Chapter 553 Promotion of Artichokes

In the clear blue sky, a fireball-like sun hangs, and the clouds seem to have been melted by the sun, disappearing without a trace.

There were two basins of ice in the study, but none of them could dissipate the heat in the room. No matter how much ice there is, Yuxi will not dare to let it go, because there is still Qihao in the room! It was also because of Qihao's good health that Yuxi dared to put ice in the house. When Zao Zao and Liu Er were young, she would rather be hot than use ice, for fear that the child would catch cold.

Yuxi told Tan Tuo about planting yams: "Except for the land where yams were planted in previous years, other crops can be planted, there is no land where yams have been planted, and all of them are planted with yams." This time Yuxi did not discuss with Tan Tuo, but Order directly.

If Yun Qing said this, [UU Reading 00kxs] Tan Tuo would definitely refute it in person. Yields of yams are high, but people in Northwest China will definitely not get used to eating this new crop. If all of them are planted with yams, rice noodles will become a rare commodity next year, and the price of rice noodles may double or even more. This is not conducive to the steady development of the Northwest. It's just because it was Yu Xi who said this, and now Yu Xi is very proficient in handling government affairs. Yuxi must also know what he thought of. There must be a reason why he didn't know why he gave such an order knowing that there would be such consequences.

Tan Tuo asked: "Princess, why is this?"

Yuxi had already made full preparations, and said to Tan Tuo: "The old farmer told Han Ji that there might be a major drought in the northwest next year. Artichokes will be planted in October this year, and they will be harvested in March. Even if there is a major drought next year , and will not affect the potato harvest." This is just an excuse Yu Xi made. But this excuse is better than telling her that there will be floods in the south of the Yangtze River next year. Once a flood occurs in the south of the Yangtze River, food will be in short supply. The yams that people in the northwest don't like to eat can save many lives. You know, when this person is hungry, he even eats bark and grass roots, not to mention yams that can satisfy his hunger. But she won't say that there will be floods in the south of the Yangtze River. If she mentions this, there will be floods next year, and then Yan Wushuang will be able to use this to attack her as a monster. She's conspicuous enough already, so she doesn't need to attract attention anymore.

Tan Tuo was taken aback and asked, "Princess, are you sure about this?" If there is a severe drought, not only need to plant yams, but other things must be prepared in advance. Where drinking water is difficult, water for human and livestock drinking must be reserved.

Yuxi shook her head and said: "I can't be sure, but what the old farmer said is based on his accumulated experience over the past few decades. I think it is better to believe what is true or not." In fact, this old farmer was asked to say this of. With Yuxi protecting him, there is no need to worry about the safety of his life, and this is the benefit of those in power.

Tan Tuo remembered Yuxi's request to build a water cellar before: "Is the princess afraid of a major drought next year, so she asked those villages with difficulty in drinking water to build water cellars?" But after thinking about it carefully, Tan Tuo felt that something was wrong. Obviously, the princess only recently learned that there may be a major drought in the Northwest next year, and the order to build the water cellar was issued last year, and the time is not right.

Yuxi shook her head and said: "No. Last year, some people in some places had difficulty drinking water, so I thought about building water cellars for them. This will also alleviate the problem of drinking water difficulties to a certain extent." The size of the water cellars is built according to the number of people in the village. Yes, as long as the water cellars are filled with water before the drought strikes, the water in the water cellars should be able to supply the villagers in the village for two to three months as long as there is a drought.

Tan Tuo also thinks: "The princess's method is very good, but in this way, next year's rice noodles will grow crazily." Rare things are more expensive, and rice noodles are planted in the entire Northwest, so the price will naturally be high.

Yuxi said: "Don't worry about this. The rice, noodles and beans stored in our grain depot can meet the normal needs of the people for half a year. In addition, I sent people to Jiangnan to purchase grain at the beginning of the year." Yuxi took out One million taels to buy grain, one million taels of grain sounds like a lot,

But on average, a person only has tens of catties of grain, which is not too much.

Tan Tuo saw that Yuxi had already made up his mind, and knew that it would be useless to talk too much: "Did the lord agree to this matter?" He also got Ji Xuan's money, otherwise how could the princess be so rich.

Tan Tuo really wanted to go wrong with this matter, even if he didn't get the huge sum of money from Ji Xuanzang, Yuxi would still use the money to buy food. Knowing that there will be natural disasters next year, it would be foolish not to buy more food.

Yuxi nodded and said: "I discussed this matter with the prince, and the prince agreed." People who have been hungry like to store food. Yuxi is like this, and Yunqing is no exception. Hearing that there might be natural disasters next year, Yuxi said that she would take out one million taels of silver to buy grain and store it, but Yunqing felt that it was too little, and asked for an additional one million taels. But last year they had already stored a large amount of grain, and Yuxi was not prepared to buy so much more. Everything can't be too extreme, it's almost done.

Seeing Yunqing, Tan Tuo agreed, but he still had no objection: "It is already the end of July, and there are only two more months left until October. The yam seeds must be distributed as soon as possible." Most of the yam seeds are held In Yuxi's hands.

Yuxi nodded and said: "These grain seeds are lent to them, and they will be returned to the government with interest when the harvest is bumper next year. In addition, when you borrow the seeds, tell them that the government will bid to buy them when the yams are harvested next year. Let them not have to worry about the sale of yams." With a market, these people will be more motivated to cultivate, and they will not be obedient.

