"Oh, lord! This thing is really delicious! ”

"Of course, old Cao, do you know what it's called? It's called chili! ”

"Delicious, delicious! Why didn't the prince tell the little one at the beginning that this thing can't be eaten raw! ”

"This king only said that that thing can be eaten, who knows that you grab a handful and stuff it into your mouth, if it is not spicy, you will be treated as anorectal cowhide!"

In the palace, at this moment, Zhu Song and Shi Cao Qinghe, the official of the Han Palace, were sitting facing each other.

In the middle of the two is a special charcoal pot, which is actually the hot pot of later generations.

There are also a lot of condiments next to the charcoal pot, the most conspicuous of which is a stack of spicy seeds.

This is not today, Kaiyuan has another Hu businessman here, this time the things brought are more abundant, in addition to these spicy people, these Hu merchants also brought a lot of strange things from the Western Regions.

And one of the things that Zhu Song cares about the most is this spicy seed, followed by a seed.

Corn seeds!

You must know that there are no coarse grains such as corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes that are not picky and resistant to drought and waterlogging in the Ming Dynasty.

Although these tastes are not very good, the coarse grains with high yields are generally found in the Americas on the other side of the ocean.

And it is not easy for these corn seeds to run in front of King Han from side to side.

It is said that these seeds first crossed the ocean from the Americas to the Franc machine, and then crossed the entire Central Asia from the Franc machine, and then crossed the entire northern plain grassland, and then came to Liaodong.

Coincidentally, these Hu merchants originally planned to go to Yingtianfu, the mysterious eastern country and the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

As a result, I got lost, stumbled, couldn't find the path to enter the Ming Dynasty, kept walking close to the Great Wall, and ran to Liaodong, which is not far from Shanhaiguan.

Fortunately, this corn did not flow into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, because none of the people of the Ming Dynasty knew how much production this thing could have.

If it really fell into the hands of those ordinary people, maybe these precious seeds would simply be thrown into the pot and fried popcorn.

Zhu Song remembers the high grain yield of the Northeast Plain in later generations!

Although the entire northeast is not included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there is also the Liaohe Plain in eastern Liaodong, and the grain grown in the Liaohe Plain is much more productive than that grown in most of the land in Guannei.

This is the charm of the black soil, although there is only a small part of the black soil in the Liaohe Plain, and a large area of the black soil is still in Nuergandusi, but it has already been included in Zhu Song's future plans.

Just thinking about it, Zhu Songdule's snot is about to bubble out.

If you can include the entire Northeast Plain into your own pocket, then in a few years, you will become a veritable food king of the Ming Dynasty!

When the time comes, in the face of the war between Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di, Zhu Song will be able to watch from the wall more calmly.

After eating a hot pot, the one who ate Zhu Song and Lao Cao was sweating profusely.

"Lord Wang, those Hu merchants are really capable, and they can get such strange things as spicy people."

Zhu Song smiled and wiped the sweat on his forehead: "I don't understand it, Lao Cao, if you want to do a good job, you have to let the goods flow first, some things that are common in our Liaodong, such as tiger skins, bear skins, ginseng, deer antler velvet, these things, get to the south of our Ming Dynasty, that is a rare object!" ”

"In the same way, if the tea leaves from the south, Su Xiu and Jinxiu come to our Liaodong, it will also be a rare item, and the price can be doubled several times!"

"Aren't there these merchants who come and go from the south to the north all the year round in our Daming, the only difference between those Hu merchants and our Daming businessmen is that they go further."

Cao Qinghe nodded admiringly, just like when King Han first arrived in Liaodong, he not only vigorously developed agriculture, but also vigorously encouraged local merchants to enter the customs to do more business.

This reversal of the sale will naturally make money, and the merchants will make money and pay more taxes and silver to the Liaodong government.

With the money, the government was able to buy grain and seeds from the customs and give them to the peasants.

In the first three years, the peasants were not collected from the tax money or grain, and the common people were first allowed to fill their stomachs, and after three years, the common people had surplus grain at home, and then they began to pay taxes and grain.

Liaodong is getting rich step by step, and it has to be the wisdom of the prince.

"Let's go, Lao Cao, go out with this king to relax."

Cao Qinghe immediately went down to prepare.

After a while, Zhu Song left the palace and rode out of the city with a team of men and horses.

Except for Kaiyuan Castle, both sides of the main road are covered with large fields and fields.

Rice is growing in the fields, and the growth is gratifying.

By this time, it is already August, and in another one to two months, the grain can be harvested.

Thinking that this year, a large amount of grain has entered the rice jars of the people, and a large amount of grain has entered the pockets of Liao Dongwei, Zhu Song couldn't help grinning.

In addition to almost the entire Liaodongwei field, the people of Liaodongwei would also go hunting in the mountains and forests.

Not all the people living in Liaodong are Han Chinese, but there are also Jurchens and a small number of Yuan people who submitted to the Ming Dynasty.

The Jurchens were nomadic peoples, and the Yuan people were nomadic people, and Zhu Song also divided the various areas near Kaiyuan, where to hunt, where to farm, and where to graze, all of which were very clearly divided.

Zhu Song rode a horse and led the people to the place where the 100,000 Warat captives were digging the river.

This place is not far from the Liao River, as long as the back road can be opened up and the water of the Liao River can be brought in, then a large field can be reclaimed in the north of Liaodongwei.

Although these 100,000 people, Zhu Song has never fed them, they are also listless when they work.

But in the end, 100,000 people are still strong and powerful, even if they can't eat enough, the progress of this project is fast and gratifying.

"Yes, yes, before winter, the water of the Liao River should be able to come in."

Cao Qinghe nodded on the side and agreed: "Yes, my lord, when the spring sowing is in the next year, a large area of fields will be cultivated in the north." ”

Zhu Song also nodded with satisfaction, and at this moment he suddenly remembered the veteran who delivered the letter, it has been more than a month since this back and forth, is it time to come back?

"By the way, has the veteran who delivered the letter returned?"

Cao Qinghe nodded: "I came back, I came back with the convoy of the imperial court, and when I arrived fifty miles away from Kaiyuan, I sent someone to take over the grain on the car and the silver taels issued by the imperial court, and did not let them enter Kaiyuan City." ”

Zhu Song nodded with satisfaction and asked again.

"What is the father's reaction?"

Cao Qinghe's face was embarrassed after hearing this.

"It is said that the emperor is very angry, and he is throwing things and scolding people in the palace, these are all things that our veteran inquired about."

"I said Lord Wang, Xia Guan has been with the Lord for so long, I really don't know what Lord Wang is thinking, if you anger the Emperor, it will not be good for you!"