"Alfred, have you ever heard of a crop called 'sweet potato'?" In the study, when Alfred revealed that he hoped Zhang You would help and begged His Majesty the Emperor to allow them to preach in the capital, Zhang You looked left and right and talked to him, but did not answer his words.

In addition to Li Yan in the study, only him and Alfred were the only ones. The other two priests were old and tired from the journey, and had been arranged to go down to rest, as for Mary, she was really a scientific madman, and after seeing the magic of sniper rifles and binoculars, she strongly asked to visit the Gewu Institute, and just as Qian Wugua sent a wheelchair back to Baohe Shop, Zhang You arranged for him to lead Mary to the Gewu Institute.

"Are you talking about the kind of fist-sized root crops that the Spaniards brought from the New World, with vermilion skin, crisp and juicy hearts, and can be used both raw and cooked?"

Zhang You was overjoyed: "Listen to what you mean, you must have seen it?" ”

Alfred rarely found a sense of superiority in Zhang You, and couldn't help but smile proudly: "Not only have I seen it, but I have also eaten it, Father Luo Mingjian planted some in Macao, and last year's harvest was good, fragrant and sweet, and the taste was particularly good." ”

"Very good, this is really 'stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to go, it takes no effort to get there'!" Zhang You was overjoyed, forgot to speak English, and after reacting, he hurriedly changed his words: "Yes, didn't you say just now that you want me to help plead with His Majesty the Emperor of our country to allow you to preach in Huaxia, when will you take this lumpy crop to the Beijing Division, and when will I enter the palace and open my mouth to His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"Really?" Alfred stood up, a little incredulous at his ears.

It took several years for Fr. Lo Mingjian to obtain official recognition from Guangzhou and allow him to live in Macao for a long time.

He had already seen Zhang You's abilities, and although he was not sure of his weight in front of the emperor, just by looking at those majestic guards, he could deduce that this young adult must be very powerful. In addition, he dared to argue with Shousuke's son, which also corroborated his inference from the side.

This is the mighty Ming Empire, whether it is population or land area, it is beyond the reach of those small countries in Europa. If you can get the permission of His Majesty the Emperor to legitimize the mission in this sacred land, then you will have done a great job, and at the worst you will have to be promoted to the rank of cardinal, right?

Hasn't Mary always been haunted by the house arrest of Her Royal Highness, and at that time, she can help.

"I swear in the name of God that if I break my oath, the gates of heaven will be closed for me forever!" Zhang You said.

Alfried had begun to get used to Zhang You's knowledge of Western culture, so he didn't feel any surprise to hear this rather Western-style vow.

He nodded heavily and said, "Okay, my lord, according to what you said, I will return to Macao and try to bring those lumpy crops to you as soon as possible." ”

"Very good, I appreciate your attitude, so let's not be busy leaving, I will enter the palace to ask the Empress Dowager of my country for a decree, with this decree, you can be unimpeded in Huaxia, and at a critical time, you can even call for help from local officials." In addition, I will bring you another ......" Zhang You pondered: "Twenty thousand taels of silver tickets, you don't have to rush back, not only do you have to bring me those sweet potatoes harvested by Father Luo Mingjian, but I also want you to buy this crop as much as possible, and bring more to Beijing as much as possible." Also, if possible, it would be best to ask Fr. Luo Mingjian to come to Beijing as well, I have admired his name for a long time, and it would be a wonderful thing to be able to meet him. ”

It just so happened that Sun Zheng had just sent the gold, which came in handy.

Alfred was in ecstasy, nodding his head, he never imagined that it was just a curious outing, and he would be so richly rewarded.

God willing, the Gospel of Christianity may soon be preached throughout this great ancient country.

Zhang You didn't care what Alfred was thinking, he had been committed to changing the people's mindset, and if Christianity could be introduced into China, it would definitely have a huge impact on the feudal and conservative general public, which was a good thing. As long as he was in good measure, he believed that the Chinese civilization, which excelled at eclecticism, would only subtly influence these devout Christians, and could not become vassals of the pope like those civilizations conquered by Catholicism.

Compared with the great significance of sweet potato cultivation, even if it is a small risk, it can be ignored.

"By the way, since there is a sweet potato, there must also be a ...... Well, I'm not sure exactly what it's called, it's an annual herb with granular fruits, evenly distributed over stick-like cores, golden*, maybe red......"

"I know that the adults must be talking about corn, which, like the sweet potato, is native to the Indians and was brought back to Spain decades ago by the navigator Columbus along with the sweet potato...... This crop is cultivated by many Portuguese people in the south of Macau, and the price is slightly more expensive than the rice, so if you need it, I will bring it back to you. ”

If there is sweet potato, there will naturally be corn, Zhang You has long known this, but when he heard this, his heart was steady, no way, these two high-yield crops are of too great significance to Huaxia, and no matter how much attention is paid to it.

In the past, he actually considered these two crops, guessing that there should already be people planting them in the south, and asked Li Wenjin to look for them, but unfortunately the road is far away, and there has been no news.

That's a coincidence today.

Without further ado, he asked Alfred to stay in the mansion to rest, and went out with the team of guards led by Li Yan and Tang Erzhuang.

In this regard, Li Yan was very puzzled, and asked Zhang You while walking in the direction of Bei'anmen: "You are in such a hurry to enter the palace, what did that foreign devil tell you?" ”

Zhang You sat on the back of the horse and grinned, and said: "A big event that can change the future of the Ming Dynasty, aunt, you say, can I not be in a hurry?" ”

"Just now I remember that you seemed to have said something like 'stepping on iron shoes and finding nowhere to find', isn't that foreign monk a barbarian from the West, is there something amazing that our Ming Dynasty does not have?"

"There is no such thing as a great navigator in the depths of the distant sea, on a magical continent...... The reason why I wanted to go to sea to trade with Yunxiu was that I actually had the idea of looking for these two things. ”

"What the hell is it, it can change the fate of Da Ming, it's too exaggerated, right?" Li Yan said a little disappreciatively.

Zhang You smiled, subconsciously glanced at her chest that looked flat due to being wrapped in ****, and said, "What, my aunt won't want to bet with me again, right?" ”

Li Yan's expression was very strange, her body suddenly tensed, and the hand holding the horsewhip faintly burst out with green tendons because of the force......

(Once Literature Network,)