Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 259 Are you trying to force me into the palace? (Please subscribe!!)

Sweet potato promotion! ?
Isn’t that the agent of Sweet Potato!

Mao Youde suddenly felt like he was suddenly hit by a "pie falling from the sky".

"Yes, the grassroots are willing!"

No fool would want it!
Sweet potatoes will definitely become one of the main foods for the people of the Ming Dynasty in the future. As a sweet potato agent, it is impossible to estimate how much money he will make in the future.

"Very good." Ouyang Lun nodded and continued: "This time I only experimented with half an acre. Judging from the current situation, there are no problems with the planting, yield and taste of sweet potatoes, so next I plan to conduct the first experiment. We are currently conducting large-scale trial production in the Xuanfu area of ​​North Zhili and an area in Guangdong Province."

"You don't need to worry about Xuanfu in North Zhili. When the time comes, I will let Jiao Ren, the prefect of Xuanfu, personally take charge. As a 'development model state capital', Xuanfu also needs to take the lead in some things and serve as a demonstration."

"As for Guangdong Province, you and your brother Mao Youfu, the chief envoy, will communicate with each other. How about that?"

It's a big taboo to get exclusive credit, but Ouyang Lun is not that stupid.

Having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone. Only in this way will you not be prone to jealousy and you can be purer. Besides, many things require people to do it, such as going to Guangdong Province to promote sweet potatoes. Another example is that it will be okay then. Let the [-] Northern Expeditionary Army build the Great Wall and then plant sweet potatoes for him.

Will you refuse?Definitely not!

Who would have trouble with Mingru Qingshi?

"Please rest assured, my eldest brother and I will handle this matter properly!"

At this moment, Tang Miaomiao and Xu Miaoyun walked in.

"Why are you here? Where is Anqing?"

Ouyang Lun asked curiously.

"Brother Ouyang, you know Sister Anqing!" Tang Miaomiao said playfully and cutely: "Sister Miaoyun and I came to see you, aren't you happy?"

"Happy, happy." Ouyang Lun nodded quickly. Never reason with a woman, just follow her words.

"Brother Ouyang, Princess Anqing doesn't like too much excitement and prefers to read small talk, so she asked us to come over." Xu Miaoyun explained.

Ouyang Lun nodded, "She has this kind of character. She is obsessed with novels. The novels I wrote are not enough for her to read. She urges me to write every day. Alas."

"Nephew Ouyang, if these sweet potatoes are successfully grown in large quantities, you will be a hero for the ages. From now on, everyone in the world will thank you. Maybe after your death, people will erect a monument or even a biography for you. Build a temple to place your golden body, just like Mr. Guan Er did!"

The more Tang He thought about it, the more excited he became and started shouting.

Seeing Tang He's excited expression, Ouyang Lun said angrily: "Second uncle, please restrain yourself as a prince. If I really want to have a temple gold statue in the future, I will have someone get one for you, too. Third uncle, one piece. How about our uncle and nephew sitting on the altar like the Taoist Sanqing?"

"Okay, okay! I agree! I won't compete with you for the center seat. I'll sit on your left, and the third child will sit on your right!" Tang He said with a smile.

This made Ouyang Lun laugh angrily, "Second uncle, you really take it seriously."

"Isn't it just a sweet potato? If you succeed like this, if something good comes out in the future, why don't you laugh out loud?"

"If my father-in-law were here, I would definitely scold you for being useless!"

Tang He immediately retorted: "If His Majesty were here, he would probably be even more excited than me!"

Xu Da nodded, "This is true."

Ouyang Lu was speechless for a moment.

Everyone chatted for a while in the living room. Mao Youde left first. He left in a hurry with about three hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes that Ouyang Lun gave him. Naturally, these three hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes were not for Mao Youde to take back and eat. It was taken to Guangdong Province to be used as seeds.

Of course, in addition to three hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes, Ouyang Lun also gave Mao Youde a sweet potato growing book written by himself, which described in detail how to grow sweet potatoes, how to fertilize, how to harvest, how to eat, etc.

With sweet potatoes and planting instructions, you can grow sweet potatoes as long as you don't encounter some "force majeure" factors.

After that, Xu Da and Tang He also took their daughters home.

the next day.

Ouyang Lun's Chief Secretary's Yamen was blocked by a group of officials and ordinary people.

It is still quite rare for officials to bring ordinary people to block the chief envoy.

When Ouyang Lun heard this, he quickly put down his fishing rod and went outside the Yamen. As expected, the Yamen gate was already surrounded.

