Zhangsun Wugou's body was stained with a lot of mud, and he looked rather disheveled.
Li Er looked at her curiously." Guanyin maid, why are you so rude?”
Zhangsun Wugou didn't answer and continued to say excitedly,""Erlang, there's hope, there's hope! The hundreds of thousands of disaster victims in Kanto are saved!”
This time, not only did Li Er not understand, Zhangsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin also looked at Zhangsun Wugou in confusion.
The flood in the east of the country had caused tens of thousands of people to lose their homes and their crops to be destroyed.
Li Er had also issued relevant disaster relief measures.
However, even though the imperial court had allocated disaster rations, countless disaster victims would eventually flee and lose their lives.
Ever since Li Er ascended the throne, there were natural disasters almost every year. He was used to it.
Faced with the difficulties of the heavens, the people could only pinch their noses and accept it.
Zhangsun Wugou suddenly said that the disaster victims could be saved, so Li Er and the others were naturally baffled.
Even Zhangsun Wuyi was stunned for a moment. However, he quickly came to a realization because he saw the thing in Zhangsun Wugou's hand.
Zhangsun Wugou raised the thing in his hand and said anxiously,""Your Majesty, these are the potatoes that Xin 'er ate just now!”
When Li Er and the others heard this, their gazes fell on her hand.
There were two green vines with a few mud-colored fruits hanging from them.
The one at the root was slightly larger, while the others were only the size of a baby's fist and were lighter in color.
However, Li Er still didn't understand what was going on. Instead, the old foodie Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened. He snatched the potato and looked at it closely.
As he read, Cheng Yaojin was also extremely excited." Your Majesty, the Empress is right. The disaster victims in the east of the country are really saved!”
Li Er's expression was a little ugly. It was fine if Zhangsun Wugou couldn't explain it clearly, but Cheng Yaojin also came to play riddles.
Chen Yaojin ignored him and brought the potato to Zhangsun Wuyi. He asked,""Uncle, where did these potatoes come from? Was it suitable for dry land or paddy fields? How many do you get in a year?"
"I know, I know!"
At this time, Wuxin and Li Xiu Ning also came out from the backyard. Wuxin jogged over and said,""My father and I found the potatoes in a wasteland called America.”
Zhangsun Wuxin raised his chin and continued smugly,""Just bury it in the ground. In two to three months, one can turn into many.”
Zhangsun Wuyi didn't stop him and only smiled at Wuxin.
As for planting potatoes, it was because he was lazy.
Normally, potatoes were planted as tubers. The potatoes were cut into pieces according to the buds and planted in the soil.
Zhangsun Wuji and Li Er were not fools. After hearing Zhangsun Wuxin's words, their eyes lit up after a short silence.
First of all, this potato was edible.
Secondly, it was easy to plant. He just had to bury it in the soil.
The most important point was the yield and growth cycle of potatoes!
According to Zhangsun Wuxin, the potato would only take about three months to mature, and one could turn into many.
Li Er took the potato from Zhangsun Wugou's hand and weighed it in his hand a few times. Then, his entire face turned red.
According to the weight of the string of potatoes in his hand, the yield per mu was at least more than ten stones!
It must be known that the most fertile farmlands of the Great Tang, such as rice and millet, could only produce three to five piculs per mu.
Moreover, the growth cycle of these potatoes was short. Two to three months was enough to harvest two seasons.
As he thought about it, Li Er's body started to tremble. He turned to Zhangsun Wuxin and asked," Xin 'er, which state did you say this potato was produced in? America?"
"Yes, America." Zhangsun Wuxin nodded.
After receiving Wuxin's affirmation, Li Er immediately ordered," Wuji, immediately send people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to America to collect seeds. I want to promote the planting of potatoes throughout the country!”
"This subject obeys the decree!" Zhangsun Wuji was also excited and ran out without bowing.
Zhangsun Wuji had the same thoughts as Li Er.
If potatoes could be spread throughout the Great Tang, solving the current flood in the east of the country would be a trivial matter.
This was a great merit that would bless future generations!
In the Great Tang, Li Er and Zhangsun Wuji would definitely leave their names in history because of this matter!
However, after running a few steps, Zhangsun Wuji turned back and said hesitantly,"Your Majesty, the Great Tang has three hundred and sixty provinces, but America doesn't seem to be in the Great Tang's territory.”
Li Er had always been very persistent in expanding his territory, so he was naturally familiar with the territory.
After hearing Zhangsun Wuji's words, he thought for a moment. Indeed, he did not have much of an impression of America.
Could it be that America was a foreign land?
Li Er couldn't help but look at Zhangsun Wuyi, who hadn't said a word." Wuyi, may I ask where America is?”
In this era, the concept of a round sky and a square earth was still upheld. Zhangsun Wuyi did not have the time to teach this group of people about geography.
"Ten million miles away, don't even think about it.”He directly cut off Li Er's thoughts.
"Doesn't that mean that it's even farther than the ancestral land of the Kunlun slaves?" Li Er asked in surprise. What should we do?"
Kunlun slaves were the name given to black-skinned slaves in the Tang Dynasty.
Although most of these black slaves were Southeast Asians, there were also some pure African black people brought by Arab Hu merchants.
Zhangsun Wuyi could not deny it. He waved his hand and called Wuxin over." Wuxin, it's time for us to practice writing."”
However, how could Li Er give up so easily? He stopped Zhangsun Wuyi and said,""Wu Yi, do you have any extra potatoes?”
Zhangsun Wuyi frowned, but at this moment, Zhangsun Wugou also looked over with pleading eyes.
"Forget it."
Zhangsun Wuyi picked up Wuxin and turned to the door.""Old Shi, give them some."
After a pause, he added," By the way, tell them how to sow seeds and how to eat them.”
Li Er was overjoyed when he heard this. Then, he straightened his clothes, bent down to his knees, and bowed again.
"On behalf of the people of the Great Tang, Li Shiming thanks Wu Yi for his gift today.”
Zhangsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin also bowed.
"Thank you, Wu Yi, for your gift today!"
Kneeling ticket!
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