Tang Dynasty good husband

Chapter 8

Qin Chao didn't know who Jiang Guogong was, but now he knew that the general who took back Luoyang, after the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Shimin could only send Jiang Guogong Qu Tutong to Luoyang to sit in the town himself, because Luoyang was in the hands of Qu Tutong After recovering, Qu Tutong had a good reputation in Luoyang. It was impossible for King Qin to guard Luoyang, so this matter naturally fell on Qu Tutong.

Qin Chao would not refuse such a person who was able to listen to the heavens in front of him, not to mention that the common people felt pretty good about him.

"Jiang Guogong, please listen to a certain statement. If Jiang Guogong still decides to take away the potatoes, I will have no objection." Qin Chao thought for a while, and handing over the potatoes like this might indeed bring him some honor, but at most he would not Even conferring an honorary officer, it is still somewhat difficult to confer a knighthood.

Qin Chao didn't want to just be a salted fish in Qinhe Village. Since he came to the Tang Dynasty, he had to do something, at least make a big news, right?
"Although the yield of these potatoes is high, a certain person only has these in his hands. Even if it is handed over to the imperial court, no one in the imperial court can plant them. After the best planting period, the potatoes will go bad and cannot be planted." Continue planting. Instead of risking no harvest, why didn't Jiang Guogong wait for four or five months?
Now that the potatoes are unearthed, it only takes more than a month to continue planting. After planting, they can be harvested in about three months. These 150 fruits can be divided into 450 to [-] seedlings, and one to two thousand fruits will be produced by then. At that time, Jiang Guogong sent another one or two hundred fruits to Chang'an. Even if they were damaged on the way, wouldn't Luoyang still have grains that could be planted?

If Duke Chiang is willing to wait three to five years, I can guarantee that Duke Chiang will be able to transport shiploads of potatoes to Chang'an by then.Lord Jiang, don’t let temporary gains jeopardize the achievements of a thousand years! "

"Well, it makes sense!" Jiang Guogong Qu Tutong nodded secretly, feeling better towards Qin Chao in his heart.

Even if a refugee can tell such a truth, how can he, the Duke of the country, know that he is a servant and shooter?Moreover, the more Qu Tutong looked at Qin Chao, the more he liked him, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt that this guy was reliable.

But if you don’t take it away, you don’t want to take it away, but this matter must be reported to the King of Qin. The four stones per mu is a merit for thousands of years. If it can be promoted nationwide, then Datang’s ability to resist disasters in disaster years will suddenly increase. Sudden increase, even if there is a disaster year, the people will not have no food to eat.

"This old man took ten of them and presented them to the King of Qin. How about breeding the rest with Da Lang?" Qu Tutong continued, this time lowering his request.

Qin Chao nodded, and it’s okay to take ten away. Anyway, there is no shortage of these ten potatoes for potato breeding. Qu Tutong is 70 years old this year, and he is a noble duke of the state. Claiming to be old, his posture is not low, and Qin Chao has no reason to refuse.

"Guogong can also be taken away. There are many ways to eat it. The common ones are directly boiled in water, baked with charcoal ashes, stir-fried with vinegar dripping. If boiled or baked, chopsticks can be easily pierced. It only takes half a cup of tea to stir-fry. If you want a crisp taste, you can drip vinegar immediately after cooking. If you want a soft taste, you can drip vinegar before cooking. You can also remove the skin, cut into pieces, and serve with beef , chicken and other meat are stewed together in one pot, the taste is unspeakable." Qin Chao roughly explained the common methods of potatoes.

Different methods have different tastes. In comparison, Qin Chao still prefers the three kinds of stewed beef with potatoes, charcoal baked potatoes and hot and sour potato shreds.

"Unexpectedly, there are so many ways to eat this little potato." Jiang Guogong Qu Tutong was startled by Qin Chao's words, and Qu Tutong wanted to eat deliciously in different ways. Last meal.

There are basically only a few types of food in the Tang Dynasty, either boiled in clear water, sprinkled with some salt after the pot is out, and directly throw the salt into the pot to cook. The taste is good, but the price is too high. I can't afford it.

Another way to eat is porridge, which is more common, and porridge is also mainly salty porridge.

There is also a kind of grilling, where large pieces of meat are directly grilled over charcoal fire. Because of the lack of seasoning, the taste of the grilled food is really not very good, but it is good to satisfy the hunger.

The last one is stir-frying, which originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and has a history of more than 100 years. However, because of the high cost of cooking, this way of eating is only popular among the noble and rich, and ordinary people still eat it. is difficult to enjoy.

There were only these four ways of eating in the entire Tang Dynasty, and the potatoes that Qin Chao took out had four different ways of eating, and they could be adjusted into different tastes. It is unheard of in the entire history of Tang Dynasty.

"Don't worry, Sir. If you can cultivate enough seedlings at this time next year, I will definitely ensure that His Majesty ennobles you and recommends you to enter Sinong Temple." Qu Tutong felt that he could not just give a blank check, although The current promise is still a blank promise, but King Qin loves talents, cherishes talents, and values ​​talents. If Qin Chao can really do those things, it is inevitable that he will be ennobled and worship officials.

"Pu She, the villain is confident that we can cultivate enough seedlings for the whole country to cultivate within five years, but..." Qin Chao changed his tone, first full of confidence, but then full of worry.

"But it's okay to talk? As long as the old man can reach it, everything is easy to talk about." How could Qu Tutong not understand Qin Chao's pettiness?At any rate, he is also a Duke of the State. He has been the Governor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and he has also served as a general on the march. Now he is the Duke of Jiang. He walks on the stage and shoots. Qu Tutong has seen more people than Qin Chao. It's too much, play with your mind, Qin Chao is still a little tender at this time.

"The little man is seventeen this year and has not yet grown up. His family is unknown and he has no land to share. This little man has no land and no one. He only has these two hands and this three-quarter land. It is easy to say that within half a year, but half a year After that, the extra potatoes will have no land to cultivate." Qin Chao explained his situation.

It is not a rule of the imperial court that middle-aged men cannot share the land, but in Niao Township, even after becoming a man, there is no guarantee that the land will be shared in full.Only in Kuanxiang, middle-aged men will be equalized.

"Does Dalang have any ideas?"

"But I have an idea, but I don't know if it is feasible." Qin Chao nodded, and once the routine came up, he couldn't stop it.

"But it doesn't matter."

"Although the yield of potatoes is high, they are a fresh food, and they can only be kept for half a year at the longest. The imperial court only collects rice and millet. If the people try their best to plant potatoes, they will have no rice or millet to accept at home.

The villain felt that it would be better for Pushe to exempt Qinhe Village from the responsibility of taking lessons, and ordered all the villagers to fully cooperate in potato breeding. After three years, Qinhe Village could produce at least [-] shi of potatoes a year, and after four years, Gong County could If it is fully promoted, then a county will produce at least one million stones. After five years, half of the land in Henan Province can be cultivated. At most ten years, it can be spread to the whole country. If potatoes are planted all over the country, the annual output of Datang will be at least [-]. Wan Shi started.

Potatoes are not easy to store for a long time, but potatoes only need a three-month growth period, and people can store new potatoes continuously, which can ensure that people keep at least half a year's rations in their homes.

To achieve this, each family only needs to take out four or five acres of land to cultivate, and the remaining land can continue to grow rice and millet, which are suitable for long-term preservation of food. "Qin Chao turned on the fooling mode. In fact, he just didn't want to farm the land by himself. He was so tired and bitter every day. It was good to invite the villagers to work.

(End of this chapter)