Chapter 248: Small Changes in the Palace (5)
Because of the war of the change of dynasty, a large number of people were lost, and the surviving people did not have to worry about planting in a short period of time, but with the passage of time, the cycle of land concentration and dynasty succession will reappear.
The old emperor is in a high position, so he is naturally very clear about this, but he is helpless, and because he wants to implement a new policy that is harmful to the interests of the cultivation world several times, he is forced by the cultivation world to give in, but if the eldest prince ascends the throne, with his impatience, he will definitely make the people miserable and let the Great Li Dynasty perish in advance!
However, the birth of the god bean made him see a glimmer of hope, as long as the people are full, they will not easily make trouble, right?
At this time, the old eunuch hurriedly walked in with a brocade box in his hand: "Long live the lord, this is the god bean." ”
The old emperor opened the brocade box with his own hands, and was stunned after only a glance - these mud eggs are divine beans?!
The old eunuch whispered beside him: "I heard that the Huang County Order said that this divine bean grows in the soil, and he traveled thousands of miles to bring it to the capital, worried that this divine bean would lose water on the way, so it was wrapped in a layer of mud." The detectives in the inner factory didn't dare to clean it indiscriminately, so they sent it as it was. ”
It is not uncommon to wrap a layer of soil around the crop to preserve its umami, such as when the lotus root is dug out of the mud pond, it will also be wrapped in a layer of mud and transported to the market for cleaning.
The old emperor nodded, regardless of the dirty hands, took a divine bean, wiped the mud on it with his hands like an old farmer, and revealed the true appearance of the divine bean inside.
The old emperor thought for a while: "Come on, set up the imperial garden, and the widow will plant the divine beans himself to see if it is really high-yielding." ”
The old emperor gave an order, and the eunuchs below were naturally rushing, and when he came to the imperial garden sitting on his shoulder, a gardener had already bulldozed and removed a piece of exotic flowers and plants, and leveled a large field, about two or three acres in size.
The old emperor said that he wanted to plant the beans himself, but it was impossible to really do it, he just handed the beans to the gardener, and Huang Xueheng instructed the gardener to cut the beans into small pieces along the sprouts and bury them in the soil.
The old emperor planted the beans, naturally it is impossible to wait until the next year, although the weather is getting colder, and it is not suitable for the growth of crops, but the royal has its own magic weapon, I saw the old emperor took a mutton fat net bottle, the net bottle is inserted in a willow branch, and the winter is still verdant. The old emperor pulled out the willow branch, shook it gently, and a few drops of water in the net bottle sprinkled into the field, like a miracle, the god bean that had just been planted immediately grew a small seedling, the old emperor even shook the willow branch, the god bean grew bigger and bigger, and the land below gradually rose, obviously underground, the god bean is growing rapidly.
Guo Dalu can use the power of merit to urge the growth of the bean, the old emperor naturally also has a fairy magic weapon, although the emperor can not practice, but the palace naturally hides many treasures sent by the practitioner, no matter how to say that the emperor is the nominal co-master of the world, before the practitioner enlightened, but also the people under his rule, this little incense is always there, and sending some magic weapons is the proper meaning of the question.
The water in the pure bottle in the hands of the old emperor has the miraculous effect of promoting the growth of all things. It's just that this immortal water is ineffective against high-grade elixirs, and it can only promote growth, but not increase yield.
The old emperor inserted the willow branch back into the net bottle, and his hand trembled slightly, because he had already seen that a large divine bean had broken out of the soil, bigger than an adult's fist.
The old emperor said in a deep voice: "Dig out all the divine beans - be careful and don't miss a single one." ”
A group of eunuchs and gardeners pouted and pulled in the field, regardless of the mess, dug out the strings of divine beans, and saw the heavy beans under the soil, all of them exclaimed, if it weren't for the old emperor himself to see it, it was quite out of shape, and they would have been punished for a big crime of disrespect.
There is a big scale on the edge of the field, every basket of divine beans dug is sent to the scale, the first basket of heavy divine beans has more than 100 catties, and then, there are constantly numbers reported to the old emperor: "500 catties, 720 catties, has broken a thousand catties, this is still an acre of land dug out of -- two thousand catties!"
The higher the number was reported, the old emperor gradually became numb from surprise, this, this is really a divine bean! How can mortal crops have such a high yield?
He suddenly thought that this divine bean was obtained from the heavenly realm by Mr. Houlong of Houlong Village, so why didn't the previous cultivators introduce the divine bean to the mortal world earlier?! With this divine bean, how many fewer people would starve to death in this world!
To cultivators, although this divine bean has a high yield, it is not helpful to their cultivation, so how can they take the divine bean in their eyes? As far as cultivators are concerned, except for things that help them in their cultivation, everything else is similar to weeds, otherwise, they would not have done such an angry thing as occupying fertile land and planting kudzu grass.
