The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

Chapter 147

Saigalote looked at Xia Zoe enthusiastically and looked into the ground. He also stepped forward and squatted on the ground, touching the emerald-green rhizome of the plant with his hand.

“It looks good.”

Xia Zuoyi nodded with satisfaction, not bad.

It looks like you will definitely harvest a lot of potatoes.

After that, set aside a part of potatoes for breeding, do seed potato processing, germinate, cut into pieces, dress seeds…

Xia Zuoy thought about the technique of breeding and planting potatoes, but didn’t notice the expressions of the people around him.

After all, in the eyes of the servants, civilians or slaves around, and even in the eyes of Udit and others-this crop called potatoes…the output is really too small.

Look at these sparse rhizomes, it’s clear at a glance what the soil will look like.

But seeing the look of Lord Lord’s expectation, the others couldn’t bear the blow.

Therefore, no one spoke for a while.

After a while, Saigalote said: “Do you want to dig out the potatoes?”

Potatoes are also called potatoes.

This was written in the notebook left by Duke Bill.

However, apart from a few descriptions and drawings of potatoes, the notes did not mention any experience about planting.

Now that potatoes can be successfully planted, in addition to Shazoe’s cryptic prompts and orders, it is also due to the planting experience of these civilians or slaves.

Now the potatoes are about to be harvested.

Xia Zuoyi nodded when he heard this.

Then, he stood up from the ground and patted his hands with some dirt, and said: “Dig along the rhizomes left on it. Be careful. The potatoes are all under the soil.”

“Yes, Lord Lord.” The servant headed respectfully said.

Immediately, the servant beckoned several civilians and began to dig the soil around the emerald green rhizomes.

Saigalote walked to Xia Zoe’s side at this time, took his hand gently, took out a veil and wiped him clean…

The temperature of the palms touched Xia Zoe’s face.

Fortunately, there was a cry of disbelief from the surrounding area.

——The potato buried deep under the rhizome was turned out.

These servants, civilians, or slaves are fully prepared for the result of the very low potato output, and they have also figured out how to comfort the lord.

but……

The facts before us are just the opposite!

The soil around the rhizome was turned over and shoveled away, and an earthy-yellow lumpy fruit covered with soil was revealed…

No, not one…

The hand of the civilian holding the farm tool could not help but tremble, and his expression even more faintly excited.

He bends down eagerly and carefully, and digs out these lumpy fruits one by one with the farming tools in his hand…

“Creation God is on! Brother, look at it!”

Toby exclaimed, and couldn’t help holding his brother Gibran’s arm. “Are these all potatoes?!”

Of course it’s all potatoes.

And there are still potatoes that are the size of an adult’s palm, or even bigger.

There are so many potatoes under a rhizome!

A series, a series of things have been dug up.

Not only the civilians and slaves who were excavating were excited, but even Udit, Gibran and others could not help but show shock, and it was even more difficult to conceal their surprise.

This seemed to them a complete surprise.

——All the rhizomes have been taken out of the ground, and the dirt-stained potatoes are all piled around. Looking at it, the number of piles and piles is too large to count.

But just by looking at it, we can know that the output of potatoes is definitely a lot.

“Lord, then you can plant so many potatoes by ordering seed potatoes. If you keep the seeds for planting, wouldn’t it be…”

Udit couldn’t hide his excitement.

“The output of potatoes can definitely reach more than one hundred catties!” Gibran also continued with an excited expression.

Xia Zuoyi smiled but did not speak.

The output of potatoes can reach more than a hundred catties, and more than a thousand catties.

——Generally, the normal yield of potatoes per mu is around 3,000 jin to 5,000 jin.

And if it is better affected by factors such as climate and soil.

Or by further improving the planting methods and selecting excellent varieties, potatoes will definitely be able to produce high yields, with the yield per mu can reach 8,000 catties or even more.

Because Samuel brought back a limited amount of potatoes from the New World.

In the past, there was no experience in planting potatoes. Even though Xia Zoe had reference books as a tutor, the knowledge and practice in the books were two different things.

In case potato planting fails due to insect pests, soil, watering and irrigation problems… Is it necessary to send Samuel to the sea again and back to the New World?

So just in case.

The originally limited number of potatoes was divided into two parts by Xia Zuoyi, one part was kept, and the other part was cultivated and planted as seed potatoes.

Fortunately, the potatoes were successfully planted in the end.

Segarot looked at the potatoes piled up all over the floor, and couldn’t help being surprised by the output of potatoes.

He suddenly thought-if potatoes could be grown everywhere in the future…

A large amount of food can supply countless people, so that they can fill their stomachs and no longer suffer from hunger…

More importantly, after the Black Death epidemic, although the pain and death have been far away, the various consequences and effects of the Black Death still exist.

For example, some remote areas have already experienced food crises.

