The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 143 The Great Harvest

"Kitchen King, that's all. Nothing more."

The soldier who delivered the news raised his hand and said.

Liu Zhenhua smiled and said, "What do I think it is?"

Seeing this man riding fast, he transformed such a strong war horse into a tired panting, obviously from running all night, he thought there was something big happening in Yanchuan, for example, the commander of Shaanxi mobilized troops to attack Yanchuan.

Who knew it was about sweet potatoes.

Since the other party did not attack Yanchuan immediately, it proved that the other party had given up the idea of ​​taking his territory.

Moreover, now that the war in Yonghe has been decided, there is no need for Yanchuan and Yanchang County to close the city gates. Even if there is an enemy attack, they can rush over with the speed of two thousand cavalry to support them. The other side will not take this risk to attack the city. .

Protected by four counties in the east, west, south and north, Yanchuan is almost impregnable.

Now that those sweet potatoes have been planted for so many days, they have reached maturity and it is time to harvest.

After the first batch of sweet potatoes arrives, the food crisis in the four counties will be alleviated a lot.

It can also give all the people in the four surrounding counties some peace of mind.

After all, they have already endured the hardships of a food famine.

And now that the Kitchen King is still suffering from the pain of famine, that would be outrageous.

"Sweet potato shoots, coated in flour, steamed, stir-fried or stir-fried are delicious."

Liu Zhenhua felt a little emotional. Before time travel, Liu Zhenhua's favorite food was this kind of steamed vegetables. Steamed sweet potato leaves, carrot leaves, sophora japonica flowers, elm money beans, lettuce leaves, celery leaves, broomstick seedlings, etc. They are all delicious and can be mixed with porridge or polenta. Drink a big bowlful.

"Here comes! Prepare your horses. I am going back to Yanchuan. I will call Ren Hongli and Yang Lichao back."

Liu Zhenhua said, sweet potatoes are ripe, how can he not watch such a big thing in person.

The messenger responded, then rode off towards the city gate.

Just when he was leaving the city, a horse rushed in quickly outside the city gate. Look carefully at the man on the horse. Isn't this his colleague?

"Hurry up, hurry up, give way, give way."

Immediately the man shouted loudly.

The soldier's face quickly turned serious. He had just left the city gate when someone came to report. Did something happen in Yanchuan City?

The city gate is not far from the county government office.

Liu Zhenhua soon heard the movement here, and his brows furrowed, wondering what happened again.

How come there are so many things happening in Yanchuan when he is gone?

Ren Zhuoyue, what do they eat?

Before the horse could stop, the soldier turned over and half-knelt in front of Liu Zhenhua. His breathing was rapid and his face turned red.

"Speak slowly, don't worry."

Liu Zhenhua said.

Ling Bing stabilized his breathing for a while, and then told Liu Zhenhua about the affairs of Yanchuan County.

"To the Kitchen King, that's all."

After saying that, Ling Bing hurriedly lowered his head, and then quietly watched Liu Zhenhua's face.

After all, one of his subordinates became a corrupt official, so the Kitchen King might be angry.

"That's it?"

Who knew that Kitchen King's face was still a little calm, and seemed to be a little surprised.

However, looking at Kitchen King's tone, it seemed that he was not surprised that someone was embezzling, but was surprised that he had brought about such a thing.

Of course Liu Zhenhua was not surprised. It was normal for some of the people under his hand to reach out.

Just pick one to scare the monkeys.

Now that this person appears, it can be regarded as a chicken jumping out, which can prevent more monkeys from appearing behind.

"It's not a big deal. You don't have to rush back. Just take a rest in the city. I'm going back to Yanchuan."

Liu Zhenhua patted the soldier on the shoulder kindly.

This move made the latter feel warm in his heart. The aloof person Kitchen King was so kind and approachable, and even patted him on the shoulder. Kitchen King's hands were really warm.

"I won't wear these clothes when I go home. These are the clothes that Kitchen King touched."

"Yes!"

The ordering soldier quickly lowered his head and said.

"Mobilize the masses, promise them food as rewards, expand Yonghe County, and build city walls."

Yonghe County is very poor, otherwise Liu Zhenhua would not do this, so he would just provide relief through work. In addition, Liu Zhenhua's strategic center is still in Shaanxi. Yonghe is only an outpost into Shanxi, but this outpost must be preserved. .

Expanding Yonghe has many benefits.

"In addition, the heavenly soldiers will follow me," Liu Zhenhua said, looking at Yang Lichao and Ren Hongli in front of him.

