With Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang present, Jia Zheng could only teach Jia Baoyu a lesson while they didn't react.
After Jia's mother scolded Jia Zheng and asked Jia Baoyu to leave, the family sat together again.
Jia Mu said to Mrs. Wang: "From the second family, you should be in charge of Min'er's dowry. Tell me how much money these things are worth."
The Jia family has had several quarrels in order to collect money. Now Jia's mother didn't care about losing face and asked Mrs. Wang directly.
When Jia She and Mrs. Xing heard about this for the first time, they were filled with jealousy. Especially Jia She, who had been working on Jia Min's dowry for a long time and knew its value very well.
"Mother, father, and your favorite sister Min, have prepared good places for her near the capital. Back then, these shops, houses and farms were worth more than 200,000 taels. They should be even more valuable now. If you put some thought into it,
It's worth at least three hundred thousand taels." Jia She said with a hint of sadness.
Mrs. Xing's eyes almost popped out. This was only about half of Jia Min's dowry.
Wang Xifeng was also envious. Although she was favored by the Wang family, she could not get such a large dowry.
Jia Mu acquiesced to Jia She's statement and told Jia Lian: "Lian'er, take these things and deal with them."
Jia Lian became excited, this was a fat errand.
Mrs. Wang couldn't sit still and shouted to Jia Mu: "Old lady." She meant to ask the others to retreat and talk to Jia Mu alone.
Jia Mu cursed in her heart, she is so angry, what else are you planning to do with the money that is being used to build a provincial villa for the mother-in-law.
In the entire family, except Jia Lian and his wife, there is no one else suitable to handle this matter. Even if they get some benefits from it, it will not be too much.
"If you have anything to say, just say it here."
When Mrs. Wang spoke, everyone in the room looked at her.
At this time, Mrs. Wang has no room to retreat. She can't bring this matter to outsiders.
"The old lady has forgotten that in order for the empress to enter the palace, the family's money was not available, so she told her sister that she would use her dowry to make a living. Later, when the empress entered the palace, things went wrong, so she told her about the matter.
Forgot."
This was clearly a lie by Mrs. Wang. When Jia Yuanchun entered the palace, the Jia family's life was pretty good and they could not use the dowry from their aunt.
What's more, if he really told Jia Min, how could Lin Ruhai not know?
Jia Mu didn't say anything and fainted directly. This time she really fainted.
Here, King Zhongshun found Wang Tingxuan with excitement.
"Look quickly and see what these things are used for."
In front of him was a large basket, which was covered tightly with cloth. When the servant carefully untied the cloth on the basket, Wang Tingxuan discovered that it was actually sweet potatoes.
The appearance is not much different from the modern varieties, but the size is smaller. I have never tasted it, so I don’t know how it tastes.
"Where did the prince get these things?"
King Zhongshun said happily: "I got the inspiration from you. I sent people to the south and offered heavy rewards for novelties. Businessmen from various places sent a lot of novelties in order to profit from me.
s things."
"These things were presented by a Southeast Asian businessman, saying they were found from European businessmen and could be eaten."
"One of the men tasted one and thought it was good, so he sent it over."
Wang Tingxuan said to himself that it was true that money could make the world go round, and someone actually discovered this and sent it to King Zhongshun.
Originally, Wang Tingxuanhai wanted to get a title by relying on sweet potatoes and potatoes with high yields. It seems that the plan can only be advanced.
"My lord, how many such seeds do you have there?"
Seeing Wang Tingxuan's serious expression, King Zhongshun also said seriously: "There are only so many. But what's wrong with these things?"
Wang Tingxuan bit his head and said, "I'll be honest with you, Prince. I also discovered this thing and am trying to plant it on my farm outside the city."
King Zhongshun asked quickly: "Could these things be of great use?"
Wang Tingxuan said: "Don't be impatient, my lord, and listen to me. The one you brought back is called sweet potato, and the other one is called potato. According to the news I heard from Western businessmen, the output of these two things is very large."
"Tell me quickly, how big is the output?"
"Sweet potatoes cannot be regarded as a serious staple food. They are much worse than rice and wheat, and they are not resistant to hunger. But they also have advantages that rice and wheat cannot match. They are drought-resistant and barren, and are not picky about the soil quality, and can be harvested twice a year.
Because I don’t have many seeds, I have only planted three acres of land on the farm, and one acre of land can harvest about three to five thousand catties.”
King Zhongshun was overjoyed and asked: "If this thing really has the benefits you say, we will be prosperous. I promise to get a hereditary title for you in front of the emperor brother."
"You don't know that even in the imperial palace of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the grain output is not high. Even the top-grade fields can only produce no more than two dan. Ordinary people, even in normal years, cannot eat rice or flour.
We all rely on grains to survive."
"If there is a disaster year, people will have to be displaced."
Wang Tingxuan said: "Yes, it is precisely for this reason that I was able to meet the emperor. I thought that as long as I could eat it, it would be better than the roots and bark of trees, so I tried to grow one in the farm."
King Zhongshun said nonchalantly: "It's good if it's better than the bark of weeds and trees. We can't make everyone eat white flour. It's good if it can fill the stomach. If the emperor hears such news, he will definitely sleep with joy.
Can't sleep."
King Zhongshun said solemnly: "Let's go and tell the emperor the good news."
Wang Tingxuan stopped King Zhongshun and said: "This matter is not urgent. We don't have many seeds in our hands at the moment. If we go over with these things, we might as well let the emperor see them during the harvest."
King Zhongshun thought for a moment and said, "Yes, this can be regarded as a great gift from us to the emperor."
King Zhongshun also thought about it. No matter how good the words were, it would be better to let the emperor see it with his own eyes. Although the emperor is his biological brother, wouldn't the relationship be far away when he is the nephew? For his son, he has to do this.
Maximize things.
Furthermore, after all, he was the one who took the lead in proposing that the imperial concubine save the family, and it was the emperor who was harmed the most. It is conceivable that the evaluation of the emperor in later generations will definitely fall a lot because of this proposal. This can be regarded as his atonement for his sins.
King Zhongshun said: "After all, your farm is too small and it is not conducive to keeping it secret. Why don't you try planting it in my farm?"
Wang Tingxuan said: "Your Majesty, that's exactly what I mean. If we want to convince the officials in the court, we must provide solid evidence. I want to wait for this season's harvest before asking for your help."
King Zhongshun didn't want to take all the credit, so he was even more happy when he heard Wang Tingxuan say this.
"Let's do this. The location of your farm is not very good. I have a farm of about 20 acres each, and I will give it to you in exchange for this farm."
"Your Highness, there is no need for this. It's a small village, just take it."
King Zhongshun said: "I don't care about such a little Zhuangzi, just go ahead."
Wang Tingxuan said: "Then I would like to thank you, Your Majesty."
Then Wang Tingxuan asked Zheng An to take over the farm with people loyal to the prince.
This chapter has been completed!