"Beef stew with potatoes is here!"
The cook came over carrying a clay pot.
Inside is steaming hot potato stewed beef, exuding an enticing aroma. The stew is quite soft and sticky, and before serving, a handful of chopped green onions are sprinkled on it, making the taste even more tempting.
Everyone stood up.
Beef isn't easy to find in Lingnan. For example, even though Panyu City's totem is sheep, cattle are rarely eaten. Lingnan raises large black water buffalo, a stark contrast to the yellow cattle of Dafeng. Water buffalo are more docile and better suited to rice paddies.
The entire Nanyue Kingdom actually had very few oxen. They were still in the slash-and-burn stage of agriculture, far from the iron-powered oxen-powered plowing. Therefore, Jie Jun had issued an order long ago that the private slaughter of oxen was strictly prohibited.
The beef they eat now is sun-dried from oxen that died of disease. After being sun-dried and cooked, it's actually quite good.
"This beef stew with potatoes is delicious. Spread a spoonful over rice and it's quite sweet."
Ning Que demonstrated as he spoke. The beef and potatoes were a perfect combination, especially the soup, which was very dense and thick. It was extremely fragrant when paired with rice. Even Ning Que could eat at least two big bowls.
Seeing him do this, the others followed suit. After taking a sip, they all nodded repeatedly. Gongshu Choudu dug into two large mouthfuls of rice and exclaimed, "This beef and potato stew is delicious! Especially the broth paired with rice, I could eat a whole bowl. And the potatoes are stewed so soft that they melt in your mouth. The beef is also good, softer than I expected."
"Tsk tsk tsk, my junior brother's cooking skills are still as outstanding as ever." Haizai's beard was stained with soup, but he didn't care at all. He sighed, "This is such a delicious delicacy. It's really the first time I've tasted it. I didn't expect that the combination of beef and potatoes would be so delicious!"
When they were in Kunlun Mountain, Ning Que often cooked. They were all very surprised at the time. After all, Ning Que was from the Ning Palace and was the most beloved youngest son. How could he have such excellent cooking skills?
"tasty!"
“It’s really delicious!”
“It tastes better than the previous ones!”
Jie Jun looked at Mu Ya and nodded in appreciation. Conditions in South Vietnam were already poor, and their food was usually quite crude. Take beef, for example. Their way of eating it was also very simple. If they couldn't finish it, they would smoke it first, then stew it later when needed. The taste wasn't particularly good.
Therefore, the South Vietnamese people mostly ate fish, and usually sashimi. In their opinion, fish was much more delicious than beef. However, this time, the beef stew with potatoes amazed them. They had never eaten beef so delicious before.
The key is the potatoes inside. After absorbing the gravy, the taste is dense and sweet. It is much better than baked potatoes or steamed potatoes!
"Hey, it tastes pretty good, right?" Ning Que smiled and said proudly, "There are a few more side dishes later, you can all try them too."
"Actually, there's no need to taste them." Jie Jun looked up and said with emotion, "It seems that what King Ning said is true. These potatoes are a good vegetable and a good food. The roasted potatoes I just roasted didn't taste very good, but they're quick and easy. While I'm making a fire to boil water, I can roast a couple of potatoes at the same time. Paired with hot water and salt, they'll completely fill my stomach."
"The key is the high yield!" Warrior Bhutto was now completely convinced. Eating roast potatoes, he sighed, "One acre of land can produce 25 dan of potatoes. Even if it's reduced to 20 dan, it's more than enough. If every household plants 10 acres, it will be enough for two to three years of food and drink."
"Two or three years is still quite difficult..." Ning Que looked helpless and raised his hand to interrupt their fantasy. "Potatoes are not very storable, especially in Lingnan. They sprout easily. If they sprout, they can no longer be eaten. In addition, the high potato yield is based on overdrawing the soil's fertility. For example, the five acres of land we just planted will need at least another year before we can plant potatoes. After that, we will rotate to soy beans to restore the soil's fertility."
"It doesn't matter."
Jie Jun didn't care at all.
"Lingnan has little in everything but plenty of land!"
"If there's not enough land, we can also set fire to the mountains and reclaim wasteland. Not to mention rotating crops every year, even planting once every three years is more than enough. Didn't the prince say it? These potatoes can also be used to make wine! We can definitely grow them on a large scale in the future. The potatoes we can't eat can be used to make wine, or if that doesn't work, we can feed the pigs."
"Alright."
Ning Que smiled and nodded.
The potato production is here.
It doesn't matter if it's not durable.
If you can't finish the food, you can make wine. If that doesn't work, you can raise livestock. In this era, the only worry about not having enough food is that you don't have too much food.
Jie Jun's idea was to cultivate potatoes on a large scale and rotate the crops each time. He relied on potatoes to quickly accumulate primitive wealth.
"Haha, give me another bowl of beef stew with potatoes."
"This stuff smells really good."
"And these shredded potatoes taste pretty good too."
“It’s crisp and delicious, with a unique flavor.”
“I didn’t expect there were so many ways to cook potatoes.”
Ning Que picked up the shredded potatoes and liked them quite a bit. He wasn't particularly interested in the beef stew with potatoes, but rather the shredded potatoes.
Everyone was toasting each other and enjoying the meal. Everyone finished their meal very cleanly, and by the end there wasn't even much soup left.
Mu Ya licked her lips and said with great satisfaction, "I didn't expect these potatoes to be so delicious and have such a high yield. If we can promote them in the future, our lives will definitely be better!"
"Oh, there are more ways to do it."
Ning Que smiled.
He looked at her and patted her gently. As far as he knew, potatoes could be made into vermicelli noodles, which were also quite chewy. If the seasoning was sufficient, they could also be made into hot and sour potato noodles.
"Potatoes are also a treasure. We have about a hundred stone of them suitable for seeding. Jiejun, I'll leave it to you to distribute them later. Remember to tell them to plant the potatoes well and do their best. There will be special people to guide them in how to farm. But they must be obedient and absolutely not slack off!"
"rest assured."
Jie Jun nodded seriously.
Potatoes are still in the promotional phase, requiring continuous cultivation to increase production. Because they are so scarce, they can only be cultivated by trusted individuals. Furthermore, they require significant effort to maximize production. Only in this way can potatoes quickly become widespread.
"There are a lot of wild boars in Lingnan. To protect the potatoes, my advice is to plant them in open areas as much as possible. Also, arrange for someone to watch over them day and night. Once the population increases, we won't have to worry about them anymore."
"clear."
Jie Jun and others all nodded.
Potatoes are so important!
So, they have to increase production as soon as possible!
All of this is worth doing!
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