Dusk looked around, the dog went to Kunning Palace to inform Queen Xu, and a small chamberlain stood aside instead of the dog, of course, the so-called little chamberlain is actually relative to the dog.

In fact, he is also a person with a top-notch status among the inner servants.

Of course, as long as you are not a big eunuch, let alone a top status, you will always be a little eunuch in front of the big eunuchs like Gou'er, Li Qian, Zheng He, and Yishiha.

smiled at the chamberlain: "There is Father-in-law Lao, go to the outside of the palace to find a guard to bring something in." ”

In the Qianqing Palace, how can the courtiers bring unknown objects at will.

It was the things prepared in advance at dusk, and before entering the Qianqing Palace to participate in the small court meeting, they were handed over to the guards in charge of security in front of the palace, so that they could take care of them.

The chamberlain glanced at Zhu Di and didn't move.

Not assured.

As soon as he left again, there were only Huang Daguan and a few palace maids left in this hall, if Dusk was bought by the Tatars, what should he do, who could stop him?

Zhu Di laughed and motioned for the waiter to get it.

The chamberlain hurried away.

Running and wanting to come back as soon as possible, in this respect, this chamberlain is very qualified.

Seeing this, Zhu Di smiled and said: "What can make you so solemn, it's not ordinary, don't tell me it's a beautiful woman you brought back from outside the customs, I don't eat that." ”

Eat too.

But eating it won't give you any benefit.

The dusk was righteous and awe-inspiring, "Of course Weichen knows that His Majesty is not that kind of person, how can he use such vulgar things of the Riba people to defile His Majesty's youthful and white conduct." ”

The beauty outside the gate brought one back.

Aru Winchas.

But it's mine.

Don't say you don't want to, I won't give it if you want to rob me.

Zhu Di said happily when he heard this: "Count you as acquaintances." ”

This sycophant is comfortable to pat.

Zhu Di has read books, but not much, most of the time he was born and died on the battlefield with his cousin Li Wenzhong, he is considered an amateur, and he actually likes to be crowned with a similar praise of spring and white snow.

Therefore, there are not many people who are not Yongle Chao's sycophants, but they have not hit the point.

A moment later, the chamberlain came in with a bamboo basket that had undergone much inspection, and in the basket were a few red-skinned crops covered with needle eyes, stained with mud shavings, and smelling faintly muddy.

Zhu Di looked at this strange thing in the bamboo basket, "This is what you planted in the experimental field in the eastern suburbs?" What kind of crop, why haven't you seen it before, and brought it back from the Western Ocean? ”

Dusk smiled: "This thing is called sweet potato, but I plan to westernize, according to the characteristics of red skin, call it sweet potato, what does Your Majesty think of this name." ”

Zhu Di frowned, "Let's talk about the point." ”

In other words, de-Westernization, what does this rhetoric mean?

I didn't ask.

Dusk thought about it, sat down again, and said: "Regarding the matter of Jinyiwei commanding Ji Gang to lead Beizhen Fusi to the experimental field in the eastern suburbs of the city, Wei Chen was very surprised and frightened when he learned about it, but fortunately, he later learned the news that only the pepper field was damaged, and the loss was not too big, of course, it was definitely not small, although His Majesty did not ask Ji Gang about this matter, but sooner or later the minister would go to Ji Gang to have an explanation——"

Zhu Di waved his hand, "What else do you want to say, Ji Gang didn't do anything wrong." ”

It's not good to be held accountable for this matter.

Otherwise, what will Jin Yiwei do in the future, after all, Ji Gang is loyal to this matter, in a way, Zhu Di actually appreciates Ji Gang very much.

Anyone who is involved in the affairs of the Son of Heaven would rather be killed by mistake than let go!

As soon as I saw it at dusk, it seemed that if I wanted to kill Ji Gang, I had to find an excuse and find a reason again, and there was no way to achieve my goal in the matter of the experimental field.

There is no rush either.

Cleaning up the discipline is one of the purposes, and the real purpose today is not for a discipline.

Small can't bear to mess around.

"Regarding the experimental field in the eastern suburbs of the city, Weichen needs to explain that so far, there are five kinds of crops planted in the experimental field in the eastern suburbs of the city, most of which are brought back from the Western Ocean, including peppers, buds, peanuts, and the crops in front of us, among which the planting of peppers has matured, and the buds are still in the experimental stage, and the crop that I named sweet potatoes in front of His Majesty's eyes, the experimental field has also mastered the perfect and mature planting methods."

