Guo An took Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, one of whom walked out of the back kitchen with a bowl of popcorn with a strong milky fragrance.

A group of Yan Shanwei and his subordinates outside couldn't help but be obsessed when they smelled the fragrance.

But.

After seeing behind him, Guo Ang took the two chefs and gave one to each of them, those Yan Shanwei, his subordinates, and the cooks were suddenly full of surprise.

Immediately, he walked in the direction of Guo An and Zhu Di's departure, and was grateful.

As for Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, this will not yet reach the main hall, and the popcorn in the bowl has already gone down halfway.

"This thing is really delicious!"

Sitting on the chair and slowly eating all the popcorn, Zhu Di's eyes sparkled and his face was full of praise.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi also nodded slowly, and then said: "It's just that this thing is a little unfilling!" ”

Obviously, there is something to be desired.

Guo An chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, popcorn is only swelled up after corn is heated, and it is not full." ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "A small half bowl can be expanded into a large half pot, and I only ate a bowl, at most a small handful of corn, and I won't be too full." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An flattered.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi was sneering, he seemed to be a little conspicuous.

Zhu Di realized something again, looked at the three bare corn cobs on a coffee table on the side, and asked again.

"Guo Qing, if this corn is planted, will it be easy to live?"

"Good job!"

Guo An nodded, "Your Majesty, this corn is more drought-tolerant than ordinary rice, and it is best to grow corn in Shandong, Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan in the north."

In these places, wheat is planted in October or November, and after the wheat is harvested in June, corn can be planted directly, and by October, the corn can be ripened and harvested!

In addition, corn can also be ground into flour like wheat and eaten.

As for the corn stalks, they can also be used as fodder for cattle......"

"These corn and wheat can still be rotated like this?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were suddenly full of surprise.

"If there is corn, it is equivalent to allowing the people in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Hebei, and Henan to harvest food once a year?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

It just so happened that this meeting also lost Ha, Shen Zhuang and others, and also walked in.

Hearing the conversation between Zhu Di and Guo An, his eyes widened directly, and his face was full of disbelief.

Zhu Gaochi took a cold breath and looked overjoyed, "Dad, in this way, as long as these good seeds of corn are cultivated and planted by the people of those northern provinces, those people will never have a famine again!" ”

"Dad, this corn is my Daming's Furui......"

"Hahaha......"

Zhu Di laughed, "Guo Qing is my Ming Furui!" ”

After saying that, Zhu Di looked at Shen Zhuang below.

"Shen Zhuang, right!"

Shen Zhuang's face was full of excitement, and he hurriedly responded: "Back to Your Majesty, it is the villain!" ”

"You also heard how important this corn is to my Daming. The corn on the ship must be brought back to us with a lot of grains and handed over to Guo Qing.

In addition, I will send an order to the caravan to find the Yi people who have found corn for me Daming, and look for more corn.

As long as Guo Qing cultivates this good seed of corn, it can indeed be rotated after planting in the northern provinces.

Even if it is an acre of corn, you can produce two stones, and you have made a great contribution to my Daming.

Even if you are a businessman, if we give you a knighthood, those officials in the court will not stop you! ”

Shen Zhuang looked at Zhu Di in a daze, his eyes widened, and his brain was buzzing!

"Knighted...... Your Majesty...... Thank you, Your Majesty! Please rest assured that Your Majesty will definitely give Da Ming ...... No, get more corn for Your Majesty! ”

Even if the Shen family's fleet goes overseas and attacks those barbarians, they still have to get those corns!

That is the title personally set by His Majesty Daming, even if it is a county man, it is also a title that can be passed on to the family, and his Shen family can become a noble of the Ming Dynasty from the body of a businessman......

Thinking about it, Shen Zhuang was trembling with excitement, his Shen family can also become a great Ming noble, glorifying the ancestors, and sealing his wife and son!

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and said: "Those who have made contributions to the society cannot be knighted." Therefore, until corn is not planted in the north, the matter still needs to be kept secret! ”

"The villain will never say anything to anyone today!"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said.

