Following the emperor's words, everyone came to another field. The field here did not look as fertile as before, but the green vines on the ground still made the emperor and his companions smile.
Including the farmers who had already prepared, their faces were filled with uncontrollable excitement. When they first started working on the field, except for the emperor and his entourage, no one working on the field knew what was in the field.
It’s different now. The yield of the first piece of land has come out, and the farmers also know that this is a very high-yield crop, which is directly related to their food problem. The excitement on their faces is uncontrollable.
"Start digging."
Following the emperor's order, everyone responded and moved. Looking around, it was a busy scene.
Ye Han was bored, so he also started digging in the ground for a while, and only left when he was tired.
"Princess Rui, what do you think the yield of this field can be?" The emperor asked when he saw Ye Han retreating from the field.
"Your Majesty, this daughter-in-law is unreliable." Ye Han was helpless. Although I brought the food, I really don't know how to grow it. If you ask me how to eat it, I can still say a few words.
"Feel free to say it, and make a bold prediction." The emperor's smile was quite amiable, which startled the official who had never seen such a gesture before.
The official in charge of agricultural affairs was filled with questions: Who was I? Where was I? Was the person smiling so kindly before me the emperor?
Of course, no one noticed his thoughts. At this moment, everyone's attention was on Ye Han, including the official himself.
After listening to the emperor's words, Ye Han thought for a moment and said, "My daughter-in-law guessed that the yield would not be as good as the previous field."
Yue Chengyu watched Ye Han's smile become more and more generous and appropriate. Based on his understanding of his princess over this period of time, the more generous her smile was, the more uneasy she felt inside or whether she was complaining about something.
As expected, as soon as Ye Han finished speaking, Yue Chengyu almost choked on his own saliva. [What's the difference between this and nonsense?] Yue Chengyu thought to himself
The prince almost lost his composure, and clenched his hands tightly, trying hard to maintain his image.
Others...
He was obviously shocked by Ye Han's answer.
The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He obviously didn't expect that Princess Rui, who he always thought was "reliable", would have such an eccentric personality.
The emperor was a man who had seen countless people. His eyes were like the flaming eyes of Sun Wukong. Although Ye Han smiled dignifiedly, the playful smile that flashed across his eyes did not escape the emperor's notice. But this was not a problem.
"Princess Rui is indeed intelligent. I think so too." Although the emperor said this seriously, everyone present could hear the sarcasm in his words.
The atmosphere at the scene became more cheerful, except for Ye Han.
Ye Han was embarrassed and finally said nothing more.
Besides the abundance of fields, the Royal Estate also had a large number of farmers. Thanks to their experience with the previous field, the work on this one was completed quickly.
The emperor watched helplessly as the potato yield was slowly weighed out.
Finally, "Your Majesty, the yield of this land is about 4,100 kilograms." The person who reported was also excited and had a trembling voice.
Although everyone was mentally prepared, the output of 4,100 kilograms still made everyone feel like they were in a dream.
Some farmers in the fields even secretly wiped away their tears, muttering things like "God bless Dai Viet, the emperor is wise."
The emperor was the first to come back to his senses and said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll give them all rewards. Hahahaha." It can be seen how good the emperor's mood was.
"Father, it's time for lunch. Let's work on the last piece of land after lunch." The prince looked at the time and reminded the emperor to have lunch.
"Okay, there are some freshly unearthed potatoes today, so let's eat them for lunch." The emperor and the prince had both tried potatoes and sweet potatoes, but due to the quantity, the dishes were not complete and the portions were small, so the emperor and the prince only remembered that one tasted good, and the others were vague.
But today is different, today you can eat as much as you want.
Unsurprisingly, today's lunch was a potato feast, with everything from fried to steamed, boiled, and baked. Except for the royal family, everyone else was eating it for the first time. Yes, these "others" were the officials in charge of agricultural affairs.
His eyes lit up as he took a bite of a baked potato. It tasted good.
I originally thought that I had no expectations about the taste of something with such a large production volume. Even if it tastes bad, so what? The production is high and people won’t starve to death. Does it matter whether it tastes good or not?
But, obviously, the taste exceeded his expectations. Not only was it not bad, it was unexpectedly delicious.
The emperor and the crown prince thought the same thing in the early days, and even the officials today. If Ye Han knew about this, he would definitely ask, "What's with the one or two? Why are you so imaginative? Why does high production mean it doesn't taste good?"
"Your Majesty, this potato is truly a magical seed. With it, our people will never go hungry again." After the meal, the official in charge of farming said excitedly.
"Yeah, it's good stuff."
"Your Majesty, in addition to potatoes, there is another crop called sweet potato. Is it also such a high-yield crop?" The official remembered that he had planted two crops some time ago.
The emperor nodded, but he said that he would have to wait for some time before the sweet potatoes could catch up with the potato production.
"God bless Dai Viet, God bless Dai Viet!!" The official in charge of agriculture shed tears of excitement and shouted.
Although Ye Han looked a little embarrassed, he still admired these officials who cared about the people from the bottom of his heart.
It wasn't until around two in the afternoon, almost three, that the output from the third plot of land was finally tallied. It took so long because there wasn't any land in the imperial farm that was in very poor condition, so this plot of land was newly cultivated from the mountain, and transporting the potatoes down from the mountain took some time.
"Your Majesty, the yield per mu of the third field is about 2,000 jin." Compared with the previous field, this is almost halved.
But everyone was very happy, because everyone present knew that this piece of land was newly opened in the barren mountains, which was already a desolate place. In addition, newly reclaimed land would need several years of maintenance. The direct output of 2,000 kilograms was beyond the expectations of everyone present.
In fact, the emperor and the prince set a standard of 800 kilograms for this piece of land, and they were striving to break 1,000 kilograms. But the standard was doubled.
You have to know that there were so many barren mountains like this in Dai Viet Dynasty and how much newly reclaimed land there was. If the output was just this much, I can’t even imagine it.
This was such a pleasant surprise that the two of them were so happy that they couldn't control their expressions.
Of course, no one present was unexcited.
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