"Imperial Father, your son has found ten dan of grain per mu!”Li Yin repeated.
"Yin 'er, this kind of thing can't be joked about!”Li Shi Min said seriously.
"Quick, take me to see it!" Li Shimin walked over from his seat and pulled Li Yin away.
"Imperial Father, don't worry…Don't pull, don't pull, I've brought the things!”
Only then did Li Shimin notice that Li Yin was carrying a small bamboo basket in his hand. He snatched it over with one hand and removed the things covered on it.
Li Yin explained," Father, this thing is called a potato. It means beans that grow in the soil. It can produce more than fifteen stones per mu. Moreover, it doesn't need to occupy fertile land.”
"What kind of country egg is this? Can it be eaten?" Li Shi Min asked.
"Imperial Father, not only can this thing be eaten, but it also tastes very good. I've tasted it myself.”Li Yin said.
"Yin 'er, can this thing really produce fifteen stones per mu?”Li Shi Min still didn't believe it and asked again, because this was even more subversive than the mutated white radish that Li Yin had brought. If he hadn't eaten the mutated fruit that Li Yin had brought and personally experienced the benefits, he would have scoffed at the so-called yield of fifteen stones per mu and thought it was impossible!
It was precisely because it might be true that he kept asking!
"Imperial Father, it's too early to say this now. We'll know once we try if we can produce fifteen stones per mu.”Li Yin said.
"Yes, you'll know once you try. Look at me, I'm a little confused! Tomorrow is spring. No, I'll plant it now. By the way, do you have any seeds here?”Li Shi Min asked.
"Father, this potato doesn't need seeds. You just have to cut it into small pieces and bury it in the ground.”
Li Shi Min immediately said," Yin 'er, I'll leave this matter to you. I'll hand over the entire Evergreen Valley to you. I'll also send you five hundred, no, two thousand guards. Other than you, only you are allowed to enter the Evergreen Valley."”
"Yes, Imperial Father. Leave this matter to me. Don't worry!”Li Yin said.
Li Shi Min took a deep breath and said,"If this matter succeeds, our Great Tang's foundation will be preserved for eternity! Don't worry and do it. This time, no one can snatch your credit! Haven't you always been worried? This time, I'll give you an amulet!”
"Thank you, Imperial Father!" Li Yin knew what Li Shimin meant. If the potatoes could really produce fifteen stones per mu, how many people in the world could live every year? With such achievements, even Li Shiming couldn't touch him unless he wanted to bear the infamy of history. If he really had no interest in the throne, then no matter which prince ascended the throne in the future, they would not risk losing the hearts of the people to touch him.
As for framing him for rebellion? Someone had to believe him. Rebellion was something that only 'bad people' would do. Li Yin had done a great favor to the people of the Great Tang, so he must be a 'good person'. How could a good person rebel? Even if they really rebelled, it must have been the Emperor who forced them!
However, Li Yin was not naive enough to think that he would be absolutely safe. In the future battle for the throne, only true strength was the capital to save his life! Of course, it was not bad to have an extra halo.
The next day, Li Yin came to Evergreen Valley. The entire valley was surrounded by mountains on all sides. The valley was green all year round.
However, the place where vegetables could be planted was only about a hundred square meters next to a karst cave in the valley.
Li Yin stood near the cave for a while and understood what was going on. There should be some heat in this cave. During winter, the heat emitted from the surface would 'flow out' from the cave entrance to ensure the temperature of the cave entrance.
The principle was actually similar to closing a greenhouse. As long as the basic conditions for plant growth were met, such as light, temperature, water, and soil. Growing crops had nothing to do with the season.
Usually, the eunuchs who grew vegetables here were all very experienced. When these eunuchs saw the large army rushing over and the two thousand soldiers surrounding the valley, they all thought that they had done something wrong and guessed that the vegetables grown here had killed the people in the palace.
After learning that Li Yin had come to plant a new crop, they all heaved a sigh of relief and expressed their full cooperation.
Li Yin gave the management rights here to the two farming experts he brought from the manor. This kind of thing had to be trusted by his own family. He had already told them some things to take note of on the way.
In fact, in Li Yin's eyes, wasn't it just planting potatoes? What was there to pay attention to? He watered when he needed to, and he weeding when he needed to.
However, Li Shiming had sent 2,000 soldiers and even had General Niu Jinda personally guard this place. It was obvious how important this matter was. Once Li Shiming paid attention, he had to pay attention!
Li Yin took out the first batch of potatoes. There were seven plots of land, and each plot of land could produce eight potatoes. There were a total of 52 ordinary potatoes. He had eaten four of them, leaving 48. He also took out one of the four mutated potatoes. He was prepared to experiment and see if the mutated potatoes could produce mutated fruits when planted outside the farm.
One mu of land could usually grow 5,000 to 6,000 potatoes. This place was about 100 square meters, so it could grow about 800 potatoes. However, in addition to verifying the yield of potatoes this time, he also had to prepare for the next large-scale planting and breeding, so Li Yin only planned to plant 300.
It was also Li Yin's first time planting potatoes. To be safe, he planted half of them directly into the ground and placed the other half in a flower pot to raise seedlings.
As the third person to know about this matter, Niu Jinda assigned more than 200 soldiers to come in. Among them, more than 150 soldiers were to keep an eye on one of the flower pots. Once there was an 'abnormal situation,' they had to report it immediately. There were also 60 soldiers who worked three shifts a day to guard this field in the valley.
Niu Jinda assigned two guards to each of the eunuchs. They took turns to follow them day and night. Once these eunuchs made any strange movements, these guards could act first and report later!
The remaining soldiers were divided into several layers and stood guard within 20 miles of the valley. They also selected dozens of soldiers with good archery skills to clean up the animals in this area to prevent them from entering the valley and causing damage to the potatoes.
This was really good for Li Yin. After a day, all the wild animals he hunted were bought by Li Yin with money.
Li Yin wanted to stay here for a day before going back, but it was not until the third day that he finally persuaded Niu Jinda to let him leave. Niu Jinda knew what it would mean for the Great Tang if this potato could reach such a high yield. Therefore, during the planting process, every detail was very important. Li Yin was the only person who knew about this thing that was said to have been brought over from the other continent. He really did not dare to let Li Yin leave.
He wouldn't stop him. Li Yin was a prince, and he was only a general. Li Yin was the person in charge here, so he had no right to stop Li Yin. However, he lowered himself very much and got people to take care of Li every day. When Li wanted to leave, he would sigh at the side! That expression was even sadder than the death of his parents!# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720194:50PM
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