Live as the emperor

Chapter 264

Watching the sprouts emerge from the soil a little bit, it is almost equivalent to a little green sesame seed sprinkled on the ground.

However, Chen Guang had the urge to cry with joy, what the hell was going on.

To be honest, even when he invented the multi-spindle spinning machine, he was not so excited. When he got a large amount of dividends from the sale of the spinning machine and gauze, he didn't seem to be as excited as he is now.

The things grown in this land have a special meaning to him.

As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. Do anything—such as inventing and creating, such as reading and writing—you must have enough to eat. You can’t let everyone go hungry to start a revolution with you, right? .

A writer once said that any rules are actually a pastime after a full meal.

This shows how important it is for the ruler to be able to feed everyone.

First, he will have the strength to work when he is full, so the value created will be greater and the court will be able to collect more taxes.

Second, if the court can feed him enough, he will not rebel.Rebellion is a business with the head pinned to the waistband. If one is not good, the head will fall to the ground. Unless it is a last resort, who is willing to take risks?

To sum up, being able to feed all the people is really the most important thing.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are undoubtedly two such high-yielding crops that can satisfy the common people.

Not to mention white rice, at least it was a high-end product in ancient times, and it was basically unaffordable for non-middle-class families.

Maybe you have to ask, don’t so many farmers farm?What about the rice they produce?
First of all, the yield is low, which is the most fatal. The rice that I have worked so hard to grow in a year is just enough for myself to eat—if I don’t pay taxes.

But this is impossible. Agricultural tax has been collected for thousands of years. As the largest tax, how could it not be collected?
Well, I’ll accept it. This ratio is not low. Sometimes half of it is collected. You see, the food grown by a family of four is enough to feed these four people. The national tax has to collect half of it. two?But this is not a joke. After all, the peasants I mentioned are still very few. Most of the peasants don’t even have land. Of the half of the food, I will charge him half as rent. Well, you still have a quarter in your hands. Eat less for each meal, so you can only feed two of them. What about the other two? ?I can only work for others, as a part-time job - so when I see so many dreamy youths working several jobs in modern society, the people in ancient times are their ancestors.

Therefore, not having enough to eat is a big problem, and Chen Guang now has ideas and confidence to solve this problem.

The yield of sweet potatoes and potatoes is too high, so many times higher than that of rice.

Moreover, they are much easier to grow and cultivate than rice. For example, on hillsides, there are places where there is not much rain, and they can be planted. If they are popularized on a large scale, the amount of food produced will not be known.

That's why Chen Guang cares so much about these things.

While he was looking at the seedlings, Chen Ang appeared in the yard at some unknown time. He was standing behind Chen Guang. When Chen Guang stood up, his head almost hit Chen Ang's chin.

"Father, when did you come here, I didn't notify you in advance, so that I can go outside to pick you up." Chen Guang said hastily.

In fact, after Chen Guang entered the East Palace, he was already in the same big house as Chen Ang. Chen Guang said this just out of politeness.

"I heard that the grain you planted has sprouted, so I want to come and have a look." Chen Ang said with a smile.

He lowered his head and looked, and there were indeed some tender green buds on the little reclaimed land on the ground, which looked very cute.

Who is Chen Ang? That's the emperor, the tallest person in the temple. Naturally, he has never worked in farming, so he has never had the chance to see these cute little things. Looking at it at this moment, Immediately feel happy.

"It's beautiful," he said.

Chen Guang smiled. In fact, these buds are really pretty. The color of the buds that have just emerged is slightly yellowish, and the edges seem to be somewhat transparent. They look like very small succulents. Said to be naive.

Even Chen Guang, who had raised many succulents in his previous life, felt that these sprouts were not inferior to those succulents, let alone Chen Ang, who had never seen these things before.

Chen Ang continued: "These crops should have a name."

Chen Guangdao: "I also ask my father to give me a name."

In fact, the names of these plants are all in Chen Guang's heart, but he can't say them out. These things will naturally be passed down through the ages, and whoever chose the names will naturally be recorded in history. Such a good thing, Chen Guang Naturally, he didn't dare to steal Chen Ang's limelight.As a prince, it should be his duty to make the emperor happy.

If there are some emperors who are very happy with their achievements - such as Qianlong - they will take the opportunity if they have the opportunity, and they will take the opportunity even if they don't have the opportunity. If there is such an opportunity in front of him, he can give ten in a minute. Eight names come.

But Chen Ang is not such a person. He said: "These crops will be planted by the common people all over the country in the future. The name is naturally very important. We cannot let the common people know what it is after hearing it. I didn't look at it. After seeing their appearance, naming them at random may make people laugh in the future, if you say you have seen them, why don’t you come and give these things a name.”

Chen Guangdao: "Father is so considerate, my son is ashamed of himself. If this is the case, then the minister will be bold."

He pointed to the sprouts of the sweet potato and said: "This plant uses potatoes. And the skin is red, so it's better to call them sweet potatoes. They are a fruit, and the bigger one is bigger than my fist. It's just now It is not the most suitable season for planting, so even if it is produced this time, I am afraid it will not be large. If you have to wait until next spring to sow and harvest in autumn, then such a tender shoot may have dozens of sweet potatoes underneath, which is enough for an ordinary family of three. It's been several days."

Potatoes mainly refer to a class of terrestrial crops with edible roots or underground stems.There are roots, tubers, like sweet potatoes, that's it.

Chen Ang was shocked by the yield described by Chen Guang. He really couldn't figure out what kind of thing it was and why it produced so many fruits.

Of course he couldn't figure it out. When this kind of imported product was first introduced, everyone was shocked, but later, they became more and more fond of it.

"Sweet potato." He muttered again, then pointed to the sprout next to him, and said, "What about this one?"

(End of this chapter)