Soon, Zhu Houzhao and his entourage came to the Forbidden City. Of course, Zhu Houzhao and Yang Qingling were separated when they entered the Forbidden City. Because, Yang Qingling needs to go through a series of processes to enter the palace, but Zhu Houzhao doesn't need it!

As soon as Zhu Houzhao entered the palace, he looked for the crops he had brought. Naturally, he went to find Emperor Zhu Youzhu of Hongzhi, because he had explained that he would put it with his father.

"The son of the emperor greets his father!" Zhu Houzhao said.

"I'm back, sit down!" Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youzhu put down the song in his hand and said, "The crops you brought back a few days ago are not bad, I have already asked the imperial doctors to carefully check whether they are poisonous!" I wonder how these crops should be grown. ”

"The father only cares about how these crops are planted, and he doesn't care about the sons, the sons and daughters are all the way, and the father doesn't ask the sons first, but asks about these crops first!" Zhu Houzhao deliberately made trouble.

"You ......" Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu said kindly, "nonsense, how come I don't care about you!" I don't care that you'll have the doctors check what you brought, but if I don't care about you, will I receive what you bring? ”

"Erchen ......" Zhu Houzhao didn't expect Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu to beat a rake, what a mistake!

"Alright, let's talk about it!" Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu took out a handful of corn and a potato, and of course, a pepper.

"Okay, the son is reluctant to give his father a good explanation!" Zhu Houzhao took out a small notebook and flipped through it carefully.

"Alright, my father and sons are about to start!" Zhu Houzhao turned the page, like a wise man pointing to Xiaobai, and introduced these crops to Zhu Youjiao, the Hongzhi Emperor.

"First of all, let's talk about the origin of these three crops, and how the sons obtained them!" Zhu Houzhao began to get inflamed, "Father, please pay attention to take notes, this is all the point!" Please take out a pen and paper! ”

"Forehead ......" Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu felt a little weird, but he still asked Xiao Jing to study the ink and began to write it down by himself.

"Alright, now I'm going to get to the lecture!" Zhu Houzhao said slowly, "These corn, potatoes, and peppers all come from a place called the American continent. The American continent is a continent that does not have a long history, and the people where they still live an almost primitive life! ”

"How do you know?" Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu said.

"Father, that's a good question!" Zhu Houzhao said, "Of course, the American continent was discovered by the Francophone fleet, that is, the acclaimed navigator Columbus of the Franco. These crops were brought to the Franc machine through Columbus, and then the Franc machine merchants were obtained by the retainers! ”

"Well, where is this American continent?" Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu asked again.

"Father, the distance between the American continent and my Ming Dynasty is about 14,000 and 20,000 miles, maybe even farther, which can be understood as the end of the world!" Zhu Houzhao said, "Corn and potatoes are both high-yield crops, and this is the point!" ”

"Corn is grown by planting corn seeds, which usually ripen in the summer or autumn. Corn that is planted early matures around early summer, and those planted later mature around autumn. The planting method and precautions for corn are generally similar to those of wheat! And the yield of corn is higher than that of wheat! Corn needs to be pollinated, so I won't talk about that! Zhu Houzhao said, "How to eat corn?" Corn can be ground into flour, and it can also be made into corn steamed buns, and it can also be made into corn tortillas. It can also be made into porridge, which can be eaten. Fresh corn can be boiled and eaten, and it is also delicious! ”

"So now let's talk about potatoes!" Zhu Houzhao coughed and signaled to Emperor Zhu Youzhang, who was listening to the lecture, not to get distracted.

"This potato can be eaten steamed, boiled, roasted, stir-fried, and stewed!" Zhu Houzhao said, "Of course, the potato planting method is not difficult! Potato cultivation requires cutting potatoes into pieces, then allowing potato stems to germinate, and then sowing these sprouted stems into the soil, and potatoes do not pick soil quality, and are very easy to survive. The planting time is in the spring, and it will be ready to ripen in the summer! ”

"As for this pepper, the pepper is also sown from the pepper seeds, and the pepper can be picked many times, just like leeks! The main function of chili peppers is to flavor them, and chili peppers are better than dogwood! Zhu Houzhao said, "Okay, that's all, did my father write it down?" ”

"I've written it down! But Zhao'er, how do you know this? "Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu was very curious.

"Erchen naturally knows, Erchen thinks that his father wants to govern the Ming Dynasty well, not just rely on the imperial examination to let people who are full of poetry and books govern the country for his father. After all, this world is the most common people, but after all, it is the world of the father. Therefore, as long as the people are fed and drunk, they can do other things. ”

"The common people are not gentlemen, but why are they loyal to the monarch? It depends on being well fed and warmly dressed! Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, not only the hearts of the readers, but also the hearts of the common people. Zhu Houzhao said, "So Erchen is like how to make the people's lives better, even if the food is not expensive, but it is good to have more choices!" So Erchen wondered, can we introduce some new crops! ”

"After repeated investigations, Erchen felt that there might be new crops overseas, but other vassal states such as the Ryukyu Kingdom had already traveled to the West in the past, so there was no great value! However, the Franco-Rang people have sprung up on the sea, so they may have been to more places than Zheng He has been, so Erchen feels that this is a breakthrough! Sure enough, it really made Erchen find a new crop! Zhu Houzhao pouted his mouth and was very proud.

"So, Erchen sent someone to inquire where he could get in touch with the Franc Machine, and after inquiring again and again, he knew that the city of Guangzhou could see the Franc Machine, so the Sonson asked his father for leave to go there, and then he found these crops!" Zhu Houzhao said.

"Well, that's good! You can think of these things that I can't imagine, and I'm so relieved! Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu said.

"I see that there are still a lot of potatoes, you said you can eat them roasted and stir-fried, but I haven't tasted them yet, why don't we try them together?" Zhao'er, have you ever tasted it? "Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu is a little greedy.

"Yes, Father!" Zhu Houzhao said.

"And how should this be eaten?" Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu was a little worried.

"Erchen has a way!" Zhu Houzhao said, "Has my father ever heard of a flower chicken? ”

"Called Flower Chicken?" Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youzhu thought for a moment and said, "What's wrong?" ”