Chapter 522 Lingnan Journey

Li Chengqian stayed in Jiangzhou for a while, during which time he urged the governor of Jiangzhou to lead the people to open the way.

If you want to get rich, you must open the way first, and plant a large amount of Yunwu tea, develop Jingde porcelain and lacquerware, and research pine smoke ink, etc.

Vigorously develop the economy of Jiangzhou, and at the same time order people to study canned food. If you can can fruits, fish, etc., you don’t have to worry about these things not being able to be preserved for a long time and causing them to rot.

This is a huge project that cannot be completed in one day and one night. It takes more time to complete these projects.

Li Chengqian was destined not to stay in Jiangzhou for too long. He handed these projects over to the governor of Jiangzhou to handle, and he himself left Jiangzhou by boat and headed for Lingnan.

Li Chengqian’s next stop was Guangzhou in Lingnan.

Guangzhou is the governor of Lingnan Road, and it is also the governor of Guangzhou.

Li Chengqian's fleet landed at the port of Guangzhou. The governor of Guangzhou, Lu Yuanrui, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried to greet him.

"I, the governor of Guangzhou, Lu Yuanrui, respectfully welcome His Majesty the Emperor!" Lu Yuanrui

bowed and paid his respects. "No need to bow! Stand up! " Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you,

Your Majesty!" Lu Yuanrui stood up and thanked him. "Let's go! Let's talk about it in your governor's mansion." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty, please follow me." Lu Yuanrui said. He led the way for the emperor in front and asked people to clear the way to prevent idle people from startling the emperor.

The group arrived at the governor's mansion. Li Chengqian sat in the main seat. Lu Yuanrui and other officials of the governor's mansion greeted him again.

"Along the way, I saw the prosperity of Guangzhou and the people living and working in peace and contentment. You, Lu Yuanrui, have governed Guangzhou well. I am very satisfied. You have done a great job!" Li Chengqian praised.

"These are what I should do. Guangzhou is a major port for foreign trade. Merchants from all over the world load goods at the port and ship them to all parts of the world."

"Many goods are shipped to Guangzhou from all over the world by sea, and then sold to other parts of the Tang Dynasty through Guangzhou."

"The trade has brought prosperity to Guangzhou. In addition to Han people, there are also Hu people from all over the world." Lu Yuanrui said.

Guangzhou can become the largest port in the Tang Dynasty and a world-class oriental port city because of foreign trade, which allows many commodities to pass through Guangzhou and be sold all over the world.

"Among the Hu merchants, the things they sell include things like bells and sticks, but they have grains of rice on them, and the rice inside is either yellow or white." Li Chengqian asked.

Corn and potatoes are both important food crops, and are one of the four major food crops along with rice and wheat.

Potatoes and corn are both high-yield foods, of which corn is not only edible, but also an important source of feed for animal husbandry, breeding, aquaculture, etc.

Corn is not only an important source of food for people, but also the best feed.

If these two kinds of food really existed, the Tang Dynasty would not have to worry about the people having no food to fill their stomachs during droughts. These two foods are drought-resistant and cold-resistant.

"I have never heard of this. Your Majesty, please allow me to send someone to check it out." Lu Yuanrui said.

As the governor of Guangzhou, he had a lot of things to deal with on weekdays. How could he have the energy to pay attention to these things?

"Go! Report any news to me as soon as possible." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Lu Yuanrui replied, and immediately sent someone to the port to check whether there were the two things the emperor mentioned.

Soon the officials who went to the port to investigate came back and reported the results of the investigation to Lu Yuanrui.

"How is the situation? Have you found the two things I mentioned?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty! I have ordered people to investigate the port, and did not find any items that match what Your Majesty said." Lu Yuanrui answered truthfully.

"I know!" Li Chengqian said.

It is normal that there are no potatoes and corn now.

Corn was introduced to the Central Plains in the 15th century, and potatoes were introduced to the Central Plains later.

Today, potatoes are still grown in the Andes region of South America. They are the food of the locals. They have not spread widely and are still grown in South America.

In the mid-sixteenth century, potatoes were brought to Europe from South America by a Spanish colonist. At that time, people always admired the beauty of its flowers and regarded it as a decoration. They never thought that such a thing could be eaten.

After several centuries of evolution, Europeans discovered that this thing could actually be eaten and made into bread and other foods.

As a result, the potato, which could only be used as a decoration for the nobility, became an important food crop in Europe, solving the food problem in Europe.

In the 17th century, potatoes had become an important food crop in Europe and had spread to the Central Plains Dynasty, and began to be planted in various parts of the Central Plains Dynasty.

It seems that we need to organize a large fleet and sail across the ocean to America to see if potatoes and corn can be introduced to the Central Plains Dynasty in advance.

"That's all for today. You can leave first. I'm a little tired!" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty! Do you need me to order someone to keep a close eye on the port terminal at all times, and present it to Your Majesty immediately if there is anything Your Majesty mentioned!" Lu Yuanrui asked. "

No need! I also heard from others that the foreigners overseas use these two things to fill their stomachs. I was just curious for a while. It would be best if there are, but it doesn't matter if there are none. There is no need to waste energy on this." Li Chengqian said.

There is no sign of potatoes and corn now. They are still growing in North and South America. The probability of them appearing in Guangzhou is almost zero.

In this case, why waste energy to keep an eye on them? It is better to do something meaningful.

"I understand!" Lu Yuanrui said. He wanted to take the opportunity to flatter the emperor. If he could really find these two things, it might be a great achievement.

It would be great if the emperor would give him some rewards when he was happy.

Since the emperor has spoken, he doesn't have to do it many times, but he still wants people to pay attention to whether these two things will appear.

"Your Majesty! I have set up a banquet for your Majesty. I will welcome your Majesty tonight." Lu Yuanrui said.

"I would like to try your Guangzhou delicacies." Li Chengqian said.

This is considered an agreement. Lu Yuanrui was overjoyed and bowed and retreated.

That night, Lu Yuanrui prepared a banquet and invited Li Chengqian to attend.

Li Chengqian walked into the banquet hall and sat down at the main seat. Lu Yuanrui and other officials of the Governor's Office sat on the left and right sides.

The food on the banquet was all Lingnan specialties. Lu Yuanrui learned that the emperor was coming and took great pains to get these things to entertain the emperor.

No matter if it was flying in the sky, swimming in the water, or running on the ground, as long as it could be served on the table, Lu Yuanrui would spare no effort to get it and present it to the emperor.