Chapter 538 538. See High-yielding Grains Again
A table of delicious food successfully made everyone become loyal fans of potatoes.
After the meal, all the guests slumped down in their seats and rubbed their bellies. Even the little girls let go of their airs of being ladies. Only the Shen family members sat upright.
“I have decided that I will eat potatoes every day from now on!”
“The Marquis of Wu’an only allocated two acres of land for potato cultivation, right?”
"Uh"
Qu Shaojing was stunned for a moment, "It's really not enough to eat, huh?"
Two acres of land can only harvest seven or eight thousand kilograms of potatoes. Since the Wu'an Marquis Mansion has many industries, there will naturally be more Zhuangzi. , except for the reserved seeds, there isn’t much left.
“Alas~ If you want to eat delicious food without any scruples, you have to wait a little longer.”
I’m afraid we have to wait until the second season at the end of the year.
But hey hey hey!
Qu Shaojing secretly thought about how to smuggle some potatoes into his farm to cook and eat, his expression gradually changed.
Shen Xingluo, who was sitting opposite him, twitched his lips when he saw this, and couldn't bear to look away.
Every village in the suburbs of Beijing is harvesting in earnest, and Shenjia Village, thousands of miles away, is also immersed in the joy of harvest. The difference is that they are harvesting corn.
Lin'an Prefecture is located in the central region of Dayan. Although there are four seasons, they are not as distinct as the capital. The temperature is also warmer than in the north, so crops mature earlier.
"Has Qingsong gone to the village?"
"Uncle Mantun, don't worry, that kid went early in the morning."
The strong man standing at the edge of the field smiled boldly, and his voice seemed to be loud. It needs to be spread throughout Shenjia Village.
“He was so excited when he learned that corn was to be harvested today that he stayed up all night. He ran to greet the prefect without breakfast.”
“You didn’t sleep all night either. Not sleeping?”
Shen Mancun sat on a lump of dirt and glanced at the young man angrily. Although his tone was disgusting, he could not hide the pride that was about to overflow.
He was also so excited that he stayed up all night!
In fact, Shenjia Village has been too excited and lacked sleep in the past few days, causing most people to appear in the field with dark circles under their eyes.
“Come on, come on, Qingsong is coming with Mr. Dragging people towards this side, Qingsong, who had grown quite tall, followed behind, and his speed was not slow at all.
As soon as Xie Wenbin and a group of Lin'an government officials and government servants got off their horses, everyone in Shenjia Village enthusiastically knelt down and worshiped them.
"Greetings to the prefect."
"Shen Li is getting up quickly, no need for these false gifts."
He subconsciously looked towards the withered yellow cornfield. , the stem was taller than him, and it was densely packed with thin stems, with only a thick thing growing in the middle.
“Is this the fruit?”
"Yes, one plant can bear one fruit."
Shen Mantun waved his hand behind him, and the young man stepped forward and broke off a corn, peeling off the outer skin in twos and twos to reveal yellow and orange. particle.
"My lords, please see, this is corn. The tender ones can be boiled and eaten directly, or the particles can be peeled off and ground into powder to make a staple food similar to steamed buns. It tastes delicious!"
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Xie Wenbin and others looked at the people in Shenjia Village with heated eyes, "You have discovered another kind of food, which is another great achievement!"
I don’t know if this Shenjia Village is blessed by the ancestors or something else, but why are crops that have never appeared again and again discovered? It’s like being protected by a god!
Even officials like them have achieved political achievements!
Oh, this feeling of being rewarded with great achievements without any effort is simply not good~
“It’s not too early now, Shen Lizheng, let’s start reaping the rewards. ?”
Let them see with their own eyes how much this thing called corn yields. "Yes, accept it now."
Shen Mantun was already a mature head of the village. With another wave of his hand, someone went to the ground to break the corn. Upon seeing this, the government servants brought by Xie Wenbin also stepped forward to help, and the field was in full swing for a while.
The good farmers went to work in the fields, and the virtuous housewives in the village were not idle either, and soon delivered several meals.
Xie Wenbin and other officials laughed from ear to ear after eating the boiled corn and tortillas specially saved a few days ago. When the sun went down and everyone weighed the harvested corn, they danced happily.
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At the same time, Su Zhan from the Shen Family Ancestral Hall wrote a letter and delivered it to the capital in a special way.
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The capital was very lively for a while because of the potato harvest.
Officials who received the seeds years ago have successively presented the output of their own villages. Although there are many, most of them are around 3,500 kilograms.
This made the Holy Emperor very happy, and at the same time, the people of the capital witnessed this blessing.
After King Pan, headed by the King of Qi, saw the high yield of potatoes with his own eyes, he wrote to the Holy Spirit and asked the Holy Father to send seeds to the fiefdom so that the people of the world could eat.
The originally high-yield potatoes were now in short supply, so the court officials once again fell into a debate on "how to divide this year's potato seeds."
At this moment, the documents from Lin'an Mansion were put on the emperor's desk.
"Corn? A yield of 800 kilograms per mu? Is this another staple food that can satisfy hunger?!"
As expected, the discovery of corn once again caused an uproar.
Although the yield per mu of 800 kilograms is a bit tragic compared to 3,500 kilograms, such a yield is extremely high for Dayan. Corn is drought-resistant and can be grown anywhere. Its taste and preparation are also superior to potatoes.
But how the corn tastes, we have to try it before we know.
The current emperor was thoughtful after reading Xie Wenbin's excerpt repeatedly.
“Here comes.”
“The slave is here.”
"Xuan Hanlin Academy editor Shen Xingluo entered the palace."
"Yes."
A eunuch holding a fly whisk arrived at the Hanlin Academy quickly with an oral message. Shen Xingluo looked at everyone with different expressions. He straightened his official uniform with his eyes and entered the palace.
Qin Zheng rubbed Yu Heting with his elbow, "Hey, what do you think the emperor did when he saw Xing Luo?"
"How can you and I guess the emperor's intention?"
"Hey, don't I treat you as one of my own, tell me?"
"I guess it's about the potatoes."
Yu Heting thought in his heart because of these words, "Brother Qin Why ask me when you know it in your mind?”
“I still feel it’s not that simple.”
Qin Zheng touched his chin thoughtfully.
Although he doesn't like officialdom and is a bit quiet on weekdays, he still has the sensitivity that comes from a big family.
Now that the potato production has been confirmed, the emperor also praised Shen Xingluo and gave a reward to Shenjia Village last year. Logically speaking, this matter should have been exposed.
Qin Zheng's doubts were cleared that night. As soon as he returned to Qin Mansion, he learned from his grandfather what had happened recently in Lin'an Mansion.
"What? Another high-yielding grain was discovered?!"
He was dumbfounded when he saw the letter sent by his father, and then he began to think deeply, and in his mind was the scene of the day when the potatoes were harvested. Been through it again.
Wait, he seemed to remember something.