The gate of the Agricultural Research Institute.
Song Yingxing looked at the civil and military officials: "It's your first time coming to our Agricultural Research Institute. You don't have anything to give as a gift. Let's give each person twenty kilograms of potatoes.
Although it is damaged, it does not affect the consumption, please forgive me! "
These were accidentally broken during the digging process.
Once it's broken, it can't be kept for a few days, let alone breeding, so it can't be said to be leaked.
"My lords, I have some unkind feelings!"
Song Yingxing looked at the civil and military officials: "You are all top three scholars with outstanding literary talent. After eating the potatoes, if you feel good,
Please spread the word by writing a few articles or poems, please! "
All the officials chuckled, this was all a piece of cake for them, they were short-handed!
Amid a chorus of responses, Chongzhen Luanjia left the Agricultural Research Institute.
Good guy, he came empty-handed, but when he came back, every minister was carrying a basket. He could be as funny as he wanted, but everyone was smiling.
Although it is not worth much, this thing is also the predecessor of the tribute. You can take it back and enjoy it with your family.
Returning to the palace, Chongzhen took Wang Chengen to the back garden, because Queen Zhou also planted some potatoes with the harem girls here, and they also had a good harvest today.
Here, Chongzhen stopped carrying the potatoes and went to dig potatoes himself.
While digging, Chongzhen laughed while holding a potato.
He thought of later generations of hot and sour potato powder, wolf-toothed potatoes, spicy potato chips, cumin-fried small potatoes...
Especially the wolf tooth potatoes, after frying, add seasonings, and then mix with chives and coriander, it tastes delicious!
Thinking of this, Chongzhen swallowed.
Seeing Chongzhen laughing, Queen Zhou smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are in a good mood today!"
Hearing this, Chongzhen smiled even happier.
Not only was he in a good mood, he was in an extremely good mood.
The cultivation and planting of potatoes went smoothly beyond his imagination, and the yield was even more gratifying.
"Queen, I just had a sudden thought of a way to eat it. I will make it for you to try today!"
After that, he took a few potatoes and left.
Seeing Chongzhen leaving in a hurry, Queen Zhou and everyone in the harem smiled one after another.
I have become accustomed to the emperor's behavior.
In the small kitchen of Kunning Palace, Wang Chengen watched the emperor peeling potatoes, and his heart trembled. He was really afraid of accidentally peeling his hands.
"Your Majesty, why don't you send me a royal cook and you can instruct them?"
"No, what I enjoy is this process, freedom, relaxation, let others do it, what's the point! This is called... fireworks, yes, fireworks!"
As Chongzhen spoke, he cut the peeled potatoes into strips. He couldn't cut the wolf fangs, but potato strips were also feasible.
"Make a fire!"
"ah?"
"I asked you to make a fire, and I'm going to start!"
Wang Chengen had no choice but to sit on the stove and light a fire. But he had never done this before.
After several clicks without success, Chongzhen was speechless and could only call outside to call Fang Jun to come in and help.
This life is not difficult for Fang Jun and others.
Heat the pan, pour oil... bring the oil to a boil... add the potatoes... fry...
Good guy, the emperor cooks, the imperial guards light the fire, the imperial supervisor, the chief ceremonial supervisor, and the admiral run errands.
This is going to spread and everyone will be shocked.
Pour the fried golden potato strips into a basin, add salt, vinegar, sugar, minced garlic, chili oil, pepper powder, cumin powder, etc., add some chopped green onion, and stir.
A different kind of aroma spreads in the kitchen.
Golden fries, white minced garlic, red chili oil, green chopped green onions...it's very beautiful.
Even Wang Chengen and Fang Jun couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Chongzhen picked up a piece with chopsticks and chewed it carefully. Although it lacked some of the technology and hard work of later generations, it was all natural and tasted a little more fragrant.
At this time, Queen Zhou and the daughters all came back.
"It's better to come early than to arrive in time. It's freshly baked. Come and try it!"
"Don't pay too much attention to etiquette today. Behind closed doors, we are just like ordinary people."
"If you like spicy food, add some spicy food yourself!"
Chongzhen shared the potatoes with everyone and talked with a smile.
If someone is aloof for a long time, they will easily lose their human touch.
He likes the smell of fireworks in this world where the family is lively together.
Slowly calm down the hostility in his heart towards the world's gentry, wealthy merchants, and the murderous intention towards the slaves and foreign enemies.
In the harem, Chongzhen chatted with the girls, while the city of Beijing outside the palace was completely exploding.
Because the people who went to see the potato harvest came back and told what they saw and heard.
"After living for most of my life, today is really an eye-opener. The yield per mu is even more exaggerated than what was said in the Tomorrow Daily!"
"The output is high? How high? Tell me and see if you can scare me!"
"Yes, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't dare believe that there are such miraculous crops in this world!"
"His Majesty the Emperor rewarded everyone in the Agricultural Research Institute with half a year's salary, twelve taels, I'm so jealous!"
"Hey...you guys...hey, how much is the output? I'm so worried!"
"Didn't the old man say that? Oh...yes, yes, we harvested about two hundred acres when we left. The yield per mu was about ten stones, and some of them actually reached twelve stones. It's too exaggerated!"
"Ten stones? How is it possible? You're bragging and don't make drafts. This kind of output has not happened since ancient times. How come it suddenly appears now!"
"You bastard, just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Today, more than ten thousand people have seen it. How can you still cheat? I heard that the breeding yield at the beginning of the year was eighteen stones per mu!"
"Why are you so happy so early? No matter how high the yield per mu is, it doesn't matter to us. Today I went to inquire about it. These are all tributes, and they are not easy to preserve!"
"Who said it has nothing to do with us? His Majesty was present, and Dean Song also said that next year, or the year after tomorrow at the latest,
It can be planted around Beijing. As long as we plant it, the institute will be responsible for recycling it. "
"Hahaha, look forward to it!"
…
By noon, several poems began to circulate in Beijing.
The fragrance of potatoes fills the streets, and you can rest in the inns. There is no such thing as this in the world, and it is impossible to banish an immortal from heaven!
Overseas was once home, and delicious food spread across the four oceans. The flowers are beautiful and beautiful, and the roots are thick and strong. Braised potatoes and beef, vegetarian fried golden sausage.
Born and raised in the soil, with a strong foundation and a solid heart that is neither round nor smooth...
With the appearance of several poems, Tudou's reputation became wider and spread around Beijing.
Did you know that when people met each other, you used to eat them, but now they eat them instead of potatoes?
Especially when a potato snack stall guarded by several sergeants opened on the street one day, the climax of the discussion about potatoes rose to several levels.
In this atmosphere, after two or three days, Wang Chengen interrupted Chongzhen who was reviewing the memorial.
"Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, is back and is asking for an audience outside Qianqing Gate!"
