Standing in the field, Yun Ye was furious and pointed at the magistrate of Lantian who was still giggling. The chief clerk cursed Li Chengqian and Li Tai grinning beside him. The villagers also laughed when they saw the magistrate being scolded.
Watch the excitement.
Oh my god, Yun Ye sat down in the field, looking at the pile of potatoes as high as the mountain in front of him. He wanted to cry without tears. He knew that the yield was high, but he still planted so many? In his previous life, he had no idea about the yield of crops. He always heard something like "10".
Tens of thousands of acres of experimental fields, millions of acres of experimental fields are too many. I don’t care. No matter how much is planted, it will usually be digested. How many billions of people can’t eat it all?
But what is the concept of the 20,000 acres of potato experimental fields in Lantian County today? The land on the dry plateau is completely planted with potatoes, and there are countless huge piles of potatoes as far as the eye can see.
The rain has been good this year, and nearly 70 million kilograms of potatoes have been produced in the dry plateau, enough to feed the people of Chang'an for three years. The seeds have been planted, and the potatoes look very good. They are big, pockmarked sand potatoes.
But, who are these potatoes going to be sold to?
Counting on bullock carts and small boats to transport goods? Are you kidding? The toll is not enough. Two times is not enough, and five times is not enough. This is a precept that the merchants of the Tang Dynasty abide by. There is no double profit without going hundreds of miles away, and no five times.
If you don't travel thousands of miles to double your profits, you will have to walk two or three days to travel hundreds of miles. These potato farmers are still smiling and waiting for the profits, and they will lose you to death.
"Yezi, why are you so angry? It is a happy day when the land is full of food and the slopes are full of cattle and sheep. Why are you so angry alone? Isn't this too harsh on them? Magistrate of Lantian County, the chief administrator has contributed to the country. I am here
Just go up and ask for credit for them."
Li Chengqian held two giant potatoes in his hand and couldn't put them down, regardless of the dirt on them. He held them in his arms and marveled at them with Li Tai. He was ready to wash them and present them to the emperor as auspicious omen.
If you treat other things as auspiciousness, you will be impeached by officials and literati. If you use grain as auspiciousness, it will only attract praise. If there are two ears of wheat on a crop, there will be an article dedicated to heaven, let alone
Talk about potatoes the size of a human head.
Since arriving in the Tang Dynasty, I have never seen a time when there is not much food to eat. Most people still only eat two meals a day, and drink very little when they are free. They eat dry food when they are busy. People have never thought about the harvest.
There is also a concept of disaster if there is too much food. Don’t say that farmers do not have it. Even elites like Li Chengqian and Li Tai do not have this concept. The education they received since childhood is that the more food, the better, so that everyone in the world can have enough to eat.
, they regarded Yun Ye's anger as a different kind of joy.
"Nowadays, a bushel of wheat costs six cents, and ten pounds of potatoes can be sold for at least three cents. We have been eating potatoes for the past two days. It is very good food, both delicious and plentiful. From now on,
A mere disaster is insignificant."
Li Chengqian smiled and exchanged greetings with Li Tai, the Lantian County Magistrate, and the Registrar to celebrate. Yun Ye came over and said viciously: "The Crown Prince and the King of Wei like it so much, so how about buying one million kilograms of potatoes from each family?"
I don’t dare to count on the price to be three cents. Just give me two cents and I’ll send someone to the East Palace and Prince Wei’s Mansion. Don’t stop me.”
"Yezi, one million kilograms of potatoes is too much. I only have a thousand people in the East Palace. How can I eat them all? There are even fewer people in the Qingque Mansion. He won't be able to eat them all in two years. This is just messing around."
"Am I messing around? You can't eat one million jins for a thousand people, but 70 million jins can be eaten by 700,000 people in Chang'an? This thing can be stored for a year at most. What if you can't finish it? Will it rot in vain? Potato growers
Not only are they grown in Lantian County, but also by nobles and nobles. All the land on the Royal Dry Plateau is planted with these things. A simple calculation shows that the total amount will not be less than 100 million catties. Haha, so many potatoes are enough to cover the entire city of Chang'an.
Is it full?”
When Yun Ye started talking, Li Chengqian froze, Li Tai froze as well. Lantian County Magistrate and Chief Secretary's expressions were ashen, and the pride and happiness they had just now disappeared in an instant.
"Who really eats potatoes as a staple food? There is no food in the disaster years. Of course, people will not starve to death if they have potatoes. Now is a good year. There is a great harvest in Guanzhong, a great harvest in Hedong, a great harvest in Hebei, a great harvest in Jiangnan, a great harvest in Jiangbei, and a great harvest in Shuzhong this year.
It's been a good year for the whole Tang Dynasty. Except for the military disaster on the Central Guizhou Road, I haven't heard of any disasters there. Hey, one hundred million catties of potatoes can't be eaten. It's a waste in the spring. Do you think God will forgive you for this?
act?"
These words frightened the county magistrate and the chief registrar and they collapsed on the ground. The potatoes in Li Chengqian's hand also fell to the ground unknowingly. Only when Li Tai came back now did he realize how scary the potatoes piled everywhere were.
One million kilograms of potatoes is nothing more than two hundred guan. It is not a question of more money or less, but it is simply impossible to eat these potatoes, even if the family eats them every day or every meal, it will not work. The happy farmers in the distance
Knowing nothing about it, he still piled the newly dug potatoes on the pile of potatoes happily. The scene of the harvest was so touching that the prince, Li Tai, Yun Ye, and the generals who brought them also went to dig potatoes with joy.
