The carriage stopped in front of the mansion and Zhu Yuanzhang walked out.
Lan Shenxing opened the door. Candlelight flickered in the room. It was obvious that Xu Miaoyun had returned from the Eastern Palace.
"Your Majesty, please."
Lan Shenxing stood in front of the door.
When Zhu Yuanzhang entered the house with a eunuch and Zhu Biao, Lan Shenxing followed.
The rest of the people were waiting outside the door.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw the shed at a glance. He took the lantern from the eunuch and walked to the front of the shed, curiously looking at the shed film.
As he sized her up, he didn't forget to touch her a few times.
Clear water droplets could be seen on the film due to the temperature difference.
"What is this?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Biao also looked at Lan Shenxing curiously.
"This is a shed film. I bought it from a merchant at a high price." Lan Shenxing introduced. The places covered by the film could be kept warm and could be used for farming in winter.”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that he could work in winter, he immediately became interested. He pointed at the shed film and said,"Hurry up and open it for us to see."
Lan Shenxing stepped forward and lifted the curtain." Your Majesty, you have to go in quickly. Otherwise, the temperature inside will drop if you stay here for too long."”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao bent over and looked into the shed.
With the help of the candlelight from the lanterns, they could see the potato leaves inside.
The moment they saw this scene, the two of them were stunned. Their eyes were filled with disbelief, and their faces were filled with shock.
They could really farm in winter?
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed. He lay on the ground and stroked the leaves of the potatoes. He looked at Zhu Biao, who was also lying in the shed, and laughed."If I hadn't seen this with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have believed it!”
Yingtian wasn't like the few areas in Shuzhong and Yungui where they could farm all year round.
The temperature here was almost the same as most areas in the north.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt the temperature in the shed. He seemed to have thought of something and shouted to Zhu Biao,"Biao Er, hurry up and go out. We can't let the temperature drop.”
With that, the father and son left the shed, and Lan Shenxing closed the door curtain.
"What is this thing called again? What membrane?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was delighted.
"Film."
Lan Shenxing said.
"Why didn't you buy more? Also, what's the price of this thing? I want them all, and I want all the plastic film they produce in the future. With this thing, we can also farm in winter. How much food will our Ming add in a year?”
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed.
"Replying to Your Majesty, this item is extremely rare and expensive. I only bought a small amount and spent five hundred taels of silver. Moreover, this thing could not be mass produced because the merchant was not an open merchant, but a foreign merchant.”
Lan Shenxing had no choice but to lie.
After all, the price of the points for the film was too expensive. It was unrealistic to mass produce the agricultural shed.
"Five hundred taels? So expensive?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked when he heard the price.
He knew the price of food. If he calculated according to the price of the film, how many years would it take to earn back the money from the film?
Thinking of this…
Zhu Yuanzhang's original joy was mostly gone.
"Your Majesty, the effect of the film on Great Ming's grain production is actually minimal," Lan Shenxing said. The potatoes that I grow are the true important tools of grain.”
"That's all?" Zhu Biao pointed at the shed.”
He saw that there were only eight of them.
"Your Highness has never farmed before, so you might not know the benefits.”
Lan Shenxing smiled and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang."Your Majesty, you understand farming. I hope Your Majesty will allow me to continue explaining. After I finish explaining, Your Majesty and Your Highness will understand why this item can be used as an important tool for grain.”
"Tell me about it." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
Inside the house.
Xu Miaoyun heard the commotion and was stunned when she saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
"Your Majesty."
Xu Miaoyun came out of the room and bowed.
"I didn't want to alarm you, but since you've already been alarmed, let's go in and talk.”
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Xu Miaoyun and said,""Go make us a pot of tea. We might have to stay here for a while.”
"Yes."
Xu Miaoyun nodded and looked at Lan Shenxing.
Lan Shenxing nodded to reassure her, and Xu Miaoyun went to make tea.
After everyone entered the house.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao sat on wooden chairs, and the eunuch stood behind Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Tell me."
Zhu Yuanzhang gestured for Lan Shenxing to take a seat.
"These eight potatoes were planted with one catty of potatoes each. It is estimated that they can produce about twenty catty of potatoes.
And 20 catties, when planted again, would be 400 catties.
400 catties of seeds were 8,000 catties.
Eight thousand catties were planted, and they became one hundred and sixty thousand catties.
160,000 jin, 3.2 million jin.
Three million and two hundred thousand, that would be sixty-four million!”
Lan Shenxing finished his sentence.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's expressions changed.
They didn't pay much attention to the data at the beginning, but as the data appeared later, the terrifying increase in production did scare them.
"Biao Er, is his calculation correct?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Biao.
"Yes."
Zhu Biao was silent for a long time, probably calculating.
He looked at Lan Shenxing in surprise. This kid's divination was actually so powerful?
These precise numbers were almost blurted out.
"Actually, this is not accurate. If you want to calculate it accurately, you have to deduct the portion that was eaten, but it doesn't have much effect on the total value.
In addition, potatoes were very filling. Not only could they be used as dishes, but they could also be used as staple food.”
Lan Shenxing originally wanted to talk about food calories, but he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang and the others would not understand, so he replaced it with satiety.
"Really?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not see the actual potato, so he had some doubts in his heart.
Before Lan Shenxing could reply, Zhu Biao said,""Imperial Father, with your son's understanding of Shen Xing, he wouldn't dare to speak rashly on such a major matter.”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face lit up."Doesn't that mean that we only need to let the people plant potatoes vigorously, and the problem of food in the future can be completely solved?”
" No," Lan Shenxing shook his head." Your Majesty, you're wrong. Potato can't solve the problem."”
As soon as he finished speaking.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were stunned.
You said that potatoes are so powerful. Why are you saying that they can't solve the problem now?
" To be precise," Lan Shenxing bowed and said," if we only plant potatoes, not only will we not be able to solve the problem, but it will also make the problem…even more serious!”
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