I'm really not the carpenter emperor

"Row."

Zhu Youxiao leaned back and waved: "These books under the table, you choose important things to read to me."

I have given you the opportunity, whether you can grasp it or not depends on whether you have the ability.

Hearing this, Wang Chaofu was sweating from his temples, his brows were tightly twisted into a word "Chuan", and he began to analyze the current situation in his heart.

Dongchang had just arrested Zhou Shunchang and other five officials of the court, and many scholars were also arrested by Fanzi. It is estimated that the official's post was either to impeach the factory officials or to criticize the officials, so it must not be read.

As for the title books of the six volumes.

Wang was in the Jin Dynasty with the title of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he was born in Donglin, but he was highly valued by the emperor. His book may have important events, so he can read it.

The Minister of the Ministry of War is Zhang Minghe, and his notebook is either to complain for Gao Panlong, or to continue to pursue and impeach Xiong Tingbi, and he cannot read it.

The six departments of "Officials, Households, Rites, Workers, Criminal Soldiers" can only be compared for a while to know what is the "important matter" in the emperor's words.

If you don't read some memorials, it doesn't mean the emperor doesn't read them.

After thinking for a while, Wang Chaofu sweated, and then he carefully searched for a notebook, and said:

"Congratulations to the emperor, Chen Jisheng, the general of Zhenjiang, has brought all the food and military supplies allocated in Beijing back to Phi Island."

Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly when he heard it, and just watched quietly without saying a word.

Wang Chaofu knew that he was right. He was both nervous and excited, spread out, and read loudly the memorial presented by Mao Wenlong.

In this memorial, Mao Wenlong said that it was thanks to the emperor's food and supplies that the soldiers and people of Pidao were able to turn the crisis into safety and continue to fight against the Jianlu army.

This is good news, Zhu Youxiao is really happy.

"Continue reading."

Wang Chaofu sweated profusely, presented the notebook to the emperor, found another notebook, and read it aloud.

This second memorial was submitted by Wang Zaijin, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of Dongge University.

It is said that a sea merchant from Fujian named Chen Jinglun made an offering of a root crop called "sweet potato" imported from Luzon.

"The roots of this plant are as big as a fist, the skin is vermilion, the heart is crisp and juicy, it can be eaten raw or cooked, the yield is extremely high, and it can be widely planted and tolerates barrenness. It can be promoted in Zhili."

Before he finished reading, Zhu Youxiao suddenly got up and snatched Wang Zaijin's memorial.

The more you look at it, the more it looks like, what the fuck, isn't this the sweet potato?

This thing is one of the main heroes of the prosperity of money in the later generations, and it is a magic weapon to resist famine.

Wang Zaijin, I really deserve that I lifted you up with one hand and reported this thing up, you have made a great contribution!

Zhu Youxiao was in a good mood, and now he was about to draw up an imperial edict, and said with his hands behind his back:

"Wang Zaijin had a detailed discussion with sea merchant Chen Jinglun on the sweet potato issue, and promoted the cultivation of sweet potatoes. I want him to come up with a detailed charter!"

Wang Chaofu put down the memorabilia and hurriedly wrote it down.

On the side, Wei Zhongxian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this look, and said, "Your Majesty, this servant did not lie to you, did you?"

Zhu Youxiao closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair. He didn't reply directly, but said quietly: "Ascended Dynasty Assistant is in charge of Qianqing Palace, and is still in charge of the seal of Siyuan Bureau."

The next moment, Wang Chaofu blushed, put down his pen and knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "My servant, thank you for your grace!"

Chapter 68 Sweet Potatoes Are a Good Thing

The afterglow of the setting sun was reflected in Maoqin Hall, Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes again, stood up expressionlessly and walked back to Xinuang Pavilion.

Wang Chaofu was convinced and prostrated himself to thank him.

He knew in his heart that from now on, he would justifiably stay in Qianqing Palace.

He also sighed in his heart that he had been in an ups and downs career for many years, and he might have used up all his luck in several lifetimes to get to this point.

Wang Chaofu doesn't have such big ambitions, he is already grateful for being able to have what he is today, and he only wants to continue like this forever, to be one of the many shadows behind the emperor.

……

Due to the movement made by Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youxiao was able to get away and focus on the sweet potato planting.

