Time slowly passed.
The people of the Western Regions and Tubo, who were already panicking because their food supply was running low, became even more panicked when early spring arrived.
By this time, almost everyone had run out of food. They could only tighten their belts and feel all kinds of fear in their hearts…
Even the 'security' of the Royal City of the Western Regions, which was already far superior to other regions, was affected. Someone sneaked into other people's homes at night and stole food!
As a result, it caused chaos among the people, and the people complained.
Regarding this, Jia Xu, who was in charge of managing internal affairs, felt a headache even though he had extraordinary abilities. He had a headache and could only ask to see Li Qiu again.
"My lord."
Jia Xu cupped his hands and smiled wryly." Food is running out everywhere. Not only the people, but even the army's rations have run out."”
" If I cut down on one meal a day and cook porridge as a staple, I might be able to last for a while. But if I continue to eat three meals a day…"
"I'm afraid that in less than five days, there won't be a single grain of food!”
" My lord, please make a decision earlier. Otherwise…"
At this moment, Jia Xu was already panicking! At most, there were less than five days of food left. How could they play with this?
If the army did not have food to eat, it would cause chaos!
Even if the army and Tiger Leopard Cavalry that Li Qiu brought out were elites, it was impossible for them to violate this iron rule of eating, drinking, and defecating!
At this moment, Jia Xu was even thinking if he should discuss with Chen Qingzhi and Zhanpeng to bring the army out and break into other countries to rob them!
Otherwise, they would starve to death.
Compared to that, was face still important? Important my ass!
"Your Highness!"
Before Li Qiu could speak, Zhanpeng, Chen Qingzhi, and the other generals also entered and knelt on one knee.""Our rations have run out…"
"We also know that there is no excess food in the country, so please allow us to lead the troops out!”
"Where to?" Li Qiu was amused.
"To…get food." Zhan Peng said in a low and muffled voice.
What should he do?
Of course, he would rob them!
When Jia Xu heard this, he took a deep look at the generals and nodded silently, feeling much better.
Since they had such thoughts, at least it proved that they weren't idiots, right?
What Jia Xu feared the most was that these generals were filled with 'hot-bloode',' brotherhood 'and' muscle'. Otherwise, it would not be easy to persuade them to go and snatch food.
"You guys…are too anxious."
Li Qiu slowly shook his head in the face of their anxious gazes. He smiled and said,"Wenhe, have you planted the wheat and rice?”
" My lord, I've already planted them. Most of them have already sprouted…"
"But distant water cannot quench the immediate thirst. My lord still needs to make plans early.”
"Naturally."
Li Qiu stood up and walked out of the room. Behind her, Ayena hurriedly took out her cloak and gently draped it over her before following closely behind her.
"Follow this king!"
Li Qiu spoke. Although everyone was puzzled, they immediately followed.
As for Li Qiu, he placed his hands behind his back and walked out of the Imperial Residence step by step. He rode on Red Rabbit and led everyone out of the city.
On the way, Li Qiu asked,"Wenhe, how's the planting of corn?"”
"My lord, everything is fine. There are very few deaths, but didn't you say that it would take some time for it to mature?”
Since corn was only introduced to China in the 16th century, people of this era did not know what corn looked like after it was ripe, nor did they know how it was considered mature.
Therefore, when Li Qiu came to take a look half a month ago and said that it would take some time to ripen, Jia Xu felt that the corn would definitely not ripen so quickly.
"Actually, it's fine now…"
Li Qiu did not explain further.
In fact, the maturity period of corn was very long, but it could not be eaten at the last moment. This was clearly recorded in the system.
For example, at the beginning of maturity, it could be used to cook 'corn cobs.' After it was completely mature, the corn grains could be taken off and dried. This way, it could be stored for a long time.
Before the time came, Li Qiu naturally would not let people harvest the corn early.
But now, the food supply had reached the bottom, and the corn was infinitely close to the final stage of maturity. Naturally, it could be harvested.
As they galloped on their horses, the group quickly left the capital and arrived at a nearby field that was specially used to grow corn...
"My lord!"
"Your Highness?"
"His Highness, the generals, and the lords have arrived. Quickly welcome them!”
When the commoners and soldiers in charge of farming saw Li Qiu and the others arrive, they immediately went forward to welcome them respectfully.
"Is this corn?"
Ayena, Chen Qingzhi, Zhanpeng, and the others all looked into the distance curiously…
The corn stalks that were as tall as a person had already turned yellow, with only a small portion of green left. There were huge 'fruits' wrapped in skin, and the exact shape could not be seen clearly.
In the endless cornfield, the corns were arranged in an orderly manner, stretching to the end of the line of sight. It was endless and shocking.
The air was filled with a strange and unique fragrance that surprised everyone.
"So many!"
"Indeed, this…I can't see the end with a single glance. How much corn is there?”
"Those fruits are so big! It's much, much bigger than wheat and rice. Hiss…"
Anyone who saw corn for the first time was shocked by the scene in front of them. At the same time, they were even more curious. What kind of food was corn?
"Get up, there's no need to do this."
Li Qiu dismounted and got everyone to stand up. He glanced at the cornfield and couldn't help but smile."Aren't you all worried about the food problem?”
"Today, I will let you know why I am so calm!”
After saying that, Li Qiu rolled up her sleeves and personally entered the cornfield.
"Master, this is…"
Ayena tilted her little head, somewhat puzzled.
Chen Qingzhi's brows furrowed slightly.”
Jia Xu shook his head and said," My lord is not an ordinary person. Naturally, he will not be as pedantic as those people. However, it seems that my lord has a well-thought-out plan for this corn."”
"Is corn…really food?”Zhan Peng was dumbfounded.
They were all curious and puzzled.
Corns?
He had never heard of it before, let alone seen it.
Then, what exactly was this thing? Can be eaten?
And…was it really enough?
Jia Xu was undoubtedly the most worried one.
In his opinion, perhaps the yield of corn was very high. After all, Li Qiu had already said that this was 'high-yield corn'. However, how much higher could it be?
Ten thousand catties of corn seeds, sown according to Li Qiu's method, would only produce two thousand five hundred mu of land. Two thousand five hundred mu of land…
Even if each mu of land produced 300 catties of corn, 750,000 catties would be the maximum, right? Unfortunately, even if he had 750,000 pounds, it was still not enough!
The other grains would need at least two months to mature. In other words, they would need at least two million catties to support them...
While Jia Xu was thinking, he suddenly saw that Li Qiu had already returned with quite a number of corn cobs. He could not help but cast aside his distracting thoughts and focused his attention.
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