Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"Yi Shiha, come with us to Duke Dingguo's Mansion!"

Zhu Di shouted hurriedly.

Wang Zhen was stunned.

Yi Shiha quickly responded: "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Di had already stood up and walked out.

Yi Shiha and Wang Zhen quickly followed.

"My son, please see your father!"

As soon as Zhu Gaochi walked into the palace gate, he saw Zhu Di coming out of the palace with a hurried look on his face, and he immediately saluted.

"Chi'er?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some doubts: "The sweet potatoes are not ripe?"

Father knows?

Zhu Gaochi was startled, and then he noticed Wang Zhen following Zhu Di and understood instantly.

"Reporting to my father, the sweet potatoes are ripe!"

"Mature?"

Zhu Di's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but wonder, "So, why did you come back so soon?"

"Congratulations, father!"

Zhu Gaochi said hurriedly.

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's expression narrowed slightly and he stared at Zhu Gaochi closely.

"Have you dug out the sweet potatoes?"

Zhu Gaochi said again: "Father, Holy Ming!"

Zhu Di felt a ball of unknown anger in his heart, and frowned slightly, "How much did you dig out?"

Zhu Gaochi said quickly: "Reporting to my father, one box dug out twenty-six kilograms and three taels, and one box dug out twenty-six kilograms and one tael!"

"Twenty-six pounds and three ounces, twenty-six pounds and one ounce?"

Zhu Di nodded thoughtfully and slowly, without realizing the meaning behind this number.

but.

It was the Ming Emperor who turned out to be the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. He continued to ask: "Do you and Duke Dingguo have anything to do with each other? How much can you produce per acre of this kind of sweet potato?"

Zhu Gaochi said: "Dad, I estimate that the child can produce ten stones per mother!"

"Uh-huh?"

Zhu Di was startled, staring at Zhu Gaochi closely, his eyes widened, "Your estimate of ten stones?"

Zhu Gaochi said quietly: "Dad, I estimate that the minimum yield per mu can be ten stones. If the land is fertile, the yield can be even higher!"

"Are you sure you can really reach ten stones?"

Zhu Di still couldn't believe it, that was ten stones!

Even if it doesn't cost ten stones, as long as the yield is nine stones per mu, or eight stones, or seven stones, it will be a great blessing to the thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty.

At least, no people in Ming Dynasty will go hungry again.

On the side, Wang Zhen, Yi Shiha and others also had expressions of disbelief, trembling slightly, staring closely at Zhu Gaochi, extremely excited.

Ten stones of grain per mu?

If this was planted in Daming, why would Daming still be short of food?

"Dad, if you plant sweet potatoes in such a large wooden box, you can dig out twenty-six kilograms of sweet potatoes. So if you plant one acre of sweet potatoes, even if it is not so dense and you won't fertilize it that much, you can definitely dig out ten kilograms of sweet potatoes. Are you here for Shi’s sweet potatoes?”

"With ten stones, I can definitely dig out ten stones of sweet potatoes!"

Zhu Di nodded heavily and shouted: "Let's go to Duke Dingguo's Mansion with us. We want to see those sweet potatoes for ourselves!"

"Such auspicious food cannot be..."

Let Thief Guo steal a few of them because of his greed!

Zhu Di did not say the next words.

However, Zhu Gaochi, Wang Zhen and others all vaguely guessed it.

"Yes, Dad!"

Zhu Gaochi responded quickly.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, Yi Shiha suddenly noticed that a group of familiar officials were hurriedly approaching not far away. He narrowed his eyes and hurriedly stepped forward to remind them.

"It seems that the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Libu are coming here!"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was startled and quickly looked in the direction Yi Shiha was pointing.

Sure enough, Yu Xin, the Minister of Hubu, and Bu Zhao, the Minister of Libu, walked towards them in a hurry.

It must be for the property and food that the prince brought back!

Zhu Di sighed slightly in his heart, but now, Yu Xin, the Minister of Household Affairs, also saw them and wanted to avoid them, but it was too late!

"The minister of household affairs, Yu Xin, is here to see your Majesty, and to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Wei ministers and ministers of the Ministry of official affairs suddenly announced that they would like to see your majesty and your highness the prince!"

"You two gentlemen, please get up!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly, glanced at Zhu Gaochi again, and said to the two of them: "The prince and I have important things to do, and we are going to leave the palace. If there is nothing important during the two Qing family's trip, we will put it aside first. After I come back, I will discuss it with my two beloved ladies!"

