The first to give is Queen Ma,

"Grandma, this one isn't hot,

Your grandson will help you peel the potatoes. ”

then

handed it to Queen Ma,

Queen Ma's eyes were full of love, and she smiled,

"Alas! Grandma's big grandson! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy next to him, and Queen Ma winked at Zhu Yuanzhang proudly,

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted and turned his head to the other side,

"Grandpa, you can also take it and eat."

Zhu Xiongying blinked his big eyes, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang harmlessly,

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart melted in an instant,

"Alas! Grandpa eats! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took the potato, which he had never seen before,

It looks round and yellow,

Zhu Yuanzhang took a bite without hesitation, and a strange taste exploded in his mouth.

In ancient times, it was nothing more than millet (ShU) rice, and it is not such an improved modern one.

The taste is on the hard side, so it is used to cook porridge,

But potatoes are completely different, and the longer they are cooked, the softer they become.

This taste alone has already killed millet rice.

Zhu Xiongying took it and gave it to Xu Da and Li Wenzhong.

Xu Da took it with both hands and thanked him again and again,

Li Wenzhong looked at Zhu Xiongying with grateful eyes, and this look made Zhu Xiongying inexplicable.

"Uncle Li, you can eat too."

Li Wenzhong hurriedly took it,

"Alas! Uncle Li eats it too! ”

Xu Da and Li Wenzhong peeled off the potato skin in the same way and took a bite.

The soft and glutinous taste is instantly filled in the mouth,

This feeling will give people a sense of satisfaction.

Suddenly

The big guy stopped talking, just focused on dealing with the potatoes in his hand.

There's another reason why potatoes are so filling.

If you drink porridge, this porridge will go down your throat directly,

No chewing is required.

And to eat potatoes you have to chew,

Frequent chewing will make people feel full.

There was a feeling that I was indeed eating.

Except for Queen Ma, all of them were rough men,

Queen Ma just ate a small half of the potatoes,

The three big men have already eaten all of them with big mouths,

Zhu Yuanzhang's heart became more and more solemn,

There is no need for Zhu Xiongying to say more,

Just the time to eat this one potato,

made Zhu Yuanzhang understand the beauty of this new crop!

Not only is it filling, but it is also easy to carry!

In ancient times, the marching food was still relatively simple,

The most famous marching food of the Ming Dynasty was perforated baked cakes,

What does it mean

It is to make a hole in the baked cake and hang it on the body, and when you don't eat it, you can also help block the bow and arrow.

Burnt cakes!

When you don't eat, you can block arrows!

How fucking hard is this!

It's harder to chew than compressed biscuits!

If you don't deserve water, you can't go down at all!

And with this potato seed,

Whether the soldiers march or the peasants go to the fields,

It is enough to bring a few potato seeds.

The most precious thing is that

It's not bad to eat!

No matter how you look at it, it's better than perforated pancakes!

Xu Da and Li Wenzhong also looked at Zhu Xiongying with solemn expressions,

These are all old generals,

You can see it when you look at it,

This little potato will change the whole era!

Zhu Yuanzhang asked solemnly,

"Big grandson, is this thing a good thing? How's the harvest? ”

Zhu Xiongying smiled,

"Grandpa, don't worry,

And one more. ”

then

Zhu Xiongying took out the corn, the corn was still hot,

As soon as I pulled it out,

A sweet scent hits your face!

asked Lao Zhu a few people to swallow and foam!

Corn does not need to be specially made, this natural sweet food,

It's so rare!

Zhu Yuanzhang took the corn handed over by Zhu Xiongying, opened his mouth and gnawed it.

Eat happily,

Eat it clean in three or two clicks.

And Li Wenzhong and Xu Da on the side are not far behind.

This delicious and fragrant suspense was not given to the three big men to eat and cry,

Eating one is not enough,

Lao Zhu and the others directly made small half-sacks of potatoes and corn.

