Zhang Anshi took a closer look, and his eyes lit up.

This is......

Zhang Anshi's heart was pounding, and he couldn't help but sip his essence.

Maybe you're really going to make a fortune.

Zhang Anshi's eyes straightened, and he slowly stepped forward and said, "These ...... Also brought from there? ”

Deng Jian said: "Yes, when I saw the local people eating things, I brought back their seeds, and the other crops were fine, but this thing was ......."

Zhang Anshi walked closer, his eyes narrowed, and said, "How is this thing?" ”

Deng Jian frowned and said, " I've had people taste this thing, but ...... only to find that it was inedible. ”

Zhang Anshi said." Of course you can't eat it, you can't eat it indiscriminately. How much have you planted? ”

"Planted a lot." Deng Jian said: "This thing is easy to feed, but it is for winter cultivation, so it ...... According to your method, a greenhouse is used to cultivate, and there are more than 100 acres of land here to grow this. ”

Zhang Anshi nodded and said, "I'll go in and take a look, by the way, a little more people, pick it for me." ”

Deng Jianhu said suspiciously: "This thing doesn't seem to be edible." ”

"I naturally know that when I pick it, I pick all its leaves, and then do it the way I do."

A few days later, Zhang Anshi asked people to build a baking house in this farm.

There are baking pipes inside, and the stove is set up outside, and the leaves are placed in the baking room until the leaves turn yellow.

The leaves are then processed and shredded.

Zhang Anshi asked someone to take another piece of paper and roll the shredded leaves.

Deng Jian was on the side, looking at Zhang Anshi strangely.

Zhang Anshi smiled and said. Make a fire. ”

Jian Ying, who was also standing curiously on the side, hurriedly fetched the fire.

Zhang Anshi put one end of the rolled leaf of this roll of paper in his mouth, and the other end to the fire, and when he sucked it, he felt a feeling of dizziness.

"Drunk." Zhang Anshi coughed desperately.

Deng Jian was startled, and hurriedly patted Zhang Anshi lightly on the back, and said with concern: "What's wrong, what's wrong"

Zhang Anshi hurriedly shook his head: "No, it's nothing." Fuck ......."

Immediately, Zhang Anshi exhaled a puff of smoke.

His body, he hasn't sucked this thing, and he has a big reaction!

Zhang Anshi was very careful for the second time, he only took a sip carefully, and he was not in a hurry to enter his throat, he only inhaled it slightly, and the familiar feeling in his previous life was only a little bit.

Still rolling cigarettes in his hand, Zhang Anshi sighed and said, "This is not a good thing, it is harmful to health." ”

Deng Jian: "."

Zhang Anshi immediately sat down and said to Jian Ying. Take a pair of tea for me. ”

Jian Ying hurriedly went.

Deng Jian finally couldn't help but say, "What is this?" ”

"Smoke, the thing you planted, it's tobacco leaves." Zhang Anshi did not hide it from Deng Jian.

Deng Jian said: "Poisonous? ”

Zhang Anshi thought about it, but said truthfully. I guess there is. ”

Deng Jian's color changed: "Then you still ......"

Zhang Anshi smiled bitterly, this thing is indeed harmful to health and easy to cause cancer.

But...... Is there cancer in this era?

Theoretically speaking, in this era when the average life expectancy is only thirty or forty, nine out of ten people should have died before cancer appeared.

So...... Theoretically, this shouldn't be considered a health hazard.

So Zhang Anshi said: "In fact, it is not so poisonous, and it may be a few years shorter." ”

Deng Jian's face changed slightly after hearing this.

"Provided, of course, that you live long enough. But then again, drinking alcohol will also shorten your life, and this thing is similar to alcohol. ”

Deng Jian's face softened slightly.

"All in all, just hurt me, don't touch this thing." Zhang Anshi said.

Deng Jian said with a bitter face: "Such harmful things, I wouldn't have brought them back if I knew about them." ”

"That's not right." Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "Don't say that, I'd rather everyone smoke this than everyone drink." This thing...... It is made of leaves, and it does not take up too much arable land, but the wine, which is made of grain, takes up a lot of arable land. ”

"All in all, you continue to expand my seeds, you can plant as many as you can, and the leaves you plucked, all of them are treated like this."

