As a sound of fiddling with the machine came out under Bai Fan's hands, square wooden boxes were opened, and everyone finally saw the true face of the so-called immortal food.

"This thing is fairy food?

It's really extraordinary, like a huge bean, but it's bigger than the bean I don't know how many times. ”

Li Er stepped forward first, came out with the contents of one of the boxes, and said in surprise.

Everyone immediately echoed, and what His Majesty said was extremely true.

Bai Fan laughed and said, "Everyone, you are like a deliberate sycophant, you don't mean to praise Your Majesty."

In fact, the name of this thing is called potato, which means beans that grow in the soil, and this potato can grow at least five seedlings, and each seedling can generally harvest a large number of potatoes without considering water and fertilizer. ”

Li Er scolded with a smile: "Boy, how many are there in a lot?" You say that, is it possible that this thing can still be uncountable? ”

"If there is enough water and fertilizer, the water tank in our personal home may be able to produce a small half tank, and if the water and fertilizer are average, one can also produce more than a dozen potatoes of all sizes.

The advantage of this thing is not to pick the ground, of course, a little draught, according to two potatoes a catty, under normal circumstances, a plant of more than a dozen potatoes is also three catties to five catties of output, of course, those plants with special water and fertilizer do not count, an acre of land is planted about two thousand potatoes, you count, how much is the harvest? ”

The ministers began to exclaim, even if it is calculated according to the average yield of two catties per plant, then it can collect four thousand catties, can it? Nowadays, the yield of wheat per mu in Datang is between 50 and 300 catties, and if it exceeds 300 catties, it will be reported to the imperial court, and the local officials will also sacrifice to the sky to celebrate, and the yield of this thing in front of him is 4,000 catties per mu? Do you need to set up a flowing water table for God?

However, there are also those who are not deceived by appearances, just like Li Jiancheng, who has been doing business and managing money all year round, took the potatoes and observed, and asked: "Virtuous son-in-law, this thing should be different from the way wheat is eaten, with such a high yield, how does it taste?" ”

"Hahahaha, my father-in-law is still shrewd, and he deserves to be the chief financial officer of Datang.

The taste of this thing is no problem, steaming and eating, boiling and eating is a good food to carry hunger, and it can be made into potato starch, vermicelli and the like, and it is not a problem to be able to store it for a year or two, it is definitely a good thing.

In fact, what I do know is that this thing is not used as a staple food except in disaster years, and is generally only used as a dish, and the preparation of potato dishes can be said to be varied, and it can definitely be welcomed by the people. ”

At first, it was okay to hear it, but in the end, Li Jiancheng saw that his son-in-law actually treated this thing only as a vegetable, which was really a loser, so he couldn't help but step forward and give Bai Fan a kick, "Bastard, when the people are still not full, you still think about dishes?" Are you still thinking about making money in restaurants? ”

…… Bai Fan felt that he had wasted his feelings, so he shouldn't tell this group of old guys that he should take a plate of steamed potatoes and make their money in Wangjing Tower when the time comes.

Li Erda laughed and said: "Hahahaha, very good, very good, one day when the people of the Tang Dynasty will get rid of hunger, it will be when this potato becomes a dish." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" This time, even Bai Fan felt that Li Er had a vision.

"Jane, what is this bigger thing than a potato? Looking at this, is it more productive than potatoes? Li Yuanji asked, holding a fuchsia thing in both hands.

"Yes, this thing is called sweet potato, as the name suggests, it is a melon fruit that grows in the ground, but it is a grain not a fruit, similar to potatoes, the difference is that sweet potatoes can be planted for two seasons a year, and potatoes can only be planted once a year.

The yield of sweet potatoes is higher than that of potatoes, with a yield of 6,000 catties per mu, and even intensive cultivation with sufficient water and fertilizer can reach a yield of 10,000 catties per mu. ”

"10,000 catties ???"

A large exclamation came, staring at the sweet potato in Li Yuanji's hand, unable to take his eyes off it anymore, Li Yuanji was even more careful than just now, more careful than holding his own child, and put the sweet potato back in the box.

Bai Fan just wanted to laugh in his heart, this is the top group of people in Datang, but today they all look like they have never seen the world, it's so funny.

"This sweet potato is sweet, and the way of eating is similar to that of potatoes, but although this thing can satisfy hunger, it cannot replace the staple food, and can only be used as miscellaneous grains.

"Well, that's enough, if the yield per mu is still the staple food, it is really a godsend, and it is a blessing to be able to rescue the disaster and save your life. Qin Qiong said.

Yes, it is precisely this reason that the average age of the civil and military ministers here is about fifty years old, and they are all people who have experienced more than one national famine, and even if they have never been hungry, they are used to seeing human tragedy.

Bai Fan walked to the front of a box, reached out and grabbed a handful of golden particles, and said with a smile: "Don't be so pessimistic, those two are miscellaneous grains, but this one is a real staple food." ”

Xue Wanjun asked: "One of the two is called a potato and the other is a sweet potato, what is this called?" Looking at what it looks like, is it a sesame seed? ”

Everyone laughed, this Xue Da idiot too, can this thing be compared? The two kinds of immortal grains were stained with mud on the outside, and at first glance it was related to the land, but this one obviously had no soil on it, and the shape was similar to sesame seeds, so it can't be named like that.

Bai Fan smiled: "This thing has a very good name, it's called corn!" Although the texture is golden, when it is not ripe, it is as white as jade, and its yield is amazing, and it can be used as a staple food like rice, so it is called corn.

As for the output of this thing, it ranges from 800 to 1,200 catties, and the taste and texture of the food are excellent.

However, the disadvantage of this thing is that it is drought tolerant and not waterlogging. ”

"What's the downside? Datang is most afraid of drought, but not too afraid of waterlogging, this thing is simply a treasure. Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

Li Jiancheng urged: "Hurry up, virtuous son-in-law, these three are all treasures, enough to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, you still have so many boxes behind you, there must be more good things, the old man can't help but want to appreciate them one by one, even if you can't eat them, just take a look at them and feel at ease." ”

"That's right, that's right." Li Er and the ministers echoed.

Bai Fan glanced at his old father-in-law a little speechlessly, he was really greedy, how many kinds of life-saving food can there be in the world? Hmph, not enough greed? Then give you something good to taste.

I saw Bai Fan agreeing: "Okay, father-in-law, don't panic, in fact, there are so many good things here, not all of them can't be eaten, some things can still be tasted, I'll show them to you." ”

Coming to the back of the boxes, looking at the numbered logo, Bai Fan opened it, took out a small brocade bag, reached out and took out a bright red finger-sized thing from it, then cut off the tail, poured some yellow particles back into the bag, and handed the red shell towards Li Jiancheng.

"This is the son-in-law's favorite ingredient, called a branch of red, it is absolutely delicious in the world, unique, even if you don't need to cook, you can eat it directly like this can make people unforgettable, father-in-law, you try, don't say that you don't know filial piety as a son-in-law." Bai Fan said extremely seriously.

Li Jiancheng rubbed his hands and said: "How embarrassing is this, it's not good, it's not good, you can't affect breeding because of a little curiosity of this king." ”

"It's okay, the seeds of this thing are inside, it's the yellow particles, the son-in-law has already taken it out and preserved it, so as not to delay breeding."

Today's third chapter is delivered, thank you for your support. At the same time, I would like to thank my book friends: Little Brother MJM, who wants to cry but has no tears.

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