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Chapter 1528 Potato Feast
If it was Yuwen Chan who had just been restored to the throne, this order would have caused chaos in the country and the ministers would have opposed it desperately. But this was Yuwen Chan who had successfully unified the country, so it was fine. Even though the court officials opposed it very fiercely, it was useless and the fleet still set off on time.

Three years later, the entire fleet returned, with 20% of the ships and personnel remaining in the sea forever, but the entire fleet brought many amazing news.

For example, the continent in the Emperor’s dream really exists, and is far more prosperous than in the dream. Many crew members even picked up shaped gold nuggets directly on the continent... Unlike the normal situation where one needs to melt 100 kilograms of stone to get a few grams of gold, the gold on this continent is naturally formed, falling directly on the ground and can be obtained by cutting with hands.

Not to mention the various rare animals and plants they brought from this continent, even the legendary Qilin was found. Unfortunately, the Qilin could not adapt to the long-term turbulence on the sea and died in the sea, but fortunately, the skilled craftsmen on the ship made the Qilin into a specimen so that the ministers could also see it.

Now this Qilin specimen is still placed in the center of the market town of Chang'an City, for the citizens of Chang'an and all the foreign envoys who come to pay homage to it to see and appreciate what it means to be a true auspicious sign from heaven, the birth of the Qilin.

Afterwards, a special exhibition was held, and within a year, millions of people came to see the strange creatures and plants from other continents. Now these animals and plants are still in a specially built American species park. The ticket is 30 cents per person, and there are still thousands of people visiting every day.

These plants actually come from America.

"Your Majesty's actions must have a special purpose. What exactly is the purpose of his making such arrangements?" Many smart people have begun to speculate on the emperor's intentions. Their eyes kept wandering between the potatoes on the table and the entire West Garden, and some people's faces have begun to turn red, obviously they have discovered something.

"Come here, send all the potatoes that my dear ministers have dug with great effort to the imperial kitchen. Give them half an hour. After half an hour, I and my dear ministers will have the most sumptuous potato feast!" Yuwen Chan ordered. The guards who had been prepared long ago took the order and left, taking away all the dug potatoes in baskets.

"Your Majesty may be crazy. There is only one kind of ingredient, how can it be rich?" an official said in a low voice.

"Why do you care so much? If His Majesty says it is rich, then it is rich. Even if it is not rich, you have to make it feel rich!" another official replied unhappily.

"Bullshit, they all taste the same. Even if they are made into different kinds of things, there is no richness to speak of..." Many officials did not dare to say it out loud, but they thought so in their hearts.

The imperial kitchen moved very quickly, or perhaps they had already prepared for it. It didn't take half an hour at all, only about 40 minutes at most. The palace maids came back like a stream, carrying pot after pot of delicious potato dishes, and placed them on the dining table.

Every time a dish was served, the palace maids would smile and announce the name of the dish: "Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds", "Potato and Lotus Root Soup", "Wolf Tooth Potatoes", "Potato Stewed Beef", "Spicy Small Potatoes", "Mashed Potatoes", "Potato Meatball Soup", "Caramel Potatoes", "Potato Vermicelli Soup", "Spicy and Sour Potato Noodles", "Mixed Potato Noodles", "French Fries", "Fried Potato Chips", "Grilled Potato Skewers"...

There are more than twenty dishes made entirely of potatoes, all of which look very different.

Some of the dishes have the original appearance of potatoes, while others have no potato shape at all and look exactly like pasta.

When the officials curiously tasted the dishes made with potatoes, they were even more amazed to find that the taste of these potato dishes was completely different, each with its own characteristics and flavor. This taste that they had never tasted before made many officials gobble it up like children.

Half an hour later, the palace maids began to clear the plates, and the officials touched their bellies with satisfaction, thinking that this birthday banquet was worth it, as they got to eat something new. They just didn't know where they would be able to eat these potatoes in the future.

At the same time, they heard the Emperor on the stage call the chief guard over, and then asked casually, "How many kilograms of potatoes did the ministers harvest this time?" "Your Majesty, a total of 12,000 kilograms of potatoes were harvested!" The chief guard said with his head down.

"Oh, how many acres of land in the entire West Garden are planted with potatoes?" Yuwen Chan asked again.

"Not much, just five acres of land!" said the chief guard with a smile.

"Really?" The conversation on the stage was casual, but the officials below felt numb all over.

"What the hell? If my math is correct, 5 mu of land produced 12 kilograms of potatoes. Doesn't that mean the yield per mu of potato reached 000 kilograms?" All the officials were so scared that they didn't even dare to touch their stomachs. They were completely stunned by the data.

You have to know that although most officials have never farmed, they are all landlords who have to collect rent every year, so they naturally know the conditions of the crops in the fields very well.

If one acre of land is used to grow rice, the average yield per acre is about 150 kilograms. Even if the weather is extremely good, the maximum yield is only 200 kilograms.

But now the yield of potatoes per mu has reached a terrifying 2400 kilograms? Isn't it 12 times that of rice? How many people can this world feed? ?

Are there still people starving to death in the world?
All the officials looked at Yuwen Chan in shock, and Yuwen Chan only then showed a satisfied smile and said, "Okay, I think you already know what I want to say to you. When you leave, each of you can take a batch of potato seeds from me, and the potato planting manual that I am still preparing."

"I'm giving you a first-mover advantage. Starting next year, potato planting will be promoted throughout the country. I will make sure that no one in the entire Great Zhou will starve to death!" Yuwen Chan said lightly. Only then did the officials react and they all knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live the Zhou Dynasty".

Yuwen Chan continued, "Also, let me tell you about the military reform. I plan to reorganize all the armies in the country into 12 fronts. The replacement of generals and soldiers will be more complicated. In addition, all generals will be evaluated. Those who are qualified will continue to stay, and those who are not qualified can go to the local area to serve as soldiers."

Yuwen Chan's words were so light, but the inner meaning made everyone tremble. It meant that Yuwen Chan was going to take thorough action against the army, disband all the armies of the Great Zhou and then reorganize them. The generals and captains would also have to be evaluated. After all this, all the armies originally controlled by the glorious nobles would belong to Yuwen Chan alone.

Faced with this order that almost dug up half of the roots of the Guanlong nobles, none of the Guanlong nobles present dared to object.

Three days ago, they saw the military exercise of 10 Shen Jiying troops equipped with firearms, and today they tasted potatoes with an output of 2400 kilograms per mu. If anyone in the world dares to oppose Yuwen Chan now, the result will be the extermination of the entire family.

"In addition, I have sent out my personal soldiers to investigate over the years and found that the world is much more vast than what is recorded in books. Beyond the four barbarians, there are still lands dozens of times larger than China that are empty. These are lands bestowed by God on China, and are also gifts to all uncles."

"I have decided to launch a 100-year era of world development. In years, the entire world will be inhabited by Chinese people!"

(End of this chapter)