Chapter 200: Yield per mu is a thousand catties, Xu Da Tanghe is crazy (please subscribe!!) Xu Da, Tang He and others rode horses all the way from the Great Wall back to Peiping.

The horse stopped at the gate of the Chief Secretary's Yamen, and Xu Da, Tang He and Qi Qi jumped off the horse.

Zhou Bao happened to be talking to those who were queuing up to see Ouyang Lun at the door. When he saw Xu Da and Tang He approaching, he quickly saluted, "Young man, I have met two adults!"

"Where is your master? I haven't seen him for a whole day!"

"The master is in the backyard, please come inside!" Zhou Bao hunched over and quickly got out of the way.

Xu Da and Tang He walked directly into the Chief Secretary's Yamen.

Seeing this scene, the people in line were dissatisfied.

"Butler Zhou, we have been waiting in line for so long and still can't see Mr. Ouyang, why should the two of them go in?"

"That's right! We all paid the entry fee, so you can't treat us like this!"

"That's right, everyone has to line up, no special arrangements!"

Hearing this, Zhou Bao said coldly: "What are you yelling about? Do you know who the two people who just entered are?"

"Who is it?"

"Is it possible that he is still the emperor?"

Zhou Bao sneered: "Of course they are not the emperor, but they are the emperor's sworn brothers, the current Duke of Wei and Duke Xin!"

"If any of you can compare with Duke Wei and Duke Xin, you can protect yourself in my family. I will take you to see my master immediately!"

Duke Wei! Believe in the Duke! The existence of the Ming Dynasty is unknown and unknown to everyone today!

In an instant, everyone in the queue shut up and became quiet.

snort! Zhou Bao raised his head and pointed his nostrils at the crowd, "If you want to see my master, just wait in line. If you don't want to see me, you can leave!"

"Butler Zhou taught you the right lesson."

"Just now we didn't recognize Mount Tai."

"Master Zhou, please calm down and don't argue with us."

"That's more like it! Just wait in line for me. When it's your turn, I will let you meet the master. If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, they will never step into the Chief Secretary's Yamen!" Zhou Bao said arrogantly. Said proudly.

Even so, the people in line nodded and bowed, saying yes again and again.

Faced with the adulation of everyone, Zhou Bao was also quite proud. He thought that he was just a little book boy next to Ouyang Lun. He thought that Ouyang Lun would be able to live a good life if he became the number one scholar and became an official and was favored by the princess of the dynasty. As a result, he was sent to the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, and his dream of wealth was immediately shattered. However, he was Ouyang Lun's domestic slave. As long as Ouyang Lun did not let him go, he could only follow Ouyang Lun. He had prepared to spend his whole life in Kaiping County. Plans for the rest of my life.

But after coming to Kaiping County, Ouyang Lun seemed to be a changed person. He built roads, reclaimed wasteland, built workshops, and opened a stock exchange to make Kaiping County better and better. Later, he was promoted to the prefect of Yong'an. He was also promoted to the post of Chief Envoy of Northern Zhili and became a real official of the feudal frontier!

As Ouyang Lun's personal slave and the housekeeper of the house, Zhou Bao's status has also increased. Anyone in Beizhili who meets him must greet him with kind words, and even show filial piety in private.

The whole person is floating!

However, after being reminded by Ouyang Lun a few days ago, Zhou Bao suddenly sobered up a lot!

The reason why others respect him and even fear him is not because Zhou Bao is so powerful, but because his master is Ouyang Lun, the current prince-in-law and the chief envoy of Northern Zhili!

Without Ouyang Lun, he, Zhou Bao, is nothing!

Therefore, I can be arrogant and domineering, I can collect money, and I can look at people with my nose, but I can never do anything that harms my master.

Just by thinking about this matter clearly, Zhou Bao seemed to have opened up the two channels of Ren and Du, and became even more contemptuous of others. However, he would not do anything that would harm Ouyang Lun, and would even be cruel to those with ulterior motives. You must know that as the housekeeper of Ouyang's house, he has a group of thugs on his hands. He can even mobilize the black guards trained by Ouyang Lun himself. The name "black guards" was not given by Ouyang Lun, but by those who saw it. It was named by someone who had passed the "Black Guard", and as time went by, everyone called it this name.

Tang He and Tang He walked into the newly renovated house after being searched and inspected by the 'black guards'.

"Nephew Ouyang!"

"Nephew Ouyang Xian?"

Tang He shouted at the top of his lungs, but no one answered him.

"Strange. Where has this person gone?"

"Butler Zhou just said he was researching something. He is probably busy with something. Let's look for it again."

Xu Da, Tang and the two of them were strolling in the back garden.

suddenly--

sniff-

Tang He sniffed his nose and looked at Xu Da, "Lao San, did you ask about the fragrance?"

