Hearing this, Jing Zhe hurriedly replied: "King Xie Ming cares, and his subordinates are fine, but they are planting big potatoes during this time, and they are a little busy, and they have less rest." ”

Li Zuo immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then smiled and said with relief: "You can plant the big potatoes step by step, there is no need to rush for a while." ”

Big potato, that is, sweet potato, Li Zuo brought over with sweet potatoes and white sweet potatoes, plus the word is not good, and finally it is collectively called big potato.

Seeing this, Jing Zhe smiled and invited credit: "Don't hide it from the king, the big potato has now been initially promoted to the three counties of Banzhou, and his subordinates strive to let the entire Banzhou and neighboring states and counties be planted next year." ”

"So fast?" Li Zuo was taken aback when he heard this, according to his estimates, it would be almost the same as being able to be extended to Zunyi County this year.

"King Huiming, this is already slow, the vine branches of this big potato grow fast, according to three or four inches after a break, a big potato vine branch can almost break out about seven, and the vine branches of this big potato are growing round by round."

Speaking of this, Jing Zhe smiled and continued: "If it weren't for the fear of affecting the yield, my subordinates would be able to plant big potatoes for the entire Banzhou people this year." ”

"Oh, yes." Li Zuo nodded when he heard this, and then asked, "The earliest crop of potatoes this year should have borne fruit, right?" ”

Hearing this, Jing Zhe hurriedly pointed to a potato field on the side of the road and replied: "King Huiming, this piece of land was planted first, and it has already borne fruit. ”

After knowing the location, Li Zuo waved his hand and hurried away: "Okay, you go down to rest first, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, go, you don't need you here." ”

"Yes, the subordinates retired." Jing Zhe opened his mouth when he saw this, and then after answering helplessly, he turned around and left.

Li Zuo pushed Li Mingwu to the potato field on the side of the road, smiled and said to Li Mingwu: "Old man, please look, this is a big potato." ”

Hearing this, Liming Wu bent down to take a closer look and asked with a smile, "Is this the same as potatoes in the ground?" ”

"That's right." Li Zuo nodded with a smile and said, "But its yield is higher than that of potatoes, and the cultivation method is different." ”

After speaking, Li Zuo walked to the field and casually found a vine branch that bent down and pinched a big potato, handed it to Li Mingwuhou and introduced: "Old man, please look, this vine branch is used for planting." ”

"Sweet potatoes that grow after planting such red leaves are sweet potatoes, and such large potatoes are a bit hard to eat raw, not very tasty, and are generally cooked."

Hearing this, Limingwu nodded, carefully observed the vine branch in his hand, and asked puzzledly, "How to plant this?" Can it still live when it is broken into pieces? ”

"Yes." As he spoke, Li Zuo stepped forward and pointed to the vine branch in Li Mingwu's hand and continued: "Old man, please see, here, the place where the leaves grow, just like our joints, this joint is the place where it takes root and sprouts and bears fruit, generally for the sake of insurance, at least two joints will be retained, one joint is buried in the soil when planting, and the other is exposed, this thing can take root and sprout as long as it touches the ground." ”

"I see." Hearing this, Liming Wu nodded in surprise and exclaimed, "In this way, isn't this big potato easier to grow than a potato?" ”

"Almost!" Li Zuo nodded with a smile when he heard this, and said: "If you plant it in one piece, each joint can grow several branches in two or three months, and generally keep two or three for fruiting, and the others can be broken down and planted in branches after they grow to a certain length." ”

"Moreover, even if the branches are broken, it will continue to grow new branches, one stubble after another, and the later ones will be planted later and harvested later."

After that, Li Zuo went down to the ground to find a white sweet potato and shaved two large white sweet potatoes, then filled the slotted soil back again, and then took the two white sweet potatoes and said to Li Mingwu: "Old man, look, this is the size of the sweet potato, and it has not fully grown up yet, you wait a minute." ”

After the words fell, Li Zuo quickly ran to the side of the canal to wash the two white sweet potatoes and then took them back and handed one to Li Mingwudao: "Old man, you see, this thing is the same as potatoes, it doesn't matter whether it is ripe or not, it can be eaten in size, but when it doesn't grow, its vines will gradually turn yellow, and generally speaking, its vines will melt away after the frost falls." ”

Hearing this, Li Mingwu nodded, looked carefully at the white potato in his hand and asked happily: "This head is so big, its yield should be much more than that of potatoes, right?" ”

"On average, it's only four or five thousand catties, and the yield is high, and it can reach 10,000 catties, mainly because this thing is full of treasures, leaves and tender vines can be used as vegetables, and excess vines can also be used to feed poultry and livestock."

