In the afternoon, Yun Zheng took Emperor Wen to the potato field where they were harvesting to check the harvest.
Looking at the sweet potatoes that were bigger than fists, Emperor Wen's face was full of joy.
"OK!"
"OK……"
Emperor Wen sighed and reached out to Zhou Dai: "Bring me a hoe!"
Zhou Dai's expression changed slightly, "Your Majesty, please let me come!"
"Just take it when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Emperor Wen glared at Zhou Dai and said, "It's not like I haven't worked before. Do I need you to do it for me?"
He even has a potato field in the palace!
I don’t know if the yield from the palace’s potato fields will be higher.
...
...
I have taken good care of those potatoes, so I think the yield should be higher, right?
Zhou Dai had no choice but to take the hoe from an elderly farmer and hand it to Emperor Wen.
Emperor Wen picked up a hoe and began to dig slowly.
He did not dare to dig as hard as the field soldiers, but just dug up the soil around the potato vines bit by bit.
As the surrounding soil was dug up, red-skinned sweet potatoes were revealed.
There are quite a lot of sweet potatoes, but they vary in size.
Emperor Wen pulled out a relatively large potato from the soil and weighed it in his hand. He turned around and asked Yun Zheng, "You can't let all the potatoes under this vine grow this big?"
If each sweet potato was this big, or just a little smaller, the sweet potatoes produced by this vine would probably be enough for a family to have one meal.
"This... shouldn't work."
Yun Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "However, if it were in the south, these potatoes would be much bigger."
What are you thinking about?
Do you want all sweet potatoes to grow this big?
Even in the previous life, it was impossible for those sweet potatoes to grow so big!
The sweet potatoes under this vine must be big and small.
This is just like how people are different in height, weight and body shape.
Although Emperor Wen had already guessed the answer, he was still a little disappointed when he heard Yun Zheng's answer.
After a brief pause, Emperor Wen said, "This year, Fuzhou's tax grain will be replaced by potatoes!"
"ah?"
Yun Zheng was speechless.
This old guy wants to speed up the promotion of sweet potatoes within the country!
"Why, you don't want to?"
Emperor Wen looked unhappy.
It seemed that as long as Yun Zheng said he was unwilling, he would kick him.
"No, no, of course I am willing!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, "Replacing tax grain with potatoes will also be good for me, right?"
What a high yield of sweet potatoes!
How much is the production of corn and the like?
Using wild potatoes to replace tax grain is definitely a sure-win business!
"That's good to know!"
Emperor Wen smiled with satisfaction, "This way, we can not only save other food for you, but also get more potatoes for the court. We will try to plant a large amount of potatoes in at least four states next year!"
Yun Zheng nodded, and reminded Emperor Wen: "Although the yield of wild potatoes is indeed very high, we can't let all the people switch to growing wild potatoes. Eating too much of this stuff..."
“I still know this truth.”
Emperor Wen interrupted Yun Zheng and said, "Also, plant the seeds you brought back from overseas in Shuobei and Fuzhou first. After you are done, send some seeds to the court."
"yes!"
Yun Zheng agreed.
Anyway, these grains will be promoted in Dagan sooner or later.
Seeing Yun Zheng agree so readily, Emperor Wen felt relieved.
He thought that this rebellious son was going to negotiate terms with him again!
"Follow me and walk in the fields!"
Emperor Wen called Shang Yunzheng, and then told Zhou Dai and others, "You don't have to follow!"
Zhou Dai knew that Emperor Wen wanted to talk to Yun Zheng alone, so he immediately obeyed the order.
Soon, Emperor Wen took Yun Zheng to the potato field that had not yet been dug.
Emperor Wen was silent for a moment, then said calmly: "Spread the news that your people brought back high-yield crops from overseas. I will order people to build larger warships to go out to sea to search for high-yield crops, but the navy was instigated by you and drove the warships to join you..."
What the hell?
Is there such an operation?
"Thank you, Father!"
Yun Zheng shouted “666” in his heart and bowed quickly.
Warships have always been a problem for Shuobei.
Although he got craftsmen to build warships, Shuobei lacked the materials to build sturdy warships.
As long as Emperor Wen helped him solve the problem of warships, he could go crazy plundering resources overseas.
I also want to be a great power!
No, I am a powerful country!
Yun Zheng swore secretly in his heart.
Emperor Wen waved his hand and said, "I have told you the method. As for how to do this so that your third brother and his men will not suspect me, you can figure it out yourself!"
"I understand!"
Yun Zheng grinned.
As for tricking the third brother, he is good at it!
Although the navy will sail the warships to Shuobei according to the secret order of his father, he also has to do some work!
There should at least be a simple process for subversion, right?
"Let's take a few years to recuperate first! Take advantage of this time to train the navy!"
Emperor Wen gave a warning, and then said with a serious face: "I now understand that there will be a war between us and Yu Kingdom! I hope that I can see you destroy Yu Kingdom for me in my lifetime!"
"I will definitely destroy the Yu Kingdom for my father!"
Yun Zheng nodded heavily, and asked doubtfully: "Since Father wants to destroy Yu Country, why didn't he pay attention to the navy before?"
"Pay attention? How can you ask me to pay attention?"
Emperor Wen stared at Yun Zheng and asked, "Which do you think is a bigger threat, the Yu Kingdom, or the Western Desert tribes and the Northern Huan? In the past, if I gave you 10 million taels of silver, would you spend it on the navy, or on the armies in the west and north?"
Not only Dagan, but all dynasties before Dagan did not attach importance to the navy.
It’s not that they don’t want to attach importance to the navy, but that they can’t attach importance to the navy.
I have the will but not the power!
On the one hand, the cost of maintaining a navy was too high, and many dynasties could not afford the expenses of a navy.
On the other hand, it is also because there is no overseas force that can pose a threat of destroying the Central Plains dynasty.
For example, the Yu State once harassed the coastal prefectures and counties of Dagan, but it was just endless harassment and looting, and it did not dare to attack the imperial city of the Dagan Dynasty.
However, the countries to the west and north have always been a major concern for the Central Plains dynasty.
The Central Plains dynasty's energy and financial resources were spent on dealing with and defending against threats from the west and north, and it was impossible to invest a large amount of manpower and financial resources to build a large naval fleet.
But now, things are different.
The threat from the north has been completely eliminated by Yun Zheng.
As for the tribes in western Mo, they probably won't be able to survive for many more years.
Once the threat from the west and north of General Da Gan is eliminated, it is necessary to take action against the Yu Kingdom.
Only by completely destroying the Yu Kingdom can the coastal areas of Dagan be protected from harassment.
Listening to Emperor Wen's words, Yun Zheng smiled awkwardly, "It's me who took it for granted."
Indeed, the country’s financial resources are limited and trade-offs must be made.
If you try to take care of everything, you may end up taking care of nothing.
"Just keep this in mind! There is no need to rush to use military force against Yu Country."
Emperor Wen once again reminded: "Anyway, building a navy warship is not something that can be done overnight! In addition, the cost of building a warship must be high. If the court is out of money, I will ask you for it!"
"ah?"
Yun Zheng immediately put on a miserable look, "Father, I don't have much money left..."
Emperor Wen's face darkened, and he pointed at his own face and asked Yun Zheng: "Do you think I look like a fool?"
“…”
Yun Zheng opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
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