After three years of enfeoffment, the waste prince shocked the court boss

This glazed Buddha statue is nearly half a meter high, and the whole body is crystal clear without any variegated colors. It is absolutely priceless.

The crown prince gave this gift, which was definitely loved by Emperor Qian.

Emperor Qian, who was sitting on the throne, was already thinking in his heart how much money he would be able to exchange for this glazed Buddha statue if he secretly asked someone to take it out and sell it, and the emperor was short of money.

The patriarchs, nobles, and civil and military officials present here are also well-informed, and they are all amazed at the prince's handwriting.

For a while, all kinds of flattery that praised the prince's pure filial piety were heard endlessly, and Emperor Qian did not hesitate to praise the prince a few words, the prince was overjoyed.

It's just that at this moment, Li Su, who was sitting at the bottom, had a strange expression on his face. The so-called glazed Buddha statue seemed familiar?

"Why does it look like a glass ornament produced by a glass workshop in Lingnan Prefecture?" Li Su murmured in his heart.

For a long time, because the road to the inland was destroyed by earth dragons, the products produced by Lingnan Mansion in the past three years have been sold to several neighboring countries in the southeast.

Just now the prince said that he found it from overseas. Could it be that a businessman from a nearby country bought the glass Buddha statue produced in Lingnan, and then the prince bought it?

Li Su analyzed it in his heart.

Afterwards, several princes and vassals presented gifts, and Emperor Qian made a lot of money.

Next is Li Su's gift.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on His Royal Highness King An who saved the capital from the crisis.

Three years ago, when Li Su left Beijing, he was still an out-and-out dandy, a useless prince, and was sealed in a place like Lingnan Mansion.

Now three years later, instead, with an unstoppable force of thousands of princely guards, they nearly wiped out nearly ten thousand Tatar cavalry, forced the Tatars to retreat, and saved the Daqian capital, to some extent It can even be said that the national fortune of the Daqian Dynasty was saved.

Therefore, during the recent period, the major forces and the dignitaries of the capital also offered olive branches to Li Su one after another, inviting Li Su to the banquet.

It's just that this dude from three years ago seemed to have become more stable, and he didn't agree to any invitation from any family.

In other words, His Royal Highness Wang An no longer hides himself, and the image of a dandy three years ago is just his disguise.

After all, no one could believe that he could become so powerful in just three years, who was a good-for-nothing before.

Li Su stepped out and stepped forward.

Chapter 8: Auspicious Deception?True Xiangrui

"This time, my son's gift to the emperor is three seeds." Li Su cupped his hands and bowed.

"Seed?" Emperor Qian and everyone looked at Li Su with puzzled eyes.

"It's not another auspicious trick, is it?"

"Your Majesty is unparalleled today, and you are not those foolish kings trying to gain fame, so how could you be kidnapped by such auspicious means?"

"Last year, there was a county magistrate in the south of the Yangtze River. He found a deformed dog, tied it with antlers, and used the name of a unicorn to contribute auspiciousness. He was reprimanded and dismissed by His Majesty."

"Hey, I didn't expect that King An still hasn't changed his habit of being ignorant and opportunistic. Even if he can defeat the Tatars, it will be difficult."

For a while, all the people below were whispering.

Emperor Qian naturally also saw the expressions of the people below, and was a little disappointed on his face.

"If it's auspicious, don't take it out, I don't believe it!" Emperor Qian said lightly.

"Uh, Xiangrui, you can indeed say that." Li Su pondered.

"That's enough. The auspicious words are nothing more than the great joy of those stupid kings in history. Could it be that the sixth brother wants to put the father in the position of the stupid king? This is deceiving the king!" Prince Li Yan stood up and scolded.

The prince has always disliked himself as the sixth younger brother, and he always felt that this sixth younger brother was out of tune with Dagan.

Every time I see Li Su, I feel that Li Su has a feeling of being detached from the world and overlooking all living beings, and I am one of the living beings that Li Su overlooks.

This feeling made Li Yan very uncomfortable, so he has always disliked Li Su.

This time Li Su defeated the Tatars. Although it was beyond Li Yan's expectation, his dislike for Li Su deepened. This is an indescribable dislike that needs no reason.

Now, seeing that Emperor Qian was faintly angry, Li Yan naturally jumped out and didn't mind stepping on his sixth brother.

But Li Su seemed unable to see the faces of Emperor Qian and the others, and ignored the prince, and started talking on his own.

"Three years ago, I went to Lingnan Mansion. On the second day, I encountered an earth dragon turning over, and the mountains and rivers were shattered. I found these three crops from the cracked mountain. After cultivating them, I found that the fruits they produced could satisfy my hunger. The taste is good, so we started to promote cultivation in Lingnan Prefecture."

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"It turned out to be a new food crop!" When the people below heard that it was a new food crop discovered, they understood that it was not some absurd act of using dogs to insert antlers to pretend to be auspicious.

