Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 676 Beyond Cognition
The captain-in-law seems to have discovered the grain and oil that the country did not have. This is really a new thing, and it will also be a very meaningful thing. As long as it works well, it means that the pearl is the son of the emperor and the destiny. !
This is not a joke. In this age, countless people believe in such things.

Otherwise, there would not be a lot of auspicious deeds. This freshly baked grain and oil is a kind of auspiciousness!

Even if it is not a serious grain, who dares to deny the significance of grain and oil?Whether the Ming Dynasty was short of oil or not, this matter is well known to many people. The Ming Dynasty, with its vast land and abundant resources, was really short of oil, and the people were even more short of oil.

The palm oil presented by Feng Chengjin was finally handed over. At first glance, it looked no different from ordinary rapeseed oil, but it also lacked the aroma of rapeseed oil.

The palm fruit was also handed over, and many people felt that it was an eye-opener. This thing seemed familiar, but it seemed that they had never heard that these things could be used in this way before.

how to say?

A bunch of fruits about the size of apricots grow in the strings of suspected rhizomes, which feel a bit like peanuts.

And Zhu Yunying knew very well that these palm fruits did not grow in the ground, but on trees.

He is also very clear that although many people think that things like palm oil are harmful, the market is indeed huge, especially shops that make some fried goods, and they like to use palm oil to fry food because it is cheap!

Moreover, there are countless blended oils made from palm oil in the market, naturally because of the price advantage.

No, Zhu Yunying who saw this thing felt deja vu, but he was a bit afraid to confirm it.

These ovoid seeds are orange-red.

Looking at the fruits in his hand, Zhu Yunying felt a little strange.Normally, palm fruit should have some red color, right?Yes, the palm fruit that makes palm oil is oil palm, not the fruit of ordinary palm trees.

The hometown of palm oil is actually in Africa!

Regardless of the oil palms of later generations all over the world, Indonesia is the world's largest producer of palm oil, but there are no large areas of oil palm forests there, let alone palm oil as one of the pillar industries.

When Zhu Yunying fell silent, many ministers were listening carefully, or discussing in whispers.

Poaching, crushing, and pressing are the techniques of making palm oil. Feng Cheng has heard about this, but he has made some preparations. After all, it takes more effort to get these credits perfectly.

While Feng Cheng happily continued to put it away, some ministers finally made up their minds. They felt that the emperor might have been tricked.

This is a palm tree. It can be said that besides the north of the Yellow River, there were also such trees in the Ming Dynasty.

It can be planted in courtyards, roadsides and flower beds. The tree is tall and straight, with verdant leaves, suitable for viewing in all seasons.Wood can be used to make utensils.The palm leaf sheath is fan-shaped and has palm fibers. The leaves can be used to make handicrafts such as fans and hats, and the roots can be used as medicine.

Although the fruits brought out by the captain-in-law seem to be different from ordinary palm fruits, they are similar, that is, the color is slightly different, and the size is only slightly larger.

It doesn't make sense, that is, the palm fruit of Nanyang can be used to extract oil, and the palm fruit of our Ming Dynasty has almost no effect.

A minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty Qizuo, there are also such fruits in the courtyard of the minister's house. I have never heard that it can be squeezed for oil."

This is naturally a more euphemistic way of saying it. Everyone is a knowledgeable person, so there is no need to falsify.It's better to let such a farce go like this, so as not to hurt face.The most important thing is that if the emperor is unable to step down due to the disturbance, it will be of no benefit to everyone.

Feng Cheng was in a hurry, he wanted to obtain the hereditary title, but this was what he relied on.He can only be dismissed by these people in a few words, not to mention that he has prepared for this matter for a long time and investigated it carefully. He thinks he still has a certain right to speak.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, this object is somewhat similar to the palm, but it is also somewhat different." Feng Cheng said seriously, "I was afraid of omissions before, so I asked the Fanren specifically. This object was presented by the Persians, and many Fanren All eat this oil."

