What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 307 Finally, I got the Empress's Golden Token, as if I were personally present!

The Empress stared at the charred sweet potato in her hand, her small mouth slightly agape, still covered in sweet potato flesh, her eyes filled with disbelief!
This was the first time she had ever known that grain could be this sweet!

This is what Su Mo was talking about: coarse grains that are easy to grow, high-yield, but can cause acid reflux if eaten in large quantities.

Who makes whole grains like this?
If the people of Dawu could all afford such coarse grains, who could shake the Leng family's rule?
The sweet potato variety awarded by the system is the sweetest Watermelon Red variety.

Su Mo didn't know if the system was specifically issued based on the situation in this world.

The overwhelming sweetness that made her taste buds explode instantly shocked the Empress!

Especially after baking, most of the moisture is baked away, leaving only the sugar, making it even sweeter!

An Wu and Nangong Sheyue also ate a bite of roasted sweet potato at this time.

Unsurprisingly, he was just as shocked as the Empress.

Even though An Wu was over two hundred years old and a powerful being in the Heavenly Infant Realm whose knowledge was known to almost everyone, he was still shocked beyond words!

He certainly understood what this meant!
He was certain that this was not grain that had ever appeared in the Great Wu Empire!
Don't mention wild grasses and fruits that are unknown to most people.

Wherever people go, there is no grain they cannot find!

People dig up wild grass and pick wild fruits every day. When they are extremely hungry, they will even eat tree bark, grass roots and even clay. Anyone who has seen a sweet potato can know that sweet potatoes are edible!
The Empress stared intently at Su Mo, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down.

However, his tone was more solemn than ever before!
"Su Qing!"

"What is the actual yield of this sweet potato?"

The Empress has even changed how she addresses Su Mo!
In an instant, she transforms back into the Empress, the sole ruler of the Great Wu, who controls the lives and deaths of billions of living beings!

Although she could roughly estimate the yield from the three empty bamboo baskets in the greenhouse and the sweet potatoes for each person, it was still hard to believe, and she had to confirm it herself to be at ease!

Lin Moyin and the others immediately focused their attention on Su Mo.

Having personally dug up sweet potatoes, Su Mo was naturally very confident. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the sweet potatoes are right here. Why don't you dig up a basket yourself?"

Leng Liuxi nodded emphatically: "Okay!"

However, she didn't rush to start digging.

I ate the sweet potato in small bites, which helped me calm down a bit.

After washing my hands clean in the water vat next to the courtyard.

Only then, with a solemn expression, did he step into the greenhouse.

She glanced at the rows of bamboo baskets, picked one that was in the middle of the row, and stretched out her delicate hand, ready to start digging.

Su Mo suddenly handed over a small shovel.

"Your Majesty, here's a shovel for you!"

The Empress waved her hand at Su Mo: "I can dig with both hands."

Su Mo remained silent in silence.

This damn sense of ritual makes me feel serious, like I've done something extraordinary.

Wouldn't it be more convenient to just pour it out directly?
Of course, the more this is the case, the more it proves how much the Empress values ​​sweet potatoes.

His marquisate was now more secure.

The crowd gathered around the Empress, watching solemnly as she dug up sweet potatoes.

The empress stretched out her delicate hand and began digging directly into the mud and sand.

His expression was solemn, his movements were careful and gentle, as if he were caressing his most beloved person.

First, remove the rotten leaves on the surface, then dig away the loose mud.

The sweet potato underneath the stem was immediately revealed.

Seeing the Empress continue to carefully dig away the mud and sand, reluctant to pick the sweet potatoes, Su Mo finally couldn't help but remind her, "Your Majesty, it's okay to pick the sweet potatoes."

The Empress didn't even turn her head: "I want to dig up a whole sweet potato!"

Su Mo rolled her eyes, too lazy to say anything more.

one……

two……

three...

One by one, huge, bright red sweet potatoes were dug out...

The Empress's expression grew increasingly solemn.

Deep within his pupils, however, an excitement could not be concealed!
Nangong Sheyue and An Wu, who were seeing this scene for the first time, were completely dumbfounded, and their reactions were not much better than those of Lin Moyin and Xue Yishu before them.

Looking at the Empress's composed expression and her steady hands, Su Mo couldn't help but sigh.

