Ah Zhen, did you find it? Did you really find it? What kind of potatoes are you talking about? After rushing in from outside the door and seeing Chi Fei, Ning Yabai asked with a short breath.

As soon as he received the letter from his brother-in-law, he immediately rode back from other counties on a fast horse, and he didn't even have time to drink a sip of water.

Chi Fei poured him a cup of tea first, and then said with a smile: "Big brother, what are you in a hurry, that thing won't run." Come, let's drink saliva first. ”

"Stinky boy, if you don't learn, you can learn to sell it." Ning Yabai gave him an angry look, and then drank the whole cup of tea in one go.

However, seeing her brother-in-law's calm and relaxed appearance, Ning Yabai knew that this matter must be right, and she suddenly became much more settled, and she was no longer in a hurry.

Chi Fei pointed to his friend and introduced: "Let me introduce, this is my good friend Jian Shuqi, and the potato seeds were brought by him."

Brother Jane, this is my eldest brother Ning Yabai, who is now a martial arts general of the fifth grade. ”

"General Ning is good, I'm playing Jianshu chess."

"Shuqi, I'm obsessed with how old you are. Since you are a good friend of Ah Zhen, you can call me Brother Ning directly in the future, it is too much to call me a general or something. ”

"Since that's the case, then I'll be cheeky and call you Brother Ning."

"Okay, refreshing, everyone will be their own people in the future, you're welcome."

Ning Yabai patted him on the shoulder, then turned his head to Chi Fei and urged, "Can you say it now?" ”

Chi Fei then went back to the room and took out a fist-sized potato and handed it to Ning Yabai and said, "This is the potato I said in the letter." ”

Ning Yabai carefully took the potato and looked at it for a long time, and then asked, "Is this thing really as high-yield as the sweet potato you said?" ”

"Yes, and potatoes are better suited to dry and cold places like the Northwest than sweet potatoes.

The climate in the northwest is arid and cold, the soil is loose, and if rice or wheat is grown, the harvest is extremely poor.

Rice grown in the Jiangnan region often yields two or even three harvests a year, while here in the northwest there is only one harvest, and the yield is much worse than in the southern part of the Yangtze River.

But such a climate and soil quality are just right for growing potatoes.

However, I don't know how effective it will be if I plant it, so I don't know until I actually try it.

But if all goes well, as long as it is spread out on a large scale, the Northwest will be completely self-sufficient. ”

"Great, that's great." Ning Yabai was very excited and took the potato in his hand and looked at it.

Chi Fei said again: "Although this thing is good, it is not without shortcomings, and there are many shortcomings.

First of all, it grows buried in the ground and is susceptible to rodent infestation, so rodent prevention is key.

This is still a small matter, and the biggest disadvantage is that it cannot be stored for a long time like rice and wheat, and once it sprouts, it will produce toxins that are not suitable for consumption. ”

"What, you mean, once this potato sprouts, it becomes poisonous and you can't eat it?" After listening to Chi Fei's words, not only Ning Yabai, but even Jian Shuqi was stunned, it was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

Chi Fei explained: "It's not that you can't eat it at all, but you have to dig up all the buds and the green part under it before you can eat it, otherwise people will really be poisoned after eating it."

The degree of poisoning will vary depending on the amount of food eaten and the individual's constitution, and the milder symptoms will vomit and diarrhea, and the more serious ones may even be fatal.

Therefore, after the potato is harvested, unless it is to be used for breeding, it is necessary to try to avoid it from sprouting. ”

"So what to do to prevent it from sprouting."

"There are two approaches, one is a short-term approach and one is a long-term approach.

First of all, this short-term method is actually the same as preserving Chinese cabbage, it is necessary to store them in a cold and dry place, such as the common kilns in the northwest is a good preservation location.

But even if it were, it would only last for a few months. Once the weather warms up, the potatoes will still sprout. ”

Ning Yabai frowned and said, "It's really short to only store it for a few months, and I still hope that this thing can be used as a backup food." You quickly talk about the long-term approach. ”

"The long-term solution is actually simpler, which is to cut them into pieces directly at harvest time and put them in the sun to dry them into dried potatoes, so that they can be stored for a long time.

When it is time to eat, pour the dried potatoes into the porridge or water and cook them together.

Although the taste is not very good, at least it can make people full, which is much better than eating rice porridge alone.

Another better way is to make them into potato vermicelli, which can not only be stored for a long time, but also taste better, and can be sold as a special product. ”

Ning Yabai clapped his hands and praised: "This method is good, it's no problem to leave it like this for a long time." ”

Jian Shuqi also thinks this method is wonderful.

Chi Fei smiled bitterly: "Big brother, don't be happy so early, now we are still experimenting with how to breed these potatoes."

Only when the breeding is successful, can we talk about the future. ”

Ning Yabai said confidently: "With you, there will be no problem." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to Jian Shuqi and said solemnly: "Shuqi, you are Ah Zhen's confidant and friend, I won't say polite words."

If potatoes can be fully promoted in the northwest and northeast, you will be indispensable, and our Ning family will never forget your kindness. ”

Jian Shuqi hurriedly bowed and said, "General Ning, you are polite." It is the wish of most of us who read the world to be free of hunger, and I hope that this thing can save thousands of hungry people. ”

Ning Yabai saw that this was his true words, and couldn't help but look at him again in his heart.

After Jian Shuqi left the study, Ning Yabai said, "Ah Zhen, I know all about your friend."

From the way he dealt with those enemies, it can be seen that he is indeed a talent who can bend and stretch.

What are your plans for his future? ”

Chi Fei said calmly: "Big brother, I think so, since the potatoes were brought from Shuqi, and he himself is a jinshi, it is a pity to be idle at home."

I want to wait for Shuqi's injury to heal, and he will preside over the comprehensive promotion of potato planting in the northwest. What do you think of this idea? ”

"That's a lot of credit, you want to promote him?"

"It's not a promotion, it's just a chance to give him a chance to show his strength.

As for whether he can do this, it depends on himself.

But I haven't told him about it yet, I'll have to wait for a hearing from my father-in-law.

After all, the appointment of officials is not a trivial matter, it is up to the father-in-law to decide. ”

"Well, since you believe in him, then I believe in him too. In a few days I will go back to the northwest, and then I will tell my father about it myself. ”

"Then it's troublesome big brother."

"Your own family is polite."

Ning Yabai picked up a potato and stroked it and said, "Ah Zhen, after the high-yield crop of potatoes is fully promoted, the problem of insufficient military food in our northwest will be completely solved."

Add to that the more than 200,000 new recruits and the steady monthly production of muskets in your workshop, and it's our turn to pay homage to the thieves.

I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Speaking of this, Ning Yabai's eyes showed a strong battle intent.

Back then, the Xie family ignored the lives of hundreds of thousands of homeless people and forced those homeless people to the northeast, and Ning Yabai has not forgotten his hatred for the Xie family until now.

As a matter of fact, the top brass of the entire northwest military knows very well that the marshal would rather increase his troops on a large scale under the pressure of food and grass shortages, and the meaning behind this is very clear.

The Ning family is no longer willing to be on the sidelines, and is preparing to chase the Central Plains.

In this regard, all the military generals were excited, and they all began to gear up.

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