The people around thought they had misheard!

Damn it! What an idiot, he actually wants to eat ten roasted rats!

What's wrong with people these days? Did they get their brains smashed with shovels?

Seeing that the woman was eating with great relish, some people began to get restless.

"Boss, are you sure this isn't roasted rat?"

The person asking the question was a pretty girl from a modest family, about fifteen or sixteen years old, the perfect age for marriage.

Ye Chong was both amused and exasperated: "Of course not, this thing is called sweet potato!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those around him immediately changed drastically: "Isn't this still a rat! Only a red rat!"

"No, no, no, this potato is not that rat!"

"They're all rats anyway!"

"This is a sweet potato! Not a rat, but a type of grain grown in the ground!"

"Food? Rats can grow food underground? You're either crazy or stupid!"

Ye Chong was speechless.

The girl was very curious. She said, "Give me one. If it doesn't taste good, or if I get poisoned, I'll report you to the authorities!"

Don't worry!

The girl was just curious; otherwise, who would touch that dark thing for no reason?

She opened her pink cherry lips, took a bite, and said, "Boss, I want ten too. Can you pack them for me? I want to take them with me to my best friend."

"No problem, but there will be an extra penny required!"

"It's alright, just wrap it up for me."

Ye Chong quickly instructed the shop assistants to start wrapping sweet potatoes for the girl.

This broke down the defenses of everyone around.

"Is this really so delicious?"

"Give me one!"

"I'll have one too!"

"Me too!"

"..."

At this time, Xu Churen, the Grand Chancellor of the Song Dynasty, was explaining sweet potatoes to the people of the Ministry of Agriculture in the Hall of State Affairs, and the group had already decided on where to start planting them.

This matter must be kept secret until the imperial court grows the first batch of sweet potatoes and sells them!

Make a profit if you can.

After the story was told, everyone felt very excited.

This stuff is amazing, we need to grow it right away!

Just then, Chen Yang, the Vice Minister of Rites, entered.

He was holding a roasted sweet potato he had just bought from Yongle Grain Shop, and he was eating it with relish.

All eyes turned to him at the same time.

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback and said, "Master Xu, didn't we agree to go for a couple of drinks together?"

"..."

Xu Churen's breathing became heavy, then suddenly became rapid.

He blinked, then stared at the roasted sweet potato in Chen Yang's hand, as if trying to see something amazing in it.

Everyone was staring at Chen Yang, making him feel a little uneasy.

"You, I've only come to have a few drinks with Master Xu, it's already arranged."

"Where did you get that roasted sweet potato?"

Xu Churen almost screamed. The Prime Minister was so rude that Chen Yang was so frightened that he almost knelt on the ground.

"Oh, Mr. Xu also knows about roasted sweet potatoes!"

"Where did you get this roasted sweet potato?"

"It's sold on Xincheng East Street by a shop called Yongle Grain Shop. It's hard to carry, so I didn't bring any for you. Sorry. This is exceptionally delicious. You can check it out if you have time."

Suddenly it became quiet.

What I fear most is the sudden silence.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Churen paused for a moment before realizing what was happening, and said to Tang Ke, "Quickly, go and find out what kind of background that Yongle Grain Shop has!"

The opportunity to make money at the Political Affairs Hall is gone.

Yongle Grain Shop immediately became a hit in Tokyo. When the government sent people to check, there was a long queue of people buying roasted sweet potatoes in front of Yongle Grain Shop.

The Song Dynasty Gazette had a section dedicated to commercial operations, where businesses could advertise, but they had to pay a fee.

The next day, the Song Dynasty Gazette featured a page about the roasted sweet potatoes from Yongle Grain Shop.

The news caused a sensation throughout half of Tokyo.

The positive word-of-mouth spread rapidly throughout Tokyo.

Everyone who tried it said it was bad.

It wasn't just published in the Song Dynasty Gazette; information about Yongle's roasted sweet potatoes, along with pictures, was posted on various signs throughout the city.

(Note: Such places did exist in the Song Dynasty, where merchants could advertise. There is evidence of this in the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival," which also features food delivery drivers.)

The next day, fifteen Yongle grain shops suddenly appeared in Tokyo.

In the following days, a small roasted sweet potato won the hearts of the people of Tokyo.

Even princes and ministers couldn't resist rushing to buy them.

At this time, demons and monsters appear.

There was a brief shortage of goods, so some scalpers began hoarding goods and inflating prices.

The highest price they sold for was 100 coins each!

After a few days, Ye Chong finally understood why Master Zhao was so generous, buying up all the land in Niujia Village in one go.

With such popularity, it sells out every day.

They are digging in the ground overnight and transporting the waste to the storage room in Tokyo.

And every time a patch is dug up, it is immediately planted again, without interruption.

Niujia Village has now become a veritable sweet potato village.

Now that the villagers see how well this stuff is selling, they regret not agreeing to let the other party grow it themselves and then split the profits.

Some people in the village have started to have this idea, but they are a minority after all.

Xu Churen almost jumped out of his chair: "It's that Yongsheng Trading Company again!"

"Just what is the background of this Yong Sheng Trading Company?!"

"This can't go on! Yongsheng Trading Company has applied for a steam engine patent, and it also owns the Huaxing Spinning Wheel patent. Li's Cloth Shop is also under its name, and now it has even started a Yongle Grain Shop!"

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