On the side, Guo An, Guo Ang, Yishiha and others also nodded hurriedly.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An again, "Guo Qing, we will hand over the corn cultivation to you." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, whether it is corn or sweet potato, Weichen will cultivate it with all his heart!"

"Sweet potato?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly asked: "Guo Qing, can the sweet potato be used as food like corn?" Or even crop rotation with grain? ”

Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi, Shen Zhuang and the others had their eyes lit up, and they hurriedly looked at Guo An with anticipation.

"Can't!"

Guo An shook his head slowly.

"It's our greed!"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.

Guo An said: "Your Majesty does not need to be disappointed, although these sweet potatoes cannot be used as food like wheat.

However, if you eat too much, you can also fill your stomach, but you can't eat all the time.

Moreover, these sweet potatoes have a soft and sweet taste, and the yield is extremely high!

For the people of Daming, it is also a kind of supplementary food that can be planted! ”

"Extremely high yields?"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An with some doubts, "How high can it be?" ”

Guo An replied: "Back to Your Majesty, you should be able to produce six or seven stones per mu, or higher!" ”

“……”

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others stared at each other directly.

After a long silence in the entire main hall, Zhu Di had already subconsciously stood up and stared at Guo An eagerly.

"Guo Qing is talking about six or seven stones per mu?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded again, "However, Your Majesty forgives the sin, and Weichen doesn't know how much the specific yield is per mu, six or seven stones should be fine." As for how much higher it can be, you need to plant it before you can decide ......"

"Six-seven stones, six-seven stones......"

At this time, Zhu Di couldn't care about listening to Guo An's cautious words, and after muttering excitedly for a while, he stared at Guo An tightly: "Guo Qing, what you just said, these sweet potatoes can be used as supplementary food to make people full?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, that's exactly the case!"

Guo An nodded again.

"Good, very good!"

Zhu Di's face was full of excitement, "Six or seven stones, Guo Qing, as long as you can make people full, it is food!"

Guo Qing, this sweet potato is more precious than corn! ”

On the side, Zhu Gaochi, Shen Zhuang and others also nodded excitedly.

Guo An was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and nodded slowly.

"Your Majesty Shengming, it is Weichen who is used to enjoying a luxurious life, but he has forgotten that there is a lot of food and being able to eat enough, for the people, it is the most important thing!"

Zhu Di didn't pay attention to it, but looked directly at Yishiha, "After you go back, you will send someone to follow Shen Zhuang to carefully take back the sweet potatoes and corn on the big ship and hand them over to Guo Qing!" ”

"Slave obeys!"

Yisha replied with a solemn face.

Zhu Di looked at Guo An again, "Guo Qing, this kind of thing of Daming Furui can't have any mistakes, when Guo Qing arranges people to cultivate, we will send another hundred soldiers and generals to guard it closely!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Guo An responded.

Regarding Zhu Di's reaction, he didn't feel anything wrong.

Immediately, after explaining again, Zhu Di took Zhu Gaochi and hurriedly went back.

Gate.

Zhu Di couldn't see Zhu Di's figure all the time, so Shen Zhuang turned around and saluted Guo An with a solemn face.

"Grandpa's great kindness, the villain will never be repaid!"

"It doesn't have to be like this!"

Guo An smiled lightly and said, "You deserve this credit!" ”

Shen Zhuang was still excited.

Guo An said: "However, a corn and sweet potato can make Your Majesty like this, if you find potatoes and tomatoes again......"

Shen Zhuang's eyes suddenly widened, and he was short of breath!

He owes more credit!

"Grandpa, what His Majesty said, can the villain go further?"

"Huh!"

Guo An smiled lightly and said, "Everything, don't be greedy. You know, sometimes the greater the expectation, the more the disappointment.

However, although it will not make you go further, your credit will be greater, and there will be less opposition in the court......

As long as that thing can be successful, no matter what, it will be the most glorious and glorious thing that you Shen Zhuang has done in this life! ”

"The most glorious and glorious thing?"

Shen Zhuang calmed down and solemnly arched his hand towards Guo An.

"Thank you for your teachings!"

"Hurry up...... Although there is such a thing, there should be no slackness in transporting grain from Jiaozhi to back! ”

"Grandpa, don't worry, the villain will never have any slack!"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly responded.

