Chapter 173 Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
"That's very good. Let's go immediately."
Emperor Ying Zheng readily agreed to Zhao Che's proposal.
He couldn't wait to see the potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Wang Jian also looked cheerful when he heard that he was also going to be sent to collect sweet potatoes.
Only Hu Hai, after hearing that he would continue to break corn here, his face was full of doubts about life. I sighed in my heart: "He, the majestic Master of Qin, is going to be treated as a coolie."
However, there is no way to resist.
His father and Zhao Che were both people he could not afford to offend.
Afterwards, Zhao Che walked in front, followed by Ying Zheng and Wang Jian.
Soon, they had reached the potato and sweet potato fields.
When Wang Jian looked at the very short crops in the ground, he looked a little disappointed. He said to himself: "So these are potatoes and sweet potatoes. They look much smaller than corn. I guess the yield is not as good as corn."
"Old man, don't judge it by its appearance," Zhao Che said extremely calmly after hearing Wang Jian's question.
As Zhao Che spoke, he took out his farm tools and dug a potato tree and a sweet potato tree respectively.
After he dug it out, he showed the root of the potato in front of the two of them.
The First Emperor Ying Zheng looked at the scene in front of him intently, I saw that the roots of potato trees and sweet potato trees were densely bearing many fruits.
A rough count is at least seven or eight.
Moreover, the fruit particles are not small.
"Sir, of these two, which one is a sweet potato and which one is a potato?"
First Emperor Ying Zheng asked curiously.
So, Zhao Che pointed it out to him.
"I see."
Ying Zheng muttered to himself.
As he spoke, he also picked up the farm tools, followed Zhao Che's example, and dug out a potato tree and a sweet potato tree.
He observed the roots and saw that they were still bearing many fruits.
For a time,
Tears of excitement lingered in his eyes.
Add corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes,
This means that there are three more crops with high yields in Daqin. If every ordinary working poor person had potatoes and sweet potatoes to grow, they would all live a prosperous life, and there would be no more famines, and no one would starve to death.
"Sir, can you tell me the yield per acre of sweet potatoes and potatoes?"
The First Emperor Yingzheng asked.
It seems that the yield is indeed higher than that of corn.
So. Could it be that the yield per mu is 2000 kilograms? “The yield per mu of sweet potatoes is between 4000 and 6000 jins, and the yield per acre of potatoes will be even higher, between 4000 and 8000 jins!!”
Zhao Che said calmly.
First Emperor Ying Zheng: “???”
what? He heard it right.
The maximum sweet potato yield per mu is 6000 kilograms! The yield of potatoes per mu is as high as 8000 kilograms! now,
The somewhat dark face of the First Emperor Ying Zheng was full of shock and astonishment.
He always felt like he was dreaming.
I thought that the yield per mu of corn was already extremely high. Unexpectedly, potatoes and sweet potatoes are the king of fried foods! Simply incredible!
Afterwards, the First Emperor Ying Zheng slowly came to his senses. He focused his attention on Zhao Che and looked at Zhao Che. Lost in thought - potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn are all considered to be magical crops, and Zhao Che was the first to discover them. Or are potatoes originally new crops developed by Zhao Che? Ying Zheng didn't know about this.
Salt, paper, papermaking, printing, potatoes and sweet potatoes. Zhao Che is his nobleman in Yingzheng, and even more so in Great Qin, and he will bring blessings to all generations.
After Zhao Che and Princess Yushu get married, he must give Zhao Che supreme honor. "Brother Coachman, what are you thinking about? If you like potatoes and sweet potatoes, take some back to eat. You have worked hard today to help me with the farm work."
Zhao Che looked at Ying Zheng and said extremely generously.
"That's very good, thank you sir!"
One sentence brought the First Emperor Ying Zheng back from his thoughts.
As for Wang Jian, after hearing the conversation between the two, he looked at the field of crops and was still dumbfounded.
When he heard that the maximum yield of potatoes could reach 8000 kilograms, He has been experiencing extremely strong shocks in his heart.
There is no doubt that with crops with such high yields, Da Qin will definitely defeat the Huns and Baiyue.
In addition, because he made some achievements in the process of destroying the Six Kingdoms and spent his whole life fighting in the north and south, Previously, His Majesty awarded him the title of "Marquis of Che".
As we all know, Chehou is the highest title in the Qin Dynasty, which represents supreme glory and is the goal that countless civil and military officials strive for throughout their lives.
For a moment, Wang Jian felt very ashamed.
Compared with Zhao Che, his achievements seemed as light as a feather.
Salt, paper and potatoes and sweet potatoes,
No matter which one is moved out, Zhao Che can be ranked among the three nobles and nine ministers.
If these three things are combined, it is reasonable to grant him the title of Marquis of Che, or even directly make him a king.
"Sir, I am harvesting potatoes and sweet potatoes for you now. It is my honor to be able to harvest crops with such a high yield per acre. I feel very motivated."
Wang Jian came back to his senses, patted his chest and said.
"okay,"
Zhao Che nodded.
Then, the three of them continued to harvest potatoes and sweet potatoes.
During the harvest, Ying Zheng asked Zhao Che again about the complexity of cultivating potatoes and sweet potatoes.
After learning that cultivation was extremely simple, the smile on the face of Emperor Ying Zheng became difficult to conceal.
It was about noon.
After doing farm work for a long time, Zhao Che and Ying Zheng began to sit in the field to rest.
Zhao Che lit the fire rack and prepared to make some lunch.
He said: "Brother Coachman, I will make some roasted corn and roasted sweet potatoes for you. Do you guys want to know if they are sweet?"
"Cai! Thank you for your hard work, sir!"
The First Emperor Ying Zheng readily agreed and nodded.
In fact, he has long wanted to try potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn. What do they taste like? "Sir, let me help you." Then Wang Jian said cheerfully.
Zhao Che had his potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. cleaned directly and then roasted on the fire rack.
Soon after, the fragrance spread all over the place.
The aroma of roasted corn and roasted sweet potatoes floated in the nose of First Emperor Ying Zheng along with the breeze.
After smelling this alluring fragrance, Ying Zheng swallowed involuntarily.
I sighed in my heart, It really can be called a magical food.
Without adding any condiments, just grilling it on the fire, you can make such a fragrant delicacy.
It's simply too incredible.
This extremely strong fragrance also attracted the young master Hu Hai who was breaking corn. Young Master Hu Hai put down what he was doing and ran towards Ying Zheng and the others.
When Hu Hai smelled the aroma of corn and sweet potatoes, he was extremely excited.
Isn't this the delicacy that he has longed for but has not eaten? Hu Hai quickly gathered behind Zhao Che, salivating after looking at the delicacies on the fire rack.
(End of this chapter)