Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 35: Another vicious plan of Chu Nan, taking advantage of the situation and robbing overseas!

"What, 5,000 kilograms per mu!" After hearing Chu Nan's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked.

He said that 600-700 kilograms was worth getting back? And you told me, 5,000 kilograms? Isn't that 20 times the yield per mu of rice and wheat?

Chu Nan said this is considered high? This is very high, okay!

"How is this possible?" The princes were also stunned.

"To have a yield of 5,000 kilograms per mu, how dense would it have to be? How could it be possible to grow like this? There's no air getting through."

"How is it possible that the yield per mu of crops is so high? It's absolutely impossible."

Liu Bowen was also shocked: "I am familiar with history books and have read many overseas books, but I have never seen crops with such high yields?"

"Would I lie to you?" But Chu Nan was speechless.

"In your opinion, are crops only grown on the ground like rice and wheat?"

"But in fact, the way potatoes bear fruit is the same as white radishes. They grow in the ground, and white radishes only produce one fruit per plant, but potatoes can produce dozens of fruits per plant, so how can their yield per mu not be high?"

"And there's no need for me to lie to you. Once you get the potatoes, you'll know whether what I said is true or not."

"In addition, the continent east of Daming has more than just potatoes as a high-yield crop. There are also sweet potatoes, which can also be used as a staple food, with a yield of 6,000 kilograms per mu."

"There is also corn, which can also be used as a staple food, with an output of 2,000 kilograms per mu."

"There are also peppers, which are used as condiments and can also be eaten as vegetables. The yield per mu is 1,000 kilograms."

"We also have tomatoes, which can be eaten as both a fruit and a vegetable, with a yield of 2,000 kilograms per mu."

"There are many more crops, too many to list one by one. When the time comes, I will write down their origins, habits, how to preserve them, and which route is best, and report it to Your Majesty."

"What, this..." Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned at this moment.

In fact, he had a doubt in his heart. Didn't Chu Nan leave the Ming Dynasty? There was no book that recorded these things? How did he know all this?

But none of this matters now.

The important thing is, what if what Chu Nan said is all true?

"If the Ming Dynasty can produce 5,000 kilograms of potatoes and 6,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes per mu, how can anyone starve to death?"

The princes were also shocked: "If we get these things, the grain production of the Ming Dynasty will be directly increased by twenty times, so there will be no problem in feeding the current population, right?"

"Oh my god, what kind of immortal food is this? Could it be a gift from the gods? If we get it, I can't imagine how prosperous the Ming Dynasty will be."

"But there is still a problem." But after being shocked, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about another point.

"Chun Nan, the place you mentioned is too far from Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty can't send many people to get those crops. The logistics can't keep up."

"But if we send too few people, what will we do if we encounter the local natives? They have such high-yield crops, so there must be a lot of people, right? We won't be able to defeat them then?"

Yes.

When the princes heard this, they realized the seriousness of the matter. If they couldn't defeat them, Chu Nan's idea would be in vain.

"Your Majesty, don't be afraid." But after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's concerns, Chu Nan was not worried at all.

"My strategy this time is to take advantage of the fire to rob! Why is it called taking advantage of the fire?"

"That's because, although the food production there is high, the population is distributed in tribal form, and the population of each tribe is not large."

"Moreover, their military strength is backward, they are still using outdated weapons, and they don't even have armor."

"But our Ming soldiers have strong armor, sharp weapons, muskets, and even cannons. What can they use to fight us?"

"So what we are doing now is to take advantage of their weakness and kill them. It's good enough that we didn't occupy them. We just robbed them of their crops. Do you dare to object?"

It's really a pity for Chunan. The Ming Dynasty was so powerful back then, and Zheng He sailed to the West and traveled so far, but they didn't establish any colonies and just pretended to be rich. It's such a pity.

So now that the Ming Dynasty is so powerful, it may really need to learn from a certain country.

Nod yes, shake your head no.

When you see oil, gogogo. When you meet a native, say hello.

"Native, native, hello, hello, I heard that you have discovered oil here?"

Native: “Yes, do you want to buy it?”

A certain country: Smiling face.

Native: “…You’re going to buy it, right?”

So now that the Ming Dynasty is so powerful, why not take some of his crops?

"Okay!" At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang also recalled what Chu Nan had said before.

These places are not as powerful as imagined, so what is he waiting for.

He said directly: "When I return to the palace, I will immediately start to arrange this matter. If I wait until the potatoes and sweet potatoes are brought, will there still be people starving to death in my Ming Dynasty?"

"This thing must be done!"

However, after making the decision, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Chu Nan speechlessly.

Chu Nanxing, you really didn't poison the people of Ming Dynasty this time, but you poisoned others. You even spared the indigenous people?

They were just standing there quietly, wearing animal skins, holding spears, and hunting. How could they provoke you? How dare you take their food?

You are so vicious!

I really want to advise you to be kind!

"This..." The princes were also shocked.

They have all read the books of sages, who told them not to bully the weak and that a gentleman should be virtuous and tolerant.

But you, Chu Nan, are just like that. You bully the weak and beat whoever is weak.

Ahaha, you have picked on a weakling like me, a rainforest person.

However, Chu Nan did solve the problem of the Ming Dynasty after all, so Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say much.

After all, there is no perfect plan in this world.

When someone enjoys happiness, someone else will suffer.

After thinking about all this, Zhu Yuanzhang also spoke: "I will return to the palace later and deal with these matters, but now, I want to reward you!"

"Chu Nan listened to the seal!"

"What!" But this time, it was Chu Nan's turn to be shocked. He really couldn't help it and spoke directly.

"No way, Your Majesty, I'm going to be promoted again? Forget it..." Chu Nan was really scared.

If I get promoted again, let alone the rumors about me being the prince consort, even if they say that I, Chu Nan, am Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological son, I’m afraid I won’t be able to cover it up.

No matter what corrupt official, honest official, or unscrupulous businessman, they would all be put into sacks and beaten to death with sticks, right?

Didn’t Chao Cuo suggest to Emperor Jing of Han that he should reduce the power of the princes? It was a good plan, but in the end, when something went wrong, Emperor Jing of Han turned against him, and then Chao Cuo died.

So Chu Nan doesn't want to follow in his footsteps.

"Oh? You don't want to be promoted?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. Everyone else wants to be promoted, but you, Chu Nan, don't want to be promoted?

The other princes were also speechless. If this news got out, who knows how many people who wanted to be promoted but couldn't get one would be angry to death.

"Since you don't want to be promoted, then don't get promoted." After hearing Chu Nan say this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not force him.

"Okay then." Chu Nan relaxed when he heard that.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't finish his words: "Then I will grant you a title!"

(End of this chapter)