The new sunflower seeds were moist. Li Yi picked a big one and cracked it. He looked at the kernel and was quite satisfied.
"If you can eat it, eat it first. Let the others dry and use a dustpan or blow them in a windmill."
Li Yi ate a few and found it strenuous. The sunflower seeds were not dry and were too soft.
It was best to pick them with one's nails, but he didn't grow his nails.
Princess Yongmu and Xiao Lan grabbed the seeds and knocked them. Their hands and mouths were covered in fluff.
After eating a handful, Princess Yongmu looked at Xiao Lan's mouth and stopped eating. "Li Lang, how can we deal with it without this fluff?"
"Boil it with seasoning. Cook it like five-spice beans and then dry it.
Just fry it directly. After frying it, there will still be black stuff on it. Actually, there is also boiling it, but it is relatively small. "
Li Yi didn't have any good ideas about sunflower seeds. Unless he didn't crack them and directly used equipment to remove the seeds, it would be clean.
However, if he didn't crack the seeds, how could he eat them? The fun was in cracking them, including watermelon seeds and pumpkin seeds.
"We grow pumpkin seeds. The seeds are also quite delicious. They can be used as medicine and mainly as food."
Li Yi thought of pumpkin seeds and found that there was another snack.
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In the political affairs hall, Yao Chong and the others were also there. They didn't have any big cases to deal with recently, so they were slightly free.
They were drinking tea, cracking melon seeds, and watermelon seeds.
Now, watermelons were being cultivated in two directions. The seeds with large seeds were planted separately, and the seeds with large seeds were selected.
The other branch was small seeds, small seeds, sweet melons, and big melons.
There were also all kinds of hybrids to see if they could grow magical things.
The Sinongsi had always been in charge of such things. It started many years ago.
Now that they had a lot of money, they wanted to graft and hybridize everything. If they found a good thing, it would be beneficial to the country and the people.
It was agreed that the results would be recorded by them. Whoever was in charge and who operated it would be put in a book. There would be a lot of copies so that people in the future would know.
"Salt frosted potatoes are better when drinking wine. The potatoes with vinegar are slightly hard and have a bad taste." Su Yi was commenting on the dishes.
"The vinegar one is better. It's crispy. The juicy one is too soft. It's suitable for people with bad teeth." Bi Goo objected.
"In my opinion, mashed potatoes are still the best, especially when you add some chopped green onions and egg sauce when you eat rice with water. It's more fragrant than salted beans." Liu Chong had his own opinion.
Everyone started to discuss how to cook the dishes. Their main purpose was to ease their mood after today's shock.
The species brought back from overseas began to be harvested, and the yield per mu was higher than the previous one.
He used to compare potatoes with rice and wheat. Later, he understood that potatoes should be compared with vegetables.
"The five thousand elite cavalry of the Later Turkic Khaganate have given us an opportunity. Next year, we will plant crops on the steppe, and the people there will no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat."
After relaxing, Song Jing got down to business. With Li Yi's promotion, the entire Tang dynasty benefited from Li Yi's contribution, so it didn't matter anymore.
"Xiao Yi said to sell to barbarian merchants first to cheat some money." Bi Goo mentioned what he said to Li Yi a few days ago.
"Sell to barbarian merchants? What will the people of the Tang dynasty grow?" Yao Chong was obviously unhappy.
"Sell a little. For example, how much is a seed? Xiao Yi said to sell the precious seeds by the number of seeds.
After selling to barbarian merchants, the people of the Tang dynasty will weigh the seeds by the catty. They don't expect to earn money from the people with the seeds.
The people's products are high, and the people of the Tang dynasty who don't farm will have cheap food to eat. "
Bi Goo explained. Sell a little and use it to plant. When they go back, they will slowly plant more and more seeds.
Su Yi took a sip of tea and put down the cup. "This year, Li Yi will continue to plant. How many seeds can he produce by next year? I don't think he can promote it. "
"Seeds can be planted on the steppe. You can't find a large area of idle land elsewhere.
