Chapter 479

The warm wind blows on the lapels of Zhan Xingchang and Xiao Ming.

After inspecting Qingzhou gongwho, Xiao Ming and Zhan Xingchang went to the county outside Qingzhou City to check the construction of other gongwho. It's about time to enter the school. He didn't want to delay another year.

After confirming that gongwho basically had the conditions for students to go to school, he asked States and counties to start preparing for gongwho to start school.

At the same time, another year's farming season is coming again.

"Your Highness, last winter's propaganda was very successful. At the beginning of this spring, many people came to the Yamen to ask about planting potatoes. Now they just don't know if the potato seedlings are enough."

Farming is about to begin. Pang Yukun is the most excited. These days, he gets up early and goes down to Qingzhou every day to visit the people and ask about the time of farming.

In his opinion, nothing is more important than farming.

"It's certainly not enough. It's estimated that these seedlings are only enough for Qingzhou people. I'm afraid there's no way for other states and counties. If it's not enough, I'll try to find a way. If this year's harvest is good, I'll set up breeding bases in other states next year." Xiao Ming said.

For his fiefdom, potatoes could be planted twice a year. In the first season, potatoes were planted in March and April and harvested in June and July. In the second season, potatoes were planted in August and September and harvested in November and December.

Now this season is the time to plant spring potatoes. Since last year, Xiao Ming asked kuiwu to cultivate potato seedlings. However, because of the small base, there are still not many potato seedlings.

Pang Yukun showed a look of regret, he said: "it's a pity that if such a high-yield potato can be planted in the whole fiefdom, the people will get rich."

"We can't be too greedy. Even if all the people in Qingzhou can grow potatoes, the number of potatoes will be considerable after harvest. Besides, these potatoes will be so high-yield after careful care in kuiwu's hands. It's not necessarily in the hands of the people. It's good to get three times and four times the yield."

"Three times, four times is not bad." Pang Yukun was very satisfied this time, and then he asked, "Your Highness, what about the corn and pepper?"

"For the time being, we will not give it to the people. First, we will satisfy our slave plantations. Later, we will publicize to the people that if they want to plant, we will give them seeds. If they don't want to plant, that's all." Xiao Ming said lightly.

Pang Yukun nodded, corn and pepper production is not very high, it is not enough.

After a pause, he thought of something again. He said to Xiao Ming, "Your Highness, don't you say that there is a crop with higher yield than potatoes? When can we grow this crop? "

It's a bitter tear to mention Xiao Ming. Last time Yue Yun risked his life to go to sea, his only regret was that he couldn't bring back the sweet potato.

This sweet potato is a kind of crop which is more productive and can be preserved by potatoes.

When Xiao Ming was a child, he often ate sweet potatoes, and all the sweet potatoes in his family would be sliced and dried, which could be preserved for a long time.

And sweet potato can also be made into vermicelli, hot and sour powder and other things, very refreshing.

"It won't be too far. I've already told the Dutch that they should transport a batch of sweet potatoes to Dengzhou. It seems that the days are fast." Xiao Ming said.

Sweet potato, like potato, is also native to America, which is no stranger to the Western powers who have completed the colonial division of America.

Therefore, when Xiao Ming proposed to Claire to buy sweet potato, he accepted it willingly, because in his opinion, it was a good start of trade with Dengzhou.

Pang Yukun became more and more excited. He said, "in that case, I'll wait for the good news from your highness."

Having said that, Pang Yukun and a group of officials once again prepared to go to the countryside to supervise agricultural production.

At this time, Xiao Ming's thoughts flew to Ryukyu. After more than a month's training, he thought that Yue Yun might be able to formally take the fleet out to sea to take over Ryukyu Island.

Just as he was thinking, a horse's hoof sounded outside the yamen, and then a scout entered the Yamen.

"Your Highness, Dengzhou reported that Ryukyu Island was captured by Japanese pirates and michila castle was lost." Said the scoundrel in an urgent voice.

Xiao Ming frowned when he heard that Ryukyu could receive it smoothly. However, something went wrong.

"How did Yang Chengye get the news?" Xiao Ming said harshly.

The scouts said: "back to your highness, it's the Dutch rod who brought the news. Most of the Dutch are Japanese mercenaries. Now all these mercenaries have betrayed the Dutch. Rod said that if the Dutch fleet had not been stationed in the city, the city would have been lost. Now the Dutch asked his highness to send troops to help them."

"It seems to be getting interesting." Xiao Ming pondered.

The timing of these Japanese pirates' betrayal was too coincidental. There was only one explanation, that is, they were dissatisfied with the alliance between the Dutch and Xiao Ming, so they took control of Ryukyu Island in advance and took it as their own.

In his opinion, the Japanese pirates are confident that they can easily defeat the state of Dayu, otherwise they will not have plans to attack Dayu through Korea.This spirit is more arrogant than confident.

After pondering for a while, he said to the scouts, "you go back and tell Yue Yun to hold still for the time being and wait for Qingzhou reinforcements. Let rod wait for a few days."

"Yes, your highness." The Scout answered and turned away.

When the scouts left, Xiao Ming thought about it carefully. After a long time in high position, he would not easily believe anyone's words, especially the fragile alliance relationship.

He is still not sure that the occupation of Ryukyu Island is a Dutch conspiracy. It's really a Japanese plan. If they cooperate to design a trap for him, the rash rescue may cause him heavy losses.

So in order to be sure, he has to investigate.

Thinking of this, he sent someone to call Wang Xuan. Now the secret guards are monitoring the city of re LAN Zha, and he knows what clues there are.

After a while, Wang Xuan arrived at the governor's office. He seemed to know nothing about the Japanese occupation of Ryukyu Island. "Your Highness, I haven't received any news about Ryukyu yet, but the news about Ryukyu is very slow. Maybe it will come to an end in a few days."

Xiao Ming nodded, "as soon as there is news, it will reach Dengzhou."

"Your Highness, are you going to Dengzhou?" Wang Xuan asked.

"Well, this time, whether it's the plan of the Japanese or the plot of the Dutch, a war seems inevitable. Now the barbarians are ready to move, and there can't be any mistakes in the sea route." Xiao Ming said anxiously.

Having said that, he left for Qingzhou camp. This time, he had to show his claws.

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