"Yes, sir, that is exactly right."
Nanzhi: "However, although the corn has a short ripening period, it was only planted a few days ago and it is not yet time to harvest."
"Very well," Lin Chengyi said excitedly, "I will write a memorial to the throne right away. Nan girl, you have made great contributions to the people of our Great Yang. His Majesty will surely reward you."
Nan Zhi: "Thank you, Lord Lin."
Lin Chengyi took the potatoes and immediately returned to the county government office.
A letter to the Prefect.
Upon seeing Lin Chengyi's handwritten letter, the prefect immediately sent someone to verify it.
Having received a definite answer, he quickly wrote a letter of divorce.
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The atmosphere in the imperial court was heavy.
Emperor Zhaode was holding a letter urgently sent by the Prefect of Cangzhou.
"What do you think, my dear ministers?" Emperor Zhaode asked.
The ministers lowered their heads and whispered among themselves.
"Your Majesty, the letter says that potatoes yield a thousand catties per mu. We should send someone to verify this." After all, the current grain yield in the Great Central Plains is at most two hundred catties per mu.
A yield of 1,000 catties per mu sounds like a fantasy.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is simply impossible. How could a woman have such achievements? I have heard that the harvest in Cangzhou was poor this year, and now there is the incident in Tai Le Village. I think this matter needs to be investigated."
Emperor Zhaode nodded, saying that a yield of a thousand catties per mu was simply outrageous.
If it's true, the village woman mentioned in the letter must be a great hero of the Great Central Plains.
However, Ren Kaiji, the prefect of Cangzhou, was a good official and would not have fabricated such baseless accusations.
Besides, he had already heard of Nan Zhi; she was a capable village woman.
That's why he defied public opinion and granted her an official position.
Emperor Zhaode hoped that this was true.
So he waved his hand and said, "Send someone to Lingshan County to verify the authenticity of the potatoes."
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