Chapter 354 It's Too Brain-Tortured
He has been running this farm for nearly ten years, and has never seen such a high yield per acre of any crop.
Just by looking at the pile, he knew that the five thousand kilograms was stable.
In order to ensure that there were no mistakes in the weighing, Qiu Gu had to personally check the scale every time, so it took almost an hour to weigh all the sweet potatoes in an acre of land.
It was already dark, but the people who had just participated in digging sweet potatoes had not left. They were all waiting for the final result.
"How is it? Is it five thousand pounds?"
Seeing Qiu Gu coming over with the registration booklet, Chu Chengyi couldn't help but ask.
"To reply to your Highness, it is a full 6,900 kilograms."
Qiu Gu was a little bit unconvinced, and he even secretly asked someone to measure the area of the land.
It’s really just one acre, not an acre more.
Those sweet potatoes were also dug out right under his nose, and none of them were adulterated.
This amount of land was really hard for him to believe.
"Okay, okay, 6,900 kilograms. When every household in Sheng'an grows sweet potatoes, no one will be hungry anymore."
Chu Chengyi excitedly said "yes" three times.
He has always been a stable person, but at this moment, he couldn't help but want to laugh out loud three times.
However, looking at the daughter in his arms, he finally held back.
[Dad, you can’t eat sweet potatoes every day. Eating too much will give you heartburn and cause you to fart. ]
Chu Qinshu was actually happy to see her father happy, but she couldn't help but complain in her heart.
"Yes, Your Highness, when that day comes, the people of Sheng'an will all have a good life."
Qiu Gu was as happy as Chu Chengyi.
Although he was from a noble family, he had gone out with Chu Chengyi many times and had seen a lot of suffering in the world.
Naturally, I began to consider the people.
When Liu Xi heard the words "six thousand nine hundred kilograms", his mind went blank.
He has made great progress. He can actually grow such a high yield per acre from farming.
If there had been a high-yield food like sweet potatoes in earlier years, his parents and his relatives would not have starved to death.
"Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness. The people of Sheng'an will never go hungry again."
Liu Xi took the lead and knelt down. When he shouted this sentence, his voice was nasal and there was mist in front of his eyes.
"Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness. The people of Sheng'an will never go hungry again."
When the others saw Liu Xi kneeling down, they also knelt down and shouted with him. Some people even choked and could not make a sound.
"Yes, the people of Sheng'an will no longer have to go hungry soon."
It’s not that Chu Chengyi didn’t hear Chu Qinshu’s thoughts.
But what are heartburn and gas compared to hunger?
Sheng'an State has been established for many generations, but has never solved the problem of food for the people.
In some places with barren land, people have to rely on wild vegetables and grass roots to fill their stomachs even when there is a shortage of food.
What's worse, you have to mix it with Guanyintu when eating. Once you eat it, you can't excrete it, which is much more uncomfortable than heartburn and farting.
"Put the sweet potatoes in the warehouse and preserve them according to the method I taught you before. If anything goes wrong, you will be held responsible."
Chu Chengyi asked everyone to calm down before looking at Liu Xi.
Liu Xi has been in charge of the affairs on this farm since the sweet potato planting began.
"Yes."
Liu Xi happily agreed, but at the same time he felt the burden on his shoulders became heavier.
Why don’t he just not go back to the East Palace?
After all, all the sweet potatoes grown in this entire farm will be kept for seeds next year.
He doesn't guard it himself, nor does he trust others.
Chu Chengyi didn't care what Liu Xi was thinking.
After explaining everything, he carried Chu Qinshu back to the yard.
They will go to Ji Tian early tomorrow morning. Ji Tian is also in the east of the city. They will stay in this manor at night.
"Shu'er, Daddy has an idea..."
"Daddy, I'm hungry."
Chu Qinshu guessed what Chu Chengyi was going to say and quickly interrupted him.
She doesn't want to get involved in state affairs. She is still young and she won't grow if she uses her brain too much.
"Yes, yes, yes, Daddy was so happy that he even forgot to eat dinner, Aunt Yao..."
Chu Chengyi quickly ordered Nanny Yao and several palace maids who served Chu Qinshu to come in and take her to solve her personal problems and feed her at the same time.
He sat in a wheelchair and began to think about how to distribute the sweet potato seeds.
Sheng'an Country is located in the southeast of Changxing Continent, and the climate difference between the north and the south is quite large.
The land in the north can only be used for one crop a year, while the land in the south can be used for two crops a year.
If the sweet potato seeds were sent to the south first, wouldn't it be possible for the sweet potato seeds to be supplied to all parts of Sheng'an Kingdom in just a few years?
But can the sweet potatoes grown in the south still have such a high yield when sent to the north?
After Chu Qinshu had eaten and drunk her fill, she was sent back by Aunt Yao. Chu Chengyi was still frowning in thought.
"Shu'er, if this sweet potato is grown in the south and then sent to the north, will it still have such a high yield?"
Chu Chengyi couldn't figure it out, so he asked Chu Qinshu.
"Well... the yield has nothing to do with whether or not the sweet potatoes have been grown in the south. It mainly depends on the adaptability of the sweet potatoes themselves, as well as the climate, soil quality, temperature and humidity."
Seeing that Chu Chengyi was indeed distressed, Chu Qinshu did not refuse to answer him.
Sweet potatoes are a very picky plant; they can be grown in both the north and south.
Although it is not picky, there is actually a big difference in the yield of acres between the north and the south.
But these sweet potatoes are grown on ancient trees, so their adaptability is definitely stronger than that of ordinary seeds.
After all, she had only heard of producing more than 6,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes per mu in the south in her previous life.
The capital of Sheng'an Kingdom is not in the south, but rather somewhat northwest.
The temperature has four distinct seasons, and the coldest time in winter can reach around minus ten degrees Celsius.
As for humidity, it would definitely be worse without the rainy season in the south.
Since the yield per mu in Beijing is so high, the yield per mu will probably not be much lower if it is sent to the north.
"Then Daddy will have people send sweet potato seeds to the south. There are two harvests a year there. In less than two years, the seeds will be enough for all the people in Sheng'an."
Chu Chengyi selected nearly 300 acres of land from three estates under his name and planted sweet potatoes.
If all the sweet potatoes produced are sent to the south for planting, how much will the harvest be next year?
"Dad, why do you have to go through so much trouble? Shu'er can give you a high-yield crop suitable for growing in the north."
Chu Qinshu didn’t know how much land in Sheng’an Country was suitable for farming, but after she planted the sweet potatoes, she never took them out again.
I'm afraid that we have saved a lot of crops in the space now. I don't know how many acres will be enough to plant with the crops harvested this season?
Alas, this question was too much for a little girl like her to think about.
To save trouble, she simply took out another thing and gave it to Chu Chengyi.
Anyway, the space has been harvested for a whole year, two loads a day, about two hundred kilograms.
That's tens of thousands of kilograms a year, which should be enough to cultivate a lot of land.
"Shu'er, what did you say?"
Chu Chengyi was still thinking about sweet potatoes when he suddenly heard Chu Qinshu talking about another high-yield crop. He couldn't believe his ears.
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