The grass in the factory should be plucked

Chapter 310 Red Potato

After Xiaoying left, Cui Ai came.

His Majesty is going to tour the south, and the original Nanyi Palace must be vacated to serve as a palace for His Majesty to stay.

Currently, the temporary command post of the Southern Expedition Army, Longmen Medical Bureau and Longmen Military Industry are all stationed here. Xie Changan, Jiang Li, Shen Muchun and Mo Qilang also live in the inner courtyard of the palace. Now they all have to move out.

Xie Changan chose a prince's mansion as the command post of the Southern Expedition Army, the Longmen Medical Bureau moved into the former Imperial Hospital, and the Longmen Military Industry chose the Nanyi Forbidden Army Camp as its base to facilitate the testing and maintenance of munitions.

As the "chief steward" of the inner courtyard, Cui Ai was busy taking inventory of the warehouses of each mansion every day.

Shen Muchun and Mo Qilang were fine, as they had basically no belongings. The main thing was that Jiang Li had too many things. For her birthday, the birth of her twins, and her full moon, she received so many gifts that the storeroom could no longer hold them all.

Jiang Li was also very troubled. She didn't want to return to Beijing with a cart full of luggage!

So, she asked Aunt Lian to pick out the unimportant things and hand them all over to the Longmen Commercial Bureau to be sold, so as to cover the cost of building a large number of shops in Dali Prefecture.

It took Cui Ai three full days to organize the items in the warehouse into a book and let Jiang Li and Aunt Lian check which ones should be handed over to the Longmen Trading Bureau.

As soon as Jiang Li saw the thick booklet, she felt a headache. She had been reading the account book for a whole month before her marriage and didn’t want to read it again!

He made the excuse that he had something else to do at the General Administration of Commerce and ran away like the wind.

At dinner time, Xie Changan came back.

He first went to see the twins who were already fast asleep, then went back to his room to change his clothes.

Jiang Li took off his soft armor for him. Seeing that his eyebrows were furrowed and his face was worried, he asked, "What happened?"

Xie Changan took out Liao Wuyong's secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to her: "There may be a drought in the north."

Jiang Li unfolded it and couldn't help but frown.

There has been no rainfall in the northern region, and even areas such as Zhejiang and Anhui are beginning to suffer from water shortages.

If there is no more rain, the spring seedlings will die and there will be no harvest this year!

Da Chu has just experienced a great war, and both the national treasury and Longmen Commercial Bureau have consumed a large amount of grain. If there is a drought in the country, I wonder if the stored grain is enough for disaster relief?

Jiang Li immediately called Mingyue and asked Qingfeng to pass on the message that Longmen Winery would suspend winemaking and Longmen Trading Company would stockpile large amounts of grain starting from that day in preparation for disaster relief.

Xie Changan thought of the "Meteor" incident and couldn't help asking, "But is it related to that Meteor?"

Jiang Li spread her hands: "How should I know? I haven't learned the art of divination."

Xie Changan smiled slightly and held her in his arms: "You were only fifteen years old at that time, and you learned so many things, which was already very impressive."

The two of them went to the flower hall to have dinner hand in hand.

Halfway through the meal, Jiang Li suddenly put down his chopsticks: "I remember Master said that there are several drought-resistant and high-yield crops. If we plant them in large quantities during years of water shortage, we can successfully survive the famine."

Xie Changan was overjoyed: "What kind of crop is it? Is there any in the territory of Da Chu?"

Jiang Li thought hard for a while and began to scratch his head: "I can't remember it!"

She would not eat earthly food in the world of cultivation. Her master had only mentioned it once, and she had never eaten it, so how could she remember it?

Seeing that her beautiful bun was about to be scratched into a bird's nest, Xie Changan grabbed her hand distressedly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, think about it slowly, and have a good meal first."

At night, Jiang Li lay in bed, tossing and turning, racking his brains, but could not remember what the crop was.

