"He was rescued and put on a ship, but he couldn't return to Dayan for a while, so he worked on the ship to pay for his meals."
Later, they passed by a large island, where he was sold by the group of foreigners to an island where two kinds of grains he had never seen before grew: corn and sweet potatoes.
From then on, he became a slave to planting corn and sweet potatoes. After two years of planting these two crops, he was surprised to find that the yield per acre of sweet potatoes and corn was quite considerable.
He estimated that the yield of corn per mu was more than 400 jin, and the yield of sweet potatoes per mu was more than 1,000 jin.
Later, by chance, he escaped back to Dayan. Because of the hardships of traveling at sea and the mistreatment he suffered on the island, he fainted on the beach as soon as he returned to Dayan and before he could even go home.
She was later found by someone and, after many twists and turns, was brought to the capital, which led to our meeting.
Although he recounted the whole story, he was vague about some details, and Yue Fuguang didn't pursue it further. It was already quite an achievement that he could fabricate such a story in such a short time.
Anyway, she had already laid the groundwork beforehand. She was now in a childlike state, unable to think too much, and unable to perceive the loopholes in the 'adults' stories.
At this moment, the 'weak' Wang Shouchun knew what to say, so he sat up straight, trembling, and took over the conversation from Yan Bingqing, who was already at a loss for words.
He said, "At the time, although neither I nor Lord Yan completely believed that person's words, after a night of repeated deliberation and consideration, I still submitted a memorial to His Majesty the next day."
Emperor Mingxi nodded in agreement. "When I heard this news, although I didn't quite believe that there could be such a miraculous quantity in the world, I did it for the sake of the people and for my Great Yan."
Even if there is only a sliver of a possibility, I will not let this opportunity slip by. Therefore, I still sent someone to accompany the two gentlemen to the clinic to find that fisherman.
"I wish to summon him and hear him say it again in person. If it is indeed true, I also wish to ask him to be our guide and lead us out to sea to find islands with high grain yields."
Emperor Mingxi became more and more excited as he spoke, as if it were true, but his excited face suddenly darkened as he recounted the story.
Filled with endless regret and the helplessness of gaining and losing, he sighed and said, "But we were still a step too late. That person left that very night after meeting Lord Wang and the others."
The doctor at the clinic said that the man kept muttering "sweet potato, corn, sweet potato, corn" until he died...
Wang Shoushen promptly filled in, saying, "In the past two years, His Majesty has secretly dispatched many people to inquire about these two crops from coastal areas and among foreign merchants."
Because of his limited knowledge and inability to understand the language of the foreigners who saved him, he encountered many setbacks in his search for them.
Two years have passed, and we still have nothing to show for it. All of you, except for the younger Lord Wu, are aware of this.
We all have to go into the water together. What's the point of you two just standing on the shore watching while they're splashing around in the water?
Everyone immediately nodded, all with solemn expressions, each one putting on a theatrical act, adopting the demeanor of someone visiting someone's home to offer condolences, which was quite intimidating.
Wang Shoushen's old face first showed sorrow, then joy. "I never imagined that the superior seed we had been searching for in vain would be found here today by the Junior Tutor."
Therefore, I was a bit out of line just now, and I hope you will forgive me, Young Master. We were simply too excited!
Wang Shoushen bowed respectfully to the moon and the light, as did the others, their apologies were very sincere.
Everyone chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, we're just too excited!"
"I have lost my composure. Please forgive me, Junior Tutor!"
If Yue Fuguang hadn't known what was going on, she would have almost believed the story that the three of them, the emperor and his minister, had made up.
Such a wonderful story, and since it could justify their lapse in composure, Yue Fuguang naturally chose to accept it all.
She said, "I see. I thought you gentlemen had heard me mention this before!"
"Little Bead, no wonder there are no records of sweet potatoes or corn in the history of Dayan. It turns out they simply couldn't be found."
Do these two crops already exist in this world? It's just that compared to the sweet potatoes and corn on our former planet, Water Blue, the yield per acre is lower.
【Master, this world, like the Blue Planet, belongs to the Three Thousand Minor Worlds under the Great Thousand Worlds. They share the same origin and their derivation process is similar.】
Individual differences in the course of history arise only because of human factors, but fundamentally, they are like twins, so it's not surprising that many things are the same.
Hearing the two's thoughts, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that at least they hadn't aroused the Little Immortal Lord's suspicion.
At the same time, I am also glad that because Xiao Xianjun's memories were sealed and his soul was affected by his physical body, he was like an eight or nine-year-old child and did not discover the loopholes in their story. Otherwise, I might not have been able to fool them so easily.
Wang Shoushen and Emperor Mingxi exchanged a glance.
His wrinkled old face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and he rubbed his hands together, glancing cautiously at the moonlight again and again.
She couldn't pretend she didn't see it, so she deliberately asked, "Does Lord Wang have something to ask Fu Guang?"
Upon hearing Yue Fuguang hand him the ladder, Wang Shoushen immediately climbed down. His old face flushed as he asked, "I just wanted to ask, Young Master, do you still have any corn and sweet potatoes here?"
Moonlight pointed to the few sweet potatoes and ears of corn left on the table and said, "Isn't this enough for the old man to eat?"
Rather than saying these were leftovers, it would be more accurate to say that after learning what these two things were, no one dared to eat them anymore. Even knowing they were overripe and could no longer be planted, no one could stomach them.
"Fu Guang, does Lord Wang mean that besides these cooked ones, are there any raw ones left at home?" Yu Chongshan, seeing Emperor Mingxi constantly giving him meaningful glances, had no choice but to ask the question that everyone most wanted to know.
Yue Fuguang shook his head and said, "Grandfather, no, all the corn and sweet potatoes my friend sent are here."
With Yue Fuguang shaking his head, he also shook off the hopes of the Dayan ruler and his ministers, as well as the opportunity to openly and legitimately demand superior seeds.
"Can you still contact that merchant friend of yours? Can you buy some more? The imperial court can provide the funds, a lot of funds." Emperor Mingxi was still unwilling to give up.
“He gave me everything he had, so…”
Emperor Mingxi and his ministers looked bewildered, knowing full well what was going on but unable to voice their grievances.
【Master, are you really not going to give them corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes?】
"No, you've already investigated. Most of the land in the Dayan Dynasty is in the hands of landlords and powerful families. Even if I take these things out..."
Will the common people truly benefit and have enough to eat as a result? Once these grains, yielding several thousand kilograms per mu, are produced, they will inevitably impact the existing grains.
What will happen to the grain merchants and landlords who profit from those crops?
Emperor Mingxi was too lenient with the literati and landlords, who held the power of discourse, in order to maintain his reputation as a wise ruler for all time.
"Without resolving the land issue, all I'm doing is benefiting others."
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