"Uncle, let's have breakfast and then leave!" The eastern sky had just turned white, and Li Xiu stood in front of the gate and repeatedly said. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"No, I'm upset right now, I need to go back and be quiet!" The bearded guest said a little dejectedly, and without waiting for Li Xiu to answer, he turned around and left, with an indescribable depression in his back.

"Huh? It's such a familiar scene, why does my uncle leave with a big blow every time he comes to my house? Li Xiu looked at the lonely back of the bearded guest, and said in surprise at the moment, after the bearded guest talked with him all night last time, he left the next morning in such a depressed way, it seems that his eight characters and his own feng shui are definitely not compatible.

At that moment, Li Xiu just wanted to turn around and go back to make up for sleep, but he didn't expect that the bearded man who had gone out turned around and turned back again, and then strode to Li Xiu and asked eagerly again: "Xiu'er, are you sure that there is really 10,000 catties of grain per mu in the Americas?" ”

"Uncle don't doubt it, my nephew dares to use the head of Xiang as a guarantee for this matter!" Li Xiu said with a serious face, what he said about the yield of 10,000 catties per mu is indeed true, potatoes and sweet potatoes may yield 10,000 catties per mu, of course, there are some things he didn't say clearly, for example, the yield of this 10,000 catties is the use of chemical fertilizers and other modern conditions in later generations, and it is still wet weight, not the weight of wheat after drying.

"There is really a grain yield of 10,000 catties per mu, how is this possible...... How could it be ......" was confirmed by Li Xiu again, the bearded guest still had a skeptical expression, turned around with a muttered expression, and staggered away slowly, it seems that this time the blow is even more serious than the last time, I really don't know if he will dare to come to chat with Li Xiu in the future?

At that moment, Li Xiu returned to the bed and lay down a little tired, and wanted to make up for sleep in a daze, after all, last night in order to fool, no, it was to discuss the importance of the spread of American plants with the bearded guest, he spent a lot of thought, and then he also revealed the news of the abundance of gold in the Americas to the bearded guest, but the other party seemed to be confused by the four words of 10,000 catties per mu, and he didn't care much about gold.

Li Xiu was lying on the bed in a daze and was about to fall asleep, but at this time a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, which made him wake up suddenly, and he hurriedly jumped up and put on his shoes and ran to the new courtyard, because he suddenly remembered that he had promised Princess Pingyang yesterday that he would plant flowers and plants with her today, and now it is estimated that he is late.

Sure enough, when Li Xiu came to the new courtyard, he saw that Princess Pingyang had already come, and at this time she was carrying a bucket of water to replenish the flowers and plants planted yesterday, but because her foot injury had not healed, it was very difficult to water, which made Li Xiu hurriedly rush forward to take the bucket in her hand, and at the same time said with some blame: "Princess, your injury is not completely healed, don't do these heavy work, go and take a break, I'll do this!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Princess Pingyang also showed a demure smile, and didn't say anything, she obediently let go of the bucket, and then walked to the side and sat on the steps to watch Li Xiu work, her eyes were also full of gentle smiles.

Li Xiu also knew that Princess Pingyang was looking at him, but he didn't feel any discomfort, and carried a bucket to water yesterday's flowers and plants again, and in the end, although he was tired and full of Dafa, there was always a faint happiness in his heart.

After Li Xiu finished watering, Princess Pingyang stood up again to help Li Xiu continue to plant flowers and plants, today Qi Niang did not follow, there were only the two of them in the yard, plus yesterday's conversation, so that the two of them felt a little warm when they got along, and it seemed that even there was a hint of sweetness in the air.

"Why didn't the princess ask me why I was late today?" Li Xiu suddenly said, he came late today and always wanted to explain, but Princess Pingyang never asked, so in the end he finally couldn't help but take the initiative to speak.

"Captain Li must have been delayed by other things when he came late, I can understand it." Princess Pingyang smiled demurely again, don't look at her decisive and heroic on the battlefield, but when she is usually at home, she is a gentle and virtuous woman, and she is also very tolerant of her loved ones.

"Thank you for your forgiveness, yesterday my uncle was drunk and rested at my house, woke up in the middle of the night and talked to me all night, and didn't leave until this morning, I accidentally slept just now!" Li Xiu was very embarrassed at this time, this is the first time that Princess Pingyang took the initiative to ask herself, but she was still late, if it is put in the future life, I am afraid that no matter how good the temper is, the girl will turn her face.

"This person is a rare hero in the world, and Captain Li will definitely learn a lot from interacting with him!" Princess Pingyang smiled again when she heard Li Xiu's explanation, although she had only seen the bearded guest once, she had also heard of his deeds.

"Well, I told Uncle one thing yesterday, there is a continent in the far east called America, where several grain crops are abundant, and the yield of two of them can reach 10,000 catties per mu." Li Xiu didn't explain anything, just smiled and said softly.

