Chapter 657
The King of Jin kept tossing out some surprises in Lijiazhuang.
In addition, His Majesty also suddenly allowed these aristocratic families to go outside the Tang Dynasty to attack vassal states and establish kings and kingdoms.
These aristocratic families seemed to have seen an opportunity for change in the aristocratic family!
Maybe, families like them can also take advantage of this opportunity to catch up with the five surnames and the seven surnames in one fell swoop!
No, it should be the sixth surname. The Jinyang Wang surname has been removed from the five surnames and the seven surnames!
Especially Cui Xuanlan, after hearing the report from his subordinates.
There was a joyful look in his eyes, and he directly ordered his servants to prepare the car, and then headed out of the city.
Half an hour later.
Just when the heads of the aristocratic families were still like headless flies, they were visiting various nobles in the city.
Cui Xuanlan was already standing in a glass greenhouse in Lijiazhuang, looking excitedly at the corn in the hands of farmers.
"Prince Jin, how does this kind of corn taste?"
"The tender corn that has just grown is very sweet to eat. And these mature corns need to be ground into flour like wheat before eating. In this way, it also has a unique taste!"
Li Xuan slowly explained.
"So good!"
Cui Xuanlan was suddenly filled with surprise and saluted Li Xuan directly.
"With this magical object, I don't know how many more people could live in the Tang Dynasty every year. This move by the King of Jin has benefited all people in the world and has immeasurable merits!"
Li Xuan quickly turned sideways and stepped aside, "My father-in-law is serious. In fact, I went to look for sweet potatoes and potatoes just to satisfy my appetite!"
Cui Xuanlan's face froze, "The King of Jin is too humble, such achievements will be passed down through the ages!"
Obviously, Cui Xuanlan didn't believe Li Xuan's words at all.
In this regard, Li Xuan could only sigh helplessly.
He did not continue to dwell on these things, even though when he first went to sea, his biggest motivation was really for chili peppers and sweet potatoes.
Who would have thought that all of them would be found in one go!
"Since my father-in-law is here, today I will invite him to taste the dishes made from sweet potatoes, potatoes and cornmeal!"
"Haha, I couldn't ask for it, I'm looking forward to it so much!"
Cui Xuanlan looked overjoyed.
With corn, you only need to remove the transparent layer of bran on the corn kernels, and then grind the corn into powder, which is cornmeal.
Then, just like ordinary flour, some dates are stuffed into the cornmeal, and the corn is steamed into steamed buns, which are steamed buns.
As for sweet potatoes, they are still steamed and baked.
For potatoes, steam some, bake some, and have some hot and sour shredded potatoes.
Scramble eggs with tomatoes, steam pumpkin, make pumpkin and millet soup, and have a stew.
In this way, mix meat and vegetables, and add a few steamed buns.
In future generations, it would be an ordinary meal of farm food from northern Shaanxi.
However, at this moment, these ordinary meals are extremely rich for the head of the Cui family in Qinghe, the largest aristocratic family in the Tang Dynasty. Every time he eats one, his mouth will be filled with saliva, and it is extremely delicious and full of delicacies.
The food intake is more than twice as big as before!
"King Jin, the steamed buns made from corn really have a special taste! And sweet potatoes and potatoes are the most delicious and delicacies in the world!"
After the meal, Cui Xuanlan couldn't help being infected by Li Xuanhe and lay down on the sofa.
“Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn taste really good!”
Li Xuan nodded slowly.
“It’s just that the corn pasta still tastes a bit rough!”
Cui Xuanlan said with some regret.
"This is indeed the only shortcoming of corn flour, but the yield of corn is high. One acre can produce six stones, which can keep the people full!"
Li Xuan said, "Besides, corn is more drought-resistant than rice and wheat, so it can be grown even in barren areas!"
"In addition, corn can also be interplanted with sweet potatoes and potatoes in a field, which can save a lot of land!"
"Interplanting?"
Cui Xuanlan couldn't help but be startled.
