"This, this is ...... Potatoes?"

Qin Hao looked at the potatoes in his hand that were still stained with mud with a shocked expression.

After he returned to the Beiwang Mansion in Dali Town, he sent a message to Duan Yu, and then gathered all the new army generals to see the results of the exercises during this period of time.

As a result, Gu Siming came to him with a potato in his hand.

"Hey, you know this thing, lord! That's right, it's called a potato, and it seems that there's a potato called a potato......

Gu Siming was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"Potato!"

"Yes, yes, potato! It's really a mouthful, what is the name of the potato, or the name of the potato is smooth. ”

Gu Siming nodded.

"Where did this thing come from?"

Qin Hao asked with some eagerness.

"It was brought by those merchants from the South Seas, and I heard that it was very popular in the South Seas...... Hey, where are you going, my lord?"

"Bring those Nanyang merchants to this king...... No, the king himself will go to them!

In a hurry all the way, Qin Hao urged Gu Siming to lead the way and came to the trade market in the west of Dali City.

This trade market was built after the promulgation of the new policy in Dali, and most of the merchants from all over the world traded in this market.

Because Dali's new policy has complete regulations on commercial transactions, although the tax is relatively high, it provides a lot of convenience to businessmen.

The turnover rate of this business is also quite high, and the status of merchants in Dali can be said to be the highest among several countries, comparable to farmers and craftsmen, and only slightly lower than the bureaucrats.

Because of this, after the news came out, there were more and more businessmen who were willing to come to Dali to do business, and the scope became wider and wider.

That's how the caravan from Nanyang was attracted, and the potatoes were also brought by them.

"How many potatoes have you brought? I want them all!

Qin Hao bought all the potatoes brought by the Nanyang caravan, and even bought a lot of chili peppers.

Potatoes and peppers, Qin Hao remembers that they were only introduced to China during the Ming Dynasty.

Now, because of Dali's New Deal reforms, it has greatly attracted foreign merchants, and as a result, these two crops have appeared in front of him hundreds of years in advance.

Since you have touched it, how can you let it go?

"Lord Wang, what are you buying these potatoes for, these things are delicious?"

Gu Siming and Chu Liangcai looked at Qin Hao with puzzled expressions, even Duan Yu was confused, it was the first time he had heard of such a thing as potatoes.

Can you eat this thing that grows in the soil and the roots and tendons have swelled?

"Of course it's delicious, and the yield of this thing is high!"

After Qin Hao looked around, he hooked his fingers towards Duan Yu, Gu Siming, and Chu Liangcai, asking them to get closer.

Then he told them about the value of the potatoes and the yield per acre.

"This thing has a production capacity of more than ten or twenty stones per mu?"

Gu Siming's eyes widened, and there was a completely unbelievable light in his eyes.

Chu Liangcai also opened his eyes wide, looking at the potatoes in his hands like a rare treasure.

Duan Yu's eyes had already lit up, and he muttered: "If there is really a yield of ten or twenty stones per mu, then my Dali will never have a famine again!"

In the Song Dynasty, one stone was about equivalent to ninety-five kilograms in modern times, and one acre of land was usually planted with grain, and there were only two or three stones in the sky, and the land that could reach four stones per mu was definitely quite fertile land!

"Ten or twenty stones is just a conservative estimate, and it is possible to exceed twenty stones. Moreover, this potato does not pick the ground, no matter how barren the land is, it can take root and sprout, it only needs to be cut into pieces and planted, and it is watered from time to time, which is much simpler than planting rice and barley. ”

Duan Yu swallowed his saliva, forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked Qin Hao,

"Second brother, can this potato be eaten for a long time?"

"Of course you can! This thing is very filling, it can be cooked, it can be baked, it can be used as a staple food or a dish, and it can be stored for a long time, it is a pretty good reserve food, and it can be used to save lives in a famine year!"

Duan Yu couldn't sit still when he heard this, and immediately wanted to enter the palace to recommend potatoes to Duan Zhengchun, but was stopped by Qin Hao.

"Fourth brother, don't worry, now you go and tell your father-in-law, your father-in-law will definitely not believe it very much, those old stubborns in the court may still obstruct it, it is better to plant these potatoes first, anyway, there are not many, it will take time to divide the seeds, wait for the harvest in a few months, and then speak with facts!"

"Makes sense! Second brother, you think thoughtfully......

Duan Yu nodded, and arranged for someone to bring the potatoes down and plant them according to the method Qin Hao said.

Similarly, Qin Hao also told Duan Yu and a few people about the role of chili peppers, and asked them to take them together for trial.

After everything was done, Duan Yu looked at Qin Hao with some suspicion, scratched his head and asked,

"Second brother, why did you call me fourth brother just now?"

"Hey, I'm happy to see potatoes for a while, why did I forget about this?"

Qin Hao patted his head and asked people to bring Xuzhu and Master Li over.

"Fourth brother, this is my new second brother, and you and the eldest brother were also included when we bowed, so in the future, I will be the third brother, and you will be the fourth brother!"

Qin Hao introduced to Duan Yu.

"Hey, isn't this the Xuzhu Master of Shaolin Temple? Second brother, no, you didn't say it earlier, third brother!"

Duan Yu recognized Xuzhu, laughed, ordered someone to prepare an incense case, and the three of them officially bowed, and Xiao Feng was also counted.

"After seeing the eldest brother, we will bow again, I believe that the eldest brother will definitely be very happy to have such a brother as the second brother!"

Duan Yu said with a smile, and then his eyes fell on Master Li, who had been standing aside with a faint smile and talking to Wang Yuyan.

"Third brother, second brother, you have already introduced, sister-in-law, don't you plan to introduce you?"

Although the conversation between Wang Yuyan and Master Li was very small, how could it not be heard with Duan Yu's current cultivation strength?

He had already guessed that Master Li was Qin Hao's woman, so he was waiting for Qin Hao's introduction!

"This is your third sister-in-law, Master Li!"

Qin Hao did not shy away from it, and directly admitted the identity of Master Li, and then asked Duan Yu to help him take care of Master Li, because he and Xuzhu were about to leave for Western Xia.

"Third brother, why did you just come back and leave?"

Duan Yu was very puzzled, what was so urgent that Qin Hao wanted to leave his glue-like wife and go to Western Xia?

"It's a very important matter! I can't say a word or two, I'll tell you in detail when I and your second brother come back from Xixia! In short, when I'm not there, your sister-in-law will bother you to take care of it more!"

"Don't worry, third brother, if you don't say that I will do the same! I think I will let my sister-in-law move to my prince's mansion to live, and I can also have a companion with Yu Yan, your town and the north palace are full of soldiers who are five big and three rough, and it is not convenient for my sister-in-law to be here." ”

"Okay, then it's troublesome for the fourth brother!"

"It's all my own brothers, what's polite? I'll do something, third brother, don't worry!"

In this way, after arranging everything, Qin Hao and Xuzhu rode their horses and left Dali.

However, they did not go straight to Western Xia, but to the direction of the Tianshan Mountains.

The thirty-six cave masters and the seventy-two island island lords encircled and suppressed the Vulture Palace, and the days should be fast, this is the best opportunity to get to know the Tianshan Tong Grandma, and you can't miss it!