The next morning, Lord Yao arrived at the farm.
The sweet potatoes that were originally piled up in the middle of the yard are gone; most of them were sold as seedlings.
A batch of sweet potatoes is stored in the newly built cellar. These sweet potatoes need to be preserved as seedlings for next year.
There are still some sweet potatoes left, stored in several rooms to supply the shop.
Although there are plenty of sweet potatoes on the farm, we don't eat them easily; we hope that more of these sweet potatoes can be used as seedlings.
Beside the stone table, Meng Yaoyao was diligently brewing tea, while Li Guang was roasting sweet potatoes.
At this time, the aroma of sweet potatoes and black tea wafted through the yard.
The weather was very cool at the time, so Li Guang placed a cushion on the stone bench and invited Lord Yao to sit down.
Meng Yaoyao served tea and placed it in front of Lord Yao.
"Lord Yao, please have some tea. Li Guang planted many tea trees around the farm. I used these tea leaves to make black tea and found that the brewed black tea tastes even purer."
Lord Yao picked up his teacup, took a sip, and found the tea to be fragrant and slightly sweet.
At this moment, Li Guang brought over the roasted sweet potatoes and placed them on the stone table.
"Lord Yao, freshly roasted sweet potatoes are the best. Please try some, but don't burn yourself."
At this moment, Lord Yao felt a sense of home, a long-lost feeling. He felt that Li Guang in front of him was the same Yao Jian he once was.
Yao Jian was very filial. The first thing he did every morning was to brew a pot of tea for him, place it in front of him, and remind him not to burn himself.
Li Guang took a roasted sweet potato, peeled off the skin, and handed it to Lord Yao.
Lord Yao took the roasted sweet potato and began to taste it.
That's absolutely right, roasted sweet potatoes do taste great, much better than steamed sweet potatoes.
Little Black was squatting next to the oven, drooling; it seemed it also liked roasted sweet potatoes.
Lord Yao looked at the bear and fox in the courtyard and said:
"These must be Xiao Hei and Yu Hong. I've heard the princess mention them; they're incredibly powerful," Lord Yao said.
"Yes, they have lived on the farm since they were babies and are already part of the farm. They have saved the farm from danger several times. They are the guardians of the farm."
Lord Yao ate roasted sweet potatoes and drank black tea, and soon he was full.
Seeing that Lord Yao had indeed eaten his fill, and that Xiao Hei had been watching longingly for a long time, Li Guang gave all the remaining roasted sweet potatoes to Xiao Hei, not eating a single one himself.
Yu Hong has no interest in sweet potatoes; she has a particular fondness for meat.
Next, Li Guang led Lord Yao to several rooms to inspect the sweet potatoes inside.
Several rooms were piled high with sweet potatoes, and Lord Yao was extremely excited when he saw this.
If sweet potato cultivation is promoted, every household will have piles of sweet potatoes, so there will be no fear of famine.
Then Li Guang opened the cellar and let Lord Yao check the sweet potatoes and potatoes stored inside.
This was the first time that Lord Yao, who had served as the Grand Minister of Agriculture for so many years, had ever seen grain stored in a cellar.
"Everyone knows that cellars are used to store grain, but for more than a hundred years since the founding of the Great Northern Dynasty, there has been a shortage of grain, so even if there are cellars, they are useless."
"But you did it! You are the first person in our dynasty to use a cellar to store grain. You are the hope of the Great Northern Dynasty!" Lord Yao said excitedly.
"Don't worry, Lord Yao. In a few years, every farmer in the Great Northern Dynasty will be using cellars to store grain."
Next, Li Guang led Lord Yao away from the farm and began to inspect the crops being planted in the fields.
"Currently, I have a lot of land to cultivate. There are three large plots of land, the smallest of which is 300 mu (approximately 20 hectares) in size. It was reclaimed from wasteland and has been planted entirely with vegetables."
After the vegetables are harvested, they will all be used to make kimchi and supply the market.
There are also two plots of land, 800 mu and 3,000 mu respectively. The 3,000 mu of fertile land was a gift from the imperial court and was intended to be used to grow winter wheat.
After the wheat harvest, it was just in time for planting potatoes and sweet potatoes.
This planting method ensures timely planting and allows the land to yield greater productivity.
Lord Yao nodded and said:
“If all 3,800 mu of land are planted with winter wheat, the harvest will exceed one million jin. What should we do with so much wheat?”
"This wheat will come in very handy. There are many workshops on the other side of the wasteland, some of which are used for food processing. This much wheat will last for a while."
"More than a million kilograms of wheat can only be used for a short period of time. This amount is too large. I wonder what kind of food can be processed from wheat."
"The processed food products are diverse and in high demand in the market."
All the food produced was sent to the second phase of the village market, where many food wholesale shops have opened and business is booming.
The goods produced in the workshop basically accounted for half of the second phase of the market, and also made the village's second phase market extremely popular.
"Young Master Zhao is truly a genius. He has managed to process so many foods from wheat. I must try them sometime."
"Of course, Brother Zhao has also developed a food called compressed biscuits. Just one biscuit can keep you full for a whole day. This food is amazing."
If the soldiers at the front could carry these biscuits, they wouldn't have to worry about running out of food, and their chances of winning the battle would greatly increase.
Li Guang's words greatly surprised Lord Yao.
"Is there really such a magical food? Please take me to see it."
Soon, Li Guang led Lord Yao to the wasteland, where there were clusters of buildings.
In the middle is a mountain resort, to the left are rows of workshops and factories, and to the right is a huge square, which looks to be two or three hundred acres in size and is under construction.
Upon seeing this scene, Lord Yao was shocked. The terrain here was special, with continuous mountains behind it and a flat plain in front. From a military point of view, this was a strategic location.
As the Grand Minister of Agriculture of the imperial court, Lord Yao's footprints covered the mountains and rivers of the Great Northern Dynasty. What he did not expect was that there was such a feng shui treasure land in Shuixian Village.
Seeing Lord Yao's astonishment, Li Guang spoke up:
"In the first half of the year, the imperial court bestowed upon Brother Zhao three thousand acres of fertile land. This is the land. Between this land and the mountains, there are more than a thousand acres of wasteland, which Brother Zhao bought."
At first, Brother Zhao built a villa here, intending for Meng Yaoyao and me to live here.
But I didn't want to leave the farm, so Brother Zhao gave the farm to Zhao Xiaosheng and Chen Xiaoxiao as their wedding home.
These interconnected workshops and factories represent more than ten industries developed by Brother Zhao. All of them are now in operation, with booming production and sales, and employ more than a thousand workers.
These more than ten industries have supported the booming development of the village's second phase of construction, and Shuixian Village has become a well-known commodity distribution center.
To the right is a huge plaza, currently under construction. Important village and family events can be held here in the future.
Upon seeing this square, Lord Yao was overjoyed, for it could simultaneously train tens of thousands of soldiers.
Li Xue had once asked him to help Li Guang develop his own power, and seeing the current situation, he seemed to have an idea.
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