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"At the beginning, I remember that Chen Chu said that the yield per mu was already very strong, and it was the result of his own planting. If it were replaced by someone else, it might only reach about [-] catties. Now it seems that Chen Chu underestimated me. Tang, he didn't expect that there would be such a master as Master Huang in the court..."

"Yes, Mr. Huang is a master."

"If it is true that Datang's food supply is solved, Mr. Huang is a saint!"

All the ministers praised Huang Shiren one after another.

Huang Shiren showed a simple and honest smile.

He thought to himself: Chen Chu, Chen Chu, don't blame me for this, this is everyone's praise for me, not what I want.

This feeling made him very happy.

Seeing the compliments from his colleagues around him, Huang Shiren immediately drifted away. He bowed his hands to everyone, and said: "I'm not talented, and I'm just sharing your majesty's worries. In fact, there is one more thing that I originally planned to bury in my heart, but Today, I can't vomit..."

Li Er and everyone were curious.

Li Er asked: "Huang Aiqing, I don't know what's going on?"

Huang Shiren smiled slightly and said, "I want to report to Your Majesty, when His Majesty ordered me to take people to plant potatoes, he not only gave potato seeds, but also a booklet, which is the potato planting method written by Chen Chu. I know that Chen Chu doesn't know how to farm land at all, and his method is not advisable... But, Chen Chu is a son-in-law, and even a meritorious minister who offered potatoes. I used his method to plant the potatoes in my own way, and now it seems that my method is the right one."

The implication is that Chen Chu can't do it.

A guy with no hair at all, who doesn't know how to farm at all.

After hearing this, everyone praised him again.

Huang Shiren was even more proud.

Only Li Er frowned.

He glanced at Huang Shiren with some doubts, and said, "Let's begin."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Huang Shiren happily took people to work.

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Chapter 252 Disappointing Potatoes

If someone asked Chen Chu, how many steps are there in collecting potatoes.

Chen Chu's answer was three steps.

The first step is to dig the soil.

The second step is to pick up potatoes.

The third step is to pack it up and take it away.

It's that simple.

Three-year-olds know that.

But if it is changed to a grand event, where even the emperor, empress, and ministers of civil and military affairs of the Tang Dynasty participated, it will be different.

The program becomes complicated.

The first step is sacrifice.

This matter was organized by the Ministry of Rites, first offering sacrifices to heaven, then to land, to Shennong, and then to the ancestors of Li Er's family.

The second step is for the Ministry of Rites to read Li Er's gratitude.

Li Er is grateful for the kindness of God, for the enlightenment of the people, for the wind and rain, for the mountains and rivers...

All in all, thank you all.

After finishing all this, an hour has passed.

All the people present were thirsty.

Finally came to the last step, that is to dig potatoes.

General Supervisor Huang Shiren came over with a golden hoe, raised his hands, handed it to Li Er, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, these potatoes are auspicious. Please dig the first one."

The people next to him had already dispersed.

After Li Er took over the hoe, Huang Shiren personally stepped forward, pointed to the first potato plant at his feet, squatted down, carefully picked up the few tiny weeds next to the potato, and said, "Your Majesty, you can do it now."

Li Er nodded and stepped forward holding a golden hoe.

All the ministers of civil and military affairs gathered around.

Half a year, just waiting for today.

Finally, we will see two thousand catties of potatoes per mu.

All emotions are excited.

For some older people, their hands couldn't help shaking, and then their whole bodies trembled.

An old man couldn't help crying.

"God bless Datang, there is actually a potato with a yield of a thousand catties per mu."

"Master Huang should be the top performer."

"Master Huang should be promoted."

Everyone is witnessing a miracle.

Li Er went down with a hoe.

Ok?

Nothing.

Huang Shiren said: "Your Majesty, use more force."

"Strength!"

boom.

Another hoe went down.

Huang Shiren turned the clod over, raised his head and said to the crowd: "Your Majesty, Queen, my lords, please take a look... These are potatoes. Chen Chu can only grow potatoes with a yield of one thousand catties per mu, but I can grow ones with a yield of two thousand catties per mu. , look, this potato is so big, it looks like a bowl..."

While talking, Huang Shiren suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because everyone present looked at him like a fool.

What went wrong?

He was stunned.

I saw him bow his head.

Immediately dumbfounded.

On the soil block, where the potato rhizomes are connected, there is one and only one potato.

This potato is not much bigger than an adult's thumb.

This……

What about bigger than a bowl?

Huang Shiren was dumbfounded.

Like crazy, he hugged the clod and pulled it up violently until all the clods were pulled away, and no other potatoes were seen.

Li Er and the others looked at Huang Shiren in confusion.

Huang Shiren's scalp was numb, he stood up, and explained: "Your Majesty, this... this potato plant is in a bad position. It happens to be a puddle of water, which is not conducive to growth. Your Majesty... look at this plant again, I remember it personally, This one grows the best in this field, half waist high..."

Li Er carried the golden hoe and walked to the place Huang Shiren said.

boom.

A hoe goes down.

Turn the clod directly over.

Huang Shiren dared not speak this time.

He squatted down silently, picked up the clod and began to rummage.

After searching for a long time, I didn't find a single potato.

The potato root is quite thick.

Huang Shiren was in a hurry. He grabbed the hoe in the hand of an official next to him and kept digging on the spot.

Not a single potato was found until a large, knee-deep hole was dug.

The first potato plant, a potato the size of a thumb.

The second plant, the one with the best growth in Huang Shi's population, didn't even have a single potato.

Li Er's expression was a little uneasy.

He slammed the golden pick on the ground.

After some preparations, the sky and the earth were sacrificed.

More than an hour.

I intend to announce this to the world.

However, this is it?

Li Er's face suddenly became gloomy.

Huang Shiren panicked.

He hurriedly got up and stammered: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there must be...something went wrong..."

Li Er waved his hand and said coldly: "Huang Shiren, I don't want to hear your explanation anymore...I'll give you half an hour to dig out all these potatoes..."

"Yes, yes, your majesty, there must be big potatoes behind. I... the potatoes I planted myself, even if they can't keep up with Chen Chu's yield of [-] catties per mu, they can still produce [-] catties per mu..."

How proud Huang Shiren was just now, how panicked he is now.

He is afraid!

With that said, Huang Shiren commanded the crowd and began to wave the hoe.

As the potatoes are dug up one by one.

Li Er's face became more and more ugly.

The civil and military ministers also widened their eyes.

After half an hour.

All the potatoes, all peeled out.

They were neatly placed in front of Li Er and the others.

Li Er said nothing.

Huang Shiren was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground.

The ministers watched carefully.

I saw the potato in front of me, the biggest one, but only the size of a child's fist.

Most are the size of bird eggs.

Changsun Wuji took people to measure it himself.

After a while, he came back and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, the calculation has been made. The yield of potatoes per mu is fifty catties."

wow.

Everyone was stunned.

Fifty catties per mu?

Then this is trash!

Moreover, such a small amount of food is not even counted as food.

If someone grows [-] catties of potatoes per mu, it means the land is wasted.