Ma Sanbao successfully brought back sweet potatoes and potatoes, which made Zhu Yunzhang very happy. Zhu Yunzhang then used the sweet potatoes and potatoes to make a delicious dish on the spot and served it to Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Zhu Yuanzhang tasted them, he was amazed and highly praised sweet potatoes and potatoes. These two things have completely different flavors and ways of eating, but they are equally easy to grow, have high yields, and are delicious.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, this was simply the best food gift from heaven to the people of the world.

If, as Zhu Yunwen said, the planting is simple and the yield is large, then in the next few years, it will not be a problem for the people of the land to have enough potatoes and sweet potatoes as their main food source.

This would solve the people's food problem in one fell swoop. The people's livelihood is the most important thing in a country, at least that's what Zhu Yunwen thought.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who rose from humble beginnings to become emperor, understood this point as well.

Therefore, during his reign, he valued the lives of the people. Unfortunately, due to the backwardness of the dynasty and the poor environment, even though Zhu Yuanzhang cared deeply about the lives of the people, he probably didn't do much.

At most, it will just mean rigorously investigating corrupt officials to minimize the damage to the interests of ordinary people.

He had no other choice.

Now, Zhu Yunwen has implemented two policies that have given people hope for a significant improvement in their lives.

The land reform and land distribution order gave people land to cultivate.

Sailing overseas to find mass-produced, high-quality food was Zhu Yunwen's second policy.

These two policies of his greatly ensured that people had basic living conditions.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang increasingly approve of Zhu Yunwen, believing that Zhu Yunwen was the chosen one, the best and only successor to the Ming Dynasty.

He couldn't even imagine how heartbroken he would be if he hadn't obtained that history book and had rashly made Zhu Yunwen the crown prince, and if history had unfolded exactly as recorded in the book.

Fortunately, Heaven took pity on him and gave him a history book, which changed the fate of the Ming Dynasty and the fate of the people.

This was fortunate for him, and fortunate for all the people of the world.

At the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sweet potatoes and potatoes in front of him and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"We originally wanted the officials present to also have a taste of this delicious food, but these are seeds, and we can't waste them. We have to make full use of them, so we had to abandon this idea."

Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "Indeed, tens of thousands of catties of seeds cannot be wasted, so there's no need to let everyone taste them tonight."

"Guards, deliver all these sweet potatoes and potatoes to the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry will then discuss the planting methods with the personnel on this overseas mission and draft a plan, which will then be submitted to me."

Zhu Yunwen's purpose in doing this was to combine the planting methods of potatoes and sweet potatoes, the two foods that originated from these regions, with the knowledge of planting these two things from later generations, to create a perfect combination.

Remove the superfluous or undesirable elements, and add some beneficial ones.

This ensures that these seeds are used and planted in the most correct way to achieve better yields.

The Ministry of Revenue immediately ordered the potato and sweet potato seeds to be removed and strictly guarded.

This is a major turning point for the food supply of the people of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and there must be no mistakes.

After properly settling the potato and sweet potato seeds, Zhu Yunwen then asked Ma Sanbao to introduce the envoys from various countries who had accompanied his delegation to the Ming Dynasty.

Ma Sanbao then stood below and spoke:

"The King of Ula has sent his prince to the Great Ming Dynasty to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young prince in his early twenties slowly stepped forward. He had blond hair and blue eyes, wore a fluffy hat, and dressed in Western-style clothing.

After stepping forward, he placed one hand across his chest, bowed, and said:

"The Prince of Ula pays his respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty and His Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, saying, "Ula is a distant country overseas. Now, having traveled all the way with the fleet, crossing the ocean to reach the territory of my Great Ming, it is truly a rare honor for them. Please take a seat!"

The prince of Ula hurriedly bowed and said:

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty. Long live the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty! On behalf of my father, the King of Ula Kingdom, I wish the Great Ming Dynasty a long and prosperous reign."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with great satisfaction, and then other overseas countries came forward to pay homage to him.

This scene pleased Zhu Yuanzhang greatly. After all, what emperor wouldn't like to have all nations paying tribute? What ruler wouldn't want to see congratulations from various countries?

This also made Zhu Yuanzhang realize another benefit of the voyages to the Western Ocean: it could make the Ming Dynasty's reputation spread further and enable foreign countries to open up trade cooperation with the Ming Dynasty to the greatest extent.

Sell ​​Ming Dynasty products overseas and introduce good things from other countries to Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not believe that only sweet potatoes and potatoes were good foods overseas; he believed that many other foods could also be circulated to the Ming Dynasty.

This allowed the Ming Dynasty to have more abundant resources and raised the living standards of its people to a higher level.

Having such thoughts is enough to prove that Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed an emperor capable of great things.

Right there in the Imperial Garden of the palace, Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yuanzhang, and their civil and military officials were joyfully celebrating the New Year with envoys from various countries.

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