Royal Gold Magistrate

This sweet potato is without a doubt an artifact.

The yield is extremely high, and it is resistant to cold and drought. It only needs to be planted for two months to be as big as a thumb.

There is no doubt that it can be used as a staple food during a famine period. If you are tired of eating, it can also be made into starch products, and the residue can also be processed into feed.

Even the stems and leaves are edible.

Fang Zhengyi has been obsessed with sweet potatoes for several years, but he can't get it.

If there is no major explosion in food production, it will be difficult to release the labor force across the country.

No matter how many high-end products Taoyuan County manufactures, it can only be limited to the wealthy circle.

If most workers cannot be involved in the game, it is impossible to talk about being rich...

Just like Taoyuan County's high-end tea and wine, mirrors and other products, people can't even eat, so how can they buy them?

If only rich merchants and nobles were supplied, the production capacity of Taoyuan County could be satisfied, and there was no way to expand production.

This is the core contradiction. Now that we have sweet potatoes, the problem will be solved in a short time!

Moreover, Fang Zhengyi's confidence has been greatly boosted by the sweet potato, and he has made up his mind to continue searching for potatoes and corn.

But looking at the thin and soft sweet potatoes on the ground, Fang Zheng suddenly felt a little thumping in his heart.

The scent of sweet potatoes can be vaguely smelled, but the one on the ground is a bit too thin, with some roots. It is no wonder that the doctor Hu recognized it as ginseng.

No matter how much you think about it, it is better to taste it directly. Fangzheng picked up the sweet potato on the ground and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation, savoring it carefully...

Seeing this, Li Yuanzhao grinned at the corners of his mouth, then hesitantly pinched it and stuffed it into his mouth.

After Fangzheng tasted it carefully, he found that there was no problem with the taste, but the sweetness was a bit weak.

But it is not surprising that all the fruits and vegetables eaten since I came to Dajing are far inferior to modern fruits and vegetables in terms of sweetness and flavor.

Obviously, the things that have not been artificially selected and domesticated are not very good. After all, no animal or plant is born to be eaten and lived by humans.

Even watermelons grown in greenhouses in Taoyuan County are not very sweet, and there are huge cavities in the watermelons, which is obviously a problem with the variety.

But this is sweet potato is already sure!

Li Yuanzhao smacked the taste: "It's not bad...but what kind of disease does this thing cure?"

"Cure diseases? Yes, it can indeed cure diseases, especially the diseases of poverty and hunger!"

Fangzheng took a look at Imperial Physician Hu who was still pretending to be dead, and picked him up again. Seeing his drooping head, he pinched his crotch.

Immediately, Imperial Physician Hu screamed as if stepping on an electric wire, and then said in embarrassment, "Master Fang! You can kill a scholar, but you can't be humiliated!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Take me to the Supreme Hospital! Find me all this ginseng! And who bought it, and explain it to the official!"

After finishing speaking, he dragged Doctor Hu and went out.

Li Yuanzhao said anxiously from behind: "Old Fang, then my sister..."

"Leave it alone!"

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The three of them galloped all the way, Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao were full of excitement, while Imperial Physician Hu kept yelling, which attracted the attention of passers-by.

Soon the three of them arrived at the Imperial Hospital, and Imperial Physician Hu humiliated and began to search for medicinal materials.

When a box containing three sweet potatoes was delivered to Fang Zhengyi, he was completely relieved.

Pointing to the sweet potato in the box, he whispered to Li Yuanzhao: "This thing is called sweet potato, and it can produce more than a thousand catties per mu! If the planting can be promoted, the world will be peaceful."

"You take it first, I'm afraid that this quack doctor will find fault in a while, and something will happen again..."

Li Yuanzhao's eyes widened suddenly when he heard the words, and he looked at the three ugly sweet potatoes in the box in astonishment, obviously realizing the importance of them.

He took the box and stuffed it into his clothes, holding it tightly in his arms.

Seeing Li Yuanzhao's hard work, Fang Zhengyi also heaved a sigh of relief, pointing to Imperial Physician Hu, "Where is the person who bought this ginseng?"

Physician Hu pulled her face: "I have already sent someone to call."

