This person is too strong but insists on eating the empress' soft rice

Chapter 42 Novelty crops
But at this time, he still tried his best to show a touch of sadness.

I have to say, this guy is really a dedicated actor.

In the following time, Luo Hongyan personally watched the performances of all the talents.

And she also selected three candidates from among them, and those selected by her will be entrusted with corresponding official positions.

As for the rest of the people, they were invited out of Juxian Palace.

Some families were happy and some were sad, the talented people who were left in the Juxian Palace were all smiling.

Then I heard Luo Hongyan say in a loud voice: "You are all the pillars of my great dynasty. It is a great joy for me to be here with you today. Today I will take you to eat something new. .”

"Come on, serve!"

Luo Hongyan clapped her palms, and immediately there were court ladies serving delicious dishes one after another.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

All the talented people around were staring blankly at the dishes presented by the maids.

But they found that these dishes seemed to be made from the same thing, but they didn't know this kind of thing yet.

So a group of people began to whisper and talk.

Luo Hongyan didn't stop her from doing so, and held a potato feast this time.

Her purpose was to make a name for the new crop of potatoes.

In this process, being discussed by people is really a very normal thing.

And before the answer is revealed, sufficient discussion will also help to fully mobilize everyone's curiosity.

After the dishes on each table had been presented, Luo Hongyan ordered: "Everyone, please use your chopsticks."

After speaking, in order to dispel everyone's doubts, she even picked up a dish and ate it.

The surrounding guests saw that His Majesty had already eaten, so naturally they didn't dare to delay any longer.

So they also moved their chopsticks to eat.

"What kind of food is this?"

"It tastes soft and glutinous, and the taste is quite good."

"It's a pity that there are only vegetables, why don't you have some rice?"

It's getting late now, and with the fact that they all lined up quite a bit earlier, many people were a little hungry.

So some people whispered, wondering why only dishes were served but no staple food.

However, they could only whisper their questions in a low voice and did not dare to question them directly.

Fortunately, the dishes prepared by these imperial dining rooms taste very good, and the quantity is also very large.

So in the following time, each of these guests also opened their bellies and ate.

After about half an hour, Luo Hongyan put away her chopsticks and asked the audience.

"Everyone, are you full?"

The guests below all touched their bellies and nodded in satisfaction after hearing the words.

At the beginning, they didn't expect that just some dishes could make them have such a strong sense of fullness.

Even the small group of people who were complaining about the lack of rice just now, their stomachs are full and they still have more to say.

These people are like discovering a new world.

Many people couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, what did we eat just now? How can it be so delicious?"

"Yes, what kind of crop is it and why have I never eaten it?"

After a few people asked about their doubts, more and more people began to ask questions.

At this time, their inner curiosity has been mobilized to the extreme.

Everyone can't wait to know what they just ate.

Luo Hongyan saw that the atmosphere was almost ready, so she picked up a potato from the side.

On this potato, there is still a small part of mud, which looks really ugly.

"Everyone, all the dishes you ate just now are cooked from this crop. Not only does it taste good, it can also be used as a staple food in times of famine."

After Luo Hongyan's words fell, everyone looked at the potato with dirt in her hand in surprise.

The ministers on the side couldn't help being a little excited after hearing Luo Hongyan's words.

Before the guests below could react, they heard that Liu Xiang asked Luo Hongyan excitedly.

"Your Majesty, is this the crop you ordered to promote?"

"Not bad!" Luo Hongyan nodded and replied with a smile on her face.

"May I ask Your Majesty, what is the yield of this crop?"

This is what Liu Zhizhang is most concerned about.

Liu Zhizhang has already experienced the taste of potatoes and the energy contained in them.

What he is most concerned about now is the yield of this new crop called potatoes.

If the output is higher, maybe it can really solve the problem of famine.

"The yield of potatoes is generally about 30 shi per mu, and it can reach [-] shi in fertile land. Even in barren land, it can have more than [-] shi per mu."

After Luo Hongyan's words fell, the surrounding crowd immediately fell into excitement.

You must know that the yield of other grains planted in the imperial city of the Dacha God Dynasty is only about five stones per mu.

This seemingly inconspicuous guy can actually produce ten times the yield per mu of other grains?
This data is too exaggerated, and it is no wonder that there are gasps from the surrounding crowd from time to time.

The eyes of most people are full of excitement.

You must know that they have been able to predict that the price of food will rise higher and higher recently.

There are already many people who can't afford to eat. If this continues, even if the court tries its best to support it, it will not be able to solve the imminent large-scale famine.

At that time, countless people will starve to death, and mourning will be everywhere.

Behind all of this, there is still a significant reduction in food production this year due to floods.

But just now, after the appearance of this new type of crop that the empress showed to everyone, all problems will be solved.

What a frightening number it is that is ten times the output of other grains?
Of course, the happy crowd did not include the major grain merchants who lent grain to Luo Hongyan earlier.

Now they can already foresee it after hearing the horrible yield of potatoes.

It won't be long before the food shortage in the market will disappear.

At that time, the price of food will definitely plummet rapidly.

At that time, even if Luo Hongyan fulfilled her promise and exchanged bank notes for major grain merchants at [-] times the market price at that time, they would definitely lose money.

As for the production of potatoes, grain merchants have no doubts at all.

Luo Hongyan is an empress, how could she lie about such a matter?

(End of this chapter)