Chapter Ninety-Six: Potatoes, Corn

Li Ying nodded hurriedly, this bigwig in the private business world, Li Ying naturally knew it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As Liu Tang said when he came to find Chao Gai, "The villain has been wandering the rivers and lakes since he was a child, walking more, specializing in getting to know heroes, and often hearing about his brother's name, and unexpectedly meeting him." I have seen people in Shandong and Hebei who are private businessmen, and most of them have come to join my brother."

It can be known that Chao Gai is very famous in the circle of private businessmen, and those who come to him are also engaged in private business in Jingdong and Hebei Liangdao.

Lin Chong asked again: "I don't know if Master Li Zhuang is familiar with that Chao Baozheng?" ”

Li Ying shook his head: "It's just famous, but I haven't had the chance to get acquainted." ”

Lin Chong sighed and nodded, "I'm going to visit this Tota Heavenly King when I have time." ”

Lin Chong had long wanted to visit this neighbor, but he didn't want to pull him up the mountain.

Because in Lin Chong's view, in the final analysis, Chao Gai is just a private businessman, the head of the black, society, and association, and he actually has little effect on Liang Shanjun.

is not as good as a person like Yang Zhi, an officer, a military family, able to lead soldiers to train soldiers, and his martial arts are also good.

Lin Chong wanted to visit him, mainly because he wanted to partner with him in business.

It's just that because the Liangshan Army is very rich at present, and military training is the top priority, Lin Chong didn't need to take a day to see him, so he never went.

Speaking of Chao Gai, Lin Chong thought of Song Jiang again, this guy is much more powerful than Chao Gai.

If Chao Gai is a loyal elder, Song Jiang is a scumbag who is well versed in thick black studies and has no bottom line in doing things.

But this guy has a very high reputation in the rivers and lakes, and he is used to buying people's hearts.

Lin Chong felt that although he didn't need to regard this guy as an opponent, he also needed to pay more attention.

It just so happened that Shi Qian also went up the mountain, so let him pay a little attention to this Shandong when he inquired about the news in Yunzhou and Jeju.

After talking about the private business, Li Ying congratulated Lin Chong and Hu Sanniang on the happy event, and said that he must come to drink the wedding wine at that time.

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Ying was not convenient to stay longer, so he said goodbye and left.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time before eating, Lin Chong asked people to bring corn, potatoes, red peppers, and tomatoes.

"That's what I said earlier about high-yielding crops."

Lin Chong had already told the two that he had some high-yield crops in his hands and wanted to let these farmers plant them in Dulonggang, but when they saw Lin Chong bring the real thing, the two were not very surprised.

When Hu Sanniang saw it, she couldn't help laughing, pointed to the corn on the table and said, "Daddy, big brother, you see, this yellow one is called corn."

I heard Lin Lang say that the yield per mu is at least seven or eight stones, and if it is planted well and the fertilizer is sufficient, it is no longer a problem to produce ten stones or more per mu.

And this can be eaten as a staple food, you can make steamed cakes with flour, you can also make nests alone, make pancakes, or break them to cook porridge. ”

It is said that the grain output in this era is generally about two stones, and the two of them heard Lin Chong talk about high-yield crops before, and the expectations in their hearts are a little more than two stones, and at most three stones will reach the sky.

At this time, as soon as they heard Hu Sanniang say that the yield per mu was more than eight stones, the two of them stared at each other, and their faces were full of disbelief.

"Is that true? Virtuous son-in-law, don't make fun of my old man! ”

Lin Chong had expected this kind of reaction, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, how dare the son-in-law joke about this kind of thing, the yield of this corn can indeed reach eight stones, and it is relatively drought tolerant, does not occupy paddy fields, and it is said that it can be ...... two crops a year in the south."

Speaking of farming, Lin Chong really doesn't know much, but the approximate yield of corn and potatoes in his previous life, as well as the general growth habits, he still knows a little bit about it.

Therefore, Lin Chong can only talk about a rough idea, and the rest depends on experienced farming to figure it out by himself.

But despite this, this is still greatly out of the cognition of Hu Taigong and Hu Cheng.

Especially Hu Taigong, holding a handful of corn kernels in his hand, he was almost trembling, as if he was not holding crop seeds, but golden beans.

But this was not over, at this time Lin Chong picked up another potato: "Uncle Yue, big brother, please look, this is called a potato like taro, our vermicelli noodles, and luncheon meat are made of this potato."

This yield is higher, and it can be used as both a vegetable and a staple food, with a yield of at least 30 stones, or even more than 40 stones. ”

"What, forty stones!"

Hu Taigong trembled, his hand shook, and the corn kernels in his hands crackled and fell on the table, rolling everywhere on the ground, and Hu Taigong's mouth was open enough to fit into his fist.

"Oh my God, twenty times!"

Hu Taigong exclaimed, looked at Lin Chong in disbelief and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, where did these crops come from?" How can there be such a high-yielding crop in the world! ”

Lin Chong pulled out a short knife he was carrying, split a potato casually, and patiently explained: "Uncle Yue, you see, this potato is different from rice, millet, and corn, it actually contains a lot of water, and if you remove all this water, the yield is estimated to be about a dozen stones."

As for where these crops come from, this father-in-law doesn't have to care, anyway, their yield will definitely not be wrong, it's ......"

It took a lot of words for Lin Chong to get Hu Taigong to give up the roots and focus on the cultivation and management of these new crops.

Stayed overnight in Hujiazhuang, and the next day Lin Chong went to Yuanzhujiazhuang in Dulonggang, where Wang Yin's battalion of the infantry army and Li Tianyou's cavalry were stationed here, and at the same time helped train the Zhuang soldiers.

In order to keep secrets, Lin Chong did not bring the seeds of new crops such as potatoes and corn this time, anyway, it is still early to sow seeds in the spring of next year, Lin Chong is ready to bring the seeds over at least a month later, even if it is discovered by the imperial court at that time, Liang Shanjun is not very afraid.

After inspecting around, Lin Chong found Wang Yin and asked about the situation: "Is there anything wrong with Zhuangzi recently?" ”

Wang Yin knew what Lin Chong was asking, and said with a smile: "It's also strange, Zhujiazhuang was broken, and the governor of Yunzhou must know; And I asked the elderly people in the village to report to Yanggu County, and Yanggu County didn't show any performance, only said that I knew.

Isn't this official of the Great Song Dynasty really so insensitive, perfunctory, and passable? ”

"Is there any detail work in the village to investigate?"

Wang Yin nodded: "I did catch some strangers from unknown sources, but it's hard to tell if it's a fine work, so I let them go." ”

Lin Chong frowned, then let go, and said in his heart that he didn't care about him, anyway, the soldiers would come to block the water and cover the earth, and he had already sent Shi Qian to Yunzhou to find out the news, even if the imperial court really wanted to send troops to attack, he was not afraid.

I still have to put more thought into it and make it better for the New Year.