After eating a round belly,

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't hold back anymore,

"Big grandson! What the hell is this! ”

Thinking that if he couldn't eat this thing in the future, Zhu Yuanzhang was already uncomfortable.

Xu Da and Li Wenzhong also looked at Zhu Xiongying with burning eyes,

Queen Ma is still eating unhurriedly.

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile,

"Grandpa, this thing is a good species,

It can be planted in both the north and the south. ”

As soon as I heard this, I snapped!

Lao Zhu slapped his thigh hard,

"Good! This thing is good! ”

then

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again,

"How's the yield?!"

If the production is too scarce, this thing can only be biased towards high-end supply.

There is no way to popularize the big tomorrow.

Now it is the Hongwu Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, which has almost reached the limit of farming in the ancient feudal dynasty.

Intensive cultivation to the extreme.

The northern rice millet is added up in a mess, and the yield per mu is almost two stones.

The yield of rice per mu in the south is almost four stones.

Suhu is ripe, and the world is full.

The south has always been an important granary for feudal dynasties.

And why the grain production in the north can't keep up, in the final analysis, is because the fertility of the land has been almost squeezed.

The ancients developed their wisdom to the limit in farming,

Production tools are constantly innovating,

In addition, all kinds of terraced fields, paddy fields, and lake fields emerge in an endless stream.

All the places that can be planted are planted.

Coupled with extremely scientific farming methods, rotation farming.

Rotational tillage and fallow will not squeeze the fertility of the land to the limit.

But the land has been planted for thousands of years,

No matter how careful you are, the fertility is about the same.

Plus,

The black land outside the Northeast Pass has not yet been conquered by the Ming Dynasty.

Other words

The existing cultivated land in the territory of the Ming Dynasty has been exploited to the limit.

The yield of corn per mu is almost 1,200 catties,

That's about 10 koku.

Zhu Xiongying said,

"Grandpa, corn, the one that tastes sweet,

The yield per mu is ten stones. ”

"How many ?!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up abruptly and exclaimed.

It's not that I don't trust the eldest grandson, it's really that this number is too rebellious!

What does ten stones mean,

This shows that the yield per mu of corn is five times that of corn in the north!

You can feed five times as many people!

And it's delicious!

Queen Ma, Li Wenzhong and Xu Da are also pupil earthquakes,

If it weren't for the fact that the eldest grandson never went blind,

The people present really thought that Zhu Xiongying was talking nonsense here!

Zhu Xiongying continued,

"Grandpa, ten stones.

These are just samples, and the rest of the grandchildren have been planted by the acre.

When the time comes, the truth will be revealed. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang fluctuated violently, and said hurriedly when he heard the words,

"No, it's not.

Big grandson, grandpa doesn't distrust you,

It's just...."

Xu Da asked cautiously,

"So, what about the other one's production?"

Potatoes can produce 2,500 catties per mu.

Converted, twenty stones per acre.

Zhu Xiongying grinned,

"Potatoes, the yield per mu is twenty stones."

Bang dang!!!

Xu Da and Li Wenzhong fell directly from their chairs,

And Zhu Yuanzhang also hurriedly sat down,

If you don't sit down, this high blood pressure will have to go up!!

What does twenty stone per acre mean?

It is five times the yield of rice per mu in the south!

As soon as the south is cooked, people all over the world can eat,

And that's a fivefold increase in production!

Enough to feed the whole world!

In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the yellow book was re-registered,

The registered population is 60 million.

With high yields of potatoes and corn,

Enough to feed 60 million people, three meals a day!

As long as the population does not swell violently, to the existing cultivated land of the Ming Dynasty,

Enough for the existing population of the Ming Dynasty,

Everybody is fed!!

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened,

Choked up,

"Big grandson, can everyone eat?"

Zhu Xiongying nodded heavily,

His eyes are full of confidence,

"Grandpa, everyone can eat!"