Potato test fields are piled up like hills of potatoes.
Each one is bigger than a goose egg.
The Empress Dowager Jingli looked at Liao Qingqing in surprise.
Liao Qingqing worked hard to improve the "Umbrella Flowers", not missing every stage of their growth, in order to maximize the yield of potatoes.
She knew she would succeed.
But after seeing it with my own eyes, I was pleasantly surprised.
She looked at the Empress Dowager, and then at Emperor Jingli, and said with a smile that could not be concealed on her face: "The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, plant it, and the potatoes are really planted."
The queen mother finally stopped being cold and alienated, but showed a shallow smile.
Emperor Jingli nodded: "Let's go and see."
Liao Qingqing supported the Queen Mother and walked forward.
The Minister of the Household and the Director of the Department of Agriculture, who were personally cooking potatoes, turned to look at Emperor Jingli Liao Qingqing and the Queen Mother.
Without waiting for Fusheng's announcement, they quickly dropped the potatoes, clapped the soil on their hands, rolled down their sleeves, and trotted over to salute the three of Emperor Jingli.
"Get up." Emperor Jingli said.
"Yes." The two ministers stood up.
Emperor Jingli looked at the vast potato experiment field. Once a green field, it is now a withered green, but beneath the green there are abundant fruits and infinite hope.
Emperor Jingli asked, "How is the harvest?"
The Minister of Hubu said excitedly: "Thanks to the emperor and the empress dowager, under the guidance of Xi Zhaorong, the growth is very gratifying!"
"How much?"
"The yield per mu can reach about 1,000 catties."
A thousand pounds!
Really a thousand pounds!
The Great Wei Dynasty has attached great importance to agriculture since the founding of the country. Emperor Jingli and the Empress Dowager both had knowledge of agriculture from their mouths.
What is the concept of a kilogram
You must know that the rice, wheat, millet, soybeans, etc. planted in the Great Wei Dynasty, when the year is good, the yield per mu is only about 300 catties.
The yield of potatoes per mu actually reached 1,000 catties.
More than three times that of other grains!
Both Emperor Jingli and the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts were turbulent. The emperor and the ancestors always wanted the common people to live a well-fed and well-clothed life, and maybe it will be realized soon.
This is all thanks to Liao Qingqing.
Emperor Jingli and the Empress Dowager looked at Liao Qingqing at the same time.
Liao Qingqing said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, one acre of land can harvest a thousand catties of potatoes. Before, the concubines and the director of the Department of Agriculture, Minister of the Ministry of Housing, did many experiments on potatoes, except that they were moldy and sprouted and were inedible. , Potatoes can be steamed, boiled, fried, roasted, etc. as the staple food, and can also be cooked, made in soup, and eaten in various ways, which can solve the problem of eating and drinking for many people."
"Xi Zhaorong is right." The Minister of the Household hurriedly agreed: "During the period when potatoes were growing, Wei Chen assisted Xi Zhaorong in conducting hundreds of experiments, and also consulted various imperial doctors on phytotoxicity issues. And Wei Chen's family eats the potatoes grown by Xi Zhaorong, and his body is still healthy."
"You ate all the potatoes that Xi Zhaorong planted?" Emperor Jingli asked suddenly.
The Minister of the Ministry of Housing was stunned when asked.
He has served as Minister of Accounts for four years.
He has been working hard, but to no avail.
This year, the Department of Agricultural Products finally discovered a new variety such as "potato", and he must firmly grasp it.
After repeated trials and research, it was found that there is no harm in potatoes except for the moldy germination period.
But as the minister of households, he was still a little worried.
With Xi Zhaorong's consent, he brought home the potatoes that Xi Zhaorong planted. According to Xi Zhaorong, they were eaten by steaming, boiling, frying, roasting, frying, etc., and the whole family ate them deliciously.
Not only did he not get sick, he was in good health.
He tried his own way, and the potatoes were edible.
This thing would definitely change the history of the Great Wei Dynasty. He was very excited, but he never thought that the potatoes that Emperor Jingli focused on were being eaten by Xi Zhaorong.
He didn't know what to do for a while.
The queen mother coughed at this time.
Liao Qingqing also looked at Emperor Jingli.
Emperor Jingli coughed and asked, "How does it taste?"
The Minister of the Household replied: "Very good, all Weichen's family likes to eat, Weichen's 70-year-old mother has lost all her teeth, and it is very difficult to eat, but eating potatoes is not a problem. It is okay."
"really?"
"Go back to the emperor." The Minister of the Ministry of Housing made a big gift and said: "Eating food is a matter of life, and Wei Chen dare not take it lightly."
"Okay." Emperor Jingli looked at the mountains of potatoes around him, raised his voice with joy, and said, "Reward, reward, reward!"
When Emperor Jingli said this, it was tantamount to affirming their efforts.
Immediately, there was jubilation in the test field, and they all knelt down and shouted long live.
Emperor Jingli laughed happily and turned to look at Liao Qingqing.
Liao Qingqing also smiled happily.
Then Emperor Jingli instructed the people from the Department of Agriculture and Materials to continue smashing potatoes, and asked Liao Qingqing to accompany the Queen Mother to go back to rest, and he immediately summoned the courtiers to discuss the potatoes.
