As soon as Yujia entered the ground of Zhili, everyone was shocked by the scene before them.

Although I have already made enough psychological preparations, I can't help but feel chills when I see the situation after the locusts are raging. It is a tragic image that cannot be made by human beings. On the ground, all the trunks have been gnawed off the bark, leaving only the abrupt branches.What should have been farmland has turned into patches of scorched earth, and it is hard to tell how many of the ashes are the corpses of locusts and how many are burnt crops.

But what is surprising is that even in such a situation that makes people feel desperate just looking at it, those people who are running around the fields don't see much sadness, and even faint excitement and joy appear in their expressions .

This time Kangxi entered Baoding Mansion with a light car and a simple car. There was no guard of honor in the car, and he only brought the guards, Liang Jiugong, Gao Shiqi, Zhang Tingyu and a few elder brothers.Received the master's wink, Liang Jiugong quickly walked over to grab a person and asked a few words. When he came back, he also had a faint smile on his face. The five elder brothers saved all the potatoes they planted—the potatoes are also strange, and they can grow if they are ignored. The yield per mu in this village has reached [-] shi, and everyone is busy digging cellars to store food. .”

There was a gleam in Kangxi's eyes, and the brows that had been tightly locked since he entered the Zhili territory finally loosened slightly. Hearing the output reported later, he couldn't help but take a step forward: "How much—eighteen stone?"

"Huang Ama, the palace is also planting potatoes in a few imperial fields in the suburbs of Beijing. Under careful management, the mass production can reach [-] shi. I think one is the drought, the other is the early harvest before the season, and the third is the hearts of the people. I have always been ignorant of my resistance to potatoes, so I have been negligent, and the yield is not good."

From the very beginning, Yinzhen helped his fifth younger brother to take care of this matter, so he knew the tricks here a long time ago, and immediately leaned over and reported the truth in an orderly manner.When Kangxi heard the numbers he said, he couldn't suppress his joy. He said "yes" a few times, and walked quickly to the ground, looking at the things that had been dug out and washed, and piled up neatly in the shade. The potato at the place couldn't help shaking his head and chuckling: "I don't think this dish that has long been common in the palace is so rare among the people... It doesn't matter if you contradict it. With this mass production, if every household can grow this dish, I will be happy." If it is approved, why not use potatoes as tax food?"

"Master, after this year, this thing is not considered a rare item among the people."

Gao Shiqi added a sentence in a timely manner. He just felt that being a five elder brother party seemed to be as long as he followed his master every day to pick up the credits that fell from the sky that day. He couldn't help but thank the Lord Long Live in his heart De Shengming: "With such mass production, plus the unaffected poultry and livestock, there is no need for the Ministry of Households to allocate much more grain."

"I just want to let Zhili take care of it. As long as it can bring some tangible benefits to the people, let him make troubles as he likes, but I don't want this time to be a life-saving straw..."

There was a hint of gratification in Kangxi's eyes, and he looked at his fourth son who had always been calm and decisive, patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said: "This time it is thanks to having you - the fifth son is always the easiest to soften his heart, if not If you lead the Ministry of Industry to help him carry it out, I am afraid that if he is soft-hearted and let go, so many fields will not be planted with potatoes, and we will not see this great joyous event."

"The fifth younger brother is dedicated to the country and the country, and the sons and ministers should help each other with all their strength."

Yinzhen leaned over to salute, his expression still calm and calm.Kangxi smiled noncommittally, just turned around and continued walking, when he suddenly saw a man dressed as a yamen servant explaining something to a group of people, he couldn't help feeling a little interested, looked at Zhang Tingyu and said with a light smile: "Heng Chen, you have a good memory , go and see what was said, come back and learn from me."

"Yes." Zhang Tingyu hurriedly leaned over to answer, and hurried over to listen carefully to the yamen servant's words.Unexpectedly, after listening for a long time, his expression became more and more strange, and he returned to Kangxi, hesitating for a while before saying: "Master, what they said - is the method of cooking potatoes..."