The final figure was finally reported, and the leader of the gardener was covered in mud, but he didn't care about wiping it, and reported loudly in a dumb voice: "The yield of one acre of land on the left is 3,416 catties, and the yield of one acre of land on the right is 4,782 catties!
The old emperor squinted his eyes and looked at the baskets of divine beans piled up on the edge of the field, although he personally stared at the scales, he still couldn't help asking: "Aren't there any scales wrong?"
The leader of the gardeners said loudly: "Don't dare! The little ones also deliberately wiped the mud off the beans, just to have a precise weight. ”
The old emperor was speechless for a long time, he staggered to the bamboo basket, stretched out his trembling hand, stroked the potatoes of all sizes, the old tears flowed, and the old eunuch next to him suddenly cried, the old emperor was stunned and wiped his tears: "You old dog, what are you crying about?"
The old eunuch sobbed and said: "The slave remembers the old family, there was a year when there was a strong wind and rain, the fields were flooded, and all the harvests were cut out in ten miles and eight towns, and the slave was cut by his parents who couldn't live anymore and sent to the palace in that year. If there had been this god bean back then, why this, why this!"
After listening to the old eunuch's words, many of the little eunuchs next to him also shed tears, in fact, many of the eunuchs were also born in poor families, if it was not really no way out, who would be willing to cut a good and decent son? In a way, the people in the inner palace understand the people's sufferings better than those scholars.
The old eunuch suddenly knelt down and roared in a sharp voice: "Long live Ye Yao Shunyu soup, diligent government and love the people, hard work, virtue is worthy of heaven and earth, so the sky is auspicious, the god bean is revealed, bless my people, long live, long live, long live!"
All the people present knelt down, and everyone shouted long live, and the sincere respect in their hearts was no longer than at this time, but everyone understood that as soon as this divine bean appeared in the world, the people of the Great Li Dynasty would live a good life.
The old emperor laughed: "Xiangrui! Sure enough, it is a great auspicious rui! Huang Xueheng, the county commander of Yinxian County, has made great contributions to the country and has been promoted to three levels in a row! Mr. Houlong of Houlong Village, leading the god bean to the earth, sheltering the common people, giving Danshu iron coupons, and being in the same relationship with the country!"
Huang Xueheng suddenly became a great hero from the bottom of the stairs, his mood fluctuated, the whole person was confused, since someone took him down to change clothes, wash the dust, and change into a new official robe, this time, the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette came to guide him, how to advance and retreat on the saint.
Huang Xueheng was practicing the etiquette of meeting the saint in front of a bronze mirror, and suddenly saw an old eunuch come in, and he knew that it was the personal eunuch who accompanied the emperor, and he hurriedly turned around to salute and called his father-in-law.
The old eunuch waved his hand: "No need to be polite, our family is here to ask you, although this divine bean has a high yield, how does it taste?
Huang Xueheng hurriedly took out a note from his sleeve and said respectfully: "Here are a few recipes for Mr. Houlong of Houlong Village to cook the beans himself, which are extremely delicious, please ask the chef of the imperial dining room to cook them according to the recipe." It's just one thing, if the bean is green and sprouts, it is poisonous and must not be eaten!"
The old eunuch was startled, stomped his feet, and said, "Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier?" If there is a slight mistake, you and I will have to move!" Flicked his sleeves and hurried to the imperial dining room.
The chefs in the imperial dining room are at a loss for what to do in front of a basket of divine beans, this new thing has never been seen before, who knows how to burn it?
You must know that the rules in the imperial dining room are extremely strict, all year round, there are rules for what dishes should be eaten in the season, no chef dares to have a whim, the new dishes of the roasted road to the emperor to taste, if the officials on the department are known, a play up, scolded - the officials will not scold the chef, it is too embarrassing, but it is necessary to tell the emperor a big reason, tell him not to be extravagant and wasteful. Therefore, the dishes in the imperial dining room look good, but in fact, they don't have any taste, they are just like the goods, and they are not as good as the major restaurants in the capital.
At this time, the old eunuch sent the cooking recipe, and several big chefs were busy checking it carefully, and at a glance, everyone was dumbfounded, because the cooking of this god bean requires oil to be fried, but the imperial dining room is steamed.
There is a chef who is clever: "I heard that a new Wangjiang Building was opened in the capital not long ago--"
A chef next to him sighed: "There is no river in this capital, why did you choose such a name?"
The clever chef said: "I heard that the building is called a chain restaurant, and the name is followed by the Wangjiang Building in Yin County, eastern Zhejiang, where this Wangjiang Building is opened, even if it is on the Gobi Desert, it is also named after Wangjiang Tower, and only a certain branch is used as a difference, such as this new restaurant in the capital, it is called the first branch of Wangjiang Tower in Beijing." (To be continued.) )