Chapter 9: Where did it come from?

"Lord Wang, this is what we eat......" Seeing Xu Qing stunned, he didn't know whether he was happy or angry, and everyone hurriedly fell to the ground and said tremblingly.

Xu Qing was silent, and everyone looked at each other and said, "My lord, I wonder if I still have a chance to live?" Is it contagious? If so, we would like to be on a desert island. ”

Xu Qing's subordinates all knew that as long as they were sacrificed, they would compensate their families with a large amount of materials, and they would never be treated badly. The last time he was taken down by a shark, Xu Qing promised fifty acres of land and left a petty official for his son.

"Your Excellency?"

"Huh?" Xu Qing came back to his senses and said to them: "No one eats eight crotons, and if you don't die, you'll be fine." ”

"Oh, is that because of these dirt clumps?" Xu Qing's guard next to him asked, "Do you want to throw it away, so that no one will eat it by mistake again?" ”

Xu Qing heard this, and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, don't throw this thing away, pick it up!" Immediately, Xu Qing felt that it was not safe to let his subordinates pick it up, so he picked it up one by one on the ground with his own hands. There were more than ten pieces of soil in size, all of which were held in Xu Qing's arms like a baby.

Everyone was puzzled, this tuan tuan is still a treasure, which makes Lord Thorn Shi so concerned.

I saw Xu Qing holding those "Tutuantuan" and closing his eyes to think about it, and suddenly laughed madly: "Hahaha......"

"It's over, is the adult poisoned, call someone quickly!"

"Wait!" Xu Qing drank: "Go and prepare a basket, no, a water tank, I want to be of great use!" ”

Everyone looked at Xu Qing's eyes, clear and innocent, and full of fighting spirit, as if, yes, as if he wanted to provoke the world's heavy responsibility!

What the hell is that dirt ball? I'm afraid that only Xu Qing can recognize the entire Tang Dynasty......

That dirt ball is - "potato"!

In the afterlife, it is the most common thing, thrown on the ground and no one picks it up, and gives it to others who are lazy to take it. In the Tang Dynasty, it was a strange thing from heaven to benefit all people.

It is said that the potatoes at this time were still in South America, and they were brought over by the Spaniards during the Age of Discovery, and the Ming Dynasty entered China. Some places call potatoes "artichoke" because potatoes are "foreign".

In the eyes of later generations, potatoes are nothing more than vinegared shredded potatoes, potato chips and fries. But in this era of agriculture, where grain production is not high, potatoes have become a life-saving thing.

Like rice, Yuan Gong has been thinking about it all his life, and when he is the strongest, it is only one ton per mu, not counting the three disasters and four disasters, whether the land is barren or not. In this way, potatoes with a yield of more than 1,000 catties per mu can be called a great hero of "feeding 1.3 billion people". So how much does a potato yield?

When the harvest is not good, 1,000 to 2,000 catties are directly comparable to super rice. If the harvest is good, it will be even more amazing, and it is not too difficult to produce 7,000 catties per mu.

And the ability of potatoes to adapt to water and soil is much higher than that of rice and wheat, no matter what kind of sandy land or rocky mountain you have, as long as you have a little bit of soil, you can take root and sprout, and then give birth.

High yield and strong adaptability are not enough to show that potatoes are excellent, but also add a short growth cycle! A season of potatoes for three months, no matter when you plant, if it is in the south, plant in winter, and you can harvest in spring, "planting potatoes in winter, life-saving food in spring". Three seasons a year, 5,000 catties in one season, 10,000 catties a year! Who still can't get enough to eat?

Look at the prosperous era of Kangqian and China, a whole 200 million people. Could it be that so many people are all supported because of the power of Kangxi and Qianlong? It is not because of the potatoes and sweet potatoes that have been widely planted, but the potatoes and sweet potatoes that have been recorded in history are "half of the grain food", if they are not easy to eat and grow less, I am afraid that there will be 100 million more people.

Xu Qing was holding potatoes in his arms, and he was already in tears, God bless my Chinese people, as soon as the potatoes come out, there will be no hunger in the world. At this moment, Xu Qing's heart is really for the sake of the people of China, and he really has the whole of China.

However, then I had doubts.

Why do potatoes in South America appear thousands of miles away?

At this time, South America was still an unknown continent, and there were mysterious Mayans and Indians, and no one in Eurasia knew about it. So where did this first potato come from?

No solution.

Just like why Xu Qing was able to travel to the Tang Dynasty after a heat stroke, there is no explanation at all. There is also diving in the Indian Ocean, and I have already reached the Americas when I go ashore, and there is no strong wind within 100 miles, but it rains the next day.

There are too many unsolved mysteries about nature this dog day.

Rather than figuring out where this potato came from, Xu Qing valued how valuable this potato was now.

Everyone on the boat saw Xu Qing's abnormality, holding some dirt lumps, sighing for a long time, laughing loudly for a while, and being moved to tears for a while.

The four girls were nervous, and they didn't dare to step forward to disturb Xu Qing. Xu Qing has also had such a situation before, if he disturbs him, he will still blow up his hair, but this time this time, the "crazy" hair is particularly long.

The ladies didn't dare to care about Xu Qing, and the others didn't dare even more, they all watched Xu Qing sitting stupidly on the deck blowing the wind.

"Hello!" Xu Qing sneezed, and the potatoes in his arms rolled to the ground, at this time Xun Xue'er couldn't help it, took off her shawl, and covered Xu Qing's body.

