Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

"Father-in-law, the potatoes are ready to be harvested.

Father-in-law, would you like to go and take a look together?"

In Wuying Palace, Han Cheng looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked?
“Can the potatoes be harvested?!”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but raise his voice.

"Let's go! We have to go see it!"

He immediately put down the memorial in his hand.

I got up and went to see the potato harvest.

Zhu Yuanzhang has always been a person who is particularly diligent in government affairs.

For many emperors, reviewing memorials and handling government affairs were painful.

But for Zhu Yuanzhang, it was a kind of enjoyment and he enjoyed it.

Although sometimes, I would be so angry at some memorials that I would curse loudly.

But I still enjoy it.

But at this time, I heard that the potatoes were about to be harvested.

He simply threw the memorial down.

We have to go and see the potato harvest first. From this we can see how much importance Zhu Yuanzhang attached to potatoes.

It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was looking forward to each of these three things: potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn.

Ever since I learned from Han Cheng about the extremely high production of these three things in later generations.

His heart was deeply shaken.

I have been thinking about these things all the time. How great it would be if they could appear in my Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, these things are finally back now!

We have also carried out some planting on the Ming side, and it is time to harvest!

Even before this, he had already seen the yield of potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes when they were brought back by Wang Dayuan and his team.

It is far from as exaggerated as Han Cheng said.

But at this moment, I am still full of hope.

I want to see it with my own eyes.

After all, these things really have a bright future!
Han Cheng knew this would be the result.

So when he reaped the harvest, he came and called Zhu Yuanzhang specifically.

Wang Dayuan and his team brought back sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, peppers, and some other seeds.

All were planted.

Han Cheng even set up a special test field to plant the crops himself.

On the one hand, Han Cheng is also very interested in these.

After all, this kind of field can be said to be the racial talent of the Chinese.

On the other hand, it was also because he acquired some knowledge of seed cultivation.

As he came from later generations, he also had some understanding of things like fertilizers and pesticides.

Moreover, it really comes to understanding the habits of things like potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes.

None of these people in the Ming Dynasty are as good as him.

Even Wang Dayuan, Zheng He and others who brought it back were the same.

After all, these are common crops in later generations.

When Mei Yin was a child and a teenager, he often went to the fields with the adults to do these things.

Under such circumstances, the experimental field naturally came under the management of Han Cheng.

I got a little bit of everything.

While Han Cheng was personally paying attention to and taking care of it, he was also guiding other people in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to participate in this matter.

And prepare to train some talents from this...

Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, Zhu Biao, Princess Ningguo, and Prince of Qin Zhu Chong and his group of people were here.

Soon they left the imperial city and the capital.

Arrived at a place outside the capital.

This is the experimental field specially approved by Zhu Yuanzhang.

With such a great thing, how could Zhu Yuanzhang forget Queen Ma?
Zhu Yuanzhang was very clear that his sister was also particularly concerned about these things.

It’s time to reap the rewards, so I called my sister over to watch together.

The girl will definitely be very happy.

After coming here, I saw a lot of crops planted in the fields.

There are over a hundred acres of potatoes alone!

Moreover, these potatoes were not planted at the same time.

Instead, they were planted in batches.

The locations where they are planted are not the same.

Some are loess and some are sandy soil.

Some are sloping and some are flat.

Some are depressions...

Through these, we can better experiment and obtain corresponding data.

Understand the conditions under which things like potatoes are most likely to grow...

It's not just potatoes, it's also corn and sweet potatoes, the same is true now.

Take all aspects into consideration.

This is often the case with scientific experiments.

Many times, it is necessary to conduct various experiments and summarize them.

Find the good experiences and carry them forward.

At this time, there are only two acres of mature potatoes.

This is the first batch planted.

At this time, the branches and leaves of potatoes have turned yellow.

"Xiaocheng, how do we harvest these potatoes?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the potatoes in front of him and asked Han Cheng.

Although he has been fascinated by potatoes and other things for a long time.

But for Zhu Yuanzhang, it was a new crop after all.

Plus this thing is also very important.

