August 15, Mid-Autumn Festival.

There are activities to enjoy the moon and autumn, but the moon cakes have not yet appeared this year, and Xie Yi can't help but be a little disappointed.

Today, a series of tables were set up in the square in front of Mingde Palace, enough for hundreds of people to sit at the table. It is said that it is a cultural meeting, but in fact it is a combination of a cultural meeting and a banquet, and the meaning of the latter may be more obvious.

A platform was erected in the middle of the front of the hall, which was where the emperor's throne was located, and the left and right seats belonged to Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Zhi, the king of Jin. As for the princess of Jin and the son of the prince of Wei, Li Xin are not eligible to participate.

The scale of the banquet was very large, as long as the people were in the Central Plains, not very far from Luoyang, they all received an invitation from Li Tai, the king of Wei. It is said to be an invitation, but it is no different from the holy decree, as long as it is not seriously ill and bedridden, and the funeral is filial, you have to come to the banquet obediently.

The seating arrangement is also quite exquisite, the left servant shoots Fang Xuanling and the king of Hejian County, Li Xiaogong, are the first seats on the left and right, Cheng Zhijie and Zhang Liang are second, and Hou Junji also came from Chenzhou.

In addition, there are Li Baiyao, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Cui Renshi, the imperial history of the palace, Cui Zhiwen, the assassin of Shaanzhou, Lu Yanqing, the scholar of the East Palace, Lu Chengqing, the Shangshu Zuocheng, Zheng Zhixian, the Pingyin Ling, Zheng Yuanjia, the Nanzheng Yuanjia of Xinzheng County, and the Wang Renyou of Luoshan County......

The position is not important, the important thing is the surname - Cui Lu Zheng Wang Li, the five surnames are all among them, and they are the representatives of the Shandong Shi clan in the court.

Coincidentally, these people were originally either in Chang'an or serving in the local government, but recently they received an edict from Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the prison state, and were ordered to go out on business. The location happened to be within the Central Plains, not far from Luoyang, so it was natural to receive an invitation from Li Tai, the king of Wei.

If only one or two people are invited, it's a coincidence. But when they arrived in Luoyang and saw each other, everyone knew that this was the intention of His Majesty the Emperor, and intended to let the representatives of the "Five Surnames and Seven Hopes" come to the Eastern Capital for a banquet.

In addition to them, there are also a few talented men from various gate valve families scattered in their seats. Of course, the relatively small scale of Shandong Gaomen also has representatives or children. What is more special is that there are also some local gentry, commoners, and farmers in Luoyang.

There is no doubt that Li Er's majesty took great pains to set up a banquet in Mingde Palace under great pressure, and the intention was precisely these Shandong family valves.

Eating and drinking doesn't solve the problem, and the banquet is just a means, so what kind of medicine is sold in Li Erma's gourd?

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The bright moon is shining, the autumn breeze is slow, and it is a little cold, Xie Yi is very glad that he wants the demeanor and the temperature. It's just that the food on the table has been cooled down just after it was served, and I didn't plan to let people eat it at all, Li Er's hospitality is really ......

Look, under the hundreds of bright lights and torches, no one moved their chopsticks at all, they all stared at Li Erma, some complained, some expected, and very worried.

Perhaps thinking that the time was ripe, Li Shimin said loudly: "Zhuqing is here, I have a few words to say." A few days ago, the autumn rain continued, resulting in almost all the autumn grain harvest in Luozhou, and many houses were damaged, and I was very saddened. In order to help the affected people in Luo and Shaanxi Prefectures to overcome difficulties, they were exempted from paying taxes for two years, and were given rice and grain cloth according to the people. ”

"Majesty Xià Shengming, Majesty Xià Rende!" The hundred officials almost slapped their sycophants in unison, but they were also very mechanical, waiting for the emperor to break the news, and the result was ...... What's the matter with the pants, you're going to tell me this?

"Whenever I encounter floods and droughts, what I am most worried about is that the people are hungry. No matter how poor it is, there is a canal, and grain can be transported from the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Li Shimin seemed to be doing homely things, and sighed leisurely: "But if it is replaced by other places, there is no abundance of granaries, and there is no convenience of water transportation, how should it be good?" So, I've been thinking about it, how nice it would be if there were crops that yield a few stones, a dozen stones, or even dozens of stones per mu, so that the people's granaries are full and the surplus grain is sufficient! ”

When the subjects below heard this, they either moved their hearts or wanted to laugh, did Li Erma go crazy? I'm crazy thinking about food. A dozen stones, dozens of stone crops, dream!

However, the thought was solemn on the occasion, and Li Er's majesty had an expression of concern for the country and the people, and everyone restrained it, but they didn't laugh out loud after all.

