"The yield of my Great Qin's grain per mu is only three stones, and this rice can be nine stones, which is really the blessing of my Great Qin."

"The people of all directions are tied to grain, grain is the foundation of our dynasty, as long as this rice is widely planted in the world, why should I not be prosperous, and the people should not be hungry."

"This is a first-of-its-kind."

"Li Zhao, you have made a great contribution to solving the worries of rations for the future of Daqin, and the countryman is also!"

Ying Zheng was extremely happy, and looked at Li Zhao as if he saw a piece of jade, "Shang Xin, the intention is to do this, Li Zhao's actions to benefit the common people are very meritorious, and he can be knighted."

Ying Zheng couldn't help but want to reward Li Zhao on the spot, but was interrupted by a very inappropriate voice.

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry to be knighted, if you want to say that the food that pioneered is not this rice."

The voice was made by Jia Xiong, who bowed down to the emperor and said, although his attitude was respectful, it could be seen that he was not convinced.

Ying Zheng's face turned pale, and he glared at Jia Xiong angrily.

"Jia Xiong." A voice came out, the decibel was unusually high, but it was not Ying Zheng, but Feng Quji, "You dare to refute Your Majesty, can you be guilty?" ”

Jia Xiong hurriedly knelt down in front of the emperor, but his face was not angry and said to Feng Qu: "Feng Xiang, Xiong is outspoken and righteous, what is the crime?" ”

Feng Qu shouted loudly: "What is the crime? First, it is slanderous to assert that he wants to blame General Li before the grain is weighed; Second, such a precedent grain is not this rice, this is nothing to do, and it disturbs the hearts of our soldiers. ”

"These two sins too!"

"Come on, take down Jia Xiong." Ying Zheng didn't want to talk nonsense, so he ordered directly.

Jia Xiong hurriedly begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, what the minister said is true, this rice is not a precedent grain, nor is it a disorder, please be clear." ”

"Really?" Ying Zheng looked at Jia Xiong in disgust, wanting to see what Jia Xiong could say, "What do you say can be the food of the precedent?" ”

Jia Xiong said: "It is maize, which can yield ten stones per mu, and it will be ripe in May, and it will win this rice." ”

Li Zhao was on the side, and when he heard this, his face changed, and then his expression became very surprised.

Corn? Isn't it the corn that I said in my previous life? The yield of corn per mu is ten stones, of course he believes it, and he also believes it when it is ripe in May. This is a common food in the previous life, and no one knows it.

It's just that if his memory is good, corn was only introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty, how could it appear in Daqin? It shouldn't be!

And seeing that Jia Xiong doesn't seem to be lying, could it be that Daqin really appeared this thing, and the history books are wrong?

"Ten stones per mu?" The ministers began to talk, and their voices were noisy.

Li Zhaozhi's rice can yield nine stones per mu is already unprecedented, and at this moment, how can they not be shocked if they produce ten stones per mu? If it is really as Jia Xiong said, it can yield ten stones per mu, or it is ripe in May, it is indeed a victory for this rice.

It can be used as food for pioneering.

"Maize, is this true?" Ying Zheng's face softened a lot, and he seemed to be interested, so he directly terminated the gift to Li Zhao, and ignored what the maize was, saying, "Can you really produce ten stones per mu?" If so, I will forgive you, but if you make it up out of thin air, you are a deceit. ”

Jia Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Xiong will never dare to deceive Your Majesty, there really is." 'He showed absolute confidence.

"Alright! Take me to see it. ”

Ying Zheng waved his hand and motioned for Jia Xiong to set off.

The ministers showed curious eyes, it is already very surprising that this rice yield nine stones per mu, is there really a thing of ten stones? They want to get a taste of it, too.

Jia Xiong smiled secretly in his heart, as if he had settled on Li Zhao, and did not forget to glance at Li Zhao without a trace, and said, "Please Your Majesty set up ten miles, which is the place where maize is planted." ”

"Ten miles away at once." Ying Zheng waved his hand, the team pulled out, and Jia Xiong led the way.

Everyone in Chang'an Township looked at each other, not knowing what to do, one moment was still excited, and the next moment there was a feeling of falling into the abyss.

"Is this Jia Xiong deliberate, how can he step on my Chang'an Township at this time." Li Jinong was indignant, pointed at the departing Jia Xiong and scolded in a low voice.

Just now, the emperor obviously opened his mouth to be knighted, and he was ready to thank him, but he came with ten stones, which was clearly intentional.

Li Zhao smiled at his uncle and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's just ten stones, just let him jump for a while." ”

"Huh! If you want to win my Chang'an Township, it is impossible. ”

Li Jinong pouted, "That's what I said, but I'm just not happy, how can the fat in my mouth slip away." ”

"Don't be angry, uncle, nephew will look at it, Your Majesty will come back."

"Really!" Li Jinong was skeptical.