Your Majesty needs to hide!

Yu Xin's eyelids trembled slightly and he said hurriedly: "Report to Your Majesty, I also have important matters to report to you!"

Although Bao Zhao didn't speak, his expression was firm.

Anyway, as the affairs of the Songjiang Mansion began to come to an end, he, as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, no longer had the dignity to remain in office.

Now, let’s do the last important thing for Daming!

Zhu Di said: "My trip is related to the stomachs of thousands of people in the world, and to the great affairs of the country, the country, and the country. I wonder what important matters are related to the two Qing families?"

Yu Xin glanced slightly, and Bao Zhao on the side also bowed with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty, this trip is for the sake of the tens of thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a major event for the country and the country!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Di's face calmed down and he stared at Yu Xin with a very serious expression, "I wonder what happened to Yu Qing's family?"

Yu Xin cupped his hands towards Zhu Di and said very seriously: "Reporting to your Majesty, this is about the Songjiang Mansion.

This time, Songjiang Prefecture raided nearly a hundred grain chiefs and corrupt officials, confiscating countless grains and money.

However, Wei Chen sent his subordinate officials to take over, and the place had already been taken over by the imperial guards..."

"...Your Majesty, the money obtained by those corrupt officials and exploiters should be confiscated and sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs, which will be used for the people...especially the food. This year, there is a severe drought in the north of the Ming Dynasty..."

On the side, Bao Zhao nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Di frowned slightly, "So that's what happened. I already have a better use for the money and food!"

Yu Xin and Bao Zhao were shocked 1

I thought, it’s true!

"May I ask, Your Majesty, where do you plan to use the money and food?"

Zhu Di smiled softly and said, "Two Qings, do you still remember the sweet potatoes and corns sent by Duke Dingguo to retrieve them from overseas? These are the grains of prosperity in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Your Majesty, I will certainly remember these two kinds of food!"

Yu Xin nodded subconsciously.

After all, at that time, these two kinds of food were widely circulated in the capital.

Zhu Di added: "Now, those three wooden boxes of sweet potatoes are ripe!"

"Mature?"

Yu Xin and Bao Zhao couldn't help but shine.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the yield of those three boxes of sweet potatoes?"

The corners of Zhu Di's lips curled up slightly, "One box produces thirty-seven pounds, and one box produces thirty-eight pounds!"

"Yu Qing's house, Bao Qing's house, those wooden boxes are big wooden boxes for carrying goods. Can you two calculate how many sweet potatoes can be harvested from one acre of fertile land like this?"

"Thirty-seven pounds per box..."

Yu Xin and Bao Zhao immediately began to think deeply.

Immediately, the more they thought about it, the brighter their eyes became. In the end, both of them started to tremble with shock on their faces.

Yu Xin stared at Zhu Di closely, full of disbelief, and his voice was slightly trembling.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, wouldn't it be possible to produce twelve stones per acre?"

On the side, Bao Zhao nodded excitedly, and the result of his calculation was the same.

"Twelve stones?"

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others couldn't help but look surprised again.

"Exactly!"

Yu Xin nodded repeatedly and stared at Zhu Di closely, "May I ask Your Majesty, how many seeds do these sweet potatoes have now, and how many acres of sweet potatoes can be planted?"

"I don't know either!"

Zhu Di shook his head slightly.

Yu Xin suddenly became anxious, "Your Majesty, you don't know?"

"Ok!"

Seeing Yu Xin and Bao Zhao looking like this, Zhu Di was in a good mood.

"I was about to go to Duke Dingguo's mansion to check, but my two beloved ministers came looking for me!"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am willing to go to Duke Dingguo's mansion with Your Majesty!"

"Exactly, Your Majesty, I also want to go to Duke Dingguo's Mansion to see with my own eyes what sweet potatoes, a kind of blessed food, look like?"

Zhu Di was no longer anxious and asked slowly: "Did the two Qing families agree that I will handle the food and money of Songjiang Mansion?"

Yu Xin and Bao Zhao couldn't help but look at Zhu Di, feeling anxious. How could they be like this?

However, if the Ming Dynasty really had a kind of grain that could produce twelve stones per mu, it would be worth far more than a hundred Songjiang Prefecture's money and grain!

