Lord Moyu was forced to open

Inside the Chui Gong Hall.

Zhao Jun looked at Zheng He and others standing in the hall with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation.

The other officials in the hall looked at them with curiosity.

They only knew that these people were sent out by His Majesty more than a year ago, but it was still unknown what they had gained. However, they had the honor of being personally welcomed by His Majesty.

They also want to see what kind of achievements are worthy of this honor.

"Zheng He, tell me quickly whether you have found the legendary new world this time?"

Zhao Jun asked impatiently.

Zheng He also smiled, cupped his hands and replied loudly:
"Thanks to the blessing of your majesty and the ancestors of the Song Dynasty, we have indeed found a new continent this time!
It’s a vast land! No smaller than Ming Dynasty!”

All the officials were shocked. They didn't expect that he actually found it.

Zhao Jun became even more excited and quickly asked, "What does it look like there?"

Zheng He continued:
“There are all kinds of new and strange plants and animals on land.

Now the entire continent is controlled by a group of indigenous tribes called Indians. They all believe in a religion called Winged God Court, which is similar to the ancient times of our Song Dynasty, but in the tribal era. The weapons in their hands are still bronze. One Song soldier can beat ten Indian warriors. "

Zhao Jun nodded and continued to ask: "Are there any special plants?"

This is the question Zhao Jun really wants to ask.

According to his idea, this new continent should be the equivalent of the American continent in the previous life.

If that is the case, there must be high-yield food crops on the American continent.

And there is the rubber tree that I have been thinking about so much.

As expected, Zheng He nodded heavily and said immediately:
"Mr. Chen discovered many new species on that continent, and Cheng believes that the most important ones are plants called corn and sweet potatoes."

Zhao Jun immediately became excited. Sure enough, these three things did exist.

He immediately asked, "Did you bring back any food? What's so special about these three plants?"

Zheng He hurriedly said: "I brought back a lot of seeds, and the reason why I think they are important is because these three crops are extremely high-yielding!

For example, the harvest of sweet potatoes and yams from one acre of land in one season is at least 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms, and the harvest of corn is less, but it is still around 1,500 to 2,000 kilograms.

"What? Two or three thousand jin! The smaller ones are around fifteen to two thousand jin!"

As soon as Zheng He finished speaking, before Zhao Jun had a chance to say anything, the other court officials were immediately furious.

They even began to wonder if they were hallucinating.

How is it possible in the world to have such high yields of grain?
Someone immediately stood up and questioned: "Eunuch Zheng, can you make sure that what you said is not exaggerated? How could those three crops achieve such a high yield?
Are there really crops in the world that can produce such high yields?"

Zheng He glanced at him, patted his chest and assured: "Your Excellency can rest assured, I will tell you the truth and will never lie to your Majesty, that would be a crime of deceiving the emperor!

These three crops do have such a high yield. The reason why I came back so late was that I planted another season on that continent to confirm their yield.

Only then did I dare to say it again. "

Having said that, Zheng He immediately asked Zhang Laoliu, who was visiting the palace for the first time and whose legs were weak, to quickly take out the three crops from the backpack behind him.

Golden corn, gray yams, and red sweet potatoes, every time Zheng He took out each item, he would introduce its name to the officials present, as well as its yield, planting time, and planting method.

Soon, all the officials had some basic understanding of these three plants.

Someone excitedly said, "If what Eunuch Zheng said is true, with these three magical objects, how can we worry about famine in the future?"

"Your Majesty! I would like to plant the seeds immediately and observe the growth of the three plants. If the yield is really that high, we should promote it throughout the country as soon as possible to completely eliminate the hunger worries of our Song Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, if these three sacred objects are real, then Zheng He has made great contributions to the country and should be granted a title as a reward!"

"Your Majesty! The divine object has appeared in the Song Dynasty. This is a gift from God to your Majesty! I drink for the Song Dynasty and for your Majesty!" The excitement of the officials was completely within Zhao Jun's expectations.

Faced with these three things, court officials who suffered from food shortages in the feudal era knew too well the value of these three things.

This is an artifact!
Once it is released, it will be a magical weapon that can stabilize the world.

And these three things alone are enough to canonize Zheng He.

Not to mention the title.

But although Zhao Jun was very excited about this, he did not reach the climax, because now that the Song Dynasty had Sindhu, it could still be self-sufficient in food from Sindhu.

What really matters to him is whether Zheng He and others have brought back the rubber trees he wants?
Zhao Jun immediately waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's do as you say. Tell the Gu tribe to immediately arrange for people to plant these three crops according to what Deng He and others have taught us, and see if the yield is really that high."

Then Zhao Jun changed the subject and looked at Zheng He and asked:

"Lord Zheng, let's leave the question about the three crops for now. What I want to ask is, have you found what I want in the new world?"

Zheng He smiled slightly, took out a round ball from his arms, held it high in his hand and said loudly: "I am sorry that your servant has fulfilled the mission and finally brought back what Your Majesty wanted!

This is the rubber ball we made from the rubber we collected in the new world.

Your Majesty, please take a look!"

Wow!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun could no longer sit still and stood up suddenly.

He took two steps at a time and quickly came to Zheng He and took the milky white rubber ball from his hand.

I held it in my hand and squeezed it, and yes, this is the feeling!

He slammed it hard to the ground again!
The next moment, the rubber ball that was hit to the ground bounced up suddenly, hit the roof directly, and fell down again, bouncing up and down several times.

After the big Han general picked up the completely motionless rubber ball, Zhao Jun asked directly:
“Yes, that’s it!
Did you bring back any tree seeds?"

Zheng He nodded heavily: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we have brought a whole boatload of these tree species.

Although many died on the road, there are still at least a thousand trees alive, which is enough for this type of tree to survive in our Song Dynasty.

In addition, we also brought back a lot of cut rubber. Your Majesty, do you think we should send it to the treasury?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jun's eyes bulged out suddenly!

He even brought back a lot of rubber!
Why send it to your own treasury?

Zhao Jun immediately waved his hands and said, "No, no! Send them all to Tiangongyuan for me.

Haven't they always complained that the performance of the steam engine could not be improved?
Give it to them! Give it all to them, and let them continue to improve the function of the steam engine for me!
In addition, Zhao Jun turned to look at the Minister of Industry and said:

"The Ministry of Industry will immediately mobilize personnel to find a place to plant rubber trees for me.

Let this tree grow in Song Dynasty as soon as possible. You can ask Zheng He for the details! "

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Works hurriedly bowed in response.

And Zhao Jun's eyes looking at Zheng He at this time were full of satisfaction!

"Zheng Aiqing has made such great contributions. If I don't reward the people of the world, how can they be convinced?
In view of Lord Zheng's various achievements, I have decided to confer a title upon you!

The specific details of the title will be decided after discussing with all officials at the morning court tomorrow!"

Zheng He's face lit up with joy, and he immediately knelt down and shouted:
"Your servant! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

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(End of this chapter)