The afterglow of the setting sun reflected in the Maoqin Palace, Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes again, got up and walked back to Xinuan Pavilion with an expressionless face.

The dynasty is happy and convinced, and he is prostrate and grateful.

He knew in his heart that from now on, he would justifiably stay in the Qianqing Palace.

He also sighed in his heart, he has been up and down in the sea for many years, and he is afraid that he has used up his luck for several lifetimes to get to this point.

Wang Chaofu doesn't have such great ambitions, and he is already grateful to be able to have today, just thinking that he can continue like this and be one of the many shadows behind the emperor.

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Because of Wei Zhongxian's movements, Zhu Youxiao was able to withdraw and focus on sweet potato planting.

As far as historical experience is concerned, during the Xiaoice River period, both the West and the Taqing Dynasty relied on sweet potatoes and potatoes to tide over the difficulties and preserve a large number of people.

The so-called prosperous era of Kangqian in the Taqing Dynasty mainly relied on the spread of the acres and the popularization of sweet potatoes and potatoes, two crops introduced as early as the late Ming Dynasty.

The spread into acres led to the discovery of a large number of hidden populations among the people, which directly led to the explosive growth of the population of Taqing.

At first glance, it seems like something is going on so fast.

Then the question arises, how did the Tatars feed such a population?

Again, the answer is sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes are both high-starch foods, and it doesn't matter if they are delicious or not, they are especially suitable for saving people during famine.

No matter how hungry you were before, you will be full after eating one roasted sweet potato, one will not work, then two, anyway, the yield will be high!

Zhu Youxiao had already talked with Wang Zaijin about the issue of opening up sources and reducing expenditure, but Gyeonggi and other places had already asked for money, no money, no food, and no food.

If productivity wants to go up, you have to go up first.

Daming has a large population, but why can't productivity go up? Because everyone is struggling to even eat enough, who still has the leisure to produce for you.

Zhu Youxiao understands that no matter how much Donglin hacks himself, as long as he can feed the hungry people, the name of the King of Shengming will not be able to escape.

In other words, as long as the sweet potatoes are popularized at the moment, the problem of difficulty in eating and eating for the people in the disaster area is solved first, and everything else is not a matter!

Moreover, when the yield of sweet potatoes has risen, it can also be sent to the frontier at its discretion to alleviate the problem of millet wages caused by years of war.

Such a good thing was not promoted in Daming, but it made later generations of Taqing pick it up, and Zhu Youxiao felt heartache as long as he thought about it.

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Wang Zaijin received the emperor's holy edict and was also overjoyed.

He thought that the emperor had not heard of this new crop from abroad before, and it would take a lot of effort to persuade him to accept it.

Unexpectedly, things went so smoothly.

The emperor ordered himself to discuss the matter of sweet potatoes with the maritime merchant Chen Jinglun in detail, which was a great trust, you must know that the officials of the imperial court and the merchants were in contact, and it was easy to generate intermediate interests.

For many people, this detailed discussion of cooperation with maritime merchants represents an opportunity to earn intermediate benefits.

Since ancient times, the people have not been with the official capital, if this maritime merchant Chen Jinglun really wants the imperial court to promote sweet potatoes, he must be "filial piety" to the officials who come.

Otherwise, who will bird you, a crop that has been brought in from abroad?

In Wang Zaijin's view, this is not his own interests, this is a century-old plan for the sake of the dynasty and the future!

Maritime businessman Chen Jinglun, the first maritime merchant in Fujian nowadays.

Speaking of which, this is also thanks to his father, Chen Zhenlong, who was famous in later generations.

Chen Zhenlong, the previous head of the Chen family, has read poetry and books since he was a child, and he is a talent before he is twenty years old.

But later, Chen Zhenlong, who saw through the interests of officialdom, got tired of the imperial examination, abandoned Confucianism to do business, moved to Minxian County, and went to Luzon to do business with all maritime merchants.

In Luzon, Chen Zhenlong saw that the local vermilion potatoes were everywhere, and learned that the crop was drought-tolerant, high-yielding, adaptable, and edible both raw and cooked, so he took the initiative to learn the planting method from the locals and funded the purchase of potato seeds.

