Seeing that Fang Jun was swinging as if he had hit a guest, and his black face was so excited that he was red in the dark, Pei Xingjian took two steps forward, took a closer look at these seeds, and asked curiously: "This is what Master Hou said, high-yield grain seeds?" ”

Fang Jun took a few deep breaths, put the seeds back into the sack, and then carefully tied the sack mouth with a rope, glanced back at Pei Xingjian, and said in a deep voice: "With these seeds, as long as we make every effort to promote them throughout the country, in five years, the number of people who die of hunger every year in the world will be reduced by ninety!" ”

"Ninety percent?!"

Pei Xingjian was dumbfounded.

During the Great Cause of the Former Sui Dynasty, due to the large number of Ding households concealed by the wealthy clans, the household registration increased significantly, and by the time of the Great Cause five years, the population of the country reached nearly 9 million households and 50 million people. In the last years of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, the country was full of smoke, and the warlords were fighting and rogue for the disaster, resulting in a large decrease in the population, coupled with the fact that the family gate lords began to frantically swallow Ding households, so that a large number of people quickly disappeared from the imperial court household book, in just more than 20 years, the population decreased by more than half, and the population statistics in the early years of Wude, there were only more than two million households left in the country, no more than 15 million people......

By the time His Majesty Li Er ascended the throne, he had made the country stable and the population grew rapidly, and there were only 3 million households and 20 million people so far.

Of course, this is only the registered population above the imperial court, and the number of Ding households hidden by the family lords in the world will definitely not be less than this.

And all of these nearly 40 million people, who can not even go hungry, are not even half, and those who can be called "worry-free" are not even one-third......

With the seeds in front of you, you dare to say that you will reduce ninety percent of the hungry people in the country?

Even though Pei Xingjian had always respected Fang Jun, he still couldn't believe it......

"Hehe, wait and see, from now on, not only the grain grown by Datang will undergo earth-shaking changes, even if it is a farming method that has lasted for thousands of years, it will also be completely changed! The order is to load all these grain seeds on a ship and transport them to Guanzhong, and to start cultivating them immediately after His Majesty is revealed, and then plant these seeds after the beginning of spring! ”

Seed cultivation is a big deal, and the territory of Datang is vast, if you want to get enough seeds for cultivation, you must not delay for a moment!

Race against time!

The purpose of transporting these seeds to Guanzhong is to attract the attention of His Majesty Li Er, to ask for a reward for Tian Yunlai and others, and to buy horse bones with a thousand gold, so that those who have the strength and ambition to open up the sea will inevitably rush to see the benefits of sailing expeditions.

In addition, it is necessary to start the cultivation of seeds as soon as possible, so that they can be cultivated in the spring, saving a year's time.

Although Jiangnan has a warm climate and abundant rain, it is more suitable for the growth of crops, but Fang Jun does not dare to let these seeds suffer even a penny of loss due to unexpected natural disasters! Only the greenhouse in the middle of the house, under their own control, can ensure the survival rate to the greatest extent!

"Whoa!" Although Pei Xingjian was suspicious, he hurriedly responded to the military order, reflexively withdrew from the cabin, and arranged for the ship to take over the grain and transport it to Guanzhong immediately.

"After a little recuperation, I will go to Chang'an with a certain to meet Your Majesty, and I will definitely ask for a reward for the warriors who are not afraid of the wind and waves and sacrifice their lives to explore the new land!"

"Thank you, Master Hou!"

The scarred soldiers in the cabin were in tears at the moment.

No matter how big the sacrifice is, it is worth it, and you can get the emperor's praise and die without regrets! Not to mention that they saw with their own eyes the pomp and circumstance of these plants when they were planted in the Americas, as well as the warehouses full of grain in those exterminated indigenous tribes, they understood that what Fang Jun said was true, these seeds could really feed too many people!

Perhaps, on the top of the history, will also record this ocean expedition, although this move was facilitated by Fang Junyi's efforts, and his far-sighted vision will inevitably occupy the first credit, but everyone was born and died in the roaring and boiling ocean to find a way to bring these grain seeds back, after all, they have to carry a pen with them, right?

