Ming Hongwu 31 years, June 25, Yan Wangfu, carrier hall.

"Lord Wang, the sweet potato I mentioned can be used as food, and it has the same effect as rice and wheat, it has a sweet taste and is easy to grow." Cheng Yuan recommended.

Cheng Yuan looked at King Yan, and then looked at the monk Yao Guangxiao who was in the opposite position to him, and he was very proud in his heart.

Three years ago, he was a traverser on the verge of starvation. Three years later, he became a frequent visitor to Yanwang's Mansion.

Zhu Di, the future Yongle Emperor, praised Cheng Yuan: "At the beginning, your high-yield rice ears were dedicated to my father as a birthday gift, and my father appreciated me very much.

What kind of potatoes do you want to plant today, and what do you need, tell Zhu Neng, and Yan Wangfu will contribute. ”

Zhu Di looked at Cheng Yuan, but he had some doubts in his heart, what is a sweet potato, and it can still be eaten with rice grain?

Thinking of the big ears of rice he gave himself, he didn't ask much.

"Lord, farewell." Cheng Yuan arched his hand to Zhu Di in a chic manner, turned around and left, just like visiting relatives.

Zhu Neng that Zhu Di said was the deputy Qianhu of Yanshan Guard of Yanwang Mansion.

Receiving Zhu Di's order, Zhu Neng immediately respectfully followed Cheng Yuan to find a place to grow sweet potatoes.

Zhu Di took a sip of tea, and then said truthfully to Yao Guangxiao: "This Cheng Yuan, I think he is a talent, in terms of divination, he is like Liu Bowen." ”

"Last year's father's birthday, several of our brothers gave birthday gifts together, and the king followed Cheng Yuan's suggestion to send rice ears, and the father personally took the king to the Qianqing Palace for dinner, which is enough to show that the birthday gift is very in line with the father's heart."

Yao Guangxiao nodded: "I have always wanted to attract talents for you, but I was rejected by the prince, this time the prince praised Cheng Yuan so much, which shows that he is a pillar of talent." ”

"It still needs to be investigated, to see if he is the right-hand man that this king needs, sincerity must be there." Zhu Di got up and slowly paced in the carrying hall with his hands in his hands.

It's just that he felt a little strange in his heart, mainly because Cheng Yuan's fortune calculation was very accurate, and he even calculated the eyeliner that Jinyiwei had placed in Yan Wangfu.

Zhu Di was a little angry, did his father still not believe him, and felt that he would bully Yun Wei's nephew.

"Don't worry, the poor monk has been to Chengyuan's village, and his grandfather is a blind fortune teller, known as a half-immortal, who died two years ago."

"Cheng Yuan is like a god, he must be a family heirloom, he grew up eating hundreds of family meals, and he had a serious illness three years ago."

"After the illness recovered, the person also changed, and began to practice martial arts to strengthen his body, and his swordsmanship was first-class. The ears of rice in his field are big and thick, but unfortunately his family is in the middle of the road, and now he is a helpless orphan. ”

"He is full of talent, if he is not a farmer, with his insight and talent, even Zhongsanyuan has no problem."

Zhu Di himself has a judgment, and he met with rice ears, but he just knew each other. But this kid didn't take refuge in himself.

Then Princess Yan's headache was cured, and Zhu Di noticed him.

You must know that he was frightened by the headache of his eldest brother Zhu Biao and the headache of Queen Ma, for fear that his princess would be in danger.

After a long time, he spoke: "Since he took the initiative to find this king, this person is the king of this king." ”

After Zhu Di finished speaking, he put down the teacup and turned to leave.

"The poor monk sends His Royal Highness King Yan."

Yao Guangxiao understands Zhu Di, and he also wants to help Zhu Di attract talents, this Cheng Yuan has sent people to investigate since the first time he sent rice ears, and the locals of Beiping Mansion know the roots and know the roots, and the family background is innocent.

It's a pity that it's a farmer, and the military household has more advantages.

However, for Yanwangfu, changing the household registration is as simple as drinking water and eating.

Next, Yao Guangxiao will naturally attract more talents, and talents like Cheng Yuan cannot be recruited by gold and silver treasures.

Following Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched house, Emperor Hongwu's three invitations to Liu Bowen, Yao Guangxiao felt that he might need four invitations.

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In the back garden of King Yan's Mansion, Zhu Neng handed over the teacup with both hands and said with a smile: "Cheng Gongzi, drink tea." ”

The tone was respectful and polite, and King Yan's distinguished guests were his guests.

For Cheng Yuan, Zhu Neng also likes this young man very much, his face is heroic, although he is not very handsome, but his facial features are resolute and three-dimensional, and there is a kind of surprising masculinity.

Last time, my mother's eye disease was just looking for Cheng Yuan, and without saying a word, they gave themselves a kind of eye drops, which is really a good person.

Zhu Neng's courtesy, as well as Princess Yan's kindness to him, made Cheng Yuan feel the importance of Yan Wangfu's attention to him.

