"How many are left in the warehouse?"

Lin Xiao took a piece of braised potatoes and asked while tasting them.

This dish is a pork braised potato that was very common in later generations, and the brewed soy sauce of this era has a very pure taste, and the potatoes that have absorbed the fat are burned very badly, and the mouth is crispy, and the meat is full of flavor and flavor when you bite into it, and it is very delicious.

"There are a lot of sweet potatoes, and there are fewer potatoes, and it is estimated that there is still a ...... A few hundred stones, right? ”

Chen Qice replied with a smile, this was transported from Qiongzhou by sea ship, a ship can hold a lot, he tried to get some gunpowder from the mainland or the Franco, Du Yonghe mainly exchanged grain with him for some knives, guns, and gunpowder.

Because it is not used as a staple food, this thing is not much to transport, otherwise there will be more.

Lin Xiao looked at each other and smiled at Qu Shiyun when he heard this, this is really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it.

Now, even if Qu Shiyun doesn't go to Fujian, there are enough seeds.

Qu Shiyun turned his head to Lian Chengbi and smiled: "Lord Lian, right now, the old man has an urgent matter to entrust...... Can we immediately organize the people's forces and first set aside some official fields in Yangchun, Yangjiang, and Enping to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes? ”

"Ge Lao...... Is it to promote such crops? ”

Lian Chengbi hesitated for a moment and immediately understood, and replied with a smile.

If it can be popularized in a large area, then in the coming year, it will definitely be able to feed more people and effectively reduce the number of displaced people.

"Yes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the war is to fight the grain and grass, and we must seize the tail of this year's spring ploughing as soon as possible, and strive to accumulate seeds for the large-scale promotion in the coming year."

Qu Shiyun put down his chopsticks and said slowly, "Now that the whole territory of Guangdong is recovering, if there is enough time, you can add a few more counties to promote it, and you can be exempted from taxes in the early stage, and encourage the people to be more diverse on the wasteland and hillsides." ”

"When the harvest is down, if the people don't like to eat it, or can't eat it, the government can promise to buy a large number of them, and they must declare that they will buy them with cash,"

Lin Xiao answered, "When the time comes, if the government is in difficulty...... Our army can buy a batch of them, which can be used as military food, and can also be brought to other provinces with the army to promote. ”

"Yes, in the future, if we can successfully recover the north...... Henan, Shaanxi and other places are the most suitable for this,"

Qu Shiyun echoed, "In recent years, there have been natural disasters and wars, and the wheat harvest in those places has been in arrears year after year, and the official taxes have only increased rather than decreased, causing the people to live in poverty and wander everywhere......

Although Qu Shiyun didn't say any more, everyone was already embarrassed, and even their appetite was gone, and the atmosphere was suddenly a little solemn.

"Therefore, this year and next, the best way to solve the food shortage is to improve crops, greatly increase production, and fill your stomach first."

Lin Xiao saw that everyone had stopped eating chopsticks, so he quickly changed the topic: "By the way, General Chen, you are very familiar with Lord Du of Qiongzhou, can you immediately send someone over to contact him and persuade him to plant some rubber?" ”

"Rubber?"

Chen Qice wondered, what kind of crop rubber is, he has never heard of it.

"Oh, it's not a food crop,"

Seeing this, Lin Xiao laughed and explained in a deep voice, "This is a kind of tree, and the cut glue can be of great use...... Our people went to the Americas...... The New World has bought saplings, and now the ship is about to return to Kiang O (i.e., Macau, author's note)......

However, this kind of tree is not cold-tolerant, and can only survive in places where the four seasons are like spring, and it is most suitable for planting in Qiongzhou, so can there be General Lao......

"That's right......"

Chen Qice said suddenly, "Master Du was born in the army, and he acted more cheerfully, but ...... This matter is not a trivial matter, and I am afraid to send someone to persuade it...... I can't say that I have to go to the department in person. ”

"Really...... How sure is it that the general will go in person? ”

Lin Xiao frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked.

