12dz Chapter 578 Zheng Qing and the others were stunned.
Chapter 578 Zheng Qing and the others were stunned.
A yield of 500 jin per mu is only the lower limit of high-yield wheat, not the upper limit.
Chen Dao did not say this aloud.
However, a yield of 500 jin per mu was enough to shock everyone present.
"Is there really a grain that can yield 500 catties per mu in this world?"
Zhang Jun's pupils dilated. Although he was not a farmer, he understood the significance of a yield of 500 jin of grain per mu better than any farmer!
In the Xia Kingdom, where the average yield per mu is 300 jin, a yield of 500 jin per mu is equivalent to nearly doubling the grain output per mu!
How amazing is this?
If all the land in Kyushu could yield 500 jin per mu like Chenjia Village, would there still be a food shortage in the world?
"This is incredible! How did Chenjia Village achieve a yield of 500 jin per mu?"
"Wow! I never expected such a high-yield crop."
"Is the land in Chenjia Village more fertile than other places? How can it yield 500 jin per mu?"
"..."
Everyone was both shocked and excited.
The shock came from the wheat yield per acre.
The excitement stemmed from the fact that since Chen Dao had brought this up himself, did that mean he was willing to share the secret to high yields?
Zheng Qing stared intently at Chen Dao and asked, "Young friend, how did you do that?"
"Naturally, it's because the grain varieties are better."
Chen Dao replied with a smile, "The seeds of this batch of wheat are a special variety that I obtained from the Cangmang Mountains. The yield per mu is much higher than that of ordinary seeds."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiwen couldn't help but glance at Chen Dao. Cangmang Mountain had almost become Chen Dao's scapegoat. Whether it was the magical Blood Feather Chicken or the magical grain seeds, Chen Dao claimed that he obtained them from Cangmang Mountain.
However, as far as Xu Zhiwen knew, Chen Dao had almost never set foot in the Cangmang Mountains.
Of course, Xu Zhiwen didn't say this out loud, nor did he intend to delve into it. Everyone has their own secrets, and Xu Zhiwen wasn't the kind of person with a strong sense of curiosity; he didn't have the habit of pressing for answers.
"So they were grain seeds!"
Zheng Qing, Cui Rong, Zhang Jun, and Li Qingyun were all excited. They had previously speculated that the reason why Chenjia Village had such a high yield of crops was because the land in Chenjia Village was relatively fertile and the farmers were experienced and took good care of the crops.
If that's the case, it will be difficult for them to achieve such high yields in their county, since there are always good and bad lands in the world, and it's impossible for every piece of land to be equally fertile.
But Chen Dao said that the high yield of crops in Chenjia Village was due to the type of grain...
This means that all they need to do is bring the seeds back and hand them over to the local people to cultivate, and they can get twice the harvest per acre...
This is double the grain harvest! How could they not be excited?
"Little friend!"
Zheng Qing stared intently at Chen Dao, her breathing rapid: "Could you sell me some of these grain seeds?"
“Our Dingjun County also needs this kind of miraculous grain seed.”
"The same applies to Dingping County."
"Young friend, we've known each other for a long time, you should at least sell me a batch of these grain seeds, right?"
"..."
Faced with a yield of 500 jin per mu, neither Zheng Qing, Li Qingyun, nor Zhang Jun and Cui Rong could remain calm.
They all looked at Chen Dao with longing eyes, hoping that he would sell them some grain seeds.
"Please don't worry, everyone. I called you all here today precisely for this matter."
Chen Dao recalled the advanced information about high-yield wheat that he had seen while passing through the farmland a while ago.
High-yield wheat
【Characteristics: Yield of 500-1000 jin per mu, prefers warm environments.】
[High-Yield Wheat Advancement Route 1: Soaking in rock grass juice for five days can advance it to a premium wheat variety.]
【Characteristics of Fugui Wheat: Yield 2000-2500 jin per mu, prefers warm environments.】
[High-yield wheat advancement route two: Soaking in tiger bone flower juice for five days can advance it to ice wheat.]
[Ice wheat characteristics: Yield 1000-1500 jin per mu, thrives in cold environments.]
The moment the high-yield wheat matured, its next stage of development also appeared before Chen Dao's eyes, and the two varieties for the next stage of development of high-yield wheat are undoubtedly extremely useful!
Rich wheat is a type of wheat that yields twice as much per acre as high-yield wheat.
And ice wheat...
For Chenjia Village and even the entire Qingzhou region, ice wheat is even more crucial than high-yield wheat (which yields over 2000 jin per mu), because...
The effects of the cold snap continue. Qingzhou already experienced some cold weather in July, and it's not hard to predict that the following months will only get colder.
As is well known, ordinary crops cannot grow in cold weather.
Ice wheat is different. It prefers cold environments and its yield per mu is not low at all, ranging from 1000 to 1500 jin, which is even higher than that of high-yield wheat!
what does this mean?
This means that in cold weather, land that could not produce food in the past can now produce 3 to 5 times more food than before!
If the entire Qingzhou were planted with ice wheat...
It's no exaggeration to say that the entire Qingzhou will no longer have to worry about food shortages. In fact... the grain output of Qingzhou might be enough to supply the grain consumption of three other states!
In the past, Chen Dao would never have been able to spread the seeds, but now his thinking has changed somewhat.
The people of Xia are suffering far too much. If this high-yield grain can make their lives better, then what does it matter if these high-yield grain seeds are spread?
It was because of this idea that Chen Dao invited Zheng Qing and others to Chenjia Village and planned to sell them grain seeds so that they could take them back and give them to the people to cultivate.
"Recently, I accidentally obtained a batch of wheat seeds in the vast mountains."
Chen Dao slowly said, "That wheat is truly amazing. Even in the freezing cold, it can still grow tenaciously, and its yield per mu is astonishing, reaching more than 1000 jin per mu!"
"what?!"
Zheng Qing and the others were completely stunned!
I thought that a grain variety with a yield of 500 jin per mu was already amazing enough, but unexpectedly Chen Dao mentioned an even more amazing grain variety.
It can grow in icy and snowy conditions, and can even yield more than 1000 jin per mu...
If they didn't know Chen Dao's character, they would have suspected that he was joking with them.
Even knowing Chen Dao's character, the group still felt like they were listening to a fantasy story...
A grain seed that can grow in the freezing cold and produce 1000 jin per mu is something that seems impossible in reality.
The only person who could remain calm at the scene was probably Xu Zhiwen.
He was already used to Chen Dao's astonishing remarks. Whenever Chen Dao used the word "Cangmang Mountain" in his speech, he would always say something amazing. As a result, Xu Zhiwen had developed some immunity to it and was not as shocked as Zheng Qing and others, losing the ability to control his facial muscles.
"Young friend, are you making fun of us?"