The problem of eating is one of the biggest problems in the Ming Dynasty at present.

Of course, such a problem is not unique to the Ming Dynasty, no matter which dynasty it is, it will be the biggest problem, after all, the rule that the people take food as the sky is eternal and unchanging.

Zhu Youzhen finally slipped out of Xu Guangqi above the court, and Xu Guangqi, who is currently serving as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, is also famous in the history books.

As one of the few scientists in the late Ming Dynasty, he really didn't look good.

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Youzhen silently stared at the mediocre-looking man in front of him, hiding a lot of words in his heart, but as the emperor, he was still waiting for Xu Guangqi to take the initiative to speak.

"Your Majesty, Minister Xu Guangqi is here."

"No courtesy."

When Xu Guangqi stood up, he saw Zhu Youzhen's straight eyes, and this undisguised gaze made Xu Guangqi feel a little uncomfortable.

Xu Guangqi, who can be a courtier, is just an ordinary official in the Ministry of Rites.

When he heard that Zhu Youzhen was going to summon him, Xu Guangqi couldn't believe his ears for a moment.

It is said that the eunuch in charge of delivering the message can be said to be quite depressed about Xu Guangqi, it stands to reason that the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is also a big official in the imperial court, even if you don't sit in the Ministry of Rites and get off work.

But you have to be at home at least, this is at the house, and the maid who guards the door said that his master didn't come back after he went to court.

This is a big deal for the old eunuch who is in charge of passing the word, but as an old eunuch who has been working under Wei Zhongxian for decades, he is also clever.

Seeing that he was afraid that it would be difficult to find Xu Guangqi for a while, he immediately asked Dongchang for help.

In an instant, the Dongchang factory guards in the capital came out, and many inquiries finally found Xu Guangqi in the Ming Imperial Library, and listened to the officials who were in charge of the affairs of the museum.

Xu Guangqi has been in the library for a while, and since the library gradually began to open on a pilot basis, Xu Guangqi has found a relationship to get a library card early.

Every day, in addition to sleeping, I have to go home, and even if I can't eat, I have to send someone to send it.

"Xu Aiqing, do you know what is the most important thing about my Ming Dynasty at the moment?"

Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Youzhen with some confusion.

I can't help but think to myself, what kind of weird question is this? Can there be less problems with Daming at the moment? Isn't this a problem everywhere?

But the most important thing is...

Xu Guangqi covered his mouth and coughed lightly before speaking.

"Back to Your Majesty, in Weichen's humble opinion, one of the most important problems in the Ming Dynasty at the moment is the food problem, as long as the famine of the people can be solved, presumably most of the problems can be solved."

Zhu Youzhen's eyes brightened even more, and he couldn't help but nod and say.

"The food problem is indeed the first priority I think about, so does Xu Aiqing have a way?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there is nothing that can be done about this food problem, after all, no one can conjure up grain out of thin air, but as far as the minister knows, the Taixi countries that came to trade brought a crop a few years ago, called sweet potato, which is not only drought tolerant, but also has very low requirements for land, even in the mountains and slopes, which can be planted in such fields, and can have a good harvest without too much energy to take care of it."

Sweet potato?

Zhu Youzhen was stunned.

Isn't this the sweet potato of later generations?

"What Xu Aiqing said is true? Can anyone in Daming plant now? ”

"According to Wechen's understanding, the sweet potato crop has been planted in Guangdong, Fujian and other coastal provinces."

"Good! All right! ”

Zhu Youzhen's hearty laughter made Xu Guangqi slightly stunned.

"I will follow the cabinet plan tomorrow, Xu Aiqing will be transferred to the soon-to-be-established Ministry of Agriculture of the Ming Dynasty as the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, on the one hand, to supervise the inventory of the Ministry of Households this year, and on the other hand, with the inventory to me will be this sweet potato! Promote to all places in Daming! Tell the local government officials that this sweet potato is a high-yield and drought-tolerant food crop, and the cultivation of this thing is related to the people's livelihood, and there must be no mistake! ”

Xu Guangqi couldn't believe his ears, but he was summoned by the emperor to walk around, asked a few questions, and changed from a squire to a scholar on the spot?

Although it is a newly established department, it can't stand the high level!

This is an independent department with the same name as the six departments, and in recent days, have there been fewer such departments?

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Youzhen and Xu Guangqi chatted a lot, and inadvertently time kept moving backwards, the palace maid served tea and poured water on the side, and melons and fruit snacks were also brought into the warm pavilion one after another.

Xu Guangqi, who felt the emperor's attention for the first time, chatted with Zhu Youzhen until late at night while eating.

"Xu Aiqing, according to Aiqing, how long will it take to promote the planting of this sweet potato?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this sweet potato planting method is simple, and you don't even need to teach it by hand, as long as the local officials in charge of agriculture are willing to cooperate, within five years, this sweet potato can take root and sprout in all parts of Daming."

"Five years?"

Zhu Youzhen shook his head slightly.

"I give you three years, but I also understand that this matter is not a simple matter, the required silver taels are to be spent by the internal funds, the required manpower is coordinated by the ministry, and if there is a lack of policy, it will be supplemented by the cabinet."

"Xu Aiqing, Da Ming.. I can't wait! ”

Zhu Youzhen's serious words made Xu Guangqi quite surprised and grateful at the same time, and knelt on the ground to salute and thank him.

Zhu Youzhen knows a lot about Xu Guangqi, knowing that this is a rare scientist in the late Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, he is also a pragmatic and capable official, proficient not only in agricultural affairs, but also in the hard-core military skill of artillery manufacturing.

The difference between skill points is so great that it's hard to believe that Xu Guangqi can have both different skills at the same time.

Zhu Youzhen got up and helped Xu Guangqi up, and the sense of trust between the monarch and the minister was established in this kind of scene similar to entrustment, which made Xu Guangqi feel an inexhaustible momentum in his body for a moment.

After retirement.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Xu Guangqi's back and fell into deep thought.

"Talent... My dream of the future of artillery depends on such talents..."

The next day, Zhu Youzhen continued to stop the early dynasty.

If you want to say that the early dynasty of the Ming Dynasty is really early, the officials who come to the court are often confused, even he, the emperor.

Every morning in the morning, there is a feeling that in a previous life, when I was in college, I took eight classes in the morning.

It's just that it's earlier than eight years earlier.

But the biological clock, which has been destroyed by complicated affairs for a long time, still woke up Zhu Youzhen early, and there are important things today, Zhu Youzhen does not dare to sleep for a long time.

Because, Bi Ziyan was finally dragged back from Liaodong by Zhu Youzhen.

The Donglin Party, which shouted all day long that it was honest and honest, was imprisoned, and on the issue of officials, the current imperial court said that there was no shortage, and there was no shortage of it.

So Zhu Youzhen, who couldn't bear to let the talent not use outside, slipped back Bi Ziyan first.

According to the historical trajectory, this Bi Ziyan should have been an official to the household department for a long time, carefully calculated, and worked hard for Emperor Chongzhen to knock out a lifetime of abacus.