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Chapter 239 First Reception
Qin Zhao was a little nervous when receiving Shengjia, but fortunately she had not seen Shengyan before. Her title of princess was given to her by dancing swords in front of Emperor Li. What about titles?Moreover, she has a high rank, and she always goes to the palace several times a year. When she is free, the queen mother summons Changning and Yixing to the palace, and she will often be called along with her. When the old emperor goes to the queen, he often meet.So in her nervousness, it wasn't that she was afraid of seeing the saint, but that she was afraid of messing up the red sweet potato business.

But she had never done any farming work, so she found it fresh and interesting to participate in it. She also thought that when the grandfather of the old devil king came with the holy driver, someone would always notify her, so she dug up the sweet potatoes without worry, not wanting the old man to bring more than ten A guard arrived at the edge of the field without making a sound.Seeing her bustling with enthusiasm, Li Di laughed loudly: "It's the first time I've seen her alone. The noble daughter of our Kingdom of David actually goes to the fields to do farm work by herself. It really looks like something."

When Qin Zhao heard the voice, he felt a little familiar. When he raised his head and saw it, he was embarrassed.

I'm going, why didn't anyone inform me? Although she was prepared for a long time, she just appeared in front of her so silently... She really didn't want to be a film star, and there was no news broadcast at the moment, she really just My hands are itchy, so I will try it out...

Qin Zhao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute the cheerful old men who were smiling: "Azhao didn't know that the sage and grandfather came here, it's because of Azhao's disrespect." He gave the old devil another look, although he wanted to keep a low profile, But you old man can't enter the farm in a low-key manner without saying hello.

At this time, Qin Zhao was dressed in a half-worn red silk dress, his head was tied up in a bun like a man's, his face was covered with sweat, his face was flushed, and his pair of phoenix eyes were like silhouettes of autumn water. If you ignore her The big bunch of red sweet potatoes that I forgot to put down due to an accident in my hand is really a beautiful and seductive little girl.

Emperor Li waved his hand: "There is no need to be polite," pointing to the bunch of sweet potatoes in her hand, and said with a smile, "I heard from the old man that you have grown a lot of food here, and the yield per mu is not low. I don't believe it. You are making a bet with the widow, and you have an appointment with the widow to see it, is this what you are talking about?"

Only then did Qin Zhao realize that his hands were full of mud, and he was holding a large bunch of sweet potatoes. Looking at the appearance of the two old men, he also knew that his image was probably a little festive. Hearing what the old Emperor Li said, he laughed too, and simply Holding the sweet potato in his hand, he shook it: "Your Majesty is talking about this? The output is not low. I just told my grandfather a few days ago, and my grandfather is really true. It hasn't been confiscated yet, so I just told His Majesty."

Emperor Li looked at the large string, it was said to be food, but he had never seen it before, only this string was more than ten, most of them were as big as two fists, estimated to be more than ten catties, and said: "Look at the growth of this plant, it's not bad, it must weigh more than ten catties? What is this thing called, can it be eaten as food?"

Qin Zhao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it must be more than ten catties. This is a grain from the Western Regions, called sweet potato. In fact, it is not appropriate to call it grain. This thing can not only be used as a staple food, but also for cooking, and the yield is also high. That’s right, it’s also because I heard the barbarians say it’s easy to plant, so I tried planting some, and I’ve dug four or five plots of land this year, and looking at this one mu of land, it can produce more than ten loads.”

More than ten loads?
Emperor Li's eyes lit up immediately.

When Lao Chen mentioned this red sweet potato, he only said that it can produce six or seven dans per mu. He thought that if there were six or seven tans, the yield would be much higher than that of ordinary grains. If it wasn't for this, why would he come to see it.Unexpectedly, this girl talked more than Lao Chen, but she only talked about ten dan.

"Old Chen said that the production capacity per mu can reach six or seven tans, but you said that there are more than ten tans. This is nearly twice as high as what Lao Chen said. There is no joke in front of the emperor, girl, are you serious?"

