Chapter 1113: Farming
There is a large piece of wasteland in the backyard that has been developed, of course, there is no need for Chu He to do it himself, there must be a lot of people in the palace, watching dozens of people digging the ground and loosening the soil, Chu He and a few women sat in the corridor and watched, in front of the corridor, three large iron pots were steaming, and several guards were stuffed with firewood, and soon, there were bursts of food fragrance.
One pot is cooked corn, that is, corn cobs, one boiled is sweet potatoes, the whole kind, and one pot is boiled potatoes, all of which are taken out of the Chu River Divine Dragon Ring, with so many experiences, of course, the Divine Dragon Ring of Chu River is filled with things that can be used, the capacity of a supermarket, and the things in it are varied and varied.
On both sides of the Chu River, there sat Princess Changle and the eldest grandson Yan'er, the two smelled the fragrance, some excited and a little excited, they really wanted to know, what kind of taste was the food that King Xiaoyao said, one mu can collect twenty stones, this is the food they have never seen and eaten before.
You must know that even in a year when the wind and rain are good, the most fertile paddy fields only produce four or five stones per mu, and in general, there are only three stones, and the output of these twenty stones is four or five times as much, which is simply unimaginable.
When these guards measured the three acres of land and turned it out, the food in the three pots had already been cooked, Chu He stood up, and the eldest grandson Yan'er immediately stood up and asked urgently: "Brother Chu, is it okay to eat?"
Fresh food always makes people eager to try, not only to satisfy curiosity, but also for the whole Datang, the two women are smart people, they know very well that if what Chu He said is true, how will it change the entire Datang, as long as Datang can harvest enough food, it will be more prosperous and strong.
Chu He nodded and said, "It's almost, let's go, you guys have a taste." ”
Behind the three of them, there were also four girls of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they were also very excited.
"Lord Wang, the ground has been turned over properly, do you have any other orders?" the chief butler also walked over, and reported loudly.
Chu He said: "Gather the people, take a rest, taste this new food, and I will teach everyone how to sow seeds later." ”
"Yes, my lord. ”
Chu He took a few daughters to the front of the iron pot, the temporary brick stove had been retired, but the heat did not stop, Chu He lifted the lid of one of the pots, and a pot of corn was boiled in it, Chu He carefully picked one up, held it with a cloth, handed it to Princess Changle, and said: "Eat this corn kernel, it is smooth and delicious, and it has a sweet taste, be careful that it is a little hot." ”
The two girls couldn't wait for a long time, Princess Changle took it, didn't care about being polite, took the first bite, tasted the taste of corn for the first time, of course it was delicious, the cherry mouth was like a little hamster, both cheeks bulged, and shouted: "Delicious, delicious." ”
Chu He smiled, handed the one in his hand to the eldest grandson Yan'er, and shouted: "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, you can also do it, you don't need me to send it to you personally!"
"Young Master Xie. ”
A piece of corn was quickly absorbed, and there was nothing left, Princess Changle wanted to stretch out her hand, but was stopped by Chu He, and said: "Don't eat your stomach, there are still two things that need to be tried, let the guards try them." ”
"Housekeeper. ”
"Lord Wang. ”
"Tell the pot to be carried away and let the guards taste it. ”
"Thank you, thank you. ”
The big housekeeper was on the side, and he had long been hungry, but this kind of thing, he didn't have the blessing to eat, in their opinion, the things taken out by the prince were all immortal things, and of course what could be eaten was also immortal food.
The pot was carried away and swept away by the guards, and the speed was overwhelming.
Chu He and the women had already come to the other two pots and said, "This is a sweet potato, this is a potato, you can eat it if you peel it, you can taste it yourself, see if you like it or not." ”
The sweet potatoes are very sweet and fragrant, the potatoes are very powdery and very slippery, and the women have a sweet potato in their left hand and a potato in their right hand, and they are very happy to eat.
Finally, after burping reluctantly, Princess Changle said, "Brother Chu, these three foods are delicious, is their yield really so high?"
"You taste it for the first time, of course you think it tastes good, that's what happens if you eat too much, don't worry, the yield is very high, go, when you're full, I'll teach you how to grow these foods." ”
They don't touch the spring water with their fingers, and it is the first time to farm the land, but with the leadership of Chu He, the women are full of interest.
In addition to the women, there are also a lot of palace maids around, and women are more careful about this kind of thing.
Chu He hoped that the more people who learned, the better, after all, he also hoped that Datang would reduce hunger, and said: "First of all, this corn, peel off the corn kernels, sprinkle them on the ground, and sprinkle them densely, because when the seedlings grow, they still need to be transferred, and the corn kernels are sprinkled, and they can be covered with a thin layer of soil, and then watered." ”
Chu He said, everyone did so, hundreds of corn cobs, tens of thousands of seeds into the soil.
"Then there are sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes are spread flat in the ground, the same as corn planting, but corn only needs to be transplanted as seedlings, and sweet potatoes need to be transplanted twice, so let's take the first step today. ”
When the sweet potatoes were planted, Chu He Kairu taught them to plant potatoes.
"Potatoes only need to be planted once, and all three foods are drought tolerant, so the potatoes need to be cut, leaving one or two sprouts in each piece, staining the ground with grass foam, covering with soil and watering. ”
There are many people to do things, in the morning, the first step of planting is completed, and now you only need to wait for the seedlings to grow out and transplant, which takes time.
"Brother Chu, how long does it take for this to mature?"
