Chapter Seventy-Three: The Miracle of the World
When the earth was removed, everyone finally saw what was buried in the tank, and under the lush vine leaves were strings of yellow-brown things, which looked like inconspicuous stones, round, and the potholes on them were not good-looking. These rock-like things are large and small, the big ones are bigger than a strong man's fist, and the small ones are the size of a bull's eye.
Could it be that the prince is referring to this thing? They really don't see any auspiciousness in these ugly potatoes.
Although Li Er only had a cursory look, he was already sure that if each potato plant could produce so many fruits, then it would definitely reach a yield of twenty stones per mu, or even more than twenty stones! Wang Xinzi didn't lie!
Although there is a guarantee made by Wang Xiang, plus he later took out a series of magical things such as blood transfusion tools, horseshoes, and Quyuan plows, Li Er still has some doubts about the grain yield of twenty stones per mu, and he always feels that he is very satisfied with the production capacity of eight stones per mu.
"Father, if you calculate this output, one acre of land can produce more than thirty stone potatoes, thirty stone!" Li Chengqian's voice was trembling, although there was an exaggeration, but more of a heartfelt excitement, the yield of three stones per mu is a bumper harvest to be celebrated by the whole country, and the yield of thirty stones per mu is simply unimaginable.
Only Wang Xiang was still calm, and said with a smile: "It is still difficult to produce 30 stones per mu, after all, these potatoes are carefully cultivated, so the yield will be so amazing, if it is planted by ordinary people, the yield of fertile land should be between 15 and 20 stones per mu, if it is a barren land or in a bad year, the yield may be lower, but there is no problem with 8 stones." ”
Li Chengqian hurriedly nodded and said: "Yes, careful cultivation has such an amazing yield, but even if it is a yield of twenty stones per mu, it is a blessing for the people of the Tang Dynasty." ”
In fact, there is no careful cultivation, Li Chengqian and Wang Xiang now go to Sinong Temple for seven or eight days and half a month to take a look, and they really just take a look and leave, but the Chen master of Sinong Temple will water the potatoes every day, and there is not much else to ask, it can be said that more than a dozen pots of potatoes are almost all grown by self-reliance. Of course, potatoes will not stand up and speak, so the credit for carefully cultivating this is still to be taken by some shameless people.
After Li Er was excited, he carefully held one of the smaller potatoes and frowned, "Why are there so many such small potatoes, didn't you wait until they were fully ripe?" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Li Chengqian didn't know how to explain, so he had to set his eyes on Wang Xiang.
Depend on! The yield of thirty stones per mu is not satisfied, Li Er is really greedy enough.
Wang Xiang explained in his heart: "Because the space for growth is limited, the fruit of potatoes is both large and small, and it is not because they are not ripe. ”
"It's a good thing, don't spoil the yield of potatoes in order to harvest early."
Li Chengqian and Wang Xiang hurriedly nodded yes when they heard this.
The three of them squatted on the ground and chatted about the topic of potatoes, Chen Gui continued to mud the potatoes, and the others wondered, what potatoes, what yield of thirty stones per mu, they were confused, but no one would associate these potholed "stones" with food, after all, almost all of today's grain grows on the surface, and the things called potatoes obviously grow in the ground, sticking to the soil is dirty and ugly, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it can be eaten, and the yield of thirty stones per mu has nothing to do with food.
It's just strange why the prince regarded it as auspicious? What is the matter with the people of Datang who are no longer in danger of famine? The most important thing is that the majesty of a Shangbang emperor like Li Er, why would he lose his temper so much?
"Respected Heavenly Khan, I don't know what kind of auspicious this potato is?"
The curious envoy couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
Li Er found himself squatting on the ground at this time, and his hands were still sticking to the soil, which really damaged his image, but these were nothing compared to the surprise of bringing potatoes to him.
Laughing loudly, he stood up with a bunch of potatoes, and the heavy feeling in his hand made him feel better, and said with a smile: "This is a godsend to auspiciousness in Datang, with this mu of grain yielding thirty stones, the people of Datang will no longer be in danger of famine!" ”
The grain with a yield of thirty stones per mu has become a reality, Li Er no longer needs to keep it secret, potatoes are to be promoted in the entire Tang Dynasty, it is impossible to keep it a secret all the time, potatoes are now in his hands after all, and there is no vassal state in the whole world that can be compared with the vast territory and population of the Tang Dynasty.
Despite this, Li Er still collected all the potatoes, and only the people of Datang were eligible to be the first batch of beneficiaries of potatoes.
This stone-like thing is grain? Or is it 30 stone of grain per mu?
The hall exploded all of a sudden, not to mention those Fanbang envoys, even the officials of the Tang Dynasty were full of disbelief, but this was from Li Er's mouth, and in terms of the output of potatoes in Fangcai, it is not a lie to say that the yield of thirty stones per mu is just that this thing is really grain? If this is the case, then it is really as the prince said, there is no rare treasure in the world that can be compared!
Li Er ignored everyone's suspicions, and stepped forward, his majesty even more than before.
"The prince presented auspicious potatoes, for the people of the Tang Dynasty, Sheji made immortal miraculous achievements, gave thousands of taels of gold, thousands of satin, 500 good horses, a number of antiquities and jade, and received the governor of Jingzhou. From now on, the Chongwen Museum will be set up in the East Palace, and the bachelors of the Chongwen Museum will be in charge of the scriptures and books of the East Palace to teach all students. In addition, the edict ordered that all prisoners in the world should be punished with a first-class crime, and the son of the fifth rank or higher in the internal and external official ministry should be the father and the latter, and each of them would be added to the rank of officer, and the world would be drunk for five days. ”
A series of rewards and graces not only stunned Li Chengqian, but also the princes and ministers in the hall, and Li Chengqian felt that happiness came too suddenly and violently. Among the princes, if you talk about meritocracy, Li Ke, the king of Wu, is the first to be recommended, and if you are more talented, Li Tai, the king of Wei, is the most, so it is the two of them who usually get the most praise from Li Er, although they did not show it on the face, but Li Chengqian was still very disappointed in his heart. But today, he can finally raise his eyebrows! The miracle of the world, this kind of high praise is the first time it has appeared in Li Er's mouth!
The little fat man Li Tai was even more stunned, a while ago he was still complacent because Li Er set up a literature museum for him, after all, the prince did not have such treatment, but today Li Er actually set up a Chongwen Museum for the prince in the East Palace, if it was just a Chongwen Museum, he would not be so shocked, the most important thing is that "all classes are sent to the Hongwen Museum" This sentence is far from being comparable to the Literature Museum, in modern words, Li Er allowed Li Chengqian to cultivate his own leadership team.
The compilation of "The Chronicles of the Universe" is indeed not enough to see compared with potatoes, and the arrogant little fat man who was robbed of the limelight was naturally not very happy.
Fortunately, Li Chengqian was not completely stunned by the surprise, and hurriedly thanked Li Er for his grace, and did not forget to humbly say: "Erchen does not dare to be greedy for merit, it is actually his father Shengming who will send auspicious rui from the sky, and Erchen and Wang Jiancheng just take care of the potatoes." ”
Wang Xiang was happy in his heart, even if you kid has a conscience, he mentioned my name. I thought in my heart that Li Er had rewarded the prince with so many things, so he couldn't be bad for himself.
This time, Li Er was surprisingly refreshing, and after listening to the prince's words, he smiled and said, "The prince is newly enclosed!" ”
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