The people from the Western Agriculture Temple tasted it carefully. They had participated in the whole process, and it was their first time eating it today.
In the future, they would be responsible for cultivating better varieties and increasing production.
Princess Yongmu's mother, Liu Jieyu, looked at the table more than 20 meters away and became more and more unhappy.
She muttered, "Bi Zaifu is sitting in the wrong place. He should be with the people from the Political Affairs Hall to discuss the important matters of the imperial court."
Her head maid asked, "Should I go and coax Bi Zaifu away?"
"Forget it, I think they are asking about something more important than the Political Affairs Hall. In the future, the potatoes can be eaten freely. The soup in the shredded potatoes should be eaten with rice. "
Liu Jieyu waved her hand to stop her and forgave Bi Goo who did not have a discerning eye.
As soon as she finished speaking, she became angry again. Song Jing and a group of people carried the plates and went over.
Then Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan carried the plates and walked over. Obviously, they did not want to eat with them.
Then, Liu Jieyu saw Li Longji walking over.
"Mother, I'm coming over to accompany you." Princess Yongmu said with a smile. She was not like this in the past.
Liu Jieyu felt that her daughter was better now. She was lively, quiet, and quiet. She spoke little all day and rarely smiled.
She was living as if someone else wanted her to live, not her own life.
"Yuanyuan, how do you serve rice?" Liu Jieyu noticed the difference.
"Braised pork tastes better than rice. Pumpkin and potato pancakes are suitable to be eaten with soup.
Rice beans should be cooked with other beans after they are ripe. However, if it is stewed, it is better than string beans with its skin.
It is the same as potatoes. It can be eaten as rice and also as a dish. It is more filling than other dishes. "
Princess Yongmu did not forget to 'educate'. After she finished speaking, she took a bite and showed a happy expression.
"Give me a bowl of rice. I'm not used to eating pumpkin pancakes." Liu Jieyu was hungry.
On the other side, Li Longji was eating pumpkin pancakes with pork ribs. He came over to see what everyone was talking about.
Yao Chong had a question, "Xiao Yi, according to what you said, after removing the water content of potatoes, the yield per mu is not much different from rice and wheat.
If you were an ordinary citizen, would you be willing to plant new crops? "
Those in the group and those on duty nodded in succession. Yes, they had just thought of this.
After discussion, research, and analysis, they found that it was difficult.
After confirming that there was no other way to solve the problem, he came over and asked Li Yi, "Aren't you very capable?"
"Prime Minister Yao, are you saying that if we plant potatoes, we can't plant wheat or rice? Snatch land? "Li Yi asked.
"Yes!" Yao Chong nodded.
"Do the common people grow mustard? Growing cabbage? Growing sorghum? After the winter wheat was harvested, they had to plant something else.
They planted potatoes as food crops and snatched the land of the grain.
But if the potatoes were grown as vegetables, it would snatch the vegetable field.
It was a vegetable, and the yield of mustard in the Tang dynasty could not be compared to that of potatoes.
If the mustard is used to pickle vegetables instead of potatoes, the common people will be very happy. "
After Li Yi finished speaking, he started eating. What are you guys thinking about? When did potatoes become a staple food?
"Eh?" The ministers were stunned. Why didn't they analyze it? Potatoes as vegetable seeds? It's not …
"It's vegetables!" Bi Goo echoed, "In the winter of the north, there are no more cabbages and radishes."
Li Longji added, "The emergence of greenhouses increased the number of vegetables. They can't be compared to glass greenhouses, but they can make vegetables grow.
Later on, potatoes and pumpkins were added. Even dried vegetables, there are still dried beans. Yes, peanuts and sweet potatoes are also vegetables.
Potatoes have a high yield and can be planted in spring for a whole winter. Why don't the common people plant them? "
"Yes, plant, we … didn't expect that." Yao Chong was depressed. He should have let his thoughts wander a little more.
"Mm!" Li Longji nodded slightly, indicating that it was okay.
The group of ministers felt even more hurt. Are we so useless in the eyes of Her Majesty? Is Her Majesty used to it?
Song Jing quickly remedied, "After harvesting the winter wheat, it's suitable to plant potatoes instead of sorghum."
"When the time comes, we will plant corn. Corn is the staple food. The current corn has a higher yield than the current wheat and rice.
As for what to plant, it depends on the situation of the land, the situation of the people, and the demand.
In addition to providing food, sorghum also provides sorghum stalks and weaving tools.
Corn stalks can't be woven, but they can be used as fodder. Corn is relatively drought resistant, but it can't be compared to sorghum. Sorghum can withstand both drought and flood. "
Li Yi compared the crops and explained clearly. What to plant wasn't what the common people should plant, but what was suitable for them to plant.
The people who lived on the mountainside lacked water and saw that the people who lived in the mountains had a lot of water. If they planted corn, they would follow suit. Without water, they would die of drought and could only plant sorghum.
One more crop, one more choice, and the land would be used as much as possible.
It also depends on the manpower. If there wasn't enough labor, they needed to plant crops that were easy to manage.
There were many cattle and sheep in the area. If they could plant sorghum and corn, they would naturally plant corn.
Li Yi ate two mouthfuls of food, "In addition, peanuts are a cash crop. They can be squeezed for oil and eaten as vegetables and snacks.
Our squeezing technology is too low-end. After the oil is squeezed, the peanut meal can still be eaten by people. It's a good meal for livestock.
Sunflowers will be harvested in a few days. They are the same as peanuts, cash crops. They can be squeezed for oil and eaten as snacks.
Sunflowers can be planted in front and behind the houses where the sunlight is not blocked. When they are harvested, they will have snacks to eat. "
"Write it down, Xiao Yi. Write it down. It's better for us to read it."
Bi Goo listened and realized that there were too many ways to plant these crops together. He estimated that he wouldn't be able to finish talking even if he finished talking at night.
After the meal, all the participants were satisfied. They could always find their favorite dishes.
Some people didn't like to eat the fixed staple pumpkin and potato pancakes. Some wanted to eat noodles, while others had the same idea as Princess Yongmu and wanted to eat rice.
There were also some who saw the dishes and felt that the soaked sorghum rice should be more suitable for them.
After the meal, Li Yi ate a little too much. He strolled around to digest the food and took Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan to the sunflower plantation.
No one stipulated that sunflowers had to mature on the same day. Now, some of their heads were already bent and drooping.
"The more fruitful they are, the more humble they are. Look, the full head of the fruit is the lowest after it matures." Li Yi used this as a metaphor.
"Why does a mature dandelion fly so ostentatiously?" Xiao Lan chimed in.
"That's why everyone starts digging before it matures. When it matures, we have to dig out its roots. It's too ostentatious." Li Yi looked at Xiao Lan.
"Li Lang, you're right. I like sunflowers. The main reason is that they revolve with the sun. They have a target, just like how I revolve with you."
Xiao Lan agreed as quickly as she could. Otherwise, she would be dug out. It was quite scary.
Princess Yongmu smiled and pointed at one. "Can we eat it now?"
"Yes, cut it off. Cut two." Li Yi pulled the stalk.
Princess Yongmu took out the small decorative sword at Li Yi's waist and cut it behind his head. The sunflower fell off.
Just because it was a decorative sword didn't mean it wasn't sharp. This sword was just given to Li Yi today. The officials knew that with this sword, he could directly kill people.
They felt that there was no need. What difference did it make if Li Yi didn't have a sword to kill people?
The two sunflower plates were cut off. Li Yi took the sword and continued to cut.
He cut them into pieces and rubbed them with each hand. The sunflower seeds on them kept falling.
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