Qin Zhao hurriedly said seriously: "Fuling dare not speak nonsense. Grain production is a major event. How dare you deceive the emperor? But my grandfather was right, and Ah Zhao was not talking nonsense. Normally, one mu can produce six or seven dans of sweet potatoes. It's almost the same, the fields are better, and the care is more careful, and seven or eight tons is normal. It's just that the land I used for trial planting here is extremely fertile, and because it is a trial planting, the care is very careful, so the yield is higher. "

Hearing this, Emperor Li was very excited, clapped his hands and laughed, and said, "If that's the case, wouldn't God bless me, David? Fuling, let the widow try digging a vine with his own hands. If that's the case, you did it for David's people. It’s a great thing. It’s a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Say, what reward do you want? I want to reward you well.”

Qin Zhao pretended to be stunned, stunned for a moment, and said, "Well, it's just that Ah Zhao grew it for fun. It's because it's delicious. My grandfather and I showed it off, and my grandfather was worried that it would be gone if he ate it. , I just mentioned that this thing is easy to grow and has a high yield, and I am not afraid of eating it up. I never thought that my grandfather would take such a small matter and tell His Majesty... If it is true as His Majesty said, it will be a good thing for the people," Qin When Zhao said this, he showed a mischievous smile, "That can be regarded as my mistake, how can I deserve your reward. Besides, this sweet potato is said to be grain, after all, it is not the same as five grains. It is used to feed the hunger in times of famine. It can be used as supplementary food at ordinary times, but it is not good to be used as a staple food like five grains every day. Therefore, although the yield is high, it cannot replace five grains."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Li really showed disappointment.

Qin Zhao didn't care either, and pointed to the sweet potato field with a smile, and said, "If your majesty likes it, you can also dig a vine. When you turn around, your majesty and grandfather dug it out, and Ah Zhao made it for your majesty and grandfather. Red sweet potato, my grandfather also ate it. Not only can it be cooked, it can be eaten raw, and it is also very refreshing. Unfortunately, it is newly harvested, and the taste is not good. If it is stored in winter and stored in autumn, it will be even sweeter. Refreshing. This will be eaten raw, not too sweet."

While talking, he asked someone to pick two of them, washed them in the river and presented them.

There is a place to rest under the shade of the tree next to it. Qin Zhao asked the perilla to be peeled and cut into small pieces that are easy to eat. He picked two pieces with a homemade toothpick and held them in front of Emperor Li and the old devil: " Your Majesty and grandfather taste a piece to see if it is still delicious? It’s just that although this raw food is still edible, it is not easy to digest, but it is not easy to eat too much.”

Emperor Li took it with a smile and put it in his mouth. It tasted good, but after all, he was old and it took a little effort to chew it. However, Mr. Chen had a good mouth and chewed it crisply. Resentment.Dear, I admit that you are getting stronger and stronger when you are old, but is it good to show off like this?

The two ate another two yuan, and Qin Zhao asked Zisu to take it: "But it's not good to eat too much. If your majesty and grandfather feel sick for a while, it will be Azhao's fault. The empress and grandmother know that they want to beat me Slap. Don’t try it again, I will honor your majesty’s grandfather after I get familiar with it.”

The two old men who spoke laughed.

Emperors and empresses also planted mulberry, and every year during the spring plowing season, they also had to farm and pick mulberry.Although it is a formal idea, it also shows that the emperor attaches great importance to farming.Therefore, Mr. Li felt that he had never done farm work, and he did not put on airs of the emperor at all. He rolled up his sleeves and said to Old Chen, "Let's dig a few. Didn't Fuling tell you? Give us To make food that you dug out yourself, you have to make this girl feel sorry for you, you and I can dig up more today."

Qin Zhao smirked: "How much can you two eat again? This is because His Majesty and grandfather dote on me and save me some labor."

