"That's it!"

Several people stood up one after another, looking at the contents of the teacups, all of them were surprised.

"Lord Shizi, this is ...... Be...... Pea? ”

"Green Bean ......"

For a while, several people called it another name, but Zhu Guoqiang nodded and said.

"If you want people to live, you have to plant peas!"

"Growing peas? Live? Is this possible? ”

"yes, it gets gas if it eats too much."

Everyone looked at the blind pea suspiciously, they were no strangers to peas, although this thing was transmitted to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, but it was introduced as early as the Han Dynasty, but it was just a miscellaneous grain.

Picking up the peas on the plate, seeing them Zhu Guoqiang said.

"Relying on it, you may not be able to eat enough and eat well, but it is certain that at least you can starve to death!"

Walking to the window, Zhu Guoqiang pushed open the window, pointed to the water droplets dripping down the eaves, which were the snow melting, and then said.

"You see, no matter how dry the ground is, there will always be snow for a few months in winter, and these years, the weather is cold, and the snow is more than a foot thick, and every spring there is no shortage of water in the ground, if there is a drought...... Well, wait until May too. ”

Looking back at the people in the room, Zhu Guoqiang lowered his head and played with the peas in his hand, and asked rhetorically.

"Last year, there was a severe drought in Jinan, why was there no famine in Tuntian Village at that time?"

Tuntian Village, which refers to the village where the strong men who defended the city last year and gave them land, did not go hungry during the drought in Jinan last year.

"A lot of people, a lot of them? Every family has dozens of acres of land, but no matter how much land there is, and it didn't rain for two or three months last year, how much grain can be produced in the field? Although last year was not a grain without a harvest, but an acre of land is a harvest of thirty or forty catties, and there is indeed a little benefit to having more land, but they planted this last year! ”

Last year, let the strong men plant a bowl of beans, but also occasionally, because until the Jiannu retired from the army, hundreds of thousands of strong men were dismissed to give land, considering that these people only have two months of rations, in order to solve their ration problem, Zhu Guoqiang specially consulted experts, and finally brought millions of catties of bean seeds from the other side, each family has divided dozens of catties, experts recommend it, not just because its ripe peas are small grains.

"Last year, Tuntian Village relied on this characteristic peas to survive, you know, at that time, we only gave them two months of rations, two months...... It takes more than two months from planting to maturity! Well, more than 70 days! ”

That's why experts recommend it – it's an early-maturing variety, and it has a growing cycle of about 70 days!

In other words, if you grow it, you can get a harvest in just two months, and in that particular case, peas are the best choice.

He also has the advantage of being drought tolerant. It is more drought tolerant than many crops, has higher yields and protein content, can grow normally in arid environments with 250 mm of rainfall per year, and is also more cold-tolerant.

In these respects, he is even more suitable for the environment of the late Ming Dynasty than potatoes. After all, the most extreme environment at the end of the Ming Dynasty was drought and little rainfall. Moreover, potatoes need to be stored in the cellar, and peas can be stored for a long time, not to mention, the Chinese have also cultivated them for nearly 2,000 years. Unlike potatoes, from planting to harvesting, they are a new thing for most Chinese people.

Of course, potatoes will definitely be promoted in the future, but for now, let's use peas for emergencies.

"More than seventy days!"

Looking at those inconspicuous beans in surprise, Song Xuezhu suddenly realized.

"Lord Shizi, the subordinates know what you mean, if the people plant peas now, the peas will be ripe in early May, and now the snow in the field is sufficient, take advantage of the current planting, even if it doesn't rain for two months, although the ground is dry, but there can still be some harvest, it's better than no harvest, if every family has planted a few acres......

Song Xuezhu's words made Deng Qian and Zhou Zhixun's eyes light up, and they said urgently.

"Then the people will have food, a few acres of peas to harvest a few hundred catties, even if it is poor, the family can hang their lives, it is better to hang their lives than to starve to death!"

"As long as there is a stutter, they won't mess around!"

"Even if someone makes a rebellion, no one will follow! In this way, Shandong will naturally be too peaceful! ”

Everyone said word by word, and then they all looked at the prince excitedly and complimented.

"Lord Shizi, this is a million blessings for the living!"

"Yes! The people of the world can live one day, but it is all the credit of the son! ”

……

For a while, Zhu Guoqiang laughed at this, but then Zhang Bingwen asked tentatively.

"Lord Shizi, is this kind of child enough? After all, the average pea probably doesn't ripen so quickly. ”

Although he didn't farm much, Zhang Bingwen also heard that this kind of pea is different from ordinary peas, it will be ripe in seventy days, and ordinary peas will be added for at least more than 100 days!

"Last year, two stubbles were planted in Tuntian Village, and a stubble was planted when the field was granted, and then because of the summer grain harvest, they planted another stubble in the autumn, and now every family has less than two or three thousand catties, my idea is to buy it from the farmers who gave the field, and then distribute the seeds to the prefectures and counties, and distribute them to the people, so that they can plant peas, and each family does not need to plant more, as long as they plant three or four acres."