The Empress truly lives up to her title!
That's some serious composure!
Just as Su Mo was sighing, the Empress suddenly turned to look at him, her tone seemingly uncertain.

"Minister Su... how many sweet potatoes have I dug up so far?"

Su Mo...

He could only count: "The ninth one!"

The Empress nodded emphatically!

Keep digging!
It took the Empress a full quarter of an hour to carefully dig out the entire sweet potato plant.

Looking at the sweet potato vines laden with roots and stems, the Empress could no longer contain her excitement: "Fourteen!"

"Su Qing!"

"This one sweet potato vine has grown a total of fourteen sweet potatoes!"

Su Mo quickly replied, "I saw it!"

The Empress said emphatically, "Bring the scales quickly! Hurry up!!! I need to weigh them!"

Su Mo...

He could only instruct Jiang Laoshi to fetch a copper scale.

Only then did the Empress pick the sweet potatoes one by one, remove the mud and sand from their surface, and weigh them.

"Seven catties, eight taels, and three mace!"

The Empress widened her beautiful eyes and stared intently at Su Mo: "This one sweet potato vine yields seven catties, eight taels, and three mace of grain!"

Su Mo was surprised to find that the yield of sweet potatoes was even greater than the previous three baskets, so he laughed and said, "Your Majesty dug up more sweet potatoes than I did!"

"Your Majesty, I only dug up about seven catties each! You are wise indeed!"

Empress...

I really want to tell Su Mo that this isn't how you flatter someone, and that your wording is inaccurate!
In the end, I held back!
Then I looked at the other bamboo baskets.

The greenhouse, which is only 20 to 30 square meters, is filled with 36 bamboo baskets arranged in a dense row!

A simple conversion will tell you the answer.

Total output: 250 jin.

Then, the Empress arrived at a number that she found somewhat unbelievable.

The yield is 6,000 catties per mu!

Su Mo did some calculations in secret and was also somewhat surprised.

In later generations, high-yield sweet potatoes might be possible, with yields of tens of thousands of kilograms per mu, but achieving that yield is virtually impossible these days.

A yield of 6,000 kilograms per mu was already enough to shock him.

It can only be attributed to the good potato varieties from the system and my own careful care!

After calculating the yield of sweet potatoes per mu, the Empress stared at Su Mo with a shocked expression, her voice trembling slightly: "The yield is sixty shi per mu!"

"Lone Peak Mountain... Is the output there also the same?"

Su Mo thought for a moment. The fields on Lonely Peak Mountain were also carefully tended by the old farmers, and since there was no silk or satin to block the sunlight, the yield should theoretically be even higher.

In particular, there is a 20% production increase buff.

However, to be on the safe side, Su Mo cautiously replied, "It should be about the same."

He paused, still feeling it wasn't quite right: "How about Your Majesty personally goes to Lonely Peak Mountain to take a look tomorrow?"

The empress showed a hint of interest.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and suppressed his impulse: "No rush!"

"After the New Year, I will take Ministers Xiao Yuan, Wang Hao, and others to Lonely Peak Mountain!"

Su Mo understood the Empress's mindset very well.

This can be considered an auspicious sign from heaven, clear proof that Heaven approves of her becoming the Great Wu Emperor!

Of course, the Empress had to take all the ministers who questioned her with her to Lonely Peak Mountain to dig sweet potatoes, especially Ye Wenshan!
To prove that he was chosen by Heaven to be the Great Wu Emperor!

In ancient times, even ordinary people and government officials were incredibly superstitious.

Not to mention this world where cultivation of immortality is possible.

Once the sweet potatoes are ready, all doubts about the empress's illegitimate accession to the throne will vanish in the face of irrefutable facts!
After that, no one dared to question this point again, including veterans like Ip Man Shan who served three reigns.

Even if the Empress were to execute him in the autumn, no one would dare to utter a single word!
Next, Leng Liuxi, like Lin Moyin, inquired about matters related to sweet potatoes, such as storage time and methods.

Finally, he gave Su Mo a deep look, his expression extremely serious: "Minister Su, you have brought such divine food to Great Wu and to me. This is a blessing for Great Wu! A blessing for me!"

