This sweet potato is without a doubt an artifact.
It has extremely high yield and is drought-resistant. It only takes two months to plant and it will be ready for use when it is about the size of your thumb.
There is no doubt that it can be used as a staple food during times of famine. If you get tired of eating it, it can be made into starch products, and the residue can also be processed into feed.
Even the stems and leaves are edible.
Fang Zhengyi had been obsessed with sweet potatoes for several years, but he couldn't get them.
If there is no major explosion in grain production, it will be difficult to release the labor force across the country.
No matter how many high-end products Taoyuan County manufactures, they will only be limited to the wealthy.
If the majority of workers cannot be involved in the situation, prosperity will be out of the question...
Just like Taoyuan County's high-end tea, wine, mirrors and other products, if people can't even eat, how can they buy them?
If it only supplies wealthy merchants and nobles, Taoyuan County's production capacity will be enough, and there will be no way to expand production.
This is the core contradiction. Now that we have sweet potatoes, the problem will be solved soon!
Moreover, with the sweet potatoes, Fang Zhengyi's confidence was greatly boosted, and he was determined to continue looking for potatoes and corn.
But looking at the thin and soft puddle of sweet potatoes on the ground, Fang Zheng suddenly felt a little nervous.
You can vaguely smell the fragrance of sweet potatoes, but the one on the ground is a bit too thin and has some roots. No wonder Doctor Hu recognized it as ginseng.
No matter how much you think about it, you might as well try it directly. Fang Zhengyi did not hesitate to pick up the sweet potatoes from the ground and stuff them into his mouth, savoring them carefully...
When Li Yuanzhao saw this, he grinned, then hesitantly took a handful and stuffed it into his mouth.
Fang Zheng tasted it carefully and found that there was nothing wrong with the taste, but the sweetness was a bit weak.
But it’s not surprising that all the fruits and vegetables I’ve eaten since coming to Dajing are far inferior to modern fruits and vegetables in terms of sweetness and flavor.
Obviously, things that have been domesticated without artificial selection are not very good. After all, no animal or plant is born to be eaten by humans.
Even watermelons grown in greenhouses in Taoyuan County are not very sweet, and there are huge cavities in the watermelons. This is obviously a problem with the variety.
But there is no doubt that this is sweet potato!
Li Yuanzhao smacked the taste: "It's okay...but what disease does this thing treat?"
"Cure diseases? Yes, it can indeed cure diseases. It specializes in treating diseases of poverty and hunger!"
Fang Zheng glanced at Dr. Hu, who was still pretending to be dead, and picked him up again. Seeing his head drooping, he pinched his crotch.
Immediately, Doctor Hu screamed as if he had stepped on a wire, and then said angrily: "Master Fang! A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Take me to Tai Hospital! Find out all this ginseng for me! And who bought it, please explain it all to me clearly!"
After saying that, he took Doctor Hu and walked out.
Li Yuanzhao said anxiously from behind: "Old Fang, then my sister..."
"Let it go first!"
"............."
The three of them were galloping all the way. Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao were full of excitement, while Imperial Physician Hu kept shouting, attracting passersby's attention.
Soon the three of them arrived at the Imperial Hospital, and Imperial Physician Hu began to look for medicinal materials in humiliation.
When a box containing three sweet potatoes was delivered to Fang Zhengyi, he finally felt relieved.
Pointing to the sweet potato in the box, he whispered to Li Yuanzhao: "This thing is called sweet potato. It can produce more than a thousand catties per mu! If its cultivation can be promoted, the world will be peaceful."
"You take it first, I'm afraid that this quack doctor will find trouble later and something will happen again..."
Li Yuanzhao's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at the three plain-looking sweet potatoes in the box in shock, obviously realizing the importance of them.
He took the box and stuffed it into his clothes, holding it tightly in his arms.
Seeing Li Yuanzhao's attentiveness, Fang Zhengyi breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at Dr. Hu: "Where is the person who purchased this ginseng?"
Doctor Hu said with a face: "We have already sent someone to call him."
After waiting for a while, a young man who looked honest and honest came over and saluted the prince.
Fang Zheng asked directly: "You are the one who bought ginseng from Fan Shang? What is your name?"
The honest young man said: "Returning to your lord, I am Song You, I did buy that ginseng from Fan Shang a few days ago."
"Where is that Shang now? Is there anything else in his hand that you haven't seen before?"
