The Tyrant's Beloved Empress

Chapter 71

In late August, all the sweet potatoes in the fields were harvested. +++Cartino novel website www.mtlnovel.com The sweet potato harvested from one acre of land is two or three stone more than the old farmers estimated. After leaving enough sweet potatoes to be planted next year, the remaining sweet potatoes are distributed to the lower counties. Local officials send people to promote the benefits of sweet potatoes to the people and encourage them to plant more after the beginning of spring next year.

The promotion in Yanzhou City was earlier and smoother than the next counties. Many people have seen the sweet potato field outside the city, but they have never known what is planted in the field. Now that officials have come forward to publicize and explain, they know that it is a newly discovered crop. Although they still don’t know the new crops, the people in Yanzhou City have blind trust in the generals and the princesses. I heard that the generals and princesses ordered the promotion of planting. The people who still had surplus food in their homes took food or money in exchange for sweet potatoes. .

A lot of sweet potatoes are harvested, but they are far from enough if they are to be extended to the entire Yanzhou and planted widely. While An Changqing was worrying about this issue, Zhou Helan, who had gone to the south, arrived at Yanzhou with a caravan and stopped at the gate of the General's Mansion.

Earlier, Zhou Helan took people to explore the business roads of rough jadeite in Yongzhou, Gyeongju, and other places in the south. An Changqing did not (insert cha) hands on the jadeite mine. Therefore, this period of time was the correspondence between Xiao Zhige and Zhou Helan. Seeing Zhou Helan returning with the caravan, it was rare to lose his attitude, and her voice rose a lot: "Helan?"

Zhou Helan was darker and taller than before he left, and the outline of his facial features became deeper and deeper. Two or three months of experience in the south has given him a faint aura that An Changqing had seen in his previous life.

He bent over and arched his hands and saluted: "Wang Hao, He Lan is fortunate to not humiliate his life."

An Changqing smiled and asked someone to open the front door of the General's Mansion to welcome the caravan in. After entering, Zhou Helan first counted the goods, and An Changqing discovered that the caravan was transporting all sweet potatoes.

Seeing An Changqing’s face (exposure) surprised, Zhou Helan explained: “In a letter with the prince, the letter mentioned that Yuze sweet potatoes should be widely grown, but Yanzhou's potato varieties are insufficient, so I asked someone to find a way to get it from Yuze. Quite a lot."

Sweet potato is not a valuable thing in Yuze. Because of its resistance to barrenness and high yield, the price has not been able to sell. The people of Yuze have planted them, but they are only used to feed their stomachs or feed livestock. Therefore, Zhou Helan easily obtained a dozen carts of sweet potatoes and transported them back to Yanzhou.

An Changqing looked at the carts of sweet potatoes with a bigger smile on her face unconsciously: "I'm worried about not having enough potatoes."

The next person was asked to park the carriage carrying sweet potatoes in the garden. An Changqing and Zhou Helan were drinking tea in the front hall. Someone had gone to the barracks to report to Xiao Zhige, but for a moment, Xiao Zhige hurried back.

Xiao Zhige stepped forward and saw Zhou Helan's first sentence: "But there is news?"

Zhou Helan nodded, and then withdrew from the caravan's guard, leaving a middle-aged woman alone, and said, "Yes. It's not convenient to go into details here.",