The road to the emperor begins with farming

Luo Yu has been busy for more than a month, and the end of the year is approaching, coupled with the heavy snow for several days, he doesn't go out much.Everything that should be purchased in the garden has been purchased, and what should be customized has also been customized.For the craftsmen sent by Emperor Hongyou, Luo Yu told them everything he knew, and let them figure out the rest, and he only looked at the final result.

That night, because of the cold weather, the kitchen made hot pot and brought it up.The soup base is the bone broth made by Yueniang with beef bones, and various spices are added.Because Luo Yanran doesn't like spicy food, she specially made the mandarin duck pot.The pot was custom-made by Luo Yu when he was in Linjiang. It is very similar to the modern mandarin duck pot. When he left, he naturally brought it with him in the space.

There are not many fresh vegetables in winter, and they are just a few small green vegetables in the greenhouse, Chinese cabbage, radish, etc. that are often eaten in winter.Most of the table is full of meat, mutton cut into thin mutton rolls, beef balls, roe deer meat, rabbit meat, etc. have also been cut, and there are some soft tofu, bean products, vermicelli, etc. Luo Yu also Ask someone to freeze a few pieces of tofu.There was half a roast venison at the end.

The family of four was about to start eating when they saw the housekeeper hurriedly running to report: "The emperor is here."

Because the emperor came here often, the butler was used to it and was not very flustered.

Luo Yanran looked at the rich vegetables and meat on the table, she didn't even take a bite, it was too unfortunate that the emperor came.She stomped her feet and had to dodge out.

The father and son also hurried out to pick up the driver.

Emperor Hongyou heard that they were having dinner, so he said with a smile, "It happens that I haven't eaten yet, so I'll be with you."

Luo Yu rolled his eyes, who cares.

Emperor Hongyou was not too polite, and he went to take the main seat, and the three of them, father and son, also took the seat.

Hearing the smell of spicy chili from the pot, Emperor Hongyou couldn't help but move his index finger. How could this be more mouth-watering than the spicy pot brought in by the head of the imperial dining room in the palace, so he couldn't help it, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ling, the cooks in your mansion are very skilled."

Luo Changling smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this cook was bought by Yu'er and the others when they were in Linjiang, and their craftsmanship is really good."

Emperor Hongyou looked at Luo Yu again, and asked, "How about those craftsmen, can the things be fired?"

"The cement has already been made, and the glass and tiles may have to wait." Luo Yu saw that the emperor didn't have any intention of eating it. He really couldn't wait, the taste was so delicious, and said, "The emperor , how about we talk while eating?"

Emperor Hongyou: "..." This child is really outspoken.

Luo Changling & Luo Zhan: "..." The son/brother is too courageous, he dared to talk to the emperor like that.

Emperor Hongyou was not angry either, and said with a smile, "Since Yu'er is hungry, let's start eating."

After exchanging a few words of pleasantries, the monarchs and ministers took their chopsticks and started eating.

Because the servant girl was not called to wait on the side, Emperor Hongyou's personal eunuch was also called out, so now they eat according to their own abilities, and the hands are fast and the hands are slow.

But at first Luo Yu gave way to the emperor, after all, he is the leader of the country, and later found that the emperor seemed to have never eaten spicy pot, his hands were so fast, and the freshly cooked meat was scooped up by his chopsticks as soon as it was cooked. and he only picked up a few cabbage leaves.

Later, Luo Yu didn't care about it anymore. There was no father and son in the casino, no ruler and ministers at the dining table, and he didn't have to eat when he was not busy.

After eating all the meat and vegetables on the table, everyone put down their chopsticks.

The servants who were waiting outside came in and took away the table, brought fragrant tea, and then retreated again.

Emperor Hongyou took a sip of tea, and with a look of sadness on his face, he started talking to Luo Changling about the heavy snowfall.

Luo Yu was picking sweet potatoes from a charcoal basin. When he was in Linjiang, he saw a farmer's children eating them, so he bought some from his family and put them in the space.I suddenly remembered it today, so I baked it in a charcoal basin, and kept it for eating after dinner.

