Chapter 986: Cassava is so good, one person can grow it and ten people can be fed~
The rain stopped, and the small-scale elite marched at a high speed. The black wolf Toltec and two hundred personal guards ran along the white sand coast for forty or fifty miles, and finally arrived at the place where the exploration fleet had hidden when the sun was setting.
By the river and lake.
Everyone looked from a distance, and saw the golden red lake surface reflecting the light of the setting sun, and tall reeds growing densely along the river. On the clear lake surface, birds fell from time to time, and even turtles lying flat on the water could be seen.
Floating, like rocks in the lake, leisurely, calm and peaceful.
The black wolf Toltec stood by the river, looking at the flat lake connected to the river. The scene in front of him was so peaceful that it was difficult for him to imagine the fierce water battles and desperate fights. Tropical rivers, lakes and jungles were always...
It is so full of vitality that it will swallow up all flesh and blood, not even leaving dry bones, and use life to erase death.
"Praise the Lord God! What a natural inner harbor for the Navy!... Chuchute, what is the name of this lake connected to the sea through a river?"
"Uh, respected leader Black Wolf!... There are no fish in this lake, but there are many big turtles... The local villagers call it, uh, Big Turtle Lake!..."
"What? Big Turtle Lake?"
Black Wolf narrowed his eyes, looked at the leisurely giant turtle on the lake, grinned, and showed his sharp teeth.
"Uta!"
"Here, boss!"
"Go! Bring someone to get some big turtles! Tonight, we will camp here and eat roasted big turtles to replenish our energy!..."
"Yes! Boss!"
Black Wolf gave a few brief instructions and arranged the camp tonight. Then, he looked at the end of the team and asked a lean and simple Prepecha warrior.
"Local fish! Where is the cassava field that Old Man Qi planted at that time?"
"Well, Chief Black Wolf...it's this lake, right in this area! But where exactly...it was mainly owned by Captain Qi at that time, and it only lasted less than two acres...I can't remember!..."
The lean yellow fish touched his head and stared at the wide lake and the tall reeds for a long time. He was one of the last sixteen people to return from the Cuban exploration fleet, and was therefore exempted by Shulot.
He was awarded the title of Military Noble. Now that he had returned to the lake where bloodshed had once occurred, there was unspeakable emotion in his eyes, and he was also a little confused.
"Boss, why don't we look for it? The leaves of this thing are very wide, like the palm of your hand. They are also very tall, and they appear in clumps..."
"What?! It's such a big area, 30 miles in a circle along the lake, and the reeds are so tall! When will we find this?!"
Black Wolf frowned, looked at the leader Chu Chute, and ordered.
"Go! Go to the nearest village and call the local hunters and fishermen! Ask them first if they know..."
The summer sun sets later. Before the last sun sets, the hunter from the nearby village finally obeys the order. When he hears the plants described by the yellow fish, the village hunter is surprised for a moment, and suddenly shouts loudly.
"Ah! Gods! I know!...It's the grass of the dead! Eating the grass of the dead can kill people!...I know where it is, and I'll take you there!"
After a lot of twists and turns, everyone finally found the cassava field planted among the reeds in the bay of the lake. After a year of wind and rain, the traces of the field had long disappeared. And the cassava bushes grew densely together.
Even without the care of farmers, they are still growing vigorously.
"God bless you! Is this small tree like a mature cassava?"
It was dark, and the black wolf held the torch, stared at the cassava bush in front of him, and estimated the height. Most of the grown cassava trees were more than half a person tall, and the stems were also very thick. With the height advantage of cassava, this
There are almost no weeds in a cassava bush. Compared with the most common corn, pumpkins and beans in the Alliance, this "new" crop is obviously easy to grow and survive.
"Tsk tsk! This is what His Highness said, a divine crop with a yield of five to six hundred kilograms per mu?... It is said to have the divinity of death and the vitality of the earth. It must be peeled off before it can be eaten..."
Hei Lang touched his chin and looked at the strong cassava bush for a while. Then he looked at the military nobleman Yellow Fish and asked.
"Ocean fish, I remember this thing is quite troublesome. How do you eat it?"
"Uh...Boss, Captain Qi made up a new song, it's about cassava, it's easy to remember!"
Hearing this, Tuhuangyu cleared his throat, imitated the accent of the old militiamen, and began to sing a song.
"Cassava is so good. One person can grow it and feed ten people! Even though it's good, it's not good either. It's born with the skin of a dead person. If you eat it casually, it will kill you!..."
