Throughout the 5,000-year history of China, if you want to say which dynasty is the richest, there is no doubt that the answer will only be the Song Dynasty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Whether it is the prosperous Tang Dynasty opened up by the Heavenly Khan Li Shimin, or the Ming Dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, they are not as rich as the Song Dynasty, of course, when it comes to force, it is another matter.

Considering the affluence of the Song Dynasty, and considering that Zhao Xu, that is, Song Zhezong had changed several emperors when he was in power, the economic development of the Song Dynasty was already on the right track, and the benefits of high-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes and corn would be more or less discounted.

However, there has never been a crop with such a high yield, and even if it is not popularized on a large scale, the emergence of these things is still of great significance to the Chinese regime, which is mainly agrarian.

To put it bluntly, it can be regarded as auspicious and prove the legitimacy of the ruler.

"Is that true?" Little Emperor Zhao Xu's face showed an extremely excited expression.

Although he has never been out of the palace much, let alone visited the countryside for private services, as an emperor who has ascended the throne, Zhao Xu has long known the importance of food for an empire from history books and the teachings of the emperor.

This is what happened when he ascended the throne as the emperor, if what the immortal in front of him said is true, then, these auspicious rui will still be counted on his head in the end, leaving a good name for himself that is enough for future generations to sing praises and virtues. For the emperor, who has unlimited wealth and power, there is probably only one thing that will make them so excited.

"Whoever is a cultivator, do not talk nonsense. Those who speak in disorder will be disturbed, and those who are disturbed will not be able to attain enlightenment. Chu Xiaobai smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty the Human Emperor, if you don't believe it, the mountain people can demonstrate it for you on the spot, seeing is believing, how about it?" ”

"Please ask the immortal chief to cast a spell~." Zhao Xu's eyes were full of excitement.

Chu Xiaobai pinched up a few grains of corn and came to the edge of the big pot that he threw out before, and at this time, the basin had already been filled with the soil that the guards had gotten from the imperial garden.

Squatted down, poked out a few shallow pits with his fingers, sprinkled the corn kernels into the pit one by one, and gently waved his hand to cover the floating soil, and then, Chu Xiaobai stood up again.

Now comes the point.

Pretending to wave his hand, in fact, he opened a very small opening in front of his index finger to connect the space, Chu Xiaobai pointed to the small pits that had just covered the soil with his finger, and then, as soon as he poured a clear spring, it flowed out of his hand, poured it on the soil, and seeped into the small pit.

I estimated the time and felt that it was almost there. Chu Xiaobai continued to maintain the action of 'watering', and drank lightly: "Get up~~~!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a few small green buds emerged from the soil, which were crystal clear and delicate.

A few breaths of a seed that was planted before germinating so quickly? Looking at the scene in front of them, the ministers who were standing two meters away couldn't help but widen their eyes, and some of them were not deep enough, and they even subconsciously exclaimed.

The growth of the shoots continues. Under Chu Xiaobai's continuous watering, it only took less than half a cup of tea to make a few buds grow to nearly a person's height, and a few small fruits were produced on the verdant and tender green poles. (Ignore the fact that there is no pollination, it's unscientific enough, right?) ）

After a few more breaths, the small fruits suddenly swelled like blowing up balloons, and by the time Chu Xiaobai put away his hand and the plants stopped growing, they had grown to the size of a small arm.

"Well, that's what I'm talking about corn." Pointing to the corn erected in the big pot, Chu Xiaobai then explained to the little emperor and the ministers: "A corn stalk can produce at least four or five corn cobs on it. Planted at a distance of one foot, on average, the yield of one acre of land is at least 20 stone or more. Moreover, this kind of crop does not pick the ground, it can be planted on the mountains, and it can also be planted on the wasteland by the roadside, and it does not occupy the fertile land at all. ”

"Corn can be a staple food, for all ages. The remaining corn stalks can be used to feed the animals fresh and used to cook on fires when they are dry. If you have the technology, you can even use it to make sugar and paper....... ”

Chu Xiaobai's popular science lecture was not detailed, but for these people who had never seen corn, the content he mentioned was shocking enough.

"Your Majesty~, there is already Champa rice in the south, if this corn can be planted in the north, then we will really not be short of food in the Great Song Dynasty. Weichen congratulates Your Majesty~~! Long live my emperor~! An official from the household department stood up and was the first to congratulate the little emperor.

