Chapter 931 Huge Harvest

Yun Zheng didn't have time to feel the warmth of home, and hurriedly asked someone to take him to see the seeds.

Soon, they arrived at the warehouse of the palace.

In order to protect these seeds, Wei Shuang specially assigned people to guard them, and also sent people to check the condition of the seeds every day, for fear that the seeds in the warehouse would germinate or rot.

When the warehouse opened, Yun Zheng couldn't wait to enter.

Soon, Yun Zheng saw the seeds placed in a ventilated area in the warehouse.

Corn, potatoes, pumpkin, rice...

All kinds of seeds came into Yun Zheng's sight.

However, the seeds that Yun Zheng knew were very limited.

Even he himself doesn't know what most of the seeds are.

Some of them feel like vegetable seeds, and some feel like seeds of some kind of crop similar to corn.

Yun Zheng counted carefully and found that there were nine kinds of seeds in total.

Corn seeds are the most abundant, estimated to be around two to three hundred kilograms.

There were only about a few hundred potatoes, and compared to the potatoes he knew in his previous life, these potatoes were much smaller. The largest one was only the size of a goose egg, and most were the size of chicken eggs.

But this is enough for Yunzheng!

potato!

This was the only product he knew that could be produced in large quantities in the cold zones and could be used as a staple food.

From now on, prisoners of war can really be sent to Siberia to dig potatoes!

Looking at these seeds, Yun Zheng felt extremely excited.

Not to mention there were so many seeds, even if there were only potatoes, those soldiers’ sacrifices would not have been in vain!

After trying hard to suppress his excitement, Yun Zheng asked Ye Zi, "Where are the soldiers who came back?"

"They are all recuperating in a sanatorium."

Ye Zi replied: "Although they came back alive, most of them are very weak and need to rest for a while..."

"Okay!" Yun Zheng nodded heavily, "Let them have a good rest, I will personally celebrate for them later!"

"Ah."

Ye Zi nodded and told Yun Zheng the situation in detail.

Potatoes sprout the most.

There was another kind of seeds, not many, but all of them sprouted.

There is no such thing here, and Ye Zi doesn’t recognize it either.

The rest were fine. Although some sprouted, many of them were preserved.

Ye Zi also focused on rice.

Rice is not unfamiliar in Daqian and everyone knows it.

But the soldiers who returned said that the yield of this rice seemed to be higher than that of Daqian rice.

"Look, the grains of rice are a little bigger."

As she spoke, Ye Zi also grabbed a handful of rice and showed it to Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng took a closer look and found that the rice seemed to be slightly larger.

However, the north is not suitable for growing rice.

This kind of rice can be grown in the Northwest Protectorate, in places with abundant water resources.

Maybe we can even create hybrid rice with Daqian rice!

"Baby, they are all babies!"

Yun Zheng looked at the seeds with envy, unable to hide the excitement on his face.

"What kind of seeds are these?"

Shen Luoyan asked curiously.

She could see that Yun Zheng was very excited.

It was obvious that Yun Zheng knew these seeds.

"I don't recognize much either."

Yun Zheng pointed at the seeds that were opened and said, "I only know potatoes, corn, and pumpkins. The others should be seeds of some vegetables. However, these three seeds alone are the most precious treasures..."

The only regret is that it seems that this corn cannot be saved for seeds.

It should be hybridization.

He knew the basic principles, but he was not clear about the specific operations.

However, these can be explored slowly.

As long as it can be grown, it can be improved step by step.

"Really?"

Ye Zi was overjoyed and asked immediately: "Should we go and see if we planted it correctly? Many seeds have grown now. Even if there is no harvest, we can still give it a try to see if the planting method is correct..."

Anyway, that's how it is in military academies.

If Yun Zheng finds that the planting method here is wrong, he can immediately adjust the planting method at the Military Academy.

"it is good!"

Yun Zheng nodded, "Let's go and take a look now!"

Yun Zheng also wanted to know what those seeds that had all sprouted were and whether he could recognize them.

Under Ye Zi's leadership, they came to the planting field.

This place is also closely guarded by soldiers.

Some corn and potato seedlings have grown quite tall.

Some vegetables also grew, but because the seedlings were too small, Yun Zheng could hardly recognize them. He only found some crops that looked like spinach.

Yun Zheng finally knew what all the sprouted crops that Ye Zi mentioned were.

peanut!

This is also a treasure!

It can be used to extract oil, eaten raw, and made into peanut butter.

What a pity, it’s already August!

If you plant them now, you probably won't be able to harvest even a single hair.

The only way is to move these peanut seedlings to the hot spring and plant them.

Whether you can harvest or not depends on God’s will!

Yun Zheng looked around and said to Ye Zi and the others, "It seems that these corn and potatoes need to be planted in ridges, just like planting potatoes. There is no need to transplant them. Let's use them as an experiment!"

There are still seeds of corn and potatoes, and there are quite a few of them.

As long as you protect the remaining seeds, you can plant them well next year.

"Brother, what do you think the yield of potatoes is?"

Qin Qihu stared at the seedlings in the field and asked Yun Zheng curiously.

When he asked this question, the others also looked at Yun Zheng eagerly.

Whether this thing is a good thing or not depends on its production!

Without yield, even the best crops are useless.

"I'm not sure about corn, but 300 kilograms should be enough, right? As for potatoes and pumpkins, if we do well, it shouldn't be a problem to produce 700 to 800 kilograms per mu..."

Yun Zheng was also a little uncertain.

He really had no confidence at all when it came to corn.

Maybe after a few generations of inbreeding, only the corn cobs are left.

Hearing Yun Zheng's words, everyone suddenly became excited.

Although the yield of these crops is not as high as that of sweet potatoes, it is still very high!

With so many high-yield crops, they can develop them with peace of mind for a few more years. As long as the rear is stable, they should not have to worry about food problems no matter how fierce the war is at the front.

In addition to being excited, Shen Luoyan said seriously: "Those soldiers who went to sea are all great contributors to our Daqian!"

"He is indeed a great hero!"

Yun Zheng nodded, "We should not only reward these meritorious soldiers, but also build stronger ships. There are still many good things overseas, and we should bring them all to Daqian!"

Going to sea will never stop because of this heavy casualties.

We can even build ironclad ships in the future!

This time, it’s just an attempt, or it can be considered as exploring the route.

In the future, we must build a powerful fleet and continue to plunder resources!

No matter how huge the investment is, as long as we can still afford it, this matter must continue.

The sixty or so people who survived this time will be the backbone of the future navy!

Yun Zheng thought secretly in his heart...