Chapter 496: Shennong's Rebirth

What kind of artifact can make the people of the world no longer plagued by famine?

Everyone who heard this had a look of disbelief.

"Really?!" Li Guo was shocked and excited, and his eyes looked forward to it.

Chen Jingle pursed his lips and smiled: "Bullying the king is a big crime, no matter how stupid the minister is, it is impossible to joke with his head." If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you will know whether it's true or false when you look at the minister's presentation. ”

"Good, good!"

Li Guo clapped his hands fiercely, and couldn't wait to say: "Where is the divine thing that the national teacher said now? Hurry up and take it out for me to see!"

Chen Jingle bowed slightly and said, "Let Your Majesty know first that when the minister left the Tang Dynasty this time, he actually went to the legendary Dongsheng Divine Continent." Thanks to His Majesty's blessing, the ministers from Dongsheng Shenzhou found two crops that were not available in my Datang territory. These two crops can be said to have given the minister a surprise, and it is also where the minister's confidence lies. ”

"The first is called sweet potato, Your Majesty, please see—"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Jingle had an extra palm-sized sweet potato in his hand.

It was taken out of the Xiao Qiankun Ring, but the others didn't know it, and they were immediately surprised by his mysterious methods. Including Li Kuang, everyone cast curious eyes.

This...... This thing has really never been seen before.

Covered with dirt, it seems to grow underground like potato medicine (yam), but from the outside, it is mediocre, how can it be worthy of a fetish?

Many people frowned, puzzled, and looked at Chen Jingle.

However, seeing that he looked determined, he knew that he must have something to say later, so he was not in a hurry to ask questions, and waited with peace of mind.

Sure enough, Chen Jingle first showed the appearance of a sweet potato, and then said leisurely: "Your Majesty, and all the adults, this is a sweet potato, which was found in the deep mountains and old forests of Dongsheng Shenzhou.

Despite its appearance, it is not surprising, but it is extremely easy to grow, whether it is fertile land or barren dry land, it can be planted, even desert mounds, it can take root.

And this thing is very high-yielding, and rice and wheat are also far from it. Under a sweet potato vine, when it matures, it is often possible to dig out five or six catties of sweet potatoes, and it is normal to produce five or six hundred catties per mu. If it is taken care of properly, it is not a problem to produce thousands of catties per mu!"

What the?!

Li Guo's eyes widened, and he stood up suddenly.

The ministers in the hall were also in an uproar, and they couldn't help but exclaim one by one.

"How is this possible?"

"The yield of ordinary rice per mu is no more than 180 catties, and this thing can produce 1,000 catties?"

"Isn't the national teacher joking?"

“……”

Everyone looked at Chen Jingle in disbelief, the shock brought by this news was too great. And a few people with bad intentions even laughed secretly, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

Tang Emperor Li was also skeptical, although he had always believed in Chen Jingle's words, but the news that Chen Jingle brought back this time was too shocking.

What does it mean to have a yield of 1,000 catties per mu?

You must know that in the territory of Datang today, the millet produced by the high-quality fertile fields is only about 200 catties.

If it is really as Chen Jingle said, this sweet potato can yield five or six hundred catties per mu, once it is popularized and planted on a large scale, there will be no famine in the world from now on!

This is comparable to the great feats of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, chasing the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors!

Which emperor has been able to do this?

No!

However, at this moment, there is such an opportunity in front of him, Li Kuang can't help but breathe a little shorter, no wonder the national teacher dared to speak wildly just now, is it really as he said?

Li Guo's gaze fell fixedly on Chen Jingle's face, wanting to see a trace of discoloration on his face.

It's a pity that Chen Jingle's expression has always been very calm.

In fact, Chen Jingle saw everyone's reaction, and he was secretly snickering in his heart, the historical gods at the starting point really didn't lie to me, sweet potato, a black technology, was taken out before the Ming and Qing dynasties, a proper artifact!

The sweet potatoes of later generations, the yield per mu is trivial, but here is Datang, there is no various fertilizer bonuses, plus planting technology problems, it is very good to have hundreds of pieces.

Even so, this alone is enough to be proud of the world, and when the time comes, see who else dares to oppose him!

This can be regarded as the reincarnation of Shennong, just like Yuan Lao in later generations.

Thank you to the authors of the starting point!

"How can the national teacher prove that this sweet potato can yield 1,000 catties per mu?" However, among the ranks of hundreds of officials, a minister stood up with his head held high and questioned loudly.

Others also looked at it and looked forward to Chen Jingle's answer.

Chen Jingle smiled and said to Li Kuang: "This is what the minister will do next." Since all the ministers don't believe it, they might as well testify together to see if it's true or not. Hearing is false, seeing is believing. ”

These words aroused the curiosity of the crowd again.

Chen Jingle's eyes swept over the people present, and said with a smile: "If it is really as I said, I will have to ask you to help promote this crop in the future, after all, everyone here is from a solid family background and thousands of acres of fertile land." Just think of it as a contribution to the people of the world and the unification of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Hearing this, many people in the hall were secretly frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

It is rumored that this national teacher is quite dissatisfied with the merger of land in the world, and it seems that it is groundless.

Li Kuang frowned slightly, and took a deep breath: "The national teacher needs to prove something, just do it." ”

The civil and military officials also hurriedly spoke: "If it is really as the national teacher said, we are naturally obliged!"

Now in the court, what everyone fears the most is not today, but this mysterious and powerful national teacher, no one knows where the upper limit of his strength is, and no one is willing to offend him. Because the people who offended him were basically finished.

Chen Jingle nodded and ordered unceremoniously: "Come on, go dig a pot of soil, and by the way, fetch a small half bucket of water." ”

Li Kuang bowed slightly.

Immediately, there was a small yellow door in the corner of the main hall that was waiting for the order and trotted out, and soon came back, holding a clay pot the size of a basin with some difficulty, which contained a lot of earth, and seemed to have directly pulled out the plants that had been planted.

Behind him was a small eunuch carrying a small wooden bucket of water.

During this time, the hall was quiet, and no one spoke, but the center of their minds was tumbling.

After the soil and water were brought in, Chen Jingle didn't care so much, and ordered the two little yellow doors to put things in front of him, and then squatted down, buried the sweet potatoes just displayed in the soil, and then poured water to drench the soil.

No one spoke, they all watched quietly, waiting for his next move.

Chen Jingle stood up and explained to Li Kuang: "If you follow the normal sowing and growth process of sweet potatoes, the middle cycle will inevitably be too long, so please allow Chen to use mana to promote the growth of plant seeds, so as to shorten the growth cycle." Of course, the growth time is shortened, and the growth process is generally the same as normal. ”