Chapter 43 The First Emperor arrives in person

Author: March

Chapter 43 The First Emperor arrives in person

"Why haven't you arrived yet?"

Wang Ben has been waiting for a long time, but Wang Li and Zhao Si are still missing.

Now Wang Ben could not delay and led the First Emperor on his own to cultivate the wasteland for new crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

After walking for about half an hour, we arrived at several hundred acres of wasteland that we had reclaimed before.

Now more than a month has passed since the planting. The seeds of sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other vegetables have basically sprouted, and they are lush and green, which is particularly gratifying.

There are crews and soldiers on the ground who are busy removing insects and weeds. Although Zhao Si said that these crops are not that valuable, they are still in the breeding stage, so they naturally need to be carefully cared for in order to achieve high yields and ensure nothing goes wrong.

Due to the absence of Wang Li and Zhao Si, Wang Ben had to act as the commentator himself.

Fortunately, Wang Ben also came here to inspect and inquire about the growth of new crops several times, so he was able to distinguish which ones were sweet potatoes and which ones were potatoes.

"Your Majesty, all the sweet potatoes grown here are sweet potatoes." Wang Ben raised his finger and saw that the green sweet potatoes had sprouted vines and grown leaves.

"The harvest will be ready in about three or four months."

The First Emperor nodded, walked to the field in person, squatted down, and looked at the lush new sweet potato vines, with a bit of joy on his face. He didn't know what the harvest was for the time being, but just looking at the dense vines, the growth was gratifying enough.

"Here are potatoes. It will take about three or four months to harvest." Wang Ben pointed to another potato sowing land.

The First Emperor walked over again, and the green potato seedlings were especially cute.

Zhao Si has said many shortcomings of sweet potatoes. As a cautious person by nature, Zhao Si did not brag about sweet potatoes.

There is no doubt that this thing could survive countless people in ancient times, but its shortcomings are also obvious.

It hurts land and wastes farmland, and hurts people if eaten for a long time. It is not suitable for storage and transportation, and it basically does not have the attributes of large-scale circulation.

But for the First Emperor, the output of five hundred kilograms was enough to make up for these shortcomings.

There is no need to pick the land, the growth is good, the cultivation is simple and the yield is high.

Daqin's current grain output is really not that high. As a supplement to the staple food, it can effectively improve the living standards of the people.

"Here is corn." Wang Ben took the First Emperor to the place where corn was cultivated.

Corn grows quickly and can be fully mature in three months if the climate is suitable.

It has only been more than a month now, but the corn has already grown vigorously, and the straight corn stalks have reached the lower abdomen of the First Emperor.

The First Emperor stretched out his hand to touch the corn leaves, which were slightly prickly and seemed to be growing well.

Although Zhao Si said that the yield of corn is only a little higher than that of wheat, its growth cycle is just right to complement that of wheat.

Even though Zhao Si said that corn may not be delicious as a staple food, as long as it is easy to store and transport and tastes non-toxic and harmless, it has the conditions to become a staple food.

The wheat growth cycle lasts for eight months... spanning the three seasons of winter, spring and summer.

If there is corn as a supplement, although people will be busier, the grain harvest in most areas can be doubled in a year because of the appearance of corn.

The growth of the three types of grains was extremely gratifying, which greatly comforted the First Emperor, who had been exhausted physically and mentally recently.

Looking around, everything is green and full of vitality.

In addition to sweet potatoes, corns and potatoes, there were also small areas for cultivation of other crops. The First Emperor knew that these were new crop seeds brought by Zhao Si from overseas, including vegetables, spices and fruits.

Although it is not as significant as sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, it can also greatly enrich the agricultural types of Daqin.

It's just that these seeds don't have many seeds, so they are planted in small pieces, which is incomparable with the self-contained sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn.

There is only one area, and the cultivated area is not much different from the cultivated area of ​​sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn. It is also green.

"What is grown here?" the First Emperor asked, pointing to the lush green patch.

"Chili pepper!" Wang Ben replied.

The First Emperor frowned slightly when he heard it was Chili Pepper, and Zhao Gao, who was silent at the side, moved his face slightly.

The First Emperor was impressed by chili peppers. Zhao Gao, who tasted them for the First Emperor, blushed like a monkey because Zhao Siyan said they were delicious.

In the end, the First Emperor couldn't help but take a bite. It was spicy, a little bitter, and very exciting. Therefore, he didn't like this kind of thing very much. It wasn't bad, but the experience was a bit average.

In the heart of the First Emperor, sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn were completely incomparable.

But it is obvious that Zhao Si did not think so. From the cultivated area alone, we can know that Zhao Si probably brought quite a few pepper seeds when he returned from overseas, and the number of seeds for crops such as sweet potatoes was not much different.

In fact...if it weren't for the feelings of family and country, Zhao Si specified that he would bring a small box full of various spice seeds, sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn at most...

Grain sowing is a matter of rate. Without considering human consumption, it is obvious that the more seeds brought back, the more seeds will be obtained after the harvest, and the faster the promotion will be.

However, there is only so much space on the ship, so you have to bring some of all kinds of things. The First Emperor wished that everything else could be left to grow. The rest of the things he brought were three kinds of new grains. If nothing else, if these hundreds of acres of land were all sweet potatoes Potatoes and corns will be sown much faster.

"What a pity!" The First Emperor shook his head slightly, expressing some doubts about Zhao Si's decision to waste space and bring so many peppers.

As for Wang Ben, he finally took advantage of the First Emperor's inspection of the three new grains to inquire about the whereabouts of Wang Li and Zhao Si.

The two of them went out together and had no followers. They only said they were going hunting. However, there were not many places for hunting near Lantian Camp, and there were military bases along the main roads here. Wang Lihe had already been targeted. People have been sent to notify Zhao Si of the traces. Hurry up and you will be back in no time.

"Where is Zhao Si?" The First Emperor asked at this moment.

Wang Ben's face darkened, and he responded: "I went hunting with the dog. I have sent someone to call him back."

The First Emperor nodded but didn't say anything. He came to Lantian Camp without notifying him in advance. It was understandable that Zhao Si and Wang Li didn't return from their trip.

The First Emperor wanted to wait quietly here for Zhao Si's return, but suddenly he seemed to remember something. He was silent for a moment and said, "No, please take me with you!"

Wang Ben's face darkened again, and without saying much, he immediately sent people to prepare a drive for the First Emperor, and headed towards the place where Zhao Si, Wang Li and Zhao Si were.

This kind of trivial matter does not actually hinder anything. The First Emperor was not an unkind person, and Wang Ben was not so cautious.

Wang Ben's discomfort stemmed more from his dissatisfaction with Wang Li.

He had never felt that Wang Li was not a qualified heir, and Wang Li, who was too talented and dull, had never satisfied Wang Ben.

As for Wang Li, who has never satisfied Wang Ben, he is happily drinking with Zhao Si while eating game hot pot.
Chapter completed!