The two nodded, and Liu Zhenhua stepped forward and patted Ren Hongli on the shoulder, "When you are not with me, you will not be able to eat the heavenly soldiers' meal."

"Kitchen King, Manulife has absolutely no complaints."

The last time he spoke nonsense, he was scolded by Liu Zhenhua. Ren Hongli was very sensitive to Liu Zhenhua's words, so before Liu Zhenhua finished speaking, Ren Hongli knelt on the ground in shock.

"Everything Manulife has now is given by King Zhao. Even if I am not allowed to eat the heavenly soldiers' meal, I am willing."

He hurriedly continued.

"Haha, I didn't say that you had any complaints. I just felt that I was sorry for you."

Liu Zhenhua patted Ren Hongli's shoulder, causing the latter's shoulders to droop with the frequency of Liu Zhenhua's patting.

"Don't dare, how dare Hongli make the Stove King feel guilty."

He quickly said that it was a gift from the Stove King that he had come this far, and he was extremely satisfied.

"You have received more salary in the past two months. You have also reached the age of talking about marriage. When you go back and see which girl you like, tell me and I will set you up."

Liu Zhenhua joked, "You need to find someone stronger. Most women can't stand you."

Ren Hongli scratched his head and chuckled, and he quickly responded.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased and Liu Zhenhua did not blame Ren Hongli, Yang Lichao also breathed a sigh of relief with a smile on his face.

"Why are you laughing? I'll find one for you later. Don't hug your broken gun every day."

Liu Zhenhua turned to Yang Lichao and said with a smile.

The latter also scratched his head in embarrassment. In their eyes, Liu Zhenhua was an adult. When an adult said such words, men's reactions were almost the same.

After preparing the horses, Liu Zhenhua led the heavenly soldiers towards Yanchuan.

With thousands of horses galloping behind him, Liu Zhenhua was in a very excited mood.

So many horses running wildly on the same road, the power is amazing.

And he is the owner of these horses.

Liu Zhenhua was not in a hurry to go back. He took a look along the way. Basically, after entering Shaanxi, there were scattered green spaces around some villages, and those green areas were all patches of sweet potatoes.

People along the way were waiting and watching. At this time, Liu Zhenhua waved his hand to slow down the horse so that the people watching could see who it was. They were so impressed by the Kitchen King that when they saw that the rider was the Kitchen King, they immediately knelt down and cheered.

"Long live the Kitchen King."

The Kitchen King conjured up food, and the magical sweet potatoes that could grow well without much need for irrigation and fertilization.

The current soldiers and horses were probably conjured by the Kitchen King.

Liu Zhenhua smiled and waved to everyone around him.

After a quick trip along the way, we finally arrived at Yanchuan County.

"The Kitchen King is back."

The soldiers guarding the city wall immediately shouted when they saw it, and Yanchuan County, which had been silent for a long time, became lively again.

The city gate was opened quickly.

The people in the city poured out of the city gate in droves, and then spontaneously stood on both sides of the dirt road. Like the people along the way, they all shouted the name of the Stove King.

After Liu Zhenhua and his team passed by, these people hurriedly gathered around and returned to the city.

"Folks, don't worry, we will have a great harvest tomorrow! Let's disperse for now!"

Liu Zhenhua turned his head and shouted loudly to the people watching behind him.

When the people heard what the Kitchen King said, they all excitedly shouted "Long live the Kitchen King", and then everyone gradually dispersed.

Liu Zhenhua followed Zhao Shicheng and Ren Zhuo into the cell.

"Kitchen King, he's right here."

Xu Deliang heard the footsteps and talking, and when he heard those two words, he hurriedly moved to the railing, his face facing the railing, his hands tightly grasping the railing, and his eyes staring in the direction of the sound of footsteps. , the Kitchen King is coming.

Xu Deliang was frightened and regretful. In the past few days, he had been eating worse than a pig, and he was back to the old days.

For Xu Deliang, who had eaten a lot of daily soldiers' meals, this was more uncomfortable than killing him. He had realized how precious that day's soldiers' meals were.

"Kitchen King, I was wrong. Kitchen King, I was just blinded by lard. Give me a chance, Kitchen King."

Seeing the three people approaching gradually, Xu Deliang slipped down, knelt on the ground, grabbed the railing and shouted with tears on his face.

Liu Zhenhua stared at the tearful man in front of him. There was no mercy in his eyes, and he even felt that this man's face was a bit disgusting.

