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Chapter 75: Potato Harvest

"My God, are these 200 vehicles used for us to farm? This car is so easy to pull, it can easily pull a thousand pounds." Qin Yilu said in surprise.

Wang Heng said: "It's for farming, not for you. What's the point of being surprised? But you're wrong. It's just that I'm trying to pull two thousand pounds. Just now, I'm pulling six strong men by myself. It's not hard to walk."

"When I have finished the military farming, I will apply for my lord and come and transform it into a carriage." Qin Yilu said.

"You don't see it, you're quite good at enjoying it."

At this time, the heads of each battalion also came, and the first one was Hao Meng.

"What good things are allocated today?" Hao Meng asked.

Wang Heng pointed to the cart and said, "That's it, eighteen carts and fifty hand saws."

Hao Meng went over and pulled the cart, which was very relaxed. The most important thing was that there was no such tooth-inspiring noise when the wheels were rotating.

"Tsk tsk, it's really convenient to pull out the baggage tent, but it's a little less. We have more than 1,000 people in our camp, and we still need more than 100 cars." Hao Meng said.

Wang Heng explained: "Often the use of chariots by each army is very low, and most of them are idle. However, the utilization rate of garrisons is very high. So we focus on the farmland. Once there is a war, we will allocate the vehicles used by the garrisons to each army for use."

Hao Meng said: "I understand, I understand. Tsk tsk, this hand saw is so sharp that it almost cut my hand. What a good thing."

"Yes, this is a tool for camping and camping. It is carefully maintained and prevents rust," Wang Heng arranged.

Hand saws are mainly assigned to wood monitors and logging teams, and they are used more widely. They are relatively small in various military uses.

After a while, the other battalions also came to collect the baggage. Although the carts looked inconspicuous, they were really easy to use.

Qin Yilu saw Lu Bu and came over and said, "Lord, the first three thousand acres of potatoes planted have begun to turn yellow. I think it's time to harvest."

"Oh, so soon, okay. Let's go now," said Lu Bu.

Qin Yilu arranged for people to pull 200 vans back, which is much more convenient. A van can catch up with the cargo capacity of three or four unicycles, and the vans are very stable and do not need to work hard to master the balance.

Lu Bu and Qin Yilu came to the potato field, which was the earliest potato field to be cultivated. After using enough horse manure, the potato seedlings grew to the knees. This was the result of several sharp tips in the middle.

The seedlings began to turn yellow. Lu Bu took a shovel and dug a few and looked at them. It was very good. On average, each tree bears three or four fruits. The big ones are more than two pounds, while the small ones are also three or four pounds.

Lu Bu dug a few, but stopped digging, and said, "Notify the military advisor to prepare the incense table and pig heads. We will dig it out after the sacrifice."

"Okay, I'll arrange to inform you right away."

The potatoes were excavated and were made in great prosperity. Lu Bu sent a thousand elite troops to Zhangliao camp to maintain order.

Lv Bu, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Hao Meng, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian, and Cao Ping were almost all without combat missions. As special guests, Cao Fang also came, and some famous and prestigious people from Xuzhou City were present.

A war drum performance was performed first, and the soldiers danced a dance to cheer them up.

Thousands of people in Xuzhou City were also notified and watched from the outside.

Chen Gong read out the notice of sacrifice to heaven, then set up incense tables, and contributed two pig heads to sacrifice.

After the sacrifice, we began to prepare for harvest.

Today's ceremony is more important to measure the yield so that more people can understand potatoes. So there was no excavation too much.

Harvest potatoes is not as troublesome as people think about planting them. The hoes are digging one by one.

First, cut off the seedlings and throw them away next to them. Then the strong mule with a plowshare pulled the plowshare and plowed the fields, and white potatoes appeared.

"Look, look, there are too many. It's full."

"We have worked hard for no reason," said Tun Ding.

Another Tun Ding said, "What's the hard work? This thing is so easy to plant. It's simply a fool-like planting. Apart from the time weeding, there's nothing else."

The Tun Dings were shocked, although they had no effect, just looking at the potatoes that were plowed, you could tell that the yield was amazing.

"Really, it seems that Marquis Wen did not lie. Is Marquis Wen really the chosen one?"

"I think so, otherwise there would be such good grain seeds. It seems that Wenhou melon will produce a lot of fruit."

Several famous families in Xuzhou City were muttering in a low voice.

Twenty mules plow ten acres of potatoes, and the speed was quite fast. The resident was holding a bag of marinade bags to hold potatoes.

According to Lu Bu's requirements, the complete and unharmed clothes were put together, and the traumatic insect bites were put together.

A pile of them are placed in acre, and more than a dozen famous people from all walks of life from all walks of life in Xuzhou City witnessed it together.

It is still quite troublesome to pass the scale. It was not until the sun was west in the afternoon that it ended one after another.

Chen Gong announced: "The first acre of potatoes is 9,500 jin (Hanjin). The second acre of potatoes is 8,400 jin."

The total output is ten mu, with a maximum yield of 10,000 jin per mu, and a minimum yield of 7,900 jin per mu. The land is the same, but the amount of fertilizer varies, so the yield also varies.

When Lu Bu saw Chen Gong talking, his hands were shaking and his opponent shook.

Food, what does it mean in the chaotic times of the late Han Dynasty? It means that a large number of refugees and soldiers can be recruited. Isn’t it easy to win if there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers to fight for the world and win the Central Plains?

The Tun Dings were even more excited. Some Tun Dings were already sobbing and burst into tears.

Of course, they did not cry because of potatoes, but remembered their loved ones they lost due to hunger.

Chen Gong said at the top of his voice: "Now, I announce that the new crop potatoes promoted by our great General Lu have been successful. The maximum yield per mu is 10,000 kilograms, and the possibility of increasing it."

"Wow." The applause was thunderous.

People who were watching the fun were thinking that if they planted acre at home, they would not have to go hungry.

Chen Gong continued: "General Lu said that next year, potatoes will be promoted to ordinary people's homes. At that time, planting half an acre of potatoes at home will never go hungry again."

"General Xie Lu."

Everyone knelt down at the same time and gave Lu Bu a gift, so that millions of people could be saved from hunger. This is a great kindness.

Compared to the excitement of small families, large families began to wonder how to increase the rent. Potatoes are so rich that the tenants cannot get the benefits of being useless.

Chen Gong brought a few chefs from the restaurant in the city and made some sour and sour potato shreds to let these famous big families try them one by one. Everyone was very satisfied and generally reported that they were delicious. Of course, there were also very few people who didn't like to eat.
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