After the two old men happily dug a few pits, and looked carefully, there were more than ten vines hanging on them, and there were only five less. After such a calculation, the yield per mu could not be lowered.

Qin Zhao didn't dare to tell the old man to continue digging. His old devil's grandfather looked as strong as ever, but Mr. Li couldn't take it anymore, so he stopped the two of them: "Your Majesty and grandfather should go to the shade of the tree first." Rest for a while, there is the clear tea I usually use, why don't you go and have some tea, we have collected five cents here, I have asked people to wash all the sweet potatoes collected, if your majesty and grandfather feel like sitting idle Eating tea is boring, Azhao asked someone to weigh the red sweet potatoes that were collected, and see how much they collected?"

When the two old men heard this, it made sense.Although the old devil was a few years older than Emperor Li, his body was much better than that of Emperor Li, and he didn't dare to make the old emperor tired, so the two went to rest under the shade of a tree, and Qin Zhao asked someone to lift him up. Come and weigh all the sweet potatoes that have been washed and piled up by the river.

This claim actually weighed more than 600 kilograms.

Although he dug it himself, Emperor Li was still excited when he heard the reported number, "God bless me David. If every household in the whole country can plant it, there will be no need to worry about the famine in the future, and the people will be displaced." ?”

As he said that, there was sadness on his face.

Qin Zhao didn't understand, but Lao Chen did.

At the beginning of His Majesty's ascension to the throne, there happened to be a plague of locusts that was rare in a hundred years. At that time, after the war in the last years of the previous dynasty, what the people saved was only two or three out of ten, and the people had no surplus food. It didn't cost a few taels of silver, and it was hard to get over it. It was just when the people were supporting the people and restoring the country's strength, and they encountered a locust plague that almost swept the entire Kingdom of David, so that the farmland was almost useless. .Twenty-three out of ten of the remaining people went through this disaster, and there were even cases of cannibalism at that time, and countless people died of starvation...

Not only the old emperor's face is miserable, but also the face of Lao Chen, who kills without blinking an eye, is also full of pain. He died in the battle, and he was passionate, but looking at the concealed corpse starved to death because of famine, that kind of feeling , even a person of iron and stone is also sad, such a hell on earth...

However, when the old emperor was still immersed in the pain of the past, Lao Chen, a person with a better quality of heart, was sad and came back to his senses: "Your Majesty, those years were difficult, but they have all passed. Now our David Kingdom Fumin'an, the people of the world mention your Majesty, who would not say that you are the Mingjun of the world, and call you a saint? It is also because of your majesty's virtue that you have this red sweet potato. Ten dens per mu is a sign of auspiciousness, and it is your majesty's auspiciousness. It is the auspiciousness of the Kingdom of David, if so, why should Your Majesty worry that the Kingdom of David will not become a ten thousand-year foundation?"

Let me go, which emperor doesn't like auspicious people under his rule, and which emperor can resist the temptation of Ruixiang?This real food is much more powerful than the illusory existence of a white turtle, a white deer, and a horse, isn't it?What's more, old man Li, as a rare wise monarch in ancient times, although he loves his false name, it is obvious that he prefers the existence that can actually improve people's livelihood.

Old Chen flattered, and the pain on Emperor Li's face miraculously disappeared, replaced by Da Yue, clapping his hands and smiling: "Old Chen's words are very true. This is my real David." Auspicious, a sign of prosperity for thousands of years..."

Both the old devil and Qin Zhao secretly heaved a sigh of relief, this auspicious luck finally came close.There was joy on his face, and he echoed the old emperor's extremely reserved self-praise very dog-leggedly.

Mr. Li, the old emperor, was intoxicated with himself for a long time before he asked Qin Zhao: "I have four acres of land after looking at this. When will it be harvested?"

Qin Zhao said with a smile, "Because there are so many people in the village, it is estimated that it will be collected in two days."

The old emperor said: "Then don't worry, let these households stop accepting them, and tomorrow I will arrange for all the ministers of the court to come and have a look."

