Chapter 391

The appearance of sweet potatoes would greatly increase the diversity and yield of food.

Qin Mu ordered Shen Wansan to reclaim land in Yizhou and plant a large number of sweet potatoes.

Shen Wansan planted sweet potatoes on most of the wasteland in Yizhou in a very short time.

It is not hard to imagine.

When the sweet potatoes are harvested, the quantity will be exaggerated. The grain depots of Great Qin are probably already not enough.

This is the first wave of harvested sweet potatoes.

"Wow, this sweet potato is also very delicious!"

Princess Changle held the sweet potato and ate heartily.

The sweet, soft, and glutinous taste made her love it.

"I didn't expect there to be such delicious food in this world."

Empress Zhangsun was also amazed.

She had truly gained knowledge!

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Shen Wansan has arrived."

"Call him in."

"As you command!"

Shen Wansan walked into the Imperial Kitchen and bowed respectfully to Qin Mu: "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"

"Speak, what is it?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the sweet potatoes and mature pigs have all been harvested. Among them, 300,000 tons of sweet potatoes were harvested, and 150,000 mature pigs are ready for slaughter!"

Boom!

When Shen Wansan reported this data, the expressions of Empress Zhangsun and Wu Zetian changed instantly.

My god!

300,000 tons of sweet potatoes!

150,000 mature pigs ready for slaughter!

What kind of quantity is this?

Empress Zhangsun, as the former Empress of Great Tang, knew these data like the back of her hand.

Generally speaking.

The total grain harvested in various places in Great Tang every year would not exceed 10,000 tons!

The harvest per mu of land was only 300-400 jin.

Coupled with various natural disasters, wanting a good harvest was even more difficult.

The curved-shaft plow that Qin Mu mentioned in that ancient article also helped Great Tang increase its yield quite a bit.

But compared to Great Qin's yield, there was still a world of difference.

In such an era, what does abundant grain represent?

Population!

An explosive growth in population!

As long as there is food, people can multiply endlessly.

It can be foreseen.

Perhaps in a few years, the population of Great Qin will grow several times or even dozens of times.

A true superpower!

"The harvest is not bad."

Qin Mu nodded slightly, not showing too much surprise.

The reason for laying out so much food in advance was for the future of Great Qin.

The Zhenguan era of Great Tang was a very strange year.

Various droughts and floods continued, and the surrounding countries were mostly military powers.

Whether stabilizing domestic security or fighting abroad, the most important foundation is food and grass!

Only by storing enough food can one ensure that there is no trouble.

After all, Great Qin cannot be content with a corner and stay in Yizhou forever.

The Turks in the north, Siam in the south, will sooner or later be the territory of Great Qin.

At that time, Great Qin will have more population, and the food needed will also grow geometrically.

With the current grain yield, even if all the Turks and Siam are conquered, there will be no problem of insufficient food and grass.

This is why Qin Mu wanted to come to the Imperial Kitchen in person!

It was to test the quality and yield of pork and sweet potatoes in all aspects.

Currently it seems.

It should be considered a great success!

"Husband, I really didn't expect this small sweet potato to have such a high yield. In this way, our Great Qin's grain depot will be abundant."

"The common people will never go hungry again."

Li Xueyan suddenly felt that the sweet potato in her hand was heavy, as if it weighed tens of millions of jin!

"This is just the beginning."

"Next, we will promote the planting of baobab trees, as well as super cotton." Qin Mu smiled faintly and began to plan the next step.

Yizhou is not suitable for large-scale planting of crops such as wheat and oilseed rape, but the rainfall is abundant, and baobab trees are food crops with extremely high cost-performance, which have been introduced before.

Everything from the skin to the root is a treasure!

However, the top priority is the planting of super cotton!

Qin Mu intends to plant all the rare fields in Yizhou with super cotton.

Previously, Shen Kuo and Song Yingxing inferred through celestial phenomena.

The mountains and forests are dense, which is very suitable for planting baobab trees.

This winter will be an unprecedented cold winter.

In order to prepare in advance, super cotton must be promoted as soon as possible.

"Hey! Are you still eating? If not, I'm going to eat it all!"

While Qin Mu and the others were discussing state affairs, the little foodie Princess Changle had already eaten almost all of a large plate of dumplings.

"Giggle!"

Seeing her cute appearance, silver bell-like laughter came from the Imperial Kitchen.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the time of Xia Mang.

After months of reorganization, Yizhou has long become a true land of abundance.

In the streets and alleys of various counties, there are all kinds of vendors, and the crowd is endless.

Various shouts and hawking sounds are heard one after another.

Selling books, selling sweet potatoes, performing tricks, singing operas, everything is available.

There are also various storytelling segments, emerging one after another.

The tens of millions of people who migrated from the Tibetan Plateau have greatly enriched various parts of Yizhou, and everywhere has become more prosperous.

Various precious books printed by Song Yunxing are now flying into thousands of households at extremely cheap prices.

Passing by a household, one can hear the sound of reading from the window.

Everyone has books to read, which in such an era can be called an impossible miracle.

People in the streets and alleys walk lightly with smiles on their faces.

The atmosphere is extremely happy and happy.

Under Qin Mu's rule, there is no more oppression by aristocratic families, no more corruption, and no more phenomenon of starving to death on the street.

Not picking up things left on the road, not closing doors at night, has now become the standard security form of Yizhou.

The people's initial worry about Great Qin's rule has now turned into desperate support.

In this place, if anyone dares to say a bad word about Great Qin or Qin Mu, it is estimated that they will be beaten to death on the road!

Just as Great Qin was developing in full swing, an unprecedented disaster was quietly spreading to various parts of the Central Plains.

Outside Changancheng.

At night.

A farmer carrying a hoe returned home in the moonlight. ===== CHAPTER 393 =====