Seeing that she was tossing and turning, Xie Changan reached out and held her in his arms: "It's late at night, go to bed early, and look through some books tomorrow, or ask others, maybe someone will know."

Jiang Li said distressedly: "I can't sleep."

She had a vague impression in her mind, but she just couldn't remember it no matter what. She felt like she was being scratched by a cat, and she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Xie Changan chuckled: "Since you can't sleep, then do something else."

He turned over and kissed her, lovingly and tenderly...

The next day, Jiang Li slept until noon as usual.

Aunt Lian now has a new darling and has no time to care about her.

Jiang Li sat on the bed in a daze for a long time before she remembered that she wanted to go look for those drought-resistant and high-yield crops.

"Pearl!"

Jiang Li shouted outside, a little surprised. Why weren't these two girls serving him?

"My Lord, are you going to get up?"

What came in were the bright moon and the green cypress.

Jiang Li saw the two of them coming in with swords on their backs, and couldn't help but laugh: "Where's Zhenzhu'er? Why did I bother two fourth-rank officials to help me wash up today?"

In the past, Zhen'er and Zhu'er were in the inner courtyard, while Mingyue and Cuibai were in the front courtyard.

Mingyue said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, please stop making fun of us. Zhen'er and Zhu'er are serving the young masters their meals."

Jiang Li sighed. Her twins were very picky. Only those who were always in her presence and were infected by her scent could be accepted by Xie Buli and Xie Buqi.

She also had to ask Aunt Lian to find two more maids to serve her personally.

After breakfast, Jiang Li played with the twins for a while, then went to Longmen Military Industry to find Mo Qilang.

Longmen Military Industry has moved to the new barracks. Mo Qillang is directing everyone to pack up. The scene is busy and chaotic.

"Hey, what brings the prince here today?"

Mo Qilang saw from afar Jiang Li riding towards them with four guards, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them with a smile.

Jiang Li got off the horse, handed Xiao Hong to Ming Yue, and said with a smile: "I have something to ask Uncle Zhongqin."

Mo Qilang laughed and invited Jiang Li into the front hall to serve tea.

"It's not cleaned up yet, and it's a mess everywhere. Little Sixteen, just make do with it for now."

The front hall was full of things, but Jiang Li didn't care and just pulled over a chair and sat down.

"Brother Mo Qi, you Mo family disciples are knowledgeable. Do you know any drought-resistant and high-yield crops?"

Mo Qilang's face turned serious: "Did you receive the news too?"

There has been no rainfall in the northern region, and the snow water stored in the winter is about to run out. If it doesn't rain, this year's grain harvest will be poor!

Jiang Li nodded: "I received the letter from the governor yesterday."

"I've heard from my master that there are several drought-resistant and high-yield crops that can be planted in large quantities during years of water shortage to help us survive the famine. Brother Mo Qi, do you know what crops they are?"

Mo Qilang pondered and said, "I have heard my father talk about it. But there is no such crop in the territory of Da Chu."

Jiang Lixi asked happily: "What is it? Where is it produced?"

"There is a small country in Southeast Asia called Luzon. There is a crop called 'red potato' there. The root is as big as a fist, with a red skin. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It is drought-resistant and high-yielding. It has a short growth cycle and can mature in four or five months."

Jiang Li clapped his hands and said excitedly: "Yes, it is this thing!"

Mo Qilang said, "But I've only heard that the red yam has it in the South Sea island country. It would take at least a few months to a year or two to travel to the South Sea. Water from afar cannot quench thirst nearby!"

Jiang Li frowned: "Let's send someone to Luzon first, it will be good to have a direction. If we can get this, there will be no more famine in Da Chu in the future."

"Xiao Shiliu, you are right!" Mo Qilang nodded repeatedly, "I will send someone to Nanyang tomorrow."

Jiang Li smiled and said, "No hurry, let me write to His Majesty first and ask the Fujian Navy to cooperate with your actions."