Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 437

"Shut up! You raised His Majesty's flowers to death, and you still talk so much! Your Majesty didn't even ask, who allowed you to answer!"

There was a voice of reprimand from outside.

Obviously, it should be the steward who reprimanded the painter.

Hua Yang died, and the steward brought the painter to Zhang Zuo to plead guilty.

Most people are scared to death when they encounter such a thing.

A companion is like a tiger, if the emperor is not careful, he will die.

Although the new emperor looked at people coldly now, he never beat or scolded his servants.

But everyone in Shangjing knew that the person who hacked and killed several high officials and punished Yang Ting and the three clans was the current Holy Majesty.

The steward naturally understood and was a little scared, but the painter seemed to have no nerve.

The painter's words aroused Qin Shao's interest.

The seeds of this plant are either on the flower tree or on the root, usually only these two kinds.

"Let me see what kind of plant it is? Since the seed is not on the plant, it may be at the root."

Qin Shao was tired from reading the booklets, so he wanted to take a walk outside to loosen his muscles and bones.

"Your Majesty, you are right. The seeds of this crop are not on the flower tree, they must be at the root. This is my experience in planting and growing flowers for many years. I wanted to dig it out, but they refused to let..."

The gardener said directly.

It also seems to be a rectum.

Obsessed with experienced craftsmen are generally not too sophisticated.

Qin Shao glanced at this man, and based on his words, he knew that this man was probably an expert who was obsessed with planting.

This is how people are. People who are eloquent generally have poor hands-on ability, and those who do things are generally dumb. After all, for most people, they can't do two things at the same time, and they can't do both.

The steward wanted to reprimand the craftsman to be more careful when speaking in front of the emperor, but he didn't dare to reprimand the craftsman in front of the emperor, he just winked anxiously.

"Where's the potted flower? Dig it up and have a look!"

Qin Shao asked.

"Hurry up and get the flowerpot over!"

Seeing that the emperor was interested, Zhang Zuo hurriedly ordered the two people who were standing there stupidly.

The two hurried to the yard to bring the flowerpot over.

Qin Shao had just finished practicing a set of punches when the two men came over carrying the potted plant.

It used to be a small pot, but now it has been replaced with a big pot.

It turned out that the painter saw that the plant was getting taller and taller, and worried that the pot would be too small to affect the growth, so he directly replaced it with a larger pot.

Qin Shao stopped and watched the two painters pick up the shovel to dig the plant.

"Oh! My God! There are so many round balls here!"

The painter pulled out the plant and saw the fruits dug out from below.

"Wait!"

Qin Shao came over and saw the dug out oval fruits with yellow skins, and couldn't help shouting.

Grandma's!Why is this thing so familiar!

Qin Shao's shout made the two of them stop immediately in fright, and Zhang Zuo was also shocked, and directly blocked Qin Shao, thinking that there was something dangerous.

Soon the two hidden guards also rushed out with the guys.

"It's okay, this thing looks familiar to me, let me see what it is?"

Qin Shao waved his hand to signal everyone not to worry, and the hidden guard quickly withdrew.

Qin Shao picked up the round thing, smelled it, and it smelled of earth.

The skin is yellow, with dots all over it, like small freckles. Isn't this a potato?

Now with potatoes?

Thinking about it, potatoes seem to have been imported from abroad, and foreigners basically regard this thing as a staple food.

However, according to the history Qin Shao has learned, it seems that potatoes were not introduced until the end of the Ming Dynasty, and large-scale planting was even later.

In Qin Shao's previous life, many regions generally ate vegetables as vegetables, such as hot and sour shredded potatoes, stewed potatoes with beef brisket, and large plate chicken with potatoes. Qin Shao drools when he thinks about it, he hasn't eaten those things for a long time!

When he first arrived in Anlu Prefecture, he also inquired about potatoes, which are not like sweet potatoes, although the history textbooks say that they were introduced very late, and they were not available until the end of Ming Dynasty.

Qin Shao discovered that there were plants in Anlu Prefecture. In the final analysis, it was because of traffic information that this thing was introduced, but it was only planted in a small area and was not used on a large scale.

Moreover, although the ancient dynasties of Ming Dynasty attached great importance to agriculture, there were very few books on agriculture.

In the final analysis, this has something to do with the culture of the Great Xia. The culture of the Great Xia has always attached importance to building a career and being an official. They think that is the greatest success in life.

For these dynasties, farmers and craftsmen are low-level people and low-level people. Those with planting skills, because of their status, cannot read and educate, and their experience is difficult to record. About agricultural technology Things will not be known to future generations.

Those dignitaries and scholar-bureaucrats feel that those are vulgar things, and they are often the ones who record history, so naturally many things will not be recorded.

Therefore, Qin Shao discovered that many things already existed in this era, but the historical records are often lagging behind.

However, regarding potatoes, because in Qin Shao's previous life, this kind of crop was generally planted on a large scale in the northwest region, where the land was barren and arid, while potatoes and sweet potatoes were generally resistant to drought and had high yields, so they were generally the main crops there.

Qin Shao had inquired about this crop in Anlu Prefecture and many places he passed, but he had never heard of this crop. He knew that potatoes should be the same as the history said, and they were introduced relatively late.

Many important crops, many kingdoms in this era have begun to adopt barrier policies, which are important products of their own country. Try to avoid introducing them to other places, in order to control important products by themselves, so that they can gain an advantage in foreign trade transactions. .

According to the history Qin Shao learned in his previous life, potatoes should have originated in Latin America. After Spain and Portugal invaded Latin America, they saw potatoes as a crop and sent them back to Europe as a rare commodity.

But this kind of thing was a rarity for European nobles at the beginning, and they were appreciated as ornamental plants, after all, they didn't have them in that place.

Later, it was discovered that potatoes were edible and delicious, and they began to grow them on a large scale.

According to past history, at this time Europe should not have grown edible potatoes on a large scale.

Magellan gave this to himself, probably as an ornamental plant.

Is this a potato?
Although Qin Shao lived in the countryside in his previous life, he never planted land, and he has been living in the city since then.

I have eaten countless potatoes, but I have never seen what the seedlings of potatoes look like.

Not to mention the fact that the potato plant was dead.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with this thing?"

Zhang Zuo looked at the new emperor staring at the round object for a long time with some doubts, and asked worriedly.

Zhang Zuo, ask someone to light the charcoal pot and cook this thing.

Qin Shao took out a small one and handed it to Zhang Zuo.

The yield of this plant is not low, because the painter raised it as a flower, and it is estimated that it has been fertilized and carefully maintained. It has produced more than ten fruits, many of which are large, and a few of which are small.

"This... What is this thing cooked for?"

Zhang Zuo hesitated.

"Naturally taste, hurry up!"

Qin Shao ordered impatiently.

Zhang Zuo hurried over to fetch a charcoal basin.

The Imperial Dining Room quickly brought over the burning charcoal basin.

Qin Shao threw the round fruit in and covered it with carbon ash.

After about a few minutes, there was a scent of cooked food.

Qin Shao dug the thing out, squeezed it, it was soft, and the skin was peeled off, revealing the flesh on the sandy surface.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Let the old minister..."

Just as Qin Shao wanted to put a little taste in his mouth, Zhang Zuo rushed over!
(End of this chapter)