"Sweet potatoes are not native to China. www.biquge.info This thing was first introduced to Nanyang by the Taixi people, and then introduced to me in the east of Ming Fu (fu) and Guang (guang) in the Wanli period from Nanyang Luzon and other places. This substance has the effect of replenishing deficiency, strengthening the spleen and appetizing, strengthening the kidney yin, and eating it can make people live longer......"

After Xiao Mu and Xu Guangqi got into the main topic, Xu Guangqi first gave a brief introduction to sweet potatoes, and then explained to Xiao Mu sentence by sentence according to "Sweet Potato Shu".

At the beginning, Xiao Mu could still listen carefully, Xiao Mu found that this sweet potato should be the sweet potato, sweet potato and other things that he often saw in his later life, and he could also listen to Xu Guangqi's nouns such as fibrous root, firewood root, and tuber root. But soon, Xiao Mu found that he couldn't listen anymore.

Just like a modern ordinary person who listens to the professional lectures of agricultural experts, Xiao Mu, who has almost no knowledge background, naturally listens to the clouds and is drowsy. Moreover, Xu Guangqi's works are so thick, in addition to "Sweet Potato Shu", there are several books, according to this posture, it is estimated that it may not be able to finish in one day and one night.

So Xiao Mu, who was helpless, had to interrupt Xu Guangqi's explanation very embarrassedly, and went straight to the point: "I listened to Xu Aiqing's story, sweet potatoes are very good, I don't know if they can be widely planted in my Daming?" ”

Xu Guangqi also realized at this time that it was not very appropriate to explain it like this: the emperor had a lot of opportunities, and it was impossible to have so much time to listen to his detailed explanation. And it doesn't make sense to make the emperor know the cultivation of sweet potatoes well, and to become a leader in the field of sweet potato planting. Even if the emperor has compassion for the peasants and works hard in the field, how many acres of land can the emperor plant alone? And if everything is done by the emperor himself, then what's the use of us being courtiers?

So the way of explanation changed to one question and one answer, Xiao Mu asked questions, and then Xu Guangqi answered.

"Back to the emperor, there is a way that oranges are oranges in Huainan and oranges in Huaibei......" Xu Guangqi quoted an allusion as his opening remarks.

Xiao Mu felt a chill in his heart when he heard this, he remembered that in later generations, crops such as sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes seemed to be able to be planted all over the country, could it be that this sweet potato could not be promoted nationwide in the Ming Dynasty? .

Before Xiao Mu could ask, Xu Guangqi continued: "I don't dare to agree with this comment, sweet potatoes come from Luzon in the South Seas, and after being introduced to my Ming Dynasty by the hands of maritime merchants, they were planted in the Fu (Fu) area, and they also harvested a lot." ”

"Well, what Aiqing said makes sense." Xiao Mu's heart was put back at this time, and it turned out that people in the Ming Dynasty also liked to pant when they spoke.

Xu Guangqi didn't know Xiao Mu's psychological activities, and continued: "In the thirty-sixth year of Wanli, heavy rain fell in the south, and the rice harvest in the provinces south of the Yangtze River was almost wiped out. With the idea of saving emergencies and preparing for famine, Chen obtained sweet potato seeds from Xu Sheng in Putian and tried planting them in Songjiang Prefecture, Chen's hometown, and the results were almost no different from the yield in Fujian. It can be seen that sweet potatoes can also be cultivated and planted in Songjiang Prefecture, and it is the ministers who wrote this "Sweet Potato Shu" to promote this thing. Chen dared to assert that it was absolutely feasible to promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes in the southern provinces. ”

"Hmm... Aiqing is really a capable minister! Xiao Mu put on a top hat for Xu Guangqi just right, and then asked, "It's just that now that there is a big drought in the north and the year is not good, many states and counties can already conclude that there will be no harvest, I wonder if this sweet potato can be planted in the northern provinces?" ”

"Back to the emperor, sweet potatoes came from the South Seas, they like light and temperature, and they are not very cold-tolerant. As for whether it can be planted in the north, the minister does not dare to say for sure, but even if it can be planted in the north, its yield is certainly not as good as that of the southern provinces. Xu Guangqi's answer was very organized, reflecting the rigorous attitude of a scientist, but it made Xiao Mu feel a little discouraged.

"But sweet potatoes are drought tolerant and don't need fertile soil to grow, even in bushes and rock crevices, so it's worth trying to grow sweet potatoes in the current drought in the north. The minister thought that if he wanted to plant in the northern provinces, he could first try to plant in a small area, and if the trial planting was feasible, he could plant it in the mountains and other places that were originally barren and useless. ”

Xiao Mu was naturally overjoyed when he heard this, combined with the middle school curriculum he recalled, what Darwinian natural selection and other theories, etc., after this sweet potato is planted in the north, there will definitely be some varieties that can adapt to the colder climate in the north will be discovered.

So Xiao Mu immediately ordered Xu Guangqi to supervise the promotion of sweet potato planting in the southern provinces, and at the same time try to plant sweet potatoes in the north.

According to the incomplete memory of Emperor Chongzhen in his head, Xiao Mu remembered that as the emperor, he also had his own one-acre and three-point land. After vaguely probing two sentences, Xiao Mu found that it was true, there were a large number of imperial villages belonging to the emperor in Shuntian Mansion. The emperor's fields are naturally high-quality fields, these are now Xiao Mu's legal property, in line with the idea of not using it in vain, Xiao Mu immediately decided to select a piece of land in the imperial village, specifically to engage in the cultivation of sweet potatoes, to explore the planting skills of sweet potatoes, and to select high-yield varieties that are resistant to low temperatures, this matter is also Xu Guangqi is responsible for the overall situation.

