On the first day of October in the third year of Tiande, Fu Xiaoguan returned home on this day after sorting out all matters in the Far East.
He left behind all his troops and four warships, and returned to Guanyun City with a group of people on a warship.
He did not leave the office and stayed, as he seemed to be eager to go home.
Among those who returned to Guanyun City with him were the governors Tsuruta and Fujiwara Ki, as well as Fujiwara no Kiyoshi.
On the tenth day of October, the warship arrived at Jiangcheng Port, and on the twelfth day of October, the group arrived at Guanyun City.
He did not bring Fujiwara no Kiso into the palace, but instead asked Liu Jin to send the woman to the former Ryukyu embassy.
There is a woman named Sakura in the embassy.
If she goes there, she will have a companion.
He did not go to the court, but went straight back to the harem.
He missed his women.
This journey took him four months. The heavy burden in his heart had been put down, and he needed to look into the distance and keep moving forward.
Where are the people?
This huge harem was surprisingly empty. He didn't see them in the Yangxin Palace. He then went to the Queen's palace and found out that Yu Wenjun and the others were all in Xu Xinyan's garden.
Fu Xiaoguan found it a little strange. Xu Xinyan didn't like growing flowers very much. Normally, in this golden October, if one wanted to enjoy flowers, one should go to Yan Xiaolou's garden. The chrysanthemums in that garden must be in full bloom.
He went straight to Concubine Yan's palace without asking the palace maid to inform her. He came to the back garden alone and saw a heartwarming scene - nine women were sitting in a pavilion, chattering and seemed to be talking about something.
"I don't know what this is either. It's the seeds Liu Jin brought back last winter."
Xu Xinyan's face was filled with curiosity. She continued, "Weren't those seeds sent to the royal farm in Mozhou? I asked my husband for some and planted them in this yard. I just wanted to see what these foreign seeds could produce..."
"Hey, you all saw it, does anyone recognize it?"
Yu Wenyun and others looked carefully at the pile of things on the table and confirmed that they did not recognize them.
"Is it edible? It's not poisonous, is it?"
"This stick looks good. The grains are plump and golden yellow, very beautiful. I think it's edible."
"I think this thing looks a bit like sweet potatoes. There's a big basket of it. How many did you plant?"
"I didn't plant much. The yield seems to be about the same as sweet potatoes. If it's edible... I don't know how it tastes. If it tastes good, it's an extremely important food."
Su Su blinked her eyes and said, "How about...we grill it and try it first?"
"Okay, I'll tell the maid to get a charcoal fire."
As soon as Xu Xinyan finished speaking, she looked up and saw Fu Xiaoguan with a sunny face. She was stunned and her eyes widened - "Husband...!"
The other eight women all looked up. Fu Xiaoguan opened his arms and said with a cheerful smile, "My husband must have missed you so much!"
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Fu Xiaoguan sat down and looked at the things on the table with increasing delight.
He picked up the cob. "This is called corn. After it's dried, you can peel it, like this..."
He peeled a corn cob. "This thing has a wide range of uses. It can be used to make wine, as livestock feed, or ground into flour for consumption."
"The yield per mu of this thing is about 700 to 800 kilograms."
Xu Xinyan heard this and said, "The yield isn't that high. If we plant this, won't we miss out on wheat?"
"No, no, no, this plant complements wheat perfectly. You can choose to raise corn seedlings around April... You must have sown them directly. If you raise seedlings and then transplant them, they will take a little longer to grow, but they will grow better and produce larger corn."
"Wheat is harvested around May, making it a perfect time to plant corn. If it's a sweet potato field, corn can be planted alongside the sweet potatoes. It won't affect the sweet potato yield and can even increase the survival rate of the sweet potato cuttings, so it's an extra harvest."
The nine women were stunned when they heard this. If this corn was promoted, wouldn’t the farmers’ harvest increase a lot?
This is of course a great thing, but how did he know that this thing came from overseas?
Yu Wenjun picked up the goose egg-sized object and asked curiously, "What about this? Do you know this?"
Fu Xiaoguan took it and said with a smile, "This is another magical item. It's called potato, and its yield is comparable to that of sweet potato. It has a wide range of uses. It can be used as a staple food, a vegetable, or it can be ground into starch."
"It's highly adaptable. For example, in Beixiaodao, it can be planted in April and harvested around September."
"If it's in a place with a pleasant climate like Jiangnan Road, it can be grown for two seasons - spring planting in January and February, harvesting in May and June, and autumn planting in August and September, and harvesting again around December."
"These two things must be promoted on the same large scale as sweet potatoes. This way, Daxia will no longer be short of food!"
Fu Xiaoguan flipped through these things and his face lit up again. "This red thing is chili pepper, and these are spices... Not bad, with these things to season the dishes, the dishes will taste even better in the future."
"Come on, let's roast some potatoes first, and then spread them with cumin powder, chili powder, and salt..."
Next, Fu Xiaoguan took action himself.
Under the curious gaze of the women, Fu Xiaoguan cut the potatoes into slices, put them on bamboo sticks, and roasted them on the charcoal fire.
"Liu Jin,"
Liu Jin, who had just returned, had already widened his eyes and said, "The servant is here."
"Go to the imperial kitchen and get some chicken legs. Ask the cook to cut some mutton slices, pork slices, etc., and bring them to me."
Liu Jin ran away happily, and Fu Xiaoguan continued to be busy.
"This corn is old. The tender corn can be boiled or roasted. We have to wait until next year."
He skillfully turned the potatoes on the rack, brushed them with oil, and then brushed them with the newly made seasonings one by one.
An indescribable fragrance spread out, and Yu Wenjun and the others' eyes were full of anticipation, especially Su Su, who felt like she was drooling with greed.
The potatoes were baked, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Fu Xiaoguan distributed the potatoes to nine people.
"Wow...it's so delicious!" The expression on Susu's face suddenly became wonderful.
Sima Che also took a bite. It was a little spicy, but his taste buds exploded in the taste, as if every pore was stretched.
"Well, it's delicious... If we sell this thing, we will definitely make money!" Dong Shulan was immediately attracted by the money.
Yu Wenjun tasted it in small sips and felt very happy.
He hasn't changed!
The food he cooks tastes great, and the potatoes he makes have a unique flavor.
He still doesn't seem to be an emperor, but this is the most real him.
"Why didn't I barbecue so often before? Mainly because I lacked these spices..."
Fu Xiaoguan continued his barbecue business, "I think, once Daxia is stable and on the right track, we can enjoy all kinds of delicious food every day and live our own lives."
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