He didn't know that a small potato could be cooked in so many ways, boiled, roasted, stewed, fried, and even ground into powder and mixed with flour—however, the description was very detailed, so he called Zhang Tingyu, who was dragged into the Qianqing Palace early in the court, received the second urgent report after an hour of discussion, and hurriedly accompanied Zhang Tingyu to Zhili without even returning home, felt very bitter, and wanted to bake a potato on the spot.

I don't know if he was so hungry that he had hallucinations. Zhang Tingyu swallowed his saliva before saying a few words, and felt that he really smelled a seductive fragrance.Seeing that Gao Shiqi's nose also moved, his neck stretched automatically and consciously, and he looked up the field ridge.

——Could it be that the fifth master has really reached the point where he can make a wish come true, and can have food to eat just by saying a word?Subconsciously, Zhang Tingyu also looked around, and actually saw a few people rushing over happily carrying a large bucket of steaming hot stew, took out a bowl and stuffed it into the yamen servant's arms without any explanation, and couldn't help but eat it.

I don't know if it was to vent the fear and despair that had been suppressed in the heart before, but the voices of people talking and laughing were so loud that they didn't have any scruples.The crowd was a little far away, and it was difficult to hear the specific content, but they could hear the joy from the heart in that voice, and a faint smile from the bottom of their hearts could not help but soak in their eyes.

"That brat, that's really his style..."

Kangxi smiled helplessly, and he had roughly guessed the intention of his son, who always adhered to the "no problem can't be solved with a meal" - even if the potatoes had a good harvest, the common people were still very unfamiliar with this kind of food. After the ecstasy subsides, it is easy to give birth to worry and anxiety again.Only by implementing the specific methods of eating in a timely manner at this time, and eating to the fullest, can the people's hearts be completely appeased.

It's just - this fragrance is really too tempting...

Long Live, who also hadn't eaten all day, swallowed without a trace, and suddenly couldn't help but think of the so-called "rice bowl" that the child mysteriously gave him back then.There was a soft warmth in the eyes, and it was suppressed without a trace, and he smiled and said slowly: "Let's go, let's go to the governor's office soon——Yu Chenglong gave me such a big jump, if I don't Make a potato feast to make amends, I will never forgive him."

Of course, Yu Chenglong couldn't cook a potato feast—in fact, in the poor little piece of official land in the Governor's Yamen, the potato production was actually the lowest among all the data reported by the state capitals.Just because of this, the fifth master who used his official seal to plan and dispatch all parties has laughed at him for an entire hour.

"Send Kaiyinbu, tell him not to bring in the food, let's eat potatoes for a while to get used to it, and then slowly change back the staple food skewers—as much as eggs and chickens can be brought in, and ducks are also fine. Forget about geese, that thing has too much attack power."

I couldn't help but think of my previous life experience of being chased by the big geese in the village across mountains and mountains. The young and troubled former film king shook his head with lingering fear, covered his mouth and coughed a few times, and crossed out one of the items listed on the paper. Key point: "There is also beef and mutton, pork is also fine, potatoes can be stewed with anything. Add more greens and dried vegetables. It is estimated that the wild vegetables in Zhili have been eaten up by locusts. This year may not be able to slow down. , It’s not enough to eat potatoes without vegetables..."

Seeing that his master is getting more and more worried, and is about to plan out three meals a day for each family, Tanlang hurriedly responded in a timely manner, and straightforwardly changed the subject: "Master, the locust swarm is still alive today. Do you want to order to kill if you are causing trouble everywhere?"

"The chickens and ducks are just for hunting. I really don't have a good solution...how about you ask Lian Zhen again to see if he can come up with some insect control powder?"

