System, help me be an empress

Chapter 29 Sweet Potatoes
500 million silver a year!
"Starting from this year, Shenjiying will continue to allocate fees according to this standard." Xu Youxi didn't expect the two people in front of him to kneel down at the same time as soon as he finished speaking, both of them seemed hesitant to speak.

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty."

"If Meng Shangshu has anything to say, just say it."

Meng Zhiqian sighed deeply: "Your Majesty, I beg your majesty to take back the order. In recent years, there have been more and more disasters among the people, and there have been repeated wars. It is difficult for ordinary people to survive. How can the treasury have so much money. If there are more taxes for this matter, I am afraid that the resentment among the people will become heavier."

"Your Majesty Meng is overthinking. I still have a clear picture of how much the state treasury has." Every time Xu Youxi thinks about the situation of the state treasury, he has to feel that his move to stay in the south of the Yangtze River is too correct.

After all, relying on the profits of her subordinates' business alone, it is enough to support Shenjiying for several years.

"When the immediate urgent situation is resolved, I will have my own way to solve the difficult problem of people's livelihood, and I will not increase taxes."

With Xu Youxi's promise, Meng Zhiqian was relieved.

"Teng Xuesheng, although I agreed to pay this amount, it doesn't mean that I can tolerate the money being splashed into the water without even seeing the splash. Think about it carefully."

Xu Youxi can teach Teng Xuesheng meticulously like he told Yu Xuejing how to write "Shang Dao" in the past. As long as many concepts of modern weapons are proposed, it is completely unsurpassable progress in this era.

But it's really unnecessary.

If Teng Xuesheng has the ability, then he will continue to work. If not, Xu Youxi can simply replace someone with more ability.

"Shenjiying" should have been the legend itself, not the shadow behind someone.

Walking out of the Shenji Camp, Xu Youxi was still thinking about the issue of firearms, but he didn't know the status of Dagan's firearms in this era in the world.

There is still a lot of room for continuous innovation of firecrackers, such as sighting problems, gunpowder that cannot be fired in bursts, and so on.

"Master Meng, when my subordinates traveled to foreign countries in the south four years ago, they brought back a local crop called 'sweet potato'."

Xu Youxi recalled the situation at that time while talking.

According to the description of those who went to sea, he arrived in a country called "Luzon". At that time, the country's political power was unstable and there were disputes from time to time.But unexpectedly, he easily found the "sweet potato" that Xu Youxi had described many times.The local Luzon people regard sweet potatoes as a rare commodity, and there is a law of "prohibited to leave the country".

The sailors tried several times to take the "sweet potato" away, but failed, and even spent two years in prison locally.Even so, his determination to bring the sweet potatoes back to Dagan did not diminish in the slightest. After the third attempt failed, someone gave him a way to tie the sweet potato vines to a bamboo basket and paint them with soil. He did as well.

After going through untold hardships, he finally got away with it.

After the sweet potato vines are transported to Dagan, they immediately enter the farmland to be cultivated.After four years of painstaking cultivation by countless farmers, sweet potato planting is finally on the right track, and every autumn harvest season, there are more potatoes.

Before Xu Youxi rushed back to the capital, he had just introduced sweet potato planting technology to the south of the Yangtze River, and planned to try it out locally first.

"Sweet potato? What are the characteristics of this thing?" Meng Zhiqian seemed very interested.

When Xu Youxi mentioned sweet potatoes, he couldn't help but feel a little bit happy: "I just received the news that several cities in the south have transported more than half of the sweet potatoes harvested last autumn to the capital to show their determination to resist Oirat."

By this time the sky had darkened.

Xu Youxi looked at the sky: "Meng Shangshu, it's getting late, and the Shenji Camp is not far from the princess' mansion. You have suffered the most in the fight against Oirat this time, so I will treat you to a 'sweet potato' feast."

As early as a few years after Xu Youxi went to Jiangnan, the Empress Dowager Xie bought many properties outside the palace for her, including a "four in and five out" Princess Tianyou Mansion. Stored in the princess mansion.

"Thank you for your love, Your Majesty."

"Meng Shangshu's new residence is not far from the princess mansion. Sir Yu, when passing by later, tell Meng Shangshu's family that there is no need to stay for dinner tonight."

"The minister obeys the order."

Both of them chose to walk tacitly. On the way, Xu Youxi and Meng Zhiqian continued to talk about some details about resisting Oirat.Xu Youxi was really surprised. Regardless of Meng Zhiqian's background as a civil servant, his ability to predict military affairs is no less than that of an experienced military officer.

At the same time, Meng Zhiqian was also amazed at Xu Youxi's erudition. He always knew that many of his ideas were too absurd for ordinary people, but this new emperor could not only pinpoint his goals, but even put forward practical and feasible suggestions for improvement.

After chatting like this, the two of them actually hated seeing each other for too long, and the distinction between monarch and minister was not so clear.

"...I am also worried about the safety of Emperor Sheng Yuan, but what can I do if I am worried, what I am most afraid of is that your majesty will soften your heart because of your brotherly love."

"In order to obtain enough benefits, Wala will definitely provide for the emperor's brother honestly. At this time, there is nothing to worry about; when Wala completely breaks with us and decides to attack Shangjing, if they really can't attack, they will still place their hopes on him. We robbed and rescued people. On the contrary, if they really captured Shangjing easily, Brother Huang's situation will be really dangerous." Xu Youxi was only halfway through speaking, when a little boy wrapped in a white jacket pointed in the direction of the two of them. run over here.

Meng Zhiqian's face changed almost instantly, but his body squatted down honestly, ready to hug the little boy: "Meng Li, why are you..."

Meng Li deliberately turned away from his grandfather, but hugged Xu Youxi's arm instead.

Seeing Meng Li's actions, Xu Youxi didn't realize what was going on. It wasn't until Meng Li raised his head that Xu Youxi realized that this was the little boy she saved from the fire that day?

"Nonsense, let go." Seeing his grandson offending the saint, Meng Zhiqian broke into a cold sweat, and hurriedly tried to make Meng Li let go.

But Meng Li just accepted death, and hugged Xu Youxi tightly, not letting go no matter what.

"System, system, that ghost aura, have you lost it to me!!!"

Xu Youxi was a little flustered, the child wouldn't make any shocking remarks in the next second, for example, how could she explain to Mr. Meng that she was not a beast at all for saving her life.

[Friendly reminder from the female empress system: the aura is a non-discardable item. ps: The host can rest assured that as long as the halo is not worn, it will not have any effect. 】

Xu Youxi was calm on the surface, showing a slight smile: "Can you let go first, so I can't move."

Meng Li's eyes clarified. Although he was a little unhappy, he obediently let go of his hand, and carefully pulled Xu Youxi's skirt with his fingers, as if he was afraid of wrinkling Xu Youxi's skirt.

"Meng Li! How can you be so nonsense!"

Meng Li was reprimanded by his grandfather and lowered his head, but still did not speak.

Meng Zhiqian pulled Meng Li over, and said to Xu Youxi with an apologetic face: "Your Majesty, this is my grandson, whose name is Meng Li. This child is different from ordinary children after birth, and he is not very able to speak. Some time ago, my minister There was water in the house, and after the child was frightened, his temper became even more withdrawn."

"It's okay, I see that this child is naturally alert, and he will definitely look good in the future." Xu Youxi said a few words politely.

Neither of them noticed, Meng Li's eyes suddenly became bright when he heard this.

"I only hope that this child can be an ordinary person." Meng Zhiqian sighed deeply.

(End of this chapter)