The news that Tian Minyan's family had a bumper harvest on a hundred acres of wasteland, and that the potatoes grown there yielded three thousand kilograms per mu, spread all over Yangmei Village, and soon spread to all parts of the town.
"You know, I heard that potatoes are very drought-resistant, can be used as vegetables, and can be used as food. The yield per acre is so high that there will be no more famines in the Southern Dynasty."
"The Tian family, it's the Tian family again, this Tian family has got some shit luck, that Tian Laosan is just a boring guy, I've never heard of him doing anything before, first he created rice fields and fish farming, now what's the matter?
Potatoes are grown in wasteland. The Tian family is about to make a fortune."
"Tian Laosan is a dull guy, but he has a good daughter. I heard that he loves reading foreign books. This is also the result of her reading."
"Why can't I give birth? Damn it."
"If you don't have a good son, then Miss Tian won't be able to get engaged."
"Come on, no one cares about you. I heard that this time it alerted everyone above you."
"No, I heard that some kind of prince has come, tsk tsk, the Tian family is about to get up."
"Stop talking, go for a walk and buy some seed potatoes to plant."
When Lou Shaoqing heard this conversation, his eyes narrowed again and again, Tian Minyan, it was her again.
"Master." Seeing his expression, the personal servant said cautiously: "This matter..."
"Go and check to see if it really alarmed the prince as those two people said."
"yes."
The boy responded and went down. Lou Shaoqing showed a wry smile. The so-called groundless rumors may not be unkind. This Tian family may have really attached themselves to a prince.
What a pity, what a pity. If I could marry this girl, why would the Lou family not be prosperous?
At that time, Tian Minyan, who was obsessed with Lou Shaoqing, was looking at Qi Shiqi with a flattering face.
"Wangcai, raise your paws." Qi Shiqi rubbed Tian Minyan's hair and said with squinted eyes: "If you add a tail, you will look like a puppy. If you throw in a dog bone, you will wag your tail and beg for mercy."
Tian Minyan's face darkened, and she pouted and said: "Your Majesty..."
Luo Shi saw this from the side, and was so frightened that he almost knelt down. He didn't know this before, but now that he knows this man's identity, he can never be so presumptuous again.
"No need to say it again. I told you at the beginning that I will handle all these potatoes. These are seed potatoes." Qi Shiqi glared at her. Seeing her crying face, he stretched out his index finger and poked her forehead, saying: "You girl, are you?"
Can you fall into a pile of money? I think about money all the time."
"Your Majesty, we are so poor." Tian Minyan said sternly: "Anyway, the imperial court is going to distribute the money to various counties for planting. What does it matter if we let Qingzhou plant it first?"
"Don't forget, you have three acres of land, which is enough for 10,000 kilograms of seed potatoes. This land is enough to grow." Qi Shiqi narrowed his eyes as he reminded.
"You won't be able to grow potatoes on this hundred acres of land. My lord, you forgot about cotton."
Tian Minyan said the last two words very quietly, but the people in the room who had been paying attention to them all pricked up their ears, Cotton, what is this?
"Does Miss Tian have any other research?" Wen Shanchu asked impatiently.
"Miss Tian, if you have any new experiments, you might as well tell us about it. This government will provide vigorous support in manpower and material resources." Magistrate Zheng also looked at her with bright eyes.
Now these two people regard Tian Min as their treasure. You see, a rice field with fish farming can double the grain yield of a paddy field, and another one can produce several thousand kilograms of potatoes per acre. These are all real achievements that can lead to promotion and wealth.
Ah, now that I have heard new tricks, how can I make them not care? I just want to worship Tian Minyan and his family as Bodhisattvas.
"What kind of tests are you doing? Don't worry about things that you shouldn't know about. Just go about your official business and leave the rest alone."
Before Tian Minyan could speak, Qi Shiqi scolded her with a stern face.
The experimental planting of cotton was only known to high-ranking officials in the imperial court and was not publicized. After all, this was a matter related to the state. Once it was actually planted, it would not be too late to promote it. Therefore, the fewer people were involved in the experimental cotton planting,
The more attention the better.
Magistrate Zheng was being scolded and hurriedly bowed down, but in his heart, he made up his mind to pay great attention to the Tian family and to do a good job in security. Thinking of this, he glanced at Wen Shanchu and exchanged glances.
"I'll give you another ten thousand catties." Seeing Tian Minyan's pitiful appearance, Qi Shiqi softened his heart.
"According to the requirement of about 400 kilograms of seed potatoes for one acre of land, Your Majesty, even 20,000 kilograms of potatoes can't be planted on 60 acres of land." Tian Minyan protested. She bought a lot of sandy hillside land. She couldn't let it go to waste. She could fight for it if she could.
Try harder: "Your Majesty, the same kind of seeds are grown everywhere, so if you give me some more, we in Qingzhou will be able to grow potatoes with the highest yield."
In this 100 acres of land, 300,000 kilograms of potatoes, if the price of seed potatoes is one or two and one kilogram, how much money does that cost?
After all the hard work, I was only given 20,000 kilograms. This is really a scam.
"Your Majesty, what are you going to plant next? This requires manpower and material resources, and money is spent everywhere. It is said that money can only be earned by all odds. Only when there are benefits can the long-term workers be motivated, right? Your Majesty..." At the end of the sentence, it has already been said.
It sounds like coquettishness.
Everyone in this room could hear that this girl was so brave. She dared to bargain with the prince and increase the price, but the prince looked resigned. This was really weird.
Girl, it’s not easy.
Fuquan, on the other hand, looked at Tian Minyan like a vixen. He had learned how to seduce people at a young age. Humph, she was indeed a country girl.
"Then tell me, how much do you want?" Qi Shiqi was really impressed by Tian Minyan's coquettishness and looked at her leisurely.
Tian Minyan was overjoyed when she heard this.
"Uh, add twice as much?" She carefully stretched out two green onion-like fingers. Seeing Qi Shiqi's face darken, she hurriedly retracted her neck and said, "Fifty thousand, only fifty thousand."
"You are so brave, you dare to bargain with the prince. Isn't it the king's land in the world? Everything in the world belongs to the emperor. How dare you take money from the emperor's purse?" Fuquan couldn't bear it and scolded loudly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my life." Luo Shi was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thud. Tian Huairen and the others also did the same, saying: "We don't want it anymore, not even a pound, Your Majesty, please spare my life."
Tian Minyan had a headache and stamped her feet: "Mother."
"Nanny, be obedient."
Qi Shiqi was very unhappy. He glared at Fuquan and said, "Mrs. Tian, please get up. Speaking of which, these potatoes are all the work of your Tian family. Fifty thousand is not enough. Forty thousand, any more are gone."
"Forty thousand is forty thousand." Tian Minyan gritted her teeth, knowing that this was the limit.
"Governor Zheng, the amount of seed potatoes in Qingzhou is only 40,000, but they are all in the Tian family." Qi Shiqi looked at Magistrate Zheng and said.
"Ah?" Magistrate Zheng was about to cry but had no tears. It was not his family's land that he wanted to plant, so he could only buy it from Tian's family?
Tian Minyan was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. This meant that the Tian family was the only one in Qingzhou that had seed potatoes. Anyone who wanted to grow potatoes could only come to her house to buy them.
Thinking of this, Tian Minyan's eyes became blinded. The crab was not big, but it was still edible.
