Datang: At the beginning, I wanted to rebel against my father-in-law

Chapter 2 Shocking Duo

"The floor is dirty, get up quickly."

Su Feng bent slightly to help Cheng Yaojin, but the latter grabbed Su Feng's wrist.

"Is what you said true?"

Su Feng smiled and nodded.

"Knowing the festival! If you really go to the field ridge and take a look, you will know, you boy, lead the way ahead!"

Li Shimin's face was calm, but his hands were clenched into fists, and even trembled slightly.

"You two, why not talk about it after lunch, Zhi'er has been waiting at home for a long time."

Su Feng hesitated.

It's just that he couldn't finish speaking, Cheng Yaojin and Li Shimin couldn't wait to walk towards the field, and he could only smile and shake his head to follow.

As soon as he reached the edge of the field, Li Shimin shook his head again and again.

"Such a good mountain has been plowed into plowed fields! You actually grow rice?"

He rather hated iron for being weak, "I don't know whether to say you are stupid or smart. Can rice grow well in the north? How much can you eat with such a little production in a year?"

Su Feng smiled and broke off a piece of rice, and put it in Li Shimin's hands.

"Master Yuezhang, you are wrong, this is not ordinary rice, it is hybrid rice!"

"Hybrid rice?" Li Shimin looked confused. He knew about rice, but what was hybrid rice?
"This kind of rice can resist insects and drought. The key is that when there is water, it can be ripened twice a year, and the annual yield per mu can reach about five or six thousand catties. It is close to the Yellow River, and the water is easy to get. Fish farming, and five or six thousand catties is nothing."

Su Feng looked at Li Shimin's expression and saw that he was in a daze, and he was a little tentative, "You said that if the whole Tang Dynasty could grow this kind of rice, everyone would be able to eat and drink enough, why worry about the world? Are you uneasy?"

"Yes, why worry about the restlessness in the world?"

Li Shimin murmured subconsciously, but his eyes were fixed on the rice in front of him, panting like a cow!

Although they don't understand hybrid rice, Datang's current grain output is only [-] catties per mu of land a year!
At this moment, he suddenly raised his head, "Did you just say that five or six thousand catties is nothing?"

How dare he say that five or six thousand catties is nothing!
You know, the highest yield in Datang was only five or six hundred catties.

Li Shimin's face turned red, "Is it possible that there are other grain products that are higher than this hybrid rice?"

Su Feng was slightly disappointed. The father-in-law didn't seem to be aware of his little thoughts.

But he quickly cheered up and pointed to a patch of land not far away.

The soil over there is completely different from rice!
In Li Shimin's view, what is planted here is not food at all, but some weeds, which are carefully surrounded by stones. It seems that these weeds are still carefully cared for.

"This pile of weeds is nothing, just as you said? Although I am old, I am not so old that I can't recognize food clearly!"

The more Li Shimin looked at it, the more angry he became. Cheng Yaojin even went inside and kicked one of them over.

Weeds?

Su Feng was also a little angry. These potato seedlings were cultivated by him carefully.

Although the output has increased now, it is unacceptable for him to be dismissed like this, not to mention that potatoes play an important part in his rebellion plan!
"Potatoes are grown here. They are both vegetables and food. The yield per mu depends on the situation. It is between [-] catties and [-] catties. You are right. It is a weed here, and every family can't finish it." , and it is only suitable for feeding pigs!"

Saying that, Su Feng snorted coldly, went down to the ground, carefully dug out a plant with both hands, shook the soil on it, and then walked back.

Ten thousand catties!

Li Shimin stood on the edge of the field, swayed slightly, and slapped Cheng Yaojin on the shoulder.

Although he said nothing, Cheng Yaojin also knew that Li Shimin was frightened by this amazing output!

Just a few days ago, there was a shortage of food in Henan Province, and there was a lot of quarrel in the court, but here, they actually fed the food to the pigs!
Cheng Yaojin only felt his heart throbbing and hurting!
Su Feng put the potatoes in the hands of the two of them heavily, "You two, the place is remote, and these weeds are my presents to you two!"

Li Shimin weighed it calmly, his face turning green and red.

He originally thought that as long as he had a yield of five or six thousand kilograms per acre, he would be satisfied. But the bunch in his hand was estimated to be about two kilograms, and the large area in front of him was only one acre, roughly. After all, seven thousand kilograms is too little!
He stuffed the potatoes into his arms, and didn't care about Su Feng's tone, if it was beneficial to Datang, even if Su Feng spit on his face like Wei Zheng, he could still nod with a smile!

