"What's this?"

In the Governor's Mansion, next to the Water Pavilion Pavilion, Su Ping and Li Kun's eyes widened, looking at the things in Su Yun's hands.

"Click"

Su Yun took a bite lightly, and in the crisp sound, Su Yun clicked and ate the small piece clean.

"This is a specialty of Jiangzhou?"

Li Kun looked up and down.

Su Yun shook it at the two: "It's not a specialty, this thing is called sweet potato."

Today I went to the city to play, Mingyue bought it at an old man's stall, the old man said that his two sons died in the war, the family only has a few acres of thin fields, the old man in order to support his grandchildren, his hair and beard are all gray and come out to sell things. ”

"Mingyue, go wash it and get a few of them, our Li Dudu and Su Dudu have been reprimanded, and they want to get angry by eating."

Mingyue covered her mouth and smiled and left.

Not long after, Mingyue came over with two maids and placed a few trays on the water pavilion stone table.

In the tray, there are not only washed sweet potatoes, but also some seasonal fruits, apples, and pears, which are full of trays.

Mingyue's cheeks were full of smiles: "The mansion is not rich, so the two governors will use some." ”

Su Ping picked up a sweet potato and took a bite directly.

"Well, yes, it tastes okay, it's sweet."

Li Kun also picked one up and took a big bite in two bites: "It's a little sweet, it's quite crispy, and the taste is okay." ”

"Click"

After a while, the two of them ate most of the sweet potatoes on the plate.

Li Kun took it into his arms while eating: "I'll take it back and give Xiaomi a taste, her mother and son have never eaten such a delicious thing." Well, I'll take some pears and apples, and Xiaomi will definitely be happy. ”

Su Yun glanced at Li Kun: "You, the governor who commands an army, the salary is enough for his mother and mother to eat and drink well, why are you reluctant to buy even an apple." ”

Su Ping was also carrying an apple in his arms: "Eryun, you are not at home, where do you know our difficulties, there are so many generals under your command, eating and drinking are inevitable on weekdays, and you come and go, how can you pay enough to supplement your family." ”

"Then am I going to give you some more money?"

Su Lu's voice sounded in the back.

The two of them jumped up in fright.

"I have to go back and cook for her mother and son, I'll go first."

"A few of my brothers have been promoted to the ministry today, but I can't be late."

The two of them ran one after the other, and ran quickly.

Falling in the water pavilion, Su Lu glanced at the two people who walked away, and asked Su Yun and said:

"Li Kun can be regarded as a family, Su Ping is so old now, it is time to start a family, Xiaoyun, when you walk around with the families of noble officials on weekdays, you should also inquire more to see if there is a suitable girl for Su Ping."

Su Yun took a pear, took a bite of it crisply, and said slowly.

"Of course there is a suitable one, Su Laosan is unwilling, An Yuanhou's wife, the old lady of Ningguo Mansion, all came to me to say that I have passed, Su Laosan has a high vision, and he can't look down on the girls in other people's mansions."

Su Lu's eyes were suddenly stunned, he looked at the sweet potato on the stone table, and ordered: "Mingyue, bring that one, I'll take a look." ”

Sweet potatoes are a good thing, with a large yield, eaten raw, boiled, cut into slices and dried, ground into noodles and steamed steamed buns to eat.

Mingyue picked up a sweet potato and handed it to Su Lu: "Lord Wang, this is me and the eldest lady going out to play today, and I saw an old man selling sweet potatoes on the side of the road, so I bought them all." The old man's two sons died in the army, and they were very pitiful. ”

Su Lu took a bite, it was really a sweet potato, although the taste was a little worse, not sweet enough, and not enough water, but it was indeed a sweet potato.

"Oh, does the old man only sell sweet potatoes, and does he have anything else to sell?"

Su Yun casually took out a round potato from his pocket and said: "There is this, but I can't eat it, the old man said that this thing can't be eaten, it is bitter, but it grows by itself every year, and occasionally it will be mixed into sweet potatoes." ”

Su Lu took the potato, his face full of ecstasy.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes are two extremely high-yielding crops, and they are shelf-stable and easy to transport, which is a good thing for the Han Kingdom, which lacks production areas.

Su Lu instructed the mound and said: "Ming'er followed Miss and Mingyue to buy all the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the old man's hands, and also, write down the names of the old man's two sons, check the whole army, and find out these two boys, they are alive, and let the boss go home." ”

Qingfeng asked in the back, "What if only one is alive?" ”

"Then go home."

Su Lu said without hesitation, the brothers are in the army, and both of them are worried that they will die and no one will take care of their families, and they will not die in battle, so their combat effectiveness will naturally not be strong.

Su Yun looked at the potatoes in his hand: "Brother, this sweet potato is okay, did you buy the potatoes for it?" ”

Su Lu took the potato in Su Yun's hand, which was not much bigger than his thumb, and raised it, his face full of pride.

"This is a good thing, it can be eaten as a vegetable or steamed bun, and it is easy to store and transport, and it is a natural military food."

……

Fifteen days later, Su Lu arrived in Shangshan County.

Before the car entered the county office, Su Ping and Li Kun greeted them with a group of school captains and generals.

Su Lu was carried out of the carriage, sat on the soft collapse, and saw Zhou Yuan mixed in the middle of a group of generals and captains.

This Zhou Yuan, the speed is quite fast, let him transport the military rations to Shangshan within 30 days, but he didn't expect him to do it in half a month, and he is really a capable official.

After entering the county office, Su Lu ordered the soft collapse to be left in the middle hall, and a group of generals and lieutenants came in.

Su Lu asked Zhou Yuan, who was the last to come in: "Old Zhou, come so quickly, how much military rations have you sent over?" ”

Zhou Yuan's face turned red, and he clasped his fists and saluted Su Lu: "Let the adults know that Zhou Yuan has lived up to the expectations of the adults this time and failed to send the military rations over." ”

Su Lu was stunned when he heard this: he couldn't send military rations over.

Su Ping shouted beside him: "Lord Zhou said, if you don't want military rations, you want a life, let me Su Ping look at his head and value a few bags of military rations, cut it and take it to exchange for military rations." ”

Su Lu frowned, and asked Zhou Yuan: "Why, hasn't Anton's tax burden been collected this year?" ”

Zhou Yuan's face was bitter: "Lord Wang, Anton's harvest this year is too poor, the mountains are in chaos, most of the crops are ruined, the people are wrapped, the summer and autumn have not been planted well, and they have not been harvested, everyone is poor and can't open the pot, how can this tax burden be collected." ”

"Taking a step back, even in a normal year in previous years, without the mountains disturbing, everyone's harvest would not be much better. Andong has many mountainous slopes, completely dependent on the sky for food, and the rain has been low in the past two years, and everyone's harvest is not good. ”

Su Lu nodded, the biggest disadvantage of ancient agriculture is that it relies on the sky to eat, and manpower can play a limited role.

But disobedience can't be left alone.

"Zhou Yuan, you are disobeying orders, why, I don't dare to cut off your head."

"Plop"

Zhou Yuan knelt down and looked at Su Lu: "Lord, it's not that I, Zhou Yuan, want to disobey, it's really the hardships of Anton's people, Lord Wang, if you have a way to solve Anton's lack of food, it will be a Buddha in ten thousand families." ”

Su Lu looked at Luo Xuan next to him: "Can there be military rations in Xiting?" If there is no food in Xiting, we don't even have to fight this battle. ”