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Uncle Zhang's kindness, thank you Bumin, the butcher.After he sent out the fire, Lao Zhang also stopped, and turned his attention to the pumpkin.

Fanbang food is actually not uncommon in Beijing, the most typical ones are various spices that can be added to food.

The grapes that Tu Hao tossed and brewed are also one of them, but their influence is limited and they are not worthy of attention.

In the past, Uncle Zhang always felt that these things in Fanbang were nothing to pay attention to, and the life of these businessmen who could come to Dahan was not very good. Although the spices they brought were good, people would not die without spices.Fanbang grapes can make good wine, but it is not necessary.

Until the discovery of cotton.

Although the cultivation of cotton requires extremely high soil fertility, this crop does have an extremely significant effect on cold protection and heat preservation.And in terms of cost, it was much cheaper than silk floss and fur.

Now, Xu Mingxu found a pumpkin again.

A box of pumpkin cakes brought by Tu Hao was shared by Lao Zhang's family, and several pumpkins that Prince Tuantuan kidnapped from Tu's family were then placed on the table.

Abao sneakily tried to take away a small pumpkin the size of a fist, but was slapped on the back of his hand by the queen mother, and he couldn't help but yelled out: "Queen, why do you have a ruler?!" That's not for the little mouse brother of it? !

The queen put the ruler aside slowly: "Your sister Huniu said that there are many at home, so I brought some here."

Some?Dare to love more than one?Ah Bao swallowed in awe.

There is almost no bamboo in the north, and this kind of ruler made of bamboo is not common, and rattan is used in many household methods.For a while, Ah Bao couldn't tell whether it was better to smoke the cane, or to feel more sour when smoking the ruler.

However, Lao Zhang's family couldn't figure out why.The pumpkin was in front of him, but he couldn't speak.In the end, the pumpkin could only be handed over to the Royal Kitchen and Tai Hospital for research.

Master Uncle Zhang muttered, "Why does Xu Shaolang do things in the same way, and he doesn't have a book."

Having said that, if you just found a vegetable that can be eaten, you really don't need to make a fuss to the point of writing a book.

Xu Mingxu knew that the matter with this pumpkin was no small matter. The simple point was that the output of this pumpkin was too high.He was a little confused: "There are only so many seeds this year, and the fruits produced are also of different sizes and shapes, and they can't be planted properly. Some varieties are not suitable for building a shed. At first glance, they are quite durable. More details are required.”

He was deeply cultivated by Guanshi Yao at Wanchun Village, and in the process of compiling the agricultural classics later, he came to know experienced farmers in almost the whole country, whether it is livestock or crop planting methods and disease control, he has great knowledge. Considerable accumulation of knowledge and practical experience.

Of course, he knew that it was impossible to draw any detailed conclusions based on his one-year trial planting, and it was even more difficult to write down the estimated yield per mu in the booklet.But if the yield per mu is not mentioned, even if it is written in a booklet, it is an understatement to discover a new crop, and I am afraid that it will not be handed over to the emperor.

So regarding this "zucchini" thing, he just gave some to his grandfather and Tu Hao, and got to know the bottom line, and asked them to try planting it separately to see how this gourd is.

As for the emperor... After careful consideration, Xu Mingxu decided to forget it.From Anchang County to the capital city, and then to the emperor's hands, God knows how many times he will have to change hands. If something goes wrong, he will not be able to tell with a hundred mouths.

But he didn't expect that the one who came back before A Jian turned out to be a general of the imperial army.The purpose of the family's visit is very clear: "The pumpkin discovered by Mr. Xu is very good, and His Majesty has already tasted it. After the preliminary judgment of the Imperial Hospital, it is warm and sweet, and it is good for the National People's Congress. I am here to fetch some pumpkins."

What is a pumpkin?Xu Mingxu was taken aback by the words, and then realized that he should be referring to zucchini. There is only such a new thing around him, and it has just been delivered to the capital.It's just that the name is probably cut off by the emperor at the little mouse's place, rather than presented by his grandfather.Grandfather is cautious, and he will not act rashly until the efficacy and value of the pumpkin are not clear.

Although the same is true for the Tu family, but the relationship with the emperor's family is closer, so it may be found out.

"Your officer obeys the order. This general, please come with me." Xu Mingxu didn't talk nonsense, and directly took him to the cellar where the pumpkins were stored, while saying, "I don't get many seeds, and the varieties are rather messy. This year It's all here."

Of course, it was impossible for him to let a general of the imperial army go down to the cellar directly, and order the servants to go down and bring up all the pumpkins.After being sent to the capital in two large carts, there were still ten baskets left in the cellar, and some others had been sun-dried into dried pumpkins.

It's hard to believe that these pumpkins came from a small bag of pumpkin seeds, which was given to him by a servant of a fan merchant that Xu Mingxu accidentally helped.Now that Fan Shang had already left, the servant naturally followed him.Xu Mingxu experimented with this pumpkin from planting to harvesting, and even to tasting.

Well, he tried it first with pigs and sheep, and they all seem to like it.

Although pumpkins seem to be shelf-stable, no one dares to joke about this new gadget.After symbolically seeking Xu Mingxu's opinion, the generals of the imperial army loaded all these pumpkins away, and Xu Mingxu's planting log was also taken away with him.

Xu Mingxu didn't think it mattered, anyway, he had saved a lot of pumpkin seeds, and his planting log was also backed up.As for the food, the generals of the forbidden army did not come in vain. They brought the money and silk rewarded by the queen, which was enough to buy the same weight of mutton and many more.