Yin Qi was led astray by his kindness, rubbed his forehead lightly, and tentatively raised his head to ask—how could he know how to prevent and control the locust plague?It is not easy enough to think of raising chickens and ducks. Now that there are no pesticides, he can only try to see if his seven-star guard, which has grown too crooked, can surprise him again.

"Fifth Master doesn't need to worry about this matter. Although such a large locust plague is rare, there are still records of how to deal with locust plagues. I have asked them to transcribe and transcribe it. I will sort it out and show it to Fifth Master."

Yu Chenglong, who was sitting on a ponytail and peeling potatoes, raised his head when he heard the sound, and answered a sentence with a smile. His expression had already returned to the calm and calm look of a generation of feudal officials. Still digging in the fields clumsily and frantically like a great woodchuck.Yin Qi looked at the corners of his eyes that were still a little red, couldn't help but chuckled, looked at him and said in a warm voice: "This time, Lord Yu was frightened... The adults care about the common people, that's why they lost their composure. Now that the biggest crisis has passed, put your heart back into your stomach, and let's carry this locust plague together—but it's not a big deal, do you think?"

Yu Chenglong's eyes were hot again, he couldn't help lowering his head and clearing his throat, he just felt that this old man's usual catchphrase sounded particularly reassuring at this moment.Just as he was about to say something more, a servant came rushing in from outside. He leaned over and said, "My lord, Long Live Lord has arrived at Baoding Mansion. He has already arrived outside the governor's yamen. I told you to go out to pick him up."

"What's the matter with Long Live—here we come?"

Kangxi came down so suddenly this time that he didn't even send a message to Yu Chenglong.As soon as he heard that everyone had already arrived at the door, although he had to deal with this situation quite often, it was obvious that Jackie Chan couldn't just go out to pick him up, given that he was wearing casual clothes with his sleeves rolled up and his hands covered in potato skins.Hastily found a cloth towel to wipe his hands, then tidied up his clothes, put on the coat outside, and was about to go out with Yinqi to welcome the Long Live Lord, only to find that the Fifth Lord was still sitting safely in the chair Above: "Grandpa... aren't you going out to pick him up?"

"Your Excellency, go, this time I sneaked out without telling Huang Ama, I don't even have a will, so I won't go out and be trained at the gate."

Yin Qi smiled faintly, propped himself up a little and gave him a caring wink.Yu Chenglong's expression suddenly stagnated, he stared blankly at him for a moment, then suddenly bowed to the bottom, and quickly walked out the door to meet him at the outer door.Looking at his leaving figure in a hurry, Yinqi lowered his eyes and smiled helplessly. He took out a delicate jade bottle from his bosom, poured out a pill, chewed and swallowed it, and couldn't help but click his tongue again: "Next time, ask Lian Zhen to put less licorice, and just put honey, can't it? Even if the licorice is sweet, it's weirdly sweet, and the taste of grass roots in one mouthful..."

"Master..." Greedy Wolf called out in a choked voice, then paused for a while before saying hoarsely: "Your health is better than before, but you can't go back and forth like this—it's nothing serious now, you Just let go of your hands and take a good rest, don't hold on to it anymore..."

Yin Qi shook his head, raised his hand and motioned for him to help him stand up, and his eyes fell on the piece of rice paper that he had drawn messily: "The potato has just been promoted, and no one knows whether the effect will be good or not, and the people can accept it." To what extent - you see the joy now, it is because everyone has just been pulled out of despair, even if it is a straw, in the eyes of everyone, it is a straw that has been gilded with gold. It’s not feasible to just let it go, and there are still those stubborn farmers who would rather die than grow potatoes. Since I didn’t have the heart to force them, now I can’t say that I deserve it. Then watch them starve to death..."

He didn't feel any hindrance when he was sitting before, but as soon as he stood up, a strong soreness and weakness came out from every corner, sweeping his body involuntarily, his feet were weak and he fell to the ground.Tan Lang hurriedly supported him, and wanted to persuade him again, but his eyes suddenly fixed on the door, Yin Qi followed his line of sight to look over, his expression suddenly became a little guilty, and he coughed lightly in a low voice Said: "Huang Ama..."

