Chapter 172: What Do You Want as a Reward?
"Excellent, this is exactly what I was looking for!"
Li Chen loves physical beauty.
At this time, the Qin Empire's grain yield was only about two stones per mu on average. This calculation is not more than 300 kilograms of grain.
It could be described as rather impoverished and pitiful.
But there's no way around it, before fertilizers and irrigation techniques saw significant advancements, such yields were basically the limit.
Throughout the entire feudal period, the grain yield per mu of land basically remained stable with little fluctuation. It all relied on manual tilling and the seeds used were of varying quality. The harvest depended largely on good fortune and the weather.
"This thing is called sweet potato, also known as red potato. It can replace staple food and be eaten as the main food, with great effect. It can be eaten raw after washing and peeling, or cooked and eaten, or dried for long-term storage. If necessary, it can be ground into powder to be processed into various foods."
Li Chen took the small cloth bag. It was a small bag, but it held the key to improving the lives of the people in the Great Qin Empire.
"Most importantly, once this thing is planted and properly cared for, there will be at least three or four fruits under a single plant, and up to six or seven. The yield per mu of land can easily exceed five hundred kilograms, almost double that of wheat or corn."
Li Chen's eyes sparkled with extreme excitement as he said to Liu Sichun, "Now, do you know why I was so eager and excited?"
Liu Sichun's pretty face was full of shock. She exclaimed, "Really!?"
As a businessman, Liu Sicun's sense of smell is far more acute than that of ordinary people.
She knew very well that if Li Chen was telling the truth, this thing could almost trigger a revolution.
The opportunities it held made her breath catch in her throat.
As soon as Liu Sichun realized something was wrong.

If it's really so good, why haven't the people in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces started planting it?
Li Chen waved his hand and said, "This thing likes warmth and is afraid of cold. It can't tolerate the cold. In Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, except for a few areas, there are many mountains and few plains. The wind is too strong and the environment is humid and cold, which is not suitable for its growth. If you want to plant it in Zhejiang and Fujian, at least three generations of breeding and careful seedling selection are required."
But to the north of the Yellow River, it is a natural nursery and can be planted on a large scale.
Liu Sichun, enduring the pounding of her heart, stared at the unassuming red sweet potato in the bag and said, “This is not a common item. If Your Highness needs it, I will immediately have people collect all the sweet potatoes that can be found to supply Your Highness.”
Li Chenxin said with relief, "Good, immediately begin the collection. This palace will later designate a piece of fertile land in Huang's lumberyard, find someone specialized to plant it, and within a few months we'll see the harvest. Then, great things can be accomplished!"
Liu Sichun puzzled, "Didn't Your Highness say it likes warmth and fears the cold? With today's freezing temperatures, how can it be grown?"
Li Chen chuckled lightly and said, “There is a technique called 'warm shed' that can plant spring and summer fruits in autumn and winter. It is truly extraordinary. When this palace promotes it, by then, eating watermelon during the cold winter months will not be anything strange at all.”
"Can there be such magical things in the world?"
Liu Sichun's eyes sparkled as the light rippled across them. She asked curiously, "How did Your Highness know all of this?"
"That's just what I read in a book."
Li Chen waved his hand and casually found an excuse to get rid of it.
"For this matter, you have made a great achievement. What reward do you desire?"
Liu Sichun pursed her lips and smiled, saying softly, “It is an honor for me to do something for Your Highness. I dare not ask for a reward.”

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