Chapter 307: High yield

"Let’s start. Eight? One Chinese? ≤≤≤≤=≈≈≠≥"
With an order, Kui Wu rushed into the potato field with thousands of slaves.
Harvesting potatoes is very simple. You just need to open the soil ridges where the potatoes are grown, and there are yellow-orange potatoes inside.
In modern times, the scientific name of potato is potato, also known as ground egg. When he was young, he often conflated potatoes with sweet potatoes. In fact, sweet potatoes are another high-yield crop, but unfortunately they have not been obtained from overseas.
But modern agriculture is also in his plan, so he will continue to collect crops from all over the world.
In these days, it is estimated that the three warships during the launch of Yue Yunnan are almost the same. The expanded Dengzhou Shipyard has been producing Galen ships this year. Now it is almost the end of the year, and the scale of the Dengzhou Shipyard can at least be launched. Twelve galen boats.
According to the data reported by Zhang Liang, the twelve Galen ships include one flagship, which belongs to the first-class sailing warship, three second-class sailing warships, four third-class sailing warships, and four fourth-class sailing warships.
If these warships can be successfully completed by the end of the year, it means that his navy will have fifteen Galen ships. Although this number is far less than the number of hundreds of Western maritime powers, this fleet is enough for Xiao Ming. Deal with the colonists who have now extended their tentacles to Asia.
After all, according to his experience, the West is not monolithic. Their most important colony is the Americas, and they will not invest much in the East.
Moreover, they travel long distances and are far away from the mainland. Even if there is war, it will take several months for reinforcements to arrive after the news passes. Even so, they have to face the problem of supply.
For him, he is playing at home and he has obvious advantages.
After retaking Shanhaiguan this time, Xiao Ming had already figured in his mind his plan to retake Ryukyu Island from the Dutch. After all, the status and location of this island is very important.
As long as he takes Ryukyu Island, he will be able to completely seal the trade route between Wa and Goryeo south. Of course, his purpose is not only as simple as Ryukyu Island. What he really needs is sulfur, gold and silver.
According to the data, in the late 16th century, the Wa country set off a boom in mineral exploration, and silver mines appeared in many areas. From 1562 to the Edo period, the Ishimi Silver Mine was located in Ota City, Ukuni. The largest silver mine in Japan and the world.
At this time, the country of Wo was one of the few silver-producing countries in the world. At that time, one-third of the world's silver was produced in the country of Japan. At that time, the country of Japan was even called the "Silver Islands" by the Ming Dynasty.
In addition to silver, the gold of the country at that time also accounted for 5% of the world, and the most important resource of the country was nothing but sulfur, one of the components of gunpowder.
During the Ming and Song Dynasties, the country of Japan has always been an important source of sulfur, and now most of the sulfur for the production of gunpowder in Xiao Ming is trafficked from the south.
He has investigated and found that the sulfur was also trafficked by sea merchants from Japan.
When there was not much demand for gunpowder in Dayu, the price of sulfur was more expensive than saltpeter. Now Qingzhou needs to produce a lot of gunpowder, and the price of this sulfur is even higher.
Because of this, Xiao Ming became more determined to drive away the Western colonists to dominate East Asian trade and even colonize the Japanese nation. There is no way. What we need to live in this era is to plunder various domestic scarce resources.
After all, this is an era in which industry is enhanced by plundering resources. As long as one of these resources is lacking, industry may stagnate.
While he was thinking, Pang Yukun was already patrolling the fields.
Digging out two fist-sized potatoes from the mound, Pang Yukun rushed over happily, "Your Highness, this thing is really heavy."
Xiao Ming returned to his mind and looked at the field. Now the soil ridges were full of potatoes that had been turned upside down. The slaves were busily in full swing, but it seemed to be the joy of the harvest. Each of them had a smile on their faces.
Taking the potato from Pang Yukun, Xiao Ming picked it up and sniffed it carefully. A familiar taste spread over it, which moved people.
"That's the smell," Xiao Ming said excitedly, ignoring Pang Yukun's shocked eyes.
Pang Yukun couldn't help being confused: "His Royal Highness seems to have eaten it?"
"No, but my Western teacher said it." Xiao Ming once again made up a reason. When a lie appeared, he could only make up for it with a lie.
Pang Yukun nodded, and sighed: "It's a pity. If he is still alive, the official said that he should not ask for advice."
Ignoring Pang Yukun's literati sympathy, Xiao Ming took the potatoes and went straight to the village to find a briquettes stove and clay pot.
Filling the clay pot with water, Xiao Ming washed the potatoes and put them in the clay pot, letting them heat up on the briquettes stove.
After a while, as the water boiled, a faint fragrance floated from the clay pot.
Upon seeing this, Pang Yukun kept his eyes on the potatoes tumbling in the clay pot, waiting for the moment when the potatoes were cooked.
Now that the potatoes are cooked, it is a question whether they can be eaten.
After boiling in boiling water for a while, Xiao Ming took the chopsticks and fished out the potatoes from the clay pot.
The smell of hot potatoes is permeated, and a piece of it is sunken when pinched. This is proof of ripeness.
After swallowing, Xiao Ming soaked the potatoes in cold water and picked them up and peeled them. A smooth potato came out, and he took a bite on it.
"Fragrant!" Xiao Ming couldn't help but shout.
I have to say that there are so few vegetables that can be eaten in Dayu, so that Xiao Ming even thinks that potatoes, which are something modern people eat, are delicious.
Seeing Xiao Ming's demeanor, Pang Yukun immediately took out a potato from the clay pot.
After taking a bite, Pang Yukun’s eyes straightened immediately. This taste was something he had never experienced before, but I have to say that the cooked potatoes taste really good~EbookFREE.me~ I ate a potato in a hurry, and Pang Yukun again He took out a potato and ate it. After eating three potatoes in a row, he burped.
"His Royal Highness, this potato tastes really good. Three potatoes are enough for a meal." Pang Yukun laughed. This potato is so delicious and hungry. If it is promoted in the fief, the people will have no food to eat.
Xiao Ming also had a full meal. He was very satisfied. This is only part of his agricultural plan. Sweet potatoes will also be introduced in the future.
After touching his stomach, Xiao Ming's eyes narrowed, and he said, "There are many ways to eat potatoes. In a few days, this king will give you better things to eat."
Pang Yukun nodded heavily, holding the potatoes as if holding the whole world.
After experiencing a handful of potatoes, Xiao Ming asked Kuiwu to start weighing the potato output of one mu of land. In the evening, Kuiwu got the result.
"His Royal Highness, there are thirty-two stones in this acre of potatoes." Kui Wu's complexion flushed with excitement.
(To be continued.)