The steppe needs to be plowed and sun-dried in advance. It's too late to wait for the seeds to be planted.
This winter, we'll drive the Later Turks far away. The other tribes will submit to the Tang dynasty, so they can plow the steppe. "
Zhang Jiuling was thinking about the next spring. They would plow the steppe without waiting for the grass to grow. They would see how the land was in the summer.
Everyone agreed on this point. There was too much land on the steppe. If the grass could grow as tall as a person, it meant that the land was fertile.
At other times, no one would plow the steppe because they were afraid of war. There was too little manpower to plow the steppe, so they were all preparing for war.
"The land in Hebei Province is also good. Without the worry of the Xi and Khitans invading the border, we should plant a large amount of wheat.
The people in other places have less land. Allow them to migrate and rent livestock, farming tools, and seeds to them.
After they harvest, they can slowly pay them back. They don't have to pay rent.
They can directly sell the seeds they grow for money. They don't even have to pay taxes for the first few years. "
Bi Goo became generous. He no longer stared at the small amount of money in the fields. After he finished planting and cultivating the seeds, he would sell them. The entire Tang dynasty would benefit.
The purpose of building the Yellow River Bridge was to facilitate transportation. They could transport grain from Hebei Province across the bridge and use the railway.
When there were more steam engine ships, transportation in the summer would be faster and cheaper.
Before that, the ships would still be the main transportation force.
As they talked, they felt an inexplicable sense of relaxation. The tea was sweet and a little salty. That's right, it was definitely not for eating spiced melon seeds.
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As new species continued to be harvested, the rumbling train arrived at Chang 'an Station again.
Different from a few days ago, it was not goods that were transported, but people.
The navy stood in the carriages of the train and were sent to Chang 'an. There were no passenger carriages, so it was still under construction.
They could sit in the carriages. Sitting down, they could not see outside. Of course, they could not see outside even if they stood.
Therefore, they put wooden stools in the carriages. They said that they could sit on the stools when they were tired of standing. In fact, they were stepping on the stools to look outside.
The carriages of the Tang dynasty were not as high as Li Yi's. The navy's stools were also not high. They held the sides of the carriages with their hands.
They were not afraid of slight shaking. How could the shaking be worse than on a ship?
At night, they could not see anything. It was dark all around. They could not see street lights or people's lights.
At dawn, there were people. There were also fields and mountains.
The people walking on the road also looked curiously at the heads that popped out of the carriages. It was very strange.
When they passed by Lantian County, the navy who came for the first time knew how poor their hometown was.
They built new houses in their hometown, but they were still far behind Lantian County.
When they arrived at Chang 'an, the prosperity of Chang' an made them feel like they were in a dream.
Li Longji and the rest were waiting at the platform. They had breakfast on the platform. Now, they were drinking tea and eating sunflower seeds.
Among the crunching sounds, some people did not know how to hold and eat the seeds. They simply threw the seeds into their mouths, adjusted the position of their tongue, chewed with their big teeth, and spat out the skin.
The sunflower seeds were boiled and then dried in a converter. They added seasoning and salt and threw the whole thing into their mouths. The more they ate, the saltier they became.
"Pfft! Pfft! Xiao Yi, don't add too much salt next time. "
Bi Goo did not know how to eat the seeds. He spat the skin into a small bamboo basket.
"Next time, add a little salt, a big grain of salt. Old Bi, you have to learn how to hold and eat with your hands. Don't worry, your teeth are inlaid. I'll replace them for you if they are chipped. "
Li Yi did not eat the sunflower seeds. He was afraid that his mouth would be dry and he would drink too much water.
He did not mind the hot weather. He roasted sweet potatoes and ate them with Princess Yongmu, Xiao Lan, Chi Dai Pearl Dan, and Princess Jincheng.
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