Chapter 110: Lack of Food and Money
Qin Ge's biggest concern now is the vegetable garden!
Therefore, after returning to Tai County, he came to the county government for the first time, and when the vegetable garden was presented in front of him, he immediately had a feeling of overjoy. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
All five crops are thriving, including potatoes and sweet potatoes, pepper trees, coffee trees, and verdant tobacco!
It's unbelievably fast!
When Qin Ge left Tai County, they were all small seedlings.
It's almost ripe now.
From the planting of the seeds to the final harvest, it took less than seven days, and the ability of the peasant monk was undoubted!
However, the peasant monk is not omnipotent, and the vegetable garden can achieve such an astonishing growth rate, mainly because the vegetable garden is very small, and there are peasant monks who are good at cultivating like Huang Mu to cast spells day and night, and most of the food in this world still has to be planted according to the 24 solar terms.
The old farmer Huang Mu walked over respectfully, his face was full of awe and admiration, "We respectfully follow the orders of the county magistrate, we have not been slack off in the past few days, now the potatoes and sweet potatoes are basically ripe, and the chili coffee and tobacco are also on the verge of ripening, as long as we give us another day or two to harvest." ”
The old farmer revealed a shock from the bottom of his heart: "Lao Huang has been farming all his life, he has never seen such food, potatoes and sweet potatoes are not only very easy to plant, but their yield is very amazing, if they can be used as staple food, at least they can save tens of millions of people who are on the verge of starvation, and the county order can introduce such food in Daqin, which is really a good thing for the ages!"
In the pre-Qin period, the staple food was corn.
The taste is poor, the yield is low, but the people do not have the choice.
If it can be planted on a large scale, it will not only feed the army, but also save tens of millions of hungry people, laying a solid foundation for Qin Ge in the troubled times.
Food is always the foundation of troubled times!
This is the fundamental reason why Qin Ge attaches so much importance to the vegetable garden!
"What's going on!"
Qin Ge picked a chili pepper and observed it carefully.
This pepper is very similar to Chaotian pepper, but there are obvious anomalies.
First of all, the shape of the chili pepper is very full and perfect, perhaps due to the mana of the peasant monk, this not yet fully ripe cyan is placed in the hand, it actually makes the palm of the hand a little hot and hot, as if there is some kind of fiery energy, seeping out from the chili skin, so there will be this hot feeling.
The pepper is very crystal clear as a whole.
There is a lingering fluorescent entanglement around it.
Now, in the middle of the night, the vision is even more striking.
Qin Ge's gaze swept over the peppers in the vegetable garden, there were only about twenty in total, each pepper tree was emitting a fluorescent glow, this light was orange or red, if you inadvertently looked over, you thought that there were fireflies attached to the plants.
Odd!
It's so weird!
The same goes for coffee tobacco.
Qin Ge curiously dug out a sweet potato, and when the sweet potato broke the ground, the aroma immediately diffused.
This is a kind of sweet sweet potato, but the sweet potato has not yet fully grown, and it has just been dug out of the soil, how can it exude such a fragrant smell? Is it the special effect brought by the blessing of agriculture?
"Lord County Commander, the quality of these seeds of yours is very good, all of them are the best spirit seeds, so during the growth process, they can absorb a large amount of spiritual energy, so that their own quality will be transformed. Huang Mu answered Qin Ge's doubts: "The effect that this kind of quality transformation can bring is immediate, not only can it fill the stomach, but also have the effect of strengthening the body, and it is also greatly improved in terms of taste." ”
I see.
It's all about a different world.
The historical processes of the two worlds are very similar, but the material composition is very different.
The world that Qin Ge is in now has significantly richer substances, taking the common copper as an example, there are bronze, fire copper, meteorite copper, refined copper, etc., they sound similar, but in fact, there are great differences in nature, each of which has special properties.
Can plants grown in this environment be the same?
This sweet potato, this potato, this pepper, this tobacco, this coffee, all of them are superior spiritual seeds!
Although it can't reach the level of the elixir, but the growth process, automatically absorb the aura, so it will be better in all aspects, and it will strengthen the body and even have other special effects, for example, the reason why this chili pepper will heat is actually containing a trace amount of fire essence, this trace amount of fire essence, not only will not bring any harm to people, but can boost the spirit, resist the cold, and increase the taste of the food itself.
Qin Ge broke a piece of sweet potato and threw it into his mouth.
After a few bites, the sweet potato juice spreads out, and there is an immediate feeling of amazement.
Qin Ge has not eaten such a thing as sweet potatoes, although it is not unpalatable, but it is not delicious, he eats this sweet potato now, and he actually has a little feeling of gnawing on apples, which shows that after the crops absorb the aura, not only the nutritional value is greatly increased, but their taste will also be improved a lot, and he never thought that sweet potatoes could be so delicious.