Deng Jian said. What is it used for? ”

"Do business." Zhang Anshi did not hide it from Deng Jian, and continued. Okay, I'll bring a batch of tobacco leaves back, and you can continue to cultivate seedlings alive, and I will be of great use at that time. ”

Deng Jian opened his mouth to say something, and finally nodded.

Now, he has absolute trust in Zhang Anshi, not to mention, he has always had an instinctive doting on this child he raised.

Zhang Anshi immediately went to the Forbidden City in high spirits.

In the Forbidden City, Zhu Di sits high.

Yang Rong, Hu Guang, Jin Youzi, Xia Yuanji, Jin Zhong, and Jin Chun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, gathered here, but their faces were extremely unsightly.

Zhu Di's eyebrows sank: "Is this true?" ”

"Yes!" Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, said with a wry smile: "Since the fourth year of Yongle, a major epidemic has begun in Fujian, and it has been difficult to eradicate it. Fujian's political envoy has repeatedly reported that it can be ...... ...... so far"

Yang Rong is a native of Fujian, and he knows best about this matter, and the outbreak in Fujian is the plague.

He sighed at Zhu Di and said, "Especially the two prefectures of Jianning and Yanping, which are the most serious. So far, the imperial court has recorded that 370,000 people died. ”

Zhu Di became more and more anxious, in fact, he had read all these reports, and he had already decreed again and again, so that the local government could do everything possible to eradicate the epidemic.

But the reality is not optimistic.

Especially now...... It's even less optimistic.

Hu Guang said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, just yesterday, in Yingtianfu, someone found that a family died violently, and when he went to check, his symptoms were the same as the epidemic in Fujian. When Tianfu sent someone to investigate, he learned that this person was ...... I had returned to Beijing from Fujian by boat shortly after that......"

Zhu Di frowned and said: "From Fujian to the capital, such a distance, I am afraid that I will die violently halfway, why is there a problem now?" ”

Hu Guangdao: "The biggest possibility is ...... There was a dead rat in the boat, and it was infected halfway. ”

Zhu Di glanced at Hu Guang deeply: "Then what do you mean...... This capital ...... I'm afraid that there will be an outbreak of plague."

On the Fujian side, although the plague occurred intermittently, especially in the early Ming Dynasty.

However, Fujian is less densely populated, and Fujian is mountainous, so the plague is not easy to spread.

But if it appears in Nanjing City, it will be completely different, and there are millions of soldiers and civilians in the entire Nanzhili.

Zhu Di stared at Hu Guang and continued: "Is there a chance to be lucky? ”

"The minister has let Ying Tianfu pay close attention." Hu Guang said worriedly: "I just hope that there will be no problems." ”

Zhu Di frowned calmly and said, " Don't spread the word about this yet......"

Zhu Di paused, and said: "If not, I'm afraid that the soldiers and civilians will be frightened." Once people are panicked, something big will happen. ”

66 said 55 people giant.

Several ministers and monks all nodded, and they all looked worried.

But right now, I can only take one step at a time.

However, they know about the plague, which has been recorded since the Southern Song Dynasty, and when it is severe, it may cause ten rooms and nine emptiness.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, because of the years of war, the plague was very rampant, and the harm was also great, but for a while, it was difficult to have any way to eradicate it.

However, fortunately, in this era, transportation is inconvenient, and the plague only disturbs one area, so it is difficult to spread.

But if you go to Nanjing, it's not easy to say, after all, it is the capital, and it is a densely populated area, once something happens, it's not a joke.

And this plague, whether you are a dignitary or an ordinary person, once it breaks out, there will inevitably be countless casualties without discrimination.

You must know that at this time, on the other side of the continent, the plague was raging, directly causing casualties of 50 million people, which was the famous Black Death.