The old emperor is really on the road.

Originally, Qin Zhao was a little unsure that there were only two old men coming, and felt that the influence was not enough. The old emperor mentioned this to expand his political influence.

They have been planning for a long time, isn't this what they want?Qin Zhao agreed happily: "Anyway, there's no rush. In fact, it can be harvested half a month ago. It's just that the summer rice that just happened to be planted on the farm is about to be harvested, so there can't be any delay. That's why I was busy harvesting the rice first, so I delayed the matter of the sweet potato until today. The sweet potato is easy to store, and it is not a big deal if it is late or early. If I am not in a hurry to harvest the sweet potato, plant winter wheat again, or put it on the ground It’s not too late to wait until winter to harvest.”

If they are not in a hurry to harvest after they are ripe, they can even be placed in the field for two or three months, so the influence of the weather will be small, and the girl said that the red sweet potato is easy to grow, and the requirements for the soil quality of the field are not high. The old emperor was even happier.

Instead, he thought of the rice mentioned by Qin Zhao: "I only know that there are upland rice in the south, but you actually grow rice in your farm?"

Qin Zhao mentioned the rice, with a smile on his face: "It's the suggestion of the chief manager of my village. I just wanted to try to plant it to see if it can be done. I think if it can be planted, it will be the same for the people in the Central Plains. It’s a good thing, so I agreed. It turned out that the big steward gave it a try. Not only can it be planted, but it was harvested a few days ago, and there are three or four dans of yield per mu. It’s very high yield. Three or four loads of high-quality fertile land can be regarded as high-yield. If your majesty wants to see, the weather is good these few days, and some of the harvested rice has not been put into the warehouse, and it is drying on the field. Why don't you invite your majesty and grandfather Let's take a look together?"

The matter of the sweet potato had already surprised the old emperor to the extreme, and now Qin Zhao threw another piece of rice, not only the old emperor, but even the old devil king was also surprised.

"really?"

"How dare Ah Zhao talk nonsense about such a thing?"

"Go, take a look." The old emperor stood up.

Qin Zhao asked Li Dafen and all the farmers to stop their work first. The old emperor said that there is no rush to dig these lands for the time being, and he will organize a group to visit Ruixiang tomorrow.

After Li Da finished his orders, he was worried that Qin Zhao would go to the valley field alone to greet the emperor and the old Duke.They followed.

When they saw the golden rice fields all over the field, the two old men were as bright as seeing old lovers, and their faces were flushed.

The old devil laughed: "It is said that the south of the Yangtze River is a land of fish and rice. Now we can grow rice in the Central Plains, and the output is not lower than that in the south. Your Majesty, God bless me David. God estimates me David. This is also recognized by the heavens. It is a sign, if it were not for your Majesty, His Majesty, His Majesty, the Han government, and the harmony of the people, would not have removed the red sweet potato and the auspiciousness. Even the rice production in the Northland is unprecedented. What your Majesty has been thinking about in his life is to create a prosperous dynasty. Our dynasty has been established for decades. The kingdoms of all nations have come and the world has come under their control, and now we have to solve the food problem of the common people in a real way, so why worry about the kingdom of David not being able to prosper for a thousand years and create a foundation for all generations?"

"Okay, okay," the old emperor grasped a handful of rice in his hand, and ground it finely in his hand, "This rice is not bad, Fuling, do you know that our rice is successful in your farm, in the court, in the people, yes You have done a very good deed. You call the chief steward of your farm, and I have something to ask."

Li Da was right behind the three of them at this time. Qin Zhao turned around and saw Li Da who had just run over and was wiping his sweat, and said with a smile, "This is Li Da, who is in charge of the rice. How patient he is to do his best and be responsible for the rice." With this harvest season, if your Majesty has any questions, feel free to ask."