Kangxi didn't seem to be surprised, just watched him silently and didn't speak.Yin Qi was looked at a little unsteadily, she pursed her lips and wanted to explain, but she didn't know what to say, so she decided to kneel down and pretend to be aggrieved to show her weakness so as to fool her.Unexpectedly, as soon as the knee bent, he was grabbed by Yinzhen who followed behind, and he couldn't help but put him in the chair and sat down, then turned his head and knelt down to Huang Ama at the door Go on: "Huang Ama, the fifth brother is eager to rescue disasters, even if he has no purpose, he has made no mistakes..."

"Get up, which song did you two sing? It made me look like a villain. When did I say I would punish him—and when did I feel willing to punish him?"

Kangxi originally wanted to pretend to take Joe for a while, and also took the opportunity to tidy up this son who had never been obedient and took his body seriously, so that he could have a longer memory.Yinqi also understands the thoughts of his own royal Ama, and the process of admitting mistakes, pretending to be wronged, or pretending to be dizzy is ready-who knows that this fourth elder brother who has always been rigorous and serious will suddenly get involved, but the two of them are also confused. I didn't even bother to continue acting.One sat in the chair obediently and stopped tossing, the other pursed his lips and couldn't help but walked over quickly, frowned and carefully looked at the son's face: "What's uncomfortable, have you asked the doctor to see it?"

"Maybe I'm just tired from driving all the way here, and I don't feel anything wrong, it's just that I'm tired."

Now Yinqi felt that it was difficult to move, so he could only be so loud and rude to ask his own Huang Ama to stand and sit by himself, and desperately winked at his teammates outside for support.Fortunately, Master Yu and Eunuch Liang both reacted quickly enough, and the chairs were moved in immediately. Seeing that they had all sat down, Yin Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and grinningly tugged on the sleeves of his Royal Ama to beg for mercy: "Huang Ama, my son knows his mistake, next time I must leave a note for Huang Ama before leaving..."

This kind of begging for mercy is insincere at first glance, Kangxi glanced at him angrily, and ignored him, but looked at Yu Chenglong who was standing cautiously by the side with a pleasant face: "Beiming, this time is also thanks to your report." Just in time, I have been working hard with this ineffective brat before—if you and the fourth child hadn’t been able to promote it effectively, this locust plague would have caused great turmoil, and I will give you a credit.”

Yinqi had long been used to being run on by his royal ama, so he grabbed the fourth brother who was about to speak for him, and gave him a no-nonsense wink.Regardless of the two monarchs and ministers on the other side, they just asked Yinzhen who was following him this time and what happened along the way.The two of them were talking engrossedly, when suddenly one of them got a chestnut on the top of his head, raised his head and saw the angry and funny expression of his own Emma: "Fourth, I wish I didn't say a single unnecessary word along the way." , the two of you got together and chatted lively! Why don’t you go to eat, and you don’t feel like you’ve been hungry all day?”

"It's not that my son doesn't feel it, it's that Mr. Yu really has nothing to eat here—Huang Ama, you haven't seen Mr. Yu's potato seed, and thought it was a chestnut kernel after peeling the skin..."

It was only then that Yin Qi remembered that he hadn't eaten all day. When he first arrived, he was too nervous to feel hungry, but he was probably too hungry later on, and he has dragged on until now.Forgetting to eat for a day is something that I would rather die than admit it. The fifth elder brother skillfully threw the pot out, and sold the teammate who had just been drawn to him without saying a word.

Yu Chenglong was tongue-tied, but he had no choice but to accept his fate and nodded with a wry smile. He honestly put the pot on his body, leaned over and confessed: "I am incompetent, I failed to plant potatoes well, and I failed to take good care of King Heng. If you can watch the prince eat on time, please ask the Lord Long Live to punish..."

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