The Minister of Revenue had not seen the memorial yet and did not know what the emperor was talking about.
He quickly took the memorial from Prime Minister Xu and read it carefully. After reading it, he couldn't contain his excitement, "Your Majesty, has the potato planting increased four or five times?"
The Minister of Revenue was a little bit unbelieving and thought there was something wrong with his eyes. He took the memorial and looked at it carefully again. It did indeed write about the harvest of the three plots of land.
Even the smallest yield was more than four times the original yield of 800 kilograms per acre.
If the entire Dagan region were to grow potatoes, there would be no need to worry about food supplies.
"Of course, what is written in the memorial is clear and understandable. Lord Shen, I still understand it and will definitely not exaggerate." The emperor couldn't stop smiling with his hands behind his back.
He really didn't expect that Shen Nian would bring him such a big surprise.
When he was the crown prince, Shen Nian was his study companion. Later, when he became the emperor, Shen Nian was poisoned and thus had no chance of becoming an official.
Later, when Chen Nian recovered, he remembered their friendship when they were studying, and wanted to help him and cultivate a close friend of his own, because he understood Chen Nian's character and knew that he was an upright person who was grateful.
He didn't expect that his good intentions at that time would bring him so many benefits.
When the plague appeared, Shen Nian and his wife did not hide anything and went all out to treat the plague.
How could he not be excited when such a great thing that benefits the country and the people happened again?
"Your Majesty, did Lord Shen tell me how to grow these potatoes?"
The Minister of Revenue was more concerned about this. As the one who was in charge of the purse of the entire Da Gan, he was so happy to hear that the grain production had doubled.
Because whenever something happened in any place in Quanda, the Ministry of Revenue would need to allocate funds and grain, and he couldn't just give it away out of thin air.
So I am often caught in the middle.
"This is it." The emperor handed over the paper in his hand.
Seeing that there really was a planting method, the Minister of Revenue became even more excited. "Your Majesty, should we promote it throughout the country right away?"
If this is promoted nationwide, not only will the people no longer go hungry, but they will also have to pay a lot of taxes and grain.
The Minister of Revenue grinned, as if he had seen a lot of money constantly enriching the national treasury.
"It's up to you!" The emperor didn't know how to farm, but the sooner this method was promoted, the sooner the people would benefit.
Thinking that some people may have been farming for a lifetime and cannot accept the new planting method all of a sudden, just like what Shen Nian said in the memorial, the people were skeptical at first, and it was only after Mrs. Shen rented the land that she started planting.
He also instructed the Minister of Revenue, “When promoting this potato planting method, explain it to the people as clearly as possible and do not enforce it.
And if the people really can't accept it, like what Madam Shen did, the government can rent a few plots of land for experimentation. When the harvests are compared, the people will naturally choose which one is better."
This is also what Chen Nian emphasized in the memorial, fearing that forced planting would turn a good thing into a bad thing.
This matter must be handled by the Minister of Revenue and passed down layer by layer. If it is not discussed in advance, the officials below may over-implement it and cause harm to the people.
Although the emperor has never been there, officials' misunderstandings and overcorrections often occur, which is also a headache for him!
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely see to it." The Minister of Revenue bowed.
"Please make a copy of this potato planting method first, and keep the original for me." This was written by Madam Shen Nian herself, and it should be kept together with this memorial.
The Minister of Revenue quickly nodded in agreement.
Eunuch Xu tactfully brought out paper and pen and placed them on the small table for the Minister of Revenue to copy.
Prime Minister Xu was filled with mixed emotions. He never expected that his wife would be so generous in expressing her gratitude for adopting him as her goddaughter!
He can make medicine, draw, and now he even knows this high-yield planting method.
This also benefited the Xu family.
"Your Majesty, Lord Shen really married a good wife!" Prime Minister Xu took the opportunity to praise Xia Tian in front of the emperor, letting the emperor know that this was not only Shen Nian's credit, but more of Xia Tian's credit.
After all, Xia Tian is his goddaughter now, so he has to protect her no matter what.
“Prime Minister Xu has good taste. Isn’t Madam Shen your goddaughter?” The emperor smiled and raised his eyebrows.
He also understood the meaning behind Prime Minister Xu's words.
Since Shen Nian did not hide his wife's contribution, he would not deliberately ignore it. As long as they are citizens of Dagan and can make contributions to Dagan, regardless of gender, they are all good.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. My wife has good taste!" Prime Minister Xu stroked his beard and laughed.
The emperor also smiled.
In fact, his vision is not bad, otherwise he would not let Madam Shen teach painting to the princes and princesses.
The two of them smiled knowingly.
The Minister of Revenue was about to finish copying and couldn't help but sigh, "Mrs. Shen is really meticulous. She even wrote down the soil and months suitable for farming clearly."
Prime Minister Xu took it and looked at it, and he felt that his wife's decision to take Xia Tian as her goddaughter was absolutely the right one.
When Prime Minister Xu and the Minister of Revenue came out of the Imperial Study, the Minister of Revenue clasped his fists and congratulated Prime Minister Xu, "Prime Minister, congratulations! Your goddaughter has done such a great deed this time. It will be recorded in the annals of history!"
"Congratulations!" Prime Minister Xu also clasped his fists in congratulations. "With this potato planting method, your wallet will be even fuller!"
"Hahaha, the Prime Minister is right!" The Minister of Revenue also laughed heartily.
When Prime Minister Xu got home from work in the afternoon, the first thing he did was to tell Madam Xu the good news.
"Really? Was it really Xia Xia who did it?" Mrs. Xu couldn't believe it.
She adopted Xia Tian as her goddaughter because she was from a rural background and was often ridiculed by the wealthy families in the capital because of her background.
She adopted her as her goddaughter, on the one hand to raise her status and prevent others from criticizing her background.
On the other hand, it is also to repay a favor.
I didn’t expect that the Xu family would benefit from it now!
With such a great goddaughter, she will be very proud when she goes out in the future.
It’s hard to say who is raising whose value.
"Of course, the emperor praised him a lot today." Prime Minister Xu also laughed happily, "The emperor now knows that Madam Shen is our goddaughter."
Prime Minister Xu also looked at Madam Xu with a smile in his eyes.
This Xia Tian is not only his Xu family's goddaughter now, but also his daughter-in-law's good friend. Who knows, in the future, the Xu family might really benefit from her!
When Mrs. Xu heard this, she was extremely happy.
I told the maid to go and find Master Xu and Wen Jin, as this good news must be shared.
When Mr. Xu and Wen Jin came over, Mrs. Xu told them about the good things Xia Tian had done, and they were immediately very happy.
Wen Jin was especially excited and said that she must set up two tables in the house to celebrate this event.
Although Xia Tian is not here, it is still a big happy event in the mansion and must be celebrated.
Mrs. Xu naturally agreed and just let Wen Jin do it.
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