Su Mo quickly clasped his hands and said solemnly, "This is the duty of a subject; Your Majesty need not take it to heart!"

The Empress shook her head: "You are mistaken!" "I am fortunate to have Su Qing's assistance! I will remember this and never fail you!"

Su Mo thought that the Empress would definitely make grand promises and offer rewards, and was about to say a few humble and polite words when the Empress suddenly changed the subject: "However!"

"Su Qing, you must never roast sweet potatoes again!"

Su Mo...

He looked at the Empress with a frustrated expression: "Your Majesty, sweet potatoes are actually very easy to grow; they grow even in the coldest weather..."

The Empress shook her head resolutely: "No one should eat sweet potatoes before they are widely cultivated!"

She thought for a moment and then said, "If Minister Su likes sweets, I will send Minister Su ten shi of each of brown sugar, maltose, and honey!"

Su Mo was stunned.

Unexpectedly, the Empress has been generous again.

Three thousand catties in total, wouldn't that cost several thousand taels of silver?

However, the Empress was willing to give her even the Great Heaven-Mending Pill and the magical treasure, the Sea-Suppressing Golden Bell, which showed how good she was to her.

You can't just consider things from your own perspective.

Therefore, Su Zhai nodded and said, "Five hundred catties! I only want five hundred catties!"

The Empress glared at the man with annoyance: "At most a hundred pounds!"

Su Mo: "One hundred is too few, how about three hundred?"

The Empress replied decisively: "No way!"

Su Mo continued to lower her demands: "Anything less than two hundred is out of the question!"

Empress...

Finally, he could only grit his teeth and glare at Su Mo: "One hundred and fifty at most!"

"The rest of them must be planted in the ground for me, not a single vine is to be missing!"

Su Mo blinked: "Your Majesty, I plan to raise pigs and sweet potato vines on Lonely Peak Mountain..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Empress said without hesitation, "Don't even think about it!"

What a joke!
Did they think I didn't know that sweet potatoes could be grown from potato vines?

They actually wanted to use the immortal seeds to feed pigs, wasting the immortal food like this. Could it be that they were feeding immortal pigs?

Can't I feed them other whole grains?
If we don't discipline this bastard for three days, he'll turn on us!

Fearing that this guy might not speak properly, she quickly said to Nangong Sheyue, "Send people over immediately to dig up all the sweet potatoes here..."

"No, move all the bamboo baskets back to the Imperial Garden, set up the same greenhouses, and plant the sweet potatoes!"

Nangong, with a serious expression, immediately replied, "Your subject obeys!"

Leng Liuxi thought it was still unreliable: "Send word that the Imperial Guards are escorting the sweet potatoes!"

"Anban, you will personally stay here and watch over things!"

Then his gaze turned to Su Mo: "Over at Lone Peak Mountain, who knows the most about cultivating this grain?"

Su Mo...

Just don't go there yourself!

I came here to enjoy life, not to grow sweet potatoes!
"The farmers who used to take care of sweet potatoes on Gufeng Mountain were quite skilled in cultivation."

"As it happens, I'm planning to go to Lonely Peak Mountain tomorrow. I'll send two over to Your Majesty along the way."

The Empress took a deep breath and said, "Let's go now!"

"Otherwise, no one will take care of the sweet potatoes tonight!"

Su Mo was speechless. Why would he be sent to Lonely Peak Mountain in this freezing weather?
I was getting ready to go to sleep.

He looked at the Empress speechlessly and said earnestly, "Your Majesty really doesn't need to be so nervous!"

"I'm very familiar with sweet potatoes. They can grow even if you just throw them in the ground. They won't freeze overnight."

He paused, then added, "Besides, doesn't His Majesty need time to build a greenhouse?"

An Wu suddenly laughed and said, "Don't worry, Lord Su!"

"Setting up this greenhouse shouldn't take more than half an hour."

Su Mo was speechless for a moment.

Seeing the Empress staring intently at him, Su Mo tried to salvage the situation: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it would be better to go tomorrow, as the villagers should be asleep by now."

"Furthermore, I am also preparing to rest..."

The Empress's face darkened: "If you keep me awake, you won't be able to sleep either!"

At this moment, even Lin Moyin advised Su Mo, "My lord, the sweet potatoes are of utmost importance and cannot be lost!"