So at this time, it is necessary to ask one more question.

Han Cheng said: "Father-in-law, this is easy.

You can use a hoe or a pickaxe.

Just dig from the roots of the potatoes.

The potatoes are growing underneath.

However, one thing to note is.

Don't get too close to the roots.

Otherwise, some potatoes may be broken easily.

This will not be conducive to preservation..."

As he spoke, Han Cheng took the hoe and demonstrated.

Facing a potato plant, he used a hoe to dig out the soil and the potato plant together.

Suddenly, potatoes of all sizes appeared in front of Han Cheng.

With soil on it, it looks particularly fresh.

The big potatoes are as big as my wife’s fist.

Smaller ones look like goose eggs.

Smaller ones are like chicken eggs, quail eggs.

Such output is not too high for Han Cheng.

After all, in later generations, he harvested potatoes himself.

The output is truly amazing!

Some large potatoes can even weigh nearly one pound!

The potatoes now can only be said to be growing better, that's all.

These potatoes were indeed bigger than the ones Zheng He and his men brought back.

Han Cheng could easily come to the corresponding conclusion.

After all, these are potatoes that they have carefully taken care of and grown.

Part of what Zheng He and his men obtained was dug by themselves.

Some of them were obtained through exchange with local natives.

The natives over there are still practicing slash-and-burn farming.

In this case, the potatoes they grow there are actually not much different from wild potatoes.

Factors that affect crop yields, in addition to the seeds themselves, include soil, fertilizer, water, etc., which are all particularly important.

The agricultural level in the Ming Dynasty is far higher than that over there.

In addition, there is Han Cheng, a man from later generations who also has a system and has obtained some knowledge of farming.

Someone who knows how to grow seeds.

Then bring someone with you to provide careful care.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that the potatoes are generally larger than those brought back by Zheng He and his men.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this scene, his eyes suddenly lit up.

By the way, after seeing the size of the potatoes that Zheng He and his crew brought back.

He was somewhat disappointed about this.

I don’t think the yield of potatoes planted by Han Cheng this time will be very high.

How big is it?

But at this time, after seeing the yield of the first potato dug out by Han Cheng, he was surprised.

This really gave him a big surprise! The potato production was far more than he had expected!
He couldn't wait to pick up the hoe and start digging in another ridge, following Han Cheng's example.

Several potatoes came out immediately.

The potatoes produced by this potato plant weigh at least two kilograms.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling!
To Han Cheng, who had seen the actual yield of potatoes in later generations, such a yield was really not much.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, that was good enough.

This is really good stuff!
Empress Ma, Zhu Biao and others were also delighted when they saw this.

They soon couldn't help themselves.

Picked up the tools and started digging potatoes here.

That's called joy.

Originally, this kind of work of digging potatoes in the fields is a very tiring job.

But at this time, for Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, Zhu Biao and others who had not done farm work for a long time.

They didn't seem to feel tired at all.

He kept digging potatoes here.

Excited.

Most people are like this when they encounter things they like and things they like.

You often don’t feel tired.

Even if I am tired, I can't resist my enthusiasm.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang and his men were unable to harvest all the potatoes from the two acres of land.

After Zhu Yuanzhang and his team had been digging for a while, Han Chengjun also asked the scientific researchers from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and some people who were responsible for taking care of the area.

Let's harvest potatoes together.

There is strength in numbers, and it won’t be long before noon.

The mature potatoes in these two acres of land have been harvested!
Looking at the potatoes packed in baskets.

Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that his teeth were visible.

This potato is truly a divine thing!

The yield of these primitive, uncultivated potatoes that my own son-in-law mentioned is so high!
We will cultivate more of them in the future and make better potatoes.

How big would the output be?!

This is simply unimaginable!

It’s very beautiful. It’s very beautiful!

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang had someone weigh it.

It was finally confirmed that the average weight per acre of land was 3,123 kilograms!
Faced with this, the final number is.

Everyone was overjoyed!

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about his image at all.

Jumped up directly.

He even pulled Queen Ma over in front of Han Cheng and others.

He gave Queen Ma a hard kiss on the face.

