Daming: I became Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son

All the ministers present had estimated the output value of the new version of potatoes, but none of them expected to reach this level, which is really shocking.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Liang Qingbiao, the secretary of the household department, not without showing off.

"Liang Aiqing, according to the current potato production value, if all the fields in the country start to be planted, is there hope that the treasury of the Ministry of Households will be filled?"

Liang Qingbiao has always been worried about the shortage of treasury silver. After all, there is only a warehouse of 100 million taels of treasury silver, which is a bit harsh for this Lord Shangshu.

The yield of potatoes per mu can reach [-] to [-] jin. If it is widely promoted nationwide, the treasury will not only be filled, I am afraid it will be like what Du Fu said, the rice is fat and the corn is white, and the public and private warehouses are full.

However, potatoes are only known to be edible, but they don't know their taste, so Liang Qingbiao is worried. After all, whether this thing can really be accepted by the people is still a question.

After thinking for a while, he first cupped his hands, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, I am a little worried about the potato that Lord Protector studied. Although it can be eaten as food or fried as a vegetable, I really don't know how it tastes. If the taste is not good, if it is just promoted, I am afraid that the people will It’s not going to be accepted anytime soon either.”

After hearing what he said, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help laughing and said.

"What Liang Aiqing said makes sense. If that's the case, then let Tao'er arrange a potato meal for you. After you finish eating, you will know what the potatoes taste like."

After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhu Tao and said.

"Tao'er, hurry up and ask Old Tang to wash the potatoes, fry some special dishes, and give them a taste."

Zhu Tao also replied with a smile.

"Even if you don't say it, the boy has the same intention. Some time ago, Zengshou raised a pig at Haier's place for a month. The pig is really fat and strong. Today I will give you a potato vermicelli stew. .”

Zhu Yuanzhang also smiled after hearing this, and replied.

"It seems that Zengshou has become promising under your guidance. Not only can he lead soldiers to fight, but he can also feed pigs. This can be regarded as Xu Da's blessing. Since you mentioned it today, we will take good care of him when the child comes back. Seal him."

All the ministers present almost dropped their jaws in shock. It turned out that no matter where they worked hard, their official career would not be as fast as feeding pigs here with Zhu Tao.

Zhu Tao just mentioned it in passing, and Xu Zengshou ushered in an opportunity to be promoted to a noble. It seems that he really needs to curry favor with this Duke Protector.

Old Tang next to him also took a rough look at the number of people, and he knew the number in his heart, and began to prepare meals.

It only took half an hour before Old Tang came over and said.

"The meals have been arranged, please invite the master and all the adults to eat."

When they arrived at the small restaurant dedicated to eating, Old Tang arranged for people to serve the dishes. These dishes were really dazzling, but they were all related to potatoes.

In front of everyone, there was a bowl of stewed pork and potato vermicelli, as well as hot and sour potato shreds and potato pancakes. Zhu Tao was even ingenious and served everyone a small plate of French fries with ketchup.

Everyone is really a little confused about this new food that has never been tasted. Before eating it, they thought that something that could produce nearly [-] catties per mu would not be delicious.

Everyone has already prepared in their hearts, even if it is not delicious, they have to finish it together, so as not to spoil the face of the emperor.

But after just a bite of the potatoes in the pork soup, everyone couldn't stop eating. Not only was it soft and fragrant, but the aroma was all absorbed by the potatoes.

This kind of delicacy is rare in the world, and they started to eat fried potato shreds and potato pancakes again, and they all praised it.

In the end, according to Zhu Tao's prompt, dipping French fries in ketchup to eat is simply a delicacy in the world. Even the ministers of the six ministries and nine ministers began to disregard their status, and some people began to babble.

Seeing them like this, Zhu Yuanzhang first said proudly, our son is really embarrassing for us.

After everyone belched and put down their chopsticks, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at everyone and asked.

"My dear friends, what do you think of the taste of this potato? Can it be widely promoted in Ming Dynasty?"

These ministers now understand that the restoration of the country depends not only on the output of potatoes, but also on their own taste.

Even Liang Qingbiao, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs who raised the question just now, hurried over and said to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty is really too superficial. Even if the output of this kind of food is low, it will attract a lot of people to plant it. Coupled with such a high yield, it is simply a fetish. I dare to ask Your Majesty to reward Duke Protector Zhu Tao."

The other ministers also came to ask for rewards for Zhu Tao. They were not just flattering, but they were really impressed by Zhu Tao's meal.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that everyone was asking Zhu Tao for rewards with one voice, so he said like a donkey.

"Since this is the case, we can't refute the face of all of you. Tao'er has made great contributions to the community, so we will reward him as a county king and make him King Yingtian. His salary and honor are equal to that of a prince."

The ministers present were all stunned, and they were of the stunned type, almost even stuck out their tongues and couldn't go back.

Before everyone could react, Zhu Tao first knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang for the first time, and then said.

"Father's love for my son is very important, and my son is very grateful, but please take it back, otherwise it will really make my son feel helpless."

There is a reason why Zhu Tao is doing all these things. It is because he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself, and this title is really unacceptable.

Since the oath of Liu Bang's white horse alliance, a custom has been formed that no one can be named a prince unless he has meritorious service, and he cannot be named a king unless he is a clan, otherwise the world will punish him.

When a king with a different surname appears in a court, it is basically a time when the dynasty declines and powerful officials usurp.

After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he once made an exception and named a small number of heroes with different surnames, but that was only posthumous.

For example, Mu Ying, Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son, was posthumously named King of Qianning after his death, and his son Mu Sheng could only inherit the title of Duke of Qian.

Zhu Tao is the only meritorious official with a different surname since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the only living person with a different surname is the king of the county. The most important thing is that this title is actually the king of Ying Tian.

You must know that Yingtian is Jinling, and that is the capital of Ming Dynasty. It is too presumptuous to confer the title of Zhu Tao's king in the name of the capital.

In other words, this matter is absolutely impossible. If Zhu Tao is really sealed like this, even though he is the king of the county, he will still be No. 1 under the crown prince.

Seeing Zhu Tao's performance like this, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and felt that he was too young to rise too high all at once, so he said.

"Then we will make you King of Dingyuan. When we raised our troops when we were young, the first battle was to lay down Dingyuan and stand firm. We hope that you will be better than blue and stronger than your old man."