In terms of historical experience, during the Little Ice Age, both the West and the Qing Dynasty relied on sweet potatoes and potatoes to tide over the difficulties and preserve a large number of people.

The so-called prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty was mainly due to the fact that the income per mu and the popularization of sweet potatoes and potatoes, two crops introduced as early as the late Ming Dynasty.

The spread of the land into acres led to the discovery of a large number of hidden civilian populations, which directly caused the population of the Qing Dynasty to explode.

Population up so fast, at first glance it seems that there is such a thing.

So here comes the question, how does the Da Qing feed such a large population?

The answer is still sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes are both high-starch foods. It doesn't matter whether they are delicious or not, anyway, they are especially suitable for saving people in times of famine.

No matter how hungry you were before, you will be full after eating one roasted sweet potato. If one is not enough, then two, anyway, the yield is high!

Zhu Youxiao had talked with Wang Zaijin about the issue of increasing income and reducing expenditure, but Gyeonggi and other places had long since demanded money, money, food, and food.

If you want to increase productivity, you must first increase your population.

Daming has a large population, but why can't the productivity increase?Because everyone struggles to eat enough, who has the leisure to produce for you.

Zhu Youxiao understands that no matter how Donglin blackmails him, as long as he can feed the hungry people, he will not be able to escape the reputation of a wise king.

In other words, as long as the sweet potato is popularized, the people in the disaster-stricken area have to solve the problem of eating hard and difficult to eat, and other things are not a big deal!

Moreover, the production of sweet potatoes has increased, and they can also be distributed to the frontier at their own discretion, so as to alleviate the problem of excessive wages caused by successive years of war.

Such a good thing was not popularized in Ming Dynasty, but it was taken advantage of by later generations. Zhu Youxiao felt heartbroken whenever he thought about it.

……

Wang Zaijin received the emperor's imperial edict, and he was also overjoyed.

He thought that the emperor had never heard of this new crop from abroad before, and it would take a lot of effort to persuade him to accept it.

Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly.

The emperor ordered him to discuss the matter of sweet potatoes with the sea merchant Chen Jinglun in detail. This is a great trust. You must know that the officials of the court are in contact with the merchants, and it is easy to generate intermediate interests.

For many people, this detailed discussion of cooperation with maritime merchants represents an opportunity to make a lot of intermediate profits.

Since ancient times, the people have not been in harmony with the officials. If the sea merchant Chen Jinglun really wants the court to promote sweet potatoes, he must "respect" the officials who come here.

Otherwise, who would bird you, a crop imported from abroad?

In Wang Zaijin's view, this is not his own benefit, but a century-old plan that will benefit the dynasty forever!

Maritime merchant Chen Jinglun is the first maritime merchant in Fujian nowadays.

Speaking of which, thanks to his father, Chen Zhenlong, who is famous in later generations.

Chen Zhenlong, the former head of the Chen family, read poetry and books since he was a child, and became a scholar at the age of [-]. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is another rising "star".

But later, Chen Zhenlong, who saw through the interests of the officialdom, was tired of the imperial examination, abandoned Confucianism to do business, moved his family to Min County, and went to Luzon to do business with many maritime merchants.

In Luzon, Chen Zhenlong saw the local red potato everywhere, and learned that this crop is drought-tolerant, high-yielding, adaptable, and can be eaten raw or cooked. He took the initiative to learn planting methods from the local people and invested in the purchase of potato seeds.

In May of the 21st year of Wanli, Chen Zhenlong secretly brought potato vines to avoid the exit inspection of Lusong country. After seven days and nights, he sailed back to Fuzhou and began to try planting near his residence.

That year, there was a severe drought in central Fujian, and the harvest of five grains was scarce.

Chen Zhenlong urged his son Chen Jinglun to write a letter to Jin Xuezeng, the governor of Fujian, declaring that Luzon Zhushu can save the famine.

At that time, the trial planting of sweet potatoes was successful, and the common people passed it on to ten or ten to hundreds, and it was planted all over Fujian the next year.

The sweet potatoes introduced by Chen Zhenlong effectively solved the famine disaster of the Fujian people at that time. Since then, the Chen family has risen and enjoyed a high reputation in Fujian.

As for the current name of sweet potato, we have to start with Fujian governor Jin Xuezeng.