"But, Lord Shizi, the silver to buy seeds ......"

"I will go out and bring out the money in the name of the king, and this ...... It's the hearts of the people! ”

That's right!

This is the people's heart, perhaps the thirteenth year of Chongzhen is the most serious year of drought, when the 30 million people in Shandong survive because of peas in this drought, they will definitely become their strongest supporters, at that time, there will be no emperor in their eyes, the government, they will only have the son of virtue in their eyes!

"But, Lord Shizi, this handed over so many pea seeds to the government, in case there are officials, small officials or local clans who take the opportunity to embezzle them, they will ...... at that time."

As soon as Song Xuezhu, who knew the temperament of local officials, especially the small officials and big clans, fell, Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"Do they dare?"

Picking up the teacup from the coffee table, Zhu Guoqiang's eyes narrowed into a thin slit, and then sneered.

"In this world, there are many people who are greedy for money, but I don't believe that there are also many people who are not afraid of death. Rising Beginning! ”

took a sip of tea and smiled at Song Xuezhu.

"You say, in Shandong, who would not be afraid of death and dare to touch my things!"

The words of the prince made the four of them dumbfounded for a while, but there really wasn't!

The name of this lord's killing has long been spread to Shandong, and Xiaoling killed ministers, killed hundreds of officials, peeled skin and grass, and Ling Chi...... How much do you want to die, so dare to touch this master's things!

Although the master in front of him was too slaughtering, for Song Xuezhu and them, who had experienced the battle of defending the city of Jinan, they felt that this kind of killing spirit was the foundation of this chaotic survival.

In these troubled times, killing to stop killing seems tyrannical, but it is the way for the husband to survive in the troubled times, and it is also the inevitable way for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. A woman's kindness will only kill the people, perhaps this is the epiphany they only had when they faced life and death while defending the city!

"Well, you help me keep an eye on it, and when I send out the seeds, if there is one who dares to swallow it without opening his eyes, just give me a reason to raid his house, destroy his door, and spread the word, just say it......"

Gently putting the teacup on the table, Zhu Guoqiang sneered.

"Whoever dares to touch a grain will kill the whole family! Those who dare to move a fight, punish the nine clans, this is what I said! ”

In an instant, the air in the room suddenly became cold, and Song Xuezhu, Zhou Zhixun and the four of them got up one after another.

"The subordinate understands!"

Then they talked about some other things, which were probably some thoughts on Shandong, but in fact, to put it bluntly, it was how to help the prince "take down" Shandong.

Of course, Zhu Guoqiang did not forget to tell them one thing - this prince is going to open a mansion, and he also invited domestic masters to sign up. Regardless of background, position, as long as there is talent, you can come. Of course, he also specially told them that they don't avoid relatives and enemies! Just boldly recommend, in fact, I just have to tell them - if you have any children, nephews and relatives, as long as you have talent, you can take care of your own people, well, this is also corruption, but the time is also, the matter is also, of course, in the end, through them with the help of the official to spread this matter to the whole province.

Subsequently, Zhu Guoqiang naturally left them in the house for a banquet, and when they left, each person gave a fruit basket, don't look at this thing is worthless, but you can eat grapes, watermelons, apples and other fruits in the early spring, that is, the emperor does not have this treatment,

Watermelons in summer, grapes in early autumn, apples in autumn...... Such a generous gift made Song Xuezhu and Zhou Zhixun all grateful, not to mention, there are exotic "fairy fruits" such as bananas among these fruits. Looking at this never-before-seen fruit, they even thought for a while that this might even be the "fairy fruit" brought by the prince from the Heavenly Palace.

Could it be that these are the fairy fruits in Journey to the West? Can you live a long life? No matter how bad it is, can it prolong life?

"The prince of the world has given me such immortals, so how can I repay the great kindness of the prince......"

Seeing their excited and loyal appearances, Zhu Guoqiang was dumbfounded for a while, it was just a basket of fruits......

Zhu Guoqiang knew that after the four of them went home, in order to enjoy this fairy fruit, they not only recruited their families. He even deliberately bathed and changed clothes, cleaned his hands and made incense, and then dared to enjoy it, and he didn't even wash and peel it, maybe he was afraid that he would lose his fairy spirit.

That's a lot of guts...... There may be pesticides on it!

Of course, Zhu Guoqiang naturally didn't know about all this.

Stealing half a day of leisure, it is rare for him to return to the palace, he naturally began to enjoy the corrupt life of the privileged class, this time he only cares about national affairs, where does he have time to enjoy life, for a while, the courtyard suddenly danced and fluttered, Li Xiangjun played the piano, Liu Ruyi, Li Shiniang danced, plus a few pretty maids beat their backs on the side, feeding grapes and fruits...... It's a day when it's easy......