Duwei Mansion.
Zhang Qi, who received the news of Liu Perun's return, has been a little restless since yesterday.
Although he learned in the letter that Liu Perun and others' mission was successfully completed, he still dared not let go until he saw the real thing.
Those are corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes!
An artifact that can solve the red line of 60 million people.
Although potatoes are a bit troublesome and need to be detoxified, it is not impossible.
What are the scholars in the world of riding and slashing used for? They are used to study various technologies that are advanced for this era.
Moreover, it is also beneficial to plant potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes in the Qiha world first. Through the difference in flow rate, these crops can be bred with improved varieties, so that the yield can be guaranteed when they are planted outside.
Moreover, this is all three kinds brought back at once.
These three crops, corn planted at the foot of the mountain, sweet potatoes planted on the mountainside, and potatoes planted on the mountain, turned the barren hills into fertile farmland, saving cultivated land for the future invasion of mountainous areas in Han Dynasty.
Among these three crops, the one that Zhang Qi values most is corn.
Unlike wheat which relies on hybridization and rice which relies on mutation, corn relies on hybridization plus mutation.
As corn can cross-pollinate, its cultivation is inherently more difficult than rice and wheat, which can only self-pollinate.
Moreover, corn, it is really easy to mutate and hybridize.
To put it simply, if you plant a handful of corn seeds in the ground and don’t worry about them, they will give you a surprise on their own.
This is also an important reason why corn can dominate North America, then study in South America, and finally return to North America until it spreads all over the world.
What can corn do?
Feed people.
Feed the livestock.
Feed the microbes.
Oh yes, in the era before Zhang Qi, people in beautiful countries still fed corn to their cars.
As staple food, making sugar, brewing wine, extracting fuel, and serving as green storage, corn can do everything.
Of course, these potatoes and sweet potatoes can also do it, but compared to potatoes that need to be detoxified and consume a lot of fertilizer, corn has obvious advantages.
Compared with sweet potatoes, which also require a lot of fertility and cause gastrointestinal discomfort after eating too much, the advantages of corn are once again obvious.
No wonder Zhang Qi is restless. How can you make him feel at ease before holding such a magical weapon in his hands?
Fortunately, Wuhuan's latest flying pigeon biography has stated that Liu Perun is already on his way to Jiaoli, otherwise he would have to return to Wuhuan himself.
"not yet?"
Zhang Qi was pacing back and forth in front of the Duwei Mansion with his hands behind his back. Bai Xing followed him, holding a paper umbrella and walking back and forth.
I don’t know how much time passed.
A message came from the door: "Report! There is a man who claims to be the general's servant and is asked to see him. He said his name is Liu Perun."
Zhang Qi's eyes shrank and he shouted back: "Let him in! Quick!"
"promise!"
It was also the first time for the soldiers who passed the news to see Zhang Qi so excited that they were slightly absent-minded. Fortunately, he came to his senses in time, otherwise Zhang Qi's foot would have kicked him.
Not long after, Zhang Qi saw a group of people carrying large and small bags walking in. The leader was Liu Perun!
"Peron!"
"Owner!"
"Thank you for your hard work! All those who have been wandering around have lost weight this year."
Zhang Qi patted Liu Perun on the shoulder, his tone full of care.
Liu Perun was very moved, and his eyes filled with tears.
The atmosphere is great.
But was interrupted by Shirahoshi.
"Your Majesty, the sunshine outside is too poisonous. You'd better reminisce with General Liu in the house."
Is Shirahoshi being ignorant?
No.
She was too sensible and knew that what her lord was most concerned about now was the items he brought back, but Zhang Qi couldn't get into the topic directly, as this would hurt his reputation for benevolence.
"Yes, yes, look at me. It's been too long. I've lost my temper for a while. Come on, Perun, and follow me to the main hall of the Captain's Mansion."
Holding Liu Perun's hand, Zhang Qi led everyone carrying large and small bags into the main hall.
As soon as he arrived at the place, Liu Perun directed the anti-bao soldiers to put their things away.
After the soldiers left, he took out two books from his arms.
Hand it over.
"Master, one of these two books is the distribution of sea creatures I recorded along the way, and the other is the cultivation methods of the crops I brought back this time. In addition, the sea charts are also recorded on them."
Zhang Qi reached out to take it and turned it over. Liu Perun's painting skills were really good. The fish, birds and beasts on the sea map were all very similar, and Zhang Qi could name many of them directly.
Blue whales, killer whales, dolphins, sea turtles, shipworms, clams.
"Oh, the records are very detailed."
Zhang Qi sighed with emotion, and then opened the crop planting book, nodding while reading. The records on it are very detailed and can be used.
After briefly reading the two books, Zhang Qi once again thanked Liu Perun for his hard work, and this time he said it very sincerely.
Liu Perun choked and nodded, saluted, wiped the corners of his eyes, and quickly introduced to Zhang Qi what he had brought back this time.
"Such a transparent crystal?! It seems that we need to find some skilled craftsmen. Now we have a telescope."
Zhang Qi was really shocked by the crystal clear crystals. No wonder there was a saying in his previous life that the more glass-like something is, the more valuable it is.
It’s not like he has never made glass in the world of riding and slashing. He can make it, but only a little bit. He also had the idea of making a telescope out of glass before, but no matter how he made it, the glass they made was variegated. Can be used as a glass envoy.
The glass craftsmanship had matured some time ago, and he also ordered construction in Wuhuan. However, the variegated glass produced by this glass workshop was not used to make telescopes, but was used to make greenhouses and sell them in Chang'an.
Seeing that Zhang Qi liked these colorless crystals very much, Liu Perun also put a smile on his face and continued to introduce them.
Zhang Qi knew more about corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes than Liu Perun. The moment he got the crops in the three animal skin bags, Zhang Qi disappeared.
These are now better preserved in the mounted-and-blade world.
After instructing scholars from the world of cavalry and cutting to conduct planting research, he returned to the Duwei Mansion.
At this moment in the captain's mansion, Bai Xing and Liu Perun were kneeling on the ground, reciting the prayers of the gods.
Seeing Zhang Qi's appearance, he ended his prayer.
"Owner."
"Your Majesty."
The two stood up and saluted, Zhang Qi nodded and said with a smile: "There are so many more, let's talk about them all."
Liu Perun exclaimed, and then continued the introduction.
“This is rubber!!”
Zhang Qi had already made some guesses when he heard Liu Perun talking about the tree that would ooze white liquid after being cut. Then when he took out a raincoat, Zhang Qi was even more certain that it was rubber.
What an unexpected surprise.
Zhang Qi didn't know much about rubber, but he also knew that rubber products, tires, water pipes, sealing washers and other important tools needed to use these things.
Although rubber can be replaced by other things, it will be more convenient if it is present, right?
The only question is whether it can be planted in the Northeast even during the warm period.
If not, then you can only plant it in the world of riding and cutting first.
(End of chapter)
