Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 17 Cen Text

"Jun Xian, Sizi is right. The potatoes she mentioned can indeed reach a yield of three thousand catties per mu, or even more!"

"I just witnessed it with my own eyes in the backyard of Fuer's Mansion. The yield of potatoes per mu is really eye-opening!"

Plop!Li Junxian was so shocked that he slid from his seat into the carriage, knelt down in front of Li Shimin, and for the first time in his life, he lost his voice: "Your Majesty, is it true? Can it really reach three thousand catties per mu?"

"At least three thousand catties!" Li Shimin nodded firmly, "I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, are blessed!"

Li Junxian almost wept with joy, he knew very well the character of His Majesty the Emperor, since he said so, the potato can definitely produce [-] catties per mu, the people of Tang Dynasty are really blessed!
The reason why Li Junxian was so excited was because when he was a child, there was a famine in his family.

He originally had seven brothers and sisters, but they all starved to death in the end. If there were three thousand catties of potatoes per mu at that time, why would so many people starve to death?
So Li Junxian was naturally very surprised when he knew that the grain crops produced more than [-] catties per mu.

"Your Majesty, did you really see that potatoes were planted by His Royal Highness Zhao?" Li Junxian still couldn't believe it.

"Uncle Li, my father said it all, I saw it with my own eyes!" Li Mingda laughed, "Why did we lie to you about this?"

"Boom!" Li Junxian kowtowed heavily, "Your Majesty, princess, I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, finally don't have to go hungry anymore!"

"It seems that those in Chang'an City who said that King Zhao is incompetent are all blind. I want to say that His Highness King Zhao is the most powerful..."

At this time, Li Junxian didn't know how to praise Li Fu. In Li Junxian's eyes, Li Fu was like a man from heaven.

Seeing Li Junxian's excitement, Li Shimin couldn't help but sneered in his heart, this Li Junxian really dared to say that he was the only one who said that Li Fu was a dry person, did he really think he didn't know anything?

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin said to Li Junxian: "Junxian, you go and ask Cen Wenwen to enter the palace."

"As for the promotion of potatoes, I plan to ask him to cooperate with King Zhao to promote planting. This matter must be done quickly."

Li Junxian heard that it was a major event related to the promotion and planting of potatoes, so he didn't dare to neglect, immediately handed in his promise, and then left in a hurry.

Cen Wenwen, courtesy name Jingren, was born in Jiyang, Dengzhou, the grandson of Cen Shanfang, Shangshu of the Xiliang Ministry of Officials, and the son of Cen Zhixiang, the Minister of Yu in the Sui Dynasty.

He was smart and agile since he was a child, and he was well-versed in classics and history. During the Wude period, he pacified Jingzhou with Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, and granted Jingzhou a farewell. A capable minister under his command.

Therefore, Li Shimin believed that it was him who let Cen Wenwen return to Tiance Mansion, assist Li Fu, and promote and plant potatoes well.

When Li Junxian brought Cen Wenwen to the palace, Cen Wenwen had an unhappy expression on his face. He is now the secretary of the Zhongshu Ling, the governor of the government, and he works very hard on weekdays, so he goes to bed early every day. Li Junxian went to his residence. At that time, he just fell asleep.

But the emperor invited him into the palace at this time, Cen Wenwen knew it would not be a trivial matter, so he kept asking Li Junxian on the road.

"General Li, His Majesty summoned me tonight, but there is something urgent, I have nothing prepared..."

"Master Cen, don't be nervous. Your Majesty has something important to ask, and it's a very good thing. You can rest assured." Li Junxian saw Cen Wenwen's nervousness and kindly comforted him.

A great deal?Cen Wenwen looked surprised, he hadn't heard of any major events happening in the court recently, but since Li Junxian said it was a good thing, it would definitely not be a disaster, so Cen Wenwen's nervousness gradually eased.

In the imperial study room, Li Shimin got up when he saw Cen Wenwen coming in. Cen Wenwen quickly bowed his head and bowed, but was supported by Li Shimin.

"Jingren, I remember that during the reign of Wude, you worked in the household department for a period of time, tell me what you have done?"

In the household department during the Takede period?Cen Wenwen looked surprised, he didn't expect Li Shimin to ask these things, his mind turned quickly, but he couldn't figure out why after much deliberation.

So Cen Wenwen replied truthfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, my main research at that time was to study rice in Shu, and I once put forward some opinions on the issue of rice yield."

"But the rice production in Shu has reached a bottleneck period, and Wei Chen's thoughts at the time did not have much effect."

Hearing what Cen Wenwen said, Li Shimin laughed, "Jingren, since rice has reached a bottleneck period, have you ever thought about changing it to a crop that can replace rice but can be eaten as food?"

"Ah?" Cen Wenwen raised his head in astonishment, with a look of surprise on his face, the man in his heart suddenly understood that this was probably the good thing Li Junxian said.

However, I have never heard of any crops whose yield can exceed that of rice in Shu. Who did your Majesty listen to? Could it be that the yield of this crop can exceed that of rice in Shu?can't...

Li Shimin saw Cen Wenwen's surprise, and slowly paced up and down in the hall, preparing to give Cen Wenwen a big surprise.

"Jing Ren, do you know the maximum rice output in the Tang Dynasty? How much is it generally?"

Cen Wenwen pondered for a while, and immediately replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the rice yield in Sichuan can reach up to about [-] catties per mu, but the general rice production in the whole country is less than [-] catties."

Li Shimin nodded and said with a smile: "I learned today that a group of food crops called potatoes can produce more than [-] catties per mu. I plan to let you participate in the promotion and planting of this crop. Is Jing Ren willing?"

"Ah?" Cen Wenwen's head buzzed, and then the blood rushed up, feeling top-heavy, and his whole body shook a few times, so that he didn't faint.

But he quickly gritted his teeth and calmed down, shaking his head vigorously. The crops per mu are more than three thousand catties. How is this possible?

Even if it is a fairy, I am afraid that it is impossible to achieve this kind of yield per mu. I must be hallucinating. It should be three hundred catties!
"Why, Jing Ren thought that I was lying to you?" Li Shimin smiled and looked at Cen Wenwen who was full of shock and suspicion.

"Your Majesty!" Cen Wenwen cupped his hands, "It's not that I don't want to believe it, but that the crops yielding more than [-] catties per mu are so unbelievable!"

Li Shimin burst out laughing when he heard this, he didn't blame Cen Wenwen for not trusting him at all, in fact it was himself who was shocked when he first heard about it in Li Fu's mansion.

But later in Li Fu's backyard, seeing potato seedlings with his own eyes, and hearing Li Fu's inner voice, he could only choose to believe.

But until now, Li Shimin's heart is still a little worried, and he is also a little worried about whether the yield per mu can be achieved.

"Because of this, I summoned you overnight. Apart from you, I can't think of anyone else who would be suitable for this matter." Li Shimin said to Cen Wenwen in a serious manner.

Seeing Li Shimin's solemn tone, Cen Wenwen suddenly had expectations in his heart, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, where is this potato at this time?"

(End of this chapter)