I heard that it was Bud Valley, which made Lin Yanchao interested.

Lin Yanchao knew that some people in later generations would use bud grain to call corn.

Lin Yanchao beat a drum in his heart, leaned over and asked, "Where did this thing come from?" ”

Xu Zhenming replied: "When a fellow villager of Xiaguan was an official in Shaanxi, he heard that Xiaguan was looking for a way to reclaim dry land, so he recommended this thing to Xiaguan." ”

Lin Yanchao is a little bottomless, I'm afraid this is not right.

Corn is produced in the Americas, and to enter China, only from Myanmar to Guangxi, or the southeast coast, can it come from Shaanxi.

Xu Zhenming saw Lin Yanchao's puzzled look, and immediately said: "Lord Mintang Mingjian, this bud valley is indeed a drought-tolerant thing, this thing blooms at the top, and it is a different valley. ”

Lin Yanchao heard that it looked a little similar to corn, so he said, "Let's talk about it carefully." ”

Xu Zhenming said in detail: "The seedlings and leaves of this thing are like lychee forests and fat and short, the end has moved like rice but not solid, it is like a tower, such as a large paulownia, between the nodes, the flowers are hanging red velvet at the end of the tower, five or six inches long, planted in March, harvested in August." ”

Lin Yanchao was overjoyed when he heard this, and slapped his leg at the moment, this is exactly what corn looks like.

This move startled Xu Zhenming.

Xu Zhenming didn't know why Lin Yanchao was so happy, because Lin Yanchao thought that corn was introduced to China by sea, so he asked people to go to the southeast coast to find it, but he didn't expect that corn was first introduced in Shaanxi, and it was in the wrong direction at first.

As for the reason, Lin Yanchao didn't bother to study it, but asked Xu Zhenming: "Is this thing really a thing?" ”

Xu Zhenming said: "It's true, but how to introduce it is really impossible to study. ”

"It doesn't matter. Can this item be reclaimed on a large scale in Gyeonggi to prepare for famine? ”

Xu Zhenming said: "The lower officials don't dare to guarantee it, but they have invited local old farmers to Beijing." Xia Guan felt that there was about seven or eight out of ten, so he could give it a try. ”

Lin Yanchao thought to himself, what is there to doubt about this, although corn is not as drought tolerant as sweet potatoes, but the disadvantage of sweet potatoes is that they can only be used as miscellaneous grains, not as staple food, of course, there is no problem in preparing for famine. But corn is different, corn can be used as a staple food.

found corn, Xu Zhenming should have been happy.

But Lin Yanchao saw Xu Zhenming's sad face, and Xu Zhenming said: "Lord Ministry, from the lower official to the Tuntian Imperial History, it can be said that he has made meritorious contributions. The household department has repeatedly urged me to take responsibility, but the matter of Tuntian, a year old and an autumn harvest, where can it be done overnight? ”

"Xia Guan was worried that if he couldn't get decent political achievements next year, he was afraid that he would not be able to explain to the emperor, so at the last moment of Xia Guan's tenure, Xia Guan did not have the time to use corn for trial planting, but planned to promote planting immediately. This matter is very risky, and the lower officials have been hesitant to make a decision, so I have come to ask the people of the ministry today, should I make this decision? ”

Lin Yanchao looked at Xu Zhenming and said, "Brother Rudong, you just said that this matter is only seven or eight out of ten. ”

Xu Zhenming said with a look of shame: "Don't dare to deceive the minister, there are indeed only so many." The lower officials didn't dare to say more, and they didn't dare to say less, if it was a large-scale planting, it would be a risk, and I implored the ministry to know about it. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, this Xu Zhenming is really a cautious person.

Lin Yanchao pretended to be cautious, and then said: "This official thinks that this risk is worth taking, as long as it is beneficial to the people and the country, not to mention seven or eight out of ten, it is four or five out of ten, and it should be done." ”

Xu Zhenming was pleasantly surprised when he heard this: "Lord Ministries is willing...... Willing to support the lower officials. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said, "You are sponsored by Lin, and Lin can trust Brother Rudong." ”

Xu Zhenming's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he immediately stood up and gave Lin Yanchao a long look and said, "Thank you for your trust, your lord's great kindness, and the lower officials don't know how to repay it." ”

Lin Yanchao got out of the chair and helped Xu Zhenming up and said: "Brother Rudong, it's serious, this matter of the imperial history of Tuntian is thankless, the construction of water conservancy before, offended the eunuchs of Xun Qi, and now the change of dry land is even less understood. It's not easy for you to be here. ”

Lin Yanchao's words reached the bottom of Xu Zhenming's heart.

Xu Zhenming said: "The lower officials also know that the officials don't know the importance of sweet potatoes and corn, and in the Qin and Han dynasties, the people didn't like wheat." Wheat was introduced into China in the Xia Shang period, when Dong Jiangdu had written to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, saying that Guanzhong did not plant wheat, and proposed to introduce wheat to Guanzhong for planting, which really contributed to Sheji, but later generations of scholars only knew his scriptures. ”

Lin Yanchao sighed when he heard this: "Yes, they all say that the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, but even if Zhenguan Kaiyuan is such a weather, the people in the world are only fifty or sixty million, but after the Song Dynasty, although there is no word of prosperity, the number of households in the world has doubled, why is this?" One of the reasons for this is the introduction of Zhan Rice. Occupy rice is drought-tolerant and grows regardless of land, which is actually manna from heaven in my China. ”

Xu Zhenming couldn't help but nodded and said, "Exactly, exactly." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "And now I have a registered household registration plus hidden, displaced people, the number of people is no less than that of the Song Dynasty, although there are small disasters in the provinces at present, but there is no major harm, once it is ......."