The ashamed Queen Ma hit him with her hands.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay much attention to this.

Just laughing.

Not to mention how happy it is!
Han Cheng and others were also caught off guard.

Just being fed a mouthful of stale dog food.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao and others were also shocked!

This output is really amazing!

One acre of land can produce more than 3,000 kilograms!

What is this concept?
By the way, although this output was the result of the careful care of Han Cheng and others.

In the future, it will be really promoted and planted on a large scale in farmland.

This kind of output is definitely not achievable.

But at least, it is not a problem to harvest 2,000 kilograms from one acre of land.

This is far more than the output of crops such as rice and wheat.

Moreover, this thing is suitable for eating and drinking.

It's not troublesome to eat.

You just need to scrape the skin, or you can even steam it and eat it with the skin attached.

Compared to rice and wheat, which require a series of processes such as husking, grinding, and pounding before they can be eaten.

It’s so good and convenient.

After the joy, Han Cheng couldn't wait to stand up.

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law.

It's a good day to harvest potatoes.

Besides, we haven't eaten this potato much before.

Today is a festive day, so let my son-in-law use these potatoes to cook some dishes.

How about we taste this thing together?"

When Han Cheng said this, he almost wanted to swallow his saliva.

Speaking of which, Old Zhu is really stingy.

After Zheng He and his companions brought back potatoes, Han Cheng couldn’t help but want to cook with them.

But Lao Zhu refused to agree.

I feel that there are still too few potatoes, and each one is precious.

Need to save seeds.

This stuff is different from chili peppers.

When eating peppers, you can remove the seeds.

Does not affect seed retention.

Things like potatoes, when you eat one, one less.

So, I didn’t eat any at that time.

At this time, after hearing Han Cheng's proposal.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who seemed very stingy before, was not so stingy this time.

"Okay, okay, your suggestion is good.

Let’s make some dishes with potatoes and let us all taste what they taste like!
In this way, you will be mentally prepared for future promotions.

I only heard you say that potatoes are delicious before, but I don’t know exactly how delicious they are…”

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Han Cheng became impolite.

He got a few pots of potatoes and asked someone to help him cook them.

This time, not only Zhu Yuanzhang and his men will eat, but everyone else who participates will also have to eat!
Zhu Yuanzhang felt heartbroken when he saw this.

For a moment, I wondered if I was a little careless just now.

But how could Han Cheng give him this opportunity?
Lead people to peel potatoes and cut potatoes...

With his efforts, the food was soon produced.

Two dishes, one was a large piece of beef stew with potatoes.

One is fried spicy and sour potato shreds.

Also steamed potatoes extra.

Having said that, beef is definitely a good thing.

Han Cheng likes to eat very much.

However, in the past, Zhu Yuanzhang was very strict about this.

People are not allowed to eat beef.

Normally, though, some wealthy families would do things secretly.

But I absolutely dare not make it public.

At this time, Han Cheng not only dared to eat openly, but also dared to invite Lao Zhu to eat.

This is because of his special status.

On the other hand, it is also because since the north began to trade with many tribes on the grassland.

A large number of cattle and sheep began to flow into the Ming Dynasty from the grassland.

Some of the cows on the grassland can be trained to plow the land.

But there are many cows that can only be killed for meat.

At this time, Han Cheng naturally used beef cattle.

Otherwise, even he would not be willing to cook beef for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Potatoes, if you want to cook them.

Han Cheng can make flowers out of it.

But at this time, he didn't want to go through so much trouble.

Soon, the dish was ready.

The stewed soft and glutinous potatoes have absorbed the beef broth.

Pick up a piece and put it in your mouth, it melts in your mouth.

Mixed with the aroma of beef, the feeling is simply indescribable!

It just makes people want to swallow their tongue!
As for the spicy and sour shredded potatoes, they are equally delicious.

It makes people unable to stop eating.

Steamed potatoes, so easy to make.

It tastes good, too.

There is a fresh fragrance...

Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, Empress Ma and others couldn't stop eating during this meal.

I pay more and more attention to potatoes... (End of this chapter)