The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 38
The next stop is Tongshanzhai. The terrain of Tongshanzhai is flat, and most of the people here are engaged in farming.

Standing on the Copper Mountain, looking around, you can see that one piece of farmland at the foot of the mountain has been reclaimed, but because the farming season has passed, we can only plant green grass first to feed the horses.

Lin Yifan was walking in the field, followed by an old farmer dressed as a farmer, who was introducing farming to him.

Lin Yifan didn't know much about farming, and he didn't have any good suggestions for it. He could only order the officials around him to ask them to strengthen the water conservancy construction here, so that there would be no shortage of water for the farmland.

The sun was rising gradually, and Lin Yifan was a little tired from walking, so he called everyone to enjoy the coolness under the shade of a tree.

Lin Yifan sat on a rock, holding a fan in his hand and kept fanning it.It was already May, and the temperature was starting to rise.

After taking a sip of water, Lin Yifan put the water bottle on the grass next to him, suddenly his eyes narrowed, and he quickly turned to look at the place where the water bottle was placed.

On that piece of grass, a plant with a shape obviously different from the surrounding grass came into his eyes.

"This is it?" Lin Yifan threw away the fan excitedly, ignored everyone's astonishment, got down on the ground, scraped away the surrounding weeds, and quickly found the root of the plant.

"My lord, what are you looking for?" The old farmer next to him asked suspiciously.

"Old man, do you know the name of this plant?" Lin Yifan asked happily, pointing to the vine he was holding.

"This, isn't this just a weed?" The old farmer looked at it carefully and said inexplicably.

"No, it's not weeds, it's food." Lin Yifan carefully peeled away the soil clods from the roots of the plants, revealing a few root nodules as thick as thumbs.

After the whole plant was dug out, Lin Yifan's expression froze. Why are they so small?There are more than a dozen thumb-sized lumps condensed on the root system, which are completely different from what I saw.

The old farmer poked his head out, looked at it, and said with a smile, "My lord, it's just some root nodules, it's not food."

Lin Yifan was also a little uncertain, could it be that it was just a resemblance?
No, you can't be wrong, I often saw this kind of plant when I was a child, and it was planted all over the mountains and plains.Now it is small, just because it has not been artificially cultivated.

"This plant is called sweet potato, also known as sweet potato. Not only are the lumps at the root edible, but the leaves can also be used for cooking, and even the vines can be used to raise livestock. Everyone should look for it, and the more you can find, the better."

When everyone heard the words, they didn't believe it. No matter how you look at it, this kind of weed doesn't seem like something that people eat. The county magistrate couldn't be dizzy from the heat, right? "My lord, it's hot, you should go back and have a rest first." Someone suggested.

"Take a break, this sweet potato is related to everyone's rations, so we can't delay it." Lin Yifan couldn't help swearing, seeing that everyone didn't believe him, he said anxiously: "I have seen this kind of plant planted before, and one acre can harvest thousands of catties. "

What?One mu, one thousand catties, it seems that the adults are really dizzy.Now everyone planting wheat is only two to three hundred catties per mu, but this so-called sweet potato can yield a thousand catties per mu, what a lie.

"You still don't believe it?" Lin Yifan couldn't help being furious when he saw the hesitation on the faces of the crowd, "Think about it, would I make fun of this kind of thing? If you don't believe it, just find some people and test it on the spot. ?"

Seeing the stern look on the county magistrate's face, everyone couldn't help believing that he didn't seem to be dizzy.Hearing that the adults said that they wanted to test it on the spot, everyone immediately dispersed and looked around for sweet potatoes.

Not long after, someone came over with a sweet potato from the right plant.Lin Yifan saw that it was bigger than the one he dug, and the size was about the same as the one he had seen.

He ordered everyone to light a bonfire, and then threw the sweet potatoes into the fire, preparing for a roasted sweet potato.When it comes to roasted sweet potatoes, Lin Yifan's mouth waters, and he hasn't eaten them for a long time.

After a while, Lin Yifan felt that the sweet potatoes should be cooked, so he removed the fire and pulled out the roasted dark sweet potatoes.

