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Chapter 490 Zhu Chongba: Chen Jiusi, I am not as good as him! (asking for monthly votes)
Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was correct. Corn was a first-class treasure. You must know that in any dynasty, if one could double the grain production, it would be worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Seeds that can double grain production are naturally treasures among treasures and should not be leaked easily.

And the old man just said that the Huangzhou Prefecture will buy back the grain. Isn't this obviously controlling the circulation of grain and preventing it from leaking out?
So he instinctively felt that he could not buy this thing and could only steal it.

But who would have thought that the corn was actually taken away, which made Zhu Yuanzhang so embarrassed. After all this trouble, it turned out that the clown was actually me!

Zhu Yuanzhang was very embarrassed, and Li Shanchang, a scholar, was even more embarrassed. He felt really unworthy of being a villain.

Ma Xiuying didn't say anything, but just gave the money to the old man, and then replaced the goods on the car with corn. These seeds were enough for them to grow new crops!

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying mounted their horses and headed for Huangzhou. On the way, Ma Xiuying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked, "Why were you so surprised when I bought the corn just now?"

Zhu Chongba said calmly, "Oh, nothing, I just feel that such good grain is not sold enough."

Ma Xiuying said: "Although this grain is good, I don't know if it is suitable for the land. We can't make it available to the whole of Haozhou. Let's take it back first and find some land to test the effect first."

Zhu Chongba said: "Yes, yes, what our sister said is right."

Then Zhu Chongba took out the two ears of corn he had stolen from his pocket and threw them to Tang He, saying, "Hurry up and throw them into the car. This is really embarrassing."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to walk towards Huangzhou Prefecture as if nothing had happened.

The news of Zhu Yuanzhang buying corn also reached Chen Jiusi's ears.

Huangzhou Prefecture, the City Lord’s Mansion, and the Chen Family Compound.

Chen Xiaohu handed the latest news to Chen Jie and said, "Brother Jiusi, the latest news is that Zhu Chongba took a fancy to the corn we promoted in Sunjia Town and bought a truckload of corn from the local villagers. It seems that he is planning to take it back to Haozhou for planting."

After hearing this, Chen Jie raised his lips and said, "This Zhu Chongba is really just learning the basics from me."

Chen Xiaohu heard this and said, "Brother Jiusi, this corn is the treasure of our Huangzhou Prefecture. How can we let Zhu Chongba get the seeds so easily? How can we tolerate this?"

Seeing Chen Xiaohu's worried look, Chen Jie said, "What's there to be afraid of? He can't just save the corn for seed whenever he wants."

Chen Xiaohu was stunned and looked at Chen Jie and said, "Brother Jiusi, what else do you have to say about this?"

Chen Jie said: "The corn we grow in Huangzhou Prefecture is all from seeds cultivated by the Agricultural College. These seeds must be re-cultivated every year to achieve high yields. If farmers save seeds on their own, the yield will drop greatly with each generation."

"Zhu Chongba bought corn from the people as seeds. The yield of corn grown next year will be only 300 kilograms per mu, which is at most slightly higher than the current wheat yield."

"But if they continue to use the corn produced in their own fields for seed, the yield will drop further, perhaps only 200 kilograms, and in the end the corn will return to its original state and become small corn."

After hearing this, Chen Xiaohu said, "This, there is actually such a thing. If this is the case, then Zhu Chongba is really trying to steal a chicken but ends up losing the rice."

Chen Jie laughed and said, "If I dare to let him learn, I must be sure of it. If I am not sure, how can I let Zhu Chongba wander around in my Huangzhou Prefecture?"

And this time, I must let him know the huge gap between him and my Huangzhou Prefecture. These farmers are nothing. When he arrives in the city, he will really be envious.

Chen explained, and then looked at Xiaohu and said, "By the way, have you arranged all the guests I asked you to arrange?"

Chen Xiaohu said: "Everything has been arranged. The personnel have been arranged in our VIP hotel. Many people have already arrived."

"Well, we must make arrangements for them. We will hold a banquet in the mansion tonight. I want to entertain these distinguished guests. By the way, where are the princess and the others now?"

