"There's a drought this year. I'm afraid the autumn harvest will be reduced again!”
On the official road outside Chang 'an, Li Er looked at the farmland on both sides of the road, shook his head and sighed.
"If it doesn't rain, not only will there be a decrease in production, but there might also be no harvest!”
Wei Zheng said bluntly.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor said that the drought will probably continue for a while…!”
Zhangsun Wuji frowned and continued,""I've already ordered people to go to Jiangnan to gather food to prevent famine!”
"Hmm…!"
Li Er nodded in satisfaction." If the drought continues, there will be a large number of disaster victims. At that time, if there is no emergency storage, there will be a civil revolt!”
"Your Majesty is right…! However, if this drought was not alleviated for a long time, the grain that was requisitioned would probably be difficult to sustain!”
Seeing that Li Er was happy, Zhangsun Wuji quickly paved a path for the grain collector.
The people in charge of collecting grain in Jiangnan were the Crown Prince's men. At the same time, they were his men.
If the grain collected was too little or not enough for the disaster victims to eat, it might implicate his boss.
That was why he had taken precautions in advance!
"Tell all the prefectures and counties to monitor the drought situation closely. If there is a disaster, report it immediately…!”
Li Er glanced at the dry farmland and said angrily,""If I didn't come here in disguise today, I wouldn't have known that the disaster was so serious.”
"Yes, sir!"
Zhangsun Wuji quickly responded.
"Sigh, those foreign barbarians have benefited!”
Cheng Yaojin sighed helplessly. Xue Yantuo, Tuyuhun, Nanzhao, and other foreign countries had repeatedly invaded the borders of the Great Tang. However, they had not sent troops because of the lack of food and grass in the country!
Looking at the situation this year, they probably wouldn't be able to send troops again!
"Imperial Father, look, there is a green field in front?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Princess Chang Le seemed to have discovered something rare. She pointed at the green farmland in the distance and her eyes lit up.
Along the way, the crops they saw were either yellow or withered. It was the first time they had seen such a green crop.
"Let's go and take a look…!"
Li Er waved his hand and led everyone to the large green field." It's almost noon. Let's go to the village in front and ask for a meal. Let's see what the people are eating now. It's also good to understand the sufferings of the people!"
……
"Young Master, if we plant all these things on these 500 acres of land, what are we going to eat at the end of the year?”
An old farmer looked at the strange crops on the ground and said with a frown.
In front of him was a young scholar who was digging at the fire.
The young scholar had delicate features and was elegant and handsome. He looked very pleasing to the eye.
"Eat delicious food and drink spicy food!"
The young scholar flipped a few black lumps in the fire and said casually.
"Young Master, you can't drink that. It'll be spicy to death!”
The old farmer looked at the peppers and waved his hands in fear.
He had tasted that thing before, and it was so spicy that his tongue hurt. At that time, it was still green, but now that it had turned red, it would definitely be even more spicy!
"I asked you to stir-fry the hotpot base. Are you done?”
"Alright, alright, I wonder what Young Master is cooking those things for…?”
"Of course I want to eat…! Go back and wash some ingredients. Remember to slice the mutton. I'll have hotpot for lunch.”
"That thing is very spicy, can it be eaten…?”
"Cut the crap, hurry up and go!"
"Sigh, yes…!"
The old man sighed and returned to the village helplessly.
"Little scholar, what is planted in this land?”
Just as the old man was sent away, a group of people walked over. Among them, a beautiful girl pointed at the green fields and asked.
They were none other than Li Er, Wei Zheng, Cheng Yaojin, Zhangsun Wuji, and Princess Chang Le.
"Sweet potatoes!"
The young scholar glanced at them and spat out two words indifferently before continuing to turn the fire.
"Sweet potatoes…?"
Princess Chang Le was confused. She had never heard of this name before.
She turned around to look at the other four people and found that they were also puzzled. They did not seem to know what it was either!
"Why are the crops in other places dry and yellow, but the crops in this field are green?”
Wei Zheng asked curiously.
"Because it's resistant to drought!"
The young scholar fiddled with the fire and pulled out a blackened lump. He pinched it with his hand and found that it was soft. He put it aside and continued to pull out other black lumps.
"Then what is its use?"
Li Er's eyes lit up when he heard that this thing was resistant to drought.
Longxi rarely had good weather. It would be dry almost every autumn, and even the best crops would fail. If there were drought-resistant crops, there would be no need to transfer grain from Jiangnan every year.
"It's edible!"
The young man replied perfunctorily, then picked up a black lump and began to peel it.
Soon, a soft red heart that was emitting steam was revealed. The young man blew on it a few times before taking a bite.
"Gulp…!"
Smelling the fragrance emitted by the black lump, the five of them could not help but swallow their saliva.
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