I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 17 Did you find the sweet potato?
In Zhu Yunxuan's previous life, he had read many historical records.

Sweet potatoes appeared around 1600, that is, during the Wanli period in the late Ming Dynasty, and were introduced to the Central Plains by Western missionaries.

There are still hundreds of years before this moment.

Later, it was slowly promoted across the country, and as a major food, it was loved by many people.

"Min Shu Nan Chan" also records that sweet potatoes are "moist and edible, boiled or ground into powder... raw food is like kudzu, cooked food is like honey, and its taste is like cooked water chestnuts. Raw storage has honey smell and smells sweet. room".

However, Zhu Yunxi didn't think that sweet potatoes would really appear that late.

The ancient news is blocked. Generally speaking, there should be a period of time between the actual appearance and the record in the books.

Even if someone knows sweet potato, it will only be regarded as a relatively common food.

According to official historical records, it may even be decades or even longer.

After all, the productive forces in ancient times were underdeveloped, and the message transmission was also backward.

Perhaps a certain village has been cultivating silently for decades before being discovered by famous literati and recorded in books, becoming archaeological evidence for later generations...

But the time and source of the real appearance have long been impossible to verify.

This is also the reason why many scholars in later generations have repeatedly studied the records.

I just want to find some clues between the lines that others have not noticed.

Therefore, if calculated in this way, the chances of some past Fan merchants bringing sweet potatoes to Nanjing at this time may not be small.

Maybe it has appeared earlier, but no one noticed?
Zhu Yunxi regained his spirit.

It turned out that the sweet potato incident was a temporary thought he had in order to persuade Lao Zhu to impose a sea ban.

Now it seems that it may actually be feasible.

Thinking like this, Zhu Yunxuan became energetic.

He grabbed Ying'er's soft and boneless little hand and said, "Go, accompany me to have a look!"

……

On the pier, merchants from all over the place were yelling at their wares.

Some people even set up a street stall.

Many people in the city will also visit the yard from time to time to see if there are any novelties.

Even many wealthy young men enjoy it.

If you are lucky and buy something good from overseas, you can give it to the girl you like.

Zhu Yunxi took Ying'er's hand and looked carefully at the pier.

In my ears I could hear the shouts of vendors in various accents, and even strangers from foreign countries shouting in broken Mandarin.

"Hey! Let's take a look, the gems from the Western Regions..."

"Pearls, pearls! The best pearls from the West, no matter whether they are made into jewelry or pearl powder, there is nothing to say, and the price is negotiable."

"Look at amber, this texture, this color..."

"Fine Spice, Fab Spice!"

"Persian cat, Persian cat! Take a look, a strange beast from Fanbang!"

Walking on the bustling pier, Zhu Yunzhen felt as if he had returned to the night market of later generations.

This feeling is very strange, making his eyes slightly out of focus.

However, he didn't forget the business, and looked carefully to see if he could find the strength of the sweet potato.

"It's really lively here." While watching, Zhu Yunxi sighed.

A small pier can be said to have everything that one expects to find.

Spices, corals, amber, pearls, gems, crystals, etc., as well as rare birds and animals...

It's all from overseas.

No wonder so many people come here.

Ying'er on the side laughed lightly and said, "Fourth Master doesn't know something, there are still activities here every 15th day of the new year!"

"Oh? It's so interesting." Zhu Yunxi looked around while talking.

Just as I was holding Ying'er's hand and wanted to leave, I suddenly felt that Ying'er was standing still.

Zhu Yunzhen looked back.

I saw that the girl was looking at the pure white kitten in the cage in a daze with joy on her face.

The kitten is not big yet, only about the size of an adult's hand. It has long hair and twinkling blue eyes. It seems to have curled up into a ball out of fear, making people unable to help but love it.

It was probably the first time she saw such a cute animal, and Yinger's eyes shone with a strange brilliance.

There was also a gentle smile on his face.

Zhu Yun was so happy, a woman's nature always has a hint of motherly love!

