As soon as these words were said, everyone's eyes lit up.
Food: Great Qin's main food crops were millet, wheat, millet, rice, beans, and soybeans.
The potatoes in front of him were obviously not among them. Had they discovered a new grain?!
The appearance of each new type of food meant that Great Qin would become even more prosperous, and its residents would be able to eat more.
Li Si's eyes lit up.
As the Prime Minister of Great Qin, Li Si knew a lot about these crops, so he immediately asked,"
"Dare I ask, Ninth Young Master, where did you find this potato? Has anyone eaten it before? Also, what was the yield per mu of the land that was discovered?”
Ying Zi Xuan had already thought of a way to answer these questions.
He calmly replied,"These potatoes are not from Great Qin!”
"It wasn't found in Great Qin's territory?”
Everyone felt quite confused-if it wasn't something from Great Qin, where did it come from?
Ying Zixuan cupped his hands towards Ying Zheng and said,""Imperial Father, do you still remember the group of people your son sent to the east, west, and north three years ago?”
Ying Zheng nodded.
"Of course I remember!"
"These things were brought back by the group of people sent to the west from the foreign land west of the Ming Empire.”
It turned out that it came from a foreign land to the west of the Ming Empire. No wonder they had never seen it before.
Ying Zixuan saw everyone's expressions of realization and continued,"These two things are food that can be used to fill one's stomach. I personally tested it a few days ago."
"Ordinary people can eat two or three potatoes at a time to satisfy their hunger.”
"Moreover, the method of eating it is extremely simple and convenient. It doesn't need to be like rice and wheat, which needs to be peeled before being cooked. After this potato was thrown out of the ground, it only needed to be washed clean, peeled, and cooked before being eaten.”
"Of course, if it can be accompanied by other ingredients or stewed with pork, the taste will be even better!”
Two or three of them could be used as a meal. If the taste was good, this thing was not bad.
That was what Li Si and the others thought.
"If that's all, then this isn't anything good. The biggest advantage of this thing was its high production.”
"Every year, we can produce about three to four thousand catties per mu!”
The annual yield per mu was 300 to 400…Wait, three to four thousand catties?
Li Si slapped his face and thought he had heard wrong. He reached out to tug at Ying Zixuan's sleeve and asked," Ninth Young Master, did you just say that this soil…"
"Potato!"
"Yes, this... How many potatoes are produced per mu per year?"
"Three to four thousand catties."
When he heard this again, Li Si's legs went weak and he fell to the ground. He quickly got up and pounced in front of Ying Zixuan, staring at the potato in his hand.
The light in his eyes flickered as if he was looking at the most beautiful treasure in the world.
Ying Zi Xuan felt his scalp go numb from his stare and hurriedly passed the potato in his hand to him.
Looking at Li Si's deranged appearance, she secretly celebrated. Fortunately, she had saved a few thousand pounds just to be safe. Otherwise, who knew if this old man would have suddenly died?
Li Si looked at the potato and quickly took it.
Just as he stretched it out, he retracted it and repeatedly wiped it on his official robe until he felt his palm turn red. Only then did he carefully reach out to take the potato that Ying Zixuan handed over.
At this moment, Ying Zheng, who was standing behind the table, was no longer as calm and collected as before. He rushed down from the hall in a hurry.
Li Si held the potato and knelt on the ground with a thud. He carefully raised the potato in his hand and said with a trembling voice,""Your Majesty, the heavens bless Great Qin! The heavens bless Great Qin!"
Ying Zheng reached out his trembling hand and took the potato from Li Si, then turned to face Ying Zixuan with bloodshot eyes.
"Is what my son said true?”
Ying Zi Xuan firmly replied,"Your son's words are all true!"”
"Good!"
"Good!"
"Good!"
" Good!" Ying Zheng said three times in a row," This potato is really a great treasure, and it should be the most important weapon of the country."”
"Xiang Bang, hurry up and make arrangements to plant all of these things. This year, I want to plant these in all the places inside the pass.”
"Imperial Father, don't be anxious!"
Ying Zixuan hurriedly stopped him when he heard Ying Zheng's anxiety.
Ying Zheng turned around and looked at him in confusion.
"Imperial Father, let's not talk about the fact that it's not spring plowing season right now. Just the number of potatoes alone was not enough to satisfy the planting of the entire pass.”
"Ninth Young Master is right!" Li Si, who was beside him, had also recovered.
"I'm afraid the planting method of such a divine item is not that simple. It's better to plan before taking action to avoid destroying the divine item.”
"What my son and Prime Minister said is true.”
In this way, Ying Zheng did not get angry, but admitted his mistake decisively, showing the magnanimity of an emperor through the ages.
"Son, tell me, isn't the planting method of this divine item quite harsh?”
"The method of growing potatoes is actually extremely simple, much simpler than crops like wheat."”
"Ninth Young Master, please don't joke around. If the cultivation method was simple, why would there be so many people starving to death?”
Looking at the disbelief on Ying Zheng and Li Si's faces, Ying Zixuan did not bother to explain himself. Instead, he told them about the method of planting potatoes.
Seeing that they were still skeptical, Ying Zi Xuan bitterly smiled and didn't explain further.
They would probably only believe it after they planted it on a large scale.
"At that time, we can first select a fertile land and cultivate some before distributing them to the local areas.”
Ying Zheng and Li Si nodded repeatedly.
"Oh right, I was too busy talking about potatoes.”As Ying Zixuan spoke, he took out a sweet potato from another sack.
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