Luo Yu gave one to his brother, but his father and the emperor were discussing business, so he didn't give it to him.The two brothers ate sweet potatoes together and listened to the emperor talking to his father.

Emperor Hongyou said: "It has been snowing for six or seven days in a row. The governor of Chong'an Prefecture reported that many houses have collapsed because of the heavy snow. I don't know how many people can't survive this winter. They died of cold and hunger." Death. The south of the Yangtze River is suffering from severe floods, the crops are not harvested, and the hungry people are displaced. When I think about this, I feel that I am really incompetent as the emperor."

"Your Majesty, don't think so." Luo Changling comforted him, "Man-made disasters can be avoided, but natural disasters are unavoidable. It's better to build more porridge sheds and give porridge every morning and evening. You can always get through it."

While peeling the sweet potatoes, Luo Yu couldn't eat anymore when he heard Emperor Hongyou's words.Alas, he is living a life of prosperity now, but those poor people are living in a very difficult life.

Emperor Hongyou sighed for a while, and seeing the sweet smell of the sweet potatoes Luo Yu took, he asked, "What did Yu'er eat?"

Luo Yu looked confused, "Sweet potatoes, the emperor has never eaten them?"

"No." Emperor Hongyou said, "Give me one to try."

Luo Yu handed him one, then gave another to his father, thought for a while and asked, "Your Majesty, hasn't our Great Yin popularized this crop yet?"

Emperor Hongyou didn't think it was dirty, he followed Luo Yu's example and peeled the sweet potato. He was a little surprised when he heard his words, "Is this a crop? I thought it was some kind of fruit."

Looking at his expression, Luo Yu knew that it hadn't been popularized yet, which was strange. If it wasn't popularized, how could farm children eat sweet potatoes?

He didn't know that because the family had relatives in Fujian and knew that Linjiang didn't grow sweet potatoes, they brought some over there when they visited relatives.

Luo Yu didn't think about it anymore, and said directly: "The yield of sweet potatoes is about two to three thousand catties per mu, um, it's almost as much as tens of stones. If your majesty spreads it, I believe many people will not have to go hungry."

Emperor Hongyou and Luo Changling were a little surprised, "Is there really such a high yield per mu?"

"Of course, and this sweet potato doesn't pick the ground." Luo Yu said, "Didn't your majesty just say that there are floods in the south of the Yangtze River this year? This sweet potato is still a good crop for famine relief. Spring planting is planted between March and April of the lunar calendar, three to four months Harvest later; summer seeds are planted from July to August of the lunar calendar and harvested three months later."

Emperor Hongyou was overjoyed when he heard that, "What you said...was also what you saw in that world?"

"Yes." Luo Yu nodded.

Emperor Hongyou asked how to plant sweet potatoes, how could Luo Yu know, he had only eaten them.

"Wait, let me think about it." Luo Yu hurriedly looked away, in fact, he put his mental power into the space, turned on the tablet and started thousands of degrees.

After checking, I found out that planting sweet potatoes is quite simple. Choose a small area and plant sweet potatoes in the soil. It will not take long for potato seedlings to grow, and then transplant the potato seedlings.

Luo Yu finished the planting method, and said: "I don't have many sweet potatoes here. I bought them from a farmer in Linjiang. Your Majesty sent someone to inquire and find out where they bought the sweet potatoes. If not, It’s best to let someone go to the coastal area of ​​Fujian to have a look.”

He just took a look and found that sweet potatoes were introduced to China by Fujianese. When a father and son were doing business in the Philippines, they saw a kind of crop called "sweet potato" planted there. It can be eaten raw or cooked. There are many mountains and few fields, the land is barren, and food is insufficient, so he is determined to bring sweet potatoes back to the country.

After hearing this, Emperor Hongyou seemed to have solved a serious problem in his heart, and rubbed Luo Yu's little head with a smile, "You are really my good friend... Uh, blessed general. Tell me, what reward do you want? "

Luo Yu was happy, and hurriedly said: "The grass people are satisfied if they can share the worries for His Majesty, and they dare not ask for rewards." Forget about gold, silver and jewelry, he can earn these himself, he doesn't ask much, just give him a gold medal to avoid death or something .

