"Your Majesty!" Zhang Biao spoke hoarsely and swallowed more, "He Dutang and his ministers rescued Xie Jinzhong, a Fujian maritime merchant living overseas, at sea. In order to repay my ministers and others, he donated this thing!"
"He said that this thing can produce ten stones per hour. I didn't believe it at first, but he has several large tanks on the boat..."
Zhu Yunxi listened silently, but his heart was in turmoil.
Food is greater than the sky.
Food is the life of the Chinese people.
In any case, this sweet potato was used by countless people during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it accompanied subsequent generations through difficult times.
It stands to reason that Columbus had not yet discovered America at this time, so it should be impossible for sweet potatoes to spread to East Asia, but he happened to appear.
According to historical records, sweet potatoes spread to China during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.
A businessman named Chen Yi from Dongguan ate sweet potatoes from Chief Annan. Seeing that the sweet potatoes could not only satisfy his hunger but also produce amazing crops, he risked his life to bribe the chief's guards and stole the seeds of Tengman back to his hometown of Dongguan.
Then Chen Yi bought 35 acres of mountainous land in front of his grandfather's grave for farming, with an output of dozens of kilo per acre. He later reported it to the government and promoted it in the countryside. Moreover, he also chose his own cemetery in the sweet potato field.
On the other side, the descendants of the Chen family in Dongguan must have this sweet potato every time they worship their ancestors.
There was another person named Chen, Chen Zhenlong from Fujian. When he was doing business in Luzon, he saw the local natives digging sweet potatoes to satisfy their hunger, and it was also convenient for planting. Thinking that the land in his hometown was barren and his fellow villagers often went without enough to eat, he risked their lives.
Hidden on the boat and brought back home.
At that time, Luzon was a Spanish colony, and the colonists strictly guarded the sweet potatoes and would never sell them to the Han people. Those who were found to have taken the sweet potatoes without permission would be killed without mercy. Chen Zhenlong and his son risked their lives to bring the sweet potatoes back to Fujian to promote their cultivation and merit.
Infinite.
In the early years of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict, ordering Chen Chuangui, the fifth generation grandson of Chen Zhenlong, to spread sweet potatoes to Zhejiang. Then Chen Chuangui's grandson spread sweet potatoes to Henan, Hebei, Shandong and other places.
During the Daoguang period, He Zexian, a native of Fuzhou, built the Xianshu Temple on Wushi Mountain in order to commemorate Chen's achievements.
Sweet potato, a small sweet potato. In modern society, no one would even look at it if it was thrown on the ground. It has never been a delicacy, and it has not even appeared on the dinner table of ordinary people for a long time.
But it does indeed have countless living people.
At this time in the Ming Dynasty, many people were far from having enough food and clothing, and having enough food was a luxury.
"Where is Xie Jinzhong?" Zhu Yunxi held the sweet potato, his hands trembling, "Where is the person?"
"After I take him back to Beijing, I will first place him in Fusi, Jinyiwei Town..."
"Shacai!" Zhu Yunxi went up and kicked him, "Go and call me... No, please come, hurry!"
"Long live my Lord!" Deng Ping said, "The palace gate will be locked soon. Do you think it will be locked?"
"What's the lock?" Zhu Yunxi said angrily, "It's open. It's not allowed to be locked without my will!"
"I obey the order!" Seeing Zhu Yunxi's rage, everyone quickly retreated.
Zhu Yunxi was holding the sweet potato and pacing back and forth on the ground.
"How happy would it be if Grandpa Huang knew that there are sweet potatoes in the world with yields of tens of dan per mu, which can satisfy the people's hunger and prevent many people from starving to death!"
He could imagine how happy the old man would be when he saw this thing.
Not only is he happy, the old man will even regard this thing as a treasure.
In the heart of the old man, no gold, silver, or jewelry can compare to these, the food that can keep people alive. Because his relatives in the Zhu family starve to death.
"When people come, wait for me here. Don't let me wait on my knees. Bring me a chair!" Zhu Yunxi shouted loudly, "I want to treat you as a court official. I'm going to find Grandpa Huang!"
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At the same time, in Yong'an Palace, the old man was slowly eating mutton head meat and drinking wine.
Concubine Guo Hui sat beside him with a smile and told him interesting things about the harem.
"You haven't seen that the pure concubine vomited violently after she got pregnant. After talking to the concubine for a while, she vomited three times!" Guo Huifei said with a smile, "It's a pity that she won't be delayed in eating. There is a big pot of chicken soup. I can't wait to see it.
All the bones were eaten!”
"My concubine told her to slow down and stop eating if she can't eat. What do you think she said?"
