Come to Daming with military supplies

"Governor Yang, pay attention to your words and deeds, and don't deviate from the topic." Hu Wei, Minister of Rites, did not speak, but at this moment he suddenly reminded him, implying that Yang Chendong's words were a bit extreme.

This is not because Hu Min wanted to make things difficult for Yang Chendong, but on the contrary, he was still helping him.How can I say that because of him, Hu Changning has meritorious service, and based on this, he has to show something.

"Thank you for reminding me, my lord. The lower officials will pay attention." Yang Chendong didn't know Hu Wei, and he didn't know who he was.It's just that from the other party's words, he could feel a trace of kindness, and immediately cupped his fists to thank him.Then, when looking at Wang Zuo, the conversation turned around and said: "Master Wang, how much arable land does Daming have, and how many people do we have? The land is based on the yield per mu, and how many people can it support?"

This question is directly related to the foundation of the country, so naturally Wang Zuo will not answer lightly.But he can still answer some questions, "The ratio of land to population is a little lacking. The average yield of land is about two stones per mu. If it is a bumper harvest year, the people will naturally have no worries about food, but if it is a disaster year. , it will be a little stretched.”

Wang Zuo's answer was well-founded, and he pointed directly at God, which means that people's farming depends on God for food. If the weather is good, the country will be safe and the people will be safe, and the grain will be harvested.On the other hand, if there is a problem, it is not with people, but with heaven.

"Yes, yes, no one can tell God's temper. No one can predict whether it will be a year of good weather or drought or flood." Suddenly, the voices of the officials below burst into discussion, and they seemed to be sighing. What, but in fact, he was using this to tell Yang Chendong that God's temper cannot be controlled by anyone.Therefore, it is reasonable to be short of food for a while.

The people below were discussing, even Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, who was seated high on the dragon chair, nodded in agreement.He had heard such remarks more than once, and he also thought it was a reasonable thing. Sometimes, due to natural disasters, some censors would directly point out that it was him, the emperor, who had done inappropriate things.Every time he is angry, he is not light, but he has no way to refute.

Everyone was thinking about something, or whispering something.Unpredictably, Yang Chendong, who was standing in the middle of the court hall, suddenly said, "Then dare to ask Mr. Wang, if there is a kind of grain that can break through the two stones per mu, will it change the problem of food shortage?"

"Huh?" Wang Zuo asked instinctively, "But I don't know what Governor Yang said, what is the number after the yield per mu breaks through two stones?"

"What if the official said it was fifteen stones?" After several questions, Yang Chendong finally threw out the big killer he had planned for a long time.

Quiet

Very quiet.

The originally lively court suddenly became audible, and everyone stopped breathing at this moment, what's more, their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide. There's nothing wrong with plugging in a light bulb.

"Shh!"

After the silence comes the movement.Seeing that Wang Zuo, who was already in his 60s, suddenly became much lighter, he rushed to Yang Chendong with a stride, stretched out his hands and grabbed Yang Chendong's hands with lightning speed, and asked excitedly, "Yang Chendong Governor, is what you just said true?"

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Yang Chendong, only waiting for his answer.If this person dares to say that he is joking now, it is estimated that many people's spitting stars will be sprayed on his face immediately, or even exaggerated, it is possible to drown him.

Yang Chendong felt that he was already very vigilant, but he was still caught by Wang Zuo. From this, it can be seen that the power of potential is really infinite.

"that that"

Seeing that Yang Chendong didn't answer, instead he hesitated a bit, Wang Zuo was afraid that the other party was joking, so he asked anxiously, "What about this and that, Governor Yang, please tell me quickly?"

Yang Chendong blushed, "Master Wang, you hurt my hand from scratching."

"Uh" was replaced by Wang Zuo blushing, and immediately let go of his hands, but his expression was still extremely nervous, "Quickly, is what you just said the truth?"

"Yes. It's just that what I mean by fifteen stones per mu refers to"

Before Yang Chendong could finish his sentence, the courtiers on the side said quickly: "Looking at this situation, it should be a special case. What a joke, how can there be such a high yield of grain in the world."

"It's not necessarily true. Even if it's [-] stones that can reach the extreme occasionally, it's usually around [-] stones. That's pretty high." Some people defended Yang Chendong.

Yang Chendong, who was about to speak, suddenly heard the words in his ear, and didn't intend to continue. Instead, he stood there looking around, waiting for them to finish speaking.

"Shut up, old man." But Wang Zuo couldn't stand it anymore.As the Minister of the Household Department of a country, money and food are the things he deals with the most.

And food is the foundation of a country!

Without food, soldiers can't eat, how can they win battles?

Without food, the people could not eat, so they could only rebel.

Without food, the country will not be a country, and the foundation will not be stable.But there is only so much land in a country, and the number of people is indeed increasing year by year. In order to solve this problem, Wang Zuo didn't know how many ways he thought of.Can never find a way.Originally, I thought that this was the only way to do it in my lifetime, and the matter was only left to future generations to solve.

It never occurred to him that Yang Chendong suddenly stood up and said that there was grain with a yield of about fifteen shi per mu, how could he not be overjoyed.It is the critical time to speak now, and there are indeed other ministers making sarcastic remarks, how can it make people angry?

With Wang Zuo's sharp reprimand, the restless officials became quiet again in an instant.It can be seen from this that Wang Zuo still has a certain prestige among his courtiers.It is true, if he offends this person, he will wear a small shoe for anyone casually, and when it comes to asking for money, he will dial it later, and make excuses to dial less, I am afraid that no one will be able to stand it.

