Although Xie Shen was ecstatic in his heart, he looked calm and calm on his face. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He waved his hand and said, "Where is the Franc machine man who gave this thing now?" ”

Pei Se immediately said respectfully: "Returning to the little pavilion elder, this person is resting in an inn in the east of the city, do you want to summon him?" ”

Xie Shen shook his head lightly and said, "No need, just go and see him." ”

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In a guest room on the second floor of the Yunlai Inn in the east of the city, Rodriguez, a Francophone man, was full of gloom.

He spent a lot of money to be introduced to meet the prefect of Shaoxing, Lord Pei, and offered the potatoes. He thought that Governor Pei would be ecstatic, but who knew that his old man's face was sinking like water, and he didn't say anything.

After waiting for a day, there is no news coming, and it seems that there is no hope.

The corners of his mouth furrowed slightly, and he shook his head with a wry smile.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty are really stupid, but they turn a blind eye to such a valuable thing.

Two years ago, Rodriguez sailed thousands of miles with Captain Francisco and brought back potatoes and gold, but only gold could satisfy greedy lords.

So he wanted to try his luck in Daming again, but he didn't expect that the officials here were as stupid as the nobles of Europe.

Da Ming, who came all the way from Europe, almost used up Rodriguez's last savings, and now he is really poor.

With a sigh to himself, Rodriguez got up and packed his bags to prepare to take a boat back to Europe from Ningbo, which is close to Shaoxing.

If you stay like this, not only will there be no results, but you will probably be swept away by the innkeeper because you can't pay the room fee.

At this moment, the sound of thin footsteps sounded outside the house.

Rodriguez subconsciously went to open the door, but the moment he opened the door, he was stunned.

There were dozens of people standing in front of him, and among them stood a handsome man in his twenties dressed in a gorgeous robe. And beside him was Master Pei, the prefect of Shaoxing.

"Dear Master Pei, Rodriguez Carr is pleased to meet you again."

Rodriguez bowed slightly and saluted Pei Se.

In front of Xie Shen, where did Pei Se dare to hold up. He coughed and said, "This is my Cabinet University Scholar Xie. Lord Xie was very interested in seeing the potatoes you offered, and came to see you. ”

Xie Shen nodded and said, "Mr. Rogge, dare to ask where you got this potato from." ”

Although Rodriguez didn't know what the official position of the Cabinet Scholar was, seeing that Governor Pei was respectful to this Lord Xie, he must also be a big man in his heart.

"My lord, this was discovered from a new continent when we were sailing. At first we brought it back to Europe, but the European guys weren't interested in it. Therefore, I want to take it to Daming to see. ”

Xie Shen said in his heart that this Rodriguez is really sincere, and he doesn't hide it at all.

"How many potatoes do you have here?"

Although the potatoes offered by Rodriguez have sprouted, they can still be grown as long as they are sliced and cultivated. If there are enough potatoes, Xie Shen can even try them out at his own grange right away.

"There are probably hundreds, I'm a Da Ming who came by boat, so I can't bring too many."

Xie Shen nodded and said, "Can you let this official take a look?" ”

Rodriguez was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately said excitedly: "Your Excellency, please come with me." ”

Rodriguez led Xie Shen to the head of the bed and pulled out a sack from under the bed.

Untying the rope tied to the mouth of the bag, Rodriguez said excitedly: "Lord Xie, the potatoes are all here." ”

Xie Shen picked up a potato from it, looked at it carefully, and confirmed that it was undoubtedly a potato.

He scanned the sack of potatoes and saw that some had sprouted, while others had not. That's not a problem, he's going to plant the potatoes in slices anyway. Sprouted potatoes are also exempt from germination.

Xie Shen coughed and said, "Mr. Rogge, I bought all these potatoes of yours." ”

Rodriguez almost fainted with bliss. At the moment before, he was even ready to return to Europe by boat.

But at this moment, he met this Lord Xie, who was simply his nobleman.

"I wonder what price Lord Xie is going to offer?"

Xie Shen said unhurriedly: "One thousand taels of silver." ”

Rodriguez opened his mouth wide and looked at Xie Shen in disbelief: "One thousand taels? ”

"What, Mr. Rogge thinks it's less?"

Rodriguez shook his head repeatedly: "Not a lot, not a lot." ”

He paused for a moment and continued, "But can Lord Xie exchange silver for gold?" I had to return to Europe by boat, and it was inconvenient to bring so much silver. ”

Xie Shen nodded and said, "This is easy to say." ”

Gold is not a currency in circulation in the Ming Dynasty, but there is still some stock in the homes of dignitaries.

Xie Shen is also a cabinet scholar, so it is not a problem to come up with some gold as funds to buy potatoes.

"It's just that the official has a request."

"Your Excellency, please speak."

Now don't say that Xie Shen has one request, that is, there are ten requests, and Rodriguez will not hesitate to agree.

"The official wants you to bring another thing to Daming, and the official can buy it at double the price."

"My lord, please speak, as long as I can find it, I will definitely bring it to Daming."

Rodriguez only felt that he had made a lot of money, and he patted his chest as a guarantee.

The corners of Xie Shen's mouth hooked: "This thing is called corn." ”

Before he came, he thought that since potatoes had been introduced to Europe from the Americas, the same should be true of corn.

Compared with potatoes, corn is obviously more in line with the eating habits of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, potato planting occupies an area, which is more suitable for planting on northern slopes, and it is too wasteful to plant in a plain like Jiangnan.

Once corn and potatoes are popularized, the food problem that plagued Daming will be completely solved.

When the people are full, they will not rebel, and a series of chain reactions will follow.

Thinking of this, Xie Shen felt secretly happy. Unexpectedly, he came to Yuyao to visit his eldest brother, and he unexpectedly gained so much.

"Corn, that's easy. When I return to Europe this time to rest, I will come to Daming again and offer corn to Lord Xie. ”

Xie Shen bowed slightly: "You have done a good job, this official will make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Rodriguez said excitedly: "My lord, where are these potatoes sent to you?" ”

Xie Shen smiled and said, "You follow this official to the mansion, and someone will hand over the gold to you." ”

In a year, as long as it takes a year, Xie Shen can cultivate enough potatoes, and once he convinces the Son of Heaven, he can promote potatoes on a large scale.

If all goes well, it will only take five years for the people to accept it.

The introduction of potatoes in advance is really a great thing for the present and the future!

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