"Eunuch De, Prince Rui brought some fruits for the emperor when he came. Please have someone wash some of each. There is an oval yellow fruit here. You need to remove the head and tail, peel it, and remove all the black spots in the flesh. Then soak it in salt water. Wash the others normally." Ye Han came out and saw Eunuch De guarding the door, so he gave him some instructions.
"Hey, I'll go right away."
"Thank you for your hard work!" Ye Han was still very polite to Eunuch De. After all, he was the chief steward of the emperor, so he was polite to everyone.
"You are too polite, Princess Rui. This is what I should do." Eunuch De said politely, but there was a smile on his face.
Ye Han didn't say anything else, turned around and went back into the imperial study.
"Princess Rui, come here. We are discussing how to plant these two acres of land. What do you think?" The emperor asked when he saw Ye Han come in.
The Emperor, the Crown Prince and Prince Rui were discussing how to farm. In fact, they had almost finished the discussion, but the Emperor thought that since Ye Han had brought this up, he would ask the person involved what he thought.
"My daughter-in-law suggested that we use one acre of good farmland and carefully tend it, and plant a group of ordinary fields without much supervision. This way, we can see what the highest and lowest yields are. We can even test whether poor soil can grow crops and what the yields are." Ye Han thought for a moment and replied. This suggestion is actually because the good farmland is mostly in the hands of the gentry, and they are a minority, while the majority of the people still have more ordinary fields. Moreover, in terms of the total amount of arable land, ordinary fields make up the majority, and there is even a lot of newly reclaimed, relatively poor land.
After Ye Han finished speaking, the three people present thought about it and understood the purpose of doing so.
"Princess Rui is extremely knowledgeable and considers things more carefully than many people." The emperor praised her. To be honest, he was really surprised. They almost missed this question.
"Yes, my sister-in-law is indeed very knowledgeable." The prince also nodded.
Ye Han felt a little embarrassed by the compliment. After all, she knew her own worth, an ordinary person among the masses. Her opinions were merely a result of her time. "Your Majesty, Father and Brother, you are too kind. I have merely taken advantage of the times, standing on the shoulders of giants. In terms of true ability, I am far inferior to others."
"Well, let's settle the sweet potato and potato issue for now. Prince, please come up with a detailed plan later, including the planting methods."
"Yes." The prince responded.
While we were talking, the fruit was washed and brought over.
"Everyone, come and try it! There are so many varieties of fruits here. Eunuch De, have you sent any to the Queen?"
"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged."
"Well, go down!"
"Princess Rui, let's talk about the future you mentioned. I'm quite interested in that." The all-important issue of food was nearly settled, and the Emperor began to ask about things he was interested in. The Crown Prince and Yue Chengyu were listening intently while eating, especially the Crown Prince, who didn't hide his interest. Yue Chengyu was fine; he already had a general understanding.
"Father, I brought the information. Can I go out and get it back?" Ye Han put the computer outside the door. After all, the imperial study would not let you bring in something unclear.
After the emperor nodded, Ye Han went out to bring in the computer, opened the computer bag, placed the computer on a small coffee table on the side, and turned it on.
"What is this?" the prince asked first.
"This is called a computer. It has similar uses to a tablet, but it has more functions than a tablet." Ye Han explained and didn't say anything else.
"Father, should I put this here or should I bring it up for you?"
"Just put it there. I'll go take a look."
The emperor, the crown prince and Yue Chengyu all walked behind Ye Han. Ye Han opened the PPT and turned sideways to reveal the screen.
"Father, this was compiled by the prince and I. It mainly focuses on people's livelihood."
"First, the Flower Country has a vast territory, with a land area of 9.6 million square kilometers and a population of approximately 1.4 billion."
"Fourteen billion? How much farmland would it take to feed so many people?" the prince asked. Dai Viet's population was only about fifty million, yet some people still didn't have enough to eat. The prince couldn't imagine how a single country could support fourteen billion people.
There was also doubt in the emperor's eyes.
"To be honest, the arable land area of the flower farmers is not very optimistic. So while ensuring arable land, we are also constantly improving grain varieties to increase per-acre yields. In addition to sweet potatoes and potatoes, we also grow hybrid rice, and we are constantly selecting high-quality grain varieties. Now the per-acre yield of hybrid rice is generally around 1,200 to 1,500 kilograms."
The emperor and the prince were stunned for a long time after hearing Ye Han's description.
"What's going on with this hybrid rice?"
"Hybrid rice..." Ye Han briefly described what he knew.
"That's fine. It seems we should pay more attention to skilled craftsmen," the emperor muttered to himself. The prince was also thoughtful.
Ye Han looked at everyone's expressions and appropriately turned another page of the PPT. "Father, this technology can also be possessed by the Great Yue Dynasty. It can enrich the people's dining tables."
"What?"
“Raising pigs.”
"Raising pigs?"
"Yes, in our Daiyue, pork is rarely eaten except by the very poor. It's because it doesn't taste very good. But if you cook it the right way, pork can be very delicious. In the Flowering Country, pork is on the tables of thousands of households."
"Tell me about it quickly." The emperor was very interested. If it was true, then the people's dining tables would indeed be much richer.
"Father, I have prepared a video." Ye Han said as he clicked on the video link on the PPT.
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