Song You hesitated and said: "The appearance of that business meeting is very rare. It must be an accident that I came to Dajing. We don't understand the language. In addition to the ginseng, we sold to the villain a lot of long-lasting radishes, but... It was so rotten that the villain didn’t want it, and those merchants left after that.”
A long-lasting carrot? Fang Zhengyi was a little confused, what is this?
"What does a radish look like?"
"It's just like a radish, with lumps and whiskers on it..."
Fang Zheng was stunned. Isn't this fucking corn? ? What bullshit carrot?
The people in the hospital are as if they are blind, what a piece of shit! How could the corn be missed like this?
After a long silence, Fang Zheng said, "Where did you find those merchants?" "Jiang Linggang."
"You are in the palace, why do you go to Jiangling Port to buy medicinal materials?"
"Sir, many medicinal materials are afraid of spoiling, so it is faster to take the waterway."
Then Fang Zhengyi asked some more questions, and Song You answered them one by one.
In short, those merchants should not be able to be traced back... I don't know when they will meet again, but getting this information is already a huge gain.
If the other party doesn't come, he can still take the initiative to go out and look for it. At least he can be sure that there is indeed corn in this world.
But Fang Zhengyi still felt aggrieved...
He hugged Song You and started to walk out the door, saying, "Xiao Song, what you said is very good. I appreciate you very much."
"How much money did you spend on those red ginseng?"
Song You was a little frightened by his sudden change of attitude, and whispered: "Sir, two thousand taels."
He bought three kilograms of sweet potatoes from a stranger for two thousand taels, and he didn't know what sweet potatoes were, and the stuff was worthless in Fan Shang's hands.
So the statement of two thousand taels was just a lie to a fool. He was a purchaser at the palace pharmacy and naturally knew the prices very well. Fang Zhengyi didn't believe that he could do such a stupid thing.
So he said sadly: "Is it really two thousand taels? Anyone who lies will have to swallow a thousand needles?"
"Really...really."
Fang Zheng quietly pointed at the prince with one hand: "Look, do you know what the prince is holding in his arms?"
"Just now, a palace maid lied in front of the prince, so the prince cut off her head and was about to take it back to plant flowers..."
Song You looked at the prince and saw that he was really a bulging ball in his arms. He started to tremble all over and clenched his teeth...
Fang Zheng said sternly: "The reason why I'm looking for you today is because the prince has found out the clues. I think you are a good person and want to save your life. Don't be ungrateful. Tell me! How much did it cost?!"
"Two...two...two"
Fang Zheng curled his lips in disdain and bought three kilograms of sweet potatoes for two taels of silver. What a fool!
"The villain...The villain has hidden some..." Song You was so frightened that he said everything with a bald mouth.
Damn it, just say that this piece of shit can’t be sold at a high price, but this piece of shit is actually hiding something!
Fang Zheng was overjoyed: "How many are hidden!?"
"One basket...not two baskets..."
Seeing his hopeless look, Fang Zheng said coldly: "No matter how much you have hidden, take them all to me in the East Palace soon! If anyone asks about it on the way, just say it is what the prince wants. Do you understand?" Where is your money?"
Song You tremblingly took out two banknotes from his arms and said in a trembling voice: "I understand, sir, I don't dare to spend any of this money!! Sir... help me... .”
Fang Zheng calmly put the two banknotes into his sleeves.
"Okay, don't be afraid, just go back!"
"Sir, you are so kind and kind! I will never forget you, this villain!"
After hearing this, Song You ran out of the hospital as if he had been granted amnesty.
Then Fang Zheng called Li Yuanzhao over with a wave of his hand and took out the two thousand taels of silver notes he had just cheated.
I gave Li Yuan a photo.
Li Yuanzhao looked at the thousand taels of silver notes in his hand and blinked: "Old Fang, what do you mean? Give me money again?"
Fang Zheng smiled and said: "The palace's purchasing expenses were concealed. The sweet potatoes only cost two taels! The actual expenditure was two thousand taels. This is the silver that was just recovered."
Hearing this, Li Yuanzhao immediately gritted his teeth and said, "These bastards dare to defraud the palace of their money! When I have time, I will find them all out!"
"Huh? Didn't you say two thousand taels? Why is this only one thousand taels? Where is the remaining one thousand taels?"
Fang Zheng had a serious look on his face, put the remaining one thousand taels into his sleeves, and said seriously: "I saved it for Your Highness!"
...........
