It only took half a month to subside.

This time, all the first evils were beheaded and displayed to the public, and the accomplices were exiled to the army.

The people who followed below were exempted.

On July 20, all the elderly over 70 years old from the following counties, villages and towns came to Xinyang Mansion.

Of course, some of them are rich people, but under the special instructions of Su Nancheng, half of the old people sent from all over the country are indeed real croppers and poor people.

In these years, natural disasters and man-made disasters can still live to this age, and all of them are healthy people.

There are also people who are afraid and refuse to come at all, and they are not reluctant to do so.

However, it is still possible to guarantee that one or two people will come from each village.

Sunan Cheng chose a cloudless good weather, and dozens of tables of banquets were set up on the largest open space in Xinyang City.

He said that the money would be paid by himself. However, the people below all enthusiastically contributed money, and in the end, they didn't ask Sunan Cheng to give a point.

He wore a silver-white robe and helped an old man who was already 100 years old to enter the table. This one is the oldest birthday star in Yuanbao County.

She is an old lady from a wealthy local family.

The old people can take care of themselves if they come, and for fear that something will happen to them, Sunan Cheng ordered them early in the morning to get used to their stomachs.

Don't eat bran vegetables for the rest of your life, come and eat a good meal today to eat people away.

That's not pretty.

It is also for these old people not to be afraid, so most of the generals under Sunan Cheng are wearing civilian clothes, but they all carry weapons around their waists.

Everyone sat down, and Su Nancheng said early in the morning, everyone doesn't have to be formal, and there is no distinction between officials and people tonight.

He smiled and spoke to several old people at the main table: "Xinyang is a good place, even though there have been natural disasters in the past few years, it is still better than other places. The land here is fertile, so it's a good place to live. ”

"What the general said is yes, it is here that the old decay can have this lifespan." An eighty-four-year-old man said.

As for the centenarian who Su Nancheng helped in, he was old after all, although he could still speak clearly, his reaction was slow. The main thing is that he can't speak official language.

Su Nancheng laughed with them, and the meal came up like a stream.

Waiting for almost, Su Nancheng raised his glass: "Come, I respect all of you, I can invite you today, it is a blessing for me Su to have three lives." ”

Where have these old people ever seen a high-powered and polite general? Naturally, they were all busy getting up and raising their glasses.

After drinking a glass of clear wine, Su Nancheng asked people to serve something new.

Introduced by Rousseau.

"Have you seen this? It's potatoes. However, the potatoes in our Dayuan are purple and red, even if they are delicious, but the yield is low. This yellow-skinned one is actually not bad, but the yield is very high. It's mixed with purple and red skin, which is a good thing. ”

"The ones I brought back this time all asked for seeds, so I boiled a pot, and everyone just tasted them."

When the old people of the farmer's family tasted it, their eyes lit up. On the contrary, although the old ladies of those rich and noble families also looked happy, they looked like they were acting.

Immediately afterwards, Rousseau took out another thing: "Look, this thing is called a potato, and like a potato, it can be eaten in pieces planted in the ground." It is indeed sweet, and the yield is also high, and it is very filling. ”

Today's sweet potatoes are not as big as later generations, but they taste very good.

Everyone is not interested in this potato that they have never eaten, and they all think it is very novel.

Finally, there was the treasure of the finale, Rousseau brought out the boiled corn, and the cornmeal cakes, and the raw corn cob.

He explained this thing in detail, but in fact, this thing is not called corn.

The people who sail the ship may not understand what the people overseas say, they only say that it is called a flower horn.

Because the corn at this time is not golden, at least this time it is not golden.

It is white mixed with purple particles, Su Nancheng said that this is corn, and the people below also think that this one is indeed like jade, so it is called corn.

In the face of this corn, the old man of the farmer really became excited, and pulled Rousseau to ask about the yield.

Ordinary people in these years can't eat much rice and noodles.

Their staple food is whole grains, and the taste is not good.

Cornmeal is naturally coarse compared to wheat flour. But for today's people, it's a rare delicacy. The taste is exquisite.

The old people were even happier when they learned that it had a higher yield than locally grown sorghum, millet and millet.

"It's also drought tolerant, so it's an excellent crop. I sent people to the sea to search for several years, and finally I got a reward. Su Nancheng smiled: "I invited you here today, just for this." If we planted these in Xinyang, we would not starve to death in the future. The common people have food to eat, so how can they make trouble? ”

It's good, it's good, but when it comes to planting, everyone still hesitates.

Su Nancheng knew their worries, so he said: "There are not many seeds, as long as you believe in me, you will bring some back when you leave." Occupy a few cages of land at home, and you are not required to plant them all. But once planted, it's yours. ”

"I will also ask Tao Taishou to find someone to plant this, so that I can keep the seeds in the future."

Tao Taishou cooperated: "Don't worry, the general is such a good thing, and the lower officials will take the lead in planting." ”

Hearing that they didn't force it, these old people also thought about planting some in the coming year, if it was really that good, wouldn't they be so short of food in the future?

Su Nancheng's goal has been achieved, if he really wants to plant it on a large scale, he doesn't have so many seeds.

It will take at least three years for these to become large.

Now it's good to ask everyone to accept it. He also left some of the seeds in the capital, and he had to call them human seeds when he went back.

That's what he wants to do today, and that's what he has done.

Of course, fame is also a must.

In the future, when Xinyang people eat these new foods, they have to remember him Su Zhiyu.

Indeed, General Su on this night left a deep impression on all the old people. Either way, they're willing to bring some seeds back and try them.

It's just that Sunan Cheng won't tell them to take them home now. He would distribute the seeds to the county officials below.

lest they take it home and eat everything that they have not eaten.

When it is time to plant in the coming year, it is best to go to the county government to collect it.

Su Lao Si and Su Lao Liu sat together, biting their ears: "Lao Liu, look at Lao Qi, tsk, this is still our Su family's species?" Why is it so strange? ”

"Fourth brother, have you figured out what to do in the future?" Su Lao Liu didn't answer and asked rhetorically.

Su Xingcheng drank a glass of wine: "We have the same father and mother, I don't know what you want?" ”

Su Xiangcheng touched his wine glass, but didn't say a word, just looked at the most conspicuous person in the crowd with burning eyes.