Zhao Tianming, the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture, Xu Liang, the prefect of Beiping Prefecture, Jiao Ren, the prefect of Xuan Prefecture, and the chief officials of several other prefectures are all there, and the people standing behind them are all common people!
"Zhao Tianming, Xu Liang, what are you doing?"

Ouyang Lun frowned.

Seeing Ouyang Lun, everyone who was originally excited calmed down, and the common people lowered their heads. Zhao Tianming, Xu Liang and other top prefects also felt guilty and did not dare to look at Ouyang Lun.

Finally, Xu Liang plucked up the courage and said, "Sir, we heard that you discovered a kind of grain that can produce more than a thousand kilograms per mu? Is this true?"

Sure enough, he came here for the sweet potatoes, Ouyang Lun secretly thought. In fact, he had already predicted that once the sweet potatoes were born, it would definitely cause a turmoil, but he hadn't publicized the sweet potatoes to the outside world yet, so why had he only passed the first day? Did you find so many people?

Apparently someone leaked the secret!
Ouyang Lun asked in a deep voice: "Xu Liang, I want to ask you, how did you know about this?"

"Returning to your lord, late yesterday, Wei Guogong and Xin Guogong went to the heaven and earth to wash their feet and have a massage. They accidentally revealed that when the news came out, we knew about it."

"And Boss Mao, he held a grand banquet in heaven and earth last night, and revealed in his words that he took on a big business, enough to save the entire Guangdong Province!"

“After the prefects and prefects of several of our prefectures found out, they immediately rushed to Peiping overnight!”

Zhao Tianming also said: "Sir, Yong'an Mansion is the old place where you made your fortune. You may not forget it!"

Xu Liang hurriedly said: "Sir, although we in Peiping are not as well raised by you as Yong'an Mansion, we are still considered half-parents. You must not favor one over the other this time!"

Jiao Ren asked curiously: "Sir, does this kind of grain that can produce more than a thousand kilograms per acre really exist? And what is its name?"

"Of course it exists. The name of this food is - sweet potatoes!" Ouyang Lun glared at Xu Liang and Zhao Tianming, "Are you guys going to rebel? You can just do it yourself, but you also want to bring the common people everywhere to join them. Summoned.”

"What? Are you trying to force me to have a baby?"

Ouyang Lun's scolding immediately silenced the scene.

Xu Liang quickly explained: "Sir, don't get me wrong. We really have no other intention. We just want to plant these sweet potatoes!" Zhao Tianming followed up and said: "Sir, we didn't call the people here, they volunteered. Everyone who came with us is really interested in these sweet potatoes!"

"People, do you think so?"

When Zhao Tianming asked this question, the people behind him, whether they were from Yong'an, Peiping, Xuanfu or other state capitals, started shouting.

"Master Zhao is right, we just want to know what grain that can produce a thousand kilograms per mu looks like! Can you grow it for us?"

"Lord Chief Minister, if those sweet potatoes can really yield a thousand catties per acre, I will definitely plant them!"

"I heard that this new grain does not require land at all. My family only has a few acres of thin farmland. The grain produced normally cannot feed the whole family. If the output can be increased several times, not only can the family be fed, but also more can be sold! "

"Master Chief Minister, just do your best and let us plant it!"

Ouyang Lun waved his hand, and the scene suddenly became quiet, "I can understand everyone's mood!"

"However, sweet potatoes are a brand-new food variety. At present, only small batches of trial planting have been carried out. The data in various aspects are not enough to promote large-scale planting. Next, the government will gradually verify the promotion. Once it is determined that there are no problems, it will be open to the public. Everyone is planting, don’t worry about this!”

"At that time, the government will provide you with seeds and send officials to guide you in planting. As long as you really want to plant sweet potatoes and follow the government's regulations, everyone will have a share!!"

"Of course, whether it is sweet potato seeds or official guidance, these will not be free. There is no free lunch in the world. You have to work hard!"

"You need to spend money to buy sweet potato seeds and official guidance. Sweet potato seeds cost one tael per acre of land, and official guidance costs [-] taels an hour. Of course, if you don't have money on hand, it doesn't matter. You can go to the bank to borrow money and wait for the sweet potatoes to be sold. Just pay it back after you get it!”

After hearing what Ouyang Lun said, instead of complaining, the people were looking forward to it and wanted to pay directly.

The officials are also looking forward to it. One hour of guidance can earn ten taels of silver. If you mentor more companies, it will be hundreds or even thousands of taels of income!
"Okay, the officials will stay and the people will disperse. We will just wait for notification from the government!"