Now, one of the biggest constraints on the population of the Tang Dynasty is insufficient food production. Every time there is a disaster, Li Shimin is frightened, not knowing how many people will starve to death afterwards.

But if the thing in his arms is popularized, one mu of land can feed ten to thirty more people than the crops of Datang!
Compared with the entire Tang Dynasty, there are tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people who can hide and feed!
He felt that what he was holding was not potatoes, but Datang's lifeblood!

Li Shimin didn't dislike the fact that the dirt on the potatoes would stain his clothes. He smiled slightly. Even Su Feng, the bastard who kidnapped his daughter, seemed more pleasing to the eye.

Su Feng touched his chin, he just felt that Li Shimin's temper was too good.

During this journey, he observed words and demeanor, looked at his temperament, and discerned his speech. He had a deeper judgment on what Li Lizhi said was one of the best.
This cheap father-in-law does not have the so-called official authority, but what he is worried about is the foundation of a country like Nongsang. If this father-in-law is some important figure in the court, it will be very bad.

What is the origin of this cheap father-in-law?
Su Feng frowned.

Li Shimin patted Su Feng's shoulder enthusiastically, and said:

"Let's go and see the curved shaft plow and tread plow you mentioned."

Su Feng nodded slightly, pointed to the other side, and said:

"I remember that there is still reclamation over there, I will take you there to have a look."

He led the way and introduced them to the two as he walked.

"Compared to Datang's plow, whether it is a Quyuan plow or a tread plow, there are still shortcomings."

Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin frowned. They heard that there were shortcomings, but they could still accept them.

Su Feng sighed and said, "Cows are more expensive than people these days, and both plows can be controlled by manpower, but the people in the village are tireless and don't use cows to go to battle. It's really sad!"

"Take Quyuanli as an example. One ox can plow the field, and people can do it with hard work. During spring plowing, there are not enough cattle in the village. Everyone lined up to do it, and finally their own field plowed out. , I can’t get down to the ground in three or two days.”

Having said that, Su Feng rubbed his brows with some annoyance:
"Stepping on the plow is even more troublesome. It's okay for adults. The key is that the children like it. Two children, one on the left and one on the right, can play for a day, but cry at night so that the whole village can't sleep. Parents help rub their legs and say Wake up, neither Zhi'er nor I slept well in those few days."

Li Shimin was okay, he understood Su Feng's meaning, but Cheng Yaojin's hand twitched, as if he wanted to slap Su Feng.

Look at what Su Feng said?Is this still a shortcoming?
If it weren't for Datang's manpower plowing the fields not only laborious but also ineffective, people from other places would have lined up to work!

You know, the farming cattle in the Tang Dynasty are expensive, don’t say that they can’t be killed, most of the farming cattle are kept in the yamen, and they are lent to other villages for farming when the farming season is busy!Many times it is impossible to borrow!
What did Su Feng say?Feiren?If it can be so troublesome, the people of Datang will rush forward!

"Zhijie, what Su Feng means is that manpower is not as valuable as cow power. This is a kind of tragedy for human beings!"

Understanding is understanding, Li Shimin looked calm, but holding Cheng Yaojin's hand, he almost peeled off a piece of Cheng Yaojin's skin!
Soon, they saw the Quyuan plow restricted to the edge of the field ridge, and the smaller one beside it was the tread plow.

"You two, the one inside the ridge is the Quyuan plow, and the one leaning against the edge of the ridge is the tread plow. If you want to see it, I'll find two neighbors to go up and show you after we have dinner."

"Stop looking down on people! We also understand farming!"

Cheng Yaojin pushed Su Feng away, "I'll try it first! If you're not as good as you said, old Cheng will take your skin off!"

As he spoke, he jumped directly into the field ridge regardless of the brocade clothes on his body, hung the bag from the plow on his shoulder, and walked forward step by step!

Although the movement is very slow, but he is indeed moving forward!

Although it seemed that Cheng Yaojin was struggling, it was a wasteland in front of him, not the kind of fertile land that had been plowed for many years!

Looking at the stones mixed in the turned up soil, Li Shimin knew the difficulty of reclamation, but even so, Cheng Yaojin was still walking forward step by step!

It turns out that you can cultivate land without cattle!

(End of this chapter)