However, places severely affected by the epidemic, such as the Saint Airo Empire, are even more short of food.

After all, the fields were deserted before, and how many civilians or slaves lost their lives…

When the Black Death epidemic hits, the first to be abandoned and impacted will always be the lower classes…

Needless to say, how to recover the burned fields and how long will the replanted crops be able to grow.

Why do robbers looting or occupying places a lot after the epidemic is over in the Saint Airo Empire?

The reason is the food and clothing issues.

When life is not going on, food is not enough, and clothes are not warm, there will always be some problems that must be solved.

At present, the main method of the Saint Airo Empire to solve the food and clothing problem of the people is to buy food from other places.

And this “other place” mainly refers specifically to the Territory of Desinia.

After the epidemic, more businessmen engaged in grain trading.

Not to mention the St. Airo Empire, which suffered the most from the food crisis.

Even the Desinian Territory has slowly begun to suffer from food shortages and reduced production.

Territories must not only continuously introduce populations, but also maintain food and clothing needs.

Therefore, the potato is now successfully planted and the output is considerable, which is a very timely blessing for Xia Zuoyi.

But the successful planting of potatoes is not the end.

Xia Zuoyi also specially separated some potatoes for the chef in the castle to study the way of eating potatoes, requiring a variety of methods.

For example, potatoes can be eaten with other foods, or potatoes can be used as a staple food…

Not only that, but also record the potato practices that have been researched on paper.

The chef took this task, which seemed to him more difficult.

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The harvest season for sweet potatoes, corn, and cotton is generally between September and October.

The best harvest time for sweet potatoes is in early October.

Tomatoes and peppers were planted in greenhouses by Xia Zoe. The tomatoes have grown fruits, but they are greenish and not yet fully mature.

As for the peppers, they have already appeared red.

And the harvest period of pepper is very long.

In particular, picking the chili can also be dried and preserved, and then made into dried chili, or chopped chili kimchi, etc., can be stored for a long time.

In view of the special “taste” of pepper.

Xia Zoe intends to pick the peppers after they have matured and save the seeds for planting again.

The unleavened peppers are first made into dry ingredients, and some are researched into the dishes, so that the people in the castle will try them first.

Coming at the end of August.

A decree was issued by the mayor in the cities closer to Parr, such as Weissas and Fort Comoy.

——With manor, village, etc. as collective units, within half a month, people will be sent to the administrative office in each city to receive a brand-new crop.

This crop is a variety brought back from the New World by Samuel Fern, and is called potato, also called potato.

The lord deliberately ordered that after collecting potatoes in manor, village and other collective units in each city, they must cultivate and plant them in accordance with the contents written in the accompanying manual.

No one should ignore the cultivation of potatoes, let alone deal with it perfunctorily.

If there is a waste of potato seeds, certain penalties will be imposed according to the specific circumstances.

Xia Zuoyi first held a meeting with the mayors of cities such as Fort Comoi.

Immediately afterwards, the mayor will communicate the order to the people.

——Not only did the announcement of planting potatoes be posted outside the city halls, the newspapers also focused on setting aside a large portion of the noticeable sections to announce the news.

Although the potatoes produced this time are numerous, they cannot be fully supplied to the entire Desinian territory for cultivation.

Therefore, Xia Zuoyi clearly stated in the newspaper that it is required to grow plants in close-distance cities first, and then slowly expand to border cities and other places.

Regarding the propaganda of potato cultivation, it can be said that the territory is taking action in all aspects.

Except for propaganda in newspapers and government offices.

The Thorns Chamber of Commerce also left messages on the chopping board where new products were launched every day, and sold brochures on detailed steps for planting potatoes.

The booklet contains specific contents such as precautions, how to germinate and cultivate in advance, and save seed potatoes.

There are not only detailed texts, but also some pictures, drawing the state and appearance of the potatoes at each stage, so that people who participate in the planting can confirm through the picture comparison…

There is also a sentence mentioned in the booklet-the production of potatoes is remarkable, and it will be the main source of food in the Desinian territory in the future.

The main source of food?

Are potatoes delicious?

As for the phrase “significant output”, there is really no general idea in the minds of the unknowing people.

Moreover, compared with the yields of crops planted in the past, they could not think that the yield of potatoes could reach an astonishing one hundred catties or even more than one thousand catties.

More than a month has passed since the people in several nearby cities, such as Fort Komoy, had all collected the potatoes as a group.

It is already mid-September, and corn and sweet potatoes will be harvested soon.

The author has something to say: Xia Xia: It’s cold, so I should eat roasted sweet potatoes.

Pope: Is it delicious?

Xia Xia: It’s delicious and sweet. Licking mouth.jpg.

Pope: Can you give me a taste?

Xia Xia: Good.

The pope laughed, do you know what is meant by puns?

Tudou: Brothers! I……

Corn & Sweet Potato: Wait, I’m here to beat you up.