A whole piece of iron birch is used as the keel, which circumvents the shortcomings of Youzhou shipwrights' keel splicing technology, but also limits the scale of the ship. Iron birch can grow to more than 20 meters, and the head and tail are cut off and the raw material for the keel can be used.
It will exceed nine feet, and with the extension of the bow and stern, the maximum length of the ship can only be ten feet.
It is 10 feet and 24 meters long. The pointed-bottomed ship has a low load capacity. The shipyard engineer estimated that it can carry about two hundred stone. Taking into account the weight of personnel, equipment, and supplies, one ship can only carry fifty or sixty people.
It looks like one oar plus ten pairs of oars requires twenty-two oarsmen, five to ten people for the helmsman and sailor, thirty people are needed to control the ship, and there are only about twenty full-time combat warriors left.
quota.
"Big ships are the way to go, but the combat capabilities of small ships are still too low." Liu Xiang lamented distressedly.
"I'm humble and incompetent, please punish me general." The engineer apologized in fear.
"There is no need to apologize. This trial six-foot-long ship needs to be completed as soon as possible, so it will be built with the specifications of a single mast, one oar and three pairs of oars. The parapets on the deck and the observation tower on the mast will be equipped, and the rest will be
I need you to pay attention."
"I accept my order and will not let the general down."
Everything that needed to be explained was explained. Shipbuilding still depended on the craftsmanship of the shipwright. Liu Xiang left Haiyang that day without staying any longer.
When he returned to Zhuoxian, he met Fan Xian outside the city who was about to return to the city. Then he was pulled into the rice field by the excited Fan Ziming, leaving Zhen Yi who secretly came to greet him dumbfounded.
"My lord, it's done, it's done. These are rice seedlings grown first and then transplanted. They are more than a foot taller than directly sown seedlings. Judging from their growth, they can be harvested at least one month in advance. There is no need to worry about the long winter and difficulty in maturing the crops."
Oh. Taiyi bless you, my lord is wise."
The success of the seedling cultivation technology made Liu Xiang feel relieved. Nothing in the world is more important than food. He straightened his clothes, clasped his hands and saluted: "Ziming's merits are immeasurable, and I thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people of Youzhou."
"This was initiated by my lord. I just followed the order. How dare I take credit for God's credit? This is because my lord is wise." Fan Xian did not want to take credit. He thought that he did not have much credit. He first raised seedlings in the greenhouse and then transplanted the rice seedlings.
Thinking about it, he doesn't have such talent.
These words were really nice. Liu Xiang smiled and said: "Don't deny it. Zi Ming's utilitarian achievements will last forever. Even his military achievements in destroying a country are hard to compare. Please tell me about the regulations for raising seedlings. How much time does it cost?"
I can’t wait to promote it now.”
"I started raising seedlings in the twelfth lunar month last year. It took seven to ten days for the seeds to germinate, but three batches froze to death before I found the way." Fan Xian felt sorry for the seeds, and sighed before saying:
"The best time is early February for breeding. After germination in the middle of the month, you can open the skylight at noon to dry the seedlings in the second half of the year. It can't be too long, two quarters of an hour is enough. In March, you can extend the time to dry the seedlings according to the weather. In early March, you can prepare the soil
, the rice seedlings can be transplanted in the second half of the year. It is best to apply fertilizer again half a month after the rice seedlings are transplanted to encourage the seedlings to draw strips, and the growth will inevitably accelerate."
After talking about the time for planting seedlings, he continued: "The greenhouse is five steps wide and ten steps long. If you select seven pounds of seeds, the seedlings can be planted on eight acres. If you cultivate one acre of seedlings, you can transplant more than forty acres. Rice is like this
, I estimate that there will be more wheat and millet. This year I only figured out the method of raising rice seedlings, and next year I will definitely figure out the method of wheat and millet."
Liu Xiang nodded with satisfaction. After this step, it can be promoted on a large scale: "This method can be recorded in agricultural books, and a separate volume can be devoted to it. How about the waste of heating a house?"
"An adobe house requires more skylights on the roof. The nursery period lasts for one and a half months. In the early stage, the coal cake consumption is not small. The fire must be kept day and night, requiring more than 300 pieces of briquettes. In March, the consumption will be reduced, and the fire will be burned at night.
It can be used for fire, and requires 40 to 50 yuan of honeycomb briquettes. The total consumption of eight acres of paddy fields is less than 400 yuan. The current price of briquettes is four yuan per qian. It can be cheaper to buy in large quantities. Taking into account other consumption, it costs more per acre than sowing seeds.
