Chapter 80 Sprouting is poisonous

“Although this plan sounds simple, there are many tricks involved.”

Deputy General Wang changed his previous arrogance and humbly asked for advice. He even bowed to Xu Zhao as an apology for his previous rudeness. "Please tell me in detail, Miss Xu."

That attitude was completely different from what he had just now.

Fang Xuren, who was standing aside, was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. Where did the deputy general Wang who looked down on others just now go?

He was ready to engage in a three hundred rounds of verbal battle with Deputy General Wang after Miss Xu finished speaking, but this change in attitude made him feel like he was hitting cotton.

Chen Yu knew clearly what kind of person Lieutenant General Wang was, that's why he promoted him to the position of Lieutenant General. If he was just a man who only knew how to fight and had no brains at all, he would have been just a small pawn in his life.

"The person who is following us must be highly skilled in martial arts. He must not only be undetectable while following us, but also be able to fight Chatur with his strength and kill him with one strike if possible."

Such a person would probably be hard to find, and going deep into the enemy camp is extremely risky and would require extraordinary courage, with the possibility of escaping death.

"How difficult is that?" Deputy General Wang said, patting his chest.

He walked to the desk, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and said, "Your Majesty, please give me a chance to perform meritorious service."

If he succeeds now, not to mention being granted a title of nobility or appointed as prime minister, he might even be able to become a general.

"Deputy General Wang, this mission requires very high personal ability. Don't risk your own life for the sake of military merit." Even though she disliked Deputy General Wang at first, her subsequent performance showed that he was a good person. Xu Zhao didn't want him to be greedy for merit and reckless and lose his life.

Deputy General Wang laughed at himself. He didn't expect that he was the one who questioned Xu Zhao in the beginning. He didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly and she would question herself. The retribution came a little too quickly. It turned out that one should not look down on anyone casually.

This was a lesson for Deputy General Wang.

Fang Xuren knew the answer to this question, and he answered for Vice General Wang, "Miss Xu, you don't know since you just arrived. Our old Wang was a scout when he joined the army. I'm afraid no one in the army can match him in terms of reconnaissance. As for his martial arts, he must be good to be able to reach this position."

Everything is so coincidental. It is not easy to find someone who meets both conditions at once.

Deputy General Fang's voice came from Xu Zhao's side. It was unknown when he walked to her side.

Xu Zhao really didn't expect that Deputy General Wang, who was in direct conflict with her, had such great ability. She thought he was just a person who was always looking down on others. Now it seems that she was prejudiced.

She stood up and returned the salute to Vice General Wang, "I am sorry for being rude, Vice General Wang, please do not blame me."

"I was the one who was rude first, don't blame Miss Xu."

The two of them went back and forth and turned hostility into friendship.

Chen Yu naturally knew how capable Vice General Wang was. "Since you took the initiative to ask for a fight, I'll leave this matter to you. Be careful. If it doesn't work, retreat as soon as possible."

Deputy General Wang was delighted, "I obey your command!" He stood up and returned to his original seat.

"You can discuss the rest later. I won't get involved." Xu Zhao did not stand up, but said to Deputy General Fang who was standing beside him: "Deputy General Fang, please bring the potted plant on the table over here."

This is the second thing Xu Zhao wanted to say.

Fang Xuren obeyed Xu Zhao's every word. He walked to the dining table in two steps, picked up the potted plant and walked back quickly.

He placed the potted plant on the desk.

"Zhao Zhao, does this flower have any special function?" Chen Yu asked the question that had been on his mind all this time.

He didn't think that Xu Zhao bought these flowers just because they were beautiful. Besides, she also asked the shopkeeper to order a lot of such flowers, so they must have some purpose.

"There's nothing special about this flower." Xu Zhao shook his head.

With the lessons learned from the previous experience, the other deputy generals who had remained silent all pricked up their ears and dared not question.

If they questioned it, they would probably be slapped in the face the next second, so they still had to save some dignity.

"The flowers are useless?" Chen Yu remembered that Xu Zhao had asked about the tubers under the flowers in the store. Could it be that they were useful?

Chen Yu boldly guessed, "Is it the tuber underneath?"

Xu Zhao raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect Shen Yu to be so attentive. She just deliberately asked the shopkeeper in the store, but he remembered it.

"Yes, it's the tuber underneath," Xu Zhao said, and he pulled up the entire potato plant by its roots, and the roots and soil left the pot.

Under the green branches is a row of potatoes.

"What is this?" Deputy General Fang was surprised. Before joining the army, he was also a farmer and had seen a lot of crops, but he had never heard of anything like this.

Xu Zhao didn't mind the dirtiness, he picked the potatoes one by one, his hands were covered with mud, "This is called potato, it can be eaten, it can fill your stomach and it is very productive."

Several deputy generals took a potato from Xu Zhao and looked at it carefully.

Chen Yu did not take it, but thought of the shopkeeper's reply to Xu Zhao at that time, "But I remember that the shopkeeper said that this thing is poisonous, and many people died after eating it. Are you sure it is edible?"

After hearing this, several lieutenants hurriedly put the potatoes back on the table and wiped their armor with their hands, fearing that they might be poisoned.

"This potato is only poisonous under one condition," Xu Zhao said dryly. She didn't really want to explain solanine in detail to a group of ancient people, as they wouldn't understand even if she explained it to them. So she simply said, "As long as the potato hasn't sprouted, it won't be poisonous. Those who died of poisoning all ate sprouted potatoes."

Shen Lingge was very receptive to new things, and he immediately understood what Xu Zhao meant.

Originally, in this environment, he shouldn't make any noise, he should just listen quietly.

But he couldn't resist his curiosity about such a new thing, so he asked, "So this poison is produced by germination?"

"That's right," Xu Zhao looked at Shen Lingge with appreciation. This kid understood things very quickly. No wonder he was able to unify the four countries and become the final winner.

"Then won't these sprouted potatoes be wasted?" Shen Lingge was a little uncomfortable when he heard of this thing for the first time.

"Since it has sprouted, it should be possible to plant it back in the ground. Maybe more potatoes will grow next year." Deputy General Wang used his previous farming experience to draw inferences. "This is the same as sweet potatoes, but sweet potatoes will not cause poisoning if they sprout."

Xu Zhao was very satisfied to see that someone had already explained it to him without him having to do so. "It is indeed as Vice General Wang said. When we buy a large amount of potatoes in five days, I will keep some for you to make a potato feast, and the rest will be given to His Majesty."

Chen Yu understood immediately that he was asked to find someone to plant the potatoes.

Unexpectedly, this flower was just an ornamental object in Zhongjin State, but when it came into Xu Zhao's hands, it directly solved the problem of food and clothing.

Xu Zhao is really his lucky star!