Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 45, Three Pavilions

The capital of Ming Dynasty is very large, with a huge population of millions of people. In this era, it is definitely one of the best big cities in the world.

However, although the capital is large, the news is very small when it is transmitted. On that day, everything that happened here in Wangyue Tower spread throughout the entire capital in a very short period of time at an extremely terrifying speed.

All of a sudden, from princes and nobles to ordinary people, everyone was discussing the Golden Continent, Australia, Europe, Africa, etc. that Liu Jin talked about, as if a door to the world was opened at once. Let everyone feel the seductive atmosphere from outside Daming.

In the mansion of Liu Jian, a scholar of the cabinet, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang were also invited to come to Liu Jian's mansion. The three sat around the stove, chatting non-stop about what Liu Jin said while drinking tea .

"I've already had people check out this Liu Jin. He is from Changli County, Yongping Prefecture, North Zhili Province. He is a scholar. This time, he was invited to participate in the Autumn and Winter Poetry Fair when he came to the capital."

"He lost his father when he was young, and he was raised by his mother alone. He studied hard, was precocious, and at a young age, he already got the honor of a scholar at the age of seventeen, which is quite good in the north."

Li Dongyang took a sip of tea and slowly explained the content of his investigation. When he said that he was admitted as a scholar at the age of seventeen, he also looked at Liu Jian.

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are both from the south, and they are both Kaoba among Kaoba. Xie Qian is from Zhejiang, the hometown of Kaoba. One, you need to know that there are only three people in Yijia, that is to say, he is the fourth in the exam, and he is the best in the exam.

Among the three, only Liu Jian was from the north, and he barely ranked second in the imperial examination, so when he talked about this, he also added a sentence.

These seventeen-year-old scholars are not bad in the north, but they are commonplace in the south. Let alone seventeen-year-old scholars, there are also many seventeen-year-old Jinshi. , Zhang Juzheng, who will come out in a few decades, is the evildoer who was elected at the age of thirteen.

"It's okay."

Liu Jian smiled and nodded, then thought for a while and said, "Do you think the Golden Continent he mentioned really exists?"

"If there are really three kinds of crops that can produce tens of stones per mu in the Golden Continent, even if our Ming Dynasty has tried its best to bring back these three kinds of crops, we will no longer have to worry about famine in Daming from now on. Problem."

Emperor Hongzhi was still very good at employing people. The three ministers in the cabinet were all wise people. When the incident happened at the Moon Tower today, Liu Jian was thinking about the three high-yield crops in the Golden Continent.

This is to share the worries of the king and seek the well-being of the common people. This Liu Jian is really practicing the highest pursuit of a scholar. Just hearing the news, he is thinking about this matter.

"We don't know whether it exists or not. This Liu Jin also said it. He met an expert named Xu Xiake who said it. The credibility of this is not too high. Maybe it is purely fabricated It's also hard to say."

Li Dongyang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "There is no crop in the world that can produce tens of mu per mu. Even though our Ming Dynasty is in the Jiangnan area, the most fertile Shangtian, the yield per mu will not exceed 5 shi, and this mu yields tens of shi. Food crops, I can’t even think about it.”

"Of course, if there is such a food crop, then our Ming Dynasty will never have famine ever since. According to this Liu Jin, the sweet potato and corn are very drought-resistant, and the potato is very cold-resistant. If there is such a thing, our There will be more land to cultivate, more food will be produced, and there will be no more famines."

"I think his words are somewhat credible. The Golden Continent, Australia, Europe, and Africa are too far away from us, and we have no way of verifying them. However, Nanyang is still very close to our Daming."

"When Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, he also passed through Nanyang, and brought back a lot of information about the Nanyang region. So far, many feudal states from Nanyang have come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty."

"I specifically checked the relevant records. This Nanyang area is indeed the same as what Liu Jin said. It is like summer all year round. Rice can be harvested three times a year, and the land is extremely fertile."

Xie Qian has a different opinion, he is from Zhejiang, and his family is considered a big family in the south of the Yangtze River, so he naturally knows more about things outside of Ming Dynasty.

"Having said that, I still find it very absurd. He said that we live on a big sphere, which is really unacceptable. Since ancient times, the sky has been round."

"In addition, how can there be places in this world where gold is everywhere, and cities are built with gold."

Li Dongyang shook his head while speaking, he was skeptical of Liu Jin's words.

"In my opinion, no matter how credible Liu Jin's words are, and whether or not this Golden Continent is full of gold, we must suggest that His Majesty organize people to go to this Golden Continent to have a look and take a walk."

"If there really is a Golden Continent and there are really three high-yield crops, then no amount of investment will be worthwhile."

Liu Jian looked at the two of them, thought for a while and said, "Our people in Ming Dynasty are suffering too much. Today's day is hardworking and caring for the people, and everyone's life can go on, but if we are like the former emperor... In the final analysis, Let’s say, it’s still the problem of eating, as long as this problem is solved, other problems will not be a problem.”

"Liu Gong is right. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we should fight for it."

Li Dongyang nodded, and then said: "I'm afraid that this person is talking nonsense. When the time comes, our imperial court will organize a large number of people to go to the Golden Continent, and we will lose everything in the end."

"You also know that the imperial court's finances have always been very tight, barely maintaining the operation. Once there is a natural or man-made disaster or something, it will be stretched immediately. If you spend money to organize people to go to the Golden Island, I'm afraid..."

Although Li Dongyang is very intelligent, he is also afraid of trouble and doesn't like to make troubles.

"I think we should discuss this matter with His Majesty tomorrow. It would be best if His Majesty could use money from his internal funds to do this."

"This high-yield food crop is really important to my Ming Dynasty. The world outside of Daming is very big. Maybe there are many high-yield food crops. You must know that this wheat is not our original product in Daming. It was also introduced to China from the Western Regions, and chestnut rice was mainly grown in the north before."

Xie Qian still supported Liu Jian's opinion. This Golden Continent must be visited, but whether the money should come from the treasury or from the emperor's private internal funds, this needs to be discussed with Emperor Hongzhi.

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