Emperor Hongyou laughed and said, "Since that's the case, then there will be no reward."

Luo Yu: "..."

Luo Yu looked at him sadly, which made Emperor Hongyou laugh out loud, and said, "If you think of another way to resettle the victims of the disaster and the beggars on the streets whose houses were crushed by the heavy snow in Beijing, I will reward you well." .”

Luo Yu thought about it, and the resettlement of the victims was nothing more than providing them with food, clothing and shelter.What to eat, the court has already given out porridge.As for what to wear, what is the warmest?Hey, Luo Yu slapped his thigh, why did he forget the down jacket? In modern times, there are not many down jackets and duvets in winter, such as duck down, goose down, and cashmere. Anyway, throwing away those things is still throwing away. It's better to buy them collectively, so that the common people can benefit. , he can also make money.But I don’t have to rush to do this now, as long as I live in a warm place, I can survive the winter.

Seeing Luo Yu slapping his thigh, Emperor Hongyou was overjoyed and asked, "But there is a way?"

"Probably have some plans." Luo Yu said, "To resettle the victims, what the imperial court has to do is to prevent them from freezing and starving to death. Not to mention the food, the imperial court has already given out porridge. As for the place to live, it's winter. Keeping warm is the most important thing. It is definitely too late to build a house, but the collapsed house can be simply repaired, and some simple shacks can be built for beggars, with heated kang inside, and they should be able to survive this winter."

"What is a kang?" Emperor Hongyou asked.

Luo Yu: "..." It's fine if there's no heating, isn't there even a kang?How backward is it.

It seems that he has never seen a heated kang after he has been here for more than a year.In Linjiang, the winter was not particularly cold, his house had a brazier, and Luo Yu was not very afraid of the cold.Although the capital city is much colder than Linjiang, it was not cold during the month of confinement because it hadn’t entered winter when he first came. After that, he started to work on the garden again, and he didn’t spend much time at home. There are a lot of charcoal basins, but I didn't feel too cold, so I really didn't think about the problem of the kang.

Luo Yu only heard that he lived in a fellow villager's house when he was traveling, but he didn't know exactly how he made it out.So I went to Qiandu to find out how to make a kang.

Luo Yu briefly talked about the heated kang, and emphasized that the heated kang is not only warm, but also saves charcoal fire.Emperor Hongyou nodded again and again, believing that with this kang, many people should be able to save lives this winter.

Luo Changling was a little dissatisfied with this, "Yu'er, since you have such a good thing, why didn't you tell me earlier? Let my father suffer from the cold for many days."

Luo Yu hurriedly admitted his mistake, "This time it was my son's negligence. I will find a craftsman tomorrow to make a kang for our family. I can finish the work in a day or two. I will guarantee that my father will have a warm winter."

Emperor Hongyou made up his mind, and tomorrow he would call people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to learn how to cook the kang with Luo Yu. His palace was too big, and although there was a charcoal fire, it was not very warm.Not to mention other palaces, it's not as good as his place, who dares to treat him badly as an emperor.

Emperor Hongyou asked Luo Yu again: "What reward does Yu'er want?"

Luo Yu didn't dare to talk empty words this time. If you said no, the emperor would not treat you politely.Glancing at his father and his brother, he hesitated and said: "May I ask your Majesty to give Caomin and his family a gold medal to avoid death. Caomin is afraid that one day he will accidentally say something wrong and be dragged out by His Majesty to chop it up."

This world is too dangerous, if there is a disagreement, the house will be ransacked, and where to go to reason, so having a gold medal is also an extra layer of protection.

Emperor Hongyou laughed loudly, glanced at Luo Changling, and said, "Yes."

What Luo Yu didn't know was that he was Emperor Hongyou's own son. Unless he committed a serious crime of treason, Emperor Hongyou would never be willing to kill him, so it's okay for him to get the gold medal for avoiding death. use.

So Luo Yu was very happy, and Emperor Hongyou was even more happy.