And this plague is also one of the reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, when the Ming Dynasty fell, because of the large-scale reduction of grain production during the Xiaoice River period, displaced people, a large number of population movements, coupled with many people starving to death, led to the plague eventually transmitted to the capital, and the situation in the entire capital was miserable.

Historically, the imperial court has been helpless against this epidemic, and now once it reaches the capital, the situation may be even worse.

Zhu Di's frowning brows couldn't be stretched for a long time, he seemed to have prepared for the worst, and said faintly: "Find a way to allocate more grain from the north to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Beijing, and take precautions, in addition to that, in addition...... Strengthen preparedness inside and outside the capital. ”

As he spoke, his brows furrowed deeper, and at this time he was a little worried about the safety of Empress Xu and his grandson.

"The Medic...... What's it called? ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and look at each other.

Zhu Di was about to speak, but at this moment, a eunuch hurriedly came in and said..." Your Majesty, Wei Guogong asks to see you. ”

"Announce quickly."

Zhang Anshi walked in excitedly, with a cigarette in his hand, quite obstructed.

But as soon as he entered the hall at this time, he immediately felt that the situation was wrong, so he immediately hid the cigarette with his sleeve without hesitation, and turned to a respectful appearance, making a gesture to salute.

Zhu Di waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite, Zhang Qingjia, why are your sleeves still smoking?" ”

Zhang Anshi looked down, but saw the curling green smoke coming out of his sleeve, so he hurriedly extinguished the cigarette and said, "Minister...... I got a gadget......" He immediately changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty...... Is it a political discussion? That minister will be ...... later."

"No, you're here." Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi and said, "Do you know about the plague in Fujian?" ”

Zhang Anshi couldn't help but smile bitterly, of course he knew about it, and he had been making trouble for several years.

But even he really can't do anything.

The essence of the plague is that it is transmitted through fleas on rats.

In fact, it is not impossible to prevent and control it, such as trying to exterminate rodents by all means, while keeping it clean and hygienic, at least ...... can alleviate some of the plague.

But in reality, this is simply impossible, in this era of hunger, sewage flow, and the vast majority of people live in thatched huts, the so-called extermination of rats and fleas is simply a joke.

Fortunately, the plague in Fujian has not spread due to the restrictions of transportation conditions.

Zhang Anshi said." Your Majesty, the minister has heard of it. ”

Zhu Di continued to stare at Zhang Anshi and said: "Now in the capital, there are also signs of plague. ”

Hearing that the plague had spread to the capital, Zhang Anshi couldn't help but change color......

Obviously...... Historically, the plague that only spread in Fujian was deviated and spread to the capital...... Most likely...... Merchants came and went more frequently than before, which may have exacerbated the spread of the plague.

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi, his eyes obviously showed a bit of expectation, and then said: "Zhang Qing is good at healing, is there a solution?" ”

Zhang Anshi was embarrassed and said." The ministers are dull, and there is nothing they can do about those who are infected with the plague. ”

Zhu Di showed disappointment.

In fact, he also knew that if he could be governed, Zhang Anshi was afraid that he would have gone to govern it in a hurry, so why would he let the situation in Fujian happen?

After thinking about it, Zhang Anshi said: "But the minister...... I thought of a way to prevent it. ”

Zhu Di's eyes widened slightly, and he said in surprise: "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

"The minister can only do his best, but in fact, the minister can't be sure." Zhang Anshi said hesitantly: "The minister hopes that it is in Jianning Mansion...... Give it a try. ”

Now the monarchs and ministers are also at a loss, at this time someone is willing to come out to make some attempts, don't say that this person is Zhang Anshi, even if it is Zhang San and Li Si, they must agree.

Zhu Di said: "Do you need manpower?" ”

Zhang Anshi shook his head: "Just let Jinyiwei take charge of this matter." ”

"Okay." Zhu Di said· I give you all the conveniences, if it really has a miraculous effect, it is countless living people, it is to help the building to fall, and to turn the tide is about to fall. ”

Zhu Di said with blazing eyes: "You can handle this matter yourself." ”

Then he said to the scholars and monks: "This matter ...... It should not be easily passed out, and it should never be leaked. ”

"Yes."

