Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2018 After the New Year

Qin Tian and Qin Wu entered the imperial study.

"Meet Your Majesty."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Everyone is free, Qin Wu, have you returned from the sea?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, and the general has brought back a lot of seeds, as well as envoys from some coastal countries. They all admire our Tang Dynasty very much, and came here to pay tribute."

Hearing that the envoys were brought back, and that they admired them very much, Li Shimin couldn't help showing a smile on his face, but he recovered quickly and said: "I'll talk about those envoys later, What seeds did you bring back, can they grow in our Datang?"

Qin Wu hesitated for a moment, and said: "My lord, what I brought back are some crops, vegetables and some melon and fruit seeds, but whether they can grow in our Tang Dynasty, I don't know, I am afraid that they will have to be tested and cultivated." , to find out."

"Oh!" Li Shimin was somewhat disappointed because he didn't get an affirmative answer.

But soon, he said hastily: "Take out those seeds and have a look, let the king of Xiliang share them, maybe he knows."

Qin Wu took the order, and then ordered someone to bring some seeds up.

There are many seeds, and there are five or six crops. The most are some vegetable seeds, followed by some fruit seeds.

After Qin Tian saw this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, because the seeds Qin Wu brought back were all seeds that he valued very much.

"Qin Aiqing, please show me."

Qin Tian nodded, pretending to identify it carefully, and then said: "Your Majesty, this thing seems to be called corn. This product has a high yield and is suitable for planting in sunny places. It should be no problem to produce one thousand catties per mu. Yes, and there are many ways to eat this corn, if it can be popularized on a large scale, it can save countless lives."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard that one mu of real estate was worth one thousand catties. The wheat they are planting now can produce three to four hundred catties per mu, which is pretty good. If the corn can produce one thousand catties, then It is indeed able to feed many people, right?

"Okay, this thing is good. If this corn can be successfully planted, I will send people to promote it on a large scale."

Li Shimin was very excited, but Cheng Yaojin and others curled their lips. Even if they want to promote it, it must be after they make money, right?
But they didn't dare to say much.

Here, Qin Tian continued: "This thing is potatoes. The yield of one mu of land is also very high, and there are many ways to eat it. It can be used as a staple food or as a vegetable. It tastes very good."

"These are the seeds of vegetables..."

Qin Tian talked about those seeds like a few treasures. He knew all these seeds, but he only picked a dozen or so and said it. The environment or something needs to be explored.

When Qin Tian said this, it didn't make people suspicious, and after he finished saying this, no matter whether it was Li Shimin or Cheng Yaojin, they were already very excited.

With these seeds, Datang doesn't know how many more good things will be produced. In this case, they can make money, and they can also eat a lot of new things.

"Since Qin Aiqing knows some crops, she must also know how they grow them. During this time, please trouble Qin Aiqing to pass on the methods of planting."

"Here!"

"Qin Wu has made great achievements in going to sea this time, so I will make you the county uncle of the founding country."

Earl, this title is considered to be the lowest among the titles, but it is not something that can be obtained casually. Qin Wu named him an uncle.
It was a surprise, he didn't expect that there would be a day when he would be knighted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin nodded, and then let them leave, but the seeds Qin Wu brought stayed. The palace is very big, and there are special places to grow some vegetables and fruits. Li Shimin felt that he should let the people in the palace People try to plant these seeds.

And these things are planted in the palace, so it is more convenient for him to see them whenever he wants to.

Sometimes, just looking at a vegetable garden or a crop can make people feel refreshed.
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After leaving the palace, Qin Tian returned directly to the mansion and began to write an agricultural book. He had to clearly write down when to plant these seeds, when to harvest them, during the planting period, how to manage them, and so on.

Only in this way can the people of Datang avoid some detours when planting these crops or vegetables.

As for crops, the time limit is too long, and if you can avoid some detours, it may be possible for the people of Datang to enjoy the benefits of these crops a few years in advance.

And a few years in advance, many people can be saved.

Although Qin Tian had been slandered by others and was assigned to Xiliang, what he hated in his heart was only the people who slandered him. For the people of Datang, he would help them whenever he could.

Others can be bad, but he feels he must be good.

The agricultural book is not a troublesome thing, it can be written in one day.

After writing the agricultural book, he sent someone to print it, and then sent it to Cheng Yaojin and the others. When sending it over, he also gave Cheng Yaojin and the others a kit. These kits are actually very simple things. , is to tell them how to get these new crops and vegetables, so that they can make a lot of money.

Of course, these are new crops, and many people will definitely want to try them at that time. If they are sold in this way, they can also be sold at a high price.

But it’s not enough to just sell these crops, because these crops and vegetables are new, and they have to be eaten. For example, if you sell the corn after it grows, you can buy it if you think it’s fresh. It's just that after they buy it, how do they eat it?

This requires Qin Tian to tell them. First of all, when the corn is not very old, you can break it off and cook it. If you eat it this way, the corn will be very tender and very fragrant.

You can make a lot of money selling tender corn.

After the corn is mature, the corn can be ground into flour to make cornmeal and the like.

Of course, there are many crops and vegetables, not just corn.

Qin Tian breathed a sigh of relief after finishing all these things, and the properties that should be handed over have already been handed over. The next thing they have to do is to wait for the New Year, and then leave Chang'an City and go to Xiliang took office.

Although Xiliang is barren, Qin Tian couldn't help being excited when he thought of becoming the king of that piece of land. He can build his own territory as he wants. This kind of freedom has never been seen in Chang'an City. There won't be any.

(End of this chapter)