Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 216: Vegetable Greenhouse Technology in Ancient Times

"So, Wang Mang, you agreed?"

"Let's go. We've traveled through time many times and have experience anyway." Wang Mang said as he continued to gnaw on the grilled chicken wings. "Jiahe, that time document can transport up to eight people at a time. Let's go together. There are eight of us in our family."

“We still have to go to school, let’s go during the holidays next time,” Liu Zhun said.

"Sister Su, can I travel through time with you once?" He Shuangqing suddenly asked.

"Okay, let's go and take a look together."

On the sixth day after Deng Sui's arrival, Su Jiahe once again rushed to the wholesale market, bringing a space full of supplies. On the morning of the seventh day, Su Jiahe, Wang Mang, Yingying, and He Shuangqing all went to the Eastern Han dimension with Deng Sui.

"Hey, why does this palace look like a mourning hall?" Wang Mang asked, looking around.

"The late emperor passed away on the sixth day of August this year, and everyone in the palace is in mourning," said Deng Sui.

"Oh, I see. Sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Brother Wang, did her husband die?" Su Jiahe asked quietly.

"Her husband, Emperor He of Han, died last year. She established Liu Long, also known as Emperor Shang of Han, for just over three months, but Emperor Shang of Han died again this year."

"Oh, is that so?" Su Jiahe then realized that Deng Sui had just experienced the pain of losing her husband and son.

"You should change your clothes first. If anyone asks, just say you are my friends among the common people. There is a nice courtyard in the palace. You can stay there first. Food and clothing here are not as affordable as in later times. Please bear with me if I can't take good care of you."

As soon as Deng Sui returned to the palace, she was no longer as cheerful and open-minded as before, and a layer of sadness covered her face.

"Sister Deng, are you unhappy?" Su Jiahe walked up and asked with concern.

"Alas, the Han Dynasty is now facing external and internal troubles, and I can't sleep every night." Deng Sui sighed heavily.

"Earlier this year, four meteorites fell to the ground, a bad omen. Floods struck 37 counties and prefectures, resulting in a complete loss of harvest. The entire court, both civil and military, blamed me for being a hen crowing at dawn, bringing down heaven's will. I opened the granaries to distribute grain, but the court was already stretched thin, and still suffered widespread casualties."

When they heard Deng Sui mention the meteorite, everyone looked at Wang Mang at the same time.

"No, why are you looking at me? I haven't been here for a long time." Wang Mang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"In fact, there's no such thing as divine punishment. It's nothing more than a bad year," Deng Sui continued. "In times of disaster, we must stick together. But at court, every official has their own confidants, and within the palace, the six concubines are scheming against each other. Many princes have died young, and the country has no successor. Alas, how could the Han Dynasty have come to this point!"

【ding dong】

The system chimed, and Su Jiahe received a mission. This mission was to assist Deng Sui in quelling the disaster and upgrading technology to the level of early industrialization.

"Don't be sad, Sister Deng. We're with you. I brought some food with me this time. Take it for emergencies." Su Jiahe hugged Deng Sui lovingly. She was the same age as him, yet she had to bear such great pressure.

"You only brought so much food, it's just a drop in the bucket."

"Or, I can go back and continue transporting food, but the flow of time is different on both sides, so it may take me several months to come back."

"Jiahe, stop running back and forth," Wang Mang said. "Historical records show that in the next few years, various disasters will continue. How much grain can you transport? Relying on external forces is not a solution."

"Wang Mang, you were once an emperor, what insightful advice do you have?" Deng Sui felt extremely weary, resting her chin on her hand and rubbing her temples repeatedly. "Don't rush, don't rush. These are turbulent times, and resolving all problems won't be done overnight. The most urgent task now is to develop agricultural production. Once we have grain next year, everything will be much easier. Go south and plant potatoes now; they can be harvested as early as winter or as late as February or March of next year."

"So potatoes are so easy to grow in later generations?" After listening to Wang Mang's analysis, Deng Sui raised her eyes slightly and saw hope again.

"Sister Deng, how about Brother Wang and I take a group of people and plant the crops first." Su Jiahe volunteered.

"I still know how to farm. I'll go with you." He Shuangqing said quickly.

"Okay, I will select a group of people who will obey you directly and go with you to grow crops. Thank you all for your help." Deng Sui agreed with everyone's suggestions.

After a few days of hasty preparation, they set out south with a large group of people. However, once they left the capital, they found that the journey was more difficult than they had imagined. Due to numerous natural disasters, many roads were destroyed and the streets were filled with refugees.

"Brother Wang, when we get to the south, we don't know when it will be, can we just plant potatoes there?" Su Jiahe asked.

"But Luoyang is in the north, and it's already autumn. The temperature is too low."

Su Jiahe lowered his head and thought for a long time, and suddenly thought of something.

"Brother Wang, can we grow vegetables in a greenhouse? I've read somewhere that the technology for growing vegetables in greenhouses was already available during the Han Dynasty."

"What? There were greenhouses in the Han Dynasty. I didn't know that." Wang Mang looked surprised.

"Brother Wang, I seem to have seen it in the Book of Han. The Taiguan Garden planted winter onions, leeks and mushrooms, covered them with roofs, and burned fire day and night to wait for the warm air to grow." He Shuangqing said.

"I see. It's about growing them indoors, then lighting a fire to raise the temperature so the vegetables can grow. Hey, that's one way. Let's go back now."

After everyone returned to the palace, Su Jiahe and Deng Sui proposed the idea of ​​building a vegetable greenhouse. Deng Sui was surprised to hear this.

"I've heard that the palace could indeed grow all kinds of vegetables in the winter, but a minister said that things grown out of season would harm people, so not many people did it later. I didn't expect that two thousand years later, you would still know about this."

"What's the harm or not? In the future, you can eat so many delicious foods at any time. Isn't it all thanks to greenhouse cultivation? Besides, people are about to starve to death, so why bother about it from time to time?" Wang Mang complained.

"Since time is tight, this is the only way to try it. After the autumn harvest, the land will be idle, and we can build the greenhouse you mentioned."

Soon, the whole of Luoyang started a movement to build greenhouses. When Su Jiahe was busy planting potatoes with everyone, someone suddenly came and
Aren’t all these delicious foods thanks to greenhouse farming? Besides, people are starving to death, so why bother with them from time to time?” Wang Mang complained.

"Since time is tight, this is the only way to try it. After the autumn harvest, the land will be idle, and we can build the greenhouse you mentioned."

Soon, the first vegetable greenhouse was successfully built. Su Jiahe led everyone to plant potatoes in the greenhouse and they worked hard.

"This greenhouse is really great. From now on, we can farm all year round, and the harvest has doubled."

"Well, I don't think it's a good idea. The soil has limited fertility and must be left fallow."

"But we can also grow some vegetables in the winter. When winter comes, we don't know what to eat."

……

Everyone was talking when suddenly a farmer ran over.

"Miss Su, we need to keep the greenhouse warm every day, but we don't have enough firewood."