Chapter 1043 I thought you knew the value of pepper and saved money for the house (please subscribe and vote)
"When will my husband plan to go to Jiucheng Palace?" Queen Changsun couldn't help but began to look forward to the trip to Jiucheng Palace.
The scenery there is indeed breathtaking, and more importantly, the lotus pond there is particularly beautiful and magnificent.
Li Shimin thought for a while and spoke apologetically to Queen Changsun.
"It will be later this year. I want to wait for the results of the third crop of rice planted by Cheng Sanlang before leaving."
"My husband wants exactly the same thing as I do. I also want to know whether Cheng Sanlang can succeed in trying to grow rice outside Chang'an City."
After hearing what Guanyin Maid said, Li Shimin raised the corner of his mouth and patted Empress Changsun's delicate hand. The couple looked at each other and smiled.
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In Lu Guogong's Mansion, Cheng Chubi was sitting behind the case with his majesty and gold sword, and there was Deng Chengxin, the recorder beside him.
Cheng Chubi was currently chatting with the three newcomers to Lu Guogong's mansion about their planting experience.
Especially regarding various precautions for growing cotton, Deng Chengxin was responsible for recording them.
Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, happened to be passing by and heard the discussion about cotton planting technology. He knelt down and joined in and listened with interest.
After the three barbarians finished explaining the cotton planting techniques, Cheng Chubi asked them to leave.
Uncle Fu, the butler on the side, couldn't help but marveled. "I didn't expect that these Zihu people actually know how to farm."
Hearing this, Cheng Chubi almost burst into laughter. If the barbarians don't work hard, where will the fruits and grapes come from?
"Uncle Fu, the farming techniques of the Hu people are different from those in the Tang Dynasty. After all, the region and environment are also different."
"So the things we grow are different from us. Even though those barbarians have crooked melons, cracked dates, red eyebrows and green eyes, they are all capable people."
"Like the guy with the dark face, he can grow chickpeas and onions, and he can also grow pepper..."
"Pepper?" Uncle Fu, the butler's eyelids twitched and he turned his face to look at Cheng Chubi.
"Yeah, what's the matter?" Cheng Chubi looked at the housekeeper, Uncle Fu, and had difficulty understanding Uncle Fu's shocked face.
It was as if he was more shocked than hearing that his own father invented the Chengjia plow.
"Third Young Master, did you hear that right? It's the kind of pepper that's worth as much as gold?"
Cheng Chubi's expression became even more confused.
"Pepper is worth more than gold?"
I saw that my third son, who was a genius in cooking, didn't know the price of pepper.
The housekeeper, Uncle Fu, wanted to lie down on the ground and express that he didn't want to talk, but as an excellent housekeeper, Uncle Fu could only do his best to perform his duties.
Uncle Fu, the butler, raised his fingers.
"One or two ounces of pepper cost about ten guan to buy, and they are often hard to find."
But now after hearing what Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, said, Cheng Chubi felt that he had made a common sense mistake.
Only then did I realize that I am from Guizhou Province and I like spicy food.
But I really didn’t pay attention to the non-pepper thing. After all, it is almost difficult to use it in Guizhou cuisine at least.
Subconsciously, he just knew that pepper was very valuable in history. As for how valuable it was, he didn't pay attention at all.
Because his focus is on how to make food more numb and spicy.
Uncle Fu, the butler, was also a little stunned. "I thought you knew, Third Young Master, so you almost didn't use pepper when cooking."
"I thought you knew how valuable the pepper was, so you saved money for the house."
"Third Young Master, if he really knows how to grow pepper, let him plant hundreds of acres of land for our old Cheng family, then our old Cheng family will be rich."
Hearing what Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, said, Cheng Chubi couldn't help but feel his heart beat.
It turns out that pepper is so valuable. Did Hakim remind him that this guy knows how to grow pepper?
Although Cheng Chubi doesn't like money, doesn't care about money, and is not even willing to touch money, he likes gold very much and is happy to touch gold.
When he heard that pepper could be equivalent to gold, Cheng Chubi's swaying heart seemed to have pieces of gold ingots clanging.
"..." Cheng Chubi wiped his face, his eyes fell on Deng Chengxin, and his head tilted.
"Go and call back that guy with the black face and curly hair."
Deng Chengxin nodded quickly, stepped forward and ran away without much effort.
The guy who obviously looked like the third brother returned to the house with a confused look on his face.
As soon as he came in, he quickly kowtowed to this high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty.
Then he stood up politely.
Cheng Chubi grinned at him, trying to look approachable.
"What's your name?"
"Back to the official, my name is Ethan."
"I asked, and you just nodded and shook your head." Cheng Chubi felt that it was necessary to let him go through a psychological test first.
Ferroci looked at Young Master Cheng blankly, and then nodded vigorously.
"Tianzhu people?"
nod.
"Can you grow onions?"
nod.
"Can you grow rice?"
Shake his head.
"Can you grow peaches?"
Shake his head.
"Can you grow pepper?"
nod.
“Can you grow peppercorns?”
He hesitated slightly and shook his head.
"Will you have a baby?"
Shaking his head wildly.
"Can you grow pepper?"
Nod vigorously.
Cheng Chubi touched his chin and patted his thigh with satisfaction.
"Now I can be sure that he didn't lie and that he did know how to grow pepper."
The housekeepers, Uncle Fu and Deng Chengxin, looked at their proud Third Young Master with dark expressions on their faces. They always felt that such a question was very problematic, okay?
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Entering the interrogation mode again, Cheng Chubi asked and Ethan answered.
Ethan, who is in his early forties, seems to really know how to grow pepper and has a very good understanding of its habits.
Even how big the pepper will grow and how it should be managed can be explained in an orderly manner.
Even Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, intervened and asked Ethan if he could plant it in Guanzhong.
Ethan shook his head with certainty and certainty.
"Pepper cannot be grown in Guanzhong. It must be grown in a hot and humid area to survive."
After hearing this, the housekeeper Fu Shu couldn't help but show a very obvious look of disappointment on his face.
Well, it seems that there is no hope of getting rich from this thing.
The housekeeper, Uncle Fu, shook his head and said in disappointment. "It seems that our old Cheng family is not so lucky. Alas..."
Watching Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, staggering away, Cheng Chubi suddenly felt something in his heart. He thought of something.
Pepper is abundant in Southeast Asia, but it is also grown in China, especially in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan.
And in the land of Cochin, who dares to say that it is neither hot nor humid?
Besides, Cheng Chubi had seen peppers when he traveled to Yunnan. They were all grown on hillsides and did not take up any land.
Doesn’t His Majesty want to vigorously develop the Jiaozhou Governor’s Mansion?
If we say that Jiaozhou can not only produce an astonishing amount of grain, but also produce pepper that can create astonishing wealth...
Chapter completed!