After thinking about it for a moment, Yu Xin felt sad and nodded slightly.

"If our Ming Dynasty has grain that can produce twelve stones per acre, the grain and money of Songjiang Mansion can be used by your majesty how you want to use it for the people, and the ministers and ministers will never interfere!"

"Even the humble ministers and officials will never interfere!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "In this case, the two Qings will follow me to Duke Dingguo's Mansion to see what's going on!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

A group of people hurried to Dingguo's mansion.

……

at the same time.

In Duke Ding's mansion, Guo An had finished washing, lying lazily on a wicker chair, and asked Guo Ang.

"Guo Ang, was there anything wrong with what you weighed just now?"

Guo Ang, who was standing quietly aside, was frightened by Guo An's words and fell to his knees with fear on his face. "Sir, when I weighed the sweet potatoes just now, I weighed them twice. There was absolutely no mistake!"

"Not bad at all?"

Guo An couldn't help but ask again.

Guo Ang looked certain, "Master, it's not bad at all!"

Guo An's face immediately darkened.

"You guys, with this kind of scale, can you guarantee that the scale beam will always be in the flattest position?

Or maybe you have calculated the weight of the basket correctly and made no mistake? "

Hearing this, Guo Ang was shocked. Looking at Guo An with a solemn face, a strange thought flashed through his mind.

After being stunned for a moment, he asked tentatively: "Sir, did you make a mistake just now?"

"That's pretty much it!"

Guo An nodded seriously, "Sometimes, you can't be too confident.

Especially when weighing things, you have to weigh so many portions, subtract the weight of the basket, and make sure the scale beam is as flat as possible! "

"The master is absolutely right!"

Guo Ang nodded quickly in response.

Guo An raised his head and looked around, then whispered: "This way, you go to the two piles of sweet potatoes, each pick out a small sweet potato, hide it on your body, and don't let anyone see it.

Take it to the kitchen, light a fire, wash one, put it directly into a bowl, then put it in the pot and steam it for a quarter of an hour.

In addition, wrap another sweet potato in mud, place it in a pile of embers, and roast it with a stick of incense..."

"This……"

Guo Ang was shocked, "Sir, these sweet potatoes are the food of Ming Dynasty Furui, and His Highness the Crown Prince also specially confessed..."

"As long as you don't tell anyone, who can know?"

Guo An stared at Guo Ang closely, "Also, did you know that although these sweet potatoes are edible, no one in the entire Ming Dynasty has ever eaten them.

How would I know if these sweet potatoes could be used as food if I didn't try to eat them first? "

"Is it possible that after I asked those people to work hard to bring sweet potatoes from overseas to the Ming Dynasty and cultivate them, they didn't know how effective they were?

Your Majesty and I all tried the corn together. Fortunately, the corn tastes great!

Now, let me try this sweet potato alone...

Absolutely no, if your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come again, if the sweet potatoes taste extremely bad and are poisonous, then won’t I become a sinner for the ages? "

"This……"

Guo Ang was stunned for a moment. Although Guo An said it sincerely, he always felt that something was wrong!

Guo An's eyes bulged and he urged: "Why are you still standing there? Do you want me to go there in person?"

Guo Ang responded hurriedly and walked outside quickly, "Yes, sir!"

When the two Yanshan guards were unprepared and went to the kitchen with the two smallest sweet potatoes, Guo Ang thought of something and stopped.

Since I don’t know the taste and efficacy of sweet potatoes, why do I know how to cook these sweet potatoes?

Moreover, it seems that the master has said before that sweet potatoes are soft, glutinous and sweet!

This……

Ugh!

Guo Ang sighed slightly, then raised his steps again and headed towards the kitchen.

……

this will.

Outside Duke Dingguo's mansion, several figures suddenly appeared.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

The Yanshan guards guarding the door saw Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others and quickly opened the door while saluting respectfully.

"I see you, your majesty, I see your highness, the prince!"

"Is Duke Dingguo in the house?"

"Reporting to your majesty, my father-in-law is resting in the main hall!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and walked into the house!

However, he did not go to the main hall, but went straight to the back garden.

See this.

A Yanshan guard hurriedly ran to the main hall.

"Master, Master!"

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Looking at the anxious Yanshanwei, Guo An was shocked. Could it be that Guo Ang did something wrong and was discovered?

"Sir, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are here!"

"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince?"

