The air in the Qianqing Palace was filled with the faint smell of fireworks and firecrackers. This is how the New Year in the palace is, from the New Year to the Lantern Festival, fireworks will be set off in front of the Qianqing Palace every day.

Xin Yu's expression stretched and walked into the Qianqing Palace and saluted Emperor Xingyuan.

Emperor Xingyuan was a little surprised.

He thought that Ayu would be somewhat emotional.

"Excuse me."

The chamberlain brought a brocade stool, and Xin Yu sat down silently.

"Yuzu."

"The minister is here."

"At the Chinese New Year's Eve family banquet, I wronged you."

Surprise appeared in Xin Yu's eyes: "It's over, the ministers have forgotten." ”

These words made Emperor Xingyuan's words speechless.

Originally, he comforted Ayu, and he also told Ayu to be more tolerant with the queen mother in the future, after all, the queen mother is old. When I mention these things now, it seems that he is holding on to them.

"The Queen Mother has a hard mouth and a soft heart, don't take it to heart."

"Yes." The pomelo should be crisp.

Of course she wouldn't take the old lady to heart.

"I can't help but attend that banquet in the future." Emperor Xingyuan saw that Xin Yu did not look like he agreed angrily, and said.

Xin Yu raised his eyes to Emperor Shangxing Yuan, and his tone was very calm: "I think the minister should not appear at the family banquet in the palace, this is what the Queen Mother meant." ”

finally had a fair reason to refuse, and she would only agree again if she was stupid.

"The Queen Mother just said two words—"

"If you obey the Queen Mother's wishes, the Queen Mother will be in a good mood."

There was really no way to refute this, so Emperor Xingyuan had to vaguely go over and talk about it later.

Xin Yu didn't bother to dwell on this topic anymore, and talked about the things he had been thinking about: "Your Majesty sent the minister into the palace, and the minister happened to have something to report." ”

Emperor Xingyuan straightened his face: "What's the matter?" ”

He didn't feel that he showed the monarch's demeanor when he was to his courtiers, and Xin Yu saw it in his eyes, but he was happy to see it.

Let's not say whether to agree to her proposal or not, at least take what she has to say seriously.

"Although the New Deal is good, it also has its drawbacks."

Emperor Xingyuan was stunned: "Disadvantages? You talk about it carefully. ”

"If you pay more taxes for those who have more land, you must be able to see results in taxes this year."

Emperor Xingyuan nodded.

He is not highly educated, but he is quite talented in arithmetic, and he has long forced the household department to quietly calculate together, and he is very much looking forward to the tax and silver that will be collected in the new deal pilot.

"What's the downside?"

"The disadvantages are not in the present, but in the future."

"In the future?" Emperor Xingyuan looked at the bright-eyed girl and suddenly remembered what she had said when she persuaded herself to implement the new policy.

At that time, she said that the current disadvantages are not deep, and there is the deterrence of the founding king, if the new policy is not implemented now, should it be left to the children and grandchildren?

"Are you worried that the implementation of the new policy will not be effective in the future?"

Xin Yu shook his head: "It's useless to worry about this, people's thoughts are the most uncertain." ”

Emperor Xingyuan understood the meaning of these words.

Even if he pushes for the New Deal, how can he ensure that his children and grandchildren will be born?

"Under the New Deal, the landless did not have to pay taxes. Without this constraint, the number of children born to the people may more than double. ”

Emperor Xingyuan's eyes lit up: "This is a good thing!" ”

After the war, the newly established dynasty lacked population.

"It's a good thing now, but the land is certain, and after two or three generations, the number of people exceeds the support capacity of the land, then there may be chaos......"

Emperor Xingyuan listened to Xin Yu's explanation, and his face changed.

He understood, it was possible!

No, in a few generations, this will definitely happen!

Emperor Xingyuan's heart was shocked, and Xin Yu pursed his lips lightly.

The benefits of the New Deal were immediate, and there was no need to mention the problems that might arise many years later. And the reason why she deliberately pointed it out was to pry open a hole in the national policy of sea ban.

Of course, she will not explicitly persuade the lifting of the sea ban. When you taste the benefits of overseas, people's minds will naturally change.

"Ayu, since you mentioned the hidden dangers of the New Deal, there is a way to deal with it?" Emperor Xingyuan reacted quickly.

Xin Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "My mother once told me that there is a crop overseas that can be used as a staple food. This crop can be cultivated in barren land and is extremely yieldive—"

When Emperor Xingyuan heard that he could plant in a barren land, he was interested, and when he heard that the yield was extremely high, he hurriedly asked: "How much is the yield?" ”

Xin Yu paused and asked, "How much do we produce per mu of grain?" ”

Agriculture is the foundation of the country, and Emperor Xingyuan was familiar with this data, and immediately said: "The fields are different, the north and the south are different, and the average yield per mu is between two or three stones." ”

After finishing speaking, Emperor Xingyuan asked tentatively: "The crops that Ayu said can reach five or six stones?" ”

If you can't double it, you won't be able to talk about extremely high production.

Xin Yu curled his lips: "It can reach dozens of stones." ”

"How much?" Emperor Xingyuan stood up directly.

"You heard it right, the yield of this crop per mu is tens of stones."

Emperor Xingyuan sat down with his buttocks, stretched his neck and approached Xin Yu: "Ayu, is the measurement of one acre overseas different from ours?" ”

Xin Yu smiled and said in an affirmative tone: "It's calculated according to the size of our one acre." ”

At this time, Emperor Xingyuan couldn't sit still at all, got up and paced back and forth twice, and simply walked to Xin Yu's side: "Ayu, is there really such a high-yield crop in this world?" You can't fool me! ”

"How dare a minister deceive the king."

"What is this crop called?"

"It's called Sweet Potato."

"Sweet potato?" Emperor Xingyuan read this unfamiliar name, and his heart was hot.

If there really is such a crop, no matter how it tastes, at least the people will not go hungry!

Xin Yu seemed to know what he was thinking, and smiled: "The yield of sweet potatoes is extremely high, which is enough to solve the problem of population explosion and food shortage caused by the New Deal many years later." ”

"Good, good, good!" Emperor Xingyuan began to circle again.

There is no monarch who does not want to see the people under his rule prosperous, and people themselves are the best resource.

Xin Yu reminded in time: "But this crop is overseas." ”

Emperor Xingyuan's feet were stunned, as if he had been poured a basin of cold water.

The policy of sea ban is still set by him.

To this day, he still feels that opening the sea will do more harm than good.

"From time to time, the imperial court will send envoys to neighboring countries to promote the prestige of the country. If there is a plan for an envoy this year, you can quietly arrange for some people to be responsible for finding sweet potatoes. ”

"Quietly?" Emperor Xingyuan was puzzled.

"Such high-yielding, unselective, staple crops will be regarded as treasures by the countries that own them, and they will not be allowed to flow out easily."

As soon as Xin Yu explained, Emperor Xingyuan couldn't help but nod.

That's right, if Great Xia had this treasure and the stranger wanted to bring it back to China, he would definitely cut off the foreigner's head.

Emperor Xingyuan was silent for a moment and asked, "These are all what your mother said to you?" ”

"Yes."

Emperor Xingyuan fell silent again.

Unlike the prohibition of private trade at sea, the imperial court never stopped communicating with overseas, sometimes sending envoys to other countries, and also entertaining foreign envoys who came to Bactria from abroad.

The big ships and sailors are ready-made, and if there is really a sweet potato overseas that Ayu said, it is worth looking for. Even if you can't find it, it's equivalent to a normal trip, and you won't lose much.

Emperor Xingyuan quickly made up his mind: Go!