Although it is the winter, the Weishui Wharf is still very busy.

The flowing Wei River rarely freezes even in winter and does not affect the navigation of most ships.

But this makes the coolies working on the dock suffer.

Just one day before the Chinese New Year, Weishui Wharf welcomed another fleet of ships returning from overseas.

Experienced coolies can easily identify those ships that were just coming back from overseas.

For example, the three sea boats in front of them, even if they can't see the mottled "Yang Benman", they can tell based on the hull that has not been repaired for a long time that this is a ship that has returned from sea.

And with the big words "The evil words confuse the crowd Yang Ben's name", it is even more certain.

"Hurry, go to the King of Chu's Mansion and report to His Highness the King of Chu, saying that Li Langjun's fleet has returned from America."

The clerks of the Maritime Bureau were immediately excited when they saw this fleet.

At this time, everyone did not dislike the cold outside, and ran to the dock one after another, preparing to see what surprises the "Yang Benman account of "The Legend of the Confused the People" brought to everyone this time.

After the publicity of various newspapers such as the Datang Daily and the new books published by Wen Daming, the people of Chang'an City have already gained a certain understanding of America.

People at Weishui Wharf are even more interested in overseas affairs.

"Chen Sier, although we didn't find sweet potatoes this time, it was a success to be able to come back with corn. With the two high-yield grains of potatoes and corn in the Tang Dynasty, our lives will be easier."

Standing on the deck, Li Geng's dark and strong body faced the cold wind, but was so tall.

"Yes, we have been struggling in North America for nearly a year this time, and finally we have not spent any effort. Relying on the corn seeds in the cabin, after the spring next year, we can plant at least thousands of acres of corn fields at one time. Just wait until the back, and it can be expanded to hundreds of thousands or even millions of acres immediately.

At that time, the people of the Tang Dynasty will remember us and let those in the Imperial College know that it is not just a path to study that can be celebrated throughout the ages."

Chen Sier is also very excited now.

The highlight of your life is coming soon, and everyone will be full of expectations.

"This time we rushed to the scene. Apart from repairing in Puluo for a day, we could say that we came directly to Yangzhou City in one breath, and then continued to come to Chang'an City on the same day of stopping. I guess even His Highness, the King of Chu, did not receive the news of our return. I guess you would not be able to encounter the warm welcome scene you want."

When the ship was parked and was about to get off the boat, Li Geng realized that his group was walking too quickly and did not leave time to inform others.

So today the dock was deserted and there was no one to greet them.

"It's true, I miscalculated it. But it doesn't matter. As long as we bring the corn back, the news will naturally spread soon. At that time, writers from the Datang Daily and other newspapers will definitely come to interview us. His Highness the King of Chu should also find time to meet us, and even His Majesty may meet us."

When he was docking in Yangzhou, Li Geng asked someone to buy all the "Datang Daily" for the past year.

Therefore, they did not know nothing about the changes that took place in the Tang Dynasty.

Just like a steam locomotive, if they don’t know anything, they will directly see the Mingzuo Railway operating directly, and they will probably wonder if they are dreaming.

"The people from the Maritime Bureau are very active. Let's go. I see that the clerks have come over, so we have cooperated with them to pay the Maritime Bureau tax."

When Li Geng saw the clerk wearing uniform work clothes coming to the dock, he knew that these people were really the ones who greeted him.

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"Prince, 'Yang Benman' is back with a 'Yang Ben'!"

In the Chu King's Mansion, Li Kuanzheng and Xiao Mei, Xiao Tudou and Xiao Sweet Potato were playing with the latest building blocks, but he heard such good news.

There are many crops and animals in the Central Plains that were not available in the American land. Li Kuan, who was used to life in later generations, was eager to let these crops appear on the dining table of the Tang Dynasty.

For example, in this big winter, if you drink small wine, if you just have peanuts, isn’t it very touching?

For example, on a cold winter morning, is it fragrant to eat a hot roasted sweet potato?

Or in summer, isn’t it delicious to eat pineapple or something?

"Let's go! Let's go to Weishui Wharf!"

At this time, Li Kuan naturally had no mood to continue building blocks there.

"Aye, I want to go with you too. Did the seamen bring corn back from America?"

Little corn is eight years old this year and has a very precocious ripening.

Now, Chang'an City is a stable domineering person, and he takes several young ladies from Cheng Chumo's family around Chang'an City every day, and no one dares to mess with them.

There are corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes in the Americas.

The nicknames of the three siblings in their family are based on these crops.

