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Chapter 335 The Origin of Corn

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    "Your Majesty, I heard that you have increased the pension for fallen soldiers?"

    Not long after Wu Guoxiang left, Zhang Tu came to the door again.

    As soon as the old man entered the door, he looked at Liu Deng's gloomy expression. He didn't want to say this at first, but after all, it was of great importance, so he said it in a low voice.

    "There is such a thing, but there is no need to persuade me anymore, Taifu. I have made up my mind on this matter. Let's do it this way in the future. We can make more money in the future, but these soldiers are heartbroken.  , but there¡¯s really nothing left!¡±

    After all, Zhang Tu was old and loyal to him, so Liu Deng still didn¡¯t want to refute his face too much.

    "Your Majesty has a kind heart. I think it would be better for you to take the pension of the fallen soldiers as your reward this time. What do you think?"

    Zhang Tu asked tentatively.

    "Master Taifu, do you also think that this matter is just a matter of reward? Our country has been fighting for many years. If there were no soldiers to use their lives, where would the peaceful world be? Let this matter be like this. If the imperial court has  If anything happens, just let them come to me!"

    Regarding this matter, Liu Deng still had an extremely tough attitude. Seeing Liu Deng's resolute attitude, Zhang Tu could only keep silent and stopped talking.

    He also understood in his heart that Liu Deng was actually doing the right thing in this matter, but his approach was indeed somewhat inappropriate. However, it was rare to see Liu Deng insisting on one thing so much. For a moment, he saw something in Liu Deng.  It's a bit like the shadow of the late king.

    "Is this the reason why Master Taifu came to see me today?"

    Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Zhang Tu was actually an old minister, and he was also the Taifu of Dai, so Liu Deng changed the topic again.

    "If Your Majesty hadn't said anything, I would have almost forgotten that I have other things to do here today. Please see, Your Majesty, this is the amount of grain stored in the warehouse that I ordered someone to count during this period!"

    Zhang Tu said and handed over a scroll. Seeing how serious he was, Liu Deng quickly opened it and took a look.

    "Why is there so little? Didn't the summer grain just be harvested?"

    Looking at the numbers on the scroll, Liu Deng was confused for a while. The amount of food really made him feel a little frightened.

    "Your Majesty, please don't forget that we have just experienced a great war These tens of thousands of soldiers are eating horse chews, plus the civilians who are transporting them, all in total, the consumption of hundreds of thousands of people, we represent  The country has many mountains and little land. Although there is indeed a lot of arable land on the books, most of the land is barren, and the yield per acre is really pitiful"

    Zhang Tu also had a wry smile on his face. It was hard for him to believe the numbers on the scroll. After all, Liu Deng had just gotten back 500,000 dan to store grain. It had only been so long, but now the whole country¡¯s grain store combined was not  To 400,000 stone

    This is already a very dangerous signal. If there is another food shortage or some disaster in Dai, they may not be able to provide relief at all

    "I hope Chang'an can raise more food"

    "Your Majesty, you'd better tell me the truth. Some time ago, you said that you had a way to solve the food crisis. I don't know what it is? If you don't tell me, I always feel that there is nothing in my heart.  Yeah, I can¡¯t even sleep well"

    Since seeing this scroll, Zhang Tu has been scratching his head and scratching his head anxiously. The situation of Daiguo is indeed much better than before. If it were in previous years, when had there been any food stored in the official warehouse of the imperial court?

    But in previous years, if any disaster occurred, you could borrow some food from other princes and kings, and with some subsidies from the court, you could always survive it. But now the Wu State suddenly tightened the food supply, and everything  Food is not allowed to leave the country.

    In the past few days, the remaining vassal states have begun to follow suit. So far, only Liang State can still purchase some grain, but compared with the huge gap in Dai State, it is really a drop in the bucket.

    "It turns out that it's because of this, Master Taifu, come with me!"

    Liu Deng thought about it and realized that there was no need to hide this matter from Zhang Tu. After all, if he couldn't trust him, who else could he trust?

    "My lord, are you saying that the solution lies in the palace?"

    Hearing what Liu Deng said, Zhang Tu was stunned. He really didn't know what kind of trick Liu Deng was playing.

    "Your Majesty, you will know after seeing it!"

      Liu Deng didn¡¯t explain much, he just took Zhang Tu to the back garden. After so many days, the corn was almost ripe.

    Although I don¡¯t know the exact yield per mu of this thing, what is certain is that the yield of this thing is much higher than that of rice and wheat.

    "Your Majesty, why did you bring me here? How can I care about admiring flowers"

    After bringing Zhang Tu to the cornfield, Liu Deng stopped immediately. Looking at these corns that were growing happily, he felt extremely comfortable.

    But compared to Liu Deng¡¯s comfort, Zhang Tu had a wry smile on his face.

    "I didn't take you to enjoy the flowers. This is the solution. Master Taifu, please take a look. The yield of this thing can reach fourteen or five stones per mu, and it can replace the staple food. If this thing is planted on a large scale in our country,  If we don¡¯t have food, do you think we will still be short of food?"

    Liu Deng said, picking through the corns, and finally picked an ear whose outer skin had begun to dry up, then broke it off casually and threw it directly to Zhang Tu.

    "Fourteen or five stones! Your Majesty, do you mean this thing is edible?"

    Now it was Zhang Tu's turn to be stupid. He had always thought that the things Liu Deng planted were just some exotic flowers and trees, but he never expected that these things were actually grains. Moreover, Liu Deng's output was almost four to five times that of wheat.  Twice!

    "Of course you can eat it, and it only tastes better than wheat!"

    Thinking of the sweetness of the corn tortillas, even Liu Deng felt his mouth watering.

    "Your Majesty, please don't lie to me. I have lived for a long time and have never heard of these things before. I think I have learned a lot from ancient times to the present, but I have never seen such strange food. I don't know if this thing exists."  name?"

    Zhang Tu was already shaking with excitement. Originally, he thought these things were just flowers and trees, so he didn't take them seriously. But now, since Liu Deng said these things were edible, he began to look at them carefully and weigh them.  He checked the weight of the ear of corn in his hand.

    Then look at the corn growing in the huge flowerbed in front of you. There are at least two thick ears on the thick plants. The yield of 14 to 50 dan per acre seems to be no problem, but  , after confirming the output, Zhang Tu had more questions. The biggest question was where this thing came from.

    "This thing is called corn. Look how plump it is, how similar it is to Hotan seed jade. As for where this thing comes from, has Master Taifu forgotten that you helped me fish this thing out of the lake!  "

    Liu Deng had a headache now. He really didn¡¯t know how to explain the origin of this thing. Now he could only play casually with Zhang Tu.

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