When Lin Xuan was placed on the ground, he groaned.
When Li Shimin saw that the beating was over, he had no intention of giving Lin Xuan any more punishment.
He didn't really want to punish Lin Xuan, he just wanted to improve his memory.
"Your Majesty, I am injured and cannot see you. Please forgive me." Lin Xuan said weakly while lying on the stretcher.
When Li Shimin saw Lin Xuan's pretense, he laughed angrily, waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, I allow you to lie down."
Li Shimin put down the corn in his hand and asked: "Is the corn ripe?"
He thought that if the corn could be harvested, after the harvest was over, the corn would not be allowed to be stored in Lin Xuan's house, otherwise he might cause a lot of harm to him when it was planted next year.
"Your Majesty, it will take a little more than three months for the corn planted in spring to mature, and it will take about a month for the corn to be fully mature," Lin Xuan said.
After hearing this, Li Shimin was so angry that you broke off the corn and ate it before it was ripe. What a bastard.
etc.
Lin Xuan just seemed to say that it takes more than three months for spring planting to mature?
"I hear what you mean, this corn doesn't have to be in spring?" Li Shimin asked.
"That's natural. Didn't I tell His Majesty?" Lin Xuan said with some confusion.
"When did you tell me?" Li Shimin said angrily.
"I must have forgotten that the north has more cold weather and can only be planted once a year, but in the Central Plains and the south, corn can be planted twice a year, and even three times in some places. And the corn planted in summer is about
It will mature in two and a half months," Lin Xuan said.
"What!"
Although Li Shimin had some guesses after hearing Lin Xuan's words before, he was still shocked when Lin Xuan was really sure.
According to what Lin Xuan told him before, the yield of potatoes is much higher than that of corn, but potatoes cannot completely replace the staple food, and they are more troublesome to store.
Of course, this shortcoming is not a big deal when there is a shortage of food.
Li Shimin has experienced troubled times. When there is really nothing to eat, people are no different from locusts.
When locusts pass through a border, it can be described as being barren of grass.
And once there is a famine and refugees cross the border, the same thing happens.
No, it's even scarier than locusts.
At the very least, locusts don't eat soil or bark.
The most important thing is that locusts do not eat locusts, but people will eat people when they are extremely hungry.
Changing children to eat is not just talk.
People who have never experienced it can never imagine what it is like.
So the shortcomings of potatoes are nothing to him.
But wouldn’t it be better if there was something that could replace the staple food?
Although Champa rice has been introduced from Linyi State, Champa rice has great limitations, that is, it is not suitable for planting in the north.
Although Champa rice has the advantage of being drought-resistant, it also needs water to be drought-resistant.
In addition, another important reason is that the south is not fully developed yet.
Many people thought that the south was wealthy in ancient times, but they actually fell into a misunderstanding.
Before the Sui Dynasty, the real wealth was in the north.
It was not until Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal and strengthened the connection between the north and the south that the south slowly developed.
By the Tang Dynasty, the north and the south were basically equal. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and a large number of people moved south to escape the chaos, bringing a lot of advanced technology to the south. Coupled with the development of navigation technology, the prosperity of the south surpassed that of the north.
Therefore, the current Jiangnan is not the Jiangnan that later generations would call a land of plenty.
Many people in later generations who do not know the truth think that the dynasties that unified the world in the past dynasties completed their unification from north to south, and Zhu Yuanzhang was the only emperor who unified the world from south to north.
It is undeniable that Zhu Yuanzhang was really great in being able to create a precedent from the south to being unified in the world.
But there are many inevitabilities.
Putting aside other factors, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was fatuous, corrupt officials were rampant, and natural disasters were frequent, which led to great chaos in the world.
The most chaotic place is the north.
The south is much better than the north, and with a large number of people migrating to the south, both the economy and the population are dominated by the south.
What about other emperors in history?
It's not that their ability is inferior to Zhu Yuanzhang, but the situation at the time was that the south could not support one prince to dominate the world.
Closer to home, although there is Champa rice, the south is not fully developed and cannot feed the entire world, so the importance of corn is reflected.
Moreover, corn is not suitable for the conditions in the north and south like wheat and rice. Corn can be grown in both the north and the south.
Although there is a lot of water in the south, there are still many places where you can plant crops.
If corn is promoted nationwide, then as long as there is no drought that lasts for a particularly long time, Datang will not have food worries.
"Damn it, corn is so important, you actually break it off and eat it just to satisfy your appetite?"
Li Shimin realized the importance of corn more clearly, and his anger towards Lin Xuan became more intense.
Lin Xuan simply lay down and pretended to be dead. He said there were too many mistakes and he didn't want to add to his injuries.
When Li Shimin saw Lin Xuan like this, he became very angry and said angrily: "If you dare to touch the corn again, I will break your legs."
"Yes." Lin Xuan responded honestly.
"Come here and escort the Marquis of Jingyang County out of the palace." Li Shimin said.
It was definitely impossible for Lin Xuan to leave the palace by himself now. He could only be carried outside the palace gate by the imperial guards and called to his personal soldiers.
"Your Majesty, then this corn..."
After being beaten for these corns, Lin Xuan felt that it would be a big loss if he didn't take the corns back.
Li Shimin's eyes narrowed and he said, "What, you still want these corns?"
"Your Majesty, this corn is not fully ripe and cannot be used as seeds. If not..."
Lin Xuan couldn't continue talking. Looking at Li Shimin's cannibalistic expression, he was afraid that if he continued talking, he would be beaten.
"Your Majesty, I'm leaving." Lin Xuan quickly signaled to the two imperial soldiers who had just come in to carry him, asking them to carry him away quickly.
"etc."
"Your Majesty, I really don't want you anymore, please forgive me." Lin Xuan said with a sad face.
He could bear thirty strokes, but if he got dozens more strokes, he would really be unable to get out of bed for ten and a half days.
The most important thing is that it's embarrassing. Being spanked makes such a big person feel so nervous.
Li Shimin hesitated and asked, "Is this corn really delicious?"
Lin Xuan broke the corn twice in a row. After being beaten, he still missed the corn. Could it be that this corn is really delicious?
"Um." Lin Xuan was a little stunned by Li Shimin's words. He came back to his senses and said, "Your Majesty, this corn has an average taste. I just want to taste it."
How could Li Shimin believe Lin Xuan's lies? Thinking of what Lin Xuan said before, these corns cannot be used as seeds, why don't you try it yourself?
"Ahem." Li Shimin coughed and said, "How to make this corn?"
Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin strangely, making Li Shimin feel a little uncomfortable.