Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 43
"Why hasn't it arrived yet?"

Wang Ben had been waiting for a long time, but Wang Li and Zhao Si were still missing.

Right now, Wang Ben couldn't delay, and led Emperor Shi Huang to open up wasteland for new crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

After walking for about half an hour, I came to the hundreds of acres of wasteland that had been reclaimed before.

It has been more than a month since the planting, and the sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other vegetable seeds have basically germinated, and they are lush and gratifying.

There are crew members and soldiers in the field who are busy removing insects and weeds. Although Zhao Si said that these crops are not so precious, they are in the breeding stage after all, so they naturally need to be carefully cared for in order to ensure high yields and ensure nothing goes wrong.

Because of the absence of Wang Li and Zhao Si, Wang Ben had no choice but to act as the commentator himself.

Fortunately, Wang Ben also came here to inspect and inquire about the growth of new crops several times, so he can distinguish which piece is sweet potato and which piece is potato.

"Your Majesty, sweet potatoes are grown here." Wang Ben raised his finger, and saw that the green sweet potatoes had grown vines and leaves.

"It will be harvested in about three or four months."

The First Emperor nodded, walked to the front of the field in person, squatted down, and looked at the lush new-growing sweet potato vines, with a look of joy on his face. He didn't know how the harvest was, but just looking at the densely packed one, the growth was gratifying enough.

"This is potatoes, and it will take about three or four months to harvest." Wang Ben pointed to another potato planting place.

The first emperor walked over again, and the green potato seedlings were also very cute.

Zhao Si has said many shortcomings of sweet potatoes. As a cautious person by nature, Zhao Si did not exaggerate about sweet potatoes.

There is no doubt that this thing can live countless people in ancient times, but its shortcomings are also obvious.

It hurts the land and wastes the fields, hurts people after long-term food, is not suitable for storage and transportation, and basically does not have the attribute of large-scale circulation.

But for the first emperor, the output of five hundred catties was enough to make up for these shortcomings.

No choice of land, good growth, simple cultivation and high yield.

Daqin's current grain output is really not that high. As a supplement other than staple food, it can effectively improve the lower limit of people's living standards.

"Here is corn." Wang Ben took the first emperor to the place where corn was cultivated.

Corn grows fast, and the climate is suitable for three months to fully mature.

It has only been more than a month now, and the corn has grown vigorously, and the straight corn stalks have reached the lower abdomen of the first emperor.

The first emperor reached out to touch the corn leaves, which were slightly prickly and seemed to be growing well.

Although Zhao Si said that the yield of corn is only a little more than that of wheat, but its growth cycle can just complement that of wheat.

Even if Zhao Si said that corn might not taste good as a staple food, as long as it is convenient for storage and transportation, and it tastes non-toxic and harmless, it has the conditions to become a staple food.

The wheat growth cycle is as long as eight months...across the three seasons of winter, spring and summer.

If there is corn as a supplement, although people will be busy, the grain harvest in most areas can be directly doubled due to the appearance of corn in one year.

The growth of the three kinds of grains was exceptionally gratifying, which greatly comforted the first emperor who had been physically and mentally exhausted recently.

Looking around, it is all green and full of vitality.

In addition to sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes, there are also small plots of other crops. The first emperor knew that these were new crop seeds brought by Zhao Si from overseas, including vegetables, spices, and fruits.

Although it is not as meaningful as sweet potatoes, potatoes and corns, it can also greatly enrich the agricultural types of Daqin.

It's just that there are not many seeds in these belts, so they are planted in small pieces, which cannot be compared with the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corns that are self-contained.

There is only one piece, and the cultivated area is not much worse than the cultivated area of ​​sweet potatoes, potatoes and corns, and it is also a piece of green.

"What's grown here?" Shi Huang asked, pointing to the green patch.

"Chili!" Wang Ben answered.

The first emperor heard that Chili frowned slightly, and Zhao Gao, who was silent at the side, moved his face slightly.

The first emperor had an impression of chili peppers, and because Zhao Siyan said that the food was delicious, Zhao Gao, who tried it for the first emperor, blushed and turned into a monkey's ass.

In the end, Emperor Shihuang couldn't resist taking a sip. It was pure spicy, a little bit bitter, and very stimulating, so he didn't like this kind of thing very much. It's not bad, but the experience is a bit average.

In the heart of the first emperor, it is completely incomparable with sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn.

But obviously, Zhao Si didn't think so. Just from the cultivated area, it can be known that Zhao Si probably brought a lot of chili seeds back from the sea, and the number of seeds is not much different from that of crops such as sweet potatoes.

In fact... If it wasn't for the feelings of family and country, Zhao Si had ordered to bring all kinds of spice seeds, sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn at most would be a small box...

The sowing of food is a multiplier problem. Without considering human consumption, it is obvious that the more seeds you bring back, the more seeds you can get after harvest, and the faster the promotion speed will be.

However, there is only so much space on the ship, so you have to bring some things with you. The first emperor wished to save all other things for seeds, and the rest would be three kinds of new grains. If nothing else, if the hundreds of acres of land were all sweet potatoes For potatoes and corn, the speed of planting will be much faster.

"It's a pity!" The First Emperor shook his head slightly, expressing certain doubts about Zhao Si's decision to waste space and bring so many peppers.

As for Wang Ben, he finally asked the whereabouts of Wang Li and Zhao Si while the First Emperor was inspecting the three new grains.

The two went out and walked together without any entourage. They only talked about hunting. However, there are not many places where you can go hunting near the Lantian Camp, and there are military posts in the main roads here. Now Wang Li and Wang Li have been locked. The trace of Zhao Si.Now that someone has been sent to inform, hurry up, and it won't take long to get back.

"Where's Zhao Si?" Shi Huang asked just at this moment.

Wang Ben's face darkened, and he said in response: "I went hunting with the dog, and I have sent someone to call it back."

The First Emperor nodded but didn't say anything, he came to Lantian Camp without prior notice, Zhao Si and Wang Li could be forgiven for not returning home.

The First Emperor wanted to wait here quietly for Zhao Si's return, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, he was silent for a moment and said, "No need, let me go with me!"

Wang Ben's face darkened again, without saying much, he immediately sent someone to prepare for the first emperor, and headed towards the place where Zhao Siwang and the two were located.

This kind of trivial matter actually does not hinder anything. The First Emperor was not an unkind person, and Wang Ben would not be so cautious.

Wang Ben's discomfort was more due to his own dissatisfaction with Wang Li.

He has always felt that Wang Li is not a qualified heir, and Wang Li, who is blunt in nature, has never satisfied Wang Ben.

As for Wang Li, who had never satisfied Wang Ben, he was happily drinking with Zhao Si and eating wild game hot pot at the same time.

(End of this chapter)