After waiting for a while, an honest-looking young man came over and bowed to the prince.

Fangzheng asked directly, "You are the one who bought ginseng from Fanshang? What's your name?"

The honest young man said: "My lord, my villain Song You, I did buy that ginseng from a fan merchant a few days ago."

"Where is that merchant now? Are there other things in your hand that you haven't seen?"

Song You hesitated and said: "The appearance of those merchants is very rare. It should be an accident to come to my big scene. We don't understand the language. In addition to this ginseng, there are many long-term radishes sold to the villain, but... It rotted a lot, and the villain didn't want it, and those fan merchants left after that."

Long Lai radish?Fang Zhengyi was a little puzzled, what is this thing?

"What does that radish look like?"

"It's just like a radish, with bumps and whiskers on it..."

Fangzheng was stunned, isn't this fucking corn! ?What shit radish?

The eyes of the people in the hospital are as if they are blind, shit!Corn is so missed?

After a long silence, Fangzheng opened his mouth and said, "Where did you find those fan merchants?" "Jiang Linggang."

"You are in the palace, why do you go to Jiangling Port to buy medicinal materials?"

"My lord, many medicinal materials are afraid of being damaged, so it is faster to go by water."

Then Fang Zhengyi asked some more questions, and Song You answered them one by one.

In short, those fan merchants probably won't be able to chase them back... I don't know when they will meet again, but getting this news is already a huge gain.

If the other party doesn't come, I can still go out and look for it on my own initiative. At least I can be sure that there is indeed corn in this world.

But Fang Zhengyi still felt aggrieved...

He hugged Song You and started to walk out the door, saying: "Xiao Song, what you said is very good, I appreciate you very much."

"How much silver did you spend on those red... ginseng?"

Song You was a little frightened by his sudden change of attitude, and whispered, "Master Hui, 2000 taels."

In 2000, I bought three catties of sweet potatoes from a stranger, and he didn't know what sweet potatoes were, and they were worthless in the hands of a fan merchant.

So the statement of 2000 taels is purely to lie to a fool, he is a buyer of the pharmacy in the palace, so he is very familiar with prices, Fang Zhengyi does not believe that he can do such a stupid thing.

So he said sadly: "Is it really 2000 taels? A liar will swallow a thousand needles?"

"Really...really."

Fangzheng quietly pointed at the prince with one hand: "Look, do you know what the prince is holding in his arms?"

"A court lady lied in front of the prince just now, and the prince cut off her head, and was about to take it back to plant flowers..."

Song You looked at the prince, saw that his arms were really bulging, and began to tremble, clenching his teeth...

Fangzheng sternly said: "The reason why I am looking for you today is because the crown prince has already discovered something. I think you are not bad and want to save your life. Don't be ignorant. Tell me! How much did you spend?!"

"two...two..two"

Fangzheng curled his lips in disdain, buying three catties of sweet potatoes for two liang of silver, what a fool!

"What about the money?"

Tremblingly, Song You took out two banknotes from his pocket, and said in a trembling voice, "My lord, I don't dare to spend any of this money!! My lord...help me..."

Fangzheng put the two banknotes into his sleeves calmly.

"Okay, don't be afraid, you go back!"

"My lord is so kind and virtuous! The villain will never forget it!"

Hearing the words, Song You seemed to have received an amnesty, and trotted all the way out of the Tai Hospital.

Then Fangzheng called Li Yuanzhao over with a wave, and took out the 2000 taels of silver notes he had just cheated.

I gave Li Yuan a photo.

Li Yuanzhao looked at the 1000 taels silver note in his hand and blinked: "Old Fang, what do you mean? Give me money again?"

Fangzheng laughed and said, "The palace bought and concealed the expenses. The sweet potatoes only cost two taels! The actual expenditure was two thousand taels. This is the money I just recovered."

Hearing this, Li Yuanzhao immediately gritted his teeth: "These bastards dare to cheat with money from the palace! When I have time, I will find them all!"

"Huh? Didn't you say 2000 taels? Why is it only 1000 taels? What about the remaining [-] taels?"

Fangzheng's expression was serious, and he put the remaining 1000 taels into his sleeves, and said solemnly, "I'll save it for His Highness!"

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