Inside the Jinshen Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang was busy all day, felt a little tired, and planned to take Zhu Fan to Queen Ma's palace for dinner.

When I suddenly heard the word sweet potato, I didn't react at first.

Zhu Fan on the side was shocked when he heard this:

"You're talking about the sweet potatoes that have been found?"

The eunuch Liu He was taken aback by Zhu Zhang's reaction.

Stammered back:

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, that's what the Governor's Mansion inspector said quickly."

Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted at this time.

Hurriedly ordered Liu He:

"Announce the messenger in!"

Liu He was frightened by the excited appearance of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Zhang's father and son.

Almost crawled with a roll, and ran out of the Jinshen Palace.

Soon, he walked into the hall with a face full of dirt and a dusty looking inspector.

After recovering some strength, he quickly knelt down and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang.

At the same time, he lifted the long box he was holding in his hand, about a foot wide.

"Your Majesty, the minister is fortunate to have found the sweet potato seedlings you said."

Liu He, the eunuch who was waiting next to him, wanted to take the box and inspect it, and then bring it to the emperor.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait and walked out from behind the imperial case.

The tired inspector held the box in his hand high with great eyesight.

"Get up, if this thing is really a sweet potato seedling, it will be a great achievement to find it."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not take the box as soon as possible, but asked the inspector who reported the news to get up first.

Then, with the other party's gratitude, he took the square box containing the sweet potato seedlings.

Maybe it's too excited, or maybe it's because the importance of sweet potatoes to Daming is indescribably high.

So much so that Zhu Yuanzhang's fingers when he opened the lid of the box were a little trembling.

Smack!

The lid of the box was lifted, and inside was half a box of sand, which was full of roots with green leaves.

To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang saw these rhizomes for the first time.

The expectation in my heart has all turned into loss.

Because the appearance of these rhizomes is almost indistinguishable from weeds in the wild.

However, Zhu Zhang, who was also impatient to come over.

Probed his brain behind Zhu Yuanzhang and looked at the rhizome in the box several times.

Immediately shouted excitedly:

"Father, this thing is the root seedling of the sweet potato painted by Mr. Lin."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened when he heard this.

He didn't expect that these weed-like things were really sweet potato seedlings that could save the people of Daming from hunger.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was already excited, his breathing was a little shorter.

But he still tried to restrain the waves in his heart.

Xiang Zhu said:

"Second brother, take a good look, this thing is really a sweet potato seedling and not a weed?"

"Father, the appearance of sweet potato seedlings, I watched Mr. draw it!"

Zhu Fan smiled confidently.

He pointed to the sweet potato seedlings in the box and said:

"Mr. said that the leaves of sweet potato seedlings are heart-shaped, and the rhizomes are hollow and shaped like a barrel for absorption..."

When Lin Che talked about the yield of sweet potatoes, he left a deep impression on Zhu Zhang.

So much so that he still remembers all the characteristics of sweet potato seedlings.

"Hahaha, God bless me Daming!"

After listening to Zhu Zhang's words, Zhu Yuanzhang finally believed that the rhizome in the box was the sweet potato seedlings that Lin Che said.

Overjoyed for a while, he looked up to the sky and laughed.

There are sweet potatoes that can feed all people.

Zhu Yuanzhang believes that when later generations mention him, in addition to opening the Ming Dynasty, he will also benefit the people.

And the sweet potato will be the Ming Dynasty, promoting the prosperity of never starvation.

After all, a new policy that benefits the people will gradually turn into a bad policy over time.

However, foods like sweet potatoes that can cure hunger will not disappear with time.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that after a hundred years, the evaluation of him by future generations would be as high as that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu.

But just with these rhizomes in this box

It is impossible to grow sweet potatoes that are enough for all the people in the world to breed.

After Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, he immediately asked the inspector who reported the news:

"Where did you find this sweet potato leaf? Is there anything else in the area? ”

Hearing this, the inspector knelt down again.

"Back to Your Majesty, this thing was found by Weichen and his brothers from Qiongzhou Island."

"At present, there are only these seedlings in the box, but the other brothers are still looking for them in Qiongzhou."

"If there is news of sweet potato seedlings, I will definitely notify Your Majesty as soon as possible!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

He waved his hand and said:

"Aiqing has worked this trip, and the reward will be delivered to the Governor's Mansion later, so you will go down to rest first."

Wait for the inspection of the news, and leave with a thousand thanks.

Zhu Fan held a box containing sweet potato seedlings.

volunteered to Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"Father, sweet potato planting is related to my Daming Jiangshan Sheji, so it's better to leave it to the children!"

Zhu Fan knew very well that after his father implemented Lin Che's strategy.

The Ming Dynasty will enter an unprecedented prosperous era.

I am afraid that no matter which emperor ascends the throne in the future, he will not be able to create an era of prosperity that surpasses Hongwu.

So he thought about doing something to grow sweet potatoes.

It's good to leave a few more strokes in the history books.

Lest future generations mention him, they will only talk about the King of Qin, but they don't know what he has done.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that his son wanted to go so far.

He shook his head with a serious expression and said:

"You're still young, you need to be patient with the qualitative cultivation of this thing, and you need to polish it well in this regard."

"This thing is related to the future of the Ming Dynasty, and it must be protected and guarded, so we decided to hand him over to Liu Sanwu, a university scholar, to be in charge of this matter."

Sweet potato breeding, and the promotion of sweet potato planting, are all great achievements that will benefit the future generations.

It is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to hand over such a major matter to Zhu Fan, whose heart has not yet been completely retracted.

Liu Sanwu is a university scholar and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and he is serious and responsible, so he is most assured.

It's just that worry has dampened Zhu Zhang's enthusiasm.

Zhu Yuanzhang then added:

"Second brother, if you like planting, you can also assist Liu Sanwu in your spare time to manage the planting of sweet potatoes."

"Thank you, Father!"

Zhu Fan didn't know why his father didn't worry about planting it himself.

But in his mind, he had already simulated the sweet potato planting method that Lin Che had taught him dozens of times.

Seeing that he had the opportunity to practice, he immediately opened the box containing the sweet potato seedlings and said:

"Father, I counted eighteen sweet potato seedlings."

"I'll leave you nine, and I'll take the rest back and plant the rest."

"When the time comes, we'll compare and see who grows the bigger and more sweet potatoes."

did not wait for Zhu Yuanzhang to agree.

After Zhu Fan finished speaking, he carefully pulled out nine sweet potato seedlings.

As if carrying a treasure, he rushed out of the palace.

For fear that if he took a step slower, he would be stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Fan returned to the palace courtyard where he lived and immediately asked the eunuch to pull out the precious flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Then, with great care, he personally hit the nine sweet potato seedlings.

(End of chapter)