In May of the 21st year of Wanli, Chen Zhenlong secretly carried potato vines to avoid the exit inspection of Luzon, and after seven days and nights, he sailed back to Fuzhou and began to try planting near his residence.

It was a year of severe drought in central Fujian, and the harvest of grains was scarce.

Chen Zhenlong urged his son Chen Jinglun to write to Jin Xuezeng, the governor of Fujian, to declare that Luzon and sweet potatoes could save the famine.

In that year, the sweet potato was successfully planted, and the people spread it among themselves, and they were planted all over Fujian in the following year.

The sweet potatoes introduced by Chen Zhenlong effectively solved the famine of the Fujian people at that time, and the Chen family has risen since then and enjoyed a high reputation in Fujian.

As for the current name of sweet potato, it has to start with Jin Xuezeng, the governor of Fujian.

At that time, Chen Zhenlong, in gratitude for the virtue promoted by Jin Xuezeng, wanted to change the name of Zhu Shu to Golden Potato, but the latter refused.

Jin Xue once called it sweet potato because it was introduced by Luzon.

It doesn't matter what the name is, what Wang Zaijin values is its easy to grow in large quantities, and the famine in Fujian in Wanli has proved that sweet potatoes can solve this problem.

Chen Jinglun inherited his father's mantle and planned to promote sweet potatoes to more parts of the country, but there were very few people like Jin Xuezeng, the governor of Fujian.

Famine is a catastrophe for the people that can destroy their families, but for the local civil officials, it means that they can make a lot of money.

Once there is a famine in a certain place, the court will discuss it and always provide relief.

The disaster relief emptied the imperial court's Taicang grain and silver stocks, and local officials stripped them layer by layer, and finally sent out how much they went down and how much they disappeared.

The problem of famine has not been solved, but it has intensified, causing civil unrest.

At this moment, in the private room on the second floor of a restaurant in Jingshi, there was a young man wearing a gray robe.

His appearance was probably not yet thirty years old, but he already looked old and deep, and he was seen sitting quietly in a chair, not moving.

"Oops!" Suddenly, Wang Zaijin, who was dressed in civilian clothes, walked in and said with a smile: "It's rude to keep Brother Chen waiting for a long time!" ”

Chen Jinglun laughed a few times, got up hurriedly to welcome people in, and straightened a chair, and said:

"Where is Mr. Wang, to make friends with a character like you, this is my Chen family!"

Wang Zaijin's heart did not change, and sat down with Chen Jinglun's hand.

Actually, he knew it in his heart.

Businessmen, no profit can not afford to be early, there is such an opportunity to make a lot of money, and accumulate fame among the people, who will not rush to come.

At that time, Chen Jinglun's father, Chen Zhenlong, introduced sweet potatoes from Luzon, and they all said that it was for the famine in Fujian.

But whoever has seen it, who doesn't know that the Chen family has gained fame and fortune from it, and now they also have a lot of family business.

In the world, there are some things that can be seen through without being explained.

Wang Zaijin smiled and said: "Chen Zhenlong is for the country and the people, and he should be the first person in my Ming Dynasty sweet potato!" ”

"I think, let the one who is on the ground today set up a memorial arch for your Chen family."

Wang Zaijin's words made Chen Jinglun frown secretly when he heard it, but he also laughed a few times, and after the person who served the food withdrew, he said again:

"Where is it, it's just that my father can't bear it when he sees the hungry people in Fujian."

The two have their own thoughts, and they are both pulling each other's skins.

Wang Zaijin quietly took a sip of tea on the table, waiting for Chen Jinglun to give him an explanation, and Chen Jinglun was guessing whether the imperial court really wanted to promote sweet potatoes.

The seriousness of the imperial court in this matter almost determined the survival of his Chen family.

You must know that sweet potatoes are easy to grow and full, which is naturally like a blessing to the hungry, but relatively, it also blocks the financial path of some people.

The current Chen family has been suppressed by some officials and businessmen because of this matter, and it is about to die.

If you want to break your way, you have to find a backer.

Who is the biggest backer in this world, isn't it the ...... in the Forbidden City?