Zhu Di bowed, "They all eat hot pot?" ”

If that's the case, it would be too disappointing, you dusk occupies such a large piece of fertile land, and it turns out just to eat hot pot, or for your business, as a king, Zhu Di will think that dusk lacks pattern.

Dusk smiled: "It can be said that after all, these things, except for peanuts, can eat hot pot." ”

Zhu Di shook his head secretly.

Dusk continued: "It is true that this experimental field does have Wechen's business plans, such as after cultivating chili peppers, Wechen will begin to open hot pot restaurants in Yingtian and surrounding towns and even Shuntian, once it is popularized among the people, this will be a very profitable food industry, not only that, but also use chili peppers to make bean paste, so as to make a faction's dishes more perfect in Daming's stir-fry industry." ”

With the advent of iron pots, there will be stir-frying.

But because the Tang Dynasty invented oil extraction before, before the Southern Song Dynasty, in fact, the dishes were steamed, boiled and stewed, and after the invention of oil extraction in the Northern Song Dynasty, stir-fried vegetables have appeared.

Of course, the average person can't afford it.

Because there is no oil.

A stir-fry with not enough oil is a soulless stir-fry.

Zhu Di was not interested in these and asked, "So, this one you named Sweet Potato is also for your food business?" ”

Dusk shook his head, "Tonight's hot pot, I will prepare this sweet potato for Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will know how much it means to Your Majesty's Ming Dynasty." ”

And said: "But when it comes to its significance, Wechen first has a question to ask Your Majesty, with the advancement of various measures of the Medical Reform Division, according to the information from the Ministry of Households, in the past two years, the population of my Daming has increased exponentially, and this population will continue to expand with the next measures of the Medical Reform Division, Wechen wants to ask Your Majesty, have you thought of a solution for the new population?" ”

With a large population, it is a problem to be well fed.

If you don't have enough to eat...... The dynasty will collapse.

You don't see, the most prosperous Song Dynasty in the past dynasties, there are many civil uprisings, the Great Song Dynasty has been in the country for three hundred years, and the peasant uprising is basically once a year or two.

Why?

It is because although the Great Song Dynasty is rich, the people have no money and can't eat!

Therefore, not all travelers can live a happy life, first you have to travel to the homes of the rich, like dusk...... Only then can you have hope of continuing to develop, if you travel to the landless farmer, the long-term and short-term workers, and want to counterattack, you must first be fed, and you have to break the confinement of the class to read, which is almost a copy of the hell mode.

It must be known that in the feudal dynasty, it was difficult to break the confinement of class.

Zhu Di let out a long sigh, "I'm also worried about this. ”

The population is increasing, and the current problem is not prominent, but sooner or later this will become the main contradiction in society, how to solve the food problem, Zhu Di has thought a lot, but there is no way to cure the root cause.

Sooner or later, this crisis is coming.

If this crisis can't be solved, let alone the Han and Tang Dynasties, whether or not you can keep the foundation left by your father is a problem.

So Zhu Di sometimes wonders if the medical reform department is making a mistake.

Dusk smiled and pointed to the sweet potato, "Wechen has already prepared before promoting the Department of Medical Reform, and Wechen's answer is it, as well as the bud valley in the experimental field in the eastern suburbs to explore the planting method." ”

Zhu Di was surprised, "It?!" ”

It's not good-looking.

Can this thing solve the food problem that makes me barely sleep?

Dusk smiled: "That's right, it's it, use it with bud valley, with rice, as a staple food, you can solve the food crisis caused by the population explosion, of course, this can only solve the crisis, if you want to let the hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty with a population surge live a life of food and clothing, there are more things to do in agriculture, such as increasing rice production, optimizing the inherent mode of growing food in various places, as well as improving the economy, expanding crop categories, and reforming the land - land reform this, the interests involved are too great, It is not suitable to operate at present, so the current answer can really only be this sweet potato and bud grain. ”

Agrarian reform will have to wait a little longer.

After he has absolute authority and absolute strength, he must carry out the apprentice reform in one step and cut down the landlord class, otherwise the land reform will never be able to achieve the desired effect, and to cut off the landlord class is definitely an earth-shaking reform in the feudal dynasty, even more than the change of dynasty.

This step will be the most difficult step in his career and comparable to Zhu Di's last battle.

It is far more than the measure of conquering Mobei to expand its territory.

And it is likely that it will not be possible, so it can only be relegated to the next best thing and implement a whip method of Zhang Juzheng.

But—

No matter how difficult it is, I have to try to do it at dusk, this is a necessary step for the Ming Dynasty to move towards a real empire on which the sun never sets, and it is a reform that the country must undergo for long-term stability.

If it is done, this alone will be a saint!