Seeing these people seeming to be unsatisfied, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.

Soon the second dish came, which was pasta.

The potato-stuffed noodles, dipped in various seasonings, are very refreshing and taste fragrant, soft and smooth. The soup is also made with beef broth. If it is hot, this dish is beef noodles.

The ministers quickly finished the bowl of noodles, and their faces looked even more satisfied.

Zhu Youxiao raised the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "The last dish of today is Ruyi Bean Paste. My dear ministers, please enjoy it and drink to your heart's content."

As he said this, Zhu Youxiao drank the wine in the glass.

The ministers naturally did not dare to neglect and immediately followed suit and drank the wine.

The last dish arrived.

Everyone looked at the yellow mud in front of them, and without any hesitation, they picked up the spoon, took a sip and put it into their mouths.

Instantly the soft and sticky fragrance fills your mouth again.

Han Yu, who was sitting next to Xu Guangqi, couldn't help but ask him, "Does the Ministry of Revenue still have this thing?"

Xu Guangqi shook his head and said, "This is produced in the imperial farm. It has all been put into the inner treasury of His Majesty. How could the Ministry of Revenue possibly have it? But if the Lord wants to eat it, His Majesty will surely give some to us."

After hearing this, Han Yu's face was filled with regret. As for Xu Guangqi's subsequent words, he pretended not to have heard them.

The reason was very simple. He was the chief minister of the cabinet. It was too embarrassing for him to go to the emperor to ask for food.

In fact, not only them, but also several people around were listening to their conversation.

After hearing Xu Guangqi's answer, they all felt a little disappointed.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Guangqi said, "The output of the imperial farm is quite large. I don't think all of it will be left in the palace."

When these words came out, the ministers were stunned. They looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. "So, you mean, you will give us a reward?"

"I think we'll make seeds for the people." Xu Guangqi stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and said, "After all, besides its other benefits, Ruyi beans are also very productive. Once they're promoted, they can help feed the people. Furthermore, they have a short production cycle and aren't picky about the soil, which is crucial."

Upon hearing this, the little flame of hope in everyone's eyes was instantly extinguished.

Everyone has thought of what Xu Guangqi said. But this is not what everyone is concerned about now. Who can't see the benefits of Ruyi Beans?

The key question is how to get something to eat now?

However, they could only think about this problem when they got home, because Zhu Youxiao had already announced the end of the banquet.

Usually, the emperor would give rewards for such a grand banquet, and this time was no exception.

Of course, the rewards were no longer the same as before, but were directly replaced with potatoes, and were given according to the size of the official position.

Everyone who was very disappointed just now immediately became happy again after learning that they would be rewarded with Ruyi Beans.

A cabinet minister like Han Yu could get 100 jin; the others could get less jin in turn.

After receiving the potatoes, many ministers were excited and prepared to go home and try cooking them, because each minister also received a recipe as a gift.

They planned to give the recipe to their own chef to try and see the results.

The fact that the palace and ministers were eating potatoes could not be concealed, and it soon spread to the people in the capital.

Everyone in the capital was looking forward to the Ruyi Beans, named by His Majesty. They were eagerly awaiting them, but they just didn't know who could make them.

Of course, there are also people with great powers. For example, Mr. Chang Sanye directly launched a variety of Ruyi bean dishes in Ruyi Tower in the capital. They are sold in limited quantities every day and require advance reservations.

Ruyi Tower instantly became a huge hit, and the three dishes from the imperial banquet were in such short supply that demand couldn't keep up.

For a while, the entire capital was talking about Ruyi Beans.

More important things are coming. Some people care about food, some people care about seeds, especially the nobles and relatives of the nobles.

These days, the price of Ruyi beans has been rising, especially in Chang Sanye's restaurant.

The daily limited Ruyi bean dishes were even sold for one or two taels of silver per plate, which was the highest price possible.

The most famous dish is the Ruyi bean stewed with lamb, which some people even pay five taels of silver to eat a plate of.

What's this?

This is a business opportunity!

As long as your own fields produce Ruyi beans, it means that the opportunity to make a fortune has come.

So these people launched a bombardment on the palace, hoping that the emperor would give them some potato seeds.

The civil officials naturally would not miss such an opportunity, but their words were much more elegant than those of the nobles and relatives of the nobles.

The general idea is that since this kind of thing is so productive, it should benefit the people of the world and let them share your majesty's benevolence.

To sum up, it means one thing: Your Majesty, you can't hide it. You should take out the seeds and distribute them to the people for free. As for who the people are, it depends on who distributes them.

Zhu Youxiao flipped through the question book and threw it away.

Sure enough, at this time, these civil servants had no bottom line and were just like vampires.

If we give them these potatoes, they will probably take them all home.

I can't do this myself, I have to sell it to them at a high price.

Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment, then said with a playful smile, "Tell Wei Zhongxian to have his men submit a memorial stating that these Ruyi Beans were produced in the imperial farm. They are your Majesty's private property. How can you let your Majesty give them away for free?"

"You can ask the Imperial Household Department to sell them. The money you earn can not only enrich the inner treasury, but also benefit the people."

Zhu Youxiao knew very well that no matter how he distributed the money, the first group to profit would definitely be the wealthy. Even if he distributed it to the common people for free, the wealthy would still have a way to get it out of their hands.

Thinking that it would end up like this, it would be better to sell it directly at a high price.

In fact, there is no point in letting Cui Chengxiu and others submit such a petition. When those people spend the emperor's money, they don't distinguish between you and me.

The emperor's money is the money of all the people in the world, and there is no selfishness in the royal family. But when the emperor wants to spend the money in the national treasury, that's not allowed, because the money in the national treasury is not the emperor's money, it is the money of the court, it is the money of the people in the world.

This is not the first time these civil servants have done such shameless things.

For example, Emperor Jiajing always had his hands in the national treasury, so he had a very bad reputation.

Emperor Wanli sent eunuchs to collect taxes in order to enrich his treasury, but the eunuchs were beaten to death.

Zhu Youxiao was not prepared to agree to the statements in the petition, so he pretended not to see them.

I'll sell it at the Imperial Household Department, and you just buy it. Don't tell me any other nonsense, I can't hear you.

Zhu Youxiao was prepared to be a deaf and dumb emperor.