Chapter 833: Large Temperature Differences Between Day and Night Are Good for Growing Fruit

The mission has already been arranged; of course, Baifeng will not require them to castrate all the livestock, as this is an extremely massive undertaking, and they still need to continue exploring when and how to perform the castrations.

As for what parts to cut, the techniques for cutting, and the methods for suturing, Baifeng does not need to teach them; they are already capable of figuring it out. Although Baifeng studied Traditional Chinese Medicine, due to the era and clinical needs, he had also participated in many surgeries in the past.

He even felt that surgery was quite interesting, and perhaps he had great talent for it; his hands did not shake and his heart did not panic, and he was not even a little afraid of spurting blood, cutting flesh, or replacing bones, so he did indeed learn many surgical skills.

The only time he felt uncomfortable was when changing the dressing for a patient with a perianal abscess; the wound itself was not scary, but the screaming was truly too miserable. Baifeng felt like vomiting while changing the dressing, as the screaming triggered a physiological reaction, but fortunately, he still persisted.

Likewise, even as a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he also believes that the advantages of Western medicine in surgery are far greater than those of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After all, Traditional Chinese Medicine surgery was limited from the start by equipment, medicine, and so on, and failed to receive sufficient development, but the theory remains mature. In modern times, it was overtaken by Western medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine surgery basically only has the orthopedics department remaining strong.

Therefore, Baifeng does not hide anything at all, teaching his students everything he learned about Western surgery, allowing them to perform simple surgeries like excisions and sutures. With enough experience, he imagines it will be very easy to cut the eggs of pigs and sheep.

The two professional teams sent to Xiao Town for inspection only returned in full today. Xi from the Agriculture Department only stayed in Xiao Town for a few days before returning with the team, because he had already understood the soil conditions around Xiao Town.

The land that can be cultivated is still a bit far from the currently planned location of Xiao Town, but for the people of this era, it is not a problem at all; the bit of road they walk back and forth to work every day counts for nothing.

The fertility of the soil is also uneven, and most of the soil is somewhat sandy, with many small gravel fragments inside. Perhaps it will take decades or a hundred years of farming to turn that soil into truly fertile fields; for now, it is just said that it can be farmed, and if grain is planted, it will grow.

Furthermore, it can only grow grains like millet, quinoa, and sorghum, which are relatively drought-tolerant and alkali-tolerant. Wheat can also be planted, but the yield is estimated to be very poor. Rice is not considered at all; the climate there is not suitable for growing rice.

The climate required for rice is one where rain and heat occur in the same season; it not only needs sufficient temperature but also sufficient precipitation. Xiao Town can only achieve one point, which is temperature; the precipitation cannot be satisfied at all.

Over this basic year, the people of Xiao Town have also basically summarized the climate characteristics of that place: dry and cold in spring and autumn, with occasional sudden drops in temperature. Precipitation cannot be guaranteed; it exists, but the frequency is far less than that of Huaxia.

The summer temperature is high, but the temperature difference between day and night is very large. It is unbearably hot during the day, but as soon as the sun sets, the temperature drops immediately, which is very cool. They have not experienced winter, but the temperature is definitely extremely low.

Xi also put forward a suggestion regarding this, which is to cut down the surrounding forests and clear them into terraced fields, because he also observed that the soil in the forest is still very fertile.

In the future, whether Xiao Town needs more grain for development or wants to expand, that forest is definitely not going to be kept. Moreover, after clearing it, it can effectively inhibit wild beasts from coming over, making Xiao Town safer.

Baifeng also knows that this is something that must be done. Xi is also very capable, taking a group of soldiers to map out the nearby mountain forest, and although the range is not very wide, Baifeng is still very satisfied.

Xi is indeed worthy of being a top student in the school at the time. Originally, because he was very good at drawing topographic maps and contour maps, he understood as soon as he was taught and could apply it practically. The Surgery Department wanted him, but Xi wanted to go to the Agriculture Department more.

Because he feels that studying plant growth and studying mountain forests and soil is much more interesting than training every day. He is not afraid of fighting, nor is he a coward. Although Baifeng assigns all talent directly, for those who are very outstanding, he is more willing to listen to their own ideas, so Xi naturally entered the Agriculture Department.

Xi is also a great help to Changle's work, but unfortunately, Xi does not have as much time as Changle, nor can he give up what he is currently doing to fully assist Changle. Xi has self-awareness and also has his own ambitions.

Farming in the Agriculture Department, researching new crops, and incidentally drawing maps and studying soil—these are territories that basically no one has set foot in. There is only Geng in front, but once Geng retires, he will basically be the strongest one, and the future possibilities are great enough.

But if he follows Changle, Changle is too young and too smart, and has an even smarter and higher-status father. In every aspect, he cannot compare to Changle. If he follows Changle, he will always be an assistant to the career of Changle Prince and will find it very difficult to achieve results in his life.

It would be fine if Changle became the King, as he would certainly remember their contributions and grant him rewards or something. But now, anyone with a discerning eye in Huaxia can see that the one Baifeng is cultivating is Yulong. Changle is a person who does academics; if he follows Changle, there will certainly be no great future.

Baifeng will not think about the twists and turns of these young people; he only considers what they have done. Xi can be said to have completed the task extra well, as he even drew maps.

According to the approximate scale, Baifeng circled a piece of land on the map: "Let's go with this much. First, clear the forest here to use as farmland. I think this much is already enough; the population of Xiao Town is not that large, and they cannot farm that much land.

If there is a shortage later, we can reclaim more wasteland. By the way, you should research again to see what kind of fruit trees are suitable to plant there, and plant fruit trees as well. The large temperature difference between day and night means that the fruit grown will definitely be sweet enough; this must be grasped."

Seeing that Baifeng agreed with his suggestion, Xi was very happy and immediately went back to reformulate the plan. In addition to land reclamation, the search for and planting of fruit trees must also be arranged.

Only Baifeng felt a little sad. If only he had a Zhang Qian at this time, traveling all the way to the west and bringing back all the delicious fruits from those places. Currently, the variety of their fruits and vegetables is still a bit monotonous, and Baifeng feels that he cannot satisfy himself.

Thinking of this, Baifeng suddenly remembered something, then took a pen and wrote it down quickly on the paper, so as not to forget it later.