The system favors me so much, I get eight meals a day while escaping from famine

Jiang Qingyi was interrupted by Jiang Wenbin before she could finish her words, "Xiaowu, what did you say? Three thousand kilograms per mu? Is this grain or..."

"Uncle, don't get excited. Just listen to me."

Jiang Wenbin pressed his hands on his chest. He was really afraid that he could not control himself, mainly because what Xiaowu said was too scary.

He was not unfamiliar with the yields of these common grains. The yield of wheat was only about 300 kilograms per mu. However, the thing called potatoes in the basket had a yield of up to 3,000 kilograms per mu. What a concept!

If more crops were planted on the land in Dayue, at least half of the people could have their food and clothing solved.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wenbin's hands trembled with excitement.

"Uncle, I planted five acres of potatoes on the farm. They have recently matured. I dug out the ones in the basket to confirm the yield. You also know the importance of this thing. Food is the foundation of the nation, so I need you to bring this thing to the emperor."

Jiang Wenbin seemed to be frightened. He gasped for breath and it took him a while to calm down.

He asked seriously, "Xiao Wu, are you sure this thing can produce 3,000 kilograms per mu?"

Jiang Qingyi nodded, "No more, no less. Of course, if you don't believe me, the potatoes on my farm are still there and haven't been dug up yet. You can go and confirm it yourself."

"No, no need. I believe you. I will take this thing to see the emperor right now. You wait at home."

Jiang Wenbin didn't have time to eat dinner, so he asked someone to carry the basket and got on the carriage.

The carriage sped all the way to the outside of the palace, and Jiang Wenbin was stopped as expected. "The palace gate is a restricted area, and you are not allowed to enter without permission!"

Jiang Wenbin handed over his ID card and said, "I am Jiang Wenbin, an editor of the Imperial Academy. I have something very important to discuss with His Majesty. I hope you can inform him."

The soldier guarding the gate waved his hand to let his men go in and report.

Perhaps the emperor was in a good mood today and agreed to Jiang Wenbin's audience.

Jiang Wenbin brought a basket of potatoes all the way to the imperial study and placed the potatoes outside.

Jiang Wenbin knelt down and bowed deeply, "Your Highness, I, Jiang Wenbin, pay my respects to the Emperor."

The emperor was sitting on a chair painting. He said without raising his head, "Get up. What important matter do you have that requires you to come to see me at this time?"

"Your Majesty, my family has discovered a new kind of grain that can produce up to 3,000 kilograms per mu. I think this is very important, so I came to report it to Your Majesty as soon as I knew about it."

The emperor paused, and the ink from the brush dripped onto the paper, and the landscape painting was ruined.

The emperor obviously did not believe Jiang Wenbin's words. He put down his pen and asked seriously, "Jiang Wenbin, do you know the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"I know, but everything I said is true. All the potatoes my family has planted have not been dug up yet. Your Majesty will know once he sends someone to investigate."

The emperor shouted to the outside, "Wang Fu, go get the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Agriculture for me!"

"I obey your command!" Eunuch Wang responded from outside the door.

The emperor asked again, "Jiang Qing, have you brought the food you mentioned?"

"Your Majesty, I brought a basket and it's outside."

"Bring it in for me to see."

The eunuch beside the emperor was very tactful and carried a basket of potatoes from outside the imperial study room into the room.

The emperor walked around the basket and asked, "Is this it?"

"Yes." Jiang Wenbin answered standing aside.

"How to eat it?"

"It doesn't have a strong taste. You can eat it as a grain by steaming, boiling or roasting it. If you want to eat it as a vegetable, you can cut it up and stir-fry it, or stew it with meat."

The emperor nodded and told the eunuch beside him, "Gao Cheng, take this to the imperial kitchen and cook it according to what Jiang Qing said for me to taste."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it now."

……

Not long after, the Minister of Revenue Sima Yan and the Minister of Agriculture Zhu Hongzhuo met in the palace.

Zhu Hongzhuo stepped forward and greeted him, "Sir Sima, do you know why the emperor summoned us at this time?"

Sima Yan's expression didn't reveal anything, but he thought about it for a long time and couldn't think of anything important. He shook his head and said, "I don't know either."

The two of them had different thoughts, and finally came to the imperial study, "Your Majesty!"

"Get up." The emperor said in a light tone.

Sima Yan asked in a panic, "What instructions does the emperor have?"

Just then, the imperial kitchen staff brought over freshly cooked potatoes, and the emperor said, "Don't worry, come with me and try these potatoes."

Sima Yan and Zhu Hongzhuo looked at each other. They didn't think that the emperor had called them in so anxiously that night just to have a meal.

But at this time the two of them could not raise any questions, so they had to follow the emperor to the outer room.

The emperor waited for the eunuchs beside him to try the food before he began to taste it. The imperial chef had great cooking skills and could make even unfamiliar ingredients taste great.

The emperor was very satisfied with this. He looked at Jiang Wenbin and said, "If what Jiang Qing said is true, then you are a hero of my Dayue."

Soon, the emperor, Jiang Wenbin and the other two began to discuss matters related to potatoes.

Sima Yan and Zhu Hongzhuo were shocked to hear that the potato yield per mu was 3,000 kilograms. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

The emperor finally made a decision. "Sima Yan, you will confirm this matter, and the Minister of Agriculture and Jiang Qing will assist you. If the yield per mu is really that high, buy back 90% of the potatoes and start planting them in the imperial farm next year."

The three of them said together, "I obey your command."

When Jiang Wenbin returned home from the palace, Jiang Qingyi was still awake. She asked curiously, "Uncle, how is it?"

Jiang Wenbin took a sip of the cold tea and took a long breath. "The emperor sent the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Agriculture to confirm with me. We will go to the farm tomorrow. Xiaowu, you can come with me."

Jiang Qingyi nodded, "Okay, let's go back together tomorrow morning."

"Xiaowu, go to sleep first. I'll go find something to fill my stomach."

……

The next day, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Agriculture brought a team of people to meet Jiang Wenbin outside the city gate.

Jiang Qingyi led the way and took them to the farm outside the city.

Zhu Hongzhuo looked at the crooked potato seedlings and asked, "Is this the potato that produces 3,000 kilograms per mu?"

Jiang Qingyi quickly explained, "Sir, these potatoes grow in the ground, just dig them out."

Zhu Hongzhuo smiled and said, "You are not afraid of people, girl."

He asked the people he brought to bring a hoe, and he dug one up himself.

Just like Jiang Qingyi did the first time, Zhu Hongzhuo also dug up the potatoes in the field and rotted them.

But after the potatoes are dug out, no one cares whether they are rotten or not.

Because they saw with their own eyes that almost a basket of potatoes were dug out from under a potato seedling. This could be the family's staple food for a day, and it was very filling.

The Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Agriculture looked at each other excitedly, and then ordered everyone to start digging potatoes.