Chapter 137: Meritorious Merit

The Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty has all kinds of people.

There is only one thing in common, and that is self-knowledge.

This is also why the Emperor of the Apocalypse wants to say: Since I ascended to the pole, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, and national affairs have become increasingly difficult.

I'm used to being scolded, although sometimes I feel that some people are scolding in the wrong place, but I still know what kind of virtue I have.

The governance of this court is not very good, and there are many natural and man-made disasters, and I am also very embarrassed.

But......

The most important thing here is this, but, but where could I have imagined that I have today?

The tone of these words is not without pride.

You see, there are still great joys in the country, and God's grace on me has not been severed.

This sense of pride.

In fact, it is the ministers who are most disgusted.

Apocalypse child, you're floating again.

Of course, everyone did not dare to behave.

I just feel a little embarrassed.

At this time, someone said: "Your Majesty...... This...... Isn't this just a fruit, with a sweet taste, and what is the difference between it and ordinary fruits? This is not a crop, fruit is fruit, grain is grain ......"

And when they had heard, they looked at this man.

This person is not who Li Qiyuan is!

Li Qiyuan is the secretary of the household department, in charge of the world's money and grain, and his words are very weighty.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone bowed their heads and felt that it made sense.

The staple food is the staple food, if it is just fruit, although it can barely satisfy hunger, but it is not food after all!

"Whether it's food or not, we'll know when we eat it later." Zhang Jingyi said calmly: "Princess, please." ”

Li Qiyuan didn't cough, but calmed down, he still couldn't understand that there can be 2,000 catties of grain per mu in the world.

Two thousand catties, so what's the deal? Doesn't this mean that ten acres of land used to be able to feed a person, but now only one or two acres of land are enough?

According to years of reading experience, even the Classic of Mountains and Seas has never been recorded like this.

Everyone followed Zhang Jingyi's footsteps and entered Zhuangzi one after another.

Zhuangzi is very simple.

After all, it was improvised.

Tables have already been set up here.

The crowd sat down.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse naturally sat at the top, and Li Qiyuan's words still made the Emperor of the Apocalypse a little worried.

If it weren't a staple food, then this thing would be good, but it would still be a little worse after all.

After all, people can't feed their hunger with fruit, and the more they eat, the hungrier they get.

After a while, the hot sweet potato porridge was served, and there was only a little rice in the porridge, most of which were sweet potatoes, which had already been stewed, and on the other side, someone served roasted sweet potatoes one by one.

All of a sudden, the hall was filled with fragrance.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was already hungry at this time, so he immediately raised his spoon, scooped a mouthful of porridge, and blew it first.

The eunuch on the side was anxious, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want the slave maid to taste it first......

"No problem." Emperor Apocalypse said: "Here, just like in the palace, I and Zhang Qing are my own family. ”

As he spoke, he put a spoonful of porridge directly into his mouth.

Suddenly, the sweetness of the porridge water permeated the tip of the tongue, and the hot porridge liquid entered the throat......

This kind of sweet potato porridge, in the future, was only eaten by the poor, and if it was in the later generations, it would be needless to mention, everyone would have been tired of eating it for a long time.

But for the monarchs and ministers who have never eaten sweet potato porridge, it is a completely different feeling.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse smacked his lips, reminiscing about the taste of Fang Cai, and couldn't help but say, "It's better than rice porridge." ”

Zhang Jing on the side bared her teeth and helped the Emperor of the Apocalypse peel roasted sweet potatoes.

Immediately afterwards, he snapped it directly with chopsticks, inserted it into the peeled sweet potato, like a skewer, and sent it to the Emperor of the Apocalypse: "Your Majesty can taste this." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded, blew again, and took a bite carefully, the taste of this roasted sweet potato, with a sweet glutinous fragrance, has a unique flavor.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said happily: "This tastes good, this tastes better, eat, everyone comes to eat, you're welcome, haha...... See if you can eat enough. ”

The crowd did not hesitate any longer.

Li Qiyuan also ate porridge cautiously, but like that, it was as if someone wanted to harm him.

Eating and eating, the more you eat, the more it tastes wrong.

After a stick of incense.

He looked up.

Watching the Emperor of the Apocalypse touch his swollen belly at this time, panting for breath.

This is a sign that you are overwhelmed.

On the side, there have been many discussions: "I can really fill my stomach, this bowl of porridge, add a baked potato to the stomach, the old man is full." ”

"It's true, it tastes good, sweeter than white rice porridge."

"This thing...... Eat a pound or two...... Aren't you full? Then this mu yields 2,000 catties...... Isn't it...... Isn't it ......?"

Someone inhales cool air.

It's terrible, this means that as long as you want, you can barely survive with an acre of sweet potato land.

"If so, can there be displaced people in the world?"

The more I think about it...... The more terrible it is.

Li Qiyuan had an indescribable feeling.

If you want to say such a thing, he is not tempted at all, which is not right, after all, he is the head of the household.

But he was not convinced, and couldn't help but say: "Zhang Baihu, it's not easy to take care of this crop." ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent again.

Oh, yes.

It must be intensive farming, and maybe it will cost water to irrigate, otherwise how could it be possible to grow so much grain.

