Chapter 1348 A Great Contribution
It can be used as a cooking dish and as a staple food to fill the stomach. It tastes good, is so productive, and doesn't require a choosy land. What is this? This is simply a blessing bestowed by the gods on the people of Daqin!
This caused the officials of the Ministry of Revenue to keep asking Shao Yunduan: "Is this true? Is it really so productive? Can it really grow well without any picky soil or care? This is impossible! How is it possible!"
Shao Yunduan led the prince and others to his own land that day and took hoes to start digging on the spot.
He was not picky, he would just dig up whatever plant the prince pointed to.
It turned out that Shao Yunduan was not lying! The potatoes were really so abundant! Just dig up a few and you could fill a basket.
"Great! This is wonderful!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness! This is a blessing for the Great Qin!"
"Congratulations, Prince!"
The prince was also very happy, his eyes sparkling. He did not mind the dirt, holding a potato in his own hands, carefully peeling off the mud on the skin, his hands were heavy, making him feel at ease and happy.
"Shao Aiqing, you have made a great contribution to the Qin Dynasty!"
Shao Yunduan said: "Your Highness, thank you for the compliment. This is just an accidental gift."
As he spoke, he told the story of how he met someone eating these potatoes on the way to Beijing for an imperial examination. He and his wife wanted to try some, so they bought some from the man. The potatoes tasted very good to their liking, so they bought them all.
I planted some at home and it grew very well. Who would have thought that I would plant some in the capital and it grew even better! It can be seen that this is really not picky about the land.
Isn't this a good harvest? Two days ago, his wife brought two or three servants to dig it up.
These potatoes are easy to store and can be eaten throughout the winter.
Who would have thought that after digging, they found that each plant had so many fruits. After thinking about it, he thought it would be better to tell the prince about this matter, but he was afraid that he would not be able to explain it clearly, so his wife made those foods with potatoes and brought them to him.
This was all discussed by Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan.
Once the prince is told about the potatoes, he will definitely report it to the emperor and send someone to take over all the potatoes in the field.
At that time, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan had no say over the potatoes in the fields.
Qiao Xuan was planning to plant them herself next year, but now that the potatoes have arrived at the Eastern Palace, they might end up in the hands of the Emperor or the Ministry of Revenue. How could she get the seeds?
I simply dug an acre or two in advance, thinking that it would be enough for the seeds. Anyway, there was still a lot left, which was enough.
The prince and others suddenly understood after listening to Shao Yunduan's words.
The prince smiled and said, "Shao Qing has been really hardworking and loyal to the Qin Empire. I will definitely report this to my father, and he will surely be very pleased."
"Your Majesty has been so gracious, and the Crown Prince has treated me so well. I cannot repay even one tenth of what I have done. This is my duty!"
The prince was delighted and laughed: "Shao Qing is still so humble!"
All his colleagues looked at Shao Yunduan with envy, thinking to themselves, Shao Yunduan is simply amazing, all good things happen to him. This time he will definitely be promoted again.
As for the reward? Of course it's going to be generous!
The rewards he received in the past two years would take him several lifetimes to spend.
As expected, the prince sent people to guard the garden that day.
Because of Shao Yunduan's request, the prince personally instructed that the strawberries in the garden should not be disturbed. Everyone knew that Lord Shao had a promising future and was a favorite in the East Palace, and the prince personally instructed that no one dared to disturb or destroy the strawberries.
(End of this chapter)
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