On this day, early in the morning, a black goshawk landed on the window lintel of Chu Tiankuo's study.
After Chu Tiankuo took the small bamboo tube off its paw, he placed a plate of meat that he had prepared long ago in front of it.
The black hawk immediately lowered its head and began pecking.
Chu Tiankuo then took out the letter from the bamboo tube and glanced at it from top to bottom. Even though he had guessed it was not low, he didn't expect it to be so high!
He tightened his grip on the letter unconsciously!
At this moment, Chu Tiankuo seemed to have a sense in his heart, and he quickly moved his mind and entered the space.
Sure enough, Xing Nong appeared inside.
Now, the other party has entered the space, and they can feel it in their hearts.
When Xingnong saw the warm smile on his face, she knew that the output was not low!
"How much?" she asked bluntly.
Chu Tiankuo immediately pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, "Guess?"
The last syllable of his voice rose slightly, and he was so happy that he could hardly contain himself.
Xing Nong raised an eyebrow: "Break through 1,300 pounds?"
She originally guessed that it should be between one thousand and twelve hundred, and now that he was so excited, it should be more.
Chu Tiankuo nodded, "Your family's fields produce 1,301 kilograms per mu."
It’s more than a hundred pounds more than expected!
Don’t underestimate these 100 pounds, they are enough for a family of four to eat for two or three months.
In years of famine, sometimes just two or three months of extra food can save a family's lives!
Xing Nong was also very satisfied with this: "What is the average output of others?"
The yields from other crops were about the same as expected, no less than 1,150 kilograms!"
However, the Xingnong family's fields can produce more than 1,300 kilograms of crops, which means that as long as the method and climate are right, those grains can be grown to produce more than 1,300 kilograms per mu.
Xing Nong nodded, frowned slightly as usual, and thought to herself: If those seeds are planted in the space, the yield per mu is 2,000 kilograms, but if they are taken outside, nearly half of that will be lost.
Then she began to think about how to further increase the yield, from the external environment to the seeds themselves.
Chu Tiankuo let her go and smoothed her frown: "What are you thinking about?"
Xing Nong came back to his senses and said, "I'm thinking about how to continue to increase production."
Chu Tiankuo smiled and said, "No hurry. I've already come up with some ideas, we'll talk about it later. Now let's get down to business first!"
Otherwise, the envoys from neighboring countries will become restless!
Just as Chu Tiankuo thought, they really couldn't sit still!
At the same time Chu Tiankuo received the news.
The king of Jin received the news!
When he saw in the letter that the highest weight was 1,301 kilograms and the average was over 1,500 kilograms, he was so shocked that he stood up and almost overturned the throne: "Someone come! Princess Xuan Xingnong!"
After saying that, he waved his hand again: "No need! I will go there myself!"
Then he used his Qinggong skills and in a flash he was in the imperial study.
On the other side of the envoy group, the Yan envoys were led by Yan's Honglu Temple Minister Fang Zheng. He was having breakfast when he received the news.
Because I couldn't wait to read the letter while eating breakfast!
As a result, he was so surprised that he swallowed a dumpling directly, and it got stuck in his throat, almost choking him to death!
After finally spitting out the dumpling, he said with a gloomy face, "Quick, bring me the pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"
He wanted to write a letter back to Yan State to tell the king of this matter and ask the king to postpone the purchase of high-yield grain seeds from Zhao State this year until he and Chu State have discussed how to exchange the high-yield grain seeds and the quantity to be exchanged.
Now is the summer harvest time. Yan State is located in the northern border, and the winter is long and cold. Unlike Jin State, Chu State, and Zhao State, grain can be grown two or even three times a year.
The State of Yan could only grow one crop of food a year! Although the State of Yan was vast and sparsely populated, it had too much barren and swampy land.
This average grain yield of more than 1,100 kilograms per mu is a huge blessing for their Yan State!
With an average grain yield of more than 1,100 kilograms per mu, the people of Yan State will no longer have to suffer from hunger and cold!
Fang Zheng hurriedly finished writing the letter and sent it by carrier pigeon, then he hurried off to look for Chu Tiankuo.
No matter what, this time, he must take the opportunity to reach a deal with the State of Chu and purchase Chu's high-yield grain varieties, the more the better.
Fang Zheng felt that Chu would be like Zhao, and would only give Yan one ounce of grain, which was far from enough for them to plant all their fields.
But he wanted to try to get as much as possible, and then add the high-yield grain varieties of Zhao State, and the two together would be about the same.
Although Zhao's high-yield grain varieties were half as high as Chu's, they were still twice as high as Yan's native grain varieties, so of course they had to change.
However, Zhao State should not expect such a high price this year!
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Zhao Luran also knew that the results of the high-yield grain varieties from Chu would be out today, so she got up early in the morning to wait for information and even sent people to the Chu envoys to inquire about the news.
When Chu Tiankuo told the formation master of Chu the news, the person from Zhao who was trying to get information heard it and hurried back to tell Zhao Luran.
Zhao Luran was shocked: "The yield per mu is as high as 1,300 kilograms? An average of 1,150 kilograms? How is this possible?!"
Zhao Luran's secret guard: "Everyone in Chu said so. When I came back, I saw the Minister of Honglu Temple of Yan State asking to see the Crown Prince of Chu."
Yang Xie: "The Minister of Honglu Temple of Yan State wants to see the Crown Prince of Chu at this time? I guess he got the news and wants to take the opportunity to discuss the exchange of high-yield grain seeds with the Crown Prince of Chu. Humph, this is a fence-sitter. A few days ago, he came to the princess every day to lick her face and discuss the exchange of high-yield grain seeds with her. He has been missing for the past few days. As soon as he got the news today, he hurried to find the Crown Prince of Chu! I have never seen a fence-sitter who changes sides so quickly!"
Zhao Luran's face changed.
Tan Pan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of Zhao, said: "My Lady, shall I also go to the people of Chu to exchange for their high-yield grain seeds?"
The highest yield per mu is 1,300 kilograms, and the average yield per mu is 1,150 kilograms, which is much higher than that of their Zhao State!
Zhao Luran's expression changed again and again, but she had been fooled by Chu Tiankuo too many times!
This is a cunning fox!
Maybe he deliberately spread some false news and then took the opportunity to defraud a large sum of food from them!
Chu Tiankuo and Chen Xingnong, those two shameless guys, are definitely capable of doing such a thing!
Zhao Luran: "Has our spies in Chu not sent back any news yet? What's the reaction from the King of Jin?"
Tan Pan: "Our carrier pigeons haven't arrived yet. The high-yield grain variety of Chu was developed by the princess of Jin. They will definitely not lack this high-yield grain variety. Their reaction now is naturally happy!"
Zhao Luran thought of the rumor that Princess Xingnong had developed a high-yield grain variety before the summer harvest in Jin State began. She thought someone was deliberately spreading rumors!
Now she suspected even more that this was a scam!
Only the fools in Yan State would believe it!
"No hurry, let's wait!"
She was waiting for Yan State to be deceived, and then turn around and come back to Zhao State. By then, she would bite off a big bite of the fence-sitter Yan State!