Chen Jie asked. After hearing this, Chen Xiaohu said, "They have already arrived in Jiujiang Prefecture. They should enter our Huangzhou Prefecture tomorrow and stay in the guesthouse we prepared at night."

Chen Jie said: "Well, just don't delay my wedding the day after tomorrow."

Xiaohu said: "Don't worry, brother, everything is ready, there will be no problem."

Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "That's very good."

After saying this, Chen Jie felt a little excited. He had been separated from Yaya for more than ten days and he really missed her!
After this wedding, I finally got rid of some of my worries.

Thinking this way, Chen Jie began to arrange the corresponding matters and check some things. This wedding will have a huge impact on the whole world, and many of the people coming this time can influence the future trend of the world.

So Chen Jie must be extremely careful!
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Outside the city of Huangzhou Prefecture, a caravan arrived outside the city gate. Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he saw the tall Huangzhou Prefecture City in front of him and the gray road leading to the outside of Huangzhou Prefecture City.

Because the Huangzhou City in front of him is two or three feet higher than other cities he has seen. Don't underestimate this distance. In war, this distance can withstand many first-class masters.

What Zhu Chongba was more curious about was the gray road extending out from the city gate. Zhu Chongba jumped off his horse, stepped on the ground, and muttered, "What material is this road made of?"

Li Shanchang and Tang He didn't know either. Although Ma Xiuying was very smart, it was impossible for her to know about the material under her feet that she had never seen before.

Zhu Chongba knocked on the ground and said, "I don't know what this gray official road is made of. It's more than ten miles long. It must have cost a lot of money."

After hearing this, Tang He said, "And this city wall looks really wide!"

Zhu Chongba nodded and said, "Yes, it looks very rich. This Huangzhou city is rich."

Thinking this way, Zhu Yuanzhang and his party prepared to enter the city, but unexpectedly they were stopped by the gate guard.

"What's on the truck?"

The guard asked directly, and Zhu Chongba said, "Food."

The guard heard this and said, "Just one car?"

Zhu Chongba said: "Just one car."

The guard said, "Then go in!"

Zhu Chongba asked in surprise: "No city fees?"

The guard said, "The city lord has ordered that anyone who does not carry any goods can enter the city for free."

Zhu Chongba asked, "Don't I have a cart of food here?"

The gatekeeper said, "Those who bring a small amount of food are also exempt from the city entrance fee."

Zhu Chongba asked: "Why is this?"

The guard said, "Those who bring a small amount of food usually sell it themselves. Our city lord is kind and righteous, and doesn't want the people to suffer, so he exempts the people from the entry fee for food."

Zhu Chongba asked: "Then how do we identify a small amount and a large amount?"

The guard looked at Zhu Chongba and asked, "Why do you have so many questions? Do you want to enter the city?"

Zhu Chongba, the guard, had no choice but to say, "I am the guest invited by your city lord for his wedding. How can you treat us like this?"

The guard was stunned and looked at Zhu Chongba and asked, "Do you have any proof?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang directly took out the invitation written by Chen Jiusi.

Upon seeing the invitation, the guard immediately said to the soldier following behind him, "Go and inform the chief that there is a distinguished guest with the city lord's invitation!"

After hearing this, someone immediately reported it, and soon a leader came out.

At this time, he came to Zhu Chongba and said, "I am the captain of the South City Guard. Please let me see the invitation."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang handed over the invitation. The captain of the guard took a careful look at it to confirm its authenticity. There were quite a few people impersonating others in the past two days, so he checked it very carefully.

After checking, the captain of the guards nodded and said, "Dear guest, please follow me. Our city lord has prepared a place for you."

As he spoke, the captain of the guard personally led Zhu Yuanzhang and his party into the city. Once they entered the city, they immediately saw that the streets were full of people. Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen such a prosperous city before. Even Dadu, the capital of Daqian, had never been so prosperous.

There were people hawking and signs of restaurants and hotels everywhere, but everything was arranged in an orderly manner. Although there were many people on the street, there was no disorder at all, which showed the management ability of this city.

