North and South groceries

Speaking of which, Hao Cishi's original document was really checked by the emperor himself.

His Majesty the Emperor has paid more attention to the development of Lishi County in the past two years, and he has already explained that all documents from Lishi County will be brought to him for personal inspection.

This time when the document from Hao Cishi was presented, he was busy planning the canning workshop in Chengzhou.

And because the eucommia gum in the Qinling Mountains is about to come down, several ministers in the court are also arguing endlessly. Some people think that the grass-roots troops should be equipped with rubber-soled leather boots because they are always ready to fight.

Some people think that a pair of guards, generals, and civil servants in Chang'an City should be provided first. There are not many of them. Chang'an City is related to the face of the whole country, and foreign ambassadors often come to see it. It would be better to tell them to underestimate Datang.

At this busy and chaotic time, His Majesty the Emperor read the document written by Hao Cishi, and thought in his heart, this matter should be put aside for a while, and Hao Jianping will come to Chang'an City after the taxes are collected from all over the country. When debriefing, ask him carefully.

As a result, he was so busy that he forgot about it later. When Hao Jianping went to the capital to sue for his job, he just met him in a hurry. Officials went to Beijing to report on their duties, and there were not many people who saw the emperor.

"Ahem, Hao Inspector Hao has been promoting the method of irrigation with drum carts in Shizhou for several months. He has worked hard to benefit the people. He is really a model for local officials in the Tang Dynasty..." At this time, the emperor did not mention any documents or documents. Just give Hao Jianping a high hat.

"How can such a good minister be smeared in the name of being greedy for merit?" Immediately, someone else stood up to speak in the court.

"To make meritorious service is to be greedy for meritorious service. It seems that this court will be left to those who have no meritorious service in the future." The official who spoke was not young, but he was very angry.

"Who do you think is a person who has no merit?" Someone jumped in the camp over there.

"I am talking about those who have no merit." The old man has been in the officialdom for decades, how could he be choked by these two sentences?

Once there was a quarrel in the court, it would be really lively, His Majesty the Emperor leaned back on his wooden couch, don't care about it, let's watch the play.

When they were almost quarreling, the emperor asked several ministers for their opinions, and then called out the names of several people in the court hall, and asked them to learn the method of irrigation with the barrel car with Hao Jianping. It is at the foot of the West Mountain outside Chang'an City.

This drum irrigation method does have many advantages compared to overturning, but it also has a limitation, that is, it must be used in places where there is a drop in the water area or where the water flow is relatively fast. Yes, there are some places where the water flow is very slow and the terrain is very flat. In such places, the drum cart is useless.

Therefore, everyone thinks that this drum irrigation method is most suitable for promotion on slopes in mountainous areas, and it is enough to continue to use rollovers in plain areas.

In addition, in Chang'an City, the production of threshing machines was also put on the agenda at this time.

In the past few months, not only the craftsmen in Lishi County learned from the craftsmen in Chang'an, but also the craftsmen in Chang'an also learned the craft of making threshing machines, and stayed there for several months. Come back again, their skills at this time are already very proficient.

The threshing machines made in Chang'an City were not sold for money, but a batch was first shipped to states and counties across the country to make a model for local craftsmen, and then officials from all over the country were asked to promote the product locally.

In addition, those big households in Chang'an City are also quite greedy for this threshing machine. When Hao Jianping went to the capital to present the threshing machine last year, he was so troubled by those people that the promotion of this threshing machine was delayed. This procrastination has dragged on until now, and everyone hopes that their manor can use this thing when they harvest this summer.

With the threshing machine and the bucket cart irrigation method, coupled with the previous method of burning soil and manure, with the promotion of these advanced technologies and agricultural tools, even some relatively dry and barren land should not worry about not being able to grow crops .

Some people said that Luo Sanlang was a monster earlier, what kind of monster would be so kind and do such a thing that benefits all living beings?It is heard that Luo Sanlang has been collecting seeds everywhere in the past two years, and it is unknown if he will find the seventh valley and the eighth valley in the future.

Half a month later, here in Xipo Village...

"Sanlang, what do you think these plants are? They look a bit like beans to me." On this day, the old man of the Yao family came down from the slope with a hoe, and saw how many plants had grown in the field in front of the Luo family. A plant more than half a foot tall, at first glance I thought it was a bean, but when I looked closely, it was still something different.

