Chapter 259 The capital is in an uproar

At the morning court, all the civil and military officials were surprised to see King Jin.

Many officials whispered to him,

"Your Highness has returned safely, it is really a cause for celebration!"

"Did King Jin just come back?"

"Is King Jin well?"

King Jin smiled and nodded politely.

"Ahem!" Xia Zhengqi cleared his throat, and the hall finally quieted down.

"King Jin was ordered to travel around the countries this time, and just returned to the capital yesterday." Xia Zhengqi said loudly.

The civil and military officials below listened attentively, hoping that Xia Zhengqi would quickly talk about King Jin's gains this time.

"This time, Prince Jin visited five countries, established diplomatic relations with them, and brought back many kinds of exotic crops. This time we can say that we have returned with a full load!" Xia Zhengqi's face was full of pride. When

the ministers heard this, they all smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! This is a blessing for our Great Xia!"

Xia Miaoyuan sat next to her father, lifting her toes.

She accompanied the emperor to court from time to time, and the civil and military officials were already accustomed to it. Even if they were not used to it, they would not say anything.

[Today is such a good day! I can listen to my father announce good news, I can watch the officials flatter me, and I can skip school with the legitimate reason of being ordered to court. It's wonderful! 】

Yes, today Xia Zhengqi pulled her over to go to court with him, and specially asked someone to ask for leave from the teacher in the main hall.

Xia Miaoyuan does not have to go to school today.

Xia Zhengqi stroked his beard with satisfaction, enjoying the flattery from the officials.

When the flattery was almost over, he said: "I have decided to invite the farmhands from the royal farm to plant these crop seeds one by one for trial planting. The Prince of Jin will personally provide guidance."

"If the trial planting is successful, it will be promoted nationwide."

The officials spoke up again to express their congratulations.

Seeing such a happy scene, Xia Zhengqi's mouth was almost grinning to his ears.

Excited, Xia Zhengqi made a gesture to Debao, ordering him to present all the crops and various novel things brought back by King Jin.

The eunuchs rushed in with trays, and when they came to the front of the hall, they stopped and showed the things in the trays to everyone.

Xia Miaoyuan looked down with eyes wide open.

On those trays, there were corn cobs, potatoes, bananas, pistachios, etc., as well as various exotic handicrafts.

Tomatoes cannot be stored for too long, so they cannot be shown to everyone, and they can only wait for farmers to grow them.

[Oh my, that's great! These are all good things! Either delicious or high-yield! 】

【Although these are common things in modern society, they are all new and fresh things that have never been seen in Daxia! 】

Xia Zhengqi listened to his daughter's voice and nodded in appreciation.

At this time, all the officials in the palace were already fascinated by these new things and were talking about them.

"Do you know what kind of fruit that earthy thing is? I wonder if it tastes good."

"I haven't seen it before, and it doesn't look delicious."

"What is that yellow, grainy thing? It looks beautiful!"

"The green and yellow one, one by one, seems to be emitting a fragrance! I don't know what it is."

For a moment, all the officials seemed to have forgotten that they were still in the court, and they all pointed and commented on those new things like children.

Seeing that the hall was too noisy, Debao shouted loudly: "Silence!"

The officials did not respond.

Debao frowned and shouted "Silence" twice, and the officials shut up one after another.

[Haha, Eunuch Debao is like a disciplinary committee member! ]

Seeing that everyone was too enthusiastic, Xia Zhengqi smiled and said: "Let the King of Jin introduce these things to you personally, so that everyone will not be too curious!"

Then, the King of Jin introduced these things one by one like a commentator, and told everyone.

The officials listened attentively.

After introducing these things, Xia Zhengqi rewarded the King of Jin and gave him many good things.

Prince Jin kowtowed to express his gratitude, feeling very proud.

He spent nearly three years on this trip, which not only made his wife, who had been infertile for more than ten years, pregnant, but also made him famous for his meritorious service to the court.

After the court session, the civil and military officials were still not satisfied, and they were still discussing these crops on the way out of the palace in groups of three or two.

On the other hand, Liang Chaozong also learned about the new crops that Prince Jin brought back.

It was not a secret that Prince Jin had traveled to various countries before, and it was not a secret that he was doing it now.

Especially in the morning court session, Prince Jin introduced the exotic crops in detail to all the officials. Soon after the court session, the news spread all over the capital.

After Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse got the news, Liang Chaozong didn't care much, but Yao Jinse's eyes lit up, and he sent someone to carefully inquire about the names of these crops.

In the secret private room on the third floor of Tianxiang Restaurant.

A servant bowed his head and reported to Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse: "It is said that there are corn, potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, pistachios..."

The servant tried hard to recall those unfamiliar names and reported them one by one.

Liang Chaozong waved at the servant with a cold face and let him go.

"Jinse, aren't they just some exotic crops? What's so surprising about them? No matter how good they are, can they compare to the diversity of scenery in my Central Plains?" Liang Chaozong said lightly.

He felt that the restoration plan had been difficult to advance in the past two or three years, and that the main focus should be on the military and talents, and those other things should be ignored.

Yao Jinse listened to those familiar names, one by one, coming out of the servant's mouth, and her heart was pounding with excitement.

Coming from the modern society, she knew too well the benefits of these things.

Yao Jinse suppressed her inner excitement and raised her eyebrows and said, "Husband, you don't know this. These crops are all treasures!"

Liang Chaozong curled his lips in disdain and said nothing.

Yao Jinse continued, "Just talking about potatoes and corn, they are treasures that can keep people alive in years of famine!"

"My husband, you don't know that I have read descriptions of these things in some books written by knights before."

In order to hide her secret as a time traveler, Yao Jinse had to make up an excuse.

"Corn and potatoes have a short growth cycle and are easy to plant. They are resistant to drought and insect pests. Once planted, they can grow well even if you don't take care of them."

"The key is that their yield is very high!"

When talking about the high yield, Yao Jinse deliberately emphasized the tone.

"These two things can be eaten as food like rice and grains, and can fill your stomach."

Liang Chaozong was originally uninterested, but after hearing this, he straightened his back, sat up straight, and looked at Yao Jinse intently.

"Are you serious? How much can these two things yield per mu?" Liang Chaozong asked.

Yao Jinse frowned and thought for a while, then replied, "If the soil is fertile and there is plenty of rain, the yield of corn per mu can reach more than 1,000 kilograms, and the yield of potatoes can reach more than 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms."