patterns are also important reasons for increasing production.

Wang Zhong has been in this world for so many years, and has already given these things to the farmers in Yangzhou and Zhuangzi in the eastern suburbs of Bianjing.

Not to mention Yangzhou and Bianjing, only Quanzhou has gradually shown results in recent years. The output of the fields has not only doubled, but has also increased year by year, especially with the increase in fertilizers and the promotion of retting technology among the people.

, the annual increase in output in the field has stabilized, and compared with before, the yield per mu has increased by nearly 50%.

The common people's pursuits are not high. They just want the weather to be smooth, their parents, wives, children, and their families to be safe and healthy, and not to worry about food and clothing.

On the ridge of the fields, on the winding path that sometimes appears and disappears, Wang Zhong, wearing a raincoat, a bamboo hat on his head, wearing straw sandals, and rolling up his trousers, walked in front, followed by Wang Qian'er and others dressed similarly.

With his ears raised high, he listened carefully to Wang Zhong's explanation.

Follow Wang Zhong down to the fields to observe and record the changes in rice seedlings.

Suddenly a fast horse galloped over and stopped at the edge of Zhuangzi at the foot of the mountain.

Gu Erfei dismounted, asked Wang Zhong's location from the village's household registration, and immediately hurried up the mountain to look for Wang Zhong.

After walking half a stick of incense, I saw Wang Zhong and his party in the field.

"Zihou! Zihou!" Gu Er stood at the edge of the field, waving and shouting.
Chapter completed!