Zhang Anshi was also anxious at this time, His Majesty said, and there were also signs of plague in the capital.

His family is all in the capital! Once the plague was infected, all efforts were in vain.

In the past, he did not expect to be able to control the plague in Fujian, but now...... He finally had a solution.

So he hurriedly summoned Chen Lilai.

He looked at Chen Li deeply and said, "There is one thing that needs to go to Fujian, which is very important and requires people who are willing to work hard. ”

Chen Li didn't think about it, so he immediately said: "Let the lowly nephew go, this kid is quite useful." ”

His nephew Chen Daowen, who made great contributions last time, is now a thousand households.

Zhang Anshi has an impression of Chen Daowen, and thinks that guy is doing things very well.

However, he is not a boss who has lost his conscience, so he said very truthfully: "Do you know the situation in Fujian? There was plague there. ”

Chen Li's face changed slightly, but he still said: "Daowen, this kid, gave birth to a son last year anyway, and his humble and his today was given by you, Grandpa, as long as there are successors to the Chen family, there is nothing to worry about." If the grandfather is not at ease, he will go with Chen Daowen. ”

Seeing Chen Li like this, Zhang Anshi shook his head: "You are old, don't take risks easily, just let Chen Daowen go, don't worry, I have my own way." ”

As usual, he called Chen Daowen again, sat down to eat, and then explained the situation clearly.

Chen Daowen did not hesitate, he agreed, and rested for the night according to Zhang Anshi's instructions, and the next day, a carriage carrying a cart of goods, he set off with a dozen selected lieutenants.

Zhang Anshi immediately ordered to start increasing the cleaning of garbage in Qixia and the three counties, and found a way to let people fill in the puddles, and at the same time repaired the books to the prefectures of Nanzhili and taught them to step up the handling.

But right now.

A letter was sent to Ning Guofu.

"Enfu ......"

Wu Huan hurriedly handed over a letter to Jian Yi's hand.

Jian Yi glanced up at Wu Huan and said. What's the matter? ”

"There's a letter from the court."

Jian Yi looked suspicious, because of Wu Huan's appearance, he seemed very cautious.

If it were an ordinary epistle, it wouldn't have to be like that.

Jian Yi nodded, took the letter, only glanced at it, then put the letter down, looked up at Wu Huan and said, "Something is going to happen in the capital." ”

Wu Huan frowned and said worriedly. Have an accident? ”

Jian Yi said: "The plague is about to break out. ”

Wu Huan gasped, and then said, "If that's the case...... That's amazing? Enfu, we have to plan ahead and take precautions. ”

Jian Yi shook his head and said: "I can't make a plan, Your Majesty strictly ordered that it should not be leaked, and this letter has already taken a great risk." ”

Wu Huan subconsciously said. But I don't know who ......"

The words were suddenly cut off here, and he didn't continue to ask, as if he felt that it was inappropriate to continue asking, and instead said, "That being the case, Enfu, what should I do now?" ”

Jian Yi squinted: "Only by raising food can you be prepared." You think of a way, and then find the gentry. ”

Wu Huan couldn't help but say in embarrassment: "A few days ago, in order to settle the displaced people. I begged my grandfather to tell my grandmother that I got 30,000 stone of grain, and now I ...... I really can't squeeze it out. Everyone is complaining, saying that life can't go on. ”

Jian Yi was a little angry, and said angrily: "The Taiping Mansion only relied on taxes, and it got four or five times as much food as before. There are seven counties under Ningguo Mansion, and the cultivated land is more than double that of Taiping Mansion, but how can there be 30,000 stone grains and still need to be sued? ”

Wu Huan said: "Zhang Anshi is a rampant expropriation, which has caused the anger of the heavens and the resentment of the people, but Enfu, such a gentleman's disdainful thing, if Enfu does it, it will be despised by the people." ”

Jian Yi suddenly came to his senses, he reflected on his behavior, Wu Huan was right.

