Chapter 708 Dong Zhuo’s ambition


    Chapter 706: Dong Zhuo’s ambition


    Dong Zhuo naturally knew rice and wheat, but these sweet potatoes and potatoes were unheard of.


    When he heard Xiongba say that these two things were food, a hint of surprise flashed in Dong Zhuo''s eyes, and pointed at the sweet potato and asked with a look of surprise: "Can this thing really be eaten?"


    Xiongba nodded and said, "This thing is called sweet potato and potato. It was found by his subordinates in Nanyang. The local people all use it for their food."


    As he said that, Xiongba was about to try it himself, but Dong Zhuo took the initiative to use the sweet potatoes to stuff them into his mouth under everyone''s shocked gaze.


    "Master, no..."


    Before Li Ru finished speaking, Dong Zhuo had already bitten a piece of sweet potato and slowly savored it in his mouth.


    Immediately, Dong Zhuo''s eyes lit up and he smiled at Li Ru, "This sweet potato tastes great. Do you want to try it too?"


    "The lord is a body of gold. How can you eat such an unknown thing at will?" Li Ru said with a serious face.


    Dong Zhuo dismissed his hand: "This sweet potato was brought back by Xiongba, so how could it be poisonous?"


    As he said that, Dong Zhuo handed the sweet potato to Li Yuanba and smiled and said, "Come on, Yuanba, your brother-in-law is timid and dare not eat it. Come and have a look."


    “Okay.”


    Li Yuanba happily took it, and after eating it, his eyebrows turned into crescent moons and grinned, "Entertainment Father, it''s delicious, Yuanba wants it."


    "Okay, I''ll give you all."


    "Xie Yifu."


    "You, my father and son, what''s there to thank for?"


    Dong Zhuo turned around and asked, "Xiongba, how many kilograms of this food called sweet potato have you brought back?"


    Seeing that Dong Zhuo did not discover the value of sweet potatoes, a trace of helplessness flashed in Xiongba''s eyes and said with a bitter smile:


    "Lord, Qin Hao is very interested in these four crops. Not only does he plant them on a large scale in the rare mountain forest areas, but he also sent more troops to guard all over the country. His subordinates worked hard to get this point, and they were almost discovered by Qin Hao''s subordinates."


    "oh?"


    After hearing this, Dong Zhuo frowned again: "Qin Hao attaches great importance to these crops so much and refuses to leak them out. Is there any benefit in this?"


    Not only Dong Zhuo doesn''t understand, but even Li Ru and Jia Xu can''t figure it out. Rice and wheat can be seen everywhere. Although sweet potatoes and potatoes are rare, they are not guarded by the army, right?


    Seeing that Dong Zhuo finally took it seriously, Xiongba felt relieved and explained:


    "According to the investigation of the subordinates, the yield of these four foods grown in Nanyang is far more than that of conventional crops. The yield of rice in Nanyang has reached 800 kilograms per mu, 700 kilograms of wheat, and potatoes and sweet potatoes have reached 1,000 kilograms per mu."


    Since ancient times, China has divided the north and south by the Qinling and Huaihe River, and planted crops, generally southern rice and northern wheat.


    The south mainly planted rice, supplemented by mulberry, hemp, beans, etc.


    In ancient society, men were farming and women were weaving, men were responsible for farming, while women were responsible for textiles, so every household planted mulberry and hemp.


    Mulberry leaves can be used to raise silkworms and spin silk, and make silk, and mulberry fruits can also be edible.


    Hemp, the seeds can be eaten, such as oil pressing and fried food, and the stems can also be made of hemp rope and hemp clothes. In the north, wheat, millet is the main planting, and beans, mulberry, hemp and other plantings.


    There are rich in grains and grains, but no matter what is planted, there is a big drawback, that is, the yield is not high!


    For example, the main crops such as rice and wheat are planted in fertile fields, and the yield per acre is only about 20 kilograms.


    The crops that have been planted for nearly a thousand years have always been this yield, but now Xiongba says that Qin Hao has a grain yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu. How can Dong Zhuo and others believe this?


    “This is impossible!”


    Li Ru sneered and immediately rejected: "How could there be such high-yield food?"


    Not only Li Ru, Jia Xu didn''t believe it, but then he seemed to think of something and frowned.


    Of course, Dong Zhuo didn''t believe it. He looked at Xiongba and said with a serious look on his face: "Xiongba, do you think you don''t understand farming? Is there no peasant children in Liangzhou? Is such high-yield food unheard of?"


    Xiongba looked at Dong Zhuo''s eyes without fear and said seriously: "What I have seen with my own eyes, if there is any deception, please kill my head."


    Seeing Xiongba so confident, Dong Zhuo also believed it. After all, if there is no huge benefit, why did Qin Hao cherish these foods so much?


    As soon as he thought of this, Dong Zhuo directly sent nearly a hundred spies to Nanyang.


    Qin Hao''s attention to new crops far exceeded Dong Zhuo''s expectations. Only one of the nearly 100 spies came back alive and brought back all the information about Xiongba''s intelligence.


    "God bless Qin Hao, the grain with such high yield is simply a magical thing. No wonder Qin Hao refused to reveal it."


    Dong Zhuo was both envious and depressed, and then he couldn''t help but analyze it randomly: "Why can Qin Hao get this magical thing? Could it be that the farmer has defected to Qin Hao? It''s impossible."


    Li Ru stood up at this time and smiled and said, "My lord, don''t you have to envy Qin Hao. I, Liangzhou, have already had it. After enough seeds are cultivated, it can also be fully promoted in Liangzhou."


    "When we cultivate enough seeds, the Qin family will have tens of millions of stones of grain."


    Dong Zhuo showed dissatisfaction and said angrily: "Don''t forget, Qin Hao is Qin Wen''s son. Does Qin Wen have anything? "


    Bingzhou and Liangzhou are neighbors, and after Qin Wen had a new crop, his power under his command would definitely be stronger than before. How could Dong Zhuo feel at ease?


    The most important thing is that the Qin family is still a pro-Han faction, and Dong Zhuo’s plan is about to be implemented. Qin Wen and Qin Hao and his son are so powerful that Dong Zhuo is worried that they will hinder their plan.


    Li Ru instantly figured out Dong Zhuo''s thoughts, and after a little contemplation, he smiled indifferently: "Lord, then let''s expose this news. If there are hungry people everywhere today, Qin Hao has such a magical thing, but does not take out the words to save the people, he will definitely be despised by the people of the world."


    Seeing this, when Jia Xu was about to make a statement, Dong Zhuo frowned and said, "It''s inappropriate."


    Li Ru and Jia Xu were stunned at the same time, and then Dong Zhuo continued, "If this happens, will the princes in the world get it?"


    Dong Zhuo''s eyes flashed with a hint of yearning, and he said in a deep voice: "If all the princes obtain this kind of magical object, when will it be able to wipe out the chaotic times and unify the world?"


    When Zhang Jiao was at the head of Luoyang, the remarks that the Han Dynasty would perish were far more than Dong Zhuo.


    Since the Han Dynasty is bound to perish, why can’t I sit on the throne?


    Most of the princes were ticked with ambitions in their hearts, and Dong Zhuo even made the goal of his lifelong struggle to end the troubled times, so naturally he was unwilling to grow up with other princes.


    (This chapter ends)