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Just when Yan Kai closed the door in Kuoding County and started his own business.

Chang'an City finally received the 100,000 kilograms of potatoes sent by Yan Kai to Chang'an.

At first, Chun Yunan's people were escorting him, but after the court received the news.

Li Shimin couldn't sit still. The yield per mu was more than two thousand kilograms?

Is there such a good thing? He immediately sent out all his Xuanjia Cavalry to escort this batch of potatoes into Chang'an.

Along the way, they kept dry soil and cooled it. Once they felt that the soil covering the potatoes was a little damp, they would replace it with this dry soil.

Because Yan Kai said, as long as these potatoes are kept dry and preferably less exposed to the outside world, they can be stored longer.

Then it was transferred to the Cao Canal and transported to the Weishui River, and it was quickly transported directly to Chang'an.

On the day Tudou arrived in Chang'an, Li Shimin even brought many of his confidants to the dock to greet him.

"What is your Majesty here to pick up?" Cheng Zhijie asked curiously.

"I don't know. I heard it's a new kind of food brought from the east."

"Food? As for working so many of us? I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

"Who knows? It's coming soon anyway!"

Soon the ship arrived at the dock, and the normally bustling Chang'an dock had been cleared out by Jinwu Guards.

Box after box covered with floating soil was carried ashore.

At this time, a box suddenly broke, and the potatoes inside rolled out one by one.

One of them just rolled at Cheng Zhijie's feet.

He picked it up curiously and asked: "What is this? It looks like a lump of earth? Are you really edible?"

Li Shimin glanced at him, picked one up and said, "This was sent by the governor of Dengzhou. It is a newly discovered grain called potatoes. It is said that the yield per mu can reach more than two thousand kilograms."

"How much?" Cheng Zhijie shook his hand, and the potato in his hand cracked twice and broke into several small pieces.

"You man, be careful!" Niu Jinda carefully took away a few potato pieces from his hand, and then asked Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, can you really produce more than two thousand kilograms per mu?"

"There are so many reports, but we still have to see how many there are."

He pointed to a box and said: "This box is sent back to the palace, and I will plant it in the royal garden myself."

"Then the others will be cultivated according to the method sent by Dengzhou Governor, and then planted in the imperial village. Then you and your troops will watch over them for me."

The faces of Cheng Zhijie and others became serious. No wonder Your Majesty regards potatoes as so important. Even these generals also know the importance of such food.

High yields can solve the food problem. More food means more people.

In ancient times, population was an important indicator of a country's national strength.

And the fact that these potatoes can be sent from Dengzhou means that they are easy to preserve, so it is possible that they can be used as military rations in the future.

The only doubt everyone has now is whether this potato really has such a high yield.

There was no need to doubt whether they could be eaten, because many potatoes were not suitable for seeding. On the same day, Li Shimin asked the imperial chef to make several ways to eat potatoes according to Chun Yunan's written instructions.

“There’s no weird smell, it’s even a little sweet!”

"Well, it's quite delicious and quite filling."

"It's still delicious when grilled, but this kind of puree is suitable for children and the elderly with bad teeth."

"If this potato can really produce two thousand catties per acre, it would be really auspicious!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Cheng Zhijie shouted while holding a potato: "You are the first to receive such auspiciousness from heaven. This is the blessing of our Tang Dynasty!"

These words reached Li Shimin's heart.

Now he is in a position, but how he got this position is known to both the government and the public.

So he urgently needs something to stabilize his position, and this potato is a very good thing.

Because food is the most important thing for the people, whoever can keep the people well fed is at least a qualified emperor.

That's why he values ​​potatoes so much.

When the other ministers heard this, they secretly cursed in their hearts that Cheng Pifu was really good at flattering, and then they also started to praise him.

Li Shimin smiled proudly: "This thing was discovered by the governor of Dengzhou. How do you think we should reward it?"

"I remember that Lord Chunyu was still the Marquis of Qizhou, right? With such great achievements, how about he be granted the title of Duke of Qizhou?"

"Yes, it should be so, and since Dengzhou is so auspicious, I feel that if it can really relieve the people of the world from the suffering of food shortages, it is not an exaggeration to make Dengzhou tax-free for three years."

Everyone was chattering. Anyway, everyone knew that Chun Yunan was in Dengzhou, and it was impossible to transfer him. So, just give him a title and give him money.

Li Shimin nodded secretly after hearing this, and now he was anxiously waiting for the potatoes to be harvested.

As for the secret report, Yan Kai wanted to sell these potatoes to himself at the market price, and he had no objection, so just sell them.

He had made a lot of money last time. These grains were not too valuable and he could afford them.

It's just that Chun Yunan's reward can wait until the potatoes are harvested before being distributed, but Yan Kai's reward cannot be delayed.

In other words, it was not a reward, but a transaction between the two.

After looking around at the people around him, he called Chu Suiliang over.

…………

The five-stringed red sandalwood pipa has not yet been completed, and Yan Kai’s golden popularity has not yet reached the level of driving a small yellow car.

So I can only say sorry to everyone, and promise that I will try my best to satisfy everyone in the future.

After today's live broadcast, Yan Kai saw Yu Laosan coming over, talking to Huang Rong outside.

Then a moment later, Huang Rong came over and winked, and Yan Kai quickly followed him out.

"You are quite powerful!" Huang Rong looked at Yan Kai and said, "You actually let Li Anyan and the others work for you with peace of mind. I just received the news. Not only did they find the location of Fourth Master Jin, they also successfully broke into Fourth Master Jin's. internal."

"An?" Yan Kai was stunned and asked Li Anyan and the others to inquire about the news. Why did they find out about him?

He didn't ask Huang Rong how he got the news. Rats have their own paths and cats have their own paths.

As spies of the Lijing Sect, they naturally have their own way of transmitting messages.

"Then can you tell them to be careful and put safety first? In fact, all they need to know is when Fourth Master Jin will come to our place."

"You don't need to tell me, they know it themselves!" Huang Rong said: "They have become the little leaders of Fourth Master Jin just by using force alone."

"Li Anyan also sent you news that this Fourth Master Jin was actually a down-and-out nobleman of Baekje. Now he has become a pirate and has colluded with the Baekje government."

"They have already suggested that Fourth Master Jin go to Fusang to plunder, so they won't be coming for a while."

Hearing this, Yan Kai breathed a sigh of relief.

A few days later, Yan Kai received a lot of good news.

The first one is that although Pipa is not finished yet, the golden popularity has reached the value of starting the little yellow car.

The long-awaited little yellow car is finally ready to open.

As for the second good news, we’ll talk about it in the next chapter.