When the people of Chang'an City regarded "Stories of Travel on the Sea" as a topic of conversation after dinner, green buds appeared in the manor of the Chu King's Mansion outside the city.

Guanshishan Academy Agricultural College has specially established two research teams, one is responsible for the cultivation of potatoes and the other is responsible for the cultivation of peppers.

Therefore, the current potato planting time varies by more than half a month, and the potato seeds in each piece of the field have also been treated differently.

Some are buried in the ground, some are cut in half and then buried in, and some are cut several times before burying them.

The research team soaks in the ground almost every day, studying the different growth of potatoes in different places.

"Master, these potatoes are really interesting. Even if they are divided into eight pieces and buried in the ground, they basically grow well and do not affect germination at all. The only thing I am curious about now is whether this different planting method will have an impact on yield at that time."

As Li Kuan's eldest disciple, Liu Yuan was originally a teaching teacher at the School of Calculation, but now he has come to the Agricultural College to help study the cultivation of potatoes and peppers.

"The habits of potatoes are somewhat similar to those of yam. Doesn't the Agricultural College have a piece of land specifically used to study yam cultivation? It's no problem to move some experience in yam cultivation to potato cultivation.

Just like at the beginning, people had some doubts about cutting potatoes into seeds, but this is how yam is grown, so there is no problem.

Now these potatoes have also grown tender buds smoothly, which means there is no problem with cutting them into seeds. Of course, you may feel that the yam grows slowly and the yield is far from reaching a thousand kilograms per mu. However, potatoes are not yam after all, and they have their own unique features. By the time of autumn harvest, you will know exactly what the potato yield is."

Li Kuan looked at the unfamiliar potato seedlings and felt confident.

Although it was the first time he saw potato seedlings in his own eyes, it did not affect his confidence in potato yields.

Even if the terrifying output of several thousand kilograms per mu cannot be reached in later generations, there is no problem with the output of one thousand kilograms per mu.

"Prince, since potatoes were planted here, it has almost become a new scene in Chang'an City. Every day, people come here to see what potatoes look like. The "Da Tang Daily" even opened a section to introduce the growth of potatoes.

It seems that not only the nobles of Chang'an City, but the people are actually very concerned about the situation of potatoes."

Wu Meiniang looked at the crowds of people who were in the spring from time to time around and couldn't help but interrupt.

"His Royal Highness, the concubine, during this period, due to the popularity of "Story of Travel on the Sea", everyone is interested in the discovery of potatoes and the situation in the Americas, so there are many people coming here to join in the fun. I even heard that the globes sold at Xinhua Bookstore are going to be sold out."

Liu Yuan's words surprised Li Kuan.

Although the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the King of Chu Palace is very powerful, it also collects a lot of information every day.

However, news such as "Story of Sea Travel" selling hot sales and out of stock of balls will obviously not be displayed on Li Kuan's desktop.

"Oh? There is something like this? Who wrote "Story of the Sea Travel"?"

Liu Yuan: "Wen Daming, the writer of the Tang Daily, was specially arranged by Luo Binwang to go out to sea with the "Yang Benman" and come to Chang'an City. In addition to writing some articles in the newspaper, he also used the books he compiled on the way to publish in the printing workshop. When he was exclusively sold in Xinhua Bookstore in the first few days, the teams buying books were lined up hundreds of meters."

Wu Meiniang: "Prince, when it comes to Wen Daming's writing of this "Story of Travel on the Sea", is still very beneficial for reducing the fear of going to the Tang people. It is obviously some very dangerous things, but it becomes interesting in Wen Daming's writing, making people unable to put it down."

Obviously, Wu Meiniang, as the business director of the Chu King's Mansion, has read this popular book.

In fact, although the number of books published in the Tang Dynasty has increased by many times compared to more than ten years ago, it is still pitifully less than that in later generations.

In the entire Chang'an City, on average, there are no more than ten new books published every day.

After the "Story of Travel on the Sea" was popular, it naturally attracted Wu Meiniang's attention.

"Prince, I heard that there are Wuheju. Yesterday, a storyteller adapted "Stories of Travel on the Sea" into storytelling stories, which attracted many guests. I guess many storytellers in Chang'an City will regard this book as a material for speaking during the next period."

When Liu Yuan saw that his master seemed very interested in "Stories of Travel on the Sea", he couldn't help but tell all the information he learned.

"Wen Daming's actions have reminded me of this. In fact, it is not just about relying on the stimulation of huge profits. It is also very important to encourage everyone to go overseas to fully guide public opinion, reduce everyone's fear of going overseas, and increase their yearning for overseas life."

Li Kuan felt that he seemed to have overlooked something.

But it seems not too late to pick it up now.

Wu Meiniang: "Prince, although the literacy rate of the people in Chang'an City is the highest in the Tang Dynasty, there are not many people who are interested in reading the stories of the long-term and grand theories. The hot sales of "Story of the Sea Travel" were actually just in the first few days, and the sales are gradually becoming colder.

Of course, this also has something to do with overdrawing of consumer demand. After all, buying a book is a considerable expense for ordinary people."

"Qinger, don't you like painting very much? If you use the story of sea adventure as the theme, various paintings as the main expression techniques, and with certain text descriptions, are you interested in doing this?"

Li Kuan looked back at Qing'er following behind him, and suddenly a whimsical idea came up.

Qing'er was the first girl to follow her, and now she has been serving her hard and willingly.

If she could leave her a name in history through some method, she would probably be extremely excited.

This is also a reward for her dedication over the years.

"Ah? Prince, did you mean that you want me to create a story like Wen Daming?"

Qing'er was stunned for a moment, then showed a surprise expression.
Chapter completed!