"Once ...... In the event of a great drought and disaster, any civil change can sweep the world, the court does not cultivate the rule of the people is one thing, and the natural disasters will lead to man-made disasters, and then from the prosperity to the decline, and then from the chaos to the great governance, when will the cycle of chaos stop? I secretly thought that right here sweet potatoes, corn can be relieved. ”

"It's a pity that the princes of the Manchu Dynasty didn't put it in their eyes, in their eyes, whether they could persuade His Majesty to establish the country, whether they could avoid the dynasty, or whether they could scold the eunuchs and not govern in sycophancy, it was the gentleman's doing. That's why I said that this errand of the Imperial History of Tuntian is thankless, and it is a matter of course that it is done, and if it is not done, it will be demoted, even if the sweet potatoes and corn are successful in Gyeonggi Tunken in the future, they will not take it seriously. ”

Xu Zhenming listened to Lin Yanchao's words, and turned around several times to wipe away his tears.

Lin Yanchao sighed: "Brother Rudong's work of returning to heaven is silent, but no one knows about it, even if it is mentioned in the history books, it is only a brief substitution, Lin is really not worth it for you." ”

Xu Zhenming took a deep breath and said solemnly: "It's not that no one knows, isn't there still an adult?" Xu has always remembered the words of the minister, as long as there is something that is beneficial to the country and the society, even life and death should be taken seriously, how can it be avoided because of personal misfortune? ”

"Xu also knew that he would offend people when he started Tuntian, but as long as it was beneficial to the people, Xu must do it. Not understood, not known and nothing, Zheng Guo repaired Zheng Guoqu for Qin back then, although it was for Han, but Zheng Guoqu helped Qin dominate the world, how could Qin be grateful to Zheng Guo. ”

"Now the officials don't pay attention to it, that's because in the court, there is no atmosphere of advocating merit among the scholars, but as long as an official like the minister is in the court, Xu believes that what Xu does for the people of the world, there will be a day...... One day, people in the world will understand Xu's hard work. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Zhenming couldn't cry anymore and couldn't go on.

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but feel a little sad, and couldn't say anything to comfort Xu Zhenming for a while, Xu Zhenming stopped after half a ring, and then stood up and said: "Xu's personal misfortune has long been ignored in his heart, and today I can get the support of the minister, and it is enough to understand Xu's intentions!" Shi died for his confidant, and Xu would repay the kindness of the master with his death. ”

Xu Zhenming was like this, but Lin Yanchao was speechless for a while, and said half-loudly, don't say such things, Brother Rudong, remember that you and I are doing things for the people.

Xu Zhenming nodded and said, Lord Ministry, there are thousands of things in hand at the moment, and there will be no more officials left.

"Okay, Jichuan will send me a gift for Brother Rudong."

After Xu Zhenming left, Lin Yanchao returned to the study to ponder.

At present, the commercial economy is very underdeveloped, so in history, sweet potatoes and potatoes were promoted, and the imperial court played a great role.

For example, in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong personally decreed that the cultivation of sweet potatoes would be implemented as a national policy, and various conditions were ripe at that time.

As for why he was in a hurry, because Lin Yanchao knew that the Ming Dynasty would enter a serious Xiaoice period in at least twenty years.

At this time, from Shaanxi to the provinces has become a pot of porridge, with the government's grassroots strength in the local area, it is simply unable to promote sweet potatoes and potatoes, so he relies on Xu Zhenming and relies on the imperial court.

However, such a thing is thankless.

The staple food of the northern folk is still dominated by wheat, sweet potatoes and corn, even if they are promoted on the ground, they will definitely be hindered.

Many officials in the court questioned that the imperial court did not plant rice and wheat, which are the staple foods that the people were accustomed to, but planted unpalatable corn and sweet potatoes in the matter of tuntian, just as some people today dislike the poor taste of hybrid rice.

is not understood, and the customs are changing, so what Lin Yanchao and Xu Zhenming are doing now is a thankless task.

But despite this, it is still necessary to do it.

Since he is in a high position, he must not do without this responsibility, even Xu Zhenming, a Tuntian imperial history, dares to hesitate to go without black yarn, and as a ministerial-level official, he must not fall behind.

Thinking of this, Lin Yanchao immediately returned to the case to write a letter, he wanted his protégé Guo Zhengyu to help in this matter.

However, Lin Yanchao immediately thought that there were thirteen Qing officials in the household department, and there were more than a dozen middle-level officials in Lang, and they could still help with small things, but it was difficult for Guo Zhengyu to speak in the matter of Tuntian.

So Lin Yanchao thought about it, or put down his pen, and when he saw Song Qi, the head of the household department, a few days later, he would say a few good words to Xu Zhenming.

Fortunately, he is no longer a man of few words.

There are even some things that can be exchanged with a big man like Song Qi.

In addition, in Xinmin Daily, he can also encourage him to do a thing or two, the officials read the books and the people do not understand, not because of ignorance, but because no one tells them.

Fortunately, he was the first to seize the position of public opinion, so as far as the future is concerned, there are many things that can be done.

How to guide public opinion, how to imperceptibly, this matter has to be manipulated by him.

Although the night was long, on the first night of Lin Yanchao's promotion, he paced and pondered in the study, and before he knew it, the sky was clear.