Borrow the day to change the day

Upon hearing this, Song Yingxing walked to a place slightly inside, squatted down and opened a wooden plank on the ground, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, all the sweet potatoes harvested this year are here. According to Xu Shangshu's instructions, we have already grasped the habits of this crop, and we will try to plant it for another year next year, and there will be more yields."

Zhong Jinwei had already gone to see Song Yingxing when he was speaking.He had very high expectations for sweet potatoes. When he saw the amount of sweet potatoes in the cellar, he was a little disappointed. The output of sweet potatoes was not as much as he imagined.

But Zhong Jinwei didn't show it, he just said to Song Yingxing: "That's right, this sweet potato is related to my Ming Dynasty's disaster relief, we must do more research and strive for the maximum yield!"

"Yes, Lord Hou, I will definitely do my best!" Song Yingxing stood up and nodded seriously.

One of Song Yingxing's subordinates saw that the two bosses no longer paid attention to the sweet potatoes in the cellar, so he took the initiative to re-cover the wooden planks.

Zhong Jinwei stood there, looking around, hoping to see something special, but he didn't find it.

When Song Yingxing saw it, he guessed what Zhong Jinwei meant. He walked to a cabinet on the other side, opened the door and said, "Master Hou, here is a new crop, which was sent to the Agricultural Research Institute from the local government."

Zhong Jinwei was a little curious, walked over to have a look, and said in surprise: "Corn?"

Song Yingxing said with a smile: "Master Hou is very knowledgeable, it is corn! However, because it was delivered late, the research institute has not started trial planting. But according to local regulations, this kind of corn requires warm and rainy weather. The advantage is that the growth cycle is short, Besides this corn, the stalks are also edible to quench your thirst."

Now is the Little Ice Age, the temperature is lower than other periods, and the north is more dry.

Zhong Jinwei couldn't help frowning. According to what Song Yingxing said, this kind of crop can't be popularized in the drought-stricken areas in the north.

He remembered that when the living conditions were difficult in later generations, he relied on sweet potatoes and corn to survive.A deep impression of Zhong Jinwei when he was a child was to eat corn paste every day.

"Let the research institute do more research. If this problem cannot be solved, promote planting in warm and rainy places." Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to suggest this.

"Yes, Lord Hou." Song Yingxing nodded in agreement.

Sweet potatoes and corn are far more important than seasoning peppers, but the output of these two main crops did not meet the expected requirements, which made Zhong Jinwei a little disappointed.

He looked at Song Yingxing, and asked with a glimmer of hope: "Is there any special crop sent from the local area?"

"Yes, there is another crop similar to sweet potatoes, but it is poisonous, which is a pity!" Song Yingxing said while walking to the wooden cabinet on the other side.

When Zhong Jinwei heard it, he was a little curious, what kind of crops are similar to sweet potatoes?

When Song Yingxing opened the door of the cupboard, Zhong Jinwei walked quickly to his side and looked over carefully.

"Potato!" Zhong Jinwei exclaimed when he saw it.

When Song Yingxing heard it, he couldn't help saying, "Master Hou knows me!"

"Of course, this is a good thing! How could it be poisonous?" Zhong Jinwei said naturally.

It would be incredible if future generations did not know about potatoes.Zhong Jinwei was also a little speechless to himself, why did he forget about potatoes!

Song Yingxing didn't know much about it, so he couldn't answer Zhong Jinwei's question, so he had no choice but to say to Zhong Jinwei: "The lower official doesn't know very well, that's what the local people say. Why don't you wait for the lower official to ask someone to study it and see the bottom line?" what's going on?"

As soon as he finished his statement, Zhong Jinwei slapped his head and suddenly realized: "I know, I must have eaten potatoes with sprouts!"

As long as you don't pay attention to the potatoes, after a long time, the skin will turn green and sprout.At this time, the potatoes are poisonous.Although the toxicity is not very strong, people will not feel better if they eat it.

Song Yingxing listened to Zhong Jinwei's explanation, and immediately said happily: "You mean, as long as the potatoes don't grow sprouts, it's fine?"

Zhong Jinwei didn't nod, his face became very serious, and he turned to Mr. Li and said, "I'm not sure, you pick some potatoes that haven't grown sprouts and go back. Lord Hou, I'm going to bake potatoes tonight, and then stir-fry potatoes with vinegar." Si, um, try the poison yourself!"

Song Yingxing was frightened by Zhong Jinwei's face at first, thinking that he hadn't guessed what Zhongxinghou meant.Then he heard what Zhong Jinwei said, and couldn't help laughing, Master Hou really knows how to joke!

"Master Hou, since potatoes are not the poisonous crops we thought before, can they be promoted locally next year?" Song Yingxing sincerely asked Zhong Jinwei for his opinion.

"Of course, do you still want to hide it by yourself? But then again, potatoes are indeed a nutritious and good thing."

There are fresh words in Zhong Jinwei's words.Song Yingxing didn't understand very well, but it didn't prevent him from understanding that Hou Zhongxing meant an affirmative answer to him.

"By the way, except for leaving enough seeds, you have packed everything else. I will recommend to the emperor and introduce several ways to eat them. With the emperor taking the lead, the promotion of these crops will be greatly improved by then. And the benefits Not a lot!"

As Zhong Jinwei was talking, he suddenly felt that this was a really good idea.Seeing Song Yingxing staring at him with wide eyes, he explained: "There is nothing in the world that has a stronger advertising effect than the emperor's endorsement of these crops! Maybe those princes, nobles, local rich and wealthy merchants will rush to plant them. As long as the planted The more people there are, the wider the area you can plant, the better ways you can grow.”

Song Yingxing nodded repeatedly when he heard it, Lord Hou really knows what he said, and Master Hou will have better ideas about everything in his hands!

Zhong Jinwei naturally didn't know that Song Yingxing was praising him secretly, and continued to conclude: "In terms of agriculture, it is better for the Jingshi Agricultural Research Institute to collect information from various places, and then let each place conduct experiments. After all, various crops have different requirements for climate, soil, etc. no the same."

"Yes, yes, yes, from now on, I will do as Lord Hou says." Song Yingxing agreed repeatedly.

This principle is not difficult to understand.Even if Zhong Jinwei didn't say anything, someone would naturally think of it after a long time.The key is to promote it in time.

Now that Emperor Chongzhen is the spokesperson, it has greatly promoted the promotion process.

Historically, these crops had been introduced to Daming at the end of Ming Dynasty, but most of them were in a state of spontaneous planting and exploration.

Therefore, it was not until the Qing Dynasty that it spread throughout the country.In addition, at that time, because of the war and the massacre of the Qing Dynasty, the population was greatly reduced, which actually made the reputation of "the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong".It's really a pity, if these crops were promoted at the end of Ming Dynasty, maybe it would not be the end of Ming Dynasty anymore!

Because of the discovery of potatoes and the idea of ​​the promotion plan, Zhong Jinwei's mood improved a lot, and he was also satisfied with the results brought about by the establishment of the Agricultural Research Institute.

While walking out under Song Yingxing's guidance, he casually asked Song Yingxing, "Have other research institutes made any major achievements?"

Song Yingxing replied as he walked: "For sure, the steam engine that Lord Hou said has been made."

Zhong Jinwei was taken aback when he heard it, and immediately grabbed Song Yingxing's shoulder and asked in surprise, "Really?"

He never expected that the steam engine would be made so quickly!