This time it became interesting, some civil and military officials in the court felt that the captain-in-law was just cheating.This deceit has been exposed, but they are still speaking out loud here, and dare to speak eloquently?
This is just the fruit of ordinary palm trees. It is no problem to say that it is no problem to use palm trees to make some crafts. There are even palm beds in the homes of many ministers.

But if it is said that this kind of thing can squeeze out cooking oil, then everyone will not believe it.This is not a matter of everyone's knowledge, it is a matter of the common people in the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a matter of whether the emperor will be deceived!

But there are also some people who firmly believe that palm fruit can be squeezed out of oil!
Look at the things held in the hands of the captain-in-law, the oil is ready-made, and the fruit is different from ordinary palm fruit, so why do you think it is ordinary palm fruit?Why do you dare to arbitrarily think that the captain-in-law is deceiving the emperor?
This is simply a muddled lawsuit!Everyone has their own position, and they all have their own perceptions.

Although those who can stand on top of the court are the elites of the Ming Dynasty, and many people are well-informed or knowledgeable, but let alone now, even in the age of the information explosion, many people have no idea about certain things. It's also unheard of, or just a superficial understanding.

In today's era when many people have never left the county seat in their entire lives, even the elites of the Ming Dynasty may not be able to understand too many things.The places where they live and some of their knowledge are relatively limited.

For example, some officials in Guangdong and Guangxi, in some of their impressions, can still wear summer shirts in October.

However, some officials who lived in the north, especially those near Liaodong, felt that these people were just fooling around. It was autumn in Yingtianfu in October, but it might start snowing in Liaodong.

The vast Ming Dynasty often had different climates or living habits due to geographical reasons, as well as some unique animals and plants.Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty was not truly vast in this world, and there were still many things that it didn't have.

While the civil and military officials were making noise, Zhu Yunying, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was thinking deeply.

Things like palm oil do have a very long history, but this so-called history is not a history that everyone knows.The real large-scale use of palm oil is actually only two hundred years old. The current palm oil is still unknown in the jungles of the African hometown.

Persians, I don't know if you are talking about people from the Middle East or East Africa?

Don't underestimate the power of the ancients. It is said that Zhang Qian was well-versed in the Western Regions, and the Tang Dynasty also had a deep connection with the Middle East.Although I didn’t bypass the Cape of Good Hope, I just want to say that China has had some contacts with Africa in history. It is definitely not to say that when Zhu Yunying is realized, there will be such examples in history.

In history, Zheng He's voyages went as far as the coast of the Red Sea and East Africa.But this does not mean that it is the farthest exchange in the history of China and Africa. If we really want to talk about it, then the history is early.

During the Western Han Dynasty, King Anxi dedicated some acrobats to the Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and those artists seemed to come from Egypt.Not to mention the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the Maritime Silk Road transported countless Chinese porcelain and silk to Africa and other places.

Daming is indeed strong, but apart from the Central Plains dynasty, there are also some relatively powerful dynasties overseas.

This is interesting. Zhu Yunying did not plan to learn from Temujin or Kublai Khan and go to Europe. The territory of the Ming Dynasty is not small. He feels that it is enough to control the land that can be controlled, or build some belonging A vassal state of the Ming Dynasty will do.

It is difficult to colonize the world, at least with the current level of science and productivity.It would be better to be realistic. It would be good to take down Nanyang first. After all, the natives in Nanyang are not easy to subdue.

Things like palm oil were thought to be a good thing at first, but now there is a tendency to become a muddled rise, which is also a headache for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

This matter seems to be over without a problem, at least it seems to be over without a problem now, because there is no conclusion yet.Perhaps it is time to reach a consensus, or to produce more convincing evidence, so that some doubts can be quelled, and meritorious deeds can be justified and rewarded.

Although Zhu Yunying can also rely on his own power to forcefully make some decisions, he doesn't want to start something bad.