Guo An breathed a sigh of relief, and then subconsciously glanced behind the Yanshan Guard, but did not see anyone.

"Where is your Majesty?"

"Back to the father-in-law, Your Majesty went directly to the back garden!"

"Go directly to the back garden?"

Guo An was startled again, stood up quickly, and walked to the back garden.

……

In the back garden, Zhu Di stood in front of two piles of sweet potatoes, looking happy.

"Prince, are these the harvested sweet potatoes?"

"Reporting back to my father, these are the sweet potatoes that Ha'er and Duke Ding dug out from two wooden boxes respectively!"

As he spoke, Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly. He felt like something was wrong with these sweet potatoes.

However, after looking at it for a long time, I didn't find anything wrong.

"Are these sweet potatoes?"

On the side, Yu Xin and Bao Zhao looked at the two piles of purple-red sweet potatoes on the ground, their faces filled with anticipation.

"Exactly!"

Zhu Gaochi nodded slightly again and said: "Yu Gong, Bao Gong, these two piles of sweet potatoes, one pile is twenty-six kilograms and one tael, and the pile is twenty-six kilograms and three taels!"

At this time, Zhu Di had already walked to another intact wooden box.

"Prince, are the sweet potatoes in this wooden box ripe?"

"Return to my father, you are mature!"

Zhu Gaochi said quickly.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di looked overjoyed, and then couldn't help but glance in the direction he came from, frowning slightly.

"It's been so long, why hasn't Duke Ding come yet?"

On the side, Xu Yong hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will send someone to hurry up right now!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded and asked again: "How do you dig out the sweet potatoes in this wooden box?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness and the Young Master used steel knives to cut off the circle of wooden bars on the outside of the wooden box, and then directly removed the wooden box. After the soil inside spread out, the sweet potatoes were automatically exposed!"

"I see!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, then returned to the two piles of sweet potatoes and started looking at them.

After a moment, Zhu Di suddenly asked: "Did someone steal some sweet potatoes from here?"

Xu Yong and the surrounding Yanshan guards were shocked and said hurriedly.

"Reporting to your majesty, these sweet potatoes have been left here to dry since they were dug out.

Moreover, Yanshan guards have always been guarding this place, and no one has come to take away these sweet potatoes without permission! "

"Is there no one?..."

Zhu Di frowned slightly.

Xu Yong, Zhu Gaochi and others couldn't help but feel something was wrong.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Guo An walking over in a hurry.

"I have met your majesty, your highness the prince, and you have met Duke Yu and Duke Bao!"

Zhu Di chuckled and said, "I heard that the sweet potatoes were ripe. I was so excited that I came uninvited. Don't blame Guo Qing!"

"Wei Chen is terrified!"

Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is able to come to Wei Chen's house. It is very rude for Wei Chen not to greet you from afar!"

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An lightly and said, "I also want to dig up a box of sweet potatoes myself!"

"This box of sweet potatoes was left by Wei Chen for Your Majesty!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di took the steel knife from Xu Yong's hand, and with a few cuts, the wooden box fell into pieces, and the mounds inside were scattered in all directions.

Nests of sweet potatoes are exposed.

"Sure enough!"

Zhu Di, Yu Xin, Bao Zhao and others couldn't help but feel happy.

"Bring me the scale!"

Zhu Di shouted again.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Guo An gave instructions to a servant on the side.

Soon, the steelyard was brought over again.

This time, Zhu Di weighed it himself!

After a while.

Zhu Di, Yu Xin, Bao Zhao and others were stunned again.

"Twenty-six pounds and six taels?"

"This... Your Majesty, this sweet potato can definitely produce twelve dan per acre, or even thirteen dan!"

Yu Xin's face flushed with excitement.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, this is a blessing to the millions of people of our Ming Dynasty, and it is also a blessing to our country and the country of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, with this blessed food, our Ming Dynasty will never be short of food again!"

"Your Majesty will be a holy king for eternity..."

Zhu Di also looked happy.

"Guo Qing, these sweet potatoes are the food that can fill the stomachs of the people of Ming Dynasty. There must be no mistakes. Especially not one sweet potato can be secretly taken away!"

Zhu Gaochi and Yu Xin also looked at Guo An.

Guo An had a sneer on his face, "Your Majesty has a keen eye. I never thought that this would not be hidden from His Majesty's eyes!"

...(End of chapter)