"It means planting corn and sweet potatoes, or potatoes, at the same time in a piece of land. The corn stems mainly grow at the top, while the stems and leaves of potatoes and sweet potatoes also grow at the bottom.
Planting both at the same time will not affect each other!" Li Xuan explained.
“Two crops grown in one field at the same time?”
Cui Xuanlan's eyes suddenly lit up when he understood.
"So, a family only needs five acres of land to grow enough food for them to eat for a year?"
"I don't know!"
Li Xuan slowly shook his head, "I haven't tried this yet, and I don't know what the harvest will be if I plant corn and potatoes or sweet potatoes together."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Even if you can harvest four dan from one acre of corn and four dan from one acre of potatoes, that's four times as much as planting one acre of rice before!"
Cui Xuanlan still looked excited.
Seeing that Cui Xuanlan was already immersed in self-excitement, Li Xuan was very sensible and did not disturb him.
After a while, Cui Xuanlan reacted.
Then he looked directly at Li Xuan expectantly, "King Jin, how do you grow this kind of sweet potato, potatoes and corn?"
"Sweet potatoes need to be cultivated, while potatoes are cut into halves and buried in the soil. The seeds of corn are corn kernels!"
Li Xuan said.
"Then I wonder if King Jin can give me some sweet potato, potato, and corn seeds?"
Cui Xuanlan said hurriedly.
"My father-in-law is too polite!"
Li Xuan chuckled lightly, "The Cui family in Qinghe is Mi'er's natal family. You are Chenglu's biological grandfather. I will give you a share of the sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other seeds from Lijiazhuang, no matter how little they are!"
"Thank you, Prince Jin!"
Cui Xuanlan was overjoyed.
As for what the remaining aristocratic families thought after he obtained the seeds of these sweet potatoes, potatoes, corns and other gods? He didn't care at all. The Qinghe Cui family had the capital to fear no aristocratic family.
Moreover, this is a gift from his uncle of the Qinghe Cui family to the Qinghe Cui family!
Li Xuan nodded slowly, then thought of something, and a trace of doubt appeared on his face.
"But, does anyone in the Cui family in Qinghe know how to grow sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, etc.?"
"this?"
Hearing this, Cui Xuanlan couldn't help but be startled.
"Father-in-law can send someone to Lijiazhuang, and then follow the farmers in Lijiazhuang to plant it once and you will learn how to do it!"
Li Xuan smiled and said, "Or, my father-in-law can directly ask Cui Hongmo to learn from the farmers, and then Cui Hongmo can teach the Cui family to plant!"
"I'd better find a few old farmers from the Cui family and come to Lijiazhuang to study!"
Cui Xuanlan said hurriedly, "Lao Wu is so stupid. If you ask him to play with the fields and learn to grow crops, I'm afraid he won't be able to learn it in two years!"
"In this case, my father-in-law will arrange it!"
Li Xuan nodded slightly.
It is true that some people are not born to handle crops.
After getting what he wanted, Cui Xuanlan relaxed completely and played with Li Chenglu for a while in Lijiazhuang. He waited until it got dark before going back to Chang'an City.
The heads of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City also entered the mansions of major nobles as they wished and got the news they wanted to know.
However, what disappointed them was that the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn planted by Jin Wang Lijiazhuang were not too many.
However, you can produce twelve shi of sweet potatoes, seven shi of potatoes, and six shi of corn per acre!
This kind of magical artifact still spreads outwards at an extremely fast speed, with Chang'an as the center.
Within a few days, the entire Tang Dynasty was plunged into shock and carnival.
In particular, the heads of aristocratic families would gather together from time to time, all thinking about getting sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other magical items.
However, as they were discussing, they suddenly discovered to their heart's content that some aristocratic families seemed to have already obtained sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn seeds.
As for the remaining aristocratic families, although their families were large, they did not have any children close to the King of Jin, so they could only watch from the sidelines.
In the past, the Saga Group, which could unite and deal with the outside world unanimously when encountering problems, seemed to have several bottomless cracks!
These aristocratic families couldn't help but feel depressed, feeling like they had been quietly poached!
Chapter completed!