Along the way, the Tang family saw many victims, and seeing the people starving miserably, Lin Baiyu took out the grain and sweet potatoes in the space, and let the people eat the small amount of grain he left behind and plant potatoes and sweet potatoes. These two crops are not land-picking, and they are the best crops to grow during this Xiaoice period.

Because of the charity along the way, Lin Baiyu won the title of "Tang Sage", and his name has been spread to the capital, and even Chongzhen, who is worried about the disasters in various places, has heard about it.

"Can new crops that can be used without picking up the land, resisting drought, and still being able to produce large crops?" Chongzhen thought as soon as he heard this, if there were these new crops, even if the heavens were no longer beautiful, they would be able to harvest grain for the people to eat, right?

"Cheng'en, let people pay attention to the city gate, if the Tang family enters the capital, you immediately go and invite the Tang saint to enter the palace. ”

"Yes. A fat eunuch behind Chongzhen immediately bowed down and answered.

Two days later, Lin Baiyu and his party finally arrived in the capital, and as soon as they found an inn to stay, they saw Xiao Er running to Lin Baiyu in a panic.

"This son, outside, someone is looking for you outside. Xiao Er shuddered, thinking to himself who these people were in front of him, and a eunuch came to look for him.

"Who is it?" asked Lin Baiyu.

Xiao Er replied tremblingly: "Yes, it is a father-in-law." ”

Lin Baiyu immediately understood that Chongzhen had noticed them.

"I'm in trouble with the little second brother. Lin Baiyu gave Xiao Er a dime of silver, walked to the inn hall, and sure enough, he saw a person who looked like a eunuch.

"In the soup fish, I saw my father-in-law. Lin Baiyu stepped forward and saluted.

"Don't dare, don't dare, Wang Chengen has seen Tang Shengren. The eunuch immediately returned the salute.

Wang Chengen? It turned out to be him! The eunuch who accompanied Chongzhen to hang himself in the coal mountain.

Lin Baiyu's attitude was a little better: "Princess, may I ask what is the matter with Tang?"

Lin Baiyu secretly looked at Wang Chengen carefully. The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were really wonderful, the good ones were good to the sky, and the bad ones were bad to wear the ground, there were capable ministers like the Three Treasure eunuchs, loyal ministers like Wang Chengen, and traitors like Wei Zhongxian. However, whether it was good or bad, the eunuch unity of the Ming Dynasty had one characteristic: it was bloody! It was much better than those scholars who looked down on eunuchs and were full of "eunuchs and misleading the country." In the face of the Manchu Tartars, none of the eunuchs surrendered, and those so-called literati, in the face of the invaders' swords and guns, those courtesy, righteousness and shame have forgotten, and their integrity is not as good as that of an ordinary people, but they are complacent, thinking that the court is dead, they can be replaced, they are still officials, and they still hold the ruling power of the entire country. These people are disgusting.

"Sage Tang, the emperor wants to see you, please enter the palace with our family. Wang Chengen's attitude is also very good, and he is becoming more and more satisfied with Lin Baiyu. The person in front of him is a scholar at first glance, but he doesn't look down on them like other readers, and he sees himself as no different from ordinary people. Such a person, he Wang Chengen handed over.

"Princess, can you please stay for a while? I'll go and explain to my family, and then I'll go into the palace with you." Lin Baiyu asked politely.

"Childe, please take care of yourself. Wang Chengen belongs to the people who "respect him for a foot, and he respects people", and immediately nodded and agreed.

Lin Baiyu returned to the room and told the Tang family. When the Tang family heard that he was going to enter the palace to see the emperor, they were all worried.

Lin Baiyu comforted everyone: "Don't worry, have you forgotten my ability?"

Everyone suddenly realized, yes, their family's "second son" has learned skills from the gods.

To appease the family, Lin Baiyu followed Wang Chengen into the palace together.

The Forbidden City, it's still a familiar package, it's still a familiar taste. Lin Baiyu sighed.

Chongzhen had been waiting for Lin Baiyu in the study for a long time, and as soon as he saw her, he asked, "I heard that you have grain varieties that can be high-yield and resistant to frost and drought?"

Lin Baiyu nodded: "Not only is there a grain seed, but it is also a batch of grain, which is enough to cope with the current famine." ”

Chongzhen was not overjoyed when he heard this, but doubtful: "You are an ordinary person, where did you get so much food?"

Lin Baiyu had already thought of an excuse and said: "The grain and grain are not mine, but prepared by an overseas patriot." ”

This overseas man was originally from Middle-earth, but later went overseas to earn a living because of his family. Now he is a wealthy man in an overseas country. When he heard that China had suffered a severe disaster in recent years, he bought grain and seeds from overseas and sent them back to China. It's just that there is a wind and waves halfway through, and it is impossible to transport grain to land, so it is all placed on an isolated island. The grass people only found out about this by accidentally saving a crew member. Because they were not sure, the grass people first went to the isolated island to investigate, and after finding that there was indeed grain and grain seeds, they brought a small part of the grain and grain seeds back to the land. I didn't dare to delay taking my family to Beijing, wanting to report the news to Your Majesty and help Your Majesty solve problems. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he believed Lin Baiyu's words a little: "Where is that isolated island?