Tan Tuo thought for a while and said, "Princess, will planting in such a large area attract pests?" Tan Tuo has also had a deep understanding of the situation of yams.

Yuxi naturally thought of this, and said: "When the time comes, yams will be intercropped with soybeans or radishes, so that the probability of pest damage will be much smaller." In the past two years, the few experienced farmers who have been invited here are doing Experiment in this area. It turned out that it was interplanted with potatoes, and the effect was very good.

Tan Tuo saw that Yu Xi had everything covered, and said with a smile, "That's good." The government has fulfilled all the promises made to the people by the government in the past two years. So now in the northwest, the government is still very prestigious. Unlike the imperial court, the official documents issued do not say that the people do not believe it, but many officials do not take it seriously.

Because it is to be interplanted with soybeans, in addition to potato seeds, soybean seeds must be prepared. However, the common people basically have soybean seeds in every household, so there is no need to worry about not having enough soybean seeds.

For the planting of yams, Tan Tuo, An Zike and other officials began to get busy. Tan Tuo knew the seriousness of the matter, and he didn't reveal a word about the possible drought next year. What Tan Tuo told An Zike and others was that Yuxi believed that the yield of yams was high, so he asked the people to plant yams.

Because the yield of yams is really high, An Zike wanted to promote it before, so he didn't think too much about it. And because the government promised to buy yams next year, the common people are not averse to planting this crop.

The people in the northwest didn't feel anything unusual, but Yan Wushuang could smell something different. Yan Wushuang asked Meng Nian, "Didn't you find out why?" There must be a reason why Han Yuxi suddenly asked the entire Northwest to plant yams.

Meng Nian shook his head and said, "No. The news we inquired only said that Han's is going to promote it because of the high yield of yams."

Yan Wushuang denied this statement without even thinking about it: "Impossible. It's not the first day Han Yuxi has been in power. It's impossible for her not to know that there will be many disadvantages in planting yams throughout the Northwest." Common people's daily needs include rice and noodles Soybeans and other things, all planting yams is not a good thing. Moreover, if such a large area is planted, once the pests are rampant, it will not even be able to recover the money. Yan Wushuang also knew that yams were prone to pests.

After a pause, Yan Wushuang said again: "Besides, Han Yuxi has been stockpiling food since last year." Speaking of this, Yan Wushuang's eyes flashed, and he said: "Han Yuxi has the ability to predict, could she predict that next year there will be food in the Northwest? Natural disaster. That's why the people in the Northwest are allowed to grow yams, she is storing grain."

Meng Nian still said the same sentence before: "My lord, it is impossible for Han Yuxi to have the ability to predict." Because Yan Wushuang said that Yuxi has the ability to predict, Meng Nian made an in-depth understanding and analysis of Yuxi's experience from childhood to adulthood. The result of the analysis is that Han Yuxi is an unlucky person. After her mother died, her father didn't love her, and she was often bullied by other sisters. If it wasn't for Qiu's protection, she would have died long ago. After growing up, there was another series of unlucky things, marrying Yunqing and going through life and death several times. And those who have the ability to predict are the lucky ones who are favored by the heavens, and Han Yuxi has nothing to do with luck at all.

Yan Wushuang knew that Meng Nian recognized Han Yuxi's inability to predict, so it was useless for him to say: "Even if she didn't have the ability to predict, she should have got some news from other places. Meng Nian, we should also save food. Even if my inference is Wrong, storing more food is not a bad thing."

Although Meng Nian didn't believe that Han Yuxi had the ability to predict, no one had too much food. Meng Nian said: "But the summer harvest has already passed. If we want to buy a large amount of grain, we can only wait for the autumn harvest." They also bought a batch of grain in the summer harvest, but the amount was not much. Time to buy more.

Yan Wushuang nodded.

Meng Nian said another thing: "My lord, I found a piece of news. When Yu Xiyu was in the nunnery, he once learned Northwest dialect from the maid beside him." Yu Xiyu has been learning Northwest dialect from the maid for so long, no matter how cautious he is I also accidentally missed the trace, and was overheard by a little nun in the nunnery. Because it has been so long, the little nun has forgotten about it. Coincidentally, not long ago, the little nun met a woman from the Northwest who came to Lingshan Temple to offer incense, and heard her speak Northwest dialect to the maid, and then remembered this.

Yan Wushuang said with a cold face: "It turned out that I hid in the northwest, no wonder I couldn't find anyone." The northwest is the territory of Yunqing and Yuxi. It just so happens that the two are not interested in treasures, so let this woman escape. up.

Meng Nian felt that this matter was a bit tricky, and said, "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run." They and Han Yuxi were like fire and water, and all the people sent to the northwest were killed except for those who hid deeply. Sending someone over there is also going to die.

Yan Wushuang smiled and said, "If you want to discuss it in the long run, tell Yunqing and Han Yuxi directly. Yu Xiyu and Zhou Xuan are in the northwest. However, Han's ideas are very different from others, so we still have to make two preparations." We also have to let them have someone on board. Northwest secretly looking for. But their people are looking for them, and it is not something that can be done in three or five months if they want to find them.

Meng Nian knew that this was Yan Wushuang's obsession, and did not object.

ps: Today is still three shifts, O(∩_∩)O~, continue to ask for tickets. (to be continued)