Xu Da nodded, "I smell it, it's very fragrant. I've never smelled this smell before!"

Tang He patted his thigh and said, "Oh, Ouyang Lun must be doing some good things behind our backs!"

Um! ?

Xu Da was quite curious, "Brother Tang, nephew Ouyang can also cook?"

He was someone who asked people to inquire about Ouyang Lun. Although he was not born into a wealthy family, he grew up in a well-off family and was a top scholar in school. The so-called gentleman is far away from the kitchen. How could Ouyang Lun know how to cook? ? ? Seeing Xu Da's confused look, Tang He laughed, "Are you confused and curious? When I heard this, I had the same expression as you!"

"But let me tell you, Ouyang Lun not only knows how to cook, but his skills are extremely superb!"

"Do you know the Royal Grilled Fish and Jinyi Fried Chicken that are sold throughout the Ming Dynasty?"

Xu Da nodded, "I heard Miaoyun say this when she wrote a letter. Royal Grilled Fish and Jinyi Fried Chicken have stores in the capital, and they taste very good. She often takes her younger brother and younger sister to eat there, and she said that she would eat them when I get back. Take me to eat, but what does this have to do with Nephew Ouyang Xian?"

Tang He smiled slightly, "The world's first spicy grilled fish was made by Ouyang Xian's nephew. It was also because he contributed the grilled fish recipe and financial support that the royal grilled fish was sold throughout the Ming Dynasty and became a popular choice among the people. It’s a delicacy that everyone can eat, and so is Jinyi Fried Chicken!”

"Not only that, in the food street of Yong'an Mansion, there are many delicious and cheap delicacies and snacks made by Ouyang Xiannephew. I also heard that Ouyang Xiannephew often cooks for Anqing. These are my unsatisfactory daughters. Tell me, this is the big reason why she stays with Ouyang Lun!"

what! !

Xu Da was shocked, "Nephew Ouyang Xian is really not an ordinary person."

Tang He glanced around to make sure there was no one else around, and then said softly: "Even our sworn brother, His Majesty the Emperor, is Nephew Ouyang's grilled fish lover."

Xu Da was shocked again.

"Let's go. It's better to come early than to come by chance. I've wanted to eat what Ouyang Lun made for a long time. We'll stand in front of Ouyang Lun later. He's always embarrassed to dare us to leave!" Tang He said, pulling Xu Da. I smelled it and looked for it.

Finally in a corner, Xu Da and Tang He found Ouyang Lun.

At this moment, Ouyang Lunzheng, Princess Anqing, and Tang Miaomiao were surrounding an iron stove. A fire was burning underneath the iron stove, and the fragrance came from the iron stove.

Cough Tang He coughed twice.

Only then did Ouyang Lun, a man and two women turn their heads and look over. "Father!"

Tang Miaomiao happily jumped into Tang He's arms, "Why are you and Uncle Xu here?"

Tang He and Xu Da first said to Princess Anqing: "I have met Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

"The two uncles are exempt from the gift. I will give the gift to the two uncles!" Princess Anqing said softly.

"I think the two uncles and my husband have something important to discuss, so sister Miaomiao and I will go back first." After saying that, Princess Anqing took Tang Miaomiao's hand and prepared to leave.

"Madam, wait a minute." Ouyang Lu put on his heavy cloth gloves, took out two golden roasted sweet potatoes from the iron stove, and finally put them in a cloth bag and handed them to An Qing, "These two have been roasted. Okay, you and Miaomiao go back to the room to eat."

"Yes." Princess Anqing took the cloth bag and left with Tang Miaomiao.

After the second daughter left, Ouyang Lun knelt down and continued to light the fire. At the same time, he said, "Second uncle, third uncle, do you have any business with me?"

Xu Da said truthfully: "Nephew Ouyang, Brother Tang and I are here to ask you to go to heaven and earth."

"I won't go. Although Madam doesn't mind me going to that place, the impact will not be good after all. If you two uncles want to go, you can go by yourself. There is no need to call me!" Ouyang Lun said calmly.

Forehead. "Nephew Ouyang Xian, how could the third child and I be such vulgar people? We came here today just to see you." After Tang He finished speaking, he quickly winked at Xu Da.

Xu Da understood and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, the Great Wall construction site has been in full swing recently, but nephew Ouyang Xian has not come to the construction site for several days in a row. Brother Tang and I are quite worried about you!"

"So, we came to see you. We feel relieved to see that you are fine."

Ouyang Lun nodded, stood up and turned around in front of the two of them, "The two uncles also saw it. I am fine, and An Qing and Miaomiao are fine too."

Then there was a brief silence.

