Small Landlords of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 36 052. Potato Poisoning
This time Wang Hao stayed in Jiangxia for a full seven days. This was also the first time Wang Hao had been away from them for so long after Cai Wenji and Zhao Yu became pregnant.
The last time Uncle Dong Guo issued an edict, Wang Hao only went there for three days, which shows that Wang Hao attaches great importance to keel technology.

The autumn harvest is just around the corner. If there is a lot of food, it will naturally be sold. The commercial circulation of hard currency will bring a lot of income.

Wang Hao will invest all the tax revenue from the treasury this year in the shipbuilding industry. This is not only related to whether he can win the dominance of the Yangtze River Basin,
In the future, it will also be able to resist the Cao family's camp going south. Cao Cao wants to repeat history. It is absolutely impossible to have another Battle of Chibi, and Wang Hao will not let history repeat itself.

The next day after returning home, Wang Hao went to the government office, intending to instruct Xu Yuanzhi and Xi Zhicai to transfer funds from the treasury to Ma Jun's workshop.
However, Xi Zhicai brought bad news to Wang Hao. Wang Hao, who was originally elated, suddenly became gloomy.

"Is what Zhicai said true?"

Wang Hao stared at Xu Shu closely and asked.

"Some time ago, my wife gave birth to a daughter, so Yuanzhi has not informed the lord, and I hope the lord will make amends!"

Xu Shu did know a little bit, but he thought these were small things and he could handle them by himself.

But Xu Yuanzhi discussed with Xi Zhicai for several days, but couldn't figure it out.

"This matter was my negligence, and it has nothing to do with you, Yuanzhi. I'll go and have a look tomorrow. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be..."

After Wang Hao bid farewell to the two, he left the government office. Before leaving, he told them that he remembered to transfer the money to Ma Jun.
Wang Hao looked preoccupied, and bumped into passers-by several times on the way home.

If not everyone in Changsha County knew him, he would have been beaten for his rampage.

The next day Wang Hao sent Dian Wei to prepare a carriage and lead a group of soldiers to Wuling County.

There is an area here that is Wang Hao’s farm, where a large area of ​​food is planted. During the autumn harvest, one can see a piece of golden orange rice.
There are corn stalks everywhere in the mountains and mountains, and corn kernels can be seen in the full corn bracts.

"Guan Liu, don't be too polite, take us to see the patient..."

Liu Jianwen is the person in charge of this planting area. He has 2000 guards guarding the planting area. There are also more than [-] farmers who help Wang Hao grow various grains.
These people are all migrated from the north, and they can get a certain salary every month to help Wang Hao grow military food.

Recently, secret reports have come from many production areas, saying that many growers have been poisoned, and more than a dozen people have died.

There were as many as [-] people with vomiting, diarrhea, and coma. The Wuling planting area was the most serious, and half of the people came from here.

Potato is an annual herb, also known as potato, because of its high yield and easy preservation, it is one of Wang Hao's main crops.

Second only to wheat and rice, potatoes are not only high in yield, rich in nutrition, but also have strong adaptability to the environment.
Tropics and subtropics can be cultivated even in winter, or in cool seasons, and obtain higher yields.

Most of the potatoes in Wang Hao's territory are planted in mountains and hills, and the climate in the south is also very suitable for growing potatoes.

The two sides of the Huaihe River have the highest planting yield, and one hundred acres of mountainous land is planted with potatoes, which is enough for Wang Hao to feed an army of one hundred people for one year.
Not to mention that Wang Hao still planted large areas. Two layers of Wang Hao's military rations were made of potatoes.

Potatoes contain much higher protein, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2 than apples.

Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium are also high in content, which can prevent constipation and prevent cancer.

But it is also poisonous, a kind of alkaloid is a poisonous substance,

The human body ingests a large amount of alkaloids, which can cause reactions such as poisoning, nausea, and diarrhea.

Especially germinated or moldy potatoes, the content of alkaloids will further aggravate the toxins,
When Wang Hao was planting, he asked the stewards and consuls of various planting areas,

Once moldy or rotten potatoes are found, they must not be eaten, especially potatoes that sprout in early spring.

Wang Hao checked the growers in the ward, it was clearly a phenomenon of poisoning from eating potatoes,

Wang Hao really didn't understand, how could they eat those rotten potatoes?

Wang Hao has potatoes at home, and Xu Yuanzhi also has potatoes at home. Even Guo Jia, who is far away in Yangzhou, also likes to eat potatoes.

Not only because potatoes are delicious, but also can cure diseases, have the effects of harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen and dampness, etc.
For alcoholics such as Guo Jiadianwei, stomach-nourishing potatoes are indeed a good choice.

And potatoes can also cure stomach fire pain, indigestion, fatigue and other diseases.

However, he was poisoned after eating potatoes, which made Wang Hao puzzled.

When planting, Wang Hao already said that those moldy and rotten potatoes should not be eaten.

Why are these people still poisoned, and they are still in the production area,

Potatoes are everywhere here, why do growers choose those poisonous ones to eat?

"Liu Jianwen, are you convicted?"

Wang Hao came out of the ward and yelled at Liu Jianwen who was always by his side,

Dian Wei behind Wang Hao waved his hand, and several guards directly took him down.

"My lord, please forgive me, I don't know what I did wrong, please pay me back, my lord knows everything..."

Liu Jianwen was pushed to the ground by the guards and struggled desperately, but everything was in vain.

The guards selected by Dian Wei were all extremely powerful. Not to mention that Liu Jianwen was just a civil servant with no strength. Even ordinary soldiers could not compare with the guards.

"I don't know, do you? Do you remember what I told you back then?"

Wang Hao looked at Liu Jianwen with a cold face, but Xu Yuanzhi and Xi Zhicai didn't know,

What play is Wang Hao singing? Since he can't cooperate, he can only keep silent.

"My lord taught the villain not to dare to forget, but the villain has been doing his best and did nothing wrong. Please tell me..."

Now Liu Jianwen doesn't know what he did wrong,
He managed the planting area for three years, and Wang Hao has planted once since the beginning,
The number of times he has been here in the next three years can be counted with a single slap. He really doesn't know where he is wrong.

"Really, I still don't know where I went wrong, right?

Did I ever tell you that any potato that's moldy and rotten is inedible,
Especially the potatoes that have germinated in early spring are not good.

Regardless of whether it is human or animal, it is not allowed to be eaten, and it must be buried in the ground..."

Wang Hao stared at the aggrieved Liu Jianwen and said coldly.

"Of course I remember what your lord said, and I didn't let anyone eat potatoes like that?"

Liu Jianwen naturally remembered these words. When the farm started planting, Wang Hao personally explained to him,

Liu Jianwen has never let growers eat moldy potatoes, let alone let a moldy potato flow out of this production area.

"Still pretending, right? I can tell you with certainty that those farmers have eaten moldy and rotten potatoes to become like this. I don't know what else you have to say now?"

After Wang Hao finished speaking, he walked away. Liu Jianwen was also frightened when he heard Wang Hao's words, and he was at a loss for a while.

"It's a mistake to establish a peace..."

At first he thought it was something else, but now that Wang Hao said it, he seemed to know what was going on!
(End of this chapter)