The first step was successfully completed, and Ying Zheng no longer treated Ying Qian as a child who only loved to make money.
However, Ying Zheng was not sure if Ying Qian was just a flash in the pan, or if he really had talent.
"Don't worry, Big Brother." Ying Qian smiled confidently.”
"Fengchang will definitely be involved in this matter.”
"That's why I was prepared for this. I just didn't expect it to be so early.”
"Third brother, is that really the case?" Ying Zheng was instantly excited.”
Ying Qian didn't explain. He just waved his right hand.
"Eldest Brother, please come to my hall for a chat.”
"Good!" Ying Zheng nodded happily.
The group of people walked into the Hidden Abyss Hall. Ying Qian waved his hand and ordered his personal guards to guard the main hall while he went straight into the kitchen.
After waiting for more than an hour, Ying Zheng and Ying Qian finally saw Ying Qian returning to the main hall impatiently.
Behind Ying Qian, there were three personal guards, each holding a huge tray in their hands.
"Third brother, you…"
Ying Zheng looked at the three trays expectantly.
He had thought that Ying Qian would take out something precious that would move Feng Chang.
At the very least, it should be enough to threaten Feng Chang.
However, Ying Zheng had never expected that those three trays would be filled with dishes!
Ying Qian smiled and waved his right hand.
"Serve the dishes!"
"Understood!"
Seeing the guards placing the dishes in front of him, Ying Zheng's face revealed a helpless expression.
"Third brother, if you have any good ideas, quickly tell me.”
"This matter is really a big one!"
Ying Qian picked up a potato with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He said with a satisfied smile.
"Big brother, why are you so anxious?"
"The way to break out of this situation is on the table in front of Eldest Brother!”
Ying Zheng couldn't help but look at the table in front of him, and a few black lines appeared on his forehead.
"Could it be that Third Brother is relying on delicious food to break the situation?”
"As far as I know, Feng Chang is not a person who likes delicious food.”
Even though he was talking, Ying Zheng also picked up a piece of potato with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
Immediately, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
"Soft and sweet, the taste is not bad!”
"What's the name of this dish?"
Ying Qian pointed at the dishes in front of him and introduced,"This dish is called chicken stewed with potatoes."
"Next to them are stewed mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, pan-fried potato chips, shredded potato soup, potato balls, and potato noodles.”
Listening to Ying Qian's list of dishes, Ying Zheng showed a puzzled expression,""All the dishes have the word 'potato'.”
"What does this potato mean?"
Ying Qian ordered a plate of dishes.”
" What?" Ying Zheng was surprised." There are vegetables and grains in this plate of delicacies. Could it be that they are all cooked with potatoes?"”
"Why have I never heard of such food?”
Li Si quickly picked up a few potatoes with his chopsticks and put them into his mouth. He then picked up a piece of potato and placed it in front of his eyes to look at it carefully before saying with certainty,"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject was once the manager of a grain warehouse.”
"But this lowly official has never seen such a crop before!”
"Your Majesty, this is definitely a crop that has never appeared in the world before!”
Ying Zheng suddenly turned to Ying Qian, looking at him in surprise,""Third brother, this is indeed a kind of grain that has never existed before in the world?”
"Not bad." Ying Qian smiled and nodded.
"This potato was obtained from a foreign merchant and carefully cultivated for several years.”
"There is no such thing in the Central Plains!"
Ying Zheng's eyes shone with excitement.”
The Great Qin Dynasty resumed farming and fighting.
The appearance of a new type of food was a great thing for Great Qin!
Ying Zheng looked at the dish with a fiery gaze, but immediately after, he was filled with anger.
"This kind of food is definitely rare.”
"How can third brother cook it? You're a grain-eating seed!"
"This is definitely a gift from the heavens. Third brother, you want to suffer the wrath of the heavens!”
"Where are the remaining seeds?"
"Quickly preserve all of them. Don't eat them anymore!”
Ying Qian smiled as he took out a potato from his sleeve and handed it to Ying Zheng.
"Eldest brother, how can this foolish brother do something like planting food?”
"However, if we don't taste it ourselves, how can we know if this potato is edible or not?”
"You and I can be considered to have imitated Shennong, so we'll taste a hundred herbs.”
"As for the grain seeds, Eldest Brother can rest assured. Foolish Younger Brother has already planted them in the back garden, leaving only a few for Eldest Brother to taste and inspect.”
"Big brother, this is the last potato in my hands.”
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng's face looked much better.
Indeed, if he didn't eat it personally, no matter what Ying Qian said, he wouldn't believe that a plant he had never seen before could be eaten.
Holding the potato that Ying Qian handed over with both hands, Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with curiosity.
"These are potatoes?"
"Where is the seed?"
" Potato is not grown from seeds," Ying Qian explained." It's grown from sprouted roots."”
"At the same time, we also eat the roots of potatoes.”
"Scrape off the outer skin before it germinates, and the rest can be eaten.”
"After it sprouts, cut off the sprouts and the potato pieces below. Each sprout is a seed!”
Ying Zheng's hand, which was holding the potato, became more careful.""I see."
"In this case, there's no need to worry about storing it.”
"Even if it is left untouched for a long time, it will germinate on its own and be easy to plant next year.”
Immediately, Ying Zheng's interest in potatoes grew stronger.
"How many potatoes are produced?"
Ying Qian said proudly," It's planted in the Great Qin Pass. It can grow two seasons of potatoes a year. Each season produces three to four thousand catties of potatoes per mu!”
"If we plant it in Shangjun, which is close to the Xiongnu, even though we can only farm once a year, we can still produce about 3,000 catties per mu.”
"Besides, potatoes don't have to be planted on land. Even if it's sandy land, potatoes can be planted.”
"Those potatoes that can't grow corn can be used.”
The smile on Ying Zheng's face slowly faded away, and his hand that was holding the potato was no longer as careful as before. He glared at Ying Qian in annoyance.
"Third brother, you're messing around again."
"I know you've loved to play since you were young, but this matter really can't be joked about.”
Ying Zheng could not help but feel helpless.
His third brother was indeed just a child.
It's because I had too high expectations for my third brother.
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