Chapter 313 High-yield grain is shipped back
As soon as Emperor Jingxuan came out after changing his clothes, he heard that many officials hurried into the palace and requested an audience.
It goes without saying that these people are well-informed and must have heard the news that the team that went out to sea has returned.
Forget it, there’s no need for them to go into the palace, let’s all go to the dock together.
So after a while, the people who were still talking excitedly along the street saw the emperor's carriage, accompanied by a number of officials, heading towards the Jinjiang Wharf in a grand manner.
Xiang Feng was still directing his men to load and unload the car when he heard that the emperor was coming.
He was stunned for a moment, and without thinking too much, he quickly changed his clothes.
Emperor Jingxuan saw from afar that the dock was surrounded by soldiers. Dozens of horse-drawn carriages were parked neatly on the roadside, and the soldiers were loading boxes of things onto the carriages.
Xiang Feng came forward in a hurry, "Your Majesty, I ..."
"No need to be so polite, ask Xiang Feng to come see me."
Xiang Feng, "..."
Cao Qing reminded, "Your Majesty, this is Lord Xiang."
Emperor Jingxuan said "Hmm?" and then looked at the person in front of him seriously. He immediately let out a "wow" sound and after a long while, he finally found his voice, "My dear Xiang, you, you have worked hard."
Dark and thin, he really wasn't trying to be unrecognizable.
Xiang Feng didn't care. "I have done my duty and brought back sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn. Your Majesty, please check them."
Emperor Jingxuan's eyes lit up, and he patted his shoulder and laughed, "Well done, my dear Xiang, you are a great contributor, and I will reward you handsomely later."
Speaking of this, Xiang Feng was a little embarrassed. "This is all thanks to Tianmu. If Tianmu hadn't pointed out the origin of the high-yield grain in advance, taught us a lot of experience, and even taught us to learn foreign languages, I would not have been able to bring the grain back in just one year."
Only after going out to sea did I realize how many dangers and accidents we would encounter along the way.
If it weren't for the sky curtain, even if they arrived at the island where the high-yield crops were grown, they would probably not have realized how precious this thing was.
This trip was so smooth because they had a goal and a reference point, otherwise communicating with the locals would have been a big problem.
There is no way they can come back in just one year.
Emperor Jingxuan nodded repeatedly. Indeed, being able to see the sky curtain was a blessing for them.
He was a little impatient, "Quick, take me to see the food."
"yes."
Xiang Feng took Emperor Jingxuan to one of the carriages, personally took down a sack, untied the rope, and revealed the contents.
"Your Majesty, please look, this is the sweet potato I brought back."
Emperor Jingxuan rolled up his sleeves and took one directly from the box. After examining it carefully, he was overjoyed. "Yes, yes, it is indeed a sweet potato, exactly the same as in later generations."
The other ministers who gathered around him looked at the small, shriveled sweet potato in his hand, and their mouths twitched.
Your Majesty, are you sure this is the same sweet potato as in later times? They seem to be two different varieties.
However, the Minister of Agriculture took the sweet potato with great care, as if he was looking at a rare treasure and said, "It is indeed a sweet potato. The sweet potatoes of later generations have also undergone several experiments and improvements to have such abundant fruits and yields. I believe that as long as we study it well, we will be able to grow sweet potatoes with a yield of 10,000 kilograms per mu."
Emperor Jingxuan was in a good mood. He patted the Minister of Agriculture on the shoulder and said, "You are right, my dear minister. Next, I will trouble you to cultivate these sweet potatoes well. We will try to popularize them throughout Daqi as soon as possible so that the people of Daqi will never have to go hungry again."
The Minister of Agriculture knelt down, very excited, "I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
Emperor Jingxuan looked at the sacks on the cart and asked, "Are these all sweet potatoes?"
"Yes, I want to bring back as many as possible, so that we can breed more seeds and the people of Daqi can eat them sooner."
Emperor Jingxuan nodded, "Not bad."
Xiang Feng said, "It's okay to eat this sweet potato raw. I've tried it before and it tastes a bit sweet."
"Really?" Emperor Jingxuan had indeed heard Jian Yunsang mention it in the sky curtain. He immediately picked one up and asked Cao Qing to wash it.
Cao Qing hesitated, "Your Majesty, this..."
"Go quickly."
"yes."
Cao Qing quickly washed the sweet potatoes carefully and peeled them before presenting them to the emperor. However, Emperor Jingxuan just picked them up and started eating them.
The other ministers were shocked when they saw this, "Your Majesty, no."
"Don't make a fuss." Emperor Jingxuan ignored him, chewed it carefully, and raised his eyebrows slightly. "It's really good. This thing is really a treasure. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It's also a staple food with an incredibly high yield per mu."
Xiang Feng then took Emperor Jingxuan and others to the following cars, which were all loaded with corn.
Emperor Jingxuan narrowed his eyes in delight, "Good, good, all good."
The next dish was potatoes. Emperor Jingxuan asked Cao Qing to keep some of each and cook them later to taste them.
The rest were all given to the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture for trial planting.
The other officials swallowed their saliva and said, Your Majesty, they also wanted to try a few bites.
If we wait for the Minister of Agriculture to plant it, how long will it take?
Emperor Jingxuan ignored them. The most important thing now was to plant it quickly and spread it.
During this year, Jian Yunsang and the others also provided them with a lot of information. Because they were afraid of riots, the hints were very obscure, and if they didn't pay attention, they might not have noticed it.
For example, in their original historical trajectory, the late Ming Dynasty was in a Little Ice Age and natural disasters continued, which was also an important reason for the Ming Dynasty's demise at that time.
Although Daqi is not the Ming Dynasty, according to the timeline, Daqi may also be from this period.
Therefore, Emperor Jingxuan was more eager than anyone else to get high-yield grain into thousands of households as soon as possible.
After looking at several high-yield grains mentioned in the sky curtain, Xiang Feng said to Emperor Jingxuan excitedly, "Your Majesty, I have found something else."
"Oh? Take me to see it."
Xiang Feng walked to a carriage, came down with a bag and opened it.
Emperor Jingxuan leaned forward to take a look, his eyes lit up, "Is this... a chili pepper?"
"Yes." Xiang Feng was also a little excited. "I saw that the peppers that the He family ate in the sky were very similar to this, so I asked the locals and tried it myself. It was indeed very spicy."
Emperor Jingxuan had wanted to taste it a long time ago. The pepper in front of him had already dried, but he still wanted to put it in his mouth.
Just as Xiang Feng was about to stop it, he heard a low voice in his ear, "It's so high..."
Emperor Jingxuan paused and turned his head to look behind him, and saw a soldier slowly walking towards him leading an animal.
Xiang Feng immediately introduced, "Your Majesty, this is the Qilin presented to Daqi by the local king when I passed through Bengal. Congratulations to Your Majesty for this auspicious sign. It is a good omen for peace and prosperity in the country and the people."
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