The room goes through the late Ming Dynasty, and the back door leads to North America at the beginni

"Chief, there's a great sweet potato harvest!"

When Liu Sheng approached, several people who had moved to Huachu Camp early greeted him warmly.

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "The sweet potato yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu is not too much. When the land becomes mature next year and next year, if more fertilizer is applied, it will be possible to increase the yield by several hundred kilograms."

After hearing this, the surrounding people and Gao Xiucheng were shocked.

A thousand kilograms of grain yield per mu is already an incredible amount of grain in their eyes, but they didn't expect that the yield could be increased by several hundred kilograms more!

Could it be that this sweet potato is really a fairy seed?

No one doubted Liu Sheng's words anymore.

After all, sweet potatoes with a yield of thousands of kilograms per mu are right in front of him, so there is no need for Liu Sheng to lie.

Liu Sheng actually underestimated the actual production volume of sweet potatoes.

In later generations, the yield of sweet potatoes started at two to three thousand kilograms per mu.

Nowadays, these 100 acres of sweet potatoes planted by later generations of potato seedlings only produce more than 1,000 kilograms per mu, which is far from the normal yield of later generations.

The main reason is the lack of chemical fertilizers (scientific farmyard fertilizers are also acceptable).

Secondly, the grain yield of the newly cultivated fields is not that high, and these sweet potatoes were grown by Liu Sheng according to the data taught by the old farmers, so there are always some unsatisfactory things.

When planting on mature land next year, the technology will be more mature, and more farmyard manure, phosphate fertilizer made from fish scales, fish bones, and animal bones will be applied to increase production.

Speaking of which, in addition to sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes, the high-yielding crops in America include pumpkins.

However, pumpkins have slightly higher requirements for planting. The growth cycle takes half a year, and given the climate of the Great Valley, it is most suitable to plant them in late spring and early summer, so they have not yet appeared in the fields of Huabu.

Under the attention of everyone, Liu Sheng said loudly with a smile: "Everyone, please work harder and collect these sweet potatoes quickly, and then we will rush to plant potatoes."

In fact, Huabu exchanged potatoes from Shangluobu, but kept them for sowing.

Only last time when Liu Sheng and Li Changwen ate in the small canteen, Liu Dachuan ordered a side of stir-fried chicken with potatoes.

Ordinary people in the camp still don’t know about the existence of potatoes.

After listening to Liu Sheng's words, someone asked: "Chief, what are these potatoes?"

Liu Shengdao: "Potatoes are also a crop here in North America. They grow in the soil like sweet potatoes, and the yield is almost as high.

If we use native potato seeds to grow them, we estimate that we can produce about 500 kilograms per acre.

But I have some good potato seeds stored there, and the yield per acre should be about 1,000 kilograms. "

Wow!

After listening to Liu Sheng's words, the people in the fields were shocked again and started talking excitedly——

"Again, the yield per mu is a thousand catties? Is it true or false?"

"It must be true. The leader will not lie to us."

"The yield per acre is one thousand kilograms, and they can grow sweet potatoes. Aren't the natives in North America so happy? If they could grow sweet potatoes and potatoes in the Ming Dynasty, there would definitely be no famine."

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Gao Xiucheng was also shocked.

The idea was the same as that of the people around him - with sweet potatoes and potatoes, maybe there would be no famine.

At this time, Liu Sheng pressed his hands downward to signal everyone to be quiet.

Then he said: "Although the yield of this potato is quite high, it is picky about the land. It needs to be planted in relatively good dry land, but it should not be too short of water. It is afraid of both cold and heat. It takes half a year to mature.

In addition, if potatoes are not well preserved and turn green, they will be poisonous if eaten. It is not suitable to be eaten raw like sweet potatoes.

Therefore, speaking of potatoes, they are definitely not as suitable for large-scale planting as sweet potatoes.

However, compared to sweet potatoes, potatoes are a very good dish. They taste good when stewed, stir-fried, or fried, especially beef stew with potatoes.

In order for our Huabu people to have more food and more dishes in our homes in the future, we must win this potato and we must do our best to promote it. "

The people nodded after hearing this.

But I thought to myself: Beef stew with potatoes? I guess the landlords outside may not be able to afford this dish, right? The leader really dared to say it.

However, no matter how many shortcomings the potato has compared to the sweet potato, the high yield is still there, and it can be planted with sweet potatoes.

Even if the weight is on poorer dry land and only three to four hundred catties per acre, it is still profitable.

It should be noted that among the original crops of the Ming Dynasty, only winter wheat could be planted after the autumn harvest.

The emergence of potatoes can fill the gaps in some land that is not suitable for growing wheat.

After Liu Sheng finished speaking, he motioned to the people to continue working.

Perhaps Liu Sheng's words just now had a great encouraging effect, and the people worked more energetically.

Liu Sheng came to the place where Gao Xiucheng was and signaled his guards to put down the two large packages.

"Gao Xiucheng, this is the food and clothes your father asked me to bring you, as well as a letter from home."

Only then did Gao Xiucheng realize that Liu Sheng was here to see him. He quickly patted the dirt on his body and walked over to salute.

"Meet the leader."

Liu Sheng handed the letter over and said with a smile: "I heard from Wang Yingtai that you were very active when you were running around the city asking the prefect to send troops to Tianmu Mountain, and you vowed to wipe out our group of bandits.

Now you call me the leader, why don't you think we are thieves? "

Gao Xiucheng knew that Wang Yingtai was captured.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yingtai told Liu Sheng everything about Fucheng after being captured.

This made him even more disappointed with the army.

Thinking that Wang Yingtai and hundreds of other officers and soldiers were captured by his father, Gao Laozhuang had boarded the pirate ship and could no longer get off, so he surrendered to Liu Sheng again.

He smiled bitterly and said: "The rebel army under the leader is more capable of fighting than the officers and soldiers, and they have strict discipline.

The leader also provided relief to the refugees and migrated them to North America to reclaim the wasteland, acting more like a government official than a government official.

If I continue to call the leaders and others thieves and bandits, then how should I call the government and the army?

Besides, since my father helped the rebels capture Wang Yingtai and others, we, Gao Laozhuang, can be considered as part of the rebels.

Now that I am a prisoner of the rebel army, how dare I act pretentious, arrogant, and rude to the leader? "

After hearing these words, Liu Sheng was really impressed by Gao Xiucheng.

Gao Xiucheng was admitted as a scholar at the age of sixteen or seventeen, so he was definitely smart. But people of this age tend to be passionate, get into trouble, and accept death.

Unexpectedly, Gao Xiucheng had such a big change in his thinking after staying in North America for more than half a month.

However, when Liu Sheng glanced at the pile of sweet potatoes next to him and Gao Xiucheng's soil-covered hands, he vaguely understood.

It is easy for young people to change their minds, not to mention that Gao Xiucheng suddenly changed from a young master to a prisoner. He worked with farmers every day and witnessed many shocking things in North American camps.

Then, Liu Sheng couldn't help but think: Maybe in the future, those scholars and officials who have done no evil, and even treat poor people well, but are stubborn in their thinking, can be thrown to North America.

Let them reclaim wasteland and work with the immigrants, and use labor and the production scene in North American camps that are completely different from the Ming Dynasty to transform their minds.

After coming back to his senses, Liu Sheng said to Gao Xiucheng: "I heard from Manager Liu that you are doing well at Huachu Camp, and you also help young people in night schools with literacy.

Considering that you, Gao Laozhuang, have indeed helped the rebels a lot, and your father misses you very much, I will allow you to write a reply.