"If you go to the department in person, you are 90% sure,"

Chen Qice said confidently, "The ministry will tell him about the situation here, Master Du is a person who understands the overall situation, and he has been staying on that island, which is not what he wants." ”

When Lin Xiao heard this, he said happily: "This is excellent, this matter is sooner rather than later, seeing that the best time for planting trees is almost over, can General Lao leave immediately?" ”

"The ministry obeys,"

Chen Qice arched his hand and said, "It's just ...... It is not enough for Lord Du to promise, there is still a need for a commitment to the harvest of the people. ”

"This nature, this kind of tree, will take five or six years to grow, so once the negotiation is completed, we will not only send someone to guide the planting, but also have a silver subsidy every year, otherwise no one will want to do it."

"That's good, that's the case, in the battle of Zhaoqing, the staff will not participate, presumably with the help of Hou Ye's new artillery, the generals under the staff can also succeed in the first battle."

"Okay, then there will be General Law."

Lin Xiao smiled and said, "In this case, Lin directly notified the cargo ship to wait in Jingao, and we will leave tomorrow morning, take my warship directly, and go over to meet them, so good?" ”

Jing'ao is not far from here, and with the speed of the "Qinzhou", it only takes one day to arrive.

"Tomorrow morning...... I'm afraid it's too late, Master Hou will give the ministry a day, and leave tomorrow night at the earliest,"

Chen Qice groaned, "There are many things to arrange, and it takes time to ......."

"Okay, it's tomorrow night, anyway, it's hard work."

Lin Xiao reacted and laughed self-deprecatingly, it was indeed his own impatience.

In the first battle of Zhaoqing, Chen Qice had to arrange for the generals to lead the troops, and when he went to Hainan, he also had to bring some things, and he couldn't empty the white wolf and call others with just one mouth, right?

……

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and on the night of the banquet, Lin Xiao stayed in Chen Qice's old camp.

The first thing Lin Xiao did after the meal was to ask the signal soldiers to turn on the radio and call the "Longsheng".

When Chen Yiming's voice came from the rustling tube, Lin Xiao felt very cordial.

"Team Lin, we just arrived in Macao this afternoon, and we are now unloading the cargo and using a small boat to transport some goods carried by Chinese businessmen in Macao to disembark."

"Great, Lao Chen, where's Li Tao?"

"He disembarked and sent the hired sailors back to shore, and at the same time went to meet with the local Chinese merchants, and some accounts had to be settled."

"Oh,"

Lin Xiao said excitedly, "Do you know where I am?" I'm on Shimokawa Island right now, not far from you, and I'll see you the day after tomorrow at the latest. ”

"The day after tomorrow?"

Lao Chen was puzzled, "We are going to leave Hong Kong and return to Qinzhou tomorrow, the planting season of rubber saplings is almost over, and we can't afford to wait." ”

"Don't go, you'll just wait there!"

When Lin Xiao heard this, he hurriedly shouted, "Lao Chen, listen to me, it's like this, I found a more suitable place for planting, do you know where it is?" Hainan Island! ”

"Really? Hainan Island was taken by you? ”

Although Lao Chen was slightly surprised, his emotions were obviously brought up by Lin Xiao, and his tone was very excited.

"Oh, not really,"

Lin Xiao laughed and said, "There is still in the hands of the Ming army, and I have a person here who has a good relationship with the local guards, and he is sure to persuade the locals to plant rubber, so ...... I guess how about I rush to meet you, and then you go straight to Hainan Island? ”

"That's right...... Well, then we'll wait for you. ”

Chen Yiming groaned, "However, I think it's better to plant some on the mainland, and it's better to plant them scattered......

Most of the seedlings we bought this time were bought in the Amazon estuary area, which is not very cold-tolerant, so let's plant them in Hainan......

Some of them were bought on the border between Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, and these species are more hardy, can withstand temperatures of zero and minus zero, are more drought tolerant, and have higher yields.

So, I think these can be planted in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangzhou, what do you think? ”