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Although the weather in Langya Kingdom in early November is relatively cool and dry, there is still a hint of chill. Fortunately, it never rained, and although the weather was a little cold, it didn't affect the weather.
But for the people this year, things are much better than last year.
Last year, Nanyang was in chaos.
As a result, the people were displaced.
This year in Nanyang, people have a place to live and land to cultivate. Even after a year, the family saved some money and their life became better.
Every household began to raise pigs, as well as chickens, ducks, geese and other livestock.
As the days pass, there is more and more hope.
When the people's lives are good, Nanyang as a whole, and even the entire Langya Kingdom, will be more vibrant.
This is what Wang Qi wants to see most.
But now, Wang Qi did not stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the city. Instead, he brought Zhuge Feng, Zhu Shanchang, Xiao Qingzhi, Zong Xixiang, Du Can and others outside the city to prepare to dig sweet potatoes.
Everyone is waiting for Wang Qi¡¯s order.
But at this moment, an attendant hurriedly came. The attendant walked to Wang Qi's side and reported: "Prime Minister, Mr. Cao wants to see you."
Wang Qi¡¯s brows rose.
Cao Qisheng was in the academy in Nanyang County, why did he suddenly come outside the city?
Before Wang Qi could speak, he saw Cao Qisheng not far away coming in a hurry. After Wang Qi saw it, he ordered: "Zhu Shanchang, please arrange for someone to dig out and weigh the sweet potatoes from one acre of land."
"yes!"
Zhu Shanchang answered immediately.
He immediately gave the order to excavate.
Whether it is Zhu Shanchang, Zhuge Feng, or Xiao Qingzhi, they have all eaten sweet potatoes. However, they have never known the yield of sweet potatoes and are now very curious.
How big is the yield of sweet potatoes?
When the farmers started digging sweet potatoes, Cao Qisheng came to Wang Qi's side. He bowed slightly and said, "Prime Minister, you are really hard to find. It took a lot of effort to find you."
Wang Qi said: "I have something to do, so I came outside the city. Mr. Cao is looking for me, but is there anything important?"
Cao Qisheng said: "I have something to say, something very important. But with so many of you and the main officials of Langya Kingdom gathered here, what are you doing?"
Wang Qi said with a smile: "Today we are all here to witness the yield of sweet potatoes."
Cao Qisheng asked: "What are sweet potatoes?"
Wang Qidao: "There is a kind of grain that is not available in Dazhou for the time being. This is a new grain that I purchased from overseas merchants and I plan to promote it in Dazhou."
Cao Qisheng stroked the gray beard under his chin and said: "Although food is important, is the food from overseas so rare? It is worth making you spend so much effort."
Wang Qi said: "Because the yield of sweet potatoes is very large."
Cao Qisheng asked: "How big can it be?"
Wang Qi said: "If you don't say much, the yield per mu will be several thousand kilograms."
"What?"
Although Cao Qisheng is old, he is in excellent health due to his successful martial arts training.
When I heard Wang Qi¡¯s words, I was immediately shocked.
Cao Qisheng twirled his beard, shook his head and said: "Prime Minister, don't talk nonsense! The yield per mu is several thousand kilograms, and this is not like an old sow giving birth to litter after litter. And since ancient times, I have never heard of this. Tell me, is there anything that can produce several thousand kilograms per acre?"
Wang Qi pointed to the sweet potato field and said, "Mr. Cao, you will know what the situation is like just by looking at it."
Cao Qisheng's eyes then looked towards the field.
Nowadays, the sweet potato vines have begun to wither and turn yellow, and farmers are digging sweet potatoes quickly.
The soil quality of this piece of land is excellent. As the hoe dug, the sweet potatoes under the sweet potato vines were dug out one by one.
The size of sweet potatoes is much larger than potatoes.
An average sweet potato weighs two or three pounds at first glance.
It¡¯s not bad for a small one
The sweet potatoes are dug out one by one, and someone is responsible for cleaning the soil on the sweet potatoes and putting them in baskets. Because there were so many people, baskets of sweet potatoes were constantly being carried out and placed on the ridges of the fields.
Although they haven¡¯t been weighed yet, everyone was stunned when they saw the appearance of the sweet potatoes.
There are too many sweet potatoes.
Under one sweet potato vine, there are four or five sweet potatoes, or even more. The most important thing is that each sweet potato is huge, one plant weighs more than ten kilograms, or evenHeavy.
