Zhou Heng approached Zhang Fuling, grabbed a skewer of roasted potato chips and started eating. He took a few bites and stopped immediately. Zhang Fuling glanced at him and raised his eyebrows. What's wrong with you?

Zhou Heng shook his head slightly, hid behind him and whispered:

"It's too thin to cut, so the baked one is a bit dry. This one needs to be baked and bubbled. It's crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, so that it tastes delicious."

The emperor was close and could hear it clearly. He also picked up a string, tasted it, and watched Zhou Heng laugh.

"Your mouth is very tricky. You can tell the problem by just taking a bite. However, this roast is a bit dry, so it is not as sweet as Laifu roast."

Fang Jizhong hurried over.

"Why don't the old slaves let someone bake a portion again?"

The old emperor waved his hand and looked at the people next to him. Wen Changjin just tasted the corn cake and a slice of roasted potatoes, but the others didn't move.

Those military generals and civil servants were quite realistic. They tasted everything and nodded occasionally.

"Tell me, how do these things taste?"

The general was straight and grinned.

"The best thing is the plate of lamb chops. This thing is soft and glutinous, and it tastes like lamb chops. It seems to be better than grilled lamb chops alone."

The other one came over and kept nodding.

"I also think so. The roasted corn is also delicious and chewy. This thing must be hungry."

A civil servant who looked very burly stepped forward and clasped his fists and said:

"I have tasted it. Although these foods are not considered delicacies, they are much better than ordinary brown rice or yellow rice."

Wen Changjin bowed, "Does Your Majesty want to promote planting?"

Zhou Heng was stunned. He didn't expect that Wen Changjin was so smart. It seemed that this guy was not given for nothing. He could be a minister in the Ministry of Revenue, and he had lasting for a long time. Naturally, he had his powerful side. It seemed that he should be careful!

The old emperor smiled, "Just because of this, ask Liu Renli to come up!"

After saying that, the old emperor returned to his seat and all the ministers stood up. After a moment, Liu Renli followed a little eunuch into the imperial study. Yu Guang glanced at Zhang Fuling and Zhou Heng. His originally panicked heart instantly became much more stable.

Liu Renli quickly stepped forward to greet the old emperor.

"Liu Renli, the governor of Tongzhou, met His Majesty!"

The old emperor waved his hand, "No need to be polite, Liu Aiqing will introduce the matter of growing corn and gold potatoes in Tongzhou."

Liu Renli quickly said yes, and asked him to say that this is naturally well-known and less nervous.

"Last year, my brother Zhou Heng was the judge of the left hospital of the Imperial Hospital. He got two things from the people of the vassal state, namely corn and gold potatoes, and was cultivated in the Beishan greenhouse. During this period, he found that the growth cycle of these two crops was short and extremely high yield.

I thought I could try to promote it, so I chose 100 acres of middle fields in Tongzhou for experimental planting, including 80 acres of plain fields and 20 acres of slopes. It took a total of 100 days from breeding to maturity.

The harvest was carried out three days ago. Although these two crops did not meet the yield of the warm-up house, they were also very amazing. The average yield per mu of corn reached 12 stones, and the average yield per mu of gold and potatoes reached 24 stones. These baskets are the samples brought here."

Liu Renli's speech was not fast. As soon as these numbers were spoken, the entire Yushuoyan inhaled instantly. These numbers really shocked everyone present.

A man beside Wen Changjin quickly saluted the old emperor.

"Your Majesty just said that he had gone to Tongzhou three days ago. Could it be that he had seen Liu Zhizhou and others harvest these two crops?"

The old emperor supported his knees with both hands, shook his arms, and had a smile on his face.

"That's right, I received the news that I took Zhang Fuling to Tongzhou with me, and on a whim, and then harvested a piece of golden potatoes from a land. Now my arms are still sore, but I'm really relieved to see so much harvest!"