"It's all fathers, why are you still so prodigal. What should I do if I get a cold? ”

"Huh?" Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, and when she looked back, a trace of nervousness flashed in Xun Xue'er's eyes, Xu Qing smiled, and said embarrassedly: "Xue'er, today is really a big surprise." ”

Seeing that Xu Qing didn't blow up his hair, all the women came over and suddenly became chattering.

"Young master, what are you doing with that poisonous bump?" Xiao Yue looked at Xu Qingdao.

"Brother Xu, come into the room and talk, it's windy here, and your body is weak......" It was Huang Shimei who said this, but for her, Xu Qing's body was a little "weak".

Xu Qi cried with a wow: "You don't understand, Xu Qing, don't you eat poisonous bumps and die, woo woo, I won't peek at you taking a bath again!" ”

The crowd was messy in the wind.

Zhang Forestry and Yang Cheng didn't care so much about Xu Qing's body, but they were interested in the lump, and they each guessed:

"This lump of dirt, can it be used for the military?"

"No, I don't think this lump is poisonous at all, big brother thinks of a delicious meal, hahaha......" Zhang Linlin laughed.

Xu Qing scolded with a smile and knew how to eat, and settled down and entered the room with everyone, and then revealed a little detail to everyone.

"This thing can make no one starve to death in the world."

Xu Qing's words were not missed, this is a reflection that is deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone. It's just that the "grand wish" of feeding everyone is too huge, and everyone still doesn't believe it.

So, Xu Qing told everyone about the advantages of potatoes as a crop. When they listened, they only knew that their minds were buzzing, and in the end, they just said, "If that's the case, then ......."

"Brother Xu, are you really a bodhisattva?" The women asked, with star-studded eyes.

"Bodhisattva?" Xu Qing hurriedly shook his head, the Bodhisattva went down to be a monk, he didn't want to be a monk, so he pretended to say: "I am the Nine Heavens Holy and Bright Supreme God King and the Landlord, you are all fairies, hehe......"

The women's cheeks turned red when they heard this, and Zhang Linlin and Yang Cheng retreated. The women asked again, "Then tell me what kind of fairies we are?" ”

"Hmm......" Xu Qing pinched his fingers and calculated: "Xue'er is the Guanghan Fairy, Shimei is the Qingxia Fairy, and Xiaoyue is the Yulu Fairy." ”

"What about me? What about me? Xu Qi asked with a wink, the tears just now hadn't dried yet.

"You're a whistling dog!"

"Xu Qing, you want to die!"

Chickens and dogs jump ...... It began with Xu Qing's wail and ended with Xu Wen's cry. Xu Qi and Xu Qing agreed, and they had to stop when they bit Xu Wen and cried, but fortunately, the father and son were connected.

Soon, the tide came, and according to the boatswain's experience, this time the tide should be relatively large, and if you want to get rid of the stranding, you will probably have to look at this one.

Wait and wait, in the middle of the night, the boat rocks, this should be the feeling of floating, but not floating. The boatswain gave the order to paddle, hoping to take the opportunity to rush out.

However, when the tide was high, the waves rushed ashore, and Xu Qing felt that the boat had floated every time, but each time it was pushed back by the sea. didn't go forward or backward, just let the boat crash a few times in vain.

After a few failures, the boatswain came up and said that this time it would not work, and the tide was no longer rising. You can't try it anymore, and if you break the bottom of the boat, you'll be in big trouble.

"Then tomorrow's tide is unstable, will you be able to go out?" Xu Qing asked with a sigh.

The boatswain replied: "Yes, look at the waterline, it must be more than two feet higher than it is today, and the ship will definitely be able to go up." ”

"Well, I just have a little more to do." Xu Qing didn't blame the boatswain for being incompetent, and said, "What happened to those poisoned people?" Not dead, right? ”

"My lord, they have been spitting for a long time, some prostration, and they can't die."

"Find someone who can still talk, I have something to ask him......"

What Xu Qing said to inquire about is naturally the origin of this potato. Potatoes are propagated by tubers, and if you have more tubers in your hand, the faster the reproduction will be, and if you do it well, you can completely popularize it in a year or two.

Moreover, Xu Qing's four bodies are not very diligent, the grains are not very divided, and the cactus can also kill people, if one is not careful, then he will miss this 10,000-year achievement.

It's better to get more seeds.

Of course, Xu Qing may not go back and reveal the matter of potatoes to the old man Li Yuan, if he gives it out at this time, it will be a meat bun beating a dog. As Jia Xu said, take refuge in Cao Cao, who is weak in strength, and don't take refuge in Yuan Shao, who is powerful and powerful, and make the old man Li Yuan grateful!

Xu Qing also has a fantasy, since this potato can run from South America to this nameless island for no reason, then maybe there are other things!

Corn? Chili pepper? Sweet potato? Everything here is something that Xu Qing can't ask for, especially chili peppers, after coming to Tang for a few years, the most unaccustomed thing is that there is no spicy taste. If anyone can let Xu Qing eat a pot of spicy fragrant pot, Xu Qing is willing to give him ten thousand taels of silver!

This nameless island became more and more cute in Xu Qing's eyes. The discovery of potatoes made Xu Qing's nerves in a highly excited and state, although it was the middle of the night, Xu Qing still did not feel a little sleepy.