The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 214 Begging for Justice
Xu Guangqi also had the awareness of advertising, and said loudly to the civil and military officials: "My lords, please take care of the small business of the old man's closed disciple Huang Hanwei after the court is over!

Roasted sweet potatoes are only four pennies a catty, which is definitely cheap and good, and will definitely be one of the staple foods of ordinary people in the future.

Four pennies and one tael for fried potato chips is not too expensive, and snacks for children are not considered a luxury. "

This is a trivial matter of only a few tens of pennies, and the civil servants and generals all booed: "My lord, we must send servants to join us. These two things are very delicious. It is very good to buy them for your wife and children."

When the court time came, civil servants and generals filed into the Golden Palace after tidying up their court clothes. Xu Guangqi, Minister of Rites, held a tray in both hands and went up to court.

His high-pitched voice echoed in the Golden Luan Hall: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a book to play."

When I came to the Golden Luan Hall, something happened just after sitting on the dragon chair, and it was still the Minister of the Ministry of Rites who played the role. Chongzhen thought that something was wrong again, and his heart skipped a beat.

"Ai Qing, if you have anything to say, please tell me."

"I have devoted myself to researching farming these years, and it should be fruitful by now. Today, I have brought two kinds of food processed from new crops, please Your Majesty to have a taste."

It turned out to be a good thing!Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Aiqing has worked hard for the country, I am very curious about what it is, and I really want to have a taste."

Wang Chengen quickly took the tray from Xu Guangqi's hand. He looked at it and found two baked sweet potatoes and dozens of chips, so he took a piece of chips and stuffed them into his mouth.

It's not that Wang Chengen wants to eat first, but he must ensure that the emperor's food will not be poisoned.

Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen who was chewing potato chips and asked, "How does it taste?"

Wang Chengen said loudly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it tastes delicious just as Elder Xu Ge said."

Huang Han sold roasted sweet potatoes and fried potato chips in the capital. Such a big movement would definitely be reported to the Forbidden City by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, because after all, Huang Han brought nearly 1000 men and women at once.

Of course, eunuchs like Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun were well aware of this matter, and Xu Guangqi's evaluation of "delicious" on the first day of selling potato chips is well known.

Chongzhen smiled, picked up two slices to taste, then nodded repeatedly, and finally commented: "It tastes really good!"

Xu Guangqi hit the iron while it was hot: "Please give your Majesty the word to make the potato chips famous."

Chongzhen readily agreed, and the imperial pen wrote these five characters. "It's delicious" has become the special advertising slogan for Huang's fried potato chips from now on.

Xu Guangqi played again: "Your Majesty, the old minister successfully planted sweet potatoes in the north a few years ago, but the old minister failed to promote it properly and no one cares about it.

Since the old minister went to Yongping to help the victims and met the Huang Han who was guarding Yongping, this phenomenon has greatly changed.

Today, more than [-] farmers have tried to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes, and Huang Shoubei underwrites their output.

Presumably, the first batch of farmers who planted potatoes and sweet potatoes will get more income this year than in previous years. Next year, the number of farmers who plant these two new crops will double, increasing the planting area. In the future, the people of Yongping Prefecture will really no longer have to go hungry. "

Chongzhen listened very carefully, logically there should be applause here!It's a pity that the people of Ming Dynasty don't like to slap their hands, and all the civil servants and military generals just sigh and sigh.

Xu Guangqi continued: "If there are a few more talents like Huang Han in our Ming Dynasty, we can promote the cultivation of sweet potatoes and potatoes throughout the Ming Dynasty, even if only one or two acres are planted, the people of the Ming Dynasty will be able to get rid of the plight of starvation just around the corner."

The emperor said: "I am always worried about the hungry people who are waiting to be fed. Ai Qing has made great contributions to the community by developing such high-yielding crops. I will reward you generously."

"Your Majesty, the old man is already contented with living in the temple. Today, the old minister wants to complain for a young hero without avoiding relatives."

Both civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew what Xu Guangqi was going to say, and Emperor Chongzhen was happy to listen to the following, thinking of taking this opportunity to give Huang Han and his son an explanation.

Sun Chengzong felt a little bad, it seemed that it was very difficult to suppress that speculator!
A group of Donglin party members knew that they might reap the consequences if they openly jumped out to obstruct the emperor at this time and here. They decided to avoid the edge for the time being and pretended to be deaf and dumb, which was also considered as a face for the former party member Xu Guangqi.

Seeing that no one interrupted, the emperor purposely asked loudly: "Is Ai Qing going to seek justice for Huang Han?"

"Of course! The veteran has been doing disaster relief in Yongping for three months, and he has heard and seen how Huang Han behaves and does things. Yes, he is indeed young and energetic, and he is jealous and will inevitably offend the court.

However, his dedication to serving the country with fists and fists touched the old minister deeply, and it was a waste of money for such a loyal minister and good general not to be given important tasks by the court. "

Huang Han asked Jin Yiwei to deliberately spread unfavorable remarks about Guan Ning's army, and because this matter was related to Huang Han who was selling roasted sweet potatoes and fried potato chips in the capital, these remarks have been hotly discussed in restaurants and tea shops these days mainstream topics.

Fang Zhenghua took the initiative to ask Cao Huachun to talk about the disadvantages of the Liao people defending the Liao land. Of course, the emperor had already heard about these remarks.

Xu Guangqi was obviously planning to ask for a reward for Huang Han, which was exactly what the emperor wanted.

Chongzhen deliberately asked: "Why does Aiqing praise Huang Shoubei so much? Could it be that he is really extraordinary?"

"Huang Han is indeed outstanding. The old minister will guide farmers to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes, but he has no ability to sell these two products so hot that they need to queue up.

From taking risks and encouraging farmers to let go of their mental burdens to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes, to thinking hard about how to sell the harvest to thousands of households, every step of the way is to plan before taking action. "

The courtiers suddenly lost their composure, and they began to whisper, Mr. Xu Ge may have exaggerated, right?If you want to sell yourself as a close disciple, you don't need to belittle yourself like this!But everyone also noticed that Xu Guangqi valued Huang Han.

Seeing that the fire was coming, the emperor decided to go with the flow, and asked Zhou Yanru, the first assistant minister, "The rewards for the great victories in Yongping and Luanzhou have been issued long ago. Why have the rewards for Huang Han and his son and the 'Red Banner Army' been delayed until now?"

At this time, Zhou Yanru could not understand that the call for granting rewards to Huang Han had the upper hand. He followed his example and said, "The minister and the ministers of the cabinet have already reached a consensus through collegial discussions. Today is just the time to ask the Holy Son of Heaven to make a final decision."

Chongzhen said: "The cabinet already has a charter? Aiqing, please tell me."

"Yongping's garrison Huang Han was promoted to the third rank in succession by the third-rank Funing guerrilla general. In order to give him a place to train troops, he also served as the commander of the third-rank Funing Guard. His father, Huang Yizhou, was promoted to a rank because of meritorious service. The promotion of an officer varies from one level to two levels."

"That's very good, I'm sure. I don't know how many troops the Ministry of War has approved for the Funing Guerrilla Battalion, and where does the military salary come from?"

(End of this chapter)