After that, Li Zuo peeled the white potato in his hand with the dagger he carried with him and handed it to Liming Wudao: "Old man, you taste it, be careful, although it is crispy and sweet, it is still a little hard." ”

Li Mingwu didn't care, took it and took a bite carefully, and then chewed it slowly for a while before appreciating: "Okay, yes, this big potato is really a good thing." ”

Li Zuo smiled when he saw this, and then ran to the field to dig out a sweet potato and wash it, handed it to Li Mingwu and said: "Old man, you can take this sweet potato back and taste it, this thing can be boiled, roasted, or burned, and it is soft and glutinous when cooked, and it is also quite sweet." ”

"Okay, okay, then I'll take it back and try it." Dawn Wu immediately smiled when he heard this, and replied with a smile after the result.

Then, Li Zuo pushed Li Mingwu to a cornfield and introduced: "Old man, please look, this is another new grain, called corn, don't look at it like it is now, when it grows up, it can grow to six or seven feet tall, but the yield per mu of this thing is average, almost an average of about 1,000 catties per mu." ”

Most of the corn seeds brought by Li Zuo are farmer's own seeds, there are more than 30 catties, and there are only three bags of more than 6 catties of cultivated seeds, and the yield of self-retained seeds is definitely not as high as that of the cultivated seeds, but the taste is good.

"Hiss~" Hearing this, Limingwu suddenly gasped and said in shock: "This yield is not high, you must know that only one or two hundred catties of rice are harvested per acre, and the yield of this corn is already five or six times that of rice." ”

"It's okay." Li Zuo smiled when he heard this, and said, "Now I let people cultivate rice, and when the cultivation is successful in the future, the yield of rice per mu can also reach this number." ”

But it may take a long time, this sentence is said silently by Li Zuo in his heart, and I don't know if I can see hybrid rice appear in this world in this life.

As early as after discovering Jing Zhe, an agronomic talent, Li Zuo asked people to go around to buy rice seeds, and even the Champa rice in later generations he asked people to go to the Cham country, which is now called the Huan Kingdom.

However, the cultivation of hybrid rice is not a result in one or two years, and he only provides a direction for Jing Zhe to lead people to explore slowly.

Hearing that rice can also yield more than 1,000 catties per mu, Li Mingwu was both relieved and a little sad, he knew that he was afraid that he would not see that day, and then sighed and said: "If there is really such a day, don't forget to tell me, boy." ”

Although Li Zuo felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, he still pretended to be hearty and smiled: "Don't worry, old man, when that day comes, I will tell you in person." ”

Seeing this, Li Mingwu also smiled heartily and said, "Haha, okay, okay, I can see so much new food today, and it is not in vain for me to go this way." ”

Seeing this, Li Zuo shook his head and smiled, looked around, and after not finding the planting land of early corn, he asked an old farmer who was hoeing grass in the field not far away: "Uncle, do you know where the early corn is planted?" ”

There must have been early corn, because he had tasted it two days ago.

When the old farmer heard this, he looked up and found that it was Li Zuo, so he arched his hand with a smile and said, "It turned out to be King Ming, Steward Jing planted the early corn on the side of the Tiangong, you should be able to see it when you go there." ”

When Li Zuo heard this, he hurriedly smiled and thanked the old farmer: "Thank you for telling me." ”

Seeing this, Liming Wu on the side immediately smiled and said, "Heavenly Workshop? I've heard that you're very well guarded there. ”

"Who are you, old man, no one will defend against you!" Li Zuo hurriedly smiled when he heard this, and then pushed the wheelchair and said as he walked: "Let's go, I'll take you over, and let you taste the taste of corn by the way." ”