"A worthy son-in-law!"
“When can these potatoes be mass-produced?”
Zhu Di finally came to his senses and immediately asked the question he was most concerned about.
What is Yan Jun's biggest difficulty now?
That's the food shortage caused by too many soldiers and too little land!
As the saying goes, "before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first."
Whether it is marching to fight or raising a private army, food and grass are the top priority.
When Zhu Di heard about Zhang Bing's plan to trap and kill him, why was he so panicked?
It's not because there is too little food in Yan. Once the imperial court really adopts the strategy of trapping and killing, the Yan army will be trapped and starved to death, and they will definitely lose!
But now, with Tudou, the divine weapon of the country, the situation is completely different!
As long as there is sufficient food, the Yan army will naturally have confidence, and its strategic plan will have completely different options!
Even if the imperial army presses the border and implements any encirclement and killing plan, the Yan army can still be self-sufficient and take corresponding countermeasures!
So this potato is a life-saving tool for Yan Jun today!
However, before Zhu Di could be happy for a moment, Su Yang gave him a disappointing answer.
"My son-in-law brought few potatoes, only a few. Although they have been cultivated once before, there are only a few dozen, so we have to wait until these potatoes are mature and harvested to select grain seeds and continue cultivating them. Ability to expand production scale.”
"Spring potatoes are generally sown in February and March. They will mature in about May. Then the grain seeds are selected and sown. This is the so-called summer potato. Summer potatoes will mature in July and August. The grain seeds will continue to be selected and sown. , are autumn potatoes, which mature from about late October to early November.”
"Actually, the most critical factor affecting the growth of potatoes is temperature. As long as the temperature is suitable, you can dig out the potatoes when they are mature and continue to sow them. It is not difficult to have three crops a year!"
After hearing this, Zhu Di chose to remain silent.
Because he didn't understand what Su Yang said at all.
Although Zhu Di also farmed in Fengyang back then, that time was short after all, and his understanding of farming only stopped there.
If you don't understand, you don't understand, and Zhu Di can't show it in front of his son-in-law. That would be such a loss of face!
So Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi, and Big Fatty immediately understood and hurriedly asked: "Brother-in-law, what is 'Wendu'? Can you control it?"
Su Yang: "???"
What?
Wendu?
It's the temperature, brother!
Aren’t you fucking well-read?
Bah, uneducated, how terrible!
"Brother, it's 'temperature', not 'text reading'!"
Su Yang explained with a wry smile: "The temperature is...how to describe it. For example, if the temperature is low now, it means the weather is cold. For example, if the temperature is high in summer, it is what you call scorching summer and unbearable heat!"
After hearing this intuitive expression, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi instantly understood the meaning of "temperature".
However, their expressions became ugly as a result.
To put it bluntly, this "temperature" is the power of heaven and earth!
The wind is biting and the sun is blazing, it’s all decided by God.
In other words, human power cannot be controlled at all. How can human power compete with heaven?
Therefore, both father and son were a little discouraged and looked unhappy.
Seeing this situation, Su Yang smiled slightly.
"It is indeed possible to control the temperature, but it is more troublesome."
“For example, building a greenhouse requires a lot of manpower and material resources!”
Su Yang thought about his words and finally said it.
If we can build a few greenhouses with the help of the Yan Palace, the potato promotion work will be very smooth, and it won't be long before all the people in northern Xinjiang can grow potatoes!
Zhu Di couldn't hide his shock after hearing this. After the shock, he was ecstatic!
yes!
Su Yang is a banished immortal!
Ordinary people cannot control the power of heaven, why can't immortals do the same?
"Xian son-in-law, can you really do it?"
"No matter what manpower and material resources are, even if the Prince Yan's Mansion is hollowed out, we still have to grow these potatoes!"
Zhu Gaochi was also overjoyed, and his eyes looking at Su Yang were full of expectation.
"Brother-in-law, just tell me what to do!"
"What do you need for the greenhouse? Let's start working on it now!"
The enthusiasm of Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi frightened Su Yang a little.
However, Su Yang was also very satisfied with their performance. At least they realized the significance of potatoes to Ming Dynasty.
"Well, considering the current basic conditions in Xishan, it is actually not too troublesome to build a greenhouse."
"First clear out dozens of acres of fields, then build a brick kiln to burn bricks and build a greenhouse, then dig some flues and use anthracite coal for heating, and that's almost it."
"The only difficulty is that you must ensure that the potato seedlings have sufficient light, that is, the time of sunlight, which directly determines the length of time for the potatoes to mature. Therefore, when building a greenhouse, you must use transparent materials that can allow sunlight to shine in. kind."
In fact, glass is undoubtedly the best choice, it is colorless and transparent, and has strong lighting properties.
But now that time is running out, it is impossible for Su Yang to study and produce glass just to grow potatoes. With his current status, he cannot do it.
Of course, with the promotion of potato planting, it is best to promote greenhouses, so glass must be made, but not now, and not now.
After all, we are currently in the midst of the Jingnan War. Even if Su Yang builds a business empire, it will be destroyed in a short period of time and all his hard work will be wasted. Su Yang is not willing to do such a stupid thing.
Transparent material?
Can the sun shine in?
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, Zhu Gaochi slapped his thigh suddenly.
"Su Yang, can Liuli do it?"
"Liu Li? This is a good choice. Although it is not transparent and colorless, the light transmittance is still very good. But Liu Li is not cheap now, right?"
Su Yang smiled and nodded.
Glaze is actually glass, but it comes in many colors and is extremely difficult to produce, so it is very expensive. Basically only dignitaries can afford it!
In fact, when Su Yang proposed the greenhouse, he had already thought about using colored glaze to cover the shed.
But the problem is that colored glaze is very expensive!
He, Su Yang, was not taken advantage of and emptied his entire family fortune in order to build a greenhouse.
Therefore, this glorious task should be left to Prince Yan’s Mansion!
Zhu Di took a deep breath and looked at Su Yang again.
"Xian son-in-law, can you build a greenhouse and grow potatoes with Liuli?"
"Well, absolutely!" Su Yang replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this affirmative answer, Zhu Di immediately made up his mind.
"Okay, you organize the manpower immediately and start clearing the fields. Leave the matter of Liuli to your father-in-law!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Di immediately turned around and left with Zhu Gaochi.
After leaving Suyang courtyard, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi solemnly.
"Chi'er, the potato incident has been listed as the top secret of Prince Yan's palace. You can't tell anyone!"
Zhu Gaochi also understood the importance of potatoes and nodded immediately.
"In addition, Xishan will also be designated as a forbidden area. I will ask Dao Yan to send a secret guard over, and also allocate an elite team to Su Yang to ensure the safety of Su Yang and Tudou!"
"Father, is this making a fuss out of a molehill..."
"What do you know?" Zhu Di glared, "Su Yang is a banished immortal, this is already certain!"
"The potatoes he took out casually can solve the food crisis. Do you know what this means?"
Zhu Di looked back at Su Yang's small courtyard and said in a deep voice: "If Su Yang helps, I am confident that the peace will be successful and I will pull Zhu Yunwen off the horse!"
"Furthermore, I am confident that with the assistance of Su Yang, I can create a prosperous Ming Dynasty that will rival your Grandfather Taizu and become the emperor of the ages!"
