After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 303

"Not only is the yield high, but it is also very easy to plant. Just bury it in the soil and fertilize it once or twice. The growth cycle is short, and it can be harvested in one season."

"And it tastes very delicious. It can be made into hot and sour potato shreds, potato chicken nuggets, potato fried meat... tsk tsk. Potatoes are nutritious and complete, rich in protein starch, and are a food that is close to full price in nutrition."

"This thing can produce five thousand catties per mu!?"

When Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang heard the words, they immediately stayed where they were.

The surrounding people were shocked and speechless when they heard this: "Isn't this output too scary?"

"I have lived for more than [-] years, and I have never heard of such a high-yield crop!" After a long time, Li Shanchang finally returned to normal and said.

"I, Liu Bowen, can be considered well-informed, and I have never heard of any crops in Fanbang and the Western Regions around Daming, which can reach an astonishing yield of [-] jin per mu." Liu Bowen said.

"And it's very easy to grow, just fertilize once or twice." Li Shanchang said, "The growth cycle is so short, it can be harvested in one season, and it's also nutritious... These crops are really fairy crops!"

"Could it be that these potatoes were really given to the emperor and queen by the gods?"

"In the past, it was originally planted in the sky, but now it is brought to the mortal world."

"Now I finally understand why the emperor just said that Daming's country and land are on his shoulders." Yang Xian cupped his hands and said, "If potatoes can be widely planted in Daming, the whole of Ming Dynasty will be changed because of this."

"The Ming Dynasty will be strong because of the potatoes, and the people will be rich because of the potatoes."

"The rice, wheat, millet, millet, and bean planted before the Ming Dynasty can only produce hundreds of catties per mu. It takes tens of mu of land to feed a village. If they are all planted with potatoes, only one mu of land is needed. feed."

"If it is planted in a large area, there must be a lot of surplus. The remaining potatoes can be used by ordinary people to raise chickens and increase their income!"

"The ministers are right!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Potatoes are so amazing."

"It can increase Ming's national fortune."

"Potatoes are so much better than the previous five grains. After the people plant them, the Ming Dynasty will be rich and strong, and the country will be stable. Let me tell you, is it the Ming Dynasty that we have the guts to carry?"

"Is what the empress carries on her back the common people's well-fed?"

"Emperor Shengming!"

"Niangniang Shengming!"

The ministers said in succession.

Everyone turned their eyes to the pile of potatoes, feeling very excited: With this thing, the problem of eating for the common people will no longer be a problem.

For thousands of years in China, the problem of food for the common people has also lasted for thousands of years.

Now that potatoes are grown, this problem will be completely eradicated.

The decline and fall of dynasties and peasant uprisings are all related to the lack of food for the people and even starvation to death.

If potatoes were planted, the Ming dynasty would last forever.

Potato, what a treasure!

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"Come here, call all the civil and military ministers of Yingtian." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Today, our monarchs and ministers are at the gate of the palace, in front of the common people, to wash these potatoes and cut them into small pieces."

"Afterwards, it will be distributed to various provinces of Ming Dynasty to be planted by the common people."

"Obey!" After Erhu finished speaking, he turned around and took people to gather other ministers.

"It is the duty of the ministers to do things for the people, and it is also the blessing of the ministers." A minister said.

Soon, some guards picked out the water from the palace.

The emperor and empress themselves washed the potatoes with the well water picked out from the palace.When the generals saw that the emperor and empress had made a move, they immediately rushed over to help, without even changing the government officials on their bodies.

"Li Xiang, Liu Yushi, you are all scholars, so you don't have to do this kind of dirty and tiring work." A military officer said, "You scholars do this kind of work, is it not in line with your status as scholars? Hands are used to hold pens."

"You're trying to harm us!" Li Shan said long.

"Although we are scholars, what do scholars study for? Isn't it for the benefit of the common people?" Liu Bowen said, "Therefore, we must do this."

After speaking, together with other civil servants, he also joined the ranks of washing potatoes.

Although they have never done farm work before, but now that the emperor and empress are working, how dare they not do it?
Unless you don't want to be an official anymore.

These scholars used to not touch the sun with their five fingers, and they could not distinguish between the five grains. Now everyone's hands are finally covered with dirt.In the past, those generals used knives to kill the enemy, but now they also pick up the knives used to cut potatoes.

In the final analysis, generals fight for the common people.

"Not bad, not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied when he saw this. "This is called the monarch and his ministers being of one mind. The emperor of Ming Dynasty was originally a farmer, and now with you ministers of civil and military affairs, the monarch and his ministers are wholeheartedly working for the well-being of the people."

"If everyone has been like this, you always have the people in your heart. Why worry about the people of Daming being unhappy, why worry that my Ming Dynasty will not be strong, and why worry that Daming's country is not stable?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" The officials said one after another after hearing the words, "I must keep in mind the teachings of the Emperor and lead by example."

When the officials were cleaning the potatoes, their red official uniforms were stained a lot, and some even had stains on their official hats.

"You can't work if you wear official uniforms and official hats. You all put down your dignity and take off the official uniforms and hats for us!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Observe the order!" Hearing the words, the officials took off their official uniforms and hats one after another, and put them in a pile in the distance.

"Put on official uniforms and hats, and you are ministers. Take off official uniforms and hats, and your roots are still farmers!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "My Ming Dynasty is based on agriculture, and no one has ever been born a prince or general."

"Including us!"

"There's nothing shameful about being a farmer. Whose ancestors weren't farmers a few generations ago?"

"What the emperor said is very true." The ministers answered while working.The civil servants washed the potatoes in water, and the military officers cut them into pieces with their knives, while the rest of the ministers carried the potato pieces aside to be set aside.

Because potatoes need to be cut into pieces.

"Your Majesty. Since your Majesty, the Empress, and all the adults are working, we ordinary people can't just watch." At this time, a bold commoner stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, can we come here?" help?"

"Actually, we have long wanted to help, but we didn't dare." Another commoner said.

"Of course you can help." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Don't be afraid just because we are the emperor and they are high officials in the court. You should think that they are ordinary people just like you, not much more noble than you."

"It would be great if you all came to help. Our Daming not only wants the monarch and ministers to be of one mind, but also the world to be of one mind."

(End of this chapter)