Chapter 325 Soybeans and Corn (Please vote and subscribe)

"Oh, I've asked about this as well. They don't have vehicles, and they go to trade with a team of horses. One horse carries two large baskets and some other things. Anyway, people who come to the grassland don't have cars, and I don't know whether their tribe has them.

They probably don't know how to weave. The people from the nomadic tribes said that they all wore animal skins or felt, and they probably learned how to make felt from the nomadic tribes.

There shouldn't be any other metals. The only thing they brought to the nomadic tribes was this kind of bowl, and I heard that it wasn't used for eating, so I don't know what it's used for.

As for food, there should be some. I heard from the nomadic tribes that they've seen those people eat a round thing that's very dry and hard, but can be stored in a warehouse for a long time. There's also a kind of yellow seed, which is not our rice, nor is it wheat. I haven't seen it either, I just heard them say it." You Fu also recalled what he knew and answered Luo Chong's questions.

Hearing that the other party had food, Luo Chong's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly asked You Fu: "Don't those nomadic tribes have any? Have you exchanged some with them?"

You Fu shook his head directly, his face full of regret. He knew the importance of food, otherwise he would not have been able to bring back wild wheat last time.

But at this moment, one of the several grassland savages brought back by You Fu quietly stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to speak but didn't dare to.

Luo Chong saw him stretching out his hand, and directly signaled him not to be afraid, and he could tell him anything. Seeing Luo Chong's smile, the newly joined savage also let go of his courage, took out a felt bag from his arms, and handed it directly to Luo Chong.

"Chief, is this the food you are talking about?"

The man, who was not very old, pointed to the things in the cloth bag and asked Luo Chong.

When Luo Chong heard what he said, he was originally a little disappointed because he didn't get the new grain seeds, and suddenly ignited the flame of hope. Could there be an unexpected harvest?

Luo Chong immediately opened the cloth bag impatiently, and saw that there were indeed several plant seeds inside. Seeing these seeds, Luo Chong could not help but tremble all over, that was excitement.

Two oval yellow balls, very dry, not artificially processed, probably just dried in the sun, well preserved, with a light yellow appearance, clearly two soybeans, that is, soy beans.

In addition to the two soy beans, there are three golden yellow seeds, triangular, one tip is a little white, the whole seed looks a little flat, what else can it be but corn.

Oh my God, getting two important crops at once, Luo Chong was instantly excited beyond words, although there are only two or three seeds, but these are seeds, as long as one plant of each can grow, there is hope for expansion and reproduction.

These two crops are too important for the Han tribe now. The staple food of the Han tribe is rice, which means that it can only be planted in places with abundant water sources. The water consumption of wheat, corn, and soybeans is not as high as that of rice. This means that as long as these crops can be planted, the Han tribe can develop in places where water is scarce. After all, having food in this era is equivalent to having everything.

Rice, corn, and wheat can all be promoted as staple food, and even a rotation model can be implemented. After all, as far as Luo Chong knows, many modern farmlands rotate wheat and corn. Wheat is planted in autumn and can be harvested in the summer of the following year. After harvesting wheat in summer, corn can be planted for a season, which will be harvested in autumn, and then wheat can be planted again. This cycle repeats endlessly.

And soybeans, soybeans are also a very good crop, rich in protein and oil. Oil is not to mention, who hasn't eaten soybean oil in modern times? Moreover, soybeans are high-protein crops, very nutritious, and can be used to make many soy products, such as soy milk, tofu brain, tofu pudding, tofu, tofu skin, fermented bean curd, and bean curd sticks. Just thinking about these, Luo Chong's saliva is almost flowing out.

In the ancient Song Dynasty, there was little meat, and the people could not eat much meat. At that time, the Song Dynasty was supported by tofu, otherwise the people would not be able to eat much high-protein food.

In addition, soybeans have another benefit when they are planted, that is, they can fertilize the land. When soybeans grow, they can absorb a lot of nitrogen in the air through photosynthesis, and finally gather on the rhizomes. Many nodules will grow on the rhizomes of soybeans. These nodules are equivalent to nitrogen fertilizers. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium required for plant growth, nitrogen fertilizers are not lacking, it's simply a magical tool.

Phosphorus is found in animal excrement, and potassium can also be obtained in plant ash. Now there are soybeans, which is simply perfect.

After calming down his excitement, Luo Chong took the five seeds and asked the new tribesman: "This thing is indeed a seed of grain. Where did you get it from?"

"Well, I have seen those people on the grassland before and have done some transactions with them. I exchanged sheep for white salt, arrow shafts, and their big baskets. These seeds were found in the big baskets I exchanged. They should have dropped them in.

I have never seen this thing, but since they brought it, it should be a good thing, so I took it out of the basket and put it away, thinking that I would go to other tribes to ask what it is in the future. If it is useful, maybe I can exchange it for something." When

the man heard Luo Chong's question, he didn't know much Chinese. Now he spoke a lot of their local dialect in a hurry. Luo Chong didn't understand a few words. Fortunately, Ling Feng understood and took the initiative to translate for the two.

"Haha, you did a good job. This thing is indeed very useful. It's not impossible for you to exchange it for something. Tell me, what do you want? If I can give it to you, I will definitely satisfy your wish." Luo Chong said very happily.

"Really, chief? Then, I want a steel knife, like the one Captain Youfu has. It doesn't have to be that long, a short knife is fine. Can you give it to me, chief?" the man asked excitedly, but he was afraid that Luo Chong would be unhappy, so he was very careful in his words and didn't dare to put forward too much conditions.

"Sure, that's no problem. It's just a knife. It's your reward for donating grain seeds this time. But you may not use this knife to do bad things. Since you have joined the Han tribe, you should live a good life in the future and make more contributions to the tribe. Come on, take it. I just made it a few days ago. Now I give it to you."

Luo Chong was very happy. He took off a single-edged saber from his waist and threw it to him. It was less than 20 cm long, pointed, with a thick blade on the back and two deep blood grooves. The handle was made of the antlers of the giant deer. It was very beautiful and comfortable to hold. There was also a matching cowhide scabbard.

Luo Chong didn't care about a short knife. This was equipped for Youye's surveying and reconnaissance team a few days ago. The Han tribe didn't have many now.

The man was very happy to receive the dagger. He even pulled it out and looked at it. He quickly bowed to Luo Chong and thanked him. The others were also jealous and envious. They wished they could get a few grains of food. A few grains of food could be exchanged for such a beautiful knife. This guy was so lucky. Why didn't they have such a good life?

(End of this chapter)