Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 53 This is Godsend

Chapter 67 This is Godsend

In mid-February, the snow in Qianzhou gradually melted, and drips of water fell from the branches.

Now it is the beginning of spring, many buds have broken out of the ground, and the splendid scenery of spring flowers blooming can be seen everywhere. The green trees and red flowers have become a beautiful landscape.

But today is an extraordinary day.

It is now the beginning of spring, and the sweet potatoes in the western suburbs of the city have matured two days ago and are ready for digging.

So early in the morning, Li Chengqian summoned many Zhechong mansion guards and asked them to take tools to the suburbs.

Li Chengqian was walking on the road with a group of Qianzhou officials. After walking for a while, he suddenly asked: "It seems that Yang Biejia has been in Chang'an for three months, why hasn't he come back?"

Earlier, when Li Chengqian learned that Li Tai wanted to disgust himself with the factory, he brought the Qianzhou development plan and movable type printing technology he wrote to Li Shimin!
Li Chengqian knew what movable type printing meant to Li Shimin, and when he learned about it, he definitely wouldn't care about Li Chengqian's private opening of the factory, maybe there would be other rewards!

But it's been so long, why hasn't Yang Chen come back yet?
Zhuge Liang who was standing next to him said, "It's thousands of miles from Qianzhou to Chang'an, and Yang Biejia is traveling in a horse-drawn carriage, so the speed must be slower."

Li Chengqian frowned, "I'm afraid that before he arrives in Chang'an, Chang'an will convict me first."

"Don't worry, Commander, everything will be fine." Zhuge Liang smiled lightly.

Li Chengqian nodded, not to worry about these for now, but to speed up to the western suburbs of the city.

After a group of people arrived in the suburbs, several farmers came over, "Master, the sweet potatoes are ripe and ready to be dug."

Li Chengqian called Fang Xiong over and said, "You can count it later and see how many catties there are."

"Yes, Governor!"

When Fang Xiong heard this, he immediately directed Hu Cao Xiaoli to take the measuring tool.

"Go to a few other people and dig with the farmers. After digging, wash it with water, and then weigh it."

As Li Chengqian said, he directed the guards, one team was responsible for digging, and the other team was responsible for collecting.

"Be careful when you dig, don't dig up the sweet potatoes to rot!"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw that someone went down with a hoe and broke several pieces.

After receiving Li Chengqian's order, those people became very careful.

Afterwards, Li Chengqian went to pick up the few sweet potatoes that had been dug up, and then picked up branches to light a fire.

Before the fire burned, Li Chengqian threw a few sweet potatoes into the fire.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang asked curiously, "General Governor, what are you doing?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "This is called roasted sweet potato. It's delicious. You can try it later."

A group of officials gathered in a pile, looking at the sweet potatoes being dug up one by one, they couldn't help whispering.

"Tell me, what is this thing? Why is the governor so concerned?"

"Such a big one, I'm afraid the portion is not light, and I don't know if I can eat it!"

The officials looked at the backs of the working guards, and there were densely packed sweet potatoes. If these things could be eaten, there would probably be no famine in the future!
Soon, all the sweet potatoes were dug out.

Li Chengqian asked them to put the sweet potatoes into baskets, and then called Hu Cao's servants to weigh how many sweet potatoes had been dug out.

"Great governor, it's weighed out, a total of [-] catties!" Fang Xiong walked over and said.

"So much?" Li Chengqian was also a little surprised.

Originally, he thought that a total of [-] jin would be enough, but he didn't expect to grow [-] jin, which was almost double the expected amount.

At this time, Changshi Fanwen came over, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Great Governor, please forgive me for taking the liberty, I don't know this thing, what is it for?"

"This thing is called sweet potato, and it's for eating."

"eat?"

This is not only the model essay, but even Zhuge Liang couldn't help but say, "Great Governor, have you never heard of this thing before?"

Li Chengqian picked up a sweet potato, began to peel it with a knife, and then peeled a piece for each of them.

"Try it."

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, and looking at the fragrant sweet potatoes in their hands, the officials were hesitant and dared not eat them.

Even Zhuge Liang is the same.

Li Chengqian gave them a blank look, threw the sweet potato into his mouth, and began to chew it with relish.

He ate them all, and the officials felt relieved, and then followed suit by throwing the sweet potatoes into their mouths.

Ok?
This smell... seems quite strange.

With a hint of fragrance and a hint of sweetness, it tasted completely different from what they had eaten before.

"Eatable, really edible!"

Li Chengqian smiled slightly, and continued: "Let me tell you, this thing is not only edible, but also one mu of land, conservatively estimated to be able to grow four thousand catties!"

"Four thousand catties!"

Hearing this number, the officials were shocked?

Zhuge Liang's heart also set off huge waves, but he didn't change his face and said: "Great Governor, are you serious?"

Li Chengqian said: "It's about people's livelihood, do you think the governor would joke about this kind of thing?"

"If we can really produce [-] catties per mu, then... my Tang Dynasty will never be short of food, and there will never be hungry people!"

The excited hands of all the officials trembled a little, and what's more, they lost their composure and knelt on the ground directly, with their faces touching the ground.

"A gift from God, this is a gift from God!"

Qianzhou is dry all year round, and as a remote place, the imperial court rarely asks about the situation in Qianzhou.

Therefore, Qianzhou officials are used to living a life of full and hungry, and with this sweet potato, this situation will no longer exist!
Nowadays, the people of Tang Dynasty are already considered rich, but the yield per mu is only about [-] catties.

And this sweet potato is at least [-] catties per mu, so will the people starve to death in the future?

Just kidding, it will be easier to starve to death than to starve to death!

"If there is such a high output, it can be extended to the whole Qianzhou!" Zhuge Liang said excitedly, stroking his beard.

When a group of people were chatting around, a scent suddenly wafted over.

Everyone stopped chatting immediately, except for Li Chengqian, everyone couldn't help shaking their noses, looking for the source of this fragrance.

Just when they were curious, Li Chengqian walked to the previous fire, fiddled with a branch for a while, and four roasted sweet potatoes were picked out.

"Everyone, this is the smell of roasted sweet potatoes. How about it? Isn't it delicious?"

Everyone's Adam's apple rolled up and down, and their eyes were fixed on the four ugly but fragrant sweet potatoes, wishing to swallow them immediately.

At this moment, more than a dozen people suddenly came here.

Now that spring begins, the common people naturally come to sow seeds.

As a result, as soon as they arrived at the edge of the field, they saw Li Chengqian and others here.

So they wanted to come over to say hello, but just as they came over, they suddenly smelled a strange fragrance.

"The governor..."

The people greeted respectfully.

"Hi everybody!"

Li Chengqian looked at them, his heart suddenly moved, and then he picked up a sweet potato from the ground, peeled it, divided it into four pieces, and handed it to four people.

Then he picked up the remaining sweet potatoes and distributed them to everyone.

"Commander, what is this?"

The people wondered.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not poisonous."

When the people heard this, they stopped hesitating and stuffed the roasted sweet potatoes into their mouths.

"Well…"

In just a moment, the expressions of the people changed, first they were astonished, then shocked.

(End of this chapter)