The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 496 Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes

At this time, in addition to the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, there were also merchants from other countries who wanted to buy sugar. Most of these people sold to Persia, and the profit of Persia was higher, about ten to fifteen times.

Ding Yi also asked for barter, wanting new things from all over the world in exchange, I don't want money, it's just so arrogant.

A foreign businessman asked the senior official, what exactly do you want?

The official said, I want craftsmen, new cannons, unseen technology and talents, population, all kinds of strange vegetable seeds, and fruit seedlings.

Foreign businessmen felt that Ding Yi was out of his mind and didn't want silver and gold, but many people began to think of a way, after all, population seeds and the like were sometimes more preferable than silver.

And selling it to this stupid Daming man can fetch a high price, why not do it?

After Zhao Dashan went to Quanzhou for the second time, one day Ding Yi had a habit of eating breakfast, and the maids in the mansion brought some dishes, which made Ding Yi dumbfounded.

One is steamed red su and one is mashed potato.

Ding Yi hurriedly called Duan Gaolin, and only then did he know that the Gan Department had already spread to Fujian and Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty during the Wanli period.

In 1593, Chen Zhenlong, an overseas Chinese from Fujian, was doing business in Luzon (Philippines). He found that sweet potatoes were good and delicious. Put it in the rope of drawing water, go through the sea for 7 days and nights, and arrive in Fuzhou in the late May of the lunar calendar.

Later, when there was a drought and famine in Fujian, Chen Zhenlong's son Chen Jinglun reported the benefits of sweet potatoes to the governor, and the governor Jin Xuezeng ordered them to be planted. As expected, the yield was high and delicious, feeding many people.

At this time, potatoes had just been introduced to the Ming Dynasty. Xu Guangqi recorded potatoes in his "Nongzheng Quanshu" in 1628.

At present, it has not been promoted on a large scale. It was brought over by the Dutch in Dayuan, and a part of it has been planted in a small area for the time being, mainly because the Dutch like to eat it.The original residents of Dayuan and the common people of the Ming Dynasty had nothing to eat.

But it is strange that after so many years, many places in the Ming Dynasty did not promote it. Even in Fujian, after Governor Jin Xuezeng left, sweet potatoes gradually became less and less.

Ding Yi was overjoyed and immediately ordered to promote the planting of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and asked Ruan Siqing and himself to send the seeds and seedlings to Lushun, Phi Island and Jeju when they went back. Dengzhou will not plant them for the time being.

Ding Yi asked again, is there any corn?Duan Gaolin looked bewildered.

Corn should have entered China in history, but I don’t know where it is now.

However, Ding Yi talked about bartering with foreign businessmen, and it is estimated that he may see corn in a short time.
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On November 11th, Zhao Dashan stayed in Quanzhou for two days, and wanted to go back to Dayuan again.

Mainly Quanzhou has Shi Yong, that bastard.

Ding Yi reminded Zhao Dashan again and again, be careful of Shi Yong, this man is too much, like a psychopath.

He needs to know that Ding Yi's cronies are in Quanzhou, and Zheng Zhilong is not there, so he might do something out of the ordinary.

Zhao Dashan didn't dare to stay too long for fear of being discovered.

Just as he was about to go back, the guards came back to report that Zheng Zhilong had returned.

Zhao Dashan was overjoyed and hurried to the door with a gift.

The guard of Zheng's mansion came out not long after he entered, and said, Zongbing Zheng is not at home, so you can come back another day.

Zhao Dashan knew it was fake as soon as he heard it, he is not at home, you still want to go in and ask?

But Zheng Zhilong obviously didn't want to see him.

With someone else's attitude, Zhao Dashan turned his head and left.

But he remembered Ding Yi's words, Zheng Zhilong can still be reasonable, if possible, he must not start a war with him.

It's not that Ding Yi is afraid of his navy, but that he really respects this big brother, and he doesn't want the Chinese to beat the Chinese.

I endured it, Zhao Dashan stood at the door with a gift without saying much for Mr. Ding's cause.

