Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 193

The position of Daming's science and technology officer is still very low, and He Qing has no confidence to defend himself.He didn't dare to show the atmosphere that the officials of Sinong Temple said.

The weather was hot outside, and the people who brought food were arranged to eat in the area.

When Lao Zhu brought Yang Shen out, Zhu Biao felt that his hair was going to be scorched, and the three of them followed a dozen young eunuchs to the potato planting area.

Then the agricultural officials from Sinong Temple and the Academy of Science and Technology were also called.

Potatoes need to be planted in March and April, and they can be dug out in June and July in the north.Whole potatoes can be stored for next spring and used to fill hunger in winter.

Zhu Biao explained the meaning to Yang Shen, hoping that he could bring some potato seeds to try on the sandy land in Yangzhou to see the yield.

At this moment, some potato vines have already lost a lot of leaves, and there is only one stem on top.Yang Shen was a little worried, could this stem be eaten?

Several officials of Sinong Temple looked at a large vegetable garden, frowned at the faint stench in the air, it was really filthy.

The scientific and technological agricultural officials organized by His Royal Highness spend all day studying stems and leaves, which is simply nonsense.

I feel more contemptuous in my heart.

Lao Zhu and Yang Shen are not that familiar with potatoes, and they don't know what to do.

Yang Shen thought that the stems protruding from the soil were potatoes.

The members of Sinong Temple are also waiting to see the joke, and then they will have something to say.

Then Zhu Biao arranged for more than a dozen young eunuchs to dig with hoes, and several court ladies followed behind to pick out the white and fat potatoes.

The potatoes were fertilized with manure made from rotten vegetable leaves, plant ash, and manure water that the scientific and technological agricultural officer found from the kitchen of the palace.

It is not as big as later generations, but it is about the size of a young child's fist when dug out.

Seeing this, Yang Shen and the officials of Sinong Temple realized that the root can be eaten, but they don't know how it tastes, so it is probably not good.

"His Royal Highness, can this thing really fill your stomach?" Yang Shen has always been a little skeptical that this thing can bring something to the people of Yangzhou.

The weather was hot, and the backs of more than a dozen young eunuchs were soaked in sweat. After a long time, 53 baskets of potatoes were neatly placed by the side of the vegetable garden.

When Empress Ma heard about it, she brought the female relatives from the harem to see it. This was something she had been serving her son for several months.

Brothers Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan and Zhu Di also followed. After seeing Lao Zhu, they immediately behaved a lot more politely.

"Father, I will give you a few to try." Zhu Biao turned to He Qing and said, "Go and pull out two cabbages."

He Qing quickly went to a lush green cabbage field and found two big ones.

Lao Zhu also nodded, despite his calm face at the moment, he wanted to know what he was talking about more than anyone else.

Zhu Biao asked someone to pick a dozen, took Yu'er and the others to the imperial dining room, and instructed them to follow their own steps.

When the sun was setting, all the dishes were finished. Zhu Biao looked at Yu'er and Jin'er and said with a smile, "Thanks for your hard work."

The main dish is cabbage and potatoes.

Regarding cabbage, the poet Yang Wanli wrote in his five-character poem "Caiyuan" that rhymes with hemp:
This nursery is so narrow that Yu Nong has grown up in China.Watching people water cabbage, divide water and yellow flowers.The frosty day is very warm, and the wind is slightly slanting.Smile and rub the peach and bamboo stick, when will I return home.

Before the Song Dynasty, there was no such name as cabbage, including poetry, because cabbage was called "Song" at that time, and this "Song" was the cabbage in ancient times.

It also appeared in The Book of Songs.

Empress Ma stood beside Lao Zhu, and everyone stared at these, very puzzled.

From their point of view, these dishes are made of potatoes and cabbage, and they must be boiled in water. After the boiled dishes are taken out and eaten with some salt, there is nothing special about the taste.

Seeing their expressions, Zhu Biao smiled and said, "Father, Empress, this is a dish that my minister asked the imperial dining room to put in livestock fat and stir-fry until fragrant. This is vinegared cabbage, vinegared potato shreds, and this is glutinous rice cakes. Steamed potatoes, fried potato chips."

Zhu Xi glanced at it and muttered: "Oh, I thought what the elder brother did, it turned out to be boiled vegetables."

Then Zhu Biao ordered Jin'er to bring up the prepared sauce, and then divided the made potato glutinous rice cakes into small bowls and handed them to Lao Zhu, Queen Ma and the others.

A small portion was distributed to Yang Shen and other officials of Sinong Temple.

"Try the potatoes."

The officials of Sinong Temple thought that this food would be delicious, and they had nothing to do, so they casually picked up the chopsticks and put them in their mouths.

After Empress Ma shared the glutinous rice cakes with the other empresses, she frowned and ate a few mouthfuls.

"Biao'er, is this glutinous rice cake made of potatoes? It tastes very strong."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xing and Zhu Bian also took a sip, then two, and then three.

Originally thinking about how delicious the stuff buried in the soil would be, I had to bite the bullet and give the Crown Prince a taste.

Even He Qing and the others have never eaten these potatoes. They planted and studied them only after His Royal Highness asked for them.

Old Zhu didn't speak, just ate a few more mouthfuls, and looked at Zhu Biao in surprise.

At this moment, Zhu Biao smiled at Empress Ma and the other women, "Come and taste it."

Empress Ma took a few mouthfuls of glutinous rice cakes, and went straight to Zhu Biao: "Biaoer, is this really made of potatoes?"

"Not bad." Zhu Di also raised his eyebrows, nodded and said it was delicious.

Princess Lin'an and several other little princesses next to them wanted to eat, but they were stopped by Empress Ma and those concubines: "Just eat some."

The officials of Sinong Temple put down their chopsticks and looked at He Qing, but stopped talking.

The things in their Sinong Temple are really not as delicious as this stuff.

"We think it's delicious, how about you?" Old Zhu said with a smile.

"good to eat."

Everyone said, this is definitely not flattery, but really fucking delicious.

Yang Shen also nodded frequently.

Then Zhu Biao asked He Qing to take Yang Shen and the officials of Sinong Temple, and he accompanied Lao Zhu to watch the things about the science and technology agricultural officials.

Including cultivation, fertilization, and a lot of simple instruments made of bamboo tubes, the officials of Sinong Temple were convinced.

Then Lao Zhu asked Zhu Biao to urge them to perfect the arrangement of the 24 solar terms, farm tools, and grain seeds.

Yang Shenhuan happily returned to Yangzhou with a basket of potatoes.

Zhu Biao left two baskets alone, one was sent to Lao Zhu and Queen Ma, and the others were kept as grain seeds.

Then the Daming Weekly reported something about potatoes, and the common people yearned for it very much.

Zhu Biao looked at the basket of potatoes he had left behind, and ordered some to be sent to Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and two to Li Shanchang.

Because of this, Li Shanchang's mansion went to many people who appreciate potatoes.I just feel that His Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, and it is very rare to be able to think about him.

This time, it is extremely rare to be able to harvest so many potatoes on more than half an acre of land in later generations.

But for today's Ming Dynasty, it is very good.

After all, when he brought those things back from Shen's house, they were already mascots planted in flower pots, and they were already fruited.

The fruit of descendants is also appropriate. A single potato tree has produced many potatoes.

This matter was discussed by the people in Nanjing for many days, and they were very happy.

It's just that there are still a few people who are not very satisfied.

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