Village Chief
Miao said: "It's not just dried sweet potatoes, but also dried potatoes, dried radishes, dried vegetables, and corn kernels. We have no other choice. Other things are easy to spoil, and only these things can be stored after being dried." Yang Haiyan asked: "Speaking of which, in terms of storage, rice is definitely the best. Why don't you grow rice?"
Village Chief Miao said: "Because there are more dry seasons here in Yunxiang County. There is a shortage of water, and we have more land than fields here. Although the soil can be converted into fields, it is not simple or easy to bring water into the fields." Although
Yang Haiyan grew up in the countryside, her grandmother passed away when she was fifteen years old, and she lived alone. The fields that her grandmother left for her were cultivated by villagers. After the rice harvest, they would give her 20% as rent. If she wanted to eat vegetables, she could go to other people's fields to pick them. So whether it was farming or planting, she didn't know anything.
To be honest, she only knew the popular things on the Internet. Because she lived alone, she would curiously study some things besides the bland life. For example, handicrafts, people always need to find things to pass the time.
Yang Haiyan: "So what you usually grow the most are radishes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green vegetables?"
Village Chief Miao said: "Yes, and then dry the radishes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green vegetables."
Yang Haiyan thought about it, not to mention radishes and green vegetables, but there is a better way to preserve potatoes and sweet potatoes, which is better than dried potatoes and sweet potatoes. That is... potato flour and sweet potato flour. Even if sweet potatoes and potatoes are placed in a dry place, they can't be stored for a year, but potato flour and sweet potato flour are different. Even if they are left for two or three years, they will not go bad. At most, they will grow worms. But if you take them out and expose them to the sun frequently, they will not grow worms. Moreover, rice bugs are eating them.
Suddenly, Yang Haiyan's eyes lit up. In Yunxiang County, sweet potatoes and potatoes cost one cent for two catties, but fine flour costs eight cents per catty. Under normal circumstances, six catties of potatoes can produce one catty of potato flour, and six catties of potatoes cost three cents, but one catty of potato flour can be sold for eight cents, which is more than double the price. Similarly, under normal circumstances, five catties of sweet potatoes can produce one catty of sweet potato flour, and the cost of sweet potatoes is more than twice as much after being converted into sweet potato flour.
Then... Yang Haiyan suddenly felt that if Yunxiang County planted potatoes and sweet potatoes, and then made sweet potato flour and potato flour, wouldn't this be a "special product"?
Besides, flour is not abundant even in the whole country, and the emergence of potato flour and sweet potato flour may set off a flour craze.
The problem is that potato flour and sweet potato flour are both very easy to make and learn. If others learn it, then... However, Yunxiang County has an advantage, that is, cheap land. Cheap land means lower costs. If potato flour and sweet potato flour can be monopolized by Yunxiang County, that would be great.
But there is another question, how can she figure out potato flour and sweet potato flour? It is said that she can make potato flour and sweet potato flour for no reason. Although outsiders cannot question her ability to make potato flour and sweet potato flour, Yang Haiyan still wants to find an appropriate explanation.
After Yang Haiyan had an idea, she had a plan in her mind. She said to Village Chief Miao: "Don't worry, Village Chief, we want all the sweet potatoes and potatoes in your grain, no matter how much." In fact, corn can also be made into corn flour, which is different from the ancient times when corn kernels were directly ground into flour. However, Yang Haiyan was not going to make corn flour, because the cost of corn flour was high. It took about eight kilograms of corn kernels to make one kilogram of corn flour, so he decided to temporarily decide on sweet potato flour and potato flour.
Village Chief Miao was relieved when he heard what Yang Haiyan said. He was not here for himself. How many sweet potatoes and potatoes could their family have? So, he was here for the villagers.
"Madam... Madam..." When Village Chief Miao was about to say goodbye, an urgent voice sounded at the door.
Yang Haiyan paused. This voice... sounded like Tao Shan. But Tao Shan went to the capital... Calculating the time, Tao Shan would be back from the capital soon. Could it be Tao Shan?
While Yang Haiyan was thinking, Tao Shan had already arrived at the door, but he did not come in: "Madam, this is Tao Shan, I have something important to ask you."
It was really Tao Shan.
Yang Haiyan hurriedly said, "Come in."
Village Chief Miao stood up and said, "General's wife, I'll take my leave first. I'll bring you the potatoes after the potato harvest."
Yang Haiyan said, "I have something to do right now, so I won't see you off, Village Chief."
Village Chief Miao said, "I dare not, I dare not."
Tao Shan came in, saluted Yang Haiyan first, and then said, "Madam, I came back from the capital with the imperial envoys and the eunuchs in the palace. They are now in the East Suburbs Military Camp. I'm here to tell you that I will have your imperial edict later." This
was not the first time Yang Haiyan received an imperial edict. She had also received an imperial edict of the fifth rank, but it was the first time that an imperial envoy came to give her an imperial edict. For a moment, she was really a little nervous.
