Emperor Chongzhen looked at all this in astonishment. He didn't do much to help. Lin Fan took care of all these ministers by himself.
sharp!
so amazing!
Chongzhen looked at Lin Fan. Lin Fan looked at Chongzhen with disdain and complained in his heart: "What are you looking at? Why don't you announce it quickly? Take a look at your damage!"
"When you are an emperor, a lot of people object to such a trivial matter as establishing a prince. If it were Emperor Taizu who came here, who would dare to object?
No one dares to say no!"
"Fortunately! I was more powerful and trapped the great scholar from the Hanlin Academy. Otherwise, I don't know how this matter would have ended."
Forehead……
Emperor Chongzhen expressed that he felt very bitter. He had done so much for his son, but he was still looked down upon.
"Since none of you have objections, I will now announce that Fan'er is the crown prince of our Ming Dynasty, and his name is Zhu Cixin!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
wipe!
Lin Fan wants to curse now. You just made me the prince, but you actually changed my name. This name is so old-fashioned!
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"
All civil and military officials shouted loudly.
"Thank you, Father!"
Lin Fan said.
"I'm used to the word "Fan'er". I'll call you that from now on. You are the prince now. From now on, you will stay with me and help me handle government affairs."
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"This... it's better not to give up. I'm used to being free. Besides, my method of handling government affairs is quite special. I'm afraid the officials present may not accept it."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"This! What the prince said makes sense!"
All the officials said.
Given Lin Fan's character, if he was allowed to handle government affairs now, the good life of officials like them would be completely over. Therefore, Lin Fan must be prevented from participating in politics.
Forehead……
Emperor Chongzhen was even more speechless. He asked Lin Fan to handle government affairs with him. In fact, it was to familiarize Lin Fan with everything he should do as an emperor in advance.
"Fan'er, I know that you like to be free and easy, but as the prince, you also have to be in contact with the government affairs of the Ming Dynasty."
"However, I won't force you. I will give you some time to think about it."
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Lin Fan said.
Emperor Chongzhen was even more sad. After his son became the prince, he stopped calling his father "Emperor" and changed his name to "Your Majesty".
"Ahem! Your Majesty, His Royal Highness has a strange object in his hand, which may be able to solve the famine in Shandong."
A great scholar from Hanlin Academy said solemnly.
"Oh! Fan'er, do you have a way to solve the famine in Shandong?"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Lin Fandao in surprise.
A severe drought has occurred in Shandong for a month. Shandong officials saw that they could no longer hide it, so they reported it. Now victims are everywhere, and Chongzhen has been worried about this matter for many days.
If food cannot be raised quickly to solve the famine in Shandong, more people will die. However, the Ming Dynasty has just stabilized, and it is not easy to collect enough food.
Lin Fandao: "I introduced a batch of crops called potatoes from overseas some time ago. After my cultivation, I already have enough seeds."
"Shandong has been experiencing severe drought for more than a month. I believe it will rain soon. Your Majesty can send the collected food to Shandong first so that the people can eat it first."
"I'm looking for someone to plant potatoes here now. It only takes one or two months for potatoes to mature. The yield per mu is about 4,000 kilograms, which can ensure our food supply for the Ming Dynasty."
"If there is a rain in Shandong, then the matter will be easier to solve. If potatoes are sent to Shandong for planting, the disaster will be relieved immediately."
According to Lin Fan's knowledge, there were indeed constant disasters in the last years of Chongzhen, but there were no particularly major disasters. It had not rained in Shandong for more than a month, so a heavy rainstorm was expected.
At that time, people in Shandong will be able to grow potatoes, killing two birds with one stone.
"Hiss! Your Highness, please don't joke with us. What kind of crops can yield four thousand kilograms per mu? This is absolutely impossible!"
an official said.
"As an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I used to often go to the fields, measure the land, and collect taxes. I have never heard of such high-yielding crops!"
An official from the Ministry of Revenue said.
"Believe it or not, ask my students."
Lin Fan said.
The scholar from Hanlin Academy twitched his eyes, but he still said solemnly: "I have seen with my own eyes that one potato can bear more than ten kilograms of fruit, or even twenty or thirty kilograms!"
"If you calculate one acre of land, three or four thousand kilograms is a small amount. Moreover, according to Master Wuhou, it has a short maturity period and is indeed the best crop to solve famines!"
"This product has a strong sense of satiety, and can be used as a staple food."
oh!
Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were even more surprised and he said: "Fan'er, tell me quickly, where did you get these potatoes? Can they really be used as a staple food?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have just said that these potatoes are from overseas. They can indeed be used as a staple food, but they can only be eaten in the short term, not in the long term."
"Because if you eat too many potatoes, it will cause stomach acid, which means you often vomit acid water, and people will become unhealthy."
"Therefore, potatoes are more likely to be used as a vegetable. Several of my students have eaten the hot and sour potato shreds I made. If they are eaten with white flour steamed buns, it is really delicious."
Lin Fan said.
Emperor Chongzhen was very disappointed when he heard Lin Fan said that it could be used as a staple food, but it could not be eaten for a long time, and it could also be eaten with steamed buns.
"Okay! That's great. It can solve the famine problem in our Ming Dynasty. It's a good thing. From now on, this potato will be defined as a vegetable."
"Everyone can plant some. In times of famine, these potatoes can be used as a staple food to help the people tide over the difficulties!"
Emperor Chongzhen said excitedly.
"Your Majesty's Holy Order!"
All the officials said.
After retreating from the court, Lin Fan ordered the people from Baihu Division to take the potatoes outside the city. He had already made an agreement with the surrounding villagers to open up wasteland and plant potatoes.
He provides farmyard manure and the potatoes he grows will be recycled at market prices. However, the cultivated land will eventually belong to him.
From this business, the common people have made money, and he has also benefited from it.
The fact that Lin Fan was established as the crown prince aroused the extreme dissatisfaction of Queen Zhou, who went to Cining Palace to find Queen Mother Zhang.
"Meet the Queen Mother."
When Empress Zhou saw Empress Dowager Zhang, she bowed respectfully.
Empress Dowager Zhang also heard about Lin Fan being established as the crown prince, and naturally guessed the purpose of Empress Zhou's visit, and said: "Queen, the Ai family already knows about Lin Fan, huh! Even if he changes his name to Zhu Cixin, it's not me.
The legitimate son of the Zhu family, his position as the crown prince cannot be secure."