Lin Baiyu replied: "The island is above the East China Sea, very close to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the grass people have named it Diaoyu Island. The grain on the island, not counting the grain species, is 10 million stones. There are two million stone of grain. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he said that he was happy, 10 million stones, 10 million stones, grain, and grain seeds! With these grains and grains, the problem of famine could be solved smoothly. When the time comes, he will be able to spare his energy to deal with those rebellious rogues. Hmph, when most of the people have food to eat, who will follow the rogues to rebel?

"I give you a fleet, and you immediately take people to the island to bring the grain back. Chongzhen said to Lin Baiyu, "When the grain is really shipped back, I will definitely reward you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, there is another question that the Emperor has to deal with in advance. ”

"What's the problem?" Chongzhen asked.

Lin Baiyu said: "Corrupt officials are in charge, even if there is food, under heavy exploitation, how much is left in the hands of the people?"

Chongzhen's anger rose when he heard this, and a thick killing intent rose on his body: "Those big rats, if anyone dares to stretch out their hands, I will chop them up." ”

Lin Baiyu is satisfied, Chongzhen is still quite arbitrary, since he said so, those corrupt officials will be miserable.

After leaving the palace, Lin Baiyu immediately took everyone from the Tang family out.

"Second brother, where are you taking us?" Brother Tang asked suspiciously, instead of everyone.

Lin Baiyu smiled slightly and said, "The emperor gave me a mansion, and we will have a home in the capital in the future." ”

The Tang family was overjoyed when they heard this: "Great!"

The mansion that Chongzhen gave to the Tang family was originally the mansion of a corrupt official, and the big garden of Wujin was twice as large as the Tang family's home in Qi County. The Tang family was so happy that they couldn't close their mouths, walking around the mansion admiring their new home.

"This is the loss of the horse, and it is not a blessing. Our current mansion is much bigger and more beautiful than the one we live in Qi County. Sister-in-law Tang was full of joy.

"It's just that some places are too dilapidated, boss, you go to a craftsman tomorrow to repair the house. Father Tang said.

Brother Tang readily agreed.

Brother Tang took the Tang family's little beans to run around in the garden, and he was very happy.

Lin Baiyu saw everyone's reaction, and felt a sense of relief, the obsession that belonged to the original owner disappeared most of it at this moment.

Three days later, Lin Baiyu set off with the fleet, with her as a guide, and the team quickly found the Diaoyu Islands. As soon as she arrived on the island, Lin Baiyu asked people to place the stone tablet she had carved on the island. The stele is engraved with three big characters that are more than one foot long: "Diaoyu Island", and the lower left corner of the stele is engraved with several fist-sized words: "The eleventh year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty".

Hehe, this Diaoyu Dao is the land of China, with this stone monument, what other country Tian shamelessly says that Diaoyu Dao is their country?

"Tang Gongzi, where is the grain and grain planted?" Ling Tengyun, a Jinyi Wei Qianhu who came with Lin Baiyu, asked Lin Baiyu.

"Follow me. Lin Baiyu flew to the Diaoyu Island to make arrangements long ago, and put all the food in the space on the island. At this time, lead the group to the front storage place.

"Wow, that's a lot of food. Even though they knew in advance that these people were here to carry food, when they saw so much food, everyone couldn't help but exclaim. That's enough food for all the people, right? No wonder so many people are allowed to carry the food.

"I'm still stunned about what to do, and I don't hurry up to move food. Ling Tengyun was the first to react, and scolded everyone to act quickly, the emperor is still waiting for these grain relief!

The crowd immediately took action, and after a day's work, all the food was loaded onto the ship, and everyone returned home with joy.

Chongzhen received the news from the flying pigeon, and was even more excited, he accelerated his action and severely punished a group of corrupt officials from top to bottom, so frightened that many people put away their claws.

Chongzhen announced disaster relief and arranged for many officials to engage in disaster relief work.

The officials of the imperial court were confused: disaster relief is feasible, but His Majesty the Emperor, where does the food for disaster relief come from?

His Majesty the Emperor grinned: There will be food in two days.

Officials: The emperor is under too much pressure and is crazy, right? Will such a large batch of grain come out of thin air?

His Majesty the Emperor: Hehe.

Two days later, when the grain ship arrived, everyone learned that the emperor had received a huge quantity of grain and grain. With these grains and grains, disaster relief work has been carried out at a rapid pace, and grain and grains have been effectively distributed to the people.

With food, and a grain that is said to be highly productive, the people are no longer displaced, and they are no longer easily fooled into joining the ranks of the so-called uprising. Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor also distributed methods to prevent and treat locust plagues - all of which Lin Baiyu told Chongzhen - life has hope, who is willing to rebel?

The peasant uprisings in various places gradually subsided, and Chongzhen ordered that only those famous rebel leaders should be arrested, and the rest of the followers would not be held accountable for their crimes, which caused many members of the "rebel army" to leave the organization and return to their hometowns to become small farmers. There are now only a few stubborn rebels left in the country, except for Li Chuang and the Red Lady.