Daqin: I was overheard by Zulong

Chapter 170 Winter Wheat

It's over!Zhao Yi's eyes darkened, and it was useless to calculate any more. The old thing directly threw out his trump card. He dared to defy the old thing, but he couldn't suffer for his concubine!
[Forget it, it’s just for raising pigs. There are so many vegetables that the Prince’s Mansion can’t eat. It’s just for giving to the old man! 】

Zhao Yi thought bitterly, luckily he would send vegetables to Mrs. Qiongzhi and Ying Liman every day, just as an extra portion by the way.

Hearing Zhao Yi's heartfelt feelings, Ying Zheng was even more annoyed. He was not even as good as Ying Liman, and the fresh vegetables he gave him could only be regarded as incidental.

Ying Zheng tried not to let himself be angry, turned his head to look elsewhere, and tried his best to calm his anger.

As a result, when he turned his head, he unexpectedly saw crops that shouldn't be grown in this season in a few acres of fields not far away.

Is it wheat?But it doesn't look like it. After all, it is planted in spring and only harvested in autumn. How can it grow so well in the Prince's Mansion?
After all, in Ying Zheng's impression, crops like grain have very high requirements on the weather. If the weather is too cold, it will often freeze to death, but the crops that appear in front of him are growing gratifyingly.

"Prince, what is that? Why is it such a cold day, and you still look so good?" Ying Zheng asked Zhao Yi curiously.

"Oh, that's something I figured out. It hasn't been named yet, and I don't know if it can be eaten!"

[Fuck, I forgot that the old man's eyes are so good, he can actually see the winter wheat just planted by labor and management. 】

[Winter wheat can’t be missed by old people. This is such a small amount of seeds saved by labor and capital. This thing can be made into various pasta, and my bread and cakes can be counted on it! 】

[At this time in Daqin, there should be winter wheat, but it should be regarded as a weed, and the taste is completely incomparable with the improved hybrid of later generations. This is the best quality hybrid winter wheat, with a yield of more than [-] catties per mu! 】

Hum——Ying Zheng originally walked up to Dongmai at this time, and wanted to reach out to pull a wheat seedling to have a look, but when he heard Zhao Yi's heartfelt voice, his hand trembled, and he quickly took it back.

Ying Zheng looked at Dongmai in disbelief, his eyes were wide open, and his face was full of disbelief.

This thing called winter wheat can actually produce more than 2000 catties per mu?Are you sure it's not a joke?Oh my God!
Although Ying Zheng doesn't understand what hybridization is, he knows very well what it means to have a yield of more than 2000 kilograms per mu!
You know, just because Zhao Yi's potato with a yield of three to four thousand catties per mu came out, the famine that might have been caused by the severe drought in Shu land died down.

Not only that, thanks to Zhang Cang's own efforts, the tax paid by Shu land for planting potatoes this year is [-]% more than in previous years.
Therefore, Ying Zheng has never had any doubts about the figures mentioned by Zhao Yi. Now potatoes have almost become the first staple food in Daqin. It is precisely because of potatoes that people did not starve to death in the previous snow disaster!

However, potatoes are only suitable for planting in spring and summer, and they cannot be planted after autumn, but if the common people can plant a crop of winter wheat at this time...

An excellent idea suddenly came to Ying Zheng's mind, "Prince, can this new thing you tinkered with withstand the severe cold and be planted in any place?"

"It's hard to say about this son-in-law, because he just started planting, and he dare not lie to the father." Zhao Yi's nonsense came out as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Actually, it's hard to say whether this thing can be planted or not. Oh, it's snowing again, father and mother, let's go back to the main hall to drink tea." Zhao Yi didn't want Ying Zheng to continue watching down.

[Grandma has a leg, why do you feel inexplicably flustered, the old man's eyes are wrong, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time! 】

[This is all my treasure, the winter wheat is what I plan to use to make cakes, so you must not be targeted by old things! 】

[If these old things are used as seeds, I will die!No, no, even if winter wheat can be grown in all regions, I can't tell him the secret! 】

Ying Zheng smiled lightly. He completely remembered winter wheat.

But now is not the right time. After all, the winter wheat hasn't grown yet. Only when the winter wheat grows, and the output is indeed as much as Zhao Yi just said, Ying Zheng will definitely make a fuss by then.

I believe that when I bring this thing of winter wheat to the court and talk about it, I believe it will definitely cause a sensation!

After making up his mind, Ying Zheng didn't mind being pushed back to the main hall by Zhao Yi, but on the way, Mrs. Qiong Zhi accidentally gave Ying Zheng an 'assist'!
"Your Majesty, in front of the palace gate, Prime Minister Zuo and the General asked you about the prince's [-] cotton coats. What's going on?"

Neither Ying Zheng nor Zhao Yi thought about why Mrs. Qiongzhi suddenly thought of this issue. Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Yi lightly, and said with a playful smile: "This is the crown prince's tricks, and he created a problem for me!"

Afterwards, Ying Zheng quickly explained the cause and effect of the matter to Mrs. Qiongzhi. Although he didn't add any details, it still made Zhao Yi's face turn green!
"Yi'er, you are so nonsense!" Mrs. Qiongzhi really started to yell at Zhao Yi, "How can you do this? You are a prince, and you must always think about serving the country and sharing your father's worries. You How can you cause trouble?"

With a headache on his face, Zhao Yi spread his hands and said, "Concubine Mother, it's not that I think so, it's really just a few cotton-padded clothes, anyone will be scolded, I can only ask Father for help."

Ying Zheng sneered, but he could tell that Zhao Yi really didn't have any more cotton-padded clothes to bring out, so he simply changed the subject, "Prince, what do you think, when my Modao camp and cavalry are formed into an army, they should Who will be the coach?"

As soon as Ying Zheng mentioned this question, Zhao Yi replied without hesitation: "Naturally, General Tongwuhou Wang Ben, of course Li Xin, Qiang Yan, Yang Duanhe and other generals are also capable. Of course, it would be even better if General Meng Tian was around." alright."

Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly. The candidates Zhao Yi mentioned were basically the current famous generals of Daqin. Zhao Yi's answer was no different from no answer.

【Cut, do old things ask me this kind of question too?Zhao Tuo is under my command now, so he won't use it! 】

[Just kidding, Zhao Tuo is my man now, so I can't use it for the old man to be a coach. Of course, I told him that he might not believe that Zhao Tuo can be a coach! 】

[The battle against Donghu is something that has never happened in history. No matter who the old man arranges to go, the result should be similar. However, if Zhao Tuo goes, he will definitely be able to capture Donghu at the minimum cost. 】

[But I am short of people. There are so many old guys, so don’t worry about the labor and management people anymore! 】

(End of this chapter)