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Chapter 130 "As expected, Heaven blesses Daqing!"

After Sui Sui asked that question, Chen Hehua lifted the blue cloth on the basket, revealing the sweet potatoes inside.

Emperor Xuanhe leaned closer to take a look. It looked like a melon, reddish-brown in color, and he had never seen one before.

Other people also looked over, and they were all very curious.

Chen Hehua was still a little nervous facing so many eyes.

However, she tried to calm herself down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I found this by chance in the mountains two years ago."

"Because it grows in the ground and is shaped like a melon, I named it sweet potato."

"This sweet potato..."

Chen Hehua introduced it step by step.

She explained that sweet potatoes can be grown even in barren places like the mountains, and that they are edible and non-toxic; her family has verified this over the past two years.

As for how to eat it, steaming or baking are both fine.

"...Moreover, its yield is excellent. I haven't calculated it very carefully, but it's at least over 2,000 catties per mu."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped.

Especially Emperor Xuanhe, nowadays the rice grown by the people is only a few hundred catties. The last time he went to the imperial estate, Chen Hehua's grandfather said the same thing.

Emperor Xuanhe also knew that this was the truth.

Now, these sweet potatoes can actually yield more than 2,000 catties per mu.

This must have amazed Emperor Xuanhe.

He became even more excited.

"Chen Hehua, if this sweet potato is really as you described, then you have done a great service."

"Liu De, take some sweet potatoes now and have the imperial kitchen steam some for you."

"Also, immediately take some people to that mountain that Chen Hehua mentioned, and check the yield of sweet potatoes there."

"Lotus, tell Liu De that address."

"Yes."

Chen Hehua's family dug up some sweet potatoes in the mountains, but they also planted some.

They only dug it up when needed, instead of digging it up all at once.

And now is the time when they have grown up.

Chen Hehua immediately told Liu De the address.

Liu De immediately set off with his men.

Although it was unlikely that a young girl like Chen Hehua would lie, it was still too incredible, and Emperor Xuanhe still wanted Liu De to lead people to verify it.

Because they needed to leave the palace, Liu De's journey was relatively slow.

On the other hand, the imperial kitchen only needs to steam sweet potatoes, which is relatively quick.

Soon, the steamed part was served.

The freshly steamed sweet potatoes were still steaming.

"It looks delicious!" Sui Sui said, blinking her eyes.

"Your Majesty, we have already tested it, and this food called sweet potato is not poisonous."

"it is good."

Since there was no poison, Emperor Xuanhe didn't stand on ceremony. After it cooled down a bit, he picked one up, broke it in half, and started eating.

Sui Sui also wanted to eat, so she took the half that her eldest nephew had broken off, and gave the rest of the sweet potatoes to the other people in Yaoguang Palace.

Here, Emperor Xuanhe took a bite of sweet potato.

The first bite was soft and chewy, and the first thought that came to mind was: even the elderly can eat this sweet potato.

The next second, the sweet potato enters the mouth, and it's incredibly sweet.

Sui Sui, who has a sweet tooth, was immediately intrigued.

"Nephew, it's sweet."

"Yes, it's sweet."

These soft, sweet, and fragrant sweet potatoes are really delicious.

After eating half a sweet potato, Emperor Xuanhe felt somewhat full and experienced no discomfort.

In other words, sweet potatoes are an excellent food.

Even after finishing half of it, Emperor Xuanhe was still somewhat unsatisfied. Sui Sui, however, said while eating, "Next time we can grill it!"

"It must taste even better when it's roasting, with sweet oil dripping out and sizzling."

Sui Sui always felt that she must have eaten sweet potatoes before, both steamed and roasted. Roasted sweet potatoes, in particular, are warm to the touch and must be especially good to eat in the cold winter.

When Emperor Xuanhe heard Sui Sui describe it this way, he couldn't help but think of that scene.

"Okay, let's grill it next time."

Liu De didn't dare to delay either. After leaving the palace, he immediately led his men towards the mountains near the imperial estate.

They accurately located the place that Chen Hehua had mentioned.

"Dig right here, you rascal!"

"Yes."

Soon, as the soil was turned over, bunches of sweet potatoes underneath were dug out.

There were strings and piles of them; you could tell at a glance that there were quite a lot.

As he dug, Liu De had someone weigh it.

By the time the digging was finished, the weighing was almost complete as well.

Upon seeing the result, Liu De's eyes were filled with excitement, and even his voice rose considerably, "Let's go, return to the palace immediately."

Liu De returned to the palace without stopping and reported the data he had obtained to Emperor Xuanhe.

When Emperor Xuanhe saw this data, his eyes immediately welled up with tears.

This data is even more than what Chen Hehua told him.

It's almost three thousand jin (1500 kg).

"Okay, okay, that's great."

"As expected, the heavens are blessing Daqing."

Emperor Xuanhe did not delay and immediately ordered all the sweet potatoes to be transported to Cheng'an Prefecture.

The people of Cheng'an Prefecture were instructed to immediately begin planting these sweet potatoes.

There aren't many sweet potatoes available right now; we're prioritizing the people of Cheng'an Prefecture. Once there are more, we'll distribute them throughout the country.

"Once this technology is implemented throughout Daqing, I believe that fewer people will starve to death."

"Chen Hehua, you have no idea how important the sweet potatoes you brought are. They will make you famous in history. Don't worry, when it is recorded, it will be said that you discovered these sweet potatoes. I will not forget it."

Chen Hehua was stunned. Could it really have such a big effect?

Will he be able to leave his mark on history?

Chen Hehua's heart pounded.

However, she quickly realized what was going on and said, "If the sweet potatoes that Lotus brought can help His Majesty, Princess, and the people of Daqing, then Lotus will be very happy."

"Good!" Emperor Xuanhe looked at Chen Hehua and was deeply moved by her pure and innocent heart.

"Chen Hehua, you have made such a great contribution this time. Tell me, what reward do you want?" Emperor Xuanhe asked.

reward!

There really was a reward.

"Your Majesty, Lotus wants something."

"Oh, what do you want?" Emperor Xuanhe asked, raising an eyebrow.

Do you want a title, or a reward of gold, silver and jewels?

However, when Chen Hehua told Emperor Xuanhe what she wanted, he was dumbfounded.

"What did you say? You want a carriage? You just want a carriage?"

"Yes, yes. Your Majesty, is the carriage too expensive? Well, I can have an oxcart instead." Chen Hehua thought that having an oxcart wouldn't be bad either.

It will be useful for family trips.

As for oxen, they can help with plowing if the family needs to do so.

Emperor Xuanhe looked Chen Hehua up and down, and when he realized that she was not lying and really wanted a horse-drawn carriage or oxcart, he burst into laughter.

"Chen Hehua, good, good, what a kind and ungreedy little girl."

"Don't even mention wanting just one of them. I'll give you both the horse-drawn carriage and the oxcart!"

(End of this chapter)