Any method of preserving seeds is not as good as planting them directly, because this is a living transplant, and the plant itself is considered a seed. The Marine Division carried the items on board, but did not move the plants because they grew very well on board.

Zhao Zhen boarded the ship, and the moment he boarded the ship, he was shocked by the scene in front of him, there was nothing on the deck of the ship, only dirt and wooden planks to stop the loss of soil, and in these soils, all kinds of plants were neatly arranged according to the planting habits of the Chinese, row by row, column by column, neatly aligned.

"Official, this is the credit of Liu Gao, the Shaoqing of our Sinong Temple, and the plants he serves are all the best."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Yes, it is really not easy to serve the agricultural affairs of these foreign lands well, I will naturally reward him, Sinong Temple Shaoqing is coming to the sixth grade, I want to promote him to the fourth grade of Sinong Temple!" ”

Everyone present was silent, everyone looked at the emperor silently, this scene made Zhao Zhen and Sancai on the side feel strange, Sancai shouted: "Sinong Temple Shaoqing Liu Gao? Where is Liu Gao? Don't hurry up and get your thanksgiving! ”

Mu Xiu and the others slowly knelt down, Mu Xiu took out a book from his arms, held his hands together and solemnly handed it to Zhao Zhen and said: "Qi Guan family, Liu Gao, the young secretary of Sinong Temple, has sacrificed his life for the country, in order to take care of these agricultural affairs, he has been taking care of them day and night, and he does not dare to have a trace of slackness, and he has been adrift at sea for a long time, and the fresh water is not enough, so he poured his fresh water into the soil to give these agricultural things, and finally ...... In the end, he was dyed of thirst......"

Listening to Mu Xiu's words, Zhao Zhen was moved for a while, what kind of courtier is this! He actually irrigated the water source of his life for these plants, and these plants were grown, but a fresh life was gone.

But what happened next made Zhao Zhen even more angry and moved, only three hundred of the more than 2,000 people in the entire fleet survived, and the rest died, and the reason was exactly the same as Liu Gao, all in order to protect these plants on the wear, Liu Gao explained to everyone the importance of these plants, and also explained what kind of future they can bring to the Great Song Dynasty, so these loyal soldiers contributed the most precious fresh water on the sea.

Zhao Zhen was angry and scolded: "Stupid! Why do you want to compromise the loyalty of my Great Song Dynasty because of these plants? It's really not possible to keep one plant for everything, so why plant so much? Is human life less valuable than these things? If it doesn't work once, try it again, so why ............ Why bother?! ”

Zhao Zhen scolded and choked up, this is a rare place where he was moved by the persistence and faith of the ancients, this Liu Gao, and the more than a thousand lives that have passed away moved him and made him cry, because any words can no longer express the emotions in his heart, Zhao Zhen was really shocked by the scene in front of him.

The rest of the people choked up, and Mu Xiu, who had sent away every deceased person without crying along the way, howled, and the feelings squeezed in his heart could finally be released: "Official, Liu Gao is worried that these precious agricultural products are not easy to feed, and only a little bit will be ashamed of the Great Song Dynasty if there is any mistake, in order to protect everything, so it will be planted in such a large area!" Official ...... We will die to serve the king's command! ”

This is to use their lives to maintain their promises, when they left, they said such things to themselves, Zhao Zhen's heart was extremely sad, such a courtier, every sacrifice is a loss of the Great Song Dynasty, and such a soldier is a loss to the country if he does not sacrifice a single one.

Squatting down gently, Zhao Zhen carefully picked up a handful of dirt on the boat with both hands: "Sancai is packed in a glass bottle and placed in my imperial study, I want to watch it every day, these are all my loyal and brave ministers of the Great Song Dynasty in exchange for their lives, and the kings of future generations must not forget." ”

Sancai carefully took a brocade box and put the clay in it, and then put the clay into the glass bottle after returning to the palace, this seemingly ordinary clay is more valuable than any gold and silver treasures in the eyes of the officials.

Looking at the endless sea in the distance, the sight of water and sky made Zhao Zhen's heart feel a little more comfortable, and he commanded again: "I will be the overseer and send skilled craftsmen to build a lighthouse on the port, and I will set up a monument for these departed and living warriors!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Mu Xiu took the rest of the people to the post station to rest, they should also enjoy the happiness of the world after so many years of hard work, for them, eating a full meal is happiness, drinking a big gulp of water is happiness, and sleeping on the water is happiness......

The people of Sinong Temple hurriedly appeared at the port, which was summoned by Zhao Zhen, and after learning that Liu Gao died of thirst at sea because of these agricultural products, they treated these agricultural products as Liu Gao's children to serve.

All the agricultural goods were relocated in their entirety, even the decks were sawn down, and they were transported to the Huangzhuang in Beiping Province in special carriages, where they could only grow these plants, and they were guarded day and night by the forbidden army, like a military camp, and the Great Song Dynasty was the only place where the firearms battalion had this level of security.

Zhao Zhen wanted to take a few potatoes, onions, tomatoes and the like back to the palace, but when he saw the pitiful eyes of the officials of Sinong Temple, his heart softened, and he shook his hand and left, anyway, he saw what he wanted to see, and it didn't matter if he ate it later.

Potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, onions, tomatoes, which one is not the most familiar to Zhao Zhen, but these are not in the Great Song Dynasty, and now it is inevitable that they can't control their taste buds, of course, not only these things, but even American ginseng and peppers, peanuts and sunflowers, thanks to the help of those Native Americans, the Great Song Dynasty soldiers helped them at the same time, they also helped the Great Song Dynasty.

Food determines the population of a country, the population of ancient China is much less than that of later generations, even the prosperous Great Song Dynasty, it is only about 100 million people, this number is also affected by natural and man-made disasters, once there is a war, the population of some areas will be sharply reduced.

But in the eyes of the world, the population of the Great Song Dynasty is much more than that of the Tang Dynasty, and the prosperous Tang Dynasty in the 14th year of Tianbao is only more than 80 million people, and the current Great Song Dynasty has experienced explosive growth after a series of policies of recuperation and recuperation since Zhao Zhen ascended the throne, as well as the development of medical care, commerce and agriculture.

The population base of the Great Song Dynasty is originally large, which is a terrible compound interest factor, just like a snowball, the bigger the snowball rolls, the bigger the snowball sticks, the more snow sticks, and it goes on repeatedly, in this era, the population is everything in a country.

The courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty have seen the dividends brought by the population, which even Zhao Zhen was very surprised, the ancients were not ignorant of the economy, the dividends brought by the population are conducive to the economic development of the Great Song Dynasty, and also to the development of the country, the most important point, more people means that a country's national strength is strong, and the number of soldiers who can fight is large.

In the eyes of many courtiers, as long as the Great Song Dynasty continues to develop on this scale, when the population reaches a certain level, any Western Xia and any Liao Dynasty will be vulnerable, and the Great Song Dynasty can completely overwhelm these countries with its population......

And these crops brought back from the Americas are a powerful tool to break the population ceiling.