Speaking of which, the most important reason why Yang Haiyan didn't like ancient times and didn't want Qin Fang to go to the capital in the future was that she was not used to the etiquette between the powerful and the rich. The etiquette of kneeling at every turn made her, who was born in a peaceful era, very uncomfortable. But in the final analysis, isn't it her self-esteem that is at work?
Because she came from the future, she always had a sense of superiority, so that she disdained and didn't want to salute those people. However, she also knew that this was ancient times, and these etiquettes were inevitable. So, she just wanted to avoid these places that required etiquette.
But some things can't be avoided.
Modern people with a sense of superiority, when they come to ancient times, always have to adapt to everything in ancient times. Yang Haiyan knew that from today, from the moment the imperial messenger came to deliver the imperial edict, she had to thoroughly understand how dignity was defined in ancient times. And she couldn't live as she pleased according to modern concepts.
Yang Haiyan closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes again, she had adjusted her mentality: "The envoy and the eunuch from the palace are going to stay at the general's mansion?"
Tao Shan: "Yes, the post station in Yunxiang County is too shabby."
How good can a post station be in a place where no big shots have ever been? Even the city walls are broken, let alone the post station?
Yang Haiyan: "I know, I will arrange it, you go back and tell the general to let him rest assured."
Tao Shan: "Yes, I will go to the barracks now."
Two hours ago, Tao Shan took the envoy and the eunuch to the East Suburb Barracks. Logically speaking, when someone comes to the capital, they should either go to the county government or the general's mansion. The reason why he went to the East Suburbs Military Camp was because the eunuchs and the imperial envoys in the palace were curious about Qin Fang, a man who came from a poor family but had repeatedly made contributions.
Others didn't know, but as an imperial envoy in charge of sulfur and saltpeter mines, he must be the emperor's confidant. Since he was the emperor's confidant, Qin Fang must have made some contributions. Therefore, after discussing with the eunuchs, he came to the East Suburbs Military Camp.
Qin Fang was on the Beast Mountain at the moment.
Captain Yang: "General, the tiger is dead, what should we do with it?" According to the general practice, the tiger meat must be eaten. But the problem is that this tiger is more special.
The tiger had been raised by them for half a month, but it died today. In the past half month, the tiger did not struggle, but was quietly trapped in the cage. They gave it meat, and it ate quietly. After eating, it lay down in the cage. This was totally unlike a tiger.
According to Dr. Li, the tiger's life had come to an end. The reason why it did not struggle or resist was because it was waiting to die. When a tiger reaches old age, its ability to catch prey will decline. It cannot catch its prey, so it can only make do with small ones, such as pheasants and hares, but pheasants and hares are not enough for tigers to eat. Moreover, tigers like to eat fresh meat, but when they are old, their ability to catch prey declines, so they can only make do with it. Or... they are eaten by other animals as prey.
Therefore, for this tiger, being raised and well fed at the moment of death was enough.
Qin Fang said, "Bury it." Qin Fang could not eat the tiger's meat because the tiger might be related to the Iron Man.
Captain Yang said, "Yes." He waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to carry the tiger down and bury it.
Qin Fang walked into the house and saw Doctor Li giving acupuncture to the Iron Man. Speaking of which, the Iron Man was very easy to talk to when he saw food, and Doctor Li used food to coax the Iron Man to lie down obediently for him to give acupuncture. Qin Fang: "How is he?"
Doctor Li said: "He is better, but he only looks better. His life span has been shortened. He can only live for two or three years at most. Now that his body is better, he will suffer less when he dies."
Qin Fang: "It's a pity that I don't know if he can recover his memory when he dies."
Doctor Li said ashamedly: "My medical skills are limited, and I can't guarantee it. It's better to ask the general , shall we ask other doctors in the county to come and take a look?"
Qin Fang shook his head: "Wait a minute. With the situation here, plus the matter of sulfur and saltpeter, the fewer people know about it, the better. I have already reported this matter to the court, and we will see how the court arranges sulfur and saltpeter, and how to arrange him." After all, this iron chain man is related to King Liang, and the court will definitely send someone to take him away, so for the time being, Qin Fang can't let other doctors come here.
Doctor Li: "The general said..."
"General... General... General, I'm back." Tao Shan's voice came.
Qin Fang heard it and immediately climbed out of the window from the house. Seeing Tao Shan coming in, he nodded: "I'm glad you're back. Why didn't you take a rest before coming here?"
Tao Shan hurriedly said: "General, I came here with the imperial envoys and ministers from the capital, and the eunuch from the capital is also here. By the way, this is a letter from Lord Du to you. Please read the letter first, and then talk to the imperial envoy and the eunuch."
Oh? Qin Fang raised his eyebrows and took the letter: "I see." Lord Du could have mentioned the imperial envoys and the eunuch in the letter.
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