Zhou Heng approached Zhang Fuling, grabbed a skewer of baked potato chips and started eating, took two bites and paused instantly, Zhang Fuling glanced at it, and raised his eyebrows, what do you mean?

Zhou Heng shook his head slightly, hid behind him and whispered:

"It's too thin, so it's a little dry, and this one is bubbly, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, so it's delicious."

The emperor was close and had already heard it clearly, he also picked up a string, tasted it, and watched Zhou Heng be happy.

"Your mouth is very tricky, just take a bite, you can tell the problem, but this roast is a little dry, not as sweet as the blessing roast."

Fang Jizhong hurried over.

"Why don't you let the old slave bake it again?"

The old emperor waved his hand and looked at a few people next to him, Wen Changjin only tasted the corn tortilla and a slice of baked potatoes, and nothing else moved.

Those generals and civil officials were more realistic, they tasted everything, and occasionally nodded.

"Tell me, what do these things taste like?"

The general was straight and grinned.

"The best thing to eat is the plate of lamb chops, which is soft and glutinous, and it is full of the taste of lamb chops, which seems to be better than grilling lamb chops alone."

The other leaned over and kept nodding.

"The minister also thinks so, and the roasted corn is also very delicious, chewy, this thing must fight hunger."

A very burly-looking civil official stepped forward, clenched his fists and said:

"Chen tasted it, although these foods are not delicacies from the mountains and seas, they are much better than ordinary brown rice or yellow rice."

Wen Chang Jin Shili, "Your Majesty wants to promote planting?" ”

Zhou Heng was stunned, he didn't expect this Wen Changjin to be so smart, it seems that this product is not given for nothing, he can do a book in the household department, and it will endure for a long time, he naturally has his powerful side, it seems that he still has to be careful!

The old emperor smiled, "That's what I mean, call Liu Renli to come up!" ”

After speaking, the old emperor returned to his seat, and these ministers also stood up, and after a while, Liu Renli followed a little eunuch into the imperial study, and glanced at Zhang Fuling and Zhou Heng, and his originally flustered heart instantly calmed down a lot.

Liu Renli hurriedly stepped forward and saluted the old emperor.

"Tongzhou Zhizhou Liu Renli has seen Your Majesty!"

The old emperor waved his hand, "No need to be polite, Liu Aiqing will introduce you to the cultivation of corn and golden potatoes in Tongzhou." ”

Liu Renli hurriedly said yes, and asked him to say that this was naturally a treasure, and he felt a little less nervous.

"Last year, Zhou Heng, the younger brother of the minister, was sentenced by the Zuo Yuan of the Tai Hospital, and he got two things from the hands of the feudal people, that is, this corn and golden potatoes, which were cultivated in the Beishan greenhouse, and during the period, it was found that these two crops had a short growth cycle and were extremely high-yielding.

Chen felt that he could try to promote, so he selected 100 acres of Zhongtian in Tongzhou for experimental planting, including 80 acres of plain fields and 20 acres of sloping land, and it took a total of 100 days from breeding to maturity.

Three days ago, the harvest was carried out, although these two crops could not reach the yield of the greenhouse, but it was also very amazing, the average yield of corn per mu reached 12 stones, and the average yield of golden potatoes per mu reached 24 stones, these baskets are the samples brought over. ”

Liu Renli's speed of speech was not fast, as soon as these numbers were said, the entire imperial study room was instantly inhaled, and this number really shocked all the adults present.

A person beside Wen Changjin hurriedly saluted the old emperor.

"Just now Your Majesty said that he went to Tongzhou three days ago, did he see Liu Zhizhou and they harvested these two crops?"

The old emperor supported his knees with his hands, shook his arms, and had a smile on his face.

"That's right, when I got the news, I took Zhang Fuling to Tongzhou together, and on a whim, I also harvested a ridge of golden potatoes, and now my arm is still sore, but looking at so many harvests, it's really gratifying!"

