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Chapter 39 New Grain Promotion Policy, Zhu Di who is aware of the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Di looked at Yang Shiqi, who kept his Hanlin demeanor with a nonchalant expression, and a playful look flashed in his eyes.

Among the five elders in the cabinet, the people closest to him are undoubtedly Yang Shiqi, Hu Guang, and Jin Youzi, who can be called confidantes.

Hu Guang, a fat man, looks naive and harmless to humans and animals, but he is so smooth and shameless in his actions that he is extremely flexible.

However, this fat man is extremely sensitive to national policy, and has his own unique set of opinions, even the old monk appreciates it.

Next is Jin Youzi, who is the most reliable and stable. He is full of strategies in every gesture, which makes people hard to guard against, and he understands his heart best.

And this Yang Shiqi is like an old yellow dog, well, I don't mean to be a curse, slippery, non-stick to the pan, he played with the golden mean.

Of course, if that was the case, Zhu Di would not take him as his confidant.

The most important thing is that this product is very stable!
At the critical moment, it is the kind of minister who can hold the country, stabilize the court, and assist the new king!
At this time, it was rare for Yang Shiqi to look away, and Zhu Di couldn't help but look forward to what kind of expression this guy would have on his face after knowing the yield per mu of sweet potatoes.

Tsk, staying so late at court, it turns out that the old man wanted to pretend.In the corner of Fengtian Temple, Zhu Zhanqian's divine sense saw all this in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how many sweet potatoes are produced?" At this moment, standing beside Yang Shiqi, the fat man who looked full of fat suddenly spoke.

A pair of squinted eyes shone with a sly light.

Hu Guang deserves to be the smoothest.

Knowing Zhu Di's personality, he knew that this His Majesty never fought uncertain battles.

There must be something magical about this sweet potato!
Thinking about it, Hu Guang glanced at Yang Shiqi, and sneered in his heart, how can this guy be so brainless?

Can't he see that this old yellow dog, who is as stable as Mount Tai, is playing with a very new thing?

This is catering to His Majesty in reverse!

On the side, Jin Youzi, who was thin but straight, glanced at Zhu Di above, Han Wang and Zhao Wang with playful smiles on their faces, then looked at His Royal Highness, who was smiling and silent, and finally glanced at Yang Shiqi, who looked disapproving.

He has always been considered exhaustive, and he saw through all these in an instant.

This game is too high-end, and he doesn't plan to get involved.

Thinking about it, Jin Youzi didn't speak, and put his hands in his hands as if he didn't express his opinion.

Hearing Hu Guang's question, Zhu Di secretly nodded in his heart, this fat man can always be sent up the steps in time when I need it.

At this time, all the officials in the court also looked at Zhu Di, and they were also extremely curious, what is so special about His Majesty's emphasis on this humble new grain.

Even Xia Yuanji, who is Zhu Di's butler, was curious.

Seeing that he had fully mobilized the appetite of the officials and the atmosphere was almost set, Zhu Di finally opened his mouth to reveal the answer.

"Sweet potatoes can be planted twice a year!"

Two seasons a year?Hearing that this ugly sweet potato can be grown twice a year, everyone was a little surprised, this thing is actually more edible than wheat?

In the north, wheat can only be grown for one season.

Of course, everyone was just surprised by this.

Especially Yang Shiqi, who never saw any strangeness in his calm eyes.

Obviously, this so-called advantage did not attract his attention.

The rice grown in the south can also be harvested twice a year. Is it possible that this sweet potato can be compared to the crystal clear, plump, transparent and pleasant rice?

Zhu Di took a panoramic view of everyone's disapproving expressions, and continued:

"Sweet potatoes can be grown in both the north and the south, and they don't have high environmental requirements. Even on that barren land, they can still take root and sprout!"

Tsk, interesting?The ministers were finally aroused a little interest this time.

Even Yang Shiqi, who had been taking it lightly, couldn't help picking up the sweet potato in his hand and looking at it, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

"If this is the case, even if the harvest in the north and the south is not as good as rice, I can call it a grain seed, but... just this, let His Majesty be so motivating, hum..." Thinking, Yang Shiqi's face recovered again. calm.

Hu Guang showed surprise on the side.