Then you can hear accents from all over the place on the streets. What does this mean? It means that people from all over the world are doing business here.

This shows how prosperous the business here is.

The prosperous business and the merchants coming and going made Zhu Yuanzhang envious. You know, as the top leader of a city, he naturally knew how considerable the benefits such prosperity would bring.

It was also the first time that Ma Xiuying saw such a prosperous city. She also leaned out of the window to look at everything in front of her.

I also felt emotional in my heart that this must be the peaceful and prosperous era that the people yearn for.

Thinking of this, several people were soon sent to the VIP hotel in Huangzhou Prefecture which was specially used to receive distinguished guests.

The VIP guesthouse is a villa area specially built by Chen Jie. This area is full of two-story buildings, and each building is equipped with a pond and a garden, so you can take a leisurely vacation here.

It can be said that those who can live here are guests who are given special care by Huangzhou Prefecture, and ordinary envoys are not allowed to stay here.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang and his entourage were sent to a detached two-story building. Looking at the gurgling pond, blooming flowers and plants in front of them, and the pleasant living environment, everyone on the scene felt relaxed and happy.

At this time, a group of maids dressed in decent clothes came from not far away and said, "Captain Song, another distinguished guest has arrived!"

"Oh, Cuiju, this is a distinguished guest from Haozhou, Zhu Chongba, a distinguished guest invited by the city lord to attend the wedding. Do you think it's appropriate to arrange it here?"

After hearing this, Cui Ju smiled and said, "This is prepared for our distinguished guests, so how can it not be appropriate?"

Cui Ju looked at Zhu Chongba and said, "Hello, hero Zhu. I am Cui Ju, the head of the VIP hotel. I will show you around your residence."

After saying that, Cui Ju led Zhu Chongba, Ma Xiuying and the others into the two-story building in front of them.

"This house has eight rooms in total, including a tea room, study, and bathroom. If you require a bath, we will provide hot water."

"Look, there is a bamboo pipe with water coming out of it. The other end is connected to the water room. If you want to take a bath, tell us and we will heat the water in the water room and let it flow into the bathtub through the bamboo pipe. After you are done, someone will handle the wastewater."

"The view from this floor is very wide. Standing here, you can take in the entire scenery of this VIP hotel."

"Look, there is an artificial lake in the center of the VIP hotel. Our entire VIP hotel is built on the basis of the artificial lake. There are various fish in the artificial lake. If you are interested, you can go fishing by the lake. As for the fishing gear, it is all in this utility room."

"In addition, our VIP hotel is equipped with four maids and one old woman. VIPs can ask them for anything they want."

"In addition, the VIP Hotel is equipped with chefs of the four major cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong and Yangzhou. There are also some local specialties, such as the local dishes in southwestern Hunan, which are very good. So you can just tell us what you want to eat. There is a menu here. The stove is always on all day, and there are chefs on standby even at midnight, ready to serve you at any time."

Cui Ju introduced and then said, "Dear guests, do you have any other questions?" After listening to Cui Ju's introduction, Zhu Yuanzhang and others were also impressed by the luxury of this place. Although it was not as good as the treatment of those extravagant top tycoons, it also gave people a very comfortable feeling here.

Zhu Chongba had seen the world, and he said to Li Shanchang behind him: "Sir, we have to learn this."

Li Shanchang said: "This is it."

Li Shanchang felt a little painful. It was not something that ordinary people could afford to have the money to build such a hotel.

Thinking of this, Zhu Chongba said, "There is nothing else I need."

Cui Ju looked at Ma Xiuying holding the child and said, "Madam, we also have childcare services here. We can arrange a special wet nurse for you so that you can enjoy yourself in Huangzhou Prefecture without worrying about anything."

Ma Xiuying was stunned and said, "Well, then arrange one for me."

Ma Xiuying is now becoming more and more curious about the entire Huangzhou Prefecture, because she doesn't want to be trapped in this small building to take care of the children, she also wants to go out and see the Huangzhou Prefecture.

Upon hearing this, Cui Ju immediately arranged for a wet nurse to provide the service.