Cao Qisheng has lived for seventy or eighty years. Seeing this scene, the expression on his face was even more horrified.
He said that he is an old antique and has seen a lot.
He has seen all kinds of storms and waves, but the problem is that he has never seen this sweet potato before.
It was beyond his expectation and beyond his comprehension.
How can the output be so large?
Cao Qisheng was silent for a moment and suddenly said: "Minister of the State, we don't know the specific yield of sweet potatoes yet, but the current situation is definitely not low."
"But since it is the ration of the people, we still have to pay attention to the taste."
"I don't know, how does it taste?"
Cao Qisheng said: "In troubled times, as long as sweet potatoes are edible, they will be useful. If they are not delicious, and the conditions are slightly better in the future, sweet potatoes will have no use."
Wang Qi smiled and said: "Mr. Cao, sweet potatoes have many uses and are delicious. Sweet potatoes can be roasted directly in the fire and eaten, and they taste sweet and glutinous; they can be mixed with rice and eaten, whether it is porridge or porridge. It¡¯s dry rice, and it tastes great.¡±
¡°Even sweet potatoes with the skin peeled off and steamed directly are still fragrant and sweet.¡±
¡°Anyway, it tastes great.¡±
¡°Especially sweet potatoes are an indispensable delicacy and food for the elderly. After all, most of the elderly have missing teeth and poor dental health.¡±
Wang Qi explained: "This sweet potato is a god-sent food for the elderly."
Cao Qisheng was doubtful and asked: "Really?"
Wang Qidao: "Of course it's true. I never tell lies. After the sweet potatoes are dug out, I will have someone deliver a basket to Duke Cao. You will know after you take it back and eat it. But this year, we can't supply it in large quantities. We have to keep them all." Make seeds. After next year¡¯s harvest, we can supply them in large quantities.¡±
Cao Qisheng nodded.
Wang Qi, this kid, never tells lies, so since Wang Qi said this, Cao Qisheng still believed it.
Time passes little by little.
In one acre of land, more and more sweet potatoes are dug out.
Everyone¡¯s eyes have widened.
Because there are now more than thirty baskets piled up. Even if the basket is small, one basket only weighs sixty or seventy kilograms. Roughly speaking, the output is about two thousand kilograms.
¡°The land that has been dug up now is less than half an acre.
The output is too scary.
Everyone is holding their breath, looking forward to digging the sweet potatoes. When all the sweet potatoes in an acre of land are dug and put into baskets, the weighing begins.
With the counting people shouting, eighty kilograms, seventy kilograms, and the other numbers after the baskets were weighed, everyone knew that the output was huge, but they still didn¡¯t know how big the output would be.
Fortunately, the weighing and counting did not take long.
Soon after, the statistics came out.
The people in charge of statistics hurriedly came to Wang Qi, their faces full of excitement.
The people said: "Minister of the country, the statistics are out, it's enough, a full 4,938 jins and six taels. This is the yield of one acre of land, which is really too high. Such a high yield of sweet potatoes, the harvest is huge."
"Hiss!!"
After hearing this one by one, the expressions on their faces all turned to shock.
There are nearly 5,000 sweet potatoes per acre.
What is this concept?
One acre of sweet potatoes is enough to feed countless people.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? !
Cao Qisheng swallowed his saliva and was shocked, and said: "Wang Qi, you have come up with sweet potatoes now, which is a great contribution to the country and the people, and will benefit the future. You have come up with sweet potatoes, and it is not an exaggeration to call you a contemporary saint." "
People regard food as their first priority.
The most fundamental thing for people is to have a full stomach.
If sweet potatoes are really promoted on a large scale, it will be of great benefit to people all over the world.
Wang Qixiao said: "Mr. Cao, sweet potatoes will be promoted. However, this is to ensure that people are not hungry. Although it is delicious, it is impossible to eat sweet potatoes every meal without rice."
"That's enough, that's enough!"
Cao Qisheng stroked the beard under his chin, his hands trembling a little, and said: "Being able to achieve this step is enough to be remembered in history. You must know that in the Great Zhou Dynasty today, countless people are hungry, and some even die of hunger on the road."
The others spoke one after another.
They are all complimentary.
At this moment, everyone under Wang Qi's command, including Cao Qisheng, was extremely excited.
The yield per mu is five thousand catties, which has never happened before.
The output is huge.
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