――Beijing Xufu――

After two days of traveling, Zu Runze returned to the capital, handed Yang Fan's letter to the Xu Mansion, and waited in the living room. Xu Rong's feet recuperated for a month, which was considered good, and when she heard Hongyu say that it seemed that Yang Fan was coming, she hurriedly ran out, but saw Zu Runze Hanging Erlang sitting there.

"What about Yang Fan?"

"Yo! Miss Xu. Group Runze has met Xu Rong a few times, Xu Ji's four thousand gold, but a well-known beauty in the capital, "Are you looking for Yang Fan?" He's still in Linghe City, what's the matter? He and Mademoiselle you also have ......"

Xu Rong hurriedly explained: "No, it doesn't matter. It's just that I seem to ...... It seems that something has been forgotten on his side. A sentence that evokes imagination directly stimulates the divergence of group Runze's thinking. Although his brain is relatively stupid, he still understands men and women, so he smiled obscenely: "Okay, what is it?" I'll ask you when I get back. ”

"No, no." Xu Rong hesitated for a moment and refused. That thing is still not on Yang Fan, it is more troublesome to ask, and it may provoke the cynicism of that guy.

Xu Guangqi solemnly opened the envelope, and after looking at Yang Fan's Jianyì and the English letter on it, he immediately ordered his subordinates to find Mr. Matteo Ricci, and went to the front hall to meet Zu Runze.

"What is Yang Fan doing in Linghe City?" Xu Guangqi asked curiously. In his opinion, it is a pity that such an arithmetic genius, as well as the terrifying and novel Ten Strategies for Rejuvenating the Country, does not embark on a career in office. Nowadays, there is a shortage of talents in the imperial court, and for the people and juniors among his own party members, Xu Guangqi feels that there are many vain and empty talkers, and there are very few real doers.

Zu Runze said: "I didn't do anything, just to make cement and smelt lime." He picked up the teacup on the table and asked, "Has Old Xu ever heard of potatoes?" ”

Xu Guangqi shook his head and said: "The yield per mu is 3,000 catties, the taste is beautiful and filling, and it is easy to store, the old man has never heard of such a crop." However, Yang Fan and his family teacher have traveled overseas since childhood, and they have seen a lot of knowledge, so they must not be a fool. If there really is such a divine object, then my people will not have to starve. ”

Zu Runze was shocked again, Yang Fan had also been out to sea, no wonder, no wonder he knew so many messy and magical things. He felt the need to take a sip of tea to suppress his shock.

After a while, a foreigner in a Han robe hurriedly walked into the Xu Mansion. Xu Guangqi hurriedly got up to greet him, "Priest Li." ”

Zu Runze almost squirted out a mouthful of water, this Matteo Ricci looks too ugly. This hair is still sallow, and I guess I didn't eat well when I was a child. The nose is hooked like an olecranon, and the blue eyes, is this still human?

"Potato? Master Xu, who wrote this. "Matteo Ricci's Chinese is a bit lame, it sounds like he is singing, and he reads it from time to time, but fortunately, Xu Guangqi didn't have his ears back, otherwise he really couldn't understand what the thing was saying.

Xu Guangqi said: "It is an afterlife. He learned that Mr. Matteo Ricci had traveled across the ocean, and that he might have such a thing with him. I wonder if Mr. has one? ”

Matteo Ricci nodded and said, "I remember crossing the ocean and bringing a few potatoes you talked about, and then ......."

Xu Guangqi's old hand trembled and said, "Is there really one?" Where is it? ”

Matteo Ricci thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be in the corner of the church, I don't know what happened." When Zu Runze heard this, he almost turned the tea cup upside down on his pants, and hurriedly rushed out of the Xu Mansion, followed by the housekeeper of the Xu Mansion, and after a while, the carriage of the Xu Mansion also hurriedly followed. Xu Guangqi was even more excited, he didn't even change his clothes, he was wearing plain clothes, sitting in the carriage and said excitedly: "Daming's livelihood depends on this potato!" ”

By the time Lao Xu's carriage felt the church, Zu Runze was already squatting in a corner, studying something. Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci hurriedly got out of the carriage. Matteo Ricci didn't know what the yield of potatoes was, after all, he was a missionary, not an all-powerful doctor, and he only brought these potatoes with him.

Zu Runze nervously picked up a potato full of sprouts, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and muttered to himself: "This thing can be delicious with white flour steamed buns?" A smell of earthy fish. ”

Xu Guangqi also rushed over and took a look at the so-called potato, the potato abandoned by Matteo Ricci in the corner, which was already full of green shoots and mildew, and could not be eaten at all.

Xu Guangqi asked, "Are there any seeds?" ”

Matteo Ricci spread his hands out, but he couldn't do anything. Thinking of that map again, he hurriedly pulled Xu Guangqi down, "Lord Xu, is that map ......" He suddenly became excited, because the map Xu Guangqi showed him suddenly made him know more about the mysterious Antarctic Sea.

Xu Guangqi nodded.

"Where are the others?" Matteo Ricci was anxious, "I want to see him." ”

Zu Zerun carefully wrapped the potatoes with a cloth, put them in his arms, and said in Matteo Ricci's tone: "The others are in Linghe City." It caused Xu Guangqi to roll his eyes.

"Linghe City?" Matteo Ricci looked at Zu Runze and said, "Do you know where it is?" ”

"Of course, I said that your potatoes are rotten here anyway, so you might as well take them back for me. Lord Xu, are the sorghum rice seeds you said ready? ”

Xu Guangqi nodded and said, "I have already asked someone to hang you in the saddle." When you take it back, remember to say hello to Yang Fan for me. There may be war over there at any time, so if the city is repaired, come back quickly. The old man still has to discuss the matter of running the academy with him. ”

"Running a college?" Zu Runze's brain twitched, "Yang Fan still wants to run an academy with Lord Xu?" ”

Xu Guangqi nodded and said, "The old man has already written a recital to the saint, I believe that with Yang Xiaoyou's talent, it is no problem to teach an academy." In particular, arithmetic and physical science are beyond the reach of ordinary people. With a map and a few arithmetic problems, the fame of Yang Fan Primary School has been widely spread in the capital. The scholars of the capital have always classified arithmetic and calendar as primary schools, and Confucius and Mengzi as universities. As for those Confucian masters, they even looked down on primary schools, thinking that they were just small tricks, and learning them would only damage their character.

"If you're going to Linghe City, I'm going to Linghe City too." Matteo Ricci followed Zu Runze.

"Where are you going, there is chaos, in case Jiannu comes, it's not fun." Zu Runze was surprised.

"Mr. Leigh, it's really not for you to go there." Although Xu Guangqi is much older than Matteo Ricci, he has special respect for this Western missionary, Mr. Lian Lian.

"That Yang's map inspired me a lot, and I think there were a lot of conversations between us. I can't wait any longer. Matteo Ricci said that he was about to pull Zu Runze out. Zu Runze is called a so, there is a shortage of soldiers over there, and no one wants to stay there. Why did this foreigner still sharpen his head and drill there?