radicalducati Chapter 131
Chapter 131
The written note was immediately sent to the superior officials by fast horse.
They are also reported according to their ranks.
Until finally, it fell into Guan Zhong's hands.
As soon as Guan Zhong saw the information about the potato harvest, he immediately read it carefully.
Although the potato harvest was relatively hasty this time.
But it’s also a great opportunity.
In the absence of such conditions, how much potatoes can be produced is a question that Guan Zhong is very concerned about.
Secretly, he hopes that this number can be very high, preferably to match the current staple food of rice and corn.
But at the same time, he knew intellectually that this would not be easy.
Rather, he would be satisfied if he could have half the output of rice and wheat.
Although His Highness said that these three crops are rare and high-yielding food crops.
But Guan Zhong believed that for thousands of years, no new food crops beyond the six grains had appeared.
How could it be discovered suddenly overnight?
Therefore, his inner understanding of the words"high-yielding food crops" is that they are second only to rice and wheat, which are staple foods.
With this idea in mind, Guan Zhong opened the memorial. When he saw the number, he was shocked!
2000 pounds!
Is this the yield a potato can achieve?
How many acres does it take to achieve this yield?
After Guan Zhongzai looked at it carefully several times, he was surprised to find that the output of 2,000 kilograms was actually the output of one acre!
One acre can actually produce a yield of 2,000 kilograms!
This number is more than rice and wheat, which are staple foods!
This was simply something he couldn't even imagine!
How is this done? How come there are so many?
Could it be that the little officials who did the statistics made a mistake?
Guan Zhong was afraid that the result would be wrong.
There is always a breath in my heart.
Later, when he saw the yields of other fields recorded by the clerk, he couldn't help but gasp!
On this basis, there are even higher weights of 2,050 pounds and 2,100 pounds!
This output is really terrifying!
It has reached a point that he can hardly imagine!
The output in other places, even if it is not so high, is still above 1,700 kilograms.
Looking at it this way, it is unlikely that this number was miscalculated by the clerk.
There are so many similar numbers, indicating that there is a high probability that it is true!
Guan Zhong's heart was beating very fast at this moment.
The corners of his mouth turned up, and he couldn't help but smile widely.
Even though I knew this was disaster relief food, it was inappropriate to laugh at this time.
But he couldn't keep the corners of his mouth down.
2,100 kilograms, and this was achieved through experimental planting by farmers.
If farmers take better care of the land.
If we plant on land with better fertility, will the planting effect be better?
5,000 kilograms, 10,000 kilograms, doesn’t it sound like a distant number anymore?
Whenever Guan Zhong thinks about the possibility of grain exceeding 10,000 kilograms, his breathing becomes heavy!
What cheered him up even more was that this was just the potato yield.
In addition to potatoes, the high-yield food crops that His Highness Prince Ning entrusted to him also include sweet potatoes and corn.
If these two crops are not inferior to potatoes in terms of yield, then the Ming Dynasty will have food everywhere in the future!
No more worrying about food!
When he thought of that scene, Guan Zhong couldn't help but be intoxicated and couldn't extricate himself.
Sure enough, His Highness Prince Ning was right, these potatoes are indeed a high-yielding food crop.
The productivity has reached a level far beyond his imagination!
The official knew that Guan Zhong was very concerned about the situation of potatoes, so he sent 10 kilograms of potatoes with the fold for Guan Zhong to observe.
Guan Zhong remembered Zhu Quan's method of making potatoes into edible food, and immediately ordered people to do experiments on them.
How to maximize the use of these potatoes will be an important part of their next research!
It must be made very convenient for people to eat so that it is not wasted.
When the chefs in the imperial dining room heard that this was a new type of high-yielding food crop specially found by His Highness Prince Ning, they did not dare to neglect it.
Either steam or boil it according to Guan Zhong's instructions.
Not long after, a burst of fragrance wafted from the kitchen.
It was steamed potatoes, exuding the aroma of starch.
Another part is cut into slices and grilled.
The roasted potato slices are simply sprinkled with a little salt.
Guan Zhong first took a small piece of steamed potato and carefully put it into his mouth to taste. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
The originally hard potatoes became very soft and waxy under the influence of steam.
After a gentle bite, Guan Zhong showed a surprised expression on his face!
Potatoes are obviously different crops from wheat and rice.
But when I put it in my mouth, it turned out to be exactly the same, with a sweet taste.
The taste is definitely not unpleasant. If you taste it carefully, it has a different texture.
This kind of food is definitely excellent as food for disaster relief!
Even if you eat it on weekdays, it will not affect you at all!
Guan Zhong made this judgment.
After Guan Zhong ate another kind of baked potato slices, the expression on his face was even more surprised!
The potato slices that came out tasted a little more crispy, and had a different taste than the steamed ones.
But after adding salt, it tastes extra delicious!
Guan Zhong could now conclude without hesitation that potatoes could be used as one of the staple foods in the future and promoted on a large scale!
If potatoes were planted all over the country, we would no longer have to worry about famine!
Guan Zhong summoned the courtiers and immediately announced the result.
"Thanks to His Royal Highness King Tuoning, the current maximum yield of potatoes has reached 2,100 kilograms per mu!"[]
"The disaster relief food sent to Henan and Shandong can be replaced with potatoes!"
When the ministers heard Guan Zhong's words, they looked at each other. They couldn't believe what they heard for a moment!
The maximum output was 2,100 kilograms?
Is this still grain? How could there be so much? (Laode Zhao) This number is simply unbelievable!
The ministers said to each other After several glances, he confirmed that he had not heard it.
It turned out to be 2,100 kilograms!
How is this possible?!
Guan Zhong had already anticipated the disbelief of the ministers, so he distributed the notes copied by the eunuchs to everyone The ministers watched.
Before opening the book, all the ministers looked dubious.
After opening the book, their expressions were extremely shocked.
In the end, they were already in a sluggish state.
After so many years as officials, they also I have never heard of such high-yield food crops!
At this time, the court hall exploded like a boiling oil pan.
"How come there is so much output? Could it be that the officials sent down below remembered it wrong?"
"Isn't it because they are obsessed with falsely reporting the numbers in order to take credit?"
"Could they be so bold?".