"Let me just say, how could His Royal Highness Wang An do such a deceitful act." Another person began to speak rationally.

"However, it would be rude to present a new crop as a gift to His Majesty." Someone whispered.

"Oh? New food crops? Let's take a look." Emperor Qian said in a lack of interest.

It is not uncommon to discover new crops. In fact, many plants are edible, but they cannot be used as a staple food and have no promotional value.

Soon, a eunuch walked into the hall with several wooden trays and placed them on Emperor Qian's table.

Li Su introduced one by one: "This thing is corn, which can produce a thousand catties per mu. It hardly chooses the land. It can be planted in the mountains. After drying, it can be stored all year round. Next to it is the pancake made of corn flour. Father can taste it. Try it."

"Excuse me!~"

Hearing Li Su's words, both Emperor Qian and everyone were shocked. You must know that the current wheat yield is only more than 200 catties per mu, and if the soil cannot keep up, the yield will be even lower.

If this corn can really yield a thousand catties per mu, regardless of whether it can be grown in mountainous areas, even if it can yield thousands of catties per mu in fertile land, it can definitely be used as a staple food.

When Emperor Qian heard Li Su's introduction, he also fell in love, picked up the cornbread in front of him, broke a piece, put it in his mouth and started to chew.

Not to mention the taste is really good, it is definitely enough as a staple food for hunger.

"Great goodness! If this product is as the emperor said, it can definitely be promoted as a staple food!" Emperor Qian said happily.

With Emperor Qian's Jinkou tasting, it is true that this corn can fill your stomach.

"If you can give priority to planting in your own field, with the yield several times higher than that of wheat, even if the price of food will drop at that time, your wealth can definitely be multiplied several times!" The people below thought.

Just because of the offer of corn seeds, Li Su's congratulatory gift is definitely the best gift that Emperor Qian received in his heart today.

After all, as the real controller of Daqian, only when the people of Qianguo have enough food and clothing can he be stable as an emperor. Nothing is more important than this.

"Father, look again. The second seed is a crop called potatoes. Its edible parts are underground. It can produce about [-] catties per mu. It can be planted for two seasons a year. It can be cooked and eaten directly, or it can be processed. into starch, or directly made into dishes for consumption.”

"Wow!~"

Another shocking news, the yield per mu is three thousand catties, what is the concept?People can no longer imagine what crops with a yield of [-] jin per mu look like in the field. After all, this is beyond their lifetime cognition.

Emperor Qian hurriedly took a boiled potato, put it in his mouth, took a bite, and chewed carefully.

Well, it smells fragrant and quite delicious.

Then I picked up a plate of fried potato shreds placed next to it and put it in my mouth. The taste is even more unique.

The satiety of this potato is not inferior to that of corn. If this potato is popularized throughout the country, why worry about famine?Emperor Qian thought.

"Great kindness! This thing can also be used as staple food!" Emperor Qian said.

"Father, continue to look. This third crop is called sweet potato. It is similar to this potato. It also grows roots underground, and can produce about five thousand catties per mu."

Li Su's words stunned everyone, unable to believe their ears.

Five thousand catties!Doesn't this mean that planting one mu of sweet potatoes is equivalent to planting more than 20 mu of wheat or rice?

If it is promoted nationwide, the grain output of Dagan will increase by dozens of times.

At that time, the people in Dagan will no longer have to worry about famine. Even if a famine occurs somewhere and food relief is needed, they will no longer be stretched as before and need to distribute food across the country.

At that time, if there is a famine that cannot be violated by manpower in a certain prefecture, even the food from the neighboring prefecture will be enough to meet the needs of the victims.

As the emperor of the Daqian Empire and the senior officials in the court, they think more. With the endless food production, then the use of troops abroad, resettlement of refugees, vigorously raising livestock, etc. to improve national power will no longer be just talk on paper. possible.

Emperor Qian put down the sweet roasted sweet potato, and looked at the seeds of the three crops in front of him as if he had found a treasure, as if he was looking at some peerless treasure.

"Good! Good! Great good! Hahahahahaha, I like the gift the emperor gave me very much. This is the best gift I have ever received!" Emperor Qian stood up and said loudly.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty for obtaining auspiciousness!"

"I have done such auspicious things, and I will be in the country for thousands of years!"

All the people below bowed their hands and congratulated.

"Long live, long live, long live!"

No one would doubt that Li Su dared to fake these seeds. After all, as long as he tried to plant them, he would know whether they were true or not. No one would be so stupid.

Even if the output is exaggerated, even if it is cut in half, it is enough to be called true auspiciousness.

Everyone looked sideways at the instigator who stood in the middle of the hall and brought about this big carnival.

"King An, it's completely in His Majesty's eyes." Everyone even regarded Li Su as a partner to befriend.

It's been less than a month since he returned to Beijing, and what he did was really nothing but a blockbuster.

Chapter 9 Lingnan Products Fair

From the beginning to the end, Li Su didn't look directly at Prince Li Yan, just treating him as air.

