Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 346 Introducing Potatoes
Before coming to the Yongning Xuanfu Department, Gu Yunji had already thought about it. Apart from discussing with Shexi to solve the problem of the local people's rebellion, this trip is also to introduce high-yield crops such as yams to Shexi, so that she can try it in the area under her jurisdiction. Promote planting.

In the final analysis, the purpose of Gu Yunji's search for high-yield potatoes is to feed the common people and reduce the number of people who starve to death.

In this case, whether they are the Han people in Xuzhou Prefecture or the Yi people in Yongning Xuanfu Division, they are all common people. Gu Yunji mainly wants to do what he can to promote the spread of potato throughout Daxia. Come.

Hearing Gu Yunji say that yams can have an important impact on the Southwest and even the entire Great Xia, Shexi raised her eyebrows: "This thing is not yellow, it is still stained with mud, and it looks inconspicuous, why does Master Gu take it so seriously? "

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "Because it is a high-yield crop with a yield of [-] jin per mu, it can feed more people and prevent more people from starving to death."

Immediately afterwards, Gu Yunji gave Shexi a detailed introduction to the origin, growth habits, usage and eating methods of potatoes and other information.After listening to his narration, the expression on Shexi's face was unclear, she couldn't tell whether she was interested or not, she just looked at Gu Yunji with interest:
"Master Take Care said that this potato is resistant to drought and cold, and has a short planting period and a particularly high yield. If what you said is true, this is no longer a food crop, it is simply a 'fairy plant'."

Gu Yunji said: "Xianzhi's statement is too false. No matter how many advantages the yam has, it still depends on people to plant it, and it will eventually be eaten by people. After all, it is just a kind of food, there is no need to eat it. To deify it, only to spread it and benefit the common people is the real thing."

Hearing this, Shexi smiled and said nothing, she didn't know what she was thinking, and after taking a sip of tea in a leisurely manner, she said, "The artichokes were found from America by Mr. Gu's painstaking efforts. It also cost a lot of money. It stands to reason that Mr. Gu has put in so much effort and effort, and until the promotion of yams has achieved initial results, he should keep it a secret, so as not to be robbed of the credit by outsiders."

"However, Mr. Gu has not yet started to plant it widely. How is it different from telling me about the yams at this time and handing over the credit to others?"

Gu Yunji said frankly: "Compared with the well-being of the people, my personal achievements and political achievements are not worth mentioning. What's more, since we are talking about political achievements, I found that potatoes are my political achievements; Living and working in peace and contentment are also my political achievements, and there is no difference in essence.”

I don't know if I think Gu Yunji's words are a bit high-sounding, but Shexi smiled and said nothing.

At this time, An Bin on the side looked at the potato and carefully identified it, and said, "Why do I feel... I seem to have seen this, what kind of potato?"

After reminiscing for a while, An Bin suddenly realized, looked at Shexi and said: "Some time ago, when I took people to hunt down Song Lu's remnants, I saw yams where they lived. But the amount was not much, only a few, and they were bigger than others. Master Gu brought these smaller ones."

Gu Yunji immediately understood: "That should be the yams that were stolen from us. Before we planted a batch of yams on the mountain, before it was time to harvest, they were forcibly snatched away by a group of Yi people, but those Yi people People don’t understand that the yams under the soil are edible, so they cut off the yams on the ground by mistake.”

"I think that when they cut the yam seedlings, they also took away some underground yams. Because it was not yet ripe, the yams that Deputy Envoy An saw were smaller than the ones I brought."

"The field on the mountain is an important land for me to cultivate fine varieties of artichokes. If it is often invaded by the scattered Yi people, it will hinder my later promotion of artichokes. This is the direct reason why I rushed to write to the Xuanfu envoy. "

"So that's how it is." Shexi smiled and clapped her hands together, and said teasingly, "I said why Mr. Gu came over as soon as the invitation was sent out. The feeling is that those Yi people hindered Mr. Gu's 'great cause' of promoting yams."

An Bin smiled and said, "Master Gu, don't worry, the Yi people who stole your potatoes are the remnants of Song Lu, and I have already wiped them out. Maybe it's because we chased so hard a while ago, and the remnants of Song Lu hid in Tibet. There is nothing to eat, and it is really urgent, so I have the audacity to snatch it face to face."

"Perhaps there will still be scattered Yi people coming down the mountain to invade the people of Xuzhou Prefecture in a short period of time, but I can guarantee that there are basically no other Yi people on the mountain near your field. Mr. Gu can rest assured to plant potatoes."

It will take time for Shexi to control the Yi people. Fortunately, the group of Yi people who stole the yams has been dealt with. Gu Yunji can grow yams and peppers on Zhang Cuiying's field with peace of mind in the future.

After figuring out the cause and effect of the yam being stolen, Gu Yunji continued to talk about the previous topic, and said to Shexi: "It won't be long before the good seeds I bought from America will be shipped back, and I will distribute a small amount of seeds to the Xuanfu envoy , and will also send special personnel to teach planting techniques. I hope that the Xuanfu envoy will pay attention to this matter, test planting in the area under its jurisdiction, and help the promotion of yams."

Shexi nodded in response, she didn't seem very interested, but she didn't refuse out of politeness.

Gu Yunji is not surprised by this. Shexi has never seen the high yield of yams with her own eyes. It is definitely unrealistic to persuade her to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in planting now, but as long as she is willing to experiment, she will definitely understand its importance in the future.

Chatting and chatting, it was getting late, and Shexi was about to send someone to take Gu Yunji to rest, when he took out a small jar and said with a smile: "Besides yams, I have a gift for Xuanfu So, this is - chili sauce."

Fan Li is still looking for other types of chili peppers along the coast. When he sent back some chili seeds, he also sent some high-grade chili peppers to let Zhang Cuiying and others improve the existing chili sauce so that they can be mass-produced and sold as soon as possible.

The jar in Gu Yunji's hand is the chili sauce that has been improved and will be sold in the city of Xuzhou.

Opening the jar, Shexi's eyes lit up as soon as she smelled the strong spicy and oily aroma: "What is this?"

Gu Yunji explained: "This is chili sauce, which is made from a new crop called chili pepper. Like potato, it is also native to America. It has a spicy taste and can be used as a condiment or as a dish."

The Yi people live in the southwest mountainous area, and they are also generally addicted to spicy food. Shexi is obviously more interested than when she saw yams at the moment. The aroma of chili sauce made her index finger twitch, and she couldn't help but swallow her saliva. , asked Gu Yunji: "Can I have a taste?"

Gu Yunji smiled and said, "Of course, this jar of chili sauce is my gift to Ambassador Xuan."

As soon as the chili sauce was in the mouth, Shexi's eyes widened instantly, with a look of excitement on her face, she shouted, "It's delicious!"

(End of this chapter)