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"...In short, this sweet potato is as good as ginseng. Eating too much is not good for the human body, but eating less will do a lot of good." Hu Guang Balabala said a lot, and finally concluded, "Although I may say That's a bit exaggerated, but you just need to understand that sweet potatoes are edible, do you understand?"

"..." The ministers below were all speechless. Only those who could understand what he said would be crazy! But at least the emperor expressed his attitude, these sweet potatoes are edible!

Xu Guangqi was excited. He had made countless efforts for this, but he could never promote it. Unexpectedly, at the court meeting on the first day of the Lunar New Year, without any psychological preparation, the emperor would set an example and take the lead in eating sweet potatoes. In this way, everyone in the world would know about this sweet potato and take the initiative to plant it!

In fact, he also knew that the biggest reason why there was so much resistance to the introduction of a new crop like sweet potato was that grain merchants and large landowners did not want to promote it. There is opposition in the court and obstruction at the local level. How can it be carried out?

As he just said, during times of famine, even if the sweet potato has some minor problems, even if it is a poisonous crop, people will still eat it if they are hungry. After all, how are the disadvantages of these sweet potatoes compared to Guanyin soil? How about eating each other than Yizi? The answer is obvious!

But Xu Guangqi couldn't say it clearly, otherwise he would offend too many people, and even he wouldn't be able to handle it. In the heat of the moment, he couldn't help but spit out the words hidden deep in his heart, which indeed triggered a fierce reaction from Cheng Jiming. The silence of other colleagues also somewhat explained their attitude. You know, this is the emperor's strong request to solve the food problem.

Xu Guangqi was not sure whether the emperor was telling the truth, or was he just saying it to promote the sweet potato? But he doesn't care, after all, these are not important to him.

I saw Xu Guangqi bowing to the emperor and saying: "The sweet potatoes I have stored in the north have been donated to the people of Yongping a few days ago. If your majesty wants to eat them, I will ask my family to bring them from the south. The people in Fujian have them. Planted, and there are already several varieties, your majesty can try them all, each with a different taste!"

There was a large-scale famine in Fujian before. The governor at that time promoted sweet potato cultivation in Fujian, which not only overcame the famine, but also made sweet potatoes one of the staple foods of the people in Fujian, and the varieties became increasingly rich.

When Hu Guang heard this, he vaguely remembered that Xu Guangqi seemed to have mentioned this matter when the courtiers donated food and materials. But I didn’t ask at the time, so I didn’t know that he donated the sweet potatoes to eat. If he knew, he would definitely be stopped!

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Cheng Jiming was a little reluctant, looking at the emperor's safety and admonished him again with a bit of pain.

When Hu Guang heard this, he stretched out his hand to stop it and said resolutely: "You don't need to say anything. I have said that I know about sweet potatoes."

After finishing speaking, he showed a trace of nostalgia on his face and said to Xu Guangqi: "Sweet potatoes are divided into sweet potatoes and white potatoes. They can be cut into pieces and stir-fried with vegetables, or cooked and eaten separately. But my favorite is roasted sweet potatoes. Eat! The aroma is still memorable when I think about it!"

When Nan Juyi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, heard this, he rolled his eyes and stepped out to report: "Your Majesty said this, and I also remembered it. When I was patrolling Fujian, I also ate the roasted sweet potatoes of the Fujian people. , that fragrance is still fresh in my memory!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Guang clapped his hands and praised with a smile: "Look, I was right!"

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Wen Tiren and ordered: "The cabinet has drafted a decree to ask the governor of Fujian to select high-quality sweet potato seeds and experienced sweet potato farmers to promote sweet potatoes throughout the country. The first priority of the provincial governors in the three years of Chongzhen is Just growing sweet potatoes.”

At this point, he turned to look at Xu Guangqi and said: "Give Xu Qing Shangfang Sword to patrol the country and supervise the planting of sweet potatoes. If any local official dares to neglect or even violate the law, he can be dismissed from office and detained if he is fifth grade or below. , and others will report it to the court later!"

"I obey the decree!" Wen Tiren bowed and responded.

Xu Guangqi paid homage and was extremely excited. Once his wish came true, it was still such a high standard and such a vigorous promotion. How lucky the Ming Dynasty is to have an emperor like this!

With this inspiration, Hu Guang immediately said: "I also know several crops, which are like sweet potatoes and are a useful supplement to the existing food crops of the Ming Dynasty. I will ask the palace painter to draw them, and then spread the decree to all parts of the country. Offer a reward to try planting it!”

We don’t know the current situation of corn and other crops, so we still have to be cautious. Unlike this sweet potato, not only has it been cultivated on a large scale in Fujian, but Xu Guangqi has compiled sweet potato related information into a book, so there is no need to worry about anything.

When Xu Guangqi down below heard this, his ears immediately stood up. Is there a new crop like sweet potato? He is a little itchy! His desire for these is just like his desire to learn Western learning. He cares about it very much and does not worry about how he will be viewed by others.

But like other colleagues, he was very curious about the emperor's extensive knowledge and wondered where the emperor knew these things. But no matter how curious they were, they couldn't ask the emperor how he knew?

This court meeting started suddenly and violently, but ended unexpectedly and gained a lot.

But Hu Guang didn't have time to be happy, because for another important thing, everything was ready, and now he only had to wait for the east wind. He called Cao Huachun and asked, "Where are the Baigan Army now?"

"Your Majesty, it is estimated that we should be able to arrive in the capital within two days from tomorrow!" Cao Huachun replied quickly after hearing this.

Tomorrow and the next two days, that's about it. Hu Guang thought in his mind, and then ordered Cao Huachun: "Reorganize a complete set of materials about Shanxi merchants, traitors, and related people, and prepare to make a fortune in the world!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun knew that when the Baigan Army arrived, it would be time to take action against the Shanxi merchants. Only by taking action first will the crime be proven to the world.

At this time, a chamberlain reported that Wang Dehua, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, requested an audience.

When Hu Guang heard this, he summoned him with a message and at the same time told Cao Huachun: "The eldest companion is going to inform the chief assistant that the decree about pardoning the soldiers should be made known to the world as soon as possible, and no later than tomorrow morning!"

Although the emperor did not say it, Cao Huachun had an intuition that this decree was related to the investigation of Shanxi merchants. Therefore, he immediately agreed and slowly backed away.

When he arrived outside the palace, he happened to meet Wang Dehua who was coming in a hurry. Cao Huachun didn't even care about Wang Dehua who wanted to say hello to him, and walked away on his own, which made Wang Dehua bite his teeth secretly in anger.

After calming down, he entered the palace, bowed and played to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the original chief assistant Han Xu has written this!"

Okay, I’ve paid off all the debt I owe!