It's okay to talk about other things on An Chang's side, there are really few cloths.

Planting mulberry and raising silkworms is simply not suitable in Anchang.

Cotton is very suitable for Anchang, a place with more sunny days and less rain.It's just that cotton itself is very fattening, and the land in Anchang is a bit barren. If you want to plant cotton on a large scale, the damage to the soil will be too serious.The grown cotton can be spun into some cotton thread, or wadding a few cotton-padded jackets and quilts. If it needs to be woven into cotton cloth, it may take a few years for the little mice in his family to eat Anchang mutton.

If you don't have it locally, you can only buy it elsewhere.Ordinary cloths are not expensive, but these cloths are either too rough or not durable enough, anyway, they are not satisfactory in all aspects.

Xu Mingxu is also struggling from extravagance to frugality.He didn't find any difficult things in the capital, but he couldn't get used to it when he arrived in Anchang, but he usually wore the clothes he brought from the capital.But half a year later, the problem came again.He has grown a little this year, and the clothes he prepared when he left Beijing no longer fit him well.

This time he asked Ah Jian to go to the capital, besides sending pumpkins, he also had another important purpose, which was to buy cloth.Of course, Tu Hao knew about this purpose, and he directly moved the fabric out of the warehouse of his own fabric shop.If it weren't for the fact that long-distance transportation is not easy these days, and fabrics are not easy to get wet, otherwise he would have emptied the entire warehouse.

Ah Jian had only planned to rest for a day or two before returning to Anchang, but he was delayed for two more days before he left the city with several trucks full of goods.There were also a few more guards accompanying him.There are even a few small caravans to sell An Changyang.

As a result, Xu Mingxu was urgently recruited to Beijing by the emperor before he put on the new clothes.

Xu Mingxu hurried all the way to the capital, and before he even had time to go home, he was carried away to the imperial study room. He saw Tu Hao sitting on the side at a glance, and couldn't help but smile.I haven't seen him for a few months, but the little mouse has grown a lot taller, and looks like a little boy.

Tu Hao, a concubine on duty, squinted his eyes at the beautiful young man in front of him.

Obviously, the handsome young man has grown taller, looking at the outline of a youth, the indisputable beauty of his youth has almost disappeared, and even the clothes are not obvious, and he still looks dusty. , even if it's not embarrassing because of its own temperament bonus, it shouldn't be related to Jingyan.

However, when Tu Hao saw Xu Mingxu for the first time today, he was instantly amazed. He even lost his mind for a moment, lacking in professionalism.

This unscientific!

The little rat in Tu Hao's heart was already running around crazily, but on the surface he was still seriously performing the normal job duties of a good man.

This year, there are not many people in the imperial study room compared to the past, and the official positions are also high and low, but as long as Tu Hao glances at it casually, he knows that these people are all court officials who once ruled the party, and they have rich agricultural knowledge.For example, Father Zheng is here this time.

Eunuch Li quickly placed a row of pumpkins of different sizes and shapes on a table.This group of old foxes obviously got some news through various channels, and their eyes are very bright at the moment.

Uncle Zhang was in a good mood. When he saw Xu Mingxu coming, he offered him a seat and tea: "Xu Aiqing, let me tell you about this pumpkin."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Without further ado, Xu Mingxu put down the teacup he had just taken a sip of, then stood up and walked to the edge of the table, pointing to the first pumpkin in his right hand and began to say, "According to Weichen's preliminary experiments, this Planting pumpkins..." Well, calling pumpkins is indeed easier to pronounce than zucchini.

These pumpkins were all planted by him, and he knew all the details by heart. He even used the plant observation log method taught by Tu Hao to carefully record the growth process.Although the method of plant observation log was not specially handed over to him, but he heard it when Tu Hao and Nier were playing together in Tu's small village.

Thinking of this, he felt a little uncomfortable.He clearly knew that it was normal for Tu Hao to have other friends, but he just didn't like that Tu Hao was closer to others than to him.

The monarchs and ministers in the imperial study didn't care about the children's mentality that was wandering in his heart. When they heard Xu Mingxu's final report on the output of pumpkins, their eyes turned red with excitement.

"According to this calculation, the production capacity of this pumpkin per mu is [-] catties?"

Uncle Zhang thought he was yelling, but when he actually said it, it was very light, even visibly trembling.

However, no one cared about his gaffe at this time, and it could even be said that he was much better than the others present if he could speak at this moment.

The ministers who are here today are all carefully selected and have practical farming experience.

What is the concept of six hundred catties per mu?

Today's so-called fertile land harvests the best grain, and the yield per mu has never exceeded [-] catties!

Is Anchang County a rich land?no.It was just a barren land that could only grow some pasture, not even a decent vegetable.The food crops in Anchang are only coarse grains such as buckwheat, and it is not bad to harvest fifty or sixty catties per mu of land.

If this ratio is used, if the pumpkin is planted in another place, wouldn't the yield per mu exceed a thousand catties?In this way, there will be no more hungry people in the world?

"God bless my man, God bless the sage!" An old official fell to his knees with tears in his eyes.

The other ministers who were preempted scolded the old fox one after another, and then fell to their knees.

Xu Mingxu and Tu Hao were still newcomers in the officialdom, but the young men reacted quickly and moved quickly, kneeling down together.

The author has something to say: Big Sun (*/w＼*): Bye bye as soon as I come back.

Little mouse (≥/////w/////≤)?: Beautiful boy~

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Big Sun ╰(*°▽°*)╯: Rounding off is getting married!

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