"It's delicious! It's delicious! What's the name of this dish? This is my favorite!"
After pouring a large bowl of pork stewed vermicelli into his stomach, Cheng Yaojin held the empty bowl and was still unsatisfied.
Li Min smiled slightly and said, "This is called pork stewed vermicelli."
Cheng Yaojin stretched out his sleeve to wipe his mouth and said carelessly: "Pork stewed vermicelli is great, it's so delicious! By the way, how are these vermicelli made?"
Li Min couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "This vermicelli is actually made from potatoes. And this potato is a new variety I have cultivated."
"And these potatoes can be used as a staple food. The yield is no worse than sweet potatoes. Moreover, these potatoes can be grown even on the grassland!"
Hearing Li Min's words, Li Shimin and others were really shocked.
This potato is so delicious, but the yield is so high? It can even be grown on the grassland?
How can there be crops with so many advantages in this world?
How come it wasn't discovered before?
Of course, this is not what Li Shimin is concerned about now.
Li Shimin couldn't help but said to Li Min worriedly: "Ming'er, you have to take good care of this potato. Don't let it get to the grassland! Once it gets it to the grassland, they can also grow food."
"Originally, the biggest shortcoming on the grassland is their lack of food. If even this shortcoming is solved, it will be a serious problem for the Tang Dynasty! Therefore, these potatoes must not fall into their hands."
Li Shimin is really worried.
Once this potato gets into the hands of the grassland peoples, it will become even more powerful and even more difficult to deal with.
However, as long as potatoes are widely cultivated, how can they be controlled and prevented from being acquired by the grassland?
Unless, all the potatoes are destroyed now and do not spread to the outside world.
However, if such a new crop that is so delicious and has such a high yield is directly destroyed without promotion, Li Shimin will be extremely reluctant to part with it.
Therefore, Li Shimin's heart is really conflicted now.
Li Min smiled slightly and said: "Father, my idea is exactly the opposite of yours. I believe that these potatoes must be spread to the grassland."
Hearing Li Min's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but show doubts on his face, and he couldn't help but ask: "Why did Min'er say this?"
Li Min couldn't help but talk eloquently: "Father and son think that the reason why the grasslands have always been a threat to our Central Plains Dynasty is that they are nomadic people and have no fixed gathering place."
"Because they need to be nomadic, they grew up on horses, so they have excellent riding skills, because life on the grassland is not guaranteed. Once there is a problem with the pasture, they will starve and must plunder to survive."
"So, they regard looting as a daily routine and are accustomed to it. They often fight hard, and their personal bravery and fierceness are extremely powerful. If the Central Plains dynasty is strong, that's it. Once it is weak, it will be invaded by them."
"But if they can grow food, and the food they grow is enough to feed them, and the cattle and sheep they graze can be exchanged for more materials, then they can live a good life without nomadic herding. I ask my father, they will still be nomadic.
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"My son thought, no! They were forced by life and had no choice but to become nomadic, rather than they naturally like the nomadic life. If they can live a stable life, who would like to be wandering all the time? At least most of them
No one would be like this."
"So, we have to give them potatoes. With potatoes, the food they grow can feed them. The cattle and sheep they graze can be exchanged for more supplies from our Central Plains, and they can live a good life."
"We can also teach them how to build houses and how to build roads. Slowly, they will settle down and they will not need to wander around. But once they settle down, will they still be nomads? Will they still be so terrible?
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"Once they settle down, they are actually the same as us Central Plains people! Slowly, they will be assimilated by us! Eventually, we will become a family. This is the great integration of nationalities!"
After listening to Li Min's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This point of view has never been mentioned before. It is too bold and shocking.
However, Li Shimin felt that it was very reasonable and could really be implemented.
Once successful, those nomads will no longer be a threat to the Central Plains Dynasty in the future.
This was definitely a major event that was successful at the time and will benefit the future.
Of course, this does not mean that the ancient people in the past were all stupid and could not think of ways to achieve national integration.
But before there are no potatoes and no food that can be grown, it is simply unrealistic to talk about national integration.
And only after we have food that can be grown on the grassland can we talk about all this.
After pondering for a long time, Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "Yin'er, if we take the initiative to give them potatoes, teach them how to build houses, and teach them how to build roads, won't it arouse their suspicion?"
Li Min smiled slightly and said: "Father, of course we will not take the initiative to give them these. Not only will we not take the initiative to give them to them, but we will also be on strict guard against them getting it. But the more we do this, the more they want it.
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"They must pay a huge price and get it with great difficulty, so that they will cherish it! In this way, they will not feel that we are actually plotting against him."
After listening to Li Min's words, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing.
"Zhen'er, you are really my Qilin'er!"
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After dinner, Concubine Yang took Qin Mengxin, Xue Xiaoxiao and Li Min to talk together.
Moreover, this time Li Min also called Wu Meiniang over.
Li Min did not tell Concubine Yang about Wu Meiniang.
Now that Concubine Yang is here, it is natural to tell Concubine Yang.
Wu Meiniang was naturally beautiful, and she was even more well-behaved in front of Concubine Yang.
Concubine Yang also liked Wu Meiniang very much and gave her a bracelet as a gift for meeting her.
This also means that Concubine Yang accepted Wu Meiniang, which made Wu Meiniang extremely happy.
Concubine Yang liked all the three women around Li Min very much.
They chatted together happily.
Soon, Concubine Yang asked a question.
"Yin'er, it's been more than two years since you got married, and your stomachs haven't reacted at all?"
This question made the shy women blush.
Li Min was also stunned and didn't know what to do.
Mother, we are still children!
Is it really appropriate to have a child at such a young age?
But Li Min would never dare to say such words, he could only think about it in his heart.
