Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 281 Stewed Chicken Nuggets with Potatoes

The strong men were in an uproar, more than 4000 catties, and it was not too high, more than 300 catties per mu of land.

Chai Lin said: "If there is sufficient water and fertilizer and proper management, the yield will increase a little. In the future, when everyone plants, we need to explore more."

A total of more than ten acres were planted, calculated at four thousand catties, that would be nearly fifty thousand catties, and the time was only in mid-May. We can plant it again in June, and then harvest it in October. Unfortunately, the open land in Chaijiazhuang is useless. Yes, the effect of repeated cropping is not good.But you can go to Tanna Island to find newly reclaimed land to plant for a season. The harvest happens to be autumn, and it is just right to save the seeds for the winter.

Lao Liang and Zhu Wu were stunned. This is simply a miracle. This thing doesn’t need much. A family of five can grow an acre and can’t finish it in a few months.

A young man asked, "Master, are these potatoes delicious?"

Chai Lin said: "Go and tell everyone. After casual work in the evening, there will be a meeting at the beach square between the two villages. I will treat everyone to eat potatoes."

"Okay, great." Everyone dispersed.

Lao Liang reminded: "Villager, we don't have many potatoes, the most is [-] catties, so we need to save them for seeds."

"Naturally, we must save the seeds. All the 200 catties will be planted, and at least [-] million catties of potatoes will be harvested in autumn, and they will be planted in large quantities in the spring of next year." Chailin said.

Everyone was very excited, this thing can be planted twice a year, Lao Liang took the potatoes back and kept them carefully without mentioning them.

Chai Lin, Zhu Wu, and Chai Qiang went on shopping.Next, I looked at sweet potatoes, peanuts, corn, and cotton.

Zhu Wu was completely conquered. The sweet potatoes were planted late, and the seedlings were only a meter long before the ground was full.

"This sweet potato is as edible as potatoes. The yield per mu is three to four thousand catties, and the maximum can reach seven to eight thousand catties. Although it is not very delicious, it is the most suitable for satisfying hunger. Moreover, there are hundreds of catties of dried sweet potato seedlings per mu. Very good fodder, horses, cattle and sheep love it the most. The corn produces yellow rice grains, and the yield per mu is about [-] jin. Corn is an excellent grain, which can be eaten by humans, and can also be used as feed for horses, cattle, pigs and sheep. , corn stalks are also good fodder,” said Chai Lin.

Zhu Wu was convinced, and asked, "Where's that peanut? What's it for?"

"Peanuts are oil-bearing crops. They are eaten when pressed for oil. The pancakes left over after oil extraction can be eaten and used as fodder. The most important point is that sweet potatoes and peanuts are particularly drought-resistant and barren crops, and they can be grown on bone-grained sand and gravel. If you plant a few acres of sweet potato and peanuts at home, you will never die of starvation, even sweet potato seedlings can satisfy your hunger." Chailin said.

"This is very suitable for poor mountainous areas. With sweet potatoes and peanuts, it is a savior for the poor. What about the last cotton?" Zhu Wu asked.

"Cotton can't be eaten. It is used to make winter clothes and weave cloth. The processed cotton is made into cotton clothes, which are warmer than fur. Cotton straw is a good material for burning fire and heating, and it is also a good thing. As long as cotton is popularized, the north will survive the winter." Don't be afraid of the cold."

Zhu Wu bowed deeply and said, "Once these kinds of crops spread, my elder brother's achievements will be comparable to those of Confucius, the Three Emperors and Five Emperors."

"How can there be such an exaggeration, Mr. Zhu is serious." Chai Lin said.

Zhu Wu said: "As long as fewer people starve to death, the country can be said to be prosperous. Once the crops introduced by my brother are spread, tens of millions of people can be kept away from hunger and cold. This will be a great contribution." It is. We must erect a monument to pass on this matter, and pass it on forever.”

