Lu, Lotte is not very interested in the various animals of the Americas that Flood Wang talked about, but is interested in the crops produced in the Americas.

The significance of Columbus's discovery of the New World to the West is the discovery of new colonies, which not only expands the external living space of Western capital countries, but also has great significance in promoting the bloody accumulation in the primitive accumulation stage.

But there is another positive significance for mankind, because the high-yield crops of the American continent were taken out of the Americas and spread around the world, not only to feed many people, but also to promote the development of a large number of people.

From 100 million people at the end of the Ming Dynasty to more than 400 million people in the Braided Dynasty, the high-yield crops in the Americas can be said to have contributed a lot, and since the beginning of the Opium War to the one hundred and nine years in later generations, China has been repeatedly bullied by foreign insults and many bullies by the East and the West, but it has not finally completed the revival of the country, precisely because of the huge population base.

In this 100 years of being bullied by foreign enemies, if China had a population of less than 100 million, would it have become a matter of annihilation and extinction?

So that's why Lotte isn't too interested in gold and silver, and some of the Americas, but about crops.

Before leaving, Hung Wang naturally remembered Lotte's advice, and hurriedly replied: "If you go back to Hou Ye, this time I traveled to the Americas, and the little one didn't dare to forget Hou Ye's instructions, and paid special attention to all the crops along the way, but I didn't find any crops in the extremely cold and bitter cold places in the north of the Americas, but there was a lot of harvest in the indigenous Americas, that is, the Indians that Hou Ye said." ”

"Tell me about it!" Lotte nodded.

Hung Wang hurriedly said: "Master Hou, the Indians plant a kind of crop that is six feet to one zhang high, and the result is seven to eight feet, each plant produces two to three fruits, take its fruit and peel off the coat, only to see that its seeds are like gourds, when it is tender, the color is tender and white, it can be boiled, it can be roasted, sweet and delicious, and when it is old, it is dry and hard and the color is like topaz, and it can be cooked.

According to the small view, this plant is extremely adaptable and has a very high yield, and is very suitable for dry and sunny places during the sowing and harvesting seasons. ”

Lotte listened to it, his face was shocked, but his heart was tight, the crops that Flood Wangkou said were talking about corn, which was called one of the world's three major food crops by later generations, and corn was cultivated by the Indians, and later generations verified that the Indians had cultivated wild corn into artificial crops five thousand years ago.

Moreover, later scientists also said that the cultivation of wild corn into crops was the most difficult experiment in the history of agriculture, and the Indians successfully cultivated it 5,000 years ago, and the contribution of the Indians to human development is self-evident in this alone.

Nodding, Lotte said, "Go on, what crops have been found in the Indians besides this plant?" ”

"Master Hou, the little one also found that when those Native Americans planted this kind of crop, they interplanted creeping beans in the field, which significantly increased the yield of crops, fully and rationally used the land, and reduced the land use area, which was unheard of in my Great Song Dynasty!" Hong Shui Wang continued, and said with a smile: "Master Hou, the seeds of these two crops, the small ones are many more, and they are placed in the treasury outside the king's office, and left for Lord Hou to watch." ”

"When I get to the king's outer mansion, I will go to inspect it immediately!" Lotte nodded, and continued, "Go on, what other crops in the Americas you haven't seen before!" ”

Hung Shui Wang replied: "Master Hou, the little one also found two crops in the Americas, both of which are produced underground, similar to the potatoes of my Great Song Dynasty, and there are plants growing on the ground, one of which has a gray-brown outer skin, which is white on the inside, and the other red on the inside is also white on the inside. Both can be eaten, can be steamed or boiled, the gray-brown skin is slightly astringent, and the red skin is sweet and not beautiful, and the former brown potato can.

And the small one also saw with his own eyes, these two kinds of potatoes are very high-yielding, according to the small heart estimate, an acre of land can produce at least 2,000 catties, if these crops are popularized in my Great Song Dynasty, I am really afraid of disasters and will not starve everywhere. ”

Lotte heard it clearly, and his heart understood better that the two crops that Hung Wang was talking about were the potatoes that would later be called potatoes, and the sweet potatoes, which were called yams or sweet potatoes.

Corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are all high-yield crops, and it is precisely because of the promotion of these three crops that the later generations have shown a significant increase.

Speaking of this, Flood Wang got up and bowed to Lotte.

"What do you mean by that?" Lotte, who was thinking about corn, potatoes, and potatoes, was slightly startled and couldn't help asking.

After solemnly giving a salute, Hong Hung Wang said solemnly: "The little one thought that the little one thought that the little one would order the little one to travel far away, and before leaving, he repeatedly instructed the little one to pay attention to the crops in the place where he went, and the small one didn't take it to heart, but he just thought that the Hou Ye was looking for gold and silver mines, but after knowing that there were these three high-yield crops overseas, the small heart knew the good intentions of the Hou Ye, and the Hou Ye instructed the little one to bring the seeds of these crops back to the Great Song Dynasty, which was to be widely planted in the Great Song Dynasty, so that the people of the Great Song Dynasty could stay away from famine, Hou Ye is kind-hearted, and he is really admired by the villain. ”

"You can know that I have my heart!" Lotte chuckled, and then admonished: "This matter is very important, there are many bandits in the Great Song Dynasty now, and they are in turmoil, you and I can know it, and we must control our subordinates, and don't let these people leak out, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble." ”

"The villain knows." Flood Wang hurriedly replied.