"She said that the more children eat, the stronger they will grow! Haha, I think with that girl's appetite for eating, there must be a boy in her belly!"
"I would like to congratulate you on your great-grandson!"
"Hehe!" The old man smiled happily, took a sip, and laughed, "I have to say, it is better to be a young girl, as it is easier to give birth to a child. Our eldest grandson has been pregnant for only a short time!"
"What you are saying is wrong. It is easy to have children when you are young!" Guo Huifei covered her mouth and laughed, "When I was nineteen years old, I was already over thirty!"
"The main reason is that we are good at pricking needles!" The old man smiled again, and then said with a chuckle, "Being a father is like a grandfather, and becoming a grandfather is also quite a grandfather! Haha, actually, that's what it is!
"
"We have had many children in our life, and the one that hurts the most is Biao'er. The one that hurts the most when Biao'er is gone is our eldest grandson. In the past, we looked forward to it every day, and we were expecting a pound. To be honest, now that we have a pound, we
Although I look forward to other great-grandchildren, they are still far behind!"
"Look at four pounds, how long have we reported it? As long as there are great-grandchildren, that's fine. There are too many and we can't handle them!"
"You are just telling the truth!" Guo Huifei filled the old man's glass with wine and suddenly asked in confusion, "Old man, what kind of wine are you drinking today and what color is it?"
"The medicinal wine we made for you contains seahorse, epimedium, wolfberry, ginseng and deer antlers!" The old man took another sip and said with a smile, "I'm getting older, so I need to replenish it!"
Suddenly, Concubine Guo Hui looked at the old man angrily, her face flushed.
Hey, after a sip of wine, the old man said again, "It's not that we are duplicitous. It's also sad to have too many great-grandchildren. And after a generation, no matter how close we are, it's still worse." As he said, the old man suddenly looked at Guo Huifei, "Let's think about it.
, it would be great if I could have another boy to hold in my arms every day!"
"There is another kid?" Guo Huifei was stunned, "Who is it?"
The old man glared, "Who? Let's say, who else? If we have another old son, that would be beautiful!"
Hearing this, Concubine Guo Hui didn't say anything, but covered her mouth and laughed.
"What?" The old man was furious, "We are old, can't we?"
"I didn't say that...hey, old man!"
Suddenly, the old man approached Guo Huifei smelling of alcohol.
Pu Bucheng who was outside the door quickly stepped back and closed the door gently.
Guo Huifei's face was filled with the old man's heat, and her whole body was burning, "Old man, I am this age, over fifty!"
"What's it like to be over fifty?" The old man made big gestures with his hands and said with a smile, "The nineteen-year-old you gave birth to when you were in your thirties has been idle for more than twenty years!"
"Well! Old man!" Guo Huifei didn't even dare to raise her head, "How can you survive when you are over fifty?"
"It's okay, our seeds are good! Damn it, this wine has a lot of stamina!"
"Old man!"
"Call us brother-in-law!"
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Pu Bucheng listened attentively, then took a sip outside the door when no one was around, and stood at the door with Fuchen in his arms. After thinking about it, he picked two leaves from the flower pot, crumpled them into balls and stuffed them in his ears.
Just after a while, he felt someone calling him from the front.
He looked over in surprise, and saw a young eunuch waving to him. His ears were blocked and he couldn't hear clearly what was being said outside the hall. He waved Fu Chen impatiently, indicating that they had something to say together.
But the other party still kept waving. Just as Pu Bucheng was about to take out what was in his ears, he saw Zhu Yunxi running in quickly.
Suddenly, Pu Bucheng was shocked.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment, not now!"
"Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang!" Zhu Yunxi shouted as he ran, "Great joy, great joy!"
Immediately, he pushed Pu Bucheng in front of him away and said, "Grandpa Huang, come out!"
"Oops!" Pu Bucheng somersaulted, but turned around and hugged Zhu Yunxi's thigh, "Long live the Lord, long live the Lord, not now. The old prince is busy, you can't go in!"
"What are you busy with, Grandpa Huang?" As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi's voice suddenly froze, and he looked at the closed door with a particularly wonderful expression.
"That one?" Zhu Yunxi asked.
Pu Bucheng nodded as he ate the rice.
"The old man is over seventy, which one?" Zhu Yunxi asked again.
Pu Bucheng held on to his pants and kept on nodding.
"Oh!" Zhu Yunxi sighed, and then asked, "How long?"
"I don't think so!" Pu Bucheng said in a low voice, "But don't worry, Long live my lord. The old prince usually opens and closes in a big way, and he does it quickly!"
At this moment, a big hand suddenly opened the door.
The old man stuck his head out and said, "Damn it, what are you making the fuss about?"
This chapter has been completed!