Seeing that His Majesty attached so much importance to it, the guards did not dare to be careless, took out the knife in their hands, and carefully cut the basket outside.

The guards were highly skilled, the basket on the outside was broken, and the inside was unharmed.

Sweet potatoes are packed in baskets, and the soil from the ground is sprinkled with water from time to time on the road. When they arrived in the capital, the sweet potatoes and potato leaves were wilted, but they were still alive.

Gu Shao walked over, squatted on the ground, did not dislike the dirt in the soil, and pulled the soil below with both hands, just like when he saw the harvest in the sweet potato field, and personally pulled a few sweet potato plants.

After a while, a whole sweet potato rhizome appeared.

Gu Shao carefully picked it up, and more than a dozen long round purple-red bumps, large and small, appeared in front of Emperor Zhou Ping's eyes.

Emperor Zhou Ping stepped forward to carefully inspect that these sweet potatoes did grow on the rhizomes, and they were not tied up by fraud.

At this time, Emperor Zhou Ping's expression was also quite excited, his liver was fluttering, he reached out to take it, carrying the seedlings of the sweet potato, and staring at the sweet potato rhizome, "This······ It's true? ”

Gu Shao nodded and replied in a deep voice: "It's absolutely true that Weichen dares to take Xiang Shang's head as a guarantee." If it was fake, His Majesty directly ordered someone to cut off Wei Chen's head. Such matters related to the Great Zhou Sheji, Wei Chen did not dare to talk nonsense. ”

Liang Gonggong was also very excited at this time, handed over the floating dust in his hand to the little eunuch behind, knelt on the ground and pulled the soil under the potatoes with his hands.

After a while, the complete potato rhizome appeared in front of Liang's father-in-law's eyes.

Gonggong Liang carefully picked it up, knelt on the ground, and presented it to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, auspicious, really auspicious!" ”

As the chamberlain who served close to Emperor Zhou Ping, he knew better than anyone that His Majesty was diligent in government, got up early to go to court, and had to correct and fold until late at night.

If it weren't for the fact that there were not many princes in the palace, His Majesty probably wouldn't have gone to the harem.

Such a diligent emperor was also scolded by those old pedants, saying that His Majesty had not obtained the right throne, so disaster fell.

In fact, this is all fart, what do these disasters have to do with Your Majesty, but the courtiers and the people believe in this. If there is a high-yield crop as auspicious, who would dare to force crookedness in front of His Majesty?

Emperor Zhou Ping held the sweet potato in one hand and the potato in the other, and carefully checked it, but he was not so-so because he was excited. After careful inspection, Emperor Zhou Ping determined that it was a whole plant.

Without waiting to enter the imperial study, Emperor Zhou Ping hurriedly asked: "Gu Aiqing, you carefully talk about the cultivation of sweet potatoes and potatoes, I want to hear it." ”

Gu Shao presented the excerpt, "It's Your Majesty, what Weichen wants to say is in the excerpt." These two crops are indeed highly yielding. Weichen has already arranged for Lord Liu, the county commander of Cuiyang County, to send someone to protect him, and His Majesty can send someone over overnight, and he should be able to catch up with the sweet potato harvest planted at night. ”

Emperor Zhou Ping took the excerpt, read it carefully, and had a general understanding of the planting situation per mu, "Gu Aiqing has worked hard, you have been through ups and downs all the way, it is too hard, go back and rest first." I immediately sent people to Lijia Village, Cuiyang County, and after tomorrow's court meeting, I sent those old men who were sad and compassionate all day long to Lijia Village, so that they could see the real auspiciousness. ”

Gu Shao smiled, "Your Majesty is wise. ”

Emperor Zhou Ping looked at the sweet potatoes and potatoes and handed them to Gonggong Liang, "Let the imperial dining room steam sweet potatoes, bake sweet potatoes, and make sweet potato cakes, don't be too complicated." ”

Father-in-law Liang responded, "Yes, Your Majesty." Master Gu, have you eaten it before? ”