Xiao Mei has long been looking forward to seeing what is angry about the crop like corn and why he likes it so much.

"Aye, I'm going too!"

"I'm going too!"

Little potatoes and sweet potatoes are almost at annoying age, so Li Kuan simply asked Little Corn, the big witch who can control them, to take them with him.

"Let's go, let's go together! The 'Yang Benmann number' went out to sea this time, but after two years, it was the longest fleet to go out to sea.

If they don’t come back, Li Geng will cause trouble for me.”

Li Kuan teased Cheng Jingwen and Wu Meiniang, and then took the family onto the Mercedes-Benz four-wheeled carriage and quickly headed towards the Weishui Wharf.

It was a cold weather, and there were not many people on the streets.

There has been no snow these two days, and the carriage has been walking very quickly.

"Wow! Aye, isn't the yellow and orange frame on the pier corn?"

Before the carriage could stop, Xiao Yumi saw through the window that there were already a group of people surrounding the dock, and there were still many crew members on the boat carrying things to the dock in a frame.

In the gray winter scene, the shiny yellow color directly attracted everyone's attention.

After seeing this, Li Kuan couldn't help but smile.

Corn and potatoes are magical tools to solve the problem of food and clothing.

The most important thing is corn, which is an undisputed staple food. It can be grown in large quantities regardless of north and south, east and west, and the yield is still very high.

This thing is not picky about, even in a droughty place, it can grow well.

There are also several times when compared to potatoes and sweet potatoes, corn needs to be stored better, and it is simply an enlarged version of corn.

To be honest, this is what Li Kuan is most looking forward to among all crops.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have called my eldest daughter Xiao Yumi.

"Yes, that's corn!"

After Li Kuan finished speaking, he jumped out of the carriage and walked quickly towards Li Geng.

At this time, you naturally cannot put your focus on the corn.

Li Geng and a group of crew members have been wandering in the Americas for two years. As the owner of the ship, he naturally had to go to comfort him first so that they could feel the warmth of the organization so that they could have the passion to continue their adventures in the sea.

"His Royal Highness, fortunately, I have brought you corn back. The tens of thousands of kilograms of corn seeds are definitely enough for us to promote it on a large scale in a short period of time."

Before Li Kuan could speak, the sharp-eyed Li Geng trotted to Li Kuan and began to take credit.

"Li Geng, thank you for your hard work! In the near future, corn may become a grain as important as wheat and rice, and will become the most widely planted crop for the people on a daily basis.

Moreover, unlike wheat and rice, corn will also become the best support for large-scale breeding of livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, etc., providing abundant industrial raw materials for many emerging processing industries in the Tang Dynasty.

You risk your life to look for corn in the vast North America, not afraid of the deterrence of rattlesnakes, not afraid of the harm of the buffalo, not afraid of the siege of gray wolves, the people of the Tang Dynasty will remember you and will thank you.

I will propose to Your Majesty that you will be awarded a title and rewarded the meritorious seafarers with great rewards.”

Li Kuan looked at the dark young man in front of him and felt quite moved.

"Not hard, we live a happy life! In America, we eat beef or jerky almost every day, which is something we can't enjoy in Chang'an City."

Li Geng had a rare humor, but it was not entirely a joke.

Today's North American bison is the well-deserved overlord on the North American grasslands.

There are thousands of people walking around at any time, and when migrating, millions of people are likely to appear.

This is definitely something beyond the imagination of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

To be honest, the total number of oxen in the entire Tang Dynasty is estimated to be only one million.

"North America has bison, corn, sweet potatoes, and of course gold and silver. This time you came back from North America, not only brought back the great crop of corn, but also opened up North America routes and paved the way for future adventures."

Say good things without spending money.

Anyway, Li Geng and the others are indeed worth Li Kuan to say good things to them.

Not only did Li Kuan prepare to say that he would also let the Datang Daily report a fierce report in the newspaper, showing the wealth of North America in front of everyone.

Whoever catches cattle and sheep will belong to anyone who catches them.

This may stimulate many people to explore the Americas.

There are also those gold mines, just by finding a benchmark, it can attract a large number of people to come over.

The Americas are too big and too far away. No matter how they attract the Tang people to explore and immigrate, they cannot occupy these places in a short period of time.

However, after more than ten years of birth rate in the Tang Dynasty, the population also ushered in an explosion cycle.

If it continues to develop at this pace, in another ten years, the population of the Tang Dynasty is expected to exceed 100 million.

There is no famine, no war.
To be continued...