Speaking of which, the girl Ying'er also helped herself a lot this time.

Moreover, it can be said to be dedicated to taking care of one's own diet and daily life all the time.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"

"Ah? Ah!" Ying'er suddenly came back to her senses, her face flushed slightly, and she said in embarrassment: "Ying'er was distracted for a while, please don't blame fourth master."

Zhu Yunzhen smiled and said: "Let me ask you, do you like it?"

"Ah?" Ying'er was overwhelmed by flattery, she stared blankly at Zhu Yunxi, then at the kitten, but was speechless.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunxi said to the attendants (guards) beside him, "I bought it."

"Yes."

……

Holding the kitten in her arms, Ying'er was as happy as a child, and she thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you, Fourth Master."

The joy that could not be hidden in her eyes seemed to make people empathize with her.

The beauty is seductive, and Zhu Yunxi is also in a good mood, thinking that it was still early anyway, so she took Yinger to a small stall selling spices and bought a lot of spices for Yinger.

Seeing Yinger's overjoyed look, Zhu Yunzhen couldn't help but joked: "Ying'er, you smell very good. After using these spices, it will definitely smell better."

"Ah! Fourth Master..." Ying'er blushed slightly, obviously a little embarrassed.

After all, no matter how young Zhu Yunzhen is, he is still a man.

Zhu Yunxi didn't think too much about it, and said with a smile, "I'll take it for you."

"Thank you, Fourth Master." I don't know whether it was because of shyness or embarrassment at receiving the favor, but Ying'er's face was as red as a ripe peach.

Zhu Yunxi took Ying'er, and while looking for sweet potatoes, bought some pearls and jewelry for Ying'er.

Anyway, this little money is nothing to him.

Yinger, on the other hand, was so flattered along the way that she was so happy that she was smiling from the corners of her eyes.

Just as Zhu Yunxi walked to a stall selling dry goods, a voice suddenly came from behind.

"I found it! I found it!!"

Zhu Yunzhen frowned slightly and turned back.

I saw a sweaty fat man running over in a hurry, his face flushed with excitement.

"Who is it?" The guard dressed as a follower snorted, stretched out his hand and pushed the man to the ground.

Their mission is to protect Zhu Yunxi.

He must not be approached by suspicious people.

If something happens to the Fourth Emperor's grandson, even a hundred of their heads won't be enough.

Just when several guards were about to take this person down, Zhu Yunxi waved his hands and said, "It's okay, step back."

It turned out that the fat man was none other than the eunuch Feng Dazhuang.

As the emperor's grandson, naturally there will be no shortage of servants around him.

The eunuch Feng Dazhuang is the closest person.

It's just that he is sweating profusely and his clothes are messy, so he doesn't look half like usual.

The guards usually guard the outer courtyard, and they don't have many interactions with people like Feng Dazhuang who stay in the inner courtyard all day long.

He was running so fast just now that he didn't recognize him for a moment.

Feng Dazhuang kept panting.

"Four Emperors..."

"Ahem..." Seeing Feng Dazhuang opening his mouth to reveal his identity, Zhu Yunzhen's eyes widened.

Feng Dazhuang suddenly realized, and quickly changed his words: "Fourth Master, I found it! I found the sweet potato!"

At that time, after Zhu Yunxi painted the sweet potato, he ordered Feng Dazhuang to send someone to look for it.

For this reason, Feng Dazhuang spent money to arrange a lot of porters on the dock to search.

Someone came to report today and found a sweet potato in the painting.

But it happened that Zhu Yunxi left the house.

Feng Dazhuang didn't dare to be lazy, he quickly found a set of rough clothes, and went to the pier to look for them.

"Found it!?" Zhu Yunxi's voice suddenly raised a bit.

God help me too!
He originally thought that today he must return without success.

Sweet potatoes are so easy to find.

Unexpectedly, I found it!
His excited breathing became quickened, and he asked: "Where is it, take me there quickly!"

"It's over there, the coral seller!"

(End of this chapter)