Chapter 140 Seeds

Not long after the minister's assistant left, the prince ushered in a long-lost piece of good news.

Sean, the personal guard who went to Port of Clearwater to buy crop seeds, is back.

When Roland followed the guard who reported the message to the garden, he saw Sean and several other guards unloading bags of packages from the back of the mount.

It has been almost a month since the day of departure, and his skin looks a lot tanned, and his body has become thinner.

Seeing the prince appear, Sean immediately stood up straight and raised his hands in salute. Roland stepped forward quickly and patted him on the shoulder, "Good job. What seeds did you bring back?"

Sean squatted down and unwrapped the package on the ground, "Pearl rice, ground eggs, candy bars... I bought all the plants you described in Port Clearwater. It is true that most of them are produced in the country of fjords, but Port Clearwater has already There’s a lot of farmland growing these crops.”

"Have you asked the merchant about the method of planting?"

"I asked, but they couldn't tell you the specific method. They also said that if these plants leave the southern border, it will be difficult to grow them elsewhere." Sean grabbed a handful of yellow-orange granules from the package and spread them out in front of Roland. "Your Highness, this is pearl rice. The businessman said that if I bought it together with the pearl stick, it would be cheaper. But the pearl stick is too heavy to carry, so I only bought one whole, and the rest are stripped. Good seed."

There is no doubt that pearl rice is the corn he is familiar with. He excitedly picked up a corn kernel and looked at it in the sun. The fruit is a little shriveled, and it seems to be a stock that has been stored for a winter. The yield of corn is naturally much higher than that of wheat, and it requires less soil. With the modification of leaves, it may soon replace wheat and become the main ration of Border Town.

Sean unwrapped another package and took out a lump of brown-skinned crops, "This is ground egg. I ate it at the hotel in Bishuigang. It was cut into strips and soaked in a basin of water. It was very crispy to chew. It has a faint sweet smell."

Seeing this familiar shape, Roland was deeply moved. This is clearly a potato! He used his fingers to pry open the soil-covered outer skin, revealing the dark yellow potato flesh inside. Compared with later generations, the potatoes are not big at this time, and the tubers are darker in color, and not every piece looks like an egg. He noticed that there were also long carrot-like potatoes in the bag.

"It's more delicious when it's crushed and steamed into a paste."

"Uh...Your Highness, have you eaten?"

"Well, I ate it at the palace banquet." Roland decided to tell a lie, because the name of ground egg is too ugly. "The imperial cooks don't call it ground egg, but potatoes. The delicious steamed snack is called Mashed potatoes."

"I see, as expected of your Highness, you are really well-informed." Xiao En sighed, he opened the last package that was stretched straight, and pulled out a black leather stick, "Your Highness, I think this crop is the most important thing. The honey in Port Clearwater is very cheap, largely because of it. I heard news in the tavern that more and more farmland has been converted to sugar sticks, and the stalks of this magical plant are sweet After peeling off the outer skin, you can extract sugar water, the price is one-tenth of honey, but it tastes as sweet as honey water."

"..." Roland really wanted to say that he had seen this kind of crop before, so he changed the name to sugarcane by the way, but after thinking about it, forget it, and it won't be too late for the leaders to correct it when they plant it. Sugarcane is the raw material for making sucrose. If it is grown too much, it can be used to extract ethanol. It can be regarded as a crop that can greatly improve the happiness of residents. Think about it, pancakes made of flour are bland and tasteless, but if you sprinkle some white sugar on them, it can immediately enhance the taste by a few layers, and even a salty party like Roland will fall in love with it.

"Any other crop seeds?"

"That's all for Bishui Port." He took out five or six bags of small leather bags from his close pocket, and handed them to His Highness, "Please tell me to bring back the plant seeds that Graycastle has but not in the town. I picked them when I passed Liuye Town and Zhuolongling. There are grapes, soybeans, cotton, flax and olive tree seeds. But the farmer said that most of the grapes are planted by inserting branches into the ground, although the seeds can also be planted. But the germination period was very slow, and the grapes produced were not very tasty."

With the leaves, these are no problems, Roland thought. Now that you have grape seeds, maybe it's time to try the vine version of wheat. As for soybeans, cotton, flax, and olives, which are all very useful crops, the leaves are first improved to produce seeds suitable for the climate and soil in the western region, and then handed over to serfs for small-scale planting. Finally, the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for summarizing improvements and compiling planting manuals.

"Your Highness, I still have some news to report to you," Sean said in a low voice, "about the situation of Clear Water Port."

"Is it related to the third princess?"

Sean nodded, "I've been in Clearwater Port for nearly two weeks. Except for buying seeds, I spent most of the rest of the time in the tavern. There are rumors that your sister Garcia Wimbledon reached an agreement with Sand People. The edge land is provided for the sand people to live in, and the sand people regard her as the king and obey her call and dispatch. And during the time I was in the harbor, I did see a lot of Mojin people on the street."

The Mojin people in the extreme south... Although Border Town does not ask about their origin, it is another matter to attract a large number of foreigners to settle in the kingdom's territory. It seems that in order to fight for the throne, Garcia is really unscrupulous, Roland thought. "The Sha people are also divided into many factions, and it is impossible to follow her instructions. Do you know which clans she has attracted?"

Sean shook his head, "The sand people are very wary of the people of Graycastle, and I can't buy more detailed information with golden dragons. But... there is one thing that is very strange. The day before I originally planned to leave Port of Clear Water, Garcia came from Eagle City returned victoriously, and everyone in the city was celebrating that their queen had defeated the false king Timothy. As a result, four or five murders occurred in the city the next day, and one victim was still torn to pieces on the street. A few dollars."

"The port of Bishui then imposed a ban, and I had to stay there for three more days. The taverns were closed, and everyone gathered in the hotel lobby to discuss this matter. Some said it was the revenge of the false king, and some said it was the sand people. He did it. One of the fjord businessmen said that he witnessed one of the murders with his own eyes. The tormentor was not tall and obviously not a sandman, but his strength and speed were not what normal people could possess. Hearing the news The security team was completely killed by him, and he remained unmoved even though he was stabbed several times and blood flowed all over the ground. He was not killed until more security team members arrived one after another, with shields and spears. Later, the ban was lifted , I didn’t dare to stay any longer, so I rushed back on a merchant ship.”

"You've done a good job," Roland thought for a moment. "The golden dragon left over from purchasing the seeds doesn't have to be returned to the city hall. It's your reward."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"

"The strength and speed are far beyond ordinary people, ignoring the pain caused by the knife wound, it sounds like... the church's pill." After the guards left, Nightingale's voice rang in his ears.

"I think so too. But this makes no sense," Roland frowned, "According to Sean, Garcia will only get the pill earlier than me, and at the same time support two parties competing for the throne...they What are you thinking?" He had some bad thoughts in his heart, could it be that the real purpose of the church is not to see a stable Graycastle? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)