Chapter 99 Sweet potatoes were introduced from overseas
Emperor Jingxuan calmed down a little, but was still very anxious.
There are more and more clues about sweet potatoes, but the most important one is still missing.
They always say "imported, imported". Where did it come from? At least give them a whereabouts so they can find it as soon as possible.
He looked at the sky eagerly, and Chao Chao just asked Yu Zimo, "Uncle, has the emperor also eaten this sweet potato?"
The boss just spoke too quickly and he finished before she could fully understand his meaning.
But the word "emperor" suddenly made her antennae stand up. She felt that these two words were very close to her, but also seemed very far away, so she couldn't help but ask.
Yu Zimo was stunned, thought for a moment and said, "This... maybe he has eaten it before. During the Qianlong period, sweet potatoes were indeed promoted to be planted in most parts of the country. It's not surprising that he has tasted it."
"During the Qianlong period, what was it?"
"Qianlong is the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. It refers to the period when he was the emperor."
Chao Chao thought, when was the Qing Dynasty? Was the place she went to belong to the Qing Dynasty? No, if it was the Qing Dynasty, there should be sweet potatoes.
But she had never seen it in Shangliu Village.
She suddenly thought of what Jian Yunsang said, "Mom said that sweet potatoes were introduced during the Ming Dynasty. So, was the Ming Dynasty before the Qing Dynasty?"
"Wow, Chaochao is so smart." Yu Zimo praised her very sincerely, which made the little girl blush and feel embarrassed, but because his voice was too loud, the guests and the boss in front looked at him.
The atmosphere was a little awkward, but the boss smiled and said, "Young man, you know a lot about the history of sweet potatoes."
"Not really. I just reviewed this history some time ago, and I have a pretty good memory." He was quite proud. Seeing others looking at him, he said to Chao Chao in a somewhat ostentatious manner, "Sweet potatoes were indeed introduced during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. A common saying is that there was a scholar named Chen Zhenlong at that time who gave up being a scholar to do business. He went to Luzon, oh, today's Philippines, to do business. He saw sweet potatoes everywhere and learned that this thing is drought-resistant, high-yielding, highly adaptable, and can be eaten raw or cooked. He immediately felt like he had found a treasure, so he found ways to secretly bring this thing back to try planting..."
The great man under the sky: !!!
The key clue came so unexpectedly!!
They don’t know about the Philippines, but they know Luzon.
Emperor Jingxuan was so excited that he almost slapped his thigh. He hurriedly called Cao Qing behind him, "Map, bring my map here, quickly."
Cao Qing quickly brought the map over, and Emperor Jingxuan opened it and saw, "No, it's not this one, it's the one with the surrounding countries."
Cao Qing quickly replaced another one for him. Emperor Jingxuan searched on it and soon found the location of Luzon.
"This, it's right here." The Minister of War squeezed over at some point and pointed at the place in the corner excitedly.
"So the sweet potatoes are here. We can finally send someone to look for them."
"After so many days, we have finally made great progress. It is a blessing for me to know the whereabouts of this 10,000 kilograms of grain per mu."
After the man finished speaking, he suddenly found that the surroundings were a little quiet. He turned his head blankly and saw that several people had subtle expressions.
However, Emperor Jingxuan felt refreshed. In just one day, he not only learned the origin of sweet potatoes, but also solved all the problems that had been bothering him for so many days.
"As you can see, Luzon is overseas. If we want to get sweet potatoes, we have to send ships out to sea."
The still stubborn official hurriedly said, "But Your Majesty, the maritime ban is a rule set by Emperor Taizu. If..."
"It was indeed decided by Grandpa Taizu, but now everyone in Daqi knows that sweet potatoes were introduced from Luzon. If we don't take action, what do you think the people will think? We are just going to throw away the 10,000 kilograms of grain per mu? Will the people not make a fuss? Who will be responsible then, you?"
The official's face changed, and he knelt down to apologize, "It was my fault for not thinking it through."
"You really haven't thought it through. Now the sea ban must be lifted. Even if the court doesn't lift the ban, the people all over the world know the origin of the sweet potatoes. Wouldn't they go there secretly? The rich and powerful will take risks. They will bring the sweet potatoes back and make a fortune, while the court will be the one eating the leftovers. At this time, don't you want to confess in front of the great grandfather?"
The officials who originally wanted to say a few words immediately fell silent and did not dare to express their opinions at all.
This look is completely different from the earlier fierce attitude that opposed the lifting of the maritime ban.
Emperor Jingxuan sneered. Don't think he didn't know. Even if there is a maritime ban, it doesn't matter. I'm afraid many officials have secretly gone out to sea and enriched themselves. The reason why he was stopped from lifting the maritime ban was just because they were afraid of affecting their interests and dividing their money.
Now he wants to see who dares to step forward to stop the current situation.
No one, the news revealed by the sky curtain was too specific, the emperor's determination could not be shaken, and the people's expectations could not be extinguished.
Emperor Jingxuan was satisfied and said, "Please come up with a set of rules for this matter and we will discuss it again at the morning court tomorrow."
"yes."
Emperor Jingxuan then looked up at the sky again. Yu Zimo had almost finished speaking. He wanted to say something more, but the person who wanted to listen had already left.
The boss gave him two big sweet potatoes. When Yu Zimo took out his mobile phone to pay, he found that his sister had transferred a red envelope to him.
He was happy and clicked receive without saying a word.
The sweet potatoes didn't cost much, and his sister said the rest should be his pocket money.
Yu Zimo was feeling very happy when the corner of his clothes was suddenly tugged. He was stunned for a moment and looked down to see Chaochao looking a little nervous.
"What's wrong?"
Chao Chao looked anxious, and quietly pointed into the alley with her little hand, "Uncle, look."
Yu Zimo turned his head to look, only took a glance, and quickly turned his head back.
It's really a narrow road where enemies meet. I didn't expect to meet those two people.
The person striding over was the one who had had a conflict with them in the ward yesterday and had been beaten by his sister.
I originally thought that they were moved to the VIP ward and would have little interaction with each other, so they would not meet.
Who knew they were so lucky? They just came out to buy two sweet potatoes and they ran into them.
And they were two grown men.
Yu Zimo knows his own limitations. When his sister is around, he dares to provoke her. But when his sister is not around, when will he run away?
So he quickly took the sweet potato handed to him by the boss, took Chaochao's hand and turned away.
Fortunately, this place is not far from the hospital entrance, and his sister is still watching over him. As long as he walks fast, it will be fine.
(End of this chapter)
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