The Emperor Has An Illness - Chapter 44

The potato test field is piled up with potatoes as small as hills.

Each one is bigger than a goose egg.

The Queen Mother Jingli looked at Liao Qingqing in surprise.

Liao Qingqing worked hard to improve the “umbrella flowers”, not to miss every stage of their growth, just to maximize the yield of potatoes.

She knew she would succeed.

But after seeing the success with my own eyes, I was pleasantly surprised.

She looked at the Queen Mother and then at Emperor Jingli, her face could not hide the joy and said: “Queen dowager, emperor, plant it, potatoes are really planted.”

The queen mother finally stopped being cold and alienated, but gave a small smile.

Emperor Jing Li nodded: “Let’s go and see.”

Liao Qingqing assisted the Queen Mother and walked forward.

The Minister of Household Affairs Shangshu and the Director of the Department of Agricultural Products, who personally picked potatoes, turned to look at Emperor Jingli Liao Qingqing and the Queen Mother.

Before Fusheng told them, they hurriedly dropped the potatoes, patted the dirt on their hands, rolled down their sleeves, and trot over to salute the three of Emperor Jingli.

“Get up.” Emperor Jing Li said.

“Yes.” Hubu Shangshu stood up.

Emperor Jingli overlooked the vast potato test field. Once a tender green field, it is now a withered green, but under the green there are rich fruits and infinite hope.

Emperor Jingli asked: “How is the harvest?”

Hubu Shangshu said excitedly: “Thanks to the blessings of the emperor and the queen mother, under the guidance of Xi Zhaorong, the growth is very gratifying!”

“How much is the output?”

“The yield per mu can reach about one thousand catties.”

A thousand catties!

It’s really a thousand catties!

Since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, agriculture has been attached great importance. Emperor Jingli and the Queen Mother both had their knowledge of agriculture open their mouths.

What is the concept of a thousand catties?

You must know that the rice, wheat, millet, soybeans, etc. grown in the Wei Dynasty had a yield of about 300 jin per mu when the year was good.

The potato yield per mu actually reached a thousand catties.

It is more than three times that of other grains!

Both Emperor Jingli and the Queen Mother secretly took a breath, the waves in their hearts were turbulent. The high ancestors and the ancestors always wanted the people to eat and dress warmly, which may soon be realized.

This is all the credit of Liao Qingqing.

Emperor Jingli and the Queen Mother looked at Liao Qingqing at the same time.

Liao Qingqing smiled and said: “The emperor, the queen mother, one acre of land can harvest one thousand catties of potatoes. Previously, concubines and the Director of the Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Households did a lot of experiments on potatoes, except for moldy, sprouts and inedibles. Potatoes can not only be steamed, boiled, fried, roasted, etc., as the main food, but also can be used for stir-frying, making soup, and various kinds of food, which can solve the problem of eating and drinking for many people.

“Xi Zhaorong is right.” The Hubu Shangshu quickly echoed: “During the period of time when the potatoes were growing, Weichen assisted Xi Zhaorong to conduct hundreds of experiments and consulted various imperial doctors about phytotoxicity. In addition, Weichen’s family ate the potatoes planted by Xi Zhaorong all the time, and his body is still healthy.”

“Did you eat all the potatoes Xi Zhaorong planted?” Emperor Jingli asked suddenly.

Hubu Shangshu was questioned for a moment.

He has served as Shangshu in the household department for four years.

Has been conscientious and conscientious, but achieved nothing.

This year, the Department of Agriculture finally discovered a new variety of “potato”, and he must firmly grasp it.

After repeated trials and studies, it was found that potatoes have no harm except in the moldy germination period.

However, he was still a little worried as a householder.

With Xi Zhaorong’s consent, he took the potatoes he planted home, and according to Xi Zhaorong’s words, steamed, boiled, fried, roasted, fried, and other methods to eat them, and the family ate them deliciously.

Not only did he not get sick, but his health was fine.

He tried by himself, potatoes are edible.

This thing would definitely change the history of the Great Wei Dynasty. He was very excited, but he could not imagine that the potatoes planted by Xi Zhaorong, the focus of Emperor Jing Li’s attention, were eaten by him.

He didn’t know what to do for a while.

The queen mother coughed at this moment.

Liao Qingqing also looked at Emperor Jingli.

Emperor Jing Li coughed, then turned his tone and asked, “How does it taste?”

Hubu Shangshu replied: “Excellent, all of Weichen’s family likes to eat. Weichen’s 70-year-old mother has all her teeth and it’s very difficult to eat, but eating potatoes doesn’t matter. It is okay.”

“really?”

“Return to the emperor.” Hubu Shangshu said with a big gift: “Eating is a matter of life, and the minister dare not take it lightly.”

“Okay.” Emperor Jing Li looked at the mountains of potatoes around him, raised his voice joyfully, and said: “Reward, all rewards, all rewards!”

When Emperor Jingli said this, it was equal to affirming their efforts.

Suddenly the test field was full of joy, kneeling all together, shouting long live.

Emperor Jing Li laughed happily before turning to look at Liao Qingqing.

Liao Qingqing also smiled happily.