"Three or four months, but I'm only in trial production here, so there is a way to reduce the time, and later I will set up an aura array in the palace to speed up their growth. ”
Chu He is only passing by here, of course, it will not be a powerful formation like the Eight Formations of Gods and Ghosts like in the old mansion of the Chu family, it is just a simple Spirit Gathering Array, with some more aura, but for the Xiaoyao Palace, it is already quite amazing.
The first time they planted the land, the women also felt a lot, and they thought that when the crops were harvested, the joy in their hearts would increase exponentially.
"You've worked hard, and in order to reward you, I decided to take you out to the market in the afternoon. ”
When all the women heard this, they were all overjoyed, especially Princess Changle, because of the rules in the palace, she rarely went out, even if she went out, she would not be allowed to go shopping alone, it must be too unsafe, but it was different with Chu He with her, and no blind person dared to beat their idea.
At the same time, in the palace, the three crops that Chu He took out had been placed in front of Li Shimin, if Chu He took out fresh things, it would not be strange, but these three crops were of great significance, and the output of twenty stones was too amazing.
"Did the King of Pleasure really say that?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the yield is only a lot more, all three, now the King of Joy has been trying to plant in the palace, and has laid a magical aura array, I heard that the time for crops can be reduced, there should be news soon. ”
"Inform the Praetorian Guard General to protect these crops carefully, there must be no trouble, otherwise be careful of his head. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. ”
"Tell Li Junxian to let the internal guards carefully protect King Xiaoyao and not let people offend him. ”
"Yes. ”
"Stand down!"
"Retire from your post. ”
After the secret guard left, Chu He ordered: "Please ask the queen to come over." ”
Tea Kung Fu, surrounded by the palace maids, the eldest grandson Huang came and walked in, Li Shimin beckoned and said: "Guanyin doesn't need to salute, come and sit." ”
"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with you summoning your concubines over?"
Li Shimin was in a good mood and said, "Guanyin maid might as well guess?"
When Empress Changsun heard this, she immediately understood, smiled indifferently, and said: "The concubine saw Your Majesty smiling, thinking that it was good news, could it be that there was something good from Brother Chu?"
Li Shimin first ascended the throne, the pressure was huge, and many unscrupulous ministers had ghosts in their hearts, the only good thing was just because of the existence of King Xiaoyao, which Empress Changsun actually understood very well.
"Guanyin is really smart, yes, there is good news from the Xiaoyao Palace, once it is successful, in the future, there will be no one who starves to death in my entire Tang Dynasty. ”
"Oh, there is such a thing, Your Majesty, tell the concubine quickly, and let the concubine be happy and happy. ”
Li Shimin told the queen about the Xiaoyao Palace, 1510, the two of them were eating sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, in addition to feeling fresh, the taste was really good.
"Your Majesty, these foods are fragrant and delicious, if you can really produce twenty stones per mu, then there will be no hunger in Datang in the future, it is really blessed by the Immortal Ancestors." After tasting the three kinds of food, Empress Changsun was also surprised, and reminded: "Your Majesty, this matter is too important, you must be careful Fan Fang, the concubine heard about it, because the birth of King Xiaoyao shook the entire dynasty, many forces have sent people to invade Chang'an, and their targets are King Xiaoyao." ”
Li Shimin nodded and said: "I have ordered the guards to strengthen protection, in fact, I am not worried about the safety of the Easy King, after all, no one in the world is his opponent, even if they send more people, what I am worried about is that they destroy the things that the Easy King took out, these things, no matter what they are, are peerless treasures and cannot be damaged." ”
"Having said that, has Your Majesty forgotten that ordinary people really can't hurt Brother Chu, but there are still hidden families in the world, and the power of those hidden families is quite powerful. ”
Li Shimin's face suddenly turned bad, and he said: "Yes, these people are indeed a trouble, if it weren't for the early establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the strength was not enough, I really want to wipe them all out." ”
"Your Majesty is cautious, in the hidden world, not all bad people. ”
Li Shimin said: "When I see Brother Chu next time, I will tell him this worry, I think he must also be interested, there must be a strong man like him, he needs a strong opponent, I want these people to be bolder, to provoke Brother Chu, let them also taste, what is called the taste of crushing." ”
"Your Majesty, if there is anything, just tell Brother Chu directly, don't think about using him, you must be honest with each other. ”
Li Shimin said: "Don't worry, I'm not stupid, it's not easy to let Brother Chu live in Chang'an, of course I have to try my best to please him, he is too important to Datang." ”
At this time, Li Shimin didn't know that some things came quickly, faster than he imagined.
Yes, Chu He took the six daughters, in addition to Changle and the eldest grandson Yan'er, the four daughters of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting also followed, such a rare opportunity, taken out by the young master to go shopping, of course they didn't want to miss it, one is to bring, two are also brought, Chu He feels that it doesn't matter.
This is the downtown of Chang'an City, although the Tang Dynasty was first built, but it has already prospered, and even in many shops, Chu He saw blonde and blue-eyed Western women, here called orchids, in fact, orchids are the general name of all Western women in the Tang Dynasty, and there is no detailed classification.
Before the Tang Dynasty, experienced the Han and Sui dynasties, the heritage is extremely rich, although it has experienced one war after another, but most of the things have been inherited, so this makes the rapid development of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin is also ambitious, created a prosperous era of Zhenguan, history is complementary to each other, but some things are intangible, not many people know, so everyone put the credit on Li Shimin's head.