……

"Xu Yong, call a few guards and reclaim a piece of land for me in the back garden!"

After Shen Zhuang left, Guo An shouted at Xu Yong.

"Reclaiming the back garden?"

Xu Yong looked suspicious, "Grandpa, in the back garden, there are all kinds of precious flowers and plants that Mrs. loves!" ”

Guo An waved his hand lightly, "It's okay, just reclaim three points of land, and the master wants to plant corn!" ”

"Growing corn?"

Xu Yong was taken aback, so he nodded hurriedly.

"The last general will take people to cultivate!"

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and then instructed Guo Ang on the side: "Bring me two of the remaining three corns, and put the remaining one in the iron box and keep it to prevent rats from stealing it!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Guo An hurriedly responded.

And at this time.

In the backyard, Guo Lu, Guo Han, and Guo Shen were still full of greed after eating popcorn.

"Mother, the child still wants to eat this delicacy!"

"Yes, mother, the child didn't eat well......

"Three little gluttons!"

Liu Baiwei scolded with a smile, and then looked at the maid on the side.

"Go and ask if you have any of these popcorn in the back kitchen!"

For this sweet popcorn, Liu Baiwei didn't eat it well.

"Yes, ma'am!"

The maidservant answered, and hurried to the back kitchen.

After a while, he walked back empty-handed.

"Mrs. Hui, the back kitchen said that the master only fried these, and they have all been eaten!"

"Finished eating?"

Liu Baiwei, Yuelan and others were all disappointed.

"Mother, the child is going to ask his father for it!"

Guo Lu said suddenly.

Hearing this, Guo Han and Guo Shen were also full of expectations.

"Go ahead!"

Liu Baiwei smiled faintly and didn't stop it.

"Thank you, auntie!"

Guo Lu thanked him and ran out quickly.

It's just that as soon as I ran out, I saw a servant girl running in with a worried face.

"Ma'am, no!"

Guo Lu couldn't help but stop, lying outside the door, looking curiously.

"What's going on?"

Liu Baiwei asked lightly.

The maidservant hurriedly said: "Madam, the lord asked Xu Baihu to take a few guards to reclaim the back garden!" ”

"Reclaiming the back garden?"

Inside the house, everyone was shocked and hurriedly looked at Liu Baiwei.

In the entire Dingguo Mansion, everyone knows that the flowers and plants planted in the back garden are Mrs. Lady's favorite flowers and plants, and none of them must be damaged.

And now.

The lord actually asked the guards to reclaim the back garden?

"What happened to my flowers?"

Liu Baiwei hurriedly asked.

"Mrs. Hui, she was all shoveled out by those guards......"

"How can this be the case, sir?"

Liu Baiwei's face changed greatly.

On the side, Yuelan hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, madam, I'll go to find the master!" ”

"No, I'll go myself!"

Liu Baiwei said lightly.

"This ......"

Yuelan's face was suddenly full of embarrassment.

And Liu Baiwei had slowly stood up from the soft couch and walked towards the outside of the house.

"Madame, who are you looking for?"

Suddenly, a figure walked in from outside, and everyone in the room was happy.

"Sir?"

Immediately, his face changed slightly.

Liu Baiwei said: "I heard that the concubine is asking Xu Baihu to take people to eradicate the famous flowers and plants planted by the concubine?" ”

"Yes, Dad, how can you let people shovel out the flowers and plants that my mother cherishes?"

Guo Han also hurriedly asked.

Guo An raised the two corns in his hand and looked apologetic, "Madam misunderstood, I just want to reclaim a piece of land and plant this corn!" ”

"Corn?"

Liu Baiwei was stunned.

"That popcorn just now, that's what you fried with this?"

"Dad, is there any extra corn in the house?"

"yes, Dad, I still want to eat ......"

Guo Lu also hurriedly ran in from outside the door and looked at Guo An with blank eyes.

"It's gone!"

Guo An shook his head and said, "The Chamber of Commerce only brought back six plants from the overseas Yi people, ate three plants, and left these three plants, we have to plant them!" ”

"Is the master going to grow these corns in the back garden?"

