Steel Dynasty - Chapter 406

[Chapter 406 When the potatoes are ripe]

The carriage ticked along the clean concrete road towards Prince Qi’s Mansion.

On the way, Xiao Ming and Fei Yue’er began to explain the difference between hot air balloons and hydrogen balloons, as well as cement and other unique things in Qingzhou. Fei Yue’er was so surprised that she couldn’t open her mouth from ear to ear along the way.

Fei Yue’er was also a famous talented woman in Chang’an, but she was immediately confused when she encountered this scientific knowledge.

The carriage ran very fast on the cement road, and they arrived at the palace in about ten minutes. Aster and Lulu cheered and got off the carriage, instructing the servants of the palace to move the wedding gifts into the palace.

Knowing that Xiao Ming was coming back, all the servants of the palace gathered here. Qian Dafu also came back from the mine to meet the princess who had taken over the palace of Qi.

After getting off the carriage, Xiao Ming took Fei Yue’er into the main hall.

After finishing moving the things on the carriage, Qian Dafu led all the servants of the royal palace to the main hall, bowed and saluted with a smile, “See your highness, see the princess.” Fei

Yueer had already experienced it on the dock just now, but Fei Yueer was calm at this time. After a while, he also said with a smile: “No gifts.”

“Thank you, Princess.” Qian Dafu and others stood up.

At this time, Fei Yue’er said again: “From now on, I will serve His Highness together with you. I hope you can work together to share the trivial matters for Your Highness. I don’t have anything valuable, so I have prepared some small pieces of silver as a happy gift.” “

After that, Fei Yue’er signaled to Xiao Huan, who immediately took out a small package, which was filled with small pieces of silver.

Before departure, Fiji gave her the money and asked him to distribute it to the servants in the palace, so that these servants could have a good impression of her and serve her loyally.

“Thank you, Princess.” Xiaohuan handed out the pieces of silver one by one, and many servants smiled.

Xiao Ming said softly to Fei Yue’er at this time: “You are good at buying people’s hearts.”

Fei Yue’er pursed her lips and smiled and said: “This is all taught by daddy.”

Xiaohuan handed out some pieces of silver, and Xiao Ming said loudly: ” You have also taken this money. You must serve the princess with all your heart in the future. If anyone has any ill intentions towards the princess, please don’t blame me for being rude.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” the servants said as they bowed.

Nodding, Xiao Ming asked everyone to retreat, leaving Qian Dafu alone, and said: “Princess, this is Butler Qian. He has been serving his mother and concubine before. Remember, he is the most trustworthy person of Qingzhou King. If there is a crisis, he is also the most reliable person.

“My mother-in-law once told me, Butler Qian, that I need more help from you in the future,” Fei Yue’er said softly.

Qian Dafu was a little excited, and he hurriedly said: “Princess, don’t worry, as long as the princess gives the order, the old slave will definitely work hard, front and back.”

Fei Yue’er heard this and laughed softly.

After meeting the servants of the palace, Xiao Ming led Fei Yue’er to the dormitory, where the two of them lived from now on.

After entering the dormitory, Fei Yueer breathed a sigh of relief and started wandering around the dormitory like a child.

Seeing the full-length mirror in front of the dressing table, she suddenly couldn’t walk and couldn’t help looking at herself in the mirror. This mirror was much bigger than the one Xiao Ming gave her.

After wandering in front of the mirror for a while, Fei Yueer turned to the bed again, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

“Your Highness, what is this?” Fei Yue’er pointed to the spring mattress on the boat and said. Compared with the ordinary wooden bed, Xiao Ming’s boat now had something as big as the bed.

“This is a mattress. It was probably sent by a craftsman when I went to Chang’an.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Beds in ancient times were all solid wood beds, which was good, but the bed boards were not generally hard, so after the Wei family restaurant was equipped with a spring bed, he asked a craftsman to make a special mattress for him.

This mattress is supported by springs and filled with cotton. Although it is not as elastic as sponge, it is still a high-end product in this era.

“Mattress?” Fei Yue’er stretched out her fingers and pressed it, and was bounced up again.

Xiao Ming said with a smile: “Sit on it and try it. It’s very comfortable. I’m preparing to produce mattresses for the Chamber of Commerce to sell.”

Fei Yue’er nodded and sat gently on the mattress, and suddenly her body felt like It was like sitting on water. After sitting down, she was bounced up again. For a moment, her mouth opened in surprise.

“How about it? It’s more comfortable than a wooden bed. We’ll live here in the future.” Xiao Ming said with a bad smile.

Fei Yue’er’s face turned red when she heard this.

Xiao Ming was about to tease Fei Yue’er again, when Zi Wan walked in and said, “His Royal Highness Pang Changshi is here and said that the potatoes are about to be harvested.”

“Really?”

Xiao Ming calculated that he came back in time, and now It’s potato harvest season.

“Hahaha…” After laughing three times, Xiao Ming’s mouth started to water. His favorite French fries would soon become a reality.

After laughing, he said to Fei Yue’er: “Princess, please get familiar with this place. I will come as soon as I go.”

Under Fei Yue’er’s stunned eyes, Xiao Ming and Zi Yuan walked towards the main hall.

Seeing Xiao Ming leaving, Fei Yue’er let out a breath, suddenly smiled mischievously, and lay on the bed, her body rolling around.

Holding the soft quilt, Fei Yue’er looked happy, “What a comfortable bed. This Qingzhou is really magical. It’s different from Chang’an in every way.”

In the main hall, Pang Yukun was waiting for Xiao Ming.

After a while, Xiao Ming arrived at the door of the main hall and said to him: “Let’s go directly to the slave plantation.”

Pang Yukun chuckled and followed Xiao Ming’s footsteps.

He was equally excited. He wondered if this thing, which Xiao Ming said could yield twenty stones per hour, would bring miracles to Qingzhou.

After getting on their horses, the two of them headed to the slave plantation together. This time when he came back, it was almost winter. This was another season of food shortage. With potatoes, both the army and the academy could have more food.

In the plantation outside the city, Kui Wu was waiting for Pang Yukun to arrive. At this time, he had summoned the slaves in the village.

Seeing Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun coming together, he immediately stepped forward and said attentively: “Kui Wu meets His Highness, Pang Changshi.”

“No courtesy.” Xiao Ming looked at the fields. There were raised ridges between the fields. It is a green, low plant. These are the stems and leaves of potatoes.

The real potatoes are buried on this raised soil ridge.

“Your Highness, the slaves have taken good care of these potatoes over the past few months. Your Highness said that the minimum yield of these potatoes is twenty dan per mu. If taken care of well, the yield can reach forty dan per mu. Therefore, we dare not produce them according to the manual given by His Highness.” A trace of slackness.” Kui Wu’s face turned red with excitement.

Xiao Ming once said that if the potato yield exceeds thirty dan per mu, his slave status will be lifted and he will become a real Qingzhou resident.

“Well, it’s a snail or a horse that needs to be pulled out for a run.” Xiao Ming looked at the boundless potatoes with an excited expression.

On the way here, Pang Yukun said that the cultivated seedlings had been planted on a total of 3,000 acres of land, and he was looking forward to the harvest.

(End of chapter)