Li Zhan was trembling, he was just a manager of a farm, and he had never had a chance to see Tianyan in his life. When the old emperor asked, Li Da stuttered at first, but because he was talking about farming, which was his specialty, After saying a few words, he became more relaxed.

The old emperor asked questions about when to plant, how to manage, how much to fertilize, etc. Li Da also answered seriously, and just stood there, chatting for a long time.

Qin Zhao saw that it was getting late, and it was time to prepare lunch. She thought that the old emperor would have to go out with dozens of guards, not just two old men, but only a dozen guards. Most of the ingredients that were originally prepared are not needed, but fortunately, the ingredients are ready, and I invited someone to rest in the courtyard, and she cooks by herself. If only two old men are eating, it can be done in half an hour Well, as for the lunch for the accompanying guards and others, the cook will do it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Qin Zhao opened his mouth to keep people for dinner, the old emperor smiled and said: "Master of the country, I am afraid that you are the first girl who wants to invite the widow to dinner, but today is not possible, and the widow still needs to return to Beijing. Prepare well, the widow will bring the ministers of the DPRK and China together to come to your place as guests."

"It's late now, even if His Majesty is in a hurry to return to Beijing, he doesn't care about the time for a meal. Ah Zhao cooks in person and prepares it for His Majesty and grandfather. The meal will be served on the table in at most half an hour. Why bother?" At this moment?"

But the old emperor said: "It's just a meal, what's more important than political affairs? Didn't you dig up a lot of sweet potatoes? Let the widow and your grandfather take some back and wash them. We are hungry and thirsty on the way, so we can eat some sweet potatoes." Enough is enough."

Qin Zhao:  …

That thing is very filling, but at your age, eating too much of it burns your stomach.

Qin Zhao had no choice but to order someone to wash some, and packed some snacks for the two of them.

After sending the two old men away, they were relieved to see the two old men leave the farm surrounded by more than ten horse guards.

It's just that you need to cheer up the next day.

Who can go to court is not an important minister?Let these bigwigs from the court come to watch his family dig the fields, hehe, Qin Zhao smiled, it still feels like a city.Could it be that he has resolutely developed from a playboy to a farming girl?It seems that there is a crooked building, what is going on?

But this matter has to be handled well. If time permits, you might as well invite those middle-aged uncles and white-bearded grandpas to visit your farm together.Just help the farm with publicity.Now there are breeding plants, fish ponds, and warm sheds on the farm. If these people can feel that the things produced on her farm are better than those from other houses, they will not have to worry about the production and sales of the farm in the future. The interior of Chang'an City is completely intact. Together can be digested.

You have to know which one of those people has a big family and a big business. It is normal for a family to include the head of the house and the servants. It is normal for a family to have hundreds of thousands of people. Which of these people does not eat?If these families can do business with the farm and sign a long-term supply agreement, one-third of the business can be done, and the production of the farm will not have to worry at all.

There is also a warm shed, the first shot was fired last year, so there is no need to worry this year, but instead of selling it in the market, why not just fool people and start the business of winter vegetables?It also saves you from bothering so many gods.

The area of ​​the greenhouse is now several times larger than last year, and there are new varieties of fruits and vegetables. She doesn't need to say when I lead these people to visit the greenhouse, I'm afraid After returning to Chang'an, most of the noble ladies in Chang'an City had to run to Lao Qin's house.You must know that the new fruits and vegetables grown in the greenhouse are not in large quantities.If someone falls behind and can't get the goods, won't people say that other people's homes have them when they entertain guests during the New Year, but yours doesn't?
Nowadays, people in Chang'an City are all in a position to compare. What other people have is something that you don't have. What is new and fashionable is something that others have caught up with but you haven't caught up with. Is there anything more embarrassing and humiliating than this?Although this wind is not good, can't you have a little pursuit if you are full?

Thinking of the warm shed, Qin Zhaowei felt regretful. He originally planned to entertain old man Li and the old devil king in the warm shed, but now it was for nothing.

(End of this chapter)