"The Lord God is good. He has given you a treasure. Dig out the rhizome, which is thick and long! Peel it off, cut it into pieces, soak it in water to disperse the poison, and you can eat birds after waiting overnight!..."
"After soaking in water, boil it and make it into a paste. It will be delicious. Dry it, grind it into powder, bake it into cakes and keep them for a long time. God bless your highness! ... Oh! God bless your highness! ... Cassava,
It’s good, one person can plant enough to feed ten people…”
Listening to the harsh and looping song of the native yellow fish, Black Wolf Toltec's eyelids twitched, but the sound was so haunting and magical that it was unforgettable. He was silent for a while, then shook his head and stopped.
"Okay! Stop singing! My head hurts when I hear it!... Mikui, go and bring a few people to dig up some cassava roots for me and soak them in water... Tomorrow morning, I want to taste this for myself.
What does it taste like to grow the God-blessed crops that His Highness values so much!”
"Yes, boss!..."
"Hei Lang leader, I'm going to help too, I'm familiar with this!..."
"Yuhuangyu, don't worry!"
The black wolf Toltec shook his head. He stretched out his big hand, held down the lean yellow fish, and asked seriously.
"Witness the Lord God! This piece of cassava doesn't look like much... How many acres can be expanded to grow?!"
"Hei Lang Chief, these cassava have grown up, and the stems can be cut off and planted again... It is no problem to cut out more than ten stems from one cassava. The two acres of cassava land... can be expanded no matter what.
Give me twenty acres!"
"Twenty acres? So little?..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "God bless you! There are so many! Corn can't survive without it! ... In another year, there will be at least more than two hundred acres! ..."
"Hey! It's true!"
Hei Lang opened his eyes wide and worked hard to calculate with his fingers, and then he completed the multiplication ten times. He pondered for a moment, staring into the eyes of the yellow fish, which made him tremble.
"Uh! Black Wolf Leader?..."
"Lotus Yellow Fish, His Highness gave me a royal order to expand the cultivation of cassava and popularize this new high-yielding crop..."
The black wolf Toltec was bright and energetic. He looked at the yellow fish and ordered decisively.
"Witness the Lord God! You are good! You are knowledgeable and can work! This task of expanding cassava planting will probably take many years, so I will leave it to you!..."
"Ah! I...Leave it to me?! But, I'm alone..."
"Ha! As for the insufficient manpower, I will let you choose from the tribal warriors and militiamen recruited by the legion!..."
Black Wolf waved his hand, patted the Yellow Fish on the shoulder, and generously rewarded him.
"Right here, by this big turtle lake! I will set up a tribal flag team and assign 400 people to take charge of it! And this big lake that is thirty miles away will be left to you!... Well,
One tribesman can farm at least five acres, and four hundred people can farm two thousand acres?... Then they can farm for at least two years!..."
"Local croaker, the Lord God has witnessed! Give you two years to grow two thousand acres of cassava! If you do well, I will promote you to another level and build you a 4,000-strong banner team.
Plant cassava! I’ve already thought of the name of the flag team, it’s called Cassava Flag!…”
"Nothing! If you don't do well..."
The black wolf Toltec narrowed his eyes, stared at the yellow fish coldly, and grinned again, showing his sharp teeth.
"Lord God, witness! Your Highness and I will be very angry!"
"Ah! Ah this?...If you grow well, you will be in charge of a large flag team? Cassava flag?...If you grow poorly, eh..."
The native yellow fish stood dumbly for a moment, then trembled violently. He knelt down respectfully to accept the order and shouted loudly.
"Yes, the Lord God bless you! Chief Black Wolf, I will plant a good cassava field for the Lord God, for His Highness, and for your order!..."
"Very good! You should be so energetic!..."
The black wolf Toltec held the torch and nodded with satisfaction. Then, he turned around, with his back to the lush cassava field, looking toward the disappearing darkness in the west, and whispered to himself leisurely.
"Actually! It's best to leave this job to Old Man Qi! But he should be in Yunshe Mountain City..."
"The Lord God bless you! Counting the time, the Yunshe Mountain City that has never fallen must have fallen!..."
The wind blows thousands of miles to the west, and darkness envelopes the mountain city, with sporadic drizzle. Under the rain curtain in the mountain city, groups of silent guard warriors are climbing along the steep mountain road. Not far above their heads,
The back village of Yunshe Mountain City has quietly opened its door.