"Of course! Maize is just a millet that can win the hybrid rice, let him be happy for a while. Li Zhao patted his uncle on the shoulder, "Uncle, you immediately order everyone to go to the land of hybrid rice and be ready to harvest at any time, soon our rice will alarm the world." ”

said very confidently, and Li Jinong was moved, but Li Jinong always felt that there was something wrong with Li Zhao's words, if the maize was not mentioned, it would be inevitable that this rice would shock the world, but the appearance of maize was probably a little suspenseful.

Also, what are you doing in the land of hybrid rice? I don't rush to harvest now, after all, the rice here has not been completely harvested, but I still agreed.

"I'll arrange it, you go!"

Li Zhao left, but Li Jinong was still not angry, and he felt very uncomfortable.

"Butler, do you say that this Jia Xiong is too much, obviously the title is in hand, how can he be like this?"

The butler was not angry, but had a smile on his face.

"Master, don't be angry, just listen to the young master."

Li Jinong glanced at the housekeeper, and always felt that he had something to hide from him, so he grabbed his hand and asked, "You say, why is Zhao'er so confident?" Don't lie. ”

The housekeeper didn't want to hide it, there were really no outsiders, and it didn't hurt to say it.

"The master has not been back in Chang'an Township for a long time, and it is normal not to know, in fact, our family's rice yields more than nine stones per mu." The housekeeper said calmly, but Li Jinong was not, and he was surprised.

"More than nine stones? Is it also ten stones? ”

"And that's not all!" The butler smiled and waved his hand.

"More than that?" Li Jinong frowned, guessing, "It can't be eleven stones, right?" Eleven stones, yes, yes! He was indescribably happy.

But the butler shook his head and responded mysteriously, "Not either! ”

It's not ten stones, it's not eleven stones, Li Jinong's expression was exaggerated, and he turned around on the ground uncontrollably, muttering to himself: "It's twelve stones?" It's amazing! Awesome but, can I believe it? ”

He began to look incredulous, and his speculation was shocking.

The grain of twelve stones per mu, who dares to think, only he.

"You can believe it."

"Not twelve stones, but sixteen stones." The housekeeper directly said the result, which was also the result of his sampling and weighing some time ago, which was not much worse.

"What? X, Xvi, Stone. Li Jinong stammered, speechless, "Didn't lie to me?" ”

His eyes widened and his mouth closed.

"Don't dare to lie to the master!" The housekeeper gave up.

"The young master also knows?"

"The young master knows, he also said that it is not ideal, and it will take at least eighteen stones to reach the standard."

"What?"

Sixteen stones is not enough, eighteen stones are up to the standard, what kind of monster is his nephew planted, you know, the yield of ordinary rice per mu is only three stones! Exactly six, what the concept of six times is, he can't imagine.

The emperor once again swept to the land of ten miles, where the fields and ridges are staggered, as far as the eye can see, and there is a golden color everywhere, but it is just a little less heavy.

But in the midst of the gold, there is a yellow-green land, several acres, which is completely different from other places, the crops on the ground appear to be elongated, and the leaves stretch out in all directions, and the withered leaves seep into it, showing the gloom of autumn.

But above the gloom, there are clusters of oval things, and gray and yellow whiskers emerge at one end, just like the beard of an old farmer in ancient times, very thick.

Li Zhao saw it from afar, recognized it as corn at a glance, and it was harvest time, which was quite surprising.

He guessed that this thing should have appeared in Great Qin a long time ago, otherwise it would not have been harvested at this moment.

But what he couldn't figure out was that he had never heard of corn since he was reborn. Li Sinai Prime Minister, if something new really appears, even if it is not the first time to appear in the Li Mansion, it must be the second time, but he has been in the Li Mansion for so long, but he has never seen it.

In other words, corn does not exist in Daqin, and there is no mistake in historical records, corn must have been passed down from other countries in the Ming Dynasty, but why did it appear in Daqin at this moment?

The next moment, his face changed, and his heart began to become uneasy, like a firebolt, corn is also a foreign object, and it is very likely that it was also brought in by the traverser.

Thinking of this, he was even more puzzled, his rebirth had nothing but a system, so why could he bring things that did not belong to this era through the passage of people?

If you want to say that the fire gun can be made by passing through the knowledge hidden in the human brain, but corn is a proper physical object, it cannot be made, and the only way to get it is to find it, but how difficult it is to find it! According to the information known in the previous life, corn was introduced from Europe in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, but with the current navigation technology of Daqin, let alone looking for it in Europe, it is impossible to go to Central Asia more closely.

In other words, the appearance of corn is very unbelievable, and he has an idea, will corn also cross? The idea is a bit outlandish.

This is not the point, the point is, even if the traverser can bring corn, how can it fall on Jia Xiong's body? There is only one possibility, Jia Xiong has different intentions.

In other words, his and Qin Shi Huang's guesses were not wrong at that time, and there were really people in the court who colluded with thieves, and perhaps Jia Xiong was one of them.

While he was thinking, something interrupted his train of thought.

"Your Majesty, this thing is maize, the bud is hanging in the thing, and the golden rice can be revealed by peeling the skin, which is edible and very delicious." Jia Xiong was the first to go to the field, and when Yingzheng in the chariot walked down, he said loudly, his words full of surprise.

It was also the first time he had seen it, and he said it in the words of servitude.

"Really?" Ying Zheng walked over from afar, ignoring the mud and potholes in the field, and looked excited.

The other ministers also hurriedly got out of the carriage and followed closely behind the emperor on the ridges of the fields, with curiosity in their eyes.

"This thing is maize? Sure enough, it's a novelty. Ying Zheng ignored the persuasion of the guards for safety, held a bud and loved it very much, "Quick, split this thing, I want to see what kind of magical thing the golden rice is." ”

"No!" The guard next to him arched his hand and immediately drew his sword.

"Slow!" Jia Xiong hurriedly stopped, "Your Majesty, this thing doesn't need to be split, just peel it off slowly." ”

Jia Xiong reached out and broke off a bud according to the words of servitude, and carefully peeled off his coat, revealing the golden things inside, one by one, bright and dripping, like a grain of gold.

"This thing can be eaten when cooked with water, and it is as delicious as a fairy delicacy." Jia Xiong explained.

Ying Zhengwang's love couldn't let go, and his eyes stared straight at him, "Really? Cook it quickly, I want to taste it. ”

"No!" Jia Xiong saw that His Majesty was happy, and his heart was excited, and he hurriedly ordered his entourage to prepare a cooking vessel, broke off a few buds and boiled them.

It is cooked quickly, and it gives off a fresh fragrance, which is very attractive.

The emperor was forced to try, but a servant took the lead in trying, and after learning that there was no hindrance, the emperor tried it, and the ministers were eager to try it.

Soon after, they all gave a thumbs up, praising Jia Xiong's things as being a precedent.

Jia Xiong was very proud, and when he saw Li Zhao frowning on the side, he said teasingly: "General Li, why don't you try it, what a good grain!" ”

The ministers could hear how much ridicule was contained in the words.

Ying Zheng smiled, he knew that Li Zhao must be uncomfortable so he didn't try, so he called Li Zhao loudly.

"Li Zhao, come and taste it, it is indeed a rare thing."

Li Zhao pursed his lips and hurriedly responded respectfully, "No, the minister will taste it." ”

Although I said this, I was very hesitant to act, and my heart also moved, thinking: This thing is very good, but eating too much will cause indigestion, which is not beneficial to the body, so I still don't eat it.

Hey! Eating too much and having indigestion?

Ying Zheng heard Li Zhao's heart, glanced at him suspiciously, and muttered alone: Really?

In fact, Li Zhao thought well, eating too much corn can really cause indigestion, so the people in the previous life only regarded it as a supplementary food, not a staple food.

"What? Is General Lee looking down on me? Jia Xiong's voice was even more teasing, and he actually came over and pulled Li Zhao's sleeve.

No, Li Zhao couldn't look too unusual, so he tried it a little.

For him, who grew up in a peasant family in his previous life, he was really not very keen on corn.

"Haha! General Li, this thing is okay! Much stronger than your rice, isn't it? Jia Xiong said jokingly, but it was so harsh to Li Zhao's ears.

"Your Majesty." Jia Xiong immediately knelt down and said, "Maize has a high yield, and it can be ripened in May, which is a rare grain, and the minister implores the minister to plant it on a large scale, and it will become the staple food of the people at that time, and it can relieve the worry of famine." ”

The ministers also nodded when they heard this, maize is more than Li Zhao's rice, and it can be harvested in May, as long as it is planted in large quantities, it will be able to solve the worry of famine in the near future.

Suddenly, everyone showed their envy for Jia Xiong, they could predict that Jia Xiong's sacrifice would definitely get Huang Longen, and promotion would no longer be a problem!

Ying Zheng was very happy and smiled at Jia Xiong.

Seeing everyone's expressions, especially the emperor's smile, Jia Xiong was secretly overjoyed, and looked at Li Zhao with undisguised mockery.

He also thought that as long as the emperor agreed, his status would rise, and as long as this matter was completed, his prestige would be even better.

What is Li Zhao?

I really want to come whatever I want.

Ying Zheng responded, nodded and said: "Very good, this thing can indeed be used as a staple food to relieve the worry of famine, Jia Xiong obeyed the order." ”

Jia Xiong was waiting for His Majesty's words, and immediately knelt down in ecstasy, "The minister accepts the order!" ”

"I will give you 100,000 acres of fertile land, and I will immediately have a large amount"

Ying Zheng was about to say, 'Plant a large number of plants immediately', but suddenly heard Li Zhao's heart.

[Maize is indeed high-yielding and delicious, but it can only become a supplementary food, not a staple food. 】

(End of chapter)