Li Shimin

five days ago.

The messenger soldiers sent by Li Chengqian in Qingzhou had already brought to Li Shimin the letters he had already written on the ship.

Therefore, Li Shimin also knew about the situation of Li Chengqian and others.

Naturally, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others also knew about it.

When Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others came outside the hall.

Li Chengqian and others also arrived at the stone steps outside the hall.

Moreover, a group of personal guards are still carrying things down one box after another.

Seeing this, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others' eyes lit up, and they walked down quickly.

"I've seen my father!"

"See Your Majesty!"

"I have seen His Royal Highness!"

All the people hurriedly saluted.

Li Shimin waved his hand casually, walked directly to a wooden box, opened it, and looked inside.

"This thing as big as a fist is the sweet potato that yields ten stones per mu?"

"Father, it's the sweet potato!"

"Okay, okay!"

Li Shimin was overjoyed, and quickly opened all the wooden boxes beside him.

The eight wooden boxes next to each other are also filled with sweet potatoes.

"So, the people of Tang Dynasty are really saved!"

As he spoke, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of something, and looked towards the crowd with doubts on his face.

"Where is Xuan Ba?"

Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and the others on the side were also full of surprise.

Li Chengqian quickly explained: "Going back to Emperor Father, Uncle King Jin separated from Erchen and others outside the city, and went back to Lijiazhuang!"

Li Shimin: "..."

Immediately, he sighed softly, "It doesn't matter if you go back to Lijiazhuang. It takes a year and a half to go to sea here. After the spring plowing in the sixth year of Zhenguan, I went out. When I come back now, it will be September in the seventh year of Zhenguan! It's time to go back and see. Take care of the wife and children at home!"

On the side, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others all nodded their heads.

Li Shimin pretended nothing had happened, and checked the boxes with great interest again.

After a while, he asked again with a puzzled face.

"You told me in your letter that this time you brought back a total of more than 300 catties of sweet potatoes, more than 700 catties of potatoes, [-] catties of pumpkins, and [-] catties of corn, all of which can be used as food. .”

"But why do I always feel that there are not enough catties when I check these boxes?"

Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and the others had already stepped forward to check.

"Going back to Father, when Uncle King Jin went back to Li's Village, he also took [-]% of the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and pumpkins with him!"

Li Chengqian quickly explained.

"Xuanba also took some?"

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, then remembered Li Xuan's temper, couldn't help but smiled wryly, and had no choice but to accept the whole truth.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, only Xuanba dared to do this!

"Going back to Emperor Father, my son brought back [-] catties of sweet potatoes, [-] catties of potatoes, [-] catties of pumpkins, and [-] catties of corn!"

Li Chengqian said again.

"All of these are used as seeds, how many acres of land can be planted?" Li Shimin asked directly.

"Father, according to my estimates on the boat, to plant one acre of sweet potatoes requires fifty catties of sweet potatoes to raise seedlings. For potatoes, one mu of land needs one hundred catties of potatoes; for one mu of corn, one mu needs four to five catties." seeds, and, one acre of corn can also reach about six stones per mu!
As for the other pumpkins, tomatoes, and peppers, they are vegetables, and they need to be planted with their seeds..."

Li Chengqian quickly explained.

At the same time, Cong took out a book from behind.

"Father, please take a look. This book is all recorded by Erchen, Li Baoding, Wang Xuance, Li Chongyi, Cheng Chusi and others while planting sweet potatoes and potatoes on the boat. All the process, as well as the results of my calculations!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help being startled, quickly took the book, and read it.

After a while, Li Shimin slowly closed the book, his face full of excitement.

"You have a heart, and you have this booklet, and I will remember you as a great achievement!"

"Thank you, Father!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others were overjoyed.

Afterwards, when Li Shimin saw Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others looking at the book in his hand expectantly, he also handed it over.

"Gao Ming, tomorrow I will send people to expand the two acres of land in the backyard of the Royal Garden by another two acres. You will plant these things there for me. I want to see with my own eyes how amazing sweet potatoes and potatoes can be!"

"Yes, Father!"

Li Chengqian hurriedly bowed his hands in response.

"Li Wei, take good care of these things, not less than a catty!"

Li Shimin nodded slowly, then directed to Li Wei who was beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Wei responded, and quickly called a few guards to move these things inside.

"Hey, oh..."

Seeing this, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and the others became anxious.

"Your Majesty, I'm still waiting for one of these boxes!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin stared blankly at Cheng Chusi.

"Among these things, do you still have a share?"

On the side, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others were also surprised.

Without waiting for Cheng Chusi to reply, Cheng Zhijie directly raised his foot and kicked towards Cheng Chusi.

"How come you don't know the etiquette after going to sea for a year and a half? These things are all fetishes brought back from America by King Jin and the crown prince. How can you still have a share?"

At the same time, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others also cursed at Changsun Chong, Fang Yizhi and others.

"You son of a bitch, tell me honestly, how can these sweet potatoes and potatoes still have your share?"

"Quickly explain it clearly, or the old man will give you a serious lesson when he goes back!"

Li Shimin: "..."

Watching the performance of these old bastards, he couldn't help frowning, and looked at Li Chengqian who was on the side.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian also smiled wryly.

"Aye, this is true. The master told us personally on the boat. Even the gold we brought back from America, the master shared with us equally!"

"Aye, don't fight, don't fight, I can explain!"

"Quickly explain!"

Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and the others all looked at Cheng Chusi, Changsun Chong and the others with serious faces.

"Return to Your Majesty, Aye, the master said on the boat that the people on the boat who went to America with him this time are risking their lives. Therefore, no matter what is brought back from America, everyone has a share !

Among them, we brought back more than 6000 catties of gold from America, and the master directly distributed a catty of gold to all the soldiers and boatmen on board.

For the remaining three thousand catties of gold, the master will share one thousand catties, and the remaining two thousand catties will be divided by me. "

"As for sweet potatoes and potatoes, there are also pumpkins, corn, and tomatoes. Because there are not many of them, and there are many soldiers and boatmen on board, the master brought them back to Chang'an City.

After I plant it, I will give the seeds to those soldiers and boatmen! "

"Now, Master has taken [-]% of it, and the remaining [-]% will be shared equally by us again!"

"Equally divided?"

Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and the others immediately beamed with joy, and quickly looked at Li Shimin.

"Humph!"

Seeing this, Li Shimin's expression darkened.

"This object is a sacred object that benefits the country and the people. It should be accepted by the imperial court. What do you want this object for?"

"Your Majesty, this thing should be planted in fertile land, and it happens to be in the minister's mansion, and there are hundreds of acres of fertile land!"

"Your Majesty, the fertile land in the minister's house is fertile, so it is very suitable to plant these sweet potatoes and potatoes!"

"His Majesty……"

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