Chapter 166: Where Are the Potatoes Grown?

According to the plan, Tang Ying and their soldiers split into two ways.

Wang Jinjue and Zhang Zichen went to the capital with Zuo Qianhu, and Tang Ying went to the capital first. The young Ah Huang stayed in Luoyang and started his path, and Tang Ying left him a basic plate.

As long as Tang Ying knew the direction and the road, he could reach the capital from Luoyang in two hours.

But Zuo Qianhu said that it wouldn't take so long, they could make a demon train or a steam train from Luoyang back to the capital.

Only twelve hours.

Although the time is a little tight, twelve hours is no different from several hours.

What's more, Tang Ying has never made a steam train, even Harry Potter is a high-speed train.

On the steam train of "Bang Bang Bang Dang", not to mention Wang Jinjue and Zhang Zichen, even Tang Ying feels magical.

I never thought of going to the capital in this way in Daming!!

If it weren't for Zuo Qianhu's special passing by the spring breeze, Zuo Qianhu would have taken a train from the capital to Luoyang.

Before, he took a train to Taiyuan, and then went south from Taiyuan to Luoyang.

As for his car, Tiger Head Ben, the train is half passenger and half cargo, and there are special carriages for pulling goods, so Tiger Head Ben is naturally no problem.

There are only a few of them in this carriage, and along with the meal, there is a special lunch on the train, and Zuo Qianhu bought lunch as a whole.

Lunch is a few side dishes, both meat and vegetarian, and the staple food is not rice steamed buns, but potatoes.

Wang Jinjue was a little disappointed, and he wanted to take out the hot pot for another meal. But when you think about it, eating hot pot on the train is not very lucky.

If the song is sung, there will be another sentence: "Let there be wind, there must be meat; There must be a hot pot, there must be fog; There must be beautiful women, there must be donkeys!"

The picture is so beautiful, the picture is so beautiful!

"Brother Zuo, where is this potato produced?" Tang Ying took a potato, kneaded it gently, kneaded off the skin of the potato, and said after taking a bite.

"This material is mostly produced in the southwest mountainous area, but because of the large production, it can be managed. Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hebei, etc. have planted, and now there are all in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty. I can't say where the potatoes come from. Zuo Qianhu also said while eating potatoes.

"Brother Zuo, do you know, where did Daming potatoes first come from?"

"I know that when I was very young, potatoes were just growing in popularity. It is said that it was obtained from the east of the mountain, and exchanged with the local barbarians. At first, it was very expensive, but after a few years, it was very cheap, until it was grown on a large scale. Zuo Qianhu said.

Tang Ying looked at Wang Jinjue and Zhang Zichen, the two of them were inexplicably looked at, and said, "See what we do?" ”

"Do you know where potatoes come from?"

"How do we know!" Wang Jinjue and Zhang Zichen shook their heads and said. French fries potato chips are eaten too much, who knows where the potatoes are produced.

"South America!"

"it!" Wang Jinjue didn't hold back in a C language.

"Ahem......" Zhang Zichen choked on his sour plum soup again. What's more, the next time I speak, I won't drink sour plum soup.

Since the origin of potatoes is South America, the Ming Dynasty obtained potatoes from the Dongshi Mountain in exchange with the barbarians. Doesn't that mean that the people of the Ming Dynasty have been to South America?

"Have you ever seen an alpaca?" Zhang Zichen asked.

"What is an alpaca?"

"But it is a kind of sheep that is not a sheep, like a camel but not a camel, with a long neck and curly hair. Half-human to one-person tall animal, spit when angry. Zhang Zichen is all the way.

"This thing is in Daming, called Dongshishan sheep, I have naturally seen it." Zuo Qianhu said.

"What about corn?" Wang Jinjue described the next corn. Corn is also a South American specialty, and the yield is still very high.

"You said yellow beard rice!" Zuo Qianhu suddenly realized and said: "The yield of yellow bearded rice is also quite high, but the yield per mu is not as good as potatoes, and it is not as convenient as potatoes." It is cultivated in some northwestern hills. ”

“……”

There really is!

What the hell is this Daming, South America has been there. That's right, there are steamships, and ocean voyages are not a problem. In addition, without a steam car, it is possible to sail on a sailing ship.

Didn't you say that Daming banned shipping? Why do you still go to South America!

But...... I'm on the train, what else can I say?

Wang Jinjue wanted to complain, but he really didn't know where to start.

"Potatoes are very nutritious, not comparable to corn." Tang Ying said: "The yield per mu of sweet potatoes is also high, but eating too much will cause stomach acid, but potatoes will not." Theoretically, you can get all the nutrients by eating potatoes and milk. ”

"Potatoes must have fed a lot of people, right?" Tang Ying asked Zuo Qianhu.

"It's natural, there was a big earthquake a few years ago, and I don't know how many people were saved by relying on potatoes." Zuo Qianhu said.

"In this day and age, the population must have grown a lot more than it was many years ago. For these people who should have starved to death, but survived, this era is not friendly. Tang Ying sighed and said something that several other people couldn't understand.

What is a person who should have starved to death, but survived?

What does it mean to be unfriendly?

Is there anything wrong with being alive?

Zuo Qianhu thought about what he had seen in many places over the years, and he was forced to work in factories because there were many people and little land. The factories are like the factories in Erfang Town, the environment is harsh, and the work is extremely hard. The owner of the factory is not a benevolent person, so he is naturally desperate to squeeze and control.

Therefore, there are often workers who can't stand it anymore, gather together, kill the boss and eat lawsuits, and make a lot of noise.

I heard that there is a "Red Cloud Sect" in the south, which is to preach that there is no need to endure it, no need to endure it, and to repay grievances directly, and to be happy with grievances. This Hongyun Zen Master is also known as the "Demon Buddha". It is very supported by the people in the south, and I am afraid that he is also a figure like the Yin and Yang Dharma King?

If you think about it carefully, part of the turmoil in the world comes from too many people.

Are there really a lot of demons? The number of demons and people is far from the same!

Among the demons and monsters, except for the "demons", the remaining "devils and monsters" are all human beings.

Even though many people go to Nanyang and overseas, and even Dongshi Mountain, they are unable to leave their homeland, and most of them still stay in their hometowns to beg for food.

If they could survive, who would want to run that far?

These were questions he had only seen before, and had never thought about them. I only feel that the saint is wise, and I can make the country and the people safe.

When the saint first ascended the throne, he was ambitious, and now he is full of thoughts about cultivating immortals.

Hey, really......

There are some words, Zuo Qianhu, as a brocade guard, really can't say it.

The train suddenly stopped slowly, and then the conductor ran over and said in Zuo Qianhe's ear: "Lord Qianhe, there is a monster in front of you to stop the train, and you want to buy road money!" ”

"How daring!" Zuo Qianhu was furious, this monster was so bold that he dared to ask for road money.

At the moment, I took the long knife of fire on my back, and I wanted to meet this monster for a while.

Tang Ying and a few people also went to see the excitement together. I've only seen a car stop and rob, but I haven't seen a train stop and rob.

Who is so short-sighted?

Mouth!

(End of chapter)