Zhu Chong had seen food seeds in the life category in the mall before.
Although the starting price of each of these food seeds is 3,000 points, the corresponding seed ripening and growth fertilizers only cost 100 points per ton.
So in this crisis, Zhu Chong immediately thought that if he wanted to solve the food problem for so many people under him, he could only rely on the system mall.
After carefully observing the food seeds in the mall's life system, Zhu Chong chose potato seeds.
Potatoes did not exist at this time in the Ming Dynasty, but they were one of the country's main food crops in the future.
Zhu Chong's understanding of potatoes far exceeds that of anyone else in modern times. Most importantly, he knows the growing conditions for potatoes. Compared with other food crops of this era, potatoes have the lowest requirements.
It can be grown in both plains and plateaus. When Zhu Chong was a student in his previous life, he went to the countryside to experience life during the winter and summer vacations and also planted potatoes in his hometown.
So he knew that potatoes could be harvested at least three times a year, or even four times.
The climate and environment of Yunnan are very suitable for potato cultivation. According to Zhu Chong's experience, a batch of potatoes can be grown in two or three months at most.
Zhu Chong planned to use these women to grow potatoes on a large scale and save enough food before the number of people under his command really increased.
[Ding, host points -3000, exchange for high-quality potato seeds successfully.]
As the system prompt sounded, Zhu Chong had a ten-pound bag of potato seeds in his hand.
However, Zhu Chong did not plan to start planting potatoes immediately. He now had to consider where to plant his potatoes.
Of course, potatoes can be grown outside Qujing City, but given the current situation, problems will definitely arise over time.
First of all, because of Wang Xi, Qujing will soon become a battlefield. Planting potatoes in Qujing now is simply a waste of money.
Secondly, every day in the future, the system will arrange for the people to come to it for refuge. There may not be any problems in the first one or two days, but if it lasts for a long time, it will inevitably attract criticism.
So after Zhu Chong personally left Qujing and visited everywhere, he made a decision. He planned to build his Qin Palace in Jianshanao, north of Qujing.
Jianshanao is a mountain in Qujing, surrounded by water on both sides, with vast land and sparse population.
The reason why Zhu Chong chose to build the Prince of Qin's Palace here was not only because it was rarely visited, but also because during his visit, he accidentally discovered an abandoned mountain village hidden in the valley of Jianshan.
Although the mountain village is deserted, the houses in the village can definitely be lived in after some simple cleaning. The most important thing is that there are naturally formed terraces around Jianshanao, which are perfect for growing potatoes.
The only thing we may need to worry about now is the possible military disaster in the future.
However, Jianshanao is behind Qujing. In Zhu Chong's view, there is always someone taller to hold up the sky if it falls. He can wait until Qujing is attacked by the Yuan army before making any decision.
After making the decision, Zhu Chong immediately returned to Qujing, informed the city guard first, and then took his men to Jianshanao to establish military farms and build a government office. Then he handed the memorial he had already written to the city guard and asked him to submit it to Zhu Yuanzhang on his behalf.
Zhu Chong is now nominally a criminal exiled to Qujing, and his every move must be explained to Old Zhu.
Of course, Zhu Chong was not worried that Old Zhu would disagree with his request. The memorial was just a formality. He didn't care what Old Zhu thought. He didn't want to throw him into such a desolate place. He just wanted to live a good life.
The governor of Qujing City was a little confused. He originally thought that this gentleman would stay in Qujing forever, but he didn't expect Zhu Chong to have a "sudden whim" and run to a remote place like Jianshanao to cultivate land and build a government.
The old city guard couldn't help but think: Could it be that the Zhu family are all peasants? Even though they are princes, they still don't forget their roots!
Guanyinnu was also a little confused. When she first heard Zhu Chong say that they were going to the mountains to farm, she thought Zhu Chong was joking. But when Zhu Chong informed her, she immediately packed up and headed for Jianshanao. Only then did she realize that Zhu Chong was not joking.
"Are you really planning to take these people into the mountains to farm?" Guanyinnu turned around and looked at the group of women, old and young, behind him, his face full of disbelief.
"Do it yourself and have enough food and clothing. Since these people have come to me, we can't ask Qujing Prefecture to support them, right?" Zhu Chong looked righteous.
"I am, after all, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin of the Ming Dynasty. Providing for the people of the Ming Dynasty is what I should do. As the princess, you must set an example and lead by example in everything. I will do the same!"
Hearing Zhu Chong's words, Guanyinnu was confused. She couldn't believe that Zhu Chong would say such a thing.
Was this still the Zhu Chong she knew? When had he ever cared about his reputation as the Prince of Qin? He was even planning to lead by example. What a joke!
But now that things have come to this, Guanyinnu can only take one step at a time. She always feels that Zhu Chong is hiding something from her, but now she can't find any clues.
In Yingtian Prefecture, in the imperial palace, in the imperial study, Zhu Yuanzhang sat behind the dragon desk, frowning as he looked at a memorial in his hand.
"Is this the memorial written by Xiao Er? Submitted by the Qujing City Guard? Are you sure you're right? Did Xiao Er really go to the military farm?"
Beneath the dragon table, kneeling upright was a young captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, wearing a Feiyu uniform.
"Your Majesty, I have confirmed repeatedly that the contents of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin's memorial are accurate. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, along with his wife and a number of civilians who have come to him, have already established farming in Jianshan'ao, a hundred miles outside of Qujing City."
"This..." His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was also a little confused at this moment. He looked at the memorial in his hand again, his eyes full of disbelief.
"Then..." After a long moment, Old Zhu stared at the captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and asked, "Did Xiaoer see anything unusual when he went to Yunnan?"
The captain of the Imperial Guard frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and the Princess of Qin have been through thick and thin together and have not shown any dissatisfaction with Your Majesty."
"After arriving in Qujing, he treated the people with the utmost respect and did not act like a prince. Instead, he welcomed all the people who had come to him specifically to seek refuge after learning of his Highness the Prince of Qin's arrival."
"According to my understanding, the King of Qin has handed over all the young and strong people who have come to him to the Qujing City Guards and made them military households."
"The people His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin brought to Jianshanao to cultivate the land were all young and old women. To cultivate the land, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin and his wife even set an example by personally working in the fields..."
"What? The waiter took Guanyin Nu to the fields? Does he know how to farm?" Old Zhu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he heard this.
In fact, based on his understanding of Zhu Chong over the years, he knew that he, the second legitimate son, was not suitable for farming at all.
How come after a trip to Yunnan, my personality suddenly changed?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
