Chapter 10: The Sweet Potato Works

In the autumn of the sixth year of Xiping (177 AD).

Autumn is a good season, and it contains the harvest of the people for a year.

Linshui Village.

A detachment of cavalry passed by. At a glance, it is not majestic, the soldiers of the army are all high-spirited, their faces are fierce, and the march is uniform, even if the civilians who do not understand the army can see that this army is extraordinary, and it is even more shining in the sun, and there is only one word to describe the "Jin Ge Iron Horse".

The leader is a young man with a length of six feet and seven inches, who looks quite immature, but he can't hide his might, wearing leather armor, wearing a copper helmet, carrying an iron tire bow, and holding an iron spear of one foot and four feet, and the green wolf under his crotch flashes with bloodthirsty light, which shows the majesty and domineering of the young man. It is Zhang Zhen, the green wolf king who is frightened by the foreign race, and now everyone in Xuansu County knows that there is a young hero in our county, "Chase away the alien race and destroy the bandits." "How many boudoir women fantasize about dancing with wolves, and even more" give birth to a son! ”

"Haha, Feilu, come on, uncle is about to look for you!" A man with a majestic spirit, dressed in cloth and a spring breeze on his face, greeted him.

Zhang Zhen stopped and waved his hand to let another general continue to advance with the cavalry, and when the cavalry went away, he turned back and quipped: "Oh? Uncle is full of peach blossoms, he has to find a woman from a good family, and his uncle is in the prime of life, so it's time to choose a family business. ”

"Stinky boy, what nonsense." Zhang Kuiqi's mustache was straight. "I haven't seen you for a few months, you kid is a lieutenant, and now you're fat, do you think I don't dare to do anything to you? You are busy with official business and don't know yet, and now there are really a lot of people who come to propose marriage to you, and the threshold has been broken, and there are children between the ages of 18 and 3, and I am thinking about ordering a family affair for you? After speaking, he didn't forget to stroke his beard proudly.

Zhang Zhen was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand: "Yes, yes, this matter is over." Or is it serious, my uncle came this time, is it a bumper harvest this year? ”

Zhang Kui laughed when he saw this, and he was very happy when he saw this kid deflated, if he let people know that our famous green wolf king was afraid of marrying a wife, he was afraid that his jaw would drop in shock.

After a while, Zhang Kui said: "Yes! I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that the yield of this sweet potato is really amazing, and it has been stored in the kiln according to what Feilu said, just twelve kilns, which is 12,000 stones, which can be eaten by 500 people in the village for six or seven years. ”

"Uncle, this sweet potato has a high yield, but it is not easy to store. Wait for 2,000 koku, I will send it with Lord Taishou, and persuade him to spread it throughout the county, and then prepare 5,000 koku for my own use. ”

"Oh? Such a treasure, Feilu is willing to share it with others? Zhang Kui was puzzled: "Isn't it cheaper for them." ”

Zhang Zhen shook his head: "As long as the whole county can grow sweet potatoes, there will be fewer dry bones in the wilderness, and the people can maintain food and clothing, how can it be cheap." Two thousand stones plus a little consumption, I'm afraid it's only enough for a small amount of cultivation in Xuansu County. ”

Zhang Kui sighed: "Feilu is very good, but my uncle is not as good." ”

"Uncle is falsely praised, I don't know, the border is rampant with foreign races, and it is the people who suffer, since I should do my best for the official side." Zhang Zhen doesn't want to see the tragic situation of the Three Kingdoms in history again:

The horse hangs a man's head in front of the horse, and the woman is carried in the back of the car.

The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles.

There are more than 100 people, and the thought breaks people's intestines.

