Before coming to Yongning Xuanfu Division, Gu Yunji had thought about it, in addition to discussing with Luxi to solve the problem of local rebellion, the purpose of this trip was to introduce high-yield crops such as artichoke to Luxi, so that she could try to promote planting in the jurisdiction.

In the final analysis, Gu Yunji's purpose in looking for high-yielding potatoes is to feed the people and reduce the number of people who are starving to death.

Since this is the case, whether it is the Han people in Xuzhou Mansion or the Yi people in Yongning Xuanfu Division, they are all ordinary people after all, and Gu Yunji mainly wants to do some promotion in it to help the artichoke spread throughout Daxia as soon as possible.

Hearing Gu Yunji say that the artichoke can have an important impact on the southwest and even the entire Great Xia, Yu Xi raised his eyebrows: "This thing is yellow and dirty, and it looks inconspicuous, why does Lord Gu attach so much importance to it?" ”

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "Because it is a high-yield crop with a yield of 1,000 catties per mu, it can make more people have enough to eat, and more people will not starve to death." ”

Immediately afterwards, Gu Yunji gave a detailed introduction to the origin, growth habits, and eating methods of potatoes to Luxi. After listening to his story, the expression on his face was uncertain, and he couldn't tell whether he was interested or not, so he only looked at Gu Yunji with interest:

"According to the caretaker, this artichoke is drought and cold-tolerant, and the planting cycle is short and the yield is particularly high. If what you say is true, this is no longer a food crop, it is simply a 'fairy plant'. ”

Gu Yunji said: "The statement of immortal plants is too vain, even if the artichoke has more advantages, in the end, it still depends on people to plant, and in the end, it is for people to eat." Speaking of which, it is just a kind of food, there is no need to deify it, only to promote it and benefit the people of Li is a real thing. ”

Hearing this, he didn't know what he was thinking, and after taking a sip of tea unhurriedly, he said: "The artichoke was found by Lord Gu from America, and he spent a lot of silver to buy good seeds. It stands to reason that Master Gu has worked so hard and put so much effort into it, and before the promotion of artichoke has achieved initial results, it should be kept secret, so as not to be robbed of credit by outsiders. ”

"But right now, Master Gu hasn't started to plant it extensively, so what is the difference between telling me about the artichoke at this time and giving the credit to others?"

Gu Yunji said calmly: "Compared with the well-being of the people, my personal merits and achievements are not worth mentioning. What's more, since I talked about political achievements, I found that the artichoke was my political achievement; In the long run, it is also my political achievement to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no difference in essence. ”

I don't know if I think Gu Yunji's words are a bit high-sounding, but Yu Xi smiled and didn't say anything.

At this time, An Bin on the side looked at the artichoke and carefully identified it, and said, "What do I think...... I think I've seen this artichoke somewhere? ”

After recalling for a while, An Bin suddenly realized, looked at Lu Xi and said: "Some time ago, when I led people to hunt down the remnants of Song Lu, I saw artichokes in the place where they lived. It's not much, only a few, and it's a little smaller than the ones brought by Master Gu. ”

Gu Yunji immediately understood: "That should be the artichoke that we stole and cut." We planted a batch of artichokes on the mountain before, but before it was time to harvest, we were robbed by a group of Yi people, but those Yi people did not understand that the artichoke under the soil was edible, and mistakenly cut off the artichoke seedlings on the ground. ”

"I think when they cut the artichoke seedlings, they also pulled away some underground artichokes by the way, because it has not yet reached the ripening time, so the artichoke that Deputy Envoy An saw was smaller than the one I brought."

"That field in the mountains is an important land for me to cultivate artichoke seeds, and if it is often disturbed by the scattered Yi people, it will hinder my later promotion of artichoke, which is also the direct reason why I am in a hurry to write a letter to the Xuanfu envoy."

"I see." Yu Xi smiled and clasped his palms, and teased, "I said how soon I sent out the invitation, Lord Gu came over quickly, and the feeling was that the group of Yi people hindered Lord Gu's 'great cause' of promoting artichokes." ”

An Bin said with a smile: "Master Gu, don't worry, the Yi people who stole your artichoke are the remnants of Song Lu, and they have been cleaned up by me." Maybe it's because we chased after us some time ago, and the remnants of Song Lu were hiding in Tibet and had nothing to eat, so they were really in a hurry, so they dared to rob them directly in person. ”

"Maybe there will still be scattered Yi people coming down the mountain to harass the people of Xuzhou Mansion in a short time, but I can guarantee that there are basically no other Yi people on the mountains near your field, and Lord Gu can plant artichokes with confidence."

It will take time for the Yi people to be restrained, but fortunately, the Yi people who stole the artichoke have been solved, and Gu Yunji can cultivate artichoke and chili peppers in Zhang Cuiying's field with peace of mind in the future.

Figuring out the cause and effect of the theft of the artichoke, Gu Yunji continued to talk back to the previous topic, and said to Yu Xi: "It won't be long before the good seeds I bought from America will be shipped back, and I will give a small amount of seeds to the Xuanfu envoy, and I will also send someone to teach planting techniques." It is hoped that the Xuanfu envoy will pay attention to this matter and experiment with planting in the jurisdiction to help promote artichoke. ”

Luxi nodded in response, not looking very interested, but did not refuse out of politeness.

Gu Yunji is not surprised by this, Yu Xi has not seen the high yield of artichoke with her own eyes, it is definitely unrealistic to convince her to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in planting now, but as long as she is willing to experiment, she will definitely understand its important position in the future.

Chatting and chatting, it was getting late, and Yu Xi was about to send someone to take Gu Yunji to rest, when he saw him take out a small jar and said with a smile: "In addition to the artichoke, I also have a gift for the Xuanfu envoy, which is chili sauce." ”

Fan Li is still looking for other types of chili peppers along the coast, and he sent back some chili seeds, as well as some high-grade chili peppers, so that Zhang Cuiying and others could improve the existing chili sauce first, so that they could start selling it in large quantities as soon as possible.

The jar in Gu Yunji's hand is the chili sauce that has been improved and will be sold in the capital city of Xuzhou.

When he opened the jar and smelled the strong spicy aroma and oil aroma, Yu Xi's eyes suddenly lit up: "What is this?" ”

Gu Yunji explained: "This is chili paste, which is made from a new crop called chili peppers, which, like artichoke, is also native to America. The taste is spicy, and it can be used as a condiment or as a dish. ”

The Yi people live in the southwest mountainous area, and they are also generally spicy, and they are obviously much more interested in this time than when they saw the artichoke before, and they were hooked by the aroma of chili sauce for a while, and couldn't help but swallow their saliva and asked Gu Yunji: "Can I taste it?" ”

Gu Yunji smiled: "Of course, this jar of chili sauce is a gift I want to give to the Xuanfu envoy. ”

As soon as the chili sauce was in his mouth, Yuxi's eyes instantly widened, and his face was excited, and he exclaimed, "It's delicious!" ”

(End of chapter)