Calculated based on unhusked rice, the paddy field yield per mu in the Song Dynasty was roughly as follows: 100 catties per mu in the Yellow River Basin, 200 catties in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, 300 catties in the Huainan region, 300-360 catties in eastern Zhejiang and Fujian, and 540-630 catties in the Taihu Lake area.

The rice yield per mu in Hanzhong is comparable to that in Huainan and eastern Zhejiang.

"It's really magical!"

Bai Zongwang was overjoyed when he heard this. The rice field cultivated under Zhu Guoxiang's command was less than half an acre, and he could harvest more than thirty kilograms of millet, which is equivalent to an increase of seventy kilograms per mu!

Member Lao Bai couldn't sit still anymore and asked: "When will the corn on the mountain be harvested?"

Lu An replied: "The seeds have already set. Zhu Xianggong said that the tender corn can be boiled and eaten. But I'm afraid it will take another twenty days before harvesting."

"Then I'll wait." Bai Zongwang felt a little excited.

Less than twenty days later, Lu An came back to report that the corn harvest in several fields had begun.

Bai Zongwang took Bai Dalang up the mountain on a sliding pole.

I saw many tenant farmers breaking corn in the fields and carrying it home in baskets.

This is a high-yielding variety that is resistant to insects and drought. The corn yields large and plump crops.

Zhu Guoxiang was supervising from the side. When he saw the Bai family and his son coming, he clasped his fists and bowed and said: "Well done, sir, sir!"

After the father and son returned the gift, they couldn't wait to know the production volume.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "It has not been dried yet, and it has not been threshed. It has to wait for a few more days."

The tenants hung the harvested corn under the eaves or placed it on the ground to dry. After a few days, they began to peel the corn kernels happily. They had already felt the high yield of this thing.

Zhu Guoxiang grabbed a handful of corn kernels and thought of what his son said.

If it can really mutate, the seeds will not degenerate...

After a few days, the corn kernels are dried in the sun.

The Bai family father and son went up the mountain again, and they also brought a large scale. They weighed each basket one by one, totaling 584 kilograms!

Alas, the yield would be so low without chemical fertilizers.

Zhu Guoxiang felt sorry for this. Even if the corn seeds he brought were planted in barren mountainous areas, if there were chemical fertilizers, he could easily harvest nearly a thousand kilograms.

Bai Zongwang's eyes widened and he asked: "Ms. Zhu, how many acres of corn have you planted?"

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The total is more than one acre."

Bai Zongwang asked again: "With such a high yield of corn, can we only plant corn instead of sweet potatoes and beans?"

Zhu Guoxiang explained: "Beans are used to supplement corn, and sweet potatoes can also produce high yields. If all corn is planted, the fertility will not be enough, and the planting will be too dense, and the yield will be reduced."

"What a pity." Bai Zongwang sighed.

Bai Dalang said: "Dad, it's a pity. We have just planted more than one acre of corn, which is almost as much as two acres of rice."

Zhu Guoxiang was worried about the deterioration of the seeds and vaccinated them in advance: "Corn is an overseas product. If we plant it next year, the soil and water may not be suitable for it, and the yield per mu will drop to two to three hundred kilograms."

"It doesn't matter two to three hundred pounds, it's more cost-effective than growing corn!" Bai Dalang said excitedly, he was very serious about this matter.

"Hurry up and help me up." Bai Zongwang said.

Bai Dalang and Lu An quickly helped Mr. Bai stand up.

Bai Zongwang bowed and saluted: "On behalf of the people, I have thanked Mr. Zhu. Can you sell this corn to me for a hundred pounds to save as seed?"

Zhu Guoxiang said with a smile: "Lu Tixue wants to send 30 kilograms to him. Xiangzhi County wants to send ten kilograms to him. Every villager in this village sells some, totaling twenty kilograms. If you want to buy it, you can only buy it this year.

Fifty kilograms. I will transport the rest back to Daming Village."

"Fifty pounds is fine. How many acres can we plant?" Bai Zongwang asked.

Zhu Guoxiang said: "When selecting seeds, you should choose those with full grains. If you select 50 pounds of corn seeds, according to this intercropping method, you should be able to sow more than 30 acres of land."

It was enough to plant thirty acres of corn. Bai Zongwang said: "I will use three hundred kilograms of rice to exchange for these fifty kilograms of corn!"

"Okay." Zhu Guoxiang didn't say anything. He also wanted to promote corn as soon as possible.

The news of the corn harvest spread throughout Shangbai Village in just a few days.

There was an endless stream of villagers who came to change crops. Zhu Guoxiang simply increased the quota and gave the villagers a total of forty kilograms of corn. He repeatedly warned that when selecting seeds, they should choose the best from the best, and do not choose inferior seeds that will affect the next generation.

When Old Bai looked at the fifty kilograms of corn he had brought home, he felt that the glorious era of the Bai family was coming.

There are not many paddy fields here, but there are many mountains. If all of them were planted with corn...

Zhu Guoxiang's prestige has never been higher. Now he is walking in the village. When the villagers see him, they immediately give way and respectfully wait for him to pass. Moreover, they all come from the heart and are not forced at all.

The story Zhu Ming made up was also remembered by the villagers again.
Chapter completed!