I will never be Renzong

Chapter 52 Potatoes Potatoes Potatoes
After Ju Yong, the inspector censor, said, Liu E's complexion suddenly turned dark. She also knew that the Yellow River broke its embankment and the rain continued, and the people's harvest would be affected. But for two months, since she came to the court, the court There is no good news, and it is natural to make an auspicious event with great difficulty, but I don't want the censor to come out to add trouble to her if he is full and has nothing to do.

Lu Yijian, a political advisor, said: "If the Yellow River breaks its embankment, it will belong to the Yellow River. If the people's harvest is bad, it will be due to the bad harvest. If auspiciousness is auspicious, how can the three be mixed together?"

Lu Yijian is a die-hard fan of Liu E. Naturally speaking from Liu E's point of view, because the Yellow River broke its embankment again, and the heavy rain continued, and the crops suffered. Some people have already started talking about whether the queen mother is coming to the court, and the women's meddling in politics has caused dissatisfaction with the heavens, etc. wait.
The reason why Zhao Zhen promoted auspiciousness was to make the appearance of Tudou seem reasonable, not to be entangled in other issues. Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Lu Xiang's words are not unreasonable, but what Ju Yushi said is also a matter. The Yellow River broke its embankment and destroyed the houses of the people, damaged the fields, and caused the refugees to be scattered in the fields and starved of food. Although the imperial court has issued a disaster relief order, it will not be effective for a while."

There is an old saying that one knows etiquette when granaries are real, and one knows honor and disgrace when one has enough food and clothing. Therefore, food is the most important thing for the people. Throughout the dynasties and dynasties, as long as the authorities can let the people have food to eat and clothes to wear, then the government must be clear and the world will be peaceful. All the people return to their hearts, so how important the land is to the people! "

Ju Yong hurriedly said: "The official is wise!"

Zhao Zhen changed his mind and said: "But auspiciousness does not appear for no reason, someone here will lift up the four big vats in my bedroom!"

The officials present and Liu E didn't know what medicine was sold in Zhao Zhen's gourd, and they all looked forward to what Zhao Zhen would bring up.

After a while, eight extremely powerful Forbidden Army warriors came in two by two carrying a huge vat, and then gently placed four large vats on the main hall of Chongming Palace at a time.

"May I ask the official what this is?"

Feng Zheng looked at the unnamed plants in the tank and asked curiously.

"The name of this thing is potatoes. As for the source, I will speak slowly with the family of the nobles. A few months ago, a cold snap came suddenly, and the eldest lady and the younger lady fell ill one after another. When the empress prayed for blessings but didn't want to return, she met a sea guest who was offering incense and gave me something in the shape of two fists, saying that it was called potatoes, and it came from a place called America thousands of miles away. This is not important, the important thing is that I learned from Haike that the yield of this product can reach 15 shi per mu, and it does not pick up the soil, and it is extremely drought-tolerant. If it is popularized in the Song Dynasty, the people will no longer worry about it. worry about food!"

In the Song Dynasty, 1 city catty was 640 grams, and 1 stone equaled 92.5 song catties, that is, one stone was about 59.2 kilograms. In the 21st century, the yield per mu of potatoes was about 4000 catties per mu. Zhao Zhen integrated the agricultural technology of the Song Dynasty and reduced the yield per mu. Half of it, 15 stones is about 900 kilograms, which is also a conservative estimate.

"Officials! Is there really such a thing in the world? There are a lot of quack warlocks these days, and the officials can't believe the words of these warlocks."

Wang Zeng hurriedly got up and said that he obviously did not believe that there are crops that can yield a thousand catties per mu, do not pick soil fertility, and are drought-tolerant.

Liu E also frowned and said: "If there is such a thing in the world, it will really be an auspicious sign from heaven that will protect me throughout the Song Dynasty for thousands of years."

Zhao Zhen replied: "I didn't believe it at first, but after thinking about it, if there is such a thing, it would be a great contribution, so I bought these two potatoes from that Haike for 100 taels of silver. And two months ago, according to the method taught by Professor Haike, he cultivated this thing in these four large tanks. That Haike said that when the leaves of the potatoes turned yellow, it was the time to receive the goods. Ganoderma lucidum grew on the pillar, and it happened that the leaves of the potato turned yellow again, so I wondered if auspiciousness was sent from heaven to warn me, but I don’t know how much the potato is produced, only that Haike knows , I also sent people to inquire about the sea guest, but the sea guest has already gone to sea, and I don’t know when he will come back after going there!”

The Eighth King Zhao Yuanyan said quickly: "How can there be food worth a hundred taels of silver in this world? Could it be that the officials have been deceived by others? How can there be food worth a hundred taels of silver in this world?"

The officials below naturally wanted to ask the same question, but they were the Eight Great Kings, uncles of the official family, so they could ask so directly. They were all officials after all.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly said: "Because of this, I plan to receive the potatoes on the spot in front of the officials and the aunt today, and check whether it is fake! To tell you the truth, I had a dream yesterday, and the dream When the late emperor smiled at me but said nothing, he just nodded with satisfaction, I guess there must be auspiciousness shining on our Song Dynasty!"

In order to convince the officials, Zhao Zhen even pulled Song Zhenzong out, and he took great pains.

The eighth king, Zhao Yuanyan, walked up to a large vat curiously, glanced inside, then turned to Zhao Zhen and said, "Officials! I don't know how to pick this thing."

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen got up and stepped off the dragon chair to come to a large vat, and grabbed the frightened potato leaf, as if grabbing a rabbit's ear, and lifted it up vigorously, only to see three potato leaves following it. The fist-sized potatoes, all the ministers couldn't help but take a deep breath, each potato weighed more than half a catty, if this thing is really edible, then the common people in the world will be blessed.

"Huh? So little, too little!"

Zhao Zhen muttered, and then dug out two half a catty potatoes from the soil with his hands, and then smiled with satisfaction.

The Eight Great Kings reacted the fastest, and immediately pulled up all four potatoes from a large vat in front of them, without caring about the image at all. Potato couldn't help laughing out loud, touching this and then that, and he was close to a kiss.

Zhao Zhen just pulled out one and stepped back.

Prime Minister Feng Zheng pointed to the big vat that Zhao Zhen had pulled out and said excitedly: "Officials! Can you let me do the rest!"

"Of course! Please, Mr. Feng!"

Zhao Zhen replied hurriedly.

Feng Zheng knows how to be a man, but he just pulled out one like Zhao Zhen, then pulled it into the soil, and picked out three or four potatoes. He smiled happily and shouted: God bless the Song Dynasty, the yield per mu is [-] Stone!
Someone started, and many people came out one after another, scrambling to ask for potatoes to be picked. After the three big vats were lighted by several important court officials, Liu E suddenly coughed, and then said: "Such good news should naturally be picked." It is to tell the ancestors and ancestors that this last vat should be picked after the sacrifice is over!"

In fact, Liu E sat behind the curtain and looked a little jealous. She also wanted to pick the potatoes with an yield of nearly [-] shi per mu, but she was a daughter after all, so naturally it was not easy to compete with these ministers.

"I will obey the Queen Mother's order!"

The ministers who wanted to experience it for themselves gave up their thoughts.

Sure enough, after offering sacrifices to heaven and earth and telling the ancestors, Liu E carried the big vat into the harem, and together with Yang, she collected the last pot of potatoes.

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(End of this chapter)