The VIP guesthouse serves as Chen Jie's external facade, and all services are top-notch. For this reason, Chen Jie even arranged Cui Ju, one of Su Yunjin's two personal maids, to serve as the female manager here.

In addition, the security here is also top-notch, but compared with these VIPs, it can't be considered a powerful security force. After all, these people are much stronger than the security guards of these security guards.

After doing all this, Cui Ju prepared to leave. After all, there were many distinguished guests coming to Huangzhou Prefecture this time, and she, Cui Ju, was very busy.

But just as she reached the door, Cui Ju suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, dear guest, we have prepared a shopping voucher worth 100 taels for you. We will give it to you right away."

"Shopping vouchers?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was confused after hearing this. What was this shopping voucher?
Cui Ju clearly saw Zhu Chongba's confusion, and said, "This is the receipt for the most popular commercial building in Huangzhou Prefecture. You can use this shopping voucher to spend directly there. It's one hundred taels in total. If you have time, you can go and have a look."

After hearing this, Zhu Chongba said: "Then don't..."

"give it to me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was just about to say that he would not go because he had no interest, but he unexpectedly saw Ma Xiuying speak directly and take the bill from Cuiju's hand.

Cui Ju gave the voucher to Ma Xiuying directly. Ma Xiuying thanked her and Cui Ju left. Zhu Chongba asked, "What do you want this voucher for?"

Ma Xiuying said: "The business building in Huangzhou Prefecture is too famous. I heard about it in Haozhou. It is the economic symbol of the entire Huangzhou Prefecture. Since we want to learn from Huangzhou Prefecture, how can we not take a look at this business building!"

After hearing this, Zhu Chongba said, "That makes sense."

Ma Xiuying said, "Okay, since we have nothing to do today, let's go to the Commercial Building and see how much more power Chen Jiusi has that we haven't yet discovered."

After hearing this, Zhu Chongba said, "Well, let's go and see what this Huangzhou Mansion is."

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang brought Li Shanchang and Tang He with him. After all, they were going to learn something, so he had to bring everyone with him before going.

Soon the group went out and refused the carriage prepared by the manor. They walked to the pedestrian street in the south city on their own. They had passed by there when they came, but carriages were not allowed to enter there, so they just walked on the road.

At this time they came directly to the pedestrian street. When they arrived at the pedestrian street, what came into view were all kinds of snacks.

Such as candied haws, popcorn, marshmallows, and even a new food invented by Chen Jie, lamb skewers.

Zhu Yuanzhang could have resisted all these at first, but after he had only taken two steps, he saw a vendor selling sesame seed cakes and duck blood vermicelli soup in front of him. Zhu Yuanzhang could not help himself as he looked at the hot baked sesame seed cakes and the hot duck blood vermicelli soup.

Zhu Chongba just drooled and looked at Tang He and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Tang He said: "I've been hungry for a long time."

Zhu Chongba heard this and said, "Then let's eat something."

As he said this, he looked at Ma Xiuying, who smiled gently and said, "Then eat something."

Zhu Chongba went straight into the shop selling duck blood vermicelli soup. Zhu Chongba said, "You guys can order whatever you want. Boss, bring me four sesame cakes and a bowl of soup, quickly."

The boss immediately responded, "Okay."

At this time, Tang He's eyes were looking at the smoking skewers not far away, and he said to Zhu Chongba: "Brother, I'll go check out the barbecue over there."

Zhu Chongba said, "Okay."

"What are you eating, girl?"

Ma Xiuying said gently: "Just like you."

"Boss, another bowl of soup and four pancakes, please."

"One for me is enough."

Ma Xiuying said.

"Hey, we have a big appetite, four is definitely not enough!"

As we were talking here, we heard someone shouting not far away: "Be careful, there are fireworks!"

Ok?
Zhu Chongba asked, "What's that sound?"

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a loud bang. Zhu Yuanzhang's heart skipped a beat. At this time, he saw a group of people rushing in one direction.

There was a man holding a strange round box in one hand and a long bag in front of him, and a group of children were looking forward to it.

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked at first, but soon calmed down.

