Chapter 62 Ninety-two Stones
The people of Huangzhuang were originally suspicious of planting a new species of potatoes, and it was undoubtedly very difficult to change the minds of the people in this era, let alone the most important food. Yang Su's implementation of the termination of potatoes in all the imperial villages was so smooth, and all the villagers were willing to plant potatoes, something they had never grown before, relying on Yang Su's personal prestige.
These are all Yang Su's benevolence to them in exchange, Yang Su has done so many things for the Zhuang people to accumulate prestige, if the potato planting is not successful, it will be burned, and with such a failed example, it will be even more difficult for Yang Su to make any changes in the future.
Some people are worried about this, and naturally some people have ill intentions and want Yang Su to fall because of this, and it is best that he will never turn over.
At noon, the gate was wide open, and the Son of Heaven drove out of the palace gate slowly surrounded by thousands of brocade captains and forbidden soldiers, which was the first time that Yang Su went out of the palace with such formal fanfare.
At this time, there were hundreds of officials and scholars sitting outside the palace outside the noon gate, and when they saw Yang Su riding the car of the Son of Heaven out of the palace, they immediately rushed towards the car that Yang Su was riding, but they were stopped by the forbidden army. Ignoring Sven's dispute with the forbidden army, the officials and soldiers wanted to get close to Yang Su but couldn't, and finally said loudly:
"If you dare to stop me, don't get out of the way quickly, I want to meet the emperor!"
"Your Majesty, we want to ask for the lives of the people of Jiangnan who are suffering from the poison of the giant red lady! Gao Qiqian was ordered to lead my Ming forbidden army to suppress thieves, but he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he was afraid of war. ”
"Please ask the emperor to decree the punishment of national thieves and uphold justice for the people who were slaughtered by the gangsters in my Jiangnan!"
Yang Su sat in the car as usual, not even lifting the curtain to look at the shouting people outside, since the Red Lady's offensive intensified and began to clean up the Jiangnan gentry, and Yang Su ignored the courtiers' performance and resolutely refused to transfer the rest of the generals to the south to suppress the thieves, there was no shortage of officials and scholars who came here to sit down outside the noon gate, he had long been accustomed to it, and let them make trouble in every way, after all, Yang Su was digging their roots with a knife, and they were not allowed to die and struggle? Of course, Yang Su also asked Jin Yiwei to write down the names of these people in a small notebook, so that he could settle accounts after the autumn.
Today, Yang Su finally came out of the palace, so that this group of people saw the opportunity, and saw that Yang Su ignored them at all, but became more and more energetic, following Yang Su's car, shouting as he walked, and there was a momentum that Yang Su would never give up if he did not agree to their request.
"Your Majesty, these guys dare to disturb the Holy Driver, do you want the old slave to take them down?" Wang Chengen sneered and gestured.
"No, I treat scholars and their preferential treatment, and never punish them with their words, since they are willing to follow, let them follow! Just let them see, what is called destiny in me! Yang Su said confidently.
Wang Chengen held back his excitement and nodded no longer to persuade. The emperor has no last resort, he will never joke about this kind of thing, Wang Chengen has always had great respect for Yang Su, when he thinks of the potato yield that Yang Su once said, his heart is full of enthusiasm, it is really a miracle!
The people in the capital where the Son of Heaven drove through knelt on both sides and bowed, and some good deeds heard that today was the day of the potato harvest in Huangzhuang, and the emperor was ready to go to Huangzhuang in person.
Seeing that the forbidden army did not stop them, the people also followed the chariot and followed Yang Su out of the city.
In a short time, there were as many as tens of thousands of people who spontaneously followed behind the car, and the mighty team continued for more than ten miles, from the capital to Huangzhuang with Yang Su.
At this time, the original Zhuang people of Huangzhuang were already waiting outside the village, and the Son of Heaven slowly stopped on the avenue outside the village, Wang Chengen opened the curtain, and Yang Su walked down from the car with his head held high.
"Long live my emperor!" Suddenly a burst of cheers rang out in the crowd, and Yang Su, with a kind smile on his face, raised his hand to beckon the people to get up.
"Flat!" Wang Chengen conveyed Yang Su's will, and a loud shout shook ten miles.
Yang Su personally walked into the field surrounded by Zhuang Min, and saw the potato leaves growing on the ground completely relieved, Huangzhuang was under his control at all times, and the growth of potatoes has always been the top priority, if he didn't know that the potatoes had fully adapted, Yang Su would not dare to order people to release such high-profile words.
The potato storm is getting more and more intense, even if there are some people who are engaged in conspiracy behind their backs, but with the current ruthless methods of Yang Su, he will never compromise, and from time to time there will be a bloody storm hanging in the court, and the officials have long been silent, and the court has become Yang Su's hall, and no one dares to jump out to oppose Yang Su.
This storm could not have arisen without Yang Su's fuel, those people wanted to use this to hit Yang Su's increasingly grand prestige, and Yang Su didn't want to use miracles to pave the way for him to move forward, so that the chariot of Daming could move forward more quickly.
"Let's get started!" Yang Surang stepped aside and pointed to the land and said.
The villagers, men, women, and children all went out to the ground, brandished hoes, and began to dig potatoes. Digging down the verdant green leaves on the ground, the huge and plump potatoes were dug out by the villagers, pulling out the soil that stuck to the potatoes, and looking at the yellow potatoes, the villagers had a bright smile on their faces.
"Your Majesty, look at this head, it's really big, this one is more than four catties and eight taels!" Wang Chengen picked out one of the largest potatoes and trotted in front of Yang Su.
"Not bad! Not bad! Yang Su glanced at the color of the potatoes and nodded: "It seems that the people take good care of it!" ”
With Yang Su personally waiting beside him, the villagers were naturally full of enthusiasm. After a while, an acre of land was turned upside down, and the potatoes piled up into a hill on the side made everyone present couldn't help but hold their breath and silence, completely unable to believe that this was just the yield of one acre of land!
Food is the most important thing at all times, and the people take food as the skyIn the era of material scarcity in the Ming Dynasty, food is really bigger than the sky! Whoever can feed the people will be able to win the world with one hand! Otherwise, Li Zicheng's sentence that King Chuang would not pay for food when he came, and he would not have burst out with such terrifying power.
This is no longer just auspicious, this is a real miracle, and only the true Son of Heaven can do it.
"Go and get someone weighed!" Yang Su had a faint smile on his face.
"Quick, quick! Let's talk about these potatoes weighing! Wang Chengen's voice was distorted, his steps were a little stumbling, and he personally guarded and asked people to weigh the potatoes.
"Twenty stones! It's already more than twenty stones! Wang Chengen looked at the potatoes that were about to be weighed in half and exclaimed.
"What is already more than twenty stones!"
"This is really the Son of Heaven! Only the emperor can have such seeds and grow so many potatoes! Many people spontaneously knelt down and bowed to Yang Su, muttering reverently.
Under the expectant or frightened gaze of everyone, Wang Chengen excitedly raised his hands and announced loudly: "Potatoes yield ninety-two stones per mu!" ”