After finalizing the promotion of sweet potatoes, it was already noon at this time, Wang Chengen walked to Xiao Mu's side with the playing cards made by the craftsmen in his arms, and whispered to remind him that it was time to eat.

Xiao Mu had the intention to keep Xu Guangqi to eat together, and at the same time, he could also learn about some things other than sweet potatoes, but Xu Guangqi himself did not have the consciousness of rubbing the emperor's imperial meal, and before Xiao Mu opened his mouth to invite, he proposed to retire first, and asked the emperor to eat with peace of mind.

Xiao Mu thought about it anyway, it is not at this time, there will be opportunities in the future, and looking at Xu Guangqi's restrained attitude, I am afraid that eating together will be very restrained, which is not beautiful. So Xiao Mu said that he would talk about it here today, and let Xu Guangqi go back and think about the promotion of sweet potatoes, and Xu Guangqi naturally said that he would obey the holy order.

Xu Guangqi didn't mention how to think about the promotion of sweet potatoes when he went back, but said that after Wang Chengen saw Xu Guangqi leave, he took out the playing cards that the craftsmen had just made in the morning and presented them to Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu took the playing cards and found that the production was very exquisite, although it was a little soft, but it could basically meet the basic functions of the playing cards that he often played in later generations. This made Xiao Mu have the urge to go find someone to play a few games now, and he didn't even want to eat lunch so much.

At this time, Xiao Mu felt as if he had incarnated the classic image of the faint monarch that can often be seen on TV: halfway through talking about national affairs with the minister, the eunuch next to him found various reasons to interrupt the proceedings (often the emperor discussed with the eunuch in advance), and after the minister left, the emperor couldn't wait to put aside government affairs, and in the company of the eunuchs, he did those things that did not learn and did not know how to do things, such as raising birds, listening to operas, fighting crickets, etc.

"Of course I'm not a faint king, I have never discussed it with Wang Chengen, and Xu Guangqi is tired from talking all morning, so I should let the old minister rest more, so that I can live a long life and contribute a lot to the country." Xiao Mu thought to himself comforting himself in his heart, and hurriedly finished his lunch.

It stands to reason that after eating, the blood up and down the body will flow to the abdomen to participate in the digestion of food, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the head and making people feel sleepy, but Xiao Mu is still very energetic at this time, thinking that it is because he is worried about finding someone to test the way to play poker, and the excitement leads to an increase in adrenaline secretion.

So Xiao Mu went to Lin O to report again, planning to show Lin O the playing cards he had improved and designed.

In front of the palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting, the two of them also respected each other as always, and then, as usual, Xiao Mu sent away all the people who were waiting around him, so that he could get down to business.

Before Xiao Mu could speak, he heard Lin Yi sigh and sighed: "This ancient life is really boring, even if you sit in the position of the queen, life is also monotonous. ”

Xiao Muxin said Isn't this nonsense, that is, the days I lived in the original 2007 were compared to the life of this Ming Dynasty, which was also a heaven and an underground, not to mention your 2333 years.

However, Xiao Mu proceeded from the purpose of maintaining a good atmosphere for conversation, and did not dare to use words such as "nonsense".

"If you feel bored, you can find someone to chat, you see that I have a good chat with Xu Guangqi, and the morning has passed unconsciously." Xiao Mu tried to comfort Lin Yi and said.

"Gee, of course you men can do a lot of things. Where can I find someone to talk to in this harem? Your sister-in-law occasionally comes to sit and sit, and she can't talk for long, even if she lives here after she comes, she can't find so many topics to talk about. As for these palace maids and eunuchs, they are even more negligible, and they definitely do not have any common language. Lin Yi immediately retorted.

"Life in ancient times must be like this, now we have finally crossed over to become the highest-level characters, if we cross over and become refugees affected by disasters, it is a question whether we can survive." Xiao Mu had to change his perspective to comfort, isn't there a saying that "less than the top, more than the bottom", the current life is definitely not comparable to before the crossing, but compared with the vast majority of people in this time and space, it is simply a paradise on earth, an emperor-like enjoyment. No, I'm an emperor in the first place.

It's just that this method of comfort doesn't seem to be very effective, so Xiao Mu plans to talk about it on a different topic.

"But then again, why the hell did you cross over?" Xiao Mu remembered the question he had always been curious about and asked.

"I don't know why." Lin Yi replied without hesitation.

"Didn't you say you'd take part in the time-traveling test program or something? Do you have anything special about you? Why are you participating in this program and not anyone else? Xiao Mu continued to ask about his incomprehension.

"The old lady is talented and intelligent, who will participate if I don't participate? Do you want a fool like you to participate? Lin Yi was suddenly angry, glanced at Xiao Mu fiercely, and said impatiently.

"According to you, if you can cross, I'm a fool who has a lot to do." Xiao Mu muttered quietly. At the same time, I was thinking:

"Well, it seems that this female madman went to participate because she was out of love, otherwise why is her tone so impulsive? It's like eating gunpowder. Xiao Mu further analyzed in his heart, "With this crazy man's temper, there is no way not to fall ......in love."