At this time, he walked over with vermicelli soup in one hand and sesame cake in the other, not afraid of the heat, and came to the front of the firecracker.

Then after the man finished setting off the firecrackers, a group of children came over to buy them, and the other person in charge of selling them directly distributed them to the children in bags and shovels.

Zhu Yuanzhang was curious and asked Li Shanchang to buy a bag. The two took a bite and found it fragrant, sweet and delicious.

Zhu Chongba said: "This thing tastes like food."

Li Shanchang said: "Yes, indeed, it smells very good."

Zhu Chongba asked, "What is this made of?"

As he was talking, the man who set off the firecrackers took out a small bag, put some corn kernels in it, put some sugar in it, closed the strange object, and then roasted it over the fire.

Zhu Chongba was stunned and asked, "Is this made of corn?"

Li Shanchang was also surprised and said: "It should be!"

Zhu Chongba took out one and said, "Such a small corn can be roasted with this thing and become so big in an instant. It's a food amplifier."

"This is two or three times more food rations out of thin air!"

"Mr. Li, we have to get this thing!"

Zhu Chongba was attracted by the popcorn machine, and Li Shanchang took two bites and said, "This thing looks big, but I'm afraid it won't satisfy your hunger when you eat it."

Zhu Chongba heard this and said, "Yes, how could there be a magical instrument in this world that can make food grow out of thin air?"

As he spoke, Zhu Chongba said, "Even so, this thing is pretty good. Let's ask where it's sold and buy some back. At least we can sell it for some money."

As they were talking, Tang He came back and called out to Zhu Chongba, "Brother, come quickly. This barbecue is so delicious."

Hearing that it was delicious, Zhu Yuanzhang also stood up and walked over, and walked over with Li Shanchang. At this time, Tang He ordered a lot of meat skewers.

At this time, he handed a bunch to Ma Xiuying and said, "Sister-in-law, try the best lamb leg meat. It's so delicious."

"Brother, Mr. Li."

Tang He served some mutton skewers to the group. Zhu Chongba didn't care at first, but after taking a bite, he was stunned: "It's delicious and fragrant."

At this time, Tang He said, "They said that this mutton skewers should be eaten with this rice wine. Brother, have a bowl."

Tang He poured Zhu Chongba a bowl of rice wine. Zhu Chongba was immediately satisfied with the meat skewers and the rice wine. He said, "This Huangzhou Prefecture is really amazing. I have never eaten so comfortably in my life."

Looking at the smiling faces of the people around him, Zhu Yuanzhang said sincerely: "I am not as good as Chen Jiusi!"

After hearing this, Li Shanchang, who always liked to flatter him, fell silent, and Tang He said nothing more.

Only Ma Xiuying patted Zhu Chongba's hand and said, "Knowing shame leads to courage. We know our shortcomings. As long as we make up for them with all our heart, we will always have a chance to catch up."

Zhu Chongba heard this and said, "Well, what the sister said is that I am not as good as Chen Jiusi now, but it does not mean that I will be inferior to him Chen Jiusi for the rest of my life!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about these things here, while at this time in the private room on the top floor of the tallest building in Huangzhou Prefecture, the Commercial Building, two people were drinking there, one was a middle-aged man with a calm face, and the other was a bald monk.

"Haha, Old Liu, what do you think of the scenery of Huangzhou Prefecture?"

Peng Yingyu drank wine and looked at the lively scene outside, with a smug smile on her face.

Liu Futong heard this and said, "This is the credit of Jiu Si. What does it have to do with you?"

Peng Yingyu said: "Jiu Si is my brother, so he is naturally related to me."

Liu Futong said: "He is still my brother."

After hearing this, the two of them suddenly laughed. After a while, Peng Yingyu frowned and asked, "What's wrong with the third brother? He didn't even come to such a lively scene?"

Liu Futong said: "I don't know either."

"What a pity. If he came, it would definitely be an eye-opener for him."

Liu Futong heard this and said, "Yes, Jiu Si always makes people's eyes light up!"

The two were talking when suddenly someone opened the door and said, "Haha, are you two brothers praising me?"

(End of this chapter)