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After Liu Caixia got to know them one by one, she found that except for the wife of the prime minister who was a little aloof, the others were all sociable people.

They are very good at greeting each other, enthusiastic but not irritating, and have topics to talk about without going beyond the limit and inquiring into other people's privacy.

Liu Caixia also felt the power of women in this dynasty. She paid attention to everyone's words and deeds. She silently memorized them in her heart, learned from the good points, and took the bad points as a warning. There should be many such occasions in the future, and she would definitely use them whenever there were such social occasions.

After Liu's father and Shen Wanshan had chatted with the crowd for a while, the head clerk of the household department was the first to ask about the new varieties of grain. He had the most contact with and was most familiar with the two.

"Master Shen, Master Liu, what exactly is the new grain variety you mentioned before? We are all eager to know. Can you explain it to us in detail?"

Shen Wanshan looked at Liu's father, and Liu's father nodded. Since he had to take it out, he would have to take it out sooner or later, so it was just right that people asked.

Father Liu took out two potatoes that he had prepared long ago. The potatoes were not washed and still looked like they were just dug out of the soil. He brought some potatoes back from the county town, but not much. Fresh potatoes are not eaten often, and most of them need to be left to grow for seed. He brought them here to see if he could get to know some officials and explain and sell them to them.

"My Lords, this is one of them. I named it potato. Its other name is not so easy to pronounce, it's called something like "broken head". It's very hard to pronounce. I saw it was planted in the soil, so I gave it a new name of potato."

"The name potato is indeed nicer to hear and easier to remember. The name is not the key point. The key point is whether this thing is easy to grow, whether it has high soil requirements, and how much can be produced per mu? Finally, is it delicious?"

"Yes, although we now have imported sweet potatoes, ordinary people have at least one more thing to fill their stomachs. But eating too much sweet potatoes will cause heartburn. It's okay to eat one or two occasionally, but eating them every meal is unbearable."

"Yes, the only advantage is that it is drought-resistant and can produce some crops. This allows the people to have enough food when there is no food, so they won't starve to death."

"Well, yes. Before the sweet potato was discovered, many people starved to death every year. So when we heard about the new grain, we were very happy. If it is popularized, the people will have one more food to fill their stomachs."

Although the chief clerk of the household registration office was in charge of household registration, he was also the person who had the most direct contact with the common people. Looking at some of the previous files, countless people died of starvation. Even a heartless person would feel sad. Before he passed the imperial examination, he was also thinking about benefiting the people. However, his words were not important, and he could only do his best to protect himself and do something for the people.

"To be honest, we brought this from Fanwai, but we haven't grown it ourselves. This is the first time we've tried growing it since we settled here. We won't know the exact yield until we harvest all of it. According to the Fanwai people who exchanged potatoes for us, the yield can reach about 3,000 kilograms. The soil requirements are not very high, and it can be grown on sandy land or wasteland. It's just that the yield is slightly lower."

The head of the household department stood up from his chair. "What? The production capacity of a certain product has reached 3,000 kilograms? The production capacity of sweet potatoes is only about 2,000 kilograms, and that's when the crops are well grown. How can the production capacity of this product be so high?"

"Sir, this is what they said. The specific yield is of course related to the soil and planting conditions and methods! If you plant it and ignore it, you will definitely not achieve this yield!"

"What you said is true. Even if it is the case, two thousand or even one thousand of a certain product is enough. After all, there are still a lot of wasteland. As long as we work harder and reclaim more wasteland, it will be cost-effective even if a certain product only has a few hundred kilograms."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The prefectural chancellor had to take it seriously at this time. He was the person who had the best chance to take over the prefectural chancellor after the prefectural chancellor left. He had no family background, and it was only after he passed the imperial examination that he was assigned to Nanshan Prefecture through connections. He also married the youngest daughter of the dean of Nanshan Academy. It was only a few years later that he took the position of prefectural chancellor.

The prefect has been working here for several years. If there is no good place to go, he will probably have to work here until he dies, or rotate positions with other prefects. He will never have a chance to get ahead. Only if the prefect is promoted and he has certain achievements, will he have the chance to take over the position of prefect.

"Master Liu, you said you planted it at home. When will you harvest it? Is it convenient for us to go and have a look?" The prefectural chancellor didn't know Liu's father very well, but he had a certain understanding of Shen Wanshan's main business. In addition to the trade business in the northwest, most of the other businesses were in Nanshan Prefecture and the counties below.

"Sir, we came from the northwest and settled in Shanqing County. So we planted them there, and I brought these things from there more than ten days ago. I guess it's time to harvest these days. I brought them here just to add a dish to my family. Everyone tried it once before and thought it tasted very good. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to meet Wanshan. That's how the next thing happened."

"Shanqing County is under Huanshan Prefecture. It takes three days to get there by boat, and about five days by carriage."

"Yes. I am going to go back in two days. I will harvest another kind of food and bring it back. The other kind can be said to be food, but it is used more as a condiment. This condiment tastes similar to the current dogwood and Jerusalem artichoke, but the spiciness is stronger. This condiment is rich in nutrients."

Father Liu originally wanted to say vitamins, but suddenly realized that these people seemed to have no idea what vitamins were.

"It also has the effects of relieving pain, strengthening the stomach and digesting food, and warming the stomach and dispelling the cold. With this food, you can use it to cook a special hot pot in the middle of winter, and your body will be warm after eating it."

These people are not ordinary people, they are all well-educated and knowledgeable. After listening to what Liu's father said, he immediately thought that in winter, if there was this food, many cold places might be able to save people from freezing to death.

Just hearing that the grain yield per mu was 2,000 kilograms, several people were already very excited. After all, they had seen many refugees starve to death in recent years.

Grain is of course very important to farmers. If this condiment really has these effects, the benefits are no less than producing several thousand kilograms of real food per mu.

"Does the ingredient you mentioned really have so many benefits?"

"It should be. It can remove dampness when cooked with peppercorns. Sometimes it can also be used as a medicinal ingredient. My mother-in-law will use it to cook some dishes later, and you adults can taste one or two. When it is mass-produced later, I also plan to use it to make a fresh food. In fact, it is not a fresh food. I have opened three stores in Shanqing County, and they all use it as the main ingredient."