Everyone knows that Feng Cheng is his little sister.As for Feng Cheng's title, there is nothing to say, it is because he has a good father, even if he is posthumous, at least he has a title.

It's just that the titles of the Ming Dynasty are becoming more and more difficult to obtain. Even if it is the second generation of Xun and his relatives, it is not bad to be able to get a lower title. It will only become less and less, and the threshold will only become higher and higher.

There is no reason to directly give Feng Cheng a hereditary replacement. Otherwise, the future kings may follow suit, or they will disrupt some of Zhu Yunying's national policies and state affairs, which is not a good thing.

Just when he arrived at the Hall of Martial Arts, Shuang Quan came, "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor asked your Majesty to go to the Qianqing Palace."

Zhu Yunying didn't have much to say. Based on the tacit understanding between him and Lao Zhu, if there was no particular urgent or important matter, under normal circumstances, he would not send people over directly at this time.

Just go over there, in fact, Zhu Yunying is also very curious about what Lao Zhu is looking for at this time.

Seeing the precious grandson, Lao Zhu immediately asked, "We know you love your sister, but you don't want to mess around. The Duke of our Ming Dynasty is so precious, how can we give it to you so easily?"

Zhu Yunying immediately understood, and said with a smile, "Grandpa Huang, don't think too much, with grandson's stingy temper, even if he is our brother-in-law, even if our nephew grows up in the future, it is fine to have the title of duke or marquis." Yes. It’s just that we also know that the oil is real, but it’s not that we plan to visit people all over the world.”

Lao Zhu's meaning is actually very simple. Although Feng Guoyong was Lao Zhu's confidant in the early days, he was an outsider after all. And now that Feng Guoyong has been dead for so many years, many emotions have gradually faded away.

As for Feng Cheng being Lao Zhu's grandson-in-law, because of Lao Zhu's feudal and old-fashioned personality, many of his son-in-laws can't take care of him, let alone the grandson-in-law.Daughters who get married are all splashed water, let alone granddaughters.

Lao Zhu was actually a bit reluctant to give his grandson-in-law a hereditary title.

What's more, Lao Zhu is also worried that his precious grandson will cause some bad things. If he only cares about his younger siblings, it's fine.The key is to worry that the grandson who is going smoothly will start to make great achievements, or come up with some non-existent auspicious things, which is definitely not a good thing for the Jiangshan Sheji of the Ming Dynasty.

But now Lao Zhu has a new idea, and asked excitedly, "Then tell us, what is the matter with this oil?"

With Lao Zhu's love for the common people, he really wants to know what is going on with palm oil.Lao Zhu, who is well aware of the sufferings of the people, also knows how difficult it is for ordinary people to taste meat. Naturally, he also knows how important it is for the common people to grow rapeseed oil or grain.

If we can now find a crop that can make the people of the Ming Dynasty eat oil, Lao Zhu naturally has no reason to be unhappy.He will also feel that this is his precious grandson's destiny, so these good things can keep appearing.

Zhu Yunying said cheerfully, "It's really not that we're cheating, we've already had people try to make those oils, and let people have a taste."

At this time, Lao Zhu immediately emphasized, "Just let the people below taste it. You are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You don't want to eat these things, and our family members don't want to eat them now."

For Lao Zhu's thoughts, Zhu Yunying didn't find it strange at all, not to mention Lao Zhu, even other people almost had such a mentality.After all, this is something beyond cognition, and I am not familiar with it. I have some doubts along with some curiosity.

Naturally, Zhu Yunying hurriedly agreed, but in fact, it would be useless even if he didn't agree. Zhu Yunying's food needs to be carefully selected and supervised.No one knows what palm oil is like, but they dare not let the emperor eat it.

"The fruit is different from the palm fruit we saw on the field tour. There are still some good things in this barren land. It should be something from overseas, not from our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yunying said convincingly, "It happens to be from our Ming Dynasty. The sailors are strong and strong, so let's let them go all the way to find these things, where are they? How should they be used?"

(End of this chapter)