Zheng Zhibai just took a bite of potatoes filled with beef sauce, and he shed tears of excitement.
Zhou Yi asked with concern: "What's wrong, Mr. Zheng? Did you get burned by this potato?"
Zheng Zhibai shook his head and shed more tears.
"I have never tasted such delicious food, and this is the first time I tasted it today. I just thought that my mother at home has never eaten such delicious dishes, and I felt guilty!"
Zhou Yi understood immediately after hearing this. Zhou Yi remembered that in ancient times, after eating a delicious dish, an official secretly packed the dish back for his mother to try.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi himself met such a filial official today.
There are so many potatoes in Zhouyi that these county magistrates can bring some ready-made when they return.
However, most of the beef Zhou Yi was dried into beef jerky, and a small amount was frozen in the icehouse by Zhou Yi. It was not easy to store it on their way back in this hot weather.
Zhou Yi quickly persuaded: "It doesn't matter. If Brother Zhibai likes to eat these potatoes, you can each take some back when you return!"
In the past, it was the small county officials below who gave gifts and property to the prefect, but in Zhouyi's case, it was the other way around. Before the meeting, Zhou Yi sent gifts to the county officials.
Wei Qiuning and others, who had tasted such a delicious delicacy for the first time, quickly waved their hands and refused and said, "No, no, this is so delicious, it must be extremely precious and expensive, Master Zhou really doesn't need to spend so much money on us!"
Fu Tong'en also said with admiration: "It is a lifetime comfort to be able to taste such delicious food this time! Indeed, as Magistrate Zheng said, it is really a pity that my family cannot taste such a delicacy!"
While talking, several people started crying again!
Zhou Yi himself was hungry, no matter how many of them were crying. I scooped out a bowl of rice, poured it with potato soup, and took a hearty bite.
"How much do you think these potatoes are worth?"
Zhou Yi's words interrupted a group of officials who were crying with emotion.
No one present dared to guess how much these delicious potatoes were worth.
Wei Qiuning glanced at the pot, thought for a moment, and said hesitantly: "These potatoes are so delicious, I guess they are not cheaper than this beef!"
Good guy, it turns out that Wei Qiuning guessed the price of potatoes based on the weight comparison of beef and potatoes in the basin.
For these people, Zhou Yi had already ordered the kitchen to beat more beef and less potatoes. Unexpectedly, it was for this reason that they mistakenly believed that potatoes were more expensive than beef.
Zhou Yi shook his head and replied: "No, no, actually, the value of potatoes is far less expensive than beef!"
Zheng Zhibai didn't believe it and said bluntly: "Then why is there more beef than potatoes in this pot?"
"I have also taken into consideration that you, your lords, lived in poverty during your reign and rarely ate meat, so I specially ordered the cook to beat more beef and less potatoes for you."
"Tie Zhu, go to the kitchen and ask them to bring some potatoes out for you adults to see!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu immediately trotted to the kitchen and took out a small bag of potatoes.
Zheng Zhibai, Wei Qiuning and others each held a potato and looked at it carefully.
Fu Tong'en, the magistrate of Yongdeng County, exclaimed: "Such a delicious dish is unexpectedly made from such an ugly thing. It's really hard to tell what it looks like!"
Zhou Yi said straight to the point: "To be honest, I have called you here this time to understand the basic situation of the twenty-three counties in Yongzhou. Secondly, I want to promote this potato to everyone, so that the entire Yongzhou Plant potatoes!”
"You have all tasted this potato just now. I won't go into details about how it tastes. This potato is both vegetable and food. It can be stored in the cellar for a long time."
The potatoes produced by the system will not sprout, so there is no need to worry about food poisoning from eating potatoes with sprouts.
Moreover, this potato can only be grown through Zhouyi's potato seeds, and it is impossible to cultivate seedlings with potatoes. Therefore, Zhou Yi did not have to worry about his potatoes flowing out of Yongzhou.
Even if those people get the finished product, potatoes cannot grow potato products.
Zheng Zhibai noticed the statement made by Zhouyi just now and asked quickly: "Master Taishou, you just said that potatoes are both vegetables and grains. Do you mean that their yield can be used as a staple food?"
Zhou Yi nodded firmly and said: "This potato cultivation does not require picky land. It can be planted even on poorer land. The most important thing is that its yield is more than 1,000 kilograms per mu!"
After hearing this, Zheng Zhibai, Wei Qiuning and others looked dumbfounded.
At this moment, they were holding the potatoes in their hands as if they had found a treasure.
You must know that in ancient times, there were no pesticides and fertilizers, and there were no high-quality seeds. Therefore, the grain yield per mu is mostly less than 300 kilograms. If the grain yield reaches 300 kilograms per mu, it is considered a bumper grain harvest.
But now Zhou Yi actually told them that the potatoes in his hands could produce a thousand catties per mu. How could this not shock them!
If Zhou Yi told them the complete truth and let them know that the maximum yield of potatoes per mu is more than 3,000 kilograms, then they would all think that Zhou Yi was just talking nonsense.
"A yield of one thousand catties per mu is truly auspicious!" Fu Tong'en said as he gently held up the potatoes in his hands.
Zheng Zhibai stared at the potato with bright eyes and praised: "With it, countless people in the world can avoid famine!"
Zheng Zhibai, Wei Qiuning and others were extremely excited holding the potatoes in their hands, and burst into tears again.
Seeing how much they like to cry, Zhou Yi couldn't help complaining in his heart: "These people are so full of emotions that they don't sleep!"
Wei Qiuning, the magistrate of Delong County, quickly asked Zhou Yi: "The prefect is really willing to take out these treasures for the people of Liming to plant?"
"This is natural. When I took office in Pingliang and Pingjiang County, people in both places had been planting potatoes for many years. As I said just now, the purpose of asking you to come here this time is to promote potatoes. The purpose is to make the people of Yongzhou If you plant these potatoes, you will be able to live a famine-free life in the future!”
If others had obtained this kind of grain with a yield of thousands of kilograms per mu, most of them would hide it secretly and grow it secretly, but Zhou Yi donated it so selflessly and let the people of Yongzhou County grow it together.
After Zhou Yi finished his heartfelt words, Zheng Zhibai and others felt that Zhou Yi's whole body was filled with divine brilliance.
Several people in the field walked to the table in unison and knelt down to Zhou Yi: "Your Majesty, the Grand Administrator, is as kind and righteous as Heaven, and his merits are even greater than those of Shennong. On behalf of the thousands of people in Yongzhou, we thank you for your kindness!"
Zhou Yi hurriedly pulled several people up: "Why is this! Why is this!"
"My lords, this food is almost cold. You'd better eat quickly. If your health collapses, who will help me to govern the people of Yongzhou!"
Zheng Zhibai, Wei Qiuning and others saw that Zhou Yi valued them so much, and then they realized what it meant to meet the Ming Lord.