The dignitaries who were looking at Daqian all focused their attention on Li Su. This feeling of being ignored by everyone made Li Yan even more angry.

"Gucai is the crown prince of Daqian, the son of the royal father, Li Su is just the son of the concubine, why!" Li Yan said angrily in his heart, clenched his fists with both hands.

The dinner party continued.

Because Li Sujin donated three high-yield seeds, Yu Gong will definitely bring a huge boost to Dagan's national power. Doesn't Yu private here have a lot of fields, and planting these high-yield crops must also increase the family's wealth , so everyone is enthusiastic.

They all went to toast in front of Li Su, wanting to make friends.

After all, if you want to plant these high-yield crops first, you must get the seeds from Li Su.

Whoever Li Su gives the seeds to first will be able to be one step ahead, and may even change his family's status in Daqian.

The so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting people with smiling faces, Li Su didn't mind making false claims with them, after all, Li Su still needed them for some of his actions in the capital.

The concubine's love and concubine's love is naturally harmonious, which makes the prince hate Li Su so much that he sits in a corner drinking alone.

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What everyone didn't know was that after the banquet, Emperor Qian suddenly remembered the imperial decree issued three years ago to reprimand Li Su for being ignorant and incompetent, and quickly ordered people to destroy the unissued imperial decree, so as not to There was a joke.

A few days later, everyone in the capital heard the news that King Daqian An, the sixth prince of Emperor Qian, was going to hold an event called the Lingnan Commodities Fair in the capital, and invited the dignitaries of the capital and wealthy merchants.As for the promotional slogan that attracts everyone's attention, it is very simple and rude:

"Do you want to know why Wang An is so rich? Come to the fair!"

This naturally aroused everyone's curiosity, after all, those people from Lingnan Mansion recently were indeed too aggressive.

For the very popular His Royal Highness King An, everyone who received the invitation felt that they were honored. No matter what the Lingnan Commodities Fair was, this was definitely an opportunity to get close to His Highness King An.

And I heard that His Majesty will also participate, which makes those who are not qualified to receive invitations want to ask their connections everywhere to get an invitation letter to participate in this fair.

Soon it will be time for the fair.

Li Su directly booked Qing'an Building, the largest restaurant in the capital. A table was built inside the building, and there were rows of seats underneath.

The private room on the second floor is reserved for Emperor Qian and several top leaders in the capital. It is necessary to provide future customers with a distinguished status symbol.

Those merchants who were not qualified to enter surrounded the Qing'an Tower, ready to get news from inside as soon as possible.

Since ancient times, the world has always been full of people with keen sense of smell, especially businessmen. This fair definitely contains huge business opportunities, and no farsighted businessman will miss it.

"Everyone, welcome to the first Lingnan commodity production and marketing fair we held in the capital. I am the host of this fair, Liu Lin, and I am Wang Fu of His Highness Wang An."

Emperor Qian in the private room on the second floor asked the personal eunuch Wang Quan: "Who is this Liu Lin? Why hasn't I heard of it?"

According to the usual practice, the prince is in the vassal, and the emperor needs to arrange a Wangfu to assist the prince in governing, and also responsible for supervising every move of the vassal. Generally, only capable ministers carefully selected by the emperor can take up this position.

On the one hand, this is because the prince is afraid that the queen will go astray, and on the other hand, it is also a helper for the prince to be trained in advance, so as not to be at a loss when he gets the fief, or to harm the local people by doing wrong.

"Returning to Your Majesty, His Majesty was busy with state affairs at the time, so he did not appoint Wang Fu for His Highness King An. This Liu Lin was originally promoted by a county magistrate selected by the Ministry of Officials." Wang Quan bowed.

Emperor Qian blushed when he heard it, and then he recalled that the busy state affairs were just an excuse Wang Quan made for him. The fact is that he thought that Lingnan Mansion was a barren land anyway, and he didn't send Wang Fu to Li Su at all.

Lingnan Mansion is said to be as big as a mansion with a population of 70, but what the imperial court can govern is only a small county with a population of less than [-]. tribe.

The imperial court's control over Lingnan Mansion is too weak, and has only sent a seventh-rank county magistrate and [-] soldiers to manage the city of Lingnan Mansion.Even the chief official of Lingnan Mansion has been an empty post for a long time.

For the imperial court, the food in Lingnan Mansion is tasteless, and it is a pity to discard it, and there is no tax to be paid every year. The only expectation for Lingnan Mansion is that as long as you mountain people don't rebel.

So this is why Emperor Qian was relieved that Li Su, who was ignorant and inexperienced, would go to govern Lingnan Mansion. Anyway, no matter how good you are, it will be the land of Huo Huo's county.

"Did I care too little about Su'er? Maybe it's just this that gave Su'er so many opportunities to practice." Emperor Qian pondered in his heart.

"The purpose of this fair is to bring you some products from my Lingnan Prefecture. I hope you can have a new understanding of my Lingnan Prefecture."