So he took a deep breath before saying, "Hey...... Let's think of a way, no matter what, teach the counties to raise some food. ”

Wu Huan had no choice but to say: "Yes, the student will go to mediate one or two." ”

Zhu Di strictly ordered secrecy, but within a day, news came out of the capital that the plague had appeared.

For a moment, people were panicked.

So rumors began to spread, and the first one was that some wealthy families fled.

Early in the morning, Zhang Anshi was called to the palace again.

At this time, Zhu Di was furious.

When Zhang Anshi entered the palace, Zhu Di scolded: "What did I say? This is top secret, which is to prevent people's hearts from fluctuating! But how long has it been? The whole capital will know about it. ”

Zhang Anshi looked around and saw that in this hall, there were still those ministers from yesterday.

I saw Zhu Di say again: "Who leaked the news and ignored the Jiangshan Society?" Nowadays, don't say that the plague kills people, but this person is panicked, and he doesn't know how many people will be killed. ”

Zhu Di is obviously not angry.

After all, this is a matter of personal explanation, but in the blink of an eye, the news came out, and there was a nose and an eye.

Zhu Di swept through everyone, thinking about the people who might have the news.

He sneered. Investigate, investigate, and if I don't find out today, I will never spare it. ”

Yang Rong was calm at this time, and said with a clear thought: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and now we should find a way to calm the people." Moreover, if the people fled in all directions, and if they also carried the plague, then the neighboring prefectures and counties might also suffer. ”

Zhu Di took a deep breath and tried to suppress the anger in his heart for a few points before he said in a deep voice: "Now Anmin, what's the use?" There is an endless stream of people who have left the city. But where can such a pandemic escape? It's just that I never expected that the news would leak out so quickly. I told me again and again, but I still leaked it out. Aren't you all saints? Haven't you heard of the saying that if the king does not secret, he loses his minister, and if the minister does not secret, he loses his body, and if he is not secret, he will be harmful? ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers are waiting for death."

Zhu Di's little popularity, which he had finally suppressed, burned again.

He was already jumping to his feet in a hurry, and his eyes swept over everyone.

"If you don't find out today, no one will want to leave the temple." He let out a loud shout before he sat down again, and looked at Zhang Anshi, who had just come in, and said, "Zhang Qing, you come to check." ”

"Yes." Zhang Anshi was calm.

He took a deep breath and looked around, he knew very well that almost every minister here was an important minister of the court, and His Majesty was anxious to know the result today, if he was careless for a while, it would be worse.

So he said. Your Majesty, the minister wishes...... Pick up some gossip from outside. ”

Zhu Di said: "You don't have to pick it up, you can give it to him." ”

Yisha nodded, and then took a piece of the report and sent it to Zhang Anshi.

He smiled at Zhang Anshi and said: "This is some information collected from outside the East Factory, although it is chaotic, there is everything, but the slave maid ...... I've also looked at it carefully, and I really can't see anything famous. ”

Zhang Anshi nodded, looked down at the report, and then frowned.

The information in it is really very mixed, and there are true and false news, some of which have noses and eyes, some of which are deliberately exaggerated, and some of which are ...... The message is more accurate.

Zhang Anshi carefully flipped through it a few times before he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister dares to assert that this news ...... It started to come out of Ning Guofu. ”

Zhu Di was stunned.

Yang Rong and the others also looked at Zhang Anshi suspiciously.

Hu Guang couldn't help but say, "Wei Guogong, you have to check carefully." ”

Jin Chun, the secretary of the Criminal Department, changed his face slightly: "Yes, this matter is very important, how can you just assert it through a few words, if you make a mistake, it will be a big disaster." ”

Zhang Anshi glanced at Jin Chun unceremoniously, and said: "When I say this, I naturally have my reasoning, and Jin Butang doesn't need to be kind enough to remind him." ”

Zhu Di actually thought that this matter might not be able to be found out, and the reason why he was so furious that he wanted to find out immediately was actually just a reckless speech under the anger.

But where did he think that Zhang Anshi, this guy, seemed to have an idea after a while.