Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 221 Natural Disaster Response Plan ([-])

"To sum up, I think that now is not the time for me, Ming Dynasty, to enjoy the prosperity of the world.

Whether it is the crushing of the party in the imperial court, the covetousness of the Jurchens on the Liaodong border, or the natural disasters in the next ten years, the private tycoons wantonly annexed the land.

These are things that require us to work together and prepare early.

His Majesty!Today's Daming has no time to waste, if there is no change, there is really no chance!It's really late! "

Xu Guangqi looked at Zhu Youjian's face and said sincerely.

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Xu Guangqi and said, "I am not ignorant of the issues Xu Aiqing mentioned.

It's just that the matter is heavy, and the people and relationships involved are innumerable, like a mess, making it impossible to start. Even if I know the dangers involved, I can only find the joints bit by bit, so as to solve them one by one. It all takes time.

As for the northern border issue, Xu Aiqing can also rest assured, since I dared to take down the eight profiteers who supplied the Jurchens with food, I was naturally prepared for the Jurchens to jump over the wall in a hurry.

Although the new Jingying army has just been established and has not experienced a few tough battles, it is not enough to deal with the Jurchens, but the Jingying is not the only one in my hands, not to mention the distant Guanning iron cavalry and even the white soldiers in Sichuan. Right now, I have a begging army in Liaodong who have fought against the Jurchens all the year round and caused the Jurchens a lot of trouble. When I see my old friends when the Jurchens invade, I believe their expressions must be very exciting! "

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian smiled proudly, and then said: "In addition, Tianqin Tianjian has already warned me about natural disasters, so I am also prepared."

Zhu Youjian couldn't tell Xu Guangqi directly that he came from a later age, so he knew about the Little Ice Age, right?
So Zhu Youjian directly pushed the matter to Qin Tianjian and asked them to bear it. This was their job in the first place.

Sure enough, Xu Guangqi believed it!

After listening to Zhu Youjian's explanation, Xu Guangqi immediately said with emotion: "As expected of Qin Tianjian, the old minister took three years to verify the result before he dared to confirm it. They actually proposed it long ago! Admiration! Admiration!

When I have time, the old minister will definitely go to the official of the Qin Tianjian who figured this out, and ask your majesty to tell the old minister the name of that colleague? "

Zhu Youjian: "Ah, this..."

Zhu Youjian didn't expect this, but he soon thought of a way!
He hurriedly said: "This may disappoint Xu Aiqing. The Qin Tianjian official who figured this out was too old. He accidentally fell while walking a few days ago and passed away. If Aiqing could come to the capital a few months earlier to say Maybe I can see him for the last time, but now it is impossible!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Youjian shook his head with a regretful look, as if he was feeling sorry for the nonexistent Qin Tianjian official.

The disappointment in Xu Guangqi's eyes was fully revealed, and he said regretfully: "Has such a great talent passed away? It seems that the old minister does not have the good fortune to be able to sit and talk with such a great talent. What a pity! What a pity!"

Seeing Xu Guangqi's regretful appearance, Zhu Youjian coughed twice in embarrassment, touched his nose uncomfortably and said: "Well, it's really a pity, otherwise I will let Aiqing talk with him for three days and three nights, see Let's see if the two of you can collide with each other to create something different, and give me a new arm!"

Xu Guangqi nodded regretfully and didn't say anything else. Zhu Youjian immediately took the opportunity to change the subject and said, "By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell Aiqing. Does Aiqing know about the two crops of potatoes and sweet potatoes?"

Xu Guangqi was taken aback for a moment, and then asked: "What do these two things Your Majesty said look like?"

This time it was Zhu Youjian's turn to be stunned!
Uh... no!Xu Guangqi doesn't know potatoes?

This is impossible!
Isn't it said that there are already records about potatoes in Xu Guangqi's "Nongzheng Quanshu"?
Why does Xu Guangqi not recognize potatoes?
Zhu Youjian couldn't figure it out, but after hearing Xu Guangqi's inquiry, he described it: "Potatoes are a kind of food crop that was introduced to our Ming Dynasty from overseas, and its tubers are mainly edible.

Its creeping leaves are like beans, the roots are round like chicken eggs, and the inner white skin is yellow... It can be cooked or steamed.It can also be used to cook taro juice, wash greasy clothes, and everything washed by it will be as white as jade.

Sweet potatoes are also overseas crops whose tubers are eaten like potatoes.

It also grows on the ground, but its shape is round and long, and its taste is very sweet. The outer skin is red or white, and there are three kinds of potato flesh, purple, yellow, and white inside. Food, but the sugar content is extremely high, it can be used to make wine, boil sugar, and has many functions! "

Xu Guangqi didn't react at first, but after hearing Zhu Youjian's specific description, he suddenly showed a look of enlightenment and said: "Could it be that what your Majesty said is the overseas crop "soil" that has been planted in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there is also a crop in Fujian. The sweet potatoes that have been planted in the first generation?"

Zhu Youjian: "???"

"Potatoes? Sweet potatoes?"

He has heard that this sweet potato is another name for sweet potato. Could it be that this potato is another name for potato?Why haven't you heard of pinching?
Zhu Youjian hurriedly called the system in his mind to check it, only then did he realize that this potato is really another name for potato, and potato is not the only name in China!
Due to the vast territory of Ming Dynasty, potatoes also had many aliases due to different names in the process of spreading, such as potato, potato, yam egg, Dutch potato, Java potato, sweet potato, ground egg, etc. are all the names of potatoes. , Even in the previous life, potatoes were called differently in different places. For example, Guangdong likes to call potatoes sweet potatoes, but everyone generally agrees with the common name of potatoes.

Zhu Youjian committed the disadvantage of being uneducated. Now potatoes have not been introduced to Ming Dynasty for a long time, and they are only grown in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so they are also called earthy potatoes and Yangshan potatoes.

And because one of the introduction routes was brought by Dutch merchants, it is also called Dutch potato.

At this moment in the Ming Dynasty, there was no general term for potatoes, so Xu Guangqi didn’t know what Zhu Youjian was referring to as potatoes. It took Zhu Youjian to describe the specific appearance before he realized that Zhu Youjian was referring to these two things.

After realizing that Zhu Youjian was referring to these two kinds of things, Xu Guangqi immediately became excited: "Your Majesty, you also know these two kinds of crops!

I tell you, these two crops are simply divine objects!
If my Ming can plant widely, the people of my Ming will no longer have to worry about famine. Even if natural disasters continue in the next ten years, as long as there are still a few provinces free from disasters, the output of these two crops will be enough for the people of my Ming. Fill your stomach so you don't suffer from famine!

Your Majesty, you may think that what the old minister said is a bit exaggerated, a bit big!

But it's all true, and you'd think so if you knew the yields of these two crops.

Not to mention the sweet potatoes, the yield of the yam alone is as high as ten stones per mu, and it does not pick the land, even a barren ditch bottom can be planted, and the yield is at least ten stones!

In my Ming Dynasty, even the yield per mu of high-quality fertile land is only four stones or at most five stones. The gap between the two is like heaven and earth!Not the same! "

Xu Guangqi was selling excitedly, his saliva was almost sprayed on Zhu Youjian's face, and Zhu Youjian was so frightened that he stepped back quickly to avoid his saliva.

ps: The first update.

On this festive occasion, Piaoxue wishes everyone a healthy Dragon Boat Festival, a happy family, good luck in everything, and all your dreams come true!
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