Datang Imperial Physician

Chapter 65 Green corn is on the market

His Majesty Li Er stared at Wei Jia for a long time, and then said with a smile that was not a smile: "Wei Jia, Wei Jia, tell me, should I praise you or scold you?"

Wei Chi was serious: "Your Majesty, I feel that I should be praised. I have thought carefully and balanced public and private interests."

His Majesty Li Er snorted coldly: "Big words are not ashamed."

Wei Chi spoke earnestly: "Hello, Your Majesty, everyone is really good."

His Majesty Li Er snorted, ignored him, walked ahead, and walked around the corn field. Among the officials who followed Li Er, someone asked Wei Jia: "Master Wei, the corn is planted with soybeans, right?"

"Yes, I wonder who this adult is?"

"Under Yan Jiuling, I will serve as the official minister of Sinong Temple."

Wei Jia bowed his hands and saluted. Sinong Temple was in charge of the world's agricultural affairs. In later generations, he was the Minister of Agriculture. Chi thinks, sometimes, it's better to keep it simple.

"I know about the soybeans grown in the mountains, but it's the first time I've seen soybeans interplanted between the corn. I'd like to ask Master Wei to explain it in detail."

Yan Jiuling is very inquisitive and pragmatic.At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the atmosphere in the officialdom was mainly pragmatic, and there were not so many empty words, which was very good.

"Yan Qing, isn't it usually planted like this?" His Majesty Li Er also asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, in order not to take up good land, soybeans are generally planted in mountainous areas, but it is only a simple planting of soybeans. This is the first time I have seen interplanting like the one in Lord Wei's residence."

His Majesty Li Er touched his beard and nodded, looking at Wei Jia, Wei Jia explained very consciously: "The thing is like this, the housekeeper complained that the corn took up the mountain, and there was no place to grow soybeans. Next year, the soybeans at home will only I can buy it. I think that there is a distance between corn and corn, and the plant of corn is tall, and its root system is deeper in the soil, while soybean is just the opposite. In the past, these two types of crops could be interplanted overseas. The minister asked the family to try planting, but fortunately, neither of them affected."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said affirmatively: "This method is good. It can take into account both. It is a great kindness. Take it down, Yan Qing, and promote it throughout the country."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

His Majesty Li Er looked at Wei Chi with a smile, and said, "Very good, Ziyue, this is another piece of credit."

"It's fine if you can use it. I didn't think about the credit or something, otherwise I would have reported it to His Majesty."

Wei Chi is sweating profusely, this can also be considered a credit!I thought it was very common to say that modern people have more fields and fewer fields. This kind of planting method is very common. The Tang Dynasty has a vast land and few people. Wei Jia didn't think so much.

After turning around the corn field, the mighty team returned to Wei Jia's house. His Majesty Li Er was honest and blunt. He asked Wei Jia to serve food, and asked his name to eat green corn.Wei Jia despised him in his heart, just like the Japanese and puppet troops who entered the village to loot during the Anti-Japanese War, the enemy of the people, he despised him.

Let people boil the corn in a large pot, then mash the corn kernels, gather the glutinous rice noodles, wrap them in plantain leaves and steam them, and crush the green soybeans, knead them into cakes, fry them in oil, and fry those made of corn It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It is a delicious snack.

Serving it up, the monarchs and ministers are full of oil and full of praise.Fortunately, the officials from the three provinces and six ministries did not come, and His Majesty Li Er only brought officials of all sizes from Sinong Temple. Otherwise, according to this appetite, the five acres of land Wei Jia left behind could be eaten up.

After eating the cake, His Majesty Li Er left Wei Chi behind, and all other officials were sent away.Drinking the juice from Zhenliang, His Majesty Li Er said: "The cake just now is not bad, ask the kitchen to make more, I will bring it back to the palace for the queen, Jinyang and others to taste."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the kitchen has been prepared."

"Ziyue is doing business, I don't worry."

"...Your Majesty is too famous, and I dare not be a minister."

Wei Chi's mood is very complicated, and he feels that his future is quite bleak, it is simply dark.

"Ziyue, let's talk about you. You talk about learning, but you can't even recognize the characters. The writing is a mess, but you have a talent in your stomach. You can make a little bit of everything. You can change your tricks even if you eat a little. Come on, tell me, how can I use you? Letting you be a petty official in the Shangyao Bureau seems to be condescending."

His Majesty Li Er looked at Wei Jia with a disgusted look, and Wei Jia was speechless for a while. We are masters of medicine and senior intellectuals. It's just that you, Tang Dynasty, don't know gold inlaid with jade.

Wei Chi laughed strangely, and said, "Your Majesty, do you not know what kind of material this minister is? Eat, drink, have fun, live, and do what you want me to do. To be honest, I don't have confidence and I'm afraid I can't do it well. .If your Majesty thinks the minister is good and wants to reward you, His Majesty has seen that the minister’s house is so dilapidated, so you can reward me with more gold and silver, so that you can build a new house, hehe.”

His Majesty Li Er immediately became angry, looked at Wei Chi with pointed eyes, and said angrily: "You said you, why are you so rascal, you are a gentleman, and you are like this, you are a rascal, and you are a little persistent, I really don't know what to do It’s better to say you. I’ve been traveling the world since I was young, and this is the first time I’ve seen someone like you.”

Wei Jia scratched his head and smirked for a while, but his expression was somewhat complacent, that is, it is also a skill to make the great Tang Taizong Li Shimin like this.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these things, you have the ability, just use it, there are places in the world for you to flex your muscles, and I will never treat heroes badly. You remember!"

"Your Majesty is wise. My adoptive father taught me a long time ago, and I understand it in my heart."

His Majesty Li Er smiled, and asked with great interest: "Tell me, how do you know so much? That corn cake, soybean cake, and even farming can talk about it, don't tell me You know how to farm, but you don’t even have a thick callus on your hands, I won’t believe you if you tell me, but I will punish you for deceiving the emperor.”

Wei Chi chuckled, and said: "I have never done any farm work since I was a primary school doctor. However, I often go to the countryside with medical treatment. The places I go to are all remote areas. After seeing a lot, I understand. With a gluttonous mouth, there are more things to tinker with."

"Well, what is medical care going to the countryside?"

Wei Jia explained the policy of sending medical care to the countryside to the emperor. After listening, His Majesty Li Er said: "This policy is good, but it is not practical in my Tang Dynasty, and it is too time-consuming to go back and forth."

Said, looking a little regretful.Wei Chi scratched his head, and said: "Your Majesty, this question is in my profession, but I have some ideas. I will give you a note after I think about it carefully."

"Okay, then I will wait for your booklet."

After resting for a while, His Majesty Li Er took his people back. When he left, he took away a large pile of food and several large baskets of corn that Wei Chi asked the kitchen to make. He also said that the green corn on the five-acre field should not be wasted. , Let Wei Jia often send some to the palace. As His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he must first take the lead in eating corn as a demonstration, and contribute to the promotion and popularization in the coming year.

This made Wei Jia contempt again, and Ya was too good at making excuses.He always felt that the image of Qiangu Yidi in his heart was getting worse and worse.Therefore, people, especially celebrities, should cherish their own image even more.

(End of this chapter)