(PS: This household department is different from the household department, which was one of the six departments in the Sui and Tang dynasties.) In the Song Dynasty, the government affairs were divided into two governments and three divisions, among them, the Privy Council, also known as the West Mansion, was in charge of the military, and the Zhongshu Gate was also called the East Mansion or the Political Affairs Hall, which was in charge of government affairs, and the remaining three divisions were the degree branch, the household department, and the salt and iron, which were in charge of finance. ）

Whether it is to see the direction of the wind clearly and want to put the little emperor's thighs, or to sincerely feel happy for the civilians of the Great Song Dynasty, in short, because of this official's 'long live', everyone else also reacted, kneeling on the ground one by one and shouting long live to the little emperor.

"Everyone, Aiqing, hurry up~." Although I would be bowed down once a day when I went to the court, the feeling at that time was obviously different from now. The little emperor waved them to get up, and a big smile appeared on his face.

Chu Xiaobai didn't bow down to Zhao Xu like the officials, he was using his brain, thinking about how to increase the weight after a while - although he had already expected that the effect of high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and corn would be discounted, he still didn't expect that there was already Zhancheng rice at this time.

It is also a high-yielding crop, the existence of Champong rice, which greatly weakens the necessity of sweet potato corn.

The significance of auspiciousness is greater than practicality, and if it is used as a bargaining chip, of course, it will not be able to exchange for many substantial benefits. It was with this thought that Chu Xiaobai couldn't help but scratch his head a little.

"Immortal Chief, Immortal Chief?"

Unconsciously, Chu Xiaobai made the mistake of being distracted again. After being called several times by the little emperor, he came back to his senses from his thoughts.

"I wonder if the Immortal Elder can demonstrate it to me again." Pointing to the seeds of several other crops, the little emperor made a request.

"But~." Let's finish what is in front of us first. Gathering his mind, Chu Xiaobai agreed, repeated his previous behavior again, and used the soul solution to give birth to several crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and peppers.

Most people paid attention to the growth process of these crops like a fast-forward shot, but there were also a few people who focused their attention on Chu Xiaobai himself.

Not to mention, after repeating the process a few times, they really found some noteworthy points. For example, the 'spring water' that Chu Xiaobai uses every time he grows plants.

"Immortal Chief, can the immortal spring you used before be drinkable?" An old official with a big beard and gray hair stepped forward and seized the opportunity to ask Chu Xiaobai this question.

"Huh?" Turning his head to look at the old man and seeing the expectation in his eyes, Chu Xiaobai smiled: "Hehe, it seems that you have noticed." That's right, these immortal springs in my hands can indeed be drunk directly. The effect, although it is not as good as the elixir and jade liquid in the jade bottle of Nanhai Guanyin, and it can't make the flesh and bones of the living dead, but when it comes to prolonging life, curing diseases and saving people, there is still no problem. ”

"Can old decay ......?"

"Can't~." Without waiting for the other party to finish asking, Chu Xiaobai shook his head first: "Xianquan, I have a lot of them, and it may not be impossible to say that it is endless." However, it is a fairy spring in the end, unlike these crops that are just mortal things. After a pause, Chu Xiaobai sighed again: "The Tao must not be leaked, and the law cannot be passed on lightly." Got it? ”

It's not that you can't, but you can't nod your head easily. Grasping the key to Chu Xiaobai's words, the old man hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the immortal chief needs?" ”

Turning around, someone finally asked this sentence. At this point, Chu Xiaobai was really a little crying and laughing - he was thinking about increasing the size before, but now? Without even having to open their mouths, these people had already taken a fancy to the soul solution and took the initiative to take the next step.

"Ah~~." Shaking his head, Chu Xiaobai pretended to have a tangled expression and seriously 'thought' for a while. After about two or three minutes, he spoke again: "Listen to my story." ”

"In the past, when the Western sect leader sent all the monks and monks down the mountain to deliver the scriptures, he used to stay at the house of the elder Zhao of the Shewei Kingdom. The next day, at the invitation of Elder Zhao, the monks read the scriptures they were escorting to him. Since then, the family of Elder Zhao has been disease-free, the living are safe, and the dead are detached. ”

"Do you know how much gold and silver Elder Zhao spent to listen to that scripture? Three buckets and three liters of rice gold. ”

"I'm not cultivating the Western religion, and I won't die for money in the name of great compassion like those bald donkeys. En......, forget it, for the sake of the Jade Emperor's face, you can exchange herbs for them. Ginseng, Polygonum multiflori, Ganoderma lucidum, in short, as long as it is a good enough herb, you can use it to exchange it for Xianquan. ”

There is a lot of information in Chu Xiaobai's words, especially the evaluation that Buddhism can cheat money the most, which has attracted the attention of many people.

Well, if everyone doesn't pay attention, who made him deliberately scold a bald donkey when he spoke? You know, this is a foul word from the mouth of an immortal.

"Immortal, I don't know ...... Buddhism."