Well, all he has to do is cooperate without showing any traces to satisfy His Majesty's "G" point.

Yang Shiqi's kind is too high-end to play!

Jin Youzi was an upright person who couldn't learn Hu Guang's acting skills to match His Majesty's performance, nor was he as high as Yang Shiqi, so he could only purse his lips and remain silent.

As for the other two of the five elders, Hu Yan, the old guy is the oldest among the five elders, he is not visible, his back is bent, and he is drowsy.

Dong Yang, Yang Rong, among the three Yangs, held the ivory wat in his hands and drooped naturally. He glanced at Yang Shiqi, who was as famous as himself, and then drooped his eyebrows and eyes.

For a time, the five elders and faces of the cabinet behaved differently.

The other ministers were whispering and discussing, some affirmed the sweet potato, and some remained skeptical, after all, they didn't know the yield yet.

However, after hearing what Zhu Di said, most people have already decided that this sweet potato must be promoted nationwide.

At any rate, it is also a kind of new good. If the common people can gain more, they will have more peace, and the imperial treasury will be filled.

After Zhu Di and the officials below had quieted down their discussions, he took a deep breath, looked around the crowd, and then fixed on Yang Shiqi's face.

"For spring planting, the yield per mu can reach up to four thousand catties; for summer planting, the yield per mu can reach up to two thousand catties, and the annual yield is about 6000 catties per mu."

After Zhu Di finished speaking, the whole hall suddenly fell silent.

Yang Shiqi's face, which looked like a mountain collapsed in front of him without changing expression, finally couldn't hold back anymore, and his piercing eyes stared wide open!

"Wow!!!" Finally, there was an uproar!

"Two seasons a year, the annual yield per mu can reach up to more than 6000 catties?!"

"If it is true as His Majesty said, then, then, it is not an exaggeration to say that this thing is a divine thing!"

"If this thing is really so productive, then the people of Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about food!"

"Da Ming will usher in a truly prosperous age beyond the ages!"

"..."

above the hall.

At this time, the ministers didn't care about any disrespect in front of the palace, and they danced and danced, spitting in excitement, and fighting with others!

The entire Fengtian Temple, like a market, is full of noise.

Yang Shiqi raised his hand tremblingly, looked at the sweet potato in his hand, and muttered to himself: "How can this thing be so productive?"

He admitted that at first he wanted to reverse the story, create a very arrogant and arrogant character, and then slap His Majesty in the face, which is considered to be fun.

But at this moment, he was really shocked when he heard about the yield of sweet potatoes!
"Bring it to you!" Just as Yang Shiqi was staring at the sweet potato in his hand in a daze, a big chubby hand shot directly.

Accidentally, the sweet potato in Yang Shiqi's hand was snatched by Hu Guang.

Then I saw the other three elders also gathered around, staring at the sweet potato in Fatty Hu's hand, as if admiring a live erotic palace.

One by one wanted to touch it but dared not touch it, for fear of damaging the god seed, so they could only stare at it carefully, as if they wanted to see through the sweet potato.

"Fatty Hu!" Yang Shiqi, who was robbed of sweet potatoes, was startled, and rushed forward to snatch the sweet potatoes back regardless of his personal image.

But then, with a glance, he noticed another thing in the tray in the hand of the eunuch beside him!
The whole is light yellow, like a lump of soil, the size of an adult's fist, and there are some scattered small black spots on it.

Well, the shape looks a bit like a sweet potato, but the color is different, and it is not as long as a sweet potato. The whole thing looks a little irregular.

"Your Majesty, may I ask what this is?" Yang Shiqi asked.

Yang Shiqi's voice was so loud that he quickly attracted everyone's attention.

For a moment, everyone couldn't help casting curious glances at the potato in Yang Shiqi's hand.

They just remembered that His Majesty said that all the eunuchs are holding grain seeds!
Hu Guang squeezed his eyes, tried to open them wide, and looked at Zhu Di above.

At this time, the desired 'pretentious' effect has been achieved, and Zhu Di doesn't intend to show off anymore, so he raised his hand to signal Zhu Gaochi to say.

Zhu Gaochi didn't talk nonsense, took a step forward, took out the booklet he had prepared a long time ago from his cuff, and opened it: "The name of this thing is potatoes..."