A few months ago, the potato matter had been rumored in and out of the palace, and everyone knew that it was a new variety discovered by Xi Zhaorong. During planting, it was said that the yield was higher than other grains.
The courtiers only heard about it, but no one saw it.
After seeing it with my own eyes, I am very curious.
Hearing that Emperor Jingli said that the yield per mu was 1,000 catties, everyone showed an unbelievable expression, and then listened to the minister of the household who told the whole life of potatoes like a treasure.
The courtiers stayed.
Emperor Jingli also specially ordered people to steam potatoes for the courtiers to eat, and the whole courtroom was filled with the aroma of potatoes.
After eating, the courtiers completely believed the words of Emperor Jingli.
Officially began to study how to promote the cultivation of potatoes to the people.
This discussion began at noon and continued until evening,
Eat potatoes when you are hungry.
When the sun went down, Emperor Jingli let the courtiers leave.
However, when each courtier left the palace, he carried a basket of potatoes in his hand. This scene fell into the eyes of many eunuchs and palace maids, and soon passed into the ears of Liao Qingqing.
Liao Qingqing asked with a smile: "Everyone is carrying a basket of potatoes?"
He Xiang nodded: "Yes."
"What did the ministers look like?"
"I heard that slaves have all kinds of expressions."
Liao Qingqing laughed.
This is what Emperor Jingli can do.
While she was thinking about Emperor Jingli, a message from Fusheng rang from outside the house:
"The Emperor is coming—"
Liao Qingqing immediately got up to greet him.
As soon as he reached the door, Emperor Jingli strode forward and put his arms around Liao Qingqing's shoulders, not giving Liao Qingqing a chance to salute at all.
Liao Qingqing still said: "Will the emperor be blessed."
"Well, Qingqing and Zhen are blessed together." Emperor Jingli said with a smile.
Liao Qingqing turned to look at Emperor Jingli's handsome face and said, "Your Majesty, you look very happy."
"Naturally happy." Emperor Jingli put his arms around Liao Qingqing and sat on the soft couch in the inner room, poured water for himself, and poured water for Liao Qingqing.
Liao Qingqing reached out to take it and asked, "Because of potatoes."
Emperor Jingli drank his tea and hummed softly.
Liao Qingqing asked again: "I heard that the courtiers left the palace with a basket of potatoes?"
"Well, that's what I rewarded them with."
"... This is the reward." Liao Qingqing couldn't help but feel that Emperor Jing Li was a bit stingy.
Emperor Jingli said confidently: "They don't have as much effort as the Minister of the Household and the Director of the Department of Agriculture. A basket of potatoes is enough."
"Have the Minister of Household and the Director of the Department of Agricultural Products been rewarded?"
"Of course." Emperor Jingli put down the tea bowl and said, "First reward a portion, and then order the reward after the potato planting has been promoted."
"Your Majesty, how are you going to implement it?" Liao Qingqing is very concerned about the planting of potatoes.
"It's the same method as Aifei."
"Same method as a concubine?"
"Yes, just choose a test area."
Liao Qingqing listened carefully.
Emperor Jingli said: "The common people are pragmatic, and there is always doubt and resistance to new things and new varieties. This is understandable, and I don't want to force them."
Liao Qingqing nodded.
"So, I want to choose a test area like Concubine Ai, and when the results come out, other ordinary people will naturally accept it easily."
Liao Qingqing nodded again: "The emperor is right."
"I have set the prefectures under your father Liao Shiwen's jurisdiction as a test area, and started to grow potatoes on a large scale, and make a list for other areas, what do you think of Qingqing?" Emperor Jingli asked.
"Your Majesty, have you checked the fields in Zhuzhou?"
"The Department of Agriculture has records, and it is indeed suitable for planting."
"The concubine thinks so too." Liao Qingqing had read the Great Wei Yuzhi several times before, and still had a basic understanding of some parts of the Great Wei Dynasty.
"Then you still ask?" Emperor Jingli raised his eyebrows slightly.
Liao Qingqing said: "The concubine just wants to make sure, just in case."
Emperor Jingli stared at Liao Qingqing with a smile on his lips.
Liao Qingqing asked inexplicably: "Your Majesty, what do you think the concubine is doing?"
Emperor Jingli said warmly, "Qingqing, you are my hero!"
"Um?"
"Great credit!"
"The concubine is not that powerful." Liao Qingqing said softly, she really didn't think she had anything to do, she just knew potato flowers in a previous life, and she just happened to be able to plant them again.
"You have, you don't even know how many Dawei people you can save with this move." Emperor Jingli held Liao Qingqing's hand and said, "I have already awarded others' awards, but you... I don't know what to give you, Qingqing, what do you want?"
Liao Qingqing thought for a while and said, "Give the concubine silver."
"???You want this?" Emperor Jingli couldn't believe it.
"Yeah." Liao Qingqing nodded.
"What do you want so much money for?"
"The concubine wants to buy new clothes, rouge gouache, and reward the palace maid."
"Has the golden thousand taels I gave you run out?"
"No, who thinks too much money?"
"...I won't give you money." Emperor Jingli said seriously.
"???" What kind of emperor is this? I asked her what she wanted, but she said it, but he didn't give it. This is what it means.
Emperor Jingli said, "I want to give myself to you."
Liao Qingqing: "???"
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