Li Shimin's words changed: "It's a pity that the wheat in Guanzhong can only produce two or three stones, and the rice in the south of the Yangtze River only produces five or six stones, a dozen stones, and dozens of stones of grain per mu...... I didn't think I could, but someone brought me some seeds......"

Everyone present was shocked, did you hear me right? Listening to the meaning of the emperor's words, is there really a grain in the world that yields more than ten stones per mu? How is it possible, bullying us for not knowing how to farm, right?

"Your Majesty, is there really such a crop?" An old gentleman asked in a trembling voice.

"Xie Yi, the son of Huaiyang County, you come to sue everyone."

Everyone's eyes fell on the sixth desk on the left, and there was a young man sitting there, judging from the seat, his status was not low. Looking at the age again, at first everyone thought he was a royal clansman, or a nobleman. I didn't expect it to be a rumored man from Huaiyang County...... Why did it become a county again?

"Obey the order!" Xie Yi calmly got up and appeared for the first time in front of hundreds of officials and Shandong talents.

"In Xia Xie Yi, a native of Huaiyang, Chenzhou, accidentally fell into the water in the winter of last year, and was rescued by a white-bearded and white-haired fairy when he was in danger. The fairy gave him a few seeds and taught them how to grow them, namely corn, potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes. ”

Xie Yilang said: "After that, the old immortal weng rode away on the green ox, thinking that he was in a dream, but the seed was placed by his side, and he knew that it was not illusory. ”

What's the situation? It seems to be very bizarre, corn, potatoes...... What's that? The old fairy with a white beard and white hair, riding a green ox, could it be ......

When everyone was thinking about it, Xie Yilang continued: "Because the immortal told me in a dream that I would offer the seeds to His Majesty the Emperor, I will do so after the beginning of spring.

In the spring and summer, His Majesty leveled the Luoyang Palace Imperial Garden as a nursery, and planted it with his ministers, and cultivated it diligently, this year...... The fruits of the first season are ripe. ”

Ahem, Xie Yi is helpless, at this moment, he has to make a few sycophants. Everyone also came back to their senses, and the focus was here, the new grain...... Is it really a dozen stones per mu? How is that possible?

"Lift it up!" Li Shimin got up and waved his hand, and dozens of guards carried several large vats at the bottom of the steps.

Xie Yi stepped forward and said: "In order to avoid flooding, the fruits in the imperial garden have been harvested, and there are still a few plants here, please witness the appearance of the fruits and their yields." ”

Under the light, the corn stalks were a little yellow, but they were still erect, and the two cobs were almost dry, but they were very full.

Xie Yi stepped forward, broke off the cob, peeled off the husk in front of all the faces, removed the corn whiskers, lifted the yellow and clear corn cob high, and then buckled the corn kernels one by one......

Is this corn? Everyone's eyes widened, sure they hadn't seen it, it was really a new crop?

"According to the number of plants planted per acre, as well as the number of plants produced by each plant, three to four stones can be produced per acre." Xie Yilang said: "The taste and yield of this product are better than millet and millet, close to wheat noodles...... In the future, wheat was planted in winter and corn in summer on both sides of the Yellow River, and the yield was ......"

Needless to say, the people below ...... Especially the last gentry and peasant households, they have already counted clearly with their fingers, and they can harvest five or six stones of grain per mu, and they can already catch up with the fertile fields in Yangzhou......

"Also, this thing is called potatoes, and two thousand plants can be planted on one acre of land, now let's see how much one plant can produce?" Xie Yi smiled, took a hammer from the guard's hand, and slammed it on the vat.

A classic picture was frozen at this moment, and then Yan Liben painted to commemorate it, and many years later the history books called it - Xie Gong smashed the cylinder and shocked the world!

The tank is shattered, and the dirt is splashed!

Xie Yi stretched out his hand to dig through the soil, and turned out four or five large and small fruits from it. The skin seems to be similar to a yam, but no one has ever seen it.

Weighing on the spot, the potatoes and fruits totaled two catties and one tael......

Two thousand plants per acre, that's ...... Oh, my God! Forty stones per mu?!

The court officials and talented men widened their eyes in disbelief. The farmer at the back was already in tears, crying and crying, how have my ancestors ever seen a grain yield of 40 stones per mu? With just one or two acres of planting, the whole family will never go hungry again......

"The yield of this material is obvious to all, and it is drought tolerant and easy to live. Even if it is changed to barren land and drought years, it can produce more than ten stones. ”

"Really?" Someone whispered, probably wondering if it was the royal family who deliberately stuffed more fruit in the vat for show?

"Absolutely." Li Shimin lost no time in stepping forward and said loudly: "At present, the seeds are limited, and I am honest and send people to cultivate more...... After three to five years, I will gradually distribute the seeds to the world, so that farmers all over the world can plant and weigh them by themselves to see how much they can yield per mu. to verify that I am not false! ”