"My lord, don't delay important matters. You can sleep when we get to Lonely Peak Mountain!"

The Empress's expression softened, and she looked at Lin Moyin with satisfaction: "I am very pleased that Minister Lin has such an understanding."

As he spoke, he glared at Su Mo again and snorted, "Unlike someone else, who really wants to drive me crazy!"

What else could Su Mo say?

"Then you must wait until I have a bowl of sweet soup before you leave!"

This was Su Mo's last act of defiance.

Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't stop him from eating this bowl of sweet potato soup!
Empress...

"Give me a bowl too!"

Watermelon and sweet potato are already high in sugar, not to mention that Su Mo extravagantly added a pound of brown sugar!
On a cold day, eating a bowl of steaming hot, sweet potato soup is truly one of life's greatest pleasures!
Everyone wore expressions of pure enjoyment!

The Empress finally understood why Su Mo insisted on leaving two hundred catties of sweet potatoes to eat!

After the cauldron of sweet soup was finished, the more than two thousand Imperial Guards of the Left Guard also arrived.

The leading commander looked bewildered at Fu Nangong Sheyue, who was holding the tiger tally, and then followed Nangong Sheyue's command to empty Su Mo's greenhouse of sweet potatoes!
Su Mo was quickly ushered into the carriage by the Empress—unfortunately, this time he was in the driver's seat!
Under the Empress's command, they braved the cold wind and rushed towards Lonely Peak Mountain overnight!
There was no way around it; the Empress valued sweet potatoes too much. Not only did she keep Nangong Sheyue behind, but she also had An Wu watch over them.

Only Su Mo and the Empress went to Lonely Peak Mountain.

It's immediately clear who is driving and who is riding in the car.

When they arrived at the city gate, it was Tan Jin again, leading dozens of elite guards and two squads of city guards.

Upon seeing Su Mo arrive in his car, Tan Jin was taken aback and quickly went to greet him.

"Lord Su, you...you're leaving the city?"

Su Mo was surprised that Tan Jin was guarding the city again. He smiled and said, "I have something to do outside the city."

Tan Jin hesitated for a moment: "The city gates are already closed. Does Lord Su have a warrant from the Governor's Office?"

Su Mo was stunned when he heard this.

After nightfall, the city gates must never be opened, and even if there is a warrant, people can only leave by hanging basket.

Where did he get the warrant? He could only turn to look at the carriage, but before he could speak, a golden light shot over and landed in his hand.

Su Mo took a closer look and saw that what she had picked up was a gold medal.

The gold medal faintly released a powerful magical aura, its golden light shimmering.

It turned out to be an extremely powerful talisman.

The back features a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon, while the front is engraved with four small seal characters: "As if the Emperor were here in person!"
Su Mo waved the gold medal at Tan Jin and said in a deep voice, "The imperial decree gold medal is here!"

"I hereby order you to open the city gates immediately!"

Tan Jin and the city gate official stared in disbelief and awe at the gold medal.

He looked at Su Mo, who was holding the gold medal, in shock!

Finally, he looked at the carriage in shock.

Everyone knelt down with a thud and began to kowtow.

The phrase "as if I were personally present" is not to be taken lightly!

Su Mo: "Hurry up, open the door!"

The city gate officer hurriedly ordered his soldiers to hoist the gate!

Su Mo casually tucked the gold medal into his sleeve, but then thought about it and felt it was inappropriate.

This time, you really shouldn't try to take advantage of this deal!
They had no choice but to take out the gold medal again, preparing to return it to the Empress.

A snort came from inside the carriage: "Hmph!"

Then, in a rather annoyed tone, he added, "You can keep it for now; I will take it back later!"

Su Mo was dumbfounded.

The Empress ordered me to put away the "As if I were personally present" token.
He was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously turned his head to look around.

I didn't see anyone like Wang Yao or Zhang Shouling!

What a pity!

Otherwise, make them kneel down, no matter what!
However, with the gold medal in hand, there will be opportunities sooner or later. Anyway, just go out more often to the Wang family and the Imperial Uncle's mansion, and I don't believe I won't see them!

　I'm back in the city, worried about traffic jams, so I'm updating early! Begging for monthly subscriptions!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)