One Piece of Song Dynasty

Lu Wenbin said: "My lord, please get aboard and see the results of our voyage. We have found all the crops that your lord mentioned before leaving."

Li Xin was surprised and said: "Oh, you all found it."

Lu Wenbin replied: "Yes, after arriving there, we established contact with the locals and gave them everything we took on the boat when we left. Through them, we found all the fruits and seeds of the crops that the lord needed."

Li Xin said: "Very good, let's get on the boat and have a look."

Lu Wenbin sighed with emotion: "My lord, this long voyage of tens of thousands of miles has really opened my eyes. It turns out that the places outside the Song Dynasty are so big."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Yes, so we can't just focus on the Song Dynasty."

Lu Wenbin said: "My lord, this time we also found people who migrated from the Central Plains during the Yin and Shang Dynasties in that unknown land. It's just that it was too long ago and the language is no longer accessible. We have been familiar with them for a long time before we managed to do it." After understanding their language, my subordinates discovered through communicating with them that their ancestors began to migrate there at the end of the Shang Dynasty."

Li Xin was surprised: "You actually found the descendants of the Shang Dynasty there. How did they migrate over such a long distance?"

Li Xin had seen the news about the Shang Dynasty's migration to America in his previous life. It was said that archaeological experts had discovered oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty in America. Li Xin did not expect that this news would be confirmed after he came to the Song Dynasty. .

Lu Wenbin replied: "The migration route of their ancestors is the same as ours, but they walked there, not by boat like us."

Li Xin suddenly realized: "So that's it." After hearing what Lu Wenbin said, Li Xin understood that there should have been no Bering Strait more than two thousand years ago, and it was normal to walk across it.

Lu Wenbin continued: "Through communicating with them, they also gave us the seeds of a tree and some saplings, which are currently being cultivated on the ship. According to them, this tree can be used as money. Knowing how precious this tree was, I brought them back carefully."

Li Xin was surprised and said: "There is such a tree. I must take a good look at it sometime."

Lu Wenbin continued: "We also discovered silver mines on the land over there. Of the three ships that came back this time, two were filled with the seeds and fruits that the lord needed, and the remaining one was filled with what we collected. Silver Mine.”

Li Xin nodded and said: "Very good, you have made another contribution. Although there is no shortage of money here, the more money, the better. You will be prepared."

After everyone boarded the boat, Li Xin saw the sorted seeds and fruits of various crops. Regardless of the image, she turned over this and looked at this, and she was so happy that snot bubbles came out of her nose.

Li Xin picked out corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes and said, "Xu Wenchang, come here. These three crops are called corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Corn and potatoes are only grown on a small scale on Xinghan Island, mainly for seed conservation." Yes, these two crops don’t like excessively high temperatures. You have to take good care of them. Sweet potatoes can be widely planted on Xinghan Island, but the planting area of ​​rice and wheat cannot be squeezed too much. In this way, sweet potatoes should be chosen on barren land. Compared with mountain planting, these three crops are the most important among these crops, so you must not underestimate them.”

Xu Wenchang replied: "Yes, my lord, I understand. I would like to ask my lord why he knows so much about these three crops."

Li Xin picked up two crops casually and replied: "I heard about it from businessmen in the Western Regions. That's all I know. You need to study other details in depth. The two crops I am holding now are called papaya and Pineapples are considered fruits and can be grown on a large scale on Xinghan Island, but they cannot occupy the staple food planting area."

Xu Wenchang said: "Yes, lord, what about the remaining crops?"

Li Xin pointed to several crops and said: "These crops are called tomatoes, peanuts, zucchini, sunflowers, strawberries, peppers, and tobacco. Tomatoes can be widely planted on Xinghan Island, and other small-scale planting can only be done as seeds. But you must pay attention to the temperature, as any crop grown on a small scale does not like excessively high temperatures.”

Xu Wenchang clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Lord, I will remember it for the next time."

Li Xin pointed to several saplings nearby and said: "This tree is called cinchona tree. It can also be planted on a large scale on Xinghan Island. You should pay attention to the importance of this tree as the three crops of potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes. Although this tree cannot be used as food, it can be used as medicine, and it is a very precious medicine."

Xu Wenchang nodded and said: "Okay, lord, I understand."

Li Xin asked: "Wen Bin, where is the tree you mentioned that can be used as money?"

Lu Wenbin replied: "My lord, those trees are on another boat. I will take my lord to see them now."

Everyone came to another boat. Lu Wenbin pointed to a few saplings and said, "Please look, my lord, these are those trees."

Li Xin took a closer look, slapped his forehead and said to himself: "Why did I forget this?"

Li Xin said to Lu Wenbin: "Wenbin, you have made another great contribution. This tree is indeed very precious, but I forgot about it when you left. Fortunately, God favored you and brought it back this time." , otherwise I don’t think you will have to go there again in the future.”

Lu Wenbin scratched his head and chuckled: "It's okay, Lord, we are willing to make another trip. We are already familiar with the road."

Li Xin nodded and said: "It's good if you have this kind of heart, but you don't need it for the time being. You have traveled such a long distance back and forth and worked so hard. I will give you half a month's leave. During this half month, you can Have a good rest and don’t have to do anything.”

Lu Wenbin cupped his fists and said, "Yes, I would like to thank my lord on behalf of all the crew members."

Li Xin really didn't expect that Lu Wenbin could bring back the rubber tree. Yes, the kind of tree that Lu Wenbin brought back that could be used as money was the rubber tree. Rubber has been widely used in later generations. The main raw material for making rubber is natural rubber. Natural rubber is It is produced by coagulating and drying the latex flowing out of the rubber tree during tapping. Rubber is widely used in industry, national defense, transportation, medical and health fields and daily life due to its strong elasticity, good insulation, plasticity, water and air barrier properties, tensile resistance and wear resistance. It can be said that it is a very important strategic material.

During the Second World War in Li Xin’s previous life, there was a dispute between the northern faction and the southern faction in the Japanese army. Why the southern faction was able to overwhelm the northern faction and win in the end? Malaysia’s rich rubber resources are one of the incentives. This shows that rubber importance to a powerful nation.