At that time, Chen Zhenlong wanted to change the name of Zhushu to Jinshu in order to thank Jin Xuezeng for promoting the virtues, but the latter refused.

Jin Xue once called it sweet potato because it was introduced from Luzon.

The name is not important, what Wang Zaijin values ​​is its ability to be grown in large quantities. The famine in Fujian in the Wanli year proved that sweet potatoes can solve this problem.

Chen Jinglun inherited his father's mantle and planned to spread sweet potatoes to more parts of the country, but there are very few people like Jin Xuezeng, governor of Fujian Province.

For the common people, the famine is a disaster that can ruin their families, but for the local civil servants, it means that they can make another big fortune.

Once a famine occurs in a certain place, the imperial court will come and go to discuss, and there will always be relief.

Disaster relief emptied the imperial court's food and silver reserves in Taicang, and local officials exploited them layer by layer.

The famine problem was not resolved, but intensified, causing civil unrest.

At this moment, in a private room on the second floor of a restaurant in the capital, there is a young man in a gray gown sitting.

His appearance, probably less than 30 years old, already has a mature and deep look, seeing him sitting quietly on the chair, not moving.

"Oh!" After a while, Wang Zaijin, dressed in casual clothes, walked in, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "It's really rude to keep Brother Chen waiting for so long!"

Chen Jinglun laughed a few times, got up quickly to welcome people in, straightened a chair, and said:

"Where is Mr. Wang, I can make friends with people like you, this is my Chen family's wealth!"

There was no change in Wang Zaijin's heart, and he sat down along Chen Jinglun's hand.

In fact, he knew it in his heart.

As a businessman, it’s too early to get out of nowhere. If there is such an opportunity to make a lot of money and accumulate reputation among the people, no one will catch up.

At that time, Chen Jinglun's father, Chen Zhenlong, imported sweet potatoes from Luzon, and they all said that it was because of the famine in Fujian.

But anyone who has seen it, no one knows that the Chen family has gained fame and fortune from it, and now they have a considerable family business.

In the world, there are some things that need to be seen through but not revealed.

Wang Zaijin smiled all over his face, and said: "Chen Zhenlong is for the country and the people, he should be my No. 1 sweet potato in Ming Dynasty!"

"I think it's better for that person today to set up an archway for your Chen family."

Wang Zaijin's words made Chen Jinglun secretly frown, but he also laughed a few times. After the person who served the food left, he said again:

"Where is it? It's just that my father can't bear to see hungry people everywhere in Fujian."

The two have their own thoughts, and they are all talking about each other.

Wang Zaijin quietly took a sip of the tea on the table, waiting for Chen Jinglun to explain himself, while Chen Jinglun was wondering if the court really wanted to promote sweet potatoes.

The seriousness of the imperial court in this matter almost determines the survival of his Chen family.

You know, sweet potatoes are easy to grow and full of food, so they are like heaven for the hungry people, but on the other hand, they also block some people's money.

The current Chen family is on the verge of dying because of this matter being jointly suppressed by some officials and businessmen.

If you want to find a way out, you have to find a backer.

Who is the biggest backer in the world, isn't it the one in the Forbidden City...

Chapter 69 Huangzhuang Trial Potatoes

After drinking for three rounds, it was Chen Jinglun who spoke first.

He got up and approached, filled a glass of wine for Wang Zaijin, and asked: "Sir, is this something I asked you to ask last time, and the palace has answered."

After receiving this glass of wine, Wang Zaijin stroked his beard in satisfaction.

"It's not that you don't know that the palace has already put its mind on a wealthy businessman with a big business."

"First, Jin Yiwei was in charge of the supervision department, and then Li Shi, the eunuch who had returned from the draft girl, was in charge of the weaving bureau..."

Chen Jinglun was surprised when he heard the second thing.

"Suzhou Weaving also changed?"

"You don't know yet?"

Wang Zaijin nodded, and said with a cold snort: "Among many businessmen, you are late to know. Others have sources of information everywhere, and once the news from the palace comes out, they will know everything."

"Right now it is only Suzhou weaving, Hangzhou weaving, Jiangning weaving, sooner or later they will all be replaced."

"I accepted the palace's request to preside over the sweet potato. Tell me, do you need someone who is obedient and ruthless?"

The more he listened, the more shocked Chen Jinglun felt.

"How do you want to promote sweet potatoes, sir?"