"Smack~" When Princess Pingyang heard the words '10,000 catties per mu', a peony in her hand also fell to the ground, and her eyes were full of incredulity when she looked at Li Xiu, and after a while, her voice was a little dry, "Is there really 10,000 catties of grain per mu in this world?" ”

"Yes, but it must be the most fertile field, and this crop produces a kind of rhizome, so it can only be calculated as wet weight, and if it is dried, it may only be about six or seven thousand catties in the end." Li Xiu said with a smile, he didn't need to have any reservations about Princess Pingyang.

"Six or seven thousand catties! This yield is enough for my father to worship heaven and earth, and now the yield of wheat is only how much, a hundred catties? Two pounds and a hundred? The best fertile land is only three or four hundred catties, and it needs to be intensively cultivated, if there are crops with a yield of six or seven thousand catties per mu, then I will no longer have to worry about hunger in Datang! Princess Pingyang also looked very excited at this time, she had absolute trust in Li Xiu, and she would not doubt the truth of his words at all.

Seeing Princess Pingyang's excited appearance, Li Xiu smiled gently again: "Princess, in fact, the yield of these crops is secondary, for example, among the crops with a yield of 10,000 catties per mu, there is a crop called sweet potato, also called sweet potato, it not only has a high yield, but also has very low requirements for land, even if it is a barren mountain or saline-alkali land, sweet potatoes can survive, but the yield is relatively low, and it grows underground, and its resistance to natural disasters is much stronger than wheat and rice, although hail and locusts threaten it, But it doesn't hurt fatally! ”

Li Xiu smiled again and said, compared with potatoes and corn, sweet potatoes are more adaptable, and the requirements for soil and temperature are not very high, which is very suitable for the climate of the Central Plains, which is also the reason why sweet potatoes can be vigorously promoted in the later Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even the reason why the Manchu Qing Dynasty ruled the Central Plains for hundreds of years, the population can be doubled several times, almost half of which is due to sweet potatoes.

"This ...... This is simply a divine artifact given to me by God in Datang, since Captain Li knows where the sweet potato is, let's hurry up and report it to my father, so that he can send someone to fetch it, so as to benefit the people of my Datang! Princess Pingyang said with some eagerness at this time, her years of military career have made her see too many hunger and disasters, and the root of all this is food, as long as the problem of food is solved, most of the problems in the world will be solved.

"Princess, don't worry, I already said just now, sweet potatoes and other crops are on the American continent in the far east, where there is an endless sea across my Datang, even if you find a route, it will take a month or even a few months to arrive, although my Datang has a sailor, but there is no such talent for ocean voyages, even if it is reported to Your Majesty, I am afraid it will be difficult to reach the Americas!" Li Xiu opened his mouth to persuade that Princess Pingyang's performance was much better than that of the bearded guest, and it was estimated that the bearded guest's brain was still in a crash.

"No matter how difficult it is, my Datang must find a way to reach that America and bring back sweet potatoes and other things, with this thing, I don't know how many people will live because of it in the future!" Princess Pingyang raised her eyebrows at this time, and her originally soft face also showed a bit of heroism, which also made Li Xiu stunned, this may be what Princess Pingyang looked like on the battlefield.

"The Americas must go, but it doesn't necessarily have to rely on the power of the imperial court, my eldest uncle, he originally lived in the overseas Wa country, he has a lot of sea ships, and there are definitely not a few experienced sailors, so I think I can reach the Americas through him, get those high-yield crops back, and then it is not too late to present them to the imperial court!" Li Xiu finally said part of his plan at this time.

"Bearded guest? Can he really get to the Americas? Princess Pingyang couldn't help but be surprised when she heard this, no wonder Li Xiu wanted to chat with the bearded guest all night.

"Hehe, I was worried that he wouldn't be willing to take any risks even if he knew that there were high-yielding crops in the Americas, but judging by his performance last night, I'm sure he'll go!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time, yesterday he told the bearded guest about sweet potatoes and other crops, just to see his reaction, if he was indifferent to this, then Li Xiu had other words behind him, until he said that he was tempted, but the performance of the bearded guest made Li Xiu's later preparations useless.

"That's great, but I think it's better to report to my father first, if the bearded guest is willing to go, it's best for my father to come forward to reward him, and then give him some other support, which is more secure!" Princess Pingyang proposed again at this time, after all, this matter is related to the food and clothing of the people in the world, and she does not dare to make her own decisions.

Seeing that Princess Pingyang still wanted to tell Li Yuan in advance, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh at this time, and then looked at Princess Pingyang with a very serious expression and said: "If the princess offers high-yield crops in the Americas, the world will no longer have to worry about famine, such a meritorious thing will definitely make the people of the world grateful to Dade, and then His Majesty will also reward the princess greatly, if the princess takes this opportunity to propose to dissolve your marriage with Chai Shao, does Your Majesty still have a reason to refuse?" (To be continued.) )