"Oh? That's right! Zhang Zhen suddenly thought: "Uncle, in the future, you can plant some millet, wheat, soybean, millet, etc. in the sweet potato field, and then build a warehouse to hoard grain, if it is not for the sweet potato cannot be stored, there is no need to be so troublesome." The cold winter is coming, my uncle can collect more homeless people, and if the food is not enough, I will find a way to recruit enough 5,000 homeless people in the coming year, reclaim 25,000 acres of wasteland, and have 200,000 stone of grain when I receive it in autumn. The soldiers are well fed, and sweeping the south is just around the corner. I will ask for my lord's life, conquer Lelang, collect the party, break Chen Han, and destroy Ma Han. ”

"Hahaha, good, good, good! The heron has high aspirations. Uncle will do it on a certain day, and do something big while he is young to solve his worries for Feilu. Zhang Kui laughed, and the laughter pierced Linshui Village and startled the birds in the forest. By the way, the flying heron, now the number of green wolves has also grown to thirty, and it is not enough to hunt for meat. ”

"Oh?" Zhang Zhen pondered for a moment. "My uncle can lead the militia to the mountains and catch wild boars, pheasants, hares, and antelopes in captivity. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds to feed women and children with sweet potato vines, and the wasteland reclaimed with their manure will surely have a good harvest in the coming year. ”

"Well, that's great."

......

Next.

Zhang Zhen came to the Taishou Mansion.

"Meet Taishou-sama."

"Haha, okay, the old man really didn't misunderstand you, now Xuansu County can be regarded as a happy land on the side, and the name of Feilu has changed when the alien race hears it." Geng Lin was really happy to see the person coming, "I don't know what happened to Feilu today?" ”

"Lord Qiqi, this is a specialty of our Linshui Village." Saying that, Zhang Zhen took out two roasted sweet potatoes and handed them over, and the sweet potatoes also exuded a faint residual temperature: "The name of this thing is roasted sweet potato, which is easy to make, can satisfy hunger, and is sweet in the mouth." Taishou-sama might as well try it! ”

"Oh?" Geng Lin was puzzled, picked up one and looked at it carefully: "The old man has never seen this thing, is it really what Feilu said?" ”

Zhang Zhen saw Geng Lin's doubts, and didn't know where to start, and instantly understood: "My lord only needs to be like this!" ”

"Oh!" Geng Lin tried to take a bite, "Huh? His eyes showed a look of surprise and enjoyment, and after a while, the two roasted sweet potatoes were wiped out, and he said with great satisfaction: "Yes, such a delicious taste, it must be a rare thing." ”

"If you don't know, you will come one by one." Zhang Zhen arched his hand, "This time, the last general brought two thousand stones to the adult. ”

"What?" Geng Lin exclaimed. What is the concept of two thousand stones, which is equivalent to a year's salary. "Feilu, no, never, the old man deserves it."

"Lord Taishou don't have to worry, this thing yields 1,000 catties per mu, I will arrange for my uncle to recruit displaced people, and I will be able to get 25,000 acres of fertile land in the early spring of next year, and if you plant this thing, you will get 200,000 stone of grain in the autumn harvest." At that time, the soldiers will have enough food, and I only need to give me 10,000 elite soldiers and 100,000 stone grains for logistics, which will definitely help the adults clear the hidden dangers in the south and expand the territory for the Han Dynasty. ”

"Good, good, good." Opening up the territory and expanding the territory is a great achievement, and Geng Lin is not exempt from familiarity, which is a merit that can go down in history. Then it should be done.

"My lord, the last general hopes that the whole county will plant this thing, in order to relieve the suffering of the people, this thing is not easy to store, but the yield is extremely high, when millet, wheat, soybean, millet and so on supplemented ......." Zhang Zhen explained in detail how to eat and how to plant.

After hearing this, Geng Lin nodded and said: "Feilu, what you said is very true, the old man will arrange for Yuan County, Wangping County, and Gaoxian County to take 500 stones each and arrange for the people to plant. ”

"Lord Xie Taishou trusts." Zhang Zhen hugged his fists and thanked him, "My lord, the last general still has a reluctant request, and I hope that my lord will fulfill it." ”

"Oh! Let's hear it. ”

"Now that the government of Xuanwu County is harmonious, I hope that the adult will have a March vacation." After speaking, he knelt on one knee, and there was hope in his eyes.

Geng Lin hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, but Zhang Zhen was resolute and unmoved. "That's it! It's the old man who is abrupt and thoughtful, Feilu has just turned ten years old now, and the cold winter is coming. It's been with you for three months, presumably Fuyu, Wuhuan, and Xianbei don't dare to scratch their beards now. ”

"Master Xie."

"Go ahead! Go for it! Otherwise, change your mind later. Geng Lin waved his hand reluctantly.