"Without the help of the peasant monks, can normal planting have this effect?"
"It's not impossible, but it must be planted in the spiritual land, only the spiritual field can grow the best food, if it is planted in ordinary soil, because of the lack of spiritual energy nourishment, the food grown is naturally worse. ”
Qin Ge nodded.
It's not hard to understand.
"You all did a good job, reward two gold, your credit is the greatest, reward hardware!"
When several old farmers heard this, they all showed grateful expressions, which was really a lot of income for them.
The rice should be eaten in one bite, and the big plan of Tuntian is very important.
This is not an overnight effort, it is a process of accumulation.
The most important thing now is to avoid the leakage of seeds, if these seeds are obtained by the princes of the Central Plains, it will be a very unfavorable thing for Qin Ge, how to plant this field, everyone has to think about it in the long run.
"Your Majesty!
When Qin Ge fell into deep thought.
I saw Diao Chan running back quickly.
Qin Ge glanced at Diao Chan and asked, "You're back so soon, how did you do it?"
Diao Chan puffed up his chest and replied: "Don't worry, I have invited the old doctor Hua Tuo out, and now I am treating the Kun Rongs, Hua Tuo Divine Doctor's medical skills are the best in the world, as long as Kun Rong still has a breath, he will definitely be able to save it." ”
Qin Ge nodded.
Then he's upset.
These Kun Rong are the best blacksmiths, and it will depend on them to forge weapons in the future, and the hesitant Kun Rong is almost an endangered race, so these hundreds of Kun Rong in the Qin singer are particularly precious.
"Sister Wan'er is here. ”
Diao Chan was followed by a tall and plump figure.
This person is none other than Shangguan Wan'er, Qin Ge has been away in Tai County for the past few days, Shangguan Wan'er has shown strong management ability, from the affairs of Tai County, to the affairs of Xuanji Valley, to the Mo family workshop, all of which are well organized.
The two sat down in the study.
Diao Chan brought hot tea.
Shangguan Wan'er reported the recent situation to Qin Ge, everything is developing normally, nothing special, "Your Majesty harvested in Kongtong Mountain, and the minister has heard Sister Diao Chan say, although this harvest is very gratifying, and it occupies the rich resources of Kongtong, but there is a very serious problem in front of us." ”
Qin Ge didn't have to guess to know what it was: "Is there a lack of food?"
"That's right, hundreds of Kun Rong and nearly two thousand Chi Di all have to eat, of which Kun Rong's food is worth five adult men, and Chi Di's food volume is much higher than that of ordinary people. Shangguan Wan'er showed a very 10,000-year-old expression: "Because of the corpse demon disaster, Tai County has failed to harvest grain for several consecutive years, and its own food is very urgent, and the people themselves can't eat enough, and there are thousands of more mouths, which will undoubtedly cause even greater pressure." ”
Qin Ge also had a headache.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes were not promoted so quickly.
So the problem at hand is very real.
"We can let Ziying use his capacity as the king of Longxi to turn around or buy grain from other counties, but this is an expedient measure after all. Because Longxi is chaotic all year round, arable land is often destroyed, the population is not very large, the Yellow River defense line consumes a huge amount, and there is not much food at disposal. Shangguan Wan'er paused, "The minister believes that the top priority is to open up commerce as soon as possible, and only by letting food resources and property activities be carried out can we revitalize the stagnant situation in Longxi." ”
Shangguan Wan'er said it well.
Qin Ge's current situation is that he is short of money and food.
The Mo family's workshop has invested a lot, and if it goes on like this, Qin Ge will be about to die of poverty.
But the establishment of the Mojia Workshop is not to lose money, on the contrary, it is expected to make a lot of money in the future!
The best way to solve the stagnant water in Longxi now is to establish commerce and trade this morning, and let the resource activities start to operate, so that money and grain will be put into the account, otherwise if we continue like this, sooner or later we will face a situation of sitting on the empty side.
But how easy is that?
To the east, the princes of the world are busy dividing Qin, and before the situation settles, Qin Ge is cautious in doing things in Longxi, where does he dare to easily move eastward?
The Hexi Corridor to the west is very rich, with vast grasslands, cattle and sheep blocking the road, and wild horses, but it is the territory of the Otsuki clan, and it is not easy to obtain resources from them.
"Let Huang Yueying build a shrinking ground into an inch formation first!"
The establishment of the chamber of commerce caravan is imperative, but before that, it is necessary to shrink the land into an inch array, if a set of teleportation array networks can be formed in various places, whether it is management or commercial trade in the future, it will be much more convenient.
Shrinking the ground into an inch array is not a panacea, the transmission capacity is limited, and the cost is quite high, but for this era without aircraft, it can definitely bring huge advantages and imagination.
This will be a crucial step for Qin Ge.