Lotte smiled and said, "Go on, how many other crops have been found in the Americas that I don't have in the Great Song?" ”

Hung Wang continued: "In the small tropical place of Yumei, a kind of bean was found, the plant grows on the ground, the fruit is born in the ground, the fruit has a shell, it can be eaten raw after being taken out of the ground and washed, and it can also be dried and cooked. ”

Hearing this, Lotte immediately understood that what Hung Wang was talking about was peanuts native to South America.

Between Lotte thoughts, Hong Hongwang continued: "Master Hou, in addition to this kind of fruit, the small one also found a kind of fruit, born in a tree, solid with a shell, after the shell of the seed is like a kidney, raw food is sweet, after frying the aroma is far better than the previous kind of fruit, can be called the best taste in the world. ”

Lotte couldn't help blurting out: "Are you talking about cashew nuts, which are pale yellow in color and the size of a little finger, divided into two halves, like animal kidneys, one big and one small?" ”

"It's ......" Hearing Lotte say this, Hung Wang was extremely surprised, "Hou Ye has also seen this thing?" ”

When he was about to speak, he only heard the shakuchi outside: "Official, please get off the car and go to the king's outer residence!" ”

I only paid attention to talking to Hung Wang, when the car was parked, and how long the time had passed, and I had no concept at all in Lotte Heart.

In response, Le got out of the car and ordered: "Go and take me to the warehouse, Le wants to see the items brought back by Flood Wang's trip!" ”

The white staff who followed the side, Wang Yuanwai, Lu Jiang, Chen Hoop bucket and others were surprised, and Lotte came to ask nothing else, and came directly to find those things that were brought back by Flood Wang.

"Master Hou, let's take a look after lunch!" Bai Yuanwai said.

"It's important to get down to business!" Lotte said earnestly as he stepped towards the Wangyuanwai Mansion.

"Master Hou, please!" Wang Yuan hurriedly followed: "I'll take you to the treasury." ”

"It's a big deal, so you should all come along!" Stopping his pace, Lotte glanced at Bai Yuanwai, Lu Jiang, Chen Hoop and others who were stunned, and said.

Ignoring the gifts of the Wang family, Wang Yuanwai led the way in front and took Lotte to a warehouse.

Ordered someone to open the door of the warehouse, and Wang Yuanwai said: "Master Hou, all the things that Shui Shui Wang brought from overseas are here, I just store them separately according to the category, and I don't dare to let any idle people wait and stay here." ”

Nodding, Lotte set his eyes on Flood Wang, and said, "Flood Wang, go in and talk to Le Mou in detail!" ”

"Yes!" Flood Wang hurriedly said, and led a group of people into the warehouse.

Golden corn, red potatoes, goose-egg-sized potatoes, shelled peanuts, red dried peppers, golden tobacco leaves, and pumpkins weighing more than a dozen pounds......

What a familiar picture!

I can't help but sigh, Lotte's eyes are even more pleasantly surprised, Flood Wang doesn't know the names of these crops, but Lotte knows them all, these things in the previous life are things that the Chinese people see for a long time, but the Song Dynasty did not have these things, until the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations were also introduced to China.

Holding a handful of red chili peppers, Hong Shui Wang and Lotte said: "Master Hou, this kind of thing is not spicy, eating a mouth is like burning, and it can only be dispersed in half an hour, and if you eat too much, it is easy to get angry, and your mouth and tongue will have sores!" ”

"What do you bring him to do with such bad things?" The white staff was puzzled.

Lotte replied for Hung Wang: "Although this thing is not spicy, if you eat it in winter, it can dispel the cold and increase your appetite." ”

"Bring the paper!" Seeing the dried tobacco leaves, Lotte picked it up and sniffed it, and after being sure, he hurriedly commanded.

"Go get the paper!" Hearing that Lotte asked for paper, Wang Yuanwai hurriedly ordered his subordinates.

"Get out and talk!" Lotte picked up a handful of tobacco leaves, kneaded them with his hands and walked out to the outside, and said.

After a while, someone brought a piece of white paper, and Lotte ordered the shakuhachi to tear off a piece of it, put the crumpled tobacco leaves in his hand, and rolled it into a cigarette roll without a filter, which was common in later generations.

Picking up the cigarette roll, Lotte put it in his nose and sniffed it carefully, a pure smell of dry tobacco surged in his nose, and he took several deep breaths intoxicated, and then ordered: "Take the fire and light it with me!" ”

Some people from the Wang family were busy getting fire candles, and the rest of the people looked at Lotte's inexplicable actions, and everyone was very surprised, and they didn't know what Lotte was going to do.

Call......

A puff of smoke spewed out from Lotte's mouth, and the smoke blocked Lotte's face, and then spread out in all directions, the pungent smoke, the choked people couldn't help but retreat again and again, and then they both pumped their eyes to Lotte, in the stunned eyes of everyone, only to see that Lotte's face was full of expressions of enjoyment, and the incomprehension of everyone's faces became thicker.

Why others can't stand the taste, but Lord Le Hou enjoys it like a sweet meal, which makes people puzzled.

It has been eight years since the crossing, and the Lotte who used to have a smoking addiction will always think of tobacco, miss the fragrance of tobacco, and see tobacco today, how can you not smoke it to relieve the pain of lovesickness, although the taste of dry tobacco leaves is far less than cigarettes, but it is indeed possible to relieve tobacco addiction.

"Little one remembers, those American natives also burned this kind of thing to suck it like this!" Seeing Lotte's appearance, Hung Wang thought about it and said.

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