Zhang Fuling hurriedly surrendered his hand, "Your Majesty has really worked hard, and when the ridge came down, the minister also had back pain, and he really didn't have this kind of work in normal times." ”

Zhou Heng has a black line, these two people are singing and harmonizing, recalling a scene of trench labor, which makes the people present so embarrassed, I didn't take you there when I heard it, do you want to reflect on yourself?

At this moment, a military general took two steps back, walked to the table again, broke a piece of corn tortilla and stuffed it into his mouth, and tasted it more carefully than before, before returning to his original position.

"I didn't taste it carefully just now, but now I found that although this cake feels a little hard in the mouth, there is still a hint of sweetness and little moisture when chewed carefully, I don't know how long this cake can be stored?"

After speaking, he looked up at Liu Renli, obviously this question was asked directly to Liu Renli.

Liu Renli didn't rush to answer, but put his hand into his arms, rummaged for a while, took out a cloth bag and opened it, inside was a cake, of course, this cake was not as delicate as the one on the table, and there were marks left by finger slapping on it.

Broke the cake and handed it to the general, but the man was not polite, grabbed it and stuffed it in his mouth, made a slight move, and then chewed it hard, swallowed it for a moment and looked at Liu Renli.

"This official uniform has been placed in the car, we are very busy these days, we haven't worn it, now it should have been stored eight days ago, although it is a little dry, but it does not rot and spoil, as for how long it can be stored, I really haven't tried its limit."

The general's eyes widened instantly, and the steamed cakes could only be stored for six or seven days at most, but the taste was similar to biting stones.

From the time Liu Renli took out the cloth bag, he took a closer look, and the folded mark on the cloth bag was very obvious, and it was definitely not something that could be formed in a day or two.

He looked at Liu Renli with a serious look, he believed it, and turned to look at the old emperor.

"Your Majesty, this cake can be used as military food, it can be stored for a longer time than steamed cakes, and the taste is better, can it be provided in large quantities, the old minister hopes that the military department can raise this as a supply of grain and grass."

When Zhou Heng heard this, he quickly lowered his head slightly, this guy was direct, and he asked the military department to raise corn for military rations, you must know that there is no large-scale promotion now, only when it is promoted can there be a high yield, and it is too early to say that military needs are too early.

Sure enough, Wen Changjin hurriedly stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, whether this crop can be cultivated in a large area, and whether it can be stored for a long time, this needs to be verified, just relying on such an experimental field, let the people change the planting habits for thousands of years, this is too difficult, and it also involves field endowment."

The old emperor nodded, "Wen Aiqing is right, what kind of field can Liu Renli's corn and golden potatoes be planted in, and you have done experiments on this?" ”

"As we all know, this spring flood in Tongzhou, we dug the canal to deal with it early, and did not cause major damage, but at the beginning of planting, the field was still too wet.

Later, in order to measure whether these two crops are drought resistant and cold-tolerant, no fertilization was carried out, but on days when the frost was severe, the withered grass was burned twice in the field, and the 80 acres of ordinary medium fields were irrigated once at the time of scion and flowering, and the 20 acres of sloping land were not irrigated.

At the time of harvesting, it was found that the yield of golden potatoes planted on slopes was higher, while there was no significant difference in corn, so we judged that these two crops were resistant to drought and waterlogging and cold, even in the bitter cold land of northern Liaoning, planting for one season was not a problem. ”

These words instantly shocked the people present, and the person who asked the question just now on Wen Changjin's side stopped Wen Changjin and moved a step towards Liu Renli.

"You mean, this crop can be harvested in a short time in the bitter cold land, do you know that the land of northern Liaobei may snow in August in recent years?"

Liu Renli nodded, with a knowing look on his face.

"My lord doesn't know, we now have a method of planting, even if it is Tongzhou, we can also do two seasons of planting, but it is three days, Your Majesty and Lord Zhang went to the field that day, now it has been turned, the personnel in charge of breeding are screening good seeds, you can plant within five days, and you can harvest again around August 15."

The man was stunned, "Two seasons? ”