Chapter 360 Dare to be more stingy
"Your Majesty, I did not hide it. I put it into my sleeve pocket right in front of you.
You saw it with your own eyes and did not stop it, which means you acquiesced. Since you acquiesced, how can I not follow your lead?"
"Princess Anping, you are so lovely and so smart, you can't help your relatives and not help others. I am already this old, how can it be wrong to listen to the emperor's words?"
Du Hongdao was reasonable in front of Emperor Yongping, but in front of Chu Qinshu, he acted a bit pitiful.
"You old man, do you still have any shame? You can fool me, but you dare to fool Anping. She is young, but not stupid. Can't she see that you are pretending?"
Emperor Yongping had seen Du Hongdao impeach court officials many times without fear of death, and even impeached himself.
But I have never seen him so shamelessly coaxing a child, and today really opened his eyes.
"I am not pretending. I really only listen to your Majesty. What did I do wrong? Your Majesty, please tell me and I will change. Isn't that enough?"
Du Hongdao was acting like a drama queen, pretending to cry and not even noticing that the mud on his hands was smeared on his face.
【Eh~ The tea man is possessed. 】
[If all the court officials were like this, I wonder how joyful the morning court would be? But forget it, the emperor might be irritated by them. ]
Chu Qinshu was still a child. Faced with this situation, she was a little overwhelmed and could only complain in her heart.
She turned to look at Emperor Yongping and blinked, "Your Majesty, Shu'er is hungry."
"Lin Fu, go get some goat milk for Anping."
Emperor Yongping was too lazy to continue arguing with Du Hongdao, so he quickly took the opportunity provided by his granddaughter to change the topic.
It is true that Yu Shi cannot be provoked, let alone criticized.
Forget it, it’s just four sweet potatoes. Ask him to return forty next year.
"My dear Liu, why is the yield of the acre we dug today higher than the acre you dug the day before?"
Emperor Yongping recalled the memorial he had read yesterday, which clearly stated that the yield per mu was 5,800 catties. How come the figure today was several hundred catties higher?
"In reply to your Majesty, what I dug the other day were sweet potatoes specially cultivated for seed.
When growing seeds, quality comes first. The yield of each nest must be controlled, and the sweet potatoes must be grown to the right size. They cannot be too big or too small, so the yield is secondary."
Breeding good varieties is a difficult task, but Liu Zhiyuan is still trying his best.
As an agricultural official, he has the responsibility to amplify the good quality of crops and make it easier for people to grow them.
"Oh? That's how it is? Liu Aiqing did a good job. Very well done."
Emperor Yongping knew that Liu Zhiyuan was a good official and an honest official who devoted himself to studying agriculture, so he could not help but feel a little more satisfied with him.
"Your Majesty, this is all my duty."
Liu Zhiyuan felt a little embarrassed by the compliments. The sweet potato seeds were already of superior quality. He just wanted to cultivate them to be easier for the people to grow. The compliments were not worthy.
"Lord Liu, have someone pick out the sweet potatoes that we dug today and store all those that can be used for planting. Pack up all those that cannot be used for planting and take them away when I return to the palace.
Oh, and for the civil and military officials present today, give each of them one, but cook it before giving it to them, so they can taste it."
Emperor Yongping did not forget the purpose of moving the court here today.
This year the sweet potato harvest is good, and next year, sweet potatoes will be planted in people's fields.
Officials are the parents of the people, so of course they are required to contribute to the people's livelihood.
Courtiers: "......"
After watching over 6,000 kilograms of meat being dug up, they were only given one each? And it was cooked? Would the emperor dare to be a little more stingy?
"I obey your order. I will make the arrangements right away."
After Liu Zhiyuan took his leave, he took his men and servants from Jitianli and went back to work.
He worked in the fields all day long and had long been accustomed to this rhythm. As long as no one bothered him, he would be fine with it.
Fu Song is also here today. He owns several estates that are all planted with sweet potatoes.
Seeing the harvest here, there is always a smile in his eyes.
This year's harvest is good, and next spring planting will keep him busy to death.
After all, he was an agricultural official in charge of sweet potato breeding and promotion, and this job was related to whether the Fu family could change their fortunes.
From a businessman to an official, that was a change across classes, and he had to take it seriously.
"Don't be nervous, Commander Fu. The emperor won't really let you shoulder such an important responsibility alone."
Liu Zhiyuan noticed the pressure Fu Song was under and hurriedly spoke to comfort him.
After spending nearly a year together, he had gotten to know Fu Song better, and was deeply saddened by what had happened to the Fu family.
It was really hard for the Fu family to raise such a naive daughter.
However, no matter how much money one has, it is not as important as an official position.
This incident for the Fu family can be considered a blessing in disguise.
"Lord Liu is right. I will save the trouble."
Fu Song understood what Liu Zhiyuan meant, and looked at the court officials who were still standing on the road. He just hoped that these people were good officials who truly served the people.
By the time the court officials received the sweet potatoes, an hour had passed.
Liu Zhiyuan didn't let them help, so they could only wait on the roadside.
By the time they got the sweet potatoes, they were really hungry.
God knows they took a horse-drawn carriage for an hour and a half to get here from the capital, and stood here for nearly two hours.
During this period, there was not even a sip of water to drink.
It is no exaggeration to say that sweet potatoes are their life-saving food.
"Let them eat slowly so they don't choke."
Emperor Yongping took a bite himself, then picked up Chu Qinshu's and fed her a bite, and did not forget to remind the court officials not to be impatient and eat the hot tofu.
He choked to death, but it wasn't considered a work-related injury.
"Shu'er, is it delicious?"
Emperor Yongping asked.
"It's delicious, please eat it, Your Majesty."
Chu Qinshu ate slowly and chewed the sweet potato. She felt that the sweet potato was soft and sticky and had a certain fragrance.
"Okay, Grandpa Emperor, eat too."
Emperor Yongping tasted the sweet potato carefully and found it sweet.
This is the sweet potato, the kind that is suitable for food and can be processed into a variety of long-lasting ingredients.
“Is this sweet potato sweet?”
"Oh, this tastes so sweet, even better than snacks."
"Yes, it's soft and sticky, and a bit choking."
"Can't you eat slower? Take small bites so you don't choke."
"Oh, this little thing is quite filling. I feel full in my stomach after one."
......
The court officials began to taste the sweet potatoes as soon as they got them. Some ate slowly, some ate quickly, but they were all full of curiosity about the sweet potatoes.
By the time we finished eating, everyone's opinions on the taste of the sweet potatoes were unanimous.
However, this sweet potato really made them itchy.
It would be great if I could plant an acre of sweet potatoes on my own farm next year. One acre would produce more than 6,000 kilograms, which is equivalent to the output of half a farm in previous years.
Therefore, many court officials secretly decided to seek out Liu Zhiyuan to build relationships.
"Is the Minister of Revenue here?"
After eating the sweet potatoes, Emperor Yongping began to deal with state affairs.
Now that we are here, we should make the best of it.
We can’t just dig sweet potatoes, eat them and go back; we also have to solve the big issue of promoting sweet potato cultivation.
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