Knowing that Fang Shizhong was in a hurry to get back, she pretended to go into the kitchen.
When she came out, she was carrying a small basket.
"My lord, Amu said before that you were busy with official duties and would be returning after leaving the Northern Union Mountains."
The woman has prepared two ways to eat this sweet potato; take it with you on your journey and try them.
She didn't mention that the sweet potatoes should be frost-bitten, as they would be sweeter.
However, for people who are struggling to get enough to eat, whether it's sweet or not is secondary.
The most urgent thing is to fill our stomachs first!
Officer Lü was very perceptive; when he saw Chi Yu hand over the basket, he stepped forward and offered to take it for her.
Seeing that he was examining the contents of the basket, Chi Yu continued:
"In addition to four sweet potatoes, there were four egg pancakes and two water bags in the basket."
The water in the water bladder has been boiled and cooled, so it's safe to drink!
Fang Shizhong nodded with satisfaction at her thoughtfulness, and at the same time, he didn't forget to ask:
"I wonder how long it will take before these sweet potatoes can be officially supplied to the government?"
Could you give us as much as possible? Is 1000 jin feasible this time?
Fang Shizhong wanted this amount because he wanted half of it to be used for trial planting on government land and the other half to be sent back to the capital for the people of the Ministry of Agriculture to cultivate.
For him, even if it wasn't a thousand catties, five or six hundred would be fine.
Don't just say you'll give it to them, then turn around and give them a hundred or two hundred pounds!
Upon hearing that he wanted so much, Chi Yu subconsciously used her consciousness to check the space.
The crops, which had only been planted a few days ago, were all ripe, and the space had expanded even more than when the potatoes were offered.
She suppressed her joy and tried to keep her tone as calm as possible.
She knew that after this, it would be unlikely that the space could be expanded again, or that the crops inside could ripen instantly.
However, she estimated that the land in this space would be around two hundred acres this time.
With so much land, plus bonuses on the harvest, she should be able to live comfortably off the grain she grows.
After quickly considering these thoughts, Chi Yu carefully chose her words and replied:
"Your Excellency, the earliest the supplies will arrive at the government office is five days, which means before the fifteenth of March."
As for a thousand catties, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Five hundred jin (approximately 250 kg) is the limit for this woman!
Fang Shizhong was quite satisfied when he heard that he could get 500 jin.
Based on his conclusion, Chi Yu herself probably didn't have much, and he had heard that she was going to give the land to the Chi clan.
If it weren't for the long delay this trip, he would have liked to stay here for a few more days.
Just to see for myself whether the yield per acre of sweet potatoes was as Chi Yu had said.
Don't exaggerate the yield per mu (unit of land area) just to gain credit!
"Alright, on the fifteenth of March, I will be at the yamen waiting for your arrival!"
After saying that, he walked towards the door.
Meanwhile, Officer Lü carried a basket and went to the backyard to catch the carriage.
After he stood under the eaves of the old Chi family's gate, Chi Dongyi came over with two clan elders.
Three elderly people, each carrying a basket.
As they approached, Chi Dongyi spoke first, "Lord Fang, Da Hu said that the people of Chijia'ao can pay their corvée labor this year with silver."
"One person costs five taels of silver, is that correct?"
"Yes, I said that!"
Chi Dongyi handed the basket forward and said:
“After deducting the two tax-exempt slots from Da Hu’s side, there are a total of 26 people in Chijia’ao who should be required to perform corvée labor.”
"Each person is paid five taels, and there is a total of one hundred and thirty taels here. Please verify the amount, sir."
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