Unceremoniously took the largest one for himself, then pointed to the remaining sweet potatoes and said, "Eat it while it is hot, you are welcome." After speaking, regardless of the fact that the sweet potatoes were still hot, he picked them up and broke them apart , all of a sudden the golden flesh inside was exposed, and a strong fragrance also came out, lingering at the tip of everyone's nose.

Everyone twitched their index fingers when they heard the smell, Niu Dali couldn't hold it anymore, picked up a sweet potato, broke it, and stuffed it into his mouth.While eating, he chattered, eating very sweetly, and his eyes had already started to look at the sweet potatoes beside the fire.

Seeing that Lin Yifan and Niu Dali ate with great relish, everyone knew that your lord is not lying, this food is indeed edible, and it looks quite delicious.So he no longer had any scruples, and rushed forward to snatch them one after another.

"Well, it's really edible, it's delicious."

"Fluffy and sweet. Definitely a delicacy." . . . .

Everyone was tasting and discussing.They did not expect that such an ordinary weed could be turned into a new food.Your Excellency is truly amazing that such a thing can be found.

After eating the sweet potato in his hand, Lin Yifan clapped his hands, stood up, looked at the crowd and said, "Do you have any objections to the sweet potato now?" Seeing that everyone shook their heads, he continued, "Since there are no, then I hope everyone can find some more." Sweet potatoes came over and planted widely, and these barren fields were filled with sweet potatoes."

"But, we don't know how to plant them? This sweet potato has no seeds."

"Sweet potatoes don't need seeds. You just need to cut off a section of the vine and plant it in the ground. Did you see that the vine node has roots, so just bury it in the soil." Lin Yifan picked up A bunch of sweet potato vines, introduced to everyone in detail.

"Does it have any requirements for weather, soil and water? Is it the same as growing wheat, which has high requirements for these things?"

"Sweet potatoes do not need to be intensively cultivated like wheat. Just turn the land in the field into rows of ridges and plant sweet potatoes on them. Water them a few days after planting to let the roots take root in the soil. That's it, there's no need to cook for the rest of the time." Lin Yifan explained while recalling.

"Can this sweet potato really yield a thousand catties per mu?" Some people still couldn't believe it.

"I can't guarantee this, it depends on how you plant it. But, take a look, the sweet potato plant I'm holding in my hand weighs about two to three catties. If we planted a hundred plants, there would be Two to three hundred catties, one thousand plants are worth two to three thousand catties. We can plant at least one thousand plants per mu of land, and that would be three to four thousand catties."

Lin Yifan made such calculations, and everyone's eyes lit up. That's right, one mu of land has three to four thousand catties, so my five mu of land has more than 2 catties?Even if the more than 2 catties are deducted to pay, there is still more than 1 catties, which is enough to feed myself for several years.No, when we go back, we must dig more sweet potatoes and go back to plant them.

Seeing that everyone's interest has gradually increased, Lin Yifan broke the news again without losing the opportunity, "After the sweet potatoes are planted, it will only take three to four months to harvest. This year is already May. If we plant now, we can harvest it in October." Good harvest. If you start planting after the snow melts in March next year, you will be able to harvest two seasons of sweet potatoes. Moreover, these sweet potatoes are resistant to drought and barrenness, and can be planted on any kind of land.”

The crowd couldn't bear it anymore, and with a clatter, they all scattered, looking for sweet potatoes all over the mountains and plains.

Lin Yifan looked at the enthusiastic figures of the crowd and wanted to laugh out loud. He never imagined that there are still sweet potatoes in this world, and it is not on the other side of the ocean, but a native plant.Fortunately, I finally let myself discover it today, and then Hengshan County will no longer have to worry about famine.

But since there are sweet potatoes, do plants such as potatoes, peanuts, and corn also exist?The more Lin Yifan thought about it, the more excited he became. If he could find these plants, then Hengshan would be a huge granary.

"Come here! Give my lord a pen and ink."

After a long time, Lin Yifan picked up the drawings of all kinds of crooked plants in his hand, and giggled.

(End of this chapter)