He didn't speak, walked to the railing and squatted down, staring at the person in front of him carefully.

Xu Deliang looks a little bit sinister.

But this may be due to the subjective impression that he is now a prisoner.

Maybe if you put it among the public, it's the kind of person who won't see it if you throw it in.

"Kitchen King, I was wrong. Kitchen King, let me go!"

Xu Deliang's scalp was numb from being stared at, but his desire to survive and his desire for heavenly soldiers' meals made him continue to cry out for mercy to Liu Zhenhua.

"I am useful. I will work diligently in the future. I will never dare to do such a thing again!"

Liu Zhenhua still didn't reply. After looking at it for a while, he felt a little boring.

After coming to this world, he has become accustomed to the faces of these dying people begging for mercy.

"Get ready, keep an eye on him, wait until tomorrow after the sweet potato harvest, and kill him in front of the piled sweet potatoes."

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, hated corruption very much. According to Ming law, officials who accepted bribes and violated the law were punished by a cane of ninety, and every fifth string was increased by one, up to eighty; Forty stabbings; those who embezzle more than sixty taels of silver will have their heads shown to the public and their skins will be shown to the public.

If he didn't torture Xu Deliang, it would be considered a mercy for him.

Let him meet his death destination in the joy of the common people's harvest. There is a huge gap between the two. This killed chicken can also deter more monkeys.

"Yes."

Xu Deliang, who was behind him, suddenly turned pale as he heard his final destination.

He shook the railing even more crazily, but could only see the backs of the three people leaving.

Many people are bound to have trouble sleeping this night.

The next day, almost all the people in Yanchuan County got up early. You should know that the weather is already a little cool in the morning.

But it still can't resist the enthusiasm of the people, regardless of whether they grow sweet potatoes at home.

They all wanted to see how many kilograms of this magical crop could be produced from one acre of land.

Liu Zhenhua walked out slowly. An old man with tears on his face walked up to Liu Zhenhua and knelt down in front of him. "King Stove, I am guilty. The officials of the Ming Dynasty tied me up and forcibly dug away some sweet potatoes. They also left these behind." silver."

With that said, the old man took out a bag of silver from his arms and handed it to Liu Zhenhua.

"This is literally what they tied me up to do."

The old man seemed to be afraid that Liu Zhenhua would misunderstand that he sold sweet potato vines to those officials for money, so he explained.

He usually did not tell Ren Zhuo about these things. It was for this reason that he had to tell the Kitchen King. Even if the Kitchen King misunderstood him, he would admit it, but others could not misunderstand him.

"Old man, you have done a good job, don't feel guilty, I believe you," Liu Zhenhua helped the old man kneeling on the ground and motioned to the left and right to accept the money in the old man's hand.

This money must be accepted, otherwise there will be a lot of rumors.

"Folks! Let's dig sweet potatoes together!"

Liu Zhenhua raised his arms and a shovel appeared in his hand, and the people around him cheered.

A group of people gathered towards the large sweet potato field outside the city.

There are ten acres of sweet potatoes here.

Liu Zhenhua found a root and shoveled it on the side. The engineer's shovel was sharp and dug out a large lump of soil on the side. Then he pulled up the soil and a large piece of sweet potato appeared in the field of vision of Liu Zhenhua and the people around him.

Although these sweet potatoes are not as big as the three that Liu Zhenhua conjured up originally, they still look very pleasant.

When the people saw this, they cheered.

"Excavation."

Liu Zhenhua shouted.

The people around him immediately swarmed forward.

They don't dare to dig as carelessly as Liu Zhenhua does. These sweet potatoes are their precious potatoes.

Ten acres of land sounds like a lot, but there are even more people present, and there are special people who collect the dug sweet potatoes and put them in sacks. These ten acres of land belong to the same family of ten, so there is no need to worry about confusion.

Soon the sweet potatoes were picked and the remaining sweet potato seedlings were collected.

There are sacks piled up in the fields.

The people gathered together and looked at the piled sacks happily.

They were all members of the Lao Zhuang family. Looking at the number of sacks, he knew that the sweet potato production of these ten acres of land would probably far exceed the quantity mentioned by the Kitchen King. One acre of land might produce about six stones, six stones. That's it!

However, the specific output depends on the weighed quantity.

They watched with excitement as the people in charge of weighing counted the sacks one by one, with shock and admiration on the faces of those weighing them.

When they measured the first bag, they could almost calculate the total weight of these sacks. That number would probably surprise everyone.

(End of this chapter)