Chapter 729: Cultivating Potatoes

Although Jiang Xinyan felt that the collusion between the Empress Dowager of Beiyue and Emperor Dongchen was not successful.

But it was best to destroy the collusion between them in advance, how could they blame the prime minister.

"Prime Minister, I think this hill is very suitable for growing potatoes, and our Xuanyan Castle made a fortune by growing potatoes."

Jiang Xinyan stood on a small hill on the edge of the grassland and said excitedly.

The prime minister was behind them, and he couldn't wait to see the potatoes they grew in North Vietnam being praised.

They stood on a hill overlooking the grasslands, far from the imperial city of North Vietnam.

And there are no villages or small towns around, and this grassland used to belong to a small tribe.

"Everything is under the command of Mrs. Chu, whatever you say, we will do it." The prime minister said sincerely.

"Zhao Yu, take someone out of the hoe and teach them to turn the ground." Chu Lixuan commanded.

"Big brother, I can also hoe the ground, do you want me to teach them to plough the ground." Chu Lixiang has been wild since he came to the grassland.

"Go aside, Brother Xiang, it's best to learn to ride a horse on this grass, and it won't hurt if you fall on the grass." Jiang Xinyan teased him.

"Hey, it's strange if it doesn't hurt, didn't that beauty just fall and spit blood."

Chu Lixiang and Xu Feng sat on the horse and could see it clearly, he admired his sister-in-law very much, and kicked people into the sky with one kick.

"Then you don't want to learn to ride a horse?" Jiang Xinyan touched her nose and asked.

"Learn, go and learn now, is it okay for my sister-in-law to teach me?" Chu Lixiang just wanted to be with his sister-in-law.

That's why he wants to turn over the ground, it's naturally good to learn to ride a horse, and he can show off with Song Mingjiang when he goes back.

"Your sister-in-law is not free, she wants to teach the prime minister to plant potatoes, and Hao Shengkun and Zihao will take you to ride a horse."

"Okay." Chu Lixiang pouted and walked away.

There are many people with great strength, and a large piece of wasteland was turned out in half a day's effort, and Zhao Yu led the teenagers to teach them how to do it.

Jiang Xinyan explained to the prime minister that potatoes have a strong ability to adapt to growth, and the soil is generally suitable for planting.

However, if possible, it is better to choose soft sandy soil for planting.

Potatoes are suitable for planting in sandy loam soils rich in organic matter.

It's best grown in sandy soil, where the yield of potatoes will be much higher.

Jiang Xinyan told the prime minister that the potatoes they sent were all disease-resistant.

If there is no accident, the wasteland turned over this year can be rotated at intervals for more than a few years, which can also increase yields.

This is the best for the prime minister, who can take turns to plant, so that they don't have to open up wasteland everywhere.

They don't pick the ground, what is a deep sandy loam, what is a sandy loam rich in organic matter.

He still hasn't figured it out yet, "Mrs. Chu, the last time I was in your castle, I heard them say that to grow watermelons, you have to open up the wasteland every year. ”

"Yes, watermelons in particular cannot be planted in the previous year's land, unless the soil quality is very different, otherwise the watermelon seedlings will be damaged."

"Why are potatoes okay?" The prime minister used his inquisitive instinct.

"Potatoes, corn, sorghum and wheat can all be grown in rotation for several years."

You can grow watermelons on this hill, and tomorrow we will pick up the ground to plant watermelons, after all, watermelons are more complicated and need to be cultivated on high ridges and covered with mulch.

No matter what crops are planted, they must be drained in time after the rain, and flood irrigation is strictly prohibited.

For root rot caused by Phytophthora vanifera, the diseased plants should be dug up in time.

The Prime Minister took a large notebook and seriously recorded every word Jiang Xinyan said.

Although they can communicate, they still teach the truth in person, one teaches seriously, and the other learns more seriously.

Jiang Xinyan is used to walking with rations, so she doesn't have to run back and forth to eat, and burying the pot to cook rice on the spot is the specialty of the young people in Xuanyan Castle.

The soldiers of North Vietnam were envious when they looked at it, and most importantly, the teenagers of Xuan Yan Castle had food.

None of them had access to food, unlike the North Vietnamese, who were so precious that ordinary people could not touch food.

The teenagers set up the pot, washed the rice, picked the vegetables, washed the vegetables, and cut the vegetables, all of which were quick and easy to do in one go.

Soon the smell of food was heard on the hills, and everyone had juice to drink after eating.

Then he continued to work, and the soldiers who followed the prime minister were full of energy.

Because Mrs. Chu said that they North Vietnamese people will not starve again next year, and they have also learned many ways to make potatoes.

It's really delicious, and the beef jerky they roasted yesterday can actually be eaten as a snack.

Occasionally, I don't have time to cook, so I can fill my stomach and hunger, and it tastes great.

They felt that they had all lived in vain before, cows, and they had gone north.

But if you don't do this, you're just ruining the delicious offal and delicious beef jerky.

No wonder the Prime Minister was respectful to Chu Ye and his wife, so the soldiers of North Vietnam were very enthusiastic about Jiang Zihao and Chu Lixiang.

Chu Lixiang was very good at saying, "I'll tell you Chu Lixuan, what about the rice, you have no way to plant it in Beiyue, and then we will come to Xuanyan Castle to change it." ”

"Well, Brother Xiang, the potatoes you make are all delicious, and we have no regrets if we can eat enough every day."

"Actually, the potato vermicelli is also delicious, and if we can eat it every day, it's already good."

"What is this, don't you grow corn and sorghum here?"

"I heard your sister-in-law say that it can be planted." A young North Vietnamese soldier said.

"That corn can be ground into flour to make steamed buns, steamed buns, and noodles, have you all eaten them?"

"Hehe, I've eaten it once or twice, it tastes great, if I can eat it every day......"

"What's so difficult about this, our Xuanyan Castle, we didn't have nothing at the beginning, it's only been a year, why not?"

"Isn't it fragrant to change to one for breakfast every day and eat one after another for lunch?"

"Incense... Suck and slip... Haha......"

Chu Lixiang's arrogant appearance made the North Vietnamese soldiers laugh, and at the same time, they also imagined that a year later, they would have no worries about three meals.

Chu Lixuan and his entourage stayed in North Vietnam for more than ten days, and the North Vietnamese reluctantly sent them off.

Chu Lixiang not only learned to ride a horse, but also met a few children, and often wrote letters when they met.

In the end, he was a child, and he was still in tears when he parted, Jiang Zihao wanted to make fun of him.

But he himself has met new friends, and he is reluctant to part, Jiang Zihao began to cringe a little when he was in Xuanyan Castle.

When everyone was good to him, he felt that it was the relationship between his brother-in-law and sister that made everyone treat him well.

When he came to North Vietnam this time, those strange North Vietnamese soldiers and herdsmen did not know his identity.

People are impressed by his talent, and they purely worship him Jiang Zihao, which is a recognition of him.

"Don't be sad, we'll come back when you want to." Jiang Xinyan said magnificently.

"Welcome... Welcome... We will give you a warm welcome next time. ”

(End of chapter)