Liu Zhiheng was so proud that he wanted to raise his head and puff out his chest, but unfortunately his huge belly went out first.
But he doesn't have time to worry about it so much, he is so excited now!
You know, there are a total of 500 acres of land here, including 50 acres of potatoes and 450 acres of corn. They were planted in the spring until they are about to be harvested. He follows them from beginning to end.
This whole body is as black as charcoal from the sun, all because of these grains.
When it was finally time to harvest, how could he not be excited!
"Master Hou, can we start harvesting?" Liu Zhiheng asked.
Mr. Hou nodded and said, "Let people measure it strictly. One acre of potatoes and one acre of corn. Weigh them on site after harvesting."
"Yes!" Liu Zhiheng rolled up his sleeves, brought a few people and started to pull the rope to measure.
Li Zhensheng and Li Laosi also jumped down from the field to help.
Soon, two square pieces of land were measured.
Everyone worked together, breaking corn, cutting straw, and even peeling corn kernels on the spot.
The potato seedlings were also cut and thrown aside. The plow was lowered to the ground and the ridges were opened, exposing the round potatoes to the sky.
Even the Marquis tucked up his gown, carried the basket, and picked up the potatoes together.
It's easy to work when there are many people. The trustworthy stewards of the Liu family and the Marquis' personal soldiers, dozens of people, all started working together. After more than half an hour, the corn stalks, corn cobs and corn kernels were clearly distinguished. Clear.
The potatoes are also divided into different sizes and put into light-shielding sacks.
The two stewards brought up the large scale and weighed out seven hundred kilograms of corn kernels, which is about seven tons per mu!
There are nearly two thousand kilograms of potatoes, which means the yield per mu is about twenty tons!
Everyone looked at the mess on the ground and fell silent.
Suddenly, a young steward who was born in poverty fell to his knees and cried loudly, "What auspiciousness from heaven! Wuwu, I will never be afraid of hunger again! Wuwu, my mother just starved to death! How can such good food be so good?" He just showed up. If it had been earlier, how many people would have survived!"
"Ouspiciousness from heaven! Auspiciousness from heaven!"
Everyone seemed to be ignited by the cry and danced with joy!
Some people hugged each other and jumped, some knelt down and kissed the ground, and some held the grain bags and didn't let go!
Food is the most important thing for the people, and a full stomach is the simplest and most urgent desire of all people.
With such high-yield good food, everyone will no longer be afraid of going hungry!
Mr. Hou grabbed a handful of corn kernels and his face turned red with excitement!
The few hundred acres of grain in front of us will become tens of thousands of acres next year!
The pace of recovering half of the rivers and mountains will no longer have to stop because of lack of food!
Li Zhensheng also breathed a long sigh of relief. This year, no matter where he was, he was thinking about these new grains.
After all, this new food was brought back by him from the south. It is also the hope of the Li family to give wings to soar, and it is also the strongest armor to protect the whole family!
From now on, anyone who grows corn and potatoes will have to honor the Li family. If they bully the Li family, they will be ungrateful and will be cast aside by everyone!
He took a deep breath and asked, "Master Marquis, do you want to report it?"
Master Hou nodded, "Pack a few potatoes and a few kilograms of corn for me. I will go to the palace to report the good news! You don't have to prepare to pick me up. Don't worry. Just work."
Liu Zhiheng and Li Zhensheng understood and hurriedly agreed, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, we are here!"
Liu Zhiheng usually does business as a businessman and is best at reading people's hearts.
He took the steward and made careful arrangements, and actually cut seven or eight stalks with corn cobs, tied them tightly, and asked the Marquis's soldiers to carry them.
I also pulled out three or four potatoes and put them in the basket together with the potato seedlings.
In this way, anyone with eyes will be shocked by the high yield of new grains when they see it, which is much better than simply reporting the quantity!
Li Zhensheng couldn't help but give Liu Zhiheng a thumbs-up gesture. Liu Zhiheng was so proud that he raised his head and laughed.
The streets of Xindu are always overcrowded. Due to the influx of a large number of people and wealthy families from Jiangbei, it is difficult to find a house in Xindu, and it is not easy to stay here for a while.
This day was the great court meeting, and the entrance to the palace was crowded with carriages and horses.
The slaves of each family are waiting for their masters to leave the court, and they occasionally chat with each other, which is quite comfortable.
Suddenly, the rumble of horse hooves broke the tranquility.
Soon, a dozen fast horses stopped in front of the palace gate. The man in front took out a gold medal and compared it to the guards guarding the gate. The palace gate was immediately opened and the horse team quickly ran in.
Everyone was shocked and started talking.
"What's going on? Have the barbarians from Jiangbei come over?"
"No way. Didn't we just win the battle and drive the barbarians hundreds of miles away?"
"I can't say for sure. The one who won the gold medal just now, It's the Marquis of Xinting!"
"There are some people carrying some branches and baskets on their backs. Even if there is a war, they won't bring these back to ask for help..."
Everyone was talking lively, but they were also worried, twitching their heads and looking at Palace entrance.
I'm hoping someone can come out and explain it clearly.
As a result, less than half an hour later, the palace door opened again.
It was still the Marquis of Xinting who ran out first with his own soldiers, followed by... the bright yellow royal chariot!
Is this the emperor leaving the palace? !
Everyone was shocked.
What happened? The emperor has left the palace!
But before they could figure it out, the masters of each family ran out panting, jumped on the carriage, and shouted: "Quick, quick, follow the chariot! Go to Yunhe Town!"
Yunhe Town?
Some drivers don't know where Yunhe Town is at all, but if they follow the group, they will definitely go right.
But there were also local coachmen who knew about Yunhe Town, so they were even more puzzled.
It's just a small town. I haven't heard of any natural treasures or outstanding people living in seclusion. What are the emperor and his ministers going to do?
Soon, the entire new capital was shocked by the emperor's sudden departure and the ministers following him.
Some of the brave ones followed and watched the excitement.
If you are timid, you just stand at the city gate and talk about it!
After traveling dozens of miles, it originally took two or three hours to arrive, but this time, it only took an hour.
Because the emperor was impatient, he changed horses not far from the city.
It's okay if the ministers can ride a horse, but those who can't can only stare.
But luckily they still had guards or stewards, so the two of them rode up and barely managed to catch up.
Yunhe Town, the Liu family's village.
Liu Zhiheng, Li Zhensheng, Li Laosi and others harvested another seven or eight acres of corn. They were very tired. After lunch, they leaned on the corn stalks to eat, bask in the sun and blow in the autumn breeze.
Suddenly they heard a noise, and a few people stood on the straw pile and saw that they were all busy.
The first ones to arrive were the emperor and the officials from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, especially the officials from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Their hats were all gone and their clothes were messy, but they didn't care about anything and rushed directly to the field, "Is this corn? Are these potatoes? Are there really seven or twenty dan per mu?"
The emperor also personally broke off a big corn cob from the straw. He was so excited that he said, "Hurry up and measure the land. I want to see the grain weighing myself! "
Liu Zhiheng, Li Zhensheng and others didn't even have time to kowtow, so they quickly got busy.
Soon, another acre of unharvested corn and potato fields was measured...