Gu Shao nodded and smiled: "I've eaten it, it's delicious." But there's a not-so-good place, which is quite embarrassing. ”

As soon as they heard that it was not good, Emperor Zhou Ping and Gonggong Liang were stunned, "What's bad?" If you can't eat it, or if it's harmful to your body, it's useless no matter how high the yield is! ”

Gu Shao looked embarrassed and replied: "People with a bad stomach may fart more if they eat too many sweet potatoes." Of course, people with good stomachs are much better. Eat less, it's fine, don't be too nervous. Compared with its shortcomings, sweet potatoes have too many advantages, they are sweet and fragrant, and they can also moisten the intestines and laxative. ”

Emperor Zhou Ping was stunned, and immediately laughed, "Gu Tanhua, who is like a jade tree in Zhilan, is indeed embarrassed for you to say such things." For the people who can't eat enough, eating a full stomach is the most important thing, what is a fart, and it stinks and doesn't kill people, but it can starve people to death if they are hungry. ”

Gu Shao smiled, very relieved, not to despise the people at the bottom, but to be happy that the people at the bottom could eat enough.

Emperor Zhou Ping also smiled, his eyes were full of ambition, dominating the world, and swallowing mountains and rivers.

Liang's father-in-law also smiled, took these sweet potatoes and potatoes, and sent them to the imperial dining room according to the eating method written by Gu Shao. The food made was repeatedly inspected by the imperial doctor, and it was not poisonous.

He was still not at ease and decided to try it himself.

Holding a steamed sweet potato, Liang's father-in-law gently peeled off the skin on it, revealing the golden brown pulp inside, which was sweet and fragrant, like the sugar his mother gave him when he was a child.

That was the only beauty in Liang's father-in-law's memory about his childhood.

It's fragrant, sweet, and soft and glutinous.

As for the disadvantages, isn't it just farting?

Be careful, put a silent dumb fart, who knows?

Even if you let out a loud fart, it doesn't matter, just treat it as a fart town mountains and rivers!

Not starving is the most important thing.

Emperor Zhou Ping's dinner, in front of him was the plate of steamed sweet potatoes, and the other plate was roasted sweet potatoes. As for the fried sweet potato cakes, put them farther away.

It's not because the sweet potato cake is not delicious, but because the common people are reluctant to fry it.

What he wants to taste is something that ordinary people can afford.

Emperor Zhou Ping didn't have to wait, he reached out and took a sweet potato for himself, which was a little hot, and Emperor Zhou Ping's left hand was reversed to his right hand, changing back and forth, and he was unwilling to put it down.

This is not only a bite to eat, but also the stability of his Great Zhou Dynasty!

If he can make the common people below eat enough and not go hungry, he will definitely become the first emperor of the ages.

The queen looked at her husband like this, pursed her lips and smiled, she had heard about the two high-yielding crops of sweet potatoes and potatoes in the afternoon, and she had come to dine with His Majesty in the evening, and she also wanted to taste this thing called sweet potatoes.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, wait until it's cooler before eating." Empress Zhao whispered softly and asked the palace maid to bring over a sweet potato.

Emperor Zhou Ping endured the heat while peeling the sweet potato skin, revealing the golden flesh inside, smelling a sweetness on the tip of his nose, and couldn't wait to take a bite.

First impression, fragrant, sweet, soft.

It's delicious, just like a snack.

"Okay, great." Emperor Zhou Ping praised that there are such sweet sweet potatoes, and the common people absolutely like to eat them.

The queen had never seen such a happy emperor, and she also picked up the sweet potato and tasted it a few bites, and she also thought it was delicious, so she quickly stood up and saluted Emperor Zhou Ping, "Congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Zhou Ping nodded and smiled: "Pingshen, tomorrow I will send a few trustworthy people to go over again, your mother's brother has been in Beijing for three years, you should also go out to have a look and see the world outside." ”

When Empress Zhao heard Emperor Zhou Ping's words, she rejoiced in her heart, "Your Majesty." ”