Chapter 459 Finale
The appearance of Mrs. Liu had no impact on Jiang Yu, and the road construction and land reclamation were still proceeding in an orderly manner.
And afterwards, Mrs. Liu was never seen again.
With the help of an experienced midwife and Shen Qing's scientific feeding and guidance, Guan Li and Jiang Yu gave birth smoothly.
Many people in the village got married with Jiang Yu last year. There were no effective measures in this dynasty. In addition, the concept was that having many children meant more blessings. After their lives became stable, whether they were newlyweds, young couples, or even middle-aged couples, they all became pregnant one after another.
Shen Qing simply offered a high salary to hire a midwife to stay.
She herself feels that there is no need to have too many children, and that quality is more important than quantity. However, if others have more children, she will not dissuade them.
People are the primary productive labor force. In this dynasty, people are needed everywhere, so more people are a good thing.
Fortunately, there is still a lot of land being developed outside, so there is a lot of space~
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On the ninth day of the ninth month, a major event occurred in the Jing Dynasty that shocked the court and the country!
General Huo led Huo Bing and strode towards the palace. At the palace gate, they met the Governor-General of Jiangnan, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, the frontier officials, the Provincial Administration Commissioner, and the Governor-General from all over the country.
Everyone greeted each other warmly while walking forward in confusion.
General Huo asked curiously, "Xiao Bing, can you guess what's going on?"
Calculating the time, they had only been in Bashu for half a year, so there was no need for them to return to report on their work, especially since the imperial decree specifically asked him to bring Xiaobing with him.
If it was a private matter, so many court officials would not be notified to come. You must know that these officials are like the leaders of various places, and they have to make decisions on all major issues. What kind of matter is so important that they have to gather all together?
"Grandfather, it's a good thing anyway. Just save your stomach and enjoy it later." Huo Bing whispered, thinking of what her mother had told her in advance.
It turned out to be a banquet with delicious food. The emperor must have gotten some delicious food. General Huo breathed a sigh of relief and his mentality was very stable.
He is already this old, what delicious food has he not eaten?
Besides, I have already satisfied my appetite, so no matter how delicious the food is, it will only fill my stomach.
"Then you should eat more later. Young people enjoy eating sweet food, but grandpa is old and doesn't care much about these foods."
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There is a large square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, with smooth and flat tiles on the ground, clean and tidy.
At this time, there were small stalls one after another in the wide square. When each official entered, the palace servants distributed a plate, a pair of chopsticks and a spoon.
"Come here, there are raw sweet potatoes on the two stalls in the first row. Everyone, please split into two teams on the left and right. Try a small piece and don't eat too much."
“The second row is steamed sweet potatoes;”
“The third row is roasted sweet potatoes;”
“The fourth row is dried sweet potatoes;”
“The fifth row is sweet potato soup;”
"The sixth row is mutton soup with sweet potato vermicelli and sweet potato vermicelli stewed with meat."
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"Gentlemen, you have tasted all kinds of sweet potatoes, from raw to cooked, from steamed to roasted, from fried to stewed... Do they taste good compared to corn, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, Job's tears, etc.?"
There were various nods in the crowd.
When it comes to deliciousness, they certainly don’t rank at the top, but if compared with corn, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and coix seed, they are the supreme delicacy!
"Okay, these sweet potatoes can be planted in the ground. They don't need fertile soil. A small area will do. There's no need for a large area of land..."
General Huo thought of Bashu, a land of eight mountains, one river, and one piece of land. There were many mountains, one peak upon another, stretching across the land. It was extremely difficult to grow rice or wheat. They could only open up the mountains into layers of terraces. They worked hard to cultivate the land, but the harvest was very low.
I don’t know how many people die of hunger and cold every year!
Sweet potatoes can be grown on the land, and the land at the foot of the mountain...
"Gentlemen, please guess again, how much sweet potatoes can be produced per acre?"
The emotions of various officials were aroused and they all reported their numbers.
General Huo, who had told Huo Bing before coming that he didn't care about food, also joined in, shouting out a number he thought was impossible: "One thousand kilograms!"
The highest corn yield per mu is only 600 to 700 kilograms, so this number is definitely very high!
Huo Bing just smiled and said nothing.
"Everyone's guesses are wrong. Now, please let Prince Ling Yi reveal the answer to us."
Even though Ling Yi thought he was thick-skinned, his face was red all the way to his ears.
I really admire my aunt. How did she come up with this idea?
And my father was even more outrageous, he actually agreed!
“Everyone, this is the ingredient that Madam Shen discovered. After my father and I discussed it, we first tried to plant it in Blackwater City. It will be planted in March or April this year and harvested in August;
The yield per mu is as high as 4,700 kilograms!"
The scene was dead silent.
General Huo felt that the emperor was right to ask him to take Xiaobing with him. His eyes and ears were blurry and he just heard an outrageous number!
He turned his head, looked at his granddaughter beside him, and asked, "Xiaobing, how much did you hear?"
"Grandfather, you heard it right."
General Huo felt as if something was blurring his eyes, and the air was filled with mist, making it difficult for him to see clearly in front of him.
"Okay, okay, Shen Qing, she deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"
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Shen Qing didn't care whether he was worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple or not.
She only cares about when the crystal yellow honey she grows will mature.
And those greedy people must not eat up her dozen or so crystal yellow cherries!
These are so expensive. She couldn't afford to buy more in China. Now she finally has the freedom to eat cherries here. She wants to eat them every day. She will put the leftovers in the locker and eat them slowly.
"A distinguished guest has arrived!"
"Auntie, I want to eat your unique crystal yellow honey!"
"Hahaha, yellow honey can last for about half a month. We can stay here for half a month and then go back to Beijing!"
"Hey, you don't know. The red and yellow cherries are over, and then there are yellow peaches, juicy peaches, flat peaches, various grapes, floral blueberries, lantern apples, flower-covered pears, autumn white pears, and sand apples..."
"How about we have a food festival? A food festival made with all kinds of fruits!"
"Let's have another food festival made with all kinds of ingredients! Just like the sweet potato food festival my aunt made for me, ahem, in the palace that year!"
Shen Qingqi sank into his dantian and shouted, "Get out!"
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