"Cheng Gongzi, the prince said, this piece of land in the back garden can provide you with sweet potatoes, you can tell me something."

If you want to do business, you are not a merchant. Cheng Yuan is powerful, and he doesn't dare to go against the grain in the years when Hong Wuye is alive.

But the sweet potatoes I planted, in my own field in the past few months, were stolen several times. The only way is to find the Yanwang Mansion that warmly welcomes him.

Because he had cured Princess Yan's headache, sent a big ear of rice to King Yan, and prevented the surveillance of the Jinyi Guard in the capital, three things had already established his position.

"This garden is okay, but I'm really embarrassed to occupy King Yan's garden, see if there are any other places."

"If these dozens of stones of sweet potatoes really produce more than 100 stones and 1,000 stones within half a year, the people of Beiping Mansion will not be afraid of famine, and even if they march and fight, they will have a lot of stored grain."

"If Cheng Gongzi really grows, and the prince's political achievements are rewarded by His Majesty, you will get more than now."

"If there is fertilizer, a thousand stones will not be a problem, but unfortunately there is none." Cheng Yuan does not make uncertain promises.

In this era, solar terms, fertilizers, and seeds have not yet been planted, and it is impossible to accurately estimate the yield.

Zhu Neng has seen the famine of the Ming Dynasty and the drought in the north, if the yield of this sweet potato is very high, as long as it is grown and promoted, it will definitely solve a lot of food problems.

The wheat and rice yields in Daming are not high.

Every time there is a disaster, the food of the imperial court is not enough for the provinces, and some people will come to besiege the Yanwang Mansion, which is a headache when you think about it.

Relying on sweet potatoes to win over the people, Beiping Mansion and King Yan are definitely the most powerful and outstanding among the nine kings.

His Majesty is known for his thrift, and he is even more fond of grain, and one year he ate raw grain directly on the ridges of the people's fields.

Winning the favor of the saints is a great achievement.

"Then ask Zhu Qianhu to arrange a good place for me, to ensure that sweet potatoes are not stolen and seedlings are not gnawed by livestock."

Cheng Yuan's firm request, and the embarrassment in March this year flashed in his mind, and half of the dozens of stone sweet potatoes he finally got were eaten by the village's livestock as soon as the seedlings emerged.

The cattle were fine when they ate it, and the people who lacked food and clothing tried to steal it, but they found that it tasted good.

The villagers didn't sleep in the middle of the night, taking turns to steal, and half of them were eaten by the waste.

In later generations, sweet potatoes are really how much there are, and chemical fertilizers and pesticides are greenhouses, varieties are cultivated and purified, and the yield is higher.

No one steals it, because it's not unusual.

In this day and age, he still needs to find a stable backer to ensure that these things and himself can survive normally.

He is from Beiping Mansion, and he has no way to guide this thing when he goes to other places, if he goes to Yingtian to defect to Zhu Yunwen, he will be guarded against as a spy of King Yan.

Zhu Yunwen focuses more on those Wenchen in Jiangnan and other prefectures, and this person always feels that he is an uncle.

When he went to his own farmer, he was still looked down upon, so Cheng Yuan distinguished the pros and cons, and simply chose Yanwangfu.

Following King Yan, his future is clear and certain.

followed Zhu Yunwen, even if the astronomical officer flickered, he would ask for his head.

After all, many of his things seem nondescript today, and they are outliers in the eyes of civil officials.

In Yanwangfu, in the future, sweet potatoes and other rare things will come out, and others will not dare to steal him and frame him.

"Cheng Gongzi, there is a vacant land in the annex behind the palace, which was originally used to plant peony flowers for the princess, but then the princess was not in good health, and the land was abandoned." Zhu Neng seemed to think of this good place and reminded.

Of course, this was instructed by King Yan, otherwise how dare Zhu Neng arbitrarily arrange the use of this land.

Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao meant to bring Cheng Yuan's two apprentices over by the way and arrange things to do.

In this way, Cheng Yuan will not always think about running outside, if this person is sent by the Holy Lord to His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, it will be a loss.

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Early July, Pei Binh Province.

In Beiping City, the streets and alleys are steaming, and the bluestone slabs are hot on the soles of the feet. The people passed through the shade of the trees in the commercial capital, wilting a few.

The midday sun was so poisonous that even the beggars hid in the alleys, and after another hour and the weather cooled down before they would go out for activities.

"Drive! Drive! ”

Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves from far and near outside the main gate of Beiping Mansion. The man on horseback was so vegan that he didn't dare to stop.

The horse stopped at the gate of the Yanwang Mansion.

The guards at the gate of the mansion were completely sleepy, looking at the messenger who was dressed in plain clothes, only listening to the man, and shouting as he walked: "His Royal Highness King Yan, I have died today!" ”

The two guards glanced at each other, and His Majesty died, which was an earth-shattering event in the Ming Dynasty.