Although Zhang San had cotton seeds at this time, there was still a long way to go before he could wear cotton-padded clothes, but he finally had hope.
The most important thing that Oris brought to him this time was the corn. Although there were only two stalks, there could be thousands of seeds. According to the half success rate, Zhang San would have enough after this autumn.
of corn.
By then, planting can be promoted in Zhangjiacun.
Li Shimin did not keep the potatoes privately this year, but distributed them to some distinguished ministers and asked them to take the lead in planting them in their own fields.
At first, Zhang San didn't understand why Li Shimin did this. There were so many people who couldn't afford to eat, so why didn't farmers give priority to planting?
Later, after some advice from Fang Xuanling, Zhang San suddenly understood.
Land is the lifeblood of the people. A family depends on the output of the land all year round, so they naturally care about the crops planted in the ground and use grains passed down from their ancestors.
Although potatoes have been successfully grown in Zhangjiacun, it does not mean that people in other places trust or feel at ease.
Therefore, the safest way is to first let these nobles who are not short of money and have plenty of money to plant, and play a leading role.
Li Shimin did not provide these potatoes to them for free. Li Shimin had to keep one third of what he grew.
Next year will be the time for Li Shimin to vigorously promote potato cultivation.
Pumpkin seeds were also planted by Li Shimin in his "performance field". As an emperor, in order to show that he attached great importance to agricultural development, Li Shimin would personally go into battle during spring plowing. When Zhang San came to see Li Shimin, he was performing a personal political show. However,
Zhang San also agreed with Li Shimin's approach.
Whether it's a performance or a sincere one, it's really commendable that the emperor Li Shimin can do this.
Zhang Fu left as quickly as he could and came back quickly, bringing back two corn stalks and half a pack of cotton seeds from Oris.
Zhang San was even more happy when he saw these two corns, which were golden in color and full of seeds.
Regardless of whether Oris still has corn or not, with these two corn cobs, Zhang San will be able to make corn take root in the Tang Dynasty.
"Sanlang, what are you holding? It looks so good!" Xiaoyan helped Fang Keying to the living room and was very curious when she saw Zhang San holding two golden sticks in his hands.
"Honey, please slow down and sit down first. This is a good thing in my hand. I call it corn." Zhang San put down the corn and helped Fang Keying to the chair and sat down.
"Corn?" Fang Keying was naturally confused when she heard this name for the first time.
But since it means rice, I guess it must be for food, right?
"This corn is also a high-yield grain. It tastes very good and is rich in starch. It is a very good food crop and can be planted in rotation with wheat." Zhang San introduced.
"Oh, really? Can it be as high-yielding as potatoes?" Although Fang Keying has seen a lot of high-yielding grains from Zhang San, he can't help but wonder how much yield this corn can have.
"Well, that's not true, but corn can be stored better than potatoes. This is the real food. Like grains, although potatoes and pumpkins have greater yields, they can only be called food." Zhang San replied.
Zhang San discovered another high-yielding food crop. This news spread quickly to people in the house as Fang Keying spread it.
Of course, both the master and the servants of the family were discussing this thing called corn, but no one spoke about it outside.
Now everyone knows that if the good things in the family are known to outsiders, especially saints, they will be taken away directly by you without even leaving a hair for you.
When the pumpkins were originally planted, everyone was ready to taste the pumpkins. However, Xie Yun leaked the secret, and the emperor went directly to his home and took away all the pumpkins.
After working hard for half a year, there was nothing left in the end. Fortunately, the lady was smart and didn't plant them all at the time, but still kept the seeds.
No, a few days ago, the Duke was so happy that he sent people to pick two big pumpkins from the vegetable garden, and everyone in the house got a piece of them to eat.
Tsk! That taste is so delicious.
This corn looks even more beautiful, and I think it will taste better. I heard from Sir Alex that this is real grain, and it can still produce seven to eight hundred kilograms of grain per acre.
This is a treasure, and we can't let outsiders know about it. By the way, we can't tell Xie Yun. He is just a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with the food. The lady treated him so well at that time, but the result was that the family was
sold.
I don’t know what Sir Alex was thinking about letting him come back. He should be left to fend for himself outside.
Xie Yun doesn't come back to live often now and has been living in a thatched house in the experimental field. A large part of the reason is that people in the mansion ignore him.
Xie Yun naturally knew why, and was even more grateful to Zhang San because of this.
So Xie Yun kept working hard, hoping to atone for what happened last time.
"Xie Hua'er, go and ask your master to come back. I have something to do for him." Zhang San repeated the origin and value of corn before sending the younger sister and others away.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Xie Hua'er was very happy when she heard this. She called her master over at this time, naturally because of the corn matter.
His master has been pursuing the promotion of the farm all his life. Unfortunately, he took the wrong path last time because of his obsession. Fortunately, Zhang San ignored the past and forgave him, otherwise Xie Yun's life would have been over.
When Xie Hua'er left, the younger sister pouted and asked, "Third brother, are you going to give this corn to Xie Yun to plant?"
"Yes, after all, he is a professional at doing this. We are all busy, so let him save the trouble. But Third Brother is not defenseless. When the time comes, I will ask the people in the escort to pay more attention. Don't worry, after last time
Xie Yun will not be stupid again about that matter." Zhang San knew that the younger sister was still unwilling to forgive Xie Yun, and was even more worried about him.
"Then you have to be careful, don't let him steal our things again this time." The younger sister warned.
"Don't worry, no one dares to steal our things when Brother San is here." Zhang San said with a smile.
Not long after, Xie Yun and Xie Hua'er trotted back together. On such a hot day, both of them were sweating profusely.
Xie Yun was covered in dust, obviously he was not idle today either.
On the way back, Xie Hua'er had already told Xie Yun about the corn, and told her master that Zhang San might give him the corn to plant.
Hearing the news, Xie Yun was so excited that the man who ran along the way screamed very fast. If Xie Hua'er hadn't called him from behind to slow down, Xie Yun would have wanted to fly back with his wings.
However, Zhang San hadn't yet understood what he said, so Xie Yun was still in a state of confusion at this moment.