Chapter 1122 Bordeaux Liquid
Yun Jie'er complained to Sun Shan in Sunjia Village that he didn't care about her and that her plan to have a baby was greatly delayed.
Sun Shan was looking at the lush green vegetables in the backyard of Yuanlu Yamen and exclaimed in surprise: "These vegetables are growing well."
It is green, tender, and firm, and looks delicious.
Because Sun Dali was transferred to the bird droppings experimental area in the suburbs, the vegetables in the backyard were taken care of by the big-headed dog, and Nanny Wang was in charge.
The big-headed dog shook his bob haircut and said cheerfully, "Master, the bird droppings you gave me are very useful. I followed your instructions and applied fertilizer according to the growth rate. Hehe, the vegetables are greener and more tender than the ones we bought."
The big-headed dog only dared to show his real hairstyle in the inner courtyard of the yamen, and he would wear a hat when he went out to play or buy groceries.
A few months have passed, and Big Head Dog's hair grows very slowly and is still a mushroom head.
Nanny Wang agreed, "Master, these bird droppings are really useful. The dishes cooked with bird droppings are better than those cooked with other dishes. Look, they are so tender and delicious."
After a pause, he added, "Master, the pesticide you gave me is also effective. Look, there are fewer insects in our vegetables."
Nanny Wang looked at Sun Shan with stars in her eyes.
Oh, the young lady in their family is really good at finding a husband. She found such a smart one.
You can be a scholar, an agricultural worker, or even a military worker.
Look at their brother-in-law, he killed the bandits as soon as he arrived and got a reward. She was also rewarded with 5 taels of silver.
Sun Shan not only researched organic fertilizer such as bird droppings, but also simply researched pesticides.
It’s just that the cost of pesticides is too high to be used on a large scale. They can only be used in a small area like this small vegetable garden in the backyard.
The pesticide used by Sun Shan is the "Bordeaux mixture" preferred by farmers.
The production process is also relatively simple: copper sulfate + quicklime + water, in a ratio of 1:1:100, will produce a blue liquid after mixing.
This is a highly effective and safe insecticide for plant diseases. The technical term is "an inorganic copper fungicide".
This pesticide is a long-lasting pesticide in the pesticide industry. Many old pesticides have been eliminated, but this pesticide, which originated in the 19th century, is still in use.
Not only is the cost relatively low, but the effect is also good. After using it, crops become more resistant to diseases.
However, "Bordeaux mixture" is also controversial. After many farmers use it, some residue will remain on the plants, especially onions sold in the market. Blue residue can often be seen, which is actually "Bordeaux mixture".
Many people expressed great concern about this.
"Bordeaux mixture" fungicide is a widely used, low-toxic pesticide with relatively good water solubility. If you encounter this situation, you can rinse it off with clean water.
Of course, if you are really worried, don't buy these vegetables.
After all, all medicines are toxic, let alone fungicides.
Bordeaux mixture is also a preservative
The reason why Sun Shan used and researched this fungicide was that he saw natural bile vitriol ore by chance in a drugstore and bought it from the drugstore.
As a result, the price was ridiculously high, and the pharmacy was only willing to sell it to him at the original price because Sun Shan was a county lord.
After using fungicides in the backyard vegetable garden, the number of diseases was greatly reduced. Seeing this, Aunt Wang was very happy and asked Sun Shan to prepare more.
Sun Shan was helpless. This medicine was too expensive. He decided to give it a try and it might be okay after tasting it.
It can only be used on a large scale in a mining area where raw materials can be easily found.
When Nanny Wang heard the price, she was secretly shocked, and then she changed her target and said, "Master, you are so smart, you can think of other ways to see if you can develop some cheap so-called pesticides. It would be best if the effect is like this blue water."
Aunt Wang has so many requests, I'm sorry Sun Shan is unable to meet them.
There will never be something that is both useful and cheap. Nanny Wang, just give up.
After Sun Shan had a meal of vegetables from the backyard, he found that they tasted the same as those grown without pesticides. The taste was neither amazing nor surprising.
It seems that the vegetables in the backyard only grow beautifully but have no real substance.
The big-headed dog shook his head and said cheerfully, "Master, why don't we pick vegetables from the backyard and sell them? Our vegetables are good-looking and can definitely be sold at a higher price. Haha, then we can buy some cheaper vegetables and come back. This way, we can make money."
When Sun Dingnan heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Oh, big-headed dog, you have become a business man now, not bad."
The big-headed dog scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Haha, no, my nanny and I often go shopping for groceries, so I thought of this suggestion. Haha, just treat it as my nonsense."
Sun Shan smiled and shook his head: "Our vegetables cost a lot, and they are too expensive, so no one wants them."
After a pause, he added: "Besides, it grew well this time. It won't grow well again after using pesticides."
I can't afford gallstones, so I'll just eat organic vegetables from now on.
And organic vegetables are healthier.
Big Head Dog’s first trading proposal of “acting as a middleman and making a profit from the price difference” was rejected by Sun Shan.
The big-headed dog was very disappointed.
Sun Shan didn’t care what Big Head Dog thought. He didn’t need to pay attention to such “curd”.
After eating the vegetables in the backyard, Sun Shan thought of the green vegetables in the suburbs.
After finishing his official duties, he led his men out of the city to check.
He said to Master Zhang, "Master, while I'm away, I'll leave the government office to you."
Master Zhang nodded repeatedly and said, "Master, don't worry, I will stay in the yamen well."
In fact, it was to arrange for Zhang Shiye to be an insider in the yamen, secretly watching whether the officials were causing trouble.
If something really big happens, he can rush out of the city and bring Sun Shan back.
This is why Sun Shan chose to conduct the experiment in the suburbs.
The government office cannot ignore it, and the experiments cannot be neglected. Both things must be kept a close eye on.
As the summer harvest is approaching, the government office is starting to become busy.
You have to check the weather from time to time, and run around the countryside and keep an eye on the farmland from time to time.
Farming is not only the farmers’ business, but also the government’s business.
If God is not on my side and the peasants have no harvest, it means that the government will also have no harvest.
No harvest is still a problem, I'm afraid we will have to open the warehouses to provide disaster relief.
Opening warehouses to provide disaster relief is a small matter. The most frightening thing is becoming hooligans and causing mass incidents.
Even if the movement was finally suppressed, grassroots civil servants like Sun Shan would be the first targets and would also suffer the most severe losses.
Therefore, no matter farmers or government officials, they all hope for good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
Those who want to create chaos the most are either tyrants or unscrupulous businessmen. Both types of people like to fish in troubled waters and "get promoted and make money" in the chaos.
Sun Shan had just arrived in Yuanlu and was about to experience his first summer harvest.
At present, the weather is good and it is God's blessing.
This year the weather has been good. It rains when it should rain and it is sunny when it should be sunny. There are no large-scale insect pests, and there are no strong winds that blow down the crops. Everything is harmonious and peaceful.
Well, it is rumored that this county magistrate has good feet.
He suppressed bandits on his way to office. In his first year in office, the weather was good and the crops grew well.
More importantly, he did not cause any trouble after taking office, and the people seemed very satisfied with him.