Great Qin Shi Empress

Chapter 14 014

Lin Qian quickly put aside the doubts floating in her mind, and began to be happy for the upcoming day of "holiday", while also simulating in her heart how she should spend this day.

Of course, breeding corn must be the most important thing.

Lin Qian used to read a lot of miscellaneous books and novels when she was lying on the hospital bed all year round, but she also knew a lot of small tricks for farming.And one of the novels records the corn breeding methods in Sichuan and Shu, which sounds quite sophisticated, so it should be applicable in Xianyang?

In fact, the best way is to directly hand over the corn kernels to Yingzheng, and he can get benefits in exchange, and Yingzheng can also use this to increase Qin's grain production.

But the problem is, although the appearance and growth habits of this corn are the same as those of the earth, it should be the same thing, but what if?

And this is the seed of other planes, it may not be able to grow in this world, it is better to talk about other things after the fruit is planted.Even if he couldn't tell the origin clearly, presumably Ying Zheng would ignore all abnormalities for the sake of production.

It's a good idea, but unfortunately...

Lin Qian has never been to the ground.

[It doesn't matter, anyway, try to plant it first, if it doesn't work, just find flowers and exchange some corn. 】

Hearing that Lin Qian had turned his attention to corn breeding, Ying Zheng was relieved.

He didn't expect Lin Ji to be so keen, and he was careless for a while.

After self-examination, Yingzheng realized that there was also a reason why he was not as cautious as before after getting mind reading, so he decisively adjusted his mentality and decided to be more careful in his actions in the future.

However, Ying Zheng was not at all dissatisfied with Lin Ji who almost made him overturn.

Smart people are just likable.

Time flies, and soon came the next day.

Because Lin Qian explained the specific situation to Lin Wu in advance, it was rare for her to sleep late today, but when she was having breakfast, she still couldn't adapt to the food at this time, so after eating two casual bites, she let Lin Wu stew All the meat was eaten.

——Although the dietary standard has increased after becoming the concubine of Yingzheng, it is only the guarantee of two dishes and one soup, but that dish...is just replacing pork with mutton, steaming, stewing, and roasting. Every time, the corner of Lin Qian's mouth burst into flames.Occasionally there are sashimi, but freshwater fish have a lot of parasites in sashimi, so she dare not eat them.

It's not that Lin Qian didn't have some ideas for breakfast in her mind, but now that she has a low status, she doesn't dare to act rashly.

After breakfast, Lin Qian took Lin Wu out.

Sure enough, Ying Zheng was not in the main hall.

Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to think about how to plant the corn.

Breeding methods alone are not enough, land is also needed.

Fortunately, Yingzheng's palace is big enough, and there are flower beds beside it, and Lin Qian doesn't have too many corn kernels, so there is enough space for this.

Lin Qian approached the servant next to Ying Zheng and asked if he could plant other things in the flower garden——

It has something to do with Yingzheng's temperament. Although there is a flower garden in this palace, no one is taking care of it. Although the flower garden is not overgrown with weeds, the flowers in it are also in a mess, with branches like wild flowers in the suburbs, and the flowers are also wilted. .Nearly half of the flowers have stopped blooming because of lack of nutrition, and were directly shoveled off by Ying Zheng's order. Now there is only a piece of red soil left empty.

The strange expression on the waiter's face, as if he heard something incredible, aroused Lin Qian's suspicion.

Fortunately, the end result is good.

After learning that she wanted to plant flowers in those vacant flower gardens, the servant directly agreed to Lin Qian's arrangement: "Your Majesty said, you are the female royal in the palace, and all the arrangements in this palace are in the end. It can be dealt with, as long as it doesn't involve major matters, you can do it according to your own ideas."

The power of the queen is so great?

Lin Qian was even more strange.

But she knew too little about the position and power of female officials in the ancient harem, so no matter how doubtful she was, she kept it at the bottom of her heart.

If we talk about farming, of course it is best to do it on our own land.One is that he has no worries about what he wants to do, and the other is that no matter what happens, he has a reason to talk, and it is convenient to hide something.

But doesn't she even have her own palace?

Lin Qian couldn't go to Ying Zheng to give him a palace to live alone, so he could only grow things in Ying Zheng's palace.

But in this way, Lin Qian couldn't completely copy it when breeding——

Compared with other places, the corn breeding method in Sichuan and Shu that she read from the novel is more complicated: before breeding, the farmers in Sichuan and Shu will first dig out fertile soil from the ground, and then plant it in it. Add a certain amount of fertilizer and compost according to a certain ratio and stir evenly, and leave it to ferment for about ten to fifteen days.

When the best breeding time comes, the farmers will rub the fermented soil into a mud ball in an open place, and then use their thumbs to dip in plant ash to poke a hole in the mud ball that can hold two corn kernels After the corn kernels are put in, a neat rectangle will be laid out on the ground, and bamboo strips cut out of bamboo will be bent into an arch and inserted on both sides of the rectangle, covered with plastic film, and then the plastic will be compacted with mud or stones. In this way, the temperature inside the plastic film will be higher than the outside, which is more suitable for corn germination and growth.

When the corn grows to about a foot high in it, it is almost ready to be transplanted into the ground for planting.

Plastic film is not a big problem, but it can be replaced with light-transmitting silk cloth.If it doesn't work, you can wait for the weather to warm up before breeding. The big deal is that the harvest time will be later, which is not a big problem.

but……

There is no fertilizer at this time.

No compost either.

Lin Qian knew how to compost, but she didn't dare to use compost to provide nutrition for corn kernels in Yingzheng's palace.

Thinking this way, she looked at Lin Wu: "Wu Niang, do you know anyone? Can you ask them to dig some fertile soil for me? By the way, go to the kitchen and ask for a basket of plant ash."

Lin Wu was at a loss: "Si Niang, what do you want mud and ashes for?"

Lin Qian and Lin Wu had nothing to hide, but they were worried that the partition wall had ears, so they just said, "I got some flower seeds before, and I want to try planting them. Remember, the soil must be fertile enough, preferably black soil."

"That..." Lin Wu was a little confused, "Si Niang, when did you learn how to grow flowers?"

Lin Qian paused and said with a smile: "I don't know how to grow flowers. But the flower seeds in my hands can't just be left like this? Plant ash can be fertilized, so I just treat it as an ordinary plant."

Lin Wu suddenly realized: "Okay, I'll look for it right away."

The rate of land development and utilization is not high these days, and there are many mountains. If you want fertile land, just dig some humus in the mountains.Mix it with relatively common red soil, then mix it with plant ash, put a few large leaves and weeds on it, and wait for the soil to ferment and mature.