Zhang Fuling quickly bowed, "Your Majesty has really worked hard. When I came down from that chunk of land, I also felt sore in my back. I really missed this kind of work."

Zhou Heng had a black line at the end, and the two of them sang together, recalling the scene of working in a trench, which made the people present so embarrassed. They didn’t take you there even after hearing this. Do you have to reflect on yourself?

At this moment, a general took two steps back, walked to the table again, broke a piece of corn cake and stuffed it into his mouth, and savored it more carefully than before, before returning to his original position.

"I didn't taste it carefully just now, but now I realize that although this cake feels a little hard in the mouth, it still has a hint of sweetness and less moisture when chewing it carefully. I wonder how long this cake can be stored?"

After saying that, he looked up at Liu Renli, and it was obvious that this question was asked directly by Liu Renli.

Liu Renli didn't rush to answer, but put his hand into his arms, searched for a while, took out a cloth bag and opened it. There was a pancake inside. Of course, this pancake was not as delicate as the table, and there was also the mark left by finger slapping.

He broke the pancake a piece and handed it to the general. The man was not polite. He grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth. He paused his movements and then chewed it hard, swallowed it for a moment and looked at Liu Renli.

"This official uniform has been in the car. We have been busy these days and have not worn it. Now it should be stored eight days ago. Although it is a bit dry, it does not taste bad. As for how long it can be stored, it hasn't been tried."

The general's eyes widened in an instant, and the steamed cakes were stored for at most for six or seven days, but the taste was similar to that of biting a stone.

When Liu Renli took out the cloth bag, he looked carefully. The folding mark on the cloth bag was very obvious and it was definitely not something that could be formed in one or two days.

He looked at Liu Renli with a serious look. He believed it and turned around and looked at the old emperor.

"Your Majesty's cake can be used as military rations. It will be stored for a longer time than steamed cakes and taste better. Can it be provided in large quantities? The old minister hopes that the Ministry of War can raise this for food and grass supply."

When Zhou Heng heard this, he quickly lowered his head slightly. This guy was directly asked the Ministry of War to raise corn as military rations when he came up. You must know that there is no large-scale promotion yet. Only after promotion can we achieve high yields. It is too early to say that military quota is now.

Sure enough, Wen Changjin quickly took a step forward.

"Your Majesty, whether this crop can be cultivated on a large scale and whether it can be stored for a long time needs to be verified. Just relying on such an experimental field will allow the people to change their planting habits for thousands of years. This is too difficult. Moreover, it also involves land taxes."

The old emperor nodded, "Wen Aiqing said it makes sense. What kind of field can Liu Renli grow corn and golden potatoes? Have you done an experiment?"

"As we all know, this spring, Tongzhou was flooded in spring. We dug the canals to deal with it early, and did not cause any major losses. However, at the beginning of planting, the fields were still too wet.

Later, in order to measure whether these two crops are drought-resistant and cold-resistant, no fertilization was carried out. Only on severe frost days, dead grass was burned in the fields twice. These 80 acres of ordinary middle fields were irrigated once during scion and flowering, while twenty acres of slopes were not irrigated.

During harvesting, it was found that the yield of gold potatoes planted on the slope was higher, while there was no obvious difference in corn. Therefore, we determined that these two crops have strong drought, flood and cold resistance. Even in the bitter and cold areas of northern Liaoning, planting for one season will not be a problem."

These words instantly shocked the people present. The person who asked the question just beside Wen Changjin stopped Wen Changjin and moved a step towards Liu Renli.

"What you mean is that this crop can be harvested in a bitter and cold place for a short time. Do you know that snow may have been flying in August in recent years?"

Liu Renli nodded with a clear expression on his face.

"My dear oneself, we have a method to plant now. Even in Tongzhou, we can plant it for two seasons. It only takes three days. The fields that Your Majesty and Lord Zhang went to that day have been renovated. The personnel responsible for breeding are screening for good varieties. They can be planted within five days, and they can be harvested again around August 15th."
Chapter completed!