"Goodbye, Chief Minister!"

"The chief envoy is such a good official!"

"I have all the money ready, and I'm just waiting for notification from the government."

Tang He, Xu Da and Ji Gang happened to rush over and were shocked when they heard Ouyang Lun's remarks.

"No, what's wrong with these people? Are they so happy to ask them to pay?"

"Is Ouyang Prince Consort a coincidence in charging money? In our Jinyiwei's case, he is considered a corrupt official!"

"Lord Ji Gang, take a closer look. Have you ever seen corrupt officials collecting money and the people still being so happy?"

"This" Ji Gang looked embarrassed, "Two princes, do you know why this is?"

Tang He rolled his eyes at Ji Gang, "Of course, how do we know? Why don't you ask Ouyang Lun?"

Ji Gang glanced at Ouyang Lun, then shook his head, "Forget it, I won't disturb Ouyang's consort. Suddenly he remembered that there are several enemy countries in the yamen and secretly sighed that they haven't finished interrogating them, so they have to leave first!"

"You two princes, please don't forget what your Majesty told you."

After speaking, Ji Gang left in a hurry.

Tang He took a deep look at Ji Gang's leaving figure and said, "Lao San, this Ji Gang is not simple."

Xu Da nodded, "It's deeper than Mao Xiang and Jiang Yingcheng Mansion. Dogs that bite usually don't bark. We have to be careful in the future."

"At his level, he can't control us for the time being. Let's go and see what this guy Ouyang Lun is up to first."

When Tang He and Xu Da walked into the living room, Xu Liang, Zhao Tianming, Jiao Ren and other prefects happened to come out with joy on their faces, especially Jiao Ren, who almost had the word "happy" written on his face. On.

"Meet Duke Xin and Duke Wei!"

"Yeah!" Tang He nodded, "Where's Ouyang Lun?"

"My lord is inside!"

Tang He and Xu Da immediately walked into the living room.

In the room, Ouyang Lun was about to get up and leave. When he saw Xu Da, Tang He and others coming in, he quickly said: "Two uncles, Miaomiao, Miaoyun and Anqing are playing together. It has nothing to do with me!"

"We are not here to find our daughter!" Tang He said angrily.

"You didn't just ask me to abduct your daughter!" Ouyang Lun breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "I don't know why the two uncles came to visit today?"

"Nephew Ouyang Xian, we just heard what you said outside the Yamen, about sweet potato seeds and official guidance. Why do you need to collect money from the people for these?" Xu Da asked first.

"That's right, the people don't have much money in their hands. If you charge them one tael of silver for one acre of land, and ten taels of silver for ten acres of land, plus the official guidance fees, this works out to an investment of at least 20 taels of silver. They don't have any money at all. You can’t make any money!”

Tang He was very confused and said: "If someone participates in your book, I'm afraid they will be investigated again! Your previous incident has not passed yet, so don't cause trouble again!"

"When is money not earned? Besides, you still lack this little money?"

Ouyang Lun rolled his eyes, "Don't you understand this?"

"Am I doing this for money? I'm obviously doing it for their own good!"

"As the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. What if I give them sweet potatoes for free and they bake them directly? It's free anyway, and they don't know how to cherish it. But charging money is different. When they want to eat it, When you eat it, you will think that they spent several taels of silver to buy it. If you eat it, you won’t be able to grow sweet potatoes, and you won’t get the money back!”

"Of course, according to my pricing, they really can't make much money in the first year, but after they plant it once, they don't need to spend money on seeds and planting technology. The sweet potatoes they grow after that are all free of charge, except for taxes. It’s their own.”

"They will definitely calculate this account. If they are willing to invest, they can also screen out the people who really want to live hard. Besides, this sweet potato was brought back from the sea by Ma He with the ocean fleet. In order to grow this sweet potato, I , how many fewer fish will be caught? Aren’t these efforts worth charging some money?”

"Even if my emperor father-in-law knew about it, I would still say this. If he had the ability, he would pay for the sweet potato seeds and guidance fees for the people!"

"Of course, if the second uncle and the third uncle thought that the common people would share their worries and could help them pay the money, I wouldn't mind either."

Hearing this, Tang He and Xu Da shook their heads.

"Good nephew, you know that I have spent all my money on heaven and earth. I have no money." Tang He.

"Ahem, my money is now taken care of by Miaoyun, and I have no money." Xu Da.

(End of this chapter)