Then Emperor Jingli ordered the people from the Department of Agriculture to continue picking potatoes and asked Liao Qingqing to accompany the Queen Mother to rest. He immediately called the courtiers to discuss potatoes.

The issue of potatoes has been circulated in and out of the palace a few months ago. It is known that Xi Zhaorong has discovered a new variety. During the planting, it is said that the output is higher than other grains.

The courtiers only heard about it but no one saw it.

After seeing it with my own eyes, everyone was very curious.

Hearing that Emperor Jingli said that the yield per mu was one thousand catties, all of them showed incredible expressions, and then listened to the household book as a treasure, telling the whole life of potatoes.

The courtiers stayed.

Emperor Jingli also specially ordered people to steam potatoes for the courtiers to eat, and the aroma of potatoes filled the entire court.

After eating, the courtier was completely convinced by Emperor Jingli’s words.

Formally began to study how to promote the cultivation of potatoes to the private sector.

This discussion started at noon and continued until the evening.

Eat potatoes when you are hungry.

When the sun went down, Emperor Jingli let the courtiers leave.

However, when every courtier left the palace, he carried a basket of potatoes in his hand. This scene fell in the eyes of many eunuchs and court servants, and soon passed to Liao Qingqing’s ears.

Liao Qingqing smiled and asked, “Everyone is carrying a basket of potatoes?”

Hexiang nodded: “Yes.”

“What are the expressions of the ministers?”

“I heard that the slave servant has all kinds of expressions.”

Liao Qingqing laughed.

This is something that Emperor Jingli could do.

When she was thinking about Emperor Jingli’s childhood, Fusheng’s announcement sounded outside the house:

“The emperor is here–“

Liao Qingqing immediately got up to greet him.

As soon as he stood at the door, Emperor Jingli strode to the front, grabbed Liao Qingqing’s shoulders, and did not give Liao Qingqing a chance to salute.

Liao Qingqing still said: “Emperor Wanfu.”

“Well, Qingqing and I are fortune together.” Emperor Jing Li smiled.

Liao Qingqing turned his eyes to look at Emperor Jingli’s handsome face, and said, “The emperor, you look very happy.”

“Naturally happy.” Emperor Jingli hugged Liao Qingqing and sat on the soft couch in the inner room, pouring water by himself and also for Liao Qingqing.

Liao Qingqing reached out to take it and asked, “Because of potatoes.”

Emperor Jing Li snorted while drinking tea.

Liao Qingqing asked again: “I heard that when courtiers left the palace, they had a basket of potatoes?”

“Well, I rewarded them.”

“…Just reward this.” Liao Qingqing couldn’t help feeling that Emperor Jing Li was a bit stingy.

Emperor Jingli said frankly: “They don’t have as much power as the Director of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture. A basket of potatoes is enough.”

“Hube Shangshu and the Director of the Department of Agricultural Products have been rewarded?”

“Of course.” Emperor Jingli put down the tea bowl and said, “First reward a part, wait for the promotion of potato planting, and then order the line to seal the reward.”

“Emperor, how are you going to implement it?” Liao Qingqing was very concerned about potato planting.

“The same method as Aifei.”

“The same way as concubine?”

“Yes, just choose a test area.”

Liao Qingqing listened carefully.

Emperor Jing Li said: “The common people are pragmatic, and there are always doubts 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 Ai Fei, and plant the results, and other people will naturally accept it easily.”

Liao Qingqing nodded again and said, “The emperor makes sense.”

“I have designated the prefectures under your father Liao Shiwen’s jurisdiction as a test area and started planting potatoes on a large scale to make a list for other areas. What does Qingqing think?” Emperor Jingli asked.

“The emperor, have you checked the conditions of the fields on the other side of the prefectures?”

“The Department of Agriculture has records there, and it is indeed suitable for planting.”

“Concubine thinks so too.” Liao Qingqing read the Great Wei Yuzhi several times before, and he still has a basic understanding of some parts of the Great Wei Dynasty.

“Then you still ask?” Emperor Jing Li raised his eyebrows slightly.

Liao Qingqing said: “Concubine just wants to make sure, just in case.”

Emperor Jingli stared at Liao Qingqing with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Liao Qingqing asked incomprehensibly: “The emperor, what do you think your concubine does?”

Emperor Jingli said warmly: “Qingqing, you are my great hero!”

“Ok?”

“Great credit!”

“My concubine is not so good.” Liao Qingqing said softly. She really didn’t think she had something to do. She just knew potato flowers in her previous life, so she just knows how to plant them again.

“You have, and you don’t know how many big Wei people your actions can save.” Emperor Jing Li held Liao Qingqing’s hand and said, “I have already rewarded 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 money.”

“??? You want this?” Emperor Jing Li 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 maidservant.”

“Is the golden thousand liang spent for you finished?”

“No, who doesn’t think there is too much money?”

“…I won’t give you money.” Emperor Jing Li said seriously.

“??” What kind of emperor is this? It was to ask her what she wanted, but she said it, but he didn’t give it. This meant several things.

Emperor Jing Li said: “I want to give myself to you.”

Liao Qingqing: “???”

The author has something to say:——

Liao Qingqing: A man’s heart has needles on the bottom of the sea, I can’t guess it.