"It can be planted for two seasons, and the yield per mu can reach [-] catties!"

After a pause, Zhu Gaochi didn't have time to amaze everyone, and continued to read: "Corn, the yield per mu can reach thousands of catties..."

"...peanuts, peppers, tomatoes, apples..."

A series of dozens of vegetables, melons and fruits, as Zhu Gaochi read out one by one, the officials have become completely numb from the exclamation at the beginning.

Looking at the new grain seeds in the hands of these eunuchs, they seemed to be in a dream.

In order to verify whether they were really dreaming, some people directly punched the person next to them with a black fist, the kind that made their hearts go out.

Hearing the painful squeaks in his ears, he was sure it wasn't a dream!

Zhu Di looked at the messy group of officials below, but he was not angry at all, instead he kept smiling.He is willing to share this joy with his officials, and even more willing to share it with the people of the world.

"Father, have you seen it?" Zhu Di glanced over the officials, looked at the sky outside the Fengtian Palace, and looked deeply at the sky in the distance, "Da Ming will not only become a real prosperous country in the hands of his son, but also become a real rich country." Become a fairyland!"

"I am the most suitable person for Daming, you are wrong!"

"..."

After half an hour.

After everyone calmed down, Zhu Di took a deep breath and said:

"Half a month ago, I asked Jin Yiwei to deliver the new grains to the chief secretaries."

"Afterwards, each chief secretary will distribute it to the people of each prefecture, state, and county and the farm guards on a household-by-household basis, and there will be special personnel to explain the farming method..."

"Do you have any other objections to this?" Zhu Di raised his wide sleeves and said, "If you have any questions, let's talk about it together!"

"My ministers respectfully abide by His Majesty's decree!"

After hearing that Zhu Di had arranged everything, the ministers expressed that it was meaningless.

"Okay!" Seeing that none of the ministers had any objections, Zhu Di waved his hand and said:
"Listen to the decree, from today onwards, the grain seeds will be distributed to the chief secretaries, and the chief secretaries will distribute them uniformly!"

"Anyone who chooses to grow new crops will be exempted from tax for one year, and Juntian is not in this category!"

"The immediate children of families who grow new crops can enter the school, and the number of places to study, including the funds for subsequent studies, will be provided by the imperial court!"

"In order to prevent those who make up the number, the child's quota cannot be replaced, bought or sold, and the offender will cancel the exempt quota, and the child will not be allowed to be an official!"

"The supply period of the imperial court is three years!

The minimum requirement within three years is to be a third-class scholar in the college examination. "

"The family of officials and gentry is not included!"

A series of policies came out of Zhu Di's mouth.

The officials below pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

At the end, there are only three signals:
One, His Majesty is determined to promote the new food, whoever dares to obstruct it, how ruthless the revenge is as much as today's favor!
Second, with such a harvest of new grain, they naturally cooperated actively. Well, who is sitting here who doesn't have a few acres of fertile land?
Three, tax exemption?It has nothing to do with us, and we don't pay taxes in the first place.A reading quota specially provided by the imperial court?A little cheap, but not much!
Since His Majesty wants to benefit the world and promote new food without harming their interests, they are naturally willing to support it.

Zhu Zhanqian's spiritual sense saw all this in his eyes, and he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh in his heart, "From the series of policies issued by the old man, it is not difficult to see that he has already realized the disadvantages of Ming Dynasty..."

"It seems that I was very emotional that day, and he listened to everything I told him. There are serious problems with the land situation in Daming!"

Thinking about it, Zhu Zhanqian couldn't help thinking of the two land cultivation census data about the early Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Yongle Dynasty.

In the 25th year of Hongwu, more than 13 million hectares of land were cultivated across the country, but according to statistics in the 720th year of Yongle, the cultivated land was only [-] million hectares.

Even less than nearly 100 million hectares!
Really, it's hard to believe for a while, but there's less!

The reasons for these are all kinds of policies, which led to the corruption of officials and the large increase of nobles in the Yongle Dynasty.

If it goes on like this, it will be over sooner or later!

Thinking of these troublesome things, Zhu Zhanqian shook his head slightly, "But the old man is cultivating immortality, and he has plenty of time to correct it slowly."

"..."

(End of this chapter)