Liu Baiwei's expression slowed slightly.

"Hmm!"

Guo An said, "If you don't grow it, you won't be able to eat it in the future." And planting it somewhere else, I'm a little worried.

Therefore, I had to grieve Mrs......"

"Since it's such a delicacy as growing corn, then the master will go and plant it!"

"Thank you, ma'am!"

Guo An breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he settled down and said, "That cornfield will be taken care of by me in the future, madam, and you little cubs, you are not allowed to go in and make trouble!" ”

"Don't worry, sir!"

"Dad, don't worry, we won't go in!"

"Yes, don't go in......"

Half an hour later.

Guo An is in Liu Baiwei, Yuelan, as well as Guo Han and Guo Shen...... Even, under the strange gaze of dozens of subordinates, maidservants, and Yan Shanwei, they took Xu Yong and others to plant corn grain by grain on the ridges of the reclaimed fields.

After planting, Guo An settled down again.

"From now on, there will be four or five people every day, watching this place closely! Not only do you have to guard against people who stumble here, but you also have to prevent rats or birds from coming in and eating corn seeds! ”

"Yes, sir!"

Xu Yong replied with a solemn face.

This kind of new grain, which is extremely important to the Ming Dynasty, if he is not responsible for guarding the entire Dingguo Mansion, he would want to guard it himself.

On the other side.

After Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi returned to the palace, Yizha directly took a few eunuchs and a team of guards out of the palace and found Shen Zhuang.

Then, he took Shen Zhuang and got on the boat, went directly down the river, and found the big boat with corn and sweet potatoes.

Under the suspicious eyes of the guards on the big ship, they have been guarding the corn and sweet potatoes and entered the capital division.

It wasn't until these corn and sweet potatoes were handed over to Guo An that Yisha breathed a sigh of relief.

"These are sweet potatoes?"

Looking at a box of dried sweet potatoes, Guo An sighed slightly, "Throw these away!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Guo Ang beckoned his subordinates and carried the box of sweet potatoes away.

As for the remaining three boxes of sweet potatoes, Guo An was very satisfied.

Summoned a small shovel and carefully threw away the soil around the sweet potato.

On the side, Yishaha, Shen Zhuang and others couldn't help but hold their breath, their faces full of nervousness.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Guo An stopped his movements and began to use his hands.

Soon, a purple-yellow plant the size of a thumb was dug out of the soil.

"Very good!"

Guo An was overjoyed and slowly filled the soil back.

"Xu Yong, take someone to carry these sweet potatoes back to the back garden!"

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Xu Yong hurriedly responded.

Yisha looked overjoyed, and looked at Guo An with an expectant face, "Master Hou, can these sweet potatoes be used?" ”

"Yes!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "I will apply some fertilizer to the soil of these sweet potatoes in a while, and in another month or two, these sweet potatoes can be eaten!" ”

"Eat?"

The corners of Yishuha's mouth twitched slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Grandpa, these sweet potatoes are treasures, you must hold back when the time comes!" ”

"Don't worry!"

Guo An chuckled, "When it is mature, I will definitely call Your Majesty to eat with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" ”

I didn't mean that!

Yishaha's face was bitter.

Just as he wanted to explain, Guo An had already walked to the side, next to the big three bundles of corn.

Broke off a piece of corn, looked around, and nodded slowly.

"Xu Yong, take someone to break down all these corns, these stalks don't have to be wasted, they can be fed to the backyard, and as for the horses, it depends on whether they can eat them or not!"

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Xu Yong hurriedly replied.

When all the corn was broken, Guo An said again: "Prepare the car, go to Jiangjun Mountain!" ”

"Yes, Grandpa!"

Xu Yong replied again.

……

Half an hour later.

On General Mountain, next to the endless fields, there is a small village.

The carriage stopped in front of a small manor in the village.

"Ning Yi is here?"

Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi and others greeted them with joyful faces.

"I've seen your brothers!"

Guo An bowed slightly.

"Ning Yi, this is ......"

Guo Bingyong just wanted to ask something, but he saw Yi Chuan behind Guo An.

His face suddenly changed slightly, and he asked respectfully.

"This is ......"

…… (End of chapter)