The audience became quiet again. When Wang Zuo looked at Yang Chendong, his eyes showed eager anticipation again, "Governor Yang, they all shut up, please continue talking."

"Okay." Yang Chendong nodded, and then a smile suddenly appeared on his face and said: "The fifteen shi per mu yield I said refers to the year of the catastrophe, even the normal year is fine." Reaching around 25 shi, if it is a good year, it is not uncommon to reach [-] shi."

"boom!"

At this moment, the court couldn't calm down, everyone looked at Yang Chendong without hearing clearly, and the sound of heavy breathing was everywhere.

"Do I need to repeat it?" Yang Chendong seemed to be used to this sudden change of atmosphere, and asked Wang Zuo with a smile.

"Need, need." Wang Zuo nodded his head as quickly as a chicken pecking at rice.

"I said that 25 shi per mu refers to the minimum yield. It is possible to reach up to [-] shi, or even [-] shi." Yang Chendong said again in a very sure tone.

Chapter 54 High Yield Potatoes

This time, everyone listened clearly with their ears upright. After confirming that they heard correctly, all the officials became excited.Hu Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, reacted even faster, knelt down on the ground with a plop, wept in the direction of Yingzong, and said, "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, with this thing, our Ming Dynasty will no longer be disturbed by hunger. Come down, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, the country will be rich and the people will be strong."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty." For a moment, all the ministers except Yang Chendong fell to their knees on the ground, and what's more, they were crying and laughing with snot and tears, as if they were suffering from a mental illness .

Yingzong on the dragon chair finally knew what had happened.Having been an emperor for so many years, of course he knows the importance of food, so he is overjoyed to hear that there is a solution.When looking at Yang Chendong, he also had a happy expression on his face. He was not angry at all because this person didn't kneel down. Instead, he asked kindly in his voice, "But I don't know what Yang Aiqing said about the huge yield per mu. Where is the food?"

As soon as the holy words came out, all the ministers looked at each other.They were so happy that they forgot where it was.Don't say it is at sea again, it would be embarrassing.After all, everyone knows that Yang Chendong brought three sacred mirrors to the palace from the sea.There were even quite a few ministers who went to pay their respects, and their hair and hair could be clearly seen, and it would not be too much to say that they were fetishes.

Fortunately, Yang Chendong didn't try to stimulate everyone's nerves, and replied confidently, "The things are in Yangjiazhuang, fifteen miles south of the city, just because most of them are still in the growing period and haven't fully grown yet. mature, so it is not suitable to harvest now."

I heard that things are only fifteen miles away from the capital, how can Yingzong and his ministers wait. "This can't be harvested, you can always see it?" Naturally, this question was asked by Wang Zuo.

"Of course you can. Not only can you watch, but you can also harvest a small amount, and even make some for everyone to taste, just to experience how this new food tastes." Now that he decided to donate potatoes, naturally, Yang Chendong didn't No hint of concealment.Regardless of whether he will be disappointed with Daming or will replace him, there is always one thing that is true, that is, this thing is for the benefit of the people, and with it, more people can avoid starvation. The end of death.

Hearing that not only can you gain something, but you can also taste the taste, the crowd is so excited that even Yingzong becomes happy. "Okay, that's it. All the ministers and I will go to Yangjiazhuang to see the real auspicious thing of our Ming Dynasty."

The emperor made a decree, and naturally, all the ministers agreed in unison.Then Jin Yiwei and the eunuchs got busy.The emperor is going out of the palace, this is not a trivial matter, the problem of wiring, the responsibility of safety must be prepared and understood one by one.

Knowing the location, Wang Zuo and the other important officials kept waiting, and kept urging, even turning a blind eye to Wang Zhen's suggestion of winking and reminding the officials to be calm in case of trouble.

Yingzong is just 20 years old, and he is also a person who can't sit still. Seeing that the preparations continue like this, he doesn't know how long it will take, so he immediately waved his hands, "There is no need to make such a big fanfare. I am with the officials. It's dangerous. Let Jinyiwei and Dongchang each arrange about 500 people to escort them."

1000 people were dispatched for a small fight, which made Yang Chendong stunned.But the officials did kneel on the ground again, calling the emperor's sage.

Yang Chendong could see it, no matter what the emperor did, as long as he didn't chop off the heads of the ministers, just saying a word is a wise word.No wonder most of the emperors would be fooled. Under such a situation of praising every day, few people must be able to bear it.

The ministers were anxious, Yingzong was also very anxious, he just changed into a golden dragon suit which is more convenient for walking, and followed everyone to walk outside the palace.

All of a sudden, the cleaning of the streets began, and the people from Wucheng Bingmasi also dispatched to maintain law and order in the city.And a group of people came out from the Forbidden City, passed Chengtian Gate, Daming Gate, Zhengyang Gate to the outer city, and rushed straight from Yongding Gate to Yangjiazhuang.

The team was mighty, and the people on the side of the road were all curious, what happened, why did the emperor leave the palace.Let's see that the civil and military officials are following the dragon chariot, and everyone is still in a hurry, with hurried steps, which makes people feel afraid that if they slow down, they will not be able to keep up with the team.

"Could it be that something happened? Is Wala coming over?"

The people were still suspicious, but the team did go faster and faster until it disappeared into the capital, leaving behind a trail of smoke and dust all the way.

Yangjiazhuang.According to the Sixth Young Master's order, Humang had already made preparations, and several cauldrons were placed beside the manor.The cook Yi Qiuer's excited face was like a blushing apple.

Just now, Humang told her that he was going to cook here for others today.It's just that this diner is not someone else, it is very likely that the ministers of Ming Dynasty, or even the emperor appeared.