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We're just a big soldier, and we can go down in history......

All the injuries seem to be gone, and the injuries of the replanting seem to be getting better, and the energetic eyes are shining, and the decadence when they just returned to Datang is swept away!

*****

"On the sea, the wind is high and the waves are fierce, and the most humid is unbearable, why can these grains be kept so dry, without the slightest moisture at all?"

"Back to the Hou Ye's words, although the last general went astray and became a pirate, but his family was also a farmer, and he was proficient in farming, so he naturally knew that once the seeds were damp, it would greatly affect the survival rate, not to mention the sea water, if it was drowned, it would be all over...... Therefore, when sailing on the sea, whenever there is rain or strong winds, the last general orders people to seal the door of the cabin with a tarpaulin, so as to ensure that not a drop of seawater can flow into the cabin...... And every sunny day, the last general would instruct his soldiers to carry the food out of the cabin and spread it out on the deck to dry. ”

"Well done!"

Several new warships were cleaving the waves above the river and going upstream, and Fang Jun sat in the cabin and watched Tian Yunlai approvingly.

Through Lang Zhong's diagnosis and treatment, Tian Yunlai's spirit recovered very well, but he only suffered great physical and mental damage due to lack of nutrition caused by a long voyage, and did not hurt the underlying injury too much. The rest of the people are not so lucky, most of them are disabled, lack of medical care at sea, and there is a corrosive seawater, once injured, they are very susceptible to infection, and they can easily lose their lives, and even if they survive, the chance of disability is very high.

Fang Jun approvingly: "You guys are doing a good job, better than I imagined!" It takes a lot of perseverance and energy to collect so many seeds, little by little, the same thing. Although he has never been there, he also knows how dangerous a strange continent is, an unknowable beast, an unknowable epidemic...... It's too difficult, it's too difficult, you are well-deserved warriors and heroes of Datang! ”

"Master Hou, it's not as bad as you imagined......"

Tian Yunlai grinned, looked at Fang Jun with a smile, and said: "In fact, on the contrary, in our opinion, the most dangerous thing is when sailing on the sea, the sky is like a prison, every time the wind blows, the sea is like a boiling pot, no matter how big the ship is at this moment, it becomes like a small ant, dozens of feet high waves hit head-on, the whole fleet seems to be swallowed up, after the waves, some ships come out, and some ships are beaten into pieces, sinking to the bottom of the sea forever, brilliant Tianwei, non-human can resist, Almost every time a hurricane hits, all we can do is silently pray in the cabin for the blessing of the One God, and nothing else can be done......"

As if remembering the robes that had been swallowed by the hurricane of the waves, he looked a little depressed, then smiled and continued: "But when I found land, it was not like this at all. As soon as we found a harbor and landed, we encountered the indigenous ...... Speaking of which, Hou Ye may not believe it, although those natives have slightly darker complexions and speak words that they can't understand, they are not much different from our Han people in appearance and figure. They had bows and arrows made of bone spurs and bamboo branches, which could not penetrate our armor at all, and the blades were more knives of gold, soft and of little use, and they had no bronze, much less iron...... However, they are good at using poison, and the blades are smeared with poison, and the slightest cut of the skin can cause death, and many soldiers lose their lives under the light of the enemy. The last general led his subordinates into their tribe, slaughtered the young and strong, and dispersed the old and weak women and children, originally wanted to use it as a stronghold, so as to start looking for the plants that Hou Ye advised, but found that the mountains were planted all over the mountains and fields with these plants that Hou Ye mentioned, although the growth was not good, they were obviously planted at random, and how much harvest depended on God's providence...... But the production is still very high! Then, the last general found a large number of seeds in the cave where the indigenous tribes stacked their grain......"

Fang Jun sighed.

He sent Tian Yun across the ocean to find seeds for food, but now it seems that it is a disaster for the Native American Indians. The well-equipped Tang Tiger Ben, how can those Indian savages who drink blood be able to resist?

Although it is not possible to wreak havoc with firearms like European bandits, it can be easily destroyed in the face of any Indian resistance.