The four ministers looked at each other, then their eyes fell on the potatoes in the basket.
Feng Quji looked around and saw the guards digging the potatoes with all their might. As the soil flew, Feng Quji's heart trembled.
Because he thought of something!
Just a month ago, the First Emperor had planted potato seeds here with them!
It was an item bestowed by an immortal, and it was said that it could produce 3,000 catties per mu.
And now, with a rough sweep, there were dozens of baskets. Roughly calculating, it really seemed to be three thousand catties?
Could it be that the things in these baskets were really potatoes?
Thinking of this, Feng Quji hurriedly looked at Ying Zheng, cupped his hands and said,""Your Majesty, are the things in these baskets produced by the divine potato seeds bestowed by the immortals?”
As he spoke, Feng Quji was a little excited.
Ying Zheng glanced at him, then said blandly,""What do you think?"
At this moment, Ying Zheng deliberately wanted to keep them in suspense.
Feng Quji laughed out loud." I guess it must be. It must be. Hahaha."”
His loud laughter echoed in the Imperial Garden, making him seem bold and excited. It was enough to show the joy of Great Qin's Right Prime Minister.
"What's a potato? Why are you guys so happy?" Xiao He and Zhang Liang were dumbfounded.
They didn't know about the potatoes before, so even when they saw so many potatoes, their expressions didn't change much, and they didn't know what to say.
Seeing that the two of them were confused, Meng Tian chuckled.""Come, let me explain to you.”
"These potatoes were given to me by an immortal. They are a type of grain that can produce 3,000 catties per mu!”
"Now, count and see how many pounds it is.”
The area of the imperial garden was very large, but the immortal didn't give many seeds. They were only sown on this mu of land, so the potatoes in the dozens of baskets were produced from this mu of land.
Upon hearing Meng Tian's words, Zhang Liang and Xiao He hurriedly looked at the dozens of wicker baskets.
Zhang Liang was shocked…
Xiao He's heart was surging. He was in charge of the rations when the army set off. If the rations were so abundant, he wouldn't be afraid at all. He wouldn't have to worry about the lack of rations at all.
Thus, with excitement, Left Prime Minister Xiao He bowed respectfully to the Emperor.""Your Majesty, I'll go and count it now.”
After saying that, Xiao He quickly walked to the baskets, picked up the potatoes one by one, and began to measure their weight.
As the logistics minister in charge of the provisions, Xiao He was naturally very familiar with the provisions. In a very short time, he obtained a relatively accurate number.
"Three thousand nine hundred jin!"
"It actually reached 3,900 jin!”
"Hahaha, divine item, divine item! One Mu of land could actually produce 3,900 catties!”
When Xiao He announced this number, everyone's faces were filled with shock.
Even Ying Zheng, who was well aware of the power of immortals, had not expected that the potatoes would add another nine hundred catties to the original three thousand catties!
It was nearly 4000 catties.
How terrifying was this?
With such terrifying production, would Great Qin need to worry about not having enough food in the future? Was there a need to worry about the commoners not having enough to eat?
The more he thought about it, the more excited Ying Zheng's expression became, and the few ministers and ministers were so happy that they looked like fools.
"The immortal only said three thousand jin, I didn't expect it to be nine hundred jin more. Hehe, this immortal really doesn't lie and is very humble.”Meng Tian laughed.
With potato food, the soldiers under him would not have to go hungry. It was also a good thing for a general like him!
"That's right, the next time I see you, I'll definitely give you a gift. Otherwise, how can I let down the care that the Immortals have given Great Qin?”Ying Zheng was filled with emotions, yet he was smiling.
Zhang Liang stood to the side and felt incredibly happy, but at the same time, he was deeply shocked by Great Qin's strength.
With such a powerful army, they could even insta-kill the Xiongnu, and now that they had sufficient rations, Great Qin was going to be invincible.
From the looks of it, Korea was indeed too weak in front of the strong Qin.
At that moment, Zhang Liang, who felt that Great Qin was invincible, became even more loyal to Great Qin.
Xiao He was grinning from ear to ear. He picked up a yellow potato and asked,""Your Majesty, these potatoes are given by the immortals. Although they can produce 3,000 catties per mu, whether they can be eaten or not still needs to be tested.”
Can it be eaten?
There was nothing that could not be eaten by an immortal.
Ying Zheng was not worried at all. Instead, he looked at Meng Tian and said,""General Meng, try one.”
"Hey." " Yes," Meng Tian replied. She happily took a potato and took a bite after washing it.
Crunch!
The taste wasn't bad. It was edible!
Meng Tian's eyes lit up.”
If it could be eaten raw, could it be cooked and stewed?
Ying Zheng laughed and said,"Bring me a big pot. I want to stew potatoes."”
Very quickly, a large pot was served. Meng Tian quickly started a fire and soon, the pot was heated up.
The washed potatoes were thrown into the big pot one by one.
About fifteen minutes later, the fragrance of cooked potatoes came from the pot.
As the fragrance filled the air, the officials and ministers were a little gluttonous. The eunuchs, palace maids, and guards around them could not control themselves.
Ying Zheng immediately ordered his men to pour the potatoes into bowls, and a few large bowls were brought to the emperor and his subjects.
"I'm here to try it." Meng Tian took the lead and took a bite.
Although there were no modern seasonings, the taste of the potato itself was extremely good. Therefore, when he took a bite, the fragrance was naturally overflowing. The taste was thick and incomparably mellow!
It was smooth, crispy, and delicious!
"Your Majesty, it's delicious!" Meng Tian said hurriedly as she ate.
Hearing this, Qin Shi Huang couldn't hold it in any longer and hurriedly started eating!
The ministers and ministers immediately began to eat!
A rich fragrance and a crunchy feeling spread out. Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, Xiao He's eyes lit up, and Zhang Liang's eyes lit up!
"Your Majesty, just stewing it is already not bad. If you roast it and fry it, won't it taste even better?”Xiao He laughed out loud.
As long as it was promoted in time, potatoes would definitely spread throughout the country. At that time, would Xiao He still be afraid of not being able to raise food?
Thinking of this, Xiao He felt very happy.
"My dear minister is right. The potatoes taste good and can produce 3,000 catties per mu. I believe that if we continue to promote them, they will be loved by the people.”
Ying Zheng chuckled.
Pausing for a moment, Ying Zheng picked up a potato, looked at Xiao He and said,""We have to quickly spread potatoes so that Great Qin will not starve or freeze to death!”
"I'll leave this matter to you, Minister Xiao!”
Hearing this, Xiao He was overjoyed and quickly said,""Thank you, Your Majesty!"
This was a good job.
Without a doubt, the birth of the potato would definitely cause an uproar among the people. At that time, as the executor, Xiao He would definitely leave his name in history.
Such a fortuitous encounter was a great joy for Xiao He Lai!
Moreover, this was an easy task. The common people would definitely fight to grow this kind of potato.
Therefore, Xiao He patted his chest and promised that he would be able to spread the potato industry within a month!
"When this batch of potatoes ripens, we should be able to eat potatoes during the war at the beginning of the year. It will be a great fortune for our Qin army to not starve to death.”Ying Zheng was filled with emotions.
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