No one in Zheng's residence paid any attention to him that day, and no one came to drive him away.

At night, it was freezing cold, and Zhao Dashan's soldiers bought a lot of quilts on the street, and the three of them wrapped up in a ball and slept in front of Zheng's residence.

In Fujian, the weather is very good in November, and the daytime is relatively hot, but the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the night will be relatively cold. Of course, fortunately, it is in Fujian. If it is in Lushun, if you sleep outside at night in November, you may freeze to death directly. .

Nothing happened that night, it must have been in front of Zheng Zhilong's house.

In the early morning of the next day, not long after dawn, someone arrived at Zheng's Mansion in a sedan chair led by a team of guards.

The three of Zhao Dashan were still standing at the door, but when the sedan chair was opened, Shi Yong walked out of it.

The two met in Lushun, and now they stared at each other. Zhao Dashan soon discovered the murderous look in Shi Yong's eyes.

Damn it, Zhao Dashan knew something was wrong.

Shi Yong has changed so much that he can do anything, this is what Mr. Ding said.

"Come on, this is the work of Houjin." Shi Yong rolled his eyes and immediately yelled.

This bastard is really nothing. Seeing Zhao Dashan, he knows that this is Ding Yi's confidant. It must be great to kill Ding Yi's confidant. He also avenged Zheng Zhihu.

Zhao Dashan was shocked, without saying a word, he left, turned around and rushed into Zheng's mansion.

The two relatives followed him to Zheng's mansion.

There were guards at the gate of Zheng's mansion, everyone was dumbfounded, and they didn't know whether to block it or put it away.

They were ordered not to attack Zhao Dashan and the three of them, but they rushed in, and they didn't know what to do.

With such hesitation, Zhao Dashan pushed open the gate of Zheng's residence and rushed in.

"They assassinated Mr. Zheng, and they didn't kill them." Shi Yong shouted angrily from behind.

The commander rushed in.

The guards of Zheng's mansion hurriedly stopped him: "Master Chief Soldier said not to mess around, this is Ding Yi's man."

Shi Yong didn't care, pushed the guard away, and rushed in with the people.

The three of Zhao Dashan were blocked by another wave of soldiers and horses in the yard. It turned out that there were many soldiers and horses in the Zheng residence.

After being beaten in by Ding Yi last time, Zheng Zhilong strengthened the guards in the mansion.

"Stop." Someone came out from the yard at this moment.

It was Zheng Zhilong's fifth younger brother Zheng Zhibao.

"Mr. Shi, don't be unreasonable. My elder brother has invited Zhao Guerrilla." (At this time, Zhao Dashan's official position in the Ming Dynasty was Guerrilla)

Shi Yong had no choice but to hurry inside.

Zhao Dashan also quickly followed Zheng Zhibao.

Then Shi Yong was not polite, and said to Zheng Zhibao in front of him: "Your eldest brother is too benevolent to Ding Yi, what is the two-year agreement? Thinking about your second brother's tragic death, let's kill this Zhao first. Ding Yi will definitely break with your eldest brother, and there will be no more two-year agreement."

Zhao Dashan was so angry that he thought to himself, why didn't Mr. Ding deal with this shit last time.

But the last time Ding Yi wanted to kill Shi Yong, then Zheng Zhilong would definitely not give him the so-called two-year contract.

Zheng Zhibao hummed and said, "I want to kill him too, but I'd better listen to my elder brother's opinion."

That Shi Yong twittered all the way, just to kill Zhao Dashan at Zheng Zhibao, to make Zhao Dashan angry, and almost wanted to preemptively kill him.

Calm down, for Master Ding's affairs, calm down, Zhao Dashan can only remind himself desperately.

Soon, several people came to the lobby of the main house.

Zhao Dashan asked his soldiers to stay outside and followed the two of them inside.

Zheng Zhilong sat in the middle with a livid face, looking at Zhao Dashan coldly.

(End of this chapter)