However, the problem of this sweet potato is different, this is also the work in the field, and there is nothing strange about the people who farm the fields every day to bring up this matter.

"It's just that if I don't want to be incognito, then your identity ......."

It can only be said that the two husbands and wives want to go together, but the concerns are different.

"It's okay." Lu Yan said: "I also got some news in the army now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has known about my existence, and sooner or later he will face it, just so you can show your face in front of the emperor with this matter, leave an impression on the emperor, and if there are some things in the future, it will be easy to deal with them." ”

"If you can, then I'll start doing it."

Si Si smiled and told Lu Yan about his plan.

"I'm going to hand over the sweet potato, there's nothing wrong with it, but not now, I have such a bag of seeds in my hand right now, if I distribute them all, it must not be enough, I plan to plant them for a few days, first according to these seeds all take root and sprout, and after getting enough vegetable seedlings, I will give it to the emperor, and then the emperor will distribute these to the people everywhere."

Si Si thought about this matter very thoroughly, "After all, there are so many people waiting to eat, how can you rely on this small bag of seeds alone?" ”

"It's still madam, you think it's more thoughtful." Lu Yan thought about it, and nodded.

The husband and wife first summed up the river, got the sweet potato business and how many people can be fed by the yield of sweet potatoes, all of which were written on the letterhead and quickly passed it to Old Man Yao.

"Old Man Yao is also very busy now, and it is estimated that he is also anxious about the food matter, if you can let him know about this matter first, let the old man be happy, relax a little, and don't be so tight."

After doing these things, I began to prepare for planting sweet potatoes in Zhuangzi the next day.

The two of them went to rest early because of this to recuperate, and before dawn in the morning, Si Si and Lu Yan got up and went to Zhuangzi.

When the two of them arrived at Zhuangzi, those people from the Qi Zhaodi faction were also waiting there early.

Si Si first asked them to go to various places to collect some unfermented horse dung and cow dung, and collect as much as possible in the surrounding villages, mix some burned plant ash in it, mix it well, and then spread it on the ridges of the fields in a thick layer.

After these things were done, Si Si carefully distributed the seeds in his hand to the next people, and asked them to lay these seeds on cow and horse dung to germinate, try to bury them in a bright and well-lit place, and not bury them too deeply.

After about a week, the buds will roll out of the ground, and then open the gauze and water it according to the condition of the soil.

Sisi did not forget to make a lot of fertilizer, piled it up in the warehouse of Zhuangzi, and would come every day to apply some fertilizer.

Finally, after more than half a month under her careful service, the sprouts finally grew.

"That's it!" Si Si wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Now it's time to talk to the emperor about this." ”

After Old Man Yao got the news, he was so excited that his hands were trembling.

This crop called sweet potato can yield 7,000 catties per mu! Seven thousand pounds! Latest

Ordinary white rice can only produce a few hundred catties per mu, and these seven thousand catties of sweet potatoes don't know how many people can feed him in the Ming Dynasty!

Old Man Yao almost couldn't control himself, and he wanted to run to Si Si's side to see if this kind of thing was really that good.

But now the situation in the court is tense, he, as the most important courtier, is reused by the emperor, and he can't leave at will, and the capital can only wait patiently.

Finally, he waited for Lu Yan's letter, and brought it over with him, and planted sweet potatoes in a pot!

"This is the grain that yields 7,000 catties per mu!" Old man Yao looked at the pot of sweet potatoes with some heat in his eyes, he has lived for more than fifty years, and finally one day he can see the people of the Ming Dynasty fed and clothed?

"When I see the emperor, I will go to see the emperor immediately!" Old Man Yao seemed to be crazy, his cheeks were red, and he hurriedly read the letter, and after having some skills in his heart, he only held the bouquet of flowers, and hurriedly asked people to come to the outside of the imperial city.

Outside the Imperial Study.

The emperor was frowning and looking at the little twists and turns, his eyebrows and eyes were full of exhaustion, and he pinched his eyebrows from time to time.

"Huh! How is this good? "The people have no food to eat, and the food in the treasury is limited, so it is impossible to continue like this, but it will be at least another year and a half before the next season's grain grows, and I don't know how many people will be active at that time.

When the emperor was troubled by this matter, the little eunuch who was on duty outside walked in and said very respectfully: "Your Majesty, Lord Yao is asking to see you outside." ”

"Oh? Why did Yao Aiqing come to me at this time? The emperor asked a little tiredly.

The slave didn't know how to look at Lord Yao holding a grass in his hand, looking very excited.

"Holding a piece of grass?" The emperor thought for a moment and waved his hand to let people in.

"The minister knocks to see the emperor."

"No courtesy." The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said, "Yao Aiqing, just say anything directly, and what's the matter with you holding this grass?" Could it be that you just came in to let me see your grass? ”

"The emperor's happy event, great happy event!" Old Man Yao said excitedly: "The people under the ministers have discovered a plant called sweet potato from overseas, and the yield per mu can reach 7,000 catties!" ”

"What!" The emperor was very surprised and said, "Sweet potato? Present it to me. ”

"Yes."

Old Man Yao sent the pot of sweet potatoes he had been holding in his hand, and also handed over a letter to the emperor about how to grow sweet potatoes and how much sweet potatoes yielded.

"And sweet potatoes have a short planting period and can be harvested quickly, so with this kind of food, we can solve the problem of food shortage now." Old Man Yao said quickly: "God really bless me in the Ming Dynasty!" ”

While listening to him, the emperor quickly looked at the letter in his hand, and the more he looked at it, there was a touch of joy between his eyebrows.

"Good, good!" The emperor was really happy, and said three good words in a row, "Leave the things behind, and announce the news when the court is in the morning tomorrow morning, so that the civil and military officials can take a look." ”