Zhang Jingyi seemed to have expected someone to ask this, he smiled and said: "You asked the right person, I was about to say, in fact, this sweet potato field is the easiest to plant, no need to intensively cultivate, after dense planting, you don't have to worry about him." Not only that, but it doesn't waste water, and you don't have to think about irrigation all day long, even if it's dry land, you can also have a harvest. And it doesn't take much manpower, just a little effort is wasted when planting rice and harvesting, and the rest of the time, you can take care of it occasionally. ”

When Li Qiyuan heard this, his face was blushing and he was speechless for a while.

At this moment, everyone was in an uproar again.

Someone muttered: "In this way, I am not short of food?" ”

As soon as this question comes out, it is like a stone stirring up a thousand waves.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse suddenly moved: "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect ......"

As he was talking, he suddenly remembered something: "Where did you get this thing?" ”

"This is exactly what the lowly wants to retribution, this thing was originally from Luzon."

Zhang Jingyi didn't want to trace it back to the fact that the Spaniards brought it to the Philippines from the Americas, this thing was too challenging for the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so he directly told him that he would get it from Luzon.

So he continued: "It was brought by a businessman named Chen Zhenlong, and the Franc machine regarded it as a treasure and was not allowed to take it out. Since then, it has taken a lifetime of hard work to cultivate seedlings. When he died, his son Chen Jinglun inherited his will, and was humbly invited here to transplant, Your Majesty, this Chen family can be described as full of loyalty, if I don't have their father and son, how can I have such food? ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help but be moved, so he said: "This kind of merit is a reward of ten thousand gold, and it is not worth his merit." Call that Chen Jinglun to me. ”

When Chen Jinglun was called to the hall by the eunuch, his mind was blank.

This is something he did not expect.

The Chen family is also a family of businessmen, familiar with human feelings, of course he knows that the Chen family has merit in cultivating this sweet potato, but if it is not Zhang Baihu, I am afraid that this merit is also a moon in the water.

Let alone...... Zhang Baihu arrived in front of the palace, according to the routine of the officials, he naturally wanted to take the credit on himself, but he was afraid that he would not mention the Chen family, even if he mentioned it, it was only a small mention, and he invited merit and reward, in fact, this is understandable.

So Chen Jinglun is mentally prepared, his wish is only to fulfill his father's will, as for the rest...... He didn't dare to think about it.

But when he arrived at the palace, he saluted with a very uneasy appearance.

I heard the Emperor of the Apocalypse say: "Is this the great hero of planting sweet potatoes?" ”

The three words of this great hero made Chen Jinglun subconsciously look at Zhang Jingyi.

Zhang Baihu ...... Zhang Baihu actually put the credit on his head?

Outside, don't they all say that Zhang Baihu is not a thing?

The notoriety of the factory guard...... He's heard about it, too.

At this time...... A warm current permeated Chen Jinglun's whole body, and Zhang Baihu ...... Atmospheric, true husband, too.

Saying that, Chen Jinglun said without hesitation: "Student Chen Jinglun, I don't dare to take credit, the student father and son, have been cultivating sweet potatoes for decades, and for decades, sweet potatoes have been unpopular. If this hero should be Zhang Baihu, if there is no Zhang Baihu discernment and try his best to provide convenience for students, how can there be today? Your Majesty makes the students the first credit, and the students ...... Shame on ......"

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse saw Chen Jinglun's humility, he also realized something for a while, so he glanced at Zhang Jing strangely.

In fact, at this time, Sun Chengzong was also carefully observing the situation, in fact, Zhang Jingyi introduced this merchant surnamed Chen to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and he was quite surprised.

Zhang Jingyi...... How can there be such virtue?

The Emperor of the Apocalypse then smiled: "You have great merit, he also has great merit, such a merit is enough for you to share, I have heard about your father's deeds, I am very pleased, I must reward it well." ”

"Student ......" heard the Emperor of the Apocalypse mention his father, which immediately made Chen Jinglun full of emotion.

He burst into tears for a moment and said, "If the Father had a spirit in heaven and knew that there was a day, he would have comforted the spirit." ”

Emperor Tianqi couldn't help but sigh, and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Chen's father and son, although they have no military exploits, such merits are enough to shine for a thousand years." In my opinion, it is necessary to posthumously crown his father as an earl and build a stone workshop in his hometown to show the merits of the Chen family. ”

Wei Zhongxian said without hesitation: "The slave maid thinks that it is better to build an ancestral hall for the Chen family." ”

"Okay, it's all good," the Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "I'll leave it to you, then rest assured." ”

"As for Zhang Qing's ......family," Emperor Tianqi said, "He is also a great meritorious, I have won Zhang Qing's family, such as this potato." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was still holding chopsticks in his hand, and half of a roasted sweet potato was forked on the chopsticks, and when he said this potato, he took a bite of the roasted sweet potato, chewed it, and said: "They are all the same, sweet and delicious, and for me, there is a great credit." ”

As soon as Zhang Jing heard this, her scalp suddenly went numb.

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The fifth chapter is delivered, tomorrow's fifth watch, it will be delivered as soon as possible, and I may stay up late tonight.

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