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Chapter 289 Greenhouse Potatoes of the Tang Dynasty!

Once everything else was almost ready, Li Lizhi wanted to plant it as soon as possible.

It's still quite cold now, but it doesn't affect us inside the greenhouse.

The sooner you plant, the sooner you harvest; Li Lizhi didn't want to wait too long.

Xiao Ran understood Li Lizhi's feelings, and Li Shimin and the others also wanted to see potatoes and corn grown in the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible.

Knowing that these were valuable items from higher-ups, and also knowing that Xiao Ran wasn't lying.

But what you hear and what you see with your own eyes are not quite the same.

The seeds have already been sent over; now all that's missing is fertilizer, and mainly, tillage equipment.

The Tang Dynasty still used straight-shafted plows, which were inefficient and relatively slow.

Xiao Ran prepared tillage machinery.

As for people, the Tang Dynasty had no shortage of people.

With preparations nearly complete, Li Shimin picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Zhijie, have Chumo and the others drive to the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will make the arrangements immediately."

The vehicle was a flatbed trailer that had previously been used to transport excavators and bulldozers.

Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Chumo, and the others drove a flatbed trailer into the palace.

They were all wearing either down jackets or military overcoats.

These second-generation descendants are all from Li Shimin's trusted ministers, so it's no problem for each of them to have a modern outfit.

The clothing store has been open for a while now.

The three little princesses stood beside Xiao Ran with their dogs.

At first, the dog was tiny, but after six months it was almost an adult, while the three little princesses remained tiny.

We agreed to grow up together, but the dog grew up on its own.

"Your Majesty!" Cheng Yaojin also arrived.

"Put all of these on," Li Shimin said, pointing to the tilling machines.

Upon hearing Li Shimin's call, several of the second-generation heirs were ready to move the load themselves.

"Old Mo, Old Qin, just move it!" Xiao Ran shouted.

The group looked at Xiao Ran, puzzled.

"Forklift, use a forklift!" Xiao Ran pointed to the side.

Several people forgot about this and prepared to lift it by force. Although the machine was not big and the men were strong, they still couldn't do it that way.

"Hahaha!" Li Shimin laughed, "A forklift will do, you all know how to use one, the keys are all on it."

The forklift key is on it, but not many people know how to drive it, and no one dares to touch it.

With Li Shimin's permission, Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu, and the others started working in a forklift.

Having become skilled at operating excavators and bulldozers in Taipingfang, I'm now even more adept at driving forklifts.

It will be ready soon.

"Follow me!" Li Shimin got into his Mercedes-Benz.

Xiao Ran's car also arrived, and the three little princesses and Li Lizhi got in.

Princess Xiao Ruoying of Yuzhang followed in her Mini.

Cheng Yaojin sat in the passenger seat of Cheng Chumo's car as the convoy left the palace.

With Li Shimin in front, the imperial guards at the city gate naturally couldn't stop him.

They had to bow respectfully and see him off.

The car soon stopped near the greenhouse, and Qin Qiong had known for some time that Li Shimin was coming.

It's still quite cold outside this season; early spring and the dead of winter are actually pretty much the same.

"His Majesty!"

"Hmm." Li Shimin got out of the car, and the other cars also stopped one after another.

Considering the unloading process, Xiao Ran had someone drive a forklift along, but unfortunately the forklift was too slow.

Several second-generation rich kids, who were quite strong, managed to carry it down.

The forklift didn't arrive, so the machine was sent inside the greenhouse. Empress Zhangsun also wanted to come, but the weather was cold and she was pregnant, so Li Shimin wouldn't allow it.

The soil inside the greenhouse has been turned over several times and is very well prepared; you can plant directly on it.

The group carried the seeds over, preparing to plant potatoes first.

Cheng Yaojin picked up a potato. "Do you know how to put the whole one in?"

"No, you have to cut it. Usually, you cut it in half. As long as there's a bud, it can grow." Xiao Ran gave a demonstration.

The group started moving, and Li Shimin was not idle either, wanting to participate personally.

Not many seeds were needed, and the group quickly chopped them up.

Xiao Ran started the tillage machine and demonstrated it to Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu.

The two brothers were particularly interested in these modern machines and competed to work on them.

We selected a greenhouse, which will use chemical fertilizers and yield a slightly higher output.

Xiao Ran doesn't need to do anything; he just needs to say it.

A greenhouse isn't very big; it only takes a few trips to finish.

Once Xiao Ran became proficient in using the machine, he no longer needed to keep an eye on it and could go about his own business.

Take Li Lizhi and the three little princesses to the other side to plant some other things.

It's mainly fruits and vegetables; I want to give my three little princesses a lush vegetable garden.

I prepared hoes and shovels.

To make the three little princesses feel involved, we also prepared some small hoes and shovels.

Let the three little princesses grow it themselves.

The little princess carried a small hoe and carefully dug a hole. After she finished digging, Princess Chengyang put the seeds in.

Princess Gaoyang picked up a shovel and covered the soil with it.

Common fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, watermelons, strawberries, and cucumbers have all been prepared.

Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo worked at full speed, and the greenhouse was completed in no time.

Cheng Yaojin looked at this efficiency and said, "Is this going to work? It's too fast."

"Xiao Ran said that potatoes don't require too much care and are easy to grow." They don't need meticulous cultivation and aren't that delicate.

“These things are fast. If we used a straight-shafted plow, who knows what would happen?” Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.

"The straight-shaft plow isn't very good. I heard Sanlang mention it before. He said that once the straight-shaft plow is replaced with a curved-shaft plow, we won't need two people and two oxen to plow the fields. We'll only need one person and one ox."

“This is remarkable; it saves half the manpower and oxen at once,” Cheng Yaojin said.

The straight-shafted plow is relatively large and heavy, requiring two oxen.

It also requires someone to lead it from the front, and turning around is quite troublesome.

The curved plow makes things much easier, saving effort while increasing efficiency.

“Yes! These are all very useful to the Tang Dynasty.” Li Shimin knew very well that machines could not be widely used. There were so many machines in the Tang Dynasty, and the number of skilled machines was limited, but the curved plow could be.

The matter of the curved plow was discussed with Li Chengqian, and the civil and military officials would promote it. This matter was of great importance, and Li Chengqian, Fang Xuanling, and others dared not delay.

It's unrealistic to promote the machine in a short period of time; it can only be used in greenhouses and around Chang'an City.

After planting them all, Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo approached Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, should we plant these outside as well?"

"These aren't quite right yet, it's a bit cold now, let's wait a bit longer!" Li Shimin and his group went to a greenhouse where several princesses were preparing to plant fruits and vegetables.

The sight of the three little princesses made Li Shimin want to laugh.

His serious demeanor was comical.

"Xiao Ran, don't forget what you promised me," Li Shimin reminded Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran pondered for a moment and remembered Li Shimin's earlier statement about planting lychees. Since the trees were relatively large, the greenhouse would naturally need to be larger as well.

"I understand, I'm preparing, Your Majesty, please don't rush."

Li Shimin took out a hoe and helped plant the plants.

Fruits and vegetables are secondary; the most important thing now is high-yield grains like corn and potatoes.

(End of this chapter)