Yan Zhitui, who was exactly one hundred years old, was sitting on a bullock cart to see the harvest scene. He was smiling from ear to ear, but after listening to the words of the three boys, his face turned as black as charcoal. Li Gang and several old gentlemen were also sitting on their own
The bullock cart came over, and before he could even say congratulations, Yan Zhitui yelled curses at him, and after they understood, everyone started to sigh.
This team is still growing. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui came to escape the summer heat. When they heard the news, they were stunned and speechless, but there was no good solution.
Joy spread among the people, but sorrow spread among the nobles, until the infection entered the palace. Li Er looked at the giant potatoes on the table and cried without tears. Who dared to waste the food? This is the greatest disrespect to the late Tang Dynasty.
There has never been a food surplus before, nor in history. During the Wenjing period, the official warehouses were just full of food. Now, not only the official warehouses are full, but the civilian warehouses are also almost full.
It might be possible for the people of Chang'an to eat together.
Yun Ye got angry when he saw potatoes. When he returned home, the yard and garden were covered with these things. Li Anlan and Xin Yue took their two children to play counting potatoes out of boredom. Xin Yue was happy to see Yun Ye back.
Ying came up and took Yun Ye's hand, pointed at the potatoes all over the yard and said, "Husband, our land is good. I have planted fifty acres of potatoes. Look at it, the garden is almost full."
Yun Ye squinted his eyes and slapped the silly girl's hand away and said: "Okay, since you like potatoes, from tomorrow on, you will eat potatoes in the morning, potatoes at noon, and potatoes in the evening. You can also switch to potatoes for midnight snacks."
You can have enough to eat until the new potatoes come next year. How about it? It’s very beautiful.”
Xin Yue smiled and slapped her husband in the face and said, "It's just for fun. Who can take potatoes as their fate? We only have a few hundred thousand kilograms at home. People who know each other give them away, so there isn't much left."
Li Anlan put down the potatoes in his hand, clapped his hands and said to Yun Ye: "This is your husband's achievement. Having these potatoes is better than killing these enemies on the battlefield. This is the achievement that will shine through the annals of history."
"We all like potatoes. Okay, I bought another one million catties for my family. You, mother and son, will eat it to the death for me. If you can't finish it, it won't be finished."
"Ah?" What a joke about my concubine."
"No kidding, Chengqian bought one million catties, Qingque bought one million catties, I also bought one million catties, Mr. Yan bought half a million catties, and the academy bought two million catties, but There are still tens of millions of kilograms left to be found. I ordered one million kilograms for the Navy. Cheng Qian went back to the palace to ask for an order from His Majesty to see if we could buy a large amount of potatoes for the Sixteenth Guards. We can't let those dry plateaus be used by the people. If the potatoes can't be sold, our family will have more troubles, and we don't dare to lose money to the farmers."
Li Anlan, Xin Yue opened her eyes wide, looked at the potatoes on the ground, and then looked at the sad man. The lack of food was a disaster, but now too much food has become a disaster. What are these words?
In Yunjiazhuang, all those who don’t grow potatoes at home come to the master’s house to bring potatoes. For thousands of years, tenants have been bringing grain to the master’s house. I have never heard of anyone pulling grain from the master’s house to the tenant’s house. One person carries it. A bamboo basket, I happily came to collect my welfare, but was scolded back by the furious Marquis. A family weighing three hundred pounds, you use a basket to carry it?
While loading potatoes into his cart, he looked at the expression on Mr. Hou's face. Mr. Hou was very angry at the people who took advantage of him. He couldn't even load potatoes. The carts were piled high. Mr. Hou finally loaded his own basket too. It was hung full on the shaft of the car and told to get out quickly. He also said that if he finished eating, he could come to his house to pick it up.
This time, Yun Ye was not the only prodigal son in Chang'an. Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Ke who was not in the capital, and Yan Zhitui also became prodigal sons, and they were all giving away potatoes endlessly.
After giving away one round, Yun Ye looked at the potatoes that seemed to have not decreased in the field and scratched his head and head with worry. Lantian County Magistrate's mouth was covered with big blisters overnight, and the corners of his eyes were full of eye mucus. The chief clerk was not much better, and in the field If they can't process all the potatoes in one day, they can't even think about having a good life. All the farmers have reserved enough food for themselves for a year. Wheat and millet are not included. They plan to eat potatoes this year. They eat three meals a day. .
The college was already in mourning, and the students who had just started school suddenly discovered that all their meals had turned into potatoes. In the morning, they were cold shredded potatoes, at noon, they were stewed potato cubes with broth, and in the evening, the cooks made potatoes into Mashed potatoes are eaten with seasonings. In the past, I was only given one spoonful of any dish. Now, the cook adds two big spoons to the rice plate and asks you if it is enough?
The little girl pulled the potatoes on the rice plate and pouted to get angry, but grandma slapped her on the back: "What a good meal, you are still picky, what's wrong with the potatoes? Your brother didn't come to pick us up." , it would be good if you have a mouthful of rice bran, but now you have meat and potatoes, but you still can’t stuff your mouth?”
Yun Ye put down his chopsticks. He used to wolf down the food at home, but now he suddenly became a lady. Xiao Wu just gave all the potatoes on his plate to Di Renjie. Di Renjie's eyebrows were twisted into knots. This doesn't work.
Ah, eating potatoes like this all the time is not a problem.