Ouyang Lun obviously didn't want to deal with the two of them, and Tang He and Xu Da obviously didn't want to leave either.

Finally, Tang He broke the deadlock and pointed at the iron stove and said, "Nephew Ouyang Xian, what is in this stove? Why is it so fragrant? And the thing you just gave to Anqing and Miaomiao seems to be delicious."

"It does smell good." Xu Da nodded in agreement.

Hearing this, Ouyang Lun naturally understood that Tang He and Xu Da were eyeing his roasted sweet potatoes, and they couldn't hide it.

"It's called roasted sweet potato."

"Roasted sweet potato? What is it?" Tang He and Xu Da both looked confused.

"Uncles, wait a moment." After Ouyang Lun finished speaking, he turned around and continued to add firewood.

Xu Da, Tang He and the other two also followed curiously and squatted by the fire, and the three of them surrounded the iron stove.

The servants who were passing by saw this scene, and they all looked confused. The chief envoy, Duke Wei, and Duke Xin were squatting and cooking an iron stove, and they didn't even believe it! After a while.

Xu Da, Tang He's legs were all numb from squatting.

"Nephew Ouyang Xian, it should be okay!?"

Tang He still kept asking.

Ouyang Lun stood up, took out the iron box of the iron stove, observed it, and nodded, "It's almost done."

Then, he picked up the small cloth bag and put one in it for Tang He and Xu Da, and also put one for himself.

"Eat it!"

"How do you eat this?"

Xu Da, Tang He smelled the fragrance and swallowed his saliva and asked.

"Just eat it like this." Ouyang Lun broke open the sweet potato, revealing the golden part inside, and then took a bite with a satisfied look on his face, "It smells delicious!"

Seeing this, Tang He and Xu Da followed suit and quickly ate the sweet potatoes into their mouths.

"Fragrant!"

“Sweet, soft and comfortable”

After taking two bites, Tang He asked curiously: "Nephew Ouyang, let alone eating these sweet potatoes, I have never seen or heard of them before. Where did you get them?"

Xu Da also looked at Ouyang Lun curiously.

"Second uncle, you still remember that I asked Ma He to lead the first detachment of the ocean fleet to explore the sea, right?" Ouyang Lun said with a smile.

"Going to sea! Could it be that Ma He brought this thing back from overseas?" Tang He looked shocked.

Ouyang Lun took a bite of the sweet potato and nodded, "Yes, Ma He came back with the first team two days ago and brought back this thing. I have been studying the use of this thing, and I happened to find out that it is used Roasted over fire, it tastes sweet and filling, so it can be used as food."

"This thing can be eaten raw or used as dry food. It's very convenient!"

"Nephew Ouyang Xian, you are really amazing! It's a pity that such good things only exist overseas. If we eat one, we will lose one. After eating this time, we don't know when we will want to eat it next time." Tang He felt a little pity. road.

"It would be great if Daming could produce this thing. It can be used as military rations, which is more convenient." Xu Da sighed.

The corner of Ouyang Lun's mouth raised, and he said calmly: "Who said that this thing will disappear after eating it? Who can't grow this sweet potato in Daming?"

Um! ! ? Tang He and Xu Da immediately widened their eyes.

Ouyang Lun continued: "I have tried this sweet potato. It can be grown on the land of Ming Dynasty. It is easy to grow and the yield per mu can reach one thousand kilograms! And it can be planted in spring and summer!"

hiss--

Tang He and Xu Da took a breath of cold air.

“The yield per acre is one thousand catties and it can be grown for two seasons?”

In the Ming Dynasty, the average grain yield per mu was only two to three hundred kilograms. Even Yong'an Prefecture, which has the highest yield today, only had four to five hundred kilograms. Now there is a crop that can produce two kinds of crops per mu and a thousand kilograms a year. It is really disappointing. Shocking!

"Nephew Ouyang Xian, are you sure about this?"

Tang He asked hurriedly.

As the Dukes of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da and Tang He were very aware of the importance of food. It can be said that this ran through the lives of the dynasty and the people! If there was enough food and enough food to eat, who would rebel with their heads hanging on their waists?

If there is enough food, how many people will starve to death every year during famine? If there is enough food, the Ming Dynasty may really be able to be passed down for eternity! Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "This is a new thing. I just did some experiments. Whether it is true or not, you will have to actually plant it before you know. I can't give you any guarantee."

"I also asked my two uncles to help me keep it a secret for the time being. When it is completely successful, I will naturally invite my two uncles to witness it with my own eyes!!"

Tang He and Xu Da looked at each other, then nodded in unison.

"Don't worry, nephew, we will keep this matter a secret for you. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I will chop off his head with a sword!" Tang He roared.

(End of this chapter)