Li Chuan said: "If it is planted in the north, it is not a problem to produce 3,000 catties per mu. The south is not suitable for growing corn, and it is estimated that one mu of land will be harvested about 2,000 catties, and there are still 1,000 catties, at least twice the yield of rice. ”

Su Xiaomei has eaten cakes made of corn, and she has also eaten corn cobs cooked by Li Chuan, the taste is really good, it can completely replace rice and wheat, the only thing that is uncertain is the yield, thought about it and said: "Why don't you let the husband plant first, if there is really a harvest in the autumn, and the yield is not low, the military households will naturally compete to cultivate when they see the benefits." ”

"That's all it can be."

Li Chuan knew that he couldn't come in a hurry, so he could only follow the good flow.

A few days later, news came from the north.

After being besieged by the Qing army for more than a month, the Korean lord Li Liang finally surrendered in Kaesong, and Huang Taiji settled Korea in a battle.

Jiangnan is still singing and dancing, and the people just listen to this news as a story, at most a few words of saliva, accusing the moral stain of North Korea's surrender to the Manchus, but very few people pay attention to Huang Taiji's strategic intention of sending troops to Korea.

"After pacifying Korea, Huang Taiji is going to reorganize the army."

Li Chuan looked far away, and felt that Da Ming was a terminally ill old man, tormented by various diseases, his teeth and mouth were old, he couldn't eat meat, his hands and feet were also tortured by illness and he had no strength, and he couldn't even clean up a naughty rabbit.

If it's a cold or flu, then there is a cure.

But Da Ming was suffering from cancer, which could not be cured unless it was a legendary peerless miracle drug.

And the miracle doctor who heals the sick has no one but the emperor.

But the problem is that history has long proved that Emperor Chongzhen is not the legendary miracle doctor, and he can't cure the Ming Dynasty's illness. Li Chuan felt that he could only be a nurse at best, not a doctor, and it was not something he could do to restore Daming's health.

Even if you kill someone's head, as long as there are still those scholars who claim to be the descendants of Confucius and Mencius standing in the court, this Ming disease will not be cured, and some things are not something that he can do as a courtier, which will only cause trouble.

"Husband, but Jiannu wants to invade the south?"

Li Chuan nodded and said: "The purpose of Huang Taiji's dispatch to North Korea, as long as you have a little knowledge, you can see that this is to prepare for raising troops to the south, but there are many self-deceiving people in the world, even if someone thinks of it, they may not be able to say it." ”

Su Xiaomei doesn't understand these national affairs, but although the scholars of the Ming Dynasty are almost abolished, there are not a few women among the women, and when she heard the words, she said: "Since the husband is interested in state affairs, why not raise troops to go north to drive out the Tartars?" ”

Li Chuan was surprised: "You really think so? ”

Su Xiaomei nodded: "Although the concubine is a daughter, she also knows the righteousness, Jiannu invaded my Ming territory, invaded the people of the Ming Dynasty, was as cruel as a beast, and the concubine body has heard a lot, if it is a man's body, the concubine body should also join the army and kill the enemy." ”

Li Chuan couldn't help but secretly scream ashamed, although he was a nationalist, he was a little negative in his thinking, and he was not as good as Su Xiaomei, a little girl, and said: "How can it be so easy, if the imperial court orders to send troops, it is naturally incumbent on the husband, but if he trembles without the order, at least it is a crime of contempt for the laws of the imperial court, and it is even possible to be convicted of ill intentions." ”

"This ......"

Su Xiaomei was stunned and couldn't speak.

Li Chuan held her little hand and said, "As big an official, you can do as much as you want." Don't be afraid of Xiaomei's jokes, don't look at Weifu as a commander, in fact, there are many military attaches like Weifu in Daming, even if you want to worry about the country, you don't have that qualification. National affairs should still give the Son of Heaven and those ministers in the court a headache, as long as the people around him are well. ”

Su Xiaomei leaned on him and nodded gently.

Li Chuan asked, "Aren't you disappointed?" ”

Su Xiaomei shook her head lightly and said, "The most fortunate thing about the concubine is that she followed her husband to Jinshanwei at the beginning. ”

Li Chuan said with a smile: "Don't avoid the important and take it lightly, I know that you still hope that your man is responsible, and being a husband is not blindly evading, the ancestors all said that self-cultivation and Qi family rule the country and level the world, even if you want to fight Tartars, at least you have to find a good way out first and settle you down." If he doesn't care about his family for the sake of loyalty to the monarch and the country, he is not a mortal, but a saint, and there is no such person in the world. ”

Su Xiaomei said suddenly: "The concubine body doesn't have this kind of thought. ”

Li Chuan snorted and said: "Sleep in a quilt every day, what do you want to be a husband and you don't know?" ”

Su Xiaomei pinched him lightly and secretly rolled her eyes.

Li Chuan noticed it, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice, since getting married, this little daughter-in-law is getting younger and smaller, but after taking off her strong appearance, this is the nature that a woman of this age should have.

In February, the weather warmed up quickly.

Although it has just experienced a rare cold winter for decades, the warm spring has not come a little later than in previous years, and the snow in the north at this time has not completely melted, but the south of the Yangtze River is already green grass.

Jin Shanwei's military households have begun to plough the land and devote all their energy to spring ploughing.

The major affairs of the country are the first priority of agriculture and mulberry.

Every year in the spring, even the emperor has to take his concubines to plow in person to set an example.

Li Chuan naturally didn't dare to take it lightly, and took a cadre of family members to inspect the field in person.

Although most military households are not interested in planting corn, there are still some bold ones who have planted a small amount of corn, and ninety percent of them have tasted the sweetness of planting vegetables in greenhouses, and they have great confidence in commanding the adults to report to them.

In the past month or so, the military households who planted greenhouse vegetables made a small fortune, although they were divided layer by layer, and the military households only received two percent of the final selling price, but it was these two percent, but the military households who planted greenhouse vegetables were overjoyed.

A greenhouse earned twenty taels of silver, which was unimaginable.

Moreover, this is only the harvest of the past month or so, you must know that the greenhouse vegetables are planted on the head of the moon, and in the past month or so, it is some small cabbage with a short growth cycle, and most of the vegetables have just bloomed.

The income is so amazing, how can it not make the military households who grow greenhouse vegetables excited.

As for those who don't have a greenhouse, they only have red eyes and envy and jealousy.

The rest of the corn grows are bold speculators.

When the greenhouse was built last year, some people disagreed, and as a result, when the greenhouse vegetables were planted, many people regretted it, and there is never a shortage of adventurous speculators in this world.

If this corn has a seed, not only will it be beneficial, but it will also make a good impression if it actively responds to the decree of the commander, and if there is any benefit in the future, it will definitely be the first to taste the sweetness.

Even if it doesn't work, there is a health center to give you a back, and you are not afraid of running out of food.

We all know that the commander is kind to the military households, and each household has been given ten catties of pork and white flour during the Chinese New Year, so naturally they will not cheat the military households for a little food, at least in this regard, Jin Shanwei's military households still have a lot of trust in Li Chuan.

Although the times are different, some phenomena are the same.

People with ideas can always seize opportunities and live better than others.