Zi Nu didn’t know how important the new grain was, let alone what significance it would have for generations to come.
She doesn't care about the yield of this food, how it is grown, or how many times it is harvested in a year.
She only knew that she had helped Li Qinzai and solved Li Qinzai's troubles, and that was enough.
What do women need to do to get involved in so many national affairs? A man who can help him is a good woman.
Zi Nu's idea is so simple and simple.
Outside the courtyard, the sound of horse hoofbeats stopped, and Manager Song rushed out to welcome him. Zi Nu stood in the courtyard, feeling happy in her heart. She knew that Li Qinzai had rushed back from Chang'an.
So Zi Nu quickly rushed up, came to Li Qinzai one step ahead of Manager Song, and threw herself into his arms.
Li Qinzai was knocked back by her and hurriedly reached out to hug her.
"With such enthusiasm in broad daylight, can't you wait until nightfall?" Li Qinzai said in surprise: "You sleep alone at night and leave a door for me..."
"Fuck you!" Zi Nu blushed and pushed him, then looked embarrassed and raised his little face arrogantly: "I did something for you today, please praise me!"
"Praise you!" Li Qinzai said without hesitation.
"Be serious, I really did something for you."
"I'm serious. I really praised you just now."
Zinu smiled and recounted the process of interrogating Iduo just now. She remembered every word Iduo said very clearly, and there was no mistake or omission in every word.
As Zi Nu spoke, Li Qinzai's originally smiling face gradually turned solemn, and finally his face was full of horror and shock.
"New World, South America..." Li Qinzai muttered to himself in a daze.
"What South America?"
Li Qinzai was still immersed in shock and murmured: "This is the Tang Dynasty, has anyone already been to South America? The new grain that Iduo mentioned is clearly sweet potato..."
"Sweet potato? Is the new crop called sweet potato? You've never seen it, how do you know it's called sweet potato?" Zi Nu had more and more questions.
Li Qinzai did not answer her because he did not know how to answer.
He has an answer, but it's an answer from a past life.
The American continent is a continent blessed by God. It has products, fertile land, and a unique and suitable climate. In terms of geography, products, and climate alone, we have to admit that the American continent is indeed much better than the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty.
The people of Tang Dynasty need it.
From the words reported by Zi Nu, Li Qinzai determined that the new grain mentioned by Iduo must be sweet potato.
Sweet potato was originally introduced to China a thousand years later during the Braided Dynasty. However, an accidental businessman and a strange incident caused the wheel of history to take a severe turn.
It appeared on the land of Asia in advance, and was discovered by Li Qinzai, who knew the goods.
Sweet potatoes are also called sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc. They have many names. They are called differently in the north and south, but they all refer to the same thing.
More than a thousand years later, whose child has not eaten roasted sweet potatoes on the street? It is not only the taste of childhood, but also a life-saving talisman for the people during times of famine.
It is indeed a very high-yield staple food, and it tastes pretty good.
If one acre of land is cared for carefully, the yield of sweet potatoes can be as high as more than 5,000 kilograms, and in the south where the climate is suitable, it can be harvested twice a year.
It is no exaggeration to say that it can survive for millions of people, for generations to come. Because of this, there will be no more famines in the Tang Dynasty, and the country's population will increase a hundred times.
In the final analysis, the affairs of emperors throughout the ages are all about how to fill the stomachs of the people.
If the people are not hungry, the country will be strong forever.
If Li Qinzai could help Li Zhi solve this matter, his contribution would be... incredible.
"Great job!" Li Qinzai suddenly excitedly smacked Zi Nu hard on the face.
The people nearby were dumbfounded and hurriedly looked elsewhere.
Although Zi Nu was a little shy, she felt even more happy and sweet in her heart.
She is an exotic princess, her whole body is full of exotic amorous feelings, and she is not as shy as the women from the Central Plains. She just likes her, likes to be kissed by him, just likes to be kissed by him. In the eyes of everyone, she is not too
care.
"I'm not enough to reward you tonight by adding hard dishes to you. How about you treat me like a dish tonight?" Li Qinzai winked at her.
"Bah! I won't eat it, you stinky man!" Zi Nu happily refused.
Then Zi Nu asked happily: "Can the result of my inquiry help you?"
"Of course it can help me. Now I'm sure that there is indeed a new grain. Iduo explained it in great detail. It's not just made up. I'm finally relieved." Li Qinzai said happily.
It was originally regarded as a big gamble, but now Li Qinzai found that his chances of winning were getting bigger and bigger.
Zi Nu also smiled: "I'll be happy if I can help you. If you can find new grains in the end, ask your emperor to give you a high official position."
Li Qinzai laughed twice, and then asked: "Iduo still refuses to tell me the whereabouts of the new grain seeds?"
Zi Nu suddenly said in despair: "He refuses to tell the truth whether he lives or not. It is probably the secret that he keeps to save his life. Even if he is tortured, it will be useless. This man is obviously a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. I don't know why he is so courageous."
Li Qinzai also said worriedly: "The only bargaining chip cannot be handed over easily, otherwise your life will be at risk. No matter how greedy for life and fear of death, people will probably grit their teeth and hold on."
Zi Nu looked at him and said, "Did you get into trouble because of Iduo when you went to Chang'an?"
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said: "That's right, and the trouble is not small. I guess he will be retaliated by Nestorianism soon."
Zi Nu said thoughtfully: "So, the key to solving this trouble is to find the whereabouts of new grain seeds?"
"Yes, but Iduo refused to tell me, and I can't really kill him. Who knows where he hid the new grain seeds..."
Zinu was silent for a long time and said slowly: "I rescued Iduo from Tocharo. When I rescued him, he should have new grain seeds. I escorted him all the way from Tocharo to Chang'an. We had meals on the way.
Sleeping in the open air..."
"The only possibility is that one day while we were camping, Iduo left new grain seeds in a secret place while we were not paying attention. If I go back the same way and search every place where I once camped based on my memory,
Where..."
Li Qinzai's eyes lit up, then he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This move is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, don't count on it."
Zi Nu was silent for a long time and nodded hesitantly.
…………
That night, Li Qinzai finally had a solid sleep.
It turns out that sweet potatoes do exist and have appeared on the Asian continent. Li Qinzai felt a lot more relaxed.
With hope and goals, even if he gets nothing from Yiduo this time, Li Qinzai still has other ways, which is just to waste more time and money.
In this life, there will finally be a way to introduce sweet potatoes to the Tang Dynasty for widespread cultivation. In the next few decades, success will eventually come.
Of course, the most worry-free thing is to find out its whereabouts directly from Iduo, in one step.
Early the next morning, Li Qinzai was about to meet Yi Duo in person to try to find out the whereabouts of Sweet Potato, but Cui Jie hurried over and told him a piece of news.
Zi Nu disappeared. She left the courtyard with more than ten of her followers before dawn and disappeared without a trace.