Fifteen dollars."
Liu Xiang calculated in his mind that at the extra cost of fifteen cents, the price of grain in Youzhou was now one hundred and twenty cents per stone. Without taking into account famine, each mu must produce eight kilograms more grain than before to be economical.
Look at the seedlings that are obviously much taller than the surrounding fields.
A good deal!
This is done!
"Ziming needs to visit more counties to investigate. After the autumn harvest, Youzhou will promote rice. Try to renovate those that can be paddy fields. If you can't, we will look at the output of dry fields this season. As for greenhouses, we can have the villages build them together, so that
We can also help each other, reduce the burden on farmers, and gather in one place to keep warm, reducing some costs."
"The last official obeys the order."
Liu Xiang wants to promote paddy fields not only because rice transplanting technology can withstand low temperatures. The disasters of the Little Ice Age were not just cooling, but were also accompanied by droughts in the north and floods in the south. Due to the influence of the cold current, many humid monsoons in summer stopped in the south before reaching the north.
If we stop, the precipitation in high latitudes will decrease, but in the south at low latitudes, the rainfall will increase.
Paddy fields can use rivers and groundwater to combat drought, and yields will be more stable.
Changing the types of crops according to the climate can be regarded as following the weather, right? I am so eye-catching, Brother Tian, please give me some face, so that there will be fewer disasters, okay?
Liu Xiang discussed it with Grandpa Tian and went back to the city. The iron wooden armor had to wait, the warships had to wait, and the promotion of rice cultivation had to wait, but there was something that didn't need to wait.
He wanted to test Emperor Ling's tolerance for him.
Ling Emperor Liu Hong's body collapsed. He must have made some arrangements. Whether he wanted to stabilize the overall situation and complete the transfer of the throne smoothly, or he wanted to eliminate hidden dangers and leave enough power to his son. This matter must be clarified before he can arrange follow-up plans.
The test pieces were delivered to his door by himself, and even the excuses were found for him.
Zuo Feng, a small yellow man, was a dead eunuch who asked Lu Zhi for bribes but failed and framed him for imprisonment. This man was a small knife of the Ling Emperor and could not just be treated as a greedy eunuch. His behavior had a deeper meaning.
Now that I came to Youzhou to convey the order, I had to meet Liu Xiang himself who was "severely injured and recovering from illness", and he even made a fuss in the government office.
There is something strange about this.
Emperor Ling wants to test himself?
What does Liu Hong want to know? Is he still alive? Or is he still the reckless young man in his impression?
Anyway, Liu Hong didn't want to see himself getting closer to the eunuchs. The clan wanted to stand up against the gentry, check and balance the eunuchs, and guard the four directions. This was the original intention of Emperor Ling. He had to give him an answer, and he also tried it out by the way.
Emperor Ling's attitude towards himself.
Liu Xiang wanted to confirm his guess.
Therefore, Zuo Feng was escorted in front of him by Su Wei, and the four accompanying Yulin Lang were arrested together.
Zuo Feng was too weak to struggle, but that didn't stop him from having an arrogant attitude. He threatened in a strange and sinister manner:
"Liu Zhenbei, do you want to rebel and dare to attack the messenger? I am the adopted son of Zhao Changshi. If you touch me, Father Zuo will have you dismissed from office with just one word to His Majesty.
If you go to the lord, what will happen if you become a general from a small border county? Why don't you plead guilty to a certain family quickly, otherwise you will be in a dilemma of life and death."
The high-pitched, masculine tone of his voice made Liu Xiang feel nauseous.
Before he came out, he smeared turmeric on his hands and face. Zhen Jiang also carefully applied white lead on him and painted him with makeup. He himself also showed off his acting skills, pretending to be weak and leaning on the soft couch, looking like
He looks like he has not recovered from a long-term illness.
This is not for Zuo Feng to see.
Naturally, there is no need to spoil him.
"Where is the edict?" Liu Xiang asked in a low voice.
Zuo Feng squealed with pride and said, "Huh? You still want the edict? Then kneel down and kowtow to me to apologize."
"Pull him down and give him fifty lashes, and then drag him back to speak. I hope you can speak human language by then." Liu Xiang looked coldly at Zuo Feng, who had a sad look in his eyes.
I don’t know if he is sad for himself or for Liu Xiang?
This is a puppet controlled two thousand miles away.