"Well, it makes sense. Although sweet potatoes and potatoes are not delicious, they can definitely satisfy their hunger. It's just that the common people don't know how to grow them, so I have to teach them every step." Chailin said.

In the evening, the beach square in the middle of Chaijiazhuang East Village and West Village, next to the square is a luxury building under construction, two small three-story buildings, and Chaijiazhuang Primary School with supporting small bungalows and a huge playground. The construction progress is very fast. It will be successfully completed in a month or so.

This time, Chai Lin spent a lot of money. He took out a thousand catties of potatoes, set up [-] large iron pots, and people from the restaurant cooked the vegetables with all the ingredients of oil, chili, pepper, green onions, and mature vinegar.

Chai Lin said: "I called everyone here today to invite you to dinner. Everyone knows about the introduction of potatoes in our village."

"I know, everyone knows." Everyone said.

"Next year these crops will be planted in everyone's hands. Although everyone didn't say anything, they inevitably muttered in their hearts. They don't know how the yield of these things is, whether they can be eaten, whether they are delicious or not. Today is just right, and the potatoes are harvested. The output is more than 300 catties per mu. These potatoes are extremely precious and are used for planting, but in order to dispel everyone's doubts, I still took out [-] catties of potatoes for everyone to try."

Although everyone has eaten, it is still very happy to hear that there is something to eat.

This is also a performance. Under the watchful eyes of the public, [-] chefs performed fried potato shreds, shredded potatoes, and passed clear water to make hot and sour potato shreds.Heat oil in a pan, and stir-fry.

"Come, come, take a small bite for each person. There are so many people, it's impossible for everyone to eat." The chef invited everyone to taste the shredded potatoes.

Everything I eat is full of praise, this taste is really delicious.

But with so many people, it's not easy to eat one bite.

The chef said: "Owner, although the hot and sour potato shreds are delicious, they are too slow to cook, and they tend to burn if they are overcooked. Should we implement the second plan?"

"Okay, that is to implement the second set of plans."

The so-called second set of plans is chicken stewed with potatoes. Twenty old grass chickens have been prepared, the chicken is cut into small pieces, the potatoes are cut into large pieces, and they are stewed in a large iron pot.This time is relatively long, at least half an hour.

Chai Lin chatted with the villagers and explained the potato planting techniques.

A group leader of the strong men asked: "Master, there are only a dozen acres of potatoes, even if we save them all, it will not be enough for everyone to plant next year."

"Yes, ten acres of potatoes is [-] catties, and not much can be planted. So I tried another way to ensure that the village can plant thousands of acres next year." Chailin said.

As for the method, Chailin didn't say anything, it was still kept secret.

Zhu Wu looked happily from the side, this brother really has a knack for catching the strong man to death, don't underestimate the strong man, this is the people's heart, this is the foundation, the towering tree also starts from a young seedling.

Potato stewed chicken, stewed in a large iron pot for half an hour, opened the lid, the smell is tangy.

"Wow, it's really fragrant, it smells delicious." Everyone said.

Before coming, everyone had prepared bowls and chopsticks, lined up, and no one took some potatoes to eat according to the order.

Zhu Wu also got a small bowl, which was mostly potatoes, since there was very little chicken after all.

I took a bite, it was very noodles, really delicious.

"This taste is really good, and there will be another delicious dish to eat in the future." Zhu Wu said with admiration.

After everyone finished eating, they were still unsatisfied, and they ate up all the leftover soup in the big iron pot.

"The owner, these potatoes are really good. I want to grow potatoes too, and I will buy potato seeds next year." A strong man said.

Other young men also said, "We also want to grow potatoes."

Chai Lin said: "Growing potatoes requires the technology of growing potatoes. Don't come in a hurry. There will be several potato seed technology trainings one after another. At that time, potato seeds will be sold to those who participate in the training first. The training class. We have not only potatoes in our village, but also sweet potatoes, corn, peanuts, cotton, peppers, all of which are high-quality goods, and all of them are very good."

(End of this chapter)