"Childe, you mean that this sweet potato is easy to survive and has a high yield?"

Chen Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, look at it, you gave me a basket last year, and by now, ten acres have been planted." ”

Chen Yuan looked at the sweet potato vine leaves, and the wind blew, and there seemed to be a burst of potato fragrance. He patted the soil on his hands: "When the autumn harvest is over, I will dedicate these seeds to the imperial court and distribute them all over the country, and when the people have planted all the sweet potatoes, at least they can suffer from hunger a few times, at the same time." If you keep sweet potatoes well, you can also make military rations. ”

Chen Yuan said very casually, Jian Yixuan was moved, and she couldn't use words to describe her mood at the moment. Studying, for what, self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country and leveling the world, she has always thought that her future husband is like this.

She finally understood why with Li Qi, he was outstanding in learning, and he talked eloquently, and he always felt that he lacked something. No matter how beautiful it is, it is only on paper after all. Chen Yuan never talked in front of her, but he was silently doing things that benefited the world and the people.

She muttered: "These, if you sell them, they are worth a lot of money, right, just give them to the imperial court?" ”

Chen Yuan smiled and said: "I don't lack food and clothing now, money, just enough." He joked, "I don't have anyone to protect me all the time, I have a lot of money, and I'm worried about thieves thinking about me every day." "The security in ancient times was really not good, even the first- and second-grade officials were robbed by bandits, it was normal, and there were many people who "robbed the rich and helped the poor".

Of course, Chen Yuan's financial resources are only food and clothing now, and he can also make a lot of money by selling sweet potatoes and promoting the whole country by himself. But he doesn't have so much financial resources, and it is difficult to promote it, so he will plant it earlier than the people of the whole country, and he will go hungry less, and he will care about what to do with that money.

The promotion of the government is effective, and don't grab business with the government, move the cheese of the government, from ancient times to the present, no one can laugh to the end, the rich rival the country, there is only one end, raid the family and exterminate the family, all work for the emperor, Chen Yuan does not do such a stupid thing.

Of course, to support his family, it is far from enough to rely on rewards, and without Yulu, he invested a small amount in Dong Mingchang's medicinal herb business, accounting for only two layers of shares. It is taboo to talk about it, to be a staff officer, and to do business with relatives. They are different, it can be said that with Chen Yuan, Dong Mingchang has today's independence, let go of his hands and feet, and the forces behind Chen Yuan are all urgently needed by Dong Mingchang, so Chen Yuan is a shareholder, and he can't ask for it.

Why didn't Chen Yuan go it alone? A person's energy is limited, and he is involved in the affairs of the court, and he can't get out of it. Sweet potato planting is basically guarded every day, for fear of accidents, which is a major event related to people's livelihood. I have no business experience, not to mention that it is difficult to move an inch, and I don't want to do everything alone. The final outcome must be exhaustion.

Let Dong Mingchang do it, make a name for himself, and the financial resources will not be less, so why not.

Jian Yixuan said excitedly: "The people's income has increased, they can also enrich the treasury, and they can also make military rations, now the DPRK and China are in a dilemma, and they are worried about the affairs of Annan, if there is this sweet potato, wouldn't it?" ”

Chen Yuan shook his head and said: "The matter of Annan is imminent, the popularity of sweet potatoes is not so fast, the main planting is spring, the weather in Lingnan can be two seasons, and it is impossible to eat sweet potatoes for meals, and rice is the mainstay." What's more, in the past two or three years, sweet potatoes have not been so easy to promote, and I have been observing, but I am worried that its growth will encounter obstacles, and at present, there is no problem. ”

When Jian Yixuan heard this, she reacted and smiled bitterly: "Yes, it's me who is too anxious." Suddenly, he said, "Seeing that the son is calm and relaxed, is there a way?" ”

"There is no way to solve the current problem."

"What does Childe think, what should I do?" Jian Yixuan blurted out, and suddenly felt a little rude, after all, he was still King Zhao's person on the surface.

Chen Yuan sighed: "The treasury is empty, this is an indisputable fact, although Annan is small, but it affects several layers of finance of my Ming Dynasty, if it is just a repeated rebellion, in the long run, the Ming Dynasty is tired of running for his life, and it will be dragged down." ”

"Could it be that Gongzi also thinks that we should give up on Annan?"

"Otherwise, the territory of Annam is not big, but not an inch of land is caught, for the sake of today, it is necessary to go on the expedition, as for the military funds, now there are only nobles and merchants who have money. The interests of the nobles could not be moved, so they could only work the businessmen. ”

Jian Yixuan frowned and said: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants has been low and taxes are high, if the taxes are increased again-"

"Of course, it's not a tax increase, it's to make them donate to solve their urgent needs."

Jian Yixuan was surprised: "Businessmen are profit-seeking, how can they be willing to do this kind of business?" ”

Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Of course, we have to give them benefits, it is better for them to donate, which can reduce business taxes and appropriately improve the status of businessmen." ”

"This-" Jian Yixuan was surprised, her eyebrows frowned slightly, "Emphasizing agriculture over business, this is the policy left by Taizu, the purpose is to make the people diligent in farming and enrich the treasury." Businessmen are greedy and deceitful, which is not conducive to the implementation of policies. ”

Chen Yuan shook his head and said: "But the eyes of all the people of the world will only value those valuable things, Shinong industry and commerce, the front can make a lot of contributions to the development and prosperity of the country, but businessmen are an exception, because most businessmen value their own interests, and for the sake of interests, they will take a lot of unsightly means, including the country and the people; What they did was only for themselves, and they did not make any contribution to the country, so they had the ranking of Shinong Industry and Commerce, and Grandpa Tai's approach was naturally right. ”

"But who isn't? Aren't officials in the interest of their power and wealth? Isn't the scholar also for fame and fortune? It is just human nature for businessmen to make heavy profits, businessmen also have to eat, which is no different from farming, just a brain, a hands-on, the reason why businessmen can obtain high returns, it is because he also takes a very big risk, how many businessmen go bankrupt, the family is ruined, it is also a very common thing, but farmers guard their own land, as long as the land is still there, they can be safe. ”

"Wealth and nobility are what people want, and they are not obtained by their ways, and they are not everywhere; Poverty and cheapness are the evil of people, and if they don't get it by their way, they don't go. This society is developing, and the country is unified, so it needs the integration of ethnic groups in various places, instead of blocking the road and taking charge of its own place. Since ancient times, businessmen have strengthened cultural exchanges, reduced regional gaps, and transported our Ming materials to the whole country, which others cannot do. At present, the country is relatively peaceful, and it is more necessary for businessmen to reconcile in the middle, and national events are to weigh the pros and cons, not eternal, as long as you crack down on illegal businessmen, activate the market, and give them some preferential treatment, what can't you do? ”

Jian Yixuan was stunned when he heard this, Chen Yuan's statement was indeed groundbreaking and unheard of, but what he said was indeed irrefutable. In fact, it is the circulation of merchants that allows everyone to see the exotic customs, and their activity allows people from different regions to communicate with each other and recognize them as "one family".

"Yi Xuan has been taught, Childe, I understand very well, you are planning to put this idea to Your Majesty, but the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, I'm afraid few people will agree."