In the court.
The ministers were discussing heatedly the issue of grain production reduction caused by the Jianjiang flood.
Jianjiang is the granary of the south. Under the impact of the flood, countless grain warehouses were scrapped. More importantly, it also affected this year's harvest.
There is no doubt that there will be food shortages of varying degrees in the south this year.
Emperor Jing was also troubled when he saw the ministers quarreling below.
Fang Zhengyi seemed calm and composed. He was in a good mood recently. Everything was on the right track and nothing unexpected happened.
Li Yuanzhao made rapid progress. As the leader of the medical team, he often took the team members to roam the streets to check for loopholes in their work.
At the same time, Li Yuanzhao is also responsible for scheduling.
You should know that the current size of the medical team is nearly 4,000 people! In addition to Banshanfang, the business covers more than a dozen surrounding towns.
Such a huge workload was extremely difficult, and most of the people under Li Yuanzhao's command were illiterate.
Of course, at first I also thought about asking Bingmasi for help and needed some professional help, but Fang Zhengyi flatly refused.
How can a boss ask for help from his subordinates just after being in office for a few days? Are you still going to make it in this industry?
Li Yuanzhao didn't say much and went back in a huff. He picked a few veterans from the team to help him stabilize the situation temporarily. Of course, Fang Zhengyi's secret help was indispensable. Currently, the progress is getting smoother and smoother.
The lucky draw at the Bonfire Square was changed to once a week, and people's learning progress was encouraging. Basically, most of them could write from one to nine, and they also knew the rules for numbers from ten to one hundred.
After all, who wouldn’t want to participate in gambling that has no cost?
After that, Fang Zheng was about to hold two more rounds but then stopped. After all, everyone had learned almost everything and the hygiene habits of the people in the neighborhood had improved, so it was time to switch to other activities.
The most important thing is that the first batch of sweet potatoes in Taoyuan County has been planted.
A batch of sweet potatoes was also sent to Fang Zhengyi along with the letter. The sweet potatoes were not big, which was different from what he remembered, and they did not taste as sweet as the ones he had eaten in his previous life.
Maybe it was because the variety was too primitive, but fortunately Taoyuan County stated in the letter that the yield per mu had reached 1,000 kilograms, which made Fang Zheng feel relieved.
Sweet potatoes are of great importance, and there must be no mistakes in yield.
Although Fang Zhengyi has repeatedly come up with new things and new business models in Taoyuan County, in the end they can only benefit a small number of people.
Taoyuan County is developing well, but it is just sucking the blood of the rich with high-end products.
Simply developing industry and commerce is nothing but deceiving oneself. It sucks the blood of the rich to create new rich people, and the rich then sucks the blood of the poor.
If the cake cannot be made bigger, it will become a zero-sum game and the world will remain a hell.
The development of society must first ensure that the people have enough food to eat. With the high-yield sweet potatoes, the pig farming industry will also take this opportunity to develop.
Fang Zhengyi had considered promoting Taoyuan County's pig farming methods, but that was meaningless.
The people themselves have no food, so where can they get food to feed the pigs?
But with sweet potatoes, everything is different. Pig and chicken farming can even be greatly promoted. Ordinary people will be powerless if they only eat carbohydrates.
People need to eat more fat and protein to strengthen their bodies.
Only then will the military and civilians of the world have the strength to explore unimaginable places, the vast oceans, and the endless treasures.
Food is the foundation of everything! Those poor people are also living people with flesh and blood. Farming has consumed everything. When they are exhausted, transferring manpower to industry and commerce is tantamount to death.
Fang Zhengyi dared to do this in Taoyuan County. After all, there were only a few of them, and he planned to stay in Taoyuan County and lie down for the rest of his life.
Now that he has sweet potatoes, how can Fang Zhengyi still lie down?
I had sent people to look for sweet potatoes and potatoes, but when they didn't find any, I could still deceive my conscience.
Now that the crops have been grown, how can I, Fang Zhengyi, the Lord of Morality, still bear to see the poor starving?
The heated discussion in the court this time is a good opportunity for promotion.
Although the famine in the south is inevitable, sweet potatoes cannot solve Jianjiang’s famine this year, but they can solve the urgent problem next year. It will take several years to fully promote them.
However, many dog owners had a lot of food stored at home, so if everyone tightened their belts, they could still get by together and not too many people would die.
I am just worried that the dog owner will wait for the price to sell! And this kind of thing is bound to happen.
It would be fine if you had kept it for yourself, but you are taking this opportunity to drink the blood of the poor.
In fact, according to Fang Zhengyi's idea, it doesn't matter if food prices rise, because the market will automatically adjust back.
But this was in ancient times, people really starved to death! The number of people who died of starvation was finally counted as just a number by the imperial court.
If we wait for the market to adjust itself, I'm afraid a large number of people would have died and the ground would be full of starving people!
We must force them with sweet potatoes!
The discussion has reached a fever pitch.
Fang Zheng took a big step forward and shouted, "Your Majesty!"
"There is a high-yield crop in Taoyuan County! It has a very high yield and grows very fast! It has been successfully cultivated recently! The food shortage may be solved!"
In an instant, the hall fell silent, and everyone's suspicious eyes were focused on Fang Zhengyi.
You normally don't talk much, but when you do, you just flatter. How dare you report auspicious signs at this moment?
Emperor Jing was also startled and said seriously, "Fang Qing, tell me in detail!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"This thing is called Shengshi Potato! It can produce up to 800 kilograms per mu! And it can be eaten in one to two months, from the stems and leaves to the fruits!"
"The most important thing is that Shengshishu is drought-resistant and barren-resistant, which means that this magical plant is not picky about the land at all."
"Even if it is thrown in the mountains, it can still produce something."
"This magical object is only possible because of your Majesty's hard work, early morning court and late evening court, diligent governance, and diligent listening to the people. It is truly a blessing for the people and all the people!!"
Guo Tianyang's eyes widened as he listened, and his hands in his sleeves began to shake wildly again.
When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked!
Li Yansong was speechless on the spot: "Fang Zhengyi! Are you telling the truth? You can't talk nonsense!"
Although Emperor Jing had his doubts, he couldn't help but feel hopeful when he thought about how Fang Zhengyi could always come up with something new and interesting.
He said anxiously: "Fang Qing! Where is this thing? Bring it to me quickly!"
"Your Majesty, no!"
A huge feeling of resentment instantly filled the entire court, and everyone's eyes turned into knives, stabbing at Fang Zhengyi.
Damn it! How dare you joke about this?!
"Your Majesty! This thing is in Taoyuan County! I don't have it with me! But I can guarantee that everything I said just now is true! The prince has also seen this thing!"
Li Yuanzhao has been too tired recently and felt a little drowsy after getting up so early.
As soon as he heard Fang Zheng's words, he immediately perked up and agreed, "That's right! Master Fang is right!"
Everyone's eyes turned back to Fang Zhengyi again.
Fang Zheng was at ease, and he slowly said, "Your Majesty! I have an unwelcome request. Tomorrow is a day off, so why not ask Your Majesty and the others to personally witness the birth of the divine object?"
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