Chapter 971 The big surprise brought by sweet potatoes!
Chapter 971 The big surprise brought by sweet potatoes!
high yield crops,
sweet potato,
What the hell is this?
What does it have to do with the current drought?
It is certainly a good thing to find a crop like plastered rice, but water from afar cannot quench our thirst nearby. There is a severe drought in the world right now, it is difficult for grains to grow, and the harvest is bleak. No matter how high the yield is, it is useless!
Everyone was confused and filled with doubts.
However, because the emperor had just spoken, no one interrupted Yao Yun. Everyone looked at Yao Yun with expectant expressions in their eyes.
After Yao Yun gave a general introduction to sweet potatoes, he saw the doubts in everyone's hearts, smiled and said:
"Sweet potato is a dryland crop that is extremely resistant to drought and barrenness."
Drought resistant!!!
As soon as these two words came out, it was like a ray of light penetrating into everyone's hearts.
Before that, everyone was still a little confused about the meaning of Yao Yun's words, but at this moment, everyone suddenly realized what the biggest dilemma facing the Xia Dynasty now was nothing more than a severe reduction in food production due to drought, resulting in famine and subsequent instability.
The foundation of the celestial dynasty.
Nowadays, a brand-new, high-yielding, drought-resistant crop is undoubtedly a "timely rain".
Emperor Di Mu stood up and stared at Yao Yun:
“How drought resistant?”
Yao Yun pondered for a while and said: "Sweet potatoes only need a small amount of water to grow tenaciously. Whether it is the sandy land on the upper slopes of the southern barren rainy highlands or the dry land of the northwest desolate plateau, sweet potatoes can survive and even produce high yields.
Take the current drought situation in the Southern Wilderness as an example. Normal rice and wheat cannot survive, and a reduction in production or even no harvest is inevitable. However, only the sweet potatoes grown in our country of Xi are surviving very well, and the yield is not greatly affected!"
boom!!!
After Yao Yun finished speaking, the whole hall exclaimed.
Emperor Mu, Lao Situ, Jiang Gong and all the ministers and princes all looked at Yao Yun with ardent eyes.
Not finished yet, Yao Yun continued:
"The question now is what Shenlong Bingyi will do next. If he can leave a sliver of hope, sweet potatoes can work wonders. By planting sweet potatoes in large quantities, the Celestial Empire can not only save the people from disaster, but also consolidate and send troops.
Crusade against the southern barbarian countries and get the best of both worlds;
But if he insists on going his own way and exacerbating the drought and making it difficult for people and animals to drink water all over the world, then even having sweet potatoes will not help."
Yao Yun shared his thoughts one by one.
The Emperor Di Mu, Old Situ, and Mr. Jiang looked at each other, a touch of surprise flashed in their eyes, and their hearts were inexplicably excited.
Just now, Old Situ and Mr. Jiang were at each other's throats, arguing with each other, but both sides knew that their own ideas were not the best, and would very likely drag the Xia Dynasty into the quagmire.
If there was no other way, no one would jump up after looking at the trap.
They originally thought that there was no third way for Zhu Xia to go to court, but they never expected that the sudden appearance of Xihou really gave them a huge surprise.
Jiang Gong, who had always been at odds with Yao Yun, changed his previous attitude and became very kind, with a smile on his face:
"Xihou, you don't have to worry. Shenlong Bingyi will not kill them all. If he really triggers a more terrifying drought and makes it difficult for people and animals to drink water in all parts of the world, then he will be killed. The heaven will definitely make an exception and execute him.
Kill, there is no need to worry about this.
Old Situ nodded and agreed: "Mr. Jiang is right. In order to seize power, Shenlong Bingyi brazenly launched a monstrous flood and caused a catastrophe. This crime should be punished, but Heavenly Court thought that Bingyi was conceived by heaven.
As an innate god, a creature created by the merits of heaven, he did not take his life, but only sealed his divine body in the Kunlun Mountain, and his soul was confined in the abyss of the extreme.
Xihou, you are young and don't know something. In fact, the Heavenly Court has already issued an order. If Bingyi commits a catastrophe that destroys the human world again, the Heavenly Court can sue the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Court will kill him.
Shenlong Bingyi also knows this very well, so when he launches disaster retaliation in the future, he will control the scale very well. It will not only embarrass us, but also leave a glimmer of hope. Needless to say, let’s talk about sweet potatoes, Xi
Hou, where are the sweet potatoes?"
Yao Yun was quite surprised when he heard this. This divine dragon Bingyi was too oily.
Totally an old man.
A habitual offender of disasters, he has gained some experience.
The emperor, Emperor Mu, nodded slightly: "Old Situ and Jiang Gong, the two beloved ministers, are right. This is indeed the case. There have been floods in the Xia Dynasty every year, and there is always the figure of Shenlong Bingyi behind him. Regarding his temperament, the Celestial Dynasty
I have already figured it out, dear, don’t worry."
After a pause, Emperor Mu said again: "Xihou, do you have any sweet potatoes in your hand?"
Yao Yun nodded: "Yes, after the female queen gave the sweet potatoes to the Xi Kingdom, she ordered people to plant and propagate them in large quantities. In the past two years, the Xi Kingdom has reclaimed more than 200,000 acres of sandy land and planted sweet potatoes on dry land. Although there is currently a drought
It’s critical, but there was a burst of rain a few days ago, so this batch of sweet potatoes was not greatly affected, and it is expected that they will have a good harvest and high yield.”
Are there really any surviving sweet potatoes?
And it’s planted over a large area!
Emperor Mu's pupils shrank, his eyes burst with light, he grabbed Yao Yun's hand and asked excitedly: "Can you promote it to the world?"
"Can!"
Yao Yun said firmly: "It is extremely simple to cultivate this sweet potato. The roots, stems and leaves can all be planted. Especially since Xi State has more than 200,000 acres of sweet potatoes as seeds, it is extremely convenient to promote them;
This year, the spring potatoes of the Xi Kingdom will be on the market soon. Once the spring potatoes are on the market, they will be promoted all over the world. In the autumn, sweet potatoes will be on the market in various parts of the country."
"Great kindness!"
Emperor Mu clapped his hands and applauded.
What does it mean that there is no way out but there is no way out?
That’s it!
Emperor Mu was extremely excited, and everyone else in the palace was even more excited.
Old Situ was excited and happy for the common people in the world.
During the drought, even if the Xia Dynasty took out all the treasuries and granaries in the world to provide relief to the victims, countless people would still starve to death. The sweet potatoes donated by Yao Yun simply saved the world, and hundreds of millions of people were alive, and their merits were immeasurable!
Duke Jiang was also in great spirits and applauded him for being able to continue his campaign against the Southern Barbarians.
Not only him, but all the major imperial clans in Central and Earth present had a huge sigh of relief on their faces, and their hearts were filled with excitement.
In the past two years, they have invested too much in the Southern Wilderness. In order to revive their clan's glory, some descendants of the Imperial Clan have lost most of their clan's wealth in one fell swoop.
If the war cannot begin, the blow to them will be devastating.
They had prepared a desperate fight and had no intention of retreating, but what they never expected was that Xihou actually pointed out a third extremely bright road for them.
There is no need to give up the control of thousands of people, and the southern barbarian countries also have the opportunity to win, killing two birds with one stone. Isn't this the result they dream of?!
"Xihou, lead the way quickly and take us to see the sweet potatoes!"