Eating for the people will no longer be a problem.

The people can even use the potatoes they can't eat to raise pigs, chickens and ducks. After raising poultry and livestock, the people can earn extra money. That is to say, not only do people not have to worry about not having enough to eat in the future, but every household can also have deposited silver!

Therefore, the significance of potatoes to the people of the Ming Dynasty is self-evident.

At present, the improvement of the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty depends on the policy support of the imperial court, such as tax reduction and exemption. Appropriation. In other words, the people's lives are supported by the imperial court's finances.

It is the benefit of winning the battle outside the court.

Mobilize grain from the high-yield rice production area of Goryeo to return to China and give it to the people of Daming. The gold and silver brought back from Goryeo and the gold and silver earned from overseas merchants allowed the imperial court to implement policies that benefited the people.

The treasury of the imperial court is doing 'loss-making' business with the people.

And once potatoes are planted throughout the country, the people themselves will be able to live a good life without the support of the imperial court.

It will greatly slow down the expenditure of the imperial court in benefiting the people.

Therefore, the significance of potatoes to the imperial court is also very significant.

In addition, there are many remote places in the Ming Dynasty, where the emperor's grace cannot benefit, and those places that are exploited by corrupt officials, they are still very poor. Once the potatoes are planted, they will no longer be poor.

In other words, potatoes can eradicate poverty completely.

"This is simply a fairy crop!"

"Don't look at it as just a crop, but it can change the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty!"

"God bless the Ming! No, it's Mr. Bless me Daming! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma thought in their hearts.

"Mr. Qin, you told us before that there is another fundamental reason for the demise of the dynasty, that is, the social productivity is too low. The carrying capacity of the land is not enough, and it can't feed so many people......" Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma walked over and said.

"yes." Qin Yudao pointed to the potato basket next to him and said, "If the feudal dynasty in ancient China and the people could grow this thing, the carrying capacity of the land would be greatly improved." The land of China can feed more people. ”

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang said again and again.

"Alright." Qin Yu no longer paid attention to Zhu Yuanzhang and the village chief's wife next to him, and said to the crowd, "I believe you have seen the yield of potatoes, and from the next quarter, the whole village will change to potatoes." ”

"We all listen to Mr. Qin." The crowd said.

"Tonight, we are going to hold a dam feast in the village. Braised potatoes, fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, shredded potatoes, chicken potatoes...... Make an all-potato feast. ”

"Good! Good! Good! The crowd was overjoyed and said, "Our Lujia Village hasn't been so lively for a long time." ”

"Lujia Village, it's time for a happy event."

"Sir, can the two of us participate?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Why can't you participate if you're the village chief?" Qin Yuqi said.

"Besides, old patriarch, which villager in the village is an expert in rice cultivation?" Qin Yu asked again.

"Our villagers in Lujia Village have been farmers for generations, and basically every one of them is a master farmer. What Mr. Qin wants to do, just tell everyone directly. The old patriarch said.

"That's right." Qin Yu said, "The villagers just eat potatoes all year round, obviously it is not good, the food is too simple, and they will get tired of eating too much." For the sake of the health of the villagers, it is necessary to pay attention to balanced nutrition. ”

"I'm going to find a rice master and ask him to work with me to improve the rice varieties in my village."

"The original low-yielding rice has been improved into hybrid rice."

"Hybrid rice?" It's the first time the crowd has heard of it.

"Hybrid rice refers to the selection of two rice varieties that have certain genetic differences and their excellent traits can complement each other for crossing, and the first generation of hybrids is hybrid rice." Qin Yu said.

"We don't understand what the gentleman said." The old patriarch said, "You just need to tell us what are the benefits of cultivating hybrid rice." ”

"To put it simply, the yield is high, and the yield per mu is about 1,000 kilograms." Qin Yu said, "Rice is a more common crop than potatoes, which means that potatoes can't be eaten every day, but rice can." ”

"More than 1,000 kilograms per mu!?" The crowd was stunned again.

"That's it, Lu Jinyan, the old man of Sanfang Township, is an expert in this area, let him help you." The old patriarch said.

"It is an honor to be able to cooperate with Mr. Qin to cultivate new varieties of hybrid rice and benefit the villagers!" Lu Jinyan was excited, "I didn't expect that I would be able to assist my husband and do a big thing for the village when I am old." ”

"Cultivated, the old decay may be able to leave a name in the "Clan Chronicles"."

The rest of the villagers listened to the words of the elders of the three houses and were envious.

Not only did it bring us potatoes with a yield of 5,000 catties per mu, but now it also helps us cultivate rice with a yield of 2,000 catties per mu!? Mr. Qin...... This is to make my Ming Dynasty the most powerful dynasty in the ages! Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma didn't know what to say.

If hybrid rice is cultivated, it can make the people of the Ming Dynasty have a bumper harvest more than potatoes.

Rice itself is one of the five grains.

Mr. Qin's exploits are comparable to the ancient sage Shennong's!

"Sir, apart from the potatoes left by the whole village for planting and eating tonight, can the rest be sold to the village chief?" Queen Ma asked. I thought that these potatoes were to be given to the people of Daming to be planted!

"The potatoes are grown in the field of the Da Zhuang family, and it stands to reason that the rest is his, so you can discuss it with him." Qin Yu said.

"Brother Da Zhuang, can you sell all the remaining potatoes today to our husband and wife? We pay a premium for it. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately walked up to Lu Dazhuang, licked his face and asked.

"You're going to buy them all?" Lu Dazhuang glanced at the two of them suspiciously, thinking to himself, could it be that you already know that the potatoes are delicious? I'd like to keep it. But he still said, "Okay, for Mr. Qin's sake, it's all for you." ”

"We people in Lujia Village will tell you about gratitude, and I want you to take it directly, don't say anything about money or not."

"If it weren't for you, my husband wouldn't have stayed in the village to teach."

"Gotta give money, gotta give money!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We will never take advantage of the people." ”

……

Qin Yu took the students back to school.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma stayed behind, preparing to participate in the 'all-potato banquet' with the villagers and have fun with the people.

In the kitchen of a villager.

Zhu Yuanzhang took matters into his own hands and helped the housewife of this family peel the potatoes, and when she held the potatoes, she was like holding a treasure. Originally a farmer, he was extremely skilled in peeling, and his previous kung fu still remained.

sighed in my heart: I didn't expect that we have been emperors for five years, and today we are once again doing farm work and cooking in the farmers' homes.

This can be regarded as not forgetting the roots.