"What? Beans?" There were a few passers-by at the bottom of the slope. When they heard this, they hurriedly came over to watch the fun. Earlier they joked that Luo Sanlang couldn't grow the seventh grain. Could it be...

"I don't know what they are, but they don't look like beans." Luo Yong also came out of the yard at this time

"What kind of melon is it?" Someone guessed.

"It's not like melons either." Most of the melons grow on vines, like the courgettes, gourds, and winter melons that are common here, where there is such a straight pole.

A few days later, Xu Erlang and the others also came back from the outside, a little earlier than expected, because in the Taihang Mountains, many villagers got the news and went out to get the threshing machine by themselves, but it was Xu Erlang and others. Saved a lot of effort.

Speaking of the few plants in front of Luo’s courtyard, none of Xu Erlang and the others knew them. Some guessed they were vegetables, some guessed they were weeds, and some secretly hoped that this thing would grow the seventh grain in the future. Although everyone knows that this hope is very slim.

Time passed day by day, and the field in front of Luo's yard was also different day by day. Some plants died, some plants were identified as weeds, and were pulled out without any hassle, and some were not sure what they were. It was left to grow in this piece of land.

In May, the previous plants bloomed with small flowers one after another, attracting some wild bees on the slope to come to collect honey.

After a while, those flowers withered, and gradually, some small fruits grew. The villagers looked at it and felt a little disappointed in their hearts: "It looks like wild fruits on the mountain, and I can't eat them." Yes, this type of wild fruit is generally very astringent."

"Why don't you pick one and try it?" someone asked Luo Sanlang.

"Let's talk about it when it's ripe." Luo Yong didn't want to eat it raw.

"Let me try it for you." Someone volunteered, reached out and pulled the largest fruit from a plant, about the size of a little finger, without washing it, rubbed it with his fingers, and directly Throw it in your mouth.

"..." Everyone smiled and watched him taste the fruit.

"..." Luo Yong also watched with a smile on the side.

"Aww!!!" The man opened his mouth and howled dryly after taking two bites.

"What's the matter?" The villagers asked one after another, and an old man said beside him: "If you can't eat it, spit it out quickly. What are you doing with your mouth? I don't know if it is poisonous."

Luo Yong's stomach was about to twitch with laughter, eating raw chili, this is, although the spiciness of tender chili is not that high, but this is Chaotian pepper.

"Oh...my mouth...ha...ha..." The man was still wailing with his tongue out.

"What's the smell, but it's very astringent?" Everyone was very curious, seeing that he didn't seem to be having any trouble, they were all relieved.

"It's burning, it's burning..." That guy ate chili for the first time in his life, and he might not be able to calm down for a while.

"Not astringent?" Everyone's general impression of wild fruit is astringent.

"Not astringent, Xin!" said the man.

"What's wrong with your body?" After all this trouble, the little expectation of the villagers for the Seventh Valley has been blown away by the rain and wind.

"No." Except for the hot sweat just now, there is no other discomfort, and the hotness on the mouth has passed a little at this time, not as unbearable as before.

The villagers were disappointed, but Luo Yong was very happy in his heart, how could there be no chili in his life.

After the previous villagers tried to eat it, everyone at least knew that this thing should be non-toxic. If Sanlang wanted to grow it, he would let him grow it. He is seventeen or eighteen years old, and he still has the heart of some children.

When the peppers were about the same size, Luo Yong picked a handful and took them to Xu's guest house to cook.

No way, they don't have an iron pan. The iron pan he bought for Tian Chonghu to fry stinky tofu was later used by him to make a threshing machine.

My master wanted to borrow an iron pot, and the Xu family had nothing to say, so they quickly let him out of the stove.

Luo Yong took some green onion, ginger and garlic from them, and put them in the oil pan to stir fry the fragrance first, then put the pork to fry, then put the chili pepper, and stir fry twice, the taste will be different immediately, Luo Yong stood by the pot and swallowed his saliva while cooking. He hasn't eaten spicy food in a few years!

Outside the hall...

"Cough cough cough! What exactly is Luo Sanlang doing inside?"

"Oh no, I'll go outside to get some air."

"Cough cough!"

"This time, this thing smells even worse than that stinky tofu."