Chapter 213: Dry Smoke
"The minister did not deceive, this potato can indeed reach a yield of 2,000 to 3,000 catties per mu. According to the minister's knowledge, in some land suitable for the growth of potatoes, there are places where the yield www.biquge.info per mu can reach nearly 4,000 catties! At the same time that Yan Ming said this, the Empress Dowager Dou fell into the chair.
Wang Wan and others also put down their chopsticks one after another. The performance of the old queen mother made them dare not continue to eat.
"Is there such a good thing?" The old lady's words trembled a little, and even in an instant, tears came out of the corners of her eyes.
"When Emperor Wen and I were still in the Daidi, there was a great famine one year, and people changed their children and ate them. Emperor Wen was worried about his rule, and almost exhausted the grain of the land, but he could not save the lives of most people. This incident has become the biggest regret in the lives of the mourning family and Emperor Wen. If there had been this corn and potatoes, how many fewer people would have died! Empress Dowager Dou's voice was hoarse.
"The Empress Dowager loves the people like a son, and she still thinks about the things of the year, and Yan Ming admires it greatly." Yan Ming said.
"How many seeds are there for this potato?" Empress Dowager Dou asked.
"Back to the Empress Dowager, the rhizome of this potato is its seed. In other words, the potatoes we eat are seeds, and a potato can be cut into many petals, and each petal can sprout and bear fruit! Yan Ming said.
"What, we're eating potato seeds?" Empress Dowager Dou was a little surprised, and then sighed and said, "Yanhou, you found and planted this potato. The mourners want to ask you for something. ”
When Yan Ming heard this, he immediately knelt down for the Empress Dowager Dou, and said respectfully: "The Empress Dowager has something to do, but it doesn't hurt to say it, the grandson's potatoes are the potatoes of the imperial grandmother." ”
"It's best if you think like that." Empress Dowager Dou nodded and said approvingly: "This potato can't be eaten again from now on." What is produced is used as seeds. Emperor, do you want to let the commander of Sosu Du promote the planting of corn and potatoes in the Han Dynasty. ”
Liu Che immediately agreed to the Empress Dowager Dou, and said with a smile: "Grandmother of the Emperor, don't worry, I will issue an edict in a while, and let the Captain of Sosu start to promote the cultivation of corn and potatoes throughout the country." ”
Originally, Yan Ming just wanted to surprise everyone, but he didn't expect this surprise to come a little big. Under the leadership of the Empress Dowager Dou, everyone had a sense of guilt for eating the seeds when they ate chicken stewed potatoes.
Chicken stewed with potatoes, the taste is too delicious. Although they had this sense of guilt, in the end, there was still not half of it left in two large pots of chicken and potatoes.
After eating and drinking, the Empress Dowager Dou took people to start a day's entertainment in the hot spring palace. Soak in hot springs, play mahjong, shake dice, don't want to live a small life.
Wang Wan and Liu Yan teamed up again, and kept talking in the ear of the Empress Dowager Dou about the good of the hot spring palace, and the longevity of the hot spring.
Empress Dowager Dou is old after all, and the old people are afraid of death and seek eternal life.
Empress Dowager Dou, who held the authority of the Three Dynasties, was finally tempted and wanted to stay in the hot spring palace for a while.
When the Empress Dowager showed this meaning, Wang Wan and Liu Concubine were very happy.
Only when Empress Dowager Dou leaves the center of power can Liu Che lead the direction of the behemoth ship of the Great Han.
Yan Ming didn't stay in the hot spring palace for too long, because he came in a hurry without a name.
"Master Hou, the tobacco leaves put into the flue-cured tobacco tower are all shriveled up now, without the slightest green, but like grass that has dried up for many years, it has an ugly color." Nameless said anxiously.
Yan Ming was very excited when he heard it, if the smoke changed color, it meant that the flue-cured tobacco had been successful. The success of flue-cured tobacco means that there will be a larger amount of revenue coming in.
Liu Che is inseparable from Yan Ming now, and when he heard the flue-cured tobacco that the nameless said, he immediately decided to take a look.
Yan Ming was glad that Liu Che had such curiosity. Because of flue-cured tobacco, the profit is very large. If you are greedy and swallow the profits of flue-cured tobacco, I am afraid that it is the way to take trouble.
He had already figured out that the profits from flue-cured tobacco had to be given to the Han Dynasty.
Yan Ming took Liu Che to the outside of the flue-cured tobacco tower, and the people in charge of burning charcoal and flue-cured tobacco were all there at this time. A few people from peasant backgrounds frowned.
Because the leaves are green, the smoke that comes out now is not only no green, but even has an unhealthy color. (The color of the tobacco.) )
"Master Hou, the little ones don't understand, why there is such a result, when you put it in, it is still a good green, and it will come out like this!" The foreman in charge of flue-cured tobacco said anxiously.
Yan Ming patted his head, it was his own negligence that he didn't tell them what the flue-cured tobacco looked like.
"Don't worry, the normal color of flue-cured tobacco is like this. You've done a great job! Yan Ming said as he turned over the accumulated flue-cured cigarettes, sniffed them carefully, and then nodded.
Flue-cured tobacco has indeed succeeded.
"From now on, roast according to this heat, and no one will add fifty dollars a month!" Yan Ming said loudly.
All the flue-cured tobacco workers didn't expect that working here in Yanming would be able to process money. There was cheering for a while.
"What kind of fresh ingredient is this?" Liu Che didn't know the use of flue-cured tobacco and asked stupidly.
Yan Ming smiled and explained to Liu Che the purpose of flue-cured tobacco, but Liu Che was a little confused when he heard it. I heard that Dou Ying, Guan Fu, and Ji Di had all smoked, and Ji Di was still a standard big smoker, Liu Che couldn't help but want to try it.
Yan Ming tore the tobacco leaves and simply rolled a thick cigarette for Liu Che. Liu Che lit it, and according to what Yan Ming taught, he took a deep breath, and was immediately choked by the spicy smoke, and his nose and eyes were all filled with tears.
"Ahem, what is this, it's just poison!" Liu Che almost threw away the cigarette in his hand. But the next moment, Liu Che was slightly stunned, the feeling of smoking just now was indeed good. He couldn't help but take another breath.
With the previous lesson, Liu Che smoked very slowly this time, and the cigarette was inhaled into his chest little by little. Then he slowly spit it out.
Yan Ming couldn't help but give Liu Che a thumbs up. Such a wise emperor is first-class, whether he is learning new knowledge or learning new skills.
"Don't tell me, this thing is kind of interesting." Liu Che took a puff and took another bite.
On Liu Che's body, Yan Ming seemed to see Ji Di's crazy smoking.
"This kind of tobacco, some people smoke, will have the effect of relieving sorrow and boredom. This was prepared for His Majesty and the wealthy people of the counties who were about to migrate to Maoling-eup. Yan Ming took the cigarette and said with a smile.
"For me and them? How? Liu Che took a puff of cigarette, and for a while he couldn't let go of the simple dry tobacco in his hand.
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