Chapter 199: The melancholy of the demon monk in troubled times!
The farce is over.
Only then did everyone turn their attention back to the potatoes.
After the final statistics, this land yielded as much as 31 stones per mu!
Thirty-one stones, that's ten times the yield of rice in the south, and twenty times the wheat in the north!
In other words, if the fields are planted with potatoes tomorrow, the grain output of the Ming Dynasty will skyrocket by more than ten times, and how many poor people can be saved!
Zhu Gaochi and the others looked very excited, looking at the mountains of potatoes and began to giggle.
However, Su Yang told them a bad news and poured cold water on everyone.
"The main reason why this batch of potatoes is so high is because of the greenhouse."
"Greenhouses can control the temperature and ensure that the potatoes can be grown at a constant temperature all the time, and there is no concept of spring, summer, autumn and winter, which is why the potatoes can ripen so quickly and produce such amazing yields."
"But you have also seen that to build this greenhouse, but the entire Beiping Mansion has been used up, this glass is expensive, and it is impossible to promote the greenhouse at present!"
"In other words, after the potatoes are promoted, the yield will inevitably decline, and it will also be affected by the local climate, and the yield is not guaranteed, but the yield per mu is still no problem!"
Hearing what Su Yang said earlier, everyone looked tense and frowned.
After all, Su Yang is telling the truth!
If you want potatoes to grow well, greenhouses are indispensable.
The most important thing to build this greenhouse is, in addition to using anthracite coal for heating at all times, it is necessary to have transparent glass to provide sufficient light.
However, the value of glass is expensive, and it is impossible to promote it comprehensively, and the people can't afford to use this glass at all!
But the good thing is that the yield is affected, and the yield is not high in the greenhouse!
But even so, with a yield of more than a dozen stones per mu, it is completely enough!
Is a dozen stones less?
Six or seven times that of rice in the south and more than ten times that of wheat in the north, where is the less?
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles appeared on their faces.
This potato is really a social artifact, and the yield is terrifyingly high!
Looking at the mountain of potatoes in front of him, Zhu Gaochi suddenly became interested.
"Brother-in-law, you said earlier that this potato can be used as a staple food, but I don't know how it tastes?"
"It's going to be dinner soon, why don't we ......"
The big fat licked the corners of his mouth and looked at Su Yang with a hopeful face.
Monk Daoyan and the others were no exception, and they all looked at Su Yang and made a decision.
They have confirmed the high yield of potatoes.
However, high yield is only high yield, whether it can really be used as a staple food for food, its taste is also a big key!
If this potato is too unpalatable, then who wants to eat this!
Su Yang smiled confidently and picked out a few potatoes casually.
"You can eat it, but how do you want to eat it?"
"I have a delicious dish called 'Roast Beef with Potatoes', and now that the potatoes are available, this beef ......"
The voice stopped abruptly, and Su Yang didn't finish speaking.
After all, in this era, ploughing cattle is an important productive labor, so the imperial court has introduced very strict control measures, strictly prohibiting anyone from killing ploughing cattle for the sake of appetite, and the punishment is a cane or exile, so Su Yang doesn't want to set himself on fire.
Of course, the law is only used to control the common people, and for the people of Yanwangfu, it is not difficult to eat a meal of beef.
Some of these dignitaries and dignitaries have ways to make the cattle "die of illness" and "old age", but they are all in one sentence!
When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he immediately patted his chest and promised, and immediately arranged for people to go to find beef.
Well, he is not trying to satisfy his appetite, but to practice the taste of potatoes and make sacrifices for the people of the world!
Monk Daoyan and the others didn't stop it, it was just a ploughing cow, if they could really determine the taste of this potato, this sacrifice would naturally be worth it!
The harvest is over, but there is still work to be done.
Su Yang immediately ordered Chu Xiong and others to select these potatoes, adjust the fertility, temperature, and even the time of sunlight of the land according to the cultivation data and experience they had previously recorded, and then continue to raise seedlings and plant.
Chu Xiong and the other 500 soldiers of the forbidden army have already become experienced half farmers, and these more than ten acres of potatoes are all the result of their careful care.
Now is only the success of the first batch of grain cultivation, and it is far from the time to celebrate.
When the potatoes are really promoted, Su Yang will naturally fulfill his promise and try his best to help them 500 people become officials and get the rewards they deserve.
It's just that before that, Su Yang has to reward everyone in Yanwangfu.
After all, if you want to promote the cultivation of potatoes, you have to borrow the power of Yanwang Zhu Di!
Soon, a ploughing cow that "suddenly died of illness" was sent to the Xishan canteen.
Su Yang also took Zhu Gaochi and others to the canteen, and commanded the canteen chefs to get busy.
Seeing that Su Yang actually cooked in person, everyone felt a little incredible, but Zhu Gaochi looked as usual.
He had tasted Su Yang's craftsmanship, so he was now full of anticipation.
However, Jin Zhong and Zhang Yu were a little dumbfounded.
After all, the concept of "gentlemen are far away from cooking" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
They never thought that Su Yang, who was an immortal, would be good at cooking!
Seeing Su Yang skillfully flipping the spoon inside, everyone's eyes widened.
"Master Shizi, Master Su, what is this...... Do you cook a lot? ”
"Huh." Big Chubby chuckled, "You don't understand this, do you?" ”
"Su Yang doesn't cook often, but cooks every day, when he and Xiaowan were in Fangshan before, Su Yang did the laundry and cooked, and he didn't let that girl do any housework at all."
"Tsk, my brother-in-law, not only has a peerless genius, but also treats people sincerely and kindly, without the slightest arrogance, this is the reason why my father values him!"
Jin Zhong and Zhang Yu nodded imperceptibly.
Only Monk Daoyan secretly sneered at Zhu Gaochi's statement.
His Royal Highness King Yan values Su Yang, that is because of Su Yang's special status as an immortal, what does it have to do with his ability to cook?
Su Yang's talent is obvious to all, if he helps, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, can definitely succeed, can he not pay attention to Su Yang?
Moreover, Su Yang is also called "sincere and friendly to others, without the slightest sham"?
The contempt and disdain in the depths of people's eyes, you haven't even noticed it!
He Su Yang is an immortal, if he is not willing to take the initiative to promote potatoes, he wants to borrow the power of Yan Wangfu, he Su Yang will take care of you!
A group of people who don't know what to call really think of themselves as a person!
Monk Daoyan was slandered in his heart, and for the first time he gave birth to melancholy and groaning that it was difficult to find a bosom friend.
The wise men in this world are only the poor monk and Su Yang!
Well, he's Wolong, and I'm Feng Xiao!
After a while, a faint fragrance came, making everyone's appetite move.
I saw Su Yang walk out with a plate of dishes and put it on the table.
"Everyone, potato roast beef, please taste it!"
Roast beef with potatoes?
Just hearing the